Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-02-09

The United .1ut,s and Spain. The fol-.
lowing is from the Washington correspond.
ence of the Philadelphia North .fmsrican
"The effect Of the recently developed
change Of policy towards Spain is the sub
iect Of very earnest discussion by gentle
men Of all parties in Congress. A demand
is TO be made upon that government. such as
she never complied with and probably new
or will until compelled by superior force
Spanish obs,inacy is almost proverb. II is
intended TO require Of her not only matorial
indemnity for aggressions, but surrender of
what may be considered the point of honor,
namely, an apology and reparaton for sights
and insults 10 our flag.
As 1t would be absurd and hnmiliatinp to
make demand Of this character without
taking effective measures for its EN- Orcemcnt,
It may be presumed that, If rejected, the
President will at once employ the military
and naval force of the United States to vim
dictate the rights Of the country The means
TO be employed are obvious. They are re-
prisals upon Splnsh commerce. aud block
ade of the island of Cuba. Ii is, therefore.
inevitable that 'war message should be
sent TO Congress during the present session.
asking authority, together with the means,
TO support the representations which Mr.
Breckenridge viii BE- instructed to make"
/ S,rere Cough - Those who arc troubled
with a Cough or any disease of the Lungs,
may perhaps be interested in reading the
following correspondence:
WORTHWHILE, Madison Co.. N. Y.
I On. A RoGERs-About two years ago,
was troubled with severe Cough. Some
other members of my family were troubled
I in the same way. ] purchased a bottle of
Dr.. Rogers Syrup OF Liverwori, Tar, and
Canchalagua. which entirely cured myself
and family before we had used It all NJ.
One OF my neghbors had cough which
seemed incnrable. She would have times
Of coughing IN which it would seem that
she would slmngle and could not recover
AS ! was passing her house | heard her
coughing 81 asked If they had anything BY
which they could relieve her; they said 10.
went and got what remained Of the bottle
had purchased and gave It to them, told
them to take II according TO the directions on
the bottle. She had taken but two battles
when the cough was entirely subdued. and
what u more strange, she has not been at
tackled agaia 10 this day, TO my knowledge.
From my personal experience, and the cf-
I fleets | have known Il to produce on others,
| can che srfully recommend II 10 the public
in general, as a medicine deservin the pat
ronage of all who are affected with Lung
complaints.
Yours, respectfully. D. &. IIERRrcK.
We hereby certify that we are well nc.
quain,ed with the above named ID. G.. Her.
rick. aud that any statement made BY hin
may be relied on as in all respects correct.
JtNss NoRroN, Postmaster
h. \. NoRruS, Magistrate.
4 Certain Cure for Scorbuiic Eritpiions.
and other Diseases Of The Skin Il Is an un
disputed fact that IIoioway's Ointment is
the only one which Is In It's effect mfilhble.
Cases that tue most eminent medical pracil-
TONERS have d.spaired Of relieving. mmadl-
aieiy yield 20 lbs curative powers, and when
used IN accordance wIth the printed direc-
ions which accompany each pot, with Hal
loNay's Pills, the two combined thoroughly
eradicate 90 most inveterate diseases. and
leave The sufferer without blemisli.
The sunny South. The Jacksonville
News reports that the weather in Florida
this winter has been very mild The News
states that the market boat of Dr.. Balsam.
who has garden al Damse's point, arrived
at that place well stocked on her las, trip
with green peas. lettuce, turnips, radishes.
&c. The Doctor informs the editor that Ice
made winter shipment Of three barrels of
green peas in the pol 20 New York, and that
the return WAS nne dollars per bushel or
oooai tweniy-seyen dollars per barrel.
Sno,e al lie Wea-The Cuiearo Time.
Of Frdi " last reports that the snow, thrty
or forty miles IN the country, IN that qpauer.
- much ] seper than Oh the lake shore A
long the ILLINOIS, ana Wisconsin rtilraal il
Is said to be for miles i've and six fee, In
depth ana drilled IN many places 70 twelve
and fourteen feet Ga the Rock Island road
in one place, there was said 20 be snow
drift forty feet deep, through which II was
necessary To cut way tor the cars.
NJ. Sgu'e-rh9 Washington carrcspon-
dent of the New York Evening Post intl-
mates tha, Mr.. Soule his been practically re-.
called, and That the technical offence of
which he stands convicted Is his neglect or
refusal 10 deliver or communicate dcspalches
TRANSMITTED to him from the State Depart
ment. The editor Of the Post adds This
Is highly probable, and we may reasonably
anticipate lively time IN Washington
when he returns"
PoLfeqi Progress. The New York Eve
ming Post reports the following dialogue
between two Northern Democrats, on the
slavery question;
e hold" said one Of thom that Con.
gress has power 10 prohibit slavery IN the
territories
II won't discuss Obsolete issues. We have
got beyond the question, Uho can prohibit
siare,y? and the question now is, Hho can
establish Il said the other, facetiousiy .
Nrw YoRk, Feb G.-The Belgian Consul
IN this city, Mr. Mango, has taken in hand
the case OF the Belgian convicts landed from
ship Rochlmbeau, and now in the City Prs
on, preparatory to sending them back, to
prevent their becoming public charge. lie
has had correspondence with Mayor Wood,
and signifies his intention of finding them
employment Mayor Wood has signifed
that he will release the parties whenever the
Consul shall give bonds that they shall not
become public charge.
ASSAULT upon a Schooi,nafer. William
Waterman was arragned before Jus tee
kIitTedge last week, for an assault upon r.
c. Vaughn teacher of the District School
at the Centre Village IN this town. Water
man, while the teacher was in the act Of en-
forcing obedience upon another scholar, in
terfered, and assaulted the teacher. Water
man plead guilty, and was fined $50 aud
costs. Failing To pay up, he was taken to
Jail by officer Morse. few days after
wards his friends raised the means, paid the
bill, and he allowed to go at large
h. a. Cahoon appeared rOl abe state-S.
w. Slade for the defendant
On Monday, Henry Smile and Henry
Wilcox were brought TO trial for an assault
upon Andrew Craig the Saturday evening
previous, in this place. Craig was on his
way home when he was attacked by Smile
and Wilcox, knocked down, kicked and
beaten and Suffered to get up. Again he
was knocked down kicked aud left sense
less. Another person passing by, found
him helpless and unconscious, and picked
him up and took hun home. Justice French
before whom tie hearing was had, fined
each of the defendants $40 and COSTS