Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-04-28

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and wrongfuIy did the voting at their recent cleo
ton.
The Free Pres gives those northern journals
that are advocating the conquest or purchase Of
Cuba, severe rap over the knuckles. The follow
ing paragraph from It's leading article pthiy ex-
presses the why and wherefore the annexation Of
the "pem Of the Antilles is desired =
81, Il Slarery, be Il remembered, that gives
Cuba its value in the eyes Of President Pierce and
his Southern masters. II it was free territory, or
would make free State II acquired, they would
not give many cents for it as they now offer mill
lions"
From the "Items at home and abroad" Of the
Free Press, we clip the following =
John Smith, who has Of late been enjoying re-
drement from the world in the Clinton Prison,
ucross the lake climbed over the pickots OF the
prison yard last week. took to the ice, and after
travelling till he reached the Vermont shore, as he
supposed, went ON land, and found himself on the
same side he started from. lie was subsequently
induced to return behind the stone walls, and will
employ himself at looking through the CRATE for a
period to come
AT meeting ofthe W'dshingion County En-
igrdRt Hid Company, holden at Montpelier on
the 10th inst, ten men signfed their determine
ton to emigrate to Kansas this Spring and Tues
day, the 9th inst was fixed for the day to start.
Two OF tnen NeFc from NlnhulstoNDs one lFOn
BrOokfeld, two from Berlin, two from Montpelier
two from Waterbury, and one from Moretown-al
turner's.
A man, Joseph Garrow, and four boys, in st.
Adams Jail on charge Of assault and battery and
theft filed of an iron bar and made their escape
from window Of the jail on Saturday night last:
They took up their line OF march for Canada, and
II they get there and stay there and behave them
selves, they need not fear the sheriff.
err at Williston, which has temporarily supplied the
place of the bridge burnt while since, has been
carried away by the ice moving out.
The Middlebury Register considers the notice tn
ken Of the doings Of the Massachusetts Nunnery
Committee. by the Boston Daily .4drertiser, a
very cotenptible fuss" and says:-
"a full investigation Of the matter has been had
which not only exonerates the committee with a
slight exception as to Mr.. Hss) from all just
sure, but clearly proves that party malignity was
the source Of the charges brought against them"
1t may be necessary for party organs to defend
all the actions Of those, whose opinions it is sup
posed to represent and whose favor it eurrics but
such defence will be Of no benefit to the party,
nor to the cause of morality truth or justice-to
say nothing Of its injurious effect upon those who
volunteer their services in such questionable case.
The Register is connlen, that the cause Of anti
slavery has nothing 10 apprehend from the action,
course and tendencies of the American party. /,
concludes an article on this subject as follows
eve are distinctly assured, alike by Senator
Wilson and by the Washington OrgdR--represent.
ing the North and the South, as advocates Of tn,
American party-that the question of Slavery /,
not embraced rihin The objects Of The order, either
for or against. No man s individual opinion, ther
is at all interfered with on this subject Every
Northern Representative elected by the party will
reflect the opinions Of his constituents, on thi:
subject-will avow them fearlessly in Congress
will boldly act up to their demands. We canno,
expect Southern Representatives to do otherwise
On this question, the state Of things will be as al
present, or as much sdtiJdctory, as public
sentiment shall Decree None but open, ayowed and
unhnching Anti-Slayery men can go to Congress
from the North. The result is certain. The NORTH
is at length thoroughly reused and will not yield il
the least its present views. And even at the South
is noticeable that American papers take emphatic
ground against the Nebraska perfdy.
1--WE also refer, in confirmation Of our conclu
sions, to the results Of the elections last held il
Massachusetts,, Maine, New Hampshire, Connect-
cut and Rhode Island. Our readers understand
already, that in every Of these States the Know
Rothings triumphed. and in every one the triumph
made to tell with emphasis against the Ad
ministration, against Nebraskasm, against Slave
~ Extension, and against doughflceism generally
mont, should she join the movement already vic
torious in every other New England State. SO ",
belieye'
The Windsor Journal refers him Of the Pafrio
to tabular statement Of the number and polite
Of the members elected to the next Congress, fo
proof of that popularity of the administration
for which the Patriot so seriously contends. Item
'The dwelling-house Of Peter Morrin, nea
Quechee Village, (IIartford,) and occupied by him
self and Mrs Rock, was destroyed by FIRE, last Fri
day night, with all the furniture in it. The Hous
was insured, we learn, in the County Mutual"
''.Norihern Farmer is the title Of a new Agri
cultural journal published at Woodstock, by Brow
Crosby. The first number is now before us, an,
it makes very credtable appearance. The edi
toIial department; Is under the care Of Mr.. Crosby
while among the contributors we recognise the mi
tials of Prof E. D. sanborn of Hanover. As thi
is the only agricultural paper in the State we hop
our farmer friends will that it does not fail 70
want Of patronage.
The Caiedonian dislikes the secrecy of politica
societies 1t says that the "Sag Nicht's' is a "se
cret organization Of administration democrats" -
If this is so call the attention of Major Eastma
to the case, hoping that he will direct portion Q
his field artillery upon this masked battery.
AT the recent session of the Supreme Court
for Caledonia County, three unhappy husband
were divorced from their wives for desertion, an
for 'intolerable severity Two wives wer
similarly relieved of their partners for intoerabl
severity and one for deserton. The Caledonia
remarks :-'Diyorce cases have one peculiarit
about them No one appears in the defence. Tn
plf. has only to prove a case that comes within til