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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06

We look for n full convention at Essex
next Tuesday The friends OF equal political
rights and an honest administration Of tie
country must be united-and in order to TINT,
they need to see each other face to face often
and to encourage each other by sincere and
earnest Interchange of thoughts on the great
question before the country. la this quiet
State Of Vermont we are in danger Of forget
ting that the whole nation is Harvesting it.
self for a struggle which will try the honesty
and patriotism Of men more severely thanany
one which this generation has been engaged
in The Southern politicians and all who in
tend to Join them in their unholy work of
spreading the curse Of slavery, are bent upon
creating divisions among the friends OF liberty
mud Justice Herein lies their hope. Keep
ing our eyes steadily on the great question of
the day we shall foil them. Shoulder to
shoulder is the word Let US have a full
gathering Of the frecmcn of Chttenden
County at Essex next Tuesday.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06

Tho mean temperature Of June 1873, was 81
colder than the average for June Of the preceding
ii years, aud l.lJ colder than June lsj;. The
warmcst June in the Is consecutive years, was that
Of lSJs, the temperature being cs.lO : and the
coolest, that of 1899, the temperature 3cing
GO.7o7 June 1897 was the only june in tic /
years which was colder than june this yer but
June 1892 and June 1888 were both colder and the
latter nearly degree colder than june 1889.
In june le5j the thermometer VIA higher ON the
30th day, .,,u ia the shadc, at - lf.a, o.: g..
about p. az. %. Go. lay previous, th, ...h, .t
stood n 80 At the imo hour. 1ac.y were the
only days in which the thcrmom ter lore to 90
The Thermometer was lowest OIL the leth. standing
at 49, in the morning, making the rang, for the
month 80 The warmest day vas the 3Oth the
mean Of which wa -i.Gi1 and the three coolest,
were the 9Th, 18th and 18TH the mean neat II ,nch
of which was iit7-
As May remarkable on account of the snail
quantity oC rain, amounting in the mouth to only
one thiri Of an inch, $50 June, on the other hand
has been some what remarkable on acc yuut Of the
large quantity Of rain, amounting to nearly 6 iu-
cbes. The average quantity of rain f,r May i.
2.e2 incAc', anl e. June $3.50 inches. These give
Gao in, as tho average Of May and June taken
toS' thor. The tail in Nay and June thi. year
(O.3i $40 was G.Sl, OF o.ns -. ,ooro tA,n M,
average for the two months, dcduccd from = years
observations.
The fall Of water in burlington last year, va,
less than in any Of the preceding lG years. be-
ing only 25.ai in. Wilde the uenn annual fall il
about 80 inch... In the first months Of this yenr
we had l2.Gs in scarcely differing from one half Of
last year. amount but what is most remarkable thi:
year, il the fact that water fell in june than
in the FIVE preceding months, n, exhibited below.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06

CALLS FOR THE School MASTER The school
master is wanted in Rhode Island, if we may
judge from the following, which is literal
copy of petition presented to the Legislature
of that state at it. late session
To N, enable GendJlc Assembly.
We the undersign pctishenors pray your onor-
able Body 10 make law 40 that If 9 Man presents
a good Bank otc TO the Gate Keeper, he shall make
the change or let the traveller pass over eny Bride
or Turnpike.
And also in Tennessee. The editor of the
Richmond Christian Advocate reported the
post master at Paris, Tenn, for notifying
him in an offensive manner, that copy of
the Advocate sent to the post Office at Paris.
was not called for The following Is the
post master apology
PARIS May 76th, 1889
To the Editor Of the Richmond advocat Sir to my
very crate serpris was requested for an e1plat
written on the head Of your pper and sent Back
from this office Sir have written TO you twice TO
dicot that paper for il has not been taken out for
Two years | an act Of cindness TO you sent II
Tack With theas on it Not worth dam gou beside
| must say that VA have miss construed my meing
4 miss reprresedcd me e. the depotmt MOVIE I
demand A eYplinntor ut your hands Foster is gon
not worth a dam not yur paper 1t is very
good religious paper. ors in haste.
" {. WILLIAMS, Pm. Paris, Te.
5OOs will not CAT foster out of dat hecr.
The department has decided on Mr. Viii
liams' removal but whether for his bad ortho.
graphy OF bad manners does not appear
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06

Tile Burlington Ere Press make. q
violent and laundering assault upon the
" Vermont delegation at Philadelphia" As
we trust the editor has already found out his
mistake, and ia heartily ashamed of his
angry jealousy, we leave Tim alone to his re-
f"ctlons-mcrcly declaring that there is not
the slightest foundation in truth for his fu-
rious and Hammered attack The Yer
mont delegation were united to a man, on
Northern ground, and went together hearth
ly, from first to last, on every important
issue They claim no credit for their firm
ness, but they iearlcssly did their duty, and
feel myulnerlble to all malignant shafts like
those hurled by the Free Press. $500 lhddhbury
Register, Jtmc 27h
On the above swect-toned paragraph we
barely remark that the Register has left its
readers entirely in the dark as to what the
Free Press had been saying They must
find their light in the paragraph itself for
there is not word else in the Rcgisier to
give them any ltmay be, though, that next
week 1t will give them the protest on which
We remarkei-also j. II Barrett's letter Ia
g. W Benedict, and our answer thereto,
which were in our Daily Of the 2jth. Iii
does its own readers can judge between MS
~" readers can do it now
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06

substantial difference in their respective
actions. Indeed the ayowcd aims Of the ID
Convention was not to conflict with that Il
the first, but to make u broader ground OF
action, il possible, in order to accomplish the
same great end. At least, irauy individuals
had other ends, the conclusion Of the whole
matter at the polls and the action Of the L.
gislaturo, showed beyond dispute, that the
feeling Of deep condemnation Of the act OF
Congress referred to- and Of determination
that Vermont should do all in her power to
correct the great wrong done by 1t, and all
the kindred ones which had preceded it, SO
far as National action can reach them. was
too absorbing to allow Of any division in the
popular breast. hat unity Of feeling and
action is simply re-allirmcd in the lst rcso-
luton 1t was proper to rc-Niiirm it by the
Convention, and to welcome the cooperation
Of all who under any circumstances. have
shown their attachment to the same scnti-
ment; and the people will give it their hearty
sanction
The III resolution led to litdc discussion.
Two or three thought that the way in which
the condemnation of the fugitive slave law
was expressed, might be understood to imply
reputation Of the Constitution of the
United States, which a slight change in the
phrascology would obyiate. Nothing Of that
sort was intended in the resolution but a
proper obedience to the lawful requirements
Of the Constitution is one thing, and an obc.
diencc to that infamous and unconstitutional
act is another thing As for that "bill OF
denominations, it could find no one to uphold
/ it in that convention, The discussion showed
/ that there was no need to alter the language
of the resolution, and it was PASSED as re-
ported.
The Sd resolution is quite as mild as the
cnoruty which it condemns will justify.
The conduct Of the iissJurans in oycrpowcr-
/ ing the election polls in Kansas, and the APP
parent liberation Of such atrocities BY the
head Of the nation, cannot be condemned in
too severe language,
The ground OF the 9Th resolution d" NJ
Slavery outside Of the Slave States, IL" Slave
~ local, freedom national" is the ground
"hich Nerii'"' HAS AVA '"N''' o'' '''"' '"D
Ject' '""''"' "''' s"'' ny '0"N'"' 90 '''
'I''"S'on q" '''"' "''0|', ''"y'y '''
"'''' "'' 40 II, ii'i i'Vl,I "0u'N '' '"' ',
love in their own State government ant
-
'"ey W Ni''i III ''''' i''F'''' '''"'''''''
love freedom Ihey love justice lhey
believe the Constitution OF the 'niteo
States was intended to promote both. They
have never thought Of mcddlins with Slavery
in the Slave States, They know the Genera
Government has no power over it there but
in the territory of the United States the cas-,
is directly the reverse. From that territory
It ought to be kept out by National law
The claim Of Shareholders that the consti
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06

u We quote tho following from late
" address adopted, it is said almost unani-
mousy by the state council Of the American
party at a session in Boston"
~ One fortunate result has been in ii great
degree already attained by this perfdy Of the
National Administration. The race OF north
ern men with southern principles has become
nearly extinct. DJughiaccs exist now chiefly
in history. Men cannot be- fuIul. horca iter,
who dare brave the disgust and loathiUg of
united public sentiment for any Office, how
ever elevated, or any enolumrnt, howcy er
courtcd. Our southern brethren may con-
tinuc to hold their black slaves under their
own municipal laws, but they have forever
lost their northarn white ones, us obsequious
and more valuable than even the blacks"
The remark shows small knowledge Of
human nature in those who uttered it, il they
believed what they said.
Let the people take man. present vocif-
erous professions Of love for freedom and the
rights Of the free states, us ground enough
for putting him into office, without regard to
his long known mental and moral qualities,
and doughfaces W ill be as plenty a. ever
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06
State ConNCutIon.

The last year extraordinary zeal Tor pollt-
zeal conventions could not he looked for this
year The reason is plain. The ground,
which the people OF the state would assume
on the absorbing question o the day. had then
- be taken. Besides it was the year when
nccordingto prevailing custom, anew tickets
for state officers was to be brought forward
This year no new ground had to be taken
The foot needed only TO be placed more firmly
on that already occupied The present occu-
pants Of the chief state Offices were SO 1or.-
orally satisfactory that there WAS no reason
t. suppose that those wdo helped to place
them in office, would do anything less than
to vote for their re election next september.
We looked therefore for Il much smaller
assemhlage than there was. our town hall,
a very large room was well filed. Probably
four hundred Intelligent and earnest men
were present from different parts Of the state,
except from two or three remote counties.-
The proceedings were tremendously conducted,
and the results Of the meeting We are sure,
will prove satisfactory to the great mass Of
the people Of this state. The nominating
committee, chosen, in the usual form, had an
easy task. As soon as they We're were organ
lied, without any discussion as to who
should be nominated, the ballot was taken,
and every ballot contained the name Of
STEPHEN ROYCE. With the same unan-
unity RYLAND FLETCHER was nominated
for Lieut.. Governor, and lIENRl VI. BATES
for State Treasurer The hearty response
by the convention to the nominations when
they were reported by the committee, showed
that tie people Of the state looked for 40
other. With great pleasure have we hoistrd
the flag of last year at the head of our col
umns The resolutions adopted will speak
for themselves, Nevertheless we snail have
something to say of them another day.
The speeches were all straight forward and
to the point. That of Hon. ALyAu SauiN,
was calm and forcibo setting forth of the
bearings Of the struggle between freedom and
Slavery IN our republic. lie considered the
present juncturc, 4 cri,is, not one MauGiac-
tured by dcmagogucs, but real and most
important one. He alluded to the aggressions
Of Slavery and to the outraccs in Kansas,
aad thought that the duty Of the Admins
tration was to maintain, by the use Of every
means IN its power, the rights Of the ballot
box and Of the settlers on the soil Of the ter
ritories. If the Administration should re-
fuse TO check the forays Of armed sla,
holders, he was unwilling to counsel
violence, but those outragcs should be
,i1ppcd He dwelt also upOn the inheritance
Of keeping the main issue constantly in view
and the proprlety and necessity of laying
ASIDE all other questions tai the great one il
settled lioN' D. ;. MORRILL,, the repres"u
taLlVe oi the ~ Congressional district in The
next congress made an excellent speech
FPlced with quiet INT and quotations from
Shakespeare lie reviewed with cool Feyerit
the course oil the Administration, the 0rry
town exploit, the exploits Of SJulc. the wis
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06

Another MATT WARD ArFAIR.-We learn
from gentleman who was an eyewitness.
the following particulars Of u most horrible
and tragical Affair that occurred at Poutotoc.
Miss on Monday last 1t appears that Mr..
Brown, the principal Of the male academy a,
POntotoc, had punished one of his pupils
about week since. \ brother of the boy
that was Whipped, by the name Of Wray
made threats against Mr.. Brown for the
aforesaid punishment. TO which but little at
tention was paid. On Monday, young Wray.
Il youth Of seventeen or eighteen years old,
took position where MIR Brown would pass
on his way home from school, and waited
until he came along, when Wray attacked
him
The two clinched, Brown only acting in
self-dcfence, and those who saw it thought it
only to be a scufile between them, until they
saw Brown run a lew yards, his hands upon
his abdomen, and fall down lifeless While
they were clinched, Wray had inflicted two
wounds upon Brown, with a large bowie
knife, which killed him almost instantly
The Young man was arrested at once Mr.
Brown was i man much respected. and leave.
a young widow, to whom he had been married
but II few months, to mourn his early and
untimely end. This is one OF the most hor-
ribe. cold bloOded murders we have noticed
in some time, and is u deeper outrage than
the Matt Ward case.-NdshriHe Wing.
June ISM.
WEST PolNr.-Wh hen the class which has
Just graduated at West Point entered that
institution it numbered e,shty.one. Only
tbWty-iour succeeded in holding on. The rest
fell III from time 10 time, from inability 10
meet the stringent requirements of the school
One Of the thirty-lour was the youngest mem
bers of the class \ large majority of those
who were unable 10 hold their positions,
were from the South
The Courier and Enquirer says " The
course of studies is SO severe, that hereafter
there are to be Eve classes instead Of four :.
and the term will, of course, be extended 10
FIVE years. There in so such other institu-
ton in the world. "a an evidence of pub
lie opinion in this regard, one Of our Litera ~
Institutions recently wrote 10 the Superin-
tendont Offering Protessorship of 81 500
per unnum to any of the graduating class
who would accept Off No takers. ''-Ab.
lane
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06
A." There Wa, Mrs. F.
30 very deaf

She migut have worn percussion cap,
And been knocked on the head without hearing II
snap
Hood says this. But the pcdlar sold her
an " ear-trumpet, say. the legend,
" And the very next day
She h'iri from her husband at Botany Bay"
We believe it was the same old lsdy-st
all events, it was one equally deaf. for says
the story
" She wa. deaf as stone-ssy one Of the stons.
Demosthene' sucked TO improve his tones
And surely deafnes, further could reach.
Than TO be in his mouth without hearing bic
speech ."
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06

VERMONT DEGRApED.-W believe that YER
mont passed the FIRST prohbitory liquor law
ever passed in this country. This was in
1886. The law we passed then, was OF as
marked a proAibit0rY character as the pres
cnt one although it did not enact the same
penalties for disr,gdrding prohibition, and
was hence far more inefficient. Thus YER
mont ted the ran in the prob ibtory liquor
LEGISLATION But we see her now degraded
to the third or fourth rank in all the papers
who report the State as having enacted pro-
hibtorv lquor laws. And with some reason
we are mortified to confess. For while other
States place Temperance in the calls and
doings of Conventions in a bold, manly way,
Vermont shrinks back, and is afraid of her
true character and temperance history
Temperance Standard.
If the Standard i so dsgustcd with tenn
perancc matters, will it please reflect, that all
the prohihitory laws were passed in this
state before that paper had an existence -
If there has been II rctrogradc movement, may
it not be owing to the rabid. rash, uncharit
able. quarrelsomc, bullying, and inhuman
language used in that paper But, in spite
Of the ,HdndUd, we believe that the prohib-
itory law is executed better in Vermont than
4 in any other State, and in no village in YER
mont is it better executed than III Rutland.
where only two or three copies Of that sheet
are taken.
But the Staudard is mad at Mcssrs.
/ Brancrd and Porter, because they did not
I call a temperance convention. There was no
more need of introducing temperance into the
! call, than of introducing anti-shccp-stealing.
/ There is no more danger of the repeal OF the
/ prohihtory liquor law, in this State, than
/ there is Of the repeal of the law against lar
ccny. If there trcre any danger, then there
! would be some sense in making it part of
/ the call for the Convention Now the NdHd-
/ ard knows that ninety-nine out Of every
/ huldred men that will attend the Convention
at Burlington this week, are Maine Law
men. SO does every body else know it. 1t
/ has come to pass in Vermont that the pro-
hibitory liquor law is permanent law on
the Statute book little or no attempt is
made to argue against, or to oppose, the pol
icy Of such legislation. The law is execut-
ed fully and quietly in those places where
the public opinion is right. Is Vermont
dcCradcd thereby and is the Temperance
Standard ashamed of Vermont for thus enact
ing prohihitory law Vermont is ashamed
Of the Temperance NGndard,-that' So
Rutiand H.raH
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County Convention.

The Frcemen of Chittcndcn County, " who
are opposed to the pro-slaycry policy of the
present national administration to the pro.
pagandists of slavery Of whatever name,
throughout the Union: and who are in favor
OF protecting the rights Of tie Free States,
are requested to meet in County Convention,
at STATIONS Inn, in ESSEN, on Tt rs
DAY THE 10TH DAY OF JULY NENr, at
10 o'clock, A. NJ. to nominate County Officers
for tho year ensuing, AMI to transact any
other business thought proper when met.
s. IL. pARkIlU RST,1
j. 5. ADAMS, County
JOSIAH FUTILE,
AMOS HOBART, Commute
JOHN WORK
Burlington, june Fl, 1853.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06
The Resolutions Of State Contention

The purport of the resolution, passed by
the State Convention on the 27th instant. /.
20 plain that they hardly call for remark.
Though last year under the excitement
caused by the passage Of the kausa NcLr,s-
Sa act, the sentiments Of the poop c,ndcm-
ming that net and all act, VI slavery
aggression and affirming determined resist
Hnce to them, were put forth at two conycu-
lions largely attended, there was felt 10 be mo-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06

~ Our neighbor Of the Sentinel appears
to consider Il recent allusion of ours to the
position Of the " collar democrats on the
slavery question, as personal attack on him
self,and treats his readers to a column Of very
harmless, ifnot very good humored, reply. Of
course if the ScRhneFs editor insists on having
his neck in the collar, we cannot be expected
to make IN exception in lis case when We
spctk Of the administration mon and papers
We can say however that no personal refer
ence was intended in our remark, and our
neishbUr may be assured that when we write
an uucomplmcntary article about the post
Office cstahliShmcnt-as we mean to soon-ho
need not consider himself hit, for he means
20 do his duty and Isl good postmaster. We
must disclaim the honor Of the title given us
by the Sentinel. We have known G.. "
Benedict for several years, and can state that
the prefix Of Rev. to bis name i. n new one
altogether we do not believe it will stick
by the way, the Scntmd forgot to name any
oiiice-hoder under the administration who
ventures to say anything openly against the
aggrgssions Of Slavery, or u show that any
amount (or ifany, how much) Of -uch uggrcs-
sions and outrage, would open their mouth,
in opposition.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-07-06

uT-DLATu or FIX. GOV. EaroN-A defpatch
irom Middlebury yesterday, the 18th, announ-
''d the death Of Hos. Horace EATov, after a
severe indisposition Of several days Mr.
tNT"N' was Lieut., Governor of Vermont in
Ioi'' and Governor for the two succeeding
terms. In every capacity, both Of public
ana private life he commanded universal re-
spect and attachment. The mouruo,. over lis
sudden decease, will not be few
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-
."' h"fo''-one who is very dcerous tnat there
snouii oe' Just now especially nothing to disturb
mutual goou ''cllns nnt unanimity nmong the
inend' oil Freedom cannot help thinking that you
may ""t' m'Sipprehchdcd TO some extent the real
meaning Of inc F'ott't@ Northern Ddegats' at Phil
adclPhia' "h'ch you have lately criticised pretty
severely or ut least the meaning Of most It the
ss"'tS "l w. certainly II seems to nc capable of
ehothcf he"h'ns thah you have given it, and, taken
a''oso'ner' uoe' not another meaning result from
legitimate u NOT more natural Interpretation ofitl
Inc 'lgneF' OF the Protest as am willing to UNI
d'rsohu th'" ond indeed as the last clause of the
,bo K \. orlor Il, A., ,l,i. .,,.,...I -,
actions ought to ignore the existence If sls,crv
from which it would result that all their votes would
be, in effect, pro-sa,ery votes, leaving Kansas, Ne.
bra'ka all other territories, and the fugitive slave
law where they arc and giving slavery permission
~ 'N''"' '"''.'"''''S -o"' tnot inc se'temcnt oil
"'e WV p'VP''
than that Of ,bc ,,rif AMI ,nonv ,,hor. ,h,, o.
member, Of tho Order. eousnipg ,bem,clvc. a. enc,
to the legitimate objects Of the order. ought to be
oft free IN rssad to oil otbty poi,,,cai r,,a,ur,,,
'Iaroy 'nc'Dded, to vote as they please. Thu. the
members Of the order would he as free to combat
'"' Just as 'iNey 10 40 'o' rs 'ney ana
w. l'''' ''',''N '' IAN '''''
- ni,o 1,,,,,a,,,,. A.. >.,-,,.
hers Of the Order True III, South seized mn, tho
Order as drowning mon seises upon hen.ooop.
but think they are pretty well convinced by thi.
time that they cannot float upon it. The natural
allies Of tho South arc the few remaining ultra loco
foco doushtaces' ana the cd'hohc'-strange they DO
"'' 'V' ''-"a 'Ivy "o"iu nnu '"C rope ,ouvh more
I
/ we neeu p'uAo o"' sins'c remark on INC
query .. our correspondents as 10 inc '"'en-
/ no" VI t"osc WHO slBhcu the PFOf'S 10 winch
/ he refers. We Lad no thought Of imputing
any evil intent to them and could not have
been understood to do so ; but granting for
arguments sake, that they meant just what
he suggests and no more, the practical ques.
ton comes right up Can any political
| party exist, claiming to be important enough
to influence the policy of the nation which
!l..lr tIfr q fe',Jc@ Ground on the Sl,v. r,
| 4u"stIru, "s - n.w is h"'or. the country
Can any man he set up and run FOR President
and receive any very hrg2 vote, without its
being known, (and known first Of all too, as
the main Ming) what ground he will take
on that very same question, whether he