Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-02-23


Hashiagiou, Feb l6-ProDossd .N;iiursri-
i-giion L1irs We understand that Senator
Jones of Tennessee, viii introduce in the
Senate a preamble, that the Constitution
couiers upon Congress lhe power u csiab-
IIsh a uniform rule Of naturalization. but that
II IS silent upon the subject OF emigration
and resolution that the wer 10 regulate
emigration never having been delegated by
the people to Fongrcss, the governments OF
those States afflicted by the influx Of for
eigncrs possess the sole power to make laws
regulating lheT admission or exclusion.
.Ntic Orieans, Feb IL From Hfrana.-
Havana papers have been received here,
containing accounts Of the Kinney cxpeil-
ton, substantially tho sane as those already
published. Con Concha has issued proc
lamailon, commanding that no quarter DO
gwen % the filhbus,ers, IN case they arc
captured, and saying that he relies upln the
strength and loyalty Of the people to uphold
him 10 his Efforts To defeat them.
The revolt Of squadron Of lancers at
Fenl del Rio appears to be confirmed. An
IS confusion on the Island, and troops are
moving about ia all directions.
Mr. Fowler, Cashier Of the Ball,,on Spa
Bank m Saratoga, was knocked down on
"Wednesday night, while coming from the
cars with a satche containing about 81 600
IN his hand lie held on to the money. and
the rob5cr escaped.
A bank clerk in New YORK, while on hi,
way from The Clearing Office to the Blnk Of
tho Commonwealth, on Thursday. lost A
package of ais 500 in specie certificate. is.
sue by The Bank Of America 10 the associ.
aied banks Of that city.
Concord. " H., Eco. Is.-Sail,n Dan
Of an Eiiioc-Hon. Cyrus Barton, editor
OF the Concord Reporter, dropped dead from
heart disease, yesterday afternoon, at half
past o'clock. lie had Just concluded a
speech at political meeting in an adjJin-
ing town, and was IN the act Of taking his
seat, when ne fell and expired.
girl II years old, being on her way
from school in Raynham the wind blew her
ven on ani landed It on the river pursuing
1t the ice gave way, aud she was thrown in
10 the ryer where II was ten feet deep then
keeping herself atloat by pieces OF ice, she
let the current driit her down to the bridge,
against the stone pier; clinging to this, she
drew herself out of the water and renamed
the highway without aid and soon reached
home. THIS was one OF the seyerest day,
OF the winter. ilurran for the Yankee school
girl
A bill has been introduced in tho Indiana
Legislature, which declares it conspiracy for
persons to band themselves under solemn
oalhs Tor the purpose of depriying any citi-
zen OF the State Of political rights under the
Constitution.
Il Miraculous Conversion Mr.. Bakewen.
late editor Of the Shepherd of the Valley"
a Catholic newspaper, proves not 10 have
been very well baked, after all. for be is now
writing Know Nothing articles for the ST.
Louis lntelhgenccr. lie is the foolish gen
tleman who boosted that when the Roman
Catholics in the United States became suifi-
clenly numerous, they would put an end to
religious toleration.-.llds.
The Board Of Overseers of Harvard Col
lege have refused, by a large majority, TO
confirm the nomination made by the corpo-
ration of Edward Greedy Loring, as Laciur-
er in the Law School The vote stood ten
for confirming tho nomination to tireniy a
gainst II.
Nee York, Feb. l9.-TAe Foreign Con.
pieis Case. The Belgian Charge d'Allaires
at Warrington refuses to return To Antwcrp
the Belgian criminals now in the Tombs, in
this city, aud an attempt will be made 10 re-
lease them on a writ of habeas corpus.-
Mayor Wood is determined that they shall
be returned.
a Sicindier.-Let;crs have been sent 10
various individuals in different parts of the
signed "Ferdinand Feutschwan.
ger, Post Office Agent, New York" calling
for the payment Of 81 on valuable pack
age, &c. The whole Thing IS base SWIM
die.
Tirginia. lcnry A. Wise, in a recent
political speech in Virgins, forcibly des-
cnbed the impoverished and reirogade con
ditlon of the "Old Dominion" but failed to
point ont the source OF the evil. lie says:
You all own plenty of land. but it is
poverty added to poverty. Poor land added
to poor land and nothing more, and nothing
added to nothing gives nothing. (Renewed
laughter) While the owner Is talking poll
itcs at Richmond or in Congress, or spend
ing the summer at the White Springs, the
land grows poorer, and thi soon brings
land, negroes and ALL under the hammer
You have the owners skinning the negroes,
and the negroes skinning the land, until all
grow poor together"
We are glad 10 learn that efforts are on
foot TO procure corn TO DO disposed of to
the poor in this vicinity at cost. The scar
city of breadstuffs, and the cupidity of hold
ers of them, render it extremely difficult for
the poor 10 keep the wolf from their doors
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