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understood. is the issue of a proclamation
commanding the insurgents to disperse and
retire pcaceably to their respective abodcs
within limited time. The proclamation
must undoubtedly precedc the use OF The
military force, but not necessarily the meis-
ures requisite to prepare and assemble 1t in
order to enforce obedience to the proclama-
ton.
The WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT of the Mr.
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had an interesting interview last evening
WIN Low hc'der' Ills views are extremely
moderate-there is nothing extreme 'ianatl'al
or proscrlptive IN them.
Governor Feeder does not believe that
shannon had the authority OF the President
Tor proclaIming the initiative OF II war policy
IN hansas' that ne had no warrant Tor de-
cIarlng, as he did ut the late convention, ipr
sustaining the edicts OF the Missouri mob ny
supplies OF money ana arms lie THINKS ten
eral f1ercc has not the nerve Tor SO extreme a
proceeding ana that he dare not RISK The
ha2arus OF civil war, even IN respect To- MS
own prospects. In tins think he IS mistaken
Inc administration OF Kansas mas been iann'
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IecV Whatever MS Ioii'Wcrs nave the hdfh
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Correspondence of the Free Press
From NashinCtun,
WASHINGTON, Dec. :,

WASHINGTON, Dec :, lsjj.
Though the darkness Of our political atlnos-
phere may be foH, it is yet not darkness cisi-
he,' or darkness permitting cision-whirh,
by the way, is the real meaning of Milton of
ten-quoted and Observation-Disclosures words
There is still as much uncertainty a. ever
with respect to the result Of the pending
election in the House bat one thing at least
is becoming apparent, namely, that the union
OF maJorltyIn favor Of any oil the candidates
for the speakership, if a union is effected,
will be brought about, not 10y the ursenci,s
ofthe public service, or by a patriotic spirit Of
concession on either side, but ny the influence
and arts Of outsdcrS who are to gain or lo-c by
the triumph of this or that party in this tri-
angular controversy, The value Of the yloc,s
in the gift Of the House, and the importance
Of some Of them as instruments Of action in
the approaching Prcsilcn'ial contest, can
hardly be appreciated by those not familiar
with the secret history Of our government.
1t is legally, a matter Of no political consc-
qucnce, whether \ or b or G. is clerk. or
public printer, or door keeper or sergeaut-at-
arms or postmaster, OF messenger, or page o!
eitherIlouse, but practiCaiy,all these upl riut-
nents are not only highly desirable for their
good pay and better stealings, but tho incum-
bents Of these, and other Ike oaiccs, cA.rt
powerful influence in the legislation Of Con
gress, and in determining the political com
plexion Of the government.
Hitherto, the contest has been conducted
with apparent good nature; but while there
is want of harmony in the ranks Of the oppo-
nonts Of the administration and its policy,
there is among its supporters, virtual and
ayowed, an apparent sternne5s OF lurpos',
that seems resolved to carry its point at all
hazards and in despite of all consequences,
The candid and fair-mindtd portion OF the
South insist that the wolf, with which the
North has been so often scared, is now really
at the door, and that We are in imminent
danger Of an immediate political conyulsiou.
can hardly think the crisis near. The
administration has a decided majority IN the
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-14

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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-14
For the Free Press.l
Not Oujtc so IOsti

Ma. EDITOR In notice Of r. B. Chasc's
School Report, for the town Of Westfeld IN YOUR
paper Of the 10Th ult., it is said MIR. Chase
diseourages attempts to change school books at
present" And that" he thinks it should, " when
made he from N, recommendation of N, s,r,rg
T0,en Snperiptcnd,nts of the county." And at the
same time Mr.. Chase says that " in Franklin and
Chittendcn Counties there is fair uniformity now
prcvaiing-Sdrrenis amt Torer's b,,ng principally
rcd ?" Now should like to know when the Su.
perintendents of the several towns united in the
recommendation Of those books When uniform
ity obtained in them nd provided both
series were generally used how there could be any
m,tornWy under those circumstances 7omn',
Reused Rsaiers are in general use in those two
counties and throughout the State and prob
ably will be for the present, if the suggestion Of
Mr.. Chase Is observed The writer Of the
above article must have made mistake in spelling
he meant " TowS " when he said " Tower"
The attention of the public is directed to a Cir
culnr this subject in this weeks free Press to
the state of public feeling in Vermont.
On, who krg,r,.
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~ our neGhbUr of the Sentinel should not
get huhy because We sometimes, with the
rest of the community, smile at his gloriiica
lions of the Fierce administration lie must
LAUGH in hi, sleeve at them himself, A. he
pens them OF clips them from the Post or
Patriot. Aud then to twit w. with the dim.
uutiyc size OF our humble daily was hardly
sen,rous. Our daily sheet is not very large,
it i, tine in comparison with our neighbours
"'.rsr'wn and cntcrprisinS weekly, hut We
taxi it that.eycn - seyen-by-nine paper
may in this free country allude to smaller
than " s'yeu-hy nine 90 administration.
- TuE NNlL RoTBERY.-Ihe Sentinel
yesterday says '' y, new fats have trans
pred, whis give any clue to the detection of
the doprcdltor. The lns was cut open AT
the top AMI contained ~ pack lSes. These
had been ol"nri and done uP again with the
original paper aud string used at the mailing
olhrr. T4c packages ~ hunil originally
as was shown by the post bill, pa
letters -four rthcm were MISSING
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-14

The committee, who reported the senate
resolutions, were Hon. j. NJ. llotchkiss of
Watcryille, &. ". Benedict of Burlington.
and John Pierpoint of Vergennes, the former
au original free Soler, and the two latter
Wings. The proceedings, in Walton's Jolr-
Rdi makes Judge Ilotchkiss chairman but
the Free Press, conducted by Senator Bene-
dict who, of course, ought to know, pub
lished the Senate report with himself first ON
the list.-GrecH Mountain Fireman.
Yes, Senator B,ncdic' " ought to know"
and the Editor Of the Freeman ought to
know" that his implication that il was i'm
proper or INDIGENOUS for the Free Press to put
Senator Bcnedict's name - first ON the list"
can mislead nobody who knows anything of
legislative usages, Walton's Journai said
nothing about Chairnan,-it made the hare
statement that Senator IIotchkiss introduced
the resolution to refer certain part Of the
Governors Message to a Select Committee,
and that the president of the Senate named
Mcssrs. Ilotchkiss, Benedict and Picrpont
for that committee. According to usage the
mover Of the resolution was placed first, and
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with Sharp's rifles, were assent led al Law
renee. They declared that they were willing
the sheriff should peaceably search for the
escaped prisoners, and that they would not
commence hostilities, hut they would act on
the defensive to the last.
Pomeroy, who escaped from his captors,
is now in Lawrence.
1t is SAID that the pro-slavcry party have
300 men in Franklin and 200 in Iecomptc
and Douglas counties.
It resistance is offered to the execution Of
the writs the Sheriff declares his intention to
await the further orders of the Governor.
1t is thought that fight will ensuc before
the matter is settled
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-14

We clip the following from the journal .
the Senate, in the Globe of the 9th inst.

/ We clip the following from the journal
/ the Senate, in the Globe of the 9th inst.
SENATE, Dee 5th.
Mr.. FJotc gave notice OF his intention to
ask leave to introduce the following bills
\ hill directing the payment to the Hon.
T George +. Marsh, for judicial services under
/ the act OF lth OF August, Isis, while Min
lister resident at Constantinope, at tine rate
OF : 600 per annum.
\ bill making compensation to the Hon.
George +. Marsh for his services and exren-
/ dituros on special mission to the Govern
mcnt OF Greece under the authority ana dl-
rrctlJu ol the Government of the United
States, and for negotiating treaty with the
Government OF Persia.
y bill making appropriation for the cree
ton Of suitable building for the accommo-
dation OF the circuit and district courts of
the United States, and the several offices con
nectei Herewith, and OF the post Office at
Rutland Vermont.
\ hill making appropriations for the con
tinuatipu and completion OF the brcakwatcr
II the harbpr ol Burlington, On Lake Cham
Lain
\ bill to extend the benefits of the bounty
land act OF the 81 Of March l-j5, To all
those v lao turned out As volunteer, On the
occasion uI the invasion oil PlattsburG, III
sept IA 'cr, lNl+, and making pdrOl tesuno-
ny admissible proof of such volunteer ser
vice.
In Ill. -lcec-, of the above bills, many Of
on, readers will Ice interested. We wish
th"u all speedy passage through the
troubled waters oi che present Congress.
Free State men in Kansas are not what
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-14
Ueekln Gree })tess.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, DEC. a. 1866.


Kansas trouble turns out to be quito the re- !
verse of the first statement which was sent
from the border. Instead Of any outbreak of
the Free State men, the killing Of Dow by
Coleman was evidently an unprovokcd muir
der, and if that was an individual atrocty,
the subsequent proceedings show that there
was scheme to make it an occasion for stir
ring up the Missouri rulliIns to make anoth-
er attack upon the territory, and ifpossible to
embroil its peaceablc inhabitants with the
L. 5. government. Shannon is the unprinci-
pied tool Of the crew, who, going from Mis-
souri,, overpowercd the rightful inhabitants
OF the territory and who, crying out for pop
ular sovereignty y set up piratical govern
ment of their own. Now the same lawless
scamps are shouting " law and order, law
and order ~ as "A rallylng cry for another
ioray
Shannon was sen, there on purpose to do
mischief, and he has two fine qualities for
the Office. First, he is notorious toady of
the slave power, ready to do any dirty work
which his masters set him about,-an in
the next place he is entirely destitute of
common sense in regard to all public affairs.
In that respect he became the laughing stock
of the country years ago, and time does not
seem to have added to his sense or honesty.
lie is a fit agent Of the man who appointed
him Governor Of the territory of Kansas, vice
Mr.. Reeder removed.
But will there bc IA real war there-will
the Missourians with arms in their hands
invade Kansas again, to force the inhabi-
tants to obey the authority of the LOCUS Leg
islature which the said invaders constitu-
ted-and will President Pierce order [. S.
troops to proceed there for the same pur-
pose In such state of things. there is no
knowing what any sudden or laundering act
of violence may lead to. \ war begins some
times when neither party intends to have it,
and it may be 50 in this case We think
however with the st. Louis. lntellircncer
that there will he no war yet awhile. by
the by, we wish our readers to remember II at
the St. Louis lntclllgcnccr is a pro slavery
paper, but one which believes that popular
sovereignty does nat Imply the right to
force slavery into community which does
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ol men unuer uTiI' not 10 invade their neigh
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wiz 'ni',N II ',s' ''o' u 'e 700 r'sn-o'''er
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srouhu anu '"he ''e Ica1 III inc h5"t' In
'ne mean 'l'he threatening Will 90 no Harih'
anu louu words are cheaper 'l'h p""''r'
Ana then FRANK lI'rr', Ihl'"t "' he was
~ '"'n'i'a !" -f'N'''' WIN "'S'" ~ See VS.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-14

4 Butter MINE.-Iitchfrld county, Ct.
is well known, is rich IN mineral resources
and her mines yield great wealth 1t has
been sometimes tho ight that coal existed
among her nlls-but the most san. .unc he
lever in " soap mines . never could have
imagined that mountains Of butter were re-
posing in her bosom
The Winstcd Herald says
rs Mr. Hopkins, ofthis yillagrwas recent
ly digging upon or near the location ofthr old
Coe n lluhhcl store, he uncovered from a
depth Of several feet, "A partially derayed cask.
which opened was found to contain II mass OF
butter weighing about two hundred pounds
This is queer enough, hut more surprising
still, upon tasting, with the exception Of IA
thin coating ON the outside the butter was
found to he sweet, and possessed of no unpnl-
table faint on flavor.
This butter, it is supposed WAS buried
some fifteen or twenty years -iuce, when this
mode al keeping that article was common.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-14

70 (thc terminus Of the Illinois Central rail
road) by daily steamboats,, has been awarded
to Messrs Gaines, Eastman & Woodburn at
1929 900 year.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-14

RAILWAY TRAVELLING is in several respects
din rent in England from the same thing in
America. You are not annoyed by the dust
and cinlcrs which are the inseparahlc ahomi-
nation of our cars you enter the ear at the
side Instead Of at the end: nobody can get in
without a ticket; you are locked in. aud the
conductor whistles instead of the engine -
The passenger ears are much smaller and less
splendid than the American have larger
wheels and no breaks attached. NJ road or
street crosses the track. all are either above
or below. In general, all the business Of the
road is managed in much more clumsy and
more safe way than with us and by six times
more men, who know each his own duty and
nothing else, For instance, | asked eleven
employees (at least they had on the railway
uniform, though they didn't seem to bee very
busilv employed) and two Of them engineers,
heiur" | could find out the width of the guage
of the Great Western road on which we were
riding, and the last man could only answer af-
ter measuring, that it was seven feet Would
any Yankee be lounging about the track
months, or years perhaps and not find out
how far apart the rails were trow not
Shortly after leaving Bath We plunged
into the bowels of the earth and remained in
total darkness so long that our emerging at
the Antipodes really began to seem a thing
quite To be expected. Feeling after my next
neighhor and insttutins inquiries. found
were in the Box tunnel which is only
three miles long though it seems ten at least
Our engine did open its mouths here for the
first and last time, and uttered one Shrek OF
triumph as We came forth into daylg
again. But after all, the noise Of an English
engine Is a mere bthys squeak compared
with the hideous, terrific. uncarty roar of IA
Yankee locomotive.-COr. Spring field Rep
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-14
The Contest for Speaker,

The thrty-iourth Congress met at noon
on Monday Dec. Sd. The Senate was promptly
called tn order. In tha IInnso two hundred
and twenty-iour members answered to their
names, and the House proceeded to the cleo
ton Of Speaker rird rOce, with the follow
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-12-14

BuI you should not conIne yourselves to
The Georgetown news., 1855-09-13
For the Georgetown News.
d" Salt River.

The Democratic papers throughout the
State have advertised the departure of the
craft Democracy" on a voyage up Salt
river. For the information of passengers it
should be known that in HI Dorado county
Salt River is understood to head in "Silver
Lake" Silver Lake has been occupied
heretofore by the officers and members OF a
defunct Council of that name: The De-
mocracy, however, "wait and hope" and
desire to come down the river next year.
but under no circumstances will they admit
on board any of those heretofore connected
with "Silver Lake Council" They are re-
garded as being somewhat "fshy;" as office
seekers, and as the Democrats have no Off
ces for themselves, they cannot admit those
who will turn against them when disan-
pointed about the offices. There are a few
individuals about Georgetown who, unfor-
tunately for themselves, drew out of the
American party just before the election
Most OF them have engaged passage on the
so-called Democracy" for the head-waters
of Salt river, but with the express under
standing that if that craft ever sbouId
come down again., they cannot return bv
her, but must remain with their brethren of
"Silver Lake Council" One of those indi.
vlduals must be carried on the "dead-b head
list, as he lost his money, and even his
breast-pin betting on Bigler. Another de-
funct *. N" who was disgusted at the
names placed on the county ticket; but more
particularly that his own name was off the
ticket as candidate for Assessor, left tbis
place early on the morning after the cleo
tion. They would not even admit him on
board of the Democracy" But he had to
go up Salt river, so he started in time. AS
to the so-called Democracy, it is doubted
that they will ever "come back any more"
But as to those others who once claimed to
be Americans, and who were false to tho
cause, it may be said of all such. "Tbev
have gone" to the Salt river country, "from
whose bourne no traitor has returned"
The Georgetown news., 1855-09-13
SupervlsOrs--Who Is to Blame.

The last number of the PlacervilIe Anaey-
ican says that:
"In consequence of the tickets for Super
visors being a separate one from the gener-
al ticket, large number of Americans in
advertantly omitted to vote. BY this over
sight we shall doubtless loose every Super
visor in the county"
The american further assumes that the
oversight there was any, was on the part of
the printer. This is incorrect. Mr.. PLATr,
who did the printing, procured the names of
the candidates for Supervisors in the three
districts, in order to place them on the gener-
al ticket, but was directed by the Secretary
of the Central Committee, under whose di-
rections the printer had to proceed that he,
Mr.. p, had nothing to do with printing the
names Of the Supervisors. Under such cir
cumstances, the printer was bound to pro-
ceed as directed.
We do not know that any blame can be
attached to any party. Certainly not the
printer. 1t is believed, however, from pres
ent indications that all our candidates for
Supervisors have been elected, except per-
haps in the Placerville district
The Georgetown news., 1855-09-13
The Vote on Prohibition.

We have not returns as to the vote in all
the precincts in this county, nor in many Of
the counties of the State, on the question OF
a Prohibitory Liquor Law. Sufficient re-
turns, however, have been received to indi-
cate that majority in this county, and also
majority in the State of those votes cast
upon the subject, were in favor of prohibi-
tion. We have heard it stated, but know
not on what authority, that very large
majority has been given in this county,
The county has probably given fair ma
jority, but we think not very large. In
some of the northern counties very large
majorities have been given in favor of pro-
hibition. We hope to be able soon to give
the official vote on this very important
question.
The Georgetown news., 1855-09-13
AtGEoRGETowN
For the Georgetown News.
SLUG GULcH, Sept. 10, 1855.


Mr.. EDIToR-DeGr Sir:-Since l wrote
you last, several things Of some moment
have come to light. The claim of C. l..
Degatt & Co., on this gulch is paying big,
one piece weighing % or, of the pure oro.
Other claims are being opened that are sure
to pay. The claim of Huson & Co. is pay
ing well in the commencement. White &
Co. have struck good prospects below here.
l also learn that Williams, Brown & Co.
have struck it in such quantities as to war
rant them to work their claim with large
force.
AS soon as derricks can be erected, 100
men will be employed on this gulch alone,
and fortunately natural water is sufficient
to wash half of each day.
AS for the election you are doubtless
posted. 1t is all on one side. One incident
that occurred at Todd's Valley is worthy of
note. One of the 'Sons of Erin" came to
the polls to deposit his vote, said he would
give the K. Ms. a grinder, and did what he
thought was the thing. Instead of vote
for Bigler & Co., he deposited an order on
Ranlet & Co., of the North Star House, for
grind stone, weighing 81 lbs. The Amer
lean party have done their whole duty.
Yours &c.
I'M
The Georgetown news., 1855-09-13

New CHURCH EDIFICE.-The Methodist
Episcopal Church of this place have com
menced the building ofa large and commo-
dious Church Edifce on the northerly side
of Church street, near the District School
House. 1t is understood that a sufficient
amount has been subscribed to justify the
Trustees i'll commencing the building, which
Will cost about two thousand dollars. We
understand that the building will be prose
euted to speedy completion.