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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13
The Abolition War Begun

The virgin soil of Kansas is stained with
the blood Of It's citizens, The Abolition IA
natics and VA gnbonds who have been sent
ont by Societies Of organized traitors against
the Union, have at last committed tn" overt
act, and civil war is begun! Without en-
terlng into the abstract question, whether II
is right or wrong for white mrn To own black
men, we have only now to look at the simple
fact, that slaves are property,
The Mlssourians are fighting for their prop
crty; aud in this they have as much right
to claim the protection of the Federal Gov
eminent MS if they were fighting for the pur
SEES in their pockets, the horses in their sta
bcs, or the food and plate upon their tables.
On the other hand, the AboIlllonsts are
clustering aud numbering, not IN scIi-deence
hot to protect any tangible rlshts-bu'
merely for an abstraction of double equity.
and of which they really care little or moth
ing, hpy0nd the present nolorlety and the
lutNrc political consequence it may give
them.
We do not Justify all the acts Of the Pro-
slavery men of Missouri; but III rs much as
we respect II man who stands ready 10 defend
his property with his life, III this bloody
business, our sympathcs are decidedly
against the AbolirIoustS. And we hope they
will get such dose Of pills from tn" muz-
zlcs of Federal muskels as viii silence their
Anti Slavery and trersons clamor to the
end of Time .Ncp York Ercning Mirror
Such should be the language Of every
Union and justice loving Journal in the coun-
try, and we are rcoiced to see such papers
as the Mirror coming up to the true demo-
cratic position on this subject. AboIitionlsm
has been the cause of all the Kansas difficult
ties, and until the ianaticoI medders IN the
non-sIave holding states, shall learn to at.
tend to their own business, and leave the
people of the slave states to the unmolesteC
enjoyment of the political rights guaranteed
them by the Constitution, they may expec
trouble and CONJUNCTION, and even resistance
"to the knife" if it becomes necessary.
FSoM THE CRIMEA.-The London Times
Nov, oath being one day later news, has tn,
foowIng:-
a letter from from Knmcish reports tri
fling engagement at kcrtch The allie
we're hard pressed aud called for reinforce
meus 1t Was feared that knburn wou
, be attacked by the Russians when the rive
became frozen. the place is protected b.
=, squadron of frIsatcs and floating bat
terles.
MISCELLANEOUS.
t The rumorcd Swedish alliance was doubt
. ed at Berlin.
The failure of the harvest in Russia wa
confirmed.
The United States government is said t
) have given large orders TO Rhenlsh hous
for the delivery next spring of bulet-prot
/, currasses.
Antwerp is to be defended by add,ion'
forts.
% The garrison Of knrs had received a SUP
ply Of provisions from captured Russia
l. convoy.
The reported maIady of Gen. Mouravie
was not confirmed.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13
Windsor County Court,
DECEMBER TERM, 1855.

IoS. ABEL UNDERWOOD, Chief Judge.
q" J GASa4l D DSDdr Assistant Judges.
TUESDAY, Zee. IL.
Prayer by Rev, Mr. FaIes.
The court was opened by proclamation OF
the Sheriff, and the following gentlemen were
sworn as Grand Jury, and we're charged by
the Chief Judge, viz:
Carendish-RyIand Fletcher, Foreman;
Joseph White.
ChcSier-AIarvel Johnson
Rochesier-James Wing.
BALTIMORE NJ. Boynon.
.SiockJrdg e-Isaac Taggarl
Bridgewater - Isiah Raymond
plymouth William p. Shedd.
LudIO~-EIiiah Scott, Mlrrick Spoford.
Weston -Abia Peabody
Andorcr - Iden Gu,tcrsou.
PomGet-Eben Snow, Gardner Winston
DISQUALIFICATION Bryant, Ward Cot
ton.
Reading-Isaac Shcdd.
Woodsiock- Wv alter Palmer.
The following gentlemen appeared and
we're sworn on Petit Jurors, viz:
Weslon-CuIeb Fern, Calvin Ball
BoIj;moy,-Joscnh Leland Am,sa N
Greporv
Chesicr-Robcn putnam, Ira II. Adams,
piernoint Z. Banker Thom,s G. Olc,,t
Ludlorc-Abraham S. Day, john Pettin-
gale. ir.
Rochesier-Edward W. Newton.
Spnngfeld-J. Lyman Fisher, Joel Wood
bury.
WeuihcrfcId-Asa B. Kninht. Alfred
sree,,r James NJ S,eorns James T, sber.
win.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

TRooPs FOR OREGON. The government
have contracted with the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company to convey 800 troops to San
Francisco, on their way 10 Oregon, at $50
per head. They are to be taken to AspinwaII
In the steamer St. Louis, which has been
chartered for that purpose, havI . been tenn
porarily Withdrawn iiom the l!avre line,
where her place is to be supplied by the
Union. The object of sending these troops
to Oregon is doubtless to assist IN pacyyng
the Indians who are engaged IN cruel war
upon the white settlements.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

A New THING. - For several years Lon
don dentist has used Gutta Percha instead
of gold IN which to set teeth. But he could
not give the color OF the gains This has
been done by dentist, graduate of Castle
ton Medical College. The coIorlng is per
feet, and will make the inventor rich man,
The teeth are firmly set IN comfortable, dura
BILE. and taseless material Dr. lIarwood
OF Rutland, can do it, at about one half the
cost Of insertions in old.-Rmland Herald.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

A bill has been introduced in the Tennes-
see Legislature to purchase the hermitage,
in the name of the State, and to establish an
agricultural and military school at that
place-thc purchase to require the issue oil
State bonds to the amount not mOre than
$50, 900.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

NoMINATIoNs.-The Washington CORES
pondent of the New York Evening Post
wr,es:-" In the Executive session, this
morning, batch of nominations was received
from the President, among which was not
that of Lane ofOregon as Brgadier General,
which was predicted. Wilson Shannon
was submitted as Governor of Kapzas
Territory, but no action was taken in regard
IN II ~
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

MIssouRI-A special despatch from St
Louis to the Louisville Journal says that the
Benton aud unti-Benton Democrats have
agreed to elect two Senators. Benton and
Atchison are both cast aside. Green Is to
be one of the Senators, and Frank Blair has
tue best chance of being the Benton man.
They have also agreed to fuse in the State
election next year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

A RcH ACQUISITIONS The reports from the
NlesSIa Valley are exceedingly interesting,
and the private notes of the United States
officials are worth the public reports, twice
over. The whole country is a vast ore field;
silver, copper, iron, platina, gypsum and
coal in vast beds abound in every drec-
ton, and are IN the richest quantities in the
region along the Pecos, and up to the 33d
parallel, which had been thought the poorest
section Of The Rio Bravo ValIey.-.N. Y
Dan Book
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

RICHMOND. (Va,) Dec. S.-Choice Of a
United STATES Senator - Hon. James NJ.
Mason was reelected U. 5. Senator TODAY,
over Geo. NJ. Summers, American, by So
majority on Joint vote.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

TELLING TRUTHS, WHICH MUCH BETTER
HAD NEVER BEEN TOLD AT ALL.-N omen are
never satisfied If man is Jealous, they crv
out against his tyranny; if he is not jealous,
they complain of his Indifference a man
ceases to be ga good fellow" the moment
he refuses to do precisely what other people
wish him to do. Tell woman that she is
nrt, aud she viii laugh; that she Is ugly
and she will get angry; but Just hint that
she Is growing old, aud she will never
forgive you. SeIf.loye is love with two bnn-
dages over its eyes instead of one. A man
marries generally to leave socicty-a w"man
to enter 1t. Those who live only for appear
ances generally end in making one in the in
solvent court. Many "A man talks with loud
competency about the charm of his tircSide,
and yet, let temptation give but the smallest
tap at the door, and he evnces the most
wonderful alacrIly in leaving it. Satire is
dangerous acid, which none but the most
skiIIul should presume to manipulate. Many
a clumsy hand at it has been blown to pieces
by the explosion of his own retor Punch
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

CoRREcTIoN,-We were mls'nformed as
TO the name of the place upon which me sue
for Marine HoSnISE is to be located-h Is
called the Carpe not the MCGEE, farm.
- Sentinel.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13
THURSDAY, DEC. 10. 1860.
The Standards " Explanation and
Correction"

The Standard of last week, in Try ing to
eNIricate its unncky editor from the ridicu
Ious fix which our Montpelier correspondent
placed him, relative to the "libenino" com
mttec, very toolishly says; eve take &C.
casion to say that our article Of the Ind of
November, had no reference whatever TO
those individuals" (meanmg the persons
named by oar correspondent as Speaker Of
the House and members of the committee
Now, eve take occasion to say" that in
point Of fool-hardy i'm pudence aud utter
ialshy the above statement is without a par
alel, and no person, unless he is mentally
demcntcd, and has conscience TINT is Of no
account to him whatever, or else malicious
and determined fusityer would have made
The names Of tho special committee" to
which the STANDARD elered, ,cere copied from
the Journal Of The House, and furthermore II
,ras The only committee ercr raised upon The
subject in question by the Legislature Of Yer
mont. If the Standard, editor " had no
reference whatever" to the identical ind-
yduals composing the committee it was
sIandering, and the only committee of the
kind ever raised in the State, in the name
Of goodness, who did he refer to?
No, Mr.. Sampson, your denial does no,
help you out of tho awkward fix YOU are in,
especially so long as the record isaSainst you.
CoNGREss .-Congress assembled on Mon
day of last week. The Senate Immediately
organized, but M to the present time nc
Speakerhas been elected in the House. Mr.
Forney, the clerk called the house to order
and on motion of Mr., Jones, proceeded tC
ballot for Speaker, with the following result
Richardson, of Illinois, 74-MarshaIl, c
Kentucky, 30 Banks, of Massachusetts, q
Pennington, of New Jersey, 7--Fuler, o
Pennsylvania, l7-COmpbell Of Ohio, SO
The 4th ballot was had, with similar result
After the ODD ballot, Mr.. Campbell withdrew
The last balIotings on Saturday were a
follows:
Thiriieh Ballol-Richardson 73; Banks
%; Fuller, %; scattering, 20.
ly-Frst Ballot Richardson y. Bank
90; Fuller, 80; scattering, 10.
Thirty Third Ballot-Banks, 100; Rich
ardsou, 70; Fuller, 3d. scattering, 10.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

CALEDONIA CouNTY.-The committee TO
whom was IcIercd the matter Of locating the
County seat in Caledonia County, lave, at
ter full hearing, GAed upon St. Johnsbury,
as the place. Lyndon, and Stevens Village
in Barnet, were both competitors and both
made liberal offers towards the expense Of
erecting tho new buildings Lyndon offered
$1,000 and the other place promised TO do
as much. St. Johnsbury declined making
any bid, but the committee were authorized
by the act to assess the town where TIE
55%%:: buildings were located. whatever they saw
fit, and accordingly assessed St. Johosbury
$500. This, it strikes us is novel way Of
leyeying tax but tho St, Johnsburyans do
not complain, and we presume no one else
will.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

VIII be devoted To The consideration Ot the
fine arts, politics news aud literary matters.
1t will take the lead of all the Pictorial
publications Of the day. The subscription
price will be 81 per year, Or 81 per volume.
The latest news from Washington is ny
to Tuesday night On the lo'ly-dith ballot
for Speaker the vote stood:--
Banks, l0G; Richardson, II; Fuller, 81;
scattering l6. Necessary for a choice
l2
/, is thought it will be difficult to increas,
Banks vote to the mum necessary to elect
SALE OF VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD
STncK. - On the 25th November all the gen
uine shares of the Vermont Central Railroad
we're sold at Sherif's auction, at one mill
per share, on account Of various suits
brought against the CORPORATION, under the
peculiar laws of Vermont. The purchaser
Of the stock was a lawyer of Burlington
and the 100 900 shares ut one mill per share
amount To 500 only. The 10 400 spurious
shares were not sold. The whole matter
looks like farce, bu, the Vermont, aud
Canada cooperation, now in possession, evl-
IDENTITY give importance to the proceeding for
they yesterday closed the transfer books,
shut up the office in this city and discharged
the clerks .-Bo5ton ComieSr.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Elections took
place ON Monday, in Boston, Lowell, Wor-
ccster, Newburyport, CharIestown and Cam
bridge, and in every Instance the "ctIzens
ticket" lriumphed, and know nolhnslsm was
defeated Alexander II. Rice is the mayor
elect in Boston The Boston Courier says;
The political complexion Of our new city
government is something like thIs-a Wing
Mayor; five Wing, five Democratic and
two Republican Aldermen; forty Council
men chosen on the CIrizcns' ticket which
was made up of Wings, Democrats and Re-
publicans The "Amcrlcans" have eight
members of the Council, and about IA dozen
ward officers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

-
PATuos. The Windsor Journal grows
Iachrymosc, Speaking of Hcory Clay and
the campaign of 1914, it says:
Gas we look back upon his career, and
call to mind the disastrous political cam
pasn of lSil-rccoIIccling the course and
the consequences Of the mbeciIe admins
traton Of Polk, and the glorious character
which would have marked the Presidency Of
CLAY-we cannot repress sigh"
This reminds us of the pathetic story of
tie young girl, who stood blubbering before
blazing oven. On being asked Tor what
she was crying, said, with broken sobs, "lf
| was married to John-and had little baby
and that little baby should be thrown into
the oyen-how bad | should feel, boo-ho !
boo-ho!"
An editor who could give his support to
black Rcpublicanism, with it hgher-law
treason against the Constitution, the Laws
and tho Union, and advocate It's alliance with
sham Americansm, stepped as it is in bigot-
~, blood aud crime, cannot be very sincere
in his profession Of reverence for Henry
Clay, whose last expiring efforts were made
tO.thWart the designs OF the enemies OF MS
country. Burlington Sentinel.
That is the talk What is the use Of
bIubberng about Henry Clay and Daniel
Webster, when you rcpudlate their entire
political lives? The JOmna! remembers
their names, but has forgotten their Prin-
cipIes.
Speaking of the U. S. Senate, the N. Y.
Day Book, says
There is but little opposition to General
Pierce's administration IN the Senate. MIR.
Tombs, Of Georgia, has regularly united
himself with the democracy, while Fish Of
this state, Pratt and Pearco of Maryland,
Jones of Tennessee, Guyer of Missouri and
Benjamin OF Louisiana have resolved to
stand aioof from all patty organ'zatIons.-
The republicans will not be regarded as
national party in the Seuate.
The condition of Black RepubIIcaniSm IN
the Honse does not seem to be much better
Were they not bolstered up by evil asso-
ciates, the Democracy could transact all the
business in their own way in spite Of them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

FRANK LEsLIE's ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPER
is the title Of u new weekly journal which is
to he issued in New York commencing with
the first of the present month, by the enter
priSins publisher o! the Gaseiic Of Fashion.
Each number will contain numerous and
spirited illustrations Of current events: while
its reading columns will not be filled with
flash stories and maudm sen,men'allly, but
will be devoted to the consideration Of the
line arts, politics news aud literary matters.
1t will take the lead Of all the Pictorial
publications of the day. The subscription
price will be 81 per year, or s. per volume.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1855-12-13

Gov. SHANNON AND THE PRESIDENT The
Washington Union OF Thursday has the
lolowing:-
Threatened Hosiiliiiesi IN Kansas -Rumors
have passed into circulation To the effect that
the President has authorized the employment
of the troops of the United States in the Fer
rltory of Kansas to aid the local authorities
in the execution of the laws No such au-
thority has been given. In order to show
exactly what has trarspired, we have OBJ
tanned permission to publish the following
despNtChes
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-05-24
Rev H. W. Beecher on Preaching.

sermon that is dry, cold, dull soporifc,
is a pulpit monster, and just as great viola
tion ofthe sanctity of the pulpit as the other
extreme of profane leyity. Men may hide or
forsake Gods living truth by the way of stu
pid dullness, just as much as by pert imagina-
tion. A solemn nothing Is just as wicked as
sctty something. Men confound earnesiness
with solemnity. A man may be eagerly earn
est, and not be very solemn. He may also be
awfully solemn, without a participation of
earnestness. But solemnity has reputation
a man may be repeater of endless distinc-
tions, lecturer in the pulpit of mere philo-
sophical niceties, or he may be repeater Of
stale truisms; he may smother living truths
by conventional forms and phrases, and if he
put on very solemn face, use very long tones,
employ very solemn gestures, and roll along
his vamped-up serNon with professional So
lemnity above an audience of sound men :;
men, at least, soundly asleep-that will pass
for decorous handling of Gods truth The
old pharasaism is not dead yet. The differ
ence between Christ and his cotemporary
teaching'was, that he spake life, truth in life
forms, with the power Of his own life in their
g,terancs The rabbis spoke old orthodoxy,
dead as mummy, but they spake it very rev.
erently They might not do any good, but
they never violated professional propriety-
Nobody lived, everybody died about Them
But then, their faces were sober, their robes
exact, their manner mostly of the Temple and
the Altar. They never forget how TO look or
how to speak gutteral solemnities, nor how TO
maintain professional gravity. They forgot
nothing except living truths and living souls.
And fifty years of ministration without any
fruit in true godliHess gave them no pain
Ii was charged to the account Of Divine Sow
eignty.-N. Y Independent.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-05-24
It Can't be Helped.

Can't be helped is one of the thousand
convenient phrases with which men cheat and
deceive themselves. 1t is one on which the
helpless and the idle take refuge as the last
and only comfort-it can't be helped. Your
energetic man is for helping everything. If
he sees an evil, and clearly discerns its cause,
he is for taking steps forthwith to remove it.
He busies himself with ways and means, de-
yises practical plans and methods, and will
not let the world rest until he has done some
thing in remedial way. The indolent man
spares himself all this trouble He will not
bulge. He sits with his arms folded, and is
ready with his unvarying observation, sIt
can't be helped y as much as 10 say If it is
it ought to be, and we need not besiir our
selves to alter it, Wash your face, you dir
ty little social boy; you are vile, and repus-
i've, and vicious, by reason of your neglect of
cleanliness. 1t can't be helped Clear
away your refuse, sweep your streets, cleanse
your drains and cutters, purify your atmos-
phere, you indolent corporations, for the chol-
era is coming. 1t cant be helped = Edu-
cate your children, train them up in virtuous
habits. teach them to be Industrious, obedient,
frugal, and thoughtful, you thoughtless COM
munities, for they are now growing up vicious,
Ignorant and careless, source OF future peril
to the nation. 8 1t can't be helped But it
can be helped. Every evil can be abated,
every nuisance got rid Of, every abomination
swept away: though this will never be done
by the can't-be-helped people. Man is not
helpless, but can both help himself and help
others. He can act Individually and unitedly
against wrong and evil. He has the power to
abate and eventually uproot them. But. alas !!
the greatest obstacle of all in the way of such
beneficial action, is the feeling and disposition
out OF which arises the mieorablp, pulling, and
idle ejaculation of 1t can't be helped
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1855-05-24
Stone fon Building.

FRIEND BRowN About year ago, saw
IN the Farmer some remarks from you upon
stone buildings, requesting sons aae TO write
upon the subject, as 10 the expense bs,ween
stone and wood. have been hoping 10 sec
something written upon the subject from soma
'ne better qualified than myself constructed
dwelling-house, about eighteen years since,
OF this eveRehduring material, and have found
1t, as you then remarked, much less exnen-
slve TO keep in repair, and warmer in winter
and cooler in summer" &c. AS to the irst
cost, think il not much more EXPENSIVE than
wood and if were TO build again, I should
build Of stone, though in some manner different
from what bult at first. / should use &C.
ment instead of lime, and should not puage the
stone TO width and lay in courses as brick, as
this is more expensive. But should split out
stone underPiRning, long or short, as they
might happen to be, of Sufficient thickness ia
square the ends where needed, as against win
dows, doors and corners, and chnk up so as 10
make strong work. In this way Ebuilt the l,
part OF my mouse, and II is much less eXpen-
sive, think where stone is near at hand and
Of the right kind, The walls Of house can be
erected in this way as cheap as wood. And il
Is strange, where stones are plenty people da
not build more with this enduring subsiance,
especially when lnmber is so high.
MANY have an idea that stone house is
damp and unhealthy, but it is not so ifcoustruc-
ted rightly. The wood work should be set off
from the stone, giving room for the air. The
house built is thirty-nine BY t~ ~enty-pine feet;
the average thickness Of stone on The lower
story is one foot upper story eight inches
The expense Of the walls at the time it was
built, abou, S4OO. Ii has cost but ,rile to
keep ii in repair compared TO that Of wood
Ne,O England Fdr7nts.