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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-08-01

H. 4l.--Mr. Warner from the Com
mittec of Ways aud Means. to which
was referred the petition Of 7. Jefferson
Cree and others, praying for an altera.
ton Of the laws in relation to the Grand
List. and the bill or Any entitled can
act to repeal so much of the Laws Reg
ulating the Grand List as allows a De.
duc,ion for Debts Owed" reported in
favor Of the prayer of said petitioners,
and Of the passage of said bill:
Mr.. Howe of Shorcham moved to dis.
miss said bill and the question being tn.
ken.
It was decided in the affirmative,
SO said bill was dismissed.
HouSe JournaL, Oct Session 1850 p l55.
1t is sometimes important to
know, when men solicit our votes for au
important legislative Office, in what man
ner they have represented their constit-
ucnts in times past, when entrusted as
the servants of the people.
MIR. Joseph Warner Cashier of Mid.
dlcbury Bank it seems represented the
town Of Midhlebury in the House in
1850, and was appointed member of
the Committee of Ways and Means.
The journal of the House for that
year, an extract from which is given a.
bovc, shows lin as prominently odvocat.
ing, and recommending to the House the
passage of bill to tax all personal prop.
crty. 'cHhow any dc1ucttoa far debts
orcd.
The object of this bill needs no cxpla.
nation, The people Of old Addison, ;
the interests Of many of whom it was de-.
signed seriously to affect, will appreciate
it as it deserves to be regarded by every
honest and intelligent citizen.
Are the Frccmen of the cuunty ready
to sustain, at this time, the man who
was foremost in urging the passage of
so unjust and unralatablc n measure as
this The House it seems, to its cred,
it, promptly rejected this Characteristic
scheme to dcplctc the pockets Of those
uujus'ly. already embarrassed by debt
and the people cf this county, in Con.
,ention, in 1851, while this matter was
yet fresh in their minds, rejected the
claims of this same Joseph Warner to
Senatorial honors.
Are they any more ready now, to
trust him than at that time We have
no doubt he will again urge tAis scheme,
if elected. X w.
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For the Temperance Standard.

To Cry G SAMPSON. ESQ
.Sir,-ln the Temperance Standar d
of the 9th inst, is a communication
signed LEN, which gives an Unfair rep.
sesentation of the lato Convention in Al.
olson County for the nomination of
County Officers to be supported at the
next election, apparently for n sinister
purpose. 1t says. " his strong temper
auce county nominated, in convention a
County Ticket which is understood 10 be
preGominanily anti.tcmperanco "Tho
two candidates for Senators. John Pier.
point and Joseph Warner, as we'll as 9th.
era Of the nominees, (you had previously
named Judge Swift have been open and
decided opponents of the prohibitory
Liquor Law"
With respect to the nominations gen
orally. the above are false and injurious
imputatious; injurious to the nominees
and injurious to the Convention. and /,
the stable and consistent character of the
County of Addison. With respect to
Mr.. Warner, lie has ever been a steady
and consistent Supporter Of the prohib,
tory law from the first Judge Swift
has always been a strictly temperance
man, and, although in common with
many others, he may have entertained
doubts with respect to the constitution.
ality of some provisions of the law which
prevented his taking a decided stand ear.
" as its supporter ho is entirely rclia-
bic now to sustain and enforce its pro.
visions, With respect TO Mr.. Pierpoint.
he was strenuous opponent of the law,
early, on constitutional grounds but,
seeing its operation, has become its
friend, and avows himself in favor of sus-
tanning and enforcing it, and his known
frank and honorable character forbids
the suspicion Of insincority.
The other nominees, il is believed
are, without exception. the friends and
supporters of the prohibitory liquor law.
The Convention which made the nomina.
tons was, as is believed full and fair
representation Of the froemen of the
County of Addison. There was entire
harmony in tie proceedings of the Con-
vention. II tho decisions of convention
so called and 50 organized arc not to be
respected, how are we to obtain free
and fair expression of the popular will ?
1t it to be derived through sec ret as
ISOLATION whose purposes and aims are in
their very nature suspicious, and which
are commonly used by demagogues for
their own advancement Indeed, if
there is any thing especially abhorreut to
the principles of republican government,
IT is secret ORDINATIONS for political pur,
poses. Young men arc liable to be
drawn into such associations from some
some prospect Of advantage and the
pleasure of union for supposed important
purposes, but they generally find. them.
selves in the end the tools Of designing
aud ambitious men. You are requested
to publish this communication in Justice
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fore the people. II it contains false doc =
trino it should be condemned ifnot no
one can be censurod for approving it, and
sustaining candidates known to be friend
ly to it, 1t is understood that the A..
merican Convention of Addison County
adopted ticket, fairly considering the
different interests of the County; that it
did not proscriptively nominate an OK
elusive ticket, but put forth nominations
that should be adjudgcd honorable to
itself, and creditablc to the County.
The 9th of June convention confirmed
their nominations, except in certain cases
where the unsuccessful candidates in the
American Convention were substituted !;
and by the use of what means the people
arc. now fully arprised. SPECTATOR.
North Probate District, }
July 90. 1855.
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ST.. Louis, July 25th-Dltcs from
Kansas of the Esd arc received here.
Gov Reeder has vetoed all bills thus far
passed by the Legislature, and present.
ed to him for signature. lie says there
is nothing Objectionable in the bills, but
he does not consider the Legislature in
legal session, as they have removed from
Pawneo without authority, and in con.
trsvention Of the Kansas Nebraska bill.
Tho vetoed bills were all re-passed By
both branches Of the Legislature, by large
maiOrlties
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GS Having never called in question
MIR. Warmers Temperance position in
the columns of this paper, We do not see
by what right We were expected to pub
ilsh communication addressed to the
editor of the Temperance Ianda,a. in
whose columns his (Mr. WIS., position
had been alluded to, in terms with which
lie wns dissatisfied. The communication
presented to us for rublication--by Mr.
Warncr-was signed by Hon. Peter
Starr, but evidently not drafted by him.
1t was in Mr. Worners handwriting
We were sure that Mr. Starr had given
1t his signature on assurances from 9th.
ers which public records did not Justify
and as we might probably have satisfied
him, had he presented us the article him.
self For this reason, and that the ar.
ticle related to matter with which We
had nothing to do, aud did not wish to
have, we declined its publication. We
give this letter, this week, as it subse.
quently appeared in the Vcrgcnncs CH-
'sen. LEX has n communication
which we shall publish hereafter.
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From the Rutland Herald -
Vermont State Agricultural 5oci-
ntU

nj Dl r ME-: a., u
'" W Di,eo'o'S u '"c 'r'
n''"' w W Ns',ru,'u'1, 0oc,e,y' met
n''o y" ''i"""y ~, rescn,' il"l
h.ooN' u '',"''i ~ L ~ o. !" of'e; H.
-, Own ''"; tn"I' Ou'u'
'" y W., ~ - O'"se' "o'' i''uges ana
my;
,1;.L M VS. 'rv ','v'''suu "',"ng
""'." w ''o '''I'' i'IN'.'lc way Vi ''n'
p'oI'nS our u"'''r ""u increasing ,he
f'ouuo.' u '"o Ia Il" 'hcrcpy 'chu'ug
~ 'e'"'" our t'.ySOr' 'oPu'a''oh' ana en-
All TI. 'so WAY" VI nc 7'',''
.o III, uu,:"oS' uonc rc'''''e TO INC
,Lo "'I,';LI, "Ds u. iucat'"g VI
Uall J-o E, Iomn h.. 20 III . ooor
Of covered APARTMENTS for Sbocp - r,l.
lerv capable Of seating 5000 ncrsons 100
stalls for Horses, Floral Hall Fruit and
Vegetable building Pens for Swine. suit
able places for Cattle. aud d" chicken fix.
ems -
The Board EXPRESSED tlemsolye, bicL.
ly pleased with the imnro,cd ,nnc,rotco
Of tho grounds.
1t is the DESIGN Of the hoard TO held
out inducements for n more extended ok.
hibition than has been held since tbo or.
ganization Of the Society.
They unanimously fell in win the re.
quest OF inc citi1,ns mere that MaJ Dun
o nP "It 20 O''' '''r'"''' o. Tue coming
1t is DESTROYS that persops situated in
tho adjoining or more remote counties Of
the State, who intend exhibiting an
lna's' S'o , 'T ~, notice 10 the sec
or f. my Of s~oh ;n,ont a -. ".'V 'oo" !.
be. in order that annie Accommodations
may be provided for their reception aud
comfort DAN'L klMnALL.
Accordingly Mr., Jewett, on the ar
,''a ,1. " ,"p parry ~ 'ho Auu'so" House.
ani =, fla ,r.,,a =" = 0 80 r 1919 "a"ns
made the following entry mon the hotel
register:
tx, President WILLARD FlLLMoRE,
n, ~ i ~ I.o' ~ d,
rho aboyc l. 10 o,itrn 49,, aa'',
H/cr0Ij,y RI o,l,cIlot;,, X n anI IN
no m,dc hv A. Jomo,, DnG.'T IT, 49,
,,ycsx ~
W. go q,
" . confess 'hat we are mor'ihed
at such a pitible assault upon a distin-
guishcd public man, aud emenatinp from
n nrofcs,odlv WHO r,ror W. ho,o
r"f'
'aA'n pans 10 examine Tue hoIei regis
ter alluded to, and have no hesitation in
saying that the statement is wholly un.
true. AMI that no entry NV AFR Jcvott
Of am ,,;n1 MA. ,.I, ,LL~,.
r., ""' A''u ""' maui "po" '"e ''OA'
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Republican State Ticket.
Union of the North

Whatever local divisions may exist, in
any quarter, we hope to see, before the
important elections Of next year, an en-
tire and cordial union of all the voters of
the North, who are opposed to making
the national government the instrument
of prcpagating and porpetuating Slave.
ry "a union to bring into power diff
fcrent set of men, actuated by noblcr and
more patriotic purposes, and willing to
do as efficient service for frecdom,as past
administrations have done for Slavery.
For this result we have constantly la
bored, and shall continue to labor. we
believe the great mass of the people of
this state desire such united action. and
it has been our cndeavor to DO all in our
power to keep all obstacles out of the
way of this movement
There are other questions Of great no
litical Importance that we would not lose
sight of; yet this, to us, is of first i'm.
portnnco, and cannot he made to yield in
behalf of any other 1t is not nccessa-
ry that it should, in order to carry out
other important principles The Amer.
lean party of the North has indeed en-.
phatically placed itself at the head of
the Republican movement, and in every
Northern state, Except possibly New
York, where action has not yet been had
on the Philadelphia platform an Amer
lean triumph is also a triumph OF Repub,
licauism. The princi les for which We
have contcnded, along with the Republi.
can party, and even principles still more
strongly Anti-Slavcry, have been openly
avowed as leading articles in the Amcri.
can creed.
1t will need thorough concentration
oil Tie Northern vote to carry the next
Presidential election against the sup
porters of Slavery. 1t must be expected
that the South will make common cause
and 60 in a united phalanx for man of
their own stamp. If they succeed in
carrying a small portion of the Northern
electoral vote, they will accomplish their
object, and perpetuato their power for an.
other four-years term.
In our State affairs, We have son no
special necessity for any division. if only
a reasonable spirit or Cancellation is
shown on both sides, and bite, dcnunci
atoms and rcproachcs are avoided. If
the effect Of some Of these uncalled-for
proceedings, heretofore can be well got
over, VIC shall still hope for the best.
We have seen no good occasion to with
draw our confidence from ticket to
which we last year gave a cordial sup.
port nor have we seen any necessity
of running up the names of the candi.
dates long while before the election. or
of commencing vigorous warfare in
their behalf.
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TIE PRoHlBToRY Law AS far as
VIC can learn there have been no further
violations of the "Maine Law in this
place. The liquor shops are all closed,
aud we have not seen drunken man in
our streets since the fourth of July.
As far as We can ascertain the Law is
being duly observed throughout the on.
tire County Whitehall Chronicle.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-08-01

E[ John Morrow, the IT, s. ser.
geant at Fort Henry, charged with hav.
ing caused the death Of Louis LOupe,
has been committed 10 answer the charge
of murder.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-08-01

Es-- An interesting and important
slave case has occurred in Arkansas 1t
has been decided, and justly, that slaves
cannot be recognized as property by the
United States Courts
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to the Convention over which had the
honor to preside, and in vindication Of
its nominees.
Respectfully, I am yours, &c,
PETER STARR.
Middlcbury, July 10th, 1855.
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County Council.

= = SOunLy
The Windham County Council of the
American party met in convention at
Newfanc, on Friday of last week. The
council was fully attended and the pro.
ceedings entirely harmonious A com
mittee upon resolutions was appointed,
who made the following report, which
was unanimously adopted
!. ReSoiced, That it is the primary
object of our enterprise to procure such
modification of our naturalization laws
as will limit the elective franchise to ma.
tive born citizens and such foreigners as
have, by long residence, Invested them.
selves of all foreign allegiance, either po.
lltical or religious, and become fully
Amcricanized
9 RcSoIco1, That while we contend
for the exercise Of pure Native American
influence in political matters, we wonld
cheorfully leave the free exercise of
their religious views open and sacred to
ALL
3. Rcsolrcl, That we do not war with
slavery in the slave States, but we will
use all lawful and constitutional means
to prevent its introduction into new
States or Territories
4. ReSoIrcd. That we approve Of the
Platform of the State Council lately
held at Burlington.
The convention then proceeded to bal.
lot for candidates for the different coun.
ty officers, and made the following nom
nations
Tor Senators.
ASA KEY ES Brattlcboro
HORACE FLETCHER, Towuslcnd,
S =. FLAGG, Wilmington.
Fer assistant Judgcs:
GEO FISHER. Newfanc,
JONAS TWITCHELL, Townshcnd
Hate'S At,orHcy.
j n. BAXTER, Rockingham.
Wgh Sheriff.:
WALTER TAYLOR, Rockingham.
HipA BojIjF:
DAVID o. GALE, Londonderry.
J0dsc ofPro5atc. Westminster District
ABlSllAl STODDARD, Towusbqnd.
Judgc of Pro}ate, MarHoro' District .
GEORGE HOWE, Brattlcboro
I'otci, Tint the resolutions and nom
nations be signed by the President and
Secretary, and request made to the
newspapers in Windham county to pub
fish the same.
a. \. SWAIN. President !
ID, GuErrT nry-rr Secretary
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E.d.- We omitted 10 stotc Last wecl

E& We omitted to state, last week,
that nomination Of Assistant Judge,
in the place of Hon, Samuel Swift, was
made by the American Convention. This
was ne. dove, we arc sure, in any spirit
OF prescription, bu: under the belief that
Judge Swift, who now holds the Office by
executive appointment, was not inclined
TO accept an election for another term.
On learning that the Office would be &C.
ceptable to Judge s. for longer period
the now nominee-out of high personal
regard TO him, and in consideration of his
recent reverses of fortune-has prompt
iy and magnanimously declined in udgo
Swift's favor.
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COMMENCEMENT WEEK,-Thc Bacca-
laureate Sermon will be preached by
lev. Pres. LABAREE, at the Congrega.
tlonal Church, next Sunday afternoon
Prof TAYLse LEWIS, d. D., of New
York, will address the Philomathesians.
and Rev. BYRON SUNDERLAND, of Wash
ington, d, G, the Philadelphians, on
Tuesday p NJ Exercises of the grad.
usting class, Wednesday, A. NJ. AID.
dress before the Alumni, by Rev. j. A.
d, srosE, D. D, and Poem before the
same, by GEo.-W PARKEa, Bsq of New
York, OH Wednesday Y; NJ.
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The Carob Tree, or ST. Johns Bread.

OF all the seeds imported by the Patent
Office for the purpose of distribution, there
is not one more interesting or more valuable
than those Of the Carob Tree. The pods,
when matured, contain few drops ofa sub
stance resembling honey. The tree is un-
questionably Of Eastern origin, and it is sup
posed to be identical with that upon which
st. John fed while in the wilderness. The
seeds were procured for the office from Al
icante, in Spain. In Murcia, yalentia, Cata.
lonia, and other provinces in that country, il
abounds, and frequently forms, with the olive
and other valuable trees, large forests. Itwas,
without doubt. introduced there by the Moors,
who knew its nutritiye qualities as a food
for their horses, mules, and cattle. They
probably brought il from Palestine and Egypt,
whence il appears to have originated. In
these Spanish provinces il now grows natu.
rally in every kind Of ground, not excepting
the driest and most barren spots, where the
underlying rock shows itself more frequent
tly than earth. Its roots, twisting in every
direction. accommodate themselves to the light.
ness or depth Of the soil while the trunk,
remarkable for its smooth and light.cOlOred
bark, attains in sheltered positions cOlos.
sal size. The branches, furnished with grey
ish coiored leaves, spread majesticaly around
the trunk. and when loaded with fruit, hang
down quite to the ground in the form Of a
tent. The fruit ripens rapidly. and such is
its abundance and weight that it is necessary
at once to gather it. The pods are sweet aud
rich in sugar, and animals iced On them with
ayidity, and become quite fat aud in good con.
dition for work. There are several yerieties
uf the tree. The produce is necessarily in
proportion to the attention given. II blooms
twice a sear--about the Grst pl February and
the middle Of scptembcr-and when well
Watered arrives at considerable height, aud
sometimes covers a space Of one hundred feet
in diameter, bearing upwards ola ton Of pods.
II will doubtless succeed 10 the Southern and
perhaps in the Middle States.
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"ALwAYs CARRY NY MoSEY HERE."-A
friend mentions an amusing circumstance. Of
which he was himself an eyewitness;
was standing, he said, in the railroad de.
pot at Cincinnati, just as the train was pre.
pairing TO start. There was great crowd.
as usual, IN the building, and all at once
man who mad put his hand into his under coat
pocket behind TO take out his pocket. book TO
pas his fare, exclaimed, bis face glowing with
excitement:
"l've been robbed There are thieves
about here! Some villain has taken nv
pnekei-book with over thousand dollars in
IT,"
Where did you carry your pocket book.
sir;"
In my under coat pocket, sir, behind!p
Then, SIR, YOU can scarcely blame the in.
disidual who has taken il" replied the other.
IN pompous, self satisfied, patronising man.
ner. aud IN "yoice Of warning intended
for the ears Of all the bystanders. "Yes.
sir, you offer, il may say SO, temptation.
premium, sir, upon theft. by CARRYING your
muncy in such place. Now, sir, | always
carry my money here" he continued. putting
hs hand into an inside breast pocket Of bis
coat, "and there il Is always
"Sgfe," he roidd have said bat he sud.
denly drew out his hand as if he had been
bitten by an adder. exclaiming:
Why my pocket.book has gone too
Thieves! Thieves Thieves! Let no one 20
out Of the depot
The advice was acted upon. BY doing which
both were found upon the floor, where they
had been dropped by the adroit thief who
then mingled in the large and prOmiscuous
crowd. Ro.he,ie, I,no,,ai.
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How TO Cook PoTAToEs.-Potatoes at this
season are very poor eating, unless rightly
cooked, and not one in hundred knows how
to do that. Treated as in the fall and vim
ter, they come upon the table watery, solid,
and every way disagreeable. A Vermont
woman, who has surprised US BY making old
potatoes as good as new, dry, mealy, and
fresh, has disclosed to us the process she puts
them through to effect SO desirable result.
The potatoes are pared and put to soak in
cold water from four to six hours; then drop
ped into water which is already boiling-an
essential point; and a little salt added to the
water improves them. Take them from the
fire the moment they are done pour of all
the water, and let them stand uncovered in
the kettle over the fire till the water eyapo.
rates from the surface, and they are ready
for the table. The result will astonish those
who try it for the first time, and they will
never return to the old method Of boiling them
with the skins on. Spring field Republican.
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ed, and thus while we may not be able to
grow their turnips and yetches. aud are not
perhaps, under the necessity Of adopting their
long or summer fallow. we may build up a
system Of agriculture adapted to our differ.
ent circumstances, and yet having for its
foundation the same great laws which govern
the processes sanctioned by their long expe-
ence.
One of the great wants Of our system Of
rotation is fallow crop. A crop which,
while 1t impoverlshes the soil but little, per.
lnits the free use Of the cultiyator and hoe
during summer; crop that shall be to us
what the turnip is to English farmers; crop,
in a word. that shall enable us to clean our
land as well as though it was summer fall
lowed, that furnishes large amount Of nu-
tritious food, and which, when consumed on
the farm and the manure made from it re-
turned TO the soil, shall leave. the land rich
in ammonia for the use Of the following ce-
real crops: Indian corn admirably answers
the two first requisites. but we fear it con-
sumes or destroys as much ammonia as wheat,
and that, therefore, it is not a true fallow
crop. Beans come nearer our requirements,
than any other crop we are requirements than
any other crop we are acquainted with, and
it is surprising that they are not more exten
siyely grown on all wheat farms.
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For the Hillsborough Recorder.

MEssRs. EDIToRs: Fearing that my hasty
scrawl, which suppose you will print, may
give too much currency to my crude notions,
and perhaps lead some too sanguine and in
cautious men into unwise, or at least not the
most profitable expenditure Of money. am
prompted to make the best amends | can by
sending you for publication the suggestions
Of much closer observer, and a really in.
telligent practical farmer.
Yours truly, w. ]. BINGHAM.
The communication published last week.
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A yALuABLE ARTictE.-China grass Is an
article which should be Immediately intro.
duced into the United States. In China il
is cultivated along the borders of rice fields.
In Queen Elizabcth's time, cloths made % Il
we're imported into Europe. The lfollanders
preferred il, for fine fabrics. TO those made Of
ilax. The quantity o. fibre is stated TO be
greater than that uf hax. The tenacity j.
such that thread mas be spun one hundred
and seventy.h,c feet long without winding.
Il is fifty per cent. stronger than ilax. A
thread over six miles in length, weighed only
trine over one thousand two hundred
grains.