Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1855-08-24
Barnum's American Museum,
NeW-York.

IRANsrAs, Bridgeport, CT JGly 1, l-5j.
Ny Dear Lille General Your letter
asking me To volunteer 10 Lecture for your
benefit IN nine or ten towns IN Vermont
was duly received. When insisted last
spring that Mr.. llowes should allow me ten
Bonshp days IN the season, little thought
that should be called upon to perform for
you under canvass However, feel crate
iul for your goodness in former times, and
cannot refuse you any thlng. Let me know
IN good season, precl sely when aud where
am wanted, and | will be on hand ia tino.-
WI give my lecture on the Philosophy
of llumbug' IN The afternoon, aud on the
Ant Of Money Getting" in the evening.
Your father has returned from the Insane
Retreat at Hartford. and the prospect Is that
he viii entirely recover Your Mother,
Brother and Sisters are well, and join me IN
much love. Your old friend,
7. r. BARNUM.
GEN. Tow TnuuB.
T. \. The Elephant works well. He did
all my heavy blowing, and now he is caring
IN my hay and grain. lie is trump. b.
M,rieo,--Thc Washington Correspondents
OF the Courier & Enquirer has the following
IN relation 10 Mexican affairs:
ne UcWe lINui MtAlCo Is NnIft luI
Santa Anna than was anticipated here. His
leutenants have overcome the reyolutionsts
at Morelia, IN the State Of Michoacan, and
lac will take good care of their leaders. This
was the headquarters OF the revolution in the
South, the inhabitants having the reputation
of being the Bhoys OF Mexico, and therefore
constltutlonally disposed to lawlcss violence.
But the real danger was not in the South, but
m hp kkl flp b,J IL,
advantage Of arms from the American side
of The line, aud the more substantial asSis-
lance of numbers of light troops organized
as iillbusterng volunteers flom The same
region. la those Northern districts some
successes are reported, which, if true, will
cause considerable alarm at the Capital. II
still seems probable that Santa Anna will
hight his way through the present troubles,
but If not, he will compromise with his op.
ponenls by running way. In that case, the
last act Of Mexican history will commence
prey 10 hopeless domestic anarchy, it must
become an absolute Inonarchsm under pro.
lection OF some of the European powers, OF
JON our coniederscy as equal States of the
Union or as dependent provinces"
And then-are we to have halfa dozer
more Slave Siates' Is slavery to have the
preponderance in the Union?
.fnOihr Of Hashingioa's Siares Discovered
A writer in the Rochester american SAYS
that former slave of General Washington
named Richard Stanup or Stanhope, lives a
urbana, Ohio, at the good old age of l0s
years. lie has in his possession the origina
papers giving him his freedom. in Genera
Washlng'on's own hand writing, for which
he has refused quite sum OF money. III,
had rather part with his farm than his papers
lie owns about one hundred acres some lei
miles north Of the village of Urbana, bough
with money given him by his illustrous mas
Ter. lie Is now living with his sixth wife
and TO all appearance enjoying life as wei
as the youngest. Wonder il Barnum La.
been seen IN those parts lately