Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-08-21
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CoRaEcrloN.-We willingly correct the init
nation which we gave a week or two since, that
there were only two Buchanan lnan in the river
District in Berlin, and that they were both old
bachelors. Ono of them informs Us that he is
not an old bachelor, but IL widower, and further,
that he Is not Buchanan man-whch leaves
but one Buchanan man in the District We
learn further, that the widower is father Of the
bachelor
Henry YARD BErcnER.--We are requested
to announce that the Rev. Mr.. Ieecher will &c
ture in Washington Hal, in this village, this
" ednesday) evening, commencing at } o.
clock Tickets 25cls.
Subject, Patriotism" There needs no com
meuts upon the man or his lecture The house
viii be doubly JuN.
Hon. L, 3. Peck IN speech before the Onion
Club on Saturday, tried 10 refuie some accusa-
lions of Inconsistency as shown in the fact that
in 1850 he asserted the power of Congress TO
prohibit Slavery in the Territories and in 1856
denies that power; but his progress was apparent
to those present as being equal to the boys who
went to school," stepped one step and 81 pped
back two"
RAIy--It has rained seventeen days in sue
cession, in this vicinity, ending with to day,
Tuesday.
The New York Wings have decided in favor
of Fillmore Tho Maine Wings listened to
long letter from ChoAte, last week, in which he
says it is their "duty to unite with some party
TO defeat the Republican party which he
says:
IF it accomplshes its object aGd gives the
Government to the North, | turn my eyes from
the consequences TO the fifteen States Of the
South that COVE nment will appear an alien
government. 1t will appear worse 1t will
represent to the eye vast region OF States or
ganized upon Anti Slavery flushed by triumph,
checred onward by the voices of the pulpit, tri-
bune and press its m ssion to naugerate free
dom and put down the oligarchy its Const'tu-
ton Me glHfering and sounding generaities Of
natural rigM aehicA make up the Declaration Of
independence. And then and thus is the begin
ming Of the end"
A nice reverence for our Declaration of hide
pendence, that designates it as made up of
" sounding generaties " And the party who
thus denounce the principles Of the Constitu-
ton as the sounding generalities,' (they
might as well say, the haseless fabric of a
vision, are going to support the nominee of a
party which seeks to amend the Constitution,
which every one admits gave Congress power to
prohibit Slavery in the territories, so that it
shall give the South the control of that base In
ititution
3 New CENT The Philadelphia Sun says
S that new cent is to be coined, to be eighty
$ nine parts copper and twelve parts nickel, and
{ weighs seyonty-two grains, less than half the
present cent. Its color will be dark red
About $3.50 900 worth Of property was DIS
,royed by fire in Chicago, Ill on the 18th
All the States except New Hampshire elect
o Presidential electors by plurality. North Caro-
INA CHOOSES III Tile L9SlSlaIuFo
t KANSAS. "A better state of feeling is reported
from Kansas The overland emigrants have
}, fought thcir way into the Territory, and thu
- Missouriaus finding them prepared, and Kansa
% rather warm, have left the Territory Their at
tempts to arrest Gen. Lane did not succeed. -
VI The Territory is quiet. The members of tn
Topeka Legislature and its Governor are, how
ever, still in PRISON, held to answer for treason
- Francis P. Blair, the Member of Congress
!. elect from the ST Louis District, Missouri, sal
= before the election -" | hare no hesitancy :
=, Gp0,ring That pos OPPOSED to the repeal of N
-, Missouri Compromise, AND THAT / AM IN FAvo
- OF ITS RES roRATlaN
TO Missouri The following summary of the re
III salt of the election 10 Missouri is from the Oh
40 cage 1ribune
" AT the last Congressional election in Mi
IN souri, the Delegation sloud--K now Nothing 81,
IL Atchson Democrats one. The present Deleg'
e. ton stands Know Nothing two, Atchison Dem,
eo Gratis four, Free Soil one The Know Nothing
," have lost four members the AtchlsoniIes ha,
n gained three, aad lhe Free Soil one member
o. The Americans and Bentonites will contr
ne the Legislature, which will probably result
m sending Benton back tn the United States Sci
Nj ate. and also an American leaving Atchist
10 the Prince OF Border Rufians at home II
OF Benton vote for Governor is pretty fair esl
ry mate of the Free Kansas strength in Missoui
1t will be the growing vote in that State UNI
on the day she shall happily, for herself, take h
On place among her free Sisters Of The Union"
10 y,
,,s to hear that by letters received from Chicag
lis dated Aug 7th, it appears that the second We
cester company under Martin Stowe h
made its way through into Kansas, in spite
an obstacles. and was, when last heard from, wit
~ in forty miles of Topeka. We believe that Il
'iu is the fist party of Emigrants which has actu;
Nv " arrived in Kansas since the sackin9 of La
III renee DR.. Gutter also is on his way in, a.
's' the three hundred Western emigrants are Gehi
~ hn - Worcester Spy.
ion
- KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE, that John
to Breckenridge, the Buchanier candidate for Vi
up President volunteered to leave his seat in %
gress ,ior the purpose of defending MAT WAR
when that distinguished Kentucky rufian "
'lu on trial for the murder of Butler, the scho
a master
10, In Iowa in 1852 Pierce had majority o'
nou Scott of 1907 ; now the Republicans have n
.'' jority of 1000. Only change in that near
'O', Kansas State Of 1907
bod
Hon. Justin >. Morrill, was nominated
me Congress by acclamaton in the I'd District,
rcd ,ba 18th Hon. John Porter for District Elect