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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

How to Elect a President.

One Of the most important lessons taught by
the recent triumph Of the Northern Party in
Congress, consists in the suggestion of process
by which the government Of the country may
be taken out of the hands of the Slave Democ-
racy, and placed in the hands of the people of
the Northern States, where it belongs, at least
for the present, and until the accumulated
wrongs OF many years heaped upon us by the
Slave Power, are redressed. Mr.. Banks was
chosen Speaker entirely by Northern votes. He
was also chosen solely on the Anti-Nebraska is
sue; he was supported aud elected as the Rep
resentative of the men who are opposed to
further slaveholding encroachments, and who
are determined not only to resist the outrages
which are to come, but to redress those which
have passed. There was no other question but
this involved In his election, and in the effort to
elect a President. no other question but this
must be allowed to interfere 1t is just as easy
to combine the Anti-Nebraska votes of the in
dividual electors, as it was to combine the votes
of the Anti-Nebraska Congressman. There
were difficulties in the one case, and there will
be difficulties in the other; but they can be sur
mounted. The example just shown to us is in
spiriting, and will have its proper effect among
the masses of people all over the Free States.
The vote for Mr.. Banks represents the follow
| ing electoral votes
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21
The " Prairie Chief"

The Sacramento (Cal.) Journal gives an
interesting account Of a noted wild horse
which has reacehtly been captured in that Vi
cinity. The animal was Known as the " Pra-
irie Chief" or wild horse of Yolo, and is con-
sdered the best native trotter in the State,
and the most enduring animal perhaps in any
country He had bafled for years repeated
attemps to capture him. although every meth
cd that ingenuity could devise and men exc
cute was tried years ago. More than forty
horsemen, mounted on the very flowers of the
ranches, pursued him time and time and again
often running him from sun to sun, aud occas-
ioually hunting him on the second day, when
he proved as fresh as on the first ; and never,
until at last captued, even when hottest pur-
sued, was he seen to break into gallop.
Troting, he could run round most horses gal
Looping. Once he was decoyed by means OF
other horses into corral but on percieving
the snare, he at one bound cleared by several
feet the bristling posts of the corral. A re-
ward of $500 was once offered for him, and
he was, after several attemps driven into
narrow pass and assoed, but he snapped the
asso in an instant and escaped,
The last organized attempt to secure him,
however, succeeded, and the noble animal was
robbed of the freedom he had so long and so
CALAMITY contended for. A party of thirty
persons, well mounted, assembled at the place
where he was known to be grazing, which was
along range of hills on the west banks of
the Sacramento. A few of them, in the
morning, drove him to the mountains, when
he was compelled to turn back upon the plains,
where the rest Of the party, scattered in
squads for distance of thirty miles along
the county, dashed at him by turns, and thus
run him at his full speed back and forth to
the mountain, and up and down the plains,
until he was completely jaded and worn,
and at dark they were enabled to lasso and
capture him. Thus did this wonderful horse
run Tor trot, rather) the entire day without
moments breathing time. At the close,
when closely pursued, he broke into a gallop.
1t is estimed, by those who knew the ground
we'll, that he travelled from 100 to ITO miles.
He is gray horse, with garyish name and
tail, about fourteen hands high, and is be-
lieved to be about fourteen years of age, and
is withal, very fierce.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

An article in the Patriot last week and one
which we have seen going the rounds, in fgur-
ing up the election eff President in the House
in the event he is not elected by the people,
gives the Is Southern States for the Black
Democracy and 10 Northern States to the Anti
Slavery-classing Illinois and Iowa as equally
divided and Delaware for Know Nothing-this
figuring being taken from the last vote Tor
Speaker, in which the Black Democracy thus
claim the union OF the Americans and Black
Democracy complete. Now should Kentucky
cast her vote against them, as a majority OF
her Representatives are Americans; and IN
MARYLAND also there are four Americans to one
Administration, and Tennessee has two majorl-
ty American, Missouri four majority; and it
leaves the Anti-sl&very1 party with two majority
over the Black Democracy and ten over the
Americans. Or does the Patriot contend that
the union of the Americans and Administration
men upon Aiken is so complete as to leave no
doubt in uniting for President And as it is
openly proved that Aiken is an American, is the
Black Democracy, in an event of the election 60
ing to the House, to unite upon the American
candidate! But the election of President is not
going to the House The Republicans have
the electoral votes of fourteen Northern States,
according to the vote for Banks, which number
| 1853. All the other States, be they united OF
divided, have only 1873, a majority in favor Of
the Republicans of IS
In the event. that the election of President
goes TO thel Hdnse the second session of the
House who elected Banks will have to cleo
him and tho people can see for themselves how
the result looks likely to be
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21
Notice.

We learn that some difficulty occurs in the
settlement of the old accounts for the Freeman,
by reason of wrong entries or neglect to enter
at all, which aoe have had no means of making
otherwise, and say, in behalf of the old editor,
that where mistakes occur in bills sent out, they
will all be rectifed and that no part is taken,
in the affair by ourselves, further than is re-
quested by the subscribers. We are informed
that many of the above errors have occurred by
the neglect of some agents to make prompt re-
turns; and we would therefore suggest to our
subscribers the relying upon themselves to act
as their own agents. Any money can be hand
ed to the Postmaster, with request to send it
to US, or it may be enclosed at our risk, if done
in presence of the Postmaster, and will be re-
ceipted by our hand within two weeks Stamps
should be sent for odd change.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21
A Falsehood!

Speaking of Mr.. Hutchinson's lecture in
this village, the VI Patriot says:
His lecture is only one of many thousands
being delivered in the Northern States to pre-.
vent the admission of Kansas as State until
after the Presidential election. This is the OBJ
ject of the agitationists :"
Now any man who has read the papers, has
beard from more sources than one, that these
same men in Kansas, have framed Constitu
ton, and ask for admission as State. A source
from which the Editor of the Patriot shoulc
have learned it in the Presidents special mes
sage, where he says that party have framed
a Constitution, adopted it, nnder it elected
governor and other officers" and in another
place plainly admits that they have asked ad
mission as State and pronounces itrevolution
airy in its character.
Read the message, you tauntingly ask us tt
publish, Major!
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

BANKS IN lS53.-The Union-sliding, negro
absorbing Banks, says the New Hampshire Pat
riot, was as decided and Jealous "a friend and
supporter of President Pierce and his Admins
tration, two years ago, as there was in New
England ; and he would have been so at this
day if he could have got office by remaining SO.
VI. Patriot.
There were many friends and supporters OF
Pierce, two years ago To-day a child might
number them if you would give him list of
the principal Post Offices and Custom Houses in
the Union The Editor of the Patriot prctessed
to be as decided and Jealous supporter OF An
ti-Slavery men and measures in 1852, as there
was in New England and he would have been
SO at this day If he could have got Office by re-
naming SO.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21
Sugar.

Accounts from Havana confirm previous advi-
ces that the sugar crop will prove almost fail
ure. The season has been unusually wet, which
prevents gathering the cane, or drying the
pressed cane for fuel During the summer
season it rains almost continually, and in the
winter it is commonly so dry as to permit the
loamy soil to remain hard and the fair weather
affords facilities for gathering the cane. The
only fuel for running the apparatus is dried
cane. We learn that more than half of the
crop would be left standing in the fields; the
planters being unable to grind it. Those
who have orchards should make extra efforts to
supply their own sugar this year.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

Every one of these States can be carried with
perfect ease for u candidate of the right sort
nominated against the Slave Democracy on the
Anti-Nebraska issue. Under such q condition
of things not State in the above list is doubt
full. Those which may at first glance be deemed
doubtful would be carried by the momentum of
the Others, for the chief obstacle to successful
resistance to the Slave Power has always been
the idea 50 diligently impressed upon the voters
that there was no chance of success. That
nonsense must now go its way. The North. in
spite Of threats of dissolution, and in the face
of the greatest obstacles, has persevered for
nine weeks, and has finally chosen Speaker.
The spell is broken; the North is party, and
can now march on to victory despising the
twaddlers and doubters, if any remain.
After the brilliant victory which all men at
the North now rejoice over, it is as clear as day
light what the platform must be. Now who
shall the Representative of the platform bel
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

The Free Press walked into our columns of
last week without mittens, in its issue of the
18th. All we have to say is, that in " making
up" the paper, the Printer placed two articles
under one head the one relating to the disa-
greement of the Black Democracy, and the
other giving the opinions of the Windsor Journ-
al, Free Press, and Boston Journal upon Banks
election. We inform the Press that its issue,
containing its editorial remarks, did not come
to our office.
As for the meaning of carrying out the Re-
publican organization at the State House last
fall, we ask him who bolted the regular Caucus
nomination Tor Secretary of State! Is it salts.
fed I
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

LIQUOR SEIzuRE.-About 70 gallons of liquor
was seized by Deputy Sheriff Bradish, last week.
and Immediately attached by Mr. Boutwell, On
Monday the case came before Mr.. BalIou, and
the owners were notified. Messrs. Storrs Il
Palmer failed to appear. Mr., Boutwell, ac-
knowledged Judgment, and fled motion to APP
peal to the County Court.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

The CONVENTION OF THE BLACK DEMOCRACY at
Hydepark, on the 7th, nominated P. s. Benja-
min of Wolcott, and l. B. Bowdish of Swanton,
delegates to the Cincinnati Convention. Reso-
lutions were passed setting forth their adherence
to the party that has " extended republican in
stitutions to new territories" supporting the
Kansas Bill, and denouncing the American par
ty, whose assistance they so humbly courted at
Washington, as dangerous and lacking pO~er
of intellect or position. Such resolutions pre-
vented the election of Black Democrat of
Washington
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

The Waterman is Che only abolition paper in
Vermont that has printed the President IS Kan
sas message; but every one of them occupy
their space with the most wicked Justification OF
its views, and foolish denials of its facts. No
man in any party in the Free States sustains
the 81 ordes rufians," as the Southern meddlers
with Kansas affairs are called-yet these reck
less papers declare that the President sustans
them; why, then, don't they publish. the mes
sage! If its character is what they say it is, it
is the best electioneering document they could
hnd-it would seem to justify, in some measure,
the low and unmanly war they are waging upon
the President and the Democratic party. But
they will not publish it. They are afraid of
the truth They dare not spread the message
through the State Rather, in obedience to
their mean hatred for the President, they give
1t In garbled abstracts and dishonest comments
to their readers Vt. Patriot.
A Geographic summary was sent from Wash
ington on the day of its reception, which was
sufficiently indicative of its character, and those
of the country papers that went to press before
a copy arrived published it, as the Patriot did
Gov Reeder's reply to it And has this week
done of the Presidents proclamation-in gar
bled abstracts" Now, as we give the procla'
nation, in full this week and have published
Reeder's reply to the message in full, we will
publish the message in full next week, if the
Patriot will publish Governor Reeder's reply
and the ,chole of the proclamation this week
Or, we will pay the Patriot the regular adver
tising rates for inserting Reeders reply in it
columns.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

CRUsT FOR APPLE DUMpLINGs.-Takesi fted
-four with little salt, and pour in boiling
water enough to make dough stiff enoug
to roll ont-then proceed with the dumplings
as usual. The success of this recipe will de.
pend entirely upon the dexrerity with which
it is compounded. A careless or heavy hand
cd cook will be pretty sure to fail, but if the
-four and water are lightly mingled and lightly
rolled out, the crust will be good, and partic-
ularIy acceptable to those who object to the
richness of ordinary paste.-Cor. Of Sat.
Post
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

SHEEp.-The following is a summary of an
article of fifty pages in the Transactions of
the Royal Society, of London, on experiments
in fatteniug sheep:
Consumption Of Food:-Sheep Of different
breeds consume quantities of food in proper
tiou to their respective weights when at an
equal age, stage of feeding, &c, that is to say,
three sheep weighing 100 lbs each will con-
sumo the same quantity of food as two sheep
of $50 lbs each.
Sheep on good fatteuing food-such as
cake or corn, with chaff and roots-will con-
sumo weekly 70 lbs. of roots, ior every 100
lbs. of their live weight.
When fed as above, they will consume
every week one-sevent Of their own weight of
the dry substance of food : that is, after de-
duetiug the moisture it contains.
Rate Of increasc-Sheep well fed and under
cover will increase about two per cent. per
week upon their weight: that is to say, 100
lbs. Weight will increase from ! ga to two lbs.
per week.
To increase 100 lbs in live weight, sheep
will consume about 2 IL cwts. of cake or
corn, IL cwts. OF hay chat, and L 4
tons of roots.
The increase of fattening sheep is at the
rate Of about l ID. live wight to or 8 lbs.
of the dry substance ef the food consumed
Live and dead heights, &c -Hoggets or
tegs, (under twelve months DID, and in a lean
or store condition, will contain about one-hali
of their weight carcass, and about one-hal
oaal.
Shorn sheep, sufficiently fat for the market
will contain about 80 lbs. of carcass in every
100 lbs of the unfatted live weight.
sheep in an ordinary state Of fairness yielG
from lbs. to IA lbs. OF oifal or loose fat pc,
head, according to breed and size the long
woods give the least, and the Down the most
Value Of Increase Sc.-The value of thu
increase Of fattening sheep is less than tn
cost of the food consumed to produce it; tn
difference is to be charged to the manure.
The value Of the total offal is from As. t
Is. per head, independently of the WOOL
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

OPPOSED TO AGRIouLTuRE.-At late ag-
ricultural meeting the Rev. Mr.. Sydney re-
lated the following anecdo:e:
Some years ago kind-hearted noble
man presided at a meeting of his tenants and
friends and, amongst other toasts, gave Sue
cess to agriculture One Of his tenants
rose and said, | don't like that toast. |
have been sixty or seventy years on the estate
farming for myself am thankful to say we
have never had nothing to do with agricul-
ture, and we never wil!' Blissiul igno-
rance!"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

The Squdtter Sovereign states that ex-senator
Atchison, with company of two hundred of
his neighbors, is making arrangements to go to
Kansas early in the spring, to locate in the neigh
borhood of Atohison.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

To REMOVE INK STAlNs-I wish to inquire
through the columns of your paper, what will
thoroughly remove ink from linen. or cotton
cloth. Any Information will be gladly re-
ceiycd bya
SUBSCRIBER.
80. Sebec' Jan. 26th, 1856,
NoTE. We have generally succeeded by
washing the stains with solution OF oxalic
acid.-Ed. Maine Farmer
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

Ok SHoEING.-We frequently find in agri-
cultural papers some remarks about shooting
horses, but l have never seen anything there
in about shoeing oxen. Now it is true that
horse should be shoed in such manner as
to cause him to stand and trample with ease,
and the OK should be shod with equal care
but we frequently find oxen, especially large
oxen, famed by sboeing. Now, L find one
great error to be i'll the length and shape of
the shoes. If the shoes arc long and crook
ed, they of course cause the weight Of the OK
to bear on the inner edge of the shoe, Or centre
of the foot, causing the hools to cant in an
unnatural position. This may do for small,
light cattle, but with heavy oxen it is quite
different.
In shoeing large oxen there should be one
inch Of the toe or forward end Of the hoof
left bare-aud be sure that the shoe sets flush
with the outside of the hoof. Then the heel
Of the shoe should not be crooked or turned
in too much !; but our blacksmiths are apt to
be in too sreata hurry, and if shoe comes
within hailing distance of good fit, they
must nail it on in preference to selecting
better.
l am not blacksmith, but have always
teen acquainted with oxen, having teamed
for forty years, and Of course had many cat
tie shod IF the above remarks are not cor
rect, | shou!d like to be set right-Main.
Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

The New Hampshire Wing State Convention
met at Concord, Thursday Ichabod Goodwin
OF Portsmouth, was nominated for Goyerno,
and n. T. Lscomb, of Lebanon, for Railroe "A
commissioner. Resolutions were passed &C N.
forming to the past history of the organizati on
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

On friday last over 200 busheld Of pota-
toes were sold at Wilmington, in lots to suit
purchasers, for from 16 to II IL cents per
bushel, and from a shilling to twenty cents is
all that is asked for them in that vicinity
There is a fair prospect that the day is coming
when poor people can once more afford to
live.-BcliowS Falls Argus.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

A bar of iron valued at S., worked into
horse-shoes, is worth $1,000; needles, 1855;
pen-kinfe blades, 1926 shirt buttons S29-
1870; balance springs Of watches $25O,OOO.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21
" Eauling" in oxen.

Having dealt in and used oxen for the last
twenty years, l have frequently purchased
those that had become addicted to the vicious
habit of -" hauling" The cause Of this is
perfectly simply and tho remedy equally 50.
The cause Of oxen hauling is to be attributed
uniformly to their having worked in to short
a yoke. Hence the proper remedy is to put
on longer yoke-say, for large oxen, two
feet between the inside bow holes and my
word for it your oxen will not " haul work.
ed in such yoke. And here let me add,
that it is great error among many of our
best farmers, particularly in the western and
more level portions Of the State, to work
their oxen in too short yoke. 1t must be
apparaut to every observer, that they will
work much easier in long than short yoke
have purchased a great many cattle of the
very best farmers in your country, and in the
Genesee valley, and have already noticed this
defect in their yokcs, while in the Central
and more eastern portions of the longer ones.
Indeed how would our Eastern or New Eng
land farmers pillow on their hiIl-sides with Q
Monroe Livingston Go. yoke on their oxen
IF oxen are addicted to &" crowdng," apply
the short yoke. b. Jerry
WateruiM, ~ Y.
HORSES AT THE Provincial FAIR AT CAN
ADA.-A remarkable fine display of draugh
horses was made. The animal which took
the first premium was four-yoar old, and
his weight was represented as about 170(
lbs; the second best horse exceeded this about
one hundred weight; the third best was cross
blood Of the two former, which was a " thu
Clyde npon Morgan mare. He had thu
eye, ear, head, action and fire Of the Nor
gan, with the giant frame of the Clyde. HI
was q splendid animal, but was not purt
blood, and so stood No. 3. All the draugh
horses of any note were of this blood. w
noticed two half-bloods, two years old, eacl
Judged to exceed 1900 lbs. These were term
cd " heavy draught" horses, while the stallio
that took the first prize for light draught
horses, was estimated at 1900 lbs. This wa
a noble specimen, and the Governor. Genera
of Canada, Sir Edmund Head, who was pre-
sent honored him by calling him from the rims
and by special notice.
In looking at these horses, could but cor
trast them with the light-limbed, thin-skine(
small and frettul animals under which on
farmers bob and jump, by commissions, whe
fastened to heavy breaking-up plough. IT,
Scotch farmers, who mostly had these animal
in charge, assured me that span would dra
a plough ten inches deep in breaking, wit
the docility and steadiness of oxen; and tn;
would turn their two acres per day of sue
ploughipg,, rnd show no exhaston.-[ Rcpo
IF H, G. Foote to the ", Y. Ag. Society
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21
Income from Forty Sheep.

MEssRs. ED1ToRs.-Below give the in
come of 40 Merino Sheep which l wintered
last winter:
Fed to them by estimation tons, about
equal quantities oat straw and meadow
hay, worth $500 per ton $4,000
Two bushels mixed grain, fed in the
snripr 200
Expepse washing shearing &c., 500
Pasturng at thirtyOiour cts. per head 1861
Interest on the capital $l,6O, is $50
And have now a flock left valued
at 500 which reduces my capital
$50, which I add to expense, 5000
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

Leaving net income Of, $1O3,SO
or $3.50 per head. D, F. TAeJord, VI. q.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-02-21

SIAJjAV
Credit by wool sold, 5 S1,00
By sheep and lambs sold, l4S,OO
~ cOOO On