Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-12-26

about supposed negro plot Tie gives in
= letter TO that journal some curious details a
10 what he saw and heard in the course o
his travels!
" In the counties of Montgomery an,
Stewart, situate on the northern line of Ten
nessee and bisected by the Cumberlan,
River, Ia which large numbers Of slaves arl
employed, 50 that in some districts of thai
neighbofhOod, the slaves considerably out
number the free population.
II would seem that the declarations &c
much INDUCED IN at the South against Ere
mont az the Abolition candidate. and th,
violent measures taken, under that pretcnce
to prevent the formation of Fremont cleo
loral ticket had not escaped the notice oil
the slaves, ever watchful aud inquisitiye as
to anything affecting themselves With the
usual activity among the ignorant Of the
/ mythical imagination, upon the basis that
Fremont was the abolition candidate, an ex-
iensYe supersiructure was speedily erected
he credullty OF thest Dor people was such
mat they bad tuken up the idea that Colonel
/ ifomenL with o. numerous force to back
hun was waiting at the bottom Of the Cum
bcrland river for Christmas night to cone.
/ vhen he and his army were to emerge from
the river to aid in the deliveunce Of the
slaves ~
This insurrecton, then, is traced directly
to the false and foolish charges made BY
slayocratic stump-speakers against Fremont
and the Republicans. Truly, "honesty
'0o"id hare been the best policy"
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec i0.-There bavo
been rumors current here of an expected
insurrecton among the slaves, but all is oui.
81 now There has been no outbreak. and
there Is no anxiety felt on the subject.
be corresnondeni ~ Tho -...-...iia tR,
courier wrung from Hopkinsvlle, saws
thal the people Of llopkinsvile dispatched
a company Of men to Lafayette, but that they
found on their arrival there that the people
were more frightened than hurt, and there
fore they returned the next day.
Washington, Dec A. Revolutionary Pen
slons. 20 The Secretary of the Interior has
informed the Senate that one thousand and
iorly-hve officers is the probable number to
DC provided for by the bill passed last ses-
sion by The House, aud pending IN the Sen
ate relative 10 the pay Of revolutionary Of
hcefs and their widows and orphans. rcouir.
ing S!,5Oo 600 10 satisfy the proposed allow
ance.
.Aierand1a Dec.3.- Outrage on a Coasier
Schooner Caroline Holmes, Capt Weaver
from Georgetown for New York. was seized
oil the Bluffs yesterday Tor attempting TO
proceed 10 sea without submitting 10 be
searched, az provided by the laws of Virgin
IA. The vessel was brought back to the
city, aud The Captain held 10 bail The YES
sci Is also held $1,000 being demanded for
her release.
The recent restoration Of Bishop Onder-
donk Of Phiudelphia has created much feel
ing among the friends Of the Bishop Onder-
donk OF n. Y, and it indicates how much
easier it is for one 90 regain favor who ad.
mus uls quit, than for one 10 be restored
whose case is not so clear. The Onderdonks
are bfothers-hoth were accused of crime.
The Philadelphia brother cOnicsses, gives
evidence Of ponitence, and IS restored. Tho
Ne" YORK brother still persists, ten years
after hs conviction, 10 asserting bis luno-
cence' and OF course cannot be restored I'M
lees DE can satisfy bis peers ~ the church
that they have uulustly condemned hun
Springfield Republican.
HiHois.--.4 correction ofhe oReiql poie.-
A fraud has been detected m the returns
made by the Locoioco canyassers of the
official vote IN Illinois, by which It appears
that inc Republicans have been cheated 10
the amount Of ll6j votes in the footinps.-
This mistake is supposed to have been made
10 cover those who had made bets on 5000
majority for Buchanan in that State. Il now
appears that Fremont received g6.2sO. IN
stead Of pd2s0, instead Of q6,ISO. aud that
Buchanan bad only l0i 40, instead of lOj.-
3ii
Ihe. canyassers gave BUCHANAN ln65 votes
more iuan ho got, and Fremont 100 less.
cheating the hitter lGj votes.
Sad Occ,grenoc-Mr. Emery Buroee met
with his death last Tuesday eveninfr under
very sudden md affective Circumstances 49,
tie fell from star 10 his barn, striking ON
hls head, killing hun instantly. Il is thought
that he rupiurcd a blood vessel. which was
the immediate cause OF his death. MS the M
Jnries TO HE head were not Of such a nature.
as TO be ia,al.-LHdloc BioHer.
In the garden of Mr.. Lew Lewis, Wells
VI, one sun flower produced stalk ten fee,
high, which bore - perfect blossoms, and
upeued 1900 seeds
IN OIL SeiEer Gone.-BH Blake. Esq
died at SaxtJn's River las, week. lie was
one OF the Oldest inhabitants OF the town
leit among us. He came here about lSD9
and has resided IN X cklngham ever since.
lie erected The h'st paper mil ia town, and
started The trst newspaper printed in Bel
lows Falls. Il was called the BeHoiss Falls
inisMgsHop. HIS age was about 50 wears.
-Beiiolcs Falls .3rgus.
Is the san inhabied2-Sir David R,aw-
ster states that so strong has been the belief
that the sun cannot be habitable world.
mat scientific gentleman was pronounced
by his medical attendant insane. because he
had sent paper 10 the Royal Society. in
which he maintained that the light of the
sun proceeded from the dense and universal
aurora, which may afford ample light TO the
lnha bnants beneath, and yet be al such
distance nlott as not to be among them
there may be water and dry land there, hills
and dales, rain and fair weather. and that ms
he light aud the season must be eternal, the
sun may be easily conceived to be by far
he most blissiu habitatlon Of the world .
iystem. 10 less than ten years after This /
apparently extravagant notion was con.
'ldered proof Of his insanity, It WAS main
aimed by Sir William Herschell as ration
II, and propable opinion, which might be
ieducibe from his own observations on the
tructure Of the sun.
The Chinese Sugar Cane. We have fre-
uenty luded to our experience m raising
he Chinese sugar cane, from seed received
i the patent office, We are entirely salts
led that it can be raised with great profit IN
hls locality, either for fodder or for the
making Of sugar or molasses.
Last week finding election over and no
ring to do, and but little to interest us in
he papers, we essayed to convert the pro-
lcts of SIX hills, planted like corn into mo-
asses. Pretty sport for an editor but our
lotto Is, anything to save our country -
nd so at II we went--aud a sweet time we
ad of 1t better than wheeling apples we
ockon-and the process aud result we will
I'VE for the benefit of mankind in general.
We run tmrty-two stalks through a hay
utter, and with our standrng-press and
heese hoop, took therelrom three quarts of
lear and rich juice, which being boiled 10
ni h.t !