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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-08
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Correspondence of ,he we,,bmau & state Journal
Letters from California. No. g.

YRFKA, Gala, Dec. 5, 50.
Friend Wditon,-l have Just re-
turned from Rogue River Valley,
where some of the bloody scenes
spoken Of in my last were enacted.
Ia crossing the Siskiyou mountain
the dividing range between the
two valleys passed by the graves
of four men who were murdered by
the Indians while on their way from
Oregon to this place, with teams
loaded with produce, for this mar
ket. The Indians lay in wait for
them behind some logs, in the steep
esl part Of the mountain, aud when
they stopped to rest, deliberately
shot the men together with fourteen
yoke Of cattle; and taking with
them a few sacks of flour and the
clothes and blankets of their muir
dered victims, made their escape,
leaving men, caIlle and wagons all
piled Ia heap together. The men
were taken a short distance below
aud buried upon a beautiful mound,
where the breezes Of Heaven, moan
iug through the tall pines which
bend over their graves, perpetually
sing their requiem.
As passed by the spot, solitary
and alone, and saw the graves of
the poor meu,-cul down in The Wig
or of youth, leaving wives and chill
dren TO mourn their untimely end
an involuntary shudder passed thro'
my frame, as | thought Of their
cold-blooded and hearless murder,
and prayed that ample vengeance
might be taken upon those demons
in human form who perpeuated 1t.
There are now about five hun
dred men in arms in Rogue River
Yalley,-regulars and volunteers -
and they have driven ihe Indians
out of the inhabited portions of the
valley, down near the meadows,
where they have them completely
surrounded. The lndians-about
three hundred warriors-have forti-
fed themselves on an island in the
river, and are prepared for a desper-
ale resistance. The whites are
planting howiIzers and cannon at
different points, in order to rake
them with shot aud shell, prepara-
tory to the final charge, and we are
expecting every day to hear the de-
tails of a bloody battle.
The Indian war is raging with
unabated fury in the northern por-
tion of Oregon and Washington ter
ritory. We have news of the col
lection of about two thousand war
riors near the Dalles, and Of some
hard fighting, but it is so unsafe
travelling, that we have received no
very late, well authenticated news
from that quarter, The families in
Rogue River Valley-nearly all Of
which have been, for the last month,
in forts, and protected by a strong
guard, - have returned to their
homes, having very liule apprehen-
sion of danger during the winter
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please others or rather TO excite their
remarks we build houses and furn-
ish them for those outside the fami-
ly, and live as poorly when we are
rich as we did when we were poor
as poorly in the new house as in the
old.
It's fatal day for enjoyment when
a family gets house and furniture
too fine for use; and yet most wo-
men have an ambition to have it so.
Better would it be if they were
contented with such a house and
such furniture as is suited to every
day use-the house large enough TO
accommodate ones friends, and the
furniture such as all use when at
home.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-08

Virginia and the FngitiUe Stare
Law,-A select committee of the
Virginia House of Delegates has re-
ported bill $40 protect James Par
sons, Jr, of Hampshire, and other
citizens Of the Commonwealth, in the
prosecution and maintenance of their
constitutional rights" The said Par
sons is now under recognlzance TO
appear before the county court Of
Blair county, Pennsylvania, TO answer
the charge of kidnapping, undertake
laws OF the said State, he having pur-
sued 10 said county and endeavored
10 reclaim fugitive slave, in pursu-
ance OF the provisions Of the act Of
Congress known as the "fugitive
(Sse 4thPags.l
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-08

the shepherd breed, which happened
TO be tied up one day when a friend
called upon us, who was eating a
BUN, piece Of which he threw to
the animal. 1t fell on the floor be-
fore him, few inches beyond The
reach of his outstretched fore-paw.
Alter several Intellectual efforts to
get at IT, the dog, 10 our surprise,
turned round and scraped the bread
within his reach by his hind paws
This was process of reasoning, an
adoption of means TO an end, like
that exhibited by the ourang-outang
mentioned in the preceding para
graph.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-08

REASON IN BRUTEs. The ourang-
outang without being taught, will do
what a dog cannot be taught TO do,
an untaughl, can not think of doing;
he will unlwlst or uuravel his chain
or cord. If the dog is chained, and
the chalh becomes IN any way Jam
med between things lying about, or
twisted upon itself, the animal drags
hard al il, away from the point of en-
tanglemeni, perhaps increasing the
eyil-becones alarmed-crles out,
and never thinks of slaknlng the
chain and returning back 10 see what
the cause Of The Inconvenience is.-
Not so the ourang-outang the mo-
ment such an accident occurs, he de-
lberaIely SETS about putting matters
to rights. He does not drag away
from The point Of resistance does not
insist on running lorclbly counter,
but instantly slakens his chain, as a
human being would do under the
like circumstances, and goes back 10
see what occasions the obstruction.
Ii the chain has got entangled with
a box or any other article Of furni-
lure, he disengages il if il has be-
come twisted, he considers the mat
ter, and uniwists it.
We had in our possession a dog Of
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Trains Going South.
Is IAG s.sa.......il .-1.Ai7 80
Northern, n. H., Railroad.

oN ani aitef Dec. q 1855, Psssrnget trains
leave nrston o. 73D God Courotd so 35 A. ~. of ou
nrriytl of tho lot up tfatn rom Btap lowell, Law
fea-e. Wo-rrsfer Ae., Tor Whtc Rircf Jpncunn.
Wena River. Lfulstnu, H. JohnshurF, Nufiinutol,
Rouse's Point, Nooueal, ogdoushurgh, and all -ta-
tion. un tle Vermont Centfal, ugirn-bufgh Passump-
sicand Wrne Muuaisius Railfoans ,-thtucrb b, Stage
90 ~ bite tuh Ff1ucoha Mountains Lanrasttf, h1ftnn,
Dlavilie, Strnsfsad and al the nfiucipu towns iu
Noihcfn g. u and VI.
Leave Bostouut ~ ~. nod Concord az ? M or
on arnga Of the 2 taia fren bostnu, Nofceste q.
sc fot Biistoli thence by stase to New Hampton,
Hnbfan, Groton, sc.
Lcavo WINE 0tvct Juuctioo. fof Boston, Lowell,
Lawrcnce Worcester. &C. "a l2 3d. ? NJ OF 90 Hffi-
val OF tho rfalas from W, Ceuifal and tassum
psic Road, and nuefoi 90 $50 A. ~,
Both dswntraius connect with ains 60 New Mar
bet. Dover. Great Fslts Portland, Portsmouth,, taw.
fupco, Lowell & Wofcsster
DNsiOsV STEARNs, Agent.
ronrofl y II Dac. 90 lSh5 t5
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TERMS 81, so cash in advance 90 90 4 poymen
not made IN advance interest always ehufgcd from tn
end Of the year
NnneSed IL list Of agents 60 receive suhscrir
tions, Embellishments nnd communieationsi aud 90
knowledge iaymont for the same.
bakersfield ,J.N.POMERoY,
Brook6eld, :. H.sMiTH,
Cabot,C. c. BROWN,
Dauvtlle, CHARLES s.DANA,
Elmore, l. NJ CIRCUIT
Hydopatk EDWARD q. SAWYER,
johnson, G. W. SCOTT,
Mar.h6em, Ed PUTNAM,
Mofusvhic. J. G. MOVES.
Middlesct, JESSE JOHNSON, j..
Notthneld, f.. SMITH,
Orange, CARLOS CARPENTER,
Pmio6eld, \. r BANCROFT,
South ilardwick, e sutPNAN,
Stove, JOSEPH &. C.RAYNOND,
smnord WILLIAM ROLLINS,
South suufotd. DANIEL JUDD,
Tuebrdec, AARON MIXING,
wau.6 IA aud Ftyston, ORANGE SMITH
Warren, FRANKLIN A. WRIGHT,
WuHamslowu, DARIUS PRIDE,
Worcester, mas AnBDrr.
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Coppcr-Pinie aud Lithographi,
GLOVES.

very rich ani desirable ,iork Of F"r Gloves, Ruck
6lov ., ,kdGloves, CAR Glores Silk Glnv,s Cloth
and Knit GlnVss ly dav W r BApGEak Co.
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From The Dayto" Gazette, July 2S.
Another Chapter Blood.

The following letter, received by gentle
man in this city, from Kansas, speaks for its
elf:
BLUE Springs. near Tecumseh. K. T. |
June cath, 1856.
Mr.. VI. G. Sherwin-Desr Sir: We take
this method OF acquainting you with the sad
fate OF your friend.
Yesterday morning, we [my friend Rocks
and myselflwere going to Tecumseb, but when
about eleven miles from that place, we we're
appalled, BY the sight Of the body of murder
ed man tied firmly to tree near the road side.
He was tied with his back to the tree, with his
hands aud feet partially around il. He had
been shot just above the left eye with-as we
supPOse-a rife ball, A huge hunting knife
was sticking in his breast 1t had been driven
clear through him, and the point was two or
three inches in the tree. He was evidently
murdered yesterday or the day before.
There was a toad>tool tied to tie knife han
die, on which the following inscription was
written: Let all those who are going to vote
against Slavery in Kansas-take warning!'
I'VE went to the nearest house--whieh was
about a mile and half, and got some help aad
some tools and buried him. He vas a stran-
ger to all of us. except Mr.. Moore, who says
be, the murdered man, had been boarding at
his house eleven or twelve days. His name
was Laben Farkes, and he came from Cleve.
land. He had frequently said at the boarding
house, that he did not intend to resort to force
but SO far as bis influence at the polls went, he |
vas going to use it for making Kansas free
It .te.'
"A company Of armed men from South Car
'lina have been staying around Tecumseh
hree or four days. A squad of them were
Iown this read yesterday and the day before.
I'VE don't any of US know where his rela-
ives live, but among the papers in bis pocket,
7e find letter from you, writer to him on the
th Of May, and that iSthe reason Why we di.
ect this letter to you.
"MARrtN RULEY. FREDRroK Rocks.
"F. E. MOORE, Lane CO.. Kansas Terry
"W. G. SHERvrN, Dayton, Ohio.
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A Prophecy Two Years Old.

We Of the North are cold .blOOded and slOv
to move. Carried away with the sxeitemep
OF business ehOksd by the cares and ankle
ties OF this world. our brayer and uobIer impul
ses are apt to become sluggish and Inactive
We're this not so, how cOsld We forget sucl
singing words as Mr., Stephens Of Georgia
addressed two years ago, to the Northern mem
bers Of the House Of Representatives who pro
tested against the Kansas Bil' Said Mr.. Ste.
pheus:
'Wtll' geutIemen, you make good deal Of
clamor on the Nebraska measure, but il don't
harm us at all. We have got ssed to that kind
Of talk. You have threatened before, but have
never performed. You have always caved in.
and you will again. You are mou.hing,
white liVered set. OF course you will oppose;
We expect that; but we don't care for your op.
position. You will rail; but we don't care for
your railing. You will hiss; but so do adders
We expect it OF adders, and expect il of you.-
You are like the devils that we're. pitched over
the battlements Of Heaven into He'll. They
set up howl of discontinue, and so will you.
But their fate was sealed, and so is yours
You must submit to the yoke, but don't chafe.
Gentlemen. we have got you in our pswer.-l
You tried to drive us to the wall in 1850, but
lines are changed. You went a woOIing. and
have come home feeced Don't be so impu.
lent as to complain You will only be slapped
n the face. Don't resist. YOu will only be
ashed into obedience
Have not recsnt scenes in Washington and
he general conduct Of the TOOmbs, Douglas
md Stephens school, proved that they are men
# acts, as well as of words? Such words and
uch acts, however, have WONDERFUL poEer
II perpetuating themselves, and live long after
10Th the speakers and the actors are forgotten. |
Albany Journal. /
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Political Gossip.

The Chicago Tribune says that in mar,
towns in Northern Illinois. where the Democrats
had majority last year, there will not be
single vote given for the Buchanan ticket thi,
year. ..
The CarbOndale (Pa.) Transcript has chan
ged its Fillmore for The Fremont flag. West
moreland county, the Western Berks of Penn.
sylvaniahas rePudiated the Cincinnati platform
and candidate SO generally, that the Fremont
ticket is considered sure for handsome ma
jori'y.
Geo. W. Curtis. the pop0ular lecturer, has
taken the stump for Fpemont.
The Wooster RspuhlicGn states that Fremont
is going to get 500 majority in Wayne county,
Wayne is one of the back bone counties. and
went Loco last year.
The Lowell { Mass. Courier states that the
Protestant Irish of that city, numbering some
3OO, are taking steps to form a Fremont
Club.
The Mansfield Herald says of Old Ricbland,
another Democratic back bone county:
Don't be astonished if two.lhirds of all the
votes pOlled in old Richlsnd on the 4th of next
November, should be for the Rocky Mountain
Hero, John g. Fremont. Such are the indica.
tions at present"
A canvass of all the voters on Dey st. New
York, presented the following resull:-Fre-
mont gig; Fillmore 1854; Buchanan 80.
A Philadelphia correspondent of the New
York Evening Post. says: "the solid, silent,
solemn vote ip, this city in favor of Fremon
and Dayton will astonish the Union. The
blood shed in Kansas and il the United States
Senate has awakened and aroused the free peo
pie of this country, and more particularly those
IN the free states Little Delaware. with her
meagre number of 2. 800 slaves, | am we'll as.
sured willcast her vote for Fremont and Day
ton.
The st. Louis Republican says that FIRE.
mont ticket will be run in Missouri, The same
will doubtless be the case in Louisiana, as veil
as iu Kentucky, and perhaps in other Slave
States.
A correspondent from Crawford County. Pa.
writes us that thst county which last fall gave
| 200 Republican majority is now sure to give
Fremont at least 1900. Erie county he saws
will be nearly 1900 for Fremont. Warren,
formerl y q strong Democratic county is deCi.
dedly for Fremont' In these counties Fillmore
is not heard Of,
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10 a Wogoa toad Of Plundsr.'--A wagor
toll Of goods and cbat,els. Above il the mot
TO- stolen from the d--d abOlitionists, and W,
! want more.'
~ a large BaJle-ge Cannon' An o,
vain with high wheels. On the axle is a sh.et
iron smoke stack, in which is a little niger
VINO stuck out his head aud fred cracker.
or hollowed 'boOmP Two or three of Buford's
men we're With 1t as gun squad On the
cannon the motto, Stolen from The United
States Ar;enal.'
10. Border Rg6fans' lied BY Shannon
Donaldson Sheriff Jones, and Deputy Sheriff
Haney) They were dressed and armed like
the crowd under Atcbison. and bore n red
nag with single star, &C.. also black Aap.
out no United States flag. They bore notices
as follows: 'Hurrah for MissourP--"doWn
with the NOrth'-'U. s. pOsse'--slavsry ex-
tension or disunion'-'drive outI the Abolition.
lsts'--'destroy the Hotels and Printing Ofices,
Steal from them'-'Slavery must 90 into
Kansas'-'Law aud otder'-'Pierce is with
us'-'Hurrah for old Buck
10. n gang Of Slaves Slaves on foot
chained, &C., with mottc-'Slaverv u.3er IT
s, protection
~ Tile Brooks and Samner affair." On
platform wagon. Sumner writing at table.
Brooks coming and striking him from behind
kett brandishing cane and pistols to keep vii.
son away, who rushes in and picks Sumner IN
2l. Brigham Young and Wees On a
platform wagon. Brigham Young in ordinary
iress-bg belly and broad brimmed hat. His Il
ad'es OF various ages and in hoops. All have
'aoles' and hug and kissed them while pass.
ng. On the wagon the notices 'Polygamv
md Slavery allied in interest Utah must be
'dmiited under the squatter sovereignty doc. c
for Old Buck'-'Polygamy .
nd Slave y my pariarChal Institutions
22 Tile mighty Douglass ION wagon. ! t
Douglas as bar-room politician and rowdy, g
ays his addresses to an african lady in Large t
oops' representing slave interest," She re- e
eIs and distrusts him. He then calls bill a
ebrasky' to aid him. She at first likes BILL i
u: he finally don't 'soot.' and when 'Our at.
mpls an embrace, a slap on the face shows
.e failure of a nomination. Notices, .We
Ill subdu4 you'-'I sacrifice the country for il
lavery.' a
S3' THE Congressional Investigating CON- b
'aee'' ION platform wagon.) Howard, ct
herman and Oliver, with constable and wit. m
sseS; the rufi'ns occasionally threaten to s.
and feather them, and their hair stands on
end. Notices. Taking testimony at dis. II
Vantage'--'The half was not told us, &c. pi
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ihe Veeh De@ocrat states that the Republi
cans pave determined to run an electoral iieke
III maryland and that Francis p. Blair is 10 b,
c"e O' The electors at large. There viii b,
ucke's 'Or this party in at least three Of The
oou'nern States. viz: Maryland. Kentucky and
missouri Texas may Jet be added to the lis,
a. Tue derman vote is there veiy strong.
The NorristOWn Pa, Herald and Free Pres,.
'ne senior OfWhich is an old line Whig. and
1ne Junior an American, comes to rs this
week with the flag Of Fremont and Dayton fy.
ing from its mast head. The Herald repre-.
sen's the great mass of the opposition vote in
montgomery county, and its accession to our
cause gives an unbrOken front to the Fremont
ranks IN the rich counties OF Bucks, Delaware.
Chester and Montgomery.
A German weekly. published at Baltimore,
named The Lett Stern. casts an OMNIBUS light
into the camp of Democracy. It says:
"YOu. the managers of that party, drive or
lead TIE Germans to the polls like cattle, and
when they have voted. you treat them with
contempt Ifthere is any benefit to be be.
slowed it is given to the Irish Catholics. who
govern you. and whom you are afraid off,
The election is approaching. Heretofore you
have had the Germans in body. but you will
have them no longer. The Protestant and free
thinking Germans are with you no longer. nei- |
her here in Baltimore, nor else where. The
northern and western German papers, nearly
VI OF them, have left the SO called Democratic
'ar'y' We have not much money, but We
'ave many friends, and, as far as our energies
nd influence go, we are determined, If possi.
lie, to insure the defeat of the falsely so.called
Democratic party il the coming contest"
The Milwaukee, Aads German Of the 10Th
ontains declaration Of the views of manv of
he leading German citizens. They say;
LAS free Germans, who have Withdrawn
themselves from the tyranny Of European prn.
es' we cannot approve of Slavery, and must
herefore naturally declare ourselves apaipst
very attempt to extend it into new Territorie,
nd thereby increase this evil which unbappa-
exist in portion of the Jnion,"
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Terrible CollierY ExnIosinn

e An explosion occurred on Tuesday, the ST
r inst, In the coleries of Messrs. Insole d Co
at Cymmer, situate in the Khoudda Valley. q
bout II miles above Cardiff: which has produ
ced consequences hithertD unparalleled in th
melancholy history of oOllisry accidents il
South Wales.
1t appears that on Tuesday morning 1I6 OF
III men and boys went down into the Cymmer
pit, little anticipating the horrible caLastrot he
about to occur. The two bremen, whose duty
it was to examine the pit, to ascertain if there
was any foul air or gas in it, re-ascended at a.
bout o'clock. prOnouncing the pit safe. In
less than an hour after-indeed, before some
had stripped off their clothes to commence
work-the terrible gas exploded, aud the af
frighted people ran hither and thither for few
moments. Then one fell in the dark, and 9th
ers staggering along stumbled on their dead
companions. and fell dead also. Here some
were struggling amid the torIures of the fire
There was train full of boys, all dead /; and
in others places, in sidings or inches 10 the lev
ell, men had sat down to await their fearful
doom, and had died with their elbows resting
on their kuees and their faces buried in their
hands. Some had struggled forward, no doubt
hoping to reach the airWays and possibly es-
cape.
When the report ofthe explosion was lie ard
On the surface, it was too we'll apprehended
what had occurred Rumor says that for day
or two previously indications had been given
Of what was about to occur. "Blowers," OF
casual explosions of gas, had taken place.
Two doorways had been blown down only on
the previous day, and there were too many
reasons to believe, from the qusntitity of eIec
tricity with wich the air had been charged, that
an explosion Of more extensive nature might
lake place. This was too fully verified !; aud
Of the 200 collsrs who worked in the Gym.
ner COllery more than one-half were, at a mo.
nent's notice. swept into eternity lI6 human
beings went down into the pit of death that
morning, and of that host only six returned a.
i've.
The screams of the wives and mothers at the
mouth of the pit--those women cangregated
here to await and recognize the dead-as dur
ng the long interval that ensued between the
'eriOd when the first intelligence of the explo-
ion spread on Tuesday morning till the last
'ody was brought out on the morning Of Wed
esday. were frightful and distressing. Allday .
ong the brave fellows who venture1 down, al |
most in the face Of death, to bring up the dead.
en-! up the bodies of the unfortunate men and :
Oys who lad perishei, and when these were
rought to the surface the recognition of be-
oved husband or darling child awoke harrow
lg cries. On Wednesday morning the 10th ,
ody was brough out, and il was left to COnjec-
ure whether any still lay in the pit Of death
was supposed, however, that all who had
erished we're now brought up. @
Workmen we're Immediately put on to sur- I
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MltsfeIlalreolls ReaOinD
The vDorder Rufiansa from Indiana.

Some three hundred young nen from the
neighborh9Od Of Indianapolis. properly EARNED
and equipped" to give lookers-On q realizing
sense" Of the Disgusting iniamies of Border
Rufisnisn, made their appearance in the streets
Of Dayton. on the day Of tho recent Young
Mems Convention. They vent through the
motions with wonderful accuracy, and were
followed by a dense crowd. The following was
the programme Ofthe Border Rufians."
Ist. Satan, on horseback bearing dart and
banner. with motto "MY works FOLLOW me-"
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THE VALUE OF DEAD MENIN SAN FRANcrsoo
The San Francisco True Californian relate,
story which throws ballOt-bOx stuffing entire.
ly in the shade. 1t says that the Vigilance
Committee. in their investigation into the case
of Thomas B. Cunning ghlu. have elected ssts'
factory evidence that he vas in the habit, while
connected with the Office of Coroner of the
county, Of aisinteriing the bodies of persons
who had been buried, for the purpose of drop.
ping them in the docks. and thus receiving the
fees attending an inquest. In this way, 1t is
said, one body has been made to do service
three or four times, as long as it would hold
together.
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LADIES IN PIE ZELDA large and entbu.
'Iastlc meeting Of the ladies OF Jackson. Obi.
was held at the Fremont Club Hall. O. .hs
ls'h ult' for The purpose Of getting m /.
b anA'f to be presented to Townships in Jack.
son county procuring the greatest number Of
signatures to the Fremont Club in lheirrs.os..
i've Townships. in proportion to the votes tbsrs.
Ot' A committee of three ladies' we're spDoiD.
ted to carry out the resolves of the meeting
hurrah for the Ladies of Jackson. Not mush
chance for old Buck, the bachelor candid.t.
in Jackson.