Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1856-02-08

PRESIDENTIAL CouRTEsY. Pres-
dent gave public reception about two weeks
since, which was attended by Senator Hale
of New Hampshire, his wife and daughter.
The ladies' were received with the usual CIV
ility that charactetizes such occasions, but
when the good-natured Senator extended his
hand, He Excellenoy, Franklin Pierce, the
President of the United States, deliberately
turned upon his heel and presented his back
in such a manner as to make the indignity IN
mistakable. And this because Mr.. Hale, in
his capacity az United States Senator, had
seen fit TO criticise, somewhat severely, the
sentiments advanced by the President in his
official communication to Congress.
In relation to Senators and Representa-
/ tives, the Constitution provides that for
any speech or debate in either House, they
shall not be questioned in any other place"
Unmindful ofhs obligations as President Of
the United States, and not Of the democratic
party, the Chief Executive of the nation has
seen fit to violate all the rules of decorum,
and cast ipdgnity upon the majority Of the
citizens Of his native state, by direct atiront
to one Of her representatives in his official
capacity The Senator can much better ul-
/ ford to pocket the ndlgnity, than the coun-
try can Justify tself IN elevating such
boorish citizen to the highest Office within
its gift. We believe this is the first time
tap.room code Of behavior to political an
togouist has been carried into the White
House. heinr.
Liquor Lr,O in Waiden.--l will Just say
that the good people of Walden have been
trying the force Of the new liquor law 20
check rowdyism and drunkenness In their
midst.
/ Two young men from Danvllc were in
dicied-the one for obtaining liquor under
/ false pretences Plea guilty find $40, and
costs amounting to Sic 81, the Other for
drunkenness was find - with costs a,sonnt-
ing IN all to - 81. Also two young men
| from IIardwlck were lndc,ed--the one was
| fined ! 10 and costs-the other charged with
| drunkenness, plead not guilty, was allowed
to settle by paying costs. Three others
have been arraigned for drunkenness aud
other prelimnnres were bound TO appear
for trial Feb. IS. Messenger.
Kidnapping in Chicago. The Journal Of
Friday states that ga man, named +. VI.
Chapman, and his seryant--an apparently in
offensive young man, named WIN. Rufus
Tracy were arrested on Saturday by Con-
stable >oa,, and taken before Justice De
Wolf, on charge OF kidnapping a little glrl
named Fanny" taking her out of the State
aud selling her IN ennessee for $3.50. II
appears that Chapman claims TO have brought
the girl, who is only Eve years Of age, ln the
Safe, and that he owned her 10 Arkansas.
1t appears he got Tracy to take the child
down Ia Tennessee, few weeks since, and
sell her there. The case exhibits the evils
OF slavery IN one Of us worst features IN thus
trading of poor innocent lutte child into
perpetual bondage aud doing SO IN free
State, thus Outraping the sentiment Of our
people on tins subject"
cold .4Jrood. The cold a, Genoa has
reached an intensity seldom experienced
here. On the l5th ult. the thermometer at
Reauner stood at seven and a half degrees
below zero, or seventeen degrees Fahrenheit
So intense was the weather on recent uight
iu London, that the works OF the great clock
at st. Puul's were frozen. The clock was
consequently stopped.
Ranges Of Uo'res in iorl-Tico Persons
Oeu0ufcd.-- Owing To the extreme cold
weather tor sometime past, the wolves TO-
Pouawoitomie County have beaome Danger
Gus neiglbors. Poultry yards and sheep
folds hove been robbed to tnghtlul extent
and IN several instances the hungry beasts
have not been inclined TO spare the humin
species. About three weeks ago a man was
returning from a prayer meeting acconpl-
nleo by his two daughters, one sixteen and
! he other twenty three years of age. They
were oil riding the same horse, when sud
denly a pack OF timber wolves assiilsd them
/ and being unable 10 escape ny flight, they
- attempted Ia defend themselves But the
irrociou- brutes attacked the horse. render
. ing him unmanagable, The oldest daughter
q was partly thrown aud partly dragged TO the
s ground, and instantly dev1nred. This ent-
8 hled the father and the other daughter TO es-
b cane. Several neighbors were soon MUSTER
q ed, but upon repairing to the spot nothing
% was found but one shoe, and a very few rem
o nanls Of the unfortunate girls cloihing--A
v boy about thirteen years old leit lis fathers
% house to get water at spring. which was a
q bout half mile distant, since which time
T. nothiug has been seen Of hun. The pal
was found near the spring, also some marks
Of blood and a lock or two Of hair. Severa
persons have been chased by these savag,
= monsters. heokuk Post llth
a n Bloody Cat1m9uL Tho Weedowe,
g N Nal Eagle tells story OF caiamuunt TIA
d recently attacked woman near that place
p and after inlurng her severely, was beatel
% or by the negroes belonging to uan nanel
'f Todd. The oversecr went ON with dogs
b. aud par IF mules TO hunt the oeast, whel
1t attacked him, killed nne VI lodd's negroe
,r and finally escaped.
o. slavery" said Theodore Parker in
II recent Lecture. us a wedge between IN
y North and the South The true men Of tn
T. North Try To pull II out IN order to unite an
u strengthen the Union. but Pierce and th
g Democratic Party, and the Straight Whig'
y and the American Party, continually hgm
u mer IL in, which is the only possible way q
Is splitting the Union assunder.r