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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22
THE PRINTER AND THE DUTCH.
MAN.

A Dutchman sitting at the door Of bis tav-
ern, in the far West, is approached by tall,
thin Yankee, who is emigraiing westward, on
der.
"vell, Misiher Walking Shiick, vat you
want !" inquired the Duichman.
'Rest and refreshmen;," replied the printer.
"Snpper and lo,chn, | reckon.'
ayes, supper and lodging, if you please
"Pe ye Yankee peddler, nit chwelry in
your pack, tn sheat to gals -
mo, sir, am no Yankee peddIer."
"a singn-maisier, too lazy to work -
ma, sir"
"a shenteel shoemaker, vat loves to meas
ure ,e gals fee, and hankles better tan to make
lie shoes -
"No, sir, or should have mended my own
shoes"
"A book arhent, voi bodders ie school cnln-
nitiees Till they do vat you wish, choosi TO get
rid of youi''
Guess again, sir. ] am no book agent. $
"Te yiels dentist, preaking the people
jaws at dollar shnas, and runnin' of mil
my dauehlerr'
w. sI, aih NO WVih puliet.
"Phrenologus, den. feelin' ie young folks
heads like so many cahbilchr'
''No, am no phrenologisi."
"Vell, ten, vat ie ;yiels can you pei Choosl
tell, aud you shall have lie hesht sssage .fol
supper; and shtay all night, free gratis, mitout
a cent, and chill Of whiskey TO start nit in it
mornin."
al am an humble disciple OF Faust-a pro-
fessor Of The art that preserves all arts-a ty-
pographer. at your service"
''yoisch dat :"
"a printer, sir, man iha, prints books and
newspapers"
"a man vot prinish nooshpapers Oh
yaw yaw ay, dat ish il. man vol prinist
nooshpapers Yaw, yaw. Walk up mar
sO, Printsh nooshpapsrs! wish may pc
shot il did not link you vas poor tyfel Of a
dshTiek seliool-masier, who vcrks for notlin
and boards round. | fought you vas him."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22

ever. show that the gentlemen who signed that
famous paper were misled into the coursc they
took by the representations Of President Pierce
himself Ii was the the common opinion. n
1854, at Washington, among members Of the
Cabinet, that Cuba might be obtained by a coup
ddof. u was enormously believed there, that
the people OF the United States we're nearly
unanimous in desiring TO sec Cuba annexed to
the Union, and that the weakness and poverty
of Spain would render it impossible for the
CouIi oi Queen lsABELLA te resist threats coup
led with the offer Of a brilliant bribe. Mr.
PiEncR was convinced Of this, aEd Mr.. MARCY
was very nearly Of the same way Of thinking
In consequence, Mr.. SouLE was urged and ex-
pecied 10 pursue the vehement and aggressive
course at Madrid which he did. The most was
made Of the so-called "outrages" of the time,
and the press of the country rang with decla-
raiions Oi what great things We would do =
Verbal messages To Ministers MAsoS, SouLE
and BucHAsAN led them TO convene. with a
Photographed purpose, at Os,end, aud to second
the policy Of President PienoF and ou, Of tho
meetings held there sprang the manifesto. MI
BUCHANAN sighed it, under false impression,
Conveyed 10 him from Washington. As time
passed on, the absnrdity OF the policy Of The
Administration became clear 10 President
PIERcr himself, and then the very courses he
had insigaied were repudiaied by Mr.. MARcY,
To look, however, to the Osiend Manifesto for
an index Of the future career Of Mr. BucHASAS
would be simply monsirous aud absurd. 10.
deed | mistake much, If his cautious and ma.
,ured knowledge, does no, make his Admnis-
iraIion the most peaceful and anti aggressive o
any we have known since the days of ADAMS.
Mr. BuoHAsAS is eminenily man who hates
ertremes. When the Fcderalisl Party became
rampant in its Capitalization progress, he aban-
doned it. He has veered away from all asso
Citations with which he has ever been connected
at the very moment when they became to ex.
aeeerated for what be has deemed tl,einleres
of the country. He does not believe that the
same medicine is good for all diseases. nor thai
the some policy is applicable AT all times anC
under all circumstances. Judging, therefore
Of the future by the past. have arrived a, the
conviction, that his accession to the Pre- siden'
tial Chair will moi endanger the interests Of the
country, and that, while his giiondam enemie,
will be asreeably disappointed by his admins
iralion, his ultra Southern and fllibustering
friends will not receive from him the indorse
ment of their views which they now anticipate
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22

ENew England gives her entire vote 10
Col. Fremont. No Presidential candidate,
Washington alone excepted, shares with him
the distinguished honor.
This paragraph we have seen in number
of the papers, hut il is a mistake, In 1876 and
1900, John Adams received all the New Eng-
land votes, then Numbering 80. The whole
number was lao. In 1924, John Quincy Ad-
ans received all the New England votes, then
81 out of 26l in the whole Union. In 1928
he received all but one vote, that of the Cum
berland District in Maine, which at that. tina
was quoted by the Jackson democracy all oysl
the country as the "Slar in the East. "-PrOr
idenee Journal,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22

LIVE ron A PvRPosE.-The secret Of all sue
cess in life, ef all greatness, nay, of all hsppi-
ness is to live fnr purpose. There are many
persons always busy, who yet have no great
object in view. They friiler away their ener-
gies on hundred things, and never accomplish
any thing, because never giving their attention
10 one Thing only. They are like butterflies,
who fit from spot 10 spot, never gaining wealth;
while the ant, who keeps certain circuit arouud
her hole, lays up stores for the winter comfort.
Such persons are doomed to be dissatisfied in the
end, if they are nel sooner; for they find in The
race of life they had been passed by all who
had purpose. II is not only the positive drones
therefore, but The busy idle that make blund-
er Of life for the want Of purpose.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22
n OENERAL INSURANCE AGENCY
(T Once XNiIIi-tsn's Stone BIoek.

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INSURANCE COMPANY, with Capital exceedng $1,000
900. And Of the SPRINGFIELD FIRE AND MAXINE IN
sURANCE COMPANY, with Capital of 1900 and large
surplus lie is also prepared to effect Insurance. If desired, In
the ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY, Hartford, and ATTAIN
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the same Insurance LIFE may also he effected with him
IN the NArIOfAL LIfE INSURANCE COMPANY, for any
Germ aud to any amount not exceeding 5000 risk
4. H. FESSENDEN.
Brattleboro January ls, 1855. til
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22

THE CosT OF AN ELEcTios.-The New
York Times figures up the cost Of the recent
Presidential election at SOS, 500, 900. There
are about 500 counties, and not far from 5000
towns in the ihirly-one States composing the
Union. Every town has a political club of
each party, and many towns have many more.
There were about $4,000 clubs. Each Of these
clubs was in active operation for at least three
months. Each of them required rooms. print
ing, postage, mare or less travelling Of their
officers and committeeman these, with other
incidental expenses, could not have amounted,
on the average, to less than slOo mouth, or
$500 for the canvass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22

DIR. G. w. HORTON,

Respectfully informs the Inhabitants Of Braeboro and vcni-
" that has established himself In the practice Of physie
mud Surgery In this place. hoping to receive share Of
public patronage.
ar Rooms in Bikss Building, corner Of Main aud Elliot
Streets. Office in FisFs Buding opposite the Post Oice
BratttlehoFo, April 10Th, 1853 uld
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22
INFLUENcE OF A NEWSPAPER.

A school teacher who has been engaged a
long time in his profession and witnessed the
influence of newspaper on the minds OF a
family Of children, writes 10 the editor Of the
Oedensbureh SsHtind as follows =
have found it to be the universal fact, with
ont exception, that those scholars who have
had access to newspapers at home, when com
pared with those who have not, are -
l. Better readers, excelling in pronuncia
tion, and consequently read more under ,and
inqly.
Q. They are better spoilers, and define words
with ease and accuracy.
3. They obtain practical knowledge of &C.
ography in almost half the time il requires
others, as the newspaper has made them iamil-
lar with the location of the most important
places, nations, their governments and doings
on the globe.
4. They are better grammarians, for, hay-
ing become so familiar with every variety il
the newspaper, from, the commonplace adver
tisement to the flushed and classical Grafton oI
the Statesman, they more readily comprehend
the meaning Of the text, and consequently ana
yze it's construction with accuracy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22
ExLRA GENEsEE FLOUR. rnE uNDER-

il \ signed continues to be supplied with Snn'i y. ElyE
Extra Family FIour, direct from the mill and viii de.
liver to order In any part the village lie would not pJ
but let the article speak for itself Try IT,
y. H. FEsSENDEN
Bratsleboro, November Ist, 1850 tf4o
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22
rI,HE PERIopICAL DEPOT mas BEES RE

FTNHE FEHIOUfNAL Dff1OI HAS bLLN RE
moved from opposite the american House to Biake's
building two doors north u the Revere House. where
extensive and better selected stock Of Newspapers, Pes
riodicais, MISCELLANEOUS hooks, Snltionery,
Toyn and Fancy Articles, uian ever halgre, win he
Kent ~ L. J. CARPENTER
braitleboro Nov. sti, 1853 81
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22
NTow is THE TIME. THE SUBSCRIBER HAS

just received from boston, aud drec. nom the manuic-
tuners large assonent Of Iiles Gents Misses aud CHI.
for the Ninety Days erceeding iou far Cash.
Bratteboro, Nov. 1st 1855. y, sIM0NDs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22
POETRY.
SPEAK NO ILL.

~ CHAhLfs SWAIN.
Nay speak no illl a kindly word
Can never leave n sting behind,
And, OH to breathe each tale we've heard
Is far beneath noble mind
Full OF better seed is sown
by choosing thus the kinder plan;
For il but little good be known,
Still let us speak the best We can.
Give me the heart that fain would hide
Would fiin another's fault eiface;
How can It pleasure human pride
To prove humanity but base
No: let us reach a higher mood,
A noblcr estimate Of man;
BE earnest in the search for good
And speak Of all the best we can.
Then speak no ill-but lenient be
To Others failngs as your own;
IL you re the first fault to see,
BE not the first to make il known;
For life is but passing day,
No lip may tell how brief its span;
Then, OH the little time we stay,
Let's speak Of all the best we can.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22
THE HEARTS GUESTS.

THE HEARTS GUESTS.
When age had cast its shadows
O'er life's declining way.
And the evening twilight gathers
Round our departing day
Then We shall sit and ponder
On the dim and sha1owy past;
Within the hearts still chambers
The. guests will gather fast.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22

A JoKe FROM Mn. MARCY. A member of
Congress once made request to Secretary
Marcy for the appointment Of certain learnad
gentleman 10 post ia some home or foreign
office. One aleT another tho geniloman's oFe-
dentials wore opened One setting forth his
knowledge of Hebrew, another of Greek, a
third of Latin, and so on, as letter after letter
was examined, down TO perfect knowledge Of
dll The modern languages "a most ex,ra-or-
dinary man 20 said the Secretary, looking up
from under his great shaggy, beelliug eye
grows, and showing up his speclacles upon his
high, broad forehead "Why, sir, that man
must have graduated at the Tower Of Babel -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22

Il. &. CROSS, NJ. d., Ply .ician and Surgeon,
,-- OgnoE sxAs J. CLAaK's DnUe srotE
Such Domestic Medicines proved my prac-
tice during the past ten years n Gulfori and Lyien,
kept on hand and dispensed at my Office.
Pure Matter for Vaccination.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-11-22
MISCELLANY.
TILE NEW PREsIDENT.

Mr.. Buchanan's Home--IIis Public Policy
--Iiis Sentiments concerning Kansas--
The Ostend Manifesto confessed to be n
Blunder aud to be Repudiated--Interest-
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-06
DR.. James L. Chairman.

i good anecdote is told of DR. Chapman.
the famous Irish American orator and
writer. The incident took place recently
in the vicinity of Nashville The assistant
county electors had an appointment to
speak, which Dr. Chapman attended =
After the regular speaking, DR.. Chapman
was called out During his speech diff
Guilty arose between him and the Sag Nicht
sub-elector. The ''sub" rushed up to-
wards the stand as If to assault the Doctor.
Awed by theDoctor's dauEtleSs front. BE
quailed, and saying that he would .:settle
the affair some ether time," commenced a
retreat, whereupOn the Doctor, exclaiming
that he ''neyer postponed such little lnat-
ters," reached down with oac of bis long
Highland arms, caught the sub by his
clloke-rag, gave it twist, and turning his
victim round, with single application of
his bo0t-heel, sent him spinning into the
crowd The Giscomftted sub" drawing
j bowie-knife, started upon the stand again,
but was caught and held by two or three
of the bystanders. The Doctor, however,
'.insisted that they should turn him loose
turn him loose ~ They did so. On
he started again, when the Doctor ran bis
hand in his bosom and told tie bowie knife
man to S'look out ~ He did :'look out =
and seeing the peculiar attitude Of the
Doctor, he did not disdain to beat pre-
cipitate retreat-retired from the field
and, we learn, withdrew the rest of his
appointments. It is not known whether
the Doctor had pistol In his bosom OF
not; it is generally believed he did not
certain it is he did not exhibit '.deadly
weapon" of any kind during this affair,
This anecdote is related by a gentleman
Of the highest veracity, lately returned
ifom Middle Tennessee.
IHen.. Eoq. G. Eaq.
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-06

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number ticket in the Scheme will he entitled 10
$; il an e,en number then every even number
ticket y:ill be eRiitied TO IS in addition to any
other Prize which may bc drawn.
Purchasers IL buying equal quantity of odd
and even number tickets viii ne certain of draw
'ns near.y one-hall the cost OF tie same with
cilanres of obtaiGi ~ otter Prizes
All those tickets ending with 0. , i, 6, s, are
even-all these ending with I. 3. ), / 9. arc odd.
Remember that every Prize is drawn, and pay
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All Prizes of 5 .00O and uuder. paid immeji-
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time OF thirty days.
Ali Communications strictly confidential. The
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Immediately after the drawing.
IFigie Tictefs. SI0-HgiCes- S5-Qvarters, 50 30
Prize Tickets cashed or renewed in other
Tickets at either office
Orders ior Tickets can be addressed TO
S. SWAN & co. .4iiqafa, Ga.
or S. SWAN. Montgomery. -4ia.
R. l. PuILLiPs. Agent, IFGsIi.nstcI- .4Tk.
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-06

EFHIS Plow. now being in ~
i troduced to the Planters \ ~N
OF this State is the best. most eszxze<=s>s.eszs
durable and simple Plow, for all work" ever
introduced TO the public 1t was patented IN
April. 1855. bv Noah Warlick, OF Alabama 1t
has a wrought iron foot attached to the common
stock. and combines, in one Plow, any number
of no,n.s: as for example. the New-ground Cut
ter the Subsoil Turning Piow. CultIvator Sweep
or Cotton Scraper, and in fact any kind oil Piow
that NAV be required readily be adjusted
70 the same stock and set to run to any depth
that is desired. and any of the changes in the
points can be made in one minute, Without the
aid of mechanic
The Plow complete, with one point, is Offered
at the moderate price OF SEVEN DOLL AIS;
II is so simple in IFS construction thai any good
blacksmith can make them With tacliity, whl e
any ordinary hand can make the STOCK. IL can
also be used with without the bar or iand-side-
This PIoyv received the Premiums at the State
Agricultural Fair. held a Atlanta georgia IN
Santenber. 1855 and al the South Carolina State
Fa;r the same fall. and also at the Uuion Agrl-
cultural Fair for Virginia and North Carolina
held at Petersburg Va in Nov 1888.
The Manufacturers. SHARP CHASE Il Co. al
Camden Arkansas. Will. in a short time. be pre-
n, red TO fill orders TO almost unlimited extent
ADD all orders addressed to them or to b. L.
BRII~rIN & CO. Washington. viii meet with
nroupt attention. and in all cases where the Flow
does not give entire satisfaction II Is d'stinc''y
understood that the purchaser has me privilege
of returning IT. and the money VIII ue refunded
Terms. Cash.
June IL, 1856 ~4'u'
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-06
EIlirn0re's S3uuluess.

While the Southern Sag N;cht papers are
trying to prove Mr.. Fillmore unsound for
the South on the slavery question, the
Northern Republican journals make him
out better prO-slavery man than Buchan-
an The Cincinnati Commercial, the
blackest Of all Black Republican papers.
thus speaks Of Mr. Fillmore:
The recent bid Of Fillmore for South
eTn votes, made at Albany, has not been
without its efficacy, and several of the
abiest papers il number of the States
declare IN direct terms, and show by re-
ference to facts and documents. not only
tlat he is the more reliable man upon the
slave extension question, but that his par
" IS the soundest party The cognate
TACT, therefore, with the crushing out of
his strength in the North, is its equally
rapid expansion in the South-a fact
which might have been inferred q pri.4ri,
IFJ:a the circumstances OF the ease, but
which Is shown by direct testimony. com
Ing from various quarters Special mo-
tIves connected with the old charge of
bribery against Mr. Clay, will damage
Ar- Buchanan in Kentucky. and, almost
beyond question, give that State to his
less obnoxious opponent; and there are
not few who are coming to believe that
tennessee and several other States, inclu-
ding South Carolina. viii give their elect
orai votes for Mr.. Fillmore.
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-06
From the Washington Organ
Sublime Moral Triumph in the Senate
Once the welcome light has broke,
Who shall say.
What the unimagined glories
or the day.r

| SOnce the welcome light has broke,
Who shall say.
What the unImagined glories
| or the day.
! Senator Adams, of Miss, true Amer
lean, standing In a feeble minority. with
that little Spartan band of Senators, who
dare to say, "Americans should and will
rule America has extOrted from the SEN
ate-the Democratic, anti-American Sen
ate-the pledge, that citizens of the Uni
ted States (and not alien subjects of for
eign governments, as heretofore,) shall
control the elections in Territory of the
United States Te Deum! Thanks to
God for this muchl American citizens
are once more recognized as having voice
IN this government, which is bot to be
equally conferred upon the unnaturalized
subjects of Great Britain, Mexico. or any
other government, who may choose to
squat among US and vote.
We have waited few DAYS to see if
the country would appreciate this epoch
IN the progress OF American history. The
newspaper world would seem to be almost
asleep this enervating summer weather,
or so intent upon other excitements. as
scarcely to have noticed this significant
event Let Americans arouse to the fact
that ''day is dawning' that this most in
estimable political privilege of American
citizenship is beginning to be appreciated
in high places,
But what Will be the action of the House
upon this proposition? Let us wait and
see- Early in the session, Mr.. Zollicofer
offered bill to cOnfne the elective fran
chise In the Territories 10 citizens fnatu-
rallied and native-born,) and it has thus
far been kept out by anti American ma
neuvreiug, under the inexorable rules Of
that body Objection was made when
presented by an individual member. and
the committe from which it might and
should have been reported, (that of Ter
ritOrles,) voted it down by large maiori-
ty- Now it remains to be seen what the
House itself will do upon this item in the
Senate bill. Let the politicians make up
their record-let them There is pow
er behind them which they cannot control
The day of American triumph is indeed
breaking, and all around-East, West,
North and South-the hearts of the peo-
pie are luminous with its joyous light
Aid it. hopes of honest men,
Aid it paper. aid it type
Aid it for tic hosr IS ripe
And our earnest must not sIacken
Into play:
Men of thought and men OF action,
CLEAR THF waYE'
Washington telegraph., 1856-08-06
Changing their Tune.

For some time past the Sag Nicht or
cans in the South have been endeavorine
n play upon the fears of the Southern
neoDle that Fremont would be elected
They have been threatening, begging.
eoaxing, and imploring the South to vote
for their Free-soil candidate Just to Keen
Fremont from being elected. We took
occasion, a few days ago, to show the utter
impOssibility of Fremont's election while
Nr. Fillmore is in the field and at the same
time prove that Buchanan has not shad-
ow Of j chance to carry single Northern
electoral vote. This made the chief fuole-
man of the Cincinnati convention party
in this city change his tune He now
Claims, as positively certain for Buchanan.
Pennsylvania, Maine, Connecticut New
Hampshire, New York, Illinois, Indiana
Iowa, Wisconsin and California. Now
here is a claim set up to 10S Northern
votes, which at once negatives the posi-
bIIity of the election OF Fremont. This
Is total abandonment of the old areu-
raent, that the South should vote for Bu-
chanan to prevent the election OF Fre-
mOnt-
We congratulate the Fillmore men Of
the South that the Sag Nicht organs have
thus given them assurance that they can
vote for Mr. Fillmore without any fear
Of aiding the election of Fremont We
hope the people OF the South will ponder
upon this continual shifting and change
ing of the Sag Nicht press. One week
It is found pleading with the South to
vote for Buchanan, to prevent the election
Of Fremont, and next boasting that Bu-
chanan is already positively certain OF
los Northern votes.
The fact is, neither statement is true.
There is no danger of Frements election.
Jscausc Fillmore will divide the vote of
the North with him. We say again, and
we have heretofore shown the reason, that
Buchanan cannot with any certainty OBJ
tain the electoral vote OF a single Nortnern
State The States which are claimed for
him, even including his native State, are
hOPelessly gone from him The already
large and daily increasing detection OF the
German population and the Soft Demo-
crzts render his defeat in the North abso-
lutely certain The fact is already appar-
sat, and is becomitg every day more eyi-
dent, that the contest in the North will
be between Fillmore and Fremont, and
il tae men OF the South want to vote for
the candidate who can and will defeat
Fremont they must vote for MiIlard
Fillmore. -