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


Total, 5O,7l0 Toal. b 5g2
In 1910 Vermont disputed with ken.a sky
the Gam 10 the two thousand dol'or bHlnor
offered by The Wings Of Louisiana TO the
State which would give the heaviest whig
majority III proportion to ns population
| This year there can be no dispute Of that
sort. Fronours per ceniago Of tho total
vote OF Vermont must b. nearly double his
proportion Of the vote Of any other state.
/ Col. Fremont, was on Thursday evening,
/ elected an honorary member Of The New
] York Geographical and Satisfied Society.
| The number Of hopDrary members is limited
/ 10 twenty. TIL, honor has been conferred
| upon four Americans Esd fourteen Europe
| ans.
John G. Underwood who was driven out
Of Virginia for supporting Fremont, has re-
turned TO his plantation. but has received
notice from the committee Of vigilance, that
| he may remain only long enough to settle mp
his Affairs and lfhe persists ~ renewing his
/ citizenship, the committee will withdraw
their protection, and leave him to suffer
whatever may follow from the hands OF the
community. This fact furnishes striking
commentary on the Insertion IN President
Pierce's long howl at the North. called by
courtesy a message that perfect liberty
of association for political objects, are the
received and ordinary conditions of govern
ment 10 our country" Not in a single one
% The States that Mr. Pierce glorfies, at the
expense Of bis own section, does any such
liberty exist
Judge Mclean FOR Fremont and Dayton.-
We noticed during the late campaign a par
nnFupN rrofudf Tho Of a..
press to the effect that Judge Me-. ean had
declared himself dyoreble to the election of
buchanan. The same declaration is now re-
produced in the recent letter Of John Van
Buren TO the Boston committee of inyitation.
We are authorized to give this assertion an
explicit denial, and TO say that the Judge vo-
ted an open ticket tor Fremont and Dayton.
-Necdrk Ohio Mercury 9h.
NEw YoRK, Dec. 10. A letter received
from Capt Peabody, of ship Neptune.
hence at Liverpool, stntes that on his pass
age he picked up a steamers boat, we'll
filled with provisions, hams, meats, brandy,
wines, two chroBometers, $500 IN SILVER, and
spy glass ON which was engraved the
name Of the steamer Lyonnlis.
Mons CmyALBT.-A Warrington cor
respondent narraies the following incident;
During the debate on Monday afternoon.
Laurence NJ. keltt, the confederate of
Brooks 10 his assault upon Mr.. Sumner,
sought the iln0r for the purpose Of making
a speech. The speaker failed, however to
recognize him, ard assigned the floor 10
other parties, much 10 the discomfort Of the
chvalrc South Carolinan, who evinced his
dspleasure by series Of coverings within
The bar Of the house. better suited IN a CIR
Gus clown, CONFUSING form and featurcs ia
o mock di-pIay of heroios,
His wrath seemed TO gather intensity hy
practice, and, after the House adjourned. be
stationed himself at one of the doors, cane
10 hand, yowlng his purpose to use It upon
The Speaker on his exit from the hall -
Fortunately for Mr. Keitt Mr.. Banks had
already passed out, and entered his own
room, where be was quietly engaged writing
quite unc CONSCIOUS that he was an object Of
so much interest elsewhere. kent nndoubt-
eddy was aware Of tins fact, and, therefore,
that there was little chance of his coming
into collision with Banks. | venture the
suggestion that, If he bad provoked ID by
any aggressive demonstration. friend Keitt
would have sorcly learnt the specific gravity
Of the sturdy mechanics arm. This oc-
currence Is the talk aud laughter OF the
town"
Il IS stated that recent Investigations show
thai the Indian corn crop Of the United
States IS oi more value than than any oihe,
ngreururHi prediction, not even excepting
cotton. he culture of corn has wonders
fully increased Of late years-its ratio OF lu-
crease beng far greater than any other pro-
duct. From 1899 TO 1919, per census re-
turns, the increSe was hlly>oight per cent.
Wool is the next highest, lbs increase being
my per cent cotton twenty-f0ur; oats
twenty and wheat sixteen The cotton crop
Of 1851 was J47 100000 OF pounds. valued
at ~ 100000 while the corn crop OF 1850
was jI2OJO,OJO of bushels which. al the
lowest possible price at which It can be cs-
tmaled, Us Of far gea;cr value than the cot
ton crop.
Mr. +. W. Omsbee, Of East MONTPELIER
has shown Ms a new species of potatoe.
which he has raised from the potpto-bals or
seed. He has been four years m bringing
them to maturily.-ReP Repository.
.4Heeiote Of Co.. Ftemoni-The New
York correspondent Of the London Daily
News has the following in letter dated .
Nov. 5;
" Colonel Fremont, yesterday, IN threading
crowded Wall street, jostling hmself against
a thousand pedestrians hailed a friend over
the other side Of the street, for a moment,
and smile was on his face, as he said,
We'll, better luck next time. now have got
four years of freedom The next words
were worthy ofJohn Charles Fremont Nav
God send that Mr. Buchanan will make a
better President than could
A Washington correspondent Of the Alba
ny Evening Journal says:
The French Spolia,ioDs are coming up
again. Mr.. Pennington of New Jersey has
a bill prepared.
The Standing Committees Of the Senate
have been made more grossly partial than
ever. The Republican Senator'S are exclu.
ded from the important committees, and nut
N the worst places The great interests of
New England, New York and the North
west are put into the hands of Southern men.
Not only justice but parliamentary precedent
is violated by the Democrats The gener-
Gus course Of the Republicans of the House
is IN strong contrast with the partisan mean
ness of the Senate
The Special Committee of the South Car
lima Legislature on the Governors recon-
nendatlon to re~open the slave trade. heye
eported, asking leave to sit during the re-
ess, and report at the next session.
1t is stated in the Canada papers, that a
lovement is on foot in Canada, to secure the
assage of an act Of Parliament, by which
ilgltiye slaves may be sent back to the Uni
I'd States. Not true.
The number OF Shaker Societies in this
ountry Is eighteen, located in several differ
nj States. The denomination was founded
A 1 a.