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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-12-31

ENGLAND WILL OrrosE, BY FoRcE
THE Revival or THE SLAVE TRADE
There Is one question which must have
occurred to these advocates Of a revived
Slave trade. and to which we would in
vite their serious attention Have they
made sure of the consent Of England. in
the event Of their obtaining mainritv
in Congress, to ropeal the law o! $40
We have perceived no reference to this
momcutou7 question in the journals that
have yet reached us. and We are not a
little surprised at the omission. Can it
10 supposed for moment tha, W. should
be Indifferent to the matter Let not
the men OF the South deceive themselves
upon this point. England viii never
consent to revival Of the Slave trade
Her ohEorrcnce Of it remains unmItiga-
tod and unconquerablc she has pledged
herself to its suppression by iunumera.
ble treaties She has opposed it by active
hostiilities for fifty years and she will
not now abandon policy which has. un.
der the blessing of Providence had the
effect Of rxringuishng the traffic in ev-
cry quarter excepting in the colonies Of
SEain. We believe that France is eqal-
ly in earnest in this matter. Let tho
men in Louisiana aud Carolina consider
these things. They may rely upon it
that, in their efforts to revive the Slave
trade. the opposition of the Northern
States will not prove their only difficulty
-London Post.
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YANEEE SrlRr-Col. Hiram Pear.
son, of Calitornia,' is now travelling in
Europe Recent foreign letters say that,
having arrived at Vienna, be applied to
the proper authorities for permission to
Inspect the government buildings. He
was refused, on the ground that no oLe
but member Of the European Congress
of Science, than in session in Vienna,
could be admitted Thereupon he APP.
piled to be received in the Congress as
a member, stating that his diploma had
been destroyed by the great conhagration
in San Francisco THIS demand was
complied with. and ho was treated with
the greatest consideration by al the
members Of the body. except the Arch
duke Charles who took exception to his
admission, as he had no diploma. Col.
Pearson, feeling himself aegrieyea at the
manner which the Archduke's objections
were made, challenged him whereupon
the Archdukc descended from his digoi-
ty, apologized, aud all was satisfactorily
settled. Col Pearson was admitted to
the chair Of Surgery and named Vice
President of the Congress,
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DrsPlslNG RIplCULE know of no
principle which it is Of more Importance
to fix in the minds of the young people,
than that of the most determined rcsis.
tnncc to the encroachmcnt Of ridiculc
Give NJ to tho world. and the ridicue
with which the world enforces its do.
mipiou, every trifing question Of man
TER aud appearance II is to toss courage
and firmness to the winds, to combat
with the mass upon such subjects as
these. But learn from the crlicst days
to insure your principles against the per
lis ofridiculc ; you can no more exercise
your reason. if you live in the constant
dread Of laughter, than you can eujoy
your life if You are in the constant ter
ror of death. If you think it right to
differ from the times, and to make
stand for any vrluabe point OF morals.
do it however rustic however antiquatcd, =,
however pedautic it may appear, do it,
not for insolence but seriously aud grand.
Is. as man who wore n soul IF his own
in his bosom and did not wait till it
was breathcd into him by the breath Of
fashion. Let men call you mean. if you
know you are just; hypocrirical if you
are honestly religious pu>ilauimous, if
you are firm resistance soon converts
unrrinciplcd wit into sincere respect; no
af,erimc can tear from you those feel.
ings which every man carries with Tim
who has made noble aud succcssfu, cx
et'ion in virtuous causc.-,StlRcy
Smith.
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OccUPATIoN. Occupation what q
glorious thing it is for the human heart
Those who work hard seldom Weld them
selves en,irelcy up to fancied or real
sorrow. When grief sits down, folds its
hands and mourrfu|ly feeds upon its own
tears. weaving the dim shad lws that
little exertion might sweep away into a
funeral pail the strong spirit is snorn q
its might. and sorrow becomes orr mas.
tyr. When troubles flow upon you, dark
and heavy. toll not with the waves
wrestlc not with the torrent rather
sock by occupation to divert the dark
waters that threaten to ovcrvhelm yor
into u Thousand channels which the du
ties Of life always present Before You
dream Of it. those waters will fcrtilze
the present and give birth 20 fresh f>w
crs that may brighten the futurc-fow.
crS that will become holy in the sun
slime which penctrates to the path Of
duty. in spite of every obstacle. Grief
after all. is but selfish feeling and
most selfish is the man who Yields him
self to the Indulgence # any passion
which brings 10 JOY to his fellowman.
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T. o { I / J.
Footsteps of Angels.

BY LONGrELLow.
When the hours of day are numbered,
And tho voices Of the night
Wake the better soul that slumbcrcd,
To II holy, calm delight.
Ere the evening lamps are lighted,
And, like phantolns grim and tall,
Shadows from the iilul freight
Dance upon the parlor wall
Then the forms of the departed
Entered the open door;
The beloved, the truc-hcartcd,
Come to visit me once more.
lie, the Young and strong, who cherished,
Noble longing for the strife,
by the road she fell and persisted,
Weary with the march Of lic;
They, the holy ones and weakly,
Who the cross Of suffering bore.
Folded their pale hands 80 mccl>Iy,
Spoke with us ON earth no more;
And with them the being bcautco,tS,
Who unto my youth was given,
More than all things else To me,
And is now a saint in heaven.
With a slow and noi,eless footstcp,
Comes the messenger divine,
Takes the vacant chair beside inc,
Lays her gentle hm'l in ininei
And She sits and gazes ut me,
With those deep md tender eyes,
Like the stars, so still and saint-likc,
Looking downward from the skies.
Uttered not, vet comprchcndcd,
Is the spirit, voicelcss prayer,
Soft rchukcs, in blessings ended,
Breathing from her lips Of air.
o, though oft depressed and lonely,
All my fears arc laid aside,
II but remember only,
Such as these have lived and died.
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Eg- The Russian language is said to
be QUO Of the richest aud most beautiful
iu the world it is soft and agreeable in
sound and has not the defect Of the ltal-
ian in being too effeminatei it contains
many words shat express " same IDEAS.
Ifever Solavenic Milton of Shakes
pearc arise, he will find an inexhaustiblc
treasure in his native tongue wherewith
to express his thoughts bat at present
there is scarcely any national literature
owing to the deadohing influence of the
government Tho principal Russian
authors are Poushkin the poet Chramsin
the historian, and Kriloh the writer Of
fables.
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ScANDAL-Df. johnson, being once
in company with some scandal mongers,
one of them having accused an absont
friend of resortipg to rouge, he observed.
1t is perhaps, after all, much better for
a lady to rsden her own cheeks than to
blackon other peoples characters.
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GEORGE NJ. BROWN,
IT TOR

Informs his friends and customers, that he
has opened n shop in Stcwarts building over
the store of II. l.. Fuller where he will attend
to all business in his line.
Cutting done to suit customers.
WANrED- a good Journcyman
AIiddlebury, Oct. 10. 1856. 2G;tf
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not all In Europe. if we except Eng
land. most public works are constructed
by the government. In our couutry,near.
ly ali the public improvements ate built
and owned by private corporations The
aggregate cost of the principal Of these
works is computed to be s 900 900 900
Consequently to arrive at the true in
debtedness of these United States, we
must add the amount Of this dascrip.
ton Of securities. to the amount Of State
aud Federal ones-alding something for
our merchant debt in Europe, $500.
600 600. are about what we owe a very
respectable sum it must be acknowlcdg.
cd, especially for nation but so years
old. BE it remembered, however that
chief part of this debt is attributable to
the ia It. that we have now c)untryand
three fourths Of these millions have been
spent in developing its resources. Con.
sdering the vast mineral and aercul
tural wealth of Amctica-'he indomit.
able onorgy of our pcople-thc position
we occupy for conducting the commerce
Of the world AMI ob0rc all that the slave
oligarchy, in connection with the Patri
c'ic Democrats. have now the helm Of
State who can doubt that this trihjug
debt is as mute before the breath Of
a tornado, or an ant hill in the march Of
an invading armv2 1t th0uld rot be
forgotten by the timil aud dosponding,
that the slave property will soon be
doubled to : 600 000, aud worth ins'cad
Of IS, 500 600 600
We are in suma respects becoming
economical. In addition to our tohacco
and whiskcy. VIC are beginning to raise
our tea and mnuuficturc our own wines.
and have fair prospect oi supporting
our own vices within ourselves We are
culiivating noble spirit Of filibustcr.
ing. and with dlc degree Of p.acticc
shall be able 10 steal aud annex half
dozen ncighborirg provinces. which will
give US n fair sized doman with a god
amount of cbow.room.
d" Now facts are facts. tho world all DER,
aud these arc .ac;s to doubt no morc''
But as importah, as they are there is an
other which is as the oasis in the des-
ert 1t is a rose among thorns---go,d
amid dross "A torchlight amid surround
ing gloom and darkurss-a bursting
forth of clear sky n:rl sunboams after Il
tempest OF fearful Jury and destructive
rage.
hasten reader, to announce ii, hut
ilrst let me congratulate YOU, that the
d9testnble reign OF Frank Fierce Is cud-
cd, and be rctlFes to Lis native haunts.
ioathcd ard d4splsed willie the lnsnlted
voice OF the iatlon rings In his ear
-" ,.,- i there not some secret cur"
I To bn.t Iy ,bo rrccb '' o he" oc1 % his % prctr. ~
To hi. countrv's ruin ~
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Sheet Music.

WM. c. MYERS, will keep constantly on
w hand, at the Post Office, an assortment
OF Sheet Music, upon the same terms as
kept by Mr.; y; i. Sheldon, Also, Ross,
examine.
Sheet Music ordered at all times, and up
on short notice. We NJ lEkS
Middlcbury, Nov IS, 1856. 3l-3m
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No. s5-An Ac, for the Draining Of Swamp
and other Low Llnl,.


and other Low Lml,
i H. hcr,Jy tH1cted, Tc.
Sec. l. ANY person owning or possessing any
swamp or other lands within this STATE, who
shall be dcsirou, 10 drain such Land, and who
shall deem il necessary in order thereto, that 4
ditch, dichc, or out,c, should be opened through
lands bclou lug 10 other persons, in case the
owners of such lands shall refuse to permit
tic opening ot such ditch bitches, or outlet
through tho same, may apply TO thc sclcctmen of
the town where such lands lie who shall cause
notice of such application and the time fora hear
ing 10 he served on the owner Of such lands at
least ten days before the hearing.
See >. The sc'ec;Gen shall attend at the time
and place specific. in -ail notice, and shall rer-
sunav examine the premise, and hear any rea-
SONS that may he Offered in leglrl to the ques-
ton 10 be submitted 10 them.
Sec 3 II, after taking All TIC circumstances
into consideration. such sclcctmcn -hal he otthe
opinion, that the opening of such ditch, bitches
or outlet is necessary and propor, they shall so
Certify in writing, together with tie exact loca-
tiou, ze, depth. and slope of such ditch, bitches
or outlet: md whether the lcrcflt, which Will
accrue or be likely to accrue 10 the owner Of such
lands from the opening of such ditch, bitches or
outlet Will or will not be equal 10 any damage
that he will sustain or be likely to sustain
thereby.
Sec. 4 lfsuch benefits shall be certified not to
be equal to the damages, the se'ecimell slnll as
sess the same, or such sum as they shl'l think
youd the benefits received or likely to he rcceiv-
ed. and certify the same umdcr their hands, in
writing, and deliver a copy of the same 10 each of
the parties: Proridfd That ifany person whose
lands are sought to be occupied for the purposes
aforesaid, shall have already constructed ditch
outlet at his own expense suited 10 the objects
Of the applicant, tho said seectmen shall assess
said applicants tor such sum only as TO them
shall seem lust and equitable.
Sec. 8. Such selectmen shall fix the time for
the payment of any damages assessed by them,
and also the time when the applicant may enter
on such lands to open such ditch, bitches or out
! let Proridcd, That no such entry shall be made
when damages are assessed until srch damaG'
are paid, or rendered to the persons entitled tC
/ said damages.
Sec. C. II any person owning or interested II
lands through which such ditch or outlet shall b'
opened, shall be dissatisfied With the opening o.
such ditch or outlet, as well as with the compen
sation for his damages, he may make application
by petition in writing to the county court IN ih'
same county nt their next term, i there shall e'
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Approved ,'oveu Der l., 1856.
NJ. aG.-An Act Defining the Duties Of School
District Clerks.

is hereby endcied. DC.
Sec. /. II shall he the duty Of the clerk of each
sch ool district in this state, to keep fair record
ofall the votes and proc, elines Of school meet
ing' in their respective districts. to certify tho
slinc when required, 10 ascertain and make
list, annually, Of the children which shall reside
in his district on the frat day OF January, between
the ages of four and eighteen years, with the
names Of the heads Of families. and the number Of
children in each, and return the same TO the town
clerk between he fifteenth and twcnty-fitth days
of February, and also 10 return to the town clerk
his certificate Of the number Of weeks, in which
school shall have been kept in such district dur,
ing the preceding year, and the town clerk SHAH
make 4 true record Of all such returns.
Sec. 2. Sections twenty-seven and twcnsv-n ne
of chapter twenty OF the oompilad d statutes are
hereby repealed.
Sec 3. This act shall take effect from its PES
sage.
Approvel November H. 1876
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No. 3o.-An Act for the Preservation Of I
Records

II is hcrtby enacted fc.
Sec. l. Whenever any town in this state Sha !
vote to have copied any ofis official records, or
any original paper in n, town clerks office the
town clerk Of such town j. hereby authorized, un'
der the direction Of the secc;men thereof, 10 cor
rccilv trauscribe all such records and original pa.
pers into n record book, to be Kept in said town
clerks Office for HAT purpose, and to certify sad
transcripts to be true copies ut :ald original re-
cords and papers
sec. 2. When anv original record or paper in
any town clerks Office shall be destroyed by fire,
or otherwise or be lost ar become 20 deGced ~
to become il,cgbe, the recorded copies thereof,
made and certified aforesaid, shall have all the
validity aid force Of and be kept and treated a',
original records and papers.
Sec. Z. Copies Of said transcript records, prop
erly certified by the town cl, rk, in whose Office
the same remain, may he used in amy court IN
Tai. state for all purpose, for which copies of the
original record or paper lost, destroyed or dc-
faced, might have been used
sec. 1. Ghi, ac; shall take effect from its PAS
sage.
Approved October 81, 1856.
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LAWS OF VERMONT.
SESSION OF 1856.

No. 32.-An Act in addition to chapter twenty
three of the Compiled Statutes, relating 10 the
Repair Of Highways and Bridges
MS hercJy enacted, de.
Sec |. The several towns in This State nav at
their ANIMAL March meetings, direct the select
men OF the town to make contracts for repairing
the highways and bridges of the town for n term
of years, and the town shall direct what number
Of years the term shall be- and said term may bc
for any length Of time, not to cXcee' four years.
and the town MAJ direct when sud term shall
commence.
Sec. =. When the town shall so vote, the select
men shall divide the highways into sections OF
suitable lengths. no one section to exceed the NV
crage length of the Highway districts in such
town, and to make a schedule Of the same, which
they shall post up in two or more public places in
such town, with notice that on certain day
nained they will proceed to sell and contract said
sections Mt public auction, to the lowest RESPONSE
bic bidder, which notice shall be posted up mt
least fifteen days before the day Of sale.
sec. 3. When the town shall vote to have the
highways repaired by contract ai aforesaid, there
shall not be any highway surveyor appointed to
act during the term Of time voted bv said town,
neither shall there be assessed any Highway tax
n specified in section second of chapter twenty
third ui the compiled statu'e., during said term,
but the town may ra-c such sum Of money 81,
they may deem sufficient to support said high
way.
Sec. 4. When the highways Of n town are put
under contract, ~, provided in the foregoing soc
tou, it han be the duty Of the scloctmen to in
spcct all Of the highways, under contract, in
the months of June and November in each wear,
ANA 10 contractor shall be entitled TO any COM
penintion on his contract until the section OF hiel-
way bv him contracted for shall he accepted by
the sclc2mcn; and if the selecmen shall, at
either Of said inspections, or at any special in
spcciion. believe amy repair necessary. they hall
notify the said contractor thereof, and in case the
said contractor shall neglect or refuse TO make the
same, may proceed forthwith tn make such re-
piir-, and the expense thereof shall he deducted
from amy sum due. on that may become due on
sld contract.
See. .. When the sclccmcn shall receive no
bid iur u section or np bid that they Shall consider
to be for thc intcrt-t of tire town to he accepted
then in tIft case the clcctmcn Shall make the re-
pairs, until 70 reasonable contract can be made for
the remainder Of the term.
Sec. 6. The secctmon may, and shall, at the
request oftwo lcJl voters rthe town. insert an
article in the warming for the annual March meet
iNr. 20 SEQ ID the inhabitants will vote go put the
highways under contract and to raise money to
suppor; the same asrecobly TO the provisions Of
TINS act.
ApprovaI E,vo,,,i,or
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RARE BENEFIT OF LAzNEsa 1t has
been common to sneer at the lazy man
as one destined never to pros Hsz{r.p1 an
example to be stunned bv~ tiNfswho
would avoid misfortune aud i'll tides in
this worlds afflirs. But the Cincinnati
Enquierer tells story Of fellow, the
LATEST dog for miles around in the coun.
try, who few years ago. became pos.
sessed of certain property in Chicago.
Too udolcnt to take care Of it., lie gave
directions to have il sold, ana did actu-
ally dispose Of it a, various times, hut
WIS to lazy to make out the deeds.
Meantime the property increased enor.
mously in value, aud the delays caused
BY the mans laziuess placed him, at the
ona Of few ycars.in the possession of an
estate worth some 100000 for which at
the first lie would gladly have accepted
100000 There are mon in these parts,
who with his chance, have laziness C.
nough to be worth untold millions -
Hartford Press
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Approved November IA, 1856.

No 37.-An Act in addition 10 an Act approved
November H. 1854, relating to Treasurers in
School Districts
his hertGy cndttcd &c.
Sc. /, That hereafter school district tax
bills shal! be nade payable to the treasurer, and
tile selecmen upon making division OF the pub
lie school money, shall II axe the orders for tho
same payable TO the trcasurcrs in the several
school districts, and the prudential committees If
the several school districts shall dlaw orders for
all SUMS due from said districts upon the respect
i've treasu1crs thereof
Sec. .. This aci shall not he 60 construed as to
require ofany school district which has not elect
ed treasurer for the current year, to elect such
officer until the next annual meeting Of such dis
;rct
Approved November Is, 1856
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DNLY PAPERS-New York Daily Times
- Tribune and Herald, and Boston Jour
a., al,rcceivcd daily, at COPELANpo
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p. s. liza similar fact, of similar i'm =
portancc, occurs down here, ! shall be
swift to inform yru.--Thc Vergcuues
Citizen Rutland UraH and all papers
friendly to American Interests are re.
quested to copy t.
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nocKEr MAPS OF KANSAS, for sale by
J.. w. CLARK.
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VITASHING POWER, a superior article
w for sale by WM. ii. hEMSEN'
The Empire County argus., 1856-08-16
For the Empire County Argus.

CoLoMA, August H. 1856.
Mr.. EDITOR Having been guilty Of taking a
"bird's eye view of paper called the Mountain
Democrat, ia sin which l seldom commt) l saw a
paragraph which reminded me of the story of an old
pous fellow, who got into the habit of saying amen
whether it was called for or not. His brethren ex-
pOstulated with him, and he promised to do better.
But alas the force of habit was strong and not eas-
ly to be overcome. The temptation came-his pa
tence failed and he cried out 'amen, hit or miss. ="
Now the editor says that Cooma friend informed
Fillmore ratification meeting in this place. expressed
'one Id big disgoost at the union speech of Mai.
Bowie" "Aboltion,' that is the word hit or miss
Neither fire water can blot it out of his vocubu-
larytbats the weapon he used against the old Wing
party (knowing that some of its prominent members
were from the South he also threw it at the Miners
and Settlers, notwithstanding their candidates for
County Judge, District Attorney and Recorder were
strong southern men and nOw orsOoth, he attempts
to play the same game with the American party,
knowing that a search warrant even if placed in the
hands Of Democratic officer and sent to all parts of
the county would fail to find in the American ranks
so vile compound of human flesh as an Abolition
iat. No, Mr. Democrat, you are barking up the
wrong tree"-we know you-weve seen you-we've
heard you talk. Cry abolition if you like-it will
terry us about as much as it would to read in last
years almanac thunder and lightning may be ex-
pected about this time We have no advice to give
but simply say that according to the good book, "a
guilty conscience needeth no accuser."
Yours SCRIBE.