The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-07-22
WAsmNeToN. Friday. July II. 1857

stating that serious insbrrCctlOn had
broken out ut Lawrence, and that he
bad called out tho United State troops
to suppress it, The Governor had start.
ed Immediately for Lawrence.
The receipt of this news has caused
some little excitement in certain quar-
ters
ST.. LOUIS, Saturday, July Is, 1851
Gov, Walkers proclamation to the PEG.
pie of Lawrence 10 received here. Its
issue grew out of the fact that a Com.
mittee acting in behalf of the citizens of
Lawrence had framed for submission TO
the popular vote City Charter, differ.
ing essentially from that granted by the
Territorial Legislature, thereby bidding
defiance to the Territorial Government.
This action of the Committee Gov.
Walker pronounces to be reasonable,
aud has ordered body of troops to the
vicinity of Lawrence, in order to prevent
further proceedings in the premises, and
to enforce the law.
The statement that it is Walkers de.
sign, through this movement, to keep iu
Kansas the troops designed for Utah as
q pretext for the Administration to back
out Of the Utah expedition, is mere
spe culation.
WASHINGTON, July ls.-Despatches
have gone West, directing Gen. Harvey
to throw the entire Utah expeditionary
force upon Kansas, if necessary to quell
the instruction, and preserve order.
WASHINGTON, July 17-Authentic
accounts show the safety of Colonel
Summers command, and that the rob.
berry Of emigrant trains was not commit
ted blythe Indians, but by South Caro-.
linians and Col Bufords banditti, rov.
| ing along the Western frontier.
The 6llibuster managers here deny
the reports from the South of another
expedition against Central America.
Affairs in Kansas are assuming
decidedly unpleasant aspect. The ru.
NOR in reference to concentrating the
entire Utah military expedition in Kan.
sas will awaken feeling of intense anx-
iety in the bosom of every friend of free
institutions in the country, and should
three thousand bayonets be finally en-.
ployed, under false pretext, to fasten
pro.slaveryism on Kansas, it will sur
prise no one who is familiar with the
scenes Of the past two years in that ter
ritory.
WASHINGTON, July l7.-Our foreign
relations were discussed at length, in
the Cabinet meeting to-day. Despatch
es of a very important character are be.
ing prepared to send to England and
France, by the steamer of the ed. The
Court de Sartiges, 1.-THE French Minister J
was in conference to-day with the Sec.
rotary of State.
RUMoRED DEPosIrioN OF ARcHlBIsHcp
HucHEs.-Ne,D York, July lS.-The
Daily Times hints that Archbishop
Hughes is about to be deposed, and
that either Bishop McClosky of Albany
or O'Connor of Pittsburg will probably
s""cned him.
"A French lad named Dean Petit,
about seven years old, was drowned in
the Winnoski, yesterday, near the rail.
road bridge. He was bathing, and star.
ted to swim across the river but when
half way across, be sank suddenly. The
body has been recovered. BURLINGTON
Free Press.
Tho Patriot says John Garlin, for
merly of Higbgate, Vt, has been senteu.
ced to eight years imprisonment at hard
labor in the Vermont State Prison, for
horse stealing Horses are getting to be
so scarce in Vermont that it will not be
long before they will hang q man for
stealing one, and le, him slide" for
murder.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION Rutland
W. July l6.-The Democratic State
Convention at this place today was fully
attended, every county in the state being
represented, and at least four hundred
were present. Hon. ]. P. Kidder oil
West Randolph, President; Hon. H
Needham and R 8. Brigham, Vice Pres
and Fred. A Aiken Secretary.
The following nominations were made
For Governor-Hon. Henry Keyes Of
Newbury. Lieut.. Govenor-Willis Ly
man of Burlington. Treasurer-Hon
j. T. Thurston of Montpelier.
A monument in honor Of Seth War
ner, the associate of Ethan Allen and
other brave and patriotic Vermonters, il
to be erected in Rooxbury, c., wher,
his remains were buried. The State o.
Connecticut has appropriated $3.50, ant
citizens of the town added $3.50.
The Irasburgh Jail was never in q
more thriving condition than it is now
1t has no less than twelve inmates con
fined far all sorts of misdemeanora al
legged attempts to murder theft, burglary
passing counterfeit money, Sc. They
are to be tried next week-Standard
Epaphroditus Ransom formerly o
Townshend in this State, and recently
Governor Of Michigan, is the pro-slavery
candidate for delegate to Congress from
Kansas
"A great hail storm passsd over Cen
trail Vermont Wednesday afternco OF
through the towns of Roxbury, North
field, and Williamstown, and other town,
in Washington County. Hail stones fel
measuring three inches in diameter, com
pletely covering the ground cutting mr.