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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04

An UssELL-ABLE VEKMoSTER.-A young Vey-
monter, whose personal appearance was about as
verdant as his native mountains, was travelling in
the west not long ago, when he CHANGED. alta pub
lie house, to fall into conversation with a ''com-
mercial traveller from Gotham-wbo having seen
the elephant in the various shapes in which he is
shown in town, and learned something further by
his experience in the dunning and drumming line,
considered himselfan accomplished judge of human
nature in general, and was fond Of 'running rigs
on people from the rural districts, whose appear
ance warranted the supposition that they might be
'sold', at a cheap rate for the amusement Of BY
ISLANDERS. Coming up to our friend from the Green
Mountains, he began by civilly asking him where
lie was from' ''From Vermont was the answer.
"Rather mountainous country" continued the
Gothamite. "Yes," said the Yankee, who began
tAn;is 9Gssr4taSlu,, raj and, WHAT'S Yer Very queer queer, there Is al
ways n valley between the mountains-never knew
it fail" The listeners smiled, and the wag began
again, with a knowing wink, which meant-In
fetch him this time ''Great state for horses and
sheep, isn't t." said the wag. ''Yes,'' said the
VermOntsr, ''great state for sheep and horses, but
for caires and jaekasses, York beats it boiler -
The laugh came in here ''pretty considerable loud, -
and the drummer retired. - Boston Post.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04
What Next in China?

The position in which the British Govern
ment finds itself at this moment with regard to
China furnishes an excellent exemplifcation
of the difficulties with which every civilized ma
tion has to contend which, in its dealings
with barbarous Oriental races, is expected TO
secure lis own safety, without infringing the
code of honor in use in the West. The Euro,
pean d%iplonatist at an Eastern Court finds him.
self in a position in which tho training received
al the Courts Of Christian monarchs is all bu,
worthless. lie finds that the authorities which,
all through his career, he has been accustomed
10 cite, are unknown or disregarjed he fnd.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04

The NATIONAL HOTEL PEsTILENcE.-Th attempts
to attribute the recent extensive illness among the
guests at the National Hotel, Washington, to MAS
ma, seems not to be sustained by the symptoms of
the sufferers. Among these are Rev. Charles II.
Malcom and wife Of Newport. r. l., Mrs M. is
the adopted daughter Of Rev. DR.. lde of this city,
who were guests at the hotel when the alarming
pestilence appeared; their symptoms indicate arr
senic, being an intense thirst and burning in the
stomach, inveterate diarrh@a, vomiting after taking
food, red spots on the surface of the abdomen, SC.
The same symptoms are said to have appeared with
those who have already died. William W. Bacon
and wife, OF New Haven, were also stopping at the
hotel, on their way to Havana. Both were taken
violently sick, but Mr. Bacon partially recovered,
and they continued their journey slowly and tedi-
ously. Mrs Bacon was n sufferer during the en-
tire route, and is now confined at the Battle House,
in Mobile, Ala; her physicians report her recovery
as doubtful 1t does not appear that the water in
the tank near the roof was used except to supply
the sleeping apartments; the water for cooking
came from a reservoir under the ground.-Spring
Rep.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04

CoURr AND CoSsTITuTIoY.-Judge fancy re-
quests the American people to believe that the fra
mers Of the constitution did not know their own
minds. For the same statesmen who drew up the
constitution, (Which he says forbids Congress to
prohibit slavery in the territories adopted the or
dinance of 'S7. which prohibited it in all the terri
tories we then had. The ordinance was passed in
July, l7S7-the constitution was framed in Sep
TENDER Of the same year. The same states and
the same men ratified both. And one Of the first
acts Of the first Congress under the constitution
was to reaf6rm the ordinance, and to again pro-
hibit slavery Which are the best interpreters Of
the constitution, the opinions of Mr. chief justice
fancy, or the acts Of Jefferson, Madison. Hamil-
ton, Monroe, Adams and Washington , They Gre
ated the constitution, and the constitution created
chief justice Taney-the clay which now effects to
despise the skill OF the p~otter.-.aibany Erening
Journal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04

UTAH AND THE Misunderstanding to the
Washington correspondent of the New York News,
'the administration has determined to dispense
with Brigham Young as soon as his commission
expires. Mr.. Buchanan will see if some other than
a Mormon governor cannot govern Utah. The or
ganic law gave to the governor and legislature the
power to fix the seat of government. Brigham and
his saints, anticipating that some day he might be
suspended, fixed the seat of government at Fill
more City, a miserable place, several hundred
miles from Salt Lake City, so that his successor
would be distant from the population, and thus en-
able him to continue to exercise control over it."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04

A WHITE MAN SOLD INTO SLAvERy.-The Buffa-
10 Express learns that q young man named Barn
hart, the son of an early e~nligrant to Linden, Cat
taraugus county, from the Mohawk Dutch settle
ments, has been sold as a slave by q company Of
travel in December last. Young Barnhart is an
excellent player on the violin, and accompanied
the actors into Maryland and Virginia in the ca
pacity of a musician. He was of rather dark CON-
p%lexion, and his companions, representing him to
be a negro, sold him to some Virginia slave-dealer.
The evidence of this was doubted at first, but is
now believed to be true, and Barnhart's father was
making preparations to seek for and rescue his en-
shaved son.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04

Jusr ABOUT RIoHr.-Some forty years ago when
a mans responsibility depended much on his TAX
ing a newspaper, a certain shrewd old fellow was
one morning enjoying the luxury Of ~perusing his
paper, (although he labored under the great dis
advantage of not knowing a single letter Of the al
phabet,) when a more knowing friend of his hap
pened in-perhaps to borrow his paper-observing
to him that he had his paper wrong end ~up.-The
old gentleman, drawing himself up in all the POM
posity of affronted dignity exclaimed Il would
have you to know. sir, that if l take a paper and
pay for ii, I have a right to read it which end up
| please
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04
Mr.. Walkers letter accepting the governor

ship is as follows -
JAMES BUCHANAN:
My DEAR SIR Il have, at your request, re-
considered my determination as announced to
you, declining your tender of the office of gov
srnor of the territory of Kansas. In view Of
the opinion now presented by you, that the safe
ty of the Union may depend upon the selection
of The individual to whom shall be as assigned
The task of settling the difficulties which again
surround the question, I have concluded that q
solemn sense of duty to my country requires me
to accept this position.
am brought TO this conclusion with an un,
affected difidence in my own ability, hui with q
fervent hope that the same overriding Proyi,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM DEATH IN WoBuRN.
A. O'Clock yesterday morning, while Mr.. Riley
Gilman, the engineer Of Messrs. A. Thompson /
Coz tannery in this town, was engaged in oiling
the machinery, IA feet from the floor, his frock
caught In a shaft. drew him from a ladder on which
he was standing, and he was whirled several times
over the shaft, which was making about 1870 revo-
lutions per minute, lie however succeeded in re-
gaining the ladder, and in bracing himself. His
leg came in contact with q pulley which out a fright
fl cash in the calf In this position he called to
a man near by to shut off the steam from the en-
CINE, and help arriving, his clothes were cut of and
he was relieved from impending death, His wounds
were dressed by DIR Cutter, and he is now in q fsir
way Of recoyery,-Bosion Journal, 3lst.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04

FATAL EXPLOSION AT BALrIMoRE.-Ont the morn
ing of March 26th, a boiler in the alcohol factory
of John Highly & Co., Baltimore, exploded, ignit-
ing the alcohol, SO that the fragments of the build
ing were consumed. Two persons, draymen, one
oolored and the other white, were killed, and seve-
raj badly injured, one person in the street, named
Charles Kagle, having had his scull fractured by
a falling fragment. The top of the boiler was
thrown, by the force of the explosion, a distance
of one hundred yards,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04

To Cure a Cough, buy q bottle of the Balsam
Of Wild Cherry. We have more faith in this COM
bination of DR.. wistar, than in any other remedy
known, having witnessed its entire success in
many cases of protracted cough.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04

LECTURE by THE Rev. Mn. ScnMIrz.-In anoth-
CIR column will be found the advertisement Of n
lecture on India, &c., by the Rev. Mr.. Schmitz.-
His lecture no doubt will be interesting, and We
hope he will meet with sufficient encouragement to
induce him to continue the course anticipated.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04

"Madam.'' said a husband to his young wife,
in a little alteration, which will sometimes spring
up in 'the best of families "when n man and
his wife have qunrreled, and each considers the
other at fault, which of the two ought to be the
first to advance towards reconciliation!" "The
best natured and wisest of the two" said the wife,
putting up her mouth for a kiss, which was given
with an JUNCTION.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1857-04-04
RHODE ISLAND ELEcr1ox.-The Rhode Island

RHODE ISLAND ELEcTIoS.-The Rhode Island
s s.s.s slss.iSa, !. On ~, %ss spssisL,J gesgElissah in q ,s s3qssos
Providence, republican, was chosen governor by a
very large majority, and but few democrats are
elected to the Legislature. Both the republican
candidates for Congress were successful; Mr. Dur
fee had a majority in every town of his district,
and Mr.. Brayton handsomely defeated Charles
Jackson, his opponent, the ablest democrat in the
state.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-15
The Material Question.

The crowded state of our columns. during
the past few days, has prevented us, till now,
from laying before our readers Mr.. NoRTH's
concise and true history of the material ques-
ton which separated the Republicans and
Democrats from meeting as one body on the
day appointed by law for the assembling of
the Constitutional Convention. Mr.. North,
as will be seen by every man Of common
sense, has taken position for himself and
his party, which cannot be shaken. We re-
gard his speech as one that will prove unan-
swerable by our opponents.
1t will be concluded in full in our daily Of
tomorrow, and the whole will appear in our
weekly of this week. - 30, C.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-15

Major Patten Of the I'd Infantry with his
Company, from the Upper Missouri, arrived
at Fort Smelling Friday evening last. Major
+. left Fort Ripley last season, on his way to
Fort Pierre, since which period he has passed
twice over the prairie from the Minnesota to
the Missouri . III. s5 p" ,-
On the arrival of Col. Abercrombie, a
fortnight since, at the Lower Agency, which
was the first point on the Minnesota struck
by him on his route from the Missouri
Maj. p, who formed a portion Of Col. Aber-
crombie's command, was detached from it, to
join Shermsn's Battery, at the. Yellow Medi-
cine, the main point where the Indians seemed
to present an attitude of hostility. .e p
From the recent return of the battery oI
Maj. Sherman to Fort Smelling, together with
the Infantry under Maj'r Putnam, it NAV
reasonably be infesred,T thst those officers dc
not consider the frontier in such imminent
danger as it was recently supposed to be.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-15
NUMBER a..48.

know them to be in the wrong. / do not like
~ S.arge dishonesty upOn any man.
.x Woolo giadly think it all q mistake. But
speae s Too sad procliuty to. mistake
a,ound US. will say, then, that the exam
pies 1elore US show what power there is in
oaa cause 70 make men change front and
position ana TO assert things which thew
would not 90, Tor their lives, under ,ordinary
circumstances. l really hope We shall never
De so unfortunate as to get into such posi-
tlon as to allow those Influences to have such
an effect upon us. '-~'-
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-15
1.-THE Chippewa Troubles.n

The Times always will insist on raising a
q panic from small m alters, to the detrlment
and injury of the Territory. Last spring, an
Indian war was heralded by this sheet to the
country, and horrible massacres described
with the most persistent qualification. The
panic created by that foolish operation pro-
duced incalculable injury to the Terri tory,
before the facts were known. More lately
the Times published that famine, and starva-
tion would soon visit Minnesota, because the
Grasshoppers had destroyed every living
particle O. vegetation over the country
This cry was kept up for several weeks
Now, all the Eastern Journals are full of edi
torials based on the extravagant and wild
grasshoppers yarns of the Times, and thus
again injury to the Territory results from it's
foolish panic-making.
But the last and best instance of the guilt
bilty of the person having charge of its col
umns is in regard to the Chippcwas creating
disturbance and robbing settlers on Rum
River-according to the Times, We are to
have another Spirit Lake outrage right off,
''The murderers of Iuk-pa-du-ta's band of
outlaws" are cited The Government is call
el on to do something for the protection Of
the unfortunate settlers "who have been COM
PEELED to leave their claims through fear.''-
Now all this bosh about outlaw Indians, rob-
berry of settlers, claimants flying from their
claims, &c, is mere humbug. The thieving
propensities Of the Indians are we'll known
CABINS left unprotected are are often pilaged
by them, but the theft of some provisions, or
some jewelry and goods is no grounds for
another panic article which will create the
impression abroad that the Chippewas are
warring on the whites driving settlers from
their claims. making descents on settlements,
and plundering houses. We protest against
sbch course on the part of the Times, but
it is according to the antecedents of that pa
per. Every one will be glad when it ceases get
ting up those panic stories, which circulated
abroad with usual masnifying injure the
Territory by creating false and erroneous
views regarding it. We do not believe
single settler has left his claim on account of
the Indians, anywhere on Rum River near
St. Francis or Cambridge. That section Of
country is we'll settled, and we see persons
daily from there, who have said nothing about
any fear of the ohippewas, although they
have been annoyed by them. ~ 2. FL.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-15
The Question TO be Answered.

Those men who were chosen to form q
Constitution for our future State, but who
have refused to do it, will find that the peo.
pie to whom they have proved traitors will
have one and but one question to ask
them hereafter. They will not stop to settle
the multitude ofmere constitutional questions
SO industriously and unscrupulously raised,
but will go right to tie center Of the whole
matter and ask: "Why did you not take your
place in that Convention and do your duty 2
This will have to be answered without
eGuivocation. If they say that the Republl-
cans would MT let them, such lie cannot es-
cape detection. And even if it be admitted
that their ridiculous farce called an ''Organiza-
tion," was considered to have been valid, why
did they not return to the Hall the next day
as members, and by fair vote take matters
into Their own hands? If they had q majori-
ty of accredited members this was their right
and duty; if they had not, their attempt to
compass by fraud what they could not do
right was confession of being in the wrong,
and eminently deserving of signal condemra-
tionl Ifthey say the Republicans would out
vote them in consequence of fraudulent certif-
icates Of election, then why not contest those
seats, turn out the incumbents and set things
right2 1t will be time enough to charge dis
honesty in this matter on the Republicans af.
ter trying them, and quite time enough to
have withdrawn from the Convention and
brought all this evil upon society, after ex-
haustIng the numerical power of votes.
Let the people press and goad those guilty
men with this question, and permitno evasion:
why did you not accept the fair proposition
of the Republicans to attempt no organization
till noon of the 18th of July, then, like honest
men abide by the decision of the majority of
certified members till the contested cases
could be reached ?'
Here was the origin of all the difficulty,
which is liable to afflict us as people for
years, retarding our progress and dstracting
our counsels. Press these corrupt agents of
the wrong with this question, till they hide
their heads in obscurity from public indigna-
tiou.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-15

The Convention was called to order, by
calling Mr.. Galbraith to the Chair.
Mr.. Galbraith beng the only person ap-
pointed to the chair, was the only one to
entertain motions to adjourn, or any other
motions.
MIR. Chase having no certificate of election
was only disturber of the Convention, and
his right to be there at all was not recogni-
zed by the majority, and could not be legally,
until he had in some way shown himself en-
titled to seat in the body, much less his
right to call the Convention to order, against
the express wish of a majority of the whole
number entitled to seats.
As no certificates were presented by the
minority, and as they did not wait to com-
plete preliminary organization, and had no
Secretary, there is no legal means of knowing
how many of them were present-whether
indeed any of them were therefor they
have no record of their proceedings of that
day.
Under such circumstances it was impossi-
ble that they could have legal adjournment
of their own number, to another day even
if they had been there alone for they had no
body to adjourn. 1t could not be properly
known that any portion of the Convention
were there without some list of names or the
production of certificates. This should have
been ascertained before any attempt to ad-
journ. Besides if they had proper adjourn
ment, they had no Secretary to record it, and
therefore no proper evidence of such fact
Nor can they properly have anything on
their records to show whether they went
into the Representatives Hall on the 18th,
as a Convention or as a Democratic caucus
From their conduct it appeared like eau.
Gus; and the fifty six members of the Con-
stitutional Convention paid no attention to
their manoeuvres, but, in obedience to duty,
proceeded to an organization. s
In the face of these facts the minority
claim to have legally adjourned and even
have the impudence to assert that thev not
only journed themselves, but that thew also
adjourned the majority who never recognized
their authority in any respect. AS we'll
might any rowdy in the street rush in and
adjourn the Convention after its permanent
organization as for Chase (who held no cre-
dentials,) to attempt to do it in the prelimi-
nary organization. The claim is too ridicu-
lous for sane men to assert, for a moment,
and none would think of doing 1t, except on
the principle that drowning men catch at
seraws. ID ssca. ~l
In order to make anything of this famous
adjournment, which seems to be the only hair
on which tn y hang, it must of course be
claimed that Chase was chairman of the
meeting, and authorized to entertain motions.
But let us inquire by what right, if at all, he
held this prerogative. a hsr'a s
It was first, claimed that he had right by
virtue of his Office as Secretary. When they
found that all precedents failed them they
gave thus up. snos 7sgi si.g sa'F
They next claimed that as matter, ol
courtesy, this prerogative should be extend.
cd to him." But if Mr.. Chase, without 9
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-15


9Th. The Democrats did
not report on their creden-
tials until the 23d day of
July; and W re not sworn
in until the 27th.
7th. The Democrats re-
ported on the credentials
Of the Pembina members,
at the very hour when those
members were taking din
ner at Little Falls, 140 miles
from st. Paul, and several
days before their arrival at
the Capitol.
9Th. The Democrats have
three United States officers,
who, by the laws of the
Territory, are ineligible to
the Office of delegate to the
Constitutional Convention.
9th. Five of the Pembina
Democratic delegates re-
side outside Of the District
from which they profess to
have been elected; four of
them from beyond the line
of the State, and the fifth
being from Minneapolis,
and never having lived
within five hundred miles
Of his pretended constitu-
ency-all of them by law
disqualified for seats in the
Convention.
10th. The Democrats held
a caucus on Sunday even
ing, which lasted till mid
night, and then their piety
was shocked because the
Republicans went to the
Capitol too early on Mon
day morning.
18th. Mr.. Sec. Chase at
tempted to interrupt this
proceeding by calling the
Convention to order in op.
position to the will of the
majority.
18th. Mr.. Chase was-pot
q proper person to call the
Convention to order; not
being a legally elected
Misunderstanding no certifi-
cate OF election and not
being eligible to the office.
18th. On the contrary, the
precedents in other States
condemn in all respects the
course pursued by the
Democrats.
14th. The Democrats pre-
tended to adjourn when
there was no organization
to be adjourned.
18th. The Democrats on
the first day had no Presi-
dent to preside nor Secre-
tary to record their pro-
ceedings-and no proceed
ings to record.
Is. The Democrats have
no record to show who of
their number were present
for the first two weeks; they
never having called tine
roll. And l am not aware
that they have called it to
this day.
IL. The Democrats none
of them were sworn in un-
til the 27th of July, and
then they carefully avoid
ed calling the roll, so as to
show how many Of their
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-15

4th. The Democrats, by a
trick, tried to defeat such
organization, and run a.
way from the Convention
as it was about to organize;
and in less than q minute
after entering the Hall.
5th. The Democrats left
the place designated for the
Convention, and for two
weeks did nothing.
The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-08-15

II. The Republican men,
bers W. re all sworn in on
the 18th of July, the first
day of the session, and
their records show how ma
ny we're sworn in.