Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-04-10

Of others. There has been much quarrelling
between the squatter land associations in diff
fcrent parts of the Territory Several Deputy
Marshals were arresting political prisoners
on charges growing out Of the difficulties last
summer.
The same correspondent, in a private letter,
says that the pro-slavcry men are dissatisfied
with the position taken by the Free state
men at Topeka, in the late convention They
call it robollious and reasonable They had
desired that the Free State men should have
voted as they expected, by the aid of import
ed votes. to have outyoted them. The posi-
tion taken gives general satisfaction to the
Free State mon.
New TREATY WIN MENIco.-Tho Mis-
souri, Democrat has been put in possession of
an important Geographic dispatch which has
been received in St. Louis. containing the
substance Of dispatches forwarded to the New
Orleans Picay1e, from Washington city. 1t
is as follows
"WAsHINGToN CITY. March 2S.-Forsyth
treaty rejected \ new treaty between Mex
leo and the United States has been framed
which pays Mexico fifteen millions for Sonora
Sinaloa and Lower California-three millions
to be retained for claims of American citizens.
Also line Of postal steamers under the A.
merican flag, from New Orleans to Vera Cruz,
TO enable Mexico to obtain men and muni-
tions during the threatened war declared by
Rome, through Spain, to regain her church
property conhscated by the Mexican govern
ment. First demonstration Of the Ostend
manifesto. Look out for Cuba"
SPAIN AND MExGco.-The \. Y. Herald
states that there are at present in the city of
New York number of Spanish auants- uhn
arr actively engaged IN raising provisions and
munitions of war for shipment to Cuba. in
view Of the anticipated hostilities between
Spain and Mexico, and to provide against the
threatened descent of a Mexican force upon
that island, and that the Mexican government
have also their agents in Now York and New
Orleans. for the purchase Of arms and amuui-
ton and the enlistment of men, to be sent
under the American flag to Tampco and Vera
Cruz, in preparation for this contemplated in
yasion.
WArrRrowN, n. Y, April 6.-Tho dwell
ing house of Mr.. Grimshaw. near Cape Vim
cent. was destroyed by fire early Saturday
morning, and Mr.. Grimshaw wife and six
children persisted in the flames.
OswrGo, April Ga fire yesterday morn
ing, in the suburbs of this city, DESTROYED the
dwelling occupied by French family named
Pleonia. Three children, the oldest ! Z years
of age were burned to death.
WAsHrNGrox. March 30 Correspond
ence n Y. Heraid. | understand that Lord
Napier, the British Minister, has already had
two interviews with Gen. Cass on the Chinese
question, and that England expresses the
greatest solicitude for the United States to
take part in the struggle which is considered
the great contest Of commerce and civilization
in that quarter of the world. Lord Naper
has also earnestly urged upon the President
and his Cabinet the selection of Mr. Walker
as Plenipotentiary of the United States, and
that he be despatched forthwith, and has be-
sought Mr.. W., as a friend to peace, free tade
and civilization, to consent to go.
A SUGAR PLUM FOR ExrENs1oNIsrs.-
This comes from from New Orleans 1T is
stated upon good authority that instead of
the purchase of Lower California and Sonora.
our government will conoiliate the South by
paying the designated sum of fifteen millions
of dollars, for the lsthmus Of Tehuantepec.
1t is also rumored that Senator BENJAMIN of
Louisiana has been offered an appointment
for the purpose of accomplishing this pur-
chase
WHAT DO WHITE LABoRERs THINK or
IT The President of the Tennessee and
Alabama Railroad Company has recommended
that three hundred slaves be Immediately
purchased to work on the road His calcula-
ton shows that the purchase money, interest.
insurance and maintenance of slave. will be
only about FORTY-SIX CENTS PER DAY.
or about Sll5 per year, whereas the free
white laborers employed receive Sl25 or
s so per day for their work Such facts n,
these show simply enough that the contest
now going on in this country is a contest he
tween free labor and stare labor. and that the
| free laborer is the person most vitality inter
ested in its proper decision. The contest is
not yet ended, and will only be intensified bv
the result of the recent election.
j SPrRIrUALIsrs BEAT BY THE HEArurN
A correspondent of the Portsmouth N. H. y
journal calls attention to the fact that tbe
heather Of Western Africa are in advance nj
our spiritualists in one particular. for thew
not only have mediums between the Hvin,,
and the dead, but they have mediums who
communicate with the spirits of children who
are not Old enough TO talk so that by these
mediums parents are made to know what the
child is crying for what are its wants, and
what are its ailments.
A funny story is told of a man who stole q
Ave dollar bill out in Indiana In order 10
lessen the crime, his counsel tried to proye
that the note was at discount The prose.
cutor said he knew the prisoner was the mean.
est man in the State, but he did not think no
was so ALTERED mean as not to be willing 10
steal Indiana money at par.