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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20

the city rises up the slopes more less st.eply.
Its northern side is built up with fine hotels and
palaces, while its southern side is open to the bay;
but between II and the water lies the villa Roale
Royal villa-.-s fnC public place, or garden,
with its grottoes and little groves of small trees,
its walks and seats ard recesses and fountains and
shrubs and flowers and statues without number,
arranged with taste and variety. This spacious
and agreeable promenade and place Of repose and
evening recreation, about mile and half in
ength, is preserved and kop: ia order at tho roy.
al expense for tho gratihcat on of citizens and
strangers, and before the political outbreaks Of
ls4s the royal military bands played in the even.
ing in tho Villa Reale, and sent their echoing
hsrmonies through all the scene, and its surround
ings, while crowds Of listeners thronged the roman
tic grounds. Now fear Of the people has dis
continued SO interesting an ent'rtliunent-- for it
brought so many together---and music is no lon
ger permitted and these public pleasure grounds
have lost most Of their value.
The Villa Reae is open to only we'll dressed
and we'll behaved persons, except the great ies-
tival of tho city, when it is fire., to aIl--anl Of
course then few enter except the vulgar crowd
The Chaa is about wide enough for six carriages
to drive abreast without GROWING or in;onveni-
once, and in the afternoon, IN ins weather, espc,
faly on Suully tits hronged to it, utmost com.
iortabie capacity with the wealth aud fashion Of
the city, mostly in open carriages fine ellipa ses,
driving at mo lorlte and digLiG1d rate, coming
in at one end Of the street and going out at
other in nile'l chain, r1un IN rounl, see
1 / 1 1
destrians walking aui sitting in the shades Of
the Villa ReIle. 1t is from our windows an OK
ceedingly novel and interostins and luxurious
sight. And if the eye chlnce to wander from tho
gay cavalcade it rests with uusatis9d sht unor
the vessels and waters and islands and shores Of
the bay-uo surf breaks upon tho shore, no real
echoes from the hills or tho rocks, but a gentl,
and laughing Ripe dances along the bea;h and
| its whispers borne to you in the Onmest AM
gentlest Of breezes while on tho bosom Of tho ba,
sit here and there the numerous little Mediterra
mean water-cratt with their picturesque build an'
rig, as easy and ndolcnt. apparently, as the waite
upon which they foat nd the lazy Italians tina
| lounge about the decks.
Let every traveller, if he can. have his room
fronting on the Villa Reue. When you rise il
| tho early morning, and when you lounge afte
weary sightseeing when in the cool and hush 0
the early evening or in the starry and still J
night or when the landscape, the land and tn
water, tho ships and the islands shna with tn
silvory lustre of the at any time and at al
times you love to linger about your balconies, an
you never tire of the scene.
Yours. Sc,. f G.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20

U. s. GUARDS for the Sub. Treasury. 1t
has an odd sound in this country, tho
tread Of soldiers-not to put down riot
bat in the vanlts of U. 5. Custom House
for fear there will DO an attack on it from
u hungry mob Some of the loud takers
to the gatherings in New York of worknen
out Of employ, had alluded to the masses
of money in the vaults of Banks and Sub
Treasures, while they and their families
were suffering for work. Word was sent
to President Buchanan, who prob bly,
h.ught that his trusty ally, Fernando
Wood, might be better at stirring up mis-
chief than at putting it down and there
was no knowing what might happen. Or
dcrs were given to the Military officers in
New York and elsewhere within call, and
a company of Marines were soon slowed
away for lodging in the basement Of the
Custom House, to be marched away again
the next day. The New York Tribune per-
tinently remarks.
Beng done by Democratic President an d
by Democratic authority, this movement
will, doubtless, be set down as all right.
Fur be it from us-as at present informed
to say it is not; but suppose such thing
had been done by Republican officers Sup
pose Republican President had marched
troops into the city on no other grounds
than are apparent in the present easel When
should we have heard the last of it ! Would
it not have been represented as an insult to
the suffering poor 'hus to take 1T Tor granite
that behind the experiment Of bullying the
Mayor and Common Council-which might
well enough pass for little piece of Demo
cratic fun Ia Tammany-there lay con-
cealed the lelonious and reasonable design
of robbing the Treasury And what, we
should like to know, becomes of the famous
Democratic doctrine of the allsuf6ciency oil
New York for itself, and the outrageousnes,
of being Obliged to submit to foreign inter
ference, if United States troops are thus tc
b. marched IN on the first breath of alarm
and not Governor King, but General Scott
be appealed to tor the preservation of the
peace
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20

Gov. WALKENs Last.-Gov. Walkerd an
Secretary Stanton announce to Judge Cato
that they shall not obey his mdnddmus
ordering them to give certificates Of
election to the men whom the judges of cleo
tion returned as elected by the 1900 names
copied from Cincinnati Directory They
give sundry reasons for their refusal
Nevertheless they wish to be accommodating
and if ho orders them to prison for dis
obedience, they mean to submit to it, and
what is more tie Governor i, ready to call
out the U. s. troops to help the marshel
to take them peacebly to Jail, if any distur-
bance is likely to arise Here is the
declaration
" The under signed beg leave to further
state, that if the said judge should COM
mand them to issue certificates of election
as aforesaid, and should deem it his duty.to
subject them to imprisonment for disobcy-
ing his order. as they would be compelled to
do by their conviction of its usutpation and
utter nullity, ani because the certificates
before tho date Of said rule or order had
already been issued to other persons, such
is their desire to maintain the peace Of this
Territory that they will submit indiyid-
ually to such imprisonment, and if any
tumult should be arprehended by said
judge in consequence Of the monstrous
frauds which have been perpetruted upon
the elective franchise in the recent election
the Governor will direct the regular troops
of the United States, now here and suhj'c
to his order, to act as posse oOmitaiHs in
MD of the sheriff or marshal wlO my b.
directed by said judge to execute said man
date ofimprisonmcnt."
Tho idea of a Governor ordering out
troops to help marshal commit hin
to jlil-he being perfectly willing to go--is
something new under tho sun.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20
Gang of Burglars broken up.

We congratulate our citizens upon the
arrest of gang of burglars, who have for a
ong..time made trade of theft and robbery
among US. Tho breaking open Of the
shoe store Of j. b. McLane on Church St
& the robbery from it of between one Il two
hundred dollars worth of goods last week
Thursday, was distinct reminder Of their
presence III se"e-"d NJ their success
Friday evening by an attempt at the robbery
of the Store of Mr.. Murphy on Water St.
which failed Of success simply because the
hand of the law fell upon them in the act
of breaking into the store. This daring
act was attempted at the early hour Of
half past ten p NJ, and with the light from
the bar-room Of the Exchange hotel shining
full upon the window or which they oper-
ated.
Two Of the gang, Mich. Brunell and
Jack - OF Whitehall were arrested on
the spot. The capture Of Henry Rob.ar,
Joseph Parker, Joe Monac, and Semu,i
Thlbeau. followed in different places and at
various hours Of the night. The last Of
these was taken only alter desperate re
sistunce. All are well known jill bids
Mich. Brunell, the rinsleader # the gang,
has several times teen an inmate OF the
State Prison nrL Mcnac ard Jack -
have also served terms in The same iu.titu-
ton.
The arrests were Effected ty officers
Huntington ind White assisted hy Mr.. j..
\. Shedi, States Atty. Hal j, and H. ).
Taft Esq.
his job of thief-catcAlng Las sine. been
completed By the arrest OF john Rybcar.
He is complicated with the others arrested
on Friday night, as a fence or receiver
ofstolen goods, and is also suspected to
have been personally engaged in the robbry
of Mr. .McLhne's shoe shop. The whole gang
as it is pposed-scyen in number, ale
now in custody.
Information having been received that
some stolen property was concealed in the
swamp North of the village, Il number of
our citizens turned out to search, on
Saturday, and twenty-onc pairs of boots and
shoes, being portion Of those stolen from
Mr. McLane, were found buried in the
bank above the swamp.
There are other facts connected with the
business, silence concerning which, will, it
is thought. best svbserve the ends of JUS
ticc, and which we therefore reserve for
the present. We understand tina. evidence
has been accumulated concerning all of the
gang named above, suif ,ient to send them
to States prison for period, doubtless to
the great relief Of tho community
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20

SAD CAsUALTY.-On the 10th INST. Mr..
7. +. Wheeler, aged 81 years, only son of
Hon. 5, Whee'er, OF East Calais, took his
rifle and left his father IS house, AS was sun
posed for short absence lle had been
gone about three quarters Of an hour, when
the report Of his gun was heard and the
smoke from the discharge by his father who
was in field not far distant, and upon 60
ing to the spot found his son lying on the
ground weltering in his blood. lie instant
ly called assistance, had him conveyed to his
house, and and had the wound examined by
"a surgeon. who ascertained that ball had
entered under the chin, passing entirely
through the head and coming out at the
forehead, one and u half inches above the
left eye
Whether the discharge Of the rifle was
acct entail or otherwise, will probably never
be known, rs he was alone at the time he
was found, near fence, no great distance
from a spot where he had been accustomed
to practice target shooting,
Mr.. Wheeler was young man Of indus
trious habits and uncyceptilnahle moral
character. His loss will fall heavily upon
an afflicted family and be deeply felt hy Il
large circle of sympathsing friends.
On the morning If the 18th, he was still
living, although no hopes were entertained
Of his recovery.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20
Prom the Washington Republic.
The Basis Of pnriips.

1t is said that the Republican party,
having been formed to meet the snacial
e1igpncy Of threatened extension of Slave
ry, cannot survive the termination of the
attempt at such extension in Kansas.
IT this is true, 1t would equally follow
that the Black Democracy must become ex-
tinct, having had no other origin and no
other cement chan than the desire to extend
slavery. 1t is n combination of politihlans
of all lhe old parties, entered into in 1854.
to overthrow the Missouri Compromise. and
to govern the country on the basis Of a
Southern unanimty, to be attained by
holding up to the interests and passions Of
Shareholders the prospect Of territorial
expansion Oi their peculiar system. fit is
really true that such expansion is no longer
pOsslbIe, then the party formed to favor it,
no less than the party formed to oppose il
loses the basis on which it rested.
1.-THE question Of slavery extension ia sot-
tied by recent events in Kansas, upon what
grounds will it be longer possible to keen
alive that Gee iontl, geographical marty.
which now rules the SOuth with a rod Of
iron
The truth really is, that the danger Of
the fnrthcr extension of slavery, within and
Wit out the pres mt lin t, Of the Union, il
stu sufficiently great to call for an organ
ized political resistancs to it and that the
only elect OF recent events in Kansas will
be to weaker the Black Democracy at the
south The fact is now plain, AMI will
soon he admitted, that this new poli,i,al
combination. iJrInel to push slavery North
Of the parallel of 50 dog 80 min. has not
only failed to accomplish that OBJ ect, but
has jsopardized the interests Of slavery
South Of that line A combination thus
signally defeated, must fall into disgrace
among those of whose fortunes it assumed
the special advocacy. 1t has reached
lame and imrotent conclusion, and must
suiltr the odium which never fails to attach
u want OF success.
If free institutions are finally established
in Kansas, it is not the pirty winch tri-
/ umrh1 hy that event, " the party which
/ is wnrsted by that event, which will lose -
1t is not the Republican party, dccked with
the laurels oil victory, but the Black Dem
! ocratic party, defeated in its darling Oh
ject, and humiiiated by results, which will
| lose caste and strength. 10 the North. the
Republican rlrty cIh chceriully tender an
account Vi its stewardship, By pointing to d
Free State added to our political constela-
ton How will the Black Democracy be
able to satisfy the South, if the fact Of the
| loss OF Kansas becomes estAb ished, with it's
| probable consequences Of the loss Of large
| Territories below the line of s. De-. 80
min. Viii the South trust itself longer
to leaders who are covered with dsgrace
and defeat
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20

james Rogers, the young man wno STAB
bed nun named SNenson a few days ago
in New York, was convicted Of murder by
the jury on Fri 'ay last;-another wretch
ed victim of intemper,nce. Ayoung man
only II years Of age, not so drunk rs to be
helpless. but SO as to be ready for any out
rage, without any provocation assaults a
man walking quietly along the street with
his wife by his side-and though his COM
panions, less maddened by liquor than he
is, try to pull him Nway-they do not
succeed till he has struck his knife to the
heart of the unoiIeudiug citizen, Thus tw
lives are lost aud two families are over
whelmed with sorroN-be, ause OF strong
drink Probably nineteen iwentieths,if not
more, of the murders committed in our
country, arc directly cbargeable to the use
of intoxicating drinks
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20
Walker. Expedition.

Correspondence II the y. Y. Tincs)
WAsnI>GroN, Nov. l3.-General Walker
is fairly off on another expedition. In Cab
met meeting today his movements were dis
cussed Dispatches were received from the
District Attorney OF New Orleans giving
the essential facts. The statement that
Walker took arms and munitions of war
with him from that port, is believed to be
erroneous ,-ncverthelcss, disposition il
manifested to blame the Federal officers AT
New Orleans for permitting him to cludc
their vigilance. 1t was adm! tied that the
Government can take no additional steps
for the arrest Of Walkers expedition, and
it was hoped that he would be intercepted
on the high seas by either the steamer Full
ton or the sloop-of-war 5 !ratoga. The
President maintains the right to seize him
anywhere at sea, but will not order his mo-
lcstation if once he gets within any foreign
jurisdiction.
The writer says further that Walker has
nine hundred men with him-and that his
friends at Washington are confident that
his way Is clear-that he expected to pro-
coed to the mouth Of the Colorado branch
of the San Juan, cmptying thirty miles be-
lOW NTeJlOWD, WutTc lOICc is stationed
except it be British vessel, which is not
anticipated, that once within harbor, he
can land at leisure, and proceed to the San
Juan River, up which is expected to force
his way, taking the weakly garrisoned
forts, and pushing his way to the Pacific.
Rcinforcements from California are sup
posed TO be now on the way. Ii success
full in opening the Transit and getting the
expected reinforcemen.s together, the in
tention is to proceed to Costa Rica and
strike at once at San Jose, the capital
thus carrying out tn, original plan OF the
campaign.
The reported CORY of mind which the
pros,icnt and Cabinet arc in at Walker
having got off in this way--thc hurried
orders for the revenue cutters at New Or
leans to 90 IN pursuit Of him. tc., will
finish out the sham All, taken together,
will be enough to make all the followers Of
the administration swear that THE Gov
ernm mt" did al in its power to prcscr, c
the neutrality of the country.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20

" THANKsCIvING-Itw will be noticed that
we publish Gov. Flstcher's proclamation
for this time-honored festival, which is to
be the third day of December. 1t will al
so be noticed that we are at least one week
behind the rest of mankind AS usual
Why the Governors of these much abused
United States,--or New England, at least
cannot agree upon some time and all
unite in universal Thanksgiving on some
gwen day, we never could clearly see. 1t
would ao"" just as appropriate to US to
have our Fourth of July happen alorg IN
the different states from the laet OF June
to the first of August as to have this ire
gularity in this time-honored custom. The
Governors of Massa ,huse,ts, New lamp
shire, Connecticut. New York, Maryland,
PENNSYLVANIA and North Carolina have ap-
pointed the Goth of November, as day of
thanksgiving. while the Governor of Maine
has appointed the 10Th. The principle
reason which induced the acting Governor
of Maine to appoint the 18th, is said to be
that the ffucth anniversary of his fathers
marriage occurs on that day
We have seen more than one remark
unfavorlble to the appointment of Thanks
giving Day on any other day than the 10th
of Nov Tho Brandon Adrocate went so
far us to hone that the Goth might be
appointed " none at all remark which
suvored very little of thankful spirit,
however much the writer may have
sospesscd Of one.
For many years the almost uninterrupted
practice in this State was to have Thans-
giving day appointed for some day in the
first week Of December, and We were never
able to see any good reason for cha nge
The notion that there is any peculiar fit
ness in having thanksgiving day the same
in all the States to our view has no
very strong foundation. Surely the people
Of the State can be as thankful on one day
of the year as another, and their thankful
ness will be just as acceptable to the boun-
tlful Oliver Of all good, whether the people
of other States are expressing theirs on the
slmc day or not.
As it seems to US, the day appointed is
mere convenient to the great body Of ou-
people than day week earlier would be.
Considering our climate and position, the
last week of November is peculiarly hur-
ried one Tor closing up the business Of the
neutrality-suspicious. and Commercial-in
getting ready for winter. The press Of
work is not over till about the first Of De-
e.m Der, and then 1t is over, and the COM
munity, generally, feel able to pause and
breathe little, before the peculiar en-
ployments OF winter begin.
1t seems to US that a regard to the pub
lie convenience of the people OF the State
makes reason enough for choosing the day
named-a reason which is Of moro conse-
quence than ali the reasons which can be
named against it.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20

T,rrsr rPou TIN Nnpu,rs " ,sftt>.,
roy. nav. II -pisnatrbos WOW. rsco;,,' !
Inv tbe STATE ncr,r,n@n, ,ol'v ,,,,r rt';.r
.yusticc T,bol. Of rnL, d,,cl at .,,,,mn
nm S,yeo, VITA. +,,on,r.o,, ,,;Ic, ,at 80"
Sor,h pass nr,ohor ~ Ist- -" L,t.'
Ecbols s,vs-
IAN oxrress has inst or~iro1 rro,, crooa
river. and rcnor,s TIM, an tbo ni..b, -
October !, train Of tyrntv.s,x ,y,rons
was captured by the Mormons, twenty. five
miles from the Pacific Spring. At the
snIne 'iile TWO o'her trans were taken near
and loadiny The Mormons sid thev had
seven hundred men there and fifteen hun
bred more at Salt Lake City.
"Col. Alexander is oncamped on Ham Is
Fort, thirty miles in advance Of the front
train, which is DESTROYED. lie sent Can
tain Marcy with four hundred men back l.
Green river, to enable the transfers to
collect their cattle.
The Mormons killed no one, for the
reason that no resistance WAS m ,de
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20

light load water-lne for Is feet above
this up to the heavy low water line copper
color, and the remainder (32 feet)
up to the top, black. The mere painting
of the vessel, slight as the fact may appear
when mentioned, involves a labor OF no
common magnitude, for the painting sur
face of the Great Eastern is, inside and out
side, nearly 10000 square yards in extent /,
or more than "a acres. The number of tons
Of paint which it requires is calculation
on which we dare not venture.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20

" SAID TUE SLIDER TO TuE fLY The
London Times at ctloa4te!y urges the peJ-
pie OF the United States to adopt entire tree
trade as the hes; rem edy for their present
financial difficulties II We will buy al our
manufactures of England, instead of 80
great share Of tAsm, the lin 5 thinks We
SHALL soon be out OF cur difficulties.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20

Tie dlminution Of the population Of Man-
chester, y. n, since the depression OF bu
siuess, Is estimated al 5000. The reduction
OF labor in mechanical and miscellaneous
business, outside OF the corporations, has
been greater than in the mills.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-11-20

UNcuRRESr BILLs.-rhc bills Of the fol-
lowing New England Banks are not taken
at the Suffolk Bank;
Noirc-Ttrk Of Hallow III, Hallowell
Clnton Bank, China; Ellsworth Bank
Ellsworth; Exchange Bank, Bangor Gro.
GERS Bank, Bangor Hancock Bank, Els,
worth Maritime Bank, Bangor; Mousam
River Bank, Sanford Sanford Bank, San
ford ShipbuIldcrs Back, Rockland
NeD Hampshire.-Exeter Bank, Exeter.
Vermont. of Royaltop; Dandy
Bank, Dandy; Missisquoi Bank, Sheldon !;
South Royalton Bank, South Royalton !;
St. Adams Bank: Stark Bank, Bennington;
Woodstock, Woodstock.
Massachusetts .-Cochituate Bank, Bos-
ton; Grocers Bank, Boston Western
Bank, Springfield.
Rhode ISidnd,-Bank of tho South
County, Wakefield ; Bank of the Republic,
Providence ; Farmers Bank, WEXFORD /,
llopkington Bank, Westerly; Mount YER
non Bank, Providence Rhode Island Cen
trail Bank, Etst Greenwich riverton Bank
TyertOn /; Warwick Bank, Warwick -
These Rhode Islam banks are al. at dis
coun. of from 80 to 100 per cent, Tae rest
Of th banks Of the State are at discount
Of only per cent.
Connecticut --Bank Of Hartford County,
uartlorl Bank Of North America, Sey
moGr; Bri igeport City Bark, Bridgeport /;
Charter OsA Bunk, Hartford Colche ter
Bank, Colchester Eastern Bank, West
kllIlngy; Exch snge Bank, Hartford /;
Granite, Noluntown liatters Bank, Beth
ell Merchants Bank, Bridgeport; Mercan-
tile Bank, Hartford Pawcatuck Bank
Plwca,uck; Pahqpioque Bank, DAnbury
Pclp)nnpcG Bank. Bridgeport; Qunie-
baug Bank, Norwich Uncas Bank. Nor
wlch WIndham County Bank, Brook Ign
Woodbury. Bank, Woodbury.; Wooster
Bank, DInbury.