Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1857-10-16


broken, and his head shook when pushed
upon like mass Of Jelly. He leaves wife
and two small children. His age was p
ycars.-B. Fa2s Argus.
RAILROAD lRoN DUTIEs-Ihere are indica-
tions Of another attempt to get law
through Congress for repaying from the
public treasury to the several raili Dad cor
porations the amount Of duty which has
been paid on the railroad iron used by them
of late years. Of the illjudged policy
which so arranged the tariff that iron rails
from England were brought to be laid
down right through the richest iron
and coal regions Of our own country, We
have nothing favorable to say. But most
weighty objections lie against rcpaying the
duties referred to. Every interest which
has felt the heavy hand Of foreign comre-
titi0n on it, because Of a tariff discriminat-
ing against our own labor, might set up
such claim as well as the iron interest -
There would be no end to the business Of
paying duties back if the principle were
once adopted-nor to the corrupting in1u-
ences which would press On Congress for the
enactment Of laws for such ol iects. Tn,
evil consequences Of It bad system Of duties
can be used to teach wisdom for the future
but they cannot be done away with by any
such retro-ac ing legislation as is proposed
Moreover there is a gross flllacy IN speak
ing of these corporations as if they wer
persons, who had been harmed by certain
legislative provisions while they were doing
great good to the community and therefore
they should receive money from the public
, treasury to make their injuries good In
| diYiduals, in legal sense they are, but the
| persons who compose them are rerpetually
changing. Not one in thousand Of those
who furnished the money to build the rail
roads, and who therefore Taid the duties on
the railroad iron would receive any portion
Of the money if refunded So far as it
should benefit the corporations, that is add
to the value of stocks. it would mostly
profit those who did not suffer the damage
The money would 60 into the pockets Of
mere spectators and stockjobbers. Still
further no such law can be enacted except
by the combined influence of railroad man
agers-a body Of men who, whatever tho
fctions Of law may presume, too often have
interests ,as abundant experience has shown,
not at all in harmony with tie interests Of
stockholders or creditors generally. That
body of men, and their efficient tools, on
some grounds and by some means, would he
the recipients Of any money which the
United States treasury should pay over to
the corporations referred to. Neither origi-
nal stockholders nor bondhoders, except
here and there one who might be in the
ring of managing power, would over U9 d
a dollar the better for the whole of it.
FATAL ACCIDENT ~ PLYNouru.-On the
9Th inst, we learn from the B. Falls Times,
as Mr.. JoseIyn and..a Miss Cowdry were
going down hill in wagon, on The road
fro Brdgwater to Tyron's Furnace, the
kp5lGSf hrqSa. .gI both were thrQMn to tue
and the young lady struck her head with
great force against rock. She was taken
up insensible, and though she revived a Int
tie she died in few hours after the acci-
dent.
The report to his effect, that Rev. Henry
Dwight late of Geneva, had left by will
500 600 to the American Board Of Com
missioners for Foreign Missions, is said to
convey very erroneous impression. That
Board with other benevolent societies are
residuary lcgatees Of what is left after pay
ing several specific legacies to the members
of his family, to large amount. \ letter
to the Vermont Chronicle from Boston says
" We have intelligence from reliable
source, that the estate of the above named
gentleman, re Gently deceased, is estimated
at $500. 900, for the most part well invest
ed though portion Of it consists Of stocks
and securities not perhaps saleable at this
moment.
President Buchanan has presented a
valuable gold cased chronometer and gold
chain to the captain Of the Norwegian Bark
Helen.
r The following inscription is engraved
= on the back of the inner case. The Pre-
sident of the United States to Captain \.
, johnson, Norwegian Bark Helen, for his
. humane, prompt, Jealous and successful
effort in resecuing persons from the wreck
Of the Steamer Central America, lej1'
Hon. Louis McLane, died in Baltimore
October eth, in the seventy second year OF
his age. lie was T.. 5. Minister to Great
: Britain in ls29-30, afterwards Secretary oil
the Treasury and Secretary Of State, till
1884 In ls47, he was again Minister tc
,, England for short time under Presden
: Polk.
n
e Our FIRST FRosr.-Frii ay morning ,Oct9
T. Der 10TH for the first time this Autumn, 6
It decided frost was on the ground in thi
d place. Not even Tomato vine has beer
- pinched before, A clear sky and gentI
e set of the air Southwards, last evening CAV
us warning that the frosty fingered rogu
" of the North was on his way. Dayligh
to showed us that his white powder box ha
,r been put to use over all the surface OF tn
x earth hereabout 1t is not often that til
" first frost comes so late. 1t was not sever
es on this occasion but sharp ones must b
a frequent after this date.
{ Prom tie Manchester American.
or Going down Amherst street day or tw
since We came across one of the unwashe
-. millions sitting upon his wheelbarrow an
on striving to enlighten a brother man as
nd the cause of the hard times lie gave doub
ch less the reason which had been gwen HIN
- and it was to this effect
why, yer see the north has been talklI
Y about slavery and abusin' the south, al
g. the south has jest put up the price of cot
he ton, and shet up the mills and now s.