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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-31

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LAY SERMONS on FORGOTTEN
SCRfPTURES-N g.
t..,,hi.nor.,n.,r, al.
loose he bond. Of vckcn to- undo ihc heavy Gur.
dcns and lei thc oppressed Fo irec.
hey am nt loI l'--,noy must DC neio
as slaves Tor tncir good until we can 40 better
oy ,non' wen gehVomon' you wiz oiIow
'ha' u requires no Oel'ct state OF hcatt' OF oil
'ne man 10 i'st IMAM 10 pray OF 10 40 any
oIhoi uuty lou VIII also cohccue lhese
VIRUS 10 oe ,hoso oI "ou, ana 'h'' me SIMPLY
toid Israel what they must do to appear before
il'm WIN W.T.. acceptance GU acknowledge tnat
with linn Us no 'armblcness nor shadow Of
turning urn ana are you not TO ma acceptance
with Him by the same course aud care: Nou
nope to ENJOY his smiles until it Is done lie
requires ti''1 s'eY y0@e shouiu 'e broken inc
oppressed --at OF them-go nee Ilt OF not
hl-tnat ls ms command and condition ON
"nloh 'ho'V VINO had ensiaVcd could ma ac-
ceptance. II there rs to be any caviling- It
must oe WIN goa II the thing rs neNpe-
o''nl OF improper tnen you who aHege 1t
must "e "lHeI IMAM ne II 10 can be done
you can ma ms opprooation' But II You
cannot ma tnat' you may endure his rown.
ne authority Is his and you may thrust 10
"siuu ana prove twenty times that the Bible
upholds slweholdng' So 1T evidently abol-
,sheS IT, iou are required now To abolish 1t.
on nave enjoyed 1t long enough. Now en-
qulre u Nou would not he as well pleased If
you broke every yoke throughout the United
n ,,.,I ana let me oppressed go free. The
Bible is often made to speak for slavery; does
u NOT OF "seY speak Ton freedom and may 10
hoI oe wen TO heed its admomuon II is
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-31
SUMMER ADJUSTMENTS

We learn from the Freeman that two State
Conventions are called at Montpclier-ono
"Whig and the other Radical Aboltionist 90
These are amuscments that will, Immediately.
do no harm except to impair the unanmity of
the people Of Vermont against the extension
Of slavery. Ultimately. possibly. they may
do more harm. We have observed. else
whore, that attempted rc-organizations of the
wing party have enured solely to the benefit
of sham democracy, while radical abolitionism
has tended to disunionism, as in Massachu-
sets. Prudent men viii avoid these things
The three thousand persons drunk" again.-Bar-
hHgfoH Free Press.
While combating, with pretty good sue
cess, largely exaggerated story in the Wind
sor Journal,-to wit that lin and about Bur
lington, and in the cars coming from Burling-
ton, three thousand persons were drunk" on
the 4th Of July last--it seems very odd in the
Free Press to announce, as in the above text,
that he aforesaid three hopsaad haze been
drvRk AGAIN.
"lnsatate bb6'ersi would not once suffice. 90
TAXING m PHILosorufcALLY. - The
Charleston hercary sums mp the chances of
making Kansas slave State as follows:
Let us then be up and doing, and if we
can make her slave State, make her at least
Democratic"
The Mercury evidently thinks that sham
Democratic State is next door to slavery aid
tie Mercury is right
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-31


4 'othing new; and even the requirement. that
the city authorities Of Lawrence shall swear
to observe the Topeka Constitution, is a mat
ter infinitely short Of treason. Thorc is no
/ other constitution in Kansas, certainly and
/ that Constitution has at least the merit of
/ conforming TO the Constitution of the Uuited
/ States Thus it is that an oath to observe
/ the Topeka Constitution is an oath TO observe
| the Consultation of the United States and
that is not treason, we suspect. Walker has
made himself ridiculous in this affair. and he
may be laughed at without fear of the pains
and penalties Of treason. If the people of
| Lawrence choose to obey regulations of their
own making, it will harm nobody but them
selves. If any one of their citizens, or any
outsider who owns property there. chooses
not to obey them. such an one can take cxccp-
tions to the legality of the city laws and pro-
tect himself in the courts. Border runians
only will object to Lawrence laws and they,
Of all others, will be sure of favor in the
Border Rufian courts under The territorial
government Poor Bob fuss and feathers
will be the death of him.
LrGHr rN DARK PIAcEs.--A few DAYS
ago there was a public meeting held in New
port, Kentucky, 90 nominate candidates for
Congress and the State Senate. Among the
resolutions adopted by the meeting were the
following
nlo,ree That ne existence q lavery in Nguokyis
OF d1lpo , ,'S,'' , ',' 20, gg 9i.g'ges
snn9 it now 'tu were We rrc from IT, we would maui-
tanning hc.c prn pic. we would apply thca. II appi
Roir .a'i T.t we heartily ,5,of ,. nr.o,.. ot ..
sr . Am o Republican party nam,y "eoao,cr-
regard 90 slavery = Ic .os.ri.o s,,i.. vh,r.i now
.N' ana npn-eNfonsi1n of Slavery over tcrfi'nu uuv
f'
~ or'oern kentucky is not SO dark after a'l'
'."'ns tna' state Tor one hundred aud fifty
in'''' ana gong through 'J two hundred miles
from Louisville through Frankfort and Lex
quo" " C''''s'onl we sd" out Few e'i-
uences OF slavery. a farm house would have
from one 70 four small buildings designed for
servants but tbcse wore mot ol,y,ys ,,c,,,;oJ
!, Gonna G,jd. ,,o o1,.o.,.l t... .,'...
81 "O '''s'''i'' over "'e o.acNS IN one
heid.
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Il.t ''' ''i' ""-''"'rI! ''a-
[.' '4' '1'. guy W oN5i'Ss from N'hsas.
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-31

THE VERMONT CHnoNrcLE quoted with
appreciation one or two of the resolutions
passed by the Republican State Convention.
OF course the Administration papers of the
state think it was guilty Of an awful impro-
prioty Thereupon the Chronicle makes this
appropriate remark
The Vermont Chronicle claims the right
to condemn wrong act of this or any other
administration, when the occasion demands it.
without being charged with party motives.
In the exercise of a manly independence, the
abest friends Of the administration express
their disapprobation of its acts, and their dis
sent from its views, with perfect freedom,
when in their view circumstances require it,.
It Is only small tools of party, without mind
enough to think, or force enough to stand of
themselves, that fnd Il soccssary 20 adopt and
defend everything the party or the admins
tration may say or do,--ior fear of the LASH
1t is only men fitted TO be tools, that relin-
quish the right to Judge for themselves when
to be silent, when to speak, and what to saw
about the government Of the country"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-31
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-31

These eleven thousand dram shops, we fear,
deal out more deci on such night as that of
Friday last-or on such days as the Fourth
Of July--than our five hundred churches and
four thousand clergy can exercise in month.
~ J. Express.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-31

Resoied That we adhere 90 the general principle tha,
eide b "u o. o of s, ,g ae b, i Dl,
in 1e,r Constitution whatever provisions on tha subject
compromise MEASURES Of 1851 I was Incorporated nto
Scd 10 ba 6o sr of 1 ad and iI Hyc nous n9g5
hat 'he source to determine hat Question rests cy,u.
application Of tbi, principle to Kansas requires sto
luton To- o Of direct yo,i Of be people goop
ratification should be carried out
ms resolution asserts the " constitutional
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-31

HANDSOME PRsENr.-ln consideration
of Mr.. John G. Badgers services in saving
the bust of JuDGE PAINE, at the burning OF
the State House, DR., Martyr Paine, OF Ne"
York city, has presented to Mr.. Badger
copy of the Memorial of DR.. P's Son, and a
set of the Dr's medical works. The Memo
rial is one of the finest specimens ever issued
from an American press.
- A new Post Office is established al
East Waren,-Geo H. Lathrop, postmaster
70 See new advertisement of Prof Wood .
Hair Restorative.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-31

Rcsoired That IL is the duty Of every good democrat
and Of an good citizens 10 stand by the Constitution aud
She law that regard the Constitution OF the United
states as the Supreme law Of the land and such 200 Doc
implicitly oheyed by the citizens Of every section, aud
Ihc authorities Of every Satc,ihat viii faithfully
observe OH iis provisions, that we will resist 10y a lave
nl means any attempt 20 overthrow IT, That the SUI
pfcmc Court OF the United States was instituted hy the
fathers OF the Republic as The tribunal 90 decide al qucs-
0us Of doubtful import which might possibly grow ont
Of misconstrucion Of that sacred document.
That resolution was adopted by Wig
convention years ago. when the Supreme Court
was relied upon to check the wrong-doing of
the Democracy. Did the Denis. Ike that
doctrine. than But theresoluton is correct.
We stand by it now, as did the Wings years
ago. Undoubtedly the Supreme Court was
designed by our fathers to settle the doubtful
points Of constitutional law: but they de-
signed to have the Court settle them right
Now what if tho Court goes beyond the orig
inal design, and decides them rronqfdiy p
Or worse still, what if it shall attempt to IN
settle constitutional law which has been settled
and acquiesced in by the whole country for
two thirds Of century; In a word. what
If the Cour, shall he corrupt and dangerous ;
VIII the shams approve IT,, VIII they for
get that the Constitution itself proscribos a
remedy, in impeachment; VIII they ignore
the power Of Congress to modify the constitu-
emit parts of the Court and the right IF The
peopic to hold the judges to an honest and
hithiul discharge Of their duty by these
means It is bad fact for the shams that
they have not one word Of censure for some
of the strange doctrines promulgated from
the bench in the bred Scott case.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-31

''I s maini0ucd lv u. ldvooIr0g On mo hank. lI1
its cousututonay ia an its features ought 10 be cousd
cred as settled by precedent and t] he Supreme Court
To this conclusion cannot assent Mere PRECEDENT is "a
dangerous OF authority, and should not be regard
ed as deciding questions OF constitutional power except
where the acqucsccnco Of the people and the States can
bc considered as well settled So far fum this being Che
case on that subject argument against the bank nir hi
he based on precedent. One Congress in l7gl decided
M favor Of bank another in 1916. decided against H.
luor to the present Congress therefore, the urcccdont
drawn nom that source equal " resort 90 tho
states me expressions of legislative Judicial and cVcc
uNe opinions against the bank, they have been pruha-
bly, 70 those in les favor four 10 one There is nothinu
in precedent therefore, which. IL s authority were nd
miticd, ought 20 weigh IN favor Of the before me-
III the opinion OF the Supreme Court covered th,
whole ground of This acf IL ought control the cu
ordinate authorities Of this government The Congress
me executive and tho court must each for itself be gui-
ed by t5 own opinion Of the Constitution Each pnbii.
oheer VINO takes am o1th % support the Constitution
swclrs tlit he will support 20 hc understands 3D. and
not as il is understood by others"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-07-31

Rtsolred, That in the death Of Hon William l.. Mar
ey the Democratic party and the Nation depure the loss
Of statesman OF unsurpassed ability and ACHE, ement
zen OF exemplary patriotism and morality: 10 whom o.
like in public and private affairs, accorded the high
praise Of honesty Of purpose and integrity Of life
Excellent; but we doubt whether the Re
publcans do not mourn the loss of Mr.. Mar
cy with quite as genuine sorrow. tits under
stood that Mr. Marcy repudiated entirely the
Kansas rascality which prevailed during the
Pierce administration and in consequence of
that, as well as of his eminent talents and
favorable position, he stood in the list of Re
publican candidates for the next Presidency.
Rcsoiccd, In view Of the misconstruction Of Demo-
cratic principles By political opponents, that this
convention instruct the Democratic State Committee
gnare an address to tho people of Vermont for mme-
Let us have the address. There has been
a prevailing idea that the principles Of sham
democracy in Vermont have been comprised
substantially in five loaves and two fishes
just about enough to 60 round If there is
anything else to it, by all means let us have it,
The true Democrat., 1857-03-10
From the Louisville Courier An Old Soaker Soaked!
An Editor Ducked!

We alluded yesterday in brief paragraph to the fact that the principal editor of the Jour- nal was seen in our streets the evening previ- ous considerably more than "half seas over, D and supported by two friends who had about as much as they could dc to keep him out of the gutter. Since the Journal has been going down hill SO rapidly during the last few months, mas been To uncommon sight to see its editor ID such condition-but we apprehend he will ma Tn the long run that it is desperately bad way to keep his spirits up.
 We learned yesterday that when we saw the editor of the Journal in such fix" Tuesday afternoon, he was on his way to Indiana on featuring expedition, intending to remain one night at Jacksonville and take the early morn. |. ing train to Indianapolis. It seems his escort saw him safely on the ferry boat, but after they surrendered their guardianship over him his troubles began. When the boat landed a. ef- fersonville and he attempted to reach the shore, he found, most unfortunately, that the plank which carried the other passengers safely over was entirely too narrow for him, and the very natural consequence was that he fell into the river and got good ducking. The following letter from Jacksonville, detailing the occur. renee. we have from our special and exclusive corresp spondent at that place. Wa anxiously ex- pect further details.
 JEFFERsoNvILLE, Feb. 3, 1856, P. NJ. Elitor Louisville Courier:
 Your friend Geo. D. Prentice, arrived at Mr. kram's Hotel this evening, safe but in da- maged condition. In getting off the ferry boat he fell in the river. He swears that the plank extending from the wharf, boat to shore is but 21a inches wide while the ferryman (who is sober and never drinks) ayers it is 16 inches wide. Prentices clothes are now hang ing before the fire drying, while he is snugly ensconced in bed, dreaming of black carpet bags and corrupt politicians
The true Democrat., 1857-03-10
Masonic.

WHEREAS, our beloved brother, MATTHEW OWENS, of Marion county, was murdered by Calvin Coker, of the same county in this State, without provocaton, on the 7th February, 1857, and his remains was moved to Col. Jas. Fan chers in Carroll county, (the father-in-law of the deceased) for Masonic interment. He was in the 18th year of his age. We much regret and mourn the loss of our beloved brother.-- He leaves an atfectionate wife and four lovely little boys, and large circle of relatives and friends to mourn his loss. He was kind hus- band and parent. He possessed all the good qualities of gentleman and good Mason.
 The deceased was born in Claibourn county, Tenn, and he smigrated to Madison county in this State some years ago, where he resided several years, and then he moved to Marion county-where he was deprived of his life by the hand of Coker, and we call on all law abid. ing men to see justice delt out in the premises,
The true Democrat., 1857-03-10
The Geological Survey of the State

In another place will be found clipping
 from the True Democrat, quoting from the St. Louis Herald, few remarks in relation to the mineral resources of our State. It gives us pleasure to notice and re-publish all such arti- cles as that, because they encourage us to think that the day when the true character of this section of country will become fully known, ana Its advantages appreciated, Is fast approach ling. We are sure that cannot too often call attention to the fact that the true wealth { of North Arkansas, lies yet mbedded beneath
 the surface-thst her varied and uexhaustible stores of mineral constitute foundation upon
 which, by judicious management, she may
 soon build upa name and place among the E first of the western States, at least. This is
 not mere fancy of ours, in which "the wish 5 is father to the thought" It is sober satis- factory, established certainty, attested by real discoveries in many places, by the observation s of scientific men, who have sometimes had 6occasion to travel through the country, and by $ the general assent of the population.
 H With knowledge and appreciation of these
 facts, we have never left unimproved an oppor-
 tunty to urge them upon the notice of our
 readers and the people generally.
 We took occasion, few weeks ago, to speak
 Somewhat at large, upon the parsimoniousness
 ot our last Legislature In making provisions for
 & geological survey of the State.
 The information upon which we predcated
 these remarks obtained from one of our Representatives. We have since seen copy 8ot the act making the appropriation, and find
 that we were in error, though not so far as to amake 1t necessary to offer any apology for what We said. We presume that we misun- derstood the gentleman from whom we first obtained our information so far as to mistake an appropriation of S490O per annum for that amount for the time of two years, or until the next meeting of the Legislature.
 Four thousand eight hundred dollars per an-
 mum, after taking out $500 for the principal < geologlst Is yet meager sum. The geoo-
 gists pay should be not less than two thusand, and he ought to have two assistants, at one 2 thousand dollars each, which would leave only Height hundred dollars for outfit, expenses, fur < nture Of cabinet room, expenses of transpor- Ataton, etc, which in the course of twelve smonths, must necessarily be consderable.- 8lIowever after al though the means sppro Hnecessary, yet something can be done with four
 thousand eight hundred dollars per annum,
 and we want to see it begun. We understood
 from Hon. D. c. Montgomery, that the Gov
 ernor inteads to send the geologist whom he Awill appoint, immediately to this section of scountIy-the counties of Independence, Law Arence lizard, and those adjoining. We will be
 glad to see him. It will make us feel like cut tng notch somewhere, to remember it as a Noteworthy event. We wait with some i'm s1atience to see what we will see in regard to
 these matters-Ipdipendent Balance.
The true Democrat., 1857-03-10
Bound MaXius.

SIR EDWARD BULwER LYTToN has recently been elected and installed Rector of the Univer- sity of Glasgow, Scotland. His inaugural ad- dress, delivered on the occasion of his installa- ton, is replete with homely maxims and pithy advice which is the result of common sense view of his duties, in the relation in which he found himself. Instead of going off like comet, with the view of exciting the wonder of his auditory at his brilliant imagination and classic attainments, he comes down to whole some, hearty, practical advice and sound max inns, for the guidance of young men through the shoals and quicksands of time. The fol- lowing simple maxims will be worth fortune to any young man who will take them up and firmly follow them through all vicissitudes and difficulties. They are more than volume in themselves, of practical wisdom, and should be constantly studied by all who value their peace, success and reputation:
 "Never affect to be other than you are-ei- ther richer or wiser. Never be ashamed to say, " do not know.~ Men will then believe you when you say, |" do know" Never be asham- ed to say. whether as applied to time or money, " cannot afford it-I cannot afford to waste an hour in the idleness to which you invite me Il cannot afford the guinea you ask me to throw away" Once establish yourself and your mode of life as what they really are, and your foot is on solid ground, whether for the gradual step onward, or for the sudden spring over precipice. Cheers From these max inns let me deduce another-learn to say 'no' with decision; 'yes' with caution--' no' with decision whenever it resists atemptation; 'yes' with caution whenever it implies promise.- A promise once given is bond inviolabe.- [Cheersl A man is already of consequence in the world when it is known that we can im- plictly rely upon him. have frequently seen in life person preferred to long list of ap- plicants, for some important charge which lifts him at once into station and fortune, merely because he has this reputation, that when he says he knows thing he knows it, and when he says he will do thing he will do it. Muse, gentlemen, over these naxims, you will find 1t easy enough to practice them, for when you have added them altogether, the sum total looks very much like-a Scotchman"
 It was BULwER who drew that magnificent inspiration for the world, wherein he attributed to "Time, Faith, Energy" the solacing surety of success
 These last maxims of his are quite as useful for the guidance of the young, and for the en- couragemsnt of the man of integrity, though he may have been temporarily beaten down by obstacles in his path. The man who seriously adopts them as his own, cannot be ultimately defsated.-Memphis Appeal.