Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-09-25

will pay moro profit than any crop raised in
the State. This experiment has been made
by SO many persons, that We consider the
question settled in regard TO moIasscs. As
to sugar, we shall wait the result of expert
ments. but we wait in confidence of success.
Ciacitnat Gosebc.
The Montpelier Freeman states that Mr.
Abel Knapp of Moers ~ V had his pocket
picked at Montpelier Junction of pocket
book containing one hundred and eighty dol
lars Not long after a switchman, named PIN
dlcton, found the wallet near the track
There was one hundred dollars Of the stolen
money in it, which being snugly rolled up by
itself escaped the notice Of the thief
LrcoMrrov, K. T., Sept. y via St. Louis
the 10th. The Constitutional Convention
has consumed the week in organizing, and
has adjourned till the third Monday in Oct6-
Der The Free state Delegates were refused
seats.
Active preparations were being made bv
the pto-slavory men for the election in Octo-
Der. The taxes are to be collected. or none
can vote. Sherills arc to be at the polls 90
collect the taxes The troops are to be there
also
WAsHINGToS, Sept 1G.-Oficial adyioes
from Commander Footc. of the sloop-of-war
Portsmouth, dated off Monam River. Siam.
June Is, state that on arriving he proceeded
in the King steamer, to Bankok. with Con-
sui Bradley, the bearer of the treaty conclud-
ed between the United States and SIAM
During their stay, they were presented to the
two Kings of the country. and were received
with marked consideration by all the mem
bers of the Court. The second King, by in
yitation visited the Portsmouth, it being the
first instance of a King of Siam going ON
board foreign vessel
The Kings sent present of lamp oil, rice,
sugar, dried fish and fruit to the ship, for
which payment was positively declined
Commander Footo is of the opinion that
the treaties between Siam, Great Britain.
France and the United States. are rapidly de-
ycloping the resources Of that country. Sew
eral vessels were about leaving for the United
States, with sugar, which is the chief staple
of the country.
ST.. LOUIS, Sept. lG-Konsas adyices say
that the Constitutional Convention had or
ganized, with John Calhoun as president
Calhoun had made a speech in favor Of sub
hitting the Constitution to the people.
Five hundred troops left Leayenworth on
the 9th for Now Mexico
The st. Joseph journal of the 10th gives
an account Of battle between Col. Summers
command, and band of Indians, about the
middle of August, ON the Arkansas river
The troops had four killed, and the Indians
twenty The same paper says the report of
the slaughter Of four hundred Indians is un-
founded.
NV,sutN,,o,, c4 ,n w n -
houn of 5. c., has been appointed Secretary
of Legation at Paris, in place of O. Jenkins
Wise Of Va, resigned
Associate Justice Curtis was TODAY official
ly notified Of the acceptance of his resignation
of his seat in the Supreme Court. The Pres /
idont, through the Attorney General. thanks
him for postponing the time for it to take eff
feet until the LIST OF October.
New York, Sept. l7.-Gen. Walker nj
oaragua Walker has written to Chas. ]. len
kns of Georgia, letter defending his abol-
lshment of the decree prohibiting slavery in
Nicaragua. He says it has been incorrectly
asserted that | and my comrades cmigrated
to Nicaragua for the express purpose of es-
tablishing negro slavery in its territory
For myself can only say that had no such
intention, The decree re-establishing slavery
IN Nicaragua was the result of observation
not Of private speculation.
1t was only after a residence of 6Neen
months in the State, after attentiyelv observ.
ing the soil, the climate and the produets NJ
the country-aitor narrowly watching the
character of its inhabitants, together with
their social and political organization that
determined to revoke the act of the federal
'sanstltu Assembly wherever slavery was
sIe9lisAed, 100
Z aSfw foRN, Sept 1.-THE steamer Cen
TaI America was well guarded against acct
'snas Of all kinds, and amply provided with
means OF safety IN case Of disaster. She had
IN board plenty of liie-boats, life-preseryers.
md means for the instantaneous construction
d rats and also two of Worthington's na-
ent steam pumps, and two or three force t
pumps Tor use in case OF fire. Her specie.
about one million six hundred thousand. is '
insured principly in London.