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out any alteration that well impair its eff
cheney. In the House the Corruption Inves.
tigating Committee reported IA bill to efec-
tually enforce the attendance and answers
of witnesses, making them liable in default
to Imprisonment and fines. During a spiri-
ed discussion to witch this gave rise, the
Sergeant-at-Arms brought Mr.. Simonton, a
correspondent Of the Times, before the bar
OF the House, He refused to respond to the
lnterrogltluns proppunded to him, and de-
med the right Of the House to proceed
against him. He was atjudged to he in
contempt, ana the Sergeant farms was
directed t. keep him in close confinement
till he purge himself of the Offence
JAN. % The bill granting aid to the
Atlantic Submarine Telegraph passed the
Senate by Il vote OF 20 to ls. The bill has
been amended since it left the hands of the
committee; but the terms Of the contract
authorized to be made with the Telegraph
Company are substantially the SAINT as those
agreed upon by the British Government.
In the House the bill compelling the at
Tendance and testimony Of witnesses before
committees OF Congress was further discuss
ed. and finally passed by q vote of lO3 to u.
1t was then sent to the Senate where it was
referred and Immediately reported back
''N '''"' E'N7N W ltNbilslI'I III TtHDlu-
ton ordering Mr.. Simonton, the contuma-
cious witness. INTO custody, and that gentle
man therefore, continues TO be subjected to
the horrors inspired by Il respectable board-
ing house and the unrestricted visits Of his
friends. The fact that government foots the
bill will doubtless somewhat mitigate his
sniierings. Mr.. Silnonton has employed
able counsel.
JAS 23.-The Senate passed the bill com
polling witnesses to testify before Congress
ional Committees; 3 only voting against it.
The House was engaged in considering
private bills.
Jan2i The President approved the bill com
polling witnesses to testify before Congress
sonal committees, and it is now the law Of
~thesIand. In the House OF Representatives.,
Mr.. Chester, a correspondent OF a Philadel-
pima paper was brought to the bar, when
u resolution was adopted calling on the
witness to furnish excuses why he should
not appear before the Select Committee,
and it was also determined that he should
answer in writing under oath. Nothing
further was done in the case. The Senate
transacted no business Of importance.
Sry,rp Ian of-ur vnsoo
ticc Of a h;II tn socnro o. ,o,raI sat,ars ,Io
alternate sections Of lands reserved in arants
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We begin to have some hopes Of Congress.
From all parts Of the nation the cry has
been for a long time that corruption has
prevailed at Washington to an appalling
extent. Money ia said to have flowed like
water into the pockets Of members of easy
virtue, to secure their votes for bills which
would give profitable jobs to some, renew
lucrative patents and gainful contracts for
others, and grant millions Of acres for the
benefit Of speculative railroad corporations
To such an extent has corruption proceed
ed, as common fame states it, that no bill
can pass Congress, by means of which
money can be made, without its paying q
large tax to some members, either to secure
their votes for it, or to quiet their orposi-
ton 10 it. From session to session the
reports of such corrupt practices have been
increasing in loulncss and frequency and
never have they been put forth more boldly
than within Il few weeks past.
Congress seems at last to have been
aroused to earnest action on the subject
Tue refusal TO TESTIFY before Il CohSr'Ssioh-
al committee Oh investigator ny one OF moro
VINO nave asserted inc existence o. Suc'
cnormitics and indicated their knowlcdL 70 Of
facts which, if made known, would help to
discover the gnl'ty' has lea to the ohact~
mcnt OF a law snhlcchng 'nch recusantS to
inc and imprisonment. inc matter mas
been the chlei SUBJECT OF interest at wash
inGtoh 'or II 'ot'o'SN' l,'S,' '"e Oh. passed
ooth houses ny overwhelming m'J''I'l,S'
anu aIplreh.'Y "''Nou' reference 10 Tue
Poi''i'"' parties VI ''' oou"'iy
We have not stunned the blII' ana there
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sorbed in cares, which, if not obscure, are
little calculated tn attract public attention.
Massachusetts Justly expects that no such
interests shall be neglected. But Ivy solemn
resolutions of her Legislature, by votes Of
her people and by the voice Of her history.
Massaclusctts especially cnjoins upon her
representatives, to see that, at all hazards
ana what yer else may suffer, Freedom shall
prevail. Iet me not neglect this injunction
Alike by sympathy with the slave and by
n determination TO save ourselves from
wretchcd thraldOm, we are summoned to the
effort now organized for the emancipation If
the NdtiOHdi G~oraHmeHt from Il degrading
intlucncc-hostilc to civilizltion-which,
wherever it shews itself, even ut n distance,
Is brutal, vulgar and mean, and constitutes
an unnatural tyranny calculated to arOuse
the generous Indignation Of good men.
Or course, no person who is not ready to
say in his heart there is no God, can doubt
the certain result. But this result. like
every other great good, can be accomplished
only by well-dirccted effort. know some
thing Of the labor and trial which such n
service imposes; ! also know something of
the satisfaction which it affords, giving to
all who truly espouse it II serencr joy than
anything in office or nonor.
In the weary prOstration Of months, from
which | have now happily risen, my sharp
est plng came out Of my enforced scpart-
ton from the cause viii n was SO dear t.
me; and now my chief joy is in the assurance
that to this service ! may dedicate the Wig
orous health which, through medical care
and the kindly ministrations Of nature, |
am permitted to expect.
In this well founded assurance | welcome
the trust which Lls arain bcnn conTnrrnd
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The mercury commenced falling Thurs
day last week, and fell at the rate Of two
degrees an hour during the afternoon and
evening. At eleven p. NJ. it stood at 2l ,
below zero, and this morning at seven it
touched the point of % : below. Thirty
one years ago, lin the winter Of lS2j-G) we
noted on the same Instrument standard
one-at the same elevation from the Lake
the same temperature. The winter follow
ing the same degree was reached once. The
coolest point noted on the journals OF the
late Prof. Thompson, which extend back
nineteen years, Is-25 and that tempera-
ture has been experienced but once in that
time. The severity of this all but unprece-
denied cold, was increased by the wind,
which blew a fierce gale from the North
West all night.
We doubt if SO severe a night has been
experienced in this vicinity since the region
has been settled. We learn that some Their
mometers in particularly exposed spots in
and near the village, indicated u tcmpera-
ture of-3O >.
Friday, at 2P. NJ. the mercury stood at
II below, with a strong west wind. Sky
clear.
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LETTER FROM Hon, CHARLES SUMNER TO THE
MAssAcuusErrs LtuIsLATURE.-In the Mas
sachusetts House of Representatives on the
I'D. inst. y communication accepting the
Office Of Senator in the United States for
the next six years, was received from Hon.
Charles Sumner, and read by the Speaker,
Hon. Charles a. Phelps.
" FeiOC Cii;eas Of the Senate and the
House Of Representatives. ;
| have been officially notified that the
people of Massachusetts,, by concurrent
votes of both branches of the Legislature.
have charged me with the duty of represent
i'm them in the Senate of the United States
for another term of six years on the ~expira-
ton of that which | have now the honor to
hold. This renewed trnst | accept
with gratitude, enhanced by the peculiar
circumstances under which it has been be-
slowed.
But far beyond every personal gratiiica'
tion the delight of knowing by this sign,
that the people Of Massachusetts, forgetting
ancient party hates, have at last come to-
gether in traternal support OF a sacred cause,
compared with which the fate of any public
servant is of small account.
When first selected for this eminent
trust | was a stranger to all official life
lntried in public affairs, | wa taken up
and placed, without anteceicnt aspiration,
in the station where, after an experience of
nearly six years, you now, with spontaneous
unanimity, bid m remain,
About to commence a fresh term of service
| turn with honest pride to that which is
about to close, while greet anew the dutls
and responsibilities Of my position, hoping
that, by conscientious cn1clyors, may do
something in the Future better than in the
Past, and mindful that he who giricth his
armor should not boast himself rs he who
putteth it of,
The duties of a public servant are not al
ways conspicuous. Much Of his time is alb
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We appreciate the necessity Of an early
preparation for the work Of rebuilding the
State House, but cannot perceive how il
can consistently he done except by the call
ing Of an extra session Of the Legislature,
and presume that the Governor will do SO
at an early day. At any rate we can see no
objection to that course and there are many
reasons why it should be done.
The original location of the Cnpital at
Montpelier at the time it was made, was
no doubt as central and one which would
accommodate the people as well as any that
c1uli he made; but since that time our
Railroads have been built and the chan.
nels OF travel changed; sections of our
state have been built up and populated
while other sections have been on the retro
grade, and the question Of location will
nec's.aril y come up for consideration.
y subject so exciting as that ought not
to he thrown into Il regular session to re
tard, entangle and confuse the ordinary bu-
sino-' OF Legislation, and serve as stock IN
trade Tor all the schemcrs and projectors in
the land. With this single question before
the Legislature at an extra session it could
be settled far more satisfactorily to the
people, and would occupy less time, and
cause less expense than at the regular scs.
sion.
OF the best locality for the Capitol we do
not propose at present to speak, but hope
that when the subject comes before the he
glslhture it will be fully considered, and
such place selected as will be most access
sihle and accommodate the people, without
reference to the wishes of any particular
section or class Of men.
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From the Brattl4boro Republican

IL the State House is is to be rebuilt on
the old walls, the expenditure is too great
to entrust it to the discretion Of the Ser
geant at Arms, and if there is to be a strug-
gle for its location, that should be settled
before any money is expended. 1t is OBJ
%viously therefore one of those cases where
the power of the Governor in calling an
extra session should be exercised. And it
ought to be done Immediately 50 that
provision may be made for Communicating tho
building early in the Spring. Let us have
an extra session, and give the contestants
Tor the location of the State House "A fair,
open and equal field, and see what place
will most convenience the people of the
State and what place will make the most
liberal offer
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Hos. lSSAC. F. REDFIELD, Chief judge
HoN. NJ. L. BENNETT, } Assistant
%. PIERPoINT IsuAM. { judges.

D.za-
resent
HoN. lSSAC. F. REDFlELD, Chief Judge
Hon. NJ. l.. BEvNETr. } Assistant
- PIrRroGNT IsnAM. { JUDGES.
pro T
alton "a Action for wood 5ol;ra.nI {
Adams Bav, $40 and sent n pjottsbnrrh
Defence. lender of tho amorr. dno 40.
spit Iron,Lt rLn tnl;.nn.. por". 80
rhn tonJor1 IN T.;ont hu d;salI 49,
ion Of ~ In.nnIs n'a -; ~ " To-
nv the cflicers fees for serrinc tba w.
JUDGMENT for Dafts. H. r Rea-dslav far
plfT.. \. q NlIis fnr Dert
James VI. HAYNES Us Ralnb IoseIl Tros.
rass on freehold. Defiance that rho land
ssod uron was n nuhIir hicbwov-
Question were the proceedings 81 the go.
lcctmen in dl>continuinr a birhwav in s..
Adams sufficient. 4 o. Adds for plfr..
f. Baarislev for Def Indictment for plF
affirming iuirment of County Court.
Watson vs.. Jacobs. Action on hook re-
rort of r. II. Uoyt. Auditor. iudrment for
pm. on the repori in Comfy Court. ones
ton was the Daft hound iv hi.nrom;so IN
paw the claim. the service HAVING been rer-
formed for one Solymen and no agreement
in writing. Eisons for Plf.. G. F. IIoughton
for Deft. Judgment affirmed for Plf7
c. W. Stilphen vs.. John Smith and others.
trustees Of Vt. x Canada Railroad Com
pany. Trespass for putting PHI. out of cars
on passage from Swanton to Rouse's Point.
Verdict and Judgment in County Court for
Plff. Question Has a Railroai conductor
Il right to put a passenger out ofthe'traln at
a'place. not at a usual s%torping Mace for not
purchasing a ticket or having fare. Adds 4
Burt for PHI, Smallevs for Deft. Judgment
for PHI. sustaining the decision of County
Court.
Denis C.. Bull vs.. Albert Bliss The az
ton was assumpsit on the Dert's guaranty
of a note, signed by Erastus Bliss. and sold
by Deft. to Plf. Verdict and iudrment for
PHI. in the County Court and executions by
Dert. The question submitted to this Court
was. whether IT was the duty of PHI. to have
sued Erastus Bliss. who become insolyent be-
fore the guaranty exrired. And also whetb-
er the Pin. had used due diligence against
Erastus Bliss. Judgment afRrmedfor Plff. A.
Tullar and 4. O. Adds for Plf., IL. B. Smith
and Edison for Def.
STREET. N Burditt vs.. George NJ. Hall.
This was an action on book for a quantity of
liquors furnished by Pla"s.. and delivered to
u. Plat hv Deft's. authority while Deft was
Town Agent for Swanton. Two question,
were submitted LIST. Was the note of y.
Platt given to PITS. on the ACCOUNT and.a
receipt taken in payment ofthe account. "a.
That as the Plfs. had no license to sell H.
ouors in this State can they recover for IL
quors sold here to a Town Agent even.
Judgment affirmed for the PITS. Edsons
and Adds X Burt for Pits, Smallevs for
Deft.
A. W. Barton VS.. A. Burt. Debt on re-
cognisance entered into as bail for an action
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VERMONT STOCK JouRNAL.-Mr. d. e..
Linsley, of Middlebury, has commenced the
publication Of a monthly journal will the
above title, 1t Is, as its name indicates,
devoted to the interest Of stock growers
and purchasers. We presume that lie
Horse will receive the principal share Of
attention in its columns. although other
varieties Of stock, improvements in agricul-
tural implements, &c. will doubtless not
be overlooked. Such a journal, conducted
with ability and with a proper spirit, can
not fail to be Of service to Vermont Breed
ers. The first number which lies before us
looks neatly and promises well. 1t is in
octave form, convenient for binding, and it's
price, 80 cents Per nnnum, cannot be com
planned Of as too high.
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FLOWERS or RmEroWC-A Newark cores
ponirnt of a New York paper ventures
himself thus wise in Il culogiuin on Senator
Thompson
'lie found the crucible was already wait
and the Union, untlinchingly, he took his
stand, and awaited the dash of the billow.
lie received it and like a giant, brested the
foul wave Of dissolution, abolitionism and
treason.
This correspondent must have had lin i
minds eye the English lawyer, Of whom
the poet Southey speaks, who threw the
following bouquet at Il jury.
This man, gentlemen of the Jury, walks
in to Court like a motionless statue, with a
cloak OF hypocrisy, to screw three oak trees
out Of my client pocket
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ANTHONY Burns, made famous by the use
of the army and navy for his return to sla-
very from Boston, is lecturing successfully
at Cleveland, Ohio, lie is now a student Of
oberlin college, and yindlcates by his pro
gress the capacity Of his race for culture
\ particularly hard case is that ola slave
emancipatcd in the vicinity of Washington g,
told by the Washington correspondent of
the New York Independent. Some beneyo-
lent Quaker had procured his release, and
the owner of his family, a head steward in
the Methodist church, agreed to sell ii EN-
for 5000. But his ayarice grew with the
gains of the negro, and he raised his price
to $1,000, and then to $4,000, then he re-
fused to adhere even to this offer, and mean
iy and cruelty complained of the negro for
attempting to run off slaves 81 the mat
ter now stands, the husband being in Wash
ington but not daring again to visit his fam
lily. The secret of this white Christians
abuse of his black brother probably is that
the slave wife is very prolific and during
these negotiations has added two merchan,
table babies to his live stock.
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BOARD or EDucATIoN.-A meeting of the
Board of Education was held in Windsor,
on the l4th and 18th instant,-the Cover
nor, Lieutenant Governor. President Pcase
and Mr.. Bradlcy-all the members, except
Mr.. Notwithstanding. And we are hap
py to announce that the organization IN.
der the new law has now been completed by
the appointment Of a Secretary, who was
also present and who enters Immediately on
the work entrusted to him, The gentleman
appointed is j. 5, ADAMS. ESQ. of B~urling.
ton. n p%ractic,l and very sucnssrrl tooch-
or. n man of oro,t oc.,yitv and forco nr
character. who loves the work, who knows
the people of Vermont and the state of edu.
cation amcnp us. whose views are in ontira
harmony with those of the BOARD and
whose tact. address. ready talont and n,r-
nestncss. are well colcnl9tod tn moko bis
visits everywhere welcome and IN sncnro thn
necessary 70 .onoration Under tbasa ans-
ricos we onticinato n dociJodIv sucossr,l
BEGINNING. this wear. for our new oJncotinn.
al movement
HAVING n holCbour m snoro ortor tbo
meeting tho o,nh ors Of Tho pnHrd bonoraJ
the schools in onr cnntra with
n brief visit ,rLon a rou. cow na.a
and bannv rnm,rts were moJo in Tho u;ab
school nv tbc S,crotory and b., .ho c.
mr. Iientonont Governor o1d pro.;dont
pnoso Tho S.b,oI5 woro oLon ,n,na
INT tho nlnn snra snomcd r. ho nniraI peavey
Mr.. Adams left here on n short visit 70
Nossacbusott, and rn,rootior, ,,ho.a 10
will ovoiI h msolf Of oncortnn;t;os c,roh
t,inin, information or,orr wLiob tho naonIo
of Vermont NAV avnact m ham, ram I'm
and 20 see him omong tbom Tboy y,ii
consider howcvor 1bot bn cornt no
hima year 60 % over tho s,nto, mud sven
then most of the towns must be left unvisit-
ed.
The members of the Board we believe.
regard our present school system as a deci-
dedlv rood one. They see no reason for
making, or recommending at present, any
change in the form of it. With all the prac-
teal deficiencies and errors that are found
in every part of the state. the svs.
tenn has vet. as a system, worked
well and its excellent results are
seen in the general intelli,ence. the
mental activity and force. the rracti-
cal talent. the enterprise and thrift.
that characterize our population. Even in
our toughest places. deficient AS thew NAV
be in the tasteful |niceties of Accommodation
order and arrangements that are so pleasant
and 50 desirable in Il school room. and p.r-
haps also in the versatility and extent Of
knowledge that we demand Of the teacher.
there is vet often a degree of intellectual
activity, and Il spirit of IMPROVEMENT which
We may have been too slow to recognize and
appreciate. The present law too. contains
provisions which only need TO be called into
proper activity IN order to remedy some or
the evils that are most generally felt. In a
word, what we need is. new lirt mora than
new laws greater yiror and efficiency ra-
Their than change. The Board will be well
satisfied If the people ami their children can
be awakened To Greater flithrulness and
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The Coin TERM.-The y. Y. Evening Post

The Coin TERM.-The n. Y. Evening Post
says Of the recent "spell of weather;
From Montreal and Quebec in the North to
Baltimore in the South, and from Dubuque
in Iowa, to Bangor in the cradle of the east
wind, we have intelligence more or less
complete, by telegraph, which enables Us to
form some idea of the extent of the snow
storm and the prevalence of the cold. It
would seem that the two have not Travelled
with equal rapidity; for while the cold snap
has been felt over the whole country between
the points we have mentioned, and probably
much more extensively, the snow-storm has
not extended further than Buffalo in the
West and there was moderate. No mention
is made of it IN Chicago, Cincinnati or Du-
buque, altho' the cold has been most intense
in each OF these places. In the latter the
Thermometer registered 81 : below zero at
sunrise Monday morning, which is exceed
ed only by the village of Natertown IN this
State, where, on Sunday all the mercury
thermometers CONCEALED at 81 : below zero.
and 4 spirit Thermometer registered 40 :
below. The gentlemen who remained with
indoors all Sunday on account Of the cx-
IRENE severity Of the weather, may gam an
idea from this Of what the country people
have to endure. Forty degrees below zero.
however, in the clear dry atmosphere Of
northern New York could not be COM
pared to the same temperature here, where
the cold is aggravated by the damp, salt
air from the ocean, For nearly u hours
the mercury has ranged between zero and
40 below over the whole area of country
we have descrihed-a fact which will distin-
guish this among the coolest winters expe-
perienccd by any living man.
The terrible severity Of the winter at the
northwest is illustrated by the following
adventure which 5efel a party of surveyors
in Iowa last week, who took shelter from a
snow storm ina rayine which scanned the
prairie:
They pitched their tent upon three feet of
snow; rugged a stove whose pipe ran up
through the top of the tent; ate and went to
sleep. \ difficulty Of breathing aroused the
party early, and it was discovered that the
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rl'ine had driited chock full and that the
snow was three feet above the top Of the
tent and the top Of the pipe. Out Of the
entire surveying company Of which they were
a part, " men lrole to death, two waded
the prairie SHOWS ia stocking feet, unable to
draw ON their stiff boots, and all were disa,
ahled permanently or temporarily by the
freezing of the cxtremities.
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are to be, for generations to come and we
say as we have said before, no persons aud
no localities have any just claims to he re
garded, except in that respect. and We hope
that will be kept steadily in view by all.
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EIGnT lily mated couples were put asundcr
by the Supreme Court in Franklin county,
at its recent session. In one case the wife
apparently dill not know her husbands
name. At any rate the case is reported as
Lydia Martin VS. John Martin or A.lexan-
der Martin In five of the cases, the wo-
man was the plaintiff.
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Ir Is STATED that there was a train If fc.
toon o,,sot ,u...nlmm .L~.. n;..nm,.
o' "Dou' '"'l'S "''''
west oil Albany on tuesday, which had
been there nearly a week. They were load
ed with hoes. and the moor brutes were so
nm;sboI ,ba. .o 1....
~ NAV WY "U0 "'''i'"s o"o
another
=,
Inc congregational Ohurch at Lexington
Mass, was consumed by fire last Thursday
afternoon. The loss is between $4,000 and
. ,nnn
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Is Maine, Hon, Hannibal llamlin has
been reelected for the full term of six years
commencing on the 4th of March next. 1t
will be remembered that he recently resign
ed his seat in the Senate to discharge the
duties Of Governor Of that State. His re-
turn Isl high compliment to his ability.