Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-07-08
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The WIGwAM; or the home of the Red Man,
is concluded in this weeks paper. The other
and the more lengthy of our two stories spoken
of as handed in in competition for the fifty dol
lar prize, is to be commenced about the first of
September. The busy season of haying and
short evenings have led to number of requests
from our subscribers, that its publication be
postponed until the reading people have little
more leisure. The story is by the author of
-" The Scout of the Lake, >" Waldo, or Life on
the Border" &C., &c.. and will be continued
some thirteen weeks. In our opinion, it is far
the best he has yet written.
On the Odd we shall commence an original
Vermont historical Tale, entitled, " Nora Mon
TELLE, or the Mystery unveiled" written ex-
pressly for our columns, and we bespeak for it
a careful perusal. 1t will be continued some
four or five weeks.
County CoNvENTIoN.-The County Conven-
ton at this place on Saturday, was very fully
attended, spirited, and manifesting disposition
highly creditable to the County. The proceed
ings were harmonious, as far as principles were
concerned, but q most ample discussion of can
didates prevailed. For the success of the par
ty, the result should be heartily acquiesced in
by all. The candidates are well known to our
people. Mr.. Putnam has been the Chairman of
our County Committee for the past year, and
Mr.. Poland was formerly Proprietor and Editor
| Of the freeman, and we'll known to many of its
1present readers.
The Windsor County Republican convention
nominated the following Ticket:
For County Senators, Charles S. Raymond,
10. D. Hatch, Warren G. French and John
Wilder; For first Assistant Judge of the Coun-
ty Court-Walter Palmer Second do.-Napo-
leon B. Roundy; For Sherif-Lorenzo Rich
mond; For High Bailif-Silas Warren; For
States Attorney-Dudley G. Denison; For
Probate Judges-For District of Hartford, John
Porter; District of Windsor, Henry Clossof.
The Maine Democracy held their State Con-
vention at Augusta on the 3Oth ult, and nomi-
mated M. H. Smith, for Governor, and passed
resolutions endorsing the Administration and
its Lecompton policy.
FREsHEr.-A severe shower visited this vicin-
ity on Saturday night last, washing roads, re-
moving culverts, &C., &c. Consequently, the
trains are not " on time"
DEFUNcT.-The State Gazette, so long pub
lished in connection with the Vermont Patriot,
in this village, is dead. The Patriot will prob
ably be furnished to its subscribers There is a
rumor, however, of a new paper by that name,
to be the organ of the other wing of the De-
mocracy.
AYERS SARsAPARILLA is pleasant medicine
to take, and one would almost be sick on pur-
pose to have so pleasant beverage this warm
weather. We are assured that it is harmless,
and can do no harm if it don't do any good.
New MUsIc.-From the publishers, Messrs.
Oliver Ditson & Co., Boston, we have the fol-
lowing pieces of new sheet music; The Sleigh
Bell Waltz; The Midnight Hour-a melody
Thy name l softly murmur; Air, Ye winds
of heaven; There is an Isle, bonny Isle; and
1t is the Miller's Daughter. They may be had
direct from the publisher, or of Mr.. Geo. W
Wilder of this village.
FoRGERY.-D. r. Smith, who has been SELL
ing stoves for Cook and Thompson of Water
bury, was arrested on the 25th inst. in Orleans
County-by Officer |. G. Brown from Water
bury-for forging note against G. B. Stebbins
of Westfeld, for $500.
Smith had been arrested by I. G. Brown or
the 4th inst. at 1rasburgh for altering an SO, 0C
note against one Thomas O. Brown of West
feld-from to Is dollars, and was brought be-
fore Magistrate at Waterbury on the 9Th
plead guilty-was bound up to appear at Coun
ty Court, and gave, bonds in IS dollars.-sinc,
which time this new forgery was discovered al
no such men could be found in the town, he wa
rearrested brought before j. G. Smith ESQ. OF
the 28th inst. at Waterbury, required to Civ
bonds in $3.50 for his appearance and in dc
fault of such bonds, was committed to jail il
Hydepark the same day.
SLAVERY IN MIssoURI-The St. Louis Demo
crat shows how the increase of free emigration
carries with it the natural diminution of tn
slave, by citing the three following counties il
Missouri
Counties. Census of 1851. Census Of 1856.
Whites Slaves. Whites. Slaves.
Gasconade 1886 1Oi 1854 46
St. Francois 1885 1922 5013 1876
Cole 5771 1O37 o21O sos
The Democrat also points to st. Louis, ST
Charles, Usage, Harrison, Crawford, and twent
other counties in which slavery is fast disappear
ing 1t is q curious fact that these counties al
mostly in the middle and southern section of tn
State, where it would seem, tho border Ruffia
demonstrations in favor of forcing slavery upo
Kansas have recoiled against the institution Q
home.
In the House of Representatives of the Mir
nesota Legislature, Democratic member offer
ed resolution censuring the Administration
for its Lecompton policy, which was carried b
y vote of42 to- %, politically divided as follow
For the resolutions, 81 Republicans and II ant
Lecompton Democrats; opposed to the rcsolr
tions, % Lecompton Democrats. Another re,
olution offered by Republican, complimentary
to the course of Mr. Douglas and Gen. Shield
was adopted by a vote Of A to 20, being SUI
: tanned by ID Democrats.
SARzA.-We have long supposhd this cell