Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-06-04

~ The American Tract Society has re-
solved to do nothing that may by any possi-
bilty, give offence to Shareholders Ihis IS
"for peace sake" The Tract Society is not
the first body that has tried that experiment
The Wing Party tried il. Shortly after, the
Wing Party ceased TO exist. The Democrat
ic Party tried it. Tho Democratic Party Is
tumbling to ruin.-Methodist Conferences
tried IT, II split them in two. Presbyterian
Assemblies tried IT, 1t rent them to pieces.
Tried by Mr. Fillmore's Administration, It
dug his political grave.-Tried by Gen.
Piorce's Administration, it ousted them from
Office. A number of Northern Members in
1850, signed a Pledge TO try it In Congress.
Their constituents never gave them a chance.
Various associations, religious, literary and
political have tried it since. But which Of
them has achieved by it peace or profit p
AiJany Journal
BuBHANAN AND THE THE HoNEsr BALLOT
IN PHrLADELPHIA-Th Philadelphia liner
lean says:
President buchanan was awaiting the re-
suit Of the election in this city with intense
solcitude-expectng with confidence an en-
dorsement Of his policy from those who did
so much to elect him. If the President had
only possessed the power to appoint the cleo
ton board for Philadelphia, as the English
bill gives it to him for Kansas, he might have
produced different result. Honest election
returns are death to the Democracy.
PAssuMrstc RAILROAD NoN-SuIrED.--
The suits brought by the Passumpsic Railroad
against sundry subscribers, mostly in Orleans
County, to the stock for extending the road,
have been dismissed for want of jurisdiction.
The suits were first brought before Justice
Wales, at Norwich, where decision was had
in favor Of the Railroad company. On the
appeal to the County Court, now in session at
Woodstock, Chief Justice Redfeld reminds
the company that by a statute of this State,
actions must be brought in the county where
one Of the parties resides, and that the resi-
dence Of the company is where its principal
business is locatcd-Aurora.
DEATH or WEALTHY HErR-Ebenozcr
Francis Thavcr of Boston. only son of the
late John Eliot Thayer, and grandson of Eh-
enozcr Francis, who had been passing few
months in Europe. had reached Avignon, on
his way from Paris to Italy, and there died OF
apoplcxy, after few hours illness on the
first day Of May. He was twenty years OF
age. Had he lived, he would have inherited
the largest estate Of any young man New
England.
Snow on SrLLroNs AT GBEENrrELD.-
The Massachusetts and Vermont Association
for the improvement Of horses offered an clc-
CANT silver pitcher for the exhibition of the
best trottug stallion at their annual meeting
on Wednesday, at Greenfield, and several
very fine stations applarod only four Of
which, however. were trottcd. The plate wa.
won by BLACK Warrior. four years old
owned by T.. T. Kilburn Of Whitehall, y. y.
formerly OF Fauhaven, Vt. Time, 2:53.
RAILROAD WAR.-The Railroad war in
Erie County, Pa, has commenced again.
large number Of citizens Of Harbor Creek
having turned out one day last week and for
chilly removed the rails of the Buffalo and
Erie Railroad from the highway in that yicin-
ity The Railroad Company had commenced
re-laying the track and further disturbance
was anticipated.
~ The extent Of territory and variety o.
climate Of the United States may be realized
in the fact that in certain parts of Texas the
wheat crop is now ready for the scythc, while
at the North it is just beginning to grow.