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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02
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NORTH BRIfisu RLvIEw for November. l.. Scott 6
Co. New lork, fuolishorss
Inns number presents an interesting table OF con
tents lhe most prominent articles are Sir a. Al
isons Histories Gencss and Sciences Lutrof'
D'ary-Friorj scottish Metapyhsician' Slavery and
inc oa'e states MEMOIRS oil John Dalton Bcrnngcr
loi'c"il anu roe' travels IN Arabia and Palestine
H"riy anu recent
LONDON QUARTERLY for October 1867. New York
published by l.. scott, Go.
Contents Cornwall Tom Browns School Days.
communications with India Venetian Embassy at
.ne Court OF james : Noyrge to Iceland, &c The
I"r'sn rr'est ueorSe Stephenson and Railway Lo-
conoHoh nhl"h Mutiny'
Price 70 years price Of Bhckwood and any one Of
Tue Tour Reviews 80 the four Reviews and Black
Wool Slo' Leonard Scott Co., Publishers, ~ Full
ton Street, New York. See their advertisement.
The ATLANTIC MoxrIti for january, 1855 I. now
ready for readers who will find in it the following LIST
Of articlcs
Notes on Architecture MAYA. the Princess Catew-
Oh Nlnei me N4I, and The Weather; Akin by Mnr
T,r perg III ,, ,", s"r sh9 rr,Inn Donna
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02
The British Periodicals.

We have frequently called the attention ofour read
ers to the periodical literature of Great Britain For
its ability influence and attnctveness it deserves con-
sideratol The various magazines, cons thting this
literature, are each the acknowledged representative
OF one the great parties existing in England Yet
they are r from being grossly partizan or merely the
advocates of party measures. Their pages abound
with elaborate criticisms, brilliant essays, profound
speculations and with whatever Of interest may be
found science literature morality and religion thus
being alike Indispensable to the scholar, professional
man, or intelligent reader They stand forth as the
critical censors of British literature and present
pendulum OF all that is interesting in the world of let
tiers, and no time could he better employed than tina,
devoted to careful and attentive perusal of their pa
ges. For, as another has said we have in them n
Quarterly CylCpr'ia, brought up to the latest min
ute various general and comprehensive but neither
scholastic, abstruse, weakened with details; strong
without coarseness; instructive without pcdantrv
practical without meanness.
The American reprints Of these periodicals are fur
nishcd at price sufficiently low to place them with
in reach of all who wish to keep up with the world Of
science art literature and politics ofthe world we live
IN The publishers deserve the thanks of all persons
making the least preensioAs to literary taste for their
elevated scheme for furnishing the most substantial
periodical literature of the day in form so accessible
to all classes Of readers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02
The Slavery Constitution Adopted in Kansas
---Rumors Of War.

Advices from Kansas Of the 22d state that the
Lccompton constitution, uih slavery, had been
carried by large majority. The pro-slavery
vote at Shawnee was 765.
Gentlemen who have arrived at st. Louis
from Kansas report the whole vote Of Lecomp-
ton as 1872 and the majority for slavery GO. No
votes were received in Lawrence, and he poll
books were not opened at Topeka. The slavery
majority IN Lexington was 80, Nothing had
been heard from Leave worth
II was reported at Lawrence that body Of
free State men had gone 10 Lecompton IT, sleze
the territorial arms, but private letter from
Lawrence says they have gone to Fort Scott
with the avOwcd intention Of DESTROYING that
place, of DISCRIMINATING the pro-sldvery settlers
at Shawnee aud carrying the war into Missouri
There is nothing authentic from Fort Scott.
Mr. Denver had assumed the governorship of
the territory, and issued an address. in which he
eXhorts the citizens to appeal to the ballot. box
for the settlement Of difficulties. lie made CO.
plous extracts from the Presidents instructions
to him, indicative Of the line of policy he designs
10 pursue. lie also states that Gen Calhoun
had invited h"snli. inprther with the presiding
officers Of both houses Of the territorial leoisla
turc, 10 be present AT the counting OF the returns
Of the election Of III, 2lst.
Mr. Pritchcit. bearer Of dispatches from act
irg governor Denver to the government at
Washington, passed through ST. Louis on Sun
day.
A letter to the st. Louis Republican, says the
Lawrence convention Of the 23l will decide
whether or not to 90 into the January election
Tor State officers. Many favor such a course with
the view Of crushing the STATE government -
TX Secretary Stanton's name was mentioned for
rOVpruur
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02
Then and Now.

Two weeks since the Argus commended stout
ly that there was no material difference between
the positions respectively held by the President
and Senator Douglas on the question of the ad
mission of Kansas under the Lecomp,on Con-
sllulion. II was then q" mere difference upon
an abstract queslion"--one that he was certain
would not endanger the stability, much less the
unity of the party.
But the Argus has received new light upon
the subject. In the last number of that paper
we find the following
But Mr. Douglas nOw defines his position upor
this subject, and Is too apparent that he noo stands /,
open hostility TO The administration. He assumes thai
Mr.. Buchanan has committed fundamental error in
holding that the Kansas and Nebraskaact does not re-
quire the unconditional submission of the whole Con
sttuilon to the people Mr.. Douglas, In his speech
which Is paraded in the columns Of Black Republican
papers, and is receiving the universal applause of thc
opponents Of the administration says;' &c.
when It is remembered that its former opin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02
A CITIZEN on roWNsIrNp.

The THIEVES DISPOSED or-On Tuesday last,
Charles Nation, Esq, the Justice before whom
the persons lately arrested for thieving were exam
ined, rendered his decision in the different cases
as follows -
Fred kemplin and J. D. Slate, on the complaint
Of II. II. Stratton for breaking into and robbng
the Gill store, pleaded guilty and were ordered to
recognize ia : 900 each for their appearance at
the March court. Also, on a complaint of H. f.
Ranney. for stealing clothing in Bernardston, plead
guilty and were ordered to recognize in 5000 each
In the complaint Of Asahel Abercrombie for steal
Ing sheep-kemplin, Slate, aud Susan Ryther-
mol pros. as to Slate and Rythcr, and Keml lin adj
judged guilty and sentenced to Imprisonment in the
Jail months. Josephus Slate and Susan Ryther
On the complaint of A. Abercrombie, for receiving
stolen goods sheep, honey, wax, goods from Gill
store, axes and butiaos-adjudged probable cause
to believe them guilty and ordered to recognise in
81 900 each for their appearance at the March
court. On tlnecOmpaint against Josephus Slate
Susan Ryther, aud Dwight Pervere, for receiving
stolen bees and honey, Slate was discharged for in
sufficient evidence. As to Susan, no order was Civ
en- Dwight Pervere and John Hamilton, for pow
der-house breaking were ordered to recognise in
81 ,OOO each for their appearance at the March
court. Dwight Pervere John Hamilton, and Rus
sell Peryere, for stealing Jonathan and Geo Sates
sheep, were all aljudged guilty. John Hamilton
and Dwight Pervere appealed anG were ordered to
recognise in $500 each. Russell PerSere's case
WAS continued for sentence for ninety days, and
meanwhile he was ordered to recognise in the sum
Of 5000 Dwight Peryere for burning the judges
stand on the race course, ordered to recognise
in $500 for his appearance at the March court In
the three last cases, Charles Allen appeared for the
government. In the others, Geo. b. Wells Mr..
Hamilton obtained bail, Mr.. Wells being his bonds
man. The others were committed to jail Green
feld Gasetie.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02

SouATTER SOVEREIGNTY. The Argus
has been great on the squatler sovereignty doc
trine. 1t swallowed the Kansas. Nebraska act
after some wry faces and considerable declama-
ton in opposition, because it seemed to the
squattters ofth whole territorial world The sub
lime privilege Of making their own institutions
and those for their successors But here again
the new light shows itself The Argus now
claims that sGuater sovereignty" relates on
ly TO Slavery. Hea! this solomon
The right Of the people to pass upon their funda-
mental law relating to all other matters was not dis
cussed nor was it ever claimed, or even minated.
that the Kansas and Nebraska act changed or in the
slightest degree modified, any Of the principles of pop
ular sovereignty understood from the formation of
the hrst State government trctW The right g' The peo-
pie to seH, he qposon IF shTe,y in Mcir o,ri ,cdy'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02

ion was based upon Douglas speech aud &c
sustain its present conviction reference is made
to that same speech, we are naturally at a loss
to conceive Of the cause Of this sudden CONVEX
sion. II probably arises from arguments more
potential than any that have been given to the
public.
But the way rap over the knuckles is adj.
mnisered to those democrats who do not rs
yet see fit to condemn the principles of squaucr
sovereignty as expounded by Douglas, is anus
ing. The other democratic papers will have
10 stand up TO the rack now or they will, if the
thing is possible, be served as were the Post
masters who would not elbow" for admins
traiion Iapers. The Argus says:
His mr. Douglas influence is for or against us,
and in onr Judgment, it will not be in the power of
that portion of the Democratic press in this state,
who openly sustain the present course OF Mr. Douglas
to convince the Democracy that they thereby sus
tanning Mr. buchanan"
AT least the bread and butter" portion of
the aforesaid press, and that includes all but
one of the number, will have to be careful in
the future how they publish Douglas speeches
and refrain from appending Bglcr's stupidity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02
The Southern Pacific Wagon Road.

The war department has received advces to
the lsth of October from Lieut.. Beale, in charge
of the military road from Fort Defiance 10 the
Colorado River, in which he announces his ar
rival IN California. The expedition has met
with the most complete success, and fine wag.
on road from New Mexico to California has been
established An important part of the opera
hons has been effected by the camels, which
were subjected to trials that no other animals
could have endured ; yet he (Bear) terminated
his labors not only without the loss OF single
camel, but they are admitted by those who saw
them in Texas to be in as good condition as
when they left San Antonio
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02

THE UTAH EXPEDITIoS.-The secretary of
-, --s----s,'",, rOIii ucn
Scott, who is at New York, in which be saws he
has good news from the Utah expedition. Coils.
Johnsion and Smith, and the trains, were up
with Col Alexander, on the 9TH of November.
who was marching upon fort Brldger. only SIX
teen miles off. The troops were in high spirits.
Just enough snow had fallen 10 protect the grass
from fire.
The war department has also received dis
patches confrmatory Of previous advices, that all
the troops Of the Utah expedition have concen.
trated near fort Brldger, in a comparatively COM
iorlable condition.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02

vi wv H'IulN
MI EDlToE:-A paragraph entitled Sabbath break
ig recently Appeared in your yaper, which, if lci;
unexplained, may do injustice To David Ball Of ia
mai@. Tho facts Of tie are simple, and with
youi permission, | will briefly state them. Mr. Ball
aeeiiienau OF ch responsibility has several year,
pa-tun large freight team regularly back and forth
between Bra,teboru and Jamuica. Occa.ionailv
though but seldom, owing to the nature of his freight
the state Of the roads, delay by bal weather he Aa,
felt ccnpe led 10 complete his trip On the Sabbath day
And has so happened that once or twice during the
past season, he has, with NIL possible quietnes depart
ed form, not passed through, 1own.hcul on Sunday
morning. Now this WAS new thrc vet for Il. he
has been arrested and fined was markedly ,atcd IL
the Paragraph above alluded o.. In orler,o fully nm
deTsand ;he motive which induced the prosecution,
1t will be necessary 20 refer TO affair which hap
pencd several month before between Mr.. b. and the
town authorities Of Iownshcnd. Sometime las; Spring
Mg u breugh. an action against the town Of Towns
Heh" 80 ...i..--
highway within is limits. The suit was hotly con-
tested by the town authorities; but upon second ,r-
al Mr.. b.. much to their charcrin. succeeded in ob
tanning verdict for the full amount of the nd iunnm
in his writ. though tina; no; half sufficient to
deiny hi. expenses OF litigation Soon after It hogan
10 be limited about that after ALL was possible that
The town m cht be able TO get some Of their money
back, rs Mr.. h. had been known to pass through
Iowl'heni On the Sabbath The subseiuen; arrest
and conviction Of Mr. b, was without doubt, the re-
suit Of that high minded purpose so shadovcd forth
by hints for certainly nothing could have been G,rih
er from the w,hcs"f our citizen, generally tau pro-
cecdng Inau.e',y grounded in the low spirit Of re-
vcnge.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02

The greatest excitement exists in the South
ern cities in reference to the arrest OF WALKER
and his men by the United States naval forces,
and the movement seems TO have given an i'm
pelus in favor oithe Nicaraugan enterprise which
cannot he easily overcome. Enlisments are
Nv going on in New. Orleans ut The rate Of one
hundred and upwards per day, and there are
stated to he in that city ami Mobile, awaiting
shipment, moi less than fourteen hundred men.
The Texas contigcnt, eight hundred in number,
is sad to have sailed on the 2Gth inst.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02

CHRISTMAS IN BRATTLEBono-Th pupils of the
High School were RECALLED at the Town Hall by a
Christmas Festival provided by Mr. Abbott, the
principal, Mrs Abbott, and the parents and friends
Of the scholars. collation. was spread, speeches
made and Christmas tree was found on the plat
form laden with fruit for every scholar present.
This reunion Of parents and pupils was pleasant
and its effects cannot but be salutary.
There was the usual religious observance Of the
season amongst the Episcopslians of the village
Their place Of worship very neatly decorated
with Christmas greens, and appropriate services
were held on Christmas Eve, and on the morning
Of the day itself The rector Of the parish preach
ed on both occasions. The services closed in the
morning with the celebration of the Lords Supper
The Fathers love to man, manifested in the gift Of
His Son to the world, was regarded in these solemn
services as the comforting lesson of Christmas.
The Sunday School scholars connected with the
Universalist church, with their parents, met for the
purpose Of exchanging greetings. Christmas
tree was found standing in preparation for the Wis
its Of the little ones, but it proved too barren to
accommodate the desires of all assembled 1t was
only after much disappointment had been express
ed, that "Old Santa Claus made his appearance
staggering under the weight of the load he carried
Then regrets were turned to rejoicings and tears
exchanged for smiles.
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Tge 0eru'ont 4berit.
BRATTLEBORO. VT,
SATURDAY, JAN. 2, 1868,
LIST OF AGENTS

LIST OF AGENTS
To whom all payments may be made for THE VERNON
PHOENIX for 1865.
Bro1kinc, ........C. W. STEDBINS.
Dover........... LIMON BURR
Dover Wcst,......WM II. JONES.
Dummcrston, r. A. KNIGHT.
y. Wcst,....s. W. WILSON.
,raron, ........BENJ. W DEAN.
Gulford,. ELMER MASON.
DO. Centre. s. l.. STBLEY
DO. Green Riyer,sTEpIIEN SMITH.
Halifax, ......... STEPHEN NILES.
Do. West,......W J. HITCHCOCK.
Jamaica,.. .......A j. GLEASON.
SOUTH londonderry. l.. PIERCE.
Marlboro. ........H F. HOT CLIFTON.
Fayetteville, ..... J. DUNKLEE, JR.
Willamsvile, ....SAMUEL BROWN.
Putucy, ..........WM. IIOUGITON
Bellows Falls, ....A N SWAIN.
saxton's Riyer,....C. W. FAIRBROTIIER.
Rockingham, .....S. l.. BILLINGS.
Canbrdgeport, "a. 4. WYMAN.
Somerset, .........G X MORSE
Siratton, ...... IDEA. A. CIRCUIT.
Townshcnd,. 40. BUTTERF1ELD.
DO. West, ....F, D. SAWYER.
Vernon, ..........ADDISON WHITFIELD.
WardsborO, ..... HOLLAND PLIMpTON.
Do. West, ..... LIBERTY WILDER.
Do. South, .....II. W. KIDDER.
Westminster. ....H. G. LANE
Do. West, ......IlA 0OODHCE.
Nottingham, I'LL. o. GILLETT.
jacksonville, ....N. l.. STETSON.
wilmington .....D. q. DEXTER.
Windham, .......WM. HARRIS, JR.
Do. South, SIMEON PIERCE.
Chesterfield, N. H.,....H. o. COOLIDGE.
minsdale, .".......C J. AMlDON.
Winchester, ."........ Il. VI. FORBES
North Bernardston, Ms, n. p. CHAPLIN.
1 In any of the above, other towns payments may
be made when convenient tho Posmasers thereof
or the amount may be sent directly to this Office
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02
Monument TO Ethan Allan

he State Of Vermont has appronr;,,oJ H. .
sum OF two thousand dollars for nonur,o,,, Wv, ~,
Ethan Allen, to he erected over bis re,nn;ns Io
ing III Green Mount Cemetery, Bnrno,on Y,
! ne monument is nearly completed and cops;s,a
OF tuscan column Of granite. bctwcpn Cr,,,
ana MY feet IN height, the corner stone Of which
IL IS proposed to lay on the / 9th day of Nav
next oeing the SD anniversary of the SURPRISE
ana capture Of Tirondcroga. At the instance
OF some patriotic citizens Of Vermont, a sub
sscrlp'ion' OF one dollar each has been circulated
IN ms VIclniy, for paying the expense of plac-
ln9 on t,e Top OF sail column. Colossal Siatuc
OF 'ne nero 10 granite or marble. under the d.
rec'I"h Oh Ihe COMMITTEE appointed bv the CIV
crnor TO snp"rlntcnd the erection of thr mann.
ment. To enable all patriotic Vurmont.rs c;,L-
or IN the State or elsewhere. TO contrlbnt, II, a,
object so interesting to them, the UNDERSIGNED
would state that they will receive and r,i,blullv
apply such sums, not exceeding one doll ir each
as may be furwa,dcd to them by mali Or aim
wise, and the same will be Acknowledged thrnn ri,
the press. The names OF all contributors VII,
be deposited with other memorials underline cor
ner stone Of the monument
As matter of convenience where number
OF contributors live in vicinity it would be
well 10 unite the contributions. giving the names,
and where the one doiir limit is too stringent.
relief may be obtained by using the names OF
the wife. children or friends
Gu ARLES ADAMS.
JOHN n POMEROY.
Tom. for erpcftuu mouumrnt to Elm Allan
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02

The WAY TO COMMENCE LIFE.-Tho very first
thing gentleman should do when he gets married.
is to subscribe for The VERMONT PHOENIX, and pay
for it in advance. This is; Or should be- consider
ed one of the 'incidental expenses" no more to
be omitted than paying the clergyman for the little
job of making the twain one. We have subscribers
who began housekeeping in this way, and we do
not know one who is not prospecting finely Try
this plan ye newly married ones, and wo will in
sure you domestic felicity and any amount of good
luck
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Later from Europe.

The steamer Persia arrived al New York
Christmas day with English dates to the 18th.
In England the hank and commercial ques.
tons occupied the British parliament, and the
Commons had passed the bank indemnity act -
The Leyiathan has been moved few inches fur
Their on the stocks, with great difficulty, and the
cost OF aboui halt launching has already reached
the sum OF $3.50 ,000.-A large meeting in Lon
don had adopted resolutions in favor OF the as
sumption of supreme authority in India by The
British government, taking ii out OF the control
Of the East India company.-An ambassa Tor had
arrived in England from Holland, 10 demand.
officially, for the Prince of Orange, the hand OF
the Princess Alice.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02
INDIA AND CHINA.

The India news is not as favorable as had been
anticipated. a force of 10000 rebels still sur.
rounded Lucknow. and it WAS feared that the
garrison could not hold out till the arrival of re-
Inducements under Sir Colin Campbell Gen.
Outlam's force had been seriously reduced, by
various severe engagements The rebellion it,
Dude was becoming more troublesome There
had been heavy fighting and considerable saugh
Ter at various points, and several additional com
pan'cs of Scpoys had mutinied, the Malws con
tnaent having killed its officers and gone over
N body TO the mntinecrs The life OF the old
king ct Delhi is 20 be spared, because the Off
Ger who arrested him gave his pledge 10 tina, eff
lrct. lbs is denounced as mistaken clcmency
10y the English soldiers who demand summary
p"hiSh'nen, Tor ms crueltles One ct hlS sons
has escaped from his guards. he liindoo Patriot
published at calcutta denies the Atrocities OF The
Sepoys at Delhi, and declares that they are in
vented by the Engsh press. Another procla-
NATION oil Mana oahlo Is published, III which he
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02

LYcEUN IN GuILFoRp.-The farmers and me-
chancs of Guilford-a sturdy and sensible set of
men as can be found anywhere-have organized II
Lyceum, which is held alternately at Guford Cen
tire and East Guford. At these meetings contri-
buttons from both sexes are read, and selected top
les of local and general interest discussed We
understand that these meetings are interesting and
attract large and constant attendance. We COM
mend this example as one worthy Of imitation in
every town and village in the county, or elsewhere.
Such meetings, aside from the advantages to be de-
rived from essays and discussions, serve to make
the people better acquainted with each other, and
ncite within them spirit Of emulation and iul-
provement.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-01-02

Capt. Engle has received orders to return to
ASplnwa and summon Com Pauldiug home for
trial.