Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-10-29
miscellaneous 1ttcms.

SouNp DocrRrNr.-The Republican Con
yention Of the 18th Congressional district OF
Massachusetts,, accompanied the re-nomina-
ton of Mr. Dawes with the passage Of the
following resolutions:
Resoired, That we protest against the new
monstrosty Of "Squatter Sovereignty, which
is sought to be interpolated into the creed Of
the fathers and the principles of the Consttu-
ton that we deny the right of maiorities as
well as of minoritcs, to make slaves of men
that the divine right Of a majority to en-
slave and tyrannize is as odious as the "di-
vine right Of kings which went down before
| the guns of 7G that we believe the sublime
docriuc Of the Declaration of Independence,
that "all men are created cqual-that they are
endowed by their Crcator with certain inali-
enable rights-that among these are life lib
crty and the pursuits of happiness - that we
believe, with Washington and Jefferson. that
1 Congress has the right to prohibit slavery in
the territories, and should exercise it: that
this was the policy of the Revolution, adopt
ed and sanctioned by every administration
from Washington to Polk and that it should
bo adhered to as the true theory oil the Con-
stitution, against all the temptations of tenn
.porary success.
sional prohibition of slavery in the territories,
as policy TO he struggled for, and as the
correct view of the Constitution. vet if de-
fcatcd by sham democracy in Congress, aud
driven to actual contest in the territories, Wa
will, as in Kansas, by free emigration, con-
qucr the propagandists Of slavery with their
own weapons. and establish freedom by the
bullet or the ballot, Just as her enemies prefer
WEGmNG ScALEs.-Wo learn that the
Strong q Ross Patent Scales, made by Mr.
John Howe of this place, were awarded the
Silver Medal at the New York State Fair at
Syracuse last week.
The competition on this occasion was be-
tween the Brandon Scale and those made by
Duryoe u Forsyth ION the Fairbanks princi-
ple) at Rochester, ~ y. The tests applied
to the respective Scales were similar to those
applied on the late trial at Burlington at the
State Fair, and the result was another tri
umph for the Brandon Scales, which weighed
with perfect accurateness in all the tests APP
pied.-BraHdon Adrocate.
TO A Pottawotammie chieftain was giving
some evidence before the L. S. Circuit Cour
at Chicago, when the following honest admis
sion occurred in his evidence.
Quoth Alexander, IL was in those day,
l. much about the garrison kept within few
miles always went to the Suffers when
J. was thirsty"
% "Were YOU often thirsty;'
Hadn't much money in those times"
Were you thirsty whenever you haC
money ,"
WAS very much thirsty always when
had money"
The New York SIM says that few davi
since the Sheriff sold out the effects of mer
chant who has been ruined by the purchas,
of lottery tickets He bought for years, bu
" never gained prize until few weeks ago
and the lottery men refused to pay the onl,
hit he made
70 Eben Francis, the Boston milionair
A. who died recently, leaving in this world hi
immense estate, was called on last winter Il
Il afford aid TO some charity "O!' said he
. You must not ask me to contribute now:
have more than S4O0, 900 on depoat, wLer
+ II is not drariag cent Of interest" VIVA
D. pity IT had not been in well secured notes
on gilt edged paper, so he could have put i
under his pillow and heard it dra,c interes
s. onishts' How happy he might have been
g0-We learn that in Shoreham. on Saturda
a. evening, I'd inst, two large barns, well file,
with hay and other valuable property, togeth
d CT with several stacks in the immediate vicin
ity, were burned. They were the propert
of j. 7, a V. Rich.
SUFFOLK BANK.-At meeting of the hi
rectors of the Suffolk Bank, on Saturday, tn
following circular was ordered to be issued {
d. the various country Banks having account
with that institution:
SUFFOLK BANK.
BosToN Oct l6, 1858.
Dear Sir The business Of asserting country mono
will not be continued by this Bank after 30th Nov 1855
Respectfully yours
j. AMoRY DAVIS President
Probably the Banks, at their next meeting
will take into consideration the subject of tn
y, adoption of new system of redemption q
the bills of New England Banks.