Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-08-25

| Cyrus w. FIELD. The New York Tribune
thus sketches the connection of Mr. Field with
the Atlantic Telegraph
" 1t is now some four or five years since Mr..
Field undertook the Magnificent enterprise
which has rendered his name illustrious. 1t
had been previously some four or five years in
the hands of company which made very little
headway-had in fact accomplished little, and
were making no progress. That company
might by this time have achieved connection
with New Foundland, but we doubt it, Mr..
Field at once addressed himself to some Of our
most liberal capitalists, and induced four of
them to unite with him in. the undertaking.
The moment the papers wers signed, each of
the five drew his check for $40 900, making up
Il purse of $4,000 to form the nest egg of the
enterprise. From that hour to the present,
Mr.. Field has given all his energies and means
to the Atlantic Telegraph. He first visited
Newfoundland and obtained from its govern
mcnt the necessary concessions and privileges !;
the next step was to form telegraph connection
with that island across the boisterous Gulf of
st. Lawrence; then to secure the co-opertion of
English capitalists finally, the support of the
two governments; and now he was ready to
commence the great work of preparing three
thousand miles of cable to be laid or lost be-
tween Newfoundland and Ireland. Step by step,
Mr.. Field has proceeded in his greatenterprisc,
ably seconded. of course on both sides of the
ocean but he has been the undaunted, indie
fatigable, animating master-spirit of the work
on both continents, on the ocean, and from
first to last. And the civilized world will this
time take care that no plausible Americas
shall despoil the Columbus of ocean telegraph
ing of his nobly and hardly-won honors."
Nor ALL RECEIVED. Owing to some difficulty
with the Atlantic Cable, the wholeSf the Queen 3
Message was not received when we went to press
last week. 1t is as follows:
VALENTIA VIA TRINITY BAY.
To the President Of the United States, Washing
ton:
The Queen desires to congratulate the Presi-
dent upon the successful completion of the
Great International work, in which the Queen
has taken the deepest interest.
The Queen is convinced that the President
will join with her in ervently hoping that the
Electric Cable which now connects Great Brit
ain with the United States will prove an addi-
tional link between the Nations whose friend
ship is founded upon their common interest and
reciprocal esteem.
The Queen has mnch pleasure in thus commu-
ntcating with the President, and renewing to
him her wishes for the prosperity of the Uni
ted States,
CORRECTION The Secretary of the Radical
Abolition Safe Convention requests us to say
that the two resolutions given in the proceed
ngs last week ,cere not passed by the Conven-
ton. They were introduced and laid upon the
table. We took our report from the Repository
surprising it was reported to that paper by the
Secretary
The Annual Fair of the Champlain Valley
Agricultural Society will BE- held at Vergenncs
Sept. 9th 10Th, and llth. Hon j. P. Hale ii
to deliver the address on the 10th "a
CONTEMPLATING Liquors. branch o
art hassbeen brought to great perfection. A
New York publisher Offers for sale Guide tC
the manufacture of liquors, in the recipes fol
which hesays not one particle of poison is in
cluded. q Andayet the book teaches how every
wine, liquor, &C., from the choicest to the com
monest can be initiated to that perfection tina
the best Judges cannot detect the method 0
manufacture, epen By chemical test of The seueres
character. :" If all this is true the consumer
would find great economy in buying the Guide
making their own liquors and saving the profit
which are stated to be from 60 to 600 per cent
B The author of the book assures the public tina
I" the system adopted is perfectly natural-per
fectly harmcss-porlectly moral-and particu
lary profitable. The imitation is in every re
spect the twin of the real, possessing the sam
qualities, yielding the same pleasure, perform
ing the same duties, and acquiring or reachin
the same ends.
A WEAITAY NEGRO FAM1LY.-An immense es
tate in Louisiana, embracing over four thou
sand acres of land, with two hundred and fift
negroes belonging to the plantation, was recent
ly sold for quarter of million Of dollars
The purchaser was free negro, who is said t
be one Of the wealthiest men OF the South.
This is from New York paper, and refers t
the Harrison property, which WAS purchased b.
Cyprien Ricaud, free man of color, of on
parish. 1t the property had contamcdas man
acres as stated above, and rs many slaves,
would have brought nearer u million than
! quarter of million. On the contrary, tn
land, we believe, comprised some sixteen hun
dred acres, and there were about one hundre
slaves of all sizes. 1t lays in the rear of Mac
anne G. Ricauds plantation, and the two .plar
tations, now owned by that family, probably
comprise the number of acres of land an
/ slaves as above stated, making them, DOUBTLESS
V the richest black family in this or any othe
= country .-Plagueniae Sentinel.