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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27
From Washington.

The commissions of sixty-two postmasters
principally in New England and the Western
states, including Cincinnati, expired on Tues
day. Many of the incumbents are here looking
after re-appointment, while larger number
are seeking the places. The cabinet has the sub
ject under consideration but arrived at no con.
clusion, as the eXpectants were informed YES.
terday at the post office department.
Senator Green of Mo-, will make the openinp
speech on Monday on the Kansas bill and will
be followed by Mr.. Collamcr in reply Mr.
Seward will speak on Tuesday.
The challenge having been Withdrawn and tho
seconds retired, MessrS. Crittenden, Toombs
and Mason of KY, have effected settlement OF
the difficulties between Clay and Cullom, who
have returned to Washington.
The president sent to the Senate on Wcdnes.
day for confirmation, an unusually large mum.
Der of nominations to various offices. the an.
pointments having been made nearly altogether
during the recess of Congress.
The administration has not yet received an,
intimation from Mr.. Dallas of his intention vol
unfairly to vacate his mission to Great Britain
Alexander NJ Robinson of Mo-, has been an,
pointed to the general SUPERINTENDENT of In,
dian affairs vice Gov. Cumming, who has beer
sent to Utah.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27
New Hampshire Politics.

In our last number we alluded to the pros
poets of the Republican party in New Hamp-
shire, and the indications of clean victory at
the coming election by increased maiorities.
Since then other events have TRANSFERRED which
materially change the aspect of affairs, and, we
are happy to say, insure the defeat of the DEM
ocracy beyond any possible contingency.
A correspondent of the Boston Journal in
writing from Concord, mentions the accession
to the Republican ranks of three of the strong
est men in the so-called democratic party, viz
Hon. Samuel Herbert of Rumney, Hon. J. Ey.
erett Sargent of Wentworth, and Hon. John
Sullivan of Exeter Three more able and in.
fuential politicians cannot be found in New
Hampshire. Like Stanton and Bancroft the,
cannot swallow the Lecompton swinde, and
since that iniquitous measure has been made
the test of democratic orthodoxy by the admin,
istration, they have quilted the party.
Samuel Herbert has been the leader of tho
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27
Effects of the Lecompton Policy.

Some of the ADLER democratic papers begin to
see the ruinous results which will follow to their
party in the event of the success of the Presi-
dents Iecompton policy. The fate of those
Northern democrats who violated the confidence
Of their constituencies in supporting the repeal
Of the Missouri Compromise stares them con-
tinually in the face and the rctributon so eff
very properly a warning that should be needed,
even if less personal and moro honorable argu-
ments fail of effect.
Douglas and his friends are painfully alive to
the dcclinaton the democratic party is sure to
undergo if the Lecompton iniquity is forced
through Congress. Generally speaking they are
men who have a future before them. They are
not prepared TO obey the mandates of Southern
masters especially when self-destruction stares
them in the face. The common instinct ofpres-
crvation is of itself powerful enough to make
them apparently consistent. They do not wish
to link their fate with those who have surrepti-
tiously forced themselves i'll Congress but who
can have no hopes of a reelection. They are
not prepared to be pcnsioned off with some
promise of executive favor, unless that promise
is guaranteed by better faith than that which has
controlled the present executive.
Actuated, apparently, by similar considera-
tons now and then democratic press in New
England is inclined to Judge of the future by
the past. Among these Journals tie augusta
Age is quite prominent The repeal of the Mis-
souri, Compromise drove such democrats as Sen
ator Hamlin and Gov Morrill, out of party Of
which they had been the chiefest ornaments, and
made Maine Republican State. The Age
which is one of the ablest democratic papers al
the North is acquainted with these facts and
their causes In its issue of last week, it pre-
sents the following arithmetical problem, in the
solution of which all democrats are personally
interested:
"Now, what we desire to ask is this If the
establishment Of popular sovereignty in lSj4--
measure admitted by almost everybody to have
been right in cJ,le-brought the Democra.
cy from Its height Of strength and power dowI
to the very verge of political ruin-how mucl
less disastrous will be the results of the ocey
Hrow Of hat policy at this time-which is gen
orally conceded to be lcrong IN principle-whci
political parties are so evenly balanced as now
Should the Democracy lose by Lecompton on
half, one quarter or even one eighth of tn
strength it lost by the Nebraska act, its defea
i'll 1860 is inevitable. But should it suffer i
the same ratio now as it did then, that defea
would be overwhelming"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27

Mr.. EDIToR When see II nun take great
pains to obtain the best and greatest labor-sav-
ing implements, for farming and mechanical
operations, and, at the same time, neglect to use
the same precaution in procuring books for his
children at school, -" Thinks to myself" this
gentleman is =" penny wise, and a pound fool
ISL"
This tcrsc old adage was very forcibly brought
to mind, the other day, by visiting a District
Schooi in this County, in which about a dozen
scholars were studying English grgmmar,-in
the " Old, long, dark, crooked way when it is
well established fact (attestcd by many first
rate teachers. who have made the experiment,
and endorsed bv several of our principal Col
lcgcs) that Six Days agreeable study, from
Grccnlcaf-s Labor Saving Grammar" is fully
equal TO Six Months Of irksomc drudgery, from
any other system extant. Hence the inexcusabc
waste of time and money, and the folly and cru
city of parents in not caring as much for their
cLidyH as for their cutie.
In speaking of the usual method of teaching
English grammar, the learned Pres. Mason, ID.
d.. cb>erves.-" Children have to labor year af-
ter year, without much progress, through IL
crary sicGmp and when they grow weary their
steps are often uuickcncd by the 6iych while
the biawe is rhoHy and Soiciy to be attributed
to the @VpW method of instruction" Should
We see a farmer, with the help of his boys, spat-
ing up all his land for planting ana Sowing
when irst-ratc improved plough might easily
be obtained we should naturally think him to
be either a c,ogy man or a fooi! Yet this would
certainly not be more stupid and nhuman. than
for parents to suffer their children, in studying
grammar, to make use Of mystihcd unintelligiblc
books,-whch would "puzzle even a Philadel-
phia lawyer" to understand lna,much as the
Labor Saving Grammar" which renders the
study 50 very short. easy. and inviting can as
easily be procured as a good plough; !" and
saves as much labor and expense.
Then why can We not exercise a little com
mon sense with regard to school books, as well
as in other matters and procure those for our
children, the best calculated TO abridge toll and
save cost A TEACHER.
Rendered still more intricate and obscure, by
the ndeiatigable labors of several modern authors
who have evidently contriyed--by the aid of limo
vatons, solecisms, &c.--to make their books as
worthless and as alstruse as possible. Instead Of
trying to clear away the numerous impediments
and stumbling blocks, from the path Of grammati-
cal knowledge, they have seemingly worked hard
to throw many more in the way. Consequently,
all who teach from such books except 10y compul-
SION must be persons of "obtuse intellect and
strong powers of drudgery."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27

democratic party in the Legislature ever since
Leans. lie recently made a speech at Went
worth in which he openly denounced the adj
ministration, and repudatcd the democratic par
ty and its candidate at the coming election.
J. Everett Sargent is one of the Judges ofthe
Court of Common Pleas. lie has up to the
present time been one of the leading men in the
councils of the democratic party, and has been
both Speaker Of the House and President Of the
Senate. lie will give his vote and influence for
the Republican cause on the 9th Of March
But the greatest dismay in the minds of the
leaders of the democracy has been occosoncd
by the detection of John Sullivan. He has been
Attorney General of the State for the last ten
years. his transcendant abilities securing the
support Of men of all parties for that Office
His bold reputation of the tencts of the sham
democracy has struck terror in the hearts oft the
friends of the administration.
The accession of such men to the Republican
ranks is a significant sign of the times. 1t is a
precursor of the changes that will take place
throughout the entire North. Men of oharac-
ter and honor who have regulations at stake
will not hazard them in supporting measures 50
utterly devoid of all principle as the Lecompton
swinde.
The New Hampshire Patriot attempts to put
bold face upon these serious losses. 1t adj
dresses few honied words to Mr. Sullivan, says
Judge French deserted long ago, and rcjoiccs
with the Republicans on their acquisition Of Mr..
Herbert, praying heaven "they may foster him
so that he shall never get back again. This
good radiance" policy has boon long acted up
on by the managers of the Democracy. We
guess the Republicans will tolerate it to the bit
ter end, when the last respectable Democrat be-
comes a Republican, and the Concord regency
are left "masters of the situation"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27
fixed on the House of Delegates and its right orcn-

fixed the House Of Delegates and its right orcfin-
ger pointing to tie Pcaieniary!
1t is perhaps not generally known that Washington
drew his last breath in the last hour Of the last day of
the last week i'm the last month Of the year aud in the
last year of the enthusiastically night II o'clock,
Dec 81, 17g0.-Sercrm p1pers.
The above is not so generally known as it perhaps
would have been had not another important fact stood
in the way. Gen. Washington died the night Of
the 18th of December 1893, which is fact much more
generally known than the above.
The Ne,o ER9iaum Coayant-Benamin Franklin's
ncwSpaper--in 1876 contained the following adycr-
tiscmcnt
"Just PuJGshed amt soM By he Printer hereg'-
*Y* lIoorEp pErrrcoArs Arraigned and Condcm-
ned by tho Light Of Nature and Law Of God. Price
Sd"
The American press Of Kentucky is q unit in oppo-
sition to the Lccompion swudlc, and the Maysvc
Eagle predicts that Marshall and Underwood, the
American representatives. in Congress- will 60 against
it on the final vote. 1t says they voted against the in
vestgaiion because they thought the frauds evil
dent II, 10 require no further exposure.
DR.. Thomas NJ. fooic, editor Of The tommotai
fdreitisor at Buffalo, died ON Saturday evening after
IN illness five days DR.. Fooe Minister 10 Bo-
gotta under President llari.on's Administration, aud
also Minister to Vienna under President Fillmore.
Mr.. Elijah Fletcher, native Of Vermont, but a
journalist in Virginia for the past 30 years, died last
week near Amherst c. H., Va. lie was formerly cd
itor Of the Lynchburg IUgddaa.
Clici-Justicc Albert H. Nelson Of tie superior
court Boston, has been removed to the Mclean in
sane asylum. There arc no wc-lounded hopes ofhis
recovery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27

SLEIGuING-Wth cold weather that would do
justice to mid winter and two feet Of snow tie sleigh
ing in this county is superb. The warm sun mclts
the snow sufficient to make it path well and the
cold nights put on the finish.
CONCERT AT DUMMERsToN.---Thc Brattlcboro
Quadric Band assisted by the Bratteboro Cornet
Band, gave a concert at Dummcrston on Wcdncs-
day evening of last week Those in attendance
pronounce the Concert to have been rich enter
tainmcnt to all lovers of music. The avais Of the
entertainment are to be uscl in ornamcnting the
burial ground in Dummcrston.
"CArEx's INDEPENDENT ADVERTISER. This is
the title Of a paper published in this village semi
occasionally by J. II. Capcn. 1t is racy sheet,
judging from the first number. We accidentally
met with copy last week or we should not have
known Of its existence. We bcspeak an exchange.
Mn. BURNnAM's LECTURE at the Town Hall last
Wednesday evening was an interesting meIdnge of
local history, personal "reminiscences, scraps Of
tive poetry, and serious and humorous anecdotes,
relating to persons and things in village for the
last forty years. Those Of his audience who were
contemporary with the wcl-known citizens of the
last generation, whom he called back for the mo-
men to the stage Of life must of had many pleas
ant recollection Ct Bratteboro as it was pleasantly
revived.
The younger portion who had known them only
"by the hearing of the ear CLEANED much that
was new and entertaining from his review Of the
past.
We trust that he will he induced to repeat the
lecture for the qualification Of those who could not
attend Wednesday evening.
TcwNsnEND.-Wc have received communica-
ton from "W. r. s." relative to the of state
VS. Ddrid Bal, which is altogether too long for
our columns, We desire to do equal and cxac.
justice to all the parties interested, but We cannot
devote so much Of our space to matter interesting
to hut few Of our readers In justice to 'w. r. So
We give one paragraph which seems to be rendered
necessary by the last communication OH the other
side
"Thc sly insnuation of the writer backed by
the express declaration Of MIR. Ball, that the Court
made false record, cxcitcs pity rather than an
ger, pity that they should make and publish as
truth that which can easily ba proved TO bc false
~ uoio'e, III the first place, that a certified copy
Of II record made OF the time, is in all ordinary
cases conclusive evidence against the interested
recollection Of any one individual Ifcorroborat-
ing testimony is necessary to sustain the accuracy
Of the record there is enough at hand who not only
distinctly rccollect the defendants directing tho
Court to enter the plea OF guilty on all three Of the
counts, as well as the conversation which led to it
also that he did not wish time TO consult counsel
or delay to procure Witnesses for either or both
those purposes u continuance was offered him b.
the Court. -
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27
The following is from the New York German
hI.nLE,rrn.iscL

The following is from the New York German
KiGdiy0datSch:
"Our Washington correspondent informs us
that one of thore terrible causes of suicide which
OF late have become SO common. forms at pre-
sent subject of conversation in all circles in
this city y man named James Buchanan. some
what advanced in years, and dwelling. if we are
correctly informed, in the notorious White
House. recently cut his throat, while busted
with gougc,' which had been sharpened up
To what Is known as a message. Only a few
minutes before the deed. the deceased had been
conversng in tones of great harity, with sew.
eral southern Senators, after which he went in
to his workshop. In two hours after the dread
tul deed was done
An inquest was held by Coroner Sam. but the
most searching investigation failed to show what
motive Buchanan had for the rash act. The in.
ry gave as verdict - The deceased. James Blu
chanan came to his end by cutting his throat
with message, while laboring under an attacl,
of insanity"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27
Senator Collamer's Report.

The Senate Committee on Territories have
submitted three reports upon the Lecompton
Constitution and Presidents Message thereon.
The first was made by Senator Green and sign
ed by three Others constituting the majority of
the Committee. This report recommends the
unconditional admission of Kansas into the I'm
ion under the Constitution aforesaid, and con-
cludes with bill for that purpose. Senator
Douglas has submitted report dissenting from
the conclusions of the majority, chiefly on the
ground that the constitution recommended by
the President has not received the approval of
a majority of the voters of Konsas, but, tho
contrary. that large major'y of the voters are
known to be opposed to that instrument.
The other minority report was drawn up by
Senator Collamer, and signed by himself and
Senator Wade. This document appears in full
in our columns, and we commend it to the at
tentivc consideration of our readers. Its COM
pact logic, terse and vigorous rhetoric, and I'M
avoidablc conclusions render it an important
document. 1t talks the ground that the Lecomp-
ton Constitution had its origin in fraud, and
that fraud has characterized it from beginning
TO end. 1t is not necessary to rccapitulate the
evidence and arguments by which these positions
are maintained. They are impregnable. All
the efforts, ingenuity and sophistry of the adj
ministration cannot controvert them. They can
only be set aside by such executive appliances
as have already been brought to bear upon men,
bcrs of weak spines, and which will again be re-
sorted to for the purpose of forcing the iniquit-
Gus measure upon an unwilling people
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27

Henry WARD BEECuER ON INTOLERANCE
On Sunday, 24th ult, in sermon on the text
49," Let your light shine before men, Rev. Hen
~ Ward Beechcr rebuked the intolerance dis
played in the exclusion of the Uniyersalist and
the Unitarian Sabbath Schools from the Brook
Ign Sabbath School anniversary. Here. in
this city of churches" he said, we find so lit
tie of Christ's spirit among us that our orthodox
supcrintendcnts thus take upon themselves to
judge who among innocent children, shall or
shall not be recognized as Christians. There
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27
New GAME.--Godey's Lady's Book has the

New GAME-Godey's Lady's Book has the
last new Sc social game Here it is:
y small piece of stick is lighted at one end
and the blaze is blown out, leaving the sparks
1t is then passed from one of the company to
the next on his right hand and so on round the
circle, each one saying, as he hands it to his
neighbor, Jacks alive" The player who holds
the stick when the last spark dies out, must con-
sent to have delicate moustache painted on his
face with the charred end of the stick, which is
then re-lghted, and the game goes on. Should
the wearer of the moustachc have Jack die a
second time ON his hands, an imperial, whiskers,
or exaggerated eyebrows may be added to his
charms. While Jack is in lively condition.
with his spark in fine brilliant order he is passed
carelessly from one player to another but when
he shows symptoms of dying it is amusing to
see how rapidly he changes hands, for each play
er is bound to receive him as soon as his neigh
Dor pronomccs Jacks alive" In case the
moustache decorations ere objected to. forfeit
may be paid instead, by those who hold Jack
dead"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27

The special correspondent of the Pemsy1rm,-
ian thus communicates Senator Douglas and
his friends:
"Nlr. Douglas having abandoned.thc Demo-
cratic Party, and thrown himself entirely into
the arms of Republicanism and fanaticism, il is
becoming duty for the .fiIends Of tie time-hon-
ored organization Of Democracy To treat him as
its enemy; and those who have followed his lead
will discover before long that they have sold their
political faith and honesty for less than mess
of pottage.' The country is already aware that
the President has ousted the Postmaster at Chi
cago, who forgot that he oced certain duties 10
me party tohich az IS recdrding him, and gave his
influence to the enemies of the national admins
tration.
President Buchanan is determined 10 rc,ra,d
those who are fad4fM, and the country may re-
y upon it that political traitors and renegades
will receive no continuance or favor"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27
News, Notes, and Varieties.


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Mutual. which will cover the l,..
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thrown Of the track near cI,ren,,o, .o,o,,.l,. r
ing five of the passengers AMONG tho i,;u,.d ar..
Mr.. sheldon. Of Fairhayen: William uo.kinson u,
HcaIlyille; Ephrairn Jones of Rcodin,. I g Hail
Of Jefferson County. y. Y. and Franklin MAYNARD of
Cambridge, Mass
Mr Paldleiord wa, killed ON Friday. "A, fine Roll
road Gro, sing about a mile above Uor.suJ Lv IN.
down train He cos i'm fl .l,iph which yo. ,,,,l b
the engine the horse e.couir,, ini,,r, rj, ,,.,f
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stomach l,,. tho crank of the car which ,,o lin,
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1858-02-27

The following list of federal oifce-holders,
other than postmastcrs, in Vermont, with the
salaries attached is copied from the Washington
correspondence of the E'0trhmai, the editor of
which paper is Member of Congress rhey
are so many arguments in favor of the Lecomp-
ton swindle, and the most unanswerable of any
that have yet been addressed to the public ear