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White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-01

, r. They have been holding Con-
ventiOn out in the gold region, to take
steps towards forming q State Govern
ment for the State Of Jefferson. There
were 1877 Delegates in the Convention.
The name Of Augustus ]. Allison, late
of this County, figures in the list.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-01

OLooK Our FOR THEM Agents If Il
Administration are now trayer,iD, i
Territory, visiting the people in f,m7
lar manner. and using every applianc. !,
their power to defeat the COnstitpt,,
These men have been sent here BY th
President, and are paid with Goy.nm..,
money, to aid in keeping the peOple a
Kansas in a state Of servility. Look On,
for them-they will be every where. ,oI
use all manner of plausible means IA .,
complish thOir ends. Buchanan has VIII
ten letter to his friends in Kansas. .l..
pioneering against the Constitution. O,
party grounds. Friends of the CoDs,;,,
ton have got hold of the letter, anil i
will soon see daylight.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-01

r. The Knickerbocksr, for S'psD
Der, is on our table, filed with tns ~ =.
cest gems of literature and W.T. ;. .
Knickerbocker always must Be h's y =.
long as one Of the Clark family is l'' !,
preside over its destiniss. Long w.
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%The Atlantic MONTH";. for 8.

~ The Atlantic Monthly. for Sep
TENDER, has been received. 1t contains,
besides continuation of 'The Minister'S
WOOing." and the Sayings of the Pro-
fessOr. a number Of other interesting ar
ticles. The Atlantic Monthly is always
fresh and readable.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-01

. HARD UP.-Ths slAvsrs Of this O'. ).
must be on their "lsst legs" when 4
are compelled to take anecdotes n' ID
Amusement column of the Chi:i, 90 .
Germans believe that the RspuOli''
opposed to them !
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-01

re- The st. Joseph papers are par
lsying over the question. whether Henry
Clay, Jr., has been elected to the Ken
lucky Legislature, from Fsyetts County.
He may be; but we were under the i'm
preston that be had determined to retire
to private life, after he was killed at the
battle of Buena Vista
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-01

NThe last AtchisOn Union PuD,a s
some comments under an e1tra'' :. .,,r,S
to the Chief. All right-bui iA''
never appeared in the Chief
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ARTICLE XII.
CORPORATIONS.

Sec. l. The Legislature shall pass no
special act comforting corporate powers.
Corporations may be created under gen.
eral laws but all such laws may be
amended or repealed.
Sec. q Dues from corporations shall
be secured by individual liability of the
stockholders to an additional amount
equal to the stock owned by each stock
holder; and such other means as shall be
provided by law but such individual
liabilities shall not apply to railroad cor
porations, nor corporations for religious
or charitable purposes.
Sec. 8. The title to all property of re-
ligious corporations shall vest in Trustees,
whose election shall be by the members
of such corporations.
Sec. 4. No right Of way shall be ap-
prOpriated to the use of any corporation,
until full compensation therefor be first
made in money. or secured by deposit
of money to the owner, irrespective OF
any benefit from any improvement pro-
posed by such corporation.
Sec. 5. Provision shall be made by
general law for the organization of cities,
towns and villages ; and their power Of
taxation, assessment, borrowing money,
contracting debts and loaning their cred
It, shall be so restricted as to prevent the
abuse of such power.
Sec. 6. The term corporations, as used
in this article, shall include all associa-
tions and joint stock companies having
powers and privileges not possessed by
individuals or partnerships and all cor
porations may sue and be sued in their
corporate name.
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RESOLUTIONS.

RESOLVED, That the Congress of the
United States is hereby requested. upon
the application of Kansas for admission
into the Union. to pass an act granting to
the State forty-fve hundred thousand
acres Of land to aid in the construction
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-01

RF Major Andrew Jackson ~ D' prs-
of Tennessee, candidate Tor Wv .s-1S&
dent on the ticket with Fillmore il rs rs
died recently, in Louisiana, of Ery''r
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-09-01

re- The Indian war in Southern Kan.
sas, has all turned out TO be hoax.
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ARTICLE XI.
FINANCE AND TAXATION.

Sec. L. The Legislature shall provide
for a uniform and equal rate Of assess
ment aud taxation; but all property used
exclusively for State, County, municipal.
literary, educational, scientific. religious.
benevolent and charitable purposes, and
personal property to the amount OF at
least two hundred dollars for each family,
shall be exempted from taxation.
Sec. 2. The Legislature shall provide
for taxing the notes and bills, discounted
or purchased, money loaned, and other
property, effects, or dues Of every descrip-
ton, (without deductiOn.) of all banks
now existing, or hereafter to be created,
and of all bankers SO that all property
employed in banking shall always bear a
burden OF taxation equal to that imposed
upon the property of individuals.
Sec. 3. The Legislature shall provide,
each year. for raising revenue sufficient to
defray the current expenses of the State:
Sec. 4. No tax shall be levied except in
pursuance of law, which shall distinctly
state the object Of the same; to which OBJ
iect only such tax shall be applied.
Sec. 5. For the purpose of defraying
extraordinary expenses and making pub
lie improvements, the State may contract
public debts; but such debts shall never,
IN the aggregate, exceed one million dol
lars, except as hereinafter provided
Every such debt shall be authorized by
law, for some purpose specified therein,
and the vote of a majority of all the mem
bers elected to each House, to be taken
by the yeas and nays, shall be necessary
to the passage Of such law; and every
such law shall provide for levying an
annual tax sufficient to pay the annual
interest of such debt, and the principal
thereof when it shall become due; and
shall specifically appropriate the proceeds
of such taxes to the payment of such
principal and interest and such appro-
priation shall not be repealed nor the taxes
postponed or diminished, until the inter-
est and principal of such debt shall have
been wholly paid.
Sec. 6. No debt shall be contracted by
the State except as herein provided, I'M
less the proposed law for creating such
debt shall FIRST be submitted to a direct
vote of the electors of the State at some
general election; and if such proposed
law shall be ratified by a majority of all
the votes cast at such general election,
then it shall be the duty of the Legisla.
ture next after such election, to enact such
law and create such debt, subject to all
the provisions and restrictions provided
in the preceding sections of this article.
Sec. Z. The State may borrow money
to repel invasion, suppress instruction,
or defend the State in time of war bnt
the money thus raised shall be applied
exclusively to the object for which the
loan was authorized, or to the repayment
of the debt thereby created.
Sec. s. The State shall never be g
party in carrying on any works of inter.
nal improvement.
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AMENDMENTS.

ARTICLE XIV.
AMENDMENTS.
Sec. /. Propositions for the amend
ment of this Constitution may be male
by either branch Of the Legislature and
if two-thirds of all the members elected
TO each House shall concur therein, such
proposed amendments. together with the
yeas and nays, shall be entered on the
journal /; and the Secretary of State shall
cause the same to be published in at least
one newspaper in each County Of the State
where newspaper is published, for three
months preceding the next election for
Representatives, at which time the same
shall be submitted to the electors for their
approval or rejection; and if a majority
of the electors voting on said amendments,
at said election, shall adopt the amend
ments, the same shall become a part of
the Constitution. When more than one
amendment shall be submitted at the same
time. they shall be SO submitted as to
enable the electors to vote on each amend
meat separately; and not more than three
propositions to amend shall be submitted
at the same election.
Sec. 2. Whenever thirds of the
members elected to each branch of the
Legislature shall think it necessary to call
a Convention to revise, amend or change
this Constitution, they shall recommend
to the electors to vote at the next election
of members to the Legislature, for or
against a Convention; and if a majority
of all the electors voting at such election
shall have voted for a Convention, the
Legislature shall, at the next session, pro-
vide for calling the same.
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proved by majority Of all the votes cast
at such election.
Sec. 9. Any banking law may be
amended or repealed.
ARTICLE XIV.
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the government: las exercised in the case
OF ihr auieTcr This enterprise mny
bo pronounced uiiis successful. and We
presume that the vessel will sill on All
other trip of the same kind az -oon os she
can be fitted out. The African slave trade
is practically re-opened
The following extract from letter re-.
ceiyed yesterday, by the editor, from
highly respectable citizen Of Teliair coun-
ty, will be found TO contain full paricu.
lara Of the recent arrest of Africans 10
Worth county, and the circumstances un-
der which they were discharged fiom Gus
tody by the United States deputy mar.
shall
:" John F. McRae Of this county, dep.
utJ United States marshal, having been
instructed by the marshal TO capture any
Africans he might And passing through
the country, was informed there wero
thirty.six in charge of one or two men on
their way to the Alabama line. He sum-
moned posse Of ten men, some OF our
best citizens, pursued and overlook the
negroes in Worth county, arrested them
as deputy United States marshal under
his instructions, and brought them to
Jacksonville, and put them in Jail, and
sent an express to the marshal at Savan.
nah reporting the arrest and his action in
tho matter. The negroes remained here
until the answer from the marshal came.
which suited that he had telegraphed and
written TO the authorities at Washington
and bad received no answer respecting the
Africans then known to be in the country;
that the government knew Of the Africans
hcing in the State. and had given him no
orders. and that his advice was to turn
them loose and let them proceed on their
way. When this letter came, and as the
arrest had been made by the authority Of
the United States, and in good faith, the
negroes were released, the person in charge
Of them paying fer the provisions they
consumed, and medical attention to those
that were sick. One or two of those az
fisting in the arrest retook the negroes
and demanded payment for their outlay
and trouble, threatening to carry the Al.
ricans to Gov Brown if II were not paid.
A compromise was made to the satisfac.
ton of the parties, and " the last Of the
Wanderers cargo we're allowed to depar,
In peace. The negroes disliked very
much to leave, al they had been treated
very kindly by the citizens"
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There 10 at present an Eruption Of
the great volcano Mamma Loa. Sandwich
Islands. 1t il said to DO much more man.
nifcient than any which has preceded it.
Ono who has seen it says: Night Was the
time for observation. The before black
and smoking masses then shone out in
hundreds Of 6ery Examinations, and the
fountain head disclosed itself by pet de
Fen varying from 200 to 800 feet in
hight, and in diameter Ct base 800 feet,
az We oonjsctured from an examination at
that distance. through our glasse..
Tho front Of tho flow is about 5000
feet in width, and slowly. irresistibly
pushes forward its high. red wall of FIRE,
rising over hills and falling over precipi.
oes with calm, irresistible power which
humbles and helittles all human efforts.
, Above the crater rose continually dense
column Of smoke to tho hight of perhaps,
10000 feet There vas not, however,
with this as with the sruptions Of Etna
and Vesuvius, discharge Of cinders, nor
peroeptibly even Of steam. The discharge
Was confined 10 the dense, pure and per.
fsotly fused heavy lava. and to heavy
powders projected far above the fountain,
and falling sometimes back sgain into the
caldron and sometimes without the rim,
down which they rolled. for time glow.
ing and visible, soon turning black, and
Lost to our sight. More like an Ieelandic
geyser. az represented In our Biographies
than anything else was this election at
the source-ncw rising, now falling. in
in columcs, uniting, dividing, ani letting
10 spires. pyramids, cones and columns.
Mr.. Ten Eyck. the New Senator from
New Jersey, in 8 late speech, very we'll
enumerates the cardinal principles of the
great opposition party, as follows;
Profession to American labor and in.
dustry opposition to the extension Of hui
man slavery always standing firmly by
the compromises Of the Constitution the
preservation Of tho elective franchise in
Its purity, by proper guards and checks
a judicious system Of internal improve.
ments and an economical and honest use
Of the public money"
TIE ATAicks. sY IRE WAsDEKER.--
The following from the Savannah Republic.
can illustrates Tie peculiar vigilance which
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HrmG IfemR.

.... Spring npprc aches more warily Of
late. and the frequent freezing and thaw-
ing has made very good sugar season.
We judge that more than the usual quao.
tity will be made.
go. The authorities Of our village sre
becoming very keen in seeming out liquor
casks, Eighty gallons Of whiskey was
found in the depot, last week, and duly
split. in the presence Of numerous sympa.
tbisipg friends. We understand that an.
other cask ia in durance. We are glad
to believe that the Vigilance Committee
are at work in earnest.
The Rutland Herald, two weeks
since, IN q complimentary notice of con-
cert, given at the Town Hall at Rutland
by Prof. A. Bott of the Mi2dlebury Fe.
male Seminary, and Prof Meitzeke. of
CastletoD, alluded to the disappointment
of the above named gentlemen, in conse.
quence of the absence Of the lady s;ngers
eng. R,,t for their Concert conveying an
impression of censure through the whole
notice. Of the ladies whose names had been
used. The next issue of that paper cor
reefs the error. and as the suhject has been
RELY discussed in this community, we
quote it entire;
We have it on good authority that the
Nissce Russe.l of NJ ddlehury are in no
way responsible for the disappointment
caused hy th.i, absence at the concert Of
Nc.srs. j, OF ard Mei'zke on Tuesday
evening OF last week. as they had not en-.
gagged TO sing at public concert in this
place. lut only at n private musical en-.
'ertuiI n. en'. TO be given for the benefit of
Prof Bolts immediate iricn"s. and at a
private house. We regret that any such
misunde re,anding should have taken place,
hut feel compelled to make this notice in
justice TO tie feelings Of all concerned.
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inr the Register.
Vermont Seventy Years Ago.

~ q ut'H' hcNSuty l. thfh ASOs
have Just hecu locking over an old
Vermont Register Tor l795-probably
prntaj in 1894. II contains the official
ccu'us OF l7ol whcn tho State was ad.
rli,ie1 into the Uniou. and many other
thipgs that from their antiquity would
nos be looked upon as curiosiles.
In 1871 Guiford not only contained
l,rgor population than any town in Wind
h1'u county, but the largest in the State.
The population Of Guilford was then 1892,
aud at every subsequent census it has ex.
hibited q regular decrease. In 1850 it
lad 1889 inhabitants. In 179l Ben.
ninptou was the second town in popula.
ton, contrasting ,2377, The third town
IN population was Shaftsbury, containing
az that time population Of 1899. The
fourth town was Putney, containing 1918.
Powna came pext with population Of
l746, and Hartand next with 1852 in.
habitante. Cornwall was the most popu.
| lons town in Addison County, having 826
inhabitants. New Haven was next, hav-
ing population of 1873; and Shorebam
came next, the number of its inhabitants
hejne 72l. Niddlebury. was the ninth
town. IA to population, in the county, con.
tanning but 3o5. Burlington had bnt
3S2 inhabitants. Clarendon was the most
ropulous town in Rutland County--hav.
my 1873 inhabitants while town of Rut.
land had 1907 Orwell, then in Rutland
County, had population of 778, and
was, like Niddlebury, the ninth town in
the county.
In 1893 Bennington was the highest
town in the State on the grand list
SALISBURY was next; Guilford was the
third, Windsor was the fourth. and Rut.
land the fifth. Hartland was the sixth.
Among the list of officers given in this
old almanac for 1895, We find Thomas
Chittenden, Governor; iona. Hunt. 1t.
Governor Samuel Mattooks, of Rutland.
Treasurer. Among the twelve councillors
we notice Paul Brigham, Jonas Galusha,
Gideon DIN and John Strong. Daniel
Buck Of Norwich, was Speaker OF the
House Of Representatives. He had suf.
fered the loss of AN arm in the Revolu.
ton. think was one time a member Of
Congress, and was the father of Daniel
AFRO Ashley Buck. of Chelsea, who was
twice elected to Congress, and for nine
yeare was Speaker Of the House of Rep.
resentstives at Montpelier
Isaac Tichenor, Of Bennington, was
Chief Justice, with Enoch D. Wood.
bridge, Of Vergennes, and Lot Hall, of
Westminster, for Assistant Judges.
A liz, Of the clergy is given in the al.
manac---all Congregational and Baptist,
except throo, who are set down AZ Pres.
byterians. Only two clergymen are set
down for Addison County-John Barnet
Of Niddlebury, and D. G. Sanders of
Vergennes--both Congregational. There
we've but A Congregational ministers in
the STATE. and but 81 Baptists. The
whole number in the State of all demon.
nations. was but II. II.
March ~. 1859.
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Tho Retired ClerRvmar

Tho Retired Clergyman"
For tho benefit Of those who have not
yet learned what this great humbug is, I
will state how they may ASCERTAIN to their
satisfaction
1t seems he is e apIiouE to make known
tho means OF euro -" will send free the
prescription used" &c. What beneyo.
lence says one-how is he to make any.
thing out Of it says another. But wait
a moment All you have to do is to en-.
close q stamp to him, and sure enough,
the prescription comes by return mail.
But the end 10 not yet; for the articles
Of which it is compounded are go difficult
to obtain. shat he takes the pains to in.
form you that if you prefer it, he will. for
one dollar, send you box ready pre-.
pared with full directions for using.
Accordingly you enclose him dollar,
and soon And yourself possessed of q box
Of little white pills which probably possess
about as much virtue as SO many pebble
stones But no matter, he has got your
dollar, and you have added q little to
your stock Of experience, besides the sat.
isfaction Of finding out what is meant by
sending free the prescription used
NIKE.
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Forelgo.

Tne general news from Europe, the Wat
question aside, is unimporrant. In the
British Prliamen, to Government re.
form bill was soon TO be discussed and it
vas expected that it would meet with de-
feat. in which event Ministerial crisis, or
n dissolution Of Parliament would be in.
evitsbls. Ths uncertain position Of the
Ministry Wa, particularly to bs regretted
as making it impossible for tho & vsrn.
ment to exert It's du, inaien,e on Cos ii
mental aff.irs. at the crisis when ito in.
quo ice for tAc peace Of Eur 'ps . most
needed. 1t is not probable that the Dor.
by Cabinet can stand. through a general
election be rescrtel to. aud in case OF its
failure a Russell Palmerston Adm 'nis'ra.
ton will succeed. which will be Fri, niiy
10 the aggressive policy OF tho French
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History of Addison County,

1t 10 known to many Of our readers,
that Judge Swift has been sometime en-
ployed in preparing History of Middle.
Jury, which will be more particularly in.
teresting to the present and former resi-.
dents Of this place, and such as are now
Immediately connected with it; also .
+ Statistical and Historical account of III
County Of Addison. These are separat,
works, and may be bound separately. W,
wish now TO call attention particularly t.
he latter. II is ,ffereI SO subscribers a.
the email cum of from so to so cents, &C.
'ording TO the binding. The price is put
ow to ascertain what encouragement vi
'e given TO the work. in the county. :.
which it, circulation will be principal
on6ned, before it is put to press. Tt
y. ice will he raised 10 non subscribers
Besd. s d, so-iption of its territory, l.
water power and Other resources. and i,
,vil aud ju Iiciul history. it will contai,
his ory of the controversy With New
York, jur sdiction and land titles frcn
original documents the agriculture o.
the county its adaptation to the raising o.
stock, detailed account of 8 success an6
its reputation in raising cattle, sheep and
hos 1,1 l.
which furnish evidence Of the early and
llng continued occupation Of the county by
the Indians.prior to its settlement by Euro
peens. information not 10 be found else.
where in print. And we are requested
% ask Gentlemen, who have knowledge o
the discoveries of tl,sc relics in any o.
the towns. 10 scnd q description of III, n,
with their location and circumstances Of
thtir discovery 10 this flee for ine--tion
in the history, as soon as their convenience
will permit.
l, is hardly necessary to say that the
work is undertaken, not with any oxpecta.
lion of making money, but because it is
felt to be Of great importance to put in
Il state Of pi ctcrvation. information which
is invaluable, but which otherwise would
soon be bcy, nd reach. We think there
are few in this County who will not feel
an interest 10 the success OF this enterprise
and the prompfn,ss with which this in.
tercst is manifested. a. above indicated, il
a matter of some consequence to the pub.
Usher.
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ECONOMIST.

TO FAMILIES IN THE COUNTRY.
Everybody hss heard OF the famons
China Tea Warehouse,
lee Ha.Ainssca Street., Bos,os,
and there IL hardly family within twenty mile.
Of Boston. where our
TEAS AND COFFEEs
arr net used. We sell every description ~
GREEN AND BLACK TEAS,
and our prices range from Is cents per pound o.
20 ons dollar. We sol good family tea (black,
for IS cents, by the package Of five pounds also
good Young Tyson tgreen,) for 90 cents.
The above Teas sre as good as are usually sold
in country stores tor 80 cents per pound
We BUY MORE TEAS AND COFFEEs.
and sell more and cheaper than any other estsb
lishmsnt in New Englani.
Our COFFFES are FRESH every day and for
purity are unriyalled
Teas neatly packed in ten pound chests, for
family use.
For the convenience Of tboss eolss 70 tho rail,
roads, We have
BRANCH STORES
at No. 65 Union street. tive doors froiu the eornrS
OF Hanover street, Red sture.l
Al lilo Court street, (stors painted red
At corner Of Beach and Albany .tTs'ts,
At corner Of Washington ana Pine streerE.
Call on us when sou cor'e e. Na'i'n. sSA give
our goods trial.
Orders collected by express
THOMAS g. Why IAL.
si,sm los Washington street, B,@in"