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The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-19
The Next Census.
RELATIVE POWER OF THE SLAVE AND FREE
STATES
WAsu1YoroN, Dec. 20. SO.

STATES
WAsuINGToN, Dec 20, '5S
In little over a year from this time
7he eight census OF the United States must
he taken in accordance with the constiu.
tlonal provision requiring an enumeration
Of the people every tenth year The law
under which the last census was taken con.
tains clause giving it vitality again in
1850, unless Congress shall, in the mean.
time, have otherwise provided for taking
the census in that year Notice has been
given in the House of Representatives of
Il new Census bill, which seems to have
for its object to prevent the collection Of
any data beyond the mere enumeration of
the people-thus rejecting all the valuable
statistics in regard to manufactures, agri-
cultural and all the varied branches of in.
dustry in which our people are engaged
Certainly if these statistics cannot be
promptly compiled and put in shape for
reference, they lose much of their value
1t is remarkable fact that there are now
engaged, in the Interior Department, a
Superintendent and corps of clerks, com.
piling statistics collected 10 1850; and it
is said that years will still be required to
finish that work. This is all wrong; and
it is to be hoped that Congress will enact
some provision which shall limit the time
within which all the census statistics must
be ready for public use, and exclude from
publication-and, far as possible, from
collection too--all matter which cannot be
made practically available, at least within
two years time. IF the statistics Of the
industrial interests, and of vitality, &C.,
cannot be thus promptly obtained, it will
be better to conhne the Federal Census to
the simple enumeration of population
leaving to the States themselves the work
Of computing the value Of products of the
soil, AMI Of the various pursuits of their
people.
This subject Of the Census, and the ratio
to be established under it for representa-.
ton in Congress, is already becoming
matter Of speculation among politicians
generally, and of special alarm to South.
ern men. The present House of Repre-.
resentatives is thus divided. .ectionalIy
Rep.
Northern or Free States, l46
Southern or Slave States, 90
What shall be the relative power of the
two sections after 1902 1t is not diff.
cult to arrive at an estimate which approx.
innate very near to accuracy. Let us take
az basis for the calculation Of the popu
lation of the several States the last popu.
lar vote in each. BY doing this. and
adopting the same ratio as under the last
Census, we arrive at the actual increase
Of strength in the tree States during the
last eight years.
We cannot well apply this plan of emu.
meration to the slave States, becau Sc tho
negro element which enters SO largely into
THEN representation, cannot be estimated
with any degree of accuracy. Enough
may be gathered from the following table
however, to prove that during the next de.
cade the free States must have at least
two.thirds ifnot three.fourths, ofthe mem.
bers of the lower House of Congress
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-19
}}(iOOIebutp AcQisttr
Nj D D l. Is h u u v:
WEDNESDAY,. JANUARY 10. 1859.
Death OF Ex-Governor slade

Death OF Elk Governor Slade.
1t becomes our painful duty to an.
nounce the death Of Ex-Gov. SLApr. AT
his residence in this place On Sunday
night Of this week.
Gov y. had for seme years been in del
icato health and for some months it was
evident 10 all, and especially to himself,
that his end was fast approaching; still
his strength was devoted to the noble pur-
suits which had occupied his last wears.
About twelve weeks since, in flrtherance
OF the great cause in which he was en-.
gagged, he visited some OF the Eastern
cities The effort was to great for his
strength. He returned very much pros.
trated, and since that time he has steadilv
declined. Since his return and till with.
In two or three weeks of his death. he
suffered indescribably from neuralgia.
His remarkably strong nervous system
was shattered beyond recuperation. Dur
ing all his illness the Christian virtues
which so eminently adorned his life shone
with increased lustre as he approached his
end. His faith was an assurance of n
blessed immortality which is very rarely
witnessed, and,
Though storms eui darkness round his breast
Eternal sunshine settled on his head"
Patient endurance was the marked fea.
ture of his experience in his last days -
desire to suffer all His will and to be.
come perfect through suffering. Still, he
ardently longed to depart, and Oh the
morning OF the day in which he died he
prayed that in its holy hours he might pass
into the eternal Sabbath. His PRAYER
was answered. So nearly us could be de-
termiped, with the expiring moments of
the day his spirit took its flight from
Earth to Heaven. Thus passed from our
midst the Statesman, Philanthropist,
Christian,-in each of these characters to
say the least, one Of the most eminent
Vermont has ever possessed.
But our purpose was a simple announce
ment of his death. We shall endeayor
to obtain brief biography for our next
issue. His funeral will be attended on
Thursday, at one O'Clock.
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Home Items.

Since our last issue we have had n
thaw following very rapidly the extreme
cold. Now it is cold enough, however
and we fear it has not been sufficiently ex-
tensive to have filed the swamps--a mat.
ter Of no small consequence to the most of
farmers, and indirectly to all.
....Last Thursday morning, about one
o'clock, mine host of the Addison House
and some of the guests were disturbed by
loud rappangS-much too loud to suspect
any spiritual visitation, and on investiga-
ton it was found that ono Leroy Brews-
ter, from Randolph, desired shelter. Le-
roy was respectfully looking and appear
ing young man of twenty-one or so, and
his wants were promptly cared for The
house again subsidized into repose which
was soon again broken by loud rappings,
which proved to be chargable to Sheriff
Wheeler, of Windsor County. He ex-
pressed himself anxious to get possession
of the person Of the aforesaid
Leroy, and a hundred dollars of
White River money, which he had OBJ
tanned from that Bank by means of a
forged note, Travelling expences and
other items had consumed a considerable
part of the funds. Hew as releaved of the
balance and promised a conveyance back
at the expense of the State. 1t was sug-
gested that the affair did no credit to the
cashier, as the note was made up in boy
ish ,bungling manner.
ION Sunday morning, about six
o'clock, our citizens were very generally
aroused by the fre-bells, The report
was at first that Judge Tilden's house was
on fire: it proved however to be in Mr..
Severances smoke-house, and was soon ex-
tinguished by few pals of water.
go. There seems to be determination
on the part of our sober citizens, to put
down the clandestine sale of Rum, Beer,
and other alcoholic drinks, which
is carried on in our midst. By an
inspection of the specimens of ruined hui
manity that reel and stagger through our
streets, we should think it was time that
some rigorous measures were adopted to
stop it. Will parents who feel for their
sons, remain idle spectators and let the
work of ruin go ont Will fathers who
have daughters who may be welded to a
drunken husband, shrink from taking an
open and decided stand against this con-
stantly encroaching source of wretched-
ness Will the citizen who has the well
fare of the community at heart although
he may have neither son Or daughter in
danger, look 70 his duty in this matter
We hope they will Let the cry Of the
fathsrless and suffering children reach the
ears Of the Indifferent ones, if there are
any, and see if they will not be aroused.
Let the visions of those who have drunk
themselves to death come up before them,
and we think they will need no other slim
nlous to action. Temperance men work
BE not weary in well doing
1--WE think the law against carrying
deadly weapons should be enforced in our
place. The practice of carrying Pocket
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-19

t'am HE gv,lon journal tr ..
Revolution In Haytil-A Republic
Proclaimed by tho People.
The schooner North Wind, Province
town, Captain lIiggings, arrived below thi,
port yesterday, bringing highly important
news from Hayti, which country is again
the scene of civil commotion.
Captain Higgins sailed from Gonaives
Jan. Isl. ami brings very latr adyiccs
from thr, portion of the island. tie ro.
ports the lIaytico per-; OF the i>lanl ia ,
state of revolt against the present roy.
eminent of the Emperor Soulouque. ur
'austin |. as be is officially styled. The
revolution broke out on the 22d Of De-
cembor. On that day, 4 small party of
Republicans, headed by General Jcflard.,
an officer attached to the Haytien army,
entered the town of Gonaivcs, and being
joined by the people in large numbers,
without opposition from any quarter, they
became emboldencd by success and re.
nounced all allegiance to the Emperor
and his government. The population be.
came greatly excited, and greeted Gen.
Jeilard1 with unbounded applause. The
leaders of the cmeute Immediately took
measures to consolidate their power with
the people, and taking advantage of the
prevailing enthusiasm which manifested it.
self among all classes, they, in the name
of the people, proclaimed Republic.
Gen. Jeffards, the leader Of the Republi-
cans, was subsequently declares President
1t is stated that the whole affair passed
over without bloodshed.
The spirit ofrevolt thus inaugusated al
Gonaives, Immediately spread to the al.
joining towns, and the whole country
thereabouts was soon in state of commo.
ton. The people of Aux Cages and JAG.
mel, two important towns welcomed the
new order of things, and declared for the
Republic and General Jeffards. II is
stated that all the southern part of the
island are in favor of the change, and in
some places the people rose en- masse to
receive the leaders of the revolt.
The revolution was commenced at Go.
naivas by General Jefards and small
body of adherents, the number of whom
was exceedingly small at first, but being
joined by the inhabitants, it soon grew in
to a popular outbreak and at last accounts
was extending.
Captain Higgins reports that on the
night of January l. as he sailed by the
fortified town Of St Mares he saw the
place in flames, and infers that the insur-
gents had met with some opposition from
the adherents Of Soulouque, and that one
of the parties had fred the town.
When Captain Higgins left, no news
had been received from Port au Prince,
the capital and residence of the Emperor.
The body of his army is at that place, and
it remains to be seen whether the revolu.
ton will extend to the capital, and if SO,
whether the soldiers will fraternize with
the revolters, and turn against their old
master.
Business was generally suspended OIL
account Of the recent excitement
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-19
Divorce SUIT BY Mas. Cora V. HArcu


Mrs. Cora. V. Hatch, the spiritual
trance medium, has commenced suit for
divorce a meASa et thoro from Dr. Ben.
jrmin Hatch, her husband, on the ground
of ill-treatmeDt The allegations in the
complaint, now on file, form an extraor.
binary narrative, which may be summed
up as follows Mr. and Mrs, Hatch were
married in Attica N. Y, on the 9TH of
August, 1856. Before their marriage, he
represented to her that, during the previ.
GUS three years, he had been a practising
physician in New York, and that his prac.
tice was worth $4,000 q year that,
when married, he could supply his wife
with all the comforts, advantages, conven.
fences aud refnements of life which would
be expected to belong to the wife of
physician in good standing, and which
would be required by the society in which
she would be expected to move Notwith-
standing these representations, he has not
practiced as physician since their mar
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-19
Total. a,O0l 900 ie,468, i2s l78

Minnesota, il is estimated, will have
three members after 1860 but, not hay.
ing yet voted as a State in any general
election, is not given in the above list. If
therefore, under the next census the ratio
Of representation is fixed at say 10000,
instead of $4,000 lin round number), as
at present, so as to keep the number of
Representatives at 283, the House of Rep.
resentatives after 1850 will be divided as
follows
Representatives of Free States, 1916
Representative of Slave States. 7s
Showing n gain of members TO the for
mer and a loss of II to the latter. 90. "
\. Times.
A Nun FOR THU SAyANs.-A Air
rrombly has been sinking vol on the
western outskirts Of our village, in the
progress of which the following astounding
fact appeared. At the depth OF twenty
five feet the workmen came upon frozen
ground Through this layer some fifteen
feet in thickness, they worked their way
by dint of persevering effort such as is
always necessary in digging oompaoty
frozen earth At the depth of forty feet
water was obtained. which nightly froze
over-the ice forming some three inches
in thickness Win some one account, on
any known or unknown principles Of phi
losophy, for these astounding facts2 We
learn that the freezing Of the water con
tinues now that the well is "stoned up
Brandon NcytAeyn VisitoT.
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t'om them, but oul expectation have been
more than met Their plan is broad and
lijeral their come ,tions with men of Sci
ence and literature ale extensivc,and their
character and standing are such that the
highest abilities will esteem il an honor
TO cooperate with them in so great an ,,n
dertaking. We shall look forward with
very great interest ioi the remaining vol.
,nes, and endeovor to keep our readers
fairly posted in regard TO them, as they
appear.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-19
Walling's New Man.

OF late, we have been much interested
in the progress of Mr., Walling's new Map
of the State. And we can assure our
readers when this map is perfected, it will
be work Of beauty as well as of useful.
ness. As Mr.. Hagar the Geologist of
this State, is at the bottom of the business
department. it will be conducted in fair
business like manner, and as the price is
comparatively low, for such a work, it
will in all cases be sold at one uniform
price, first and last, viz, 5000. Mr.. Wal.
ling is almost the only successful Map pub.
lished in the country, and experience has
taught him that it is safe to publish only
for actual subscribers, therefore he has
given bond of one thousand dollars TO
send no mpps into the State except those
ordered by the Agents, for actual sub.
scribers. Our friends in Bridport and vi.
cinity will be called upon very soon. by
Mr.. Wright, the agent for Addison Co.,
and We hope they will give the work an
examination. for it is certainly worthy of
patronage.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-19

The extremely cold weather of Mon
day of last week is pronounced unprece.
denied for many years in all places we
hear from. The thermometer ranged all
the way from IL below zero, in New York
city, to 40 in places to the north Of us
Boston Harbor was covered with ice as
tar as the eye could reach. Much suffer-
ing is reported among the poor, and nu-
merous cases Of death by freezing.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-06-30
A Good Story.

An ancedote, worth laughing over, is
told of man who had an in6rmity, as
well as an appetite for fish. He was
anxious to keep up bis character for hon.
esty, even while enjoying his favorite
meal, aud while making bill with bis
merchant, as the story goes, and when his
back was turned the honest buyer slipped
a Goldfish up under his coat-tail. But the
garment was too short to cover the theft,
and the merchant preceived it.
"Now," said the customer, anxious to
improve all opportunities to call attention
to bis virtues. "Mr. Merchant, have tra-
ded with you great deal, and have paid
you up promptly, and honestly, baVen't
Il"
80, yes." said the merchant, 81 make
no complaint"
"WeIl, said the customer, "I always
insisted that honesty was the best policy,
and the best rule to live and die BY"
That's so." replied the merchant.
And the customer turned to depart.
''Hold on, friend, cried the merchant;
speaking of honesty, have bit of ad-
vice to give you. Whenever you come
to trade again. you bad better wear d
longer coat, or steal a shorter Goldfish"
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-06-30
Heart Hunger.

The heart hath hunger as the body
hath. Where one person dies of physi-
cal want, dozen perish from starvation
of the affections. Men cannot live By
bread alone, but the soil must likewise be-
fed. A pig can subsist on corn, and a
horse on hay and oats but men and
women have spiritual natures that re-
quire spiritual food. He who attempts
to live without sympathy makes beast
of himself We have seen poor, pu.
ny child, to which neither nutriment
nor medicine could give warmth and
strength, suddenly rouse and became
healthy and ruddy when some large
hearted, elderly, nmarried aunt, with no
husband or child of her own to bestov
the rich store of her affections upon, came
to feed the little thing with her hearts
blood aud teaspoon. This hunger for
love is divine appetite, and it is folly TO
attempt to starve it out.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1859-06-30
HORACE GREELEY.

A correspondent of The Boston Journal,
who travelled to Pixies Peak with Mr..
Greedy, writes from Station Is:
An admirable travelling companion is
Mr.. Greely, with an inexhaustible fund
of humorous experience and mirtbful an
ecdote, philosophy that neither frets
nor grumbles at annoyances, and an al
ways benignant couptenance radiant with
clear conscience, sound digestion, and
abundance Of the milk of human kindness.
Occasionally when crossing riyuets on
foot he sinks in mire to the knees, but
N maintains his serenity undisturbed. In
amusing the marvellous little Ida" he
shames her mother altogether in the use
of "baby talk" and other seductive arts
to captivate infant affections. To-day we
met party of returning Ohio emigrants
who had mired their wagon in slough,
from which their weary cattle were una
bic to extricate it. He gave a few COM
mon sense directions about using the
spade, and then took hold of the lever
and pried at the wheel with a vast deal of
vim. Meanwhile, one of the emigraDts,
having learned something of bis profess
sion, asked:
"What New York paper are you con.
nected With. Sirl"
1.-THE TRIBUNE"
"Oh, yes; you're with Greely are you!"
eyes, Sir was the dry reply, the Ed
itor meanwhile tugging away like an Irish
laborer. just as the wheel was extrica-
ted, some one came along who recognized
the old white coat, and made its owner
known to the crowd. think | never saw
men more amazed.
Almost every train we met contains
some one who recognizes him as if he were
the seventh wonder of the world. But
yesterday, on the outskirts of crowd, a
rather lid-looking man asked of me:
stranger, is that John Greeley, those
fellows are talking so much about"
"No, Sir, that's Horace"
"Horace--H Horace Greely--who is hel"
"Editor of The TRIBUNE"
"H'hach?"
"Editor OF THE New YORK TRIBUNE"
"What's thatl"
"a newspaper published 10 New York;"
"Nol | never beard Of it before"
"My friend, asked ], where were you
aisedl,'
"In Missouri"
The explanation was satisfactory.
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lures may be reduced at least one fourth
and we may build Railroad to the Pa.
cihc with the savings of three or four
years.
But Russell & Wadden's Transports
tlon establishment, between the fort and
City, is the great feature OF Leavenwortb
Such acres of wagons such pyramids OF
extra axletrees! sush herds of oxenl such
regiments Of drivers aud other employeesl
No one who does not see can realize how
vast business this is, nor how immense
are its outlsys as well as its income. |
presume this great firm has at this hour
Two Millions of Dollars invested in stock
maily oxen, mules and wagons. (They
last year employed 5000 teamsters, and
worked $4,000 oxen.) OF course, they
are capital fellows-so are those at the
Fort-but | protest against the doctrine
that either Army Officers or Army Con-
tractors, or both together, may have pow
er to fasten Slavery on newly organized
Territory Gas has just been done in New
Mexico) under the guise of letting the
People Of such Territories govern them
selves. Yet this is just what "Squatter
Sovereignty" unmodifed by fiery Auti-
Slavery agitation in the Free States, will
10 practice amount to.
Whether the three great cites of Amer
lea are to be NeW-Y ork, ST. Louis and
Leavenworth, as one set of friends seem
to think, or New York, St. Louis and
Atchison, as another set assure me, / do
not pretend to decide. If Atchison had
the start that Leavenworth now has, |
think she would probably keep it But
not having it, you see alters the case ma
terially. The Fort is here as fixed fact;
the United States goods are landed at
the Fort; SO the trains are ID made up there;
and SO Leavenworth is Leavenworth. and
Atchison (for the present) only Atchison
l saw great Mule Train started from
the fort to-day. and another will start
soon, filled with 100 soldiers, wives and
babies, on their way to join their hus-
bands in Utah, from whom they have
been separated nearly two years. l ar
que from this fact that Uucle Sam expects
to have use for his army in Utah for some
time yet.
There has been no rain for three days;
the sun is bright and hot; the prarie wind
from the west is gale; the streams are
down-al but big Muddy" which does
not give an inch, but rushes by Leav-
enworth almost bank full and turbid as
ever. The roads which so lately were
mud, are now blowing dust in clouds; and
there is a fair prospect of settled Summer
weather. I turn my face westward to-
HORACE GREELEY.
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A journeyman tailor has just returned
to Bloomington, H., from Eng with
a quarter of million of dollars, his share
of legacy of nearly three millions. He
was SO much excited that he could neith-
er eat nor sleep, and it is feared bis good
luck will be the death of him.
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A bowl containing two quarts of water,
set in an oven when baking, will prevent
pies, cakes, &C., being scorched.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-12
PETITIoNs--OFFICIAL.
NEW ORLEANS, May II, 1859.
Of the ltv of New 0rlaana.

NJ $50 NEW ORLEANS, May II, 1859.
Of the city OF New Orleans:
GENTLEMEN-The underslgued owners
VI Of property fronting Front street. Canal 10 Race
street. most respectfully petition your body agreea
by section TO- City Charter to sell at public auction
after twenty days public notice. the contract for grading and
blocks ess than inches wide BY twelve long
than twelve inches wide BY eighteen inches long nor
than ten inches thick.
blocks Of quality q granite having the Sides
ends and we'll dressed form
laid, and to be good solid work.
Bald laid da9onsy fsue inches Of SHARP
sand gravel with coating dressing laid
OF four inches Of sharp sand and London gravel
be properly filed rolled with suitable roller until we'll
settled.
The usual cubstone four inches thick be furnished when
the City Surveyor think regulate TO change this old curb
ing, In order 10 make substantial work.
The cuhstone both sides OF Front street. from Canal
Race street. to be raised and graded 70 hight
such free the streets from water In the most
speedy manner and the sidewalks to be raised and tagged
The foot crossings the intersections Of all the streets be
laid with best North river Tagging and be four feet wde
be used be wde four feet long and not
than six inches thick to be raised to the CENTER and graded to
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-12

NJ FLYER, SURVEYOR AND CIyII. ENGIN FER
4Ns has removed his office ANTE CITY, where will
attend to Sesng and surveying land and will act NE
many, Washington and Livingston.
ceutsper acre, auI2 ly