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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08
BEFORE AND AFTER

The storm Of coarse personalities, and abuse
of each other, which ragged so furiously among
the more pretentious democratic newspaper.
| Of our State, for some weeks before the dem
Ccratic State Convention was held, lulled
away completely on its adjournment
The Patriot, which before that time bub-
bled over necessarily with froth, dirt and
fury against the Cow Boys" is so full Of
complacency at. having overpowered them,
and taken captive whatever of their forces it
did not kill outright, that it does little else
but stroke it, own beard in quiet satisfaction
The Cowboys, the mischief makers, were
no where" it says " there is no division
among the Democracy of Vermont. The
resolutions are such as became straight-for-
ward, plain-spoken Vermonters, clear and
f1a:-footed. There is no crawling and cring-
ing, no chance for misinterpretation-t they
are for Popular Sovereignty, without why
or wherefore. " 1t was hoped that Judge
Douglas would be insulted by his native
State--but the men who attempted to do it,
were of no sort of consideration in the Con-
vention, and are not worth talking about"
By-the-bye, we believe the resolutions 10
praised, were reported by the editor himself.
The Bellows Falls Argus, whose editor re-
CARDS himself as an Ajax, if not an Agamem-
non in the war, who did all he could to beat
his antagonist Of the Patriot in the use of his
own weapons, and came up to the Conven-
ton with defiance on his crest, but bowed his
neck meekly to the yoke, when he saw the
forces marshalled ,-caved in without mo-
ment's delay-said the harmony of the meet
ing was beyond parallel, and betook itself
to its favorite business, that of of sounding
the pralseworthiness of slavery for all men
who have African blood in their veins, and
the blessings which slavery in the South
brings to both masters and slaves, and sheer
ing at those who talk of "the rights of fell
low men," and 1.-THE wrongs of the negro
The chief themes of mutual congratulation
in the columns of the quieter members of
the corps are the amazing political wisdom
shown by the convention in nominating a
man who can crack jokes in rhyme, and the
absolute unanimity of opinion and perfect
sympathy in feeling which pervaded the
breasts of all who were members of the NOM
mating body. In fact, this subject of har-
mony is dwelt upon with so much emphasis
and iteration, that it justifes a suspicion of
there being more of show than of substance
in it, We shall see how it will be, bye and
bye.
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the embodiment Of abolition-its chosen cham
pion for the campaign of 1860. fit has sufficient
strength to elect him President the South cannot
know il minute too soon. Ii VIII tnen, ior 'ns
first time see the paramount necessity imposed
upon it, of proceeding resolutely to take care Va
ITSELF If there is sufciency of strength 10 carry
him VIGOROUSLY to the Executive Mansion, the
Contamination at which he aims will be of easy, If
not of speedy completion. Thus forewarned' 'ne
sooner we provide for our safety the better.
The pretense for uttering such direiui
warning, is a remark of Mr.. Stewards at
Rochester. last year, to the effect that there
was a warfare necessarily existing between
the principles of Freedom and Slavery, when
would 20 on in this country, till the present
Slave States should all become Free States, OF
the Free States all become Slave States. There
was nothing of novelty or of special import
ance in the remark. The same thing mas
been said. and truly said too, thousands and
thousands of times by multitudes, all over
the Union but being said by Mr.. &'oard-
fearless Republican statesman, whose name
IL mentioned often in connexion with the next
Presidency, it seemed a good thing to raise
howl over. So, from that day to this, the
democratic speakers and papers have kept
repeating it, or rather, disappearing It,
pretending it to have been an open declara-
ton of war upon the Southern States by MI
Seward avowal that, if he should be-
come President, the whole force of his Official
position would be used to take away from
the Southern States such rights and PRIV
leges on the subject of slavery as the Consu-
tuition of the United States allows to them
Nothing of that sort was said by Mr. Seward
or implied in his language, but that MADE no
difference to his maligners. They could as
tort what he said into political SANDER
which. perhaps, would answer Their purpose
and that was enough.
In about three-fourths Of year from TINS
time, the Republicans will decide who snail
be their Presidential candidate Tor looo'
There are many undetermined and reliable
statesmen in the Republican ranks fully
qualified for the place The National Re
publican Convention, when assembled, Will,
Of course, select from them the man whom
they believe well fitted for the Office OF Presl-
dent Of the United States, and likely to re-
ceive the largest number Of electoral votes.
Who that man will be no one can surely
predict now. Mr. Seward may, or may not
be the man but the editor of the States and
his friends. who threaten that the South will
break away from the Union in case Mr.. Sc
ward shall be made President, may rest as
sured that he will not receive a vote the less
in that Convention from any fear of the
calamity which they threaten.
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VERMONT ITEMS.

The Freeman says that new paper is soon
to make its appearance at West Randolph.
1t is to be under the management Of Messrs.
Abbot & Greeley, formerly connected with
the Worlds (SpirituaD Paper" at San
dusky.
A pretty little cowhiding affair occurred
in Montpelier recently. A couple OF women,
feeling insulted by the remarks ola certain
man while they were passing, procured a
couple of raw-hides and proceeded to chas-
tise the offender, who e1erted himself in
selfdelence to the amusement of the bystand-
ers
Horace Bean of Bradford committed sui
eide by taking opium, on Wednesday of last
week
Some bold rascal stole gold chain from
the showcase of L. Amadon of Bellows
Falls, while several people were standing
by,
c. A Fairbanks of Bellows Falls, had
S2S and a gold pen stolen recently. a young
man of Springfield, named Wind, was arrest
ed on suspicion, and some of the property
recovered.
Pat Keenan, of ST. Adams lost COW last
week. She was running loose in the street,
and ran on the railroad track Just before a
train.
A little daughter of Jacob McNeal of
Burke was drowned June 10Th in tub of
water. 1t is supposed that she undertook to
dip out some water in her little cup,-which
was found by the tub,-and losing her bal
ance fell in.
A woman escaped from the County Jail
in Rutland, few days ago, even without
the aid of a stove leg or case knife, which
the Courier says have heretofore been the i'm
plements used to escape from this Jail.
In Hartland, June Goth, the store of Mr..
Labarse, and shed connected, in which
were some fifteen or twenty thousand feet Of
lumber, owned by D. H Sumner, ESQ, was
destroyed by fire.
Lamson, Goodno & CO., of Shelburne
Falls Mass, have bought the property of
the Robbins & Lawrence Arms Co., in Wind
SCR, and intend to Immediately commence
the manufacture of all kinds of gun ma
chinery, machinery for the manufacture of
sewing machines, and other similar kinds of
work
The Bellows Falls Times is responsible for
the statement that a gentleman in Plym-
outh not long since observed that a hawk
caught young robin and took it immedi-
ately to a small stream of water, where it
was held under water till it was drowned,
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COUNTY CONVENTION.

We give to-day the authentic call for
Republican County Convention. 1t VIII
be seen that the Convention meets this
YEAR a little later than usual but as hay
ing is likely to be later than usual also' we
hope there will be no hindrance to at least as
fnll an attendance as usual of the voters in the
County.
The Convention is called as delegate Con-
yention, as the one of last year was. There Is
no other way to get far expression from the
voters of any political party, but by dele
gates elected at home, and in proportion to
the party vote in the several localities 90
perfectly satisfied was the Convention OF last
year, as to the convenience and propriety OF
that way of doing, that there was an unan-
imous voice in favor of continuing 1t. Inc
resolution on that subject was as follows
mTbat the County Committee be instructed to
call County Conventions, hereafter, as delegate
Conventions, after the plan acted on this year.
For several years past, County Conven-
tions have been most frequently held al
gainesville but from very free conversation
with persons from different parts of the
county. the Committee became satisfied that
the general convenience of all would be
more favored by holding the Convention IN
Burlington; and they have called 1t accord
ingly. We hope to see present, not only a
full Convention Of Delegates; but goodly
assemblage of Republicans, as interested
spectators from all parts of the county.
The several Republican Town Committees
as reported to the County Convention last
July, are as follows:
Bohon.-R. J. Morse, John Webster L.
D. Church.
BurEngton.-J. A. Shedd, Gardner S
Blodgett, S. Huntington.
Charlotte.-P. E. Pease, II. H. Newell
James Squire.
Cozchester.-A. 0. Hood, Henry White
Arthur Allen.
Esser.-T. W. R. Nichols, Edwin An
drews, H. n. Tracey.
Richmond. R. A Jones, Rob't Towers
Jr, Oliver Cutler.
Hunt,ngton.-J. W. Sayles, G. c. Will
lams, L. n Snyder.
HnesBwgh.-James Miner, 0. II. Wright
n W Partch.
Jericho.-E. Ii. Lane, James Hutchinson
Nathan Benham.
Afhon.-J P. Clark, II. G Boardman
j. Finn
Sael6urne.-J. L. Barstow, H. A. Lyon,
R. j. White.
81. GeOrge.-Cyrus Isham, Oscar Hins
dell
UnderhH.- William Wells. Lysandel
Bourn, Franklin Woodwork.
Weaford-R. B Chase, VIM. E. Hunt
ley, G. c. jackson.
Wilhston Edmund Whitney, VIM. Miller
George W Brownell
1t is important that the several town can
cuses, when they meet to elect delegates tc
the County Convention, should also cleo
their town committees for the year ensuing
and cause the same to be reported to the
County Convention,cn the 10Th, so that q
complete list of them can be printed in con
nection with the proceedings of the Conven
| ton
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

NOVEL TRIAL OF SPEED.-At North Bridge
water, Ms, last week, a prize of $50 was Of
Tered to the Engine Company that would run
around the track of the trotting Course
(half mile) in the quickest time S25 to the
End best, and S25 to the Company that
would fill their machine and get it to playing
In the quickest time, the captain to run 40
rods and give the word "go." Six Compan-
les competed. Independence No 5, took
the first prize, they making the distance in 3
minutes one second and half. Protector.
No. 3, took the End prize, they making the
distance in minutes and FIVE seconds: and
also the third prize.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

If a dog runs under rose-bush, 1t emlts It's per-
fume none the less and if chimney-sveep goes
to smell Of it, it will not shrink up and say 81
am not going to let you have any Of my perfume;
if the hardest and coarsest and most cruel Of man
kind come to it, the rose would give the odor;
pluck it and carry it into the bridal chamber, and
still it Is the sane; lay IT upon the funeral urn
and still it breathes forth the perfume; leave
it in the darkness of roo and it will I'LL it With
sweetness; carry it forth into the street, where it
is covered by the dust and beaten by the wind.
while it lives it will still be the same and its dy
ing breath will be to emit the same fragrance. So
should we carry our virtues of love and justice and
truth every where the same, whoever we meet and
wherever we 60.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08
STATE CONVENTION.

A State Convention of the REPUBLICAN
PARTY of Vermont, will be held at Brattle-
boro', in the County of Windham. on Tues
dav. the TWELFTH DAY OF JULY, 1859,
at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, for the purpose OF NOM
mating candidates to be supported at the
ensuing election for the Offices Of Governor,
Lieutenant Governor and Treasurer.
A full representation of those opposed to
the present pro-slavery Administration, from
all the Counties in the State, is especially
desirable.
June It'll, 1889. Il. E. CHITTENDEN, z
F. E. WOODBRIDGE,
A. L. MINER, =
CHARLES CUMMINGS,
DANIEL NEEDHAM, s
ELISHA WHITE, :
ALEXANDER RIDDLE :
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DIsCNIOy THREATS.

We wonder the democratic politicians OF
the South do not get tired of hearing their
own everlasting ding-dong, of threats that
they will break up the Union if they
cannot have their own way about every
thing. The latest pull at the bell-rope that
we have seen is that Ofthe Washington States.
Here it is
We have received large numbers of letters from
many Of their most conservative, temperate lead
ing statesmen and politicians, the substance of
which lie ae follows:
"The issue for 1850 Is rightly made-in The
,yk qse,sr asd Nts the righ mea. My. Seward is
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08
FRESH LIFE THOUGHTS"
REPORTED FOR TIE YREk PRESS,
FROM RECENT DIscoURsEs BIZ IN.
REV. HENRY WARD BEECHER.

There are many men who try to perform tie
duties of life, as children read who are il-taught
at school, giving the same accent to every word.
The virtues of cleanliness and punctuality are oy
them made equal with the virtues of justice a1a
truth and Iove-and this is done by lowering the
HIGHER virtues, rather than by carrying up ths
little ones.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

A FAT GOVERNMENT CoNrRAcr.-A letter
from Camp Floyd, Utah, in the Missouri
democrat states that the contract for -four
Ior the army was given by Secretary Floyd
20 Co1; Martin and John Holiday at s2S so
per iOo pounds although Others offered to
supply 1t as low as 81 so per hundred. The
contractors buy Utah -four at from IS to sS
per hundred, and as the daily average con-
sumption is net less than 5000 pounds, the
contractors 1a S6 will realize the handsome sum of
$4,000. profit.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

The VT. GOLD DIccNos.-Fifty men arrive
daily at the Plymouth gold diggings, pros
pecting. One miner has taken from his claim
nuggets weighing from 2 to s dollars, be-
sides an old sledge, woodchuck trap, Jews
harp, and an old cent Mr. Hankerson has
dug in all two pounds Of gold.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

EWe present our acknowledgements to
WILLIAM HARDING, ESQ, of Winooski. for
several late English papers Mr.. Harding
arrived from Europe by the Arabia, on W ed
nesday last.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

There are persons who are more anxious as to
whether they shall shave themselves on sunday
than whether they shall cut their neishborI
threats on Monday; there are persons who srs
more anxious out the polishing of their boots On
the Sabbath, than they whether they shall uss
them on Monday to put poor man out Of their
stores.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

To show forth the Importance of man, Christ
took little child that spark Of being that IS yet
to be. and said "Man is Of so much Importance
that one had better have a milestone hung around
his neck and be cast into the sea, than to harm
one Of these little ones" God has set the seal
and the estimate upon the least and the lowest
leaving US to sweep up in our imagination to the
highest ranks and states in life
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08
THE FOURTH,

Passed IF very pleasantly, in Burlington.
The day was fine, but cool almost beyond
precedent for a July day. In the morning a
fire was very comfortable, and an overcoat
by no means an incumbrance.
Strings of wagons began to come in from
the country at the usual hour, and the trains
and boats disgorged large number of people.
Nineteen Car loads were brought by the
Central. in one train The attractions Of
the day were the Menagerie the trotting on
the raoe-eourse, and the fireworks in the eve
ming
The trotting was for purse OF $500, for
which VIM. \ Eager of Pittsburgh entered
"Black Dan, j. d. 0ailo. ,r Alloy
'Maggv Brown; and c. Barber Of Burlington
Flora" The stakes We're won by" Mag
gy in three straight heats Time, IA
2.47 24S
The display Of fireworks was large and
fine one, and was witnessed by great crowd
of delighted spectators. There was also a
fine private display on the grounds of LEG
Cannon, Esq
The usual amount Of cannon, gun, pistol
and cracker-frins enlivened the day. We
have heard as yet Of no serious accident.
There was little disturbance, of any kind,
except set TO on the race grounds between
a couple Of chaps, probably primed with rum
Some blood was drawn before the the COM
MINT. rro,.n snra RI ed
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UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
FrrY-FIrrH COMMENCEMENT,
SUNDAY, JULY 81.

SUNDAY, JULY 81.
Sermon before the graduating class, at z
pm. Address before the Society for Reli-
gious Inquiry, by Rev. Thomas HILL Oh
Waltham, Mass, at u P. M.
TUESDAY, AUG.2,
Address before the Phi Beta Kappa Socl-
etv. by Rev. L. P Hickok, D. D., of Union
College at 10 A. NJ; also Il Poem by w. H.
Burleigh. ESQ, of Albany. n. Y. Address
before the Literary Societies by G. W. Cur
tbs, Esq. of New York City, at P. NJ
also Poem, by T. B. Aldrlch, Esq, OF New
York City.
JUNIOR EXHIBITION at "a P. NJ.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. Sd,
COMMENCEMENT DAY.
Candidates for admission are requested to
nresent themselves at the College, in the
North Recitation Room, Tuesday, A. NJ
or on the first day of Autumnal Term, Sept
l.
NorE.-Candidates for the degree of A.
NJ, in Course, are required by law to depos-
it, with the Treasurer, fire dollars. If the
degree should not be conferred, the money
will be refunded
CALVIN PEAsE, President.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

A HT.-"Did you present your account
to the defendant p inquired lawyer of
his client. II did, sir land what did
he say ~ "He told me to go to the DEVIL Z"
And what did you do them "Why,
them came to YOU"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

We are requested by the Chairman of the
Republican County Committee. to state that
the call for County Convention, which
appear in our columns to-day, is the one
drawn up by the Committee in their session for
that purpose, and signed by them. and that
they have authorized the publication of no
other. He considers it of consequence to say
this, simply because he is unwilling to have it
supposed that the Committee performed their
work 50 clumsily as to issue hco differently
worded and differently dated calls: and also
because, fit is allowed topass without notice
when any person or persons attach the names
of the Committee, as such, without their
knowledge, to call differing from the regular
one, although merely in the mparatively
unimportant form of ,cords used, it may at
another time be considered allowable for
somebody to issue, as from the Committee, a
call varying in substance from the authorized
one.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

What you get in church, on Sunday, is, as 1t
were, the wool; on the morrow you are to spin
the thread 1t is not what you do in church that
makes Christian of you. There is many a sleep
Ing man who might dream of angels as Jacob did
and as suppose they must do who sleep in church
that wont make christians Of them it is what they
do, as Jacob did, when he woke up, which is to
decide it.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

There i. not one man in thousand who has
any thing illnstrious happen to him from birth to
death. Man is born with cry and he dies with
groan. and his whole life vibrates between the
two. Life is made up Of little things; but let Is
ALWAYS remember that these little things here,
planted in time, wave broad and oranchy heads IN
eternity, and God says to "Plant and cultivate
them. You know not what the plant will be
These little things are the letters Of life, from
which all philosophy and knowledge start, and If
YOU would spell and read Alright, you must be
right in your letters.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

Those men who cut their lives in two, and put
their religious life here in the church, and their
secular life there in the world, will find that
they are very much like any other who at
tempts to cut himselfin two. They viii find that
their life will all gush out. who should
set his legs to walk without any head would do as
well who tries to separate his religious and
his secular life. I affirm that man is = unit.
We can build ship in compartments SO that if
you stave one, the others shall not leak, but you
can't build man in that way. You can't divide
him up and put religion into one part and bust
ness into another. If you stave man in one part
YOU stave him all through. There is no Sunday
religion that will uphold the rascality of Monday.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

FRosr.-We have heard of slight frost
in this vicinity July 4th, but not enough
to do noticeable harm.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-07-08

we are Obliged to reserve the remainder
OF our correspondents report, including de-
scrlptlons Of visit to the State Prison at
windsor, and an ascent of Ascutney, until
next week