Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-01-21

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Az EXrRAoRD1NARY PLArFoRM.-A Dem
ocratic newspaper at Grand Rapids, Wiscon-
sin, thus lays down its platform -
at will advocate the principles of that
party of which Jefferson was the founder, Of
which James Buchanan is to-day, the repre-
sentative, and Stephen A. Douglas the able
expounder.'
If that editor hasn't got his hands full, no
man ever had 1t is like the announcement
of the Hard Shell Baptist expounder that he
should preach the doctrins of the Apostle
Paul as illustrated in the lives ard labors of
Voltaire and Brigham Young .-Boston Atlas.
The VorcE or THE PEoPLE.-Whcn Mr..
Douglas was notified Of his reelection to the
United States Senate he telegraphed back to
the Illinois State Register LET the voice of
the people Iule" This inspired the editor of
the Chicago Press and Tribune to make an
investigation. resulting according to the fol-
lowing statement:
I'VE have been at the trouble Of footing
up the vote Of the State for Representatives
in the egisature--giving Mr.. Douglas the
entire vote polled in several districts where
there were no Republican candidates-and
we find it to stand
For Abraham Lincoln. l24,973
For Stephen A. Douglas l20, 7S2
Majority for Abraham Lincoln, 4.l9l
The FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BANKnurr.
MIR. Howell Cobb is at last played out. The
prediction made by our correspondent in his
Washington letter, published on Monday last,
that in three DAYS the national treasury would
I l,s hoo oil hp nj
has stopped payment, and there is not dol
lar in the treasury What magnificent ex-
pertinent this Buchanan Administration has
made of IT, In less than two years, they
have squandered twenty-eight millions dol
lars surplus, which they found in the treas
ury, also thirty-fve millions they have Dor
rowed, not one cent of which they have paid,
and besides this. me entire reuenues This
federal administration, this Buchanan gov
eminent has thus run itself into bankruptcy
by its corruption, extravaganza and incapac-
ity.-Bost0a Bee.
Nut FOR THE SAvANs.-A Mr.. Trombly
has been sinking well on the western out
skirts Of our village, in the progress of which
the following astounding fact appeared. At
the depth of twenty-five feet the workInen
came upon frozen ground Through this
layer some fifteen feet in thickness they work
ed their way by dint of pcrsevering effort,
such as is always necessary for digging com
pactly frozen earth. At the depth of forty
feet water obtained. which nightly froze
over, the ice forming some three inches thick
ness. VIII some one account, on any known
or unknown principles of philosophy, for these
astounding facts We learn that the freez-
ing of the water continues now that the well
is "stoned p."-Brandon TTsitor.
SENATOR WmsoN.-It gives us special
pleasure to announce the recollection of Hon
Henry Wilson on the part of the Massachu-
sets State Senate, which took place on Tues
day last The vote was 35 for Wilson to 5
scattering. We rejoice in Mr.. Wilson's sue
cess over hunkerism. He is true friend Of
Freedom and has got the back bone to stand
by the cause at all times and under all cir
cumstances, and is faithful representative
of New England sentiment. On the same
day of his reelection, he made one of his
best speeches on the Pacific Railroad.-B f.
Times,
/ 10 A young man, named Ransom Glad
ding of Plantsville, Conn, tested the power
of endurance of cold by walking in the open
air from o'clock Monday night till sunrise
tuesday morning, without an overcoat. The
feat was performed on wager, and success
fully accomplished without being touched by
frost.
DECIDEDLY cooL.--In the United States
Circuit Court in New York, lately man
named James McAdam was tried on charge
of larceny on the high seas in stealing some
sovereigns in woman's corset, which he OBJ
tanned by cutting the corset, but he was ac-
Quilted through the exertion of his counsel.
As soon as the verdict had been rendered the
accused coolly stepped up to the jury, and
addressing one of their number said ''you
have acquitted me, but am the man that took
the money and then walked out of the
court.
The editor of the Paterson On j.. Regis
ter, who had been indicted for libel by the
Grand Jury of Passaic County. for printing
, the name of Excise Judge of that county in
connection with the picture of ackass has
heen tried, and found not guilty.