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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01
A "sETTLED RULING :.

The PWsburgh Gdsehesays that a company
Of colored persons intending to emigrate
westward, communicated with the Land Of
fccin relation to their right Of presumption
ct lands, and received in reply the following
letter
dgNERAL LASD OFFICE, March I, 1859.
JonN NJ kunKpAtnlcx Pittsburgh, Pa.
riR r.py to your letter Of the oath ult.,
! have to state may under the now settled ruling
Of this Office. which has besa sanctioned bv tho
Secretary, cilored persons not citizens Of the
United States as contemplated by the preemption
law of the ith Of September, lsil, and are, there
fore, not legally entitled to preempt public lands
Very respectfully, your obi serv't
JOS. :. WILSON, Acting Commissioner
This is but one instance of many, showing
how the outrageous principles of the bred
Scott decision are carried into practical eff
feet bv the Administration. This result of it
will bear bordering There may be "A time
coming When this 'sattled ruling will he
| unsettled.
| PiRu. PEAK. Accounts vary greatly as to
the abundance Of gold at the new gold region.
One disappointed miner writes to the Mis-
| souri, btn l'ltt t'ltl In'TH Is ~ SJlu lh'Ic'
| This cannot II, true. It is abunddntly sub
| stnntiatei that there is huie gold to be had
| with good deal Of labor We copy another
statement which. rs the English parson re-
| marked Of Munchausen's Travels, appears to
"abouni in rmproalbilties, or at least in ex-
asgratons -;
| Young gentlemen afflicted with the Pixies Peak
fever will he interested in the following statement
| from the new Ell Dorado, of tho manner OF gather
ing gold in the diggings. man takes frame
work Of heavy timber, built like stone-boat, the
bottom Of which is composed Of heavy iron rasps
| Thi. framework is hoistc1 up to the top Of the
Peak AMI the nan gets on and slides down tho
side Of the mountain. As he goes swiftly down,
on the gold in immense shavings, which curl up
on to the machine, and by tho time the man gets
to the bottom, nearly ton Of gold is following
him. This is the common manner Of gathering IT,
Some other equally effective contrivances
are mentioned. but this shows the most
genius. and is, therefore, to be recommended
That there is a tremendous rush to Pixies
Peak, and prospect Of great suffering and
hardship-for the infatuated crowd that are
pushing into the desert in search of shining
ore. are the only certainties thus far
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

fIRE.-On the 18th, new house in PRO.
cess of erection by Roger ruhhs Of Guiliord
wa destroyed by fire, the act of an incendi-
AIRY. Loss ) 500 or 5000.
The Conviction of Ariel Martin is the first
capital conviction that has occurred in this
State for nearly - years. The last execu-
ton was. we are informed, in Manchester, IN
the year 1925. In 1883, Mrs, Peak ot
Randolph was tried at Chelsea, for the muir
der Of her Son-in-lsw by administering arse
ME in his food She was convicted and sen
fenced, but died in prison two weeks before
the day of execution arrived.
PArFNT,-A patent was issued March 22d
To Haskell Walker. of Hartford, Vt, assign
or to himself and Benz. P. Driggs, of Fairlee,
Vt, for improved odomster
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

NEWSPAPER LIBEL SrIr.-The Bellows Falls
Times says that the Argus office was attached
on Wednesday, on suit for libel brought by
parties in Bennington county that some
weeks since, the Argus charged certain per-
sons in Woodford with keeping disreput-
able house for which they bring suit, and
that the ''trouble is, of course, the result of
the loose and vulgar manner in which that
sheet is conducted, another instance of which
cannot probably be found in the world
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01
Tbe gree Nreaa
GEO. w. & a. G. BENEDICT,
EDITORS AND PRoPRIEToRs.
~ For terms see last p1gc.- II
BURLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL l, 1859,

The Washington Union is down on Senator
Brown for letting of so strong in his Tamma-
ny Hall speech, in favor of getting CUBA no
matter how. for the sake of slavery. Prob
ablv II thinks such frank letting out Of the
real nm of the Cuba acquisitionists may
startle somebody in Connecticut about these
DAYS.
The States saws that the real cause of the
Unions attacks upon Senator Brown-the
real offence of which he was guilty--lay in
his insinuations against Mr.. Buchanan's age
md timditv.
In case Mr. Buchanan has any lurking
hopes of denomination, nothing could be
moro unsavorv to him than Mr.. Browns in
timation that he was already quite past SER
vice. That he docs not relinquish the
thought Of denomination is reported in de-
cided terms. "Insrector' writes to the
was reliably informed that Mr.. Buchanan.
"on receiving intelligence Of the proceedings
of the late PENNSYLVANIA Democratic State
Convention declared himself TO his immediate
personal and political friends candidate fol
denomination nv the Charleston Convention
and expressed confidence that, rs he had beer
sustained by the united Democracy of Penn
svlvania his name would be word Of con
cilation and tower of strength in The
councils of the assembled deputies of the ma
ton"
The ground Of his hope it seems is. that thu
party being divided between tho Douglas
and Davis and Toombs factions. the Charles
ton Convention will have to take him as
compromise candidate Between tho tw
stoo e, &c"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

The new Canadian Tariff act just passed is
exciting much angry discusson-especially
in Canada West, Its aim is said to be TO
break up as far as possible the trade between
Canada and the United States, and to en-
courage importations from abroad direct to
Montreal by the Gulf-or in bonded icars
from Portland by the Grand Trunk R. r.
The Upper Canada people say the tariff is
got up to benefit the Lower Canada traders
One says
Every pound Of tea or sugar purchased in f,tura
by an Upper.Canadian will preach to him n ser
mon that will make him feel deeper in his pocko,
than a'y laundering from the Globe or on the
floor Of he Parliament House. Mr. Galt's tariff
will edectually probe the political ears of Upper
Canadians, and u The people wM put up unh all
this ws may bd farepH IN future to anything m
The form Of honesty IN our Canadian Lcyisiaiue
Another Canadian journal says
We have received an ably written circular from
oakville, Canada West, signed VIM. NJ. King, in
which the present Government is sharply handled,
and separation from the Home government bold.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

The BROAD LAKE is once more free from
ice, and the strength of winter is fairly bro
ken As far as we could see, this morning.
March 81 the blue waves were dancing in
tho sunlight, and coaxing the boats to come
,ut and play with them. What ice remains
is driven into the bays,-its very heart melt
ug with fear of its deadly enemy, the sun,
and of the water, 80 long its slave, but now
its master.
The Ferry boat will commence it's trips as
soon as the ice will allow access to the
wharyes, and the Line boats will follow in
due season.
Last year the broad lake was clear on the
Sd OF April, and the year before on the ith
of April. 1t closed this year on the 18th of
January, about three weeks earlier than the
acreage time of its closing over for the
thirty-iiyc years past,
Testimony in the contested election case IN
the Dorroit Congressional District is now
heinz taken in that city. 1t shows extensive
aud glazing frauds prtrtieed by the friends of
Mr.. Cooper the D,mocratic nominee and
will not improbaby result in establishing tie
claim of Hon. Wa. Howard to reelection.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01
For the Free Press.

M,sr,. Ed,,ors j;
On looking over the Dr,iy burlington Times
Of the 2sth inst, read the editors notice Of Bay
ard Taylor's Lecture, pronounced hero on Saturday
evening" and became perfectly satisfied that it
not only "scem,1 to be snappish notice of tho
lccture;" but was so in fact. 1t seems to me that
General Clarke must have been in bad hunor when
he wrote that notice; that he troubled with
Indigestion, or something else, which transformed
his usual amiability into something akin to sour
| temper, which caused him to geo defects where
| mono existed, and to find fault without cause.
First-IIo arragns Mr. Taylor for not making
his appearance until NEARLY half.past eight
| o'clock" when, as the fact was he entered the
church at precisely five minutes past eight by my
| watch, which was fully five minutes faster than
| the true time. Now as the lecture advertised
to commence at eight o'clock, there was no such
delay as would justify any censure on account of
his hardness; and Illustrating the time when he
arrived, as the foundation for fault-fndng can
hardly be justified.
Secondiy--Tho editor charges Mr.. Taylor with
having twice before disappointed US in not per-
forming prior engagements to lecture here. Was
| not We understand, perfectly well, that when
engagements Of this kind are made, the Lecturer
expects to arrive by the train the same evening
when he is to lecture Therefore all such engage
ments are mado with the implied understanding,
that if the train does not arrive, neither will the
Lecturer. At one time, as learn, when We ex.
pcctod Mr.. Taylor, heavy snow.storm detained
| A. hn fart her
Rutland tho train reaching there at much later
hour than the hour of its usual arrival at Burling
ton when coming from the South. The other time
when we disappointed, he was detained by
sickness, of which fact due notice YVES given SO
that our people did not assemble to hear him.
As to Mr.. Taylors "gcsticulaions of which
the Editor complains so bitterly, l can only say
saw nothing either ungraceful or out of place
thought his voice charming, his manner good and
his descriptive powers of a superior order; and al
though he described nothing bat what fell under
his own observation, still he presented to us the
country and the people of the Arctic region, and
not himself. As to the lecture itself, all agree
with General Clarke, "that it gave the greatest
satisfaction"
think our brave General stands in the posi-
ton of little boy, of whom the story runs thus:
A prudent father advised his children not to play
in his neighbours mill.pond little black-cyed
urchin looked up with astonishment, saying Fa-
Their We shall not hurt the mill-pond." " True m
SON." said the father, but should you fall in and
get drowned, the mill pond might hurt you"
So think Of General Clarke's notice; it will no,
hurt Bayard Tlylor, but it may hurt General
Clarke. Yours, Y. Y.
March so, 1859.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

The Hartford Times gives an amusing &C
count of the scene in that city caused by the
freshet. The writer took boat ride up one
street and found the grocery business quite
dull on that thoroughfare, the residents sun
ming themselves at the second story windows
The chambers and garrets were crammed with
human beings, provisions and furniture,
while tables, chairs and beds that could not
be moved up stairs, were floating in the
rooms of the first story Milk-men were
serving their customers from boats, and doz-
ems of pro-temporo terrymen were making
good thing OF it by fcrrying passengers
about.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

AccIpESTs.-In Cabot, on the 18th, Hen
ry Hale, a boy Of eleven years, slipped from
the haymow, falling on stake of a sled be.
low, and was SO much injured that he died on
Tuesday In St. Johnsbury, March oath
John Dow was so much injured by the
breaking of stick in his turning lathe that
his recovery is doubtful. His nose and skull
were broken in
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01
DEMOCRACY IN ARKANsAs.
The Little Rock Ark } Gazette and Democra
Of the 10Th ult, contains the following


"TuE FREE NEGRO BILL.-The Legislature has
pissed bill To expel free negroes from the State.
They have until January 1861 to dispose Of their
property and make other arrangements for leaving.
If they do not 20 then, it is made tho duty OF
shcrfs to seize them and hire them out to The
highest bidder for one year, giving them the net
proceeds of their labor to enable them TO leave
the State. The bill provides that such free ne
sroes as desire to remain, ma choose masters
the County Court having them appraised and the
master or mistress they have chosen paying half
their value into the Common School Fund Of the
County"
Iereupon Mr.. Henry King, free man of
color residing IN Little Rock, Is constrained
to advertise as follows;
DESIRABLE PROPERTY for SALE in Little
DRock.-The undersigned offers his HOUSES
and LOTS, numbered 4, 3, and in Block num-
bored 10. in Little Rock for sale. They are To-
GATED west Of the residence If Judge Watkins. The
improvements consist Of two houses-one with
four rooms, and four nre-places and the other
with two rooms and two fre-places. There are. al
90, on tho premises, n smoke-house, n well of good
water, and fruit-trees, embracing choice selec-
ton Of apples and peaches The above described
property offers n good inducement to any one de-
sirous Of making an investment in property in Lit.
Ito Rock. HENRY KING.
Little Rock, February le 1853,
The Gazette and Democrat aforesaid land
it is the Democratic State organ)-thus
comments
Henry King is FREQ colored man. and, in obe-
dience to the lato act of the Legislature, is maxi
ing preparations for leaving the State. We have
known him from cur boyhood, and take the great
ost pleasure in testifying to his good character.-
Wherever he may go, we wish him WE'LL and the
community in which he casts his lot will always
be blessed with that 'noblest work Of God an
honest man."
We should like TO have the mouth-pieces
Of Democracy in Vermont hold forth little
on the justice and fitness OF that Arkansas
Law. Arkansas. they must recollect, is
democratic sup to the hub
A resolutt attempt was made by the rabid
pro-slavery Democrats Of Missouri, to get a
like iniquitous law enacted by the late Leg
islature of that State, and the bill was car
ried through the lower House. 1t failed
however, in the Senate, because, coming UP
for concurrence just at the close of the session,
its opponents kept the floor, denouncing its
Infamous character, till the session ended.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

ARREsTEp.-In Vergennes, on the 18th.
Chas E. Latimer from "nowhere in partic-
ular' was arrested for stealing two silk
handkerchiefs and two cravats, fined. and in
default of payment sent to Jail.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

MAYoRALTY ELECTION AT READING, Pa
"READlNG, Pa, March lo, Mr.. B. Keim, the
Peoples candidate, was elected Mayor to-
day by ga majority All the Opposition
Council were also elected" Just remember
that Reading is in Berks Co. The wheel is
in motion
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01
Drowned. A little bov about six wears old

DROWNED. A little boy about six years old,
son Of n. E. Bradford, of Bennington, was
drowned on the 10Th, by falling from
timber on which he was crossing Roaring
Branch north of the village, to an island.
His body was found next morning caught in
fallen tree-top. about half mile below.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

PoIeoNING 4 FANIIr.-The entire family
of a boarding house kept by a Mrs. Beetham,
in \. Y, were poisoned by something in
their food, on the 9th inst. Mrs. Beetham
and one of the boarders, a Mr.. Fayctto Rob-
inson, are dead, and one more lies in criti-
cal condition. Strong suspicious rest on the
cook, named Margaret Burke, as the guilty
person in the case
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

FIRE-On the 10th the house occupied by
the Methodist minister, in Chelsea, was
burned, with nearly all its contents, includ-
ing the ministers library. 1t was fully in
sured.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

The Trans ATLANTIC BALLOON. Mr.. John
La Mountain, the Eronaut, has nearly conf
pleted the arrangements for constructing a
mammoth balloon, with which he hopes and
believes he will be able to cross the Atlantic.
He will build it near Troy, and expects to
take his first trip in the Summer. The
balloon will be about IS feet long and 65 in
diameter, holding lao 900 cubic feet of gas.
The largest balloon thus far has only been Of
the capacity of 10000 1t will have a large
car attached TO il, which will contain a
small life boat l6 feet in length, and weigh
ing but 125 pounds the car will also con-
tain steam engine, attached to a propelling
apparatus Of Mr.. La Mountains own devils
ing, by means of which the balloon can be
raised or lowered from current to current at
moments notice. In ordinary balloons
tins is effected by suffering the gas to es-
cape or throwing out ballast 1t will have
a lifting power Of four TONS AMI as the boil
er will be heated by alcohol there will he
no danger of explosion, The total weight of
engine, boiler, and propeller will be less than
$50 lbs, Five miles of rope will be used for
the net work of the balloon and supporting
cords. Four miles of this will be quito
small in size, about three thirty-soconds of
an inch in diameter. The rest will he some
what larger,
1t is rather a dubious affair under
taking to cross the Atlantic in balloon
but in these days of miraculous performan-
ces, it will hardly do to say of any proposed
scheme that it is impossible.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01
BAvARD TAYLoR's LECTURE.

\ Grst-rate audience, both as to numbers
aud character, greeted Mr. Taylor on Satur-
day evening, in the Congregational Church.
The subject, Life in the North, was, of
course. Life in the North of Eprope.' The
lecture was mainly lively and agreeable
narrative Of tho lecturers personal expert
ence and adventures within the Arctic circle (;
and though necessarily cursory, it left with
its hearers distinct and undoubtedly Il
truthful impression Of the Arctic climate and
landscape, Of the appearance and character
of the three races, the Norwegians, Fins and
Laps, who inhabit the scandinavian PENN
sula and the region of the North Cape, and
of their modes of life and travel. 1t is OF
course impossible that one who has written
so copiously as Mr. Taylor has Of his travels,
and whose letters and books have 80 univer-
sal circulation as bis have, should not, i'll
such a lecture, touch upon many points OF
which his hearers have read but the lecture
was the tarthest possible from trite or dull
| 1t had the freshness which belongs to the
story Of the eyewitness, well tod by word o
mouth, was instructive and interesting in {
| high degree, was listened to with close at
tention and unmistakable qualification t.
the end by the audience; and it confirmed t
US, and we presume to all, the impression o
the lecturer, derived from his writings, as
man OF right hearty, truthful. and reveren
spirit, with the genial temper and iairnes
which should accompany 50 fine physiqu
and such perfect health, and with the eas
and polish of the gentleman and the cosmo
polite.
OF course, the lecture was pecuniarly yer,
successful, and we congratulate the youn,
gentlemen u the University Institute, who
have thus at once given the community
rare treat, and obtained the means OF clear
ING of debt which has for several years en-
harrassed the treasury of their society,
Since writing the above, we have read the
beari-h.no,ice,o of the lecture, in Monday morn
ings Times. OF course our neighbor has
right to ltel0 unpleasant as he chooses, cvci
when everybody else i, pleased and it
true, we believe, that his pets, the "nigse
minstrels had a poor house on Saturda
evening: but his unintentionally "snap
pish" notice will convey very incorrcc
impression to those who were not there. Tn
audience were not kept waiting ian hour,
nor an unreasonable time" Mr.. Taylo
wa, not 60 foolish rs to arrange his comm,
by ga train not due till the last moment O
required time, nor did he keep the audienc
waiting for him to take tea after hi, arrival
The train h. came by Is due at : The lee
ture was announced nt s. The train va
late Mr.. Taylor STOPPED only to have tn
! dust brushed from his coat, and hurried t,
| tho church. He entered the house at cigh
minutes past eight, and began his lecture
just Is minutes behind the set time. us tn,
editor Of the Times might have seen by
glance at the clock in plain sight from hi
seat. We saw no signs of mpatienco in TIN
audience, and don't believe they felt abuseC
then, or do now.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

BACK AGAIN.-Mr. Capen, the Boston
Postmaster, has to take the back track His
hurried move to Sumner street 10 keep out
of the way of law of Congress, of which he
had not received any notice, does not await
him, Attorney General Black says Oh" re
moval was Illegal, aud the office must go
back 10 State street.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01
VI. MILirIA,-@+Tu,Rp REGIMENT.

MAJOR GENT JoAN Mason, of St Adams,
has been requested by Adj't Gan'l Kellogg,
to preside at the organization of the Third
Regiment Of Uniform Militia and tho cleo
ton Of officers, at tho fremont House, St.
Adams, on the 18th Of April next. at ? o.
clock P. N. The following is copy Of
Gen'l Kcllogg's letter:
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

u e -
4''h''ne"' Vi 0"''o''" -Hli'ia anu inc cleo
ton Of officers, at tho fremont House. St
,,L u,o,L g.,
clock p N The G,lov,nr i o,n. -,
Gent Kclloep's letter.
Ad,ui1nt e. n,p.ctoy G,n,r,r, O6,.
BRAZIL bono, March :, 1852
MAJOR GENERAL JOHN MASON,
DEAN sn-His Exeelle9ey 5' the G iolJp Ia.
1.reeaoly to tho law Of last Session, diy.dod the
a. Tao tbres Con,rs!ionI .trirt ,u'Cil.
stitu'ed' Your Regiment is called tho Sd, and the
Earhasot " the I3, - S, nv, o,Vv7 =" ss UNI q
Mr.; j. l., 9andegson, in 81. Albans, at o'clock,
b,y" boen Uottsd Iy u euoli MOI company
enclosed win YOU oblsc me by attending at
sI, S ai.Io ut ",L a.,u P,esulhS nj '''' ''''on'
Your, Rc.pectfully,
o 10 Nh--'''' -''J ''nl'
GENERAL NAsoy Lna occodsd n tl,is re
So. - :,,l
request anu VIII DC present on the occasion
accompanied by the following gentlemen of
his Staff
Col. George +. Haughton, Division Inspeotor .
Col Henry f. seymour, Division Jude Adyo.
cate Major John Gregory Smith, Aid de CaiaD :.
Major George Cove Hunt Aid de Camn Major
Carter II. Mason. Division Quarter Master
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-08-27

CAnP HRoUsp, Aug. %.
EDrroRs GATE CRY Please say that the cars
will leave the Depot OF the Keokuk, Fort Des
Moines and Minnesota Railrosd, for the Camp
Ground, on Saturday morning At s:io o'clock -
Fare 10 cents. Also, on Sunday morning at 10
o'clock, and return 1t 6ocloOk p. IN. Fare 70 OTIS.
up and 10 cents down. Yours,
Fl JAMES GRAHAM.