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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29

ENsLAvING THE FREE.-The most outrageous
proposals are before some Southern Legislatures
for cnslaving free people of color. The propo-
sal in Tennessee is that free colored people shall
be seized and sold if found in the State after
the first day of May next, il they are adults
and that the children shall be bound out, &c.
The adults are allowed to emigrate to Africa, in
which case some slight aid is to be furnished by
the State to assist in their transportation OF
to seek masters and go into slavery Not one
in hundred of these persons has ever been
slave, their ancestors having been freed accord
ing to law. They all have vested to RICH
freedom, and under the Constitution of 1896
free coored men voted at the polls Many
these people have an average of 81 IL per cent
of white blood, and it is now proposed to maxi
slaves of those who have been free, to intro
duce them into families, or to send them South
g to preach rebellion in the negro quarters.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29
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TROUBLE BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA.
SANDY Hook, Dec. 22--Thc steamship ASIA,
from Liverpool, with dates of the 10th inst,
passed this point about 8 clock this morning,
and was boarded by thenews boat of the Associ-
ated Press.
The political adyces brought by the Asia are
not very important.
1t was rumored at London that the Chinese
had ordered the Russians to evacuate the Amoor
settlement and had sealed up the embassy at
Pekin in their palace.
Victor Hugo has published an eloquent appeal
in behalf of Browns Harper Ferry affair. lie
saws his executio will be crime of the greatest
magnitude.
Advces from Italy are unmportant.
1t is stated that the English and French
governments were consulting together upon an
arrangement of the Italian question, which will
not probably satisfy Austria, bat which will
encounter no serious objections at Berlin and
ST. Petersburgy
At grand municipal banquet in Paris, the
Project Of the Seine spoke in a very eulogistiC
manner of the new pacific era on which, he
said, France had entered.
Reports were current IN Madrid that dysentery
and even cholera, had broken out among the
Spanish troops in Morocco
1t was thought the Spanish Generals would
not assume the offensive till all their forces
were concentrated.
Official details of the Spanish losses on thu
10Th of November, and subsequent days, SHOW
the following result Ollicers-9 killed and 4!
wounded soldiers-79 killed and III wounded
LIVERPOOL BREADsTuFF MARKET,-The marke
for Breadstuhs is steady. Flour quiet an,
nominally unchanged Wheat unchanged wit
more inquiry red 9s Sd "a los white 9s cd I
lis Cd. Corn quiet yellow Dos cd 32s.
LIVERPOOL Provision MARKET, Dec. 10
Provisions dull Beef in large supply; retail
sales at late rates. Pork quiet sales of repack
ed at sos. Bacon quiet new Cumberland Gu
offered at $40 ass without buyers. Lard du
and nominal at SIS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29

INTERESTING FROM CALIFORNIA AND OREGON
San Francisco, Dec. ID. Judge Terry indicted
for killing Senator Broderick in a duel, was ar
raigned on the 2Sth, to plead in the Court of
Sessions of San Francisco.
Snow had fallen to the depth of four feet in
the Sierra Nevada mountains, Notwithstanding
which, says the Placervilc Observer, we see
many persons on foot or horseback, or with
trains of pack mules, putting on to reach the
Harsoe mines
Over three tons OF silver ore arrived at San
Francisco on the 29th ult.
I Encouraging news from Carson Valley con-
tinue to be received. New discoveries of gold
and silver, and latterly of lead, were frequent
ly reported.
The steamer Panama arrived at San Francis
co on the 2Sth, bringing Oregon dates of the
25th ult
A Democratic Convention had been held in
Oregon City. Sixteen delegates from eight
counties withdrew, leaving eleven counties rep.
resented. Those who remained, selected Gen
Lane and Judge Deadly as delegates to the
Charleston Convention, instructlng them to
vote for Gen. Joe Lane for President. The Sc
cedors resolved to support the nominee Of the
Charleston Convention, but elect no delegates
Oregon papers contain further accounts from
the new Limel- Kameen gold mines, representing
them as reality, and probably extensive. Gold
has been found one hundred miles above the
point where it was first discovered As evidence
of the richness of these mines. an account say,
that the parties discharged from the army i'm
mcdiately fitted out at Colvin, and went there
and soldiers who had not worked more thar
three or four months exhibited 5000 or $500
each,
L The Steamer La Bonchere arrived on the 2sth
from Victoria, bringing l54 passengers, anc
dates Of the Odd ult. On the 22d. a steame
arrived at Victoria. from New Westminster
with about 800, 900 in gold, and lis passen
gers. The passengers gave dattering accoun
of the upper Frazer river diggings, but tn,
prospects of a severe winter were causing tn
entire abandonment OF that region till mex
spring. Lower Frazer river was free of ice
and the miners were disposed to stay during tn
winter About 1900 miners were at the Va
Couvcr diggings.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29

FREEDOM AND UNION. -This is the battle cry
for 1860 The sham Democracy are body and
soul down South driving slaves, and instead Of
manly deience, threatening disunion Let no such
word escape from Republican lips. There is nc
such treason in the heart. The Republicans in
Congress our worthy representatives--are man
fully standing up for the motto of National I'm.
ion sentiments They have driven the pro.
slavery disunionists into deteslable minority
and are sure to return the Government 10 III
ancient principles of Liberty National, Slavery
Sectional Let us give them an encouraging
word 10 90 on.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29
What rights have the South ?

The burden of the complaints, ite,ated and
reiterated against the Republican party, by
Democrats North and South, is that it infringes
on the rights of the South, guaranteed t. th1m
by the Constitution Now what rights have
the South under the Constitution Why clear
ly the same, no more and no less, as the North.
Virginia has no rights as u member OF the Fed
eral Union, that New York does NOT equally
POSSESS The rights Of South Carolina are not
superior to those of Vermont, Every citizen
of this vast Republic has, as far as the Consti-
tuition can give them, the same absolute rights
with every other citizen. This equality is the
beauty and the boast of our free government,
and distinguishes it from every other under
heaven Neither the slave States, nor the free
States have as such, any rights whatever under
the Federal Constitution No such division is
recognized in that instrument. The same is
true of the people of these States; they have
no rights peculiar TO their localities, but only
the common rights of American citizens. Then
why this everlasting clamor about " Southern
rights" as though they were something peeu-
liary sacred There is no such thing as So It'll
ern rights, or Northern rights, or Eastern
rights, or Wes.ern rights, known to the Con-
sttuton of our Country. The trainers of that
Instrument gave no especial and peculiar pliVi
leges under it to the Southern States, but they
gave to any man within the limits of the coun-
try the same absolute rights and privileges
We thank them for it, and claim as one Of those
rights right equally given to Mr.. Helper and
to us-the right to discuss the question of Slav-
cry just when and in what manner we please
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29
Strictly in Advance

To save the trouble and perplexity of " dun
ming" and the lUss Of some hundreds of dollars
yearly, which We now lose, by non paying sub
serbers, the terms of the Freeman will hereaf-
ter be, 81 so per year, STRICTLY IN ADVANCE
Those owing for the year 1859 must send scs
three dollars for the year past and a year in
advance. Every account must be settled by
January l, 1860.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29

The New York Times accuses the Republicans
in Congress of" trfing with the dignity of the
National Legislature Don't the silly fool
think that the plurality is going to allow an
insignificant minority to organize without a
shadow of opposition, What We think of the
Tines is that the Tribune Las shown wonder
ful tact in clearing its track by driving the
Herald and Satanic Times over to the Southern
dsunion party.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29

Harminus Halbert, who represented the town
of Westiord, Chitlenden Co., in the last Legis-
iature NE, with fatal accident while hunting
on Friday last. He was walking with his load
ed gun on his shoulder when he stumbled and
fell. discharging the piece; the contents in
jured his arm, knee and fnot, and inflicted n
frightful wound in his thigh. Every attention
was bestowed upon him but he died of his in.
luries on Monday last
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29

Chicago is tho place designated for holding
the Republican National Convention mex June.
This selection is highly opportune, and whether
it indicates growing regard for the wants of
the growing West or no, it is proper that Those
great central States be honored as far as circum-
stances will permit.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29

We see that the Patriot has no words of con-
domination for the treason and disunion sent-
ment avowed by the Southern members of its
party in Congress. IL the Patriot in favor of
disunion! We should not blame it for ,vanting
to get rid OF those " critters" if possible
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29

Tho Woodstock Age talks largely Of " some
thing for Northern Disunionists to consider. 1"
As the Age is Sham Democratic Sheet, and is
read altogether by Sham Democrats, it is quite
Apropo.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29
A movement with wide rami6cations is

A movement with wide ramifcations, is on
foot to obtain the Charleston nomination for
Judge Black. His letters in reply to Judge
Douglas on Squatter Sovereignty commend him
to the favor of the South, while the well I'M
derstood fact that he differed with the President
as to his Kansas policy, it is argued, will help
his chances at the North
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29

sake don't let us hear anything more oil this
miserable cry about dissoIviug the Union.
These men who fill the galleries. caquers for
disunon sentiments-dOn' they know that if
the Union is dissolved these marble palaces will
become tho habtations of bats and rats-wll
become stone quarries where marble will he
cheap? You might as well talk about dssolv-
ing the everlasting hills as dssolying the Union
of these States
Mr. English sent to the Chair the proceedings
OF pahlIc nj citing in Chicago, expressing sym.
pathy with John Brown, to show that Mr..
Farnsworth statement of that mscting WAS
incorrect
Mr. Farnswort'r--I designed to say that no
person sympathised with the objects brown had
in view
Cries of {" read the procseding4"
Tae CT rk read them
Mr.. English rena kc | that such meeting,
having been held IN Chicago, il WIS emincntly
proper that the Republicans should select that
place to hold their National Convention.
Mr.. Farnsworth retorted that it was just rs
proper for the Democracy, having endorsed the
sentiment of Calhoun, to select Charleston as
the place for running the old Democratic ma
chine into the ground.
Mr.. McClernand sald--John Wentworth was
the founder Of the Republican party in lllnrs
their. Jupiter Tonans, and in his paper he
classes John Brown with Koscusko, Garibaldi
and other heroes.
Mr.. Farnsworth replied that it was true that
Wentworth had been an efficient worker in the
Republican party, but it was unfair to hold the
Republican party responsible for the sentiments
Of auy one man, especially when we only have
an extract from an article without the context.
The South Carolina Legislature had had ESQ.,
luton before it for the appropriation of $780,
600 to buy arms, on the ground that federal re-
latons are now dissolved between the North and
South. He might, with the same propriety;
charge that on the Democratic party
! After n call of the Honse a ballot was ta ken
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-12-29

1--WE give onlya portion of Friday S proceed
ings IN Congress, it answering as a fair picture
Of what is being done toward the election of
speaker.)
The Dist ballot for Speaker, was taken on
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-12
The New Y ear,

Tis midnght,s holy hourl and silence. now,
Is brooding, like gentle spirit DER
The still and ruscless, world. Harl IN tn,
winds,
The bells deep tones are swelling lis the knell
OF the departed year. No funeral train
Is sweeping past yet on the stream and wood,
With melancholy lgdt, the moonbeams rest
Like pale, spotless shroudi the air is stirred
As by mourner's sigh; and on you cloud,
That floats so still and placidly through heaven,
The spirits of the season seem to stand
Young Spring-bright Summer Autumn's SOL
emn form,
And winter, with his aged locks and BREATH
In mournful cadence, that come abroad,
Like the far wind-harp's W Id and touching wall
A melancholy drge DER the dead year
Gone from the earth forever,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-12

CHINESE ANoMALIEs.-In a country
where roses have no fragrance, and the
women wear no petticoats; where the la
borer has no Sabbath, and the magistrates
no sense of honor where the roads bear
no vehicles, and the ships no keels; where
old men fly kites; where the needle points
south, and the sign of being puzzled is to
scratch the antipodes of your head where
the place of honor is on your left hand,
and the seat of intellect in the stomach /;
where to take of your hat is an insolent
gesture, and to wear white garments ia 10
put yourself in mourning-we ought not
to be surprised to find a literature without
an alphabet, and a language without a
grammar, and we must not be startled to
find that this Chinese language is the most
intricate, cumbrous, unwieldy vehicle of
thought that ever obtained among any
people WiagT0ve Cookies "China."
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-12

coat and screned you from our intended
ridicule. whilst my superfnc would neither
cover guilty conscience nor shield a rep
rebate character. That coat with all the
attending co-incidents has done more to-
wards my reformation than all the lectures
and training of my life. | have deeply
repented of this, and as hum5ly hope of
all other misdemeanors of my former life,
and it is my desire to live to benefit man.
kind. As parted with him l grasped
him by the hand saying, as you have COM
menced, so always walk in the straight and
narrow way and live to bless the world.
Fond du Lac, Dec. Is, 1858. SINH.
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THINGS l HATE TO SEE.-I hate to see
a poor horse with plated harness on a.
good horse driven to the top of his speed
or checked up while standing at the post.
l hate to SEE men try to make their horses
smarter than they are, or whip them while
in passion. hate to see a mans horses
or cattle afraid of him, or to see him
chasing them an hour or two to catch them.
l hate to see one person do all the shaking
when they shake hands, or have them say
more than yes or no, when I ask to bor-
row Of them. l hate to 60 after my tool,
if it has been borrowed hate to see
man sitting on his horse, talking to anoth-
er. hate to call with neighbor while
at his meal, without being asked to eat.
hate to see man eat dinner without
feeding his horse or ask advice and never
take any, or give advice without being as
ked. hate to see young man chewing
tobacco, or his mouth running over with the
spittle, or his apparel and jewelry out
shine his intellect or character. l hate to
see an old man get up in the morning and
make the fire, then call up number of
big boys or an old lady get the break
fast ready, then call up the girls. l hate
to hear apologies for things that would
never have been noticed without them, or
excuses for poor meal 1 hate tattler
a liar, hypocrite. I hate, after stopping
at tavern, to water and clean my own
horse, or have him look worse in the morn.
ing than when he stopped. l hate a doc
tor that makes chronic case or a LAWYER
that makes a protracted case. *"*
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-12
J. G., o, REDINGTON,
O0pENsBURGH, n. ]

OGDENssURGH, n. 1. -
Teacher of Vocal and Instrumental Music
Agent for Piano Fortes, Organs, Mslodeons, Mu,
ole Books, Sh h,et Music, and all kinds OF musical
merchandise. Pianos and Melodeons of any man
.nonsible for every instrument selected by HIM
IN. (bssids the warrant of the manufacturers) J.
Terms, the usual retail prices. Mr.. R. purchases
at wholesale prices "a thing which none but agents
and dealers can do) and delivers. sets up, ana
would be forced to pay at the manufa0tursrs'
Nlaces of business.
Middlebury, Sept. l. 1865
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-12

A SELF ENTRAPPED BUReLAR.-Recent.
ly of a cold night, an old man named
Treadwell, occupying lonely house sit
uated short distance from the village of
Mt. Vernon, in Westchester Co., N. Y,
was disturbed soon after he had retired to
bed, by strange noise at intervals, as of
a person halloing at distance. Being
alone and having some money in his pos
session. he was somewhat alarmed but with
Quixotic resolution, got up procured
light and sought to ascertain from whence
the noise came, and the cause thereof
Slightly attired, and shivering with cold,
but not with fright, he was led here and
there about the house in his search. the
noise sometimes seeming to be outdoors,
and then again in between the walls.
Finally, he removed the fireboard of the
capacious kitchen fireplace, carefully in
troduced the light first, and cautiously his
head next. and there, saw dangling a pair
Of cowhide hoots Halo % he interropa.
torily exclaimed, who do these belong to ?"
Me replied a sepulchral voice; I'm hal
most dead-'elp me out?. Stay there
the old man rejoined.
The old gentleman then replaced the
freboard and again returned to bed.
During the night he heard the no longer
myst erious voice several times. In the
morning he got up at his usual time, coolly
ate his breakfast, and then went to the
village. Soon he returned with constable
Sedar, and other persons. They had to
break away a portion of the brick-work to
release the chimney bird who proved to be
one Thomas Wilson, young Englishman,
who had on him pistol, loaded to the
muzzle with powder and ball. The young
gentleman had been stopped in his sup
posed burglareus errand by an iron cross.
bar Of which he had got astride by at.
tempting to descend too rapidly, and was
unable to move either way. He was
taken before magistrate and subsequent
ly to White Plains, where he was placed
within walls much cleaner and less con-
fined than his late chimney quarters.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-12
PRoF. A. B o Ut,
A, w. PO w E r s



CENT for BoARpMAN, GRAY Co.'S ceie-
a brated Dolce Campana attachment and cor
rueated Sounding Board Piano Fortes, which for
purity and richness of tone, durability and ele-
saues of style and finish challenges competition,
Mr. Powers continues to give careful attention
TO tuning and repairing Piano Fortes, and from
several Years successful experience is confident
Of his ability to give satisfaction in every respect
All orders by mail or otherwise promptly and
faithfully attended to. 2s
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-12
For the Register.
Female Education.

In determining where to educate a
daug the question of COST, to most
parents is too important to be omitted,
Many are appalled, at the estimates for an
outfit, and a years tarry of their child at
the Academy, and defer the coveted in
diligence until some Augustan age in their
finances shall arrive. But why choose the
costliest place? Let your daughters, out
fit be made ample and comfortable, not
luxurious, and then her entire expenses
for a year, with plain, but sufficient, and
suitable material comforts, and with instruc-
tion Of the highest quality in every depart
ment can be met with from 800 to $3.50,
including board, room, fuel, Washing
lights and tuition in all branches, plain
and ornamental. How much less. will
her annual expenses be at home? Will
not the comparatively insignificant addi-
tional sum requisite tn maintain her at
school, be thus wisely invested for her
present and prospective benefit But it
may be objected, only large Institutions
can afford the best Of instruction in both
the solid and ornamental brancher at these
moderate rates,-and does not colossal
seminary necessarily involve "disorder,
confusion and chaos ~
Byno means necessarily. An ele-
phaut is just as perfect, and just as noble
an animal as a Shetland pony or DOR
mouse. A large body argues not defol mi
ty, but power, if the brain, and heart, and
and lung, and limbs all correspond A
superb mansion, well arranged, and provi-
ded with suitable adaptations and appoint
ments, does not necessarily yield prece-
dence to cosey 7 by 9 cottage, whose
sole room is made to serve the triple office
otkitchen, parlor and chamber. A large
Institution well planned ought to enjoy
decided advantages over one of less capaci-
ty. The grand, economical principle of
Division Of Labor is extensively applica-
BILE to all its departments and interests.
1t can afford to secure and retain the
highest talent to its Faculty of instruction.
A certain prestige or potential moral pow
er of numbers emphasizes all the motives
to diligence and duty, and stimulates both
Teachers and Pupils to put forth their no.
blest endeavors.
After all, it must be confessed, the ex-
cellency of an Institution depends mainly
upon the character of its instructors. Not
the walls so much as the living men and
women who shall form the minds and man.
ners of the pupils, are to be considered.
1t is the happiness of our times that many
excellent Seminaries of learning compete
for the privilege of educating the rising
generation Of children and youth.
The Fort Edward Institute is only one
of this noble army of competitors. Thus
far it has no reason to complain of the
share it has enjoyed of the peoples favor
That favor it means to deserve, and by all
honorable means, to retain. This paper
has grown to an unexpected length, and
l forbear to add more than to address
personally, every parent who has followed
me, the question with which l began
Our DAueHTERs-sHALL THEY BE EDUcA.
TrD2 JOSEPH E. KING.
FoRT EDWARD INSTITUTE, N. Y.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-12

Jones was once quite successful in
bantering an Irishman, when the latter
asked him, How came you to lose your
leg?"
"Tho former said, well, upon exam-
ming my pedigree, and looking up my
descent, | fcuud that there was some Irish
blood in me, and becoming convinced that
it had settled in my left leg, l had it cut
off at once"
Ouoth Pat, BE iabbers, it I'D be
GOOD thing if it had settled in your head"
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-01-12

To QUIET BABIEs.-A ,sleepless father
has invented the following ingenious de-
vice for quieting babies, for which no pa
tent has been taken out, and it may be
used freely;
As soon as the squaller awakes, set
the child up pr opped by pillow, if it
cannot sit alone, and smear its fingers with
thick molasses then put a half dozen
feathers into its hands, and the young one
will sit and pick the feathers from one
hand to the other, until it drops asleep.
As soon as it awakes, more molasses and
more feathers; and in place of the nerve
astounding yells, there will be silence and
joy unspeakable."