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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01


a SPECIAL PRoyipENcE.-IheW Washington
Union considers the deaths of postmaster re-
neral Brown and his third assistant Marion
ns Judgments, inflicted to show the disploas-
uri Of heaven because Congress did not pass
the post Office appropriations. This seems
hardly Just IN the powers above, but here is
tI'e Unions opinion
The outrage upon the constitution which
the expired Congress has inflicted in refusing
to provide for one arm of the federal service
tho coincidence of this first act of rcvoluti-
nn with the thrcc-score-a d-tenth anniversary
OF the establishment of the government-thc
signal manner in which the same Providence,
whose sustaining hand has from the first been
SO manifest in the history OF our country, has
marked this event by the sudden DENIS, of the
two chief officers of the department suffering
the revolutionary blow from Congress; these
notable circumstances and condolences have
male a deep impression upon the mind the
Christian people of our country
We do not hear of any Christians who are
troubled about this matter, but if there are
any it may help their difficulty to know that
Marron's heart disease and Browns phcumo-
MIA wero of long standing, and so could not
havo originated in the defeat of tho postal
bill. Besides. Toomhs wa. the guilty man
and the vengeance should have lit on him
any body.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

What is it to be n gentleman Z? tits to be
honest, to be gentle. to be generous, to be
brave, to be wise, and possessing all these
qualities, To exercise them in the most grace
iul outward manner. Ought not II &c tie
man to be loyal son, a true husband, an
honest father? Ought not his life to be de-
cent his bills to be paid, his tastes to be
high aud elegant, his aims to be lofty and
noble w. NJ. Thackeray.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

SLAVE TRADE IS TEyAs.-Tcxas is becom-
ing slave mart. The New York Express
quotes from private letter:
g There are few smuggled in occasionally.
Six hundred have been safely landed ON
our coast within the last few weeks, and still
more are on the way. say, let them come"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

In recent fgh. in California between a
lawyer and doctor, both armed with broad
swords, the lawyer cut off the doctors left
hand' and the doctor genteelly amputated
the lawyers head Sharp practice
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

March is always trying month for the
aged, SAID IN observing old gentleman, and
lhavc noticed that when | could get through
that month, | most generally lived through
the year."
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

A Construction THAT'S 'Jusr LIKE A
MAN. When woman can faint. and has
q capital opportunity for iainting, and yet
doesn't faint, you may bo tolerably sure that
she has some other feint in yiew-Puneh.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

If nll the water in the Atlantic were
steamed away, there would remain enough
salt deposited fran it to cover an extent of
seven millions of miles, one entire mile deep.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

In the anatomy of the hand, we find that
the muscle by which we shut it is much
stronger than the one by which we open it !;
and this holds true as to giving and rccciv-
ing,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

The largest liquor dealers in San Francis
CO have estimated that the daily consumr-
tion OF liquors in that State amounts to
about 5000 gallons per day.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

In our midst" This phrase is seldom
more appositel used than in describing the
collie rs a "pain in our midst"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

Most kinds of roots and bark are'now used
as medicines except cube root and the bark
Of dog.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

red shirt, and it was yellow; he turned hi
SKIN trousers. and they were kind of dirt,
green. lie drew Il cap 50 close over his hea,
mat u almost made the head ache to look n
IL. 1hon he sat down under the tree, ant
very composedly began to smoke. The horse
men came up to him ut n brisk pace. and sur
rounded him with pistols in hand.
"Nlovc a foot you dog of an Indian and
you are dead. Shoot him if he moves.
The Indian smoked on, evidently not able
to understand a word, and as unmoycd rs =
rock.
Tho commander then intcrrogatcd him in
French.
'Wh ho are you?"
"Lprette Indian ~
'What are you here for -
Me run, catch prisoner have much blank
ct when catch him.
Men, said the oli:cr "wcrr any L,r.
cttrs s'nt out? this fellow don't lj,k rs il he
could run much"
Yes. sir, hali-a-dozcn were sent out. but
this fellow
You say you are after a prisoner. Now
daylight shine through YOU. What was the
prisoners namc?'
"Rcilceld, Captain say"
And wh do you suppose went off with
MN | wish | could meet him -
Indians say, strange lndian-Capceno--
snort man-no bigger as |. He bad Indian
Steal away prisoner
NV here were the rest of your runncrs?'
The Indian pointed to II smoke that was
r''". 'l' ,1n'ns III" tr.., lH.,,lH ,., iu,
~ ".u Is. "tr. ,u.. g ,inr. .n, ,v'..,t. -
way '"Ir Il diitld IN ,be tree hra,taci
easier. but tireenn kept on .,nokins, ~ un-
moved as II he had been in no danger.
" neither the smoke which he saw really did
rise from the camp of the L,rctte runners.
nc did not say. But he left the Chaudicrc and
struck through thc woods in n direct line,
'iil they reached the De Loup (Wo.f Riygr),
whose channel they followed all night. only |
stopping to listen rs Ia heard the howl Of |
tmc w"li, or the crushing I cad oi moose. |
ihen they went to the hnad-l ,kes, from which |
thc Chaudierc rises. Here they paused and |
bnilt bark canoe. The cedar for bows and
llning. the birch for the bark and the surucr
roots for thread. were all TO be found ere IN
ibundancr. Tlty went through the inirltv
forest, and lakes " g., .j,.i...t, IN, ,,,..';
Pcnobscot. KILN, .. @
trout, for food. t. ln.i.n Y... s.r..f... =.
to find that the y,ung mal wa.li list,,- every
sevei th day, and read all day from 4 lilt,.
nook, and no persuasions could m ~. hin
lie wondered, too, what made him ,.,j t',,,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

\ saloon keeper at St. Louis drank $50
glasses OF lager beer on Il wager OF S25, in
one 6ay-and survived.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

had his shot, and every day the shot missed
the mark. The new School Law seem, to be
the Tn, iack-snipe of our Plymouth friend.
When he bags his game, we shall chronicle
the fact.-Stnf,nei
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

CAUTION TO PARENTs.-The Rochester
Union chronicles the death of child from
the effect OF swallowing ono of the new cents.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

mIsnomcr, for there can bc no doubt that N,
animal is specimen of tho small-tailed seal
Phoca "pionyr of De Blainvile. the aenor.
hyaehns hptonyr of Fred. Cuvier, and do :.
or,ped as such by DR.. hamilton, in tho eighth
'o'nme OF the 'Naturalists' Library; referred
Vo also ny Professor Owen under the same
name, IN the l2t' vol. of the ANNALS of Na-
tural History QS43, p. 33l ,)but not the
| species described and figured under that name
ny Dr. Gray, in the illustrations to the VOYAGE
oi the Erebus and Terror. and mentioned in
thc British Museum catalogue by the same
authority. to which he has given the trivial
name name OF Sea Leopard In this opinion, Mr.
Moore. OF the Derby Museum, agrees. tits
i'l antarctic species and bv no means common
IN the museums. The animal was captured
On the southwest coast of Africa, some five
vars ago What may have been the course
ol framing to which it has been subjected we
're unable to say, but there can he no doubt
oi this, that the animal readily com mprchends
VIVA "..tever IS said to it, although the auditory
or'nres' %. which are situated behind and below
ohe eyes, are invisible. IF it be told to turn
oW'e', W IL at once obeys the command and repeats
'ne evolution as often as directed. 1t is pro-
v,drd with two fore nippers having shoulder
blades, shoulder bones, arm. and wrist bonos
which are of great strength, and it extends
either the right or the lett one, as the keeper
commands; clevating both, in an appealing
attitude, when requested. The brain cavity
IS inrge, and the brain highly convolutcd,
peing ranked by Professor Owen in the highest
81 his anlmal-brain types. 1t is extremely do
ne and although possessing mouth full
u formidable teeth, will kiss its keeper with
IN n,ar pearancc of affection, and, when desired,
VII pronounce words mamma and papa |
vltn considerable clearness of articulation.
ne animal sabsists upon fish, and consumes
.oont 5o ID, weight of whiting per day. One
ecu lar habit it displays is that, after it has
wallowed its first food in morning. which
does not appear to masticate. it disgorces
nee, and often twice or thrice, and then dis
atchcs again with an evident relish. 1t is
bout seven feet long, is amphibiou and pos
's'a' the power of standing erect at pleas
re-"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

A TALKING FIsH.--The Manchester Eng
land) Examiner tells the following story.
yesterday, thero arrived in Manchester,
for exhibition, an animal styled talking
fish, which, no doubt, will prove n source of
attraction to the public in general, and to
naturalists in particular. Amongst others, we
paid visit yesterday afternoon, to the exhi-
bition of the animal in Corporation street,
and were much gratifed by what we saw h.
The term fish, however, appears to be a
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

County CouRr. The County Court nd
journcd on Wednesday, after session =
about two weeks. The past week has bee
one Of unusual interest the trial of Arie
Martin of Calais for the murder OF Luciu
Ainsworth (and Jennispn Wheclock) at
tractcd large crowds Of spectators in th
court room. In this case the defence put il
inc plea of insanity ; but. as our readers car
see hy the testimony which we publish or
our ilrst page. failed to sustain the plea and
the Jury very Justly we think, brought in Il
verdict of guilty.
| Next came the trial of John Gleason ro,
the manslaughtcr of John Courtney of Mid
dlesex. In this place it appeared that there
was gathering Of Irishmcn at the house of
John Gleason in Middlcs x. where liquor was
freely used, and melee ensued in which
Gleason stabbed Courtney in tho side of the
neck, from which wound Courtney died
about week after. The jury returned n
verdict of "guiltv.''
On Wednesday morning the prisoners
that had been tried and convicted of the
crimes of which they were charged, were
brought into court to receive their sentences.
Ariel Ma tin having been called, the clerk
pronounced the usual question. "have you
anything to say why the sentence of the
Court should not be pronounced upon you
Mt this time for the murder Of Lucius Ans
worth ~ The prisoner not seeming to un-
derstand the question. it was repeated lie
replied ~ did kill him."
The court said that under the circumstan-
ces nc considered it necessary to pronounce
the sentence which the law imposes, with
out any extended remarks.
"The sentence of the law is now to be
9 sprOppupcpI he tb;s ,,l hot
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-04-01

SHOCKING AoCtDENT.--On Monday after
noon, as party OF females and children wcr,
passing through the Hamilton Printworks
one OF them, named Hyde, was almost instln.
tanconsly killed by being caught ona shaft
She wasat TIL time convcising with relative,
and stopd with iicr back to this shaft. which
was making about seventy five revolutions rer
minute. Wien, 1t Is supposed, she was caught
ny the fringe OF her shawl, throwing her back
wards. and with hcr clothing firmly around
1t, breaking her ribs and limbs. The whole
party went INTO the works without permission,
and We're being escorted through bya relative
of Mrs. Hyde, who took them int, room
where no visitor is ever allowed. This room
is lu Of shaIting. aud in it but one person
is employed, who was the one referred to a..
| bove.
The shaft on which she was caught runs
plrnlcl witli aud ibpnl fifteen inches ub we
the lltr rs her shawl ctlght upla it, and
she felt herself going, ~ g throw from her
arms child which she WIS holding, and
which was only slightly hurt. Ladies cannot
exercise too much caution in visiting the
mills
Mrs. lyde died before she co. ID he convey
cd to her home. A Mrs. Watt rhouse was
Killed on this same shaft, and nen the same
spot, about two yeas ago.--La,reR Courier.
CocErING Oh RAILROAD 30 MILES AS HOUR.
IN incident occurred on the Little Ma. nj
Railroad yesterday morning The facts are
about these "a lady somewhat passed that
period It life which the world would term |
'rrHnf -- tli''ri"' >ra mi"il ,lifrsr 'vi'l |
% IN. .I- n .. ''.. .., inns .'I,r. i,, ar
''5l'rtI N'f' A'.iv' industry. Ata
pom rn tI,r road traveller took the train.
who HHpp'acl t. .ut thr ear in which the
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-11-03

gle my blood further with the blood of my
children and with tn blood of millions in
this slave country, where rights are disre-
Gar'!cd by wicked, cruel, and unjust men,
Let me say one word further. | feel entire
y satisfied with the treatment have recelv-
ed on my trial, considering all the circum-
stances, it has been more generous than
expected. But | feel no consciousness of
guilt. --.-s-.
have stated from the first what was my
i.Irniion and what was not | never had
any design against the life OF any person, or
any disposition to commit treason, or excite
the slaves TO rebel make any general in
>nlrection. never encouraged any man
10 do 50, but always discouraged any idea
OF thai KIM. Let me say also in regard to
the statements made by some of them con-
nected with me. | hear it has been stated
by some of them that induced some ofthem
To join me, bu: the contrary is true.
do not say this to injure them, but as
regretting their weakness. Not one joined
me, but OF his own accord, and several at
their own expense. A number of them l
never saw nor had a word of conversation
with them till the day they came to me, and
that was for the purpose have stated. Now
Now l have done.
While Brown was speaking perfect quiet
prevailed. When he had finished the Court
proceeded to pronounce the sentence. After
few preliminary remarks, in which he
said no reasonable doubt could exist as to
the prisoners guilt, he sentenced him to be
hung in public, on Friday, the second day
of December Brown received the sentence
with composure. The only demonstration
made was with the clapping of hands by
one man and he not resident of Jefferson
county.
After being out an hour, the jury brought
in a verdict in the case of Cope, finding
him guilty of ali the counts in the indict-
ment His counsel gave notice of a motion
to arrest Judgment, as in Browns case. The
Court then adjourned.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-11-03

oval. A WBALTHY MAN.-The NewsYork cor
respondent of the New Orleans Crescent
gives the following description of George
Law:
If anything don't pay, George Law res
pectfully drops it. He now owns nine tenihs
of the Eighth Railroad, which alone
is an income of a prince, and growing more
valuable every day. He also owns nearly
all the stock of the Ninth-ayenue, which,
when completed, will run from the Battery
through Greenwich street to the NintlI-ave-
nue., and thence to Harlem rivera nine
mile concern. Half the ferries belong 10
Law. He owns the Dry-dock Bank, and
the bank owns about forty acres of docks,
houses and land almost in the heart of the
city Law owns the Staten Island ferry
boats, and two miles of water front, nearest
New York, that in a few years will be worth
for docks ten millions. He really owns the
Flushing Railts0Ad and heaven knows how
much more he OWNS. That immense think
ing brain keeps accommodating. | don't
think he goes into large operations now for
the purpose of making money | think he
works to keep from stagnating. Though
not a politician, he wields very powerful
influence upon politics, especially as upon
local affairs. Most persons have AN idea
that he is an old man. No such thing. He
is only fifty-one years old, and possesses
one of those vigorous constitutions that
will last him forty mine years longer.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-11-03
NEW YoRK Nov ~


Wendell Phillips, of Boston, delivered a
lecture last night in Brooklyn, in which he
argued that Brown was the only Amer
lean who had acted boldly up to the true
America idea; who had cast aside the
false and.ataI wrappings of an affecte con-
servatism, and refused to regard anything as
government, or any statute as law, except
those which confirm to his owl sense of
justice and of right. Virginia was not a
State. Mr.. Wise was not Governor. The
Union was not a nation. All those so-called
governments were organized piraces, and
John Browns was the only real and true
government on the soil of Virginia, and he
had infinitely better right to hang Gov
ernor Wise, than Governor Wise had to
hang him. He also said 50 l think you can
make a better use of iron than forging it
into chains. If you must have the mettle
put it into Sharpes rifles. This would be a
much better than putting it into letters" =
Tom Corwin, of Ohio, was present on the
PLATFORM and being called upon for speech,
said he was there merely by accident, and
begged 10 he allowed to reflect upon what
he had heard there, before giving his vote
upon the matter.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-11-03

hsA. Mr. Everett concludes the latest of
slis Mount Vernon Papers with the follow
ing interesting literary anecdote:
There was curious association of Glib
bon's literary career with the diffusion of
the English language in this country. He
had early ia life lived good deal on the
continent, and under the impression that
French was TO be the universal tongue,
wrote his first essay in that language. He
sent a copy Of it to David Hume, who wrote
him in 1884, in acknowledgment of it. as
follows: stWay do you compose in French
and carry 'faggots into the wood rs Horace
says with regard to the Romans who wrote
in Greek? grant that you have like mo-
tive to those Romans, and adopt language
mach more generally diffused than your ma
tive tongue 49,
e Bat have you not remarked the fate OF
those two ancient languages in following
ages? The Latin, though then less celebrated
and confined to more narrow limits, has in
some measure outlireG the Greek, and is
now more generally understood by men OF
letters. Let the French, therefore triumph
in the present diffusion of their tongue
Our solid and iacredsag establishments IN
America, where we need less dread the in
undation of Barbarians, promise superior
stability and duration Of the English IAN
9udgeP
8 8 What a contrast between these sensible
remarks of Hume and the sneers of English
tourists and critics on the state of the Eng
lish language az written and spoken il
America. lEEE
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-11-03
Last Nights Dispatches
CHARLEsTowN, Nov. 2-p n

CHARLEST0wN, Nov. PA
Russell and Lemner, attornies, from Bos-
ton reached here TO day.
Cook was brought before the Grand Jury,
lJlr waived All examination. lie was COM
mitted for trial
Coppe's trial was resumed No witnesses
were called for the defense. Mr.. Harding
opened the argument for the Commonwealth.
aud Hoyt and Griswold followed for the de-
PENDANT. Mr.. Hunter closed for the prose-
cution.
The speeches were of marked ability.
Mr. Griswold asked for several instruc-
tions which were all granted by the Court.
The Jury then retired. t-. s.sss r.
Brown was then brought into the Court
House, which was immediately thronged-
The Court gave its decision on the motion
to arrest Judgment, overruling the objec-
tons.
The clerk then asked Brown whether he
had anything to say why sentence should
not be pronounced. When Brown stood
up and in a clear and distinct voice said =
| have, may it please the Court "a few words
to say:
''ln the first place deny everything but
what | have all along admitted-the design
on my part to free the slaves | intended
certainly, to have made clean thing of
that matter, as | did last winter, when [
went into Missouri, and there took the
slaves without the swapping of gun on
either side. [ moved them through the
country and finally left them in Canada
| designed to have done the same thing again
on larger scale. That was all intended.
| never did intend to commit murder, or
treason, or destroy property, or TO excite or
| incite slaves into rebellion and to make an
! instruction.
/ have another objection, and that is. that
| it is unjust that I should suffer such pen
! atty, when, had | interfered in manner,
which admit, and which has been fairly
! proved, -for admit the truthfulness and
| candor of the greater portion of the witnes-
! SEES who have testified in this case-had so
| interfered on behalf of the rich, the powerful,
/ the intelligent, and tho so-called great; in
behalf of their friends,-either father, broth
| err sister, wife, or children, of any of that
| class, and suffered and sacrificed what |
have in this interference, it would have been
all right. Every man in this Court would
have deemed it an act worthy of reward
| see book kissed here, which | supposed Ia
be the Bible or at least the new Testament.
that teaches me that all tEings whatsoever
l would that men should DO to me, should
do to them. 1t teaches me farther, to re-
member them that are in bonds as bound
with them. | endeavored to act up to that
instruction. | say ! am yet too young to
understand that God is any respecter OF per
sons. | believe that to have interiered ms
have done, as have always freely admitted
have DONE in behalf of the despised poor
is no wrong. That right now is deemed
necessary thar should forfeit my life for the
furtherance of the ends of justice, and min