The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-09-07


Philadelphia PrrsS says no one need
surprised if MIR. Buchanan should forma
announce that General Houston was III
only man fit to be nominated at Charle
ton as the Democratic candidate for Pre-
idcDt The correspondent also says tia
a number of the warmcst friends of N
Vice President Breckenridge are active
cooperating with the friends Of Jud.
Douglas. This is especially 50 10 Oh;
Kentucky and Tennessee.
john Y. Brown, the youthful dem
cratic member of Congress elect from Il
9th district of Kentucky, will dodge II
constitutional provision requiring membe
to be % years of age, by keeping ava
from Washington until the second sessio
The clothing store Of Samuel Cha
dler, Of Bennington Center, was broke
open on the night of the 25th inst, ar
clothing to the amount of two hundr(
dollars taken therefrom. The rogues TOD
all Of his hest coats, vests, and pants, al
box of choice cravats.-B enntngtd
Banner.
1t u reported that Gen. Haru
Commander of the Oregon and Washin
ton Military Department, has ordered
detachment Of United States troops
take possession of the island of San Ju
and establish there military post. III
island is located in the Straits ot Eud
between Washington Territory and Va
couvers island, and the ownership of |
as well as some other islands in the sa1
locality, is in dispute between Great B
tain and the United States, as was stat
not long since. The boundary line Of u
two countries was defined to follow u
channel of the strait, but as there are Il
channels, one on either eide of these islam
dispute concerning them has arisen. Cd
Harvey, it is to be presumed, acts undI
instructions from the administration,
as British interests have within a We
acquired much importance in that quart
| It is not unlikely that trouble will gr@
ont Of the affair.
MEXICAN AFYAIRs.-The New Y
Hcrdh published q number OF letters ID
Nexlco, which t epitomizss as fol 10
The general tenor Of these 40 ,or
shows that the Juarei government is
tnually gaining strength and eff ,cier
while the insurgents show an IN ,rea
disorder and weakness The fp .mer
in possession Of all the ports ana the wi
frontier If the Republic and seyept
out Of the twenty-five States sustain
constitutional government. THE dec
nationalizing the church property
everywhere very popular aud had imr
ted greater strength aud cue rgy to
government Of President Juare,;. He b
taken another step in thu. overt brow of
church tyranny, in declaring maria
civil contract. The general polic~ wi
the constitutional government j., pursv
demonstrates that the true revolution
Mexico Is now going on, and that the &
struggle there between the po,itica id
OF the age and the ecclesiastical and
itnry class is rapidly apr oaching,"
Up AND Down. The Paris corresl
dent OF the n. Y. 7imrs says:
Now that the Emper Or Napoleon
attained the zenith OF his fame and 20
any incident connected ri IL his past
may DO deemed interesting. TIL 70
lag Instance Of the mutability of In
affairs was related in nv ure,sa.r
days since by the Hon. r. C. VIM.
tie had called at my apartment r,
Ii. ;. Hreenough's node OF an ecu IS
statue Of Washing ton, now in NY I'D
sion. After paying due attention. I'd
chet q" 0Hr'e, Mr.. Winthrop
speaking about Louis Napoec n.
mentioned that some twelve year !, sin,
was at luncheon at Hiss Burdet Coz
in London and that Prince Nal .oleou
also present, having then iai t csc
from Ham. He was then, saitl Mr..
throp, with MS doctor and his dog.
few days since Mr.. Wintllrop
lunched at Miss Coutts', and was d
struck with the queer &C iucidence,
the Comte de Paris was also there.
compile te Oh ange of positio had thus
place, and it was, as said our country,
striking comment upon human des ii
1t is remarked that the Rem n
conventions have, in several 10
latterly, omitted all refer ence to II
trine which they formerly enforce d WI
great positiveness, the duty of Con
to prohibit slavery in the Territ cries
that in some cases they have e. ven er
sod the doctrine OF popular SOW. r;gnty
Stunning that popular sovereig atty N
the RENTING of slavery to tn poop
decide tor themselves. This il held D
a grave inconsistency, Yet il is
The Republicans hold that Congress
the right TO prohibit slavery in the T,
tories, that it ought to exercis e that RI
But at the same time they know that
other doctrine Of non-ints rvention
been carried against them. They spr
ed 10 the country Oh that ground,
We're beaten. True. the people
cheated aud tho election yeas . fraud
the tact stands; il caunot be igno
Now they, At least somo of thrm. we
not presume to speak for the party.
willing to meet tue question where
and where 1t waf pax in spite of tn
They now say to the Democratic pa
"Stand by your own contract peril
what of good there is in y ,ur own inij
ties. You said that Congress should
interfere, when there was q solemn c
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