Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1859-07-29
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The South will not abide such a test. Messrs.
Toombs, Stephens, Brown, Davis and others
denounce it with much regret. Mr.. Douglas
says if they will not accept it the opposition
will, and also unite with the Democracy of
the North, and form a union party Adyices
from Northern and Western leaders approve
the letter"
To The battle Of Magenta was celebrated
at Athens by 10000 persons carrying lighted
tapors, preceded by carriage in which were
two boys holding portraits Of the Emperor
Of the French and the King Of Sardinia,
crowned with laurels
to A good story is told in the Sport news
paper A detachment of Austrians was sent
from Peschiera by the railway to reinforce
General Urban. The engineer, by accident
or design, brought the train on to the quar-
ters of the French army. The soldiers of
the latter opened the doors, crying out
"Gentlemen, Change carriages here for France,
if you please"
- The Florence correspondent Of the
New York Express, speaking Of one of the
Nepoltan exiles who had received commits
sion in the allied army, says "Strange to
say. an American gentleman from Boston
Joined the company of volunteers under this
Nepolitan captain. and he has gone to the
war as private. There is every prospect Of
his obtaining a commission, but certainly at
present be is only high private.
To Mr.. Chas. S. Price of Alexandria has
gone down to Mount Vernon, for the purpose
Of making some repairs needed by the prem
ses. The repairs are made preparatory to
delivery OF possession from John A. Wash
ngton. Esq, to the agent Of the Ladies
Mount Vernon Association. The Alexandria
Gazette says:
"The carpenters tools imported from Eng
land by General Washington, during his life
time, have been preserved, and will, in all
probability, be used now in making the con-
templated repairs.
I-S- II is said that Jefferson Davis is pre-
pairing bill to bring forward during the
next session Of Congress, to repeal the laws
against the slave trade.
Is There are four millions scholars, and
one hundred and fifty thousand teachers in
the public schools Of this country. There IS
one scholar for every five free persons. In
Great Britain there is one scholar to every
eight persons in France one to every ten.
NJ. stevens, Post Master at East Montpel
ier showed us letter, the other day, from
the First Assistant p NJ General at Wash
ington. in which he declares that if a Postage
stamp is separated and the several pieces,
two. three or more, are put on one letter, the
value of the Stamp is destoryed and the post
age remains unpaid The Stamp must remain
entire, or the Post Office Department will not
accept it.-RPoaory-
The SALT LAKE FLOUR CoNTRAcT.-A
letter appeared, some time since, in the st.
Louis Democrat, charging that the contracts
for the -four to supply the army in Utah were
given out at tor times The rates altered by re-
sponsijie parties. The same letter charged
upon the Secretary of War completely in this
fraud. The Democrat rctrocts the charges
against the Secretary but brings additional
evidence that the robbery upon the govern
ment was committed. The VdHey Tan con
tains the same allegations, and says that the
contract has been twice sub-lot, and that the
men who supply the government will get
about four times the cost at which the flour
would have been supplied by the men who
furnish it. and at which they do supply it to
the parties with whom they make the con
tract.
A New Iron STEAM RAM.-The London
Times gives a long description of the new
iron steam ram, which it says will be ailoat
next June. Her total length will be $50 feet,
breadth 5S total weight at sea about 5000
tons full speed l6 miles an hour, About
220 feet the broadside oft vessel will be
of teak, "a inches thick this will be covered
by armor plates - inches thick on the
deck The ram will be armed with 35 Arm
strong guns. each throw 100 10. shot of over
a range Of six miles. The ram will run down
ships by driving straight at them at full speed.
If she only docs one,haf of what may fairly
be anticipated from her, she will be cheaper to
the nation than dozen sail of the line
The cost of the hull will be about f200,000
the engines about f7j,O00, and her fitting for
sea about f75,00O more, or $3.50, 600 in all.
10 A western writer in the Washington
National Era advances long argument in
favor of the plan of eecting the delegates to
the Republican National Convention, as set
forth in the following paragraph, viz:
"The Republicans of the West, and doubt
less a large majority of the Republicans of
the Union, will unite with us in urging the
National Committee to adopt the principle Of
ItpIestulhtluNs anu Wutu iNtN lHsut NHIil
= call to address it to the Republicans and all
friends Of freedom in the United States. and
, to invite them to assemble in their respective
Congressional Districts in each State, and
, unite in electing delegates to the Republican
National Convention, on the following basis,
to wit: One delegate for each Congressional
I District, without regard to the number of
Republican votes cast, and another delegate
for every 5000 Republican and American and
: anti-Lecompton Democratic votes cast united
ly for one State ticket at the last State cleo
t ton, and for every fraction Of 5000 such
, votes cast an additional delegate; said dele
! gates to be elected by ballot at conventions
, held in each Congressional District, and not
, by State conventions, The Republican State
e Conventions of the several States only elect
T. ing two or four delegates, as the National
Committee may agree, for the State at large
to act as Senatorial delegates
7 ~ A Texas correspondent of the New
Orleans Picayune writes as follows concern
$ ing the prospects of the campaign in tha
1t State
+ "All Texas is now full of politics. Tn,
. majority Of people here seem to be in tn,
n mind of electing Houston for Governor
Is I 10 10,