The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1859-02-09
Editorial correspondence Of the Watctman.
WASHINGTON Thurs1aY, Jan. 20, 1855


CnANAN AND THE SLAvOcRACY.--On Sat
urday last, the Democratic members of the
Senate held caucus on Senator SlidelI's
bill, which places oR/v thirty millions of
dollars in the Presidents hands, TO he
used in negotiations for Cuba. Pretty
costly "negotiation." OF course negotia.
ton means brbery--or war, at the simple
discretion Of the President-or both. It
is little nest-egg for a two hundred anil.
lion purchase, or two hundred million
war-all purely for Slavery. Nobody
supposes that the present Administration
would spend dollar, in bribery or gun.
powder, were not Cuba full of slaves and
fit for slave State or two. Nobody sup
poses that single Southern man would
vote for it were it not for this. But the
marked features in this caucus we're that
SENATOR DOUGLAS attended, thus renewing
his adhesion to the Slave Democratic party;
that he gave in his adhesion to Cuba, thus
surrendering to the Slavocracy, for nobody
can be so simple as to suppose that popu-
lar sovereignty in Cuba will be anything
else than slavery; and, finally, that he
s/oriship su5mincd f. Preudcot BIZ
chanon Nr, Douglas regarded ap.
pearances as gloomy, hut would support
Mr.. Slidell's bill placing in the hands of
the President S30,000,O00 to be used in
negotiation. So no trusts all to the Pres
ident ! Again, "he expressed tho belief
that the President would not endorse this
measure without sufficient data to Justify
him in so doing" Could any tool of the
President express more perfect confidence
in or submission to Presidential wisdom
Then Mr.. Douglas had long desired the
acquisition of Cuba" and he would steal
it first and negotiate afterwards. What
fall was that ?
Coop JOKES CONNECTED WITH SusAss
PAssAaE.-We had two very excellent
practical jokes which were perpetrated by
Capt. Maury. The sailors of the Susan
deserted before the vessel got out of the
bay. There were mono but landsmen on
board, except the captain, and II is ira
ditonal at sea that it is not easy to convert
landsman into sailor al short notice.
The sea-dogs have phrases of their own
which are Greek to the others. To obvi-
ate this defect, Capt. Maury resorted to
a novel and ingenious expcdient. Every
man on board, we suppose, knew how 70
play cards, and the captain, taking advan.
tAge of this skill, tied card to each of
the ropes of the vessel. The order then
ran somewhat in this fashion: Haul on
the ice Of hearts !" Let 20 the king of
diamonds" Delay gu The deuce of
spades = &c, BY this means the extem.
ported sailors got the hang of the ropes,
and affairs went on pretty smoothly.
The other anecdote is even droller. 1t
seems that Capt. Maury, when he went
on board the revenue cutter to discuss the
marine laws, took in his pocket a LOT of
''rattail tiles"-thinking, perhaps, that he
could pike some of the guns while cruis.
sing a bout the deck He was astonished on
mounting the cutters side by finding that
the usual armament was double, and ex.
pressed astonishment at it, After having
discussed the laws. &C., he walked about,
admiring things generally, and perhaps,
uttering some approximations that the Su.
san would stand no chance from broad.
side.
In this way, with his "rattail files" con.
venient, he approached the bow end of tho
vessel. and was about to neutralizc two of
the guns when they showed life. and he
discovered that they were two cutters men
improvised for the occasion as two guns.
with tarpaulins over them, aud looking
good enough guns at distance. The
Joke was kept until he got to the Susan
and we suppose he related the discovery
there with great Mobile PaDer.
LEATHER CEMENT.-Among the most
curious discoveries announced in London
may be named leather cement, so strong
and adhesive that boots and shoes are made
with It, in which. not single stitch is
seen or required, and the process of men.
ding SO simple, that every man may be. if
not his own boot.maker, at all events his
boot-mendel.
1t is rumorei--but we don't believe
it--that Mr.. Bonner of the New York
Ledger has engaged Mr.. Cobb-not Syl.
Vanus' OF course-at fabulous price, to
write an essay upon carrying on govern.
ment without means, and upon the politi.
eial Interpretation of the divine Injunction
to take no thought of the morrow. 1t is
further rumored that the liberal compen.
sation which Mr.. Bonner always makes
tor literary novelties will, in this case, be
applied to the relief of some of the more
needy of the creditors of the government.
None OF it will be appropriated for the
purchase OF Cuba.-Pro Journal
SERIOUS ACoIDEsT.-On Sunday eve.
ming last as Mr. W.. Dorrancs and Miss
Mary and Miss Susan Tucker were re.
turning in a sleigh from the Union Church
at Ferrisburgh Centre. the horse ran and
threw them width great violence against
stone wall near Mrs. Collins, by which
accident Miss Mary Tucker received an
ugly ziqzag sea p wound, nearly four in.
ehes in length, extending from the top of
the head in 'front.' down to the right tenn.
pie. She was Immediately ia ken into
Mrs. C.'s house and her injuries were
promptly cared for by Dr. VIM. Gregory
of Ferrisburgh Centre, who accompanied
the injured lady home to Vereennes,
where her wound was skilfully dressed BY
DR.. Hopkins and DR.. Gregory. The
other parties in the sleigh at the time Of