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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30
Doing Good Service.

The Douglas Democracy, Anti Lecompton-
ties, and the mass of the party generally, North
of Mason & Dixon's Line, having become dis
gusted with the" treacherous, lying and corrupt
Democratic party" went to Charleston bound
and sworn to complete its destruction. For
tins righteous move, in righteous cause, they
had the hearty " God speed " Of the whole
mass of the Free People. They went there,
and they accomplished their object; they " d.
vided, disjointed, and distracted the organiza-
ton of that party to such an extent that no
resurrection day can re-nnte them again;
'They have fought their last battle" &C., &C.
And with the admiration, and pity for this
brave set of men, one might wish them fairly
interested in good cause, and successful
But with the hopeless condition of the move
ment seeking to elevate Douglas, and that hav-
ing not the least shadow of chance of success,
in any part af the Country, we can only pray
for them, pity,-and that.is akin to love, -and
honor them for their good deeds done in the
body" from whence they have departed The
spirit of the "Old Man eloquent" under
whose lead the people went out to battle and
victory and the country to glorious success,
this spirit has taken its departure, and the
body stinketh. The people have tired of the
deception, and we wish they were heartily
united, hand and hand, to complete the burial
and funeral services in November next, and
from what we hear from all quarters, they are
now dong this with a will, and God speed
them still
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance Company

The ThiFty-rhiFd Annual Report Of this firm
ly-estahlfahed and reliable institution is Just
Issued, In tts pages the members will find
pleasing aaaHraHeeof the prosperity Of the Com
lany' and their own safety. The Company
have Issued the largest number IT policies the
past year OF any year during its existence, viz:
1866, insurilg 84,sll,sll worth Of property.
The Company has now the largest capital OF
any Mutual Company known, viz. S1,611,-
022,9e' From this Report We derive one item
of interest to the farming community. As
will be seen by the Table, those getting dwell
ing houses, sheds and contents insured, have,
in fifteen years, paid $4,000 less than tho 10.
tual cost of insurlpg this class Of property
This deficiency has been met by the more haz.
ardOus kinds of property insured, but which
have been insured In this Company at Ions
rate than can be obtained at the stock Offices 49,
There has been much larger number OF fires
the present year, especially In Vermont, than Ia
usual, and the assessment is per cent, q tribe
higher than the average Of the thIpty,th
years, but very much less than tie assessments
of some other Companies.
Our confidence in the strength of the Instt-
tuition is increased yearly, and the increased
business shows that the people Of the State feel
safe with it.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30
What is their Object?

One can hardly take upa protesting Demo
cratic paper in this boasted birth place of
Douglas, but the first thing seen is such Ian
guage as 81 helped ratfy Mr.. Buchanan's
election, and would to God could help un-
ratfy it " and other equally emphatic express
sions of their fed hatred of one they so recent
ly helped into the highest place in the Nation.
But why this unasked abuse? Did they not
do the same to poor Frank Pierce? Then what
is the cause, what is the trouble, with these
representatives of the Democracy? Why, Blu
chanan's Administration has been found by the
Covodc investigation to be the most corrupt,
unprlnciped, and imbecie Administration ever
in existence. Poor Pierce's was not half so
bad. And now, to save their heads from the
condemnation of the people, and secure the
Government and the plumber to another just like
Pierce and Buchanan, they are obliged to join
the cry OF " Stop thief! and denounce
their own Administration
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30
Jefferson County, Vermont.

EDITOR OF FREEMAN Il fud as the local his
tory of our Stale is being developed by those
Interested, many inquiries are made as to where
Jefferson County was located and | beg leave
to trespass Oh your columns for the purpose of
giving brief history of the organization Of
Jefferson County. The act Of the Legislature
of Vermont constituting the County Of Jefer.
son was passed November lst, 1910. and Ecor.
pc1ated the following named towns to consti-
tute the County Fayson, Duxbury, Water
bury, Stowe, Worcester, Middlesex, Moretown
and Waitsfeld in the County of Chittenden
Montpelier, Calais, Marshfeld in the County Of
Caledonia and Barre, Berlin and Mortified in
the County Of Orange.
John Peck, Of Waterbury, Gershom Palmer,
Of Calais, and Nicholas BayIies, of Montpelier,
we're appointed committee to make the location
of the County Seat, They reported in favor of
Montpelier, which was confirmed by an act of
the General Assembly, passed October, l6, 1911,
providing for the Courts TO be held at Montpe-
lier, to commence on the first Tuesday in Sep
TENDER of that year, and that all trials that had
been entered from the several towns composing
the new County should be removed and tried at
the County Seat Of the new County. On the
3Oth of October, 1911, an act was passed au-
thorizing the Hon. Ezra Butler to direct the
Sheriff of Chttenden County to summon fifteen
E'reehoders from the towns belonging original
ly to Chittenden County to serve as the Petit
Jurors at the first Court held in the County.
Thus its organization was fully completed
On the 9Th Of November, 1874, the Legisla-
ture changed the name of the County TO Wash
ington, to take effect on the first day of Deem
Der, by which name it has been since known,
and Jefferson County became extinct. By the
same act the name of the Grammar School,
which had in the meantime been established,
was changed to the Washington County Gram
mar School.
This, in brief, is the origin and history ofJef-
erson County, which existed from Nov l,
1910 to Dec, l, 1874.
Would not the history of the organization of
the several Counties in our State, be an inter-
esting one for our State Historical Society
Give this early attention. COMPILER.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30
At Their Old Tricks.

We have reliable information that in some
Counties the Democrats are getting up all sorts
of Split Tickets to deceive Republicans into vo~
ting for Democratic candidates. and we are as
sured that the authors of the trick are general
ly the candidates to be benefited by it. aided by
others as unprinciped as themselves When we
remember that in some instances they have, in
former times, gained Office by similar frauds, we
can understand the inducements to their present
action The Bogus Tickets are intended to be
exactly like the regular Republican Ticket, ex-
cept in the change Of "a single name--and they
are well calculated to deceive the careless
REPUBLICANS LOOK WELL TO YOUR VOTES Cut
out from this or some other Republican paper
the Ticket of your County, and compare with
the votes handed you. Be careful to vote the
| straight Republican Ticket, AND NO OTHER. Re-
member-he that would prepare Bogus Ticket
to deceive the people and obtain fraudulent
votes, is no better than Il SlUindler-is n scoun.
drcl unworthy Of support for any station higher
than home at the public expense in Windsor
Again we would caution you-BEWARE OF
BOGUS TICKETS.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

How CONGRESS- ELECTS THE President AND
VICE PRESIDENT house Of representatives
has nothing whatever to do with the election Of
Vice President, nor the senate with the cleo
ton Of President. The powers of each body
are distinct, and entirely independent of the
other
If no President be chosen by the electors, the
house of representatives may choose the Presi-
dent, their choice being restricted to the persons
having the highest numbers, not exceeding three,
on the list of those voted for President.
If no Vice President be chosen by the electors,
the senate shall choose VicePresldent from
the two highest numbers on the list of those vo'
ted for Vice President,
If the house fails to elect President before
the 4th of March next following, then the Vice
President, whether elected by the electors or by
the senate, shall act as President.
The rule or manner of voting under which
the senate chooses Vice President is exactly
the reverse of that Of the house in choosing
President-each being the reverse OF the gene
raj principle or basis upon which the respective
bodies are organized. The house, representing
the people, and ordinarily voting per caPta'
votes for President 10y the states the representa-
ton from each state having one vote, and ma
iority of all the states being necessary to
choice, The senate, representing the states
in theory, at least, and the manner OF electlng
senators-votes for President per capita, each
senator being entitled to a vote, and majority
of all the senators being necessary to a cholce'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

OLD PROF. BENEDICT Of the Free Press don't
like Norwich /" Military University He can't
see anything out Of Burlington anyhow. But
thea, Prof. i. is growing old, and Norwich
University is Furnishing beyond his comprehen-
sion, and in its military point of view is send
ing out healthy, stalwert, robust young men
instead of puny, sick candidates for that other
University, in which the students and their dead
languages range row by row in the silent halls
of the dead Give US health and full develop
ment of the physical powers, that like old B
and ourselves, they be able to bear their big
heads with becoming dignity in their old age.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

GOING TO DIE.-Col. F. A. E., with his usual
disregard to the "making mistakes, my dear
sir" predicts the death of Stephen Arnold
Douglas, a gentleman born in Vermont, and
who like many others who enligrated early, if
they had their deserts, would be hung up be-
tween two popular sovereignty poles. Hesays;
Douglas, if he lives, will be the next Pres
ldent."
That " IF he lives is q terrible if in that
place for there is no greater impossibility among
things of earth, than that Stephen A. Douglas
can carry a single Northern Electoral VOTE
And we think the Col knew it, and has an in
timaton that the little giant is going to COM
nit suicide just as soon as the October State
elections are clearly over. But we have no IA
vorable prospect for dressing our paper with
Growing roosters at the rascals successful escape
from this life, for we do not believe one word
Of the Col s statement.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30
Votes ! Votes 4!

Tickets for State and County officers for
Washington County have already been printed
at this Office, and are now ready for distribution.
Send in your orders early, and see that you
have full suppGy-in~ each town. Town Com.
miltces especially should -reeaember to be well
supplied with ammunition for tic -s&llot.box.
Tickets for other Counties, and for Town Kepre;
sentaiyes and Justices, printed to order, at a
moments notice
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

The UNNATURAL Fusion IN New YoRK.-From
the leading papers in New York, we learn
that the fusion of the D. D. and the X. Ms.
was not as favorably received as the imaginative
minds of the Committee who arranged it might
have supposed. The Douglas papers assert that
the whole electoral ticket if elected, isto begiven
for Douglas, while the X. n. papers assert that
the Bell and Everett portion is to be given to
Bell In this there is an interesting quarrel
springing up which threatens to kick over the
whole arrangement In addition to this, the
Breckenridge Committee, who were expected to
join the fusion, have boldly denounced it, and
refuse to unite with them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

90. K."-These famous and cabalisic letters
are now used in Tennessee to indicate prefer
once for Breckindge and Lane, who hail from
Oregon and Kentucky.
AS Breckenridge stands before Lane on the
ticket the initials should be X. O.-kicked out,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

Bayard Taylor says that in travelling through
New Hampshire he saw town house in a di-
lapidated condition, with most of the windows
broken. " That looks" remarked, las if the
Douglas and Breckinridge men had been trying
to unite, and had broken up in row, as they
have done in other places"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

Joseph B. Varnum, Jr., OF New York, hith-
erto prominently identified with American or
ganlzalion has written letter announcing his
determination to vote for Lincoln and Ilamlln'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

Fillibuster Walker is again at his tactics,
having landed at the town Of Truxillo, in Hon
duras, and captured the town,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

DEMOCRATIC MoTToES.--" We Polked them in
1874 we Pierced them in 1862 we Bucked
them in 1856 we're Breck-ing now, and our
grave is Dug
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

From MExCo-Advites fIom Mexico state
Spain was about to interfere in the affairs Of
that unhappy country,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

" Lincoln is dead letter in this county"
said the Eastern Argus. 70 which the Groton
Mercury retorts " Like other dead letters
he will be sent to Washington"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

'ttAwo BITES At A CHERRY.-A divided Vermont
Democracy~z- Boston Jorn0i
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30
Will it Avail Them?

Does any one suppose that the Douglas De-
mocracy, in announcing Buchanan, arc to slip
their heads out of the responsibility of bringing
disgrace upon the Country by elccting mis-
cradle, corrupt Administration to power?-
Does any one suppose that the people will not
fasten this corruption upon the whole Democra-
cy-Douglas as well as Breckenridge? Does
any one suppose that the people are again to
aid in placing one Of this horde of cut,throats
and pirates in power, who will call around
him the same trading, scheming demagogues?
No The mere fact that Douglas and his fol-
lowers are denouncing the Administration, is
no sign that they are to be placed in power,
but that the Republicans are right and must
prevail.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30
Who's to Blame?

Will the Douglas Democracy, who are just
now SO bitterly denouncing Buchanan as not
being " entitled to the reproach of any one
calling himself Democrat" please inform US
whose fault it is! Who elected Buchanan
Did not the Republicans tell you that old Buck
was FederaIist, time serving, an old func.
tionary, withered, imbecie in body and mind
Did not they warn the country and the Democ-
raco of the old serpent they were nursing
But who believed them then Did not the
Democracy abuse the Republicans and apply al
most as opprobrious denuncations to them as
now to old Buck for daring to tell what they
have too late discovered to be true! Then who
is to blame Is not the sin of the last four
years administration of our Government at the
door Of those same detlmers1
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30

Cor CHEATED. The Aroosook Herald says
We heard conversation the other day between
a Breckenridge man and an old Democrat, who
avowcd his intention of voting for Lincoln.
Eve always been a Democrat, and I've been
reading and studying, and | have come 10 the
conclusion that the Democratic party don't
stand where it did in 1850, aud I'm going 10
vote for Honest Old Abe.
g Yes, and get cheated says the bunker.
Well, cooIly replied the Other, = voted
for Pierce and for Buchanan, and got awlully
cheated both times, and don't feel like being
humbugged the third time. | had as lief be
cheated once by the Republicans, as all the ti0.e
by the Democrats
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-08-30
County Nominations.

SOOAOJ ~NNAA~AON~~~S'
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
G G " N, TykITHroN' For Senators.
DON P. CARPENTER, Judges.
SAN'L S. KEITON,
TIMOTHY r. MERRILL. Judge OF Probate.
LUTHER HENRY, States Attorney
ORCUTT, Sheriff.
EBEN. W. CORSS, High Bailiff.
ORANGE COUNTY.
zGEAg NJ. E EFGaM,. For Senators.
ELISHA l.. TRACY, J
JUDGES OF PROBATE.
PERLEY G.. JONES, Randolph District,
ALEXANDER H. GILMORE, Bradford District.
ROSWELL FARNHAM, JR., States Attorney.
WIN. 7. GEORGE, High Sheriff.
NJ. NJ. AVERY, High Bailif.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
G. A. HINMAN, Senator.
j. D. HARDING, Judges.
E. G. BABBITT. 'u"seS'
NJ. CARPENTER, Judge Of Probate.
A. D. BATES, states Attorney.
J. TINKER, sheriff.
N. S. GROW, High Bailif.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
A. F. JUDEvINE, Senators.
S ). Y \ p T I9Xg Judges.
A. L. FRENCH, Judge of Probate.
GEO. W. CAH00N, States Attorney.
EMERSON HALL, sheriff.
CHAS. SHIP MAN, Bailif.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
ALONZO GREEN,
an yTIf
SAMUEL KENDALL, I Co,n+,, Trdces
HENRY A. BURT, State S Attorney.
AMOS j SAMPSON Judge of Probate.
GEORGE W. FOSTER, High Sheriff.
E. B. PECKHAM, High Bailiff.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
4 3S%S / ST sS%$S EAHD Senator'S
Il / WILkI M Assistant Judges.
R r. 3; " H i,p FAY, Judge of Probate.
JEREMIAH FRENCH, States Attorney.
NOBLE b. FLANAGAN, Sheriff.
ADDISON COUNTY.
ALoNzo G. ALLEN, sonotors
ALEXIS +. SMITH,
SAMIE5 u W oP PoPiE Assistant Judges.
JUDGES OF PROBATE.
CALVIN G. II! DEN. Addison District.
HARVEY MUNSILL, New Haven District.
WILLIAM F. BASCOM, States Attorney.
GAIUS A. C0LLAllER, Sheriff
LUCIUS s. CHAMPION, High BailifP.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
BRHDIEY Y FISH is For Senators.
DANIEL w. TAYLOR.)
ALANSON LIEN, Assistant Judges.
EBENEZER FISHER.
WILLIAM c. KGTTRIDGE, States Attorney.
JACOB EDGERTUN Sheriff.
Il. W. PITTS, High BailitI.
JUDGES OF PROBATE.
HARVEY BUTTON, RutlandDistrict.
ALMON WARNER, Fairhaven District.
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
B. R. ;. 0 aRNs,rRoNc For Senator'S,
MARTIN HARPI n MAT6ISoN' Assistant Judges.
NIB. HALL, States Attorney.
AN-ON BUCK, sheriff.
A.P. GRAHAM, High Bailiff.
JUDGES OF PROBATE.
S.H. BLACK MER, Bennington District.
H. X. FOWLER Manchester District.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
DANIEL NEEDHAM,
JOSHUA NJ ALDRlCH, For Senators.
THOMAS : HUBBARD, fO' ''""'0'
FREnERICKG ROBBINS.
J 30HEp s M N A'EtG6TE'bUpN County Judges
WILLIAM ROUNDS, States Attorney.
LORENZO RICHMOND, Sheriff,
ALVAN LAMB, High Bailif.
JUDGES OF PROBATE
JOHN PORTER, Hartford District.
HENRY CLOSSON, Windsor District.
WINDHAM COUNTY.
S 52#E :; s s%4Hh, |ssn.'o''
D. BRIUGMAN, States Attorney.
ELEAZER GORHAM, JI., Sheriff.
JOHN HUNT, High BailiG.
IRA MAR GG1GHp tEhRwroN, Assistant Judges
JUDGES OF PROBATE.
A, STUDDARD, Westminster District.
ROYAL TYLER, Marlboro District.
GRAND ISLE COUNTY.
Rev. o. G. WHEELER, Senator.
Hon; BuEL LANDoN, Assistant Judges.
Hon. AuGUSTts KNIGHT, Judge of Probate
SOLON REYNOLDS, Sheriff.
EDWIN ADAMS, High Bailif.
HENRY C. ADAMS, States Attorney.
ESSEX COUNTY.
MYRON s. CHANDLER For Senator.
MILT9S6 Gq y KyEcLANp Assistant Judges
JONAH BROOKS Judge of Probate.
uTBBARD ". BEDELL sheriff
Gro. ". HNRTSHORN states Attorney.
GEO. CLARK High Baii1.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-09-13
First Babies.

A somewhat extended observation and soli-
tary experience have convinced us that first ba
bies have ii hard time Parents must have two
or three children before they know what baby
is, know how to treat it, and acquire patience
sufficient to treat it properly. The poor little
fellows that have the misfortune to come along
first have to educate parents to their task, and
in the process they get spanked, and shaken,
and abused. After man has had three or four
children, he learns that whipping or striking
child less than two years Of age Is barbarism.
We know one " paternal head who struck his
first child when only six weeks old, the ass act
ually believing that the child knew better than
to cry, and that be stopped crying at that par
ticular me'because he struck him. We carry
certain notiont of children and of family gov.
crment into married life, and the first child is
always the victim of these notions. And not
alone OF these, for the parents have not learned
self control, and baby is whipped quite as often
because the parent is impatient or angry, as be-
cause it is Vicious or intractable. We inhict on
our first children the foggngs we ought to have
for our own Impotence and trotfulness This
pounding children before they become, in Gods
eye responsible beings, is very strange business.
Patience, good peoplc--unwcarying patience
Don't wait to learn it until one of your little
ones shall be hidden under the daisies ! Spring.
field Republican.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-09-13
The Best Sewing Machines.

The following, from Punch, contains an adml-
rable description of an old fashioned but invalu :
able sewing machine
&C The very best sewing machine man can
have, is wife. 1t is one that requires but a
kind word to set it IN motion, rarely gels out of
repair, makes but little noise, will go uninter.
ruptedly for hours, without the slightest trim
ming or the smallest personal supervision being
necessary. 1t will make shirts, darn stockings
sew ON buttons, mark pocket handkerchlefs, cut
out pnafvres, and manufacture children frocks
out Of any old thing you may give it; and this
it will do behind your back just as we'll as before
your face. In fact, you may leave the house
for days, and it will 60 on working just the same.
If it does get out Of order little from being
overworked, 1t mends itself by being left alone
for short time, after which it returns to its
sewing with greater vigor than ever, of course
sewing machines vary great deal, Some are
much quicker than others. 1t depends in a
vast measure, upon the particular pattern you
select. If you are fortunate in picking out the
choicest pattern Of a wfe-one, for instance,
that sings while working, and seems never to be
50 happy as when her husbands linen is in hand
the sewing machine may be pronounced per.
feet of its kln~ So much so, that there is no
makeshft in the w>2d that can possibly replace
it, either for love or montv. In short, no gent
l =. loto Il,
of these sewing machines in the house!'