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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

1t is well to learn the truth even from an en-
envy. The reputation of honest obligations
by certain States gave rise to the biting sar-
casms of Sidney Smith, which have caused the
ears of Americans to Jingle for years. This
course so rcpugnant to all ideas of commercial
integrity and mercantile honor, will not soon be
repeated. The pleas entered, however salts
factory to the regulators, were not considered
justifable by men who held to paying their
honestly incurred obligations. In Mississippi,
the State pleaded that she had never received
value for her bonds in Pennsylvania and else
where, towns and counties pleaded that they
had no legal right to borrow the money they
had raised and spent. In Indiana, the plea was
mere poverty. These were sufficient TO keep
the creditor out of his money, but they have
never been regarded as justfable at the bar of
public opinion.
In Wisconsin, an attempt has been recently
made by some of the farmers to avoid paying
the mortgages given to railroad companies TO
aid the construction of railroads through their
lands. It's true they were told that the improv-
ed facilities for carrying their wheat to market
would so increase its price that one or two crops
would suffice TO pay off the mortgages, while
the permanent value of their farms would there
by be greatly enhanced. The result has thus
far proved only the utter fallacy of their expec-
tations, and the hopelessness of cancelling a
mortgage, bearing eight per cent. interest. In
this state of things they appealed to the courts,
pleading that their farm mortgages were illegal,
the railroads having no power to take mort
cages. The Supreme Court of that State has
recently decided the mortgages TO be valid
thus creating, perhaps, great individual hard
ships but preserving the credit of the State and
of its institutions intact.
Seven years since the great schuyler fraud
was pcrpctrated, whereby $4,000 shares of the
New York and New Haven Railroad stock were
wrongfully issued, and the money obtained from
innocent parties. Schuyler was the Transfer
Agent of the Company, and could create stool,
by merely afiixing his name to the foot of a
certificate. Soon after the fraud was discover
ed the company adopted some system of CLASH
fcation by which they said they could distin-
guished the real from the spurious stock, and
refused to recognize the latter, amounting &c
Sl,s00,000 in any way The holders of tn,
over issue, who had paid their money for The
stock they held, and who had no means of dis
tinguishing it from the old stock took the mat
ter into court, and two weeks since the Supreme
Court in New York City declared the compan,
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decision should be confirmed by the hghes
courts, it will impart additional value to al
| American securities.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

ToRNADoEs IN MAssACHCs The towns
of North Rayham and Uxbridge, forty miles
apart, had an almost simultaneous visitation of
a tornado last Saturday afternoon. 1t seemed
to begin in the north part of Uxbridge, near
the pond of the UXbridgc cotton mills, ana pro-
ceeded thence in slightly Southseasterly course,
spending itself at or near Rayham on the Plym-
outh county line. In Uxbridge the water in
the pond was raised in large volumes, whirled
around, and then hurled back to its bed. Every
movable thing was speedily thrown from its
/ place. The shingles were stripped from one
building, and scattered to a long distance. Many
valuable fruit trees were blowed down, and
several buildings were more or less damaged.
Near the factory of c. A. & J. NJ. Whcelock,
in the west part of the town, the tornado cut a
path through the woods, three fourths of mile
long, and rod wide. One large tree, which
measured four feet in diameter, was snapped off
like a pipe-stem. After cutting a clean path
through ,he woods. it rushed along the fields of
grain, laying it all fiat and broken. 1t next
seized upon a barn, turned it end for end, and
replaced it upon its foundation, though not so
skilfully as the owner desired.
How much if any damage was done to the
intervening towns to Rayham does not appear.
At this place chimneys, sheds, etc., were blown
down, and all light property suffered. Many
orchards were ruined among them, one of Leon
idas Dean, valued at $1,000, and onother of
John d. Thompson priced at $3.50. One house,
that of NJ. J.. Danforth, was blown down, but
no one hurt in it. The track of the tornado
was about one quarter of a mile wide, and the
damage reported, amounting to several thous-
and dollars, is all within the space of half a
mile. Seem damage was also sustained from the
same current in Norton.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

We see the Courier has amended its banner
by cutting off the cap of liberty. 1t is just as
well, for it never meant any thing by it in that
connection.-Nec Haren Daily Register.
The Register had better cut off its own mot
to-"EQUAL AND EXACT JUSTICE TO ALL MEN,
OF WHATEVER STATE OR PERSUASION, RELIC
IoUs OR PoIITIcAL"; for it is not easy to per-
ceve what "connection" pro-slavcry paper has
with such motto as that. BY GALL MEN" the
Register perhapsmeans Negroes and Cinnamon
excepted ;--Dred Scott and that genus being
things and not men.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

THE MILK IN THAT CoCoANUT.-The Bur
lington Sentinel, a staunch Douglas paper, feels
very sad that the republicans should assail the
administration of Buchanan, and equally la
ments the onslaught made on the sold public
functionary' by the more ardent Douglasites
Its grief seems quite natural when We consider
that its senior proprietor and editor still holds
the Office of Postmaster Notwithstanding his
Douglasism. We doubt not when his oiicin
head shall have been removed, as it is quite
likely to be, his natural caput will apprehend
these things more clearly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28
Guilford, July "a, 1860.

OBTAINING GOODS UNDER FALSE PRErEN-
sEs.-Preyous to the Baltimore Convention
the Boston Post sent copies of its prospectus to
every town and village in New England. En-
thusiastic democrats everywhere took hold of
the matter and obtained large clubs for The
Campaign Post. Among others none were
more Jealous than our venerable friend in
Wardsboro, the "War Horse" ofthc democracy
in this county. After the split in the party the
Campaign Post came out decidedly for Brecken-
ridge and Lane. This was too much for the
"War Horse" who is as jealous friend of
douglas ard Squatter Sovereignty as can be
found in the thirty-three states. Not relishing
such an imposition he wrote the facetious pro-
prictor ofthe Campaign Post substantially, "that
there is law in Vermont, and he believed in
Massachusetts also, making it criminal offence
to obtain goods under false pretcnses that the
Campaign Post was not what it was cracked
up to be-; and that if the twenty collars sent
to pay in advance for forty copies was not re-
turned measures would be taken to collect it by
law" This beligerent cpistle brought the mon
cy back by the next mail. If the democratic
party should be subjected to a similar test or
should the little Giant be compelled to plead
to similar charge, there would be no little
commotion among democratic politicians.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28
July Is, 1850

Directors of the Vermont Agricultural Society
have determined to withdraw the premiums of
fered on the various classes of cattle at the Fair
to be held at Burlington, on the 1lth of Sep
TENDER. The danger that may properly be APP
pretended from the "Cattle Disease" has led
to this precautionary measure. In the mean
time it is proposed to make the Fair unusually
attractive in all the other departments, and it
is believed that the exhibition will be the lar
gest and aside from cattle the best ever held in
the State.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28
FILLIBUsTERs FOR MEXICO

Under this head the New York Times, after
deyoting a considerable space in its columns of
late years in favor of fillibustering very cody
says that an is scarcely necessary, Jm IRE hare
been requested to repudiate all responsibility, for
and all sympathy ,ciH This increment, on the
part of the representatives and friends Of the
Liberal Government Of Merico il this country"
Why does the Times consider it scarcely
necessary to repudatc all responsibility for
fillibustering? Does it conceive that its own
pretensions to responsibility are sufficient
to cover the shame of its course on Mexican
affairs? Or does not the Times really know
what the inevitable logic of that course
is? The recent proclamation of the command
er of the "Knights of the Golden Circle for
another foray upon Mexico, is but concise re-
sumo of the Times in its articles on Mexico
The Times may not think it necessary to re-
pudiate the character of fomenter and abettor
of fllibustering schemes and sentiments; but
there are others who think it is necessary, if the
TiO,es wishes to disconnect itself from that of
flee. 1t seems to be as unconscious of its
mingled fraud and ignorance as the ostrich is
of being seen with its head in the sand.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

THEORIES ABOUT THE METEoR.-The SPLEEN
did meteor of Friday evening was seen at sea,
$50 miles east of New York, from the British
schooner Achiever; and it was only seen as far
west as Rochester, n. Y. 1t had the same APP
pearance at sea as to those on land, but re-
NAMED in sight for t,cclre minutes. Some per-
sons on the Blue Ridge in Pike county, Pa,
saw fragment fall from the meteor and found
a round hole in the ground, nine inches in di-
ameter, about which the earth was quite hot.
Prof Bartlett of West Point gives description
of the meteor as it looked to him, agreeing with
other accounts, and adds the theory he accepts
as to these remarkable bodies:-
"These bodies are of the nature of planets,
and circulate about the sun in orbits as uner
ringly as their larger brethren. When they
and the earth come simultaneously to those
points of their orbits which are nearest togeth-
er, the action of the earth often becomes SUI
pcrlor to that of the sun, and small masses are
drawn to its surface. Plunging with enormous
velocity into our atmosphere, these little bodies
compress the air in front and rub against it
with such violence on the sides, as to produce
heat enough to fuse, and light sufficient to il
Illuminate the most refractory and darkest of
substances. The exterior and molten crust is
swept to the rear by the resisting air; new
surface becomes exposed; this, in its turn, is
fused and carried backward, and so on till finally
the whole track of the meteor is strewn with
groups of dsintegrated and scintillating ma
terial." Professor Bartlett suggests. as a con-
dition of things not impossible, that some of
these bodies may have been converted, by the
superior action Of the earth, arising from prox-
unity, into permanent satellites; and there are
those who believe in the existence of at least
one of these bodies which completes its circuit
about the earth in three hours twenty minutes,
and at mean distance of about five thousand
miles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

DOUGLAS COMING TO NERMoNT.-lion Ste
phen A. Douglas will arrive at Rutland in this
State, on his way to Brandon, on Saturday of
this week, where he is to be received by the
citizens in due form. Mr.. Douglas will reach
Montpelier Monday evening next and from
there continue his journey to Concord, y. H.,
We wish he would come this way. 1t is true
he cannot get fifty votes in town but neyerthc-
less we would give him warm and cnthusias
tic reception.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

CoUNTERFEITs.-We learn from the Brad
ford Telegraph and Windsor journal that three
or four weeks since a man came into Bradford,
and booked his name at the Trotter House, as
o. Hardy, Manchester, n. III. He appeared to
be wishing to buy horses, and looked at seve-
rail- but his funds being somewhat too large for
making change conveniently, he stepped into
the Bradford Bank and presented for exchange
seven one hundred dollar bills on the Newton
Bank, Newton, Mass. The bills were well cx-
ecuted, being so exact a copy of the genuine,
both in engraving and signature, as to be de-
tected with the greatest difficulty and well cal
culated to deceive the most keen sighted de-
tector. Having reduced his money to conve-
nient size he soon disappeared from our midst
not even stopping to complete any trade for
horses, and has not been seen since.
The bills have since been returned from the
Suffolk Bank, Boston, condemned as counter
felt. Upon close inspection of the bills only
two variations from the genuine were found
viz; single cog wanting in one of the wheels
and deficiency in one of the toes of a figure
in the engraving.
About the same time of the above occurrence
the Royalton Bank, had, we learn seventeen one
hundred dollar bills of the same kind of money
passed under very similar circumstances upon
that Bank and it is reported that both Banks
at Montpelier and several Others have each cx-
changed quantity of the same money, indica.
ting a concerted system of operations in that
line.
The name of o. Hardy was assumed by tn,
unknown rascal. Mr.. Hardy is one of thu
most respectable men in Manchester, n. H..
and such use of his name is source of NOR.
tifcation and great injury,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

SENATOR Hunt DECIINEs.-1t will be seen
by the suboincd letter that the Hon. 5. l..
Hunt of Guilford, declines denomination as
Senator from this county. We believe that we
speak the sentiments of the people who gave
him his election, when we say that Mr.. Hunt
discharged the duties of Senator with an ability
and uprightness which commanded the appro-
baton of his constituents; and we are assured
that but for his voluntary withdrawal he " ould
have been rc-nominated by acclamation
To the Republicans Of Iimdham county
As the time has been named for nominating
Senators for election in this County, and in
view of the practice of giving a second nom
nation, take this opportunity to inform you
that | shall not again be candidate for that
office.
For the support received at your hands last
year | return to you my sincere thanks
SAMUEL l.. HUNT.
Guilford, July "a, 1860.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

THE CAMPAIGN.-We see the Douglas news
papers are in great tribulalon because so many
of their prominent men and journals are going
over either to Breckenridge or Lincoln, and
they charge the republicans with leanings tow
ards breckenridge. As between the two wings
of the democracy the republicans have nothing
to choose the principles endorsed by both are
equally repugnant. But it so happens that the
republican press is unable to find any accessions
to the Douglas ranks from any quarter. We
learn from our exchanges that nineteen papers
in the State of Illinois, eleven of them in Egypt
which have never before espouscd Republican
ism, have hoisted the Lincoln and Hamlin flag.
At the republican convention of Belmont coun-
ty, Ohio, where the vote stood-Fremont 1917
Buchanan 2,Sl0 and Fillmore 1853, in 1856
two leading democrats declared for Lincoln
as also did l.. c. Danford the Fillmore electol
for that district four years ago, and DIR. Jen-
kins, chairman of the county convention that
organized the local Belleverctt party. These
changes are significant and are but samples o.
. the good wark. The Piqua Register, the dem
ocratc organ of Miami county, Ohio, has rur
up the Lincoln flag, its editor having seen thu
holowness ofdemocracy in patient attendance
upon it at Baltimore.
At the South the Douglas men like Pryor o
Virginia, Clingman of North Carolina, and 9th
ers have signifed their intention of supporting
breckenridge. When we learn of any new
converts to Douglasism we will take the earlcs
opportunity of informing our readers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

POLlTICAL CONVENTION AT TRENToN.-The
Douglas, breckenridge, and Bell state conven-
ton of New Jersey were held at Trenton on
Wednesday. The breckenridge convention was
called by the regular committee, who urged
"unity and harmony" The Bell-wethcrs came
together like lambs TO the slaughter. The
Douglas men, fierce and mpetuous set, were
self called and were made up of delegates de-
feated in the primary party elections or delegates
who retired from the regular body. The Breck-
kinridge and Bell conventions carly appointed
committees of conference with each other, and
pending their report adjourned. The Douglas
convention was presided over by ex-Gov Fort,
was fully and largely attended, and with entire
unanimity proceeded to nominate its own cleo
torial ticket, headed by Gen William Cook of
Hudson and Joel Parker of Monmouth. The
Douglas men further perfected their own state
organization by the formation of central COM
mittee. There was much excitement in the
city and no little ill-wil manifested between the
rival houses of the democracy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

In case of the election of president ny the
House of Representatives, the seventeen small
est states can elect president Three of these
minor states have only a single representative,
six have only two, three have three, three have
four, one has FIVE, and another six, so that Mir-
ty-seren members of Congress, being majority
of the delegations from majority of the states,
can elect president, if no election is made by
the electors chosen by the popular vote.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

powER's INsrITurE-The success of this lnstu-
ton under l.. f. Ward its able and popular principal,
seems to be established on basis and perIna-
ncnt. 1t attracts pupils from all the surrounding
towns and retains them. The reputation of its chief
n. pleasing and acceptable instructor seems to grow
brighter each successive year adds to his expert
ence Ample provision is made in every department
of the Institute Tor the necessities Of pupils and there
seems determination the part of its directors that
its character shall keep pace with its growth.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

STUMpING TIE CoUNTRY.-Stcphcn A. Doug
las made tour through some portions of New
England, and in nearly all places where he tar
ried he delivered stump speeches for Douglas
and Squatter Sovereignty. He is an adept at
"muking the worse appear the better reason to
some minds. Cannot some of his friends per-
suade him to visit his native State and revive
the dropping spirits of his friends.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

D5- The service of the mail on the BmtIleboro and
North Adams mail route has been restored to its for
mcr condition. and the stage will now run tri-weekly
each way, leaving Brattleboro Tuesday Thursday and
Saturday mornings No people in Wiudham County
has suffered much from the reduced service the
inhabitants Of Guillord, Halifax ana Nottingham.
They have now restored TO them what should never
have been taken away.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

A METEoR.-A meteoric body was seen passing
through the heavens over this village Mt apparently
no very great height on Friday evening of last week.
The time about ten O'Clock and not moro than n
minute was occupied in the passage of the brilliant
object. Its direction was from west to cast 1t light
cd up the heavens with great brllancy, and with its
long and Illuminating train it was momcntarily thought
to be an enormous piece Of fire works. similar
mcteoric body was seen to pass over New York City
the evening, an hour earer and in an opposite
direction.
friend in this village writes thus:
"About five minutes after 10 O'Clock on Friday
evening standing upon the elevated terrace in
from Of his residence with my brother, Royal Tyler.
Our attention attracted by the meteor, which las
excited so much comment.
To it seemed elevated 80 deg. above the horizon.
When first seen, it appeared like rocket which had
missed its way and taken horizontal course. The
train apparently Of Il rod in length. 1t then was
over the west side of the Connecticut river valley
Before 1t reached the eastern bank of the river the
head Of the meteor which had until then been about
twice the size of Venus at her brightest period, di-
Vided, into two smaller parts, ana very soon after
wards discovered third head all three continuing
towards the cast, abreast. We could not perceive
that one outsripped the other in the least lhcrap-
parcut height above the earth was also the same
Each had small train aud seemed in vivid contrastion
Our view was wholly unobstr1lcted until the three
points were hidden by the range of hills far down on
the eastern bank of the Connecticut.
line drawn from our position to the place IN INC
heavens where the meteor was first seen by would
extend over New York CITY, line drawn from the
point of observation to- where we lost sight OF 1t would
pass over Boston. The time Of passage may have
been half minute or n minute, we could not agree
upon the exact duration.
Yours, G. i. I.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

CAMBmpGEroRT.-Wc learn from the Argus that
the Messrs Perry & Co have commenced rebuilding
their factory, the first stick oftmber being'drnwn up
on the ground on Monday last They have leased
the saw mill on the Grafton road, just above Cam
bridgeport for wear. and will get out all their own
lumber The work Of rebuilding will be pushed with
such vigor that the establishment will probably be
ready co into operation bv the first Of December.
John +. Alexander, Of the firm Gray x Alexander,
is to take partnership in the concern.
Mcssrs Butterfeld & Smith have taken possession
Of the Soap Stone works mt Cambridgcport and will
ut once proceed to pull down the old mill and erect Il
NOW ono.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

THE CRors--The hay crop in this county promises
to be greater than that Of last year, and that was
larger than any one preceding it for number OF
wears. Since the middle of June the weather has
been unusually propitious for its increase, and al
though late the growth in moist uncut fields still con-
tnues. Corn and oats are exceedingly thrifty and
crops of both will he large
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

The swing ferry between lIolyoke and South
liadley Falls, the whole available property of
which is not worth over 500, pays the owners
o per cent. or over $4,000 case probably
without parallel in the whole country.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

during the absence of its parents for only about fifteen
minutes Cbcing left with older daughter) fell into
n small cistern of water emily eleven inches in depth
and was drowned, although immediate effort was
made and kept up for two hours, the vital spark could
| mt Lie rnvivnd.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

THE CENsUs.-We are without any official
or any definite information as to the result of
the census which is now in progress, as the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1860-07-28

The publishers of rival Lincoln and Douglas
papers at la Crosse, Wis, having exhausted
their resource, of brag, have now staked their
entire newspaper offices, valued at about $4,000
each, on the result in Illinois and Wisconsin,
and 81 800 more in "corner LOTS on the general
result. The Lincoln editor wants to make Il
clean thing of it by adding $500 in cash, chow
came the man by so much moneyP) but the
Douglas editor hasn't bank account of that
consistency. They will, however, be very quiet
towards each other until after November.