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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30
ArRtcAN cIv1LIzATroN SOCIETY.

AFRICAN ClNlIibAllO N oNNiHi L
~ he Editor Of the ~ y. IribHne
Sir,--Wil you permit me to call tho atten-
ton of your readers to the fact that the Ami
can Civilization Society is now preparing to
send pioneer company Of intelligent enter
prising colorcd families, to commence the
formation Of Christian industrial settlements
in the Yoruba country, in Africa; Professor
Campbell and DR.. NJ. X. Delany have conclu-
dcd a treaty with the King and Chiefs of ABB
leokuta who arc friendly to the enterprise,
and are anxiously looking for the arrival Of
settlers from this country to instruct them in
the arts and sciences Of Christian civilization.
We now have on our list the names of fifty
seven persons, who are anxious to go to lo-
ruba as soon as our Society can aid them
Among them are three ministers Of the Gospel.
The bark Mendo. under the management Of
firm of colored gentlemen, is now in this
port, and in few weeks will sail for Africa,
touching at Lagos, the port where our compa-
ny will land, and proceed at once to Ableo-
/ kuta, city Of hundred thousand inhabit-
ants. in a fine, healthy section Of country
This is "a most favorable opportunity, as the
bark has good accommodations, is manned and
differed by colored men, who will do all in
their power to render the passage agreeable
to ALL But we lack the necessary funds to
send them And yet this can be supplied if
all who read this will at once send small
donation Must this favorable opportunity
pass by for want Of the needed aid, and their
cherished hopes end in gloomy disappoint-
ment. Kind reader, will you help and make
your remittance note to our Treasurer, Robert
Iindloy Murray, Esq. No. G5 Broad street,
New York, ~ v, or to the Corresponding
Secretary. Who will initiate the following
example,
BrsHvtLLR. Ill, March, 1850
Dear Sir-n answer 10 n notice Of your Society In th'
Press and Triie. Chicago. Ill.,, herewith ucnsc YOU
five dollars I make my living by my trade, but viii a
ways do something for your Society. Push on the Am
can cause "a, fast as possible.
Yours truly, Phoebe j SHEAhit.
Editors through the country will confer q
favor by publishing the above.
A. A. CONSTANTINE, Cor. Sec'y.
No. % Bible House, New York, \. Y.
March Is, 1860.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30

VERA CRUz.-1his Mexican city, which is
now undergoing the hazards of a siege, is To-
Gated on a sandy, unhealthy plain on the Gulf
coast 1t is well built, having attained tho
rank and privileges of a city as early as 1915.
Fortfcations provided at the available points
although its reputation for strength depends
on the castle of San Juan de Ulloa, built up
on an island about half a mile from the shore
The harbor is mere roadstead between the
town and castle and has neither good anchor
age nor sufficient protection from tho north
winds. The population Of the city is now put
at about 10, 000 but was double that number
twenty-five years ago. The castle was taken
by tbs French in 1929, and by the American
forces under Gen. Scott in 1877. Alvarado,
which is said to have been recently taken by
Miramon, lies to the south of Vera Cruz, and
was also strongly fortified and well supplied
with military stores .--Boston journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30

SOUTHERN RrrREsENTAT1oN AT CHICAGO.
Kentucky has already chosen her delegates
to the Republican Convention, to he held in
Chicago in June The gallant Clay and other
fearless friends Of freedom will be thoro, and
have a voice in making the nominations.
Missouri will have a strong delegation there,
and will urge the claims of Judge Batcs Of
that State, to head the ticket. If he will
stand fairly and squarely on the Republican
platform there is possibility Of his nomina-
ton, though our impression is that some man
who in the battle of 1856 was on the Repub-
lican side, will be the standard bearer.
The so-called Peoples Party of Delaware
is now talking of sending delegates, and will
no doubt do it. The Democracy of that little
State have bitter enemies, whose sympathie'
must be with the Republicans in their strug-
gle to keep the cancer on the breast of the
southern States, from spreading into the Ter
ritories
Maryland, writes the Washington CORE
spondcnt of an exchange paper, it is anticipat
ed, "will send delegates to the Chicago Con
vontion, and that the Republican ticket vii
command a large vote at thc November cleo
ton" IL is net unlikely that II. Win'c
Davis, who voted for the Republican Speake
when he was elected. will be on the stuml
in three months for the Republican nominee
There are tens of thousands Of people il
Tennessee, Virginia and North Carolina, tina
would like to be represented in the Chioag
Convention, but they may not dare pubicl
TO express such desire, and act up to it
demands.
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ANOTHER OYSTER sLoop TRAGEDY.

ANU II Elk VI i Elk oLDOl lRAGED1 q.
New York, March 2i.-Schooncr Thomas
French, from Virginia, picked up, Wednes-
day, yawi boat, containing Chinaman, who
had escaped from sloop Spray, Of Milford,
Ct, which vessel was sunk the same day in
collision with the sloop Lucinda The Cap
tain Of the latter vessel says, when the col
lision occurred there was no one on beard the
Spray excepting the Chnaman, who refused
to come on board the Lucinda. The Captain
and his brother, the Chinaman says, went
down in the Spray.
NEW YORK, March 25--It is suspected
that the Chinaman who was picked up in the
yawl off Barnegat, murdered the captain and
his brother and then deserted the vessel
And his sudden disappearance on arriving at
this city yesterday tends to confirm the sus-
picion. The Spray was bound to Virginia for
a cargo of oysters, and Captain Leete had in
his possession funds for the purchase of his
cargo The Police have the affair in hand.
The N. Y Herald, gives further particu-
lars respecting the case of the oyster sloop
Spray, mentioned above. The Herald says :
"The deck of the Spray was strowu with
bedding, flags and furniture, indicating that
the cabin had been thoroughly ransacked, and
the contents scattered over the deck. The
1 Chinaman-who goes by the name of John
| Low or Jackalow, as he is more frequently
called-is well known in New York, and has
sailed with Capt Leete for the past four years
Something over a year ago he stole consider
able money from Capt. Leete, and ran away t,
New Haven, where he was captured by the
police and brought back to New York. Such
was Capt. Leete's attachment to Jackalow
that he refused to press the prosecution, and
| on his discharge, Immediately restored him to
/ his position as cook on board the Spray lie
is reported to be a very revongeful fellow
and, when excited, stops at nothing, however
| desperate, in order to crafty his revenge.
/ When picked up by the French, and during
| his continuance on board, he persstently re-
/ fused to converse with any one, pretending
that he did not understand the English Ian
| guage, although, when the questions were not
too direct, he evidently understood wei
enough. His stories concerning the mannei
of the captain's death are very conflicting
He first said that the captain was thrown
overheard by being struck by the main sheet
then he said that at the time Of the collision
the captain was standing on the bowsprit and
was knocked off by the conclusion, and final
ly that he was sick in the cabin and unabl,
to get on deck. When picked up he had or
coat belonging to Captain Loete in the
pockets Of which was found a memorandum
book, upon the fly leaf of which was written
in pencil 81 r. Leote, Guillord, c."
LATER.-The Chinaman, John Low, who
is supposed to have murdered Capt. Leeto and
his brother, has been captured near Jersey
! Citv and ia in custody Considerable rnonoy
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30

DAMAGE BY LIGHrING.-On "Wednesday
evening OF last week barn belonging to WI
lard Davis, Of Montgomery, was struck by
lighting, and burned to the ground. The same
evening the barn Of George Adams OF Enos-
burgh, received a charge of the electric hnid'
shattering the building, and killing four sheep
Rather early in the season for thunder snow
ors in Vermont.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30


Manufactures Of wool, Spec. duties, "A
Wool free, costing lG cts under. Ditto 20 cts do.
All other wool, Specific, cts per h. "A per cent
1t will be observed that by Mr.. Morril's
bill, l6 cents per pound is the highest priced
free wool, while it is 30 cents by the present
law. Moreover Morrill's bill has special pro-
visions to prevent frauds by mixed woods and
otherwise. Another feature is that specific
duties are applied to wool and manufactures
of wool, instead of percentages upon the val
ues (too often nominal) Of imported articles.
The specific duties on manufactures of wool
will amount to an average increase of duty
quite as great, believe, that in the other
articles in the above schedule so as to pre-
serve the relative positions of the raw materi-
al and the manufactures thereof.
Contested Seat.
Three days have been given to the contest
ed seat in New York, Williamson (Repub. }
VS.. Sickles Dem J, and in Michigan, Howard
(Repub.) VS.. Cooper Dem. land in both
cases the preliminary questions have been de-
cded in favor of the Republicans.
Business IN the Senate.
The Homestead bill has been discussed.
with prospect that the Senate will pass a
bill less favorable to settlers than Grows
(House) bill. Both may fall therefore. A
noteworthy incident has occurred on slavery.
Senator Sumner presented petition for the
abolition of slavery in the District of Colum-
bia aud elsewhere within federal jurisdiction,
and other things to match. 1t was laid on
Democrats-noes II, all Republicans. Anoth-
er remarkable thing is the rejection of the
treaty with Nicaragua 1t was not pressed
until the very day before the time expired in
which it could be ratified. Then it came up
with two extraordinary provisions;
LIST. That the United States may, with the
consent Of Nicaragua, interfere with its mill.
tary power to protect persons and propert,
passing over transit routes in Nicaragua ; ant
I'd. That in exceptional cases Of unforeseen
and imminent danger, the United States may
interpose its military power ,0ilhout The consen,
of Nicaragua.
This looked too much like military occupa.
ton, and Senator Collamer moved to strik,
out the second clause stated agreedto Sen
ator Hamlin then moved to strike out the frs
clause agreed to also--and then the Demo
Gratis did not want the treaty at all. 1t wa
dead. The Republicans have consented to
reconsideration, with view Of amending.
possible, so as to save whatever is good il
the treaty.
IParlike.
! have warned you Of speck Of war in N
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30
r1nsr niSrR1cr coNyENr1oN.

fhc Republicans Of the First Congressional District
ate hereby requested to NEE, al Mortified on Tuesday
The I'd day Of April next, at II O'Clock, A. NJ Tor inc
purpose Of cectng Delegates and Substitutes therefor
10 rcprcscnt said District at the National Republican
Convention to be held ut Chicago in May next
Feb. %, 1860. By order OF Committee
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30

~ Governor William II. Bisscll, Of Hi
nois died in Springfield his official residence,
on Sunday afternoon last. lie was boru in
Otscso County, New York, April 25. 1871.
He practiced medicine while, then took to
the law, and at the breaking out of the Mex
lean war he enlisted and was elected Colonel
in which capacity he distinguished himself
under General Taylor. lie was afterwards
elected to Congress, and served through two
terms, and in 1856 was elected Governor.
1t. Governor Wood is now acting Governor
of the State.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30
FROM WASHINGTON.
Dist Com
March %, 1859.
THURSDAY, March %, 1860.

THURSDAY, March %, 1860.
business IN the Hoee-Rnles-Id ri6-Con-
tested Seats.
Half of the week. since my last, has been
taken up in amending the rules, and the other
half in debating contested seats. At best the
rules are queer things-a sort of cheval-de-
frise. to keep a fellow out when he wishes to
get in. and to keep him in when he wishes to
get out The sum Of them all is--"how not
TO do it." There are good stories about
Speaker Pennington, and among them this
opinion of the rules "The man who made
them ought to be hung, and the member who
knows anything about them ought to be turn
ed out of Congress" Severe judgment but
not without sense. 1t is true that vast deal
Of time is wasted and business prevented, by
few men who esteem themselves great on
''priviloged questions" and points of order
and who are generally esteemed small, on
really great matters, by every body else. But
the rules have been "amended and, | think,
really improved The House has doubled the
chances for pirate bills and that is a real re-
form, and good enough to distinguish the seth
Congress if it does nothing else. Nobody
here suffers so much as men who have honest
claims upon the Government particularly
the largest class, whose claims are moderate.
Monday was our first day under the new rules,
and something like a hundred bills were re-
ported and placed upon the calendar-many
of them private bills. Among the public bills,
was that Of Mr. Morrill,, called the Tariff bill,
although it provides for funding the Treasury
notes: so the collection of South Carolina
(noticed in my last fell as the first offering
under the new rules
Vermont Interests.
Mr.. Morrills tariff, as general rule, favors
articles which are most generally consumed
and puts higher duties upon the more costly
OF course, there is another primary rule dis
ordinations in favor Of articles of American
manufacture The bill has required much la
Dor to get it into its present position, and nov
it must run the hazards Of the passage. it,
father may not know his child, if it shall sur
vivo the trial so it is hardly worth while tc
20 into details of the bill will notice few
items, however
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30
HORRIBLE MURDER Ar SEA.

HORRIBLE MURDER AT SEA.
The public at New York were thrown into
great excitement on Wednesday, the 2lst, by
the news that a deserted sloop had been board
ed in the lower bay of Staten Island by per-
sons belonging to the Schooner Telegraph,
who found undoubted tokens Of bloody
massacre and robbery having been committed
on the deserted vessel The sloop proved to
be tho T.. A. Johnson, Capt. Brown OF lslip'
l.. | . which left Koyport, n. Y, ON Sunday
night bound to Virginia for a cargo Of oysters
The sloop had on board when she sailed two
men and two boys. the captain having in his
charge a considerable sum of money--two or
three thousand dollars it is supposcd--for
the purchase Of his cargo.
When the soop was boarded, Captain Sis
tare discovered that the decks, fore and aft,
were bcsmcared with blood, and found human
hair, matted with gore, scattered here and
there. indicating that murderous ARRAY had
probably taken place. Large pools of blood
we're found on the floor Of the cabin, and Ia
bic, chairs and stove spattercd. Everything
was in confusion and disorder. A large ham
mer was found on which were portions of
human hair and blood. showing that the
murdcroas work had, in part, been accomplish
ed with that instrument. From the cabin
door to the side of the vessel there we're marks
of blood. apparently indicating that the VIC
tins had been drawn from the cabin and thrown
into the ocean, A pool of blood was visible
near the scuppers. and there were traces Of it
on the outside of the vessel, and prints of
bloody hands on the rail Pools of blood al
so surrounded the mast near the windlass,
and the bloody traces of crime were found on
the masts and sails A coHce-pot was also
/ found i'm the cabin, besmcared with blood, and
! locks Of human hair sticking to it, showing
that this had been used first, probably as a
weapon of defense, and afterward as an imple-
ment of murder.
The indications were that the boys were
murdered frst-one Of them probably being
struck down while employed as lookout
and the other probably being then called on
deck and killed. near the gaugway-altcr
which the captain was attacked below, and
after bloody struggle, overpowered and
then the bodies Of the dead OF dying were
dragged TO the side Of the vessel and thrown
overheard There were strong indication.
that one at least was alive when thrown
overheard. from the marks of bloody fngeri
on the railing, as if some one had cutchoc
hold and had his fingers chopped off by
ha'ehe'' AS the Vesse' was seen IN inc lot
part oil the day win one man al 'he hei'h' D.
whose m''inanaSemen' 'ne Nessel was 'u'
ioul oil ano'her vessel tnS 'ohn D. M"'nel
ana Cons'uetaoly damaged no o'hot person
out inc hellhs'nah oeluS visible mere az
suspicious that ne was the mate oil tne H. a
Johnson ana haa previously committed tn
MURDER ana noPeu 10 "anla3e tno 'ossG' ~
Vno '"a, '"V "oV'u '''N "'''1
~ ~. "a ~ a O.". .'.0s" =, - my l,ooa ,i'
NAV he ~'s s!'as w WIZ uel ~ 49, h.,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30

To BY reference to the Congressional pro-
ceedings in another column, it will be seen
that Mr.. Wigfall, the newly elected Senator
from Texas, made characteristic onslaught
on the Homestead bill in the Senate on Thurs
day last. LANDS for the landless' has no
constitutional or intrinsic merits with him un-
less coupled with that other part Of the "irro
pressibIc conflict "nggers for the niger
less Cotton is King" says Mr.. Wigfall /;
and from the pompous bustor Of his speech
one might naturally suppose that he thought
he owned pretty much all of the cotton at that.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30

gV' We last week exposed some Of the
disgraoeful scenes that had transpired in the
grocery formerly kept by Mr.. Charles Carter,
and expressed our regret that his SUCCESSOR
Messrs. A.C. & T.W. Bailey-were apparent
ly following in his footsteps. We are since
informed by one Of the new firm that they in
tend to keep no such dsreputable place as did
Mr.. Carter. but that everything shall be done
decently and in order, and that gambling, rev
elry and drunkenness will not be tolerated by
them. We hope that they will adhere to this
purpose and that everything in the shape Of
intoxicating drink will be excluded, and that
they will make the spacious rooms which they
now occupy what they can be and ought to
be-a place which the most as,idious could
not object to patronize.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30

" There is great competition among con-
tractors to obtain the profitable job Of supply
ing the one hundred monolithic column shafts
Cor the capitol extensions at Washington
Each one is to be ? feet 10 inches long, ?
feet rs inches upper diameter, and feet
inches lower diamoter--cubic contents about
262 ID feet BY right, they should come
from the quarrics Of Rice, Baird ~ Hecbner,
in Lee, Massachusetts,, who have supplied the
marble used in constructing the extensions
but Capt Mogs thought that monoliths
could not be obtained. He then undertook
to order the columns from the quarries Of
Caracca. in Italy, contractor having offered
to furnish them, delivered on the wharf here,
at $500 each. But there was general storm
Of indignation, and the gallant captain had
to relinquish the plan of importing stone
wherewith to build our national capitol
Competition then was commenced between
owners Of quarries at Rutland Fast Dorset,
Dandy and other places in Vermont, and
quarries in Maryland. The quarry of Holly,
Fields ~ Kent, on Dorset mountains. in
Vermont, was pronounced the best in New
England, although the marble taken from il
is varicgatcd with veins of blue. The Rut-
land marble was found too strongly veincd
with green. am, however, Of the opinion
that the columns will be taken from the Mary
land quarries which furnish what is called
the - crystal MARBLE but is really magnetism
limestone, of a coarse texture and crystal
izaton.- Correspo of Boston journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30

Coon on ms HEAD.-A friend of ours
authorizes us to say, that he is ready to bet
five hundred dollars that Senator Douglas
will be nominated fnr the Presidency of the
United States 10y the Charleston Convention.
Five hundred dollars, that if nominated by
that Convention, he will be elected President
if he lives until next November election (;
and five hundred dollars more that if Mr..
Douglas is not nominated at Charleston, the
nominee of that Convention will not be elect
ed President Of the United States in $500
Rulapd Conrier.
lie had better save his money and put it
into a general fund for the support Of seedy
democratic politicians and oliice-holders
whose Occupation will be gone, in about
year from this time whether Douglas i
nominated at Charleston or not Voodsioc'
Standard.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-30

~ New York merchants have not yet
forgotten the sensation produced in mercan-
tile circles, during the Castle Garden excite
ment, by the public announcement made by
Mr. Henry c. Bowen, of the well known silk
house of Bowen ~ McNamee, that the firm
had "rosoyed TO sell their goods, not their
principles" A few days ago slaveholding
Kentuckian, after buying bill Of goods at
this same establishment, now Bowen, Holmes
g. Co., went into the private Office for a con-
versation with the leading members of the
firm on certain subjects connected with the
saving of the Union. The Keutuckian main
tanned his side Of the question with some
earnestness, until he was interrupted by the
sudden entrance of a Western man, stran-
ger to both parties, who without waiting to
Introduce himself said to Mr.. b., 81 have
come to get a silk dress for my wife. 1--WE
don't sell at retail was the reply. 81 cant
help that said the stranger, 81 am from the
West, and | want to buy my wife dress of
the man who sells his goods, and not his
principles" Mr. b. called ono OF his clerks
and directed him to show the gentleman the
finest silks in the whole establishment. The
Kentuckiau put on a look of ludcrous, sur
prise and on resuming the conversation,
changed the topic Of discourse.-N J. Iri-
bme.