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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
from the Toronto Globe ofNov. J,h.
4 GENTLEMAN KILLED BY TELE-
GRAPH.

Tie telegraph makes curious and serious
blunde1s now and then About week ago,
George Browne, E.q., President Of the Buff
falo and Lake Huron railway, whose place
of residence Is Goderich had occasion t0
visit Toronto on business, and on the after
noon of the dav OF his arrival, he was taken
i'll and telegram was sent 70 MIS-. Browne,
summoning her to Toronto. OF course she
lost no time IN making arrangements, and
reached this city by the first on the following
morning.
Finding that her husband was not serious
Iy indisposed, or at least that there was no
immediate danger, she caused his nephew to
telegraph to that effect to Goderich, in order
to aIla7 the anxiety Of the members OF the
family she had left behind. srhe nephew
proceeded to the telegraph Office, and penned
the following despatch, which he handed to
the clerk s.Mr Browne is no worse Mrs
Browne will write tonight" The slip was
sent up stairs, and the despatch transmitted
over the wires. When 1t reached the Goder-
ich Office. however. slight change mad been
made in it. Whether from the illegible wri'
inr or the mistake of the operator, cannot
he distinctly ascertained, but. at any rate,
the message sent to the family read as FOL
lows "Nlr Browne is no more, Mrs. Browne
will write to tonight."
AZ may be imagined, the family were
thrown into the greatest grief on the receipt
of the melancholy intelligence. The news
was soon known all over Goderich, and the
people were greatly grieved at the unexpected
demise of one whom they all loved and re-
spected. Mr.. Carter, the manager of the
Buffalo aud Lake Huron railway, visited
tbs house Of mourning, and signifed bis in
tention OF proceeding to Toronto with spe-
eial train to bring home the remains OF ms
lamented chief. The train was GOT ready
without DELAY, and Mr.. Carter and Dir.
Brownies eldest son came to tais city a. pas
sengers on it.
When it reached tbe Queen's Wharf sta
ton, the grief stricken passengers entered
one Of the Great Western trains and were
soon at Ellah's hotel. Their pleasure and
ssfonishment may be imagined when they
entered the public parlor and found aiT.
Browne sitting taking and laughing With
some other gentlemen and enjoying good
health having recovered from his indisposi-
ton. Mutual explanations took place, and
all parties were oyeJoyed TO fad' shat the
gentleman had only been "killed by tele
graph.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
CHANGE OF TUNE,

Among all the pro-aiavery papers, no one
was quite 60 raving as the \. 7. Herald
IS the set day drew near, its rawlings became
more and more intensified. The Union was
on the very point of bursting up; the South
ern States were already in arms for instant
action If Lincoln should be elected; busi-
ness would be suspended every where ships
would rot at the wharves; stock would fail to
nothing the grass would grow in the streets
Of New Yolk city, and the mourners would
90 about her streets, unless Lincoln should
be defeated. Letters real or feigned from the
South and West were multiplied in the Her-
a,d, depicting all the horrors OF revolution ii
Lincoln should get the electoral vote OF New
York. Frantic appeals were made to all
classes, TO rich and poor, to merchants, me
chanics, lawyers, docto1s, hotel-keepers,
opora-goers, ,showmen, &C., &c, &c, to drop
all business and to save their craft and their
country, by voting the Union ticket. Ez-
bortatiops to Democrats and Bell men, and
ISLANDERS and malediction for the Republicans
were roured out of its mouth in an incessant
stream. But Wednesday morning came
The game was up. The election OF Lincoln
was conceded to be beyond dispute; and
forthwith the entire procession Of horrible
consequences which the Herald had plraded
before the public eye daily for long time,ull
disappeared from the stage ct once. The
Herald became as mild as if it had breathed
chloroform and congratulated its readers that
the reign "of troubles and intrigues and
humbugs ard moral dirt" was over. Just
hear It
The iather lies himself could not have
SURPASSED some Of his pupils who took part
in Yesterdays contest. Political midland
il is the nastiest species Of the erticle-was
thrown right and left. Everybody was more
or less besp Uttered so everybody will rise
this m orning more or less dirty. The pro-
fessional politicians will be full of bile
and bad rum the general public, after read
ing the returns, will return to their daily
duties with sigh of relief, and a sort of
an glad it's over feeling, which man ex>
periences after he has accompli shed an un-
pleasant task, and discharged is duty to the
best OF his ability.
ln view OF this state CT things, and cousid-
erlng that we have now flushed with the
W lde Awakes ard the Minute Men, the Bell
Ringers and the Little Giant Clubs, and all
the sweet scented torchlight professions, de-
:nonsIT ltlons, b1ncombe speeches and what
not, perhaps Il would bs well if we should
all take warm bath, turn over a nsw leaf
ana MAKE "a, q irezh STRAIT, The better part of
creation VIII, we are quite sure, agree with
enough ofpoiities to last US during the next
half century, and that it is quite time we
terc out of tnat miTe
the city Of New York endeavorcd vester-
day to do its duty to the country, and the
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16

The genius of the Sentinel has broke out
anew. Ii fact, since its outburst on the
philosophy of explosions, illustrated in the
doings Of the Democratic National Oonven-
ton al Charleston, we have not seen quite so
signal display of it as appears in the last
number. The election Of ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, last week, wo suppose was
tae stimulus that Sc. the steam going. After
q dose of "u'sgo29-snougb5 5or-you," dealt
ont with a liberal hand to southern mad
cap sec7s5ionists and fre-ea ters'' for their
"uptIring efforts to rend in twain the hith-
erto firm ranks Of the democracy telling
them !. can stand Lincon'5 administration
as well as they can-that they may es veil
stop their idle talk about "sacsss;on and civil
wa" and make up their minds at once to
lie quietly in the bed they have helped to
Nake-warning tho aforesaid gentlemen
that It goes for "holdipg them 70 the couse-
quences of their rash and trelsonab!e acts"
and that since the choice is made, "Lincoin
will be President, in spite Of their threats
and uenaees, it turns its battery On the
FREE PREss. and let's on with q 81 ucprising
lo0seness. Al, well We can stand It and
considering Tie intense chagrin which tie
Seminal must feel at the defeat of al its pre-
dictiOns, and the Illustration of all its plans
about the election-the black despair which
has settled doyn on its cherished hopes for
the future, we do not know but we ought to
excuse it.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
CLIMAX OF THE DIsUNIONIsTs.

,,t, oDlno twenty, or mIce, Y ears aS1 Mr.
ea!noun was driven out from the admins
tTati0n OF Gen. jackson. In connection
VITA ina. expulsion, commenced the war
against the Union. Mr.. Calhoun. IA we
well know, wrote an Essay on Government.
in which he denounced this Union, and DC
clared that it WIS failure. Gen jackson,
tor the moment, was able TO crush out the
disuniOnists. He wrote q letter in 1888 Just
after he ceSSinn movement was over, to q
gentleman OF Georgia, in which he said -
The disuniOnists are destroyed. They
ought TO have been hung on gallows as
high as Human. We know" says he
that the tariff question which was then
the question before tie country-"was a
mere pretext the next pretext.'' said be,
''wiil DO the slavery, or the negro question"
These doctrines Of Mr.. Calhoun have been
disSeminlttd over the South, and they have
injected 10 "A great degree, the public mind;
and - day We find leading men in that sec
ton Of the country, both of the Breckinri1gs
and the Douglas parties, pledged, in case Of
the election of Mr.. Lincoln, to disunion.
MIR. IADceY, Col. Or of S c, Mr. FJUte of
Miss. and others. Mr.. Foot claims to be "A
friend Of Mr. Douglas; but in IL srech made
by him It Sarat01a, lie declared that If Mr..
Lincoln was elected lie was pledged to 20
home ana and jDin hlnds with the extr-me
South IN opposition TO the Union. Mr.. Wise
Of Nirginia, is an avOwed Disunionist How
many Of these men IN the South are sincere,
and how many are meie ely "meu in buc%ram'
cannot say. | rather think, from a short
article | saw in letter from Norfolk, that
Mr.. Wise may he c!Issed among the latter
" any rate, Go not think great deal is
to be feared from such men. In speech
made in Virginia lately, he sIid-''Ee
wanted men t. organizes and be On the
alert; ne wanted Minute Men-men who
would stand by the South ; men who would
be ready az a minute, IN a moment, to pro
iect Jh" SJuth men who would meet the
Wi,!e-Awake of the North, when the time
should come. first with cann0ns. loaded with
yraptshOt and rl11s, and muskets, and guns
if We can get them ; if net. then with
swords and short swords, and bowie knives;
and II We cannot get them, we VII fight
hem with pickaxes and scythes, and shOSels,
ind pixies, and Il We cannot get them, then
shall lead the van, and 60 in Tor lighting
hem with the weapons that GJd A mighty
ave Js.' (LaughteT.) You see how l is
'alOr Oozas out Ii reminds me of an Essay
vritten by De Quineey, in which L" murder
8 considered as one of the Fine Arts" A
member Of Il club IN which murder Was
lractlced and discussed as one Of the fine arts
nus advises a young man who offers himself
s 4 servant For if once q man INDUCES
himself in murder, very soon he comes to
mink lit.ie Of robbipg; and from rObbIng,
lc comes next to drinking and Sabbath brea-
ling. and from that 10 inCivIlity and pro-
.rastinAtiOn. Once begin upon this dO8u-
yard path, you never know where You are
70 stop. Many man has dated hIs ruin
rom some murder OF other that perhaps he
bought little Of at the time"
q. 5 BOUTWELL,.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
VERMONT LEGISLATURE.

=.
ss-Rrsolafi0as.-By Mr Field Of Newfano,
ordering the appointment Of q lmmlttee Of three,
IN connection with the State Treasurer, to nvesti-
gate the past and present condition of the North
held Bank; to examine the books, papers and evil
deaces Of the dealings of sait bank with II. n.
Bates, the late Treasurer Of this State, also u ex
anime IN connection herewith, the books and pa
pers Of the Treasury of this state, to Ascertain
whether any portion Of the moneys property Of
said Treasury have at any time been received or
taken on deposit otherwise by said bank, or any
Of its Of GERS, agents or attorneys from II. Y
Bates; whether any of the funds or assets Of the
said bank bRye at any time been illegi tinately
drawn from said Treasury, with the knowledge or
assent Of any Of il, officers agents attorneys Of
said bank, to restore the losses Of said bank, or
real or supposed dsfalcaton o; said Bates as CASH
icr Of said bank; 20 report by bill OF otherwise;
and empowering the committee 10 send Tor per-
sons aui papers, and to employ q clerk
Mr.. Field stated that the Mortified Bank wen.
into operation in 1854. II. NJ. Bates was its CASH
ier. lie also was chosen State Treasurer at the
same time. lie continued TO discharge the duties
of these two tfices until last year, when J. b.
Hutchinson became the Cashier Of said bauk Mr.
Bates vacatiug the Office Of Treasurer this fall
lie declared that IL was alleged by gentlemen liv-
inC IN NorthGcld-men Of integrity and intelli-
gent sG -acity-that the bank had met with heavy
losses; that the grounds for believing that
the money 90 make up such losses, had been ab-
stractsd from the Treasury of the State. Now,
it due to the bank, to the State and TO the
bonif-en Of the de!aultiag ressureF, to inVesti-
gate the operations Of the bank and ascertain the
truth Of the suspieions which now entertained.
Mr. Lyndo Of Wi!lamstown, said ths North
field Bank would not shrink from investi CATION, it
rather oourted il, but protested gsinst making
serious charges unless they be authenticated BY
proper evidence, against prejud ging the case by
the expression Of the opinion of the House.
The resolutions were then adopted.
The Speaker appointed as the committee, ,MessI
Field Of Newfane, Gardner Of Bennington, aud
Seymour Of Vorscunes.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
THE ELECTIOE.

Lincoln is ahead in New To-k abo0'
$4,000.
In Connecticut I.incoln's majority is 10
056. and plurality 2S,279.
Maryland has probably gone tor BEeok-
inridge and Missouri for Douglas.
In Wisconsin, Lincoln's majority is about
10000.
Breckinridgc Carries Florida, Alabama and
Mississippi.
In Virginia, as far as heard from, Bteck-
inridge is ahead BY 2,065.
The Democracy gain but tieo members Oh
Congress IN New York instead Of sir as at
first reported. The delegation stands a
Republicans to Democrats. Before. it was
26 Republicans to 7.mocrats.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
~ HONEST CRowL.

/ am sick Of politics. am sick Of torch
..-lt fzz'es. | am sick of The Prince"
I an sick OF men who never talk sense to
women. 1 am sick Of boys Of seven, smok
.ns cigars. | am sick of gloomy Pharisees,
and w1rdy, ilealcss sermons and narrow
'reds. ann SICK of lawle Sabbatarians.
..at female infdss, and free lovers. an
- y, unhealthy, diseased books, tull Of
.-.4 us and tracsoenden tai bosh. |
- 81, e"as,e ribbons" and "ravishing
=. - 1 a-a 4 X Ia an age that produced a
bToaio 4ul b.ov-uir- = +bo ,,-o,s of me,
""5 una, ere-y woman tbould be a
i7-'1o' MUS Ae PR, 4nl fqY n 11g that
l'ely man s-0o-4 oe perfect ,.,.,,o,,,.r
ia sex oi WCmen sellstyle3 Ii+stor',i -
think II proof Of genius +, 5.sri5 w
day household duties am s;,,. so 80 1'ery
III the manuflc,uTe Of bent sriDas o1ioolS Nns
s.-l Of parents, tie cofins Of Wbosa cl;is1+l au1
-rs already being made, asking teacbe-+ -
l.l another branch" to the already sni,;51
II r..e Of lessons. am sick Of over-worka3
i.-7lid female operatives. an sick Of see,
~ tracts distributed where soup and bread
e1o-ld %. am sick Of seeing noodles in
-isl places. and iatelii iSence and refinement
sl-;inS 'n ing.'llcus case by their onn fre-
siG,s
am eicl CT tlo encouragement teld ort
s. women by the Otner sex 70 remain pretty
Idols. followed by long moral essays upon the
eI1rrit7 C., h-.le such. am sick of fun.
lHe.T al l----l-a and humbug and pTetan-
,.-i o- every Kind. an SEX Of this ever
l-S,'ns 5eI-e -.-- az Growing. and push
e and Jostilng, ca tbs ed-s e the FIVE feet
q earth which Is - any enc Of Us can have
u last, af,e- all oar pains.
Now, don't lay tAls growl to indigestion.
t3F neVer had 1t, or 5iliiousness. for / feel
az il was just made. or long arrears of un-
pad bills, because pay as 60. No. sir
as tie Ep|c'plls haze it. ali Jhis d,
stosdastly believe There-now feel bet
ter. FANNY FERN.
--BOnner's Le9gr.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16

Broke JAIL.-$100 REwARD.-JOhnS Smith,
prisoner awaiting trial for passing coun-
terteit money, in our County Jail, escaped
Thursday nigot.A \ 2,T;i0n of the stone wall
the ward int, whi;h the cells open, was yes
Thurs lay. in ,-ar}urse Of the repairs Of the
Jail now in ,ro.ress. torn down, leavinga
simple PARTITION ofhth and plaster across the
opening 81 made. The prisoners were locked
into Their ellis at night. and were supposed
TO be securely confined. 1t seems, however,
that the lock Of Smith 5 cell was held to the
door by bolts fastened only by ordinary nuts.
Those nuts Smith probably took occasion to
loosen with the poker, or possibly with some
tool supplied him from without, yesterday.
and at night, after all was quiet, ran them
off with his fingers, by reaching through the
grating of his door Once out Of his call,
he easily made his way through the lath
partition, and was OF. lie Is young man
with dark hair and smooth face, and wore
of black cap, salt and peppsr coat and
pants with dark stripe. Our eIcallens
Sheriff, from whose caro- no prisoner has c7e-
before escaped, offsrs reward Of ons hgnd-
red dollars for his recapturs and return.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
SOUTH CAROLINA.

n favorite character in farces is the mar
ried female who is continually threaten
my to leave her husband and return 10 Der
fathers house. \ disappointment in bon-
nets, a row in the kitchen, or mild desire
on the part of her lord to he somebodv in his
own house, is sure to ehcIt this declarations
with u running accompaniment of Mysteries.
South Carolina sustains the same matri
mJnial relations 80 the Union. She il nj
ways in tribulatiOn, she continually fints.
she daily threatens to leave her husband A
fourth or fifth rate State, OF less importance
in reality than the rocky little republic of
Rhode Island, she yet manages By mere ont
cry TO attract to herself the attention Of the
entir, cJuntry. Her talent fr fuss is his-
torical. Whether the question has been
Tariff, or Texas, or Compromise, or Kansas,
she has not failed 20 discuss it with tears in
her eyes, her hands akim5O. and Eer tongue
tipped with feminine spite
The witty editor Of the Louisville Journal,
III behalf OF kentucky, b.de South Carol na
g0Jd-by', six agc. He WAS Of oplui II
ttat she had never b en- in the Union, Il: all;
but Il she had, he desired her in the name Of
common sense 10 get out HIS treatment OF
her cas- was pTJb4bly the only proper and
philosophie one for nothing IS surer than
that ;crmagant wilo never gratifes her
husband by leaving him when requested 50
70 d.. The threats Of South Carolina arc Il
hysteric4l habit.
Yet in spite Of this wellknnwn idiosyn-
cr-sy, the attempt Is again made to fix an
alarmed attention Of ths whole country up
on this slraSish Sac. TIE knot OF Charles
ton fra-eaters are tLrus. upon Us as the ar-
biters Of our destiny We are rcquested to
hold our respective breaths and await tie ac-
ton of South Carolina We are TO sit Sot-
amnly in the courts Of this seeding sanctua-
-y, and listen Teyereutly 70 the political gos-
pei as expoanied iy the rhetorical RHETT.-
lhe voices Of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware,
Kentucky. Tennessee and Missouri, are roth
ns-bGt We must cape with expectancy TO
lear what South Carolina says.-N. Y. Sun.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
TIMOTHY IRILL.

CHARLESTON, Nov. 8.-The barque James Gray
owned by Cushing's Boston line, lying at our
wharvss, under instructions from the owners, has
hoisted the Palmetto aag and fred salute of If
teen guns.
Wonderful wonderful \ trading yess-
el belonging to some Boston bunker demo-
Gratis or old pro-slayery wings, while lying
at Charleston wharf hoists the State flag, and
fires of fifteen guns, one for each Slave
State, when the news came that Lincoln was
elected,-all to win custom from the
Charleston merchants-an act just as much
consequence as would be the holsting a
Vermont State flag on New York canal
boat lying at wharf in Burlington.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
From Wendell Philips speech On tlo rosui. ofthe

From Wendell Phillips speech tGe result ofthe
Election.
The battle had Jsea caTious one. The
D mocratic party had 91arreled in trying to
keep the peace. (Laughter.) The Aboli
tionists ought 70 be sorry 30 lose Mr. Doug
las from the political arena. (Applause. j
The Bell-EveFett party have been the con-
fort Of the campaign. They have been the
bufr to the locomotive which broke the
threatened blow. and turned the storm into \
laugh (ChccTs) Thy have been the
Sancho-PLnzi Il Douglas DJn Cli1)te -
Iaughtar.)
There are two ways Of being burned one
IS to rush into the ERE, like the rash moth.
and the other to stand still, ike the C0aserv
ative horse in a burning s,aale. (LauShter).
The Bell party chose the horse policy. Ire
newed aughter) They say, "My father
stood in this stau in 80, and | will not
change his policy, or get agitdted Ike the
crowds outside" and SO, like IT, horse, they
die in their burning stables daughter y
The party have lmplurcd us 70 cease CRITICS.
ing slave whips and auction blocks, thut all
might he well (ApIlaGse).
The Republicans have triumphed, and the
Democrats may prepare 10 die decently. One
Bell-EyeTett egg has given "a chicken, and
Mr.. Appleton is chosen, by fusion OF North
and Beacon streets. (LAughter.) Mr. Bur
lingame represented IN idea. and the city
winch defeated him disgraced only Itself
Appleton Is not to be eGyied, with one arm
resting on Beacon street. AMI the other in
the folds of a cam5ric handkerchief 10 keep
it from touching the shoulder of Ann street.
lie is the broken meat OF the political char
Ity basket. (Laugh-@.) he vii vote
against Sherman for Speaker while the heart
Of Boston IS for him"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-11-16
0IoN1rft1eH. Nov. o. l-r'.


10 r.H D 2 D.
i,~..-,. Eters;
Tie Legislature has ---a % ....l
To-day, if 10 has aet done much. They ws5e a, 10
plump up e. h-,s-ra-, j. in the m -r,-, 4-l 10 5
at night
The Agricultural Tiu .- -ho e-nat theme s..Il,
aud has been unIe- d.s,-..i3 la t1a Senate, both
forenoon at Afternoon, and Pot. vote ttae- o,. It
was called up ia TIE Iolso this aueu. DO ard
discussed at5atan lour. anl Ga-.ly a..as.s.i The
opponents @. the measure n tho House ..m ID
very mach .aeli.od 90 d. he oa she discussion. a-y
dil az LOST. quite uuy,1esasni.aIy. Igt4s .-u4te
! BIN rasses-w4iel Eoe Somewhat a.-a-- t-c
house VIII ec. cl1uo, 81 i.a-a... .....c
great good viii come from Tbs. d..ca Sion.
The Bill ayqr.r-iat.-. tdc additional s.. 800 90
sI- Mead .or Lis alien statue. l-. laa..g y -. el
tho Senate So tia. tLe Tr.a.a-, iaup viii
not he the destruction Of every decent tata.
Tie "catle disease was IN for d Ii.,.o no..-s
today, in tac shape of q bin --riu. towns power
ta ,1s VIA, they should b re mind to d. .toat
:. -raos.7., t5ov .aer,l ever wan. o. j, a.v
/ ,h,o0
,ri.. .,o- ,-ir..- ., +. -s-,s-,l.--1 anil
t.,i:. e., o~s,,,t t;s r-..----,,. p, .q,s., e.
vain. ooo--f-,r, ,.-,,t.,s-. Sam, s-.i.-,.
iasi,fs..ai ,r;,5i,. doob, ,..s. ., show liz o...i
5fs,,.i,i., 90 ~tas,g ,,,ri,. ,f li. tss7 viii in.
MIR. iu..I i.fl fr tie reasI If aU
,~s ,.,.bi.f,e- o- rs.,f..is. a s,,,1
Of # which was. .tap Sc. DO
~e...-- 49, .,, -.,,.. .,-o or .t,,- ,,-.,oit,,.
~;.,-.~-..,..- fl5 after IN. Tss.oso r r.,,,-
,,T.- t,rs .,7,o .f the t-ue Gen. Jao,,r1a s.u4
oB.ut him. When the Bill c5nesup to b5 acted
,nan we sb7l doubtless ret some 1icht on the sub
;sc. &c b..,,r ,;s,.. 10 General and the " r-.ri-
tive =, rs-ti,ria-. What reference yas made If
a.. Pi1 T do-,t rsris7,bsr bYt fl ,goli come NAT.
,,r.II,, s,on-5 bsforst5e Conmittee vro.. have IL
r,rd Thomas, hin re7s,iin- t, personal liberty
b,Iro
II. rrr ir,r,5,sei soma ir,o oqo bv Mr..
W.. If Rnr,;,,too. +, relation 10 &c RELIGIONS
so,;e4ias ,,5 which is understood to involve some
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