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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-27

that each equal the epoym Of civil rights and e.
TO be controlled and governed by just and equal laws
ut what the character Of the democratic party OF our
that who seeks 10 control and govern this great
and free repnbcY e chosen leaders deridc and rocule
the equality Of human rights they sco at tho very
prr cple by which our independence achieved and
upon which nobest institutions rest They stand as
tie repre- sepativcs az free nation, but OF party
TO the old rTecept OF law In
favor Of liberty and to strike out the golden rule from
the teachings Of CbristIaniiy, 20 that they might
epprefs the many for the enrichment Of the few This
democratic PARTY k opposed all progress and advance
nent Instead Of seeking mid and sympathy for honest
eners to e'nepas sse sayas aey demand perpetual
ibis government 70 extend and pcrpetuate the vest
system OF human bondage upon which the sun Of heaven
ever stons. And any man direfg With them, II man
insists upon liberty Of conscience, upon the recognition Of
honorable regard for popular sovereignty II be claims
right to resift the extension and spread Of slavery In
midst that man must be whipped like spcniel or
kicked bke ont OF modern democracy. This Ia the
party which rcwadsys considers its honor tarnbhed by
The mere existence Of republican organization of tina
organization whoee existence standing the
South whose sucoess, obtained through the ballot box
through the voices 81 the majority Of the people, by al
Constitutional and legal means s to be resisted by the
sword reed be- And Why IL tho republican party 40
basd and fearedS II s because they are opposed to Ii
.x,er,sn OF s,avsry, to , the eu . reSpening 20
have 6epounced accurscd, but which modern demo.
cracy dc mapds They talk Of the African slave trade .,
as IN 10 old .nd an H.
former horrors said that slave ships were con
sarty fitted out In Northern ports am not prepared
10 CfDy the ostertlOD perbub8 DOneSuv Oo0ev0 you
might detect evidences Of that ve traffic ct any time in
Northern cornercia cities, aye, and hear advocated IN
Northern conservative churches. daughter from demo-
cratic bencbes) But that makes no difference IN
the character Of the traffic The government II home,
and it's representatives abroad claim protection for the
tac by resisting the Int Of search and thus the cncf
Is the American flag Now, for my part who
engaged in this slave traffic, by whom it advocated by
whom supported by what party slave vessels t
ted out but this say, ,ha. especially svsYy
Northern man, who iEsac's ID r. 6rfht 70 be naicented
from the yardarm OF the veise he dishopors and the
him from bis wen meritcd fate These sentme nts
J know win be called treason by ard by, II
tho democratic party obtain again the power d th,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-23
poSToFFICE RoRRERIES.
HOW PAUPER PRO-SLAVEEY NEWSPAP
ARE SUSTAINED

lAOW 4 AZ LiN AI-NlaA ' EE I NIM ~ Al Ems
ARE SUSTAINED.
Mr.. Chandler, U. S. Senator from Michi-
gan, a resident Of Detroit, in speaking on the
Postoiiice bill in the Senate, presented some
statements that arc worthy lasting record.
These cannot be controverted, as he speaks
from personal knowledge of the corruption
lie says:
We have witnessed its effects in Detroit
Our Postmaster, knowing that the Constitu-
ton was subsidized from the Postofiice blank
printing fund and owning a sound Lecompton
newspaper himself, supposed that he had a
perfect right to subsidize that paper by plac-
ing it upon the revenues of the Postoifice
Department, The example bewildered his
moral sense, and he created sineoures in the
postofce for services to his newspaper In
process Of time his political faith was not
deemed sound and he was not only turned
out, but prosecuted, ostensibly for subsidizing
a press, in imitation of one who holds the
high office of President OF the United States
There is another newspaper in my city
which is not very well sustained. 1t is the
leading democratic paper in my state but it
cannot very well afford TO pay its editors.
In that city there is an ofice-I call it an
ofiice-of porter or messenger to the Post
office. 1t is a salaried office, the duties Of
which are to transport the mails from the
Postoflice to the cars. A gentleman connect
ed with the democratic Free Press is this sal
aried PostofFice but he hires cartman for
twenty dollars month to do the work.
-Four times year, he draws his $500, and
pays over his sixty dollars to the man who
does the work. He thus pockets his salary
from the Postofiice Department of $1,000 a
year less S240, which he pays to the man who
performs the service Nine hundred and
sixty dollars per annum are therefore paid for
no other earthly service than the partisan
support Of a corrupted press.
In the summer Of 1857, man in the town
of Lexington. in the State of Michigan, was
detected in robbing the mail. 1t appears that
he was Deputy Postmaster that is to say,
the Postmaster lived some mile or two away
from the office, and deputized him to act as
postmaster under the plea that, owning a
democratic paper, Ee must receive the reve-
nues of the Office to enable him to run his
press. The facts of the case were set forth
at the Postoflice Department. How was the
guilty man treated The Postmaster of Lex
ington was removed. and the identical man
who had robbed the mail was appointed to
succeed him. supposed that this was a mere
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Grnrral tHtsrcllanu.

I POVERTY NOT so GREAT A CURSE
If there is anything in the world that a
young man should be more grateful for than
another, it is the poverty which necessitates
his starting in life under very great disadyan-
tages. Poverty is one of the best tests of
human quality in existence. A triumph over
it is like graduating with honor from West
Point 1t demonstrates stuff and Stamina
1t is a certificate Of worthy labor creditably
performed. A young man who cannot stand
this test is not good for anything. He can
never rise above a drudge or pauper. A
young man who cannot feel his will harden
as the yoke of poverty presses upon him, and
his pluck rise with every difficulty poverty
throws in his way, may as well retire into
some corner and hide himself Poverty saves
a thousand times more men than it ruins for
it only ruins those who are not particularly
worth saving, while it saves multtudes of
those whom wealth would have ruined, If
any young man who reads this is so unfortu-
nate as to be rich, / give him my pity. |
pity you, my rich young friend because you
are in danger You lack one great stimulus
to effort and excellence, which your poor COM
panion possesses. You will be very apt, if
YOU have a soft spot in your head, to think
yourself above him, and that sort Of thing
makes you mean, and Injuries you. With full
pockets, and full stomach, and good linen and
broadcloth on your back, your heart and soul
plethoric, in the race Of life you will find your
self surpassed by all the poor boys around
you. before you know it.
No, my boy, if you are poor, thank God,
and take courage, for he intends TO give you
a chance to make something Of yourself If
you had plenty Of money, ten chances to one
it would spoil you for all useful purposes
Do you lack education Have you been cut
short in the text book Remember that ed
ucaton, like some other things, does not con-
sist in the multitude Of things a man possess
es. What can you do That is the question
that settles the business for you. DO you
know your business Do you know men,
and how to deal with them, Has your mind,
by any means whatsoever, received that dis
eiplne which gives to it action, power and
facility; If so, then you are more man, and
thousand times better educated than the
fellow who graduates from college with his
brains full Of stuff that he cannot apply to the
practical business of iie--stuf the acquisi-
ton of which has been in no sense disciplin-
AIRY process so far as he is concerned, There
are very few men in this world less than thir
ty years of age and unmarried, who can afford
to be rich. One of the greatest benefits to be
reapod from great financial disasters is the
saving Of a large crop Of young men.-1imo-
thy 7itcomb.
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NORTHERN RAILRoAD
On and amer Monday Nov. Z, 1859, Passenger Trains
will run as follows

On and amer Monday, Nov T. 1850, Passenger Trains
will run a follows
Ur TRAINS. - Leave Concord AZ 1910 A. NJ, or on
ARRIVAL OF trains from Boston, Worcester Nc for White
River Junction. connecting with 2.05 trains over
vermont Central Road Burlington aud Rouse's Point
there connecting with trains which reach Montreal and
Oricnsburgh the evening connecting al Ogdens-
bureh with Lake Ontario Steamers for Niagara Falls,
Nr and with trains Grand Trunk Bailsay for To-
trains Tor Rome and New York Central Road; and at
White River Junctiuu with trains Passumpsic aud
white Mountains Roads 20 Barton. VI, and lhttlcton
y n ucucc hy stage 20 Staustcad, Newport, Magog
Lake, White and franconia Mountains, Ac.
Leave Concord 40 SIS g.. ~, arrival Of trains
from Boston, Worcester Portsmouth, Dover, &c, for
White River Junction. connecting with the lilo r ~.
train over W. Central Road Burlington and Rouse s
Point arriving at Montreal az 90 and Ogdensburgh at
II 10 A. NJ. thence BY Steamboats, and Grand Trunk
Railway for the West
A. ~ with passengers leaving Ogdeusburgh and Mon
trca the evening pfcyous also at l230 p, with pas
seugers the VI Central, Passumpsc and White
Mountains Roads connecting at Concord with trains for
Manchester Lawrence. Portland. Portsmouth, Nashua,
Worcester New York, Lowell aud Boston.
Leave White River Junction at 240 p. N, with pas
sengers from the West leaving Ogdensburgh and Mon
treal the day, aud connecting at Concord with
trains for Nashua, Lowell and Boston.
QT Passengers from the Sullivan, Cheshire and Val
ley Roads, can conuect at White River Junction with
the 30 r. train the Northern Road for Concord.
Manchester sc. Returning, can leave Concord at
SIS =. NJ, for White River junction, aud proceed
the next morning by the 621 A NJ. train for Windsor,
oNsLow sTEARNs. Agent.
Concord " H., Nov. L. 1859.
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VILLAGE BUILT UPON A LAKE.

Rev. w. G. Smith, Presiding Elder Of one
of the Indiana Conferences, gives the follow
ing account of Morgantown, in that State,
one Of the peculiarties of which is that it is
built on Lake:
We read of "a city set upon a hill" Nor
gantown, in my district, stands upon lake
This was not known for number Of years
after the town was settled. The discovery
was made by digging wells to procure full
supply Of water. The supply Of water in the
wells which had been used failing in the dry
season, few years since, one of the citizens
Concluded to sink well deeper, and see if he
could not strike a stronger vein. When
some thirty-fve or forty feet below the sur
face Of the earth, the man at work in the well
suddenly struck his pick through crust
the water gushed up with such rapidity that
it was with difficulty he was saved by tho
man at the wihdlass. In few moments the
water was some fifteen feet deep in the well.
In two or three instances afterwards, men
were near being lost by coming suddenly up
on this inexhaustible fountain of water.
Wells have been sunk in different parts of
the town from each other, and, | believe,
forty feet is the greatest depth to reach this
lake. Lead lines have been dropped into
several of these wells, but no bottom has
been found. In digging down 70 this lake,
they invariably pass through strata of sand,
leaves and timber, resembling drit-wood.
This is some 20 feet below the surface of the
earth. After passing through these strata,
stratum of clay is found, and when within
some eighteen inches of the lake hard crust
is reached, which is sure indication that
they are near the water. When they reach
this crust they commence wall thereon, car
rying it to the top Of the we'll, then put down
a large auger and bore a hole to the water,
which gushes up with great force, filing the
well from 5 to 30 feet in few minutes.
When the auger strikes the lake, the atmos
phero bursts up for few seconds, producing
a sound very much resembling the blowing
off of steam from an engine. | have not
given all the particulars Of what has been
discovered Of this mysterious lake. Enough
is known to scttle it beyond doubt, that the
whole town stands upon lake under ground.
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INrEMPRRANcE.-The inroads of this vice
are made by such insidious and stealthy meth
ods that nothing short of wakeful and we'll
considered activity on the side of the friends
of good order will suffice to stay its contain
mating power At this day, there is less oc-
casion than there once was of depicting its
evils. Its natural history has been illustrat-
ed and studied by this generation, and no man
who reads and thinks can plead ignorance
We occasionally meet with striking view,
where the whole story is told in few words
The following is from the annual report Of
the minister t-large of Providence, Rev. Il.
NJ. Stone, and is equally applicable to this
city as that;
To recount the evils of intemperanco among
us, is to reveal chief woe Of our city, to re-
peat the oft-told tale of sensuality and crime
the shipwreck of character; the debasement OF
intellect, and the ruin of souls. 1t has been
the procuring cause of nine-tenths of the alb
solute want among the laboring classes, who
have appealed to me for sympathy and aid
my husband drinks, and docs nothing for
me;" "My husband is intemperate and in
prison :" "My husband took me from good
home but he is incorporate, and cannot bear
his abuse, and so | seek my own living are
statements daily made to me, by those who
are worse than widowed.
And how shall this desolation be brought
to an end What more do we need than we
now have as a working power, Is 1t not a
keener sense OF personal responsibilities
deeper conviction that as our brother's keep
or, we are to preserve our individuality, and
as individuals are to make sacrifices, II need
be, in his behalf; Our needs are manyi but
the foremost Of all is, the need of the com
bined moral power Of all good minds to
abolish social customs, that tempt the thought
less into paths that lead to the drunkards
uraNc.
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A NoN-INrERcoURsE MAN CoNyERrEp.--
The Chattanooga GA Adoeriiser gives the
following romantic conversion Of an anti Yam
kee Georgian ;--"Not thousand miles from
here, there lives gentleman Of the roal thun-
der and lightning red flag school Of political
belief; Jam up southerner, and death upon
the Yankees. He was a widower, and had a
daughter attending schools on ascertmning that
tho teacher was ono Of the down east girls,
took his daughter from school, resolved to
have nothing to do with the down-eastor--
wasn't going to have his daughter taught by
any such parsonage Shortly after he took
his daughter from school, he happens TO be
travelling on the same train with the Yankee
school marin. is introduced, is rather pleased,
becomes interested, is got aud is goner. -
The Yankee school teacher is Mrs. -
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mistake supposed they had taken the Post
master who had been removed for the thief
and | applied to the Postoftce Department TO
have the mistake reotified. / brought the
papers along and submitted them to the Post
master General, and said "this is clearly a
mistake and ask that this man be remov-
ed p He said, every well l will have it
Investigated" This was during the first
sessionof the Thirty-ffth Congress, and some
months after the man had been detected. /
went to the Postoffice Department from time
to time, but ! was turned away and sent 20
one Of the Assistant Postmaster Generals to
see what progress was made in the invcstiga-
tion. Finally, the Assistant Postmaster
General drew out large quantity of letters
from leading democrats in my state and said
that it was necessary for the democratic party
that this man should be kept in Office. But"
said |, this man is a Postoftce robbcr,
thief and | demand that you have him re-
moved. do not ask that republican be
put in his place, but that you have demo-
crat appointed who will not steal" Well,
sir, the demand was deemed unreasonable.
Laughter lie was not removed; he was
promoted--he was promoted to be the deputy
United States marshal for that district after
these charges were made and proved. IL was
very lucrative place for him. Under the
Postmaster be could roo the mail, and being
deputy United States marshal. his very first
act was TO establish an immense mandatory
Of counterfeit money laughter but he held
his Office there for two years after these facts
were established. True, he was a liberal
man be owned a newspaper press, and they
could not have a democratic press there
without giving it the patronage of the Post
Office. He spent bis money freely, and he
could afford to do So for he made it himself
laughter or all beyond what he got by rob
bing the mail
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-23

Leave Montpelier az 900 A. NJ aud ago 7. NJ.
MAu TRNN connecting with trains leaving Ogdcns-
hurqh A. 90 p H., and Montreal AZ i.n p N, leaves
Rnuse Point 50 NJ, lodge al St. Albans, leave at
so A. Me- arrive at Darlington AZ SIS A. n. and Wind
snr at 10 p. ~. connecting a. White River Junction
with trains for Wells River and Barton aud for BOSTON,
Lowell and Worcester, arriving in Boston at Gao p NJ,
and connecting at Windsor with trains for Boston,
Springfield aud New York, arriving in New York at
} : 10 p. N.
Express Train leaves ogdonsburgh a, 500 A. NJ.
Montreal at as A. ~ Rouses Point a. II 40 A. v, arr
rivcs It Burlington 235 and Windsor AZ l2l p
81 Passengers by this train reach Troy, y. l., and
Concord day, and Boston and New York next fore
noon.
Through Tickets for Chicago and the west for sale at
G. MERRILL, Supt.
NorthRcla VI. Nov. y, $50.
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AN EXPENsIYE CnEw.--A gentleman re-
siding in New York, on his way to Washing
ton on the evening train to Philadelphia, on
"Wednesday, accompanied by his wife, vixen
at Kendall Green Station, took from his pock-
ct what he supposed was piece of tobacco,
but which proved to be roll of bank notes,
amounting to $3.50. Before he could remedy
the mistake, his wife snatched the supposed
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-03-23

,bacco from his fingers and playfully threw
it from the window. The train was the
through express, and the conductor could not
stop. The loser Of the weed" went on to
Philadelphia and returned in the 20 train,
to look up the money but with what success
we have not learned.
The gentleman referred to above, we under
stand, was a lawyer of this city The money
was not recovered. .--Boston Journal
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Leave Montpelier at l2.l5 r. NJ. and 5.oj P. NJ.
NAL TRAIN connects at Windsor and White River
Junction with traius leaving Boston and Springfield at
r 31 4 w. same day. and New York previous evening.
Leave Windsor at so p. ", arriving at Burlington at
10 N St Albaas At 55 p w., lodge, and arrive AZ
Montreal at 1000 A. " and az Ogdensburgh at l240
j. 81 next day. Connecting al Ogdenshurgh with Grand
Trunk train. Tor Detroit aud the West without delay
Rxuress Train connecting Windsor with train which
leaves New York atH0l and At White River June
ton with train which leaves Boston al 500 NJ the pre-
vilus day Leaves Windsor AZ $50 A. n, arrives at
Burlington At 235 r. NJ Rousc's Point At 4.l5 p. ",
Montreal 100 ", and at 0gdensburgh al $50 p ~,
thr day, and proceeding by Grand Trunk train for
Detroit and the West the same night
passenger attached % a freight train leaves
Northdcld al 900 A. n, and Montpelier at $50 A. NJ,
for Burlington, arriving There az LOO A. N.
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Business Caros.

i ETTER PRESS q COPPER-PLATE
IL PRINTING. sermons, Catalogues, Blanks, Bill
Heads, Cards, Circulars Posters and all kinds Of Plain
and Fancy Printing executed promptly at
wALTON'S STEAM POWER PRINTING OFFICE,
Sfate STREET. MoHtpelier, Vermont
Orders for work done in the ics,-Embossed, Gilt,
Letter Press, Lthographic and Copper-late Printing
such as Cards Of Address Wedding Cards Visiting Cards
Bank Chccks &c executed in the highest style u the
ART and city prices through Of the most colehat
ed Printing Embellishments. Tems-Cash a rcasona-
bic prices. Address 4. p. WALTON, Montpelier, VI.
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YermuntGa atrbman & State 9OurnaI.


rpnNs-si 80 cash in advance 81 90 II payment
H. 80 made in advance interest always chargable from
No end the year In packets to address, 10 copies
for .l2 90, and 20 copies for so OO' nUdrid6y ~
dauaHce.
Annexed is list Of agents to receive subscriptions,
Advertisements aud communications, and acknowledge
payment for the same.
For Braintrec, j. HUTCHINSON, Jr.,
Brookfeld, h. NJ. UPHAM,
Berlin ID. b. BOSWOhfH,
Cabot, y ID. PUTNAM,
Duxbury, j. J. HENRY, Waterbury,
Blmoro, H. NJ CIRCUIT,
Uydcpafk, EDWARD B. SAWYER,
Johu SON c. W. SCOTT,
Lincoln, SIMEON 4. RALPH
Lowell, ABEL CURTIS,
Marshded, I. A. BEMlS,
Morrsvillc, J. c. NOYEsi
Middescx JESSE JOHNSON, Jr,
Northfcld, y. SMITH,
Orange. NJ. C. CROSS,
Plainfcld A. r. BANCROFT,
Randolph, J. X. PARISH,
Rorhcsicr A. CUSHMAN,
south Hardwick, ADOLPHUS HOLTON,
stowe. EMERY TOWN,
Tuubridge, AARON y. KING.
Waterbury, J. y. HENRY,
Waitsdcld and Fayston, ORANGE SMITH,
Warren, FRANKLIN A. WRIGHT
WuHamstowu, DARIUS PRIDE,
Wucot. n. JONES,
Worcester, JONAS ABBOTT
M Persons in other towns disposed 20 act as agents
will be- added to the list ON application.
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IV' Out of 100000 males in Maine, above
IS years Of age, 1900 are employed in agri-
cultural pursuits, aud they pay more than 60
per cent Of the taxes. The farms OF Maine
are worth SCI 600 900
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~ The are fifty-seven old ladies in the
Home" of tho Association for the Relief Of
Aged INDECENT Females in Boston, whose ay-
erage age-is seventy-iour years.
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Railroads.

VERMONT CENTRAL RAILROAD
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.
Cuotcn oF ROUTES POR CHtcAGo AND rHB WEST
BRITISH AND O.. =. NAIL ROUTE.
Commence Monday, Nor. p, 1899.
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f Al r b A N X s.

~ a i 10 >, of every Variety,
ior sale at Manufacturers prices by
Montpelier, Sept, 1859 65iS
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a P. FoRBUsH,

N + w q o o ID S .-R. r. RIKER,
~ DRAPER ramon, has just returned from
New York with good assortment Of
BROADCLOrHS, CASSlMERES AND VESrINGS.
which he will make up in the latest styles and best man
ncr
Garments cut for others to make and warranted to t
Needles, Iail0r's Measures, Crayons, Shirt Bosoms,
Collars, and Scotts Reports Of New York Fashions for
sale
Montpelier, MAY ~, 1889
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CARRIAGES AND sLEIGUs ny mn,

4 lAkhlAGES AND SLElGIIS, by THE
" MIST WoRKMEN ~ ruE CouNrRY
Carriage and Sleigh Manufacturing win be carried On
by the subscriber opposite the Court square, Mont
Teler, Nermont.
Those in want Of '0drragted Carriages aud SlcigAs
viii perhaps do well 70 call and what is being done
the old stand Of GILMAN n CAMP
All orders promptly attended 10.
JOHN W CLARKE