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G. . A. OIL,
y warranted PCRE and always OF Uniform Cood
Quality; Manufactured by "00'
llELME, MORRIS g. CO.,
Al the PhUtIc Coal OH Works. Pb,I,daIL;


referring 10 the above, aor,ls MS pleasure r., .,,o
that We have been api oIni,d Sole AorrIs ~ S'''e
,o ,'lr sac ol 'hS superior and unCquallrd on and
"oT ~, o'Ict II l" CONSUMERS, dealers and others
ne advantages OF tins article are its cb,nnucse ,I
SieadIness of Ills light. hrnncv and rercct ai '''
beng entirely NON.EXPLOSlNE ;"
Wlh nat wick bnrner of an inch in width tho
'"s' ~ Tess lhah ol cent per hour giving 4 igLI
eq4Vaent to I'VE sperm candles which cost "A cents
per hour To burn. = ''"'s
hunufe"s oil lamps Throughout the country have
nee throMn aside because regular sunulv III coon
OiL could not be obtained. The facilities of tho
ahnve Company however, are such a. To enobIr ibnm
UNI ~ US ~ guarantee regularity IN quality and supply
IL Is put up III barrels half barrels and five palinn
Caus. N NV s"'ioh
d. we respectfully ask the attention Of the public to
me above and shall be pleased to forward rIcnior
giving more detailed information relative IN If
ALLEN q NEEDLES.
e2Z1g AGENTS FOR TIE FACTORY.
IN AZ South Nharyes and Al Sonrb Wuicr &,
"o'0h PIILIDEIPIIJA
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I 0 D z HE FL

Why is it that such crowds of smiling bo,,, -, :
are Gaiy and h"nriy leaving the door Of The Necha
cs at"e II Is because they are glad thai tIcv hoye
, ,ipM s.t Store where they get everything thai
tiey can p"Nsi1iy want, either To eat dTuk s1so r
Mear ana al surh a>IonishIngly Low Prices ibot ,ba
luHh Is irGehonS to sec the full and elegant ossort
i"en' ol az Kinds OF GOODS of which they buy CreaI
hhIrHIIS ana 81 on lheir way rcinirino N' ''e1'
Persons wishing WALL. PAPtNS ell I t,
give US 'nii as we have the largest best and cfcon.
est aSN'Iimr" eyer offered in this county 'rIe stiL
"i D'ta "Ot'DS, CkOt OtERIES. PROVISIONS M
tons, BDos. ShIo.. Queensware CuIIcr,, VIZ NO
Is unsurpassed at The Mechanics Store Wcst -
nhrce street, Smyrna. Del '' 0''"
marl7 r WIIIT.,,coN
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5 or 4 fine new Feather Be Is

weighing about GO IS ch, for sale very chean r
eash,Dy J. X. " LILA MSOK, West snyrna. b,I
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DIR. M'LANE's
CELEBRATED
VERMIFUGF
y ND
LIVER PILLS.

WE beg leave to call the atten-
ton of the Trade, and more
especially the Physicians of the
country, to two of the most popu-
lar remedies now before the public.
We refer to
Dr. Cha& MLane's Celebrated
Vermllugc and Liver Fills.
We do not recommend them az
universal Curc-alIs, but simply for
what their name purports, viz:
THE VERMIFUGF,
For eXpeIling Worms from tie
human system. 1t has also been
administered with tie most salts
factory results to various Animals
subject to Worms.
THE LIVER PILLS.
For thecure of LIVER CoMpLA1xr,
all BILIOUS DERANCEMENrs, SICK
l1EAD-AcHE, &c. In cases Of
FEVER AND AGUr,
preparatory to or after taking Qui-
nlne, they almost invariably make
speedy and permanent cure.
As specifics for the above men
toned diseases, they are Unrivaled,
and never known to fail when ad-
mlnlstered i'll accordance with tho
directions.
Their unprecedented popularity
has induced the proprictors,
FLEMING BROTHERS,
PITTSBURGH, Pa.
to dispose of their Drug business,
IN which they have been success
fully engaged for the last Twenty
Years, and they will now give their
undivided time and attention to
their manufacture. Ard being de-
termined that DR.. M'Lane's GeIe-
brated Vermifuge and Liver Pills
snail continue to occupy the high
position they now hold among the
gre great remedies of the day, they
VIII continue to spare neither time
nor expense in procuring the Best
and Purest material, and COM
pound them in the most thorough
manner. Address all orders to
FLEMING Bros Pittsburgh, Pa.
ha, pGalsrS and Physicians ordering from others
,;H | ti"hng Bros, will do we'll to writa tbeIr -
JJ! ny % ana h1Fe none ble Dr. RL0ne's ryfporeI bT
bc nnS. IHtfEi',9h Fd To those wishing to virs
- h tLlN we Will forward per mail most roid 20 snv
brScsrt o. tnG United States ono box Of Pills fr twelve
,r i"'sL"ge stamps, or vial Of IermifuSa kH
thl'@Sent stamps All orders from Canada n,,.ss
% accomplished by twenty cents extra
sold by James P. Hoflecker, and by Drugs
IS generally.
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Watches, JcwcIry ~ SiIycrwarc.
CASSIDAY * BALLS

No' - south Second Street. phtadrL hia
IN 'jHIf;Y wouId respectfully c,r the attention
~. "i purchasers OF G,ods. trclIrg ass ,tr,l n
&.Y tl'Ir ""Hiy To compete win any olh,- c,rnb
Ishmeni. They have now on l.arJ n tino
s3Ime4, OF American, English and French G0 I',
l' T, lK l,I LEV Err WATCHES Gold Fob, Gnard aIi
rts' YES mans Seals and Keys. Fine Gold Jciy,.1r,
Eir"St9" Cameo, Coral, Garnet, Lava mi T.Ill'
p, a's I', NiS.' Studs, Sleeve Buttons, &c; t;oIJ
rGl1tns' iMednlII"ns; Charcam CHAINS, etc.
hAIh JEWEiRY-Eycrs description of Eair Je,,oI,,
Plalcd aud Moutl led 10 order -"'' 'e"eIfy
i,, '7'iI, I, |"" Ah"-"arraicd equal to con-Tea IA
e, DfSS'rI' salt Mustard, Cream Sugar and (rayy
IoHS Tea, Table and Dessert Knives Rr,,ay
KNIVES. Napkin Rings etc, -A'''''' Du'er
w. "a I'D "ARE-A general assortment of Plated
)" are: com AFNi'1 Forks, S"ons Ladies' Knives Css
etc. r'"''' Iea'se'S' Crns.
,, ne aOoFe goods will he warranted what thev are
o" lr' ana at the low est Cash Prices All orders nv
'no promptly attended 10 0'0e'S ny
~ Watches and Jowelry carefully Repaircd and
mnNl2-fV
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L a | | Arrang IN cnt
Steamboat Pilot E2Oy.

~ y on and after Monday, Sept I2.f H..
.ssls41az1z5ss So L b STEAMBOAT PILOT nov
VII leave Long Point f,r phIi,, el,Ii., L,o...,,.,
"'dheSd1! ahd Friday, at ocl.rk, A NJ rII,i;
ne' ltaNr te hr,t per below Arch 1t PhIlaJrl,I,,.
very Tuesday Thursday aud SATURDAY. atE A NJ M
%.' ,,,,9 nh9 a D'aN'ne l"nirg, P"rI Penn Delaware
! ny AID New aallr, gong and retu.l,I,,g
0T AGES To SIN. rna, Dover and Ici,s;c ,,,
meet with the Boat al Long Point. f'''' 'O"-
mars WM. 5. BAIL.Cont
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'urs!
S! FURS. TT
agOSCPss EsOSenIlas.nnn

-k-8 GAAOG PUB
MANUFACTURER g. IMPORTER
lins now ready his very extensive stock of rIrs
C%,1iS'Ins OF apes, il"!iCapes Vlcornes MufTs
t' IuiS' tC' IN Nlnk Sable, Stone Marten Fitch CLin
emilia ShGrIaH Squirrel and other lower prreJ Ina.
all OF winch he Is prepared to sell at prices 10 def
they represented "'''u u oe "hat
STORE no. 40 ARCH street, between 4th and 5,b
aooVe Eyre Landelis Dry Goods Store sion oC ~,
GoLpEL LION PnlLADELPiiI, :" ''s" ol 'he
J. S.-it'RS altered nio fashionable s,,,o
moderate charge I3 9iH'gS, g. al a
Smyrna times., 1860-02-16

This Celebrated Washing Soan is no,. j., nah. r
more than year. and that II has piycn nni1 ,"'
iacoh Is evident from the fact that the NIanuCac.
uieEs OF H. III order 10 supply the demand hayeloen
O'o 10 increase their capacity make eau al 10
,IT 'n''ieu thousand Pounds per Week II Is deci
|euy lne pes aud cheapest Soap ever made in Tins
"ou'.'ly So One Pound Of ii will 90 a. far for anv
USE as 'hree OF the Common Soap in general use. II
'i t "l"n new Prllciple, OF the best materials
ana Known only to VAN IIAAGFN6 MCKrovr +, u.s.
""ap entirely with the washboarl-snves The neces.
S,' OF boiling The clothes, II does not shrink FIanncIs
I.,1t nrHOE RS GREASE, INK OR PAINT SPOTS
one half The time and ahrr usually spent n dn ~
washing II Is warranted free from Sal Soda or n,I,cr
INJURIOUS nikaIes and guaranteed not 10 rpt or inira
For Sale by all respectable Gr,ccrs and ly,oro..,
y M TiAlN ~ McKEOAE,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-03
For the Burlington Free Press.
JOHN BROWN, THE PRESBYTE
RIAN, IN 1916.


Casually looking over. the other day,
Grace Greenwoods COUNTRIES 1 HAVE SEEN"
my eyes fell upon the following simple narration
Of an incident in the history of the Scottish Cove
nanters, which I herewith send you as matter of
curiosity.
The coincidence Of name, Of the spirit of the
man. and Of the manner of his death for principles
sake, with the events of more modern times, is
interesting.
a very touching story | find in the history
of this time, of the murder of one John
Brown, carrier, brave and good man, -
and Of the Christian herosm of his wife,
Marion. These two were married at field
meeting by Mr.. Peden, a celebrated preach
er, who seems to have had the gilt of proph-
ecy ; for. after the ceremony, he said to Ma
ron, solemnly: You have got good hus-
band ,-value him highly. Keep linen for a
wi1ding-sheet beside you; for in day
when you least expect 1t, he may be token
from you"
Three years after, this minister visited the
carrier at his home, on the Farm of Priest
hill, Ayrshire, and spent the night. The
next day, when he was taking leave of Ma
rion he looked very sad. and said Poor
woman-a fearful morning A dark and
misty morning ~
When he was gone, John Brown took his
spade and went out to his work, near the
house. There was a thick mist, and the first
the poor man knew, he was surrounded by
dragons, with Claverhouse at their head.
They began to question him sternly, and he
answered readily and distinctly, which was
strange, as al nays before he had been troub-
led with a pain ul stammer Claverhouse
then called out $50 to your prayers now,
for the last time.-for you must die at once
John Br wn knelt down, and prayed very
fervently for himself and all men. Claver-
noute interrupted MIN. impatiently, several
times, and when he closed. said Now say
good night to your wife and children" John
Brown turned - his wife, who stood near
with a baby in her arms and little glrl at
her side, and said Now, Marion, the day
is come that told you might come, when
first spake to YOU of marrying me- She
looked tenderly in his eyes, and answered
Indeed, John, in this cause am willing to
part with you" Then he kissed her and
the blbies, and blessed them.
ClaverhOuse commanded six soldiers 10
shoot him. Most of the bullets struck his
head aud killed him instantly.
Marion had never before been able to see
blood without fainting,-but she did not
faint at this fearful sight Her eyes were
only little dazzled by the fash Of the mus
kets. Whenall was over Chverhouse said to
her 'What thinkest thou of thy husband
now, woman p She replied Il always
thought meikle (much) Of him, and now
more than ever"
When the cruel prosecutors were gone,
she set her baby down on the ground, tied
up her husbands head with her kerchief.
Strengthened his body, covered him over with
her plaid, and then sat down and wept beside
y
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-03

1t will be seen that the County Committee,
q pointed at the County Convention of Jan.
9th. have, in view of the declination of Mr..
Mitchell, called new Convention at the
same place, on Tuesday, February 18th
We ask those to whoa the call is addressed,
to see to it, that the towns are fil1ly and
properly represented there. 1t will be an
important convention; for it will not only
have to determine who shall be the nominee
of the Friends of Temperance and the Pre-
hibtory Law, for Commissioner, but al-o to
decide whether one town shall be allowed to
determine the candidate, in opposition to the
expressed choice of the representatives Of
fifteen towns, and also to settle the quite as
important question ,chether The Friends of
temperance and the LaD shall nominate thar
By opponents of Temperance and The LG0.-
1t rests with the Temperance men of Chitten-
den County to say how these points-by the
side of which personal considerations are of
no consequence-shall be decided. And it
is fit that the decision be made on the spot
where they were practically called in question.
The selection of the same place fJr the new
convention, BY the committee, will, we think,
commend itself to the sound judgment of the
Friends of the Temp erance Cause. 1t would
have been notifying confession Of weak
ness, to have admitted, as the selection of
different SPOT would have done, that there is
any place in Chittenden County where the
Friends of Temperance and of the Prohibi-
tory Law cannot meet in sufficient place to
do their business, without the aid and in
spite Of the interference, of intruding outs-
ders. What say the Temperance men Of Chit
tenden County?
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-03

The Times, strange to say, Is once more
dissatisfied with the course Of the FREE Pass,
and, as usual, while taking US to task, 1t
fatty mIsrepresants us The FREE Press has
Committee of the Temperance Convention
- was overruled by the enemies of prohibi-
tory law and of the cause of Temperance. -
That may be true land If true no Temperance
man is bound for moment by the declared
result of the ballot) nut we did not say it.
We said-and said 1t to be ,o,thin the truth
that the nominating committee was over
ruled with the " active aid of notorious enc
mics of the prohibtory law aud of the cause
of Temperance.
VIII the Inns deny the statement?
Our neighbor attempts to make something
of the fact that we omitted to mention that
on the nominating committee was a discharg-
ed Town Agent. We did not mention it for
we did not know it neither has the Times
mentioned quite as significant circumstance
viz that on that committee were fUe pres
ert, unremoUed. Town Agents. Neither of
these circumstances affects the main facts
that the Commit ee as a whole was COM
posed of fair men, representing fairly the
mperance-lo7ing freemen of the County,
that their nomination was unanimous, and
that it was overridden by men of one folcn,
with the active aid of persons who had no
business in the convention
The Times appropriately closes its COM
ment by covert attempt to defend this re-
markable interference with the action of the
Convention. 1t says
The Law directs the Commissioner to be elect
ed by the People, as it directs the Governor to
be elected, and it will be difficult for anybody to
satisfy the people that they have right to par
ticipate in movements for the designation Of sue
Commissioner. The selection as well as the cleo
tion,is public duty and does not belong to par
ty or clique.
Does the editor of the Times really wish to
be considered as thick headed as that para
graph would seem to imply? Of course the
Times and its friends are at perfect liberty to
call Convention of their own stripe, nom
mate whom they will, and elect him if they
can. 1t does not follow. not quite, that ac-
tive opponents, both of Temperance and the
prohibitory law, have any right to act in
Convention expressly limited by its call to
the Friends of Temperance and of the Law.
We envy no man the possession of brass
enough either to participate in or to defend
such proceedin ,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-03
Mr.. MITCHELL'S DECLINATIoN.

Mr. Mitch Il has taken the course which
might have been expected Of him as an hon
orable man and true friend Of Temperance.
His declination at once relieves nm honora-
bly, and effsctually from the fllsa position in
which he was placed by other parties, and
removes all occasion for division among the
true Temperance Men Of the County.
1t Is due to Mr.. Mitchell to say that no
suspicion of unfairne>s, in respect to his nom
nation, reaches HIM. No one has dreamed.
so far as we are aware, of attaching to him
the responsibility for the Objectionable pro-
ceedings of Tuesday.
Whatever suspicious may be alluded to in
the closing paragraph ofMr. Mitchell sletter,
they can have had no currency in Burlington.
and he could Off he had chosen SO to do)
have safely left the vindcation Of his integ
rty to any man who knows him. There is
no issue between Mr.. Mitchell and the Tenn
perance men Of the County, and his declina-
ton will only strengthen the confidence
which they have always felt, and still feel, in
him
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-03
The Times would really labor with greater

The Times would really labor with greater
prospect of success (small as that must be in
any CASEY in its dishonest attempt to excite
dissension among the Temperance men of the
County, if it dealt less freely in gross mis-
representations No citizen Of Burlington,
as we are informed by several members Of the
nominating committee, made any statements
concerning Mr.. Mitchell, or in any way I'M
pugned his character. official or unofficial,
before that committee Neither did the SEN
Tor Editor of the FREE Press, at any time,
strenuously - or otherwise, "oppOse Mr..
Mitchell's nomination" Neither has this
paper altered its tone, or used any stronger
expressions OF confidence in Mr.. Mitchell
since his declination. than before. Moreover
the whole cry of persecution of Mr.. Mitchell,
raised by certain parties for their own ends,
is groundless All this the Times has had
every opportunity to know. When it rep
resents the contrary 1t shows either inexcusa-
BILE ignorance or positive dishonesty. Until
the Times can present some satisfactory apol-
ogy for the unlimited presence and interior
ence of opponents of Temperance and the Pro-
hibitory Law, in Convention of friends of
Temperance and the Law, the less it has to
say on the whole subj ect, the better
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-03

VI. CENTRAL r. R.-There was meeting
of holders of the LIST mortgage bonds of the
Vt. c. R. R., in Boston Jan. IA. We
find full report in the Boston Journal Mr..
Sohler, for the committee appointed by the
bondholders on the 81 of August last, to eff
feet compromise of the difficulties at issue,
reported that the committee had been unable
to foreclose the mortgage; and after long ne
goclatlon, had made an arrangement by
which the Vermont & Canada would have
their lease confirmed and would give up their
back rent amounting to S6l3 CPS, to be re-
funded, which, if they had been successful
in their suit. would have been a debt absorb
ing the income of the road for ten years to
come.
The first bondhoiders are to agree to the
validity Of the lease, and are to be paid one
coupon as soon as the Vermont and Canada
can realize interest on their "rent stock :"
and sboth parties will have a common
terest in making the property valuable, ard
the expenses of this fruitful litigation are to
be saved in future to the bondholders.
"The Committee are satisfied that, within
no remote period of time, the income of the
road, properly managed, will pay the cou-
pOns IN full. The business OF the road is in
creasing, and its old debts are paid. and the
property is in good condition thrOuphOut
The local business is improving, and it is
profitable. By the last account of five
months ending Dec /, it appears that the
gross earnings are 1868, 1920, or S73.755
per month, which will give for a whole year
$500 900 at least. To pay the coupons in full
or SI40,OOO per annum, the net earnings,
assuming the back rents, after the cost of
the branch has been deducted, to be $780,
900, and the Vermont and Canada stock &c.
to stand, Branch included, at 81 ,53l ,000,)
the net earnings need only amount to 1922
$50. The increase Of business this year over
last has been from $1,000 to $1,000 per
month. and the saving of law expenses, &c,
will add $4,000 to SIS 600 per annum.'
Resolutions ratifying the compromise pro-
posed by the committee We're introduced, but
were opposed by several gentlemen with
much warmth, who preferred a continued
appeal to the law rather than to make any
concessions. Other gentlemen favored the
report. Finally, after much discussion, the
meeting adjourned without definite action
until Jan 3lst.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-03
THE LENNON CASE.

In Novem Der, 1850, Jonathan Lennon OF
Virginia, brought eight slaves to New York
City intending to take passage with them
from New York to Texas. By a writ of
habeas corpus, the slaves were brought before
the late Hon. ELIJAH PAINE, then Judge of
the Superior Court in that City After
full hearing Judge Paine directed that the
the negroes, not being fugitves from service.
but having been brought by their master of
his own will into the State of New York.
were no longer slaves but free persons, and
as such he ordered them to be set at liberty.
which was done. The decision of JUDGE
Paine was IN accordance with the general
course of judicial decision in such cases. pre-
vious to that time, in Slave States as well as
IN Free States. As it appeared that Mr..
Lennon had been not fully aware Of the law
on that subject, and to ease down his feelings
und-r the loss of hi, chattels, contribution
was made by sundry citizens of New York
City. IA very needless piece of generosity we
think, Judge Paine himself, if we recollect
arig.t, giving a hundred dollars towards
the amount. and Mr.. Lennon went off. not
with his former slaves but with their Vir-
GINA market value in cash.
But the Slave power of the country HAVING
by that time come to a determination 70
make the slave code the paramount law in
this Nation, any provisions of the United
States Constitution and of the Constitutions
and laws of the several Free States to the con-
trary notwithstanding, the State of Virginia
interfered in the case. 1t was carried to the
Supreme Court of New York and Judge
Paine's decision affirmed. In 1857 that do
cision was appealed to the Court of Appeals.
where it was argued last week by Nj. Charles
o'Conor of New York City. for Mr.. Lem
mon nominally-but really for the State of
Virginia,-and by Mr. Blunt and Mr.. Ev-
arts of the same city for the State of New
York. a--
MIR. O'Conor is among the ablest advo-
Gates of the city, and an out and out advo.
cate for the Justice, fitness, and expedience |
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-03
THE CONTEST OVER!
Nh. PENNINGTON ELECTED.

The taking Of the ballot in the House on
Friday last, occupied three hours time, dur
ing which there were frequent changes on
votes first given. 1t seems that the move
ment, which came so near placing Mr.. \. il.
Smith, of y Carolina, in the Speaker chair,
was partly accidental. Mr.. Smith is new
member, who was voted for as an American
by the South Americans, and also by several
republicans, partly for the sake of torment
ing the democrats and without any expecta-
ton that there would be democratic rally for
him. Seeing a chance however to elect a
man who they supposed would sustain the
Administration in all its pro-slayery projects,
the democrats wheeled roun1 at once, and
went for him, almost to a man. Messrs.
Holman and J. G. Davis Of Indiana and Mr..
Allen Of Ohio refused to vote for an Ameri-
can. Had they fallen in Smith would have
been elected. The Administration men were
quite sure Of success, and the scruples which
they had felt against voting or any one but
a democrat, and all their solemn declarations
to that effect, were gwen to the winds in a
moment. So certain were they of success,
that the Washington correspondent OF the
New York TINES, speaking Of the House bal
lot on Friday, says that before the vote had
been announced, it was arranged that Messrs
Bocock and Sherman should conduct the
Speaker to the chair.
The Tribune's correspondent says that the
whole development resulted from an acct
dental demonstration Of Pennsylvania mem
bers on Mr.. Smith. Had their votes beer
withheld he would not have reached within
twenty-five of an election.
On TuesGAy Mr.. Pennington, as viii be
seen from the figures below lacked but one
vote of "A majority, while the Democrats were
unable to rally all their men upon any one
candidate.
On Wednesday about 4 P. NJ. we received
the following