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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05

GEMS FOR LITTLE FoLKs.-l Keep a
list Of your friends and let God be the frs,
in the list, however long 1t may be.
?. Keep a list Of the gyts you get and
let Christ, who is the unspcakablo gift, be
first.
8. Keep list Of your mercies and let
pardon and life stand at the head.
4. Keep list Of your joys and let the
joy unspcakablo and full of glory be first.
). Keep list Of your hopes and let the
hope Of glory be foremost.
6. Keep list Of your sorroUs and let sor-
row for sin be first.
Z. Keep list Of your enemies and, how
ever many there may be, put down the odd
man and the 'old serpent first.
8 Keep list Of your SINS and let the
sin Of unbclief be set down as the first and
worst Of all.-Journal and Messenger.
CHEgRruIvEss.-Try for a single day, !
besoech you, TO preserve yourself in an easy
and cheerful frame Of mind. BE for one day,
instead Of a fro-worshipper Of passion and
hell, the sun-worshippor of clear self-posscs-
sion and compare the day in which you have
rooted out the weed Of dissatisfaction, with
that on which you have allowed it to grow
up-and you will find your heart open to
every good motive, your life strengthened
and your breast armed with panoply againsi
every trick Of fate truey you will wonder
at your own improvement Richter.
~ Said a distinguished American states.
man to a debating club Of young men Life
is a book Of which we can have but ono odi-
tion. As it is first prepared, it must stand
for ever. Let each days actions. as they add
another page to the indestructible volume, be
such as that we shall be willing TO have an
assembled world read it, Good advice
~ Oftentimes the fastest young womer
are the most easily overtaken by the gallop
ing consumption.
~ Fish at least, if no other animals, have
cause to believe that it is bad practice tc
think of rising in life upon somebody else'l
hook
- Some malicious persons assert that The
letters NJ. d.. which are placed after physici
ans names, signify Money Down.
~ The secret Of ones success or failure ii
nearly every enterprise, usually contained if
the answer to the quostion-'How earnest II
he;
70 The misor lives poor 10 die rich, an,
is the jailer of his house, and the turnke
of his wealth.
I5'' In the oden time they had but sever
wise men. Now, take men at their own va
luation, and you won't find half that numbe
fools.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05
KrIigious HisrrIIanu.
THE SYRIAN CHRISTIANS.

The following letter from the United States
Consul at Bcyrout to Gov. Seymour of Con
noctcut, appears in the Hartford Times Of the
Goth inst
BEYRoUr, Syria, Aug. l3.
"SGR "A sad and fearful change has come
over the face Of Syria since your travels in
the East. Mount Lebanon is one grand fu-
neral pile, and Syria is filled with mourning,
while the wall of more than ten thousand now
made widows and orphans ascends to heaven.
More than one hundred thousand starving,
homeless Christians whose houses have been
burned, crops destroyed, and property rob
bed, are crying for bread and for protection.
The details Of those horrible massacrcs
are heartrcnding. Men, women, and male
children have been literally chopped into
pieces by the pagan Drusos More than TO-
600 Christians have perished in this cruel and
fendish crusade Nuns, priests, and the aged
have been indiscriminatcly butchered and
everywhere the Turkish troops have Joined
with the Druscs, and have even exceeded them
in their brutal violation Of women and the
slaughter Of their children More than g.
600 Christians were slain in Damascus, and
many women and girls were carried into sla-
very by the Arab Kurds and Moslcms But
My objectin calling your attention especially
to the present state Of Syria is TO enlist your
sympathes in behalf Of the 100, 600 starving,
famished creatures, who have neither clothing
nor shelter. Women and children die daily
from exposure and hunger Our Relief Com
mittee has been feeding more than 1000 dali
ly for several weeks. but now we must have
help. ! am sure that the people Of Conncc-
tiout will heed the cry of these starving mui-
titudes, and avn confident that the subject
needs only to be brought before you to secure
your earnest and cordial cooperation. Any
thing you do in bringing this matter before
the public of your State viii be gratefully ap-
prccated by the prosecuted thousands of the
blood-sta,ned hills Of Syria. send you a
copy of the Appeal Of the Anglo American
Relief Committee.
"Mrs. Johnson is quite IN from the effects
of all the frightiul scenes which have occur
red within sight Of Beyrout. We have buried
two children since your departure.
"Dr. and Mrs Barclay of Jerusalem, who
are with us now in Beyrout, beg to be remcm-
bercd to you
"Any funds sent to me will be placed in
the hands OF the Committee, or will be dis
posed Of according to the desire Of the do
nors
"With great respect and esteem, remain
''Your sincere friend and obedient servent
- A. JOHNSON, L. $. Consul
"To the Hon. T. II Seymour, Hartford, Ct
'P. S.--One battalion Of French troops ar
rived on the morning Of August g.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05

A correspondent Of the Independent sends
the following true incident
| know a man. He is not Christian. His
daily life is not in accordance with even prin-
ciples of morality lie has three beautiful,
well behaved children. The other day he
told me this incident of one of them, his lit
tie girl, three or four years old
Said he Perhaps some people would
think it sacrilege, but | don't but for some
time back have been in the habit of reading
the Bible and of having prayers every night
before the children 60 to bed | have done
it because it has a good influence on tho child
rem and because hope it may have a good
influence on myself Last night ! went to
Lodge (ho is Mason,) and did not get
home till after II o'clock The children. of
course, were all abed, and l supposed asleep.
Before going to bed l knolt down by my bed
to pray, and had been there but moment
when ! heard Noble get up from her bed in
the next room, and her little feet come pat
tering across the floor toward me- / kept
perfectly still, and she came and knelt down
beside me without saying a word. did
not notice her, and in moment, speaking
just above her breath, she said, Pa, pray
loud prayed. | kissed her, and she went
back to bed and | tell you, G., have had
nothing affect me so for the last ten years.
have thought of nothing else all day long
but just that little-Pa, pray loud.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05

No MAN CAN SERVE TWO MAsrERs.-
when you see a dog following two men.
says Rev, Ralph Erskne, in one of his SER
mons, you know not to which of them he
belongs while they walk together but let
them come to parting road, and one go one
way, and the other another way, then you
Will know which is the dogs master. So, at
times will you and the world 60 hand in
hand, While a man may have the world and
religious profession too, we cannot tell
which IS the mans master, God or the world;
but stay till the man comes to parting road;
God calls him this way, and the world calls
him that way. Well, if God be his master,
he follows religion, and lets the world 90 ;
but if the world be his master, then he fol-
lows the world and the lusts thereof, and let's
God, and conscience, and religion go.'
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05

E3'Co Philip s. White, one of the speak
ers at the meeting in Philadelphia on Friday
last, related the following incident;
"But it was objected that If Lincoln was
elected no Southern man would take office --
A friend Of Mr. Lincoln said, 4 fear you will
be greatly troubled with the South Yes
replied Mr.. Lincoln, i fear | shall 'Of
course, said his friend, 'on account Of their
opposition to you why, replied Mr. Lin
coin, look at this pile Of letters before me-
| shall have trouble. They are all from the
South, and are applications for office, in cnse
should be elected So much for Mr.. Lin
coins trouble with the South"
~ In his speech at Pittsburgh on Satur-
day, Mr.. II. V. Johnson, Douglas candidate
for the Vice Presidency, offered gratuitous
insult to the working men. lie said
Look at the slaves in your own workshops
They arc driven to tho polls at tho beck of
their masters, under penalty Of being dis
charged !
This was received with indignant cries of
Not so! NO, sir No no ! the working
men in the crowd giving the insulting state
ment the most emphatic denial,
BosroN, Sept. 22.-Edward X. Pope. a
farmer Of Quincy, quarrelled yesterday with
a young man in his employ, about wages, and
shot him dead, Deceased was 10 years old,
aud a native Of Brandon, W. Officers are in
pursuit of Pope The Diseased name was
Francis d. Jortier.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05

gV' G. NJ. Clay in speech he recently
made in Illinois, thus briefly related his per-
sonal experience IN slaveholding and nom
slayeholdng:
Il was born in old Kentucky | was one of
the pioneers Of Kentucky--the son of one of
the men who formed the first Constitution Of
Kentucky-the son of the man. Green Clay,
who, as representative of the Third Dis
trict Of Kentucky, in the Virginia Conven-
ton, signed the Constitution of the United
States in 1889 Born under the shield and
patronage of both these Constitutions, l Of
fered to discuss this question Of Slavery right
where it existed. What then did they say
Look at the hypocrisy of this slave Democra-
cy They said Why, Clay, if you think
slavery is such an internal thing, why don't
you liberate your slaves Prove your faith
by your works | thought there was a great
deal Of force in that argument, and although
was not very conscientious about that mat
ter, yet, seeing that | was drifting in that di-
rection, and willing to 20 with the tide in
favor of freedom which was so strong, did
liberato my saves-eyery one ! had on earth.
Applause, and cries of good, 'amen.) No
man now calls me master--nor woman either,
unless she does II through affection. Great
enthusiasm for Clay. Then, when | went
out to advocate the same principle, what did
they say They turned on me why, Clay,
what have you TO do with the question of
Slavery; II is none Of your business you
don't own any slaves Loud laughter aud
cheers.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05
The philadelphia Bulletin saws (:

" In the New York and other papers great
deal of fuss is made about the little furry in
favor of Foster that has been lately stirred up
in few districts of the State, and some of
them actually pretend to think there is
chance of Curtin's defeat. But all intelh-
gent Pennsylvanians know that Curtin's cleo
ton is as sure anything can be that has
not actually happened. The accounts from
the interior are Of the most encouraging char
acter, and in many counties there will be ma
jorities for Curtin and the Peoples candid
ates surprising anything ever before known
in the same counties. These same counties
will do even better for Lincoln in November
than they will do in October for the wretch
ed attempts at uniting the Douglas, Brecken-
ridge and Bell votes have not been responded
to by the people, and they will be wholly re-
pudated at the polls"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05
The Baltimore Patriot saws

" We have it in our power to assure those
tmid souls who are looking out for grand
blow up on the occasion Of Lincoln's election,
that the President and his Cabinet are "as
calm as a summers morning." and are pro-
pairing, in the very best of humor, to surren-
der up the seals of Office to the Giant Killer"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05

The following is telegraphic sketch of
James T. Brady's Albany speech:
a." He declared it his belief, that it, through
the division of the Democratic party, Mr..
Lincoln should be elected, Mr.. Seward would
be his Secretary Of State, and Mr.. Evarts
would succeed Mr. Seward in the Senate of
the United States in which event the Repub-
lican party, being in the ascendant, would
claim to be the only national party. He said
that after this contest Stephen A. Douglas
would not be heard of again, and that he
(Douglas) was now only active as an aid to
the Republicans.
He reviewed the action of the two Demo-
cratic State Committees, declaring that the
responsibility of the defeat of the union of
the Democratic party was on the Richmond
Cagger Committee. Mr.. Brady's speech is
regarded as a final blow to any union, so far
as the Greene Committee and State Commit
tee are concerned, and as fixing the fact that
if union is effected, it must be with the aid
of the leading supporters of Breckenridge and
Lane in the city OF New York outside of the
politicians.
Mr. Brady defined and eloquently defended
the principles of the seeding Baltimore Con-
vention, and denounced squatter sovereign
ty' in strong terms
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05

~ The grandson of Charles Carroll Of
Carrolton, Maryland, supports Lincoln and
Hamlin. This fact was stated in a New York
Republican meeting by Col. Evans of the
Baltimore Patriot, who further said
The South had been represented as almost
unit in opposition to the nominee of the
Chicago convention. 1t afforded him great
pleasure to be able to say that there were thou
sands in the South who were in favor of the
Republican nominees. Many were deferred
from expressing their opinion, but if Lincoln
was elected the waters would flow over the
dam and we should be brothers again. He
was Southerner Of the third generation but
he never made any secret in Baltimore of his
intention to vote for Lincoln. He should so
vote, and thousands there with him. lie and
his friends expected no dissolution Of this
Union, and If there was an attempt to oppose
Mr. Liucolns administration, all they asked
was that it should be lett to the people Of the
South They would see that Lincoln had his
rights He and those he acted with were
known as members of the opposition He
was a follower of Henry Winter Davis
Although the SHOWS of age were settling on
him, he felt the old fire burning within him,
and he believed that he sould spend the next
six weeks in battling for the Republican tick
ct with all his strength. He had received an
letter telling him that unless he
ceased to proclaim his attachment for Lincoln
he would be compelled to leave Baltimore,
and he had told friend that on the 9th Of
November next, live or die, survive or perish
if it was the last act of his life, he would cast
an open ballot for Lincoln and Hamlin.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05

EV' Mons lives should be like the day,
more beautiful in the evening, or like the
Summer aglow with promise, and the autumn,
rich with golden sheayes, where good works
and deeds have ripened on the field.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05
ORR AND KENDALL

Ex-Spcakcr Orr has written to A. Kendall
to know what is to be done in case Lincoln is
elected President by the people, aud A. Ken
dali has written long reply to Ex Speaker
Orr, reply which must operate as settler TO
his disturbed Imagination, we think, The
letters are given at length in the New York
Times.
After tn, usual dishonest statement Of the
acts and doctrines Of the Republicans, and
the consequences which will follow their ac-
cession 20 power. Mr. Orr asks
els it wisc d We do not mean 90 submit 90 such con-
sequences, TO alow black republican President go Dc
naugur1cd and put him ia possession of the army the
navy, the treasury The amorios and the arscnes Che
public propcryu fact the whole machinery Of thc
south should think upon This subject as Do no black
Republican President would ever execute any law vh-
in her borders unless A. the point OF the bayonel and
over the dead bodies ~ her slain sons
To which Mr. Kendall replies
81 shuddcr at such sentiments coming from whose
sincerity cannot doubt The time when 5000 mcn
rendered their services 90 the President 10 aid him, ne
ces-ay 900 executing the laws N the United States the
time will he when 20l 900 viii volunteer Tor like pur-
pose should resistance be made his legitimate author
ity' mo- matter by what party hc may be elected
Again
"ow 90 Won propose 10 prevent the Inauguration Of a
Bac, Republican President should such one be- uu-
fortunately elected viii you to this City with an
armed force. and attempt % prevent Inauguration 10y
violence In that event. force would De met by force,
and there would be- instant civil war u which the coun-
try and the world would declare the South TO be the as
gressur.
he eod be inauguratcd here or elsewhere in spite Of
you."
After blowing up Mr.. Orr and all the South
ern disunionsts for their folly and madness,
he saws:
"should Lincoln in November next secure majority
Electors, patriotic North and South, without wait
ing for bis uaugurldon irrespective of party lines, and
throwing aside All minor ennsiderat1ns must baud to-
FNrU r.sN ~ .ffF.H uHFH
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05

10 Never meet Trouble half way, but let
him have the whole walk for his pains Very
likely he may give up his visit in sight Of
the house.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05
The Washington correspondent Of the New

The Washington correspondent of the New
York Courier and Enquirer says
1t may be stated matter of fact that
Cobb, Rhett, Yancey, and number of others
of the same school of politics, actually voted
for the Texas Joint Resolutions, comprising
therein the Wilmot Proviso, which Proyso
was moved by Mr., Douglas in its most often
sive form--a form which the Republicans of
this day repudiate as an improper and uncon-
stitutonal interference on the part of Con-
gress with the rights and Independence of the
States. This was on the 25th of January,
1916. lfthe Wilmot Proviso could be toler-
ated in lsi5, why should principles much
more favorable to the South be tolerated in
1860"
A rabid pro-slayery journal in the South
suggests, as a means Of harmonizing slavery
agitation in this country, that all tho Irish in
the free States be reduced to an equal condi-
ton Of bondage with the negroes the other
side Of Mason and Dixon's line.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05
WHOLE NO. 2S16.
THE WAY NORTHERN BUSINESS MEN
ARE WELCOMED IN THE SOUTH.

THE WAY NORTHERN BUSINESS MEN
ARE WELCOMED IN THE SOUTH.
The Utica HraH Of the 2Ist has an ac-
count Of the reception which Nh. John II.
keatiug, Of that city, received recently az
savannah Mr. Heating went to Georgia to
canvass the State with patent spring bed.
He was a good Douglas Democrat, but he is
now Republican. The circumstances which
caused him to change his politics arc thus set
forth in the Herad
"He sailed from New York on the 7th for
Savannah, as has been stated On the voyage
o canvass of the passengers was taken to
learn their political predictions, as is com
mon in these days. Mr. Heating announced
himself for Douglas one Of the passengers,
a stakeholder, voted for Lincoln, and the rest
were for Breckenridge and Bell Arrived at
Savannah, and having located himself at his
hotel Mr.. Keating and several persons from
New York were sent for by the authorities,
and questioned as to their business, their
residence and their destination They were
acquitted Of any suspicion Of being abolition
emlssaries or distributors Of incendiary docu-
ments. But they were notified that they
must leave by the return of the steamer which
brought them thither. No pedlers or sellers
OF patent rights from the North would be per-
mltted at present to 60 through the State in
the pursuit Of their calling This depostic
command was rendered the more rigorous by
facts which came TO the ears Of Mr. Heating
and his companions. A northern man at Aiken
had been caught reading the New York Tri-
bUne, and was tarred and feathcrcd. An old
resident of Savannah who refused to Join
club to supervise the opinions and conduct Of
citizens and strangers. and was there suspect
ed OF lacking zeal for the punishment of Of
ienders against slavery, was compelled to
abandon hs business aud migrate, to escape
personal indignity and violence.
So warned and commanded, Mr. Heating
found it necessary to leave the State to which
his business had called him. Rather than
return home he determined to 20 on to
Louisiana, and had taken passage for New Or
leans when the captain of the vessel on which
be was to sail warned him that he would find
no less obstacles there in his way. 1t only
remained for him to return 10 a State where
men from whatever part of this or any other
country may go where they list, and pursue
an honest calling unshackled and free from
such despotic surveillance.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-10-05
GerrraI tHtscellanu.
A NATION OF pIGMIEs.

~ -'' 100
10 the south OF Mana and Susa IN Africa
thcre Is very sultFy country with many bam-
boo woods inhabited by the race called Dokos,
VINO are no bigger than boys ten years Old
that Is only lour ieet hlgh. lhey nave
HatK' olve-oolored complexion ana i've IN a
completely savage state IKE the beasts hav-
ing neither houses temples nor holy trees
liSe the Gallas' yet possessing something like
an idea OF a higher beng called Yer to whom
'h moments oi "retchedness and anxiety they
pray'-hot IN an erect posture. but reversed
win tne mead ON the gronnd' and tho feet
supported upright against tree or stone In
prayer they say y er, II thou really dost ex-
ls'' why dost thou allow US to be slain; We
40 not ask thee Tor iood or clothing, ior we
live on serpents, ants and mice. Thou hast
made u.s. why dost thou permit US to be
troddcn under foot Z The Dokos have no
chiei' no laws no weapons they do not hunt
nor t1il the ground but 1--we solely on fruits
roots mice, serpents, ants, honey and the iike'
climbing trees and gathering the fruits like
monkeys and both sexes 60 completely naked.
lhey have thick, protrudlng lips, HAT noses
ana SmhlI eyes the hair Is not woolIy' anu Is
worn py women over the shoulders Inc
E'oW ike tue 'a'ons ol NuItufes' ahu are useu
~ ~ ''s5'"s i0i aus aiu ~ tearing w. P'10eS
'u1 p0"'S' "ni0n VuaS uo'1u' raw 'oI 'ney
l''''1p "'''' 'i'o "o SP'nu V' 'He
i - 'ne o"'y O'n','ie"' worn 'ou'u 'ne
IN 1N' 'ioy Pie'09 '"o cars win sn"rP-
P',rrsou ,rLo ~ p'loo u %oou
iIo'os u'r'''p9 'e'' iaP'u'y' ou' nay
'o Suiat mar ages tne intercourse o' the
s0-, iSl.'in " io se''iou nome eacn III per
lcI' ir' iu"e epe"uenoe Bo'ne Whi'her fancy leaus'
time, accustoming it as soon as possible to
the eating OF ants and serpents; and as soon
as the child can help itself the mother lets it
depart whittier 1t pleases Although these
people live IN thick woods, and conceal them
selves among the trees, yet they become the
prey OF the slave-hunters OF Susa, Kaha
Dnmbary' and kulla for the whole region of
their woods are encrcled by the hunters, so
that the Dokos cannot easily escape. When
crcotnros tho,' h'Id ,"v
si,,,;r,, ond ,la,o;n,, ,,,l,,, hi r. NJ,
aIIa,,, ,,l,o,asai,,- =, ~ - -.
oroo Lno,,i,,, e., ,,,,o,;,,,,, H.,
si.,.nce fr%;tlnss and can esd % anI u'u ~, ,h
dostrpctiop In tbis yay thonsanj. oon ~,
captuieu oy shhll pahu OF hunters; ana
once captured they become quite docile. In
slavery the Dokos retain their prediction for
feeding on mice serpents and ants, although
often ON that account punished By their mas
ters who in other respects arc attached to
them, as they are docile and obodient, have
few wants, and enjoy good health, for which
reasons they are never sold as slaves beyond
Enarer. As diseases are unknown among
them, they die only of old age, or TIN ough
the assaults of their enemies.