Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-03

There are but two slaves IN this 2f.try, and
but seventeen in the adjoining county
Brook.
STRYcnNiA IN ALCOHOLIC LIoUoRs.-Dr.
Henri Emi. in a recent article in a medical
journal, denies that srychuine is ever used
for the adulteration Of alcoholic liquors
because 1t would be detected by its intensely
bitter taste, which is evident when dissolved
in seven hundred thousand parts of water
second because Of Its high cost third, be-
cause it is a most dangerous poison, and one
which, unlike organic pois3ns, can be readily
detected bv chemical tests With regard to
malt liquors, DR.. Erni states that this poison
cannot be introduced into them together with
hops, since the fannie acid which these al
ways contain, precipitates strychnia com
pletely, in the form Of an iusoluble compound
As a substitute for hops it would be much
less likely to be employed than aloes and ma
ny other bitter drugs, on account Of its high
price
There has been an earthquake at the South
in Georgia and the Carollnas. As the tall OF
the Pemberton Mills has been charged upon
the free labor system of the North, we sug-
gest that the earthquake be put to the account
Of the slavery system OF the South. The one
charge would be as rational at the other.
If the non-intercourse project Of the ultra
men Of the South should be resolved on and
persisted in. the North might retaliate by
ceasng 10 char. Three months abstinence
from the use Of tobacco, by the universal
chewing Yankee ration, would bankrupt
Virginia. Merely Y ceasing to spit, that
nation could bring the National - party to
lis senses. and itself To health and cleanli-
ness The Juice Of Virginia forms the bit
bond of Union between that State and ours,
and it does not lie in her mouth to taunt Us
with diss living that bond, when We are only
dissolving Its Ter resentatlve. The bond Is in
our mouths, and we mean TO keep it there.
in spite Of the secession doctrine. and all be-
cause we choose to do SO.
The following lively letter from the Atlas
q Bee, gives a spirited account of the great
leave IN Of the Democracy in the House.
The last degradation Of the Northern Democrat,
in Congress-The Democrats sold out to the
know Nothings.
WASHINGTON, Jan. ., 1860
do not think that any pen could ade-
quately describe the scene in the House to-
day. In order to understand il, it is neces
sarv TO explain that the Americans had a
canvass in the morning and resolved that
they would vote no more for any Democrat,
hut adhere steadily TO one of their own ID en-,
and res lived to vote fer W. \. II. Smith of
North Carolina. The balloting commenced,
and no new development occurred until Mr..
Junkin of Pennsylvania, who had all along
voted Tor sherman, went for Smith. Messrs.
Slr nton, Morris and Mlllward of Pennsyl-
vania. and Nixon of New Jersey followed
snit, and about thirty southern Democratic
dlsunionists also voted for Smith, giving him,
when the roll call was finished, sixty-nine
votes. Immediately the Americans called
upon the Democrats to change to Smith and
elect him, as they could with the five Repub-
licans who had voted for him. There was
intense excitement and in the midst of it the
Democrats commenced to change from Be-
cock to Smith, BocOck himself leading off.
One after another Of the southern Democratic
disuniOnists changed their votes until finally
they secured every one, even Pugh, Mcqueen,
McRae, Hindman, Blrksdale, and all the
unsanctifed crusade Of fre-eaters, and they
had a solid Southern phalanI; erery man
from the StdUe States having caved in
and voted for Smith. They then made an
appeal to the Northern Democrats to come
to the help of the sectional united South, and
the fun began.
McClernand of III, was the first man to
eat this new peck of Southern dirt. Logan,
English, Fouke, Cooper. Larabee, Sickles,
Florence and other Northern Democrats
rolled over in the mire at the demand of the
disunionists and voted for a Southern Know
Nothing to please the proslavery disunionists.
All this while the Republicans sat In
silence, quietly watching Mr.. Smiths vote
increase. The Clerk allowed the sympathis-
ers in this movement in the galleries and on
the floor to applaud each successive debase-
mont of these miserable cowardly Northern
Democrats The interest in the scene height
ened every moment. The questions asked
and banded about were "N i'll Cox,
Vallandigham, Allen, and COchrane and
Burr 90 over ?'' "Will the Pennsylvanians
back out of their vote for Smith ?' Bets
were freely offered that Smith would, and
that be would be not elected. John COch-
rane got the floor and made sensible and
eloquent speech, declaring in the most solemn
manner that he nerer would vote for any
Know Nothing or for any man outside OF
the Democratic party. Nallandlgham,
Holman, Cox and Burr followed IN similar
remarks, and the game seemed TO be at a
dead lock.
At this iuncture there appeared on the
floor Senators Pugh, Douglas, Slidell and a
host OF Democratic Senators and Vice Pres
ident Breckenridge and the work OF whip
ping in these Northern Democrats and max
IN, tn IN get down in Southern dirt com
menced in the liveiest manner. The RepublI-
cans meanwhile sat quiet and cool, watching
the degradation OF the Northern donghfaces,
and evidently pleased to see 'the slaughter
house of the Northern Democracy" In full
operation. At last John Cochrsne caved in,
aud In the teeth of his speech of an hour be-
fore got up and retracted his pledge, and
went over to the Smith phalanx-Burr,
Vallandig am and others followed, all OF
them. in doing it, taking occasion to insult
the Americans. and 10 assert that Smith
was never a Know-Nothing, had repudlated
and opposed the American party, and that
they could vote for him because he was mol
on American The Americans endured this
disgrace, and made no protesty, in the hope
that the thing would succeed and Smith be
elected, IN whom they have full confidence.
With this exception they stood well enough
throughout this scene, but they did wrong
- allow American principles and the Amer
can party to Be reviled and slandered by
and If.ca Norfharu