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ELoorENCE- GU ask for instructions adapted to
Improvement in elOQuence. This is a subject for
treatise not for letter Cicero however, has
summed up the whole art in few words 1t is
-distiacte-OrnHe deere to speak to the pur-
poseto speak clearly and dstinctly-tO speak grace
fully. To be able TO speak to the purpose you must
understand your subject and all that belongs to 1t;
ard then YOUR thought and method must be clear in
themselves and clearly and distinctly enumerated;
and lastly your voice style Ofdeivery, and gesture
must be graceful and impressive.
In relation this subject, IwOuld strenuously ad-
wise YOU to two things: Converse much. and Often
and carefully with reference to this rule OF dpte
distincte ornate; and let your conversation have re-
ference to the same objects. do not mean that you
sbouId be elaborate and formal in your ordinary
conversation Let it be perfectly simple and natu-
raj but always in good time Ito speak as the musi-
cianD and well cnunciated.
with regard 10 the style Of eloquence you should
adopt that must depend very much on your own
taste and genius. You are not disposed. presume,
IN he an humble imitatOr of any man. II you are,
Won NAV bid farewell to the hope of eminence in
This walk. None are mere imitatOrs to whom Ma
t,rra has given original powers. The ape alone Is
content with mere imitl tion If nature has bestow-
ed such portion Of the spirit of oratory as can adj
vance YOU to a rank in this walk, your manner VIII
be yOnr own.
excel YOU yourself if destined TO excellence, are
the best Judge. | can only tell You that the horid
and Asiatic style is not the taste Of the age The
strong. and even the rugged and abrupt, are tar
more successful Both propositions, boldly and
briefly expressed, pithy sentences. nervous common
sense strong phrases, the feciter ddr both IN Ian
guage. wcll-compacted periods, sudden and strong
masses of light, an apt adage IN English or Latin,
keen sarcasm, merciless personality, mortal
thrust-these are the beauties and defOrmIues that
now make speaker the most interesting.
Agentleman and a Christian will conform to the
reigning taste so far only his principles and hab-
its of decorum viii permit. The iorid and Asiatlc
was never a good style either for European or an
American taste. We require that a man should
speak to the purpose, and come to the point-that
he sbould instruct and convince To do tins his
mind must move with great strength and power
reason should be manifestly his master faculty
arpument should predominant throughout; but
these great points secured, wit and fancy may cast
their lights 81 ound his path, provided the wit be
courteous as well as brilliant and the fancy chaste
end modest. But they must be kept well in the
for they are dangerous allies and
a man had better be without them than to show
them il frontor to show them toe Often.-WHLIAM
WRIT.
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FANC2 GOODS,
shirts mnde 20 order.

We will soon seRd rsr Tor shrts request all who
n prefer taer shirts especially for thea to their
measures, with directions, guarantee they shs be made
as required ja- 81 j. H. MCGILL.
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REGULAR PASSIyGER PACKET.


THyHE elegant, new and feet passenger steamer
Clipper, J. s. HUHD. Commander
JOHN 7. HoPKus, CLERK, will leave Nashville a
for Cincinnati every alternate We'd oesay osise n
turning leave Cincinnati FOR Nasl h every alternate Fri
day NJ Passengers and shipper rely prOmpns
and attention Apply on board Or 90
H HARRISON,
iau2j-S JNO. HARRIS Agents.
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NEW YORK LEDGsR hound, ron 1855

SEVERAL small houses nearhe Chattanooga Depot will be
ready for about the first Of February next Ror terms
aepIv 10 w. SIMMONS,
fau22 Corner Of Cherry and summer streets.
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To the following toast
The Ciiy Of NdsiUiHe- Louisville extends to her
the hand OF a loving sister, and welcomes her to
this festive board
Senator PAYNE, of Memphis made the following
responses
Mr. Chairman, and citizens Of Tennessee and Ken
lucky Indiana and Ohio; If l can get silence for
few moments, shall make few remarks. feel
it is good thing to be here since came, and that
this hall place conecraed to the ashes and to the
genius Of American patriotism. Kentucky and Ten
nessee as has been truly said, bound together
and to the confederacy of States by thousand ties
fraternity of feeling having existed between our
fathers when they cut the cane and fought the red
man in the dark forests. We are now bound togeth-
er by iron-links, by great arteries Of commerce
and travel, and the enterprise OF the American peo
pie Is fast binding in closer connection the sister
hood Of States by iron bands that never can be dis
solved. It is true that in the distant North the iron
horse was first heard there the first track was laid;
but the nimble fingers Of the sisterhood have been
engaged in weaving a closer web that viii keep
the States together in spite ofthemselves Let go
on. It viii 20 on, and the American people (while
fanatics may talk to terrify, and thunder their
anathemas against either sectiOn) as whole VIII be
engaged in the mighty work Of the age IN carrying
forward the car Of progress until this great net
work of iron will extend from the Atlantic 10 the
dstan. shores Of the Pacific; crossing the plains
where now alone the track of the buffalo Is found;
and where now the wild man roams Will spring up
State after State; and the same iron horse that
brought us here to-day will take his course to the
distant West until he bathes his burning sides in the
broad waters of the great Pacific. LGreat Cheers.
Sir. Inever vet contemplated dissolution of this
Union. never could look it in the face l am a
Southern man with all the impulse of my own glo-
rious South. (Cheers) am Southeruer born
under a Southern sky where l have been reared
there lie the bones Of my ancestors, and l trust
there will be the grave Of my most distant poster
ity! Immense applause) But While l say this, ]
am citizen of the United States. Increased cheer
ing and cries of "That's goOd.') 1t is my country
from the most distant corner of Maine to the Rio
Grande; from the eapes Of the Old Dominion to the
gold-covered fields Of California. (Cheers.)
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GOING EAsI-
Leave NASHVILLE ct 30 A p ana 2 ? q.
COMING WEST.

Double Daily Passes
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SUPREME COURT, DECEMBER TERM,

CtONTAlNING Bvereit Papers," Doom Of Devls," "Ths
Hidden Hand j." many other interesting stories Fer
sale By HAGhN 4 TREAHOR,
iani0 BooEgefIars. No Union street.
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CALL AND sEEI T.
PeeIer's Great Southern PIOW.


Peeier's Great Southern Flow
MARINERS snd al others interested respectfully re-
oueed TO cali and examine Peeers Patent Southern PloE
undoubtedly the cheapest and most durable pillow
invented Can seen at the Southern Methodist Puoaling
House. where al information can be had Any letter addressed
c. Wightnan, box IS, Nashville, Ts1n vii meet win
,ror,Dt attenrion o. e WIGHTMAN,
AGENT fer Tennessee.
hgdsriEzaI and CouRty RigIf. Tor sale.
CAUTION. The timpcts and caeapn OF construction OF
Peslers PatentPlOW might tempt many infringe on the
thereby great injury therefore give notice matt viii
prosecute every such infringement the full extent OF ne aW
made and provided for in slch cases.
ianlT-dtWtg c. c. HAGhIMAA
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Imperial and
TOung HysOn Teas.

ooleng and PoEehong Teas Pickles Preserves Oystsrs sok
ing Tobacco and many othe- articles
~ Ioa e which, We would ea the especial attention and
invite The inspection % the trade and asre Ter - - o
many Inducements 20 be found elsewhere
iane-u ARCHER CHEArHA1I BROTHgR
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HENRY ST. JOHN. Gentleman, of Flower OF Hun
dreds, in the County Of Prince George Virginia. Tale
Of HAS By JOkn EEion Cooke, Author q 'sLeafhsr
stoekiaE and SIR The Virginia COmsdians," &c, &c
Emo
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TF hsts removed our Stock ard Business from To- 50,
Va Market sires 10 the large and excessive House. No
ne @ formerly occupied By Mesrs Carter. Willsford 4
Co. rers wilI continue Agricultural and Seed business
- hsrefailrs. ARMSTRONG CO
ians-ln
9O 9s4sS PP9ia,''al'sg so,s i IgsEs g,l.
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Test: N. D. WELcu, Clerk.
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SECOA ID HAND PNAHGEs
1.-TWO superior msks and iane, W be- sos fs cs or oar
III months, lliziactogy Paper.
ilu6 BENZ z SHIELD co.
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DWIGHT'S MODERN PHuOGY.-Its Dissolve
riss, History and Inausncs with Maps Tabular views,
sad an Index. I vol, svo-
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Special Auction sale of boots, shoes, &c
BENZ. F. SHIELDS & CO.,

ROLL BUTTER
= BARRELS ROLL BUTTER fresh and very nice, just
% ceived and Tor By D. d. DICKEY,
Ian27 Al Market street.
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Chandeliers and Gas Fixture
Gas Pipe and steam Work

Having dspored Of my Vinegar Works. Fona recommend
my others engaged in a. rade 70 give az
present proprietor, Mr.. D0rman, call, ns conhdeat at
with the he has made UPON 81 hs can urnah AZ
article Of Vinegar superior TO- became pus an any furnish
ed By Cincinnati or Pittsburgh manuiacturzrs 49,
fan28-Ilm K X bOhD-
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and cannot be ezcaed In quality. Wecan
~ 80 -. aaceenil % he trade this artcaa as have
- a ssns1aa nat We purchase from the manuiletl-
IsL lfsol 60 90 avoid the ooon charged By the Bal
L-l-ss oar nne Fa1c1e R7ug Ready and Fiat
Jug Loots are ron me lest manufacturers IN Virginia
lAse a'o GOO ana common Tobacco OF oan stats
Amonssi our miscellaneous articles would cali alteration D
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-08

the price of civilization twas claimed that
we were better off now than years ago. Will
any gentleman say that our pauper expenses
have not increased? Does this indicate that
We are better off? Heaven forefend that our
country shall ever be the home of princes and
beggars. God deliver us from the spectacle of
hovel on the one hand and palace on the
other Let there be rather an equal distribu-
ton of property among the citizens of our
commonwealth, which will conduce to the free
dom and the happiness of the whole people
Let us not leglslate for any class in the State.
Let our measures be such as will promote the
interests, will be for the benefit of the people of
the State. The farmers did not ask for special
privileges, for special aid and patronage. lie
knew no classes. lie knew no man as farmer,
as clergyman, or lawyer in legislating. lie
knew Of no class in the House or out of it. lie
was bound to do his duty and by his oath to
respect the interests of the people of Vermont
solely.
Mr. Woodbury. Of Springfield said in reply
to the gentleman from Newlane, he would re-
late his own experience in wheat raising. He
cultivated the farm that his father did, His
father attempted to raise wheat, but was IN
succosslul-he gave it up. lie himself had
pT' O''Suo0u III oo'l0 W nav "a V''.
lie had therefore had large family put had
always raised ms own wheat-more' lGdeed'
than enough Tor his own consumption. lie be,
lleyed that he had meyer bought bnt one barrel
Oh Hour in his lIte' 80 much Tor Vermont as a
wheat raising state. lie oellcVeu u was sel'lea
beyond controversy mat wheat COMO De , success
lol'y raised IN Vermont AS 10 INC SILK worm
experiment ne would say 'llat inc FARMERS OF
Springfield were progressive men, ana 1t was war to
DC expected t!'at they would fomctIlAcS IAN IN
Their enterprises Ahey hNd made however,
many improvements By system OF unccr-
draining the value Of some farms had been
greatly enhanced. Some that were worth bat
fifteen dollars Per acre had since risen to one
hundred per aero. Ard in tho last five years
the appraisal.ot the town had increased orc hun
dred and twenty,eight thousand dollars. This
was not q bad showing for progressive, scientific
farming,
1 Mr.. Pjtkin Of East MoutDcIcr. said he look
cd on some of tho facts rresdntnd NV the ncntIc.
NAM rron' Nnwfann in diH,rnnt liSbt tbS4n tLa+
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-08

In Bro0khed. sept o. Of Putrd throat, Iucinla
aged years Oct y, Lyman, aged years and Oct IL,
Lora, aged months, all children OF Wctha and NonEo
Flint
of her age June sth 1850 walter in the third year Of
his age and sept It'll 1850, VIM Wallace in the 18th
year Of his age, all Cidrp Of VIM and Mary Ainsworth
In Cabot Oct 23d, Mr. Hanson Rogers, aged 81
months and 10 days.
His sickness lung fever was very distressing tS
the behoder, and brought the wheels Of life to full stop
in short time. His friends did not feel much
about him until Saturday night, and he died the next
Tuesday morning. He man of great energy Of
charaC This trail Of character led him leave the
home OF his youth and childhood in Durham y. II. and
the year 1913. In 1884, he was united in marriage 10 Nis
Hannah Webster, cousin Of the late Daniel Webster by
whom he had twelve chdreV, ten of whom supposed
to be living at this time SiNtvfoUr grand children, au
twelve great grand children have been added to h pos
ery. His love and deep interest or his children ha'
been exhibited by the most substantial evidence in TIE
amount OF material aid given them, aud in numerou.
other tokens Of his regard He lived in affection with s
worthy companion 10 the last, and by his ic has given
good evidence that mans hepmec should be VI pro
vided for in he dies first. lie kind and polite in
his intercourse with society For siTyfTe years he had
been eye witness the changes of society in this
and Walden, wherc he resided part Of the time, ana
his hands contributed their share to chauG" The
tive forests to fruitful fields. He was liberal in his views
OF Christianity, keeping open doors for the me"N
gers of the gospel to proclaim its SAyiorS truth
In Rochester, Oct, 22l., Mr. Ezekiel +, French a.l
CO yeas,
In Lysanlcr v y September 18Th, 1850 e Cho,srs
Infautum Leila eahe infant daughter of Rev j. B lHt
f. e. Hall, aged eight weeks and three days
In Wilmington, the 10th Of Oct. Mrs. Eliza SHAW,
aged 50 years.
In West Top,ham Oct ID Of typhoid fever Jo n cid
est son of Elias and Lydia Remington, aged II years
bert, son Of John and Mindwc Town, aged year aud
months.
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By Special TeIegraphic Dispatches
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
RU8T0N COMPOUNDED.
FREED ON TRIUMPHANT!
ABE LINCOLN ELECTED PRESIDENT
The Dawn of Brighter Day!
HE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
pU8r0M C0MW0UwDRD.
FREEDOM TRIUMPHANT!
ABE LINCOLN ELECTED PRESIDENT
The Dawn of a Brighter Day !
FREEMAN OFFICE, Montpelier,
Wednesday, Morn, Oct. IL A. y

cunesuly Morn, OCU. - A. NJ. J
We have time and space for but few re-
marks Honest Abe is elected President of the
United States by the people. Every Northern
state east of the Rocky Mountains has gone
for him. The vote is the heaviest ever cast
and the utmost enthusiasm and excitement pre-
walls. Telegraph Offices were kept open all
night Wde-a-wakes were out, torch-light pro-
cessons, bells were rung, canons fired and not
word said about disunon.
In Vermont the election for President passed
off quietly, so far as we have heard A drench-
ing rain continued throughout the day, and in
some instances the vote is not as heavy asst was
for Governor. The majority for Lincoln, how
ever, is considerably increased over that for Fair.
banks in September.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-08

NEW ADyERrIs EVENTS account of the
crowded State of our columns, we place large
amount of new advertisements upon the last
page of this paper, to which the reader Is re,
ferred.
y CoLLIsIoN.-A horse was ran over near the
Railroad bridge, on the Berlin side, on Tuesday
Item No injury to the cars; horse badly dam
aged.
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Af four different Patterns-C nderhn's, North Wayne
~ Brooks Bros, and BlodgetS ,-wlich we can scll
Manufacturers prices.
FULLER K co.
Oct. 9th. ~
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Later From Europe,

FARTHER POINT, Nov. |. Canadian screw
steamship Bohemian, from Liverpool, arrived off
this Point last evening
The London TIMES has an editorial article re-
joicing at the fate of Gen. Walker, the flibus
ter, and defending Captain Salmon from the I'M
putations cast upon him for surrondering Wal
ker, who asserts had forfeited by his acts all the
assurances he had ever received.
Punch has leading picture III which he
(Puncl) is represented as introducing the Prince
Of Wales to Miss Columbia, with the assurance
that he don't get such partner every day.
FRANCE
The Times Paris correspondent says that the
department Of the Popc's Nuncio from Paris
was considered forerunner of the departure of
the Pope from Rome.
The same authority says that seldom has the
spirit of hostility been so general in the church
in France, and never was it more boldly display
ed. Pastoral, circulars, allocutous and scrm-
onS denounce and all but imporc vengeance up
on the invaders Of the PApal States, and by i'm
plcation upon the Emperor himself The whole
preacy is aroused from one end of the country
to the other.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-08

FIRE.-The dwelling house, barns and sheds,
with hay and grain, belonging to Mr. SeyerenS,
member Of the House from Rockingham, was
burned on Monday night.
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NOAiGR-

THERE will be meeting for the purpose Of examine,
ing and neutrality-suspicious. at the School House near
NJ ontpelier village, Wednesday, Nuvembea 22st at one
O'Clock P. NJ. All are invited to attend.
J. NEWTON PERRIN, Sup.
Berlin. Nov. s. 1860
DARK, GLOSSY. d LTXURLANT H.4IR
HOW!
BY using Heimstreets Inimiabla Restorative Don't
use anything else on your Head.
lrce zoe and 81 90 per bottle Sod every where
W. f. lIAGAN Co, Proprietors, Troy, n T.
1mhOvlN IS.
Thousands Of females die annually for want Of rene
dy for the ailments to which they incident The only
such remedy we know Of is Sir James Clarkca Female
Pills They put up in bottles containing 50 pills
with circular containing explicit directions and
post-frec for 81 and post stamps. They well known
to be the only and safe remedy for rlac diseases
and Instructions from any cause.
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OUR New STORY commences with next week 5
paper, and it will, without any doubt, prove one
of the most interesting ever published in the
FREEMAN. viii our friends just suggest to their
neighbors who do not take the FREEMAN that
they can got the story complete by subscribing
now.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-08
BMtler and Cheese.

DRlME Butter from select Dairy, by the tub or less
4 quantity. Also, some of Col Davis nice Cheese
For sale at I. CROSS
Montpelier, Sept. 90, 1890 t25Ow4
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FRANCE.
Affairs were wholly unchanged.

Affairs were wholly unchanged.
The Paris Pqtric says that ~ soon as the an
nexation of Naples and Sicily to Sardinia is pro-
claimed, Garbaldi will resign his political au-
thority, and assume the title and functions of
Commander in-Chief of the land and sea forces
Of Southern Italy lie will exclusively occupy
himself in preparing for war next spring, and
will makean appeal to all Europe for volunteers.
ST.. JOINS, n. f., Nov. l. The royal mail
steamship Europa, from Liverpool, Goth, and
Queenstown, Dist for Boston via Halifax, pass
cd Cape Race at o'clock this morning.
The movements Of the French troops upon Vi
torbo, and other places within fifty miles of
Rome, caused great dissatisfaction among the
inhabitants. Petitions to the King Of Sardinia
and the Emperor of France on the subject were
being most numerously signed at various places.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1860-11-08

Not}H SuMMER.-For the last two weeks We
have been enjoying thatof all the most delight
ful seasons, Indian summer Warm, genial
and delightful. The farmer cannot fail to have
got his harvesting done, wall laid, p'onghing
and general preparations made for winter. The
fall has been cmirently favorable to til, farmer,
and now that election is over, we hope he will
be finding a market for his produce and money
matters be easier and better state of feeling
generally prevail.
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Wcremomber to have seen some curious fcat5
Of lcgerdemain performed by the /" Fakir Of
Ava, one which was to turn boiled hen s eggs
into two year old ducks, but we do not know
when we were more surprised than when visited
little time since by man with dark brown
hair and whiskers, whom We had known but a
short time previous as one of the greycst Of sill
yer greys. His hair had none of the dry crisp,
burnt look, which dyes give, but was as fresh
and glossy as in youth, in fact, much thicker
than it had been for years. Woasked in aston
ishment, g how came you so? ~ and he replied
=" You look in vain for q grey hair" quoting
from an advertisement of Hcimstroet's Inimita-
bic Hair Restorative That was the magician
that had wrought the change
clear, smooth, musical voice shalt the at
traction in many beautiful women. But harsh
shrill, shrewish voice certainly has nothing ad-
mirablo about it. To dispel cough or hoarse-
ness BryanS Pulmonic Waters are ncompar-
able. Only 25 cents box. Sold by L. F.
Pierce.