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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-10

Mr. SHERxAN.-The Tribune makes the
following Just comments upon the course OF
the Republicans, and the magnanimous be
havlour of Mr.. Sherman
"Some of the hypercritics are trying to
draw consolation from the fact that the Re
publicals declared their determination to
stick to Sherman for speaker. Such was
their purpose, and they executed 1t right
manfully, in spite of all attempts to drive
them from their position They never finch
ed nor faltered, nor broke their ranks The
Republicans voted for him in solid phala nx
until he himself rose in his place and with
drew his name as a candidate. This he did
in view of the fact that by the capitul ton
of the Democrats and Disunionists to the
South Americans, he had ceased to have a
plurality of the votes cast. At this point, for
the Republicans to insist on the use Of his
name any longer, was to court defeat. As
this was not their object, but success rather,
they adopted the only course left open to de-
feat their adversaries. 1t is no wonder those
adversaries lament the change and complain
of it. These complaints are very natural,
but if they can derive consolation from the
event in question, all we can say is, they are
satisfied with a homeopathic dose OF that
blessing.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-10

DIsAsTRoU FIRE. "A Tenement house,
so called, in Elm Street, n Y, took fire in
lower room occupied as a bakery, on the
evening of the % inst, and was speedily con-
sumed with, as is supposed, twenty to thirty
human beings in it, for whom there was no
way of escape from its upper stories. The
building was six stories high above the pave
ment-the lower story occupied by shops and
the upper stories fitted to hive % families.
Nineteen families were in them at the time
1t appears that only one narrow stair case
was provided for the five upper stories. The
flames and smoke instantly filed the stair
case, cutting off all escape except by the win
dOws. Every thing possible was done by
the fremen, and from all but the two upper
stories most of the inmates were rescued
No ladders could reach the upper stories
but most, if not all of them, perished miser-
ably in their burning prison.
The shrieks of the perishing creatures,
men, women and children, were heart rend-
ing. Of those who from the Sd and 4th sto-
ries let themselves down to the ground several
were saved though terribly wounded.
A City government which allows such lofty
buildings to be erected with no provision for
safe escape to the inmates in case of fire, is
ten fold more guilty of neglect than the
builders of the Pemberton Mills were.
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Religious Intelligence.

Rev. 5. A. Davis has resigned the pasto-
rate Of the Universalist Society in Bethel.
The Congregational Church at Cabot have
secured the labOrs of Rev S F. Drew, of
Tunbridge, recently returned from the west.
\ new Methodist Church has been erected
in Westford, and recently dedicated. The
Congregational and Baptist ministers parti-
cipitated in the dedicatOry services, and in
the evening the three churches united in
communion service.
A new Uniyersalist Church at Roxbury
was dedicated Jan. 9th.
Dea. Joslin of Poultney has made a pre-
sent of an organ to the Baptist Church at
Poultney. The organ was made by Nutting
Of Bellows Falls, costing 5000.
A new Methodist Church has been built
aU E. Arlington, and was dedicated Dec 22d.
The society numbers 80 members, Rev. S.
W Clemens is the Pastor.
The friends of Rev S. W. Clemens ii
Manchester, where he breaches once in two
weeks. gave him a donation visit, Jan. 18th
and Sll0 in money.
The congregation and friends of Rev. W.
\. Miller. of Brandon, gave him benefit a
short time since amounting to 500.
Prof. John Bascom of Williams College,
was ordained as Evangelist, at Pownal, Jan.
18th. He breaches to the Congregational
Church in that place.
A correspondent of the brandon Visitor
says that the Methodist Church there has
requested the privilege of finding its own
pastor for the coming year, there being 80 or
10 Of the prominent members of the Society
who refuse to cooperate with the church, IN
the full working of the Methodist system,
till the church generally is free from slavery;
and will not pay their money till then, for
those whom the authorities Of the church
may please to send there.
The estimated amount necessary for the
the expenses Of the A. B. C. F. NJ, for the
current year, ending July, Is $436, 900 which
includes the debt of 500 600, of this nearl y
$500 600 are yet to be raised. Vermont's
share of the sum necessary will be $4,000
about 50 900 more than last year. A cor
respondent Of the Chronicle says that there
were reported, last May, Is, ,262 acting mem
bers of the Congregational Church in the
State. An average sum Of but one dollar and
sll c.uts per head, therefore, will raise the
$4,000.
The Directors Of the Society for assisting
young men to prepare for the ministry pub
lish cireular in the Chronicle, saying there
are 263 students to whom the Society gives
500 per quarter-and ought to give S25.
They ask for increased contributions from the
Churches to meet these demands, as the pay
ment Of 80 per cent. on the appropriations
made will exhaust the Treasury.
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THE PEMBERTON MILL DISASTER

The verdict of the Coroner's Jury on the
Pemberton Mill disaster in Lawrence, Mass,
was rendered on the % inst. The substance
was to this effect-that the foundation walls
were in all respects sufficient, that the bricks,
mortar and timber were of suitable quality,
and fairly and properly put together; that
the walls were unusually thin for structure
OF such a size and to be used for such pur-
poses, and the distances between the support.
under the floor timbers greater than in other
mills; yet that there was no evidence that
the mill was unsafe for those reasons; that
the real defect was in the iron columns sup
porting the floors of the several stories, and
in the iron pintles which connected together
the columns standing over each other-that
these iron columns were outrageOusly defect
i've, some of them (alI being hollow having
a thickness of not more than one-eighth of
an inch one side, and of poor material-that
no proper care had been taken by the founder
to insure that the core of the casting should
be in the centre, and that they were used
without any proper inspection of them, to
make sure of their sOundness and strength
that the pintles were quite insufficient TO the
purpose they were put to. The direct cause
of the fall of the building the jury therefore
attribute d" to the weakness and insufhcieney
of the cast-iron snoring v; and the thinness
Of the xUalls arH tho dISfapaa hafxuaaYo n
supports were additional causes and aided in
the general demolition. The actual faulti-
ness of the iron pillars they impute to Albert
Fuller, the contracting agent and foreman
of the Eagle Foundry, at West Boston, at the
time they were cast, and that upon Charles
l.. Bigelow, the Architect and Superintend-
ent of the construction of the mill, who plan
ned and approved the work, and failed to ex-
ercise due care and caution in inspecting the
pillars, &c, must rest the responsibility
for the direful catastrophe which involved the
death of so many persons. As to the fire,
originating after the mill had fallen. the jury
find that 1t was caused by the accidental
breaking of lantern in the hands of some
person to them unknown, at the time actually
engaged in aiding, assisting and rescuing
sufferers then alive and beneath the flooring
of the mill
Captain Bigelow has published a card, in
which he says the Coroner's jury do him an
injustice-that the mill was deemed an un-
commonly well-built one by all who knew it;
that the steadiness of its running was very
remarkable that the contract for the iron
columns did not come within his part of the
business they were calculated to bear ten
times the weight laid on them, and he made
all the inspection of them which was Gus
tOmary or would have been thought necessary
by any body if the accident had not taken
place; he sees 10 justice in making him bear
the carelessness or fraud of another party.
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CHARACTER OF THE SO-CALLED
DEMOCRACY.

Senator Wilson closed his speech in the
Senate with this impressive paragraph
Mr.. President, the American Democracy,
led by slave perpctuatists and propagandists,
secessionistsand dsuniODists, now in the light
of this age, stand before the nation the enemy
Of human progress, and in favor of the con-
servation Of old abuses No longer does the
Dem0cracyutter the accents of popular rights.
No longer does the Democracy sympathize
with man at home or abroad struggling for
the recovery of lost rights or the enlargement
of existing privilege Does the Legislature
of Kansas pass an act for the abolition of
slavery there? Democracy resists it, and ar
rests it by executive action. Does the
Legislature of Nebraska, lett perfectly
free to form their own domestic institu-
tions in their own way pass bill to wipe
from that vast territory the pollution of
slavery? Democracy ressts it, defeats it by
the Executive veto, and applauds that veto.
Does the Legislature of New Mexico enact a
bloody save-code? Democracy prompts it
praises It, applauds it. Does a sovereign
commonwealth tighten by humane legisla-
ton the burdens of prescribed race, so that
1t may rise into the sunlight of a broader
and higher manhood? Democracy is outrag-
ed, shocked, and it avenges itself by gibber-
Ing ia UNITS, .ibesand ieers Does a slave
State enact or propose to enact statutes still
more to oppress those already bending under
the IRON heel of oppression, or to check the
action OF is own citizens who may be prompt
ed by sentiments Of benevolence or a sense OF
justice t. lessen the bitterness of bondage or
give freedom t. their own bOndmenY De-
mocracy approves and applauds 1t: Does
Walker at the head of a lawless band OF tllI-
busters, decree slavery in Central America?
Democracy halls and applauds that decree
Does any Indication point to the possible ao-
clifton of slavery in Cuba? Democracy pro-
tests, cannot permit it. will pay $50 ,OOO,OOO
tor that slave holding isle, but Will not accept
the - Gem of the Antilles, it burdened with
freedom. Does England strike the fetters
from the limbs of eight hundred thousand
West-India bondmen? Democracy deplores
1t. disprovos it, and persists in misrepresent-
inS the effects of that great act of justice and
humanity. Does the Emperor of Russia
propose plan for the emancipation of mil
lions, not of the African race, but of white
men! Democracy shakes its head, shrugs
Its shoulders. utters no note of JOY, sends no
word OF encouragement Or greeting to the
enlightened monarch who would enlarge the
rights and elevate the condition of men.
Does the Republican Party. imbued with
the sentiments Of the Republican ia
thers, propose TO arrest the expansion
OF Slavery over the Territories of
the Republic and save those Territories to
free labor check the re-opening slave traffic,
and put the national Government in harmony
with a progressive Christian civilization?
Democracy, smitten with the consciousness
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STATE OF NEw YoRK.-According to the
assessors of the State of New York, quite a
pretty little property lies within its bounda-
ries. They make out its present valuation to
be over two thousand two hundred and fifty
two millions of dollars. OF this, 307 mill
ions is in personal estate, according to the
Town assessors Of 1858. The farm lands are
valued at Sol millions and over the city of
Brooklyn at about 146 millions; the city
of New York at 694 millions and other cities
and villages at about 24I millions. Total
valuation -, 81, 80. .70S.
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Larceny Punished with Death.

From the New I Ork Evening Post.
The Telegraph announces that Francis
Mitchill, a man who has recently been tried
in Charleston, South Car,liu 4 found
getty Of assisting a slave & escape from the
state, has been sentenced t. execution on the
% Of next March
The South claim that slaves are like
sheep or horses, mere property, and that to
run off a negro is the same as theft or
robbery. 1t appears, then. that in slave
states it is nee ssary to punish larceny with
death, d, 1t was punished IN Europe ih the
times ofimperfect civilization. What would
would be said Of law in New York which
should punish the stealing Of race-horses or
other animals, worth a thousand or fifteen
hundred dollars, with death Yet, admit
lng that slaves are property a- the South
assert. such a law would DE precisely the
same, in principle, as that under which
Mitchell is to be hanged.
Capital punishment for larceny now is
adm .ped on all hands to be an evidence of
harbarsm, and IN executing this law upon
Mitchll, South Carolina furnishes the best
possible evidence of the demo ralizing bru-
talizing influence Of the Institution for the
spread Of which she proposes TO dissolve the
Union. But by this execution she Will open
the eyes Of the people, if they are not already
open, % the folly of establishing in our ter
ritories .system whish requires the usages
of blrbari ms TO render it secure, and can
only subsist by the revival Of bloody co 90
long since discarded by the civilized world.
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Correspondence of thsFree Press.

| Burlington, Feb. 9Th. 1850
| Msssrs EdIfors of the Free Press
| On Saturday evening last, at
WinoOski Falls, interesting lecture was deliv-
cred by Mr.. VIM. @. Harding, of that place. This
was number seventeen of series with which the
''citizens have been entertained during the pres
ent season, from Hon. Geo. P. Marsh, Dr. Wheeler,
Profs. Clark and Hungerford, J. S. Adams, Messrs
David and James Read Of Colchester, Rev Mr.
Stebbins, Mr.. Smalley of the Sentia,I and other
gentlemen Of this vicinity.
Baxter's Hall was densely crowded. and your
correspondent, with several others, who arrived
late, was honored with a seat on the edge of the
platform. The lecturer was introduced by Mr.. A.
r. Duncan, and was received with hearty applause
He discoursed on physiology in general, the laws
of health, and in particular the four great temper
sments of the body, the lymphstic, sanguine,
bilious, and nervous. He described their main
charaeterstics the personal features by which the
predominance Of each is indicated, the proper
course Of habit, diet and exercise for developing
them, and for the preservation among them of
healthy balance.
The lecture aboundsd in good hits, which clio
tied much merriment and applause from the audi
ence. Speaking Of tight-lacing and other perni-
cious habits, the lecturer said there seemed to be
'frrepressible conflict" between the fashions of
the day and the laws of sound health. He said he
had remarked that while adult women were pro-
tected by long dresses and long sleeves the little
girls were dressed in short skirts and short sleeves
and it had always appeared to him as If the dress
os Of the latter were made Of short pattern begun
at the waist, and finished each way as far as the
goods would 60. - ~'-'--.t
At the close of the lecture, after the applause
had somewhat subsidsd, it was announced that the
lecturer of next Saturday evening would be Rev.
II. P. Cutting, of Castleton.
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MISUNDERSTANDING u the narrow Goth
ra.al-oi space reserved for the public
-a. throne at ta. opposite extremity ol tAc
.....-y.a D-v 81. 0u ONE ai the benches TO
...4-at, 4iu.-, every Afternoon, Saturday
.. ~ully excepted during tae session, q
...t. OLD man with white head, and attred
.. .p.a lr,ek and u9w-sls Of shepherd s
..... b .-a I..u.ue head. and the white
..s- as. Ha-as aud rralu-.. So. too, the
p.at.als.s - eyes somewhat weak
.... ..t t.a. e.u dash .ra set upon occa-
..H. Iua face is T.awai with wrinkles. as
.t.II ilmaE I.. lur the o.l man viii never
-. .ur..l. ,..re again. and .. the-. three
...r.. at tI. 1..F I.a-t. Il}. been spent iu
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Mr. Forney was sworn in. Mr.. Hoffman
was elected Sergeant-at-Arms, having received
ia votes es-Glossbrenner 92-Mr. Underwood
7.
On motion of Mr.. Winslow, the Speaker
was authorized to appoint the standing COM
mIttees of the House.
The House adjourned till Monday. Mr.
Forney's election as Clerk Of the House was
effected by the votes of all present who had
voted for Speaker Pennington, with those Of
Horace S. Clark and Riggs, except Mr.. Davis
of Ind
Mr. Hoffman also received the votes Of the
Republicans and about half of the American
vote, and was thus elected Sergeant-at-Arms.
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BAYARp TAYLOR is announced to deliver q
Lecture here next week Tuesday. His sub
ject il to be "The Animal Man. We do
not know Of any one better qualified 10
speak of man, than Mr. Taylor, whoh has
seen him in almost every country on Che
face of the globe-from Cape Horn 10 Nova
Zembla. Mr.. Taylor will give us most en-
tertaining lecture without doubt, for he has
the happy gift Of telling what he knowsin
On a9reeeble NaY. .a-limncl sdl -
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4 CHAPTER FOR THE LEDGER.-Mr. Rob
ert Bonner, of the Ledger, who has been the
cause Of 50 many sensations. has
iust experienced one himself. On Saturday
afternoon the Ledqer building was ltera ly
eviscerated by a terrible confagration, which
DESTROYED a large amount of property, inclu-
ding no less than ten cylinder presses. For
tunatey, however, for the mighty army of
subscribers, the greater part Of Mr.. Bonner :
edition for the current week was saved, and
there will be no delay in the distribution OF
The paper. We sh.uld be disposed TO add an
expression Of sympathy with o''r eantemP'-
rsry in this severe calamity, were ~e not con
WINGED that, with characteristic energy, he
will convert it into an absolute advantage
and that what would prove q catastrophe IN
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The Ice in the Bay is quite frm-and,
though not quite as glare as we have seen it,
affords very good skating, which with the
beauty of the day (Which has been absolute
perEection) attracted hundreds of plea
sure seekers Friday to the CLASSY plain. We
hear that man came over from Port Kent
on skates Friday morning.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-10

From CALIFORNIA st. Louis, Feb. l.
The overland mail of the 9th reached here
tonight. and furnishes the following items
in addition to those telegraphed from Nal
loy's station =
NV gold mine. had been discovered III the
Utah mountains. 20 miles from Carson City,
producing much excitement "a Salona and
Yuba counties.
A silver mine had been discovered IN St.
Ileena mountain which attracted much at
tention. Some 400 people nave gone there
to prospect.
Another silver mine has been discovered in
Calaveras county. -....,-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-10

Tn METEOR IN AUGUsT. recent meet
ing Of the Boston Society of Natural History
a discussion took place in regard to the me-
teor of last August. 1t was stated that the
noise Of the explosion was heard over an area
of 600 square miles. \ single fragment
only of the meteor is known positively to
have fallen. and that was in Bethlehem,
about ten miles west Of Albany.-The piece,
picked up soon after it fell, was quite warm,
AND bad a considerable sulphurous odor. 1t
Nas irre-ularly shaped, and about the size of
"a pigeon egg. Nearly three-iourths of its
surfacewas covered with a black non-lustrous.
evidently fused crust;the remainder presented
the appearance of a fresh fracture OF light
gray color. and granular, semi-crystaline
texture. It was apparently silicious and not
metallic. The specimen was bought by the
Reeent- of the State University OF New York,
and Is deposited in the State Cabinet at Al
bany.-Troy Wing
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-10

are familiar wilh Scottish History must
have detected an error in the date of
the interesting incident from Grace Green
woods Countries l have SEEM headed
"John Brown the Presbyterian in 1876" for
which we were indebted to an attentive cor
day or two since. The figures
should have been 1879.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-10

IGov. CHASE ELECTED q. s. SENATOR. The
legislature of Ohio on Thursday, chose ex-
Gov. SalmonP. Chase as U. S. Senator from
that state for six years from March 4, 1861,
in place of George II. Pugh. The vote was,
Chase (republican) rs. Fugh (democrat) "a,
Thomas Corwin (republican) S.
From Pugh to CHASE -" Oh. what
a" rise " was there, my countrymen !"
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SLAYER CAPTURED.-The brig Delicia un-
der charge of Lieut. VIM. Aram from the
coast of Africa, arrived at Charl eston Feb
She was seized by the U. S. frigate Constel-
lation. She has no negroes on board.
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BUFFALO, FEBRUARY 2d.-The people a
gainst John Morris9y y.-Indictment for set
ting on foot a prize fight and for leaving the
State to witness prize fight.
The prisoner appeared and plead not gull
ty to the first charge and guilty to the
second The plea was accepted and SEN
tence suspended.
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New ORLEANS, Feb. 2d.-Gov. Houston's
message to the Legislature of Texas, trans
mitting the resolution of the South Carolina
legislature opposes the Southern Convention
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CorToN BURNED.-NEw ORLEANS, Feb. lst
Eight thousand bales of cotton were burned
to-day, at the Shippers Press.
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CONGRESSIONAL.

The election of Mr.. Forney, as Clerk Of
the House will be bitter pill to the '' Old
Public Functonary," but he will have to
swallow it. Mr.. Hoffman, thcnew Sergeant
alarms, is from Maryland.
IT. .,+, c,r C1,rI- Fril,, ,c,s ls i,IIoyvs
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DlDN'r LOSE HER FooT.-Ihe story from
the Boston Herald, of young lady Of Boston,
who had her feet so frozen in skating that
one Of them had to be amputated to prevent
modification, is denied. The Courier of the
2Stb says " the story is so far true that the
young lady, early in tbs season, did freeze
one of her feet but beyond that it is fancy,
and not fact The accident was productive
only Of slight inconvenience and few days
detention within doors and she has since, to
our certain knowledge, been able L. walk, to
run. to dance. and to skate, and has doubtless
done them all.
The publishers of Redpatls 5 Life OF John
Brown have sent to Mrs Brown a draft
81 900 as the first installmeDt OF profits d
to her.
\ son of Rev Mr. Baker OF Utica, \ Z,
who was employed as organist in an Epls-
copal church at Augusta, Ga, has been
driven wav by proslavery "ob
Several navy chaplains, IN conv at
Washington, have pettioned Congress to
abolish spirit rations in the navy, which they
consider a source Of great mis- hief.
couple of robbers fell upon John Bush Z,
of Baton Rouge, and robbed him OF shin
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TRIALor STEPHENS AT CHARLEsTowN, VlR-
c1NA.-Stephens was indicted yesterday
and his trial will commence to-day.
The Commonwealth is represented by
Andrew Hunter It is deemed unnecessary
at present to increase to any extent tfa Mill
tary force, now here.
The only addition that has been made is
company Of cavalry from Sheppardstown.-
No fear Is entertained of an attempt at res
enc