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, 1860-08-28

sdeuurret; remxrkinR that be had d: youne con
! who cbuld mextuEe swordI with tho .truculent
VirFinian: rhts excsed The ire Ct the ehty.lry
and Foote proceeded amid iaterruptions. lie
complained bisterly. {hat hs, ,hsd nerez~ been
tFeAtsd before. Nth 70 much dlsrespeet.
- - ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL c4xD1pA.E.t.
A1osher Htehrocd II Tpoten Of -. eAcdi
dAte for the Presidency, being no lGas person
tas7 the Hon. Chtet Justice Tuner. The Rta-
.cs~,- Of LeonaFdso~n; Maryland, sars that >
meeting is ID b. held 1t Leonardtown, satur-
esy, Sept lat next; far the purpose ii placing
Samuel Nelson, o. Kew fork, formally before
the country H tbs Democratic can aidz.t Tor the
Presidency and Ylcs Presidency. -0ae would
Euppots 4hat the u emoesarJ had 1lseA3y IN the
field more 'etnditt4tea than shey could hops to
+ extremely old and IN rcfJ bad health; must bs
sPparent 10 every one. -
TIE INDIAN rEorHtrs IL ozxGox.
Dispatches havt BEEN ree4fYed It The H2r
Department. fruu1 Capt 4: j. Smih, II: dra~
goons; department of Oregon in which that
odeer g:vrs The detaifs of hls" victorious battle
'xi.s 159 sa.ks lutl,ns, ,txen.y-ays nties noith
.roui indications be has b.s1 led to be1ers that
~ ths Indians in that region Of eauatry ire
bosti}4. ,..t -'-<"-
Col Wright had ordered three companies of
The third ARTILLERY, under cummasd OF Brnvet
Aajsr 4 Aodtews &nda squadron Of ,dragoons 1t
Of cur hostilitlss: Wah heso Msj. Stein Was
to scour ths rho1s country md caass. ths sar-
ages to eus for pace.
The commanding tfare. 1T Fort Ks.1ney,
Ssbrasks, furnishss to the Department nj.
mute. account Of ths fight with the Kso1as and
Cara5chss; zss. Republican river lIe s,2.sa
thAt 20 or 50 Of the 800 indians were Killed
O. the put Of 1he troops ,aue private MSS mis-
sing Iso we're Montded, and hFs we1n killed.
1nttlliEenee haa bean Iecsiyed from BFevet Ms
lorJ. H cs1leton, dat*d Headquarters, Canp
il detailed 81 interview u which = peaee waz
concluded xith the tFihs Of P4hute Indians.
which ptomissd to b permanent -:
, 1860-08-28

pxobabln war betWcen Spain and
Mexico.


3Efotn LEG ~ ". Ae4%S* %1sA.2
from hinh ruIhot1ties at thet place, containing
exceedi5Rlr important intelligence. were re-
ctiyed her. Their contents, which ware Of =
highly exciting nature, have been conmuulea-
ted to ushf persons a7ery way "oftay o3 ereo1s'
We bavs already poticed the facs, that The Span
ish Commander at Vera Cruz had naoe de'
mand oa tie Constitutional GoTernment for the
-reatoratiouoG tha hatk Conception aud that tha-
demand fsd been rejected by President JuarE:
1T now appeara that this demand was made in
peremptofr form, and .zecompanied WITH 4
ihreat Of Immediate hostilities in case the de-
-tnsud should not be complied with IN twenty
iii cocSsaueuce Of tbs threat, znd the snsici-
patton that it would be followed by sotne prao-
iicat denomination Oh the part Of the Spanish
snuadrop. the Constitutional Government ina-
media.ely made preparations for derense. ET.
erJshiug WAS placed in readiness 10 repe1 the
expected attack Tho guns were Kept loaded,
the. artii1erymen al their posts, tho garrison
to work preparing ammunition Il the last &C.
counts t. was expected mouentarily that tho
Spanish feet would commence bombardment.
We re informed that the greatest enthusi-
aim prevailed hEoug shepopulation Of the city.
80 far from dseadinE the attsck, it was univeT-
sally desired that the Spanish fleet should cfrrY
lts threat into execution. -,
This feeling was produced ard stimu1sted By
the con6dence that The United States would en-.
brsce the opportunity Of Gaming to the assis.
tanee Of tha Constitutional Government: In
fact, Immediately on the occurrence Of these
events, ttresident Juarez dispatched letter. 70
this country, which have since gone on to Waeh-
iogton, and have before this time been laid be-
Tore the Administration, aakiog American a.
sistance or al least tho privilege Of rasing vol
unteera and procuring arns and munitions Of
war within oue territory.
There can be no doubt, likewise, that, should
our Goyerameat, through these means, beeome
involved II difficulties With Spain, an excellent
opportunity would be afforded for realizing our
Cuban aspirations. tits nnde1stood, moreover,
that the Inarex Government, in case it get into
a ~ar with spain, will not condne its edorta to
purely defensive Operations. II it ean possibly
raise the requisite means and forces, It will 1T
out an expedition against Cuta. In such in
xepa not % sS sa ' =
transferred from the unfrieudly Government OF
|. Spain, to the friendly Government Of Aexioo.
, 1860-08-28

The ambitious Q. Jennings Wise desired that
An Arrangement" should be made by which he
could reply to en.-foote,.1o which the latter
dennurret; remxrkinE thxthc had i Joung con
| who could mexxure swordI with TIC trucu(ent
VirFuisn:a fhts excited The ire Ct the ehtyiry
and Foote proceeded amid interruptions. ue
complained bitterly &h1t hs>hsd peret~ been
treaied before with 70 much disrespeet,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-14

Inc L7ca Morning Herald. in 4 calm ar
lcIe, renewing the suggestions of adjust
ment between the North and South. saws
Nor is it the simple restoration Of the Ms
souri, Compromise that is anywhere propos-
/ ed. The Albany Journal does not sup6osa
that anybody would regard that as of anv
/ significance as q measure of Cancellation -
/ The extension Of the Missouri Compr0misa
/ line to the Pacific Is the intent and purpose
/ OF the journal, as 1t has frankly said.
The position Of the Albany Journal in the
Republican party and in the state demands
I that rs deliberate arguments on a matter 50
important should be respectfully weighed and
considered. We dissent most vigorously
from its proposal for extending the Missouri
line
Now that the suggestions OF this Journal
are the occasion of more attention than was
anticipated, It Is not strange that their plain
import should be misunderstood, especially
as IN some quarters they have been iuten.
uQnaIy misrepresented. The following Is
what we did say
with a mutual desire to harmonic dif-
ierences, let us suppose that. in place of a
o'Ha1cfirs Fugitive Slave lava law renur-
nant to manhood and hOnor-one sbOuId Pa
enacted which arms the Federal authorities
with all needtul power for its execution. 10
yeihsr tr'th Pror7QoH making C0u4:4cs ,r6ere
iIg'tires are rescued 81 rio1ence. from o6Fcrr,
isho hqre them IN charge. halle for he rG1le IF
ne NlGres So rescued
And in regard to the other vexad mas
tlon' VIZ the right Of going into the Terri
tories with Slaves, ,rhy not restore the BGe-
sour, Compromise lrgs? That secured IN tie
south all Territory adapted, hv soil and
Climate to Its peculiar institution
The Herald" viii see that the min. ",
MADE had reference only to the ..siInpls res
I ! OF the Missouri Compromise Line >,
Is IL lar, then, TO say thar the erteas;o7 ~
mat line to the Pacific is the intent and mn
pose OF the Journal ?" Is fair n a+fri6- I
u1e TO US an intent and ''purpose" which /
we never dreamed Of Is it fair to substitute /
-ne word extend for the word restore =
ana then dissent most vigorously from a
proposal that we have not either made. cr
'uggested, or that never entered our mind ,
we DO not attribute intentional nnfo;r
less to the Herald" 1t took I'D the onos.
ION after Others had perverted it. Wban !
eads what we did say, it viii probably ind
ess TO dissent from. -'I
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-14

GOSSIP ABOUT THE NV YoRK Farms
Letter writers at New York are unusually
busy, just now, with rumOrs about the city
journalism. The topics Of the dav are the
apparently expiring condition Of The World.
and the promised regeneration of The News.
The latter, now Mayor Wood special organ,
Is to be managed by colony from the Times
once, taking Mr.. Wesley as business head.
Mr.. Hurlhut rs adit1r-in-chief. Mr. Wilson.
an old standby of the Times, and Others
Inc News, even under tins republican"
management, viii be the democratic orran
OF the state. Il is limited that the Times Is
lett rather weak but no trouble is arura-
htnlei. Young Church Of the Sun makes
rather a poor show, financially, and the PIE
Per, not being made TO FIJI the place intended
ior IT, is on the decline As 10 The World.
1t is affirmed lIle denial 70 the contrary
Notwithstanding that the editor did write
that letter 20 e. southern friend about the
paper anu al It's Influence being anti-LiucJln
and IN favor o. the South Mr. Suauliin-.
tie editor. has just married southern LADY
ana has a good right T. q f1r the Union.
i1e ord printed 10000 copies under the
one cent system DC got a ten cylinder press.
raised the pIlce u two cents, and works oG
the clifton now with but q very turns Vt The
big wheel Fifteen thousand is an outside
calculation Of the number printed The
Herald, 1t is stated, VIII support Linc5la's
administration but Bennett won't get any
pay f5r it Z; BE does. -SDurofsr4 Re7uil.
can.
The republican management Of the
News, alluded to in the paragraph above
won't BE '.of the st-aisltost sect, Is any
means. 1Ir. Wesley, If We mistake not. has
always been Hard Democrat, and Mr.
Hurlburs Che inventor Of the Elbows olthe F,
Nineio') was never a Republican. We may
add that the Times shows no signs Ct weak /
ness in IT'S columns On the contrary with /
It's more pronounced Rspub!iolnisn. it seems
tous to be much stronger (aad certainly
far b-ttar) than j, was during the three
years or 50, when it was steering on d point
r~-q9iut course.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-14
VALUABLE BOOKS.
The WORKS OF FRANCIS BACON. Boston
Brown & Taggard. Vols. II and II.


Brown & Taggard. Vols. II and II.
Though we have before drawn attention
to the superb edition of Lord Bacon S Works,
now in process of publication by Messrs.
Brown & Taggard, of Boston, we have a
present occasion to do it again. The edition
in important respects is much superior to
any one ever before issued. Collected and
edited by three eminent English scholars,
JAMES SPEEDING, ROBERT LESLIE ELLIS, and
DOUGLAS Demon HEATH, of Trinity College,
Cambridge, the work is enriched by copious
notes as well as by TRANSACTIONS of some of the
Latin Essays, and by papers which have not
appeared in former editions. The American
Edition has also notes by Mr.. Speeding,
which are not to be found IN the English
Edition. We are informed that it is printed
in a more beautiful and convenient form
than the English one. We cannot say how
that may be from personal comparison, the
English Edition Of which this is mainly
reprint, not having fallen under our notice;
but we can well believe it. 1t is rare, GER
tainly, that more beautiful volumes than
these are issued from any press. On thick,
fine paper, with that rich creamy tint which
satisfies the eye completely, in the perfect
Typography of H. 0, HoUGHroS, Of the Riv-
erside Press, Cambridge, and of Crown 8yo.
size, we do not see how more perfect and de-
sirable volumes could be offered to the reader
For reasons of convenience, in the order Of
publication, Messrs. Brown & Taggard be-
gan with the eleventh volume of the work.
1t was soon followed by the twelfth, and we
see by a notice that the next volume is soon
to appear, The elereHh volume Is chiefly Oc-
cupied with Lord Bacon's History Of the
Reign of Henry VII Almost every page
shows illustrative notes of the Editor, Mr..
Speeding The t,oeJfh volume contains a
large number of the Essays On Counsels, Civil
and Moral Each volume has an Appendix
of interesting and valuable papers. We are
glad 10 see, from occasional notices in sundry
quarters, that tie enterprise Of the publish
ers, in bringing out a work Of such standard
excellence, is likely to meet with a remuner-
ating patronage from the public. We hope |
their subscription list will be q liberal one in
this vicinity.
We understand that E. a. Fuller supplies |
purchasers with the volumes as they come
out
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-14

a correspondent Of the Caledoniqn sends 2
table Of weight of the members Of the legis
lature, taken at Montpelier, from which if
appears that the average weight.of the whole
number of members, was 1854 lbs. Wash
ington County furnished the heaviest men
their average being 1881 lbs, and Orleans
County the hghtest, their average being
1914 lbs. The average of Chittenden Co.. is
lj2 lbs.
1t has often been asserted that the men Of
Vermont, born and raised on the West side
of the mountain, were a larger race than
those inhabiting the East side, and this ex-
pertinent would seem to prove 1t, the average
of the six counties on this side being;l62 %
lbs, and of the eight on the other side being
1854 lbs. The number of men weighed is
hardly large enough, for very correct es-
innate however.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-14

ERF OBLIGlNG.-A tradesman was waitet
upon in his shop by a superblv-attire5 e.
male, whom he politely addressed and ID.
sired to know what commands she viSbe5 >,
favor him with. The lady, after lifting the
veil which hid 4 not very handsome fscss in0
tImated. IN style corresponding with - -
dress, that, hearing there was a yacanc,, -
that gentleman's service. she dssiraJ :: - -
engaged by him as housemaid NC
The gentleman stated that his ..b,...-
half was at her residence in the snb5rbs
The following dialogue ensued
Serra1f-97ri-(in querulous and disafac-
ted tone Then you reside in the country
-thatjwould be so inconven lent
Gentlenan-But then we could rsnovs 70
town. ~
SerUaHt -girL-And the washing. I am given
to understand, Is done at home. Which
don't much like -'''''
GeHfleman-But then we could give that
out ''N'
Scrrantgirl-And are there anv chill.
dren? ''i-
Gentlemdn-Seven.
lSsrraHt-girl-(in great excitement md
half inclined to faint) Seven ebjIdrsr -NA
GentlenaH-But then, to obIire -,
could drown few Of them. We
The lady-servant turned upon bs~ L.,
and swept away from the premises with "t .L3
air Of Cleopatra. "''N the
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-14
ITEMS OF NEWS

There are. according TO the Biue-Bas
81 South C1rOlinians on Uncle Sans r47
roll OF this number nine have recently 10
signed
The slave bark Cora, captured by the T
;. fri-ate Constellation. on tie Coast Of A-
RIGA, sept. IS, arrived at New York on Sat
| urday. She had 7Oj negroes on board wien
/ taken. and was only one day out. The 1e-
| groes were landed ct M0nrovia. Three
Americans found in the Cora were br0u---
in with her. under arrest for alleged piracy.
There IS to be an extra session Of the Leg
islatare Of Tennessee, on the It'll Of January,
| 10 consider the state Of the country
The break in the Croton Water Pipes vas
/ repaired on Saturday, and y city i ac.1
rejoicing in water.
\ lad named William Il. Hudson, ef-b-
/ teen years Of age, q news-bOv and water c5--
/ rier on the night express tram Of the Chics-
/ g, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, has
/ been detected IN extensively robbing the
mails which are carried on that train. II
seems that be was allowed 10 sleep OF tia
mail bags. and made such liberal use Of his
opportunities that he at one time robbed tie
mail bag Of its entire contents. Letters
were enselying on thefJor in the mail Gear.
and suspicion being aroused, he was arrested
and confessed the robbery. 4 large amount
of property over S11 900 in drafts and notes.
and number OF land warrants, was fJu1d.1
his possession
In view Of the carelessuess Of permittin, O.
boy to ENJOY such facilities as 10 sleep II the
mai car, the Chicago Tribune SAYS
L One would say that bed of plumplv-fllsi
nall-bass might grow first rate mail rob
Der as readily as bed Of guano a monster
cabbage.
Haytl stands the eighth country in the
world IN the amount Of our exports and IN
ports. About three hundred vessels wear
carry there -four, pork, Goldfish. ard other
articles Of provisions and domestic cotton
goods, each cargo worth from eight 10 ts-
tween thirty and forty thousand dollars
Amer can currency, bring back Iogwo95
mahogany, sc.
The Boston Journals New York CORES
pendent says the present rage, in the way 1f
visiting and Invitations is as follows IF
wedding IS TO come of amoD- the ton, The
mother OF the bride elect takes her carriage,
ana instead OF sending servant Up the steps
as formerly, the lady alights, goes 70 the
ooor, rings, asks for the party ilv.,ai,lalls
,he card Of invitation, and then drives ot IT
her coach. II Is regarded as distin-ust,i
-lVl1atlon TO have such a semi-pers0nal II
7It1tIon.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-14
ARMS FOR The Ser1H.-The Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia Inquirer

ARMS FOR TIE SeU1H.-The Washington
correspondent of the Philadelphia Inq,nyey
says:
1t is said that bill viii be introduced
into the House, on Monday, inauiriDp
into the action of Mr.. Floyd, Secretary IF
| War. It is rumored that he has sent consid-
cradle quantities Of arms to the Southern
arsenals, without sending troops to protect
the arms so stored. In the event Of the So
cessIon Of the South, these would at once fall
an easy prey.
some time ago an act was passed, which
authorized the replacing of arms used in the
Mexican war by those of an improved man
ufaeture. 1t is said that the Seeretarv hos
recently sold large numbers of the old Tinted
States muskets, and that their places bova
not yet been supplied. The old arms are in
some manner, finding their way to the Soutb
1t is also stated that this was done against
the remonstrance Of an officer of the Or53anoo
Department
Much complaint is expressed that troons
have not been sent to Fort MouItrie. Gen
scott has expressed the opinion that with 500
troops IN the fort, it would be nossihIa -
Ieslst the attack of 5000. At present tbero
are put 80 men in the fort, and no atternnt |
mas been made to send more.
1t is rumored that immediately, or+ou a.
secession of South Carolina, an attemnt will
Se maze 10 capture the fort BY party of
% Ioutnerners who have pledged themselves for
The purpose. --''- We 'Oi
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-14
LETTER FROM CAssIUs NJ. CLAY.

In reply to an invitation to attend Re
publican gathering il Miami county, Ohio,
Cassius NJ. Clay has written a letter declin-
ing the invitation. After speaking of the
importance and value of the victory gained
by the Republicans, Mr.. Clay concludes as
follows:
But we must not fatter ourselves that our
work j. done. Only the one great battle has
been won. The threats Of rebellion and
necessary civil war which must attend Its
actuailty, warn US to be on our guard, and
call tor no holiday patriotism.
While we would bear, with brotherlv
iorbearance, with the sore disappointment Of
our late rulers, and give them, patiently, time
to accommodate themselves to the new order
OF things, frankness and a wise philanthropy
compel Us 10 say TO them at once, that
. peaceable secession " is but peaceable re-
bellion-an utter absurdity. Neither one
slave State, four slave States, or all the slave
States, will be allowed peaceably to secede.
Livery man Of sense sees that civil war would
be better than that eternal war which would
be the result Of a divided nation. The forces
engaged would be less, ard the result final.
The Union party at the South would be our
allies, and with victory, which would be sure
for the Union and the right, would come
peace and homogeneous empire. But allow
secession, and then, with the Southern seed
ing States united. would come war inevitably
the first time we met upon the river or the
seas, which would be settled and renewed
from century 70 century. The South must
know that the Republicans intend to allow
her all constitutional rights and then main
tam their own 10 the last extremity. This Is
gorfrnnleHt Of tic people, and not " com
pact OF States - there is no way to dissolve
the Inlon but by rebellion and civil war. 1t
remains for the shareholders to choose the
Union as 1t Is and was, and is to remain. or
rush into war with it, and take all the
chance Of veal or VOC. For Us, we have
no choice; We are bound by all that is sacred
among men u maintain the Government in
It's supremacy, and our principles upon
which i is based. We cannot choose our
ground. Destiny places US in the post Of
honor. and perhaps Of danger, and we are
towards if We ialter in our duty TO cur coun-
Try. and the liberties Of the people We must
stand On the immortal language Of jackson
. The Union, by the Eternal, II must be pre-
serred. There we must stand. now and
henceiorth. or be forever slaves.
May God inspire our hearts with the c5ur-
age and patriotism Of 70; and may our
cause, whether through peace or blood. be
eternally triumphant, is the aspiration Of
yours Truly. {. N. CLAY.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-12-14
THIRTX-sIxTH CONGRESS.
SECOND SESSION

Washington, Dec. 10.
In the Senate, the Standing Committees Of the
| last session were continued; Mr.. Lathams reso-
luton relative to the Overland Mail was referred
TO the Committee on Post-ofices and Post-roads:
& memorial from Thaddeus Hyatt presented BY
Mr.. Sumner, relative 70 the suffering people Of
Kansas, was referred to the Committee on Terrific
ries, and the Homestead Bill was read the first
time. Mr. Powell, Of Kentucky, then called up
his resolution, presented on THURSDAY, relative 70
the present condition Of the country, and made a
few remarks expressive Of lis views Nr. Col
lamer Of Vermont, made q motion, which was
agreed 20 by Mr.. Powell, 20 strike ont everything
from the resolution excepting that which referred
10 Federal affairs and that it be referred to -Qe
clal Committee. During discussion which in
tervened. Mr.. Latham Of California, said that his
State would remain with the Union under all cir
cumstances-intimatiug that she could otherwise
never secure that great desideratum, a Pacific
Railroad Mr.. Poster Of Connecticut, said the
mana cement Of the country at present was with
the Democrats, but he should support the res0lu-
tion. Mr. Douglas hoped that there would be no
more talk Of party until this grave question was
settled. Nr. Davis, Of Mississippi did not regard
the proposition as one promising a good result.
Several other speeches were made on the subject
among which was one by Mr. Dixon, Of Conuecti-
cut, who combatted the idea that it is impossible
for the two systems Of free and slave labor exist
IN the Confederacy, and the Senate adjourned AZ
late hour.
In the House, Nj Hawkins. Of Florida. pro
ceeded 70 give additional reasons for asking 10 be
excused from serving on the Special Committee on
the Peril0us Condition Of the Union. II oonclu-
ded by warning that Mississippi, Alabama Geor-
gla and South Carolina were certain 70 secede,
and to be followed by Arkansas, Louisian and
Texas. The tone Of his remarks. however, was
rather more moderate than was expected Mr..
Valla- bingham, Of Ohio argued in favor Of excus-
ing Mr.. Hawkins Mr.. McClernand Of Illinois
was unwilling 10 excuse him. Nj. Sickles. Of
New York, believed that the power 70 deal with
the pending political question rests with the Re-
publican Party, and be desired that the Legisla-
lures Of the Northern States might be convened in
order that they might deal with it. The vote on
Nj Hawkins request was not taken, the discus
sion being interrupted by the Introduction, from
the Committee Of Ways and Means, Of bill au-
thoTizing the issue Of ten millions in Treasury
notes, for the relief Of the Government. The bill
was passed and the HOUSE adjourned