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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17

.h,. ,-,rs,,er were not vet at an end. In crossing
the ferry at Albany he lost his hat, ana en'Sl'a
the Hudson River cars for New YORK Wilma
covering for his head other than his handkeroi'eii
While on his way down the river his spectacies an'
a Congress. knife got ont of his reach am ui1ap
peared altogether. Giddings insisted that ne p,i
been pretty well skinned in one way or ano'ne,
A. he had summons to appear before the Harper )
Ferry Committee, they might think he has us1 e.
caped from the Pennsylvania mountains aiter Iu0
raid of Old John Brown, they judged hlm oy MS
appearance.
The London Examiner says that MIR. by
ard TAYLOR is % clever, cheerful man, VINO
has run over much of the surface OF the
globe. and written many welcome books OF
travel. He is a gossip who never exceeds the
bounds of discretion he likes much to see
lions. whether in the flesh or whether built
of stone. but he has left in no country
man who has reason to be sorry for attention
shown to him.
1t is said that the first remark Of JOIN
Hickman. Anti-Lecompton Democrat o.
Pennsylvania, after listening to the recent
speech of Senator Douglas, was d" Upor
thy belly shalt thou 60 and dirt shalt thou
eat the days of thy life"
The New York Oady) correspondent Of
the Springfield Republican writes as follows
of Lucy Stones appearance last week at the
Cooper Institute
1t was extremely difficult to make the Lucy
Stone of Thursday evening identical with the La
cy Stone of four years ago. The bright cheek
were there, the girlish figure, the musical voice
but the old assurance, the perfect self-poise, tn
rapid, confident, slightly saucy utterance, were
all wanting. She did not seem less earnest, bu'
less assured She told her old story Of woman
legal disability and wrongs, but not in the old de-
manding and defiant tones. The mother heart
has dissolved the woman's voice and what was
once pertness is now pathos what 1t has lost IN
vigor it has gained in tenderness. Those who
listened to Lucy Stone Blackwell, and o her SIS
te--in-law, Autoinetto Brown Blackwell, bei1.
their marriage ttnnot fail o. Observe the "r'
chance which has come over the pubic manner
tho ladies' since that event. Although thet
still there to their PEI idea Of a. orator 81 m -
sion, AMI occasionally ave thei- homes 3D..
babies to talk public platform, they do s" 1n
a much moro subdued and womanly way than ot
old The brothers Blackwell married these ladies
with a full knowledge Of their s'r0n minded ten
denotes Was = in order to undertake the tascln-
atiny AS # tanning" them dill the husband Of
Shaks oeare's "Slrew? - Antoinette Blackwell has
a noble nature md so burdened is it with the sor-
rows OF humanity, and a sense Of It's own high
mission that her voice seems broken. and her
words come low and slow While on Thursday
evening. here stood Lucy talking to be sure,
vet blushng and trembling "a she never did IN
that little, ridiculous, impertnent Bloomer, that
she used to wear.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17
VERMONT ITEMS.


is estimated at 500, 900, the greatest sufferers
being Mellish & French, grocers, losing ST.
and Chas. P. Chapman, Druggist: loss
500, A. Hatch / Co, Hardware loss $4,000,
$500. The in-lrAncs-in the VtMutual,
Windsor County, and -Ftna Insurance Com
panies-will pretty nearly cover the loss
The fire Is supposed to have caught from
defective due and appeared in the attic of
several Of the tenements about the same
time, 50 that it IS uncertain where it origin
ated. Several buildings adjoining the block
burned were badly damaged.
The steam saw mill and wooden ware fac
tory # c. T. Parker i Co, in Stamford,
wer. burned Jan. 80 loss $4,000, insurance
$3.50. There was a large quantity of fin
ished work in the mill, which was to have
been sent off the next morning. The citizens
called meeting to devise ways and means to
enable Nessrs Parker to rebuild
The barn and outbuildings Of Eben Powell
in Yershire were burned on Sunday, the 9th
inst. The contents We're mostly saved. The
loss will be about 500, on which there was
no insurance. 1t is thought the fire took
from a stove IN a shop room where Mr.. Pow
ell had been making shingles the day pre-
viJus.
The house of DR.. Crowley of Mt Holly
was entered on Wednesday night Of last week
and a gold watch and chain stolen; the store
ofL. Pierce was broken open and all the
money taken and a quantity of clothing, and
the Post Office was robbed Of money and
stamps \ busy night for somebody.
\ horse thief named John Leger was ar
rested at Fairlee on the Ist inst, having sto
len horse, harness and sleigh in Charleston
two days before. Leger is only TIL ee months
out Of State Prison. at Concord, y. H.
Marshal Whitehead, P W. at Vernon,
was found dead in his bed on Friday, Feb.
Sd. The cause Of his death is not stated.
7. H. S;reeter of Rockingham fell from
the scafold in his barn the other day, and
complains since of IAN all over soreness.
John Graham Of Ludlow, while drawing
wood two weeks ago, was almost killed by
the upsetting of the load. He lay two hours
under the wood before he was found.
In Stamford some tine since. as a team
with a load Of wood was going up steep
hill by the river, the horses slipped and the
wagon ran over the bank tipping the load
INTO the river. The town pays 800 dam
ages, on account of the lack ofrailing at that
place. There have been one or two accidents
there before
An Irishman named Howe was killed in
last week by the fall of lodged
tree.
Spring IS coming-Or rather started to
,one, for we think this weeks temperature
will send it back in double quick time. The
Bellows Falls Times of last week says some
If the farmers have begun to make sugar,
md the robins have been flying about in that
village The editor of the Telegraph says
hat robins were seen in Essex Jan Goth,
,arlier than was ever known before
\ dwelling house in Mortified, belonging
o Geo. Warner, was burned Feb 10th 1t
vas Just finished.
\ boy named Ward employed at the Mem
House at Newport, was kicked in
he head by horse on the 9th and his recoy-
ry from the injury is thought doubtful.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17
PERSONAL.

At a meeting of the Rutland Light Guard
holden on Monday evening Feb. eth, Lieut.
Levi G. Kingsley was elected % Lieut.. vice
Lyman f. Roys, declined
Daniel Ullman, the Know-nothing candid
ate for Governor of New York, A few wears
since, has joined the - Republican Club " of
New York city.
Washington lettcr-writer, who describes
Mr.. Sckies' dress and appearance, alludes to
his constant habit of wearing gloves in pub
lie, and says that supersttious rumor attrib-
utes this circumstance 10 his fancy that his
hands exhibit deep stains Of blood He
boards with private family, and Mrs. Sickles
is with him.
Mr. and Mrs. Amin, residing near the
High Bridge of the New Jersey Central Rail-
road, are supposed to be the largest couple in
It's country. The gentleman's weight is
700 pounds, and the lady's weight 500 Mr..
Annin's age is bout 10, and Mrs. An
nin's about 10. ltrequires six yards Of cassi-
mere for Mr. As pants, and nine yards of
clio, b for Il coat. He and his vito keep a
public house at place called Pegs Pebble.
The Try Arena gives the following ac-
count of Hon. j. R Giddings on bis travels.
as related by himself
90 lie was in Arcade. Wyoming last week, and
rode twenty miles in the morning to take the cars
He arrived just in time to the train leave with
ont him. he VIZ then '!riv T. t. h,tcl sail 10
tie II e best in the place, and order-t breakfast
that he might be tcady to ta,e the ncxt train
Failing to se; br' akfast, he was hugrir, i TIA
ricaety gOcart called Omnibus to 20 10 tire train
He tore his coat badly in endesvnrin, to escape
from the vehicle, and was again too late for the
train. At length, however, he got on board of a
train and went eastward. The trials of the yener-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

The following gentlemen constitute the con-
mIttee of Ways and Means. Messrs. JOIN
Sherman, Thaddeus Stevens, H. Wn's
Davis, j. S Morrill,, J. S. Phelps, Lsrla
Washburn, Martin j Crawford, E. G. SPall-
ding, and John S. Millson. This COMMITTEES
embraces some of the best talent OF the
House on both sides, and the extreme op1
ions on the tariff and free trade.
JOHN Cam is removed from the Rutland
| Post Office for his - Douglas heresle''
which he has been ventilating recently n
successor is j. NJ Hall, heretofore Nal
Agent on the R. & B. Railroad.
Thad. Stevens, the Lancaster pa men
Der of Congress, who only week before Isl
| declared his determination TO stick TO S1a''
man until the "crack Of doom, explains
that on the morning of his change to zen
nington he read in the papers about an earth
quake in South Carolina, and estseming ii''
- little crack" he concluded TO 60 Tor '''
New JerseYman.
The Washington correspondent oil 'I'
New York Commercial Advertiser says 'nA'
the insolence of the Democratic nanssi' oN
at Washington has disappeared IN Fen4'A'
able manner since the Republican organic
ton of the House In many cases tnelr w
mocracy has also evapOrated.
1t is a noticeable fact that there has mo-
been peep or mutter from single disunl1I
ist in Congress since the election Of 1n7 Nc
publican Speaker. The southern hre-ea'si'
who declared that the representatives ron
the South would never consent that the ci'1
ture and champion of the republican PSI
should take possession Of the speaker cll-'
are still sitting quietly IN Congress anu d.
a great deal more decent and gentleman!
their behaviour than before. just 80 VII
be throughout the South, after the eiecD--
of Republican President.
Mr.. Greeley, who has spent some tini''
featuring tour in the Northwestern STATES -
letter from Iowa predicts that STEPHEN
Douglas will be nominated for Presld7n'
Charleston ext April, and that nus
the slave States will give him their ele''''
votes, for the reason that National OoH''1
lions always nominate those who apP'"
have the best ceance of winning tha'
Douglas defeat at Charleston wouiu
the entire Northwest into the RepuOH'I
party that he has consistently suPPO'.
the principle Of free homesteads' anu w.
MS enemies are split up.
The Times has taken to its ancient 0
-esort-the picking up of typogrGp"l'"' g..
"a small business, at which only tne ~
md Montpelier Freeman, OF the ''i"
'reS, ARE often caught.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17

SAM HoUsToN ON TIE UNroS.-G1v H.
tons special message to the Legislaturs =.
Texas, in reply to South Carolina, is Of II
true Union stamp. Of the South Caroli,,
Resolutions the Governor says:
81 deem it due to myself, as well a, -.
your honorable body, to enter my uno1aI;
fed protest against and dissent from y.
principles enunciated in the resolutions >,
The document thus closes
q" The people of Texas are satisfied r.s
the Constitution and the Union as thew ~,
They are even willing to enlarge it BY f1--L..
wise, peaceful and honorable acquisition,
IF there is a morbid and dangerous sentr,o..
abroad in the land, let us endeavor Tn an,-
it by teaching and cultivating more fr,,s.
nal feeling. | would. therefore, recomms.i
the adoption Of resolutions DISSENTING -.--
the assertion Of the abstract right of sa,..
sion. and refusing to send deputies. f5r an
present existing cause, and urging ur97 n.
people of the States, North and South ~
necessity of cultivating brotherly feeling l
serving Justice and tending to their own u
fairs"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17
COUNTY CONVENTION.

Convention Of the Freemen OF Chi,teudeu
County who are Friends Of Temperance and OF the
Prohibition Law, met pursuant to the publishcl
call, at tie Town Hail. in Burlington. TgesIlv.
February l4th at ! o'clock
The convention was CALEB to order o., E. y.
WHEELER, Chairman Of the County Committee.
who read Hr. MrcHELLs letter Of definition
and the eall
On motion Hon. G. F. EDnUNDs. was chosen
Chairman, and e. Il. BENEDICT Secretary. of tle
Convention.
WIN WEsT9N, Esq. Of Burlin -tyn. introduced
IN" f"iih'vi"g preamble and resolution
In order TO supply the ruwn i genie ,.,u-ar7,,
the County with pure and unauthorized ;uua~-.
1t Is our opinion that the County Commissioner
should cause a contract 20 be maze with h.uura-
bie dealers, to supply such Liquors. stiullstir.
that each cask or hogshead of Elu-~ should Boz.
analyzed by a competent chemist ter i,, rccer-
ton here, and if K thCuld prove pure then 20 be
recelved,-if impure, then 20 be sent back 10 the
seller he paying freight aud charges that tho
commissioner should appoint only su n person. as
agents as will engage to get their supplios from
the source thus notwithstanding there '.- . ste
and charges only ami that If any Agent ,hoaTd
procure any Of his liquors from any other source.
Tor that cause he should be removed that sam
pie OF all liquors furnished to each Agent should
oe preserved by the Commissioner. so that If com
plant should be made that any Agent Is SELLING
impure liquor, then by comparing the LIQUOR ~
soid with the sample, the fraud could be let ctcd
Therefore
ResoiDed, That our County Commissioner De.
ana he hereby Is, requested 10 adopt substantially
inc above plan in discharging the responsible du-
ties Of his Office.
On motion Of CHAs. ADAMS, Esq, the resolu-
ton was referred to a committee Of three and
W C. Hickok, VIM. Weston aud A. B. Halbert.
were appointed by the chair as such committee.
A committee "f three from each town, selected
severaly by the members present from the respect
i've towns, was then, on motion, aDpoiutel Dr. the
Convention, to present the name Of a candidate fer
County Commissioner
The Convention then took a recess Of ten min
utes, at the end of which time it came to order !
and the list of the nominating Committee was read
follows
UadehH-JO,. Wells, VIM. Wells. y. 3. Perry. |
Charlone-C. B. Cook H. Il. Newell. I'D.
Ames.
WIiston-Edw. Brownel VIM. Yale. Ho-atio
Chaplin.
AcooO DiahSs n FL AUSTIN. L A I
Blake.
Esse--A. B. Halbert, E s Brownell, Russell
Herrick.
BHTi'"gfoH-JOhn Barstow, c. J. Anger. Henry
LOOMS
Westford-J. H. Woodward, s G. Merriam,
VIM. Bowman.
HuHfington-H. NJ Jud.on, Stephen sayles, 5.
r. Snyder.
Shsibn-ne-RAlph Reed, Asahel Nash. Lyman
Thayer
colehsae-U. II. Penniman, Allen Stone, E.w.
Perry.
st, George. II. Glass, Smith Wright, Edward
Isham.
HiHss6Hrgh-F W. Baldwin, Henry Weed, F
Wilson.
Boiton-R. J. Morse, R. Preston. NJ. G. Barber.
Jeieh'-Dea. Hutchinson, E. 5. Whitcomb, R.
NJ. Galusha
Richmord-A Bates
Convention then adjourned to o'clock D. IN.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17

DEATH OF JUDGE ISGERsoLL.- Chas. A.
IngersoIl, Judge of the United States Court
for the District of Connecticut, died at his
residence in New Haven, Conn, Iussday
evening Feb. 6 aged 60 years. He had been I'll
for several weeks from a complication OF DE-
orders. The New Haven Journal spas
thus Of him
His loss Is a public misfortune. He has. I1's
the death Of Andrew 7. Judson, filled the judge
ship Of the United States Court for this Ds,-i-.
with distinguished ability, and has also presided
in the United States Court for the Southern Dis
trict Of New York during the whole term Of bis
office in a manner which has comm41isd the high
est admiration Of the bar of that state and city
He a learned, upright, firm and impartial
Judge, aud as such the admiration and conf
dence Of all who knew him. Previous 70 his tax
ing his place on the bench, he had occupied several
offices Of honor in tie state and nation. and ~
enjoyed reputation at the bar equalsd 6y ms; Of
few lawyers in the state.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17

These are not pleasant nor becoming cbs--.,
and are rarely made without accompanying ne
except by people who are in the wrong Or have ii.
their temper, or both. We are quite .op,.r..
leave the question Of verac ty and sair .-,+s-,..
to be Judged by the community Who -i.7s-.+
and participated TO some extent in the tra1,,,t,,
referred TO- Tunes, Feb. 9.
The Times is ready enough TO accuse d,
with knowingly making false charges With.
out shadow Of excuse for its 50 doing. tv-
when we point out in plain terms its 7r-
misrepresentation it puts on a solemn air
injured innocence and talks Of 80 ill-tmue
in those who accuse their neighbors As
any questions of fact or fair representat1l 81
our part, of what was done at the first Count,
Convention, we are most willing TO las7.
their decision to any fair-minded men who
have personal knowledge Of the matters "a
ferred to. As tn the rest, it Is very much the
habit of the Times to represent US as in )
chronic state of " ill-temper." We are, ifths
Times NAV be believed, sort Of aggravated
modification of Dickens QuIlp-iuN Of al
malice, misanthropy'and spite,-perenniall
afflicted by biliousness, "acidity " &c
spending our nights in continuing and 0-,
days in carrying out plans of mischief
ping our pen in nothing sweeter than SUI
phuric acid, and making Of the FREE Psrg
a sort Of Internal machine for shooting Pa,
THAN arrows - into our peaceable fellow-cit
liens and for scattering fre-brands, hatred
and strife in the community generally.
We beg the privilege of saying that mss
not 50. We have reliable information to hs
contrary. Those who have known Us anl
liarly in this community for a long IN.
know it is not so. In truth we do not r1.
pose the editor Of the Times believes Wis.
he 50 frequently and with such perse7sra,
sameness asserts of US. The fact Is, he r.
gan at an early day to call US acrid
- sour and - ill-tempered, as the s1nr
way, probably the only way, Of breaking
trying to break, the force Of plain and direct
showing up on our part, Of some Of bis ID
constituencies and absurdities Having begg1
so, from mere poverty of thought he repeats
the same thing over and over, about as often
as he alludes to US. We do not blame hin
in this matter since he can't alter bis no,s,
why should we find fault with his singing
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17
THE CONVENTION TrFsDAY

Was well attended, the various towns in
the county being all represented. and some
of them by pretty full delegations. Good
order, and prompt dispatch Of business, un-
der the charge of the clear-heaied and expe-
rienced Chairman, characterized the meeting
and the result, though doubtless different
from what many were expecting, was har-
moniously reached. and will be generally ac-
guessed in by the Temperance loving Free
men of the County. An attempt to dispense
with a nominating committee was voted down
by a large majority, and the nomination
was made by a committee constituted pre-
cisely like the one Of the previous convention
1t is to be presumed that the considerations
which induced that committee to nominate
a gentleman outside Of Burlington were not
without weight with this committee but
the desire for harmony among the friends Of
Temperance and the Law. and the belief that
the denomination Of Mr. Mitchell would
most conduce to that end. proved 70 be pre-
valllng reasons with a majority Of the com
mittSe. The final ballot in committee we
understand to have been 81 for Mr..
Mitchell, to Is for Mr. Lawrence and
for Hon. E. B. Green, of Richmond The
result makes good our assertion that Mr..
Mitchell's declination had but strengthened
the confidence Of the Temperance men Of the
county. in him. Without such confidence
he surely could not have received the nomi-
nation OF the committee or Of the convention.
Mr.. Mitchell is to BE- Congratulated upon his
eKtrication from the peculiar and unpleasant
position in which ne was placed t.
have been run, and either elected or defeated
with the support of some of tl)s. by-
whom his previous nomination was effect
ed, and without the support Of "a majority
of the true friends Of Temperance and the
Law. was a fate which he might well pray to
be delivered from.
He is now the caniidat, Of the friends OF
Temperance and the Law, AMI Will unqa,s-
tiJnAbly be reelected. Tie resolutions a.
dopted are important, and Of a prqolioql
hearing. We subjoin the official report If
the convention.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17

discuss the subject of total abstinence, AID its ne
cessity to the State. We, therefore, recommend
that temperance meetings be held in the several
towns in this County.
The resolution was adopted.
On motion, the Convention adjourned SINE de-
Attest, g 6. BEN EDlCI5
Secretary.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17
AFTERNOON

The Convention assembled at the hour.
The Committee on Mr.. Weston's resolution re-
ported as follows
To The County Contention nor in session
Your Committee, to whom the foregoing resolu-
ton was referred respectfully report that they have
had the same under consi deraton and 10 view Of the
fact that very large proportion Of the liquors
throughout the country are poisonous compounds,
and that, for medical and chemical purposes an
adulterated liquors only should be used, we recon-
mend the adoption of the resolution
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17

The Senate's amendment aboli,bin, .
ranking privilege was rejected 50 as,;-
liz. The other amendments of the SuH
were concurred in. 4A
Mr.. Spinner, amendment abolj,b;,
Post Office Department was rejected Na
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17
WIN. C. HICKOK, }
VIM. WESTON, ! Committee.
A. B, HALBERT.

The resolution was thereupon adopted by the Con-
vsntion The nomin ting Committee reported, by
their Clerk, Mr.. c. J. Alger, the name OF JAMES
MITCHELL, of Burlington, for the Office of Coun
ty Commissioner, for the year ensuing, and the
report Of the Committee was adopted by the Con-
ventioR.
Mr.. E. STEVENS introduced the following reso :
luton
Resolved, That pure Ale .hol is the most viz
ulent poison in nature, and that every drug or
medicine mixed with it only tends to weaken and
dilute it.
On motion of G. W. BENEDICT, the resolution
was laid upon the table
CHAs. ADAMS, Esq, introduced the following
resolution
Resolved, That in the opinion of this Convention,
it will be beneficial to morality and good order
that meetings should be held in all the towns to
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17

Mr Calhoun took the position that all
men were not tcreated free and equal"
Said he, ''only two men were created, and
one of those was q icon,an."
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17

The Times has taken to its ancient 1'''
resort-the picking up of typogrGp"i'd' s,.e
"A small business. at which only the i"'
and Montpelier Freeman, of the 'sf~'
Press ARE often caught.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-02-17

"These are not pleasant nor becoming ,5s-,.,
and are rarely made without accompanies 49,. /,
except by people who are in the wrong Or bav. -..
their temper or both. We are quite eon,.-..
leave the question Of verac ty and fair .-at.,.-.
to be Judged by the community Who ri,7s-.-
and participated to some extent in the tra1,,,,,-
referred 10 - Times Feb. 9.