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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

The Rutland Herald says that the Town
Meeting in that place, on Tuesday last was
unusually spirited and interesting. Even
the choice Of a Moderator had to be made by
ballot. for the first time within more than
thirty-three years. John W. Page was
elected. receiving 205 votes, to John Cain
1873. Among the'votes passed at the meeting
was one that the listers be instructed to as
sess the Railroad property in the Town, as
other property is assessed-not to include the
road-bed or track-and that the Town will
indemnify the listers from all damages and
costs which may be incurred by making such
assessment
The people of Brandon voted at March
Meeting. to have new Town Hall, and
the Selectmen were instructed to secure a lot
of land in the centre of the village on the
west side Of the river, belonging to the heirs
of tie late DR.. Merriam, at a price not to
ex eed $500; and Messrs \. 7. Sprague, Jr.,
and John Howe, ,Jr., were appointed a COM
mittoe in connection with the selectmen, to
get estimates, etc, and to report at a subse-
qgentmceting. The citizens are jubilant at
the prospects Of having a new building which
will accommodate the whole
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

The y Y I5Ipu5n speaks highly Of
Judge Bates, o. Missouri, from a personal
acquaintance, and is sure that the Pr.sidcn-
cy, if placed in his hands, would b, safely
and properly aImmirHr-d, ,ut doe, not be
lIeve he viii be nomuar.i-lud on the whole
d les not desire that ne should be. Tt con-
cludes It's article as follows
We have already i1timltai our belief that
Judge Bates will not be nominated by the
Chicago Convention. A. we read the signs
Of the times, the choice of tha, Convention
will fall, inevitably and at last uuanim auslv,
upon another man. We need not name the
man who is at this momeu. more conspicu-
Gus than a-y other CITIZEN Of the United
States; the man VIII So name Is more feared
and execrated than any other by the uphold
ers of the existing mlsgoverument and the
plotters for dlsunon the man whose speech
es in the Senate are historical events. waited
tor as men wait for the news of an expected
battle. and read with the eagerness with
which men read the telegram Of a victory :;
the man whose nomination, above that ofany
other man, would squarely meet the issue of
tne udy anu hrlnC II 10 uflal on Its merits
distinct from all side issues. The gift OF
prophecy is not ours; we can only. like 9th
er Yankees, guess what Will be but our be-
lief is that the Chicago Convention-what
ever may be "the first choice Of the dele
gates from one State and another-will find
itself compelled 70 nominate the foremost of
living Americans. the wiseSt and most ma
tional OF our statesmen, the most sagacious
and yet most dignGed OF politicians. and the
calmest and steadiesJ Oh them in the long bat
tie agUinst the encroachmants OF slavery. We
do not pledge ourselves beforehand to every
measure Of his administrator. but We shall
not refuse TO vote for him.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

II need therefore occasion no surprise if Gov.
Wise's follv in the Brown affair cost the State
two hundred thousand dollars. And all this
ior the satisfaction of training his boys,
when he did not anticipate the rescue of
John Brown,'
g With all the revelations that subsequent
events have brought to light, we do not hesit-
ate to say that there was never more wanton
and wicked attempt to make capital out of
an event, sad enough in itself, than has been
evlnced in the conduct of Governor Wise
throughout this entire affair.
:" The whole country was kept in tempest
OF excitement, and sectional animosities were
stimulated to the highest pitch ; troops were
marched and countermarched, brought home
and straightway ordered off again, for no
necessity whatever
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

THISo. THAT | LIKE.-I like 20 hear can
didates for Office agree in POLITICS with every
man they converse with--it looks So much
like principle.
ike TO hear men denounce others for
things of which they temselves are gu ity-
il looks 81 much like consistency.
like To young women peep through
windows OF the cracks OF halfopen Goors. to
catch glimpse of young men, and when
thev cam intn their pr senca. appear 81 very
modesto lS,k> o admirable.
ike to see plenty of churches, yet having
no minister TO preach in them-It looks so
much like sise disposition { charity
funds
like - Sc parcel Il yang msr standing
before 4 c urcn 'i'H,r, al IT, clos -; s'vice,
stare e7eiy female iuA IN rhe lac iey
pass out-it lo,S- -, nu-b lik,. - - bresd-
ing.
! like u see man out IN the morning
scrsping up chips to build fire, and her
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

''Our usually accurate friends Of the Free
Press. in their account, last evening, Of the
late Town Meeting. commit pair OF strange
blunders- They say
"Mr. Pattee declined serving again as select
man, and Mr. John VanSicklin elected in his
stead'
In the FIRST place. Nr PArEE, who is a good
citizen and was an excellent officer. was not
in nomination for reelection and in the
second place. Mr. HV VANSIcKLIN was not
elected at all Mr. W. L. Strong was elect
ed in place of Mr. PATTEE. Our neighbOrs
must rouse themselves Times, this nor
HiHg.
For three days past our Office has been per-
vaded with ''noise and confusion" unutters-
ble,-every portion of it a chaos OF falling
partitions, choking lime dust, and destruct-
i've carpenters What writing we have done
has 50 to speak, had to be accomplished as
the Dutchman's S hen did her setting viz. stand
ing and amid the deafening clatter of hammer,
and saw. Until our repairs are finished,
it is to us cause for gratitude, and for con-
graduation to our readers, if our paper con-
tains an Ineligible idea or coherent
sentence. Unier tha circumstances, there
fore. We are excusahlc.we think for our sin
gle blunder, especially as we had given
correctly, the day before. the list. officers
elected.
Now then has the Times as good an excuse
for It's cwn bIunders in the paragraph above,
intended for correction of others hortcom-
ings. The fact is, as we stated, that Mr..
PAtec ,rqs nominated and thereupon declined
To be- a candidate, stirling that he could not
serve If elected. wbereupon Mr. YanSicklin
and Mr.. Fay Were voted for, and Mr.. Fay
was elected as second Scectmln, which was
Mr.. Pltee's place last wear, and would have
been again this il he would have taken it.
Mr.. ". L. Strong was then elected third Sc
Iectman, bur cannot be said To have been
elected in place Of Mr. Patee
Our neig lb,r must rouse himself
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
20 E T r Y q.
THE SNOW ST. RM.

Last night. wnen the lights o the village
First iwinklei along the hill
tnd teams that were late with their cal grists
Came toilin. up from the mill;
Slowly driftin, falling.
Like dust rom the miller. fan,
On the fields. ami the roads and the fence,
The winters storm began.
The boy looked out from the window
Away o'or the dusky plain
" IL SHOWS" he cried 70 his sister,
d" Como listen against the pane"
Drifting it fell, and whirling
Like foa from where the mill -whe eel goes;
And the boy went of with his sister,
And shouted, at SHOWS, it snoWsi'
Out through the half-opened doorway,
They peered forth into the night;
Il dashed its breath in their faces,
And darkened the Pickering light;
In the dusk they shouted. "0h, mother,
The valley is white below,
And teams that 20 by from the milleI's
We scarcely can see, from the snow"
Then the voice Of their gray-haire ! granddame
Was heard through the whispering gloom,
Will, the danci ng fame of the freight
Flecb ed shaio~s along the room;
Come hither," she spske. my darlings.
The fire al ur hearth Is warm
Let Us think while the SHOWS drifting
or the shelterlesS lambs in the storm
All iyht on the hou. top falling
The soft flakes huttercd down
And the church-b rs voice gIew husky,
From the light IF his frosty crown;
'ut vr ~ Dee first gl,am Of daylight
rhrou gh lar mess be gan o. stetl,
tie shook il down from his forehead,
And shouted gladsome peal.
But the hosts Of the mail-clad storm king
Had triumph j throughout the night,
And the banners and blades Of autumn
We're crushed in the bitter fSati
But when the red glory Of sunshine
Was unfurled in the east again,
There was smoke on the edge Of the hilltop,
And glimmer Of spears on the plain.
And the children. the merry children,
Who saw the l. ght> on the hill,
When teams that were lat. with their nei J.
[grists
Came toiling up from the mill;
When the winter SHOWS falling,
And the fire on the hearth is warm,
May they thinkof the prayer Of their grand
tdame,
"For the shelterless lambs in the storm"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
A CoscnEssx.s ,nHrs W1yy-AWssh-

A CONGRESSMAN AND Hrs WITg.-A Wash
ington letter-writer gives the following incl
dent OF the long speaker contest
As Barksdale was urging all the oppo-
sitlon elements to unite on McClernand, q
lady IN one of the front seats in the gallery
was observed to become very much excited.
She coughed, made signs, and by other
means attempted to attract the attention of
member below. Not succeeding she leaned
far over the balcony, and in an audible
whisper exclaimed, David! DAVID? change
your vote you booby?' The honorable men,
Der looked up, recognized his better half,
colored, hesitated, stammered. and then ms
family changed his-seat. A small delicate
fist was shaken at him from the gallery,
amid the suppressed mirth of the spectators"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
TIE szAsos.-The broad Lake i. all o

The SEAsoN.-The broad Lake il all open
on the west side, to line from Colchester
Point to the Four Brothers 1t is a rsre
thing indeed, to have the ice broken up so
early. Usually it remains firm till April.
and has been known to be strong enough to
allow person to cross on it as late as the
oath of April. A change of weather to
pretty cold came on again last week but sll
crossing on the ice is over. doubtless. for this
season.
The Hudson river is open TO Troy. and
the Francis Skiddy was to begin her trips
this morning.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
RESIDENT KIRKLAxp's THREE RULE

President KIRKLAxD's THREE RULES
During his administration at Cambridge,
one who was very grateful for the honorary
title of ID. expressed his thanks for the
homer, and inquired what were the rules or
principles by which they were conferred.
DR.. Kirkland replied. "We have three rules:
''We confer the degree sometimes on those
'rho merit II, but we rarely have an opportu-
nifty;
" The more numerous class come under
the second rule-those tcho rcant IL,
G. But it is most frequently conferred under
our third rule-to those t1ho need tt -
Transcript
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
NEW MANUFACTURING ESTAB-
LISHMENT IN BURLINGTON.


Our readers are many of them aware that
arrangements have been in progress for seve-
raj months for an important addition to the
manufacturing interests of Burlington These
arrangements we are happy to say, are com
| plete. The new corners are some of them on
the ground, and Leaven worth Block is already
undergoing alterations to fit it for their occu-
patton. The new concern is TO be branch
of the long established and extensive Carrsaqe
factory of filler. CHANDLER & Co., of Belch-
ertOwn, Mass. It viii be under the charge
of Mr.. FILER.who was, so to speak, born and
bred in the business, his fIther having car
ried 1t on before him, and who possesses the
energy and tact requisite for success. He
comes, together with a corps Of experienced
workmen, ten or fifteen in number. a portion
of them men with families. to settle down
among us and make it home in Burlington
The establishment viii occupy about one
half Of Leayenworth Block. 1t will open
with a stock Of carriages of Messrs.
Filler, Chandler & Co.'S superior
make, brought here from Belcher-
town, and the work Of manufacturing will |
be actively prosecuted, the intention being
to keep on hand at all times large and full |
stock for customers to select from.
Messrs. F., c. & Cos specially is tie man
ufacture Of the light and elegant carriages
and buggies 50 much in use in this region,
and or which so many tRorslnd dollars are
annually expended by Vermonter in the
cities In future the demand will be sup
piled nearer home. New patterns aud i'm
proyements will be constantly adopted as
they are introduced in New York and Boston.
and a large, growing, and successful business
can hardly fail to be the result
We congratulate our citizens generally,
and Judge Wilson in particular, whose per-
sew. ring efforts to add to the manufacturing
industry Of this place have been 50 largely
in securing the establishment
Of this concern here, on this addition to the
business of Burlington.
The MEDICAL COLLEGE, has received a re
cent accession to its able Board Of Instruc-
tion, in the person Of Prof H4NRr NJ SEELY,
VI. D who takes the chair OF Chemistry and
Toxicology, succeeding Prof. Hungerford,
those duties in the Academcal department
have rendered desirable his retirement from
the Medical Faculty. Prof. SE4LY is from
Onondaga, y. Y, and has ably filed for
year OF two past tn rr'fessorshlp Of Chem
istry in the PttsfsId (Nlass.) Medical Col
lege.
The Medical Department, continues, we
are happy to say, to flourish notably. The
number of students in attendance on the
course Of lectures just opened is already about
sixty. and will probably be eighty or ninety
before it is over.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

husband in bed-it shows she thinks more of
him than she does of herself.
like to see a merchant and mechanic keep
their shop doors and windows closed until
the sun is an hour hight shows that they
are independent, and ask no favors of their
customers.
| like to see young women walking the
streets on Sundays in their silks, with boles
in their stockings-it shows they are more
attentive to things above than below.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
DEAR TRAINING.
GOV. wIsE's Army ExPENsEe

The Commissioners appointed to investi-
gate, audit and settle the accounts of the
John Brown affair, have reported to the
House of Delegates of Virginia. detailed
statement of the expenses incurred under
Gov. Wise's authority. The whole amount
audited and reported is SlS5, ,667 0S. Doubt
less there will be more. The Lypchburg
V,rqinion commen g as follows:
We have understood, furthermore, that
the whole appropriation Of one hundred and
ffty thousand dollars has been exhausted.
whilst the volunteers have not all been paid !!
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

DR.. ". j. Keitt, the brother of MIR Keitt
of S. c., who was lately murdered by one
of his slaves at Pilatka, Fla, had resided
in Florida about six years, and was at the
time of his death one of the State senator's.
lie was living alone on his plantation with
his slaves, about three miles from town. and
had been in i'll health for some time The
murder is supposed to have been instigated
by slave sold south, from one of the border
states, as punishment for an itching for
freedom and there is a belief current that
this slave bad infused his notions into the
minds of all on the plantation.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
CONGRESS, THURSDAY.

SENATE.-Mr. Grimes gave notice of bill
for the retrocessiOn of the District of Colum-
bia, to Maryland, and the removal of the
Capitol of the L. S.
Mr.. Browns resolution oame up and Mr..
Collimer spoke at length. Mr. Benjamin
followed
The West Point bill was taken up. MIR.
Wigall withdrew hls former amendment
in relation to a mounted regiment Of volun-
teers for Texas and substituted one specify
ing the items desired
Mr. Fess nden was not at all satisfied thatthe
appropriation should be made There is no
recommendation from the Secretary Of Wan q
all. He does not intimate that he needs
troops for Texas. This man, Cortinas, max
ing difficulty on the borders of Texas, was,
after all Texan who had been convicted Of
murder and then allowed to go at large be-
cause Of his political influence. He got into
a private quarrel and then went TO Mexico,
and gathered a band and committed outra-
ges The officer at that station had got all the
troops he asked for.
Mr. Hale offred another amendment, pro
viding that when this regiment is raised, the
regular army be reduced cquiyalently and
the President be required to disband them.
Adjourned.
HoUsE-Mr. Colla1 from the committee
on Postofices reported bill reducing the e1-
penses of the P. o. Department. Referred
to committee of the Whole on the state of
the Union.
Mr.. Sherman from the committee of Ways
and Means reported the Army Appropriation
bin.
Mr. Stanton argued that the bill should be
referred to the Military Committee. 1t was
referred to the Committee of the Whole on
the state Of the Union by two majority.
The House took up the bill requiring the
executive documents to be printed previous
to the commencement Of the session.
The bill was amended so as to authorize
the President to cause his annual message
and accompanying documents, or if he think
proper, the documents alone to be printed in
advance of the meeting of Congress, together
with the Secretary of the Treasury's financial |
report.
The bill was then engrossed for third
reading.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

High Breeds: When Gov Seward wa, in
Syria, Turkish officer of high rank made
him a preseat of three thorough bred Ara
bian horses; the choice of his stud of some
fOrty-eight animals. These Bards-two
stations and mare-will be here by the
next ship from Beyrout. One of the stall
lions is said to be destined to a farm in
Columbia County.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

The Providence Journal truly remarks,
that lit is har work proving that the South
wants Douglas Ii is not what the South
wants in the shape Of democratic candidate
for the Presidency, but what she can get,
that interests the public The South wants
victory, and if the Southern politicians think
it good policy to nominate Mr.. Douglas in
order to get what they desiIe above all things,
he'll be put up at Charleston. Then it will
be the duty Of Republicans to put him down. "
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
Loss oF THE HUNGARIAN.

B9sToV, March 9. Halifax papers of March
2I state tina: a numerous corps Of divers had
reached the wreck Of the Hungarian. whose
Investigations may lead to important discov
cries in regard t, the loss Of the vessel, and
tho bodies Of her passengers and crew.
The Halifax Journal says From what we
can learn in regard to the position Of the
wrecked vesse when last seen, she must have
struck about midnight, when all but the
watch ON deck were in their beds, and thus
probably they perished.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
A serious feud among the Mormons Is !

"A serious feud among the Mormons is in
prospect. A delegation from the disaffected
Mormons in Utah, has just visited Joseph
Smith, Jr., son Of the original prophet. who
resides at Nauvoo. Ill, urging him to go TO
Salt Lake and take the office of head of the
church and set Brigham Young adrift
Young 10. is understood to inherit his
fathers prophetic gifts, and if be shall pro-
claim himself the regular successor To the
apostolic Ofics will stand fair chance TO
draw large number Of the saints to his stan
dard. He has not yet declared his determin-
alton
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

Barry, the Rochester nurservman. and
great authority upon ripe fruit, told one of
the Connecticut beauties, at one of the recent
State fairs in that State. who was bare
necked and bare armed splendidly devel-
oped woman You ought to go into the
nursery business; you are admirably fitted
for it,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
The Wisconsin Sinve Case.
MIL rAUKcE. March ?.

Mn y4UKeE, March 2
Sherman NJ Booth was yesterday rearrest-
ed by tie United Stats Marshal. in the Clio
yer rescue case. should q writ IF habeqs cor
pus issue by the SArreme Court OF the State
as before. the writ will b- resisted BY the
United STAT au;horrics. ana the question
tested as to the power OF Jae State Court
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

A Kansas correspondent of the Boston
Traveller says that seven out of the twelve
Republican newspapers of that State have
come out in favor of Mr.. Seward as the next
President. Of the others, three have spoken
for Chase, and the remaining two have not
Committed themselves
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES.

The n. Y. Hcrald gives list Of tsehty-tir
democratic asprAnts for the presidency, with
a brief biographical notice Of each one, a list
ofthe States which are supposed to favor the
principal OF these candidates severally, and
the chief papers which are committed to
their support. The Herald puts down list
of the delerates by States, already elected
for the Charleston Conventioa, and who are
understood to be instructed to 60 for par.io-
ular candidates, as follows: Ohio, Indiana,
Illinois. Minnesota, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts, Vermont, Wisconsin, 70 votes in
all for DOuelas ffty-six more it distributes
to Lane, Guthrie. johnson, Davis, Cobb and
Bayard, from 3 T. 10 each. From Il States
it says the delegates are uninstructed-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

ISDIAXA- Lane ard Morton, the Repub-
lie n Candidates for Governor and L. Gov
ernor In Indiana. are said t1 be TIE two best
stump speakers in the STATE, and hardly have
their equals in the great West 1t will be
warm campaign
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

Nothing can Be more wicked than to rep
resent the negro as having always been mark
el aut by his color for bondage. It is a
palpahlc fllsehood, invented by cowardly
Americans IN their dreary attempt to deceive
themselves, and to reconcile two incompati-
bic thingS-love of liberty and devotion to
slavery.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

An English traveller describes the speech
less amazement with which wild Arab
chief OF the desert, watched, in tent near
Cairo, the development Of a photo zraph of
the Great Sphinx When the features of the
mysterious sculpture were revealed on the
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16
member of the PHILADELPHIA

bar OF Justice.
Have they any school-masters down in
Kankakee? If so, we would make the ''rec-
comandashin' that they take this young man
under their charge before he laval himself
of the oppOrtunit to be examined. ''-Chicaqo
Journal.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

An Ohio correspondent Of the New York
Tuqes says that fve-sixths of the Republican
delegates from that State to Chicago, ara in
favor Of GOV. Chase. The feeling for Judge
Bates. he says, Is on the decrease, because ne
is not available, in the general opinion. He
is said to be unpalatabIe 70 the Germans, to
religious anti slavery men, and to the true
working men f the party.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-03-16

The Richmond EramiHer urges the selec-
ton OF a Southern Democratic candidate for
the Presdency-partly on the ground that
Northern Presidents have hitherto ruined
themselves at home in their efforts to aid the
South, and partly because the South, since
the John Brown affair. will not support a
Northern candidate with any cordiality.