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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

RAILROAD AccIDENr.-We Wednesday eve
niDg's train March 20th). on the
Hackcnsack Railroad, in New Jersey,
ran into the open draw On the IIackcnsack,
river wher the water is over % feet deep. and
about 10 feet below the track at low tide.
The engineer and fireman jumped off, the
former getting pretty badly hurt. There was
only one passenger car, the forward end Of
which rested on an engine. in the water, and
the upper did not leave the track. SO that
the passengers were able to climb out.
The car was an iron one, and was not broken
q wooden one would have inevitably been
smashed to pieces, and loss Of life occasion
ed only exceeded by that which took place
at Norwalk
The disaster was owing altogether to the
negligence Of Cawlcy, the engineer; as the
signal to stop had been hosted in time and
could be seen for distance of two miles. lie
is unable to account for his heedlessness at
the time, except that his attention had been
taken up with the lights shown by the slo0p
IN passing.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

SUIT Is NOW TENDING IN THE COURTS OF
Pennsylvania to recover sum of money
found under singular circumstances. Elisha
Harris, formerly resident of Luzerne coun-
ty, died in 1888, leaving large farm, and it
was supposed. considerable hard cash. His
executors could find no money, however. and
hls household furniture was sold at auction.
David III. Matchmaker purchased square
block OF pine wood, about three feet long and
ten or twelve inches square, supported by
four legs, each about a foot and a half in
length. On the top was horizontal wheel
with an iron spindle attached to it. He
paid fifteen cents for it, and upon breaking il
up for tirewood, discovered S3745 in cold
and silver coin and promissory notes Connect
ed herewith. lie informed the executors.
and suit was commenced to determine 70
whom the treasure should belong. The spit
was decided against H1tchmacher in The
Supreme Court, and is now pending in the
higher courts on appeal.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

DEATH OF StRvIvoR OF THE GRoTON Mas
sAcRE.-Samuel Moxley died in Groton, Ct,
on the 10th inst, at the age of 81 years
The death Of Mr.. Moxley, so far as known,
breaks the last link connecting US with the
living witnesses of the massacre at Fort Girls
void, unless we except Mrs. Stoddard of
Noank, who had an uncle, Simeon Morgan.
killed at the massacre. Mr. Monkey was -
years old at the time Of the massacre. in
which his father, aged 1t, and his brother
in-law, Noses Jones, were killed, and his
brother aged 90. was wounded -NnrL London
Chronicle.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29
New YORK, %


The new Constitution of the Confederate
States was yesterday ratified by the Louisiana
State Convention by vote of 100 to =
in the face Of the recommendation oil the
Legislature that it should be submitted 10
popular vote
Prince Alfred had been heard IRON at Dei-
muda, and would reach Havana IN April
The Worlds Washington correspondents
says, private dispatches from Char'es'oO'
received last night. state that Anderson
still in Fort Sumter, over which the Am'''
can aag is flying in a stiff breeze anu
preparations are being made for eVacuA'iO.
William Absom who was convicted VI WV
murder of his wife, aud sentenced to DC nuns
on the 10th of April, committed sulcioe ia''
night in Hudson County Jail.
A heavy storm ragged yesterday, when LII
creased during the night. Snow fell to arOu'
the depth OF inches.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

The TERRITORY OF NEYADA.-The appoint
ment Of General Nye to the governorship of Ne
vada Territory has caused much inquiry among
his friends and acquaintance in this city as to
the location and character of that portion of our
country, which has thus far been littlo known in
our history. The territory of Nevada was formed
from portione of Utah. New Mexico, and that
part of Washington territory which formerly be-
longed to Oregon. 1t takes in nearly half Of the
former territory Of Utah, and is divided from il
by the Hath meridian. 1t comprises also trian-
gular portions of New Mexico, between Virgin
River and the eastern boundary of California a.
The strip of Washington territory which has
been attached to it is situated between the eastern
boundary Of Oregon and the Green River.
The area of territory over which Mr.. Nye has
been appointed is l75 600 square miles Just twice
as large the island Of Great Britain, and great
er in extent than all New England, New York
and Pennsylvania. Its population in May last
was about nine thousand.-PostS
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

VINO SUPPORTED THE GOVERNMENT BE
fore the adoption of the Constitution in 1887,
the General Government had no power OF
taxation. The funds, if needed, were con-
tributed by the States,-an honorable, not a
legal obligation. Now see how this obliga-
CATION was met during the 5 years previous
to 1877. According to Judge Story's Com
mentaries on the Constitution, New York
paid more than its due proportion of the ex-
penses of the Government Pennsylvania
paid nearly its full proportion 4; Virginia paid
three-ffths Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Maryland and Delaware paid
about one half ; while Georgia, South Caro-
lima, North Carolina, and New Hampshire
paid nothing.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

LOST CHILD RECovERED.-A few days ago, as
two brothers, Ira and Charles Chapman, we're
walking in the woods near Sing Sing, they met an
Irish woman Of poverty -stricken appearance, with
an infant in her arms, who appeared nearly dead
from cold and hunger. At their request the wo-
gave them the child, whom they placed in
the charge Of Mr.. Thomas Nancy, oTerscer Of the
poor Of the parish. The child, which was a lit
tie girl about two years old, was quite unable to
give her name give any information which
could afford a clue to the discovery Of her friends
or parents. subsequently, Mr.. Nancy observed
an advertisement in one Of the New Y ork papers,
stating that a Mr.. GreenaD, of that city had lost
a little girl, the description Of whose person cor
responded with that Of the little one in Mr.. Ma
neys charge. He accordingly notified Mr. Gree
man, and on that gentleman proceeding TO Sing
Sing, he was overjoyed to find his little girl bur
so much had she suffered from hunger and neg
lect, that he at first scarcely recognized her. 1t
has since been ascertained that the day after the
child was missing, she was seen in the arms of
Ann McClusky, an Irish vagrant, who, it is sup
posed, stole her for the purpose of exhibiting her
and thereby imposing upon the charitable.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

SICK OF IT.-One of the Baltimore paners
publishes letter from young man Of that
city now of Castle Pinckney, Charleston,
who has become disguised with soldering
He says
We are treated worse than negroes here. We
don't get enough to cat, and what we do Get Is of
inc coarsest and most common description"
-, This is surprising in two particulars, viz
The admission that negroes are nspaIIv
treated badly, and that the secession troons
are s1antily proyisioned. There can be little
doubt that the fighting chivalry are already
in bad plight
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

FoRr SUMTER.-Last week the word was
that Fort Sumter was actually abandoned and
6lopn up. Like many;other rumors that have
excited the public mind, it proved to be en-
tirely false. Every day brings new report,
usually contradicting in some or ell points,
the one of the day before. 1t is plain that
the rumor makers at Washington have to
draw on their invention for the major part of
their stories. One thing is gratifying. The
present Chief Magistrate and his Cabinet
know how to keep their own secrets far bet
ter than their predecessors did. 1t has been
a growing mischief in our government affairs,
that every administration purpose, or discus
sion even seemed to be at the service OF a corps
of tattllng subordinates and kitchen walters.
to be used for party gossip all over the land.
Bad as such practice is at any time,
in one of such trial as the present, it would
be absolutely destructive. We are glad to
see that the President has declined to furnish
the Senate, at present, a transcript of the
official correspondence between the Heads of
the War Department and Mai. Anderson.
As Congress is not in session, such informa-
ton could be of no possible service to any
duty within the scope of the Senate, at its
extra session, and certainly it could not help
the Executive department in its duties. As
to Fort Sumter, there seems to be a general
opinion that 1t must beabandoned sono, from'a
pure military nece ssity; but icheH it will be,
and in what mode, remain to be seen.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

AssAuLTs.-On Saturday last, John Calvin
plead guilty before Justice French, to an as
sault aud battery, and in default of ten dol
lars to pay his fine was committed to Jail.
Phillip M'Ca frey also plead guilty to an
assault on one Wheeler. and was fined two
dollars and costs.
The case Of Bridget Keats charged with an
assault on Patrick Donnelly, his wife and
child, also before Justice French, was contin-
ued to to-day when the discharge Of the re-
spondent was ordered on account OF a flaw in
the Indictment.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29
CHARLESTON, March 20

Mamminger, Secretary Of Treasury, has
taken measures to prevent the introduction
of goods by inland routes. Officers are to be
stationed at all railway connections to enforce
tariff regulations. The same precautions
are to be taken to prevent smuggling on
coast line.
Fort Sumter is not yet evacuated.
The two indictments against j. B. Floyd,
Ex-Sec. of War have been dismissed by the
Washington court as untenable.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

A. QUEER COUPLE.-The Bristol Eng. }
Post says that one of the parish churches in
that neighborhood was lately the scene of
gay wedding, which attracted no small degree
OF attention from the fact that the bride was
line young lady six feet two inches in height
while the happy bridegroom rejoiced in the
altitude OF three feet two inches-being one
inch more than half the number measured by
his fair helpmate.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

In letter in the New York Tribune, dated
n. Orleans March lIth, occurs the following,
Illustrative, like thousands of other instances,
of hepersistent falschoods by which the mass
es of the Southern people have their minds
poisoned against the people of the North
of they could know the exact feeling Of the
Northern masses, three-fourths of the present
bitterness would disappear. But the secession
politicians and editors are determined that they
shall not know. l was in a circle Of southern la
dies a few days since, when one of them remarked:
am glad Lincoln has not been killed
Why SO asked another.
Because, if he had been, Hamlin would have
been President, and it would have been shame
to have mulafto at the head Of the Government
This provoked some comment and a little dis
cusslon which followed, developed the great fact
that every lady present believed Mr. Hamlin to be
mulatto, except one, and her husband was from
the North And yet the company was an intelIi-
gent and well-informed one, and its members were
all residents Of fourishing commercial metropo-
lis ~
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29
Military.
IN passing

The following is the newly-elected and ap-
pointed Field and Staff Officers of the first
Regiment v V. NJ:
Col, c. II. Joyce, Mortified Lieut.. Col
r. r. Drake, fittsford MAJ, E. S. Hay
ward, Rutland Adjutant, W. II. Boynton,
Northfe l. Quarter Master, E. A. Morse,
Rutlans, Paymaster, NJ. j. MsManus, Rut-
land Surgeon, DR.. Edwin Porter, North
field Chaplain, l.. II. Stowe, Mortified /,
Sergeant Major, C. Carpenter, Rutland :
Quartermaster Serg't, E. S. Dana, Middle
bury Asst. Surgeon, W. \. Childe, Pitts
ford.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29
FORT FIthESS.

1t is understood that as sIon as Fort Sum
ter is In the hands Of the South Carolinians,
the confederate troops now at that point will
be removed te Pensacola, whore we may
soon look for stirring times Most Of the
regular troops now ut Charleston are from
the North, and much sickness is anticipated.
as the weather bccom Is warm.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29
MAJOR ANDERsoN's DISPATCHES.

There has been such conflict in the pub
llshed accounts of Major ARderson's dis
patches, in regard to his condition, that the
Senate to-day adopted a resolution callngon
the War department for copies OF al his dis
patches. They will be looked for with great
interest
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29
The Times correspondent writes as follows,
regarding the Floyd trial

1T seems that there were two indictments
atslnst him. The first, in regard to the bonds
eGoich from the Indian trust fund by Bailey
"nlcn ne was charged with aiding and abetting
was dismissed on the ground that no eue;c;oeot
testimony had been adduced to imnIicata ~,
and accordingly, the district attorney en,.- I'm,
noAs prosequ,. The other indictment. cbarc;. q
corruption and malfeasance in Office against FinvSS
IN the matter of the acceptances was submitted tn
the court on statement of facts agreed to between
the prosecution and the counsel for the accused:
and among the "facts" agreed 10 was the import
ant one that the culprit had been examined before
a committee of Congress relative to the same
matter, and Carlisle, his shrewd and able counsel
entered this "fact" plea to the further prose,
cution of the indictment.
The counsel affected to put in this plea on his
own motion, without consultation with the ac
cused, but Floyd has rested his case on this plea,
and the Court yesterday let him of under it, thus
making it palpable to the world that he is guilty
and dare not come to trial. This escape, through
the mperfection of the law, or the unfaithfulness
Of those whose duty it is to put the in force.
will only Serve to deepen and rivet the verdict of
public condemnation of the criminal. He will
henceforth stand confessed to the world a degra-
del, guilty man, public peculator, who escaped
,ondign punishment by avsling himself of a tech
lical plea, which has ever been regarded as the
nfallible sign of moral guilt.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

An IMPORTANT CONCESSION the last
20 or p years. the sectional conflict between
the North and South has turned upon the
meaning and intent of the Constitution in
regard to Slavery. The South has insisted
that it intended to protect slavery, that it
placed slave property on footing of perfect
equality with all other property, and that to
deny this position was to refuse to the south
ern States their plainest constitutional rights.
The North on the other hand, has c0ntended
against this Interpretation Of the COnstitu
ton, and insisted that all the provisions of
that instrument upon that subject were based
upon the belief that in the course of time it
would disappear.
The South has now seeded, and feels that
it can afford to speak frankly on this subject.
Hon. A. II. STEPHENS has recently made q
speech at Augusta, in the course of which he
said
In the fourth place, and this is the principal and
most important point of ALIVE have settled and .
| trust settled forever, the great question which
was the prime cause of our separation from the
United States-I mean the question Of African
Slavery. The old Constitution set out Nth a w0ng
idea t5S subject; based upon an erroneous
pTiHaple; iras foJHdei upon the ifea that african
NlvTyis ur0Hg, and At looked forloa,d 10 the uhi-
mate extinction Of that institution. But time has
proved the error, and we have corrected it in the
new Constitution. We have based ours upon the
PHopic Of the inequality Of races; and the principle
Is spreading-itis becoming appreciated and bet
ter understood; and though there are many, even
IN the south, who are still in the shell upon this
subject, yet the day is not far distant when it will
be generally understood and approcatcd-not only
in the South, but everywhere else. The world is
rapidly progressing in its views on this subj ct,
and IN a very few years we may witness great
changes IN respect to this institution
w hat Is this but full and complete ac-
acknowledgement that the North has all the
while been right in its Interpretation of the
Constitution. and that the complaints of
the South on this score have been utterly
without foundation IN. Y. Times.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29
The FoRrs.-The UorlTs correspondent

telegraphs as follows from Washington
Colonel Lamon left here Friday for Fort
Sumter, as animated IN my last nights dis
patch. lie tciegraphs from Charleston to-
day that he has visited Major Anderson, and
had long interview with him. He left
Charleston tonight for Washington, with
his report for the President 1t is under
stood that no positive orders for evacuation
were left with Anderson, though it is be-
iieyed by that gallant officer that he will re-
ceive them and leave before Saturday This
mny be relied on Colonel Lamon was
treated very courteously by the South Caro-
Ina authorities.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29
News Of the W eek
By Telegraph to the Daily Free Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. , 10th

Advices have been received here that Ar
kansas State Convention adjourned to-day
after passing a secession ordinance and CO.
operation resolutions. They will both Be-
submitted to a vote Of the people.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29
The ARKANSAS STATE CONVEN-
TInN

LOUISVILLE, Ky, March 70.
Adgices received from Arkansas say that
the secession ordinance has been defeated by
the following vote-Ayes IS ; Nays 80.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29

An ingenious English inventor proposes to
remedy the want of bust in ladies of a sgiy-
en- thinness, BY a jacket to be inflated bv
the wearer to the proper shape, and, as VIII
lis would say, "plumptitude.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29


We have before us a copy Of the "OFFIcIAL
JorRsAL of the CONFERENCE CONVENTION held
ia Washington, Feb. 1861, " declared to be a
carefully printed copy from the Manuscript
JJurnal, bye. j. Wright. Secretary We
suppose we have now the true "ofhcial title >
Of what. while 1t was in existence, was
known by the several titles of "Peace Con
ference. - Bordor-State Convention, '"Tyler
Caucus. Peace Congress-" and we know
not how many more. The pamphlet gives
list of the members of the body, of the rules
adopted for their proceedings, of the various
propositions offered, rejected. modified or
adopted, and the votes on them severally by
States-that is, by majority Of the men,
bers from each State.
The curious thing about 1t is the scrupu-
lous concealment of the votes of individuals
on all the questions acted on. In n few
instances, the dissenting voices of one, two,
or three, as the case might be, opposed to
the decision of the majority, arc entered on
the Journal saving that they all seem to
have voted with masks on-so far as the
public were concerned. IL is not even told
how many from any State voted AYE and
how many No, on any question. Mr.. CHASE
Of Ohio, we notice, moved that the yeas
and ltoYs Of the delegates from each State,
on any question shall be entered on the
Journal when 1t is desired by any delegate
but the motion was not ageeed to.
After the Convention had been sitting q
f.rtnS ht or 50, Mr.. VANDEvFR Of Iowa of
Tered the following resolution for adoption
"Resolred, That whatever may he the ultimate
decision upon the amendments Of the Federal
Constitution, or other propositions for adjust
tuent approved by this Convention, we the mem
brrs, do recommend our respective States and
constituencies to faithfully abide in the Union"
The resolution was laid on the table by the
following vote
AYFs-Bhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylva-
MA Delaware, MARYLAND, Virginia, North CARROLL
ma, Tennessee, Kentucky. Missouri, 0hio.--u.
NsEs.-Msine, New Hampshire, Vermont
Massachusetts,. Connecticut, New York, Indiana,
Illinois, Iowa
The vote may be taken as a proof that
from all the slave States the delegates were
packed to be in the interest Of the rebel |
ious secessionists, and that in four of the free
States majority of the delegates were men
much of the same kidney. If the seeding
States bad sent delegates, it is evident the
secessionists would have had every thing in |
their own way in the Convention, without
any trouble; and they did not fall much |
short Of it. as the case was
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-03-29
Vermont Items.

A load of fence rails on car on the
Passumpeic r. r. broke loose, as the train
was leaving West Burke, the other day, and
the rails were scattered along the track.
David Elkins of st. Johnsbury who was
applying the brake was knocked off by one
of them and badly hurt.
Some young men in Bennington amused
themselves the other night by breaking down
dozen young shade trees, dong mischief
that several years time alone can repair.
Windsor is to be lighted with gas. Land
for the erection of suitable buildings has
been purchased. and it is now expected that
the work will be completed in season to
eight up" during the ensuing summer. ID.
C. Linsley & Co. are the contractors.
In johnson week ago Saturday, Peter
Tambeau was killed. He went between the
steers who were drawing his sled, and they
ran, dragging him under the sled.
Edison II. Mott, of ROyalton. a student at
the Academy, aged 20 years, died last week
| Tuesday from the effects of injuries received
in jumping from the platform at the depot
in that place.
Enos Edwards of Morristown had a leg
broken last week, by the fall Of a ton OF
| frozen snow from a woodpile.
| The NeiCsdedlcr says there is woman il
johnson who has hauled during the winter
40 cords of wood, with one horse. about two
miles.
The Uatchman says that barrels upor
barrels of liquor have been sold in Montpelier
contrary to law, that have been struggled in
under the label of "Craftsbury Agency
A Frenchman named Barrabe got in deb
about 5000 in Bellows Falls, and abscondot
a week ago Sunday, leaving his creditors t.
whistle for their money.
The Congregational Church In TownshenC
has a new cast steel bell, and is to have a
clock.
The town Of Poultney viii be 100 year;
old September DIST There Is a talk of cele
brating the occasion, by gathering of al
Poultney.