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PROHIBITION OF SLAVERY.

II the views of Washington with regard to
the slave trade commend themselves to our ap-
probation after the lapse of nearly ninety years,
his opinions on slavery are so temperate and so
clear that if they had been followed they would
have established peace amongst us forever On
the 18th Of April, l7S6, he wrote to Robert
Morris: "There is not man living who wish
es more sincerely than do to see a plan adopt
ed for the abolition of slavery" This was his
fixed opinion so that in the following month
he declared to Lafayette: "By degrees the
abolition Of slavery certainly might and as
suredly ought to be effected, and that too, by
legislative authority" On the 9th Of Septem-
Der of the same year he avowed his resolution
"never to possess another slave by purchase" +;
adding; sit being among my first wishes to see
some plan adopted by which slavery in this
country may be abolished by law"
In conformity with these views the old con-
federation of the United States at time when
the convention for framing our constitution was
in session, by a unanimous vote prohibited
slavery forever in all the territory that then be-
longed to the United States; and one OF the
very first acts of Washington as President was
to approve law by which that ordinance might
pass "might continue to have full effect"
On the 9th CT May, lT04, in the midst of his
cares as President, he devised plan for the
sale of lands in Western Virginia and Western
Pennsylvania, and after giving other reasons
for his purpose, he added II have another
motive which makes me earnestly wish for the
accomplishment of these things it is, indeed,
more powerful than all the rest, namely: to
liberate a certain species of which | possess,
very repugnantly to my own feelings
And in less than three months after he wrote
that Farewell Address to which we this day
have listened, he felt himself justified in an
nouncng to Europe his hopes for the future in
these words; "Nothing is more certain thar
that Maryland and Virginia must have laws foi
the gradual abolition of slavery, and at period
not remote"
But though Virginia and Maryland have moi
been wise enough to realise the confident pre-
diction of the Father Country-though slavery
is still permitted in the District Of Columbia
from which Madison desired to see it removed
the cause of freedom has been steadily ad
vancing. The line of SO deg 80 min. whicl
formed barrier to the progress of skilled la
Dor to the southward has been ehaced. Gu
country at one bound, crossed the Rock.
Mountains and the wisdom or our people, as
they laid the foundations of great empires ol
the coast of the Pacific, has brought about tina
to-day, from the Straits of Behring to tn
Straits of Magellan, the waves OF the grea
ocean, as they roll in upon the shore, clap thel
hands in joy, for along all that wide region tn
lana Is cultivated by no hands but those OF tn
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VOL. xxx.
wAsHtNaToN,s OPINIONS.

We make the following extracts from an ad-
dress delivered in New York by the Hon. Geo.
Bancroft, the well known American Historian,
on the 22d ult., at the Corporation Celebration
of Washington's Birthday They show coa-
cusively that in the opinion of those who es-
tablishcd this government, Freedom rather than
Slavery was the paramount principle that Oh
tanned in its formations
PROGRESS OF CORRUPT INFLUENCES.
During all these convulsions the United
States stood unchanged admitting none but
the slightest notifications in its charter, and
proving itself the most stable govern rent of
the civilized world. But at last 1--WE have fall
len on evil days" "'rhe propitious smiles of
Heaven such are the words OF Washington
scan never be expected on nation that dis
regards the eternal rules of order and right"
During eleven years of perverse government
those rules were disregarded, and it came TO
pass that men who should firmly avow the sem
timents of Washington and Jefferson and
Franklin and Chancellor Livingston were dis
franchised for the public service and the spot
less Chief Justice whom Washington placed at
the bead of our Supreme Court could by no
possibility have been nominated for that office,
or confirmed. Nay the corrupt influence in-
vaded even the very home of justice. The final
decree of the Supreme Court in its decision on
a particular case, must be respected and obey
ed the present Chief-Justiceh has in one memora-
bic appeal accompanied his decision with an
impassioned defamation, wherein with pro-
found immortality which no one has as vet fully
laid bare, treating the people Of the United
States as a shrew to be tanned by an open scorn
| of the facts of history, with a dreary industry
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-03-06

A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. On Saturday eve
ming. between seven and eight o'clock. as the
wife of Andrew Bodmer, German, who lives
just east of the south lend of Congress street,
and who is employed in the cutlery works, was
filing lighted kerosene lamp, the lamp ex-
ploded, blowing the can, which contained two
quarts of Kerosene, to pieces, and scattering
the oil all over Mrs. Bodmer and the room,
setting her clothes and the room on fire. She
had just put two of her children, three and five
years old, to bed in an adjoining bedroom, and
washed an put her babe, tour months old, into
the cradle in the room where the lamp explod-
ed, and her husband had Just left home Tor the
village. Her brothers husbands family resid-
ed in the front part of the house, and hearing
the explosion, rushed into the room, found it
all on fire, and Mrs. Bodmer lying upon the
floor, with her clothing nearly all burned off of
her. They Immediately got her and the child
rem out of the house, and eXtinguished the fire
in the room by throwing in snow. Mrs. Bod
mer's face, arms, hands and body were burned
to a crisp, the hands so that the skin and all of
the nails came off together. she lived until
about o'clock Sunday morning, when she died.
She is about 80 years of age. The babe is so
badly burned that its recovery is doubtful.
The two children in their bedroom were but
slahtly burned, although they nearly suffocated
from smoke. 1t is truly distressing occur
rence.-G Greenfield Gazette Fe6. "a.
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BRATTLEBORO, VT: MA RCH 6, 1862

An moose is like shnplaster,-it S good eff you
believe it,
Or, wut s all same, the other thet Is gon' to re-
ceve it:
IF you we son in tn army, wy, it IS comfortn' to
hear
He II hev no grctter rek run than seein' tn nmys
rear,
Coz, er an +. f. looks at em, they alters break an
run.
Or wilt right down ez debtors will thet stumble on a
Gan this, eff antln, proves ihe wuh proper fcmly
PRIDE
Fer sech mean hucks creditors all on Lincolns
sde)
Ef hev scrip thet wun't go off no more N Begin
rife,
An read thet it S at par Change, it makes me feel
dehe:
It. ceerin tu where every mus forfy his bed,
To hear thet Freedom S the thing our darkies
mostly dread,
An thet experunce, time N ngin to DXe's Land hez
Their S nothin like powder-cask for sddy corner
stone;
Amt it ez good ez nuts, when salt is seln' by the
For It's own weight in Treash'rybons, (ef bought in
small amounts,)
When even whiskey gittin' skurcc, an sugar can't
be found,
To know thet all the eerments o luxury abound?
An don't it glorfv sal -ork to come to understand
Mex thing to Snown you re well off is nat to know
when " amt;
An eff jeff says all S goin wal, who II ventur' t. say
it amt?
There is also in this number of the Atlantic
an elaborate article on "Taxaton" and poems
by Holmes, Mrs. Whitney and Whittier. The
"Autocrats' efiuson is entitled "Voydge of the
Good Ship Union.'
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RIFLE PRACTICE.

Reader are you man, having the use Of
your limbs and eyes, and do you know how to
put hall into a rifle and bring it out again
with true aim ? If not it is time you were
learning. Provide yourself with rifle and
equipments, and find some one to give you the
FIST lesson in their use, and then practise daily
at target shooting Do not excuse yourself
with the plea that you have no intention to en-
ter the service. If the work of preparation is
left only to those who mean to become soldiers
it will not be done; but if every man proves
his appreciation of this importance by taking
an active interest in It's promotion, the right
men for soldiers will be forthcoming when
they are needed, and the most important ele-
ment of their military education will have been
acquired and it is not impossible that the day
may come when you yourself will feel that the
power YOU have thus obtained is worth more to
you than all you learned in college Are you
loo old and infirm for such service, or are you
a woman, and have you the means of equipping
another who is unable to do it for himself? II
so, it will not be hard to find an able-bodied
young man who will gladly take charge of Il
rifle, ON the condition that he is to be its owner
at the end of six mouths if he can then place
ten successive shots in circle OF a foot in dl-
ameter at two hun4red yards.
"a word to the wise is enough" The word
battle-felds Of the South. Let US prove that
we are wise by acting at once upon its sugSes-
tons
c. C. Hazewell contributes an article on "Ihe
Rehabilitation of Span," suggested by the re-
cent rise in the fortunes of that kingdom and
the prominent part she has lately assumed in
the great drama of European politics. Mr.
norsheimer concludes his account of Fremont S
"Hundred Days in Missouri" with an earnest
defence of the "Pathfnder," declaring that he
worked most laboriously and faithfully, and
draws a comparison between Frcmonts activity
in the West and the quiet on the Potomac.
Professor Agassiz contributes another article
on Natural History, treating of the fossil re-
mains in the northern states and of insect life
The Country Parson has charming little essay
on "The Sorrows of Childhood" in the course
which we find these remarks on
TIE DARK HOLE.
An extremely wicked way of punisling chill
dren is by shutting them up in dark place
Darkness is naturally fearful to human beings
ana the stupid ghost-stores of many nurses
make 1t especially fearful to Il child 1t is d
stupid and wicked thing to send Il child on an
errand in dark night. | do not remember
passing through a greater trial in my you'll
than once walking three miles alone Gt was not
going on an errand) in the dark, along road
thickly shaded with trees. was a little fellow
but got over the distance in half an hour
Part OF the way was along the wall of a church
yard-one OF those ghasty weedy neglected
accursed-looking spots where stupidity has don,
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DEATH OF WILLIE LINCoIN.-A shadow
has fallen upon the White House. Little
Willie, the second son of the President, a favor
te of all the visitors cf the Presidential man
sion, and a child OF unusual promise, died yes
terday evening at o'clock. His sickness, an
Intermittent fever assuming atyphoid character,
has caused enxiety and alarm to his family and
friends for a week past since Monday his
afflicted parents have scarcely dared to hope.
Wednesday he seemed sinking; and yester-
day morning it was evident that "the last of
earth to the little sufferer was at hand. For
much of the time during his illness he has been
delirious. Drs. Stone and Hall have been his
attending physicians, and their attentions have
been unremitting, hut unavailing. The Presi-
dent, kind and indulgent in health, has been
by his side much Of the time, scarcely taking
rest for ten days past in his anxiety for the
safety of the darling of his affections.
Willie was boy of unusual intelligence of
great mental activity, and of gentle manners.
His memory was remarkable, and his facility
of acquisition was the frequent remark of his
tutor. Very inquisitive was he upon subjects
far beyond his years, and exceedingly apt in
appropriating the results of his inquiries. So
systematic was he, that he was accustomed of
his own accord of morning, to arrange a
programme of his duties for the day, giving to
each its appropriate time, and manifesting
much thoughtfulness and originality in their
assignment.
Among his studies, which were thoroughly
pursued and various in their range as was pro-
per for one of his nervous temperament, he
was especially proficient in map-drawing, and
very creditable in composition, which was as
signed by his tutor every Friday, and which
usually resulted in a pleasant specimen of auto
biography on Monday. Our readers will re-
member a little poem, published in the. Repub-
licdn, upon the death Of Col. Baker, from his
juvenile pen. 1t was noteworthy effort, for q
boy of eleven years. and its publication gave
the fine little fellow, infinite pleasure.
He was exceedingly interested in his Sabbath
school, at the church of DIR. Gurley and for
long time has only been absent on one occa
sion, on which friend presented him with 6
pony on Sabbath morning which so absorbed
his attention that his much-loved school wa,
neglected. Telling of his fine present the mex
day, with touch of regret he added, "but
lost my Sabbath school," On his last day a
school he told his teacher that he had decided
upon his choice of profession in life-hl
should either be teacher or preacher
But he is gone, and desoae are the hearts
that are striken. Station, honors, dignities
that rest upon the heads of our honored chic
of the Republic are no recompense for los
that can never on earth be made good. All o
them, and much more, would the mourning
| parents doubtless lay down, to save from tn,
remorseess grave their little Willie He ha
gone as an envoy to the Court of the King o
| Heaven, and already wears ensign of highe
! honors than earthly courts can confer.-Nd
| H0Hdt Republican, Feb. 2l
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"Pap," observed young urchin of tender
years to his "fond parents" "does the Lord
know everything ?" "Yes, my son." replied the
hopeful sire. "But why do you ask that ques-
ton P" "Beeause our preacher when he prays,
is so long telling him everything, thought he
wasn't posted"
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Coal OILs.-The New York correspondent
of the Boston Commercial Bulletin says;

of the Boston Commercial Bulletin saysi
"The Kerosene and Coal Oil trade is very
much depressed, the supply being largely in
excess of the demand. The refined oil now
sells at from 2S to 80 cents, which, at the present
rate for crude stock, will not pay profit to the
refners, and the works in this vicinity are be-
ing very generally suspended Some parties
are buying up and storing large quantities of
the manufactured OIL in anticipation of an ex-
else duty of ten cents per gallon, being levied
upon the manufacture by the new revenue act
about to be passed upon by Congress. Enor-
nous quantities of the article are stored in this
vicinity, and the receipts of both crude and re-
fined oil from the wells and Western factories
are very heavy"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-03-06
TERMS For ADYERTISING

FOR ONE sQUAREof TwELvs dEEs or leas nonpare tvpa
(he smallest size used THREE INSERTIONS, al, for esrh
subsequent insertion, 20 cents. The number Of ussrions
must be marked all advertisements OF they viii be con
tlnued until ordered out. Contracts will be made with
advertisers by the column fractional parts thereof al
liberal rates Transient advertisements TO be paid In ad-
vance.
For all Probate excepting notices Of appca
tons TO sell Real Estate and for Commissioners Notices
$3.50 each for three insertions
For notices Of Lberatons Estrays the formation and dsso
luton Of Copartnershps, &C. 81 each for three insertions
II sent by mail the money must accompany the order.
For BUSINESS CARDS In the r column from 90 to $500
per year according to the space they occupy.
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DUTLER & WHEELER, Attorneys and
ID Counsellors at Law and Solicitors in Charcery.
JAMAICA, VT.
J. T.. Butler. II. II. Wheeler
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The traitor John Bell was large owner in
tho Cumberland Iron Works, destroyed by our
gunboats after the victory at Fort Donelson.
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billiard HALL, CUTTERS BLOCK,
ID Opposite Revere House, BRATTLEBORO, VT.
Wnants Celebrated Slate and Wood Bed Taoes, with the
New style Cushion. IL Closed at 10 p. NJ
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~ X. FIELD, Attorney and Counsellor at
" Law and Solicitor in Chanccry.
Office the Savings Bank, BRATTLLBORO, VI
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CHARLES CHAPLIN, AUCTIONEER &
" Agent to sell Real Estate. Applications from this and
neghborng will be attended to at short notice and on
favorable terms.
Bra.tleboro, March l, 1s59.-I9
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I RETTING, CABINET MAKER AND
~ Carver Manufacturer and Dealer in all kinds Of Gus
made Furniture Picture Frames Of all descriptions
wholesale and retail Carving and Repairing Furniture
done at notice. and all work give satsac
tion Corner Main and High Streets.
Sign American Eagle.
Brattleboro, Vt.
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T II. KATHAN DEALER IN VERMONT
~ and ITALIAN MARBLE, MARBLE and SLATE
MANTLES, TABLE TOPS, SOAPSTONE FlREPLACES,
CISTERNS, SINKS, &c.
MONUMENTS and HEADSTONES on hand and made to
ORDER $50 different designs for monuments and slabs
hbition to those wishing to purchase.
All warranted give satisfaction in price, quality Of
stock, and style Of workmanship, &C.
opposite the Flour Mill near the Railroad Crossing.
BrattebOrO Dec. @, 1860
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~ N DAVENPORT, Attorney and Coun-
". .sellor at Law and Solicitor in Chancery, -
WILMINGTON, VT
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I G. MEAD, Attorney and Counsellor
L. at Law practcing in the Courts Of Vermont and New
Hampshire, AGENI OF THr 4ETNA Fire Insurance Comma
~ and Wndham County Mutudl do. Also Agent to pro
cure Pensions and bounty Land Commissioner for the
States of New York and New Hampshire, California and
Notary Public
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II MORRILL,, NJ. d., HOMEOPATHIC Ply
lLs sIcIAN SURGEON. Fishers Block, Main st. Office
hndrs afternoons, to O'Clock =. NJ.
Refers to J. T. WHTTTLE, NJ D., Nashua, n. IL.
A. MORRILL,, NJ. d, Concord, n. H.
W. B. CHAMBERLIN, NJ. D., Keene, N II.
S. CATE, NJ. D Augusta, Me.
April, 1s60-13
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II c. EDWARDS successor to L. ID. SAILS
BURY, Book Binder and Manufacturer Of Blank Books
and dealer in all kinds Writing and Wrapping Papers,
BRATTLEBoRO VT.
u The hghest prices in cash p4id for Rays, Cotton
Waste and all Kinds Of Paper Stock.
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II n. HIX, Attorney and Counsellor
Ii at Law and Solicitor in Chancery,
wIIITINGHAM CENTRE, VT.
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ILAGG & TYLER, ATTORNEYS AND CoUN-
Il sELLoRs AT LAW, WILMINGTON, VT
$. p. FLAGG. ). NJ. TYLER.
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I p. WARREN, NJ. D., PHYSICIAN
~ and Surgeon. IRemoved from Fayetteville. Resi-
Green Street. Onice in Fss Block, Main st.
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~ A. STEBBINS, SURGEON AND ME-
chanical Dentist will he Jamaica from the 1st till the
Sth from the sth till the 15h and in South Lon
donderry from the 18th till the close of each month"; lie will
all diseases and irregularities of Teeth also insert art
fetal Teeth in any manner desired All work done in the best
styles at prices and warranted against any failure in the
work. Terms cash. +. A. STEBBlNS.
South Londonderry, VT.
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~ GORGE HOWE, Attorney e. Counsellor
W at Law and solicitor and Master in Chancery.
BRATTLEBORO VT.
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MORSE G. NASH'S Livery Stable,
Nl in the of the Brattleboro House, Main Street,
Bratteboro, Vt.
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II n. THORN, DRUGGIST & APoTHE-
l.. CARY, opposite the Post Office, BRATTLEBoRo, VT.
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T NJ. FO r b ES, ATTORNEY
1L.AyD CouSsELLoR AT LAW AND NOTARY PUBLIC,
WINCHESTER, N. II.
Also, Agent for the Atlantic and Rockingham Mutual Fire
Insurance Companies
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A T II O w T. S
Picture Gallery

IN Daguerreotypcs, Ambrotypes, Sphereotypes Photo
graphs. Pictures made this establishment mounted
by the different patented meho and warranted to stand
the test of time and climate BratlebDrO, Vt.
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ID SlMONDS, Manufacturer and Dealer
in Ladies', Misses, Chdrens and Boys Boots Shoes
GaerS ana kubbers, opp the Post Office, Manst raI1e
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N J. CARPENTER, DEALER IN
~. Toys, Fancy Goods, Books, Stationery Newspapers
Magazines and Periodicals.
Subscriptions received for the Principal Newspapers and
Magazines, and forwarded by Mail or otherwise
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r II. G. w. II. ROCKS,
81 Manufacturers and Dealers in Empire State Victor
Stewards and Geneee Valley Cook Stoves, Paror and Box
Stoves and Hot Air Furnaces.
Also Pows, Cultiyators, Road Scrapers, Churns Iron
Sinks Russia English Stove Pipe, and all kinds of Stove
Furniture, Japan and Common Tin Ware.
No. Exchange Block, BliATTLEBOR0, VT
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II ITTREDGE HASKINS, Attorney and
IN Counsellor at Law and Solicitor in Chancery, WILL
EVANSVILLE, VT.
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BUSINESS CARDS.

4 MERICAN HOUSE, BRATTLEBORO
~ VT CHARLES f. SIMoNDs PRormEroR.
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DRATTLEBORO ACADEMY.

II
I'D Boarding and Day School for Boys and Young Men.
Mn. 4 MRs. A. y. LEAvENwORTH Principals.
West Brattleboro, May l, 1s6l.-tf1S
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DOST PEARSON, DENTISTS,
i pay particular attention to the preservation Of the
natural Teeth Also, insert Teeth on q "a platpa Rubber
Silver pate-use Electricity extracting teeth and
Irregularities in Chldren's Teeth successfully
Office and Residence nearly opposite the Congregational
Church-former residence of the late q. c. HALL
BhArrLEBORO, VT.
o. r. POsT. IN PrARsoN
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"OODCOCK & VlNTON, Paper Manu-
w faoturers. All kinds Of Printing Paper made to or
der Cash paid for White and Brown Rags. Bratteboro
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CEWELL MORSE, Practical STAIR BuILp-
- er Shop at Dwnel Bss's near the Bridge, Bratte
horn
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NXTINSLOW S. MYERS, ATTORNEY AND
w Counsellor at Law, JdeksonUiHe ".