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AsTREA AT THE CAPITOL.
ABOLITION or SLAVERY IN THE DISTRICT OF
 COLUMBIA. 1862.
BY J. G. WHITTIER.

QH1a B1J. c. WHITTIER. eas @5si. When first saw our banner wave
 Above the nations council hall, -'" . 2, heard beneath it's marble wall sssa.I The clanking letters of the slave! In the foul market place stood, ~. ...-. -.. 7. And saw the Christian mother sold,
 And childhood with it's locks of gold, Blue-eyed and fair with saxon blood. I shut my eyes, held my breath,
 And, smothering down the wrath and shame That set my Northern blood afame, Stood silent-where to speak was death Beside me gloomed the prison cell x, ,'3'. ''' Where vested one in slow decline '@' '''7@ s,,z For .uttering simple words of mine, .35 z And loving freedom all too we'll. .faef. Tue flag that foated from the dome .s5.. ..s { Tapped menace in the morning air; stood perilled stranger, where The human broker made his home. For crime was virtue: Gown and Sword And Law their threefold sanction gave, And to the quarry of the slave, When hawking with our symbol bird. On the oppressor's side was power;
 And yet knew that every wrong,
 However old, however strong, But waited Gods averaging hour. knew that truth would crush the lie,- Somehow, sometime, the end would be, Yet scarcely dared hope to see The triumph with my mortal eye. But now see it In the sun
 A free flag floats from yonder dome, And at the nations hearth and homo The justice long delayed is done. Not as we hoped, in calm of prayer,
 The message of deliverance comes,
 But heralded by roll of drums On waves of battle troubled air !- Midst sounds that madden and appall, The song that Bethlehem's shepherds knew! The harp of David melting through The demon-agonies of Saul! Not as we hoped; but what are we?
 Above our broken dreams and plans God lays, with wiser hand than mans, The corner-stones of liberty. cavil not with Him: the voice
 That freedoms blessed gospel tells
 Is sweet to me as silver bells, Rejoicing !-yea, I will rejoice! Dear friends still toilng in the sun
 Ye dearer ones, who, gone before,
 Are watching from the eternal shore The slow work by your hands begun, Rejoice with me! The christening rod Blossoms with love; the furnace heat Grows cool beneath His blessed feet Whose form IS as the Son of God Rejoice! Our Martha's bitter springs Are sweetened; on our ground of grief Rise day by day in strong relief The prophecies of better things. Rejoice in hope. The day and night
 Are one with God and one with them
 Who see by faith the cloudy hem Ofjudgment fringed with Mcrcy's light!
 -Atlantic Monthly for June.
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sRuHB1NG IT IN.'-Under this title the N. Y Evening Post, of May 19, alludes to sick and wounded, but goodlooking soldier, who arrived at the Park Barracks, and an anxious lady nurse in search of subject. Says the nurse: My poor fellow, can do anything for you ?' Sold. fer, (emphatically, )l No, ma'aml Nothing I Nurse-'I should like to. do someahinq for you Shall not sponge your face and brow P Sold fer, (despairinglY,)-You may, if you want te very badj but you'll be the fourteenth lady al
 has done it this morning. sAs gl sa-6j :
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IIARNESs-MAKING.

vE<HE above Business will be carried on by the
 .4 Subscriber. over A. O. smith's z Store, where xd HARNESSES. BRrDLEs, HALTERs,o
 and other material belonging to the Business will be found on hand, or made to order on shor' ySEuERlcK ssowS. Atsas. sn5i
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A TOTAL EcLIpsE.-The Confederate Alma nae for 1862, published by Rev. Dr. Summers at the Southern Methodist Publishing House, an nounces an { eclipse of Me san, rist6le ousr tAe Southern States P To this the Nashville, Lason adds, that about the same time z there will be total eclipse of the Confederate States, vlslole over all creation" as3 z@s
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by slavery, and he knows it. We ewere not sur prised, therefore to hear him makea singular con fession in his Brooklyn speech < If the issue, said Ee, |" were between the Christian religion and the Union, I would go against the Union : if it be between the Union and slavery, will go against slavery,'- unconsciously putting slavery at the third remove from the Christian religion--and that is where it belongs !--N r. Independent. l. n..-,.,.s, ........
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!, Paints and Oil.

"A 0il--vsrnishes, Tnrpentine. Linseed OIL Paint Brushes. &c.-may be found ct the Old Stand. First Door North of the Bank.
 f8p Particular attention paid to mixing and prcpasing Paints for those who wish to do their own Printing; Z. ,a.s WILLIAM sasa BlssELL
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One firm in Shfield, England produces every week twenty tons of crinolins. It is estimated that enough crinoline has been manufactured in that city to sacircls the globe several times
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(,has. HOtchkiss & Son,
woLCorTvILLE, CONN,

wOLCOTTvILLE, CONN,
 -RAcTIcAL ARCHITECTS AND BUILD
 FRS. Manufacturers of Sash, Doors, Blinds, &c.,, and Dealers in Lumber ef all eG Saving and Flaming done at short notice. March {. 1881. tf4o
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RisIann & SedgWick,

uNEALERS IN DRY GOODS, READY MADE I Clothing, Boots and Shoes, Hardware, Crockery, Groceries, &c., &c, West Street, Litch- field, Conu.
 c. D. BISHOP. I. shDs s"''A'
 AS-lE
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David q. Buckley,

HEALER IN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE OF D all kinds and prices. Chairs, Tables, Bu- reaus, Bsdsteads and Coffins. Also Picture F rames Toilet Stands and Sofas made and sold wish nsatncss, elegance and dispatch.
 Warehouse, West St.. Litchfeld. Conn. lY39
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At the battle of Pittsburg Landing. federal and . rebel soldier were found dead, with hands clasped, having made friends after mortaAy voundipg each other, .4ss '~~
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OYSTER SALOON.
W. HEMINGWAY.

-.-s,d W. HEMINGWAY.
 WWAs constantly on hand, and supplies oYs. LII TERsR W, Roast. Fried, Stewed-by the Plate or quantity. Tsbacco, Cigars, Candies. Nuts. &c. &c.,, at the -- NEW OYSTER SALOON,
 Opposite Central Park. Litchfeld.
 Lasch6eld, Jan. 23d. 1862. u-4O
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Amnrotypes! Ambrotypes!

H~HFsg POPULAR PICTURES ARE TAKEN with great success. aud at trihing ex-
 JiyODSGALLERY, No. 2 South street.
 Litchheld. Oct. 4 1880. 151E4 %4
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Wm. n. fSrainaM.

@EAI.ER IN FOREIGN AND STAPLE DRY
 Goods. Groceries. Crockery, Glass Ware and Yankee Notions. No West Street, lst 5..r ~ext of the Court House, Litchfeld, Conn.,
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nHANUFACrURER OF CORN SHEid.ERs, MI Churns, Safety Tug Irons, &c., MorriS' C Clau-
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Saa,aSiOn House, |,
Robert M. Treat,

0 SPENCER, PROPRIETOR, IIrCHFIELD Ss CVnn- o@'
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IT. E. w ing. .

H. E. Wings nF SsuA Norsuslk. Conn.,, sells the frst qual. NJ ity of VERMONT Ro0FINd-sLAI --vERY CHEAP. April 17th, 1862. tf-oz
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CHARLES klRCHBERGER, Fsoot and shoe Maker.

uNoors and SHOES made in the best manner n an at the shortest notice.
 Mcn-s. wOmen's and Childrcn's Boots, Shoes, SIipDrrs. Caters and Brogsns
 GEy- Give him a cali, and try them on.
 LitehIield July 10th, lS6l. u-lS
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G. H. HOllister,
 A TrORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW, s A LitchdeId, Conn. Office in the Seymour Building (up stairs South Street. o2
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George A. HickOx, A Tr0RNEY AT LAW. OFFICE IN EAST Street, directly opposite the Congregational Church. Ltchfcld, Conn.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

James Humphrey, Jr.
 DLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL PRINTER
 and Publisher of THE LIrcHFIELD ENQUIRER; Job Printing of all descriptions. neatly ana promptly executed. Legal Blanks of the varlouf kinds, always on hand. Office in Bishop oeog- wiek's Building West Street.
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George M. Woodruff, A TroRNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW and Com missioner of Deeds for the State New York Litchfeld. Conn.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-03-21
OCCUPATION OF FERNANDINs

Lhe late arrivals from the South brought
detailed accounts OF the occupation by the
Union forces of Fernandina, Fla, an / of Fort
Cli1ch at the head of Amelia Island, on the
inside of which Fernandina is situated. The
new city of Fernandina is sid to be but about
six years old, and contains from 1000 TO
$500 inhabitants. The old Spanish town Of
the same name is a mile distant, and has but
a few old houses in it. The Florida Railway
from Fernandina runs across a bridge to
the main land, and across the State to Cedar
Keys on the Gulf side.
The fleet, under command of Com. Dupont,
consisted of 20 naval vessels Of all kinds, and
transports. The Wabash was the flag ship
The fleet entered St. Andrews Sound, north
of Cumberland Island, which lies north of
Amelia island, on the % inst The object
of taking this route Was to avoid near ap-
proach to Fort Clnch. But it soon appeared
that on the approach Of the feet the entire
rebel population, soldiers and all, had de
serted the place and the forti6cations, Fort
Clinch among the rest, and had betaken
themselves with all possible speed into the
interior. 4 train was leaving Fernandina on
the approach of the Ottawa gunboat, which
was the first on the scene. Some rife shots
were fired from the train at the boat, when
the captain, supposing the train was filled
with soldiers, sent them shell. which killed
| two men in the rear car. The train however
made its escape. Ii afterwards appeared
that the late L. ). Senator, Yulee, and Col,
Finuegan who had commanded the forces
there. were in the fore part Of the train.
The place was strongly fortified, and might
have been defended 50 as to cause the Union
fore severe loss. Run was however the
order OF the day, as it has been with the
rebels in many places lately. They left be-
hind them about 20 guns Of heavy cllibre,
spiked and some dismounted and the car
riages burned but the spikes can be easily
removed. They are all iron guns, of heavy
calibre, and one is a l2O-pounder. Besides
Fort Chnch, they had several strong earth
works Fort ClInch is a strong fort, though
not completed. 1t was seized at an early
day by the rebels, and is the first fort on the
coast, So seized, from which the U. $. flag has
again been spread to the breeze. The gun
boat Ottawa went up St. Mays river thirty
miles past St. Mays. Coming down it was
annoyed some by rihemen in the woods on
the banks of the river. The gunDoats re-
turned the fire with grape and canister,
which proved very effective, killing many Of
the rebels, and scattering them through the
woods. Four men were wounded on the
Ottawa, but none killed. The rebel force
which fed from Fernandina and vicinity are
reported at 1000, or more The major part
of the T. s. fleet left Fernandina two or
three days after its capture, General II. G.
Wright with y. H. regiment and COM
pany or two of Artillery, being left in com
mand.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-03-21

upon such rate bills Is money, and to give certih
CATS to each taz-psye r Of the smount and value
of the labor performed BY him. These oertih-
Gates the Constable would be directed to receive
A. money in payment of highway taxes. By this
means. all of those In the out-ef-the-vilage dis
tricts. who desire to work eat their taxes, could
have an opportunity to so during the summer, un-
der virtually the same regulations as those pre-
scribed by the highway district system. If they
should not desire to work them out, they would
then, after October lst be obliged to pay them to
the Collector in money.
1t is difficult to why an arrangement OF this
kind, hon estly entered into and faithfully carried
ont would not work to the satisfaction OF All
parties, and the present chaotic condition of he
highway mana cement in this town would cert Ainly
seem to Justify the experiment.
Under this arrangement, several OF the srnsti.r
and more rural districts woull fare mu i 9,sstel
than under the strict administration Of ne nigh
vay surveyor system. Under the a-ter thel
would be entitled only to mu 'eSpenditur
upon their roads az the ordinar taS upon tn
grand list Of their respective di sSet. would rea
| lie. Under the proposed ryaaSement, on tn
| other hand, they would a only ks entitled 3
their regular highw way Ia but. If. as is said I
be the case in several .ssr.sts, the roads are i
such q condition as t. require more money tha
the amount OF tne sx of those districts, it woul
become the duty cS the selectmen to expend o
them enough Aoeey, from the town treasury,
put their II ads in proper repair.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-03-21

HEApQUARrERs, ARET'oF TIE SoUrH-wE,
Pa KTneE March 1851

STARTING VI. TRooFs FOR SHIP ISLAND
WITHOUT ANHUNITIoS.-Ihe following state
mont is from the Tribune.
Are the men who control our armies and
the movements of our troops aware that the
Southern States are hostile? We should
think not, for they have actually sent from
this city within a few days 200 Vermont
troops on board sailing vessels bound to Shin
Island, without round of ammunition.
Only yesterday they were prevented from
doing the same thing in the case Of the
Seventh Vt. Regiment by the Intervention OF
outside parties, who at their own risk, sup
piled the ammunition. \ similar Instance
occurred last week, when the 10Th Connect
lieut., who were about to depart, were obi
ged to rely upon their friends for ammuni-
ton.
Did 1t occur 10 the United States officers
charged with the forwarding Of these tro1us
that the vessels might get ashore, and these
troops, the flower of Vermont and Conncc-
ticut, without ammunition, be compelled to
surrender to handful Of rebels These re-
giments are part Of the expedition Of Gen.
Butler. The forwarding Of them in this de-
ienseless condition WIS the work of Quarter
master Paul r, George, the SINE efficient
othcer who has been putting water INTO oil
casks for the same expedition.
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v.r vessel conveys much more favorable impI q,
.;on than the Monitor, which is too insight .~,,,
in its appearance. 1t sits upon the wa ,e~vor
gracefully, and gains your favorable ,,;u;ou at
first sight. The Monitor is an amor DIV mons
frosty; this is natural and law a, seoizsn Of
the sea. The Monitor is such ma.
sician would cOnjure up to .~,-ov nj. enemies.
this a mail-clsd knight ofe d., bons., and omen
battle.
Having found my o siuiOu Of the Ericsson bat
tory SO soon verif' L. viz; that she is absolutely
iuPregnable' 1 gill venture an opinion regarding
this. 81 Juld say that the Monitor the
strongest, but yet that this for every practi-
cal Purpose sufficiently strong. She will not
eas.iy suecumb to any thing now afoat. The
only serious defect, which I can discover, is the
fact that she carries ma is, which it seems to me
will be as likely to rove hinirance help.
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its rapid decline and disappeArsnce from the
AREA of national politics." That may De-
but it will only be when slavery has disap-
peared from the land.
But further, the Sentinel boldly places IL
self among the defenders of the institution
Its article concludes as follows:
"Ifwe defend it (slavery) against the assaults l,
of the Abolitionsts it Is not for It's own saAe
simply becsuse II Is one of the rights oil our lel'
low citizens Of the South under the one oTun =.
national Constitution, which guarantees ana
them and TO rs sll whatever civil anu Poii'''"'
rights to enjoy"
"Rights," We wonder what idea the
Sentinel attaches to the word rlghts. Ii
it means that process from court In ' ef-
mont or New York, cannot reach any enor-
nifty committed against person held as d
slave in Virginia or South Carolina, there
is no dispute. But if it means that slavery
there is a r,gh, according to the law OF Ood'
as revealed in his word, or as written on the
conscience Of man, it means what none In
this or any other christian land, except those
whose intellects are wofully be-clouded and
whose consciences are crusted over by the
prejudices of many years, will agree to Tor
moment But as to the guarantees OF slave
~, which the Constitution gives to "our Tel
low citizens of the South" and which the
Sentinel is so anxious to preserve-wlli Tho
Sentinel oblige us by quoting for our beneh'
and that of its readers generally, the words il
the Constitution, which guarantee slave
ry in any form or degree to any State or to
apy BODY whatever? We don't want tn
data of Toombs, or Davis. or Mason. o
Slidell, or the oprnioHs of Judge Daniel. o
of Judge fancy even, or the Interpretation
and blessings Of any Of the "scribes and pha
risees. I'VE want the language of the COHst
tuition, pure and undefled. We challeng
the Sentinel to produce it. The COnstitr
ton was made in the interests of justice an
liberty, not in those of injustice and SLAYER
however much it has been perverted
. serve the latter.
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for their own protection or the punishment
of those who may abuse them.
AnJ tbar az fr kha bIacka the NeuffUei relel6

for their own protection or the punishment
of those who may abuse them.
And then as to the black, the Sentinel relels
to the ". Y. Herald for proof that they
would be worse of instead of better-would
in fact be obliged to i0Ork for living. Does
the Sentinel suppose the work in the slave
States is now done by the whites, and that
the slaves have nothing to do but to eat hog
and hominy? OfcOurse in this connection
the Sentinel could not get along without
bringing up the ten thousand times repeated
and thoroughly refuted assertion of the ad-
vocates of slayery-that the West India Is
lands have been ruined by the emancipation
of the slaves-and to point to the 'ruinous
shock" which emancipation would give to
the prosperity and happiness of our own
country. Our neighbor is doubtless sincere
in his belief on that point; but the fact is
the evidence from minute and official returns
Is overwhelming that emancipation in the
West Indies-though its benefits have IN
many places been lessened by the incident
selfshness of planters,-has, on the WHOLE
been beneficial to all classes, far beyond what
could have been looked for in so short
time-that the productions of the Islands
on the average have been largely Increased,
and society improved instead of made worse
by it.
of course, too, the Sentinel could not fail
to invoke the aid of the bugbear which the
northern opponents Of emancipation are al
ways conjuring up to frIghten the ignoran
an apprehended immense influx of oman
cIpated slaves into the Northern States
What they should come North for, so loni
as there was plenty of work to be done am
paid for in a climate which they like, 1t /
not easy to see. But the Sentinel doubles
sees, for it says:
From sheer regard to our own interests "
might be compelled, as freedom-loving Kansas hi
done, and Ohio and some others Of the gres
Western States, to pass stringent laws against ne
gro emigration into our own borders
The laws which two or three of the State
bordering on the Slave STATES have passed I
keep black persons from emigratinG int
7 their borders are discreditable to humanit,
8 They were enacted by the influences of tho
I who think as the Sentinel does. But Y
, should have supposed that the Sentinel coul
= have omitted, at this late day, to repeat Il
stale electioneering lie about Kansas. Kal
6 sas has never disgraced itself by any sue
: enactment.
Finally, with Z renewed commentator
+ the philanthropic spirit Of the message, t
= Sentinel concludes its column of though
4 and suggestions We can find among the
not a thought or suggestion favorable to Il
# measure proposed by Mr.. Lincoln, nor d
4 we expect to fnd any. But 1t would, p
: haps, have been a little more consistent,
e our neighbor had directly condemned d
4 message, and denounced Mr.. Lincoln as
abolitionist and anti-slavery agitator, as
-, would have denounced the FREE Pass,
the Recommendations OF the message had ha
pencd to have been made by Us. instead
(, by the President.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-03-21

The STORM, which has at last ceased, was
not wide spread, 50 far as we learn. being
most severe over a strip across the State. At
Montpelier and Mortified from twenty
inches to two feet of snow fell. At Rutland
the fall was but three inches, and south Of
Rutland, the storm was rain.
A fall of nearly two feet of snow, 50 late
as the 10th of March, is we think entirely
unprecedented, in this region. But the
whole season is remarkable for the quantity
of snow. We have never seen the streets of
Burlington 50 piled up and INSTRUCTED as at
present, and the complaint of leaking roofs
and strained timbers is universal.
The railroads centering here were reported
clear Tuesday, the train from Boston on the
Rutland Road, having reached Rutland a,
bali PAST three, twenty-five hours behind
time.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-03-21

YULEE's TssAsoN Among other things OF
note founl at F.ruaudina in Col. FInnecan 5
house was 4 remarkable letter from Mr.. Yu-
lee, then l. 5. Senator from Florida, as fol-
lows:
NAsHISGToS, Jan. :, lS6I.
MY DEAs SiR.-On the other side is a copy Of
resolutions adopted at consultstion Of the sena-
tors fromthe Seeding Sta;es-in which Georgia,
Alabama. Louisiana, Arkaa as, Texas Mississippi
and Florida were present.
The idea of the meeting was that the States
should go ont at once, aud provide for tho early
organization Of a Confederate Government. not
later than 18th February. This time is allowed
to enable Lousiana and Texas to participate. IL
seemed TO be the opinion that if we left here.
force. loan and volunteer bills might be pa ssed,
which would put Mr.. LINCOLN in immediate con
dition for hoStilities-whercas bv remain
ing in our places until the 4th Of March, u
!, d9agh ne can keep fAe hands of ar. Buchanan
ned, and disable the ReprJheans from sfsctiaq ant
Liquidation rhieh trH strengthen the hands Of the IN
coming -idm'HiHraf.aoa
The resolutions will be sent by the delegation
TO the President Of the Convention. [ have not
been able to find Mr.. Mallory this morning Har-
kins 1.-THE member from Florida Is ia Connecticut
| hare therefore thought il best to send you this
copy Of the resolutions.
In haste,
Yours truly d. L. YULEE.
JosEfH EIsstGAS Esq, ("Soversigniy Confer
ence') Tallahassee. Fla.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-03-21

VERMONT CONGRESSIONAL RErEEsENTATION
BY the Act Of Congress Of 1850, and the
appOrtionmcnt of Members OF Congress, ae-
c0rding to the Census OF 1860. Vermont was
deprived of onc-th third Of her Representatives
That act limited the number Ct representa-
tlves 10 233, and the Vermont delegation To
>. Bu. new act has Just been passed by
congress AM signed by the President, giving
additional members, Of whom one is gwen
TO Vermont. The new act secures an actual
equality OF representation, by giving an ad-
ditlondl member to any STATE, whenever, by
50 doing, the constituencies of that State
Will be brought nearest TO the ratio Of repre-
scntatIon. We are gratited to learn that the
credit Ct this Act, which secures our present
number Of Representatives, 70 Vermont for
the next ten, and possibly 20 years, Is main
" due to Hon. Z. p. Walton, of tins STATE
lie prepared the bill, and culiated and ar
ranged the statistics and facts which secured
It's passage in the House, and which. under
the powerful advocacy of our Senat rs. err
RED the Senate. To Vermont this is a mat
ter OF grave Importance. and we are clad to
know that the honor Of engineering it tlr,'
Congress belongs to the excellent and al L.
representative from thus District. -I,ufiand
Herald