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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-02-03

also OF manufacturers. 1t requires more than
twice as great capital to set on foot any en-
terprise in n slave State as in free State, the
slave State farmer would not have been as fore
handed in the case we have supposed with
twenty thousand dollars, as the free State man
with half the sum.
Of course, no sensible man who is about to
invest FIVE, ten, or fifty, or a hundred thousand
dollars in an enterprise of any kind, does 50
without examining the conditions and chances
of success. But a very slight examination
would show TO a farmer or manufacturer that
he cannot afford to plant himself in slave
State unless the natural advantages of the stu
alton are uncommony great Thus we find
manufactures established at Wheeling, St.
Louis and only few other points in slave
States ; and wherever they were permanent,
they gathered at once about them a population
of free workngmen, olten drawn thther by the
temptation of greatly increased wages and
cheaper living
All this is only to say that slave labor is too
costly an investment for any capitalist who
has even a slight knowledge of business and
that, as capital is sure to be drawn to that
point where it reaps the highest returns with
proper security, and away from all regions
where its investment Is necessarily less pi oft
able, so it was inevitable that farmers and
manufacturers seeking 20 better themselves in
more favorable localities, should in general
avoid slave States, no matter how great the
natural advantages Of climate, soil or minerals
they presented. But remove slavery, establish
the free labor system, and you emove the only
obstacle to the rapid settlement and increase in
wealth of Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky, Nir-
gnia-of all the Southern States.
The vote by which the Emancipation act was
passed in the Missouri Convention will itself he
of advantage to the State. The fact that, Of
sixty-four delegates, but four voted against it,
shows such preponderance in favor of free la,
Dor as will encourage free workmen and capit-
alists to turn their attention TO Missouri, as
State where the love OF slavery has actually be-
come very nearly extinct.-N. J. Erenin5
Post.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-02-03
The Illinois Black Laws.

Illinois joins the procession of freedom-lov-
ing States. Nominally free, her statute book
has long been disgraced by code against the
negro not less barbarous than that of South
Carolina, and far less excusable. This Illinois
code has been known to the country under the
name of the "black laws" The Senate of the
State voted to repeal the whole of it, and there
is no doubt of the concurrence of the lower
House. So, all hail free Illinois,
1t is fory-six years since the first of the
black laws was passed. At that time there were
few slavet olders in the southern part OF the
State, and the law was for their benefit But
when, in 1915, the code was re-enacted, slavery
had scarcely foohold on Illinois soil; but it
had there, as all over the country tremen-
dous political power, and its behest was readily
obeyed by the negro hating pro-slavery fanat-
les who ruled the State. 1t was enacted that
slave or servant found more than ten miles
from home without a pass might be punished
by order of justice of the peace, with thirty
five lashes; and that any slave or servant found
upon plantation other than that of his mas
ter might summarily, for no other offense and
without legal process, be hogged with ten lash
es. All colored persons were presumed to be
slaves unless they could prove themselves IN be
free, and the law required OF every one enter
ing the State bond of $1,000 that he should
not become pauper Lacking proper certi-
ficate, he was deemed q runaway slave, and
might be sent to jail and advertised BY the
sheriff for six weeks. II during the time he
was thus confined the negro could not produce
evidence of his freedom, he was hired out for
a year for the benefit of the county treasury.
After he had been thus imprisoned and his
wages stolen for a year, he was let 90. Such
was the encouragement given to negro immi-
grafton into this "fee" State
But even this was not enough to satisfy the
devotees of slavery, and in 1868 third law
was passed, which enacted, in substance, that
If any negro or mulatto should come into the
State and stay ten days, he should be fined fifty
dollars. and sold at auction to pay it-sold for
term long enough to discharge the fine, and
if he did not leave the State at the expiration
of that term he should be sold again and so
on indefinitely. He had the option to leave
the State or stay in it slave.
Such are specimens Of the laws which to this
hour blacken the stalute-book of the State
which gives President to the Union. If it is
amazing they should have been allowed 10 stand
till now, let us rejoice the more that they are
at last TO be expunged. The sentiment Of the
State as declared by its loyal press, is over
whemingly in favor of the repeal. If there
were any doubt of legislative action, it was con-
fined TO the Senate. The House will give a
larger majority than the Senate gave, and when
it is given Illinois may without shame stretch
the hand of greeting and congratuation across
to Missouri, and without self-reproach raise her
voice to hasten the advance of freedom in Ken
tucky.-Nelc York Tribune.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-02-03
THE LOVE KNOT.

Tying her bonnet under her chin,
She tied her golden ringlets in,
But.not alone in the silken snare
Did she catch her lovely floating hair,
For tying her bonnet unccr her chin,
She tied II young mans heart within.
They were strollng together up the hill,
Where the wind comes blowing merry and chill
And it blew the curls frolicsome race,
All over the happy, peach-colored face,
Till, scolding and laughing, she tied them in,
Under her beautiful, dimpled chin.
And It blew color, bright ns the bloom
OF the pinkiest fuchsias tossing plume
All over the cheeks Of the prettiest girl
That ever imprisoned a romping curl,
Or, in tying her bonnet under her chin,
Tied young mans heart within.
Sleeper and sleeper grew the hill
MadGer, merrier, chiller still,
The western wind blew down and PLAYED
The widest tricks with the little maid
As, tying ner bonnet under her chin,
She tied young mans heart within.
o. western wind, do YOU think it was fair
To play such tricks with her floating hair?
To gadfully, gleefully do your best
To blow her against the Young mans breast,
Where he as gladly folded her in,
And kissed her mouth and her dimpled chin.
o, Ellcry Nane, you little thought,
An hour ago, when you besought
This country lass TO walk with you,
After the sun had dried the dew,
What perilous danger you'd he in
As she tied her bonnet under her chin.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-02-03

- - c-..,i. i,',..,i A., ,L,, a. -. a,,a.-
OF the SCUM understand 'nat 'nere Is no ques-
IIon VI su9JIgat,on ~ ,He 4,o,''i H. ouI 'nI; ,ne
o"'un uuu ,"e i. Co.s,,iu'o" 81. t"e So,S
VI 'he "9r' OeIInlniI VIC ou5n "nu no" IS
1t 10 ~ oe 1oneF HiealY w. uy ""i numoer os
u'o'tso'a, uoNes nu''eI."t D. .ne s"'es VI
.ne oPo'lsWoou ilouse ~ .;iin Lt'nu,onu, ., oEcn
1,iuassl's =, '"'' serNe "o po'1roe Pu' ior
i1 nAnis Mn' na'urauy s"1 Jyoi yoG Wv NY edue %
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npou VIVA. se',nS we wsn, n,"H nmI y In vi
ne u u'u say, us TO 'AuuLSs a'u hl"hE, 'nut MS
n,s' vomu'Ton % Is inue,"Ev, Sor ,L Som uueS uny
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So Sou.n VIVA. 'he Purposo vi t"1 oI.eu states
.oe, iS' .t' wv" h "9H ,ne ~
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,io ~, Nj .nI oye.' H. Le W. nOr!e peo-
LII; VIZ No.sn .; ,,a' '"u ,I Ti' I'.'e" ~
n mo.n,TG uI' Sepai".oS l w! are t.ose PeoPe
r. W 'l' ''",' III "a
uh,1 ,ho, sne Ineotlom ~ "' 10 P,oae 10 EUROPE
uranos;,a ~; f a % ~; aI W neu, uo
~ hon oL p'IE.' ve't"'"; "n umGinolai ii Ii-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-02-03
DIFFICULTY OF COOKING.
The Whirring of Doves.

The air is full of the cooling of doves and the
rustic of olive boughs. Mr.. BLAIR has flown
to Richmond as Mr.. GgEELY flew to Niagara
Falls. 1t is to be seen whether the cooling OF
the one is more effective than that of the other.
So far as we can understand what the do, es
propose, it is to ascertain whether true peace
be now attainable. But how is that to be done
by unofficial visits to JEFFERSON DAVIS, and
how often are they to be made ? 10 say that
we ought to spare no effort to ascertain how
the war is to be stopped is idle, because we dc
spare no effort, and We interpose no bar. The
Government has said and repeated the terms
upon which peace is possible, Have dove,
numbers one or two any new terms to offer P
"But we ought to strive" says DOVE PARK
ER, of New Jersey "to let the deluded people
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-02-03

avenues Of general education are open TO them
at the present time, through a large number of
public and private institutions. 1t is no part
Of the present object to detach men from the
industrial pursuits, and educate them for the
various learned professions We have been
doing that for over half century and as
result we have overcrowded the walks of the
professions, lowered the standard of profess
siona attainments and usefulness, stimulated
and increased the producing classes, all the
time overlooking and unheeding the education
of the great body Of producers in the knowl-
edge pertaining to their pursuits in life, alike
to their own benefit and the advantage Of the
State"
The Governor expresses his decided opposi-
tion to "the scheme so earnestly pressed BY
educational enthusiasts, of building up grand
institution whose professorshps shall tempt the
greatest scientific minds of the country-whose
contribution to tho grandeur of the State shall
compensate for its utter want of utility--whose
education shall illustrate and expand the alb
struse theories Of sciences, attainable by the
few, but sealed book TO the many-whose
lectures and publications. however appreciable
by the highly educated mind, will he totally
unintellgible to the honest tillers of the soil
who desire to learn in the simplest and most
practicable manner, how two blades of grass
can be made TO grow where only one was pro-
duced before"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-02-03
The Missouri Constitutional c on vcn,ion.
LOYAL pILL OF RlGnrs


Tie Missouri Constitutional Convention pass
ed, last Friday, in committee of the whole, by
nearly unanimous vote, the fourth, sixth,
seventh and eighth sections of bill of rights,
as follows:-
The fourth section asserts that as all political
power is vested in and derived from the people,
all the government of right originates from the
people. is founded upon their will only and in
stituted for the good of the whole. The sixth
section asserts that Missouri shall ever remain
a member of the American Union, and all at
tempts, from whatever source and upon what
ever pretext, to dissolve said nation ought to
be resisted with the whole power of the State.
The seventh section asserts that every citizen
of Missouri owes paramount allegiance to the
Constitution and Government of the United
States and no law or ordinance of Missouri in
contravention thereof can have any binding
force.
On Saturday the ninth, tenth and eleventh
sections were adopted. The ninth section de-
clares that all men have a natural right to wor.
ship Almighty God according to the dictates OF
their own conscences, and that no person can,
on account of his religious opinions, be render
cd ineligihle 10 any office of trust, honor or
nrof, ;n Missouri nor disqualified from tes-
tifyinc in courts Of justice; and no person may
hv ony law be molesed in his person or estate
on account of his religious persuasion, profess
ion or practice, unless under cover of religion
he disturbs the good order peace or safety of
the State, or inhinges the laws of morality, or
Injuries others in their civil or religious rights.
The tenth section declares that no person can
be compelled to erect, support or attend any
place of worship or teacher of religion, but
whatever contracts any person may enter into
for such purposes ought in law to be as bind
ing and capable of enforcement as other con-
tracts. The eleventh section declares that no
preference can be given by law to any sect,
church or mode of Worship.
An ordinance has been introduced into the
Convention confscating the property of the
rebels engaged in overt acts OF treason, and
asking Congress to release the claim OF the
United States to oonfscate rebel property to
the State Of Missouri.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-02-03

RAILROAD TRAVELLING. The fact that but
two persons out of he two million one hundred
and iiily.one thousand one hundred and ninety
eigh, passengers who were carried over the
Boston and Woscester Railroad during the
year ending Nov. 80, 1864, were either killed
or injured, furnishes conclusive evidence that
it is carefully managed One of those who
were killed lell from the cars while intoxicated,
and the other jumped from an express train.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-02-03
General Butler,

GENERAL BUTLER has made grave mistake
In his farewell order IN tho Army of tho Io,,os
,,I,c
ne S"!s na'e ieiuseu 10 oruer uSeiess sacri-
noes OF the lives OF such soldiers; and am
relieved of YOUR command" Does he really
bel;eve tba, he has besr ro,,ovod ho,orso ha
,.'.,, ',"''' "'
Moa'u hot h:ir sin"snSel ms solulersf ne IS uh-
JUS " 'l!nSeii anu 10 the Government IN per-
"iit,s'S h'nseli 10 u''er auch an ihsihua'Ion.
VI .ne Pa'riot'sui' ao,'''!' ana energy OF zen
eiu' ~ LEN l"ete ca,' 9e no uouot. put Oh 'he
iao' lac lnat, nou; ulea' De.nei 10 wilmington
'1; Jne puleiy nli'lt'ry movements whlcn ne mas
uteI'ea h">C not oeen SuccesSiui there IS also
no uouo'' .TSertu'n! Is TO shame 10 so ei-
lec'lNe "i'nt"Iy governor 'ha' ne shouia oe
P'o'eu ' W oe Nv 'o'u'e'' "a man ouaii'ies'
noMe's; eminent are .o' neceSsaI.! equai IL IN
ever! ulree'loh anu nlS removal rom MIL
."'i oo"n""" - ien'i W n'oi oise' eui."oie
~ i [T0 81 rotossor uh" hnG
fnn nIaahra ''S''
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d ."o ""s &C. "iI;a liz; ",h ,".ie was an I'm
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n0unu 81, loJ ,Liin "'' IoJ uuo",%u oinIeiS
WI. ,,n i,o: ,,,;'GaI Th E', .oa .,ous,
,"ns on,,,,iaJ ,h -, o n;1 ,''.',L,. W .La
I w. J W Co.,, sh u'a nuns W ;ne
,ei;"oroe fdn,v "mU ";, "?" '"u" d smv'", Ia,
a rL "uei!: '"pae.e!, "nu piGnp'ness,
"mu Tno 'I ,".; "i elu PoS!.ons
no,nralIv and n"oporiy ssalso,ad HmnS .,nb ~ule
No ora ,roa ~ o9s,,;a,,e,,. ,ha, Cs.i
pI,u pU Unp "%S 'nu,e t""spituouS 'a"'t penela'
H. & aJ "I' oe v"'vS' ne'o y, ,me Mn,
LIS "eoi''on WIZ 'IeHsioh anu laPiIll!
s" 10 49, .a''"GmS LIS "u" D'l,;uoe' ;i;,' uu. .ne.
Whor E,pn,nrr ,ooi, NJ ',.i? 0ri"a?1. ,ho ..,,,o
,nI;,;a - 60 ."'S ..'''i VI. sa'''1
iuai'ltS lr nl"ue nene'a, nus'eL q" unSu'R"sseu
nu"u nu ~ VI ';'e s"aea VI tn", nu' ~
"'' ....oo nv H'one y! :,e 'o'Se VI us
tAeere,;e anu "us'' ;,;,, ".se :Nl '"'Xe, tnuh
U! uis''"e.Ne ilil'e'! SuPef'o.H!' ie' suc',
Mus eae ruo''L "u,' nn a'ron % ms SeIrioeS un9
eePuoni e"u' ms ieI"'' run ,,ew or'eans anu
us s's, Iepi"o.on' " o'"e'"' A"NA' "e'e iei' "
oe ri ris'Ul:uneS y; ,.c.. D..,.
in"' i'.o o:iTle e'eio o"u'S ""s
Pu3'lc u.s"Ppo,"eaem' wi'. no' oe uenieu' ns'
ne nao ny eu' vi iei"'o'oG'he"'s i'o", h'e,'-
mohu' as ne supposed, Is ciear ana that 'he
subsequent ni'nta'i 1Per"''ons , ~ ms aePal'-
hth.' uoWn ~ 'ue 'a''?lg ~ "i,hI"9'ol' nave
not oeeh sneeeSsiui' Is i"u,sPu'aoie' 4. mere
'ne tIern " say rna' 'he Puohc la'n ~ ms
puiey nIi''taIs "on.y s snaNen' anu 'nI' MS
reliIe"ent ;Ion. purely "lli'ar! q n'uianu r Gun
not oe cohsiue.eu Puo,'c misfortune Inc war
m oas Mi""Smeu S, ou' T SSu.es' i"o senius y,
ERANr, tI:L, ohhEMAN, iHUMAs, iTIli!, ana SHERIDAN
mas oeen eSlaohSntu' lheif names certiysuc
cess; But when 'he reverse Is the case mere
can De no gehera' complaint oil tAe mere TACT
OF removal.
Is very looIsh ana untrue therefore, 10
SPEAK OF lhe removal OF General BUTLER as IN
i'seii disgrace. ~ is no more disgraeeiui 10
him than II would oe TO General Grant 10 be
iound out oi pace on snip OF the lne' Nor is
II just or WISE 10 assume 'ha1 ms removal Is que
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THE VERMONT PHUNIX.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-02-03

SHEEP IN ORcHARDs.-After obiecting TO
the moving of orchards on account of the diff
Guilty of doing so unless the trees are trimmed
higher than they ought to be, and on account
of it being too exhausting to the soil, besides
making it uncomfortable gathering the fruit,
Connecticut correspondent of the Rural New
Yorker recommends pasturing orchards with
sheep. lie says:-
81 consider the best way to treat an orchard
after it has been seeded to grass is to pasture
it with sheep. They seem to he Just fitted for
the purpose, as they remove very little from the
soil that is not returned, they eat what apples
drop early because of worms, together with the
pests themselves, and keep the grass down
short, making it good picking up the fruit. l
know by my own experience and the testimony
of observing practical men, that trees will
thrive and bear large crops of fruit, almost free
from knots and worms, when sheep are allowed
TO run among them until the fruit begins to Ri
pen-while other orchards that have been
moved will make only small growth, and pro-
duce only second or third rate fruit"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-02-03

INSANE AsYLUMs. The following petition TO
the Legislature of Mass, has been signed by a
large number of citizens, including Judges,
lawyers, State and city officials and others
whose character and standing will give 10 the
petition great weight. There is evidently
wide spread conviction that further legislation
is necessary for the protection of the sacred
right of personal liberty, even in the common
wealth Of Massachusetts.
TO the HonoraJte Senate and House of Repre-
Sentdtires ofHe Commonwealth Of Massachu-
sets IN General Court assembled:
The petition of the undersigned citizens of
Massachusetts respectfully represent:
That the laws regarding insanity are very
imperfect. 1t a person is only charged with
being insane, all the safeguards which the law
interposes for the protection of any one sus-
pected OF crime are entirely swept away. and
the unfortunate person may be committed 10
an Insane Asylum by the certificate Of anv two
physicians, no matter how stupid or ignorant.
that may be selected for the purpose, by those
who may have an interest in procuring his i'm.
prisonment.
The consequence OF this state Of the laws is n
very general impression in the community that
Institutions created for the most benevolent
purposes are occasionally made the unwilling as
sistant in the greatest crimes. We often hear of
wives c0uselessly confined in lunaic establish
ments by their husbands, husbands by their
wives, and rich old ladies' and gentlemen by
their expectant heirs. We do not assert that
in every one OF these cases the confinement was
unjust, but there is no doubt that people of
sound mind are sometimes shut up as unatics
and still oftener that persons of disordered in
tellect are unjustly imprisoned, being incurable.
and yet perfectly harmless, and capable of en-
joyins liberty We have no statistics to show
The numbers of these cases. But the present
.aw being wrong in principle, we earnestly beg
your honorable bodies to amend it so as to af-
ford better protection to personal liberty.