Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-02

Since the publication ui the article cn'
titled An Ancient Newspaper the
writer has discovered two more numbers of
the same Journal, printed eleven years
later, March 23d aud April 9th, 1901 It
now hears the name Of "SpooneI's Yer
mont Journal the Universal Advcr-
ti-er being dropped. The.',heet on which
it is printed has Increased from Il 10y 90
inches To 20 10y "A, but in paper and print
ing the older number bears off the palm.
The first page of each number is taken up
with The Rush-Iight." one IAN adj
dress to the PEOPLE of England" the
other an address TO the PEOPLE Of the
United States of America" by VIM. Cob
bctt alias " Peter Porcupine," copied from
the Constitutional Telegraph" 1t seems
that Peter came to America with three
objects in view: list, 10 establish "a power
ful executive with a standing army at hi,
"nmmand,' or in other words, to make the
|. ;, a Mui'--slr instead of a Republic.
ID. Hostility against rro,.,-~." ol
" Alliance with Great Britain, and an
imitation of her probity and good faith"
To accomplish these objects, Peter became
a Pamphlctecr." but finding this method
of warfare too expensive a. well as in
,ctlicacious by not meeting the eye Of the
multitude" he resolves "to establish II
daily newspaper" and soon after Peter
Porcupiue's Gazette" makes its appear
ancc in Philadelphia-but alas for Peter
he seems to have failed most sigually in
all his cndcavors. Ungrateful Pennsyl-
vania persecutcd him and threatened his
life" 50 he fled hack TO England and from
his safe quarters in London, scold, away
at the silly Americans" and tells them
what dire calamitics will follow their
reckless disregard Of his sage advice OF
our navy he says, - / need not remind you
Of the immense sums Your paltry navy
Ia. already cost you; q navy which
would perish in two months, if Great
Britain'only frowned upon it We only
hope that Peter lived TO see the time n
few years afterwards. Hhen Greet Britain
tried not only ".GcorDs" but every other
means in her power to subdue that "paltry
navy" and was most signally defeated,
In the March number, Sc have news of
that celebrated attempt on the life of the
first consul" He was going to the
opera escorted by picket Of cavalry in
Rue st. Nicai-c "a small cart with a
Nojy% little hoi@ ia Il" stopped the way.
The coach did not touch. ii but it soon ex-
plodcd, "broke all the windows in the
consular carriage, wounded one of the
soldiers horses. broke all the windows il
the ncighborhood killed three women
one man and a child" and wounded SON,
fifteen persons. Bouapartc, not dis
mayed, went to the opera and ~taid till i
was over" For December 3l~t, wc hay.
the speech Of the King Of England to tn
. House of Lords, closing their scesiou-h
. thanks them for their zeal and industry
and speaks Of the time fixed for tn
commencement of the union Of Grea
Britain and Ireland
! -M{-a4hinatnn. March 4th, gives an AZ
count of the inauguration of Prcslden
: Thomas Jefferson: About II o'clocl
the Senate being convened, Aaron Bun
e appeared-reccived the oath Of office, too
t. his seat a. President of the Senate an
> delivered short address = ut II NJ, NJ
'e jefferson appears and takes the oath. tt
Al message, which follows, is short and col
lie sists mainly of good advice and an g.
to PLANTATION Of what he deems " the essenti
Of principles of our government" Little
st said of the state of our country al
10 nothing of foreign relations. From Il
he . Emperor Of All Tit. RHssias,"H we have
We proclamation setting forth that his su
iects find some difficulty in collectil
PC debts against English merchants.
m remedy this, he conhscateS the proper
be of the aforesaid merchants apd orders TIA
L., it be brought into one general mas
h.. II there Is more property then will
r. needed to pay off the debt, the rest
- shall be communicated 10 the college
n commerce at St Petcrsburgh."
30 In the Journal of April 9th, we LA
90 the King of Englands speech to his Lor
on on the opening of new session of parl
:. ment, February I'd He refers to t
proclamation of the Emperor of Russ
just spoken, and says, the represen
he tons which he directed to be made to /
sss court o. 81. Petersburgh, have been treat