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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11

" DR., McCosh, Of Princeton College, has
been up to Boston, delivering course of re-
ligious lectures, wherein he boldly met the
whole horde Of Free Religionists with which
that city abounds, and scattered them like the
boar frost. The Post says the appearance of
man like him among the mimics who would
fain set up their own bald and bloodless con-
ceits in place Of the Divine Creator, is like a
stiff northeast wind blowing through the
mists and murky fogs to let people see that
the eternal sun still shines clear and steadily
in the heavens Such a mass of mummery
needed the silencing which so positive a pres
ence guarantees. He answers to their sneors
against reyerential faith that needs some
thing better than either science or reason to
stay it up, that it is possible there may be an
irreligious bias, rs well as a religious one
and all their jeers at alleged superstition fall
Hat. They may trump up their formulas
about the native powers of the human mind
he challenges them to show its origin.
They may argue on the causative-he bids
them disproye the existence of the First
Great Cause of all. They may talk of the
cosmioal, the subjective, the transcendental
and the hddle-strings tied at both ends-he
takes them along with him, aolens coleas, as
a sturdy sheriff drags hang-dog looking
prisoner into the dock, and asks them, in
Jobs sublime language, one and all of them
Where vast thou when | laid the foun.
dations2"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11
"Our Money Problem"

Under this title the atlantic Monthly for
May has an excellent article on the above
subject We give the leading ideas in con-
densed form:
The restored South since 1865 has been
gradually absorbing millions Of the currency
which before that found its circulation in the
Northern States alone The new system Of
free labor now fairly established in that Sec
ton requires, for the payment Of wages and
for the more complicated modes Of dealing
introduced, far more considerable use Of
circulating money than was needed in the old
slaveholding era so that, month by month
as the development Of prosperous industry
gees on, the South il acting like thirsty
sponge upon our currency, drinking up the
excess. The same process goes on in the ex-
panding West and in those great mid-Terri-
tories into which trade has been carried by
the opening Of the trans-continental line of
rail. Nevada and California, too, on the
further slope, monetarily isolated from US
hitherto, are preparing themselves for some
use, at least Of the lawful currency of the
nation, as the necessary consequence of a
closer commercial intimacy. More than the
cfleotual contraction of currency produced in
this natural way by a steadily expanding need
the country cannot bear without disaster.
If there is then, lesson to be drawn from
the history that we have reviewed, in its COM
parson with the circumstances Of our own
monetary situation, we should write it thus ::
Let the currency alone, and wait little for
the needs Of the country to grow until they
have stretched this shrunken paper out to the
full dimensions Of the ancient standard of
value. 1t will be but year or two-Amor-
lea grows iast--and we can better afford to
wait than to risk the production of a ruinous
catastrophe by impatient force
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11
" Celestial " Tricks.

Recent developments have disclosed the
fact that, whatever may be John Chinaman's
shortcomings he possesses the gift Of inge-
nuity and skill in evading the law to a degree
unsurpassed by any other people. Lately it
has been remarked in San Francisco that a
great quantity of opium, teas, spices, ETC., the
bly, low rates without any apparent reason
therefor, and the revenue officers, having an
inkling that all was not exactly right, insti-
tuted inquiries into the matter, resulting III
the discovery Of a Wholesale system Of Snug.
Cling, by which the government has been
kept out of considerable revenue They
ascertained that for several years past a large
number Of Cinnamon have made a regular
practice Of bringing to this country valuable
Chinese exports done up in convenient water.
proof packages, which were thrown overheard
just before reaching land and the place.
marked by small buoys consisting of BAN.
boo reed with a chain and weight attached
These packages were afterwards fshed up in
small boats under cover Of night and brought
into the city, without of course, paying a
cent Of duty. The low prices for which they
were subsequently bought, and the large bust
ness created, finally actractcd the attention Of
the Legitimate dealers, who informed the reye.
nue. officers of what was going on, and broke
up the business. Among other prizes fshed
up lately by the authorities was a package
containing seven hundred pounds of opium.
Hereafter, San Francisco revenue officers will
be required to board vessels arriving from
China some distance down the harbor, where
this species of fraud cannot be practiced on
account of the depth of the water
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11

A PROTEST AGAINST ISFALLIBIIrY. The
Roman correspondent of the New York Her
aid says a protest against the infallibility
dogma, signed by many of the bishops attend
ing the Ecumenical Council, has been present
ed to the Pope. The principal reasons as
signed for their opposition were these
On account of the circumstances in which W,
are placed in countries where hereses not onl,
exist with impunity but are dominant, this defni
ton, instead of attracting, would ALLEVIATE tbos,
whom we seek by all Christian means to lead L
the true fold of Christ.
We anticipate endless questions will arise
which may interfere with and prevent the work
of our ministry and cause the fruits of this coun
Gil to be lost to those who are members of tn,
Catholic church.
Among the signers were Archbishops Pur.
cell of Cincinnati, Kenrick of St. Louis, Nc,
ClOskey of New York, and Connolly of Hall.
fax; and Bishops Bacon of Portland, McFar.
land of Hartford, McQuade of Rochester
Muller of Erie, Verot of Savannah, Bayley
of Newark, Lynch of Charleston, and ten
other American Bishops. 1t is not known
precisely in what stage the infallibilty dogma
is, in the Ecumenical Council, except that the
final decision has not yet been reached. Prob.
ably what was taken for such decision a
week or two ago was analogous to the action
of committee charged with the subject, un-
less the whole report was mere guess at the
secret proceedings Of the Council. The pro-
test, therefore, is not useless demonstration
after the decision, but is calculated to have
an effect upon it.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11

This is question of vital Importance to
the American people, and one which they are
beginning to be impatient to have eiIectually
answered by their representatives in Congress
Serious apprehensions have been felt Of late
and we confess not without show Of reason
that Congress would adjourn without accom-
plishing anything in this behalf but we think
it is safe to say that this danger is passed
There is evidently disposition to make large
reductions, and the onl difficulty is to har'
monte the friends Of such a course upon one
measure The income tax has been formid
able obstacle to unity Of action, aud it may
not be yet wholly removed. Appearances
however, indicate a growing harmony of SEN
timent with the probability that new law,
with radical amendments, will be passed.
which shall reduce the rate to three per cent,
and increase the amount Of exemption. II
Senator Shormans bill shall be adopted the
reduction thus effected will reach fourteen
millions Of dollars. Mr. Sherman also pro-
poses TO remit the taxation which is imposed
on business in various forms, making total
reduction Of s43,GOLOOO. Liquors, spirits,
tobacco and incomes will then produce most
of the internal revenue receipts. We need
hardly add an expression Of our qualification
at the prospect that the revenue laws will be
amended, in substantial accordance with this
fundamental principle.
The business interests of the country need
the relief proposed, and the condition Of the
treasury will permit its extension. Marked
economy Of administration, frugal expendi-
ture, large payments toward the liquidation
Of the national debt, and heavy reduction
of taxation, with the improvement Of the ma,
tional currency and the national credit, form
the financial record of the Republican Party
With such an exhibit following the suppress
sion Of the rebellion, the restoration Of order
the reorganization Of loyal governments, and
the extension and guarantee Of freedom, tn,
party Of the administration courts the judg
ment Of the people.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11

to buy the silk as favor The good'natur-
cd Mrs Moffat willingly did 80, and had the
delicacy not to make her present OF It, i'm
mediately afterwards. Then Meg ordered
home the great-coat, and when John arrived,
she put il on, and asked him how he liked her
new silk gown. One can imagine the answer
he made, how he received his present and
what a bissful state Of things ensucd. John
came home early, Meg gadded no more and
that groat-coat was put on in the morning by
a very happy husband and taken of at night
by most devoted little wife.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11
The Indian War.

The following extract from private letter,
addressed to citizen of Montpelier, gives
direct and reliable information relative to the
much talked Of and telegraphed Indian
War"
"HANKroS, d. T., May /, 1870.
Ny Dear Colonel II have just returned from
a nine days trip into the Indian country. to 500
for myself the condition of affairs. | visited
SPOTTED TAN, the celebrated Chief Of the Lowe
Brule Tribe of the Sioux Nation. was well
treated and warmly received. Spotted Tail In,
about three thousand in his camp. We he'd q
Grand Council, at which Spot spoke, and tn,
Indian Agent, after which there was a regular
Indian feast His camp and warriors, learr
through Washington dispatches, are in state Of
war Ii is all false We have no Indian war
nor do we expect one. The country was never il
more tranquil state than at present. Som,
eight hundred miles above US there are many say
age Indians, who will require the strong arm O
the Government, with dose of powder and bail
to make them civil and quiet. But from readin.
the Chicago papers, one would believe that wal
was raging in SOUTHEASTERN Dakota. Tn,
scare is gotten up by land spectators ant
army contractors to get fat on; the former will
keep the immense immigration from coming her,
II possible, and the latter will get fat of Of arm,
contracts, This is the secret of the entire affair
IL the Government makes good its treaties witt
the red men, there will not be any trouble"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11

Furnishing ENEMIES Some men are always
complaining of i'll usage in dealing with their fell
lows met man of this kind and he asked me
what he should do to the man who refused to pay
nun Tor his work last summer. | told him he
could sue for the amount. "That's of no use, >"
SAID he " I've sued and complained long enough,
ana nobody takes any notice of it, I'm going to
send him to h-ll, with a lot more, where the or
thodox people say they can't escape punishment. "
" How many are you going to send there ?" said
l. Eight or ten" but, continued he, Z" don't
suppose they will take any notice of them until
! 90 there and see 10 Il myself"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11

A Fathers CONSOLATION the October
ireshet the valuable mill property belonging 10
Henry Stafford, ESD, of Springfield, was swept
entirely away. The property was valued by Mr..
Stafford at fifteen thousand dollars. Mr.. Stafford
has an only child, little ten-year old girl. On
going TO his home from the scene of the food
Mr. s. took his daughter upon his knees and in.
formed her of the loss, telling her that this disas
ter had made him poor man, and that she was
poor mans child. The little girl was of course
affected at the intelligence and, as was natural
wept at her fathers sorrow. All at once, how.
ever, she frightened up, and smiling through her
tears, and with her arms entwined around her
fathers neck, exclaimed Well, papa, it is not
50 bad as it might be we have not done ANYTHING
to be ashamed Of, have we?"
Could any little incident have been more com.
forting to a parent under the circumstances? Our
young readers (and older ones, too !. NAV learn a
lesson, we imagine from this aneedote. % We
have not done anything to be ashamed Of" even
though Affections may come upon us.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11

NKW YORK, Aug 20, 1866
Ny tear Mrs Mcfarland Pardon me
have been at home more than week, and nv
promise to send you the hardshell sermons ha,
not been fulfilled You will find them in tbe
same envelope with this note.
trust they will be blessed to your spiritual
comfort and editication. They have been the
means Of comforting a great many sinners III
whom you are chief among ten thousand. and
one altogether lovely and Of such is the kingdom
of heaven
trust you will, ere long, come back to New
York, and may not unireQuently see the light
OF your countenanoe. Yours cordially,
OLIVER JouNsoN
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11

MAKING Hen Fly. Old Aunt Dina was
ashouting colored saint ofthe city of Charles
ton, who could sing at the top of her voice
and cry "Gloryl' above all the rost of the
congregation. 1t was common at the mission.
AIRY prayer meetings Of the colored people to
take up a collection while singing the hymn,
"fly abroad, thou mighty gospelD
In the midst Of which Aunt Dina nlwavs
threw her head back, shut her eyes and sang
Justify till the plate passed.
The sable collector observed her habit and
one evening stopped when he came to her and
said blrntly;
"Look aheah, Aunt Dina, you needn't be
a.singing Fly abroad, thou mighty Gospel 2
IT you dosen't give nothing to make her ay!"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11

AsrcDorE OF JupoE WARE.-Forty years ago
II was the custom in using Buffalo skins as robes,
to haye the flesh side out. There were few per
sons, however, who claimed the hair should be on
the out side Two students were on the sidewalk,
warmly arguing the case, when the judge came
up After the arguments were closed, the case
was referred othe eccentric judge for his opinion
which he gave Immediately, in his usual singing
style " guess the Almighty knew on which
side TO put the hair An OBSERVER.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11

The commissioner of internal revenue
decides that persons who sell mixture of
soda water, etc., with wine and other spirits,
are to be regarded as liquor dealers. " The
claim" he says, "that the spirits are used
simply for hayoring, might perhaps be sup.
ported by facts in few eases, but generally,
if not universally, the wine, etc., is quite a
prominent part of the beverage"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-05-11

The Richmond Butter Market on Monday
was very quiet; lil tubs of butter were sold at
prices ranging from 20 to % cents per pound so
boxes Of old cheese at Is cents per pound, and 100
boxes Of new spring made at from 0 to 10 cents
per pound.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-23

Besides what have done for the Cretans,
I have scores of letters filled with gratefn
acknowledgement for the thousands, OF dol'
lars was instrumental in adding. oa'h'
treasury Of Observation-Disclosures, home
missions. and for the suffering poor OF TIM
land. The last one was from Charleston,
SC. in which the treasurer of the In
d;oo, Aid Association, Miss W. +. DE Sau-
sure, says: >, ,o-o
~ " TCuARLEsToN, February II, 1870.
" Ret. .frihur Bogddn:
"Dear Sir,-I am commissioned by the
Ladies' Aid Association to return TO you
their thanks for your recent generous ehorH
in their behalf. The course OF your iec'
lures delivered gratuitously in aid OF thu
moor in our city yielded to our treasury
after paving all the expenses, s248, be,
sides a large amount of pleasure and in.
formation derived from your lectures" &C.
lido not mention this to boast, hut merely
to induce Professor Brewer to tell us how
far he has lived and acted for the good Of
suffering humanity everywhere regardless
to political creed or religious belief. Or hat
his life been spent in cowardly assailint
the people behind their backs and una
ware?
Messrs. Editors,-You have been very
kind to me when in your city, and thanh
you for it, and if possible please publish
| this letter in whole just az it is-bad Eng
lish included. Most truly yours,
ARTHUR BoGnAN,
HISTORIAN Presbytcr.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-23

which has spread ruin and desola-
ion throughout the entire length and
,readth of the State" Grant it. We're
here any provisions made in these con-
racts that If war, fire, flood, or pesti-
'cncc, should happen, and sweep away or
lcstroy portions of these estates, the con-
.racts and agreements should be declared
null and void =? Such provisions are always
united men of honor and integrity will
not ask to be released from their sacred
obligations Their cheeks would mantle
With shame, and the sting of remorse would
haunt them to their tombs But, unfortu-
1ately, we have bad men in every country
.es, in every COMMUNICATIVE require
,trong and salutary laws to govern them.
Without such government many are rem
dered helpless.
The stay law, with all of its horrible fea-
'ures. has only served as lullaby, oe-
pressing the individual and public enter
orise of the State. The debtors, with their
cast and fertile domains, with deeds OF
trust and Judgment liens held by their
,oorer neighbors, whom they honestly owe,
had as we'll commence Mt once to dispose
IF portions of their landed estates anu ap-
DIV the proceeds to the liquidation OF their
Indebtedness. They cannot, in the ab-
,ence of slave labor, cultivate their
lands successfully The whole agri-
cultural system must necessarily un-
lerpo a radical change. Let us have small
md compact farms thoroughly improved.
Then the debtors and the people will begin
70 reap some remuneration for their capital
md labor. A large landed estate without
capital and labor is like a mammoth ship
IN a troubled sea without an officer and
crew. But some of the public journals say
that if you do this you are infringing on
society-you are turning families out OF
doors, where they will be made sub
iects of public charity: because, for
sooth, if the debtors are made to
cav up they cannot live any longer
m their broad acres, which many prefer to
being released from their contracts. We
would say to this landed aristocracy that
YOU have been INDUCED quite long enough
Mt the expense of the poor creditors. Now,
let them be made to face the music by hand
ing over that which does not belong to them
by the laws of any fair and equitable Govern
mcnt. 1t is absurd indeed that the credit
ors should be made to listen to such tWaddle.
The debtors have ample surplus lands, at
fair market value, to pay off every dollar
they owe, and sufficient means left to stock
them handsomely. Will they let their
creditors take them at what they are worth
in the market? This proposition no doubt
would be gladly accepted by the creditors
Gentlemen, make up your minds to settle
and that speedily there will never be q
convenient time for you to do it from this
hour till the crack of doom. Did you ever
know anything but hard times in your
lives? We believe there is sufficient fair
ness and wisdom in the Legislature to pro
,ect the creditors. FAIR PLAY.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-02-23
By Lee & Goddin, Auctloucere,
No. lll3 Main street.

TRUSTEES SALE OF BUILDINGS u G.:
L ASDLEASEHOLDI INTEREST n LOT On
BROAD STREET AT IT'S INTERSECTION
WITH GILMER STREET AT AUCTioN.1hJ
virtue of decd Of trust executed by j. g. Ben;
nett, bearing date the 18th day Of August :so anG
duly of record. to the undersigned rs trustee lor
certain purposes therein mentioned. AND a.
fault having been made In the payment or cert'ln
MONEYS secured thereby, by request OF the bGnc.
Hciary named In said deed will proceed to sell on
FRIDAY, 25th February, 1s70 on the premises, n!
4o'clork p. NJ. the following Interest conveyed
by said trust deed-viz.: it,, a.,
'"All the right title, and Interest OF MN, thS
said T. c. Bennett. in and to certain LIZ
fronting 30 feet on the north side OF Broad street.
i'm the City of Richmond, al its intersection with
tile western line OF Gilmer street: anu running
back l4s feet to alley, together with al me I'M
provements upon said lot" the right ana tltlc OF
said Bennett being an unexpircd term In said LOT
OF eight years from the lst day Of July, 1867, nj
small ground rent. -,
Terms: Enough IN cash to pay expenses o.
executing trust and discharge negotiable nOte
for S325 with interest from 18th Of February. 1870
upon a credit ia to a325 until 10th Of August 1870
and upon further credit as ~ 1854 IS TIL! l8th OF
February. 1871: and upon any balance arising
from sale, upon such credit as the said Bennet,
may direct or in case Of his failure to give sllrE
direction. upon snch the trustee shall think nt'
fe 81 BAILY DAVIS, Trustee.