Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-08-30

Wouldn't Il good round sum of New York
currency induce you to take part in
grand enterprise to bring peace to the
country, if you were sure that no harm
would come of it? Mr. Scott has seven
thousand pounds to be distributed among
those who assist.
Assist to do WHAT" JacObus asked.
"Whv to murder Gen. Washington and
all the Livingstoncs.
Why, grntlcmen?' exclaimed the
startled landlord. His Excelencv is
like Il saint, and should be hung if
should harm Il hair of his head
The snut1y man sneezed, and :lll We're
silent. and asked him to leave the room,
but called him back and requested him t"
say nothing in regard TO their little CONVEX
s,lion If he would swear not to mention
it, they would give him $1,000. Jacobus
loved money, took the oath Of silence, and
pocketed the silver. and the strangers
went their way.
Just about this time. Thomas Hickey,
one of aShinyton's guard. WAS arrested
for passing counterfeit money, also one Of
hi, comrades, Michael Lynch. They We're
committed to ii! to be tried for the offence
Where did they obtain counterfeit money?
Let us step in:o the cabin of the DltrhesS
ot Go19lon, at anchor in the lower bay.
GOV. Tvron is on board. and his sonin-
law, Edmund Tanning They have enjoyed
the clnoluments Of office for many years.
have grown rich and n>olrnt. Their al
most prncrlv revenues had suddenly been
cut off, and they were animated 10y ma
lignant hatred towards the struggling pt-
t,iut~ Ftnniny, disguised As Il laburcr.
has been ashore on Long Island, COUNSEL
ling with the tories There are small
arms and cannon secretcd under barn
floor in lIcmp~tcd. Gilbert Forbes has
been making guns. Powder has been sent
ashore from the Asia. man -ot-war; an as
socalion la, been formed. and branch
associations in West Chester, PouGhkcep-
Sic Rochelle. and ut Albany and Goshen.
The association paper i an innocent doc.
umrnt to look n. but there is :: dead OF
meaning behind i.
Gov. Tvion has any quantity of money.
He has made the acquaintance OF an en-
grlver. D.lW kin~. who has engraved hln
some plates 50 nearly Ike those from from
the continental currency IS printed. that
the true can hardly be distinguished from
the counterfeit He has a printing press.
and is printing bushels Of paper money.
MAyor Mathew has had Il package of it.
ryron sent a plck,cc of it to Mr.. Gilbert
Forbr> a:tl Mr.. Forbes has dropped int
Corbic> tavern. close bv Gen. Washing
tons hrldqltttrr> He i 4 ipvial man
ana has treated ;hr members of Wash
in-tou'~ bodv-rutrd to elndrv glasses o
/ yrcg He ha> talked with titrr johnson
and drummer Green. AMI Michael Lynch
I and StArvrnt Barnes, about having better
/ times. about the tvrlnv of Cun-rr>s. ;,no
about the country b"ln, led 10y a set "
4 singing y " En-land t.nltic~. H.
! has hintcd lhut there i tn l~>uci.tiou O
good and true men who are determined
to bring about a different state Of affairs
and Ihoma> Hickey has Joined lhc as>o
citation.
\ few days after Joining il, Thoma
find, himself in Ill for passing counter;ci
money. and it i not difficult to see hov
he came in possession OF it Down at TIL
Scrrra1t-at-Arms the associates hold
mertinr. and one Of their number. Th"m
~ CAvforl. brings forward a pan 10 ab
dlrt Washington. Tn" hralIu.rter> O
the conmandcr-in chief are near \uru
Rive. Ih,. guards have been tImpcre'
with ia boIv of Icspu;e men We're t
land some ark might and make u boil
push. Washington might b. seized, bur
lirl t. the boa, an take t. tn Dtu&t.>
~ G,r1{o1l.
The guards are DIS .l-c:rd Several @
,hcm have h-rn = seen. The project ca,
he accomplished |, is discussed. but i
regarded - hnItrJou-. Hrtor" anyth'n
j. positively decided upon, Thomas llieh
cy i a'rc~lrl for passing counterfeit mon
lev. The arrest di>concrrts til" con~pir.t
t"t~. a;.d thr project for I'll" time j, aban
doncd
T..e waiter OF tn. Sergeant -lt-Arm- n1
heard and seen 50 much that i my>tcr
ou- that he is convinced tina, some in
I,urt.lnt movement is being made. an
cunlilt> IA >u~piriom> 10 MIR. .Jo>rp
smith on the -Olh Of Junr. Mr.. Smit
hu>Irne To- the committ"" 81 tie lroVincl;
Congress- : and the committee despatch
capt ,n and squad Of soldiers 10 the hou>
, of lhc runsmith. alr,>tinT him. and fin,
mo on hi- person Letters and papers of
startling n ,turr.
And now cane Jacobs Lawrence lrol
II,nlps cad with h'~ suspicious. lh" rev
cll,iuu~ were "s;uUmdlnT. l. WA~ 500
discovered that thr,r Wa- an a~>p latlo
with nearly un, hundred mrmhrr> tn:
upon tn" appear .m'''' of Gen. Howe. then
, w:l~ tn b,' i general uprising Of the t"rl'
. ard the ~rilute ut promrnrnt Americans
Tie Mavor was arrested. tried. and co>
. drmnrI to he executed. More than clTl
hundred arrests We're made. and the l;.l
of New York and Connecticut were fill,
with the conspIl;tt"rs
;. Gen. Howe appeared IN" tories
i Poughkerp~ic and Albany flew t" arm
=, but were quickly >nbdurd. So far rs
knoWn. Thomt> Hickey WAS the only ol
of the con>pIrator> who wt~ execute
thou, several were condemned III
stirring military events lhat followed ~
=. an end to the examinations AMI exec
= ton>.
But for the arrest of Hickey. which ii
y concerted the con~lirHtor>, but for he d;
:, covcrv lv t|.c Srry"ant-at Arms; bat f
:, the Providence that guided events. Il
g current of history. i'll all proIablllt
: would have been chrnyr1 by the plans
=, the cons >pirttnr---to seize uShnTto
:, have him sent to Enwlan1 10 be eAecut'
/ for high treason But II Divine hal
" guided the course Of events. and Ame1
* can history is rs it i>.-' {. CC11n
Conyregationtlist
II CArbolic acid paper, which is now us
4 in such large quantities in this country al
e abroad for packing fresh meats. etc,
i ;he purpose of preserving them ngall
10 deter Grafton by atmospheric or other
ot tlucnces, is made hy melting five parts
,tealnc in :, gentle heat, and then sii
l. ing in thoroughly two parts OF ctrtol
I'd acid. after which five parts of parafiinc II
melted form are added. The mass tn
IL prepared is we'll stirred! together until
cooiS. after which it is applied viii
brush to the paper, in quires, in the sal
rs manner as to the waXed papcr-sO mn
used in Europe rs Il wrapping mater
De for various articles-is treated.
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# The Archaeological Society has nl
al rare discoveries at Athens. Between
he base of the Acropolis aud the Turkish i"
r. the antiquarians have come upon the
ro mains of II classic structure, which, avco
n ing to the Athens correspondent; of
,d Lfro,h Hern1d "there is every rea-on
regard AS the Temple of 1E>cul.,pia~