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Every subscriber is informed when his subscrip tion expires, every week, by the printed label bear in; his name. Remittance cf subscription for an other ear just oelere the date comes round, will be a great convenience to the Publishers. Litters on business should nef be addressed to the Editor, but always to The Frie Piress Association. Ttir Lcgi-laturc. The next session of the Vermont Igla turc open on Wednesday watt a week and a day earlier than heretofore. It will be an important session and the impression is a pretty general one, that it will be necessari ly a longer one than usual, in coneeqoenee of the change from annual to biennial ses sions. We trust, however, that it will torn out to be necessary tj hold, at most, not more than a week longer than usual In that time it ought to be tos-ible to do all that is required, or de irable. Wo shall keep our reader, fully posted, as usual, in IcgiJatric attain. Terms fur the Frie Press for the session will be found in another column. The Mii; (anal. We publi-b elsewhere the complete organ ization and the pro-pectu of the Caughna waga Ship Canal Co., to the clear and con vincing statements of which we invite at tention. If we are not daily stating some thing new about thi- great project, our readers tnust not suppose that it is not mak ing progress. 1 1- managers and friend! are constantly 3.ndaetively at work, and were never more confident of full success. The enterprise grows steadily in value and im portance in the minds of its promoters, and is constantly making new and powerful friends. The canal is certain to be built, and we doubt not will be one of the most profitable investments of capital in a public enterprise, ever made in the country. The IiOndon Tunes says: "Prussia can sltord to be generous. She should be satis lied now, and treat for peace." Oar exchanges are largely occupied with statistics of the Census. In Maine, incom plete accounts from seven counties with a population in 1SG0 of 250,000, show a gain of 15,773, or ! than 7 per cent. In Con necticut, returns from 77 towns, show a gain of 6S.0J2 ; these towns contain about three fifths of the population of the State, which, as before said will be about 5 311,000. The population of Ilrooklvn, X. Y., is 3'.'5,0G1 ; of Chicago, 2S7,71rl. Seventy-one counties in Illinois enow a population of l,b:29,08G, against l,ltG,377 in lfOO, and the Chicago Trftsme estimates the whole State at 2,500, 000. Thirty-six counties in Ohio show a gain of 137,207 since 1SG0 ; they include about a third of the State, and the whole population is; estimated to be between 2,750. 000 and 3.000,000. A few counties in Michi gan show great gains since 1KG0. We lave the old story from Fall River. The mill operatives, who "struck" two months ago, lave succumbed to the superior power of caiital, and are eagerly seeking work of their former employers at their old wage--. It is possible that the rumored in tention of the mill-owners to employ Chinese labor in some degree liaetened the result, which, however, was otherwise inevitable. The strikers, it is said, have lost half a mil lion in wages. Had the amount been ex pended in organizing co-operative industry, the working people of Fall liivcr would have had a different tale to tell. The American Journal of Numismatics for Octolier notices a paper by Ilev. Edmund F. Slaftcr on tho coinage of Vermont, which it sivs " is to appear in the forthcoming vol ume of collections of the Vermont Historical Society, and in which the writer endeavors to vindicate that State from responsibility for certain mongrel coins usually attributed to her." Is this the article which ;ims already appeared iu the Montpelier -4ryu, and which was reviewed by a corresmdfnt of this paper, in our issue of Wednesday '.' If so, it is to be hoped the compilers "f the vol ume of collections or the Historical Society will look into the matter a little Ix lore giv ing it the endorsement of the Society A sitcial despatch from Berlin, dated Sept. 19th, says that the professional politi cians have matured their flans in regard to a new German Confederation, to lie called the " Xorddeutschc Bund." A council has lwen called at headquarters, and the Bavarian, Itaden and Wurtembcrg governments are busily conferring in regard to the political future. It is proposed that Frankfort shall be declared ut the same time a neutral city and the capital of the new Confederation. Thus it will bold towards the new Confed eration the same po-ition that Washington and the District of Columbia do to the Uni ted States of America. This is the first di rect step toward what 1ms long been the dream of Gcnnan patriots, not merely a German union, but a German union of al lied Hcpublics. The Democratic papers are very fond of telling us that a great reaction has tet in ; and that the Ilepublican party is in the throes of dissolution. If so this is the time for the democracy to keep a stiff upir lip, to stand bv their colors, and be in a position to make their victory, w hen it comes, a square and straightforward Democratic triumph. Yet, Iiercvcr they can doit, the Demo crats are allying themselves with factional parties, and adoj ting as candidates anybody who may boj to draw any Hepuhliean votes. In three or four Southern States they call themselves " Conservatives." In South Caro lina they arc the "Htforin Party," and in Missisippi they arc ' Union Pcformers." In Minnesota a quondam Republican, Igna tius Donnelly, is running as an " Indepen dent " on a free trace platform, and the De mocrats make uo nomination, but take Don nelly, in horcsof lieating his Republican op ponent. On all sides the Republican party, on the contrary, have nailed their flag to the mast, and gone into the contest under their own colors; and theirs Consequently will be the victory in the future, as in the past. It is plain that the fighting at Home did not amount to much. The casualties are re ported " triaing." The Papal Xouaves made 60me show of rcsietance but soon capitulated, laid down their arms, and defJed before the Italian troops who cheered lustily for Victor Kmanuel. Despatches of yesterday say that the Papal legion has gone to Civita Vccchia, to wait the completion of the arrangements now making to transport them to their sev eral countries. The diplomatic corps at the Vatican announce entire satisfaction with the precautions which have len taken to preserve order. The people of all Italy are enthusiastic over the accomplishment of Ital ian unity. Tho large cities. are covered with bunting, and fireworks and illuminations at test the general joy. Thus ends in fact the temporal sovereignty of the Pope. It has lasted over eleven hundred years, and the present wearer of the crown is tlie one hun dred and sixty-fifth or his line. It has been aptly said of the temporal sovereignty of the Pontiff that " what was in old times a cen tre of civilization and culture in a barbarous n. has ended bv remaining a vestige or barlarism in a civilized age," and we know not why any one, Protestant or Catholic, should mourn iti downfall. Some important steps have lately been taken by the United States authorities in Utah. We refer to the proclamation of Gov. Shaffer against the Mormon militia system and the decision of Chief-Justice McKean a-ainst the Mormon jurysjstam. Then foroement of Gov. Shaffer's proclamation involve the destruction of the existing mil itia onrinization of the Territory of Utah, which has been so carefully nursed and main tained by Brigham Young during the last onarferoTacenturv. It prohibits an rau tors, drills, or gatherings of militia or armed persons of any nature or description in tho TVrritorv : and it also orders the immediate delivery to him of all arms or munitions of . . ... .... I 1 C.taB tr war belonging either to me iniu"-' to the Territory of Utah, now in the hands of the militia. It farther provides that, in case military force is needed for the preserv ation of order, the Marshal shall make re quisition upon Gen. Connor, whom the Gov ernor has appointed Commander-in-chief ot the i ilitia of the Territory of Ltah. We shall very soon see whether the Mor mons will obey these orders, or resist their execution. 1 Ku-li AUemii! isycrsc .enneiif Within a few years pasta small number of persons in Xew York appear to have de liberately undertaken the task of beclouding the historv of Vermont by unfounded insin uations and attacks upon the fair fame of iU early leaders and government. e bad an example of this in the recent abortive effort of Mr. IteCoeta to make it appear that Col. Ethan Allen was not the hero of Tioonderoea, but that somebody else it mattered not who was. The mme clique of writers have recently undcrtal en to assert or insinuate that the government ol our St. dnrinir the confederation, authorized the coinage of copper money srif British in scriptions or devices. No charge of toe kind was made at the period when the coins are supposed to have been issued, r tr indeed was ever insinuated till within the It ft dozen or fifteen years. It is of purely modern in vention, and we believe has not tho slight est foundation in fact to rest upon. An article appeared in the Slnrjtpclier Argus Jf Patriot of August 25th, apparent ly written in the interest of this New York coterie, by one professing to be a Yerciuntcr. The writer assumed the truth of .terrain un founded statements, chiefly of his Jwn crea tion, and then under the guise uf friendship to the State, made lame apologies for them. In this way he covertly and attaoncsay sought to cast a doubt over the conduct of our State government, and a cloud upon the fame of tin Pioneers of Vermont. If this was net his object, wo arc at a loss to dis cover what it could lie. We are glad to present to our readcre in another column, over the signature of Rupert, a refutation of the false assertions and unfounded assump tions so Hit forth. The article comes to us j from a source entitling it to all confidence. We publish it in the fuU belief that it sets ! forth the simple truth concerning the matters j to which it relates; awl we are confident that j our Vermont readers will thank tiie writer 1 for so clearly and squarely meeting an at tempt to asperse the Vermonters of the last century, who laid broadly and well tie foun dations of the reputation of Verm rat as a pure, honest and patriotic commonwealth, and whose fair fame is a heritag e which their children will not lightly permit to be impaired. Hie I saw- Iti Sew York. Gen. Woodford made a ringing .speech in Brooklyn on Mop day night, in response to a serenade, in which he squarely set forth the main issue in t! le coming election. Popu lar government is at present a failure in the city of Xew York. If the system of fraud which has controlled elections the -e, is to continue, it will be not the slighte st object to any honest voter to vote. He ml y as well drop his ballot in tho North River, as into a box where it will not be counted, i; aid Gen. Woodford : My fellow citizens, the overshadowi or ques tion in the political canvas on which we have entered is simply tnis it an we nave a oureua. lot-box. a lecal vote and a Ta-r c milt g oi me ; c- 1 ... votes in theStnte of Xew ork ' Ik des this tees. Later despatches both from 1 ranee and 1 ru question, every ether uisiion. w lether of fi- sU would seem to confirm these statements. If nance or policy or of adi...tiitratioii, p ales land (he j,,,,,, membly votes in favor of a re falek. The source and the sanction of .11 Government for France, Pros- autbomv in a democrat. govern nan t is the puo.icau tuim will of the people. That will, und -r our sys- ! sia has already declared her willingness to treat tern, can only be escertr med at the ba.'lot-box . authorities it constitutes, and indeed, If the ballot-box be stuffed with it Joe9 Bot appear how she could well do other- vole, or if the votes itcually cast be falsely tr ...iined. ihen the very foundation of all liberty. , w'-e the spring of law and order, is d 'filed. The j i,eople no longer rui inenpuisoi .- tyaredefilcLand t ie fraud and viol mce of the ; nation in a portionoi me i. minoiiiy have bioo-ne the ruling po wer in the I comes the St Albans -V. -. vjn .heretofore con laud lhe.- are very plain words, I mean j f;jercd entirely respectable, with an article on tuey Enii oe. .oe ume nas pa-seu .or (ut.hcmtMiK and jvnocrinc cen ileness ot seewi 1 upon a matter so vital not merely to the we 'fare 1 1 ut t j the verv e ustence of our free iustitutii 8- ' Theresite in the jrovernmental chair at Albany to- ' night.agentlen an cf scholastic culture, of pe r- j suasive elo.iuen.-e, and of rare personal refine - 1 went. Against his character as a private citi zen, a" a lawyer and juo;:.-, no oreatn oi sus- pic.on has ever neec raise-l. iui in ine name cf actual an 1 legal voter? of this state. I dis tinctly charge to-night that he is tlovernor, not as the result of an hones' (lection, and not be cause the majority of the citizens of the Em pire Slate voted for him. but because of a frau dulent vote and a fraudulent count. He is called Governor to-night because thousands cf fraudu lent naturalization papers were issued from courts that ran with no semblance of judicial order and decent dignity, from courts where the living and the dead, the minor and the emi grant just landed cn our shore, were alike turned into the jud'cial hopper and ground out into legalized voters. Laughter. He is cal led Governor to-night because organized gangs of repeaters, ruffians and bullies first procured fraudulent registration and then marched from poll to poU depositing their illegal votes, over and over again, with none to molest them or make them afraid. Me is called Gcvernor to night becauce corrupt inspectors and canvas sers in the great cities of Xew York and Brook lyn filsely counted the ballots even thns un fairly thrown, and created a fictitious majority, upon which his certificate of election was issued. These are plain words. The charge is seriou. I accept the full personal responsibility of what I have said, and if the opportunity is given I would prove them to his Excellency, the present Governor, face to face before the people of the state. This question has passed beyond the limits of partisanship. It is no longer with us in these cities ft question whether the Dem ocratic or Republican party shall control the state it is simply this shall the hon est legal voters cf New York rule New York? The issue is between the few men who own Tam many, and who through Tammany control the organization of the Democratic Party on the one side, and the people, without regard to party, on the other side. To-day Tammany gives you for Governor a gentleman of culture who would shrink as from leprosy were he called upon in private life to stand sponsor for such a wrong as he has fathered in his public and official career; but grown lioll with reiated success. Tammany will at last of necessity throw oil her mask, and no longer placing her figure-heads in the highest seat, will openly give the purple and the sceptre, as well S6 the purse, to her real chieftain, and on the stage will come no more the puppet, but the master. I remember in the days gone by that when we were at the front we never paused to ask the politics of the comrale at our side. We were there Democrats and Republicans alike, because the flag that we loved was in danger and we had sworn that rebellion should be crushed and the flag should be preserved, anl so we go into the conflict as honest men stanling shoulder to shoulder. Democrats by the side of Republic ans, because we have sworn to purify the ballot box and that honest men shall rule in the Excel sior State. Cheers. Tell me, honest men of both parties, of what nvail is all discussion of the policies of the respective parties; of what avail, so far as New York is concerned, is any argument upon canal mana5ement ; upon sys tems of taxation ; upon the merits of protective tariffs, and the justice or expediencies of free trade, if in any event the people are not to de cide the election ; if, in fact, a few unscrupu lous, resolute men are to dictate nominations, then go through the farce of a canvass, and at the close are by the help of their trained bands to stuff the ballot-boxes with fraudulent votes, and falsely counting even these, proclaim the THE result as the will of the reopler i !" words of truth and soberness when I tell you to-night these frauds must be crushed and the purity of the ballot-box must be restored, and when rcsloreJ must be preserved, cr the days cf the Republic are numbered. Cutler Defiant. Gen. lien Kutlcr is apparently all ready to lead an army of invasion into Canada. The explmation of this attitude or his is not that he has joined the Fenians; but ho las been looking up the recent fishery trou bles, and has come to the conclusion that tho nntraies which hac been pfriotratcu upon American fishermen by IlritMi naial officers have been such as ti bring matters to a crisis at once." This somewhat start ling declaration from a prominent American statesman, was made on .Monday last at a clambake, with which some Itetonians cele brated the oimng of a new granite quarry On. Hurler e house m Olouccsier, Mass. ' We liave a nglit oy treaiy. . .... ...,. u the General, " to fish in the waters or the St. Uwrencc, not only to the three mile limit or the headland lines, but within threo miles or the shores. I r I were a fisherman,-' said Gen. Butler, '-and nny attempt was made to interfile with my rights, I would tight in derencc or them, and the first gun fired would either put a stop to these out rages, or give us Canada. He did not say th?s in the heat of debate, but deliberately and with a fair knowledge of what he wa saying. Formerly part of the cargo or eiery Yankee trader was Xew England rum. Sow he would substitute or add a few Springfield muskets that loaded at the breech. Our hardy and adventurous fi-bermen should be protected in their rights, and they would be, for the 8-h or tho sea belonged to those who caught them, and to no one cle." Now this has a plucky sound, and a war like one as well. Matters, it seems, have already actually reached -'a crisis." Oar bold and hardy fishermen have len out raged. Gen. KuUer is going to protect them, and take Canada with brecchloading Springfield muskets ; and we may as well be making arrangements lor special war telegrams from Cape Ann, as from Paris. On looking again we End a sentence in the General's speech which affords a hope of delayer any outbreak of hostilities on the Coast. -Mr. HutJer said that "be had re presented the whole matter or these outrages to the Secretary of State, and was assured that the most active measures for immediate redress had been taken." On the whole it strikes us that we would as soon leave this matter to Secretary Fish and Gen. Grant, as to Gen. Ilutler. They now, thanks to the (kncral, know all about it, and if they have taken active measures for redress, we may be pretty sure it wiU be secured ; and we venture to hope without out the use of breechloaders. A Toronto correspondent of a New York paper thus sums up the feeling in Canada in regard to annexation and the question of the fisheries. The rigid enforcement of the fish ery laws, he says, will be supported until the United States remove some of the restrictions placed upon Dominion commerce at the time of the abrogation of the reciprocity treaty. Still there is no retaliatory disposition, and it is generally believed that the present atti tuu'e of the Government in refusing permis sion American vessels to-obtain supplies at the seaport towns is mueh too stringent. At all even', the strict enforcement of the laws, while adling little to the revenues of the Dominion, is injuring the trade of the lower provinces, and tends to widen the breach be twOT, the island crovinces and the Domin ion. The increasing dislike to conrederation findd exnression in spite or ii, uws j rjomin- measures M """" , i".ui. . ... ... r. ,1.- fi..lnw ion autnoritics coouduc !... j laws the two little Gulf provinces will be obliged to drift into the American Union. There is a growing feeling of estrangement between the colonies and the mother country, which is universal from Australia to Canada. A party in England is gaining strength whose policy is to cut the colonies adrift al together. One of the hard bargains which have created a feeling of resentment in Cana da, which it is said will undoubtedly lead to alienation from England and ultimate annex turn to the United States, was the Hudson Bay Territory aflair. a territory which by right belonged to Canada, for nmeteen-twen-tieths or which Her Majesty charged the Do minion $1,500,000. A despatch from Mr. Motley, dated London. Saturday evening, ha" been received in Wash- rhVt'iUsU refi.se, ..treat, 'except with the villrZA i,-,d.u, rebmtate K.poleon as Emperor of France, is Mlee. i-ru"sis, ne esys objects to recognise the present uovernmem. not because of the proclamation of a Republic. but on the ground that it is unauthorized, un , ir,ableof airing lasting cuarsn- tr. . .vidence. of sad demoral- i . , . n.. u. , h ,peakerhip, between Lyman - , . . 0 Hinckley. Esq.. known among his friends as "Lyme." Gen (iroutanl Col. Joyce, in which the following atrocity is perpetrat.d in cold blood: As for the candidates themselves, why, being white as liwr, neither will get grouty about it and will heartily rejoice in the verdict of their Iers. After this shocking example, perhaps weought r ot to be surprised that the St. Johnhury Times l,4,.y pLTcbaped and edited in part by Dr. Bul la rd, allow ' correspondent to say in its col utms that " I' a good omen that the rimes, is supported in ot by one of the strongest pill ars cf the town." Hat cannot help begging our contemporaries to consider where they are comingoutif this so.t of thing is permitted to go on ! Such punisha. t of their readers ii simply dreadful, and we entreat them to mend their ways, while the lamp holds out to burn. Rutland, the fastest growir. S villsge in the Slate. St. Johr,tbury Timet. We submit that it is about time that this kind of remark were done with. Our R. b"d friends have been justly proud of the groi 'th of their thriving village, and we have rejoiced in it with them. They have frequently claimel of llte years that they were growing faster thi n any other place in Vermont, and have made a good many people believe it They have asserted, so ne times in print, that they would soon be, if not w alrealy, the largest place in the State, and that Burlington must le content to take the second place. VTe have mildly attempted sometimes to make it plaLa to them that Burlington was also doing some tall growing, and was not intending to yield its rank ; but it had little effect. So we have very contentedly bided our time, know ing that the census was coming aud would itet tle all these matters. And now what does the census show ? It shows that Rutland, which in 1S60 had a population cf 7577, has in ten yeai gained 22C4, and has now 5S41. That is a gain of nearly Z 0 per cent, and it is doing well. But Burlington, which in 1SC0 had a population of 7713, has since that time set off South Burling ton with a -population of over SOO, and now has a population of 11.SS7. a gain of at least one hundred a id eight per cenf. Moreover, the growth of Burlington has teen almavt wholly made withii five or six years past. It I as been, as the figur is show, growing about fou r times as fast as R uiland ; and it is still increa. ling as fast as eve -, while only last week the Ri ltland Herald wai asking " why has Rutland deer rated in populati on within a year or two 7" We trns that that is not the fact, and that Rutlatic! is still i across ng ; but we submit that the question is a curious, one for the fastest growing village in the State. Can our St. Johnsbury friend er plain it T The Rutland lecture course is complete, and Ihe speakers engaged are as follows : Anna Dick inson, Justin McCarthy, Prof. W. a Ricbirdi, Grace Greenwood and E. P lYbipple. BURLINGTON, VT., FREE The population of Rhode Island is 215,600, a gain ia five years of 00,835. Providence has 69,970 Inhabitants, a gain in five jcars of 14,275. The Bremen iteamer Hermann, which has been detained at Xew York since the commence ment of the war, atterorted to sail from Xew Vork on Saturday, but had to put back, owing to the presence of two Krctch gut-boits outside the bar. A serious scciJent happened on Thursday at the fair grounds of the Maine Agricultural So ciety, at Augusts. A portion of the spectators' seats gave way, precipitating Eve or six hundred persons ta the grounl. Several were slightly injured, and three or four hal their arms bro ken and received other serious irjurifs. As showing the suddencss of the changes in Paris at the time of the collapse of the Empire, a correspondent mentions that fifty persons were arrested on Siturday for crying Tier la llc publiqut, anl sixty on Sunday for crying Tire I'Kmptmr. The cry to which the Imperial eigles were destroyed was not a bad one it was a bat la rolaiHe ' down with the poultry." Mr. Huston, in a recent lecture, said ' Though England is deafened with spinning wheels, her people have no clothes ; though she is black with digging of fuel, they die with cold; ar.d though she has soli her soul far gain, they die of hunger." This is strong language, but it is the declaration of an intelligent and culti vate! Englishman. XiioDOEinrL Act. An exchange sajs that a few days since two loaded cars became detached from the ore train at Port Henry, and were driving down the steep incline at lightning speed threatening destruction to life anl pn-perty at the end of the line, when a lad of nine years, discovering them and comprehending it all. jumped to. the switch Lear by, and barely had time to adjust it bre the two cars sped off the track and were completely demolished Chang and Eng. the Siamese twins, have just returned from a tour through Ru-ia. Chang I... hei blessed with eleven children, Eog with nine. They reside in.N'orth Crohn, and their , d mestu-arrangements are peeulur Tn-v ne i ,n,u,n. built f.r two fmiliie. while j their respective wnes reti le m separate houses, detached some twen'y rods on either side. The wives do all the ataiting. vibrating at will be tween headquarters and heme Ihe twins aie wonderfully harmonious, and have never felt a pang of jealousy. They are wsll-to-b. m money ,nd one riass of I- r c.o era 1 . th alike Age, aooni nny. jiuj' The New York democrats t R th.-sier. . o WedMadsy, COTfirmed,of course, tk- u n.u.at. u of Gov. Hoffman, really made some t.:... mil - I y Tweed and Tammany Their resolution- leclare for fret trade, which the N. Y. HVJ ssvid the other day the democrats did not want; denounce the new naturalization Ml ; rejoice at the down fall of imperialism in Franse and tin establish ment of the French republic ; sympathise with Ireland and Cuba ; call for the eiten.lon of clemency to prisoners for violating neutrality laws ; and endorse the canal funding bill, and the administration of Gov. Hoffman. Of course the delegates from the young democracy of Xew York city were not admitted The French Republic has discovered in the documents of the Foreign OEce a variety of do cumentary proofs which combine with existing facts in showing the fatal incapacity of the de funct Empire. The most glaring instance of this is to be found in the possession by the OHivier ministry of detailed statements of the full com plement of the forces which Prussia could direct ajaintt France statements which showed that the superiority of Germany in numbers was a as of more than three to one. The estimated toiai the Prussian forces was twelve hundred thou v showed bv the sum of the plebisotnm showed oy rem the army, that the French troops sand votes from I numbered only three hundred and thirty-seven Its. and Tet war wat declared thousand ; and yet Twice already has France convoked a Consti tuent Assembly. The third has been summon ed by a decree ordering an election of represen tatives. Each of the previous Assemblies held its sittings during stormy periods of French po litics, and each embraced the ablest men of the nation. The first broke up feudalism, and pre- tented France with a Constitution which tecur- j . i-. k. ed civil and religious lioeny, equamy oi nu.., and nopular sovereignty , : , H for a ! reach puouc ana The work of each apparently perished shortly after ite production, but each has since been re eognited by its beneficial effects in succeeding years The Republic of 1848 was a consequence of the Constituent Assembly of 179J ; the Re public of to-day is the offspring of 1818 The Assembly of 1870 had the problem presented in . .i;wnt form, but has more serious com- , plication, to deal with than its pece-or. ; and , there is reason to hop, that i. Ubors may prove of equal benefit StrnrraBTsBir or th Set am The members of the Legislature are likely to be troubled at the openirg of the session by what the French man called de embarrass of choice " in res rct to some of the legi-lative omccs. There was for a time a prospect of acntctletwo nt g"l men for the clerkship . f the il. use . 1 ut tha- a'.I has len arrangcl T v r,' - t.. oe a three o. r nered contest between lime c -l men for Ihe Speakership ; and it see:..' 'h-r. to 1. a siu.i i.. over the Se -ret arTship of the !-or.- , ate Mr. Henry Clark . 1 the R i-Nn 1 - .' has been Secretary fir nie yeare.w'i -,i i k tiger than any man has previously hel l th" ffi e with the exception of Gen DeWitt Clarke, who was Secretary for ,Uun successive years. Mr. Clark, it is needless to say, has been a com petent and acceptable Secretary. But his long term of oflice. while with some it is a good reason for continuing one so thoroughly expe rience.! in the duties, with others is made a rea- son for applying the principle of rotation. The recent controversy in the nrst uisinci im also left some soreness, and it is not very sur prising that it finds expression on the part of some of Mr. Willard'a friends in opposition to Mr. Clark's re-election as Secretary. The leading candidate in opposition to Mr. Clark is Mr Luther O Greene, editor and pro prietorofthe Woodstock Standard. Mr. Greens is an unexceptionable man for the place. He ie quick, clear-headed, accurate : a rapid and hand some penman ; a courteous, industrious, and es timable gentleman. Between two such candi dates, and between two esteemed editorial con freres, we do not choose to take sides ; but we can say that if there is to be a change, which we must doubt, we can think of no one.who will make a betler secretary than Mr. Greenc. It is also understood that Msjor James S. Teek, cf Montpelier, will be presented for the place. Msjor Peck ha experience, having been assistant-secretary in former years, and ample capacity. We infer, however, from the fact that the Montpelier Freeman strongly favors Mr. Greene, while the JIufrAman expresses no pre ference, that he will not be very strongly press el this year. However that may be. and what ever the result may be, it is clear that the Senate will have a good Secretary. In regard to Assis-f-nt-Seeretary, we hear but one cpinion. and that in faverof Mr. il. B. Carpenter of St, Al U ns, who heM the office last year. The new minister io England, it seems, is Senator Oliver P. Morten, of Indiana. He was Governor cf Indiana during the war, and made a vecv high reputation as a " war Governor." He is one cf the most eloquent speakers in Con gress, in spite cf his infirmities, for he has had poor health and hat been, indeed, almost a crip ple, being unable to stand even while delivering bis speeches in the Senate. He is still compara tively young, being only 48. He had two years lon.-r to serve in the Senate on his present term. A London despatch cays "the announce ment of Mr. Morton's appointment is regarded unfavorably here, as the present juncture re quires a man who has a thorough experience in European affairs and diplomatic training. The United States can exercise an impoitant influ ence in favor cf Republican France in the pre vnt crisis." That is undoubtedly eo, aad we are so re there need be no fear that Mr. Morton will not make that influence sufficiently emphatic, if the q u?stion of the maintenance of the republic is not fCtled before he gets to England, which will be iver a month hence. It is said that the appointment cf Senator Morton was the choice of Cen. Grant alo.ie, and that the Secre tary of Stats had no band in "he matter. PRESS, FRIDAY PERSOXAIj. Hon George W. Crandy has been elected Jus tice of the Teace in Vergennes thirty-four suc cessive years. Joha G. Saxc exprcsits his intention of dis posing of his Albany property with a view to making Brooklyn his future residence. Rev. II. I. Parker, of Austin. Minnesota, and formerly pastor of the Baptist Church in this place, is stopping in the city for a few days, on his way to Boston. Commodore Geo F. Emmons, of Vermont, has been detached from duty in charge of the I!y drographio Of5ce at Washingtcn, D. C.and or dered to comman 1 the I'hila lelphia Xavy Yard. Mr. Anthony White died in Rockvi'dc, Conn., on the 11th Inst., at the-alvanced a;e of SS years Dd 7 months. He was a native of Con necticut; but at the age of twenty-one moved to Berkshire, Franklin county, Vermont, where, and in the a.ljoining town of Kichford.he resided over forty years and raised a fsraily. In l?i6 he returned to Connecticut, to resile with his Hon James K. Hvde. JuJge of the County Court for the Ccunty of Rutland, died at his residence, at Sulbury, from typhoid pneumonia, Wednesday afiernoon, at the age cf sixty-eight years. Thellon. Henry Keyes, President of the Pas sumpsic Railroad, and president of the Vermont Sute Agricultural Society, died at bis residence in Newbury, Saturday evening, aged CO jears. He had been ill of bilious anl typhoid fever for some ten days, but his case wis not consiuereu boneless till Friday night. Mr. Keys was an extensive landholder in Newbury, and was for many years in business there, in company with J J . . his brother. His management of me rassumpsic was enerMio and successful, and it was Lrs-elr throouh hi. efforts that the road was .. : . I completed to CanaJ.. lie -"".I-""-" democrat, and a lea ling cituen of ermont, in ; many relations. He leives a wife and childrer His funeral will occur on Tuesiay at 1 p re. ... " ; "7. ucuij uim erly, R. I . at a salary of $2,200, and leaves f.r his new post in a week or two. He will be greatly missed ip Vergennes. and the State will lose, in bis departure, one of its mjst a' le. en tuusiastic anl successful teichers. Brolhrrhocd of Lurccisllte Eiijrlucer'. The meeting of the Brotherhood of Locotnotiie Engineers in Rutland, Sunday, was a very suc cessful affair, and between six and eight hundred of the order were present A specia' tnin ran t'tiu this plan , aud specials from o'.her roa 1 weie loa ;ed with members The mpany o munly composed cf fine looking nvn, ai. 1 t!ii r behavior daring ihe tu:irc .lay v.s h -b-c irous, sppropria'- t the I iv an 1 t:if i c-vljn. As this organization is new to the ) il lie, it w.li t a matter of interest to know ; ething of us objects. The Order was institute! in 1'jtroit, Mich , Aug. 17, 1803, as the Brotherhood of the Foot Board," but was re-organiiad under the pre sent name in 1804. Its purposes are to more effectually combine the interests of locomotive engineers, aad to elevate tbeir standing as such sad their character as men. A fund for widows, orphans anl disabled members is accumulated, and in ease of the death of one of their number, inquiry it made into the pecunairy condition of the family, and all necessary assistance is im mediately rendered. N'o person can become a member ho it not a man of rood moral character, and a locomotive engineer in good standing, anl has had experi ence as such one yeir. and no member shall slan der or in any way injure tha character of an other. If a member conducts himself in a manner uu- beeominea man, and which may be calculated B becommg a mau, bb wswu hj vco.- to brini diairace to the fraternrtr, or is found iu a .. , guilty of drunkenness, he shall be expelled, and the officers of the road upon which he U employ- el be informed of his expulsion and the cause of r jBf it; and if a member neglects ma duty or injure. I the property of his employer, or endangers the 1 the nrooertv 01 his empiover, or nuiiimw I Uvea of persons wilfully.whUeunortliemnuenoe I ..k .v.. .. -.it. .ball ! V ' The motto adopted by the Brotherhood ia SobrietT, Truth, Justice and Morality." There are three division! in Vermont, No. 84, at Rutland, E. L. Stearns, Chief Engineer ; W. B Thrall, First Assistant Kngineer; No. bo, at St. Albans. Taniel Kimball, Chief Engineer. Frank T. Henry. First Assistant Engineer; So. 106. at Bellows Falls. Ira Earl. Chief Engineer. u B. jsiaae. first Aasunaav xttiguirc. k ,;. o Nu- 94 . d ond the auspice, of Division , ,arl, of Rutland, and to their courtesies is largely due the success of the meeting. The manacr-rt of. the Eastern, Fitehborgh, Cheshire, .1 .'lind, Worcester and Nashua, Boston ai 1 . i-y, Troy and Boston, Kensaelear a;. I . ra t-1 . ' Vork Central, Hudson River. lUrl.-.n. il! l!r lem Extei.s. ti ten I. rel the -gi-izat. i ( specia' tra i.s t r the oe-vsi. n fii.' c urtc- es : the local r a!, reaL-h ng Rut'.inl were extend. 1 byfil Oi rce 1 Mrrnl', super. ntin leci of tin Rutland . V. K Wilson, super men lent .f the Kutlan 1 aud Washing' jn, an 1 J K i'n ner Eiiperntenden! of the liar em 1 vtet.s . i.. Th' serv.ces ia the Congregational chur i c mmeni-ci at J.Jl p m . conducted ly i'.ii Kl wirl Mi'ls of the Baptist church, anl lt-v. Jis (J .1 .!ins n, pastor ofthe' ongregaf.onalc'. irih. wh l-l'verel the discourse. The sermon was an ex'ellent and pract.c! i. Lotiree roundel upon 1st Kings, lchay 21 urse -'Be thou string, and sb w thyselt a man." The service concluded ' y riyer anl benedict on, by Rev Mr Mills 'lie Divituns represented in 'V gather ng were, Mtany, N V , No. I', . Froui-uce. II I , N, .".7, flreenlush.N Y. , No '' . B'St.n, .V. ' 1 , SrnngficM. Maw , No '' ' . ' rceeter Mass, No. C ; Rutland. No St VI ans. No 8j ; Troy, N. Y., No. t-7 , New i..rk ,'y. No. 105 ; and Bellows Falls, No. Htf The 'laxarre of t!iri-'ian hi thioa. n.St Jnhnsburv Calf Ionian gives the fol- i0K;ng extracts from a private letter received from Miss Calista B. Downing, formerly of that place now a missionary at Chee Foo, China. ' June'"' 1S7 The night on which. Mr! Laugh- 'rLr.ofwWch'rii.ve heard only to-day. Now if the Burlingame policy is carried out, we shall all men and wo mento deal before the " home governments " send back instructions. The old , old tale of the Christians killing Chinese children to get their eyes heart", &c., to male medicine of, was set afloat at Teentsin. The " Sisters " were attack ed by a mob. The French consul went to the Yarmeu for protection for them, but was told ty the officer he could not protect them, but he could save his life if he would remain at the Yarmen. Of course he would not desert guests at the Consulate and the " Sisters," so starting back, was fallen upon and cut into pieces. The poor sisters, ten of them, had their eyes dug out, their breasts cut off, their hearts cut out, their lir.bscutoff and then they were burned. At the consulate was a newly married couple who had reached there 21 hours - before the riot, on their way to Pekin, who shared the same fate, together with a Russian bride and bridegroom, another Russian lady and several other French. As nearly as we can learn, over twenty foreign ers and more native converts were murdered in this' brutal manner. The consulate (French), the cathedral, hospital, &c, were burned. Can you imagine how the foreign residents, with not a soldier or a gunboat to protect them felt T Whatever may have been their sentiments before I doubt if any could be found now to endorse the Burlingame policy. . When the news reached Pekin the French min ister wished to leave the capital at once, but prince Rung would not allow it; said he could not protect him, and we hear, offers any terms the French goverment may demand, but begs they will not make war upon them. But war it must be, and aflerwards the opening of all China, and railroads and telegraphs, and eventually en lightenment and civilization for this highly cul tivated and civilized people ! (According to Bur lingame.) How many of us will pensh is known only to God. ... , There was a little English gunboat in our har bor which went up to Teentsin last week as soon as we heard of the riot and another came in Sun day and rushed on to the rescue, so we arc left with no force to protect us. The merchant steamers which went to Teentsin took the foreign ers on board, and they still live there. e ex pect most of them to come here tiU the storm blows over. As soon as possible some French gunboats will go north, and we all predict Teent sin will be " wiped out," Tucbsdat, SO. We have been kept in peace and safety another night. Everybody here is arming, Chinese as well as foreigners. There will be no trouble here unless the soldiers (Chinese) who have been kept here ever since the rebel times, make an attack. It is rather significant that they have hal mor tar and shells sent down to them from TeenUin quite recently. For what? An American steam er is now signalled from Teentsin. I will wait to hear what further news it brings. Dr. Myers has just been in; says he has come from the Catholic church here, where mass has been said for the Teentsin martyrs and a grand requiem rung. . ,. T,rn,rT JIOKMIiNW, xu Jf x xu ax Jclt -1. I am the only occupant of the house this morn ing and have but just returned and taken posses sion. We all deserted between t itelvc and one last nigtt. We found every foreigner out p troling armed perhaps this was the reason nothing happened. The patrol will be kept up awhile, but we shall probably not leave our house again unless there is an attack. UnW tunatelr, we have no gnnboat here, (bet the Chinese hare cne) and the Manchu has to leave to-day with despatches for the French mail. The report was brought yestenhy that the rioters in tended to clean out all tLc foreigners as they had done the French, bat were deterred by the rrival cf the steamers and gunboat. I was not in the least excittd or afraid last night, cor was V hut we thought it wouM be oeiter u go. inl if nothinz harrened, then to wait till there . Some people were arriving from Tekin and were very near Teentsin, when a native Christian sam out to them in the river and told them to CO back or th-y would be torn in pieces. Prince Kung tells the ministers he cannot give them pro tection if they leave Pekin. It looks like keep icg them ai hostages. 1 would like to have all who believe the Hte Burlingame speeches, take notice that this is the way the Chinese officials invite Christians toccmeand " plant the shining cros" on the mountain tops an 1 in the vallevs of China." I'.ver since the Iturlinganw mission there have been almost constant excitements, but this at Teentsin has proved most disastrous. Besides the 22 foreigners, 80 Chinese converts arc knonn to have lost their lives. From the Bt. Albans Masen;;cr. D.'il"! oK.iorL-f P. Iliiiuhliiii. Sudden deaths are alwavs shocking, especially SUCH S mull iniu ot vi'imuuik miu,i, mi .,. ' .v,,,,!,, , l i I. e .... it: t clear sky. o .team na, occurrea lor a long , nme wnicn so s..r,... u,u.uu..J timewhicnsostarne.! ta.s commuaiij as inai ... ..... . .. . I of Geo. F. llooght.n, mctt cecurre.1 at bis , rooms at the Tremout iijuse sometime between ( tho hcur.f five ad srun Thursday evening. k :. a ! 1Borgi. .mienng r . r ; health, which none so well as his more intimate i associate- undented, he yet kept about and at t i :.. -k - fl . ,t... "" . . , '". ,t w-uiU g-a nea.m ..one cou... pie. ; lesterdiv nnrh.rg he ciilel at this cfS-e M" j nearmg iwa ! liter tnn usual anl we now rt- j ,o .(, l..,., w,.l, whi.h he ioineri all I 'prew; n laughmg over something 'that was rel, l.tr in the Jay he complained 01 a ltl, p,,n ,;, s-umu,!,, but after taking some pepperiuint he expressed himself as relieved anl sat down to reeling. In t!ii w-iy he was last seen alive by his wife, who, on rtturi.n from making calls in the aftei in on, found him al 'i. i .. : , asleep, I ut col I was no evi lence contrary 'ie ha 1 t the appearance ot having laid 1 linough some euiden cause I down to resi reased slnisl uiin.t-haiely to breathe. Doctors Fassett, Woodward and Hall were called and it a- their unanimous of iniun that heart disease lit! iWtn bim away All the conditions seem , 1 t t . t r t's theory more than any other, m I r i- mi i i zree strengthened by the state- - i id more ihan once made within , i lent i win ai i o ciock ijiug as ii i sumcieni uunioei o, . in death upon the bed. There ' proceedings under the t'onstitut on did not actu tbat he died in pain, but on the ally commence till 17"-- AH the states mat 1, a in Mi- .. Mr Ilixon of this journal, to not numismatists in I onnect-.cut as wen as in vrr tbeetb I'll" act ion of his heart had of late mont would regard such en Uw' as a great dis grown irres; . " nnd at times painful covery, a real nugget m num.smatic history. If The death ot a lan so widely known and so 1 the author has any evidence of this sort let him identified with the literature of Vermont, Uu produce it. It i- not enough to announce that event of solemn interest far beyond the limits of he has evi fence of facts of the most extraordi this neighborhood alone, for he counted his . Blry character in themselves.hilherto unknown, friends abroad even more numerously than here. , and the same time withho.d it from the rel Iu a certain way he has been known for years tr. History is a serious thing, and cannot be u - ii .j.nen. and ia the more particular field manufactured and dispensed at the will of a of historical inquiry and biographical reminis- i nameless writer. The statement there.ore that cencehe was without a peer ever after the death , there is fridmci that Ooins were struck for lon of Piiny H hue It was this turn of mind I necticut and Vermont in the State of New Yort which made him one of tht founders of the Ver- i in 1 79, must be classifiei with the other fancies mont Historical Society and always one of j which the writer so largely deals, its most pains-taking promoters. He de-! -It was about this time (the spring of 17b.) lighted to garner records and more than once nys our author, " that young Bust, of Connecti have we found his musty treasure house, al- J jut, arrived at Rupert wita the dies of the Con ways so obligingly opened, of incalculable ad- t necticut mint." vantage in the preparation of a sketch. Alas i This statement rests upon a very feeole tradition, no one hal done the same for him that he so U(j widely inconsistent with known facts, devotedly did for many others, and the thought j Had our author investigated the subject as he sutEests the wonder upon whom his mantle . miiht have done, he would have found by pa- hallnow ia.u. Mr. Houchton was a man of fine nervous temperament, setauive alike to pleasure and to pain aad potessing a most delicate tense of per- tonal integrity and public honor. He had a fine physiiiue anl affable and contteoua address. He also had a keen kdso of the mirthful and the ridiculous, ar.d a faculty of imitation which i.. i. . ..,....-, nl .mniMl ftfiJ aatirieal renreaenuiiins of the most lively and vivid j k: i . ii. repreaeniaiKOB oi me -"oj m - - kind. Cordial in hu. friendship, he was equally hear,. m hie animosities, ffcmetitaes he as , J imnetuosity, and pursued m-a unreientmg vigor, but time and reflection were almost sure to sit him right in every such cas-, and he had toe manUnem to forgive if he , ..If-ioterest to conciliate He was .. . , , ., ,K nkimnur of 1 hrin- tte ftmi i f v. the promoter of Chris- ; .Un,,,, anl the advocate ot good morals, and 1 ,K.,nh in more active lurtultt he mubt have I accomnlishej greater material retultt, he has ie - mfn,.rp that will oecuuv no obscure niche in Vermont's ga iery of original and native em power in the United Stales mint, it is men . hardly credible that a i. tr. I ,. :4 ttcty of George Frederick Houghton wat born in Connecticut coppers, larger and doubtless Guilfird. Vt , May Ust, 120, and was the son more a-.ffcult to mould, cjuld have been struck of Mr. Abel Houghton, of this village, for many b. machinery in the same nme. The lie years cashier of the St. Albans Bank, and, who, , lief of such stones is perhafs harmless, not they wilh Mrs. lbughton. two brothers and a sister, i m not generally di.;temiaited with entire eon survive him Aft.r completing a preparatory j gdenoe, except by that class of gentlemen who course of study in 1? !7 at the Episcopal Iasti- j m accustomed to " draw a long bow " tute at Burlington, then under the direction of 1 onr author says. " Well, what about Bishop Hopkins, he wat admitted to the Sopho- ! tlie q. HI 0rTory cent issued by era mt i more class of the University of Vermont, where hear the reader say " He proceeds to give he was graduated in the -'its of IS-W An ' hi. classmates r . - l'r She-Id ofSew V .among ork, Bev. John i s of liuriington. ana Judge Ja- I rov, ew l ors ' a leaving t upon the study of the I law in ''! Swift. ! i inont. i I p-i . si- , ! r. ' 1 rii t. r ('. t -. Ihi Is . -'ice (t Hon. tsenjamtn 1 ites Senator from Ver- h i mission to the Bar in 1 with Mr. Swift in the .-sion. In IMS 4'.', he tr. of Civil and Military . In lSwl 2 he held t irney for the County of II. i it y held the position i :ion oi i,. i. .tevar, teem to be eon- , - We think he would have : journalism, in which he -.-I - i I his ready pen by occasional - columns of the .W.-onier. . ; to find a more accurate, ml compiler. He contnhu- I- 1 t. I a-'. neut t--l'a. the t f I ,-igr.- He -i1- Mr iiaphical sketches of pmmi- r i . the New American Cyclone- jncal Gazetteer, the Dictionary it. i other standard publications. 1 the Franklin County Chapter f. r M -t n. 1 i izreat ! In t . i! nway's dazitt-rr, which will be -t. -ical and statistical compendium oi a!ue. vear 1 I. he esubltshel the I". n rit f, j whose c-lUinn", unuer u iiuurcui- a e s ipervi-ion, were filled wilh able editorials. g local sketches and cnoice seitxnooooi ,t hternure. and the piper itself was a in i M of tvpographical accuracy. Since the c iisilidation of the Mcteujer and Transcript, Mr -Houghton ha evinced a kindly interest in the enterprise anl furnished ua with many items of local mt.rest ; and we have hoped, thatwith his health restore!, he would have contributed something for o ir columns worthy of his fame. His aptitude for literary pursuits led him, we presui'ir. to greatly interest himself in the Vermont Historical S.'ety, of which he was of ti,.. f, -order", and for many years its very ,f,,ent Secret iry. tin the decease of Rev. p,ny II U tiite in IN.. Mr. Houghton was i chosen President of the Society, and in that capacity accompl'.shed much in behalf of its ob- ! jWM, ... ughton was a .prominent, member of the Protestant Episcopal l ommunion. having been confirmed bv ihe late Bishop Hopkins, in Burlington, sometime during his collegiate course lie was for a time as.ochted with his brother. Dr Roland Houghton of Flushing, N. .. in the ed.tori.il management of the Church Jmrnal. Hewas frequently a delegate from St. Luke's Parish, St. lbns. to Diocesan Con ventions ; and was one of the trustees of the Protestant Kpiscopal Theological Seminary, of New i ork, at the time of his death. In his domestic relations Mr Houghton was exceedingly fortunate. In 151, he married Miss Catherine Swift, daughter of the Hon. Benjamin Switt, who with a son some fif teen years of age, remain to mourn the loss of one of the best ami noblest of husbands and fathers. They have our siocerest sympathy in this great bereavement, ami. the heartfelt con dolence of a wide circle of friends and acquain tances both at home and abroad. Personal and 1'olitiraL Gen. Schenck, having deciled to run for Con gress again, has -gone into the canvass with all his old energy, and has alrealy made speeches at some of the principal points in his district. He has been trying to arrange a scries of discus sions with Lew Campbell, his opponent, and the latter has finally agreed to meet him next week Gen. Frank Sigel is to stump t he district for Geo. Schenck. Ellis H. Roberts, the able editor cf the Utica JIi raid, was yesterday nominated for Congress in the Oneida district unanimou-ly by acclama tion, and announced his purpose to stump the county. We expect a good account from Oneida iu November. The Lth.ial Chr.ittan makes an excellent nomination for the English mission Geo. W. Curtis, and says : " He is a man of varied and elevated culture, cf the most thorough acquaintance with American po litics, and possesses social and personal quali ties which would secure the highest esteem from those whom he would meet while engaged in the duties of his office We do not know of any man who is more truly a representa tive of what is best in American character." Hon. Davll A. Wells has returned from Eu rope, and is at his home in Connecticut. It is understood that he accepts the position ofler ed him by Gov. Hoflmau at the head of the tax commission in New York, and will soon enter upon the discharge of the duties. The Boston Posf announces that John Quincy Adams declines a renomination for Governor at the bands of the Democracy. Having already been defeated two cr three times, he sensibly concludes that enough is as good as a feast," Senator Morton of Indiana says that the mis sion to England has never been tendered to him by the President or Secretary of State. His health is improving so he can move round w-.th a crutch and a cane. He is suffering from a shock of palsy. T. O nd 1H7 . x - " 1 " Vermont h:i of IJS5." To the Editor of lt Fret Pnts $ Tiucs. An article appeared iu the .Ugut ana i a lri,t, of Montpelier, for August 25tb. under the above title, containing, either from ignor ance cr some other less excusable reason, many gross restatements of fact anl inference ; and as the whole tone of the article is misleading, I propose to clfer a few comments upon some of its statements. The writer pays : " It may not be generally known to Vermonters that after theclcse of the revolutionary war our Sute was a pioneer in the establishment of miat at Rupert, with a branih in Vhler Co., .V. I' the purpose of coining copper money." As this sentence eontainean essential untruth, now for the first time promulgated, it is easy to believe that ' it may not be generally known to Vermonters." "Oar State" never established any branch mint in Ulster County, N. Y , or anywhere else. The Legislature cf Vermon' conferred upon Iteuben Harmon, jr., the exclu sive right of coining copper within the State of " . " . . ... . , Vermont, anl in no ether State. 11 estab.ishM a mint at Rupert, where the lawul coins ol Vermont, an l only those, were struck. The writer in the .Iryui I'at iat proceeds I to say that attention had ben d tec'i 1 to the subject on account of an attemj.t to cast i.nnm upon the State, ' bemuse there issue.! from our mint coin? with the 'Geo geHI, anl even some of thtm hiving ni name "' Tlrs . , . declaration again is utterly without foundat..,n N'either this writer nor anv other has ever given ., -.,.,, .ms U9 QX B1.ICT !-.. r v.-n mint. There g VerInont miD,. . . ,Pnt of ciB9 with the likeness of Ue0Tet ihem.an I his name too. but that , hey were struck at -lie Vermont mini .ct ficr.im rbat ever was mente-l. r- " - wntw ilifomJ u, thM Vermont , . the matter of coinine. and soon . r ute ,h,t Coanecticut established 1 her In llw winter or Drinft! Of 1- "T.f vi, came next. " The u . luthorilpl Vermont n junt. 17N", while the Ac: authorizing it by Connecticut was in October iuuoiu. three months afterward. The act ot i-jining 111 not probably precede the act of legation h, ma on the aaopuou oi Constitution in September, the state mints were "compelled to wind up. Now. it hap pens unfortunately for thb writer s historical accuracy, that Congress received cfb-aal inform ation of the ratification of the Constitution by a . l VliatiHi mJu v. iSsna coined coppers ai a.i, is-uc, --o date of K. They were no; compelled and they lo not app.ar to have Wounu up u . . .. Arain. he savs. " Vermont issutu no c.iu. bearing date later than lTo. but there is n- ,tenn that at the Cister County branch coins were isdefor Connecticut ana veraitm as la.e :s i If there is ny ' r i'net " a above stated, why does he not live it to u Vte doubt pert in the t onnecnc ..y. --- I -i Asaemblv of Connecticut, in 17b'.' extended , the privileges of their company for coining cop- t froc the 20th of June. 17', to the follow- ng i iober. He would also have toned by the report of a Committee to the legislature in 1 itvi, . thai a son of Abel Buel, whs. by permission of 1 hit father, at that very time carrying on the k : f in mi. cmners. As therefore, the Connecticut dies were still in at.ve and legiti- .l . . u.... ;, . k,ll, nrnhahiA vonnecucuv una .,, j that Stite. it is harlly that young Buel had before this - HowJ with the dies of the Connects; m --- J r-- ; this ' arrived at Bupert with the dies of the t onnecticui mini. Hot ,nin our author speaks with great em- . phasis cf the ' superior works at the Conne-ti- cut mint, which ttruek one hundrei and twenty i p,r minute." He evilently means one i. ji an i ,mi, nicaes With a sineieset ol ondre.l and twenty pieces with a single set of dies There are persons remaps woose creiuii- nu not MOT at such a statement as tha, ,:, ,here are doubtless few. As only seventy- fi ip onarters ner minute are struck by ao answer to his anxious reader s supposes quea- .j. which is at least sensible, and we presume ; .tr,-,iv rme It is as ijuows, v . iur truth is we do n t know much about it. ' Tha rapbjirv W1,h which the population has of late would seem to be a good reason for bringing the noweii mto that vast tract of country to the West discussion to a close. The reade', however, is i and Sorth West of Lakes Erie, Michigan, Huron not fortunate enough to be let otf here. He pru- and Superior, have served to convince all well ceeds to say that there is a coin bearing de'e jofjnned cox-nwial men that the mesuaof tTan 1735 with a George 111. heal attributed to Ver- , bet seen that country and the seaboard are mont This ia called the Tory cent." far too hoi.tel ev a fir the present necessities of Had the very learnel writer not informed us t trade, heace it becomes a question of universal rhthe,b.innt inowmuchab ut i',wc should have I interest how tb product of the field, the mine. I au-pod he would iiwer trs anxious reaier ,mewhat as follows " I nave, it is true, saia j that this copper has oeen anriooie.i io .tr- . montt but I really do not knw who has a!tn- , let ,t to Vermont. I have never been able to , find any eii lence that it came from Vermont, ; nor 0 ,i,mit that there is any person i.ving , , honestly believes it came from that source, . i);5mi your fears, gentle reaier, uo treason , I-.W. m the orizin of this innocent copper." 'such would undoubtedly have b,en the writer's ' reply, had not a seue of his ignorance on the j fohjjct Come over him just at that moment. gut without stepping io relieve the anxiety of i ;, i-r. as would have been most proptr t. I j0 manes haste to ssv " there italso an issue , 0f ,uh the head ai.u name ot ueurge m., j with the " Vermon Auctori." He immediately j proved, to sav that the Legislature of Vermont ..r nthoriied or sanctioned any such usue. He was safe in saying this, for the very (rood reason, if for no other, that no such coin wis ever issued at all We venture to say that the writer ha never seen the "heel and name of George III. and Vermoa Auotori " on the same coin. This would be a marvel in num.aiaties. Two obverses are rarely found on the san-e coin. He also informs his inquiring reader that he thinks " in the act of 17s Vermont u.d not provide for any mottoes and devices Haul the writer taken the trcuble to think a second time, or more properly lo look at the act i n which he was commenting, he would have found that the act providel that all coppers coined by Mr. Harmon were to be ' in pteevs ..f one third of an ounce, Troy weight each, with such devices and mottoes as shall be agreed upon by the Com mittee appointed for that purpose by this As sembly." But our learned writer magnifies his propensity in the most extraordinary way in the tollowrog statement " The 17-s copper appears m direct violation of legislative auth. nty. If any blanh) e to attach to ermont. it is lor not reaping en- tire control of her coinage, as did the other ' ft that from the porta of Chicago, Milwaukee, Slates. The truth .s that the Vermont miat was j Toledo, Detroit and l leveland, the wheat, corn, a private enterprise of Harmon c; Co , ai d used oats, barley, rye and thur (reduced to bushels) by them for their private purposes, without re- ' was iqual, m 18b'i, to PJl.Mj.Ui bushels, in gard to law ; for in addition to striking George dependent of provisions, ores, iic The great III. coppers '.hey coinet an immense amount of bulk of this vast trade found its way to New Connecticut coppers, in violation of their charter, I urk and the New England States by canal and or patent, of October, 17MJ." The statements railway, via Buffalo and Oswego. The ship contained in the above quotations are either ments of ore at the ports of Marquette and Ee- true, cr iney are unmitigaiwi siauurrn isvi they are true the author dose not, and, we ven ture to say, he cannot furnish a wonl of proof. As one of his readers we have a right to demand that historical statements of such extraordinary character, shall come with some sort of evidence that they are true. That .Mr. Harmon struek George 111. coppers or Connecticut cippers at his manufactory at Rupert, if true, is a transaction that can be proved. Did any one witness the man ufacture of these coins, whose testimony was placed on record at the time of their alleged emission? Did anybody charge Mr. Harmon with this crime while he was living, or was it charged within fifty years after the act was per petrated ? Was there any whisper even of sus picion for half a century after the operations of his mint were closed ? Had he any motive for laying aside bis lawful coinage and assuming an unlawful one ? Did any body ever purchase a quantity of George III. or Connecticut coppers of Mr. Harmon? Did he ever admit that he struck these false coins ? Now it must be re membered that Mr. Harmon was under heavy bmds not to coin any coppers, within the State of Vermont, that hal not upon them the mottoes and devices authorized by the law of the State. To assume that he did so is to assume that he had some overpowering motive to do it, or that he wantonly and against all motive di I that which only promised ruin and disgrace to him self. Now, as there is no evidence that he was forced to cither of these alternatives, the pro position of the accuser must be held to be in excusably absurd. The truth is. the modern slander that Vermont issued coins for treasona ble purposes rests upon no foundation whatever, and this new form of stating it cannot save it from an ignominious grave. I have thus stated some of the most palpable, though by no means all. the errors into which this very extraordinary writer has fallen. In ease and freenessof movement, his 6tyle reminds one of Baton Munchausen, but V must be per mitted to add that more exactness cf statement, more thoroughness of research, and a more dis criminating logic, would, in my opinion, have rendered his contribution more valuable to the uninstructed Vermcnters. Rrrs3T. Quick Time. The Woodstock Standard says aletter mailed at San Francisco Sept. 1!, reached that office cn the 21st, which may be considered a quick passage. Ciiiisliiii"i!;;aSliIp Ctinnl Company. Incorr.irated by -pecial Act of the Dominion Parliament of Canada. 12th of May, 1S70. Limited liabiliy. Capital S3.000.000. Shares, 100 each. Directors Hon John Young, President Board of Trade. Montreal ; Hon. James SkeaJ, Senator, Ottawa ; John Pratt, Esq , President People's Bank and President Richelieu Steam boat Co.; Hon. Levi UnJerwcod. Burlington, Vt; S. W. Foster, Esq. Advocate. Knowlton ; Bec jiaiin P. Lbenej, Esq . Boston ; D, K. SkiU ings, Boston ; Henry llofian, Esq.. Proprietor St. Liwience 1111, Montreal ; Benjsmin T. Read, Esq-. Boston. . , Officers. Hun. John ouag. Presi leat ; Hon. Levi Underwood. Vice presideut Hankers The Btuk or Montreal, the Aa tional Patk llica, -New York , the Shawmat N'ati.nal Bnk, Boston ; the Howard IiUnl Bank, Buri.ngtun. ;j..r-J. B Mills, PeekskUl, Vw Cm,,,',.; Engineer. Walter Shanley, M. P. Trt u.i Julia Pratt, Esq. , . ,,li,j. -James Srewart, Montreal. U.ITt! llJMtlTT. .' i shareholder in the Company shall be. in , au? manner whiUmever, liawe lor. or -..6 j wlJh (he wmmt u any jett or demand due hiUmever, liable lor. or b Ihe. kiiJ l.omnan. bevend tbeexleLt of his. her, or tbeir share in the capital of the said Company not paid up. raospMrrrs. In lb.7, several merchants, of the city of vntivl nmviruiliscd His ExcellenCT tlx Earl , ,;,D ,hto Governor of Cansvla, stating their inieutico to apply lor a charter to construct a canal to connect the St. Lawrence with Lake t bamplaii , and they prayed that Hu ExeeJen- snulrf order a BurveT of the pro- j ,, which was granted, and J. B. Muls, Et.! , unit Mgmeer. w , - --- i tin the r.nh r eoruary, he reported, that the terminus on the : St Law rence should be above Lachine, near the Indian village of Caughnawaga,bout miles from Mon treal The level ol Lake Inamptain by thi icute would only be 25 feet above the St Law rence, whereas the route via Montreal to Like Champlain would be V feet of lockage instead ot -1 , leet The distance between the two points is about .; miles, and the then estimates! cost was el,M4.4Ur for lock or 21 feet long by 4- feet wide, with 'J feet of water on the aula. Iu lit'', a Bill was introduced and pasted, incor porating a Company for the construction of the canal, but, unfortunately , the point of departure from the St. Lawrence was not fixed, and differ ences having arisen as to whether Mr. JItUs was correct, or whether the point of departure aoould not oe opposite Montreal, the Bill finally expired from non-user. In 1651, another survey was made by Mr. J. B. Jarvis. Civil Engineer, of Xew Vork, who reported, in 185o, strongly in favor of the canal, and approved of Hr. Mitts' views as t the point of departure from the St Lawrence In 1""5. Mr. Gamble, Civd Engi neer, at the instance of the Canadian Govern ment, also surveyed and reported ou the work, and arrived at the same conclusion Mr. W. H. s f . . . rnitlIleeT. of Boston, was also con- lllteJ be recommended, in a report dated June. IPoi, the line proposea oy jv. Lastly, Mr Gamble, in 1856, in pursuance of inaiructions from the Government of Canada, examined ihe country lying between Lake Champlain and Lake St. Francis, both below and above Beauharnois canal, and reported that its formai.ou was not favorable to the eooatroc- lion of a cajal. The Commissioners or ruoiic Works, in the report of lck'.j, approved by Gov ernment, hnally settled the question of route, by declaring that " after a patient and mature consideration of all the surveys ami reports, we arc ot opinion that the line following the Cham bly canal and then crossing to Lake St. Lows, near Cughoawaga, u that which combines and attrds, in the greatest degree, all the advanta ges contemplated by this improvement, and which has beca approved by Messrs. Mills, 3 w ift and Gamble. ' ' During the bast Parliament of the Dominion of Canada, application was made for a renewal of the Charter of 184.', and to incorporate a new Company, which, after due consideration on the part of the Government of Canada, the charter, under which the Company ia now mcorporatad, passed both Houses, " the Senate and Com mons," and ia now the law of the land. resoect comoUte and comprehensive ia its The Company's Act of Incorporation is na jettils. It empowers the Company to survey, to appropriate, have and hold, to and for the , u( ljKm , ,,,. jacoessors, the line and inndari, 0f a canal between the St. Lawrence j U1 Lake Champlain,tt build and erect the same, w KiKt sach jites as may be necessary for basins i i .1..1.. hn MM,lnd sixnedient bv j Erectors, and to purchase and dispose of ... . " 1 ! saiT.e. W.IU any var poser, h , bet ,. tlie Directors for the use and profit of the Company. 1 u, .mnowers the Comnanv to cause their u rot mt0 the ChamWy canal d to an I W1dn, deepen anfi enlarge the same, not less m i tta t07prel.nt St. Lawrence canals; also. , ... ,-, ,t. v-U ui mas aav nor- lion of the Chambly cantl ami the works there w.th connected, and all the tolls, receipts anl revenues thereof upon terms to be settled anl agreed upon between the Company aad the Gov ernment in CounciL The various surveys that have been made since lsl are now deposited in the office of the Do minion Board of Works, which, by the Aet of Incorporation, are placed at the disposal of the Company. Tbe cost of the canal with locks of 300 fret by 4 j and with ID feet '. inches, the mitre adl, is now estimated at S-J.oOn.UW, and the time for its ejonstruetion may not exceed two yean after breaking ground Probably, no question ia of more vital import ance to Canada and the Western and Eawtern United Statu than the subject of transportatioc. 1 ha i. -m.ina Mmiwnw of the Greet West, the and the forest, can be most chearly forwarded to ,ne consanler. er the get graphical centre or -aoriu .-aiiierica i , , V15t plateau two thousand feet above the j i( uf ,. M drained by the Mississippi o the , south, by the St Lawrence to the east aad by , the Saskatchewan au-1 McKenzie tj the north. i This 'ast ten itory wouldhave been valueless but for the water Knes which afford cheap transport tweeu -.t anl the great markets of the world. rnala his improved the St. Lawrence by canals aroau I ihe rapiis of the St. Liwrence, , and by the Wetland :ana!, connecting Lakes Ene t and Ontario, 13 miles in length, with a fall of I feet capable of passing vessels cf 400 tons The St Lawrence, from east end of Lake Onta ro, has a till of 2"J'i feet, overcome by seven short canals of an aggregate length of 47 miles, oipable i f passing vessels of u-V toes. The Richelieu River is connected with Lake Chatn rlain by a canal of l'J miles from Chambly. A canal of one mile in length, at the outlet of Lake Superior, oonnects that lake with Lake Huron, and has two locks which will pass vessels of 2,0-SI tons. New York has built a canal from Bulfali, on Lake Erie, and from Oswego, on Lake Ontar.o, to Albany, on the Hudson River, of ..'.0 and 2" miles, capable cf passing boats of'.l'ituns; and she has also constructed a canal from the Hudson River into Lake Champlain ot 5 miles, which can pass beats cf s tons. Such is the nature of tLe navigation between tide water on the Hudson and St. Lawrence and upper lakes The magnitude ef the Commerce of ths North-west has compelled the enlargement of the Erie and Oswego canala from boats ot 7s to 'J10 tons, while the St. Lawrence and Welland canals have also been enlarged since their first construction. A further enlargement of the Erie and Champiain canals is now strongly urged io consequence of the want of the necessary facili ties ot trar.spori for the ever increasing western trade. i ine extent oi mis irtue win oe ii-.k.i ine , eanat.y, on tase -superior, nave increased ircm l, jiJ tons ia 18.T. to 720.01)0 tons in 1H6J. The lumber received at Bulfalu, principally from We-tern Canada, in lb'".i, exceeded iil.OOO.OUO feet, while at I Iswego the receipts from Canada were 2M,5."i,5du feet The object of the Caughnawaga Soip Canal is to connect Lake Champlain with the St. Lawrence by the least possible distance, and with the smallest amount of lockage. When built, it w.U enable the vessel or propeller to sail trom the bead of Lakes Superior or Michi gan without breaking bulk, and will enable such vessels to land and receive carg? at Burlington and Whitehall, from whence western freight can be carried, to and from Boston, and throughout New England, by railway cheaper than by any other route " It will possess the advantage when the Wel land canal is enlarged and the leeks of the St. Lawrence canal lengthened, of pvsing vessels of bV) tons burthen, and with that size of vessel (impossible on any other route) of improved model, with facilities for loading anil discharg ing cargoes at both eols of Ihe route, in the length of the voyage without transhipment, in having the least distance between any cf the lake ports, and sea port, and in having the shortest length of taxed canal navigation. The cons: ruction of the Caughnawaga eanal, when carried out, will remedy the difficulties which now exist and stand in the way of an in terrupted water communication between the Western States and the Atlantic seaboard. The important question, however, is, will the canal I remunerative, and what return will it give in dividends to those who invest capital in the enterprise? A brief history of the Erie eanal, aud a com parison of the circumstances connected with the trade operations of that great woik will furnish sufficient data to justify the conclustoTi, that the Caughnawaga Ship Canal, when completed .will yield a revenue on the business which will pass through it sufficient to pay on the capital invest ed, at the lowest calculation, a dividend of at least 10 per cent per. annum. By the oSelal report of the State Engineers of the canals of New Vork, for lb89, it appears tht the entire cos: of the Erie and Champlain canak from their inception, including the cost of main fenanceaadlegilintere,t;thereon.wa3 3l5l,00"V 218 while during the same period the grcss re ceipts; with interest thereon, were S.'J-!55.739, not only sufficient up to, and including ljC, to pty tuc entire cost of c ,i -,ru ,n w ' . '""'but leaving a sirplus in fiv r Sute Government of at lea.-t :v Mr. Mills, C.vil Engineer, estimates t.,- , ofthe ooostructira , f C Caugbnawaga s Canal at &,.,,,,,, ,nere,, ,. per cent per ,i. j . H - r,,(s, ani est mg tlie annuii r. --omi.. e anl repairs at -UUU, will rvquire iu in.- u.eof J7imsimj 10 per cetii ,.n tins a, ,-al The quest, ; how is tins am,,u,.. , , ,. lij . Tue i . of the receipts cTes. - at five of the h. Western ports have :,ely been st,te,, also toe rtceipis of u- at BuTiio aa I ' go ou its way east. But no mention has ;.ei Veea nia-Ie f t and growing sxports ot m.-uber trom il..- -vaReyof the Oitvwu In the ei lumber from the Oitawa anl i'i ir.lu:,r.. ceeueu iov,i";,iju iett u.e grea'er pi this lumber u, cut foran 1 u, k il iu the i.nrr. the United S: itep. ,r present, it isti... . the Ottawa, past lugbaawag yt . thence to Sorel, and again up r. .-r lieu, and through the t iiamb'y . v i John's, a distance r.f I IJ miles, w.tn lockage bycanal, when .he same lui.'-. r t iken through the proposed canal tr m i navraga to St. John's with '1-J m and 'j leet lockage I It necessu '.y i" .. a the whole exports from the Ottawa :,r t -Mates must pass through the prop - At a meeting lately hel l at t !U- . . w principal partiesluterestel iu the ' u - r were present, t was unanimously n the saving in transport which w. u 1 . t by the construction of t'.e C'aug!.r. i.-, "uouJl exceed ulte d.nl.i mi . compare I u it', tht rate n . I ! circuits finte ta hake Ch r ..' tte great saving in time. lot-ad ot . per M. feet, suppose the toll on t e c. w . be 3 cents per M feet, the saxi- rv.- . charged on the WellanJ canal, ah- ut . length. Thirty cents per tuc.usaui uut of the four Iswalrcd million ! -t be - - - - - All tj this tSe other bas'.nc-s on this route at Welland canal rates. Vessels. 15.466 tons at 1' 1-1' cents per ton - - - -Agricultural products, roanuficture-. and merchandise 78,4--., tons at . cents per ton - Add again to this bo to-thtr.N f t' ber viippedfroa ' tdm Vte-t in o transhipped at Bu:il.. and osw.g . doubt, weald go through !.!- ' .i the new canai. Lumber, at Buffa o at. i Osweg , I- tl'jO.OOO at SO c.-Li per M. tec Grain, say 6,00 '' otxsh., . 1--- -jsr,wu tons, ai ' Vessels, 13,000 unn igeat :. or li per ct. interes: on capt ..: nets alone.and that bus ness only -and lumber. The tia.le of N -States arriving at ioifblo in 1 " -moving by canal an 1 railroads i- the Hudson as well c tha upward . . route, may in rous I number- l.e . -the average o! the Usi five year i tons. The que-tioa arises as to wcv. ri this vat; trade will be lire.;e-l :r. -o channel through this r.ew rou.. . I react and Lake Cham;. lain. s i -ciple a large vessel - an cirrv tr -than a small one. A vessel 1 ia.1i;,. or elsewhere on the upper iake-s, ' tranship cargo int.. canal coats at ' Buffalo, not exceeliu: Pi ", tons on t1: When the Caughn-n ia cai-.a! i-ou. route completrd to its iuteude.1 cap i. . Irrs of b-V' tota may loll at t'hicag on Lake Sttperi. r. m. 1 pr.-cje.! I r. breaking t oik, on i , L. ike Ch.:.:r 1 . Burungtoa or VVn' el kH in e-x it than thecarg oy the Buili'o ..-"-a can be in Albany 11 :.ie cn.- roitt ward voyage, . y J. : nJ ng f r .: only "7 miles c ..ul, t tut....cr canal, and uk t- tt.aa tee; : e. Isit not evident f.ci t .isst.uj..:.' the proposed new r jn woui 1 ' than the pre-ent oce, aad tLat w' -wottid couiwin-l a large t: Western traie. Su;'". h.wivt one fourth of th s l,"'Vi" tns . it, ex that the s-.:.te toll as i n -t the Weilat,.: f r ..-seeU au-l gae-i i tor l.'MO.O"'! ton-at . ' cts. - - -Vetsels, 1 si. .i. At cl - - This sum a 1 ie 1 w iiiea-nou'l 1 . trade would give th . rge sum oi -anally or 87 per cent, on the cap ' v . -that the rate of toll now name 1 c - i 50 per cent, and yet leave suthj stockholders of the canal a d i ! 1. 1 on their investmen: of l i p-r evnt Again, wheu the pr -.peller ot - broken its way into Lake I .. .' , can prevent the railroa,ls fr :u lio-' i . Whitehall carrying thrtaghcu' -V to Boston the products of tue 'A.r-rn - Canada, far cheaper and in six n. than if sent by the Erie Cans., r . . Buffalo or Oswego. The point of transhipnirt w transferred from Buffalo and 1 -wej ton and Whitehall, and tho -ti:- will then tee the necessity "f en! . . Champlain canal into the iluis- n , secure a through route frcm th- ; without breaking bulk to New Y.-rs.. w as well as Boston and New Engi .-. ! -will beronM 'contributors to the tra i-. Lawrence. The only way. therefore, by n..'i j est saving in the cost of trans;. -;ir i. effected within the shortest pen. 1. n, . least outlay of capital, is by t..e o the Caughnawaga Ship caul'. ... 1 . measure of success will be s.vur.-l, , Welland canal Is enlarge), a w v , beingeaxiied out by the ' ' atir. i 1 - Canai Company." For some extracts from ttic rej -nent engineers aad trom the yie-., -nent public men, eorruborain. 'b above expressed, we thai! tu I r day- To Gen. Trocau, the present . Paris, the French nation has c nr. . trust which can devulve on a s. ' I In n spirit he may be expected to u-ciar may gather from a noted passage '-i r- i He bock he wrve some time .ic;.. . a ti.t '. army. He there says ; I must bear my witness to tru--i own experience has deeply imrre--l when I declare that nothing less -e-. - and battle than the common devr p War, which imposes so many si ' i -and money on tee people who im upon the armies which make it - " anl efforts, brads, especia.iy ; . over which it is waged, m.-sr ir., t. and disorder. Those of ol 1 tim- i -erhtcd. and in our own times ..it- . -rate, into outrage, violence, an I . wrecked upon the innocent an l t.a . fensive populations whicn aie tr-iiut el foot by the contending host- Her, -i-rv widest. -ea.1, terrible evils if war f - i--t'e spoKn of, if they are sp ten .t i' t ' r cry of these ruined people ' s'.tl I t ; Hons of the battle-field an I . I i. i.'k- 1! . spectacle of iheae dumb an I aeir !e-s . : . rj j ! heart-bre-ik.ng to every sol.i. r wh . p -1 least magnanimity. All su- h soldiers art h- i j that modern civilization, wh.ob. is r-. ' . having supplanted force in the .i i mm with mas by pnnc .'s sni 'y u ebouiJ still be atlemptti..: to sett . i na:.. hal disputes by letting Ijs.se the -of war The soul of such s,.l l.i - . with scorn a: the a-pea it ' - -ka.ghts who invoke war an 1 c-'--t.rat ---n .i conventi nal yargon wh. h et j vanity, th"ir ignorance, t i-.r anh ' m. i . pretensica. But at the stun t..i. tho the responsibilities of high com oan 1 ri to elevate the sent; jnents of all such n.j.i . them, the troops, l.y the .mthonty . t . -and of example, intu adopting tli. h i --.it cepting the rules of discipline; t . lisp -i consideration and k.ndni-si. tow ir L- i. . t ant populations; t- lospue the s. li , r w ft, pect for himself, with respect ."ir ' i. cosliledto him by his country. .i. . -.v i devotion to the hieh inter s le-.te-i ti ! country's dig as shit! m .ke it ea-y I . lay down his life iu their t-half wo i . be more worthy than tli.s oti'o nob i andtheloftiestsp.ru'' Froni this pour I firmly believe that wa- which bear t. i stamp of right and of necessity tit t'.--of a nation, snatch a ecmtaunity tr .-.i :.. vating enjoyments of a lingpeic . an 1 " struct its manhood by tempering ac.-w in deal of peril aad of tmdurance lis i ti-i-i-its soui." These are the wor Is aad this ii the -p -ordinary captain, and there ctn b- . that under such a cammanJer the I . Paris and of Fran, whether it be sue - ' unsuccessful, will at 'e.cst he w nth;- i ' people and of a civilized1 age. WASHINGTON '! The Treasury officials are nor i-'-heirs and administrators of the .mt .r' ' tims of the Oneida disaster, bee. iJ- "e administrators of a largo nunVr i . j censed sailors and marines. Or." ' j thousand dollars will be dieb lr-el during the present month, i Reir-Aamiral John rtedgvis a o-t ' Mill,, r.fth ',tv fr,m Sifo. s !Ul July 5th. that he has been suited ' ' cf Edinburgh son of V'ctoria. sn 1 ' the GiU'ea aad that on the dav pre. EngUsh authorities and the K-ig'.s1! joined iu the 4th of July American ce-e The State Fair u now on wheel aga regret of all, it appears to ns. Na'ure " otted the fair at Burlington, and f.r oiu ought to le allowed to have her way, p rt '"' as her prcsiuetions areasaoogthe ch'ei s-" tioss of the fair. I'erjennrt lrmrle The Montpelier F uman of the -1-t The Queen Cily C.-rBet Baud passed thr-'M" our streets this mermcg m route for the 1 l'UD,, Fair, now being held at Eit Montpel'r .. they matched they favered our citii-a stirring music ef the day. and won the plau.i.. of all.