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LEGISLATURE OF VERMONT.
SENATE.
Wedwesdat, Oct. 10, A. M.
t'rnyrr by the clmplnin.
Th-i Senate wu called to order by tho Prei
d. iit, ml the journal of ycnterday wns red.
IiUit introductd and referred. Iljr .Mr. Hale,
nltcniij; tht tune of holding the court in Orange
Co., to tho 4th Tu hJhj' in June, and the :d ,
Tut-aday in Jmiuary ; read twice and reforred to I
the 1 'iMiunilee on the Judiciary. I
Th" S.-nnte then met the llouae in joint aa
m iiiIi!) to hoar the report of the Canvaaauig
C'.ii.ni.ttpp, and if necesaary, proceed to the;
! oti.in uf Slate officers.
On return n? fro n jnmt aaaembly the Tlerk
iniiiounreil ti. tho Senate th j.iiitlcoiiimitteeaap- j
. 1 it . tl on the part of the Home. AUo. a joint
ri -.olution for tho appointment of a joint commit- J
..'. t.i -x imm tho certificates of the rotes for!
I' n!t .,fficem, Jurlgea of I'robale, and J uatir.es
if tuu IV-ace, which rcaoiutiom ntu adopted in ,
MirurrtMice ; alo a joint reaolution that toe
t. lluusfd meet in joint asaimbly at !) o'clock
tin ulicrnoou for the election of a U. S. Senator
f ir tue unexpired term of Senator Upliltn ; on '
in .tiuii of Mr. Stevena, of Franklin, thin losolu-i
lion was laid on the table ; yeas IG, niya 'J.
Mr. ll.ijt introduced the petition of Htmry C.
Hill and 66 other tor a ferry from Alburgli to
I -ilc It Mutt and back ; referred totheoomimtleo
011 UuaJs Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The Chair announced the appointment of tho j
follou nig joint Standing committees i
Under the UhJuinl Hale.
Mr. Duvis of Danville, )
U aahhurn of W'.mjitoclt, of the House.
Durrougby of Vernon, )
On Mil.
Air. Bradford ..flUnd.lph, of h
Harris of Windham, J J
On Joint Hubs.
Mr. McLean of Cabot, ) ...
Miner of il.ncbeatar J ""t'
On the Library
Mr. Tape of Rutland, )
lluydt'ii of St, Albana, ufthe House.
l'drlriilge of Norwicli, )
Joint Itesotutions. Uy Mr. Kioe of Somerset,
tliat bo'h House jwocecd to the election of on
U. S. Senator thu hfternoon at three o'clock,
and meet m Joint Aaaembly immediately after,
to compli to tuicli election ; ndopied. Hy Mr.
llart.liorn, for a joint turaemblj' to csnvaes the
votes tor County otficen) for the year erauing ;
adwji'.'d,
Petitions rtjtrred. Uy Mr. Davis of Danville,
of J. Kasierbrook and other for the relief of D
mJ WiUuii jr.; to Judiciary committee. By Mr.
Buck, of Amity Webdter, for alto.-ation of her
titine to Aunty Downing ; to General commit-
t e. By Mr. Rich of Somerset, of Smith Sher
man and others of Caatleton, calling in question
tl' validity of tho election of Chester Spencer,
aa the member from said town, and praying that
hi id election may bo declared toid, on the
ground that aaid Spencer was when elected thu
l'uitmaster at Caatleton ; to commiUui on Elec
tions, tlilts introduced and referred. My Mr. Hale,
in addition to chap. (53 CS, relating to tho rights
of married women; to Judiciary committee.
Jly Mr. Washburn, to increase the capital stock
of the Woodstock Batik; to tho committee on
BinKs. By Mr- Pago, to incorporate tlio West
ern Vermont Slato Company ; to the committee
on Manufactures. By Mr. Washburn, relating
to the levy of executions ; to the Judiciary com
mittee. By Mr. Dmis, to repeal the act to pre
vent traffic in intoxicating liquors for tho pur
poo or drinking (tho liquor law oflast sewioii) ;
on motion of Mr. Washburn, ordered to lie.
By Mr. Smith of Barre, to amend chap SO C S
relating to Common Schools; to tho committee
on IMuc-ition. By Mr. I'lympton, to reduce
the expenditures of tho aovernmont, limiting
the per ditm of tha Liout. Governor and t'paakcr
to $1 for tho first twenty eight days of tha ses
sion and to iJ2 for tho remainder, mid tho per
dietn ol members to $2 for the first twenty
eight days of the. session and $1 for the remain
der; to the committee on Ways and .Mean.
Tho Chair laid before tlie House, a commu
nication from the Hon. I II Woodbri lge), mna.
mining to tho.Iloii.o the annual report of the
Hon. Marcus O. IWr, Commissioner of the
Insane, winch was read, anil on motion nf Mr.
"Miner, onkred to 1m, nrrt to be prlnlod jn tho
appendix to the journal of the Htniso.
The Senate csmo in and the joint assombly
was formed to hear the report of the committee
appxjinted to canvass the votes for Slate officers.
The report of the committee was as follows i
For Governor,
whole number of votes,
Neceseery to choice,
Krtns Fairbanks had
John S. Robinson "
Uiwrrnce Rranierd "
Scattering
Lieut. Governor,
Wlrole number
.Necessary to a choice
Win. C Kitlredge had
Jellereon I'. Kidder "
Win. M. Pingrey "
Scattering
For Treasurer,
Whole number
Necessary to a choice
George Howes had
John A. Page "
1). P. Thompson "
Scattering
47,415
ffij,708
20,840
18.142
8,ani
m
47,101
i.ro l
20,750
18.0!0
8JI
aa?
47,211
3:1,(121
2o,iHr
18,285
7,055
The Committee further reported thit no re-
t.irns had been received from the towns of
Huntington, Rii-hinond, and South Hern.
There being no election of I State Officers by
the people, on direction of the Chair the jomt
assernb.y proceeded to ballot for Governor
for the year eusuing, with the following results :
1st
235
118
110
97
38
2d
238
120
102
JJ3
37
3d
338
120
102
101
35
4th
237
11!)
106
HO
32
Whole Number
Nee to a choice
Enurtus Fairbanks
John S. Robinson
Lawrence Brainerd
After the third ballot Mr. Bradford moved sembly adjourned till to-morrow morning at 10
that the joint assembly adjourn till to-morrow j o'clock, and the Senate withdrew,
morning at 10 o'clock, whicn motion was lost. The House resumed tire consideration of the
After tho fourth ballot, on motion of Mr. Row ell, j reeolotion, reported by tho Committee on Blec
the joint useembly adjourned till 10 o'clock to-( tions, relating to the representative from the
morrow, aod the Senate withdrew. i town of Wolls, when Mr. Washburn moved to
The committee on Rules reported substan-' recommit the report to the committee with in
tially the same aslant year, with the addition of mictions to report specially in regard to the
rule providing for the appointment of a com- ( notice given to Xlr. Lewis by Mr. Francis, that
mitte on Printing, to whom all bill shall be re- he intended to contest the election; which mo
fcrred, and who shall report as to the opedien- : lion was agreed to.
cy of printing tbem, and tho number of copies The chair nominated and the House appoint
or each. The report was accepted and the ed the following gentlemen as the committee
rules recommended were adopted aa the rules of on the part of tho Ilouso to canvass the otes
the House for this session. for comity officers, Judges of Probate and Jinti-
Adjuurned. , ces of the Peace, and they were duly snorn :
SENATE. llenmngtun Cnuuty Messrs. Carpenter of
a ttr roon. Readsboro, Itacon and Gray.
llHts introduced and referred. By Mr. Pow - H indham County Messrs. Sumner, Gray and
era, to repeal sec.4 of clap, el, CS; referred Whitney.
to committee on Banks. By Mr. Denison. to JluUand County -Messrs. Bliss, Hitchcock
incorporate the Ronton Savings Bank ; to the Qf pjugford, and Gleaaon or Benson.
same committee. By Mr. Harvey, to pay A., ',iirfior County Messrs. Richardson, Ly-
W. Beard i-30, tf being the amount paid by lnnn 0f Hartford, and Partridge.
Beard for peddler's license, fr in which he has , Edison Co unty Messrs. Bump, Whito of
derived no benefit; to the commiitee on Fi- panton, and Font.
n'nce- Ornnge Cbunty-Mcsre. Bigley, White of
The President signified hie approval of the , Washington, and Fellows of Corinth,
appoil.troeut of Beoj. Billings, as door keeper, j ;riHifoii Cbuity Messrs. Walton, Mol-j
George C. Hicks, assistant door keeper, and ,, and Smith of Birre.
Gcoige C. Bites, meeacnger, in the Senate, and j
annouu ed the Dame of the following Senators ,
to constitute the joint committee on the part of,
tbe Senate to examine the certificates of the
vote for county officers, Judges ofProbale and
Justices of the Peace: Meesrs. MUlington,
Stone, Harvty, i-'liaw, Jones, Sleeper, Morse,
Moody. Stevens of atedonia, Stereos of Frank
lin, Powers, Rowel!, anil Watson.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
On motion of Mr. Walton, Menrs. Walton,
Palmer and McLean, ere appointed acoimnitteo
to wait on the Governor, and inform him of the
organization of the House. I The committee on Elections further reported,
llitls introdwtii and rtferrtd. lly Mr. Smith of j in the case of the contested election of the rep
Wdliston, to extend the charter of the Williston resentative from the town ot Wells, the notice
and Jericlm and the Willioton Plank Road Corn-, given to Mr. Lewis by Mr. Francis, and a cita
kauies ; to the Committee on Roads, lly Mr. ' lion served upon him to bo present at tho tak
Grandey, an act concerning the study of Modi-1 ing of sundry depositions tu bo used before tho
cine, (giving tho overseers of the poor po er in ' Legislature. It appeared from tho facts that
certain cases to furnish the bodies of deceased ' at tho election, two votes were offered by some
paupers to medical schools and surgeons, for dis
bection;) to the Committee on Education.
1 ho Chair announced the appointment of
Met-srx. Burroughs of Vernon, Adams or Milton,
and Smith of Monkton, its tho Committee on
Printing.
Petitions referred. By. Mr. McAuley, of
Philip SliPdiord, praying that lie may be restor
ed to his lega! privileges ; to the Judiciary Com
inittee. By .Mr. Rice, of Souiortrt, of sundry
peroons praying for the annexation of a part of
Somerset to Dover, and a part thereofto Wards-
boro ; to the members from Windham Co,
Adj.
SENATE.
Thursiiat, Oat. 20, 10 A
. M.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Walker.
Ittporls of Commillm Mr. Coolidge, from
the committee on rules, reported ihe same rules
as of last session, for the government of the Sen
ate ; adopted.
Pilitions. Mr. Stovens, of Franklin, presen
ted tho petition of Henry G. Saxe, and 51 oth
ers, for the grant of a ferry from Isle la Mott, in
Vermont, to Chazy, in the State of Now York.
Mr. Hoyt presented the petition of Ira Hill and
57 others, for a grant of the same ferry to James
F. Watson ; both petitions referred to the Com
mittco on Roads.
Hills inti iduced and referred. By Mr. Kimball,
to incorpoiTJte the Fuyettcvillo Cemetery Associ
ISSUED SIM ULTAN J50 IT SLY
ation, reforred to tho Committee on Education ;
also a bill to incorporate tho Windhun County
Savings Banks, to tho Committee on Banks ;
also a bill to incorporate the Windham County
Hotel Company, to Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. Denlson, to incorpirntu the Bank of
Royalton, to tho Committee on Banks
On motion of Mr. Buck, the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Win. H. Lord.
Ilitli introduced and referred. By Mr Page,
to incorporoto the Greon Mountain l.and, Lum
ber and Transportation Company; to the com
mittee on Roads. By Mr. Hayden, altoring
the names of Horatio A. Brown and Frances
Brown ; to tho General committee By Mr.
Cushman of Fairhavon, rolaling to Railroads ;
to the committco on Roads. By Mr. Deanu, in
addition to chap. 28 C S, relating to bail ; to
the Judiciary committee.
Petitions referred. By Sir. Hartshorn, of
Harvey Coo and others, for alteration of tho
town lines of the town of Brighton and the
townships of Wenlock and Ferdinand ; to the
members from I2eecx county.
A message was received from the Governor
transmitting n correspondence, relating to the
presentation by the alliens of New York of a
medal, commemorative of the public services of
Henry Clay, and announcing that the medal has
been received and deposited in the State Libra
ry ; the message and accompanying correspon
dence was referred to the committee under the
lih joint ruio.
The committee on Elections, to whom was
referred the case of the contested election of
the representative from the town of Wells, re
ported that at tho freemen's meeting holden in
said town for the election of town representa
tive, the whole number of votes cast was 103;
that of tins number Nalha'i Francis had 60 and
David B. Lewis had 76 ; together with a resolu
tion that Nathan Francis is entitled to a seat in
the House, as the representative from the town
of Wells. The question being upon the adoption j
of the restlulion, the Senate were announced, it
being the hour to which the joint assembly stood
adjourned. On direction of the chair the joint
assembly proceeded to ballot for Governor for
the year ensuing, with the following results :
5th.
233
120
101
101
3(5
fith.
210
121
103
100
37
7th.
23!'
120
102
100
37
Pth.
240
121
103
100
37'
Whole number
Necessary to a clioico
Krastus Fairbanks
John S, Robinson
Lawrence Brainerd
After the result of the eighth ballot was Jo-
clared, on motion of Mr. Itarber, the joint as-
ChUtemlen County Messrs. Nichols, Saxton,
Roynton.
fnuiUle County Messis. Hotchkiss, War-
iter, and Sturtevant.
I'ranklitx County Messrs. Cushman of Swan
ton, Kinsman, uml Shopard.
Caltdonin County Messrs. Goodwin, Leach,
and Bancroft.
lltstz County Messrs. Follansby, Bedell, and
Ilolbrool; of Lemington.
Orleans County Mesrs. Smith of Salem,
Jones of Coventry, and Young.
Grand Me Codnty Messrs. Hall, Maeombcr,
i and Haxen.
person nnd that the presiding officer received
one of the otcs and it wn counted for Mr.
Francis ; it also appeared that among tho votes
for Mr. Francis, thero was one veto with his
muio written upon it twice, and nearly cut a
part The question being on the adoption of tho
resolution proposed by the committee, it was
opposed by Mr. Washburn, on tho grounds that
the notice ns insufficient, and that tho two
votes ought not to have been counted by the
committee for Mr. Francis. Mr. Washburn then
proposed to amund the resolution so as to read
that David B. Lewis is and Nathan Francis is
not the lepresnntative elect from Wells; and
pending the discussion upon tho amendment
proposed, on motion of Mr. Hotchkiss, tho
House adjourned.
SENATE.
AfTF.rtNOO.V,
llitls introduced and referred. By Mr. Cool.j
idgo, in addition to, and amundinent of the law
of the last seatfioii for the hupprcsion uf tho
traffic in intoxicating drink.
Tho first section of 6id act is altered by
leaving out the words " or give away ;" in the
5tli section there is thu same alteration ; the 7th
section is amended by leaving out the clause re
quiring a bond in cases of appearand obliging
the resjioudent to recognize in a' sum of notlcjs
than one hundred dollars to abide the final dis
position of the prosecution or action, and that
during tho pendency of ucb appe.il, ho will not
AT MONTPELTEU, NOllTIIFIELD, WATElUiUltY, &0.
THURSDAY, OCT. 27, 1853.
violate any of thu provision, of the act ; tho
provi'o to the IHh sec. is rcpoaled ; by sec. 5 or
the bill, victualling houses, shops, and cellers.
are prohibited from selling cider in quantities
less than 5 gallon, under o penalty of ten dol
lars for oach offence, with a proviso that no per
son shall be prohibited from manufacturing for
his own use any fermented liquor, nor from
manufacturing and selling cider for medicinal,
chemical, mechanical and culinary purposes
only; the 12th sec. is amended so as to throw
tho burden or proof upon tho prosecution; the
82d sec. is amended so as to give a jury on the
question of intoxication ; a jury trial is granted
in all cases arising under tho act; the officer
who makes a seizure or liquor is constituted the
proper officer or the justice's court unlew other
wise ordered by said court; tho right to chal
lenge jurors, as provided jn chapter 21), sec 50,
C is givwn to 11m Government in trtale VeftfU,
a justice; the inhabitants or the towns where
the offence was committed are declared not dis
qualified to sit as jurors.
On motion, the bill was reforred to a solect
committee, consulting of Messrs. Warner, Wit
tors and Powers.
Mr. Stevens or Franklin introduced a bill in
addition to chapter 75 C S, in relation to steam
grist mills; referred to the committee on Agri
culture. Adjourned.
HOUSE.
The House resumed tho discussion or tho
resolution reportod by Ihe Committee on Elec
tions, relative to the election in the town orWolls,
tho amendment propoacd by Mr. Washburn be
ing under consideration ; the amendment was
discussed further, Messrs Soiilo, Palmer and
Ilarber opposing, Mossrs. Adams of Milton,
Washburn and Walton ftvoring, and rejected,
ayes 1 1, nays 120. The question then being on
the adoption f the resolution as originally ro
jiorted to the House, that Mr. Francis is and Mr.
Lewis is not entitled to a seat, as the representa
tive from Wells, Mr. Davis or Danville moved
that it bo laid on the table, which was disagreed
to.
Mr. Walton then moved to recommit the benng Msnufucluring Co. ; and the Caledonia
whole matter to the committee with instructions Stone Cutting and Quarrying Co. ; to the coin
to report specially inittee on manufactures. By Mr. Adams of Mil-
lst. Whether one piece or paper containing ' ton, granting a lerry to John B. Reynolds and
the name or Nathan Francis written thereon Harry Hill; to tho members from Grand Islo
tite, said paper being nearly severed, was re- t County.
cpived and counted as one vote for Nathan The Committeo on Elections, to whom was
Francis. recommitted their rejiort upon the cao of thu
id. Whether two votes were tendered by any , contest in tho town of Wells, reported fur
one person at ,tho ballot on which an election ther, that one piece of paper with the namo or
was declared. I Nathan Francis written thereon twice, and noar-
3d. Whether either or tho last tnontiond ly severed, was counted as one vote Tor Mr.
votes was for Nathan Francis ; and whether ei- Francis, and that it appeared that soino perron
ther or all tho aforesaid votes wore counted by at the election ofi'eered two votos, and that one
the commitec, and if so, for whom they were or tho votos offered was received and counted,
counted. . , but that it did not nppoar for whom said voto
Mossrs. Adams or Milton, Walton, and Hay-' was. Tho question being upon the adoption or
den favored tho motion, Mr. Plyinptoti opnosod, tho resolution recommended by the committee,
and it was agreed to ayes 101), nays DO.
Adjourned.
SENATE.
Fkioav, Oct. 21, 10 A. M.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The Senate met the House in Joint Assembly
to elect State officers.
Petitions. By Mr. Witters, of Jacob Rey
nolds and 52 others, and of William Wait and
lr1! others, for the grant of a ferry Ironi Isle La
Mott to Alburgh ; referred to the committee on
roads.
Hills introduced and referred. ly Mr. Buck,
providing that adjoining proprietors of lands, be
tween winch there is no division fence, shall not,
with tut common consent, suffer animals to run
at largo on such lands ; and that cattle found at
largo, contrary to the provisions of the bill, may ,
be impounded, as damage feasant. Read twice
and referred to the committeo on agriculture.
llepo'li- of Committees. Mr. Coolidgc, from
the Judiciary Committee, reported in favor or
tho bill to niter the tune uf holding tho courts in
Orange County, and tho bill was ordered to bo
engrossed and roan the third time.
Mr. Harvey, from tho committee on agnail 1
turc, reported in ftvor of the bill to incorporate
the Windham County Hotel Company, and tho
bill was ordered to its third reading. "
Mr. Hoyt introduced o joint resolution to pro-
ceod in joint assoinbly to tho election of Seoru-
trry of State, and Auditor of Accounts, at three
o'clock P. M of Wednesday next.
Mr. Hale moved that the resolution bo laid on
the table, hut the motion was lost TlioJtegulu-1
tion was then adopted. I
Mr. Jones moved tint when the Sonatp ad-1
journ, it adjourn to 2 o'clock P. M. of Monday
next.
Mr. Stone proposed to amend the motion by
inserting Tuesday instead of Monday.
Tho amendment was disagreed to, and tho
motion in its oiiginal form prevailed.
On motion of Mr. Warner the Senate ad
journed. HOUSE.
Prayer by Rev. Ell llallou.
Hills introduced and referred. lly Mr. Good
win to ropoal sections (1, b, and 9, or ciiap. 00,
C.
S., rolaling to encouragement uf Agncul-
e, Domestic Manufactures, and the Mechanic
. , . .
ture,
Arts ; to tho General Committee. By Mr.
Patndge, grunting a ferry to Aimsa L. Hoi
coiijb ; to the members from Grand Isle County.
By Mr. Wulker, relating to the County build
ings in Windham Co.; to the members from
Windham County. By Mr. Patridglating
to the sale or furnishing or intoxicating liquo ;
ordered to lie. lly Mr. .15 irroughs, in amend
ment or chip. 80, C. SM relating to tho Grand
List; to the Committeo on Printing By Mr.
Smith, of Birre, in addition to chap. 114, C. S.
relating to tho collection and disposition of fines,
cost, and recognizance in criminal cases ; order
ed to lie. By Mr. Washburn, to amend chap.
05, U.S. relating to the Homestead ; to tho
Commiltoe on Printing.
Hesolutwn. By .Mr. Deanc that the General
Committco bo instructed to inquire Into tho ex
pediency of increasing tho fees uf jurors, injus
tice courts, and report by bill or oilier nine;
adopted.
Mr. Patridjo called up tho bill in addition to
the uct to prevent tho traffic in lutoxicating ,iq
or for thu purpose of drinking, and it was refer
red to the Committeo on Printing.
Tho chair announced tho appointment of tho
following Standing Committees ;
Tho Committees will bo given in another
place.
Mr. Itico or Somerset was excused Tram serv
ing as thu Chairman or the General Committee.
The hour having arrived, to which the joint
assembly stood adjourned, tho Senate caino in,
and the ballotlngs Tor Governor proceeded, with
the following results :
Dth 10th lllh I
210 241 240 I
121 122 121
101 103 104
101 101 100
35 U 33
Whole Number
Necossary to a choica
Erastus Fairbanks
John S. Robinson
Lawrence Brainerd
After tho eleventh ballot, Mr. Field moved to
adjourn till Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock ;
the motion was agreed to, ayes ICG, nays Q),
and tho Sonalo withdrew.
Mr. Pago called up the bill relating to tho
sale or furnwliiug or intoxicating liquor, and it
was referred tu the committee on Printing.
Mr. Hayden moved that the Ilouso proceed
to tho election of Clerk Tor the year ensuing,
which motion was lost, ayes 70, nays !)7. Mr.
Grandey thon moved that the House proceed to
tho election or clerk this afternoon, at 3 o'clock ;
Mr. llolrhkiss proposed to amend, so as to fix
tho time at Wednesday next, at 3 o'clock P. M.
which proposition was agreed to, ayes 10(5, nays
!W, and the motion, as amended, was opposed
by Messrs. Grandey and Walton, favored by
MoK.tr. Lyman or Hartford, Field, Hotchkiss,
Rice or Somerset, and agieed to.
A message was received from tho Governor,
transmuting a correpondenco relativo to a set
or standard weights and capacity measures,
furnished for the Stato by act of Congress, and
announcing that they are ready Tar delivery ; tho
correspondence was referred to tho Committco
under the 4th joint Rule.
Adjourned.
HOUSE.
ArTF.aon.v.
Hills introduced and rtftrrut. y Mr. Harts
horn, to incorporate the Essex Leather and hum
that Nathan Francis is, nnd David B. Lewis is
! not, entitled to a seat in the Ilouso, as tho rep-
I resentative from tho town of Wells, Mr. Wash
burn olicited a further statement of facts from
the Chairman or the Committed oh Elections ;
I the resolution was opposed by Messrs. Wash
burn, Adams or Milton, and Hartshorn, and fa
vored by Messrs. Piynipton, HotchkiM and
Soulo, when Mr. Davis or Danville moved to lay
the report nnd resolution on the table. Mr. Mc
Lean opposed this motion and it was disagreed
to ; the resol ition waa Turther opiiosed by Mr.
, Walton, and favored by Mr. Smith of Monkton,
when, on motion of Mr. Adams of Milton, tho
resolution was divided, and tho question taken
upon that part of the resolution, that David B.
, Lewis i'j not entitled lo a scat &c., and decided
in the afiirtnativo ayes 110, nays 81. Tho
, question was tlion takuu upon the remaining part
uf the resolution, that Nathan Francis is enti
tled to a seat, &.O., and decided in the affirma
tive ayes 04, nays bl).
The Committee on Printing reported in favor
of printing 300 copies of tho bills relating to tho
liquor law; and tho law rotating to tho home
stead ; tho report was adopted.
Mr. McLean moved that when the House ad
journ, it be till Monday, at 2 o'clock! P. .M.J
-Messrs. I- lold, alton, and Washburn lavorctl,
I Messrs. PJymptun, Gray, and MntthewBon op-
posed the motion, and it as disagreed to, ayes
j -i -O-
I Mr. Francis appeared at the bar of tho House,
and received tho oath, as the representative
j from the town of Wells.
On motion oi Mr. Grandey, tho clerk was di
rected to make up tho debenture uf David B.
Lewis till tomorrow morning. Adjourned.
iUisccllmicouc.
The Death of Uncle Tom.
The southern journals protect against the
beautiful riitnmict) of Mrs. St.nve, on the
ground that its incidents are exaggerate'!,
although the hcciiniplisheil writer, in her
Kiy to Uncle Tom, lias justified every
e t in uml circumstance which the describes
hy cuing parallel faets. But if the Kry
,,evef pr"'ari-l, the columns of
1 !' 7u,he . .,,llr".!'13 !"'" -. .1
jluto furnibheil ample evidence oftliesuli-
manual truth of Airs. Slmte's reprerenla-
Iidiis, So ono ot her incidents, lor in
stance, lias created more remark than the
dentil ol Uncle Tom by means of (he vio
lence of Legreo, ami it has been said that
no such v 1 1 1 1 u i as lie is made to he, could
exut, and that no such event as the murder
ol an old, faithful and pious slave by his
owner, was likely lo occur. Yel lead the
lullotviiig paragraph, winch is extracted
roin the Carrollon (Louisiana) Star of the
23d ult :
" Wo grieve for the honor of tho town, to
have tu record an inhuman outrage piacli
ceil on Ihe body of an old negro of this
place, limned Johnson, thu slate of Charles
lime-, by limes liunself, which resulted in
death. Thu negro was nearly ninety years
of age and universally venerated for ins so
hemes and honesty, as well us for his rev
olutionary reminiscences. The monsler
uiaster, taking umbrage at sonic petty of
fence, deliberately whipped, (.tamped anil
kicked linn lo death, on Saturday lust
Tim fellow feigned aicktiesa, as is supposed,
lo cover a design ofescape, and even had the
blasphemous hardihood to effect a Tear ol'im.
VOL. XLVII, NO.
mediate death, and to go through tho Tuner
al farcu of making a public will. Officer
Kener left two deputies in guard at Ins resi
dence till Monday, when llit! body of the ne
gro was disinterred, and an inquest held over
it by tho cotuner. The unauimatis verdict
ol' the jury several physician being pres
ent, nl jo assented was that hudied from the
effect til the blows and kicks lie had received
from his master. Persons, who witnessed
the examination, say that the sight was sick
ening Ins whole back cut and bruised into
jelly, and the lower part of Ins body nearly
kicked to pieces. Immediately after the in
quest tho monster was taken to jail. Let
him go (low ii hand in hantl with Legrcr, a
hideous verification of that horrible, villain,"
LetiAL Rr.si'oNsiiiii.n v of FATiiEns. A
father is not responsible for the business
debit uf an infant child i, e,, a child un
der iil nor is he ordinarily responsible for
food, clothing, or other necessaries furnish
ed the child by third parties. 'Ill the case
mentioned, therefore. Ihe father would no!
I tin t.i.t.lr. Inll.n ui.,l. i-rrttl.l,,.. M'l.n .ti.l.la
ol the son would be voidable obligations,
which might be ratified after he became of
age ; in which case judgment could be re
covered thereon against the sou by his
i creditors. There is much popular error on
tl, ...i,...i r .,.....'. i.. i r... .i.i
i t ,ii i-'-" imuiinj ,, ...e
unlit nf lint Rt.na initio- rum A nmnnl
items 01 Ins sons under age. A patent is
under a natural obligation to furnish ece
saries Tor his infant children, and, if he
neglect that duly, any other person who
(iipplies necessaries is deemed to hare
cnuierreti a uuiieui on inu ueilliquuiit pa
rent, for which the law raises an implied
promise to pay on the part of tho parent ;
out what is actually necessary mil depend
on the precise situation of the infant, and
winch the party giving the credit must be
acquainted tuih at Ins peril. No man can
lake upon himself to diclato what clothing
a ciiiiti snail wear, al what tnnu lliev s ia
bo purchased, or of whom. On tins subject
OHaucciiur Kent iioitis the following laii
auajju :
" A father is not bound by the contracts
of his sou even fur articles suitable atitl nee-
CHsary, unless an actual a.uhurity be prov
oil, or the circumstances be sufficient to un-
ply one. Were it otherwise, n father who
lias an imprudent son might be prejudiced
lo an indefinite extent. What is necessary
for the child is left to the discretion of the,
parent ; and whore the miaul is under the
control of his parent, thero must be a clear
iimissiun of duly as to necessaries before a
third person can interfere and furnish ilium
and charge the rather. It will always be a
question for a jury whether, under the cii -1
ctimsianucs of thu case, the father's nu-j
thorny was to bo inferred. If the father ,
suuer uie ciiii'ircu io remain auroati tvitii
i. r i... r ,t i
their mother, or if he force them Ironi home
by fevisrc usage, he is liable for their neces
saries." A'. Y. Sunday Times.
" Solitaru ami Alone" The Philadel.
phia Inquirer sujs Col. Benton is now scv -
cuii-nut: jears oiu, anu auus : " we saw i oc urgcti. J lie last Thursday in No
liun the other day on the pavement near hi vembcr being once adopted and publicly
house in Washington lie is the youngest ; acknowledged as the day, custom would
looking man of seventy we have ever seen, , soon fix ila ohscrvancc-flS the distinctive-
1 rather luller in habit aim broader than he
uted , appear. He we.tr, his hat w,.h a
11 ... . - .
knowing expression, a little on the left sido, ... f ,l"u" "ns locaico,
walks ith a deliberato and ineasiired tread, :tms ,oast would bo introduced. God
hating homothing like pride in its teeming, i W0UU lie recognized as our Lord and
something that bespeaks a consciousness benefactor, and n brotherhood in happi
that lie is Thoinna Hurt Benton, lie feels ncss as the great aim of our institutions.'
his powers, nnd so does his country, and so
will it ever. II is mark will be left upon Protestant Chinamb.v The Nevada
the era of his bre. Few men ofcpuai intel- (Cal.) Journal mentions it as a curious fact
lectual power and knowledge have appear- that many of tho Chinamen in that re-don
ed on tliojstago of acUom 1 at0 l'rntostaiils, who take oath on thcni-
- Iila in courts of justice, ami say they wero
A Itght and Us Consequences. List converted in China by the labors or a inis
Siinday, an Irishman by the name of Sul- Isionnry, whom they name wilh much ovc
livau and an Amoiican by llm name of They aro pear.able and industrious and
McLain engaged in a fight, during which j give practical evidence that " their faith is
the Irishman bit off" the cud of his nutago- illustrated by works."
nisi nose ami hwuiiovvcii u. i no next
day, Monday, Sullivan was arraigned before,
Judge Cochran, who ordered him to Wis
casstt to await a trial for the offence,
Tuesday morning came, when he was to ho
carried to iscatset, but not fancying the
ride, or tho reward of his exploit on Sun
day, he cut his throat with a pocket knife.
At thu lime of penning this paragraph it was i
.. ........ n ... ......... n l.n I. f ....,. It..,
i.iiuui itiiti wiiuiuui no .tnnu, iuuuvui. uib.
Kobuisou and Banks sewed up and dressed
.i. i -- ; if-
lllu nuuu.i. iivin.i.i.i. .rji.j vim. jiu,
A Hoosimi's Dcscitii'Tlo.v or a UiNNr.it
at Tun Ahtoii IIoumi-.. 1 met upon the
Irani an elderly lloosicr, v ho had just been
o tee thu exhibition at New York, ai d
who had also seen tho Hi padrone, us he
called it.
uiti you remain long in mew xorK i l
asked him.
" Well, no," answered he thoughtfully,
" only two days, for 1 saw thero was a right
smart chance ol starving to death, and I'm
opposed lo that way of going down, I put
up at one of their taverns, and I allowed I
was going to be treated to the whole."
"Where did you stopt" said 1, inter
rupting him.
"At the Ashtore Ilouso. I allow you
don't cntch me to no such place ogtu.
Thoy rung a gone, as they call it, four
tunes aforu breakfast, and then, when 1
went in to cat, there wau't uarry viltlea on
tho table 1"
"What was there t" I ventured to in
quire. "Well," saiil llm old man, enumerating
the items, cautiously, as if from fear of
omission, " thero was a clean plate wrong
side up, a knife, a clean towel, n split
spouit, utid a hand hill! and what was
worse," addetl my companion, "thu insult,
in' nigger up and asked me what I wanted :
'vitiles,' says , ' bring in yer tittles and
fit help myself I"
Freedom of Slaves. Last week our towns
man, John Fisher, Ksq, gave freedom lo his
entire lot of slaves, five in number, four of
whom, with quite as much furmturo and
money as would satisfy approachable fastid
ious while folks, removed to Pennsylvania.
Ouo of these four was held in the highest
estimation by Air. I'., and thousands ol dot
lars would have been no inducement for her
sale. Thu fifth remains at home, preferring
the steadfast assurauco of a proper adminis
tration of his wants in slavery than to buffet
the adversities of life with Ins freedom, al
though he is a stout, allhlelic Bud healthy
man. Westminster (Md.) Carroltoniait.
49 WLtorE NO. 2J5d.
Interesting from South America.
A Idler from Rio do Jnnciro m tho
Journal of Commerce states that a trcatv
has been concluded between the United
Stales, and tho Argentine Confederation,
sccuriiit- the frco navigation of tho llio
do In I lata and its immense tributaries,
and also religious toleration. It is added
tlmt similar treaties havo'bcdti madewith
I tanco nnd Kngland. We copy the
following paragraphs respecting the pros
pective results: 1
I lies., vast rivers, draining tho most
-t,lo country ,n the world, aro now, for
io itrsi time, to bo th
fcrt
(I
solemn treaties, to the commercial enter
prise of our own energetic nation of tho
North, and lo others who may enter tho
hst, and they are lo become tho nrcat
high ways to and from the rich Llanos or
grassy plains of Central and Ro,,.,l
Uraztl, the Lastern s ones of rfnliui,. lt,
nbundant fields of Paraguay, and tho
undulating prairies and broad I'ampas
of the Argentine Confederation, nnd of
the Republic of Urnguay.
a now trade will spring up with th:
.... . rb "i' "tttiiiruo
mlmon9 , prjop o. The Christians ns
I n 1 iiw ui isu.ilis 113
I ,..i no ,i, ' .' . , , ,
VC" a' ,!,C. 0""norcinl world will have
auso ( rojoicooii account of the treaty,
, 1 I,rllclcs havo not yet transpired, but
" wc romotnner tho treaty concluded
last year, between Alr.Schenck and Mr.
I cifdlotoi, on tho ono part (for tho Urn-
ted States) and this llenublin nfTT
nn llm ntt.r.f ; ia.;ll t... ii i ai 3
V ..n, ' . V ""cmicii wnai
, ?' "-''S10" I)r,vi "ere obtained ;
l""" ,wp cn" assurodly gather that theso
Bf"0"10" ''nv0 Hot lot a similar occtsion
1 '"" certain mat linio will tin. en
inat iMr. bclienck and Mr. Pendleton
did not, like those who made our treaty
with Mexico, forget that ours is a land
which uxtonds rcligiou liberty lo the
' '' , , V J ' , . l'l(;re",rt! "as
1 r'8hl t0 "cma" "H this privilege shall
J0 0l0'-du(l to our citizens by nil nations
etweon whom and our country treaties
of amity nnd commerce exi'st. No
Mniliai affair can take placo in thoso
countries now.
"
, 1 AI"i-'-iviNa Uay. Mrs. Sarnli
"Ulc l,uIu' w" has been urging, for
several years, tho adoption of one fixed
tiny by nil the States ol the Union as a
day of Thanksgiving, in n recont loiter
i on f lie sulitect. savs
...... J ' J '
" 1 Here are so many good reasons, re
ligious, political, moral, and social, for
holding Thanksgiving duy siniultano-
OUSly III CVCry alatO ot our Union, tlmt
i feci sure no serious objection would
nr;,.;i r r- ni .
pn' RC f n frCf Cl!r,st"l people.r-
W uniH-nr fill A,rrtnnn I ,L'l
A Prolific Pear Tree. The Portsmouth
Chronicle slates that in u garden in that ci
ty is a Si. Andrew's pear tree, which has
borne irre crop nf pears the present sea
son, and is now in bud for ihe fourth crop.
Rev. A. Foster, Into of Putney, having
:cepted thu call of the Cougreatiotia
.,.,..,l. ... f ...1. a.
in ajtiuiuw, renucsis all commuit-
, cations for him to be directed nccorcliin.lv
I imhij,ij.
Jscgal Decision as to the Wights ofTrac-
I tilers. A gentleman broui'ht an action re-
1 cently, in one ol the Ohio courts, against
I 'ho owners of a steamboat on which he had
I" n trunk containing 82000. The court
held that they were bound in pay for the lo
of ordinary baggage, but not for any thing
uuuauni vaiue, unless it was maile known
to them beforehand so that they could take
exira care, and charge an extra price for
carrying it. Accordingly, llm jury brought
in a verdict allowing him ?300 the vnluo
of tho trunk and the clothing in it butdis
allowing tha $2,000. iresrtrrt paper.
Laconics. The most disagrecablo situa
tion for a man is, to bo uaablo to reco'ncilo
Ins heart and conduct.
Nothing elevates us so much ns the pres.
ce of a fpirit familar, yet superior, to our
en
own
He tint loses his conscience has nothing
left worth keeping. 1: "
Ifj on would not havo affliction to visit
you twice, lisleiiHit oiicu"itj"whai it teaches,
It is wise ftorio seel? a" secret, and honest
not to ruvdal it;
Hon, Simeon Gruenleaf, LL. D. Profi-s.
sor of Law in Hartford University, died
suddenly at ns residence in Cambridge,
on Tliui.duy evening, the (ith instant, IIo
had his usual health on tint day, and for a
long time previous, and Jiad that afternoon
attended lo mutters of . professional and
other business in Boston. .He retired at
tii-i usual hour, apparently ns well as ever,
fell asleep ot once, and soon expired, with-,
out a groan or smuggle so calmly mil im
perceptibly was the quiet of sleep changed
for the eternal rest of death.
A right, education is not merely the
reading of limn y books, but the ability of
inuUiug knowledge useful to ourselves &.
others. It is not simply to acquire inllu
etico over 'dur lellow-creatu'rcs, but to
make that influence, subtor'vicnt to'mbi
al excellence and piety.