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11 dive me Ijibcrtyor give me Death!" i VOLUME I. MOXTPBIilBRj VERMONT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1844- NUMBER 46. THE GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN. PUBLISHED EVERV FRIDAY, in Lyman's building, Main st. near the Union House J. C. ASPENWALL, Editor. J. POLAND, Publisher, TERMS! Single copies $1,50 in advance, or $2,00 after the ex piration oflhree months from the time of subscribing. All papers sent at the expense of the subscribers. Advertisements inserted at the usual charges. IC31 Transportation of papers will in no case be paid by the publisher, unless a special agreement to the con trary is made. fCP Book and Job Work of every description thank--f'tVtf re.yiived and executed with neatness an'd dispaicn. For AGENTS see last pane. ; TUEFREEMAN- For the Green Mountain Freeman. About Politics, &c. The present generation, in a short period of time will pass away, and the affairs of this nation be controlled by those who are now in childhood. As parents, we behold in the budding thoughts and sentiments of our children the embryo genius which will expand to mental energy, and stamp with vice or virtue, our national character. If they are educated as thinking beings, upon whom must devolve the arduous duties of sell' government and watch-care over our free institutions, we may ex pect to exert an influence calculated to elevate the self respect and self-government of the nations of the earth. But if they are instructed selfish and vicious beings, who will seek more for self-aggrandizement and tfie interests of parly or sect, than lor the general good of mankind more for the means of leading a fashionable life than for the promotion of virtuous principles and respect for honest industry, we may expect that the angel of Liberty will plume her wings for flight, and the land of Washington become a by-word to tyrants. Probably there is no influence operating so pow erfully to bring about such a result ns the present tone and spirit of political parties. A large por tion of the political prints which circulate among us are calculated to foster the worst passions, and lead eventually to nnarehy and confusion. The most invidious epithets are applied by one party to another malicious falsehoods are frequently '"circulated to blast the good name of the jimt, nmi every means used to kindle and inflame the ele ments of discord. The principles of common courtesy, of charity, integrity and justice are tram led upon, and blackguardism, hatred and injwtiee have taken the ground those necessary virtues should occupy. The present corrupt state of po litical parties has created a necessity to teach the doctrine that religion should not be connected with politics a doctrine taught by nearly all the point cal papers, and yet, notwithstanding the disscmi nation of this infidel principle, many good chris tians take no alarm, but ignoratitly practice on it. Not only does the political press teach this doc trine, but grave Senators echo the sentiment. The Hon. Mr. Phelps, Senator from Vermont, in a speech at Whitingham a few weeks since, gave a most pathetic appeal to christians, warning them with great zeal not to destroy the purity of reli gion by carrying it into politics! It is hoped the admonition will be heeded and such all-eomiplins politics be abandoned. It is better to abandon the politics than your religion. Shall tho christian hang up his religion "snd bis conscience with the freeman's oalli on election day and thus violate the just principles of religion, his conscience and his oath? violate them too at the shrine of parly, and on the altar of SLAVERY! There is no necessity for it, and it is the duty (if everv christian to dare to do right. Politics are not necessarily corrupt. There are political prin ciples which are pure, benevolent, merciful, jusl- just to all men. There are politics on which tho christian dare invoke the blessing of Heaven, and call upon all the just, moral and religious, to vote religiously, acknowledging the rights of all men to 'life Liberty and tho pursuit of happiness.' and the 'supreme riglit of God to tlu service of all men We appeal to the moral and the virtuous to sustain the Liberty party in their efforts to make political action, moral action. Sustain us in opposing the tide of oppression, which destroys the peace am degrades in ignorance millions of our race. Sus tain us in our efforts to wipe away the stains that blot our national character and pollute the altar: of freedom. Sustain us in seeking to avert the just judgments of Heaven on this guilty nation (whose capital is a slave market,) lest the word g forth 'shall not I be avenged of such a nation as this?1 It is hoped that the press of the Liberty party will be courteous, charitable and generous; yet firm, decided and just, in opposing tyrranny and contending for enuahtv. We need no cunning politicians to steal the hearts of the people by ruis ing fulse issues or devising sophistical arguments to serve present purposes or necessities; and rriuc less do we need to arouse the worst passions of men to advance our cause. Wo are doing a great work and cannot come down. Lighting our torch es by the fires of of reason, benevolence and jus tice, let us hold them up as lights to the good and beacons to tho just. Such a course will ensure success, and such a party will exert a moral pow er which will call around its standard spirits who will bear it on to victory. L. H. W. LAWS OP VSItikXONT. Secretary or State's Office, Montpelicr, Oct. '31, 1844. The following copies of public acts of tho Legis lature of said state are hereby designated for pub lication in tlio several newspapers printed in this state, agreeably to the provisions of chapter fifth of the Revised Statutes. JAMES McM. SHAFTER, Secretary of State. No. 1. An Act to alter the time of holdiug County Courts in tho county ot Windsor. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, as follows: 1. Tho county court for the county of Windsor shall bo held us follows: at Woodstock in said county on tho fourth Tuesday of March and first Tuesday of November in each year. 2 Such of tin) provisions of section two of chap, ter forty-three of the Revised Statutes, and of sec tion one of "an act in amendment of section two of chapter forty-three of tho Revised Statutes," ap proved November 12, 18 12, as are inconsistent with this act arc repealed. Approved, Oct. 30, 1844. No. 2. An Act fixing the times of holding Chitten den County Courts. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, as follows: The County Courts for the County of Chittenden shall be holdcn on tho last Tuesday save one in March and on tho Tuesday next after tlio fourth Tuesday of September of each year, any law to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved, Oct 30, 1844. No. 3. An Act relating to parties in actions, ia addition to chapter 95. section 20, of tho Revised Statutes. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the Stato of Vermont, as follows: In any action brought on section twenty of chap ter ninety-five of the Revised Statutes, all persons, being parties or privies to such fraudulent and de ceitful conveyances may be joined as party defend ants in such action. - Approved, Oct. 30, 1844. No 4. An Act in addition to chapter 95, of the Revised Matutcs, of ollences against private property. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the Stato of Vermont, as follows: 1. If any person shall wilfully and maliciously sot lire, with intent to burn, to tho dwelling-house of another, or any outbuildings adjoining thereto, or to any other building; or if any person shall ilfully and maliciously set tire, with intent to burn io any meeting house, church, or court house, town house, college, academy, jail, school house, or any other building erected for public use, or to uny ink, warehouse, olticc, store, shop, manufactory, ill or barn of another, or to any vessel, cutter, or boat, used on any lake, river or creek, in this state, in to any bridge, lock)-d5Wr Hume, ho shall be punished by imprisonment in the stain prison not moro than ten years, and be fined not exceeding ono thousand dollars. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved, Oct. 2G, 1844. No. 5. An Act relating to ollences against private property, in addition to chapter ninety live, of the Revised Statutes. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of tho Stale of Vermont, as follow s: 1. The county courts, within their respcctivo counties, shall have jurisdiction of tho oll'enccs mentioned in chapter nuicty-fivo ol the Revised Statutes entitled 'of ollences against private prop- rty,' sections six and seven, where tho money or other property stolen shall not exceed seven dol- ais, and may sentence the person convicted to pay fine not exceeding twenty dollars, and to linpiis- oninent in the county jail not more than three months: Provided, that no justice shall bo empow ered to bind over for trial at the county court uny person whose case in his opinion conies within tho purview of said sections six and seven. 2. This act shall talie citect lrom its passage. Approved, Oct. 3D, 1844. No". 6. An Act to repeal "an act relating to the "punishment of capital crimes, appro ved November 12. 1842. It is hereby enacted hv the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, as follows: SI When nnv nerson shall be convicted OI a rime punishable with death, and sentenced to suf- r such punishment, he shall at the same nine uu sentenced to solitary confinement in tlio stale pria nn until anch niinishment shn 11 he inflicted. 2. No person so sentenced and nnprisoneu, snuu be executed in pursuance of such sentence previous to tho expiration of one year from the day such sen tence was nrnnntinced. nor until the court which H the sentence of death shall have issued their warrant under tho seal of said court, directed to the sherill of the county where the state prison is situated, commanding said sherill to cause mo sjiu sentence to be carried into execution. 63. Said court shall within three months after the expiration of one year Ironi tho day ot passing sentence of death nirainst any nerson, issuo tneir warrant to tho shenu ot the county in state prison is situated, agreeably to tho provisions ol section two of this act, and the sentence snail, at the limn dimmed hv the warrant, lie executed within the walls of the orison, or in the enclosed yard of tho same, unless, previous to that time, tho legislature of the state shall havo cominuicu uiu punishment of such person. 4. Tho sherill' of said county shall bo present at the place of execution, unless prevented by sickness or other casualty, and ulso two of hi3 deputies de signated by him. lie shall request the statu's at torney of the county and twelve citizens, meowing a surgeon or physician, and shall permit the coun sel of the prisoner, such minister of tho gospel as the prisoner shall desire, and nis reiumes iu b0 pro sent, and such ofllcers of the prison, deputies, constables and military guard as he may doom best, and no othora. 5. When the sheriff shall inflict the punishment of death upon any convict in obedience to tho war rant as aforesaid, be shall return a copy thereof, with bis doings thereon, to the office of tho Secre tary of Stale, as soon as may be, and shall also re turn the original warrant, with his doings thereon, to the court from which said warrant issued, and tho clerk shall subjoin to tho record of the sentence a brief abstract of the sheriff's return upon said warrant. fi. All laws or parts of laws inconsistent with tho provisions of this act aro repealed; provided that any conviction hud, or judgment or sentence rendered, according to the provisions of said law s, shall be carried into eflect in the Biimo mannoras if said laws had not been rcpoaled or this net passed' 7. This act shall take effect from its patsage. ApproMsd, Oct. 31, 1 814. No. 7. An Act relating lo common schools. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont, as follows: 1. When tho children of any school district shall havo become so mimcrftus as in tho opinion of the prudential committee to require more tuw- one teacher, the clerk of sucu district shall, on ap plication of such committee, call a meeting of such district, for the purpose of ascertaining the views of the district thereon. 2. If at such meeting a majority of the legal vo ters shall vote to have two jdt more schools in the district at the same time, sucl distiict may vote to erect as many school houses in the district as shall bo found necessary, and shall by vote, or in such other manner us the legal voters present may de termine, fix on the location of such school house' or houses. ( 3. Any such district so composed of several Fchools, may by a vote of a majority of such district, at any meeting legally w:irho'l '.or that purpose, direct tho teacher of the higher or central school of the district, to teach any of the sciences or higher branches of a thorough education, which may not by existieg laws have been authorized. 4. The prudential committee of such district, or a committee appointed for that purpose, shall have power to examine as lo the age aid qualifications of the children, and designate the school they shall each attend. 5. Children, riot residing in such district, shall not be permitted lo attend the higher school of such district, except with tho consent cf the prudential committee, who may prescribe the terms upon which they may bo admitted. Approved Oct, 30, 1844. No. 8. An Act relating to common schools. It. is hereby enacted by the Geieral Assembly of the State of Vermont, us follow s. 1. At any meeting of any such school district, legally warned, the legal voters n such district may instruct the prudential commute.) to omit, in ma king up the tax bill for tho support of schools, the names of such persons as aro not able to pay their proportion of such tax; two th rds of the Voters present assenting thereto. 2. This act shall take effect from its passage. Approved Oct. 29, 1S44. No. 'J. An Act providing for a geological survey of the state. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the Slate of Vermont, as follows: 1. The Governor is hereby authorized and di rected to appoint a Stale Geologist, who shall have a competent knowledge of scientific and practical geology and mineralogy, and shall be subjoct to tho orders of (he Governor for the timo being, and removed at his pleasure. 2. Tho state geologist, with the approbation of the Governor, shall, from time to time, appoint all proper and necessary assistants, fix their compen sations, direct them in their labors, and remove them and appoint others whenever it shall bo found necessary or expedient. 3. It shall ho (he duty of the state geologist, as soon as practicable, to commence and prosecute a thorough geological survevof tho stato, embra cing therein a full and scicuific examination and description of its rocks, soils; metals and minerals; mako careful and complete assays and analyses of the same, and annually, on o? before the first day of October, to report to the Governor tho progress of the work, the moat efficient and economical man ner of conducting it, and an estimate of the expense for the ensuing year. 4. For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act, the sum of two thousand dol lars annually, for the term of three years, is hereby appropriated. 5. All claims under, the provisions of this net shall be presented to the auditor of accounts for allowance, who shall draw orders on the Treasur er of the state, for the amount he shall find due, equal to, but not exceeding in any year, the annual appropriation. Approved Oct. 28, 1844. No. 10. An Act fortho relief of the Insane Poor. It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of tho Stato of Vermont, as follow : 1. A sum not exceeding three thousand dollars may be drawn from the treasury of tho State, in tho month of August annually, by the Trustees of the Vermont Asylum for the Insane, and they shall apply tho same to the payment of the expenses of the insane poor of the several towns in the State, at said Asylum. 2. Each town shall share in the appropriation made in section one, in proportion to the number of its insane poor in tho Asylum, tho expense of transporting them, at tho rate of eight cents per mile on the nearest practicable route from their re spective places of residence to the Asylum, and tho length of time they shall havo been "there, at tho rate of one dollar and fifty cent3 per week, during the year next preceding tho first day of August an nually, 3. Tho Trustees shall annually, on or before tho tenth day of September, report in detail their do ings under the prov isions of this act, to tho Auditor of accounts, w ho shall incorporate the same into his annual report. 4. If in any year tho expense of supporting the insane poor of the Stale, at said Asylum, at the rate per week above stated"; including tho expense of transportation as aforesaid, shall be loss than thrco thousand dollars, the Trustees shall not, for such year, be entitled to a greater sum than the aggregate amount of such expense. 3. The sever il towns and other corporations in the Slate, chargeable with tho support of tho poor, may, their annual March meetings, make and al ter such regulation as they may deem expedient for tho purpose of securing the benefit of the provisions of this act ; which regulations may embrace not only town paupers, but other persons destitute of property and entirely dependent upon relatives, not bound by law to support them. 0. " An act for the relief of tho insane poor, approved November 3d, 1841, and an act in addi tion thereto, approved November, 1, 1842, aro re pealed. Approved Oct. 30, 1844. No. 11. An Act relating to licenses to inn-keepers and retailers. It is hereby enacted by tho General Assembly of the State of Vermont, ns follows : 1. Any person who shall deal in the selling of distilled spirituous liquors, wine, alo or beer, in quantities of twenty gallons or moro, at any one timo, shall bo doomed lo bo a wholesale dealer, within tho meshing of this act. Any person who shall deal in tho selling of dis tilled spirituous liquois, wino, die or beer, in quan tities of ono pint or more, and less than twenty gallons, shall be doomed to bo a retailer within the meaning of this act. Any person who shall deal in tho selling of dis tilled spirituous luquors, wine, ale or beer, in quan tities less than one pint, shall be deemed to be a keeper of a tavern within the meaning of this ael. Any person who shall keep a house of public en-' tertainmcnt, and shall therein furnish victuals, lodging, room or accommodation for guests, shall bo deemed to be an inn-keeper within the meaning .of this act. Anyierson who shall keep a victualling house, shop or Cellar, and therein sell victuals or fiuits. shall be deemed to bo a grocery keeper within the meaning of this act. 2- Every person asking and receiving a license as hereinafter provided, fortho sale ofany distil led spirituous liquors, wine alu or beer, shall bo fore thesame becomes valid, pay therefor to the treasurer of the County for tho use of the County as follows : 1. For a license as a wholesale dealer, a sum not loss than twenty dollars for ono year. 2. For license as a retailer a sum not less than six dollars for one year, or three dollars for six months. 3. For a license as alicepor of a tavern, a sum not less than live dollars for ono year, or two dol lars and fifty cents for six months. 4. For a license as a grocery keepor a sum not less than two dollars for one year, or ono dollar for six months. And the said licenses being severally signed by the presiding officer ofthu board of County Comr missioncrs, as hereinafter provided, and by the Clerk of t he County Court, and recorded in the County Clerk's ollicc, shall authorize the party therein named to sell according to tho terms of said license ; and all licenses granted under the provis ions of tins act shall commenco on the first day of March or September, and shall terminate on the last day of Fcbuary; and no license shall be gran ted tor a longer time than one year. . No person shall receive a license until he shall have paid the sum in which ho shall have been assessed, and the sum of fifty cents in addition as lues tor said license ; and no license shall be ef fectual until such payment. Tho clerk shall re ceive all moneys paid for licenses and fees, and shall, within thirty days after the granting of any license, pay over to the County Treasurer the sum received for such license, together with the sum of thirty-three cents out of the fees paid thoreon ;and all licenses granted under this act shall designate the house or store and the town in which the per son receiving the same sail bo authorized to pur sue the business for which he is licensed, and shall not bo construed to authorize such business to be carried on by any placo except such as shall be de signated in tho license. 4 There shall be constituted a board consisting of three persons, to be denominated County Com missioners, to bo appointed in the manner follow ing A meeting of inhabitants of every town, who are voters in town or freemen's meeting, shall bo holden at the usual placo of holding town meetiugs, on the first Thursday of January, at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, in each year, which meeting shall bo warned and governed in all respects as provided in chapter thirty of the Revised Statutes, entitled " Of town and villages." 5. At such meeting the constable, or in his ab sence, one of the selectmen, shall preside and re ceive the ballots of tho freemen for such persons as Cfiey would elect us such County Commissioners, and the votes shall, by the constable or selectmen, assisted by such justices of the town as may be present, bo publicly sorted, countod, and declared. The town clerk of each tow n shall be present at such meeting anu recoru the names ot all the per sons voted for at such meeting for the office of County Commissioners, together with the number of votes given for each ; and shall, within ten days from the said first Thursday in January, transmit a copy of such record, duly certified, to the clerk of the County in which such town may be situated ; and the several County Clerks shall, on the third Tuesday of Janu ary in each year, publicly canvass and declare the votes so returned to them, and shall declare the three persons having the greatest number of such votes to bo duly elected as County Commissioners for such County, and shall, within ten days thereafter, forward to each of tho per sons so elected, a certificate of his election. 6. The county commissioners shall hold their office for the term of one year from tho first day of February in each year, and tho votes of a major ity of them shall decido nnv question which shall come before them for adjudication, and they shall havo tho solo power of granting licenses under the provisions of this act, and may assess such persons in such sums as they may deem proper, not loss than the sums respectively specified in section two of this act. 7. Each county commissioner, before entering upon the duties of his ollicc, shall be sworn by the county clerk or some justice of tho peace, to the faithful performance of the same ; and no commis sioner shall act in any matter in which hois per sonally interested. 8. The county commissioners in each county shall meet regularly at the ollice of the county clerk in such courtly, on the first Thursday of Feb uary and August in each year, and shall at their first meeting elect a chairman from their number, and from timo to time adopt such rules for their government as they shall deem proper. 9. The county clerk in each county shall bo tho clerk of the board of commissioners for such county, and shall record all their proceedings and have the custody of all pipers relating to their business. 10. The county commissioners shall receive the sum of ten cents per mile for all necessary travel in tho discharge of the duties of their oifico, and together with the county clerk shall receivo the sum of one dollar each per day during the contin uance of their session. The accounts of tho clerks and commissioners under this section, shall be aud ited, allowed and paid out of the county treasury, in tho same manner as are other accounts against tho county. 11. No license heretofore granted or penality incurred shall bo affected by tho provisions of the act. 12. Every person licensed according to thopro visions of this act, as a keeper of a tavern or inn keeper, shall at all limes bo furnished suitable pro visions, lodgings and accommodation for strangers and travellers, and with suitable stable room, hay, and provender for their horses and cattle, and with a suitablo shed or covering for horses near to his house, with conveniences in tho samo for feeding each horso. And if such keeper of a tavern or inn-keeper shall neglect to be so furnished, it shall bo tho duty of the commissioners to vacate or an nul his license, and such keeper of a tavern or inn keeper shall bo liable for all the penalties of this act, if ho proceed to sell after written notice given to him by said commissioners that they have an nulled and vacated his license as aforesaid, tho samo as if no licenso had boon granted. 13. Tho commissioners may license ono or more persons in each town in their respective counties, whom they may deem most suitable, to sell wine, rum, brandy, or other spirituous liquors, for medi cal, or chemical purposes, only, who shall receivo from said commissioners a license for such sale and no other, and evory porson so licensod shall make report to said commissioner! from time to time, as her shall dirct, and on a violation of the terms of his license.or on a refusal to report as aforesaid, the said board of commissioners shall annul such license, and such person shall be subject to tho same penalties as are provided in the fourteenth section of this act. 14. If any person, without a license therefore,; as provided in this act, shall hereafter deal in the ' selling of any distilled spirituous liquors, wine, alo or beer, he shall forfeit and pay to tho treasurer of the county, for the use of said county as a penal ty For each quantity of twenty gallons or more o either of said articles, the sum of twenty dollars. For each quantity of less than tw enty gallons and not less than ono pint of either of said articles, ten dollars. For each quantity of less than one pint of either of said articles, ten dollars. Ifany person shall be guilty of more than ono distinct offence as prohib ited in this act, he may be prosecuted and subject ed to all such penalties at tb" -"le rate. J,frnr; person, William u license therefor, as provided in this act, shall hereafter become an inn-keeper, and shall therein furnish any victuals, lodging or ac commodation for guests, he shall forfeit and pay to the treasurer of said county, for the use of said county, us a penalty, tho sum of ten dollars. If any person, without a license therefor, as provided in this act, shall hereafter keep any victualling! house, shop or cellar, and shall therein sell any' victuals or fruit, ho shall forfeit and pay to tho treasurer of the county, for the use of the county, as a penalty, tho sum of ten dollars. 15. The county court shall have exclusive juris diction of the offences against, this act, and the said offenders may bo prosecuted by indictment or in formation. 16. Any justico of the poaco is empowered to bind over to the county court, all persons charged with offences against this act, and also to recog nise all witnesses who have testified therein before him. Provided always, that all assessments mada on licenses granted by the said commissioners to persons residing within the city of Vcrgenncs, shall i bo paid over to tho treasurer of said city, by said clerk, within thirty days from his receipt of such, assessments, and that the city courts of said city shall have jurisdiction of all offences against this act, arising within the limits of said city. 17. The several county courts, in their respec tive counties, shall have power to grant licenses, on such terms as they, in their discretion may deem proper, to expire on the last day of February next, provided that the persons receiving such licenses, shall be liable to all the provisions and penalties of this act. 18. Chapter eighty-three of the Revised Stat utes, and all subsequent acts relating thereto are hereby repealed. 19. This act shall take efToct from its passage. Approved Oct. 51, 1844. No. 12 An Act in relation to the Militia. It is hereby enacted by the Gotcral Assembly of the State of Vermont as follow s : 1. All acts and parts of acts requiring the en rolled militia to do military duty, are repealed, ex cept in cases of insurrection or invasion, and as provided in Title seventeen of the act of 1842. 2. Tho listers in tho several towns shall enroll every person liable to enrollment, between the a ges of eighteen and forty-five, in their respective towns, who are not members of uniform compa nies, in tho same manner as captain of companies are now required to enroll, and they shall correct such rolls annually in tho month of April. And said listers shall make duplicate returns of such en rollment to tho town "clerk of their respective towns, annually, in the month of May, one of which returns the town clerk shall annually in tho month of June, transmit to the Adjutant and In spector General, under a penalty of fivo dollars, to be recovered by an officer to whom the return should he made, as provided in section two hun dred and one of tho act of 1842. And said listers shall make an account for their services in making such enrollment and returns, and the selectmen of such town shall audit and allow said account and draw an order for the same on the Treasurer of such town, who is directed to pay such order. 3. There may be wilhin the bounds of each reg iment, as now established, six uniform companies, not to exceed one hundred men each, including of ficers, musicians and privates. 4. Should all tho uniform companies be called into nctual service ut any ono time, and it shall be come necessary to call out a greater number of men, the Adjutant General under the direction of the Commander-in-Chief, shall issue orders to the selectmen of the towns from which additional men shall he icquired, specifying the timo and place of rendezvous, and directing such selectmen to draft such quota of men from tho enrolled militia as shall be necessary ; and he shall also order some general or field officer, who may bo conveniently located for that purpose, to organize such quota of men, so drafted, by the election of the necessary officers, and such organization shall only continue till the time of service of such men shall expire. And when so organized, the selectmen shall furnish such rations, &c. in the manner provided by law. 5. The limits and organization of regiments, brigades, and divisions shall remain as they now are ; and all laws and regulations establishing the limits and organization of companies of tho enrol led militia, are abrogated and repealed. The com missions of all company officers of the enrolled mi litia shall expire from the passage of this act, and such officers shall not be liable to military duty af ter they shall bo discharged, as now required by law. 6. All general, field, and staff-officers, shall be considered as belonging to the uniform militia, and shall be exemptod from taxation as members of u niform coinpanios, on returning themselves equip ped, to the town clerk, as now provided by law. But the enrolled militia shall not be exempted from taxation. 7. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act aro repealed. Approved Oct. SO, 1844. Father Matthew will positively visit this coun try next summer so says J. F. boles, the Wash ingtonian, who had it from his own lips. 'This high living,' as the poet said when he din ed in the garret on three-fourths of a cracker. Silk. The quantity of silk raised in this coun try appears to he steadily increasing.' Tennessee has lately given more attention to it than any oth er State. The quantity raised in 1840 was 1132 pounds; in 1S43, the quantity was over 20,000, The practice of feeding worms in open sheds, is found to be far preferable to the closed rooms, and is now generally adopted. Political IConvicIs liberated. Tho visit of the King of France to the Queen of England has beeu distinguished by the releasH of between 50 and 60 individual confinements for political offencrs.some of whom were seutence to 10, 15 and 20 years ini. prisoment, or to transportation.