Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-04-19
wAToHMAN CoRREsPoNDENCE.
New YoRK, Tuesday p. M. April 6, 1871.

"a NEW YoRK, Tuesday p. M. April 6, 1871.
IA Gloom, deep and dark, has settled upon ou
u city, and will settle upon the nation. The dealt
N of our beloved PRESIDENT ut this most crca
h 3iuncture in our History, at the worry momen
a when his might was most needed in the Chair o
"a State, when the whole ration was resting upon
ldnt-reying or his strength his patriotism an,
u his deep abiding lovo for truth and the wei
si being OF the People,-he has been laid low will
n Ihe dead. No huna, eye can reod the dispense.
I'd tons of the Almighty and The All-wisc: no one
n as get can discern the good which is TO arise from
" this great evil And still, it 10 only the nnbeev-
"a err who will doubt that some benevolent purpose
81 some wise design-hns sent torh this dread
"A decree The Nation needed the lesson, we must
u not doubt, which il has so bitterly received.
"A Nothing Use thas Osn. tlARRIsoN's death IL
n talked or thought Of in our city. All tho Courts
n adjourne,l, all public business is suspended and
"a with one or two disgraceu exceptions, NIL places
"A of amusement were closed The blows of labor
"a fall silent and subdued- as though falling upon
heart strings, broken and torn with anguish and
~ universal aspect Of deep and sad soemnity
u meets the eye of the wandrer through streets.
a Preparations have been made for fitting funeral
solcmnities the military, the various professions
md all our people. will Ioin in the mournful
ceremonies.
At Washington the Vice President will imme-
4 diately assume the reins of government, and all
4 The macAsinery of State, Jared and trembling
Il ihough it be- will go on with harmony and des-
patch. The mantle of command has fallen upon
II strong and manly shoulders; The nation, though
a grieved aHd overwhelmed, will yet be safe.
a BY the mail Of yesterday, you will, of course,
have received all the particulars of the Presidents
"A dtcease. also send you n summary of the for
egn news by The British Queen. The excitement
caused by the reception of Mr. Pickens' report in
a England, will not be Of any serious Importance,
u -allayed, it must have been, by the receipt Of
a subsequent Congressional debates. The nteli-
q gance has had no marked effect upon our mar
n lets as yet Cotton has advanced Il trihe, though
"A will speedily fail again. In the grain markets,
n here has been no change.
"a Great excitement pervedcs our financial circles
d n consequence of the Developments made by the
Il committee of investigation, with regard to the
Il fairs of the United States Bank, at meeting of
a he stockholders held at Philadelphia yesterday.
A; this early hour OF course, nothing definite can
ne known: but it is said that the charges of fraud
3 md peculalon which have been heretofore char
ged upon the officers OF the Bank, are fully ascer-
u aimed. Great excitement attended and followed
he reading Of the Report it will he published on
a Thursday Its effect on the stock OF the Bank
was Immediately TO depreciute it 2 per cent.
n meeting Of The Locos was held at Tammany
n Hall on the evening of the LIST instant, to respond
4 10 the nomination of Inqnsiior Morris for Mayor
q Ii was the most noisy, boisterous meeting l ever
"A attended; and the downright blasphemy and
lprofane riUaIdry bcIcled forth by some of the
christian democratic speakers would have put
to shame a stable brawl. Arrangements are max
a ing to hold meeting ofthe Democratic Wings of
4 he city Tomorrow evening, which will be worthy
their character and the noble end they propose to
accomplish-the redemption of this city the last
4 oothold of the enemy.
The forgery and flight of the Hon. Charles F.
4 Mitchell, late member of Congress from the Yves
tern district in this State, caused no little excite
ment here The police have returned to this city
iller an Intellectual pursuit. You will of course
II
/ nails.
1t is rumored here, though the fact is not Off
cially announced, that Gov. PORTER ha, vetoed
The Bank bill recently passed by the Pennsylvania
Legislature. The rumor is probably true. /
The New York Tribune is the lille of daily
penny Wing paper, about to be published by
iloalace Greeley, Esq. 1t is to be devoted to
Politics, Literature aud General intelligence.
We are drifting on towards the charter election
Which takes place one week from 10 day. do
not consider the chances of success very fiyora
Die for the Wigs ond yet, il they use proper ex
lions, they may succeed. The Common Council
Which is Locofoco, has been actively engaged in
hiring men TO 'lay pipe in some of the doubtful
wards; and in some Of them, SO mauy Of them
are employed as TO he in each others way. This
Twill operate against the Wigs: but they may
prevail even over this Nous uerrons, as that curl
oas antique Father Richie, says
Leap Year. In the ancient Anglo Saxon inv
which is said to he still in force il is enacted as
follows:
"Aboit as often as Lcape Yeare doalhe occurre