Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-05-10
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and that is broad and plain. II will conduct
US, not without trials and sufferings, to peace
and TO restoration Of the Union. He who is
not for his country is against her. There Is
no neutral position 10 Be occupied. II is the
duty Of all zealously TO support the govern
ment"
The rumor Of Senator Mason's arrest grew
out Of the arrest Of a man who resembles him.
Ezeriah Spalding Of Morrisyile has receiv-
cd patent for a clothes-wringer.
Lord Lyons denies that he is anxious for
an armsiice
Two traitors were hung from the yard arm
OF the brig Caledonia at Annapolis.
The first battalion Of Alabama (rebel)
troops let for Virginia on lst Of May. So
they are after touch Of gunpowder.
4 rew ,cay Of paying debr-The Govern
or Of Georgia has ordered all who owe North
ern men to pay, not to their creditors, but into
the state treasury.
Mssouri.--Marion county elected a Union
man % the Legislature on the lst Of May, to
fill vacancy Jackson county elected a Sc
eessionist.
On the LIST inst. an unsuccessful attempt
was made to blow up the Maine State powder
house at Portland So there are some trait
ors in the North
John Morrissey, the pugiist, announces his
intention 90 enlist.
A Western divine, named Slaughter, is or
ganizug a rifle corps.
Father Waldo, nearly one hundred years
OLD. preached war sermon in Syracuse, on
Sunday.
Nqy ga man was hung at Bloomington,
Illinois, on the 3Oth Of April, for placing OBJ
suuc,ons on the railroad track TO throw off
train Of troops.
So.sch Of a Secession officer 10 his Troops
-" What could a Northerner do on our ste
riie liils-thcy would starve to death. But
YOU have but 70 march TO Warrington, and
las that in ashes-then TO Philadelphia, which
IS rich in all kinds Of wealth -- from that
through all the North there is village ey-
cry Ave miles, and every village has bank
and every bank has vault Of specie, and you
have but to help yourselves"
Bolts Of Virginia thinks the quickest and
easiest way to convince the Seeding States Of
their folly IS to acknowledge their independ-
ence.
A letter from youngstown, Ohio, states
that John Brown, Jr. is encamped in Penn
svlvania with 400 negroes, mostly from Can
ada, whom be is practicing in military drill
A Martyr for the Union.--A man was hung
nt Fairfax, Virginia. on the 2sth because he
refused to take the oath Of allegiance TO Sc
cessed Virginia.
Judge Campbell Of Alabama has resigned
the office Of Judge Of the United States Su-
preme Court
Rowe's balloon story is confirmed Time
s. sDiy 2. '''' hours no" ''''''''" TO columbus
Steamship United States, from Glasgow TO
Montreal. was wrecked on the I'd inst.
The blockade Of the South is to consist OF
fifty war vessels, with large number Of
Transports
CoL CoH agaia.-Col. Colt Of Conn. has
offered to raise a regiment and equip it with
his revolving breechlosding rifles That's
the sort. Either that Colt has been much
abused, or he is now we'll broken for service.
New ORLEANS, May ,.
Col. Van Dorm, with 500 Texans, captured
450 Federal troops at Indianola.
There has been an insurrection in Ucatau ;
Is British officers killed
Alabama has now actually in the field, (says
the Montgomery Advertiser Of the 23d) and
ready 20 march about 540O troops, " Not
withstanding this fact the war fever has just
begun 90 rage and, if necessary, we verify
believe that the number could be increased TO
forty or fifty thousand in thirty days" This
800. however, strikes us a small number
for so bclligcrent state as Alabama.
The newspapers in Washington are begin
ming to be terribly pinched in the articles OF
paper Two Of them are now issued on hall
sheets. which is after all useless waste o.
property for a quarter of a sheet would hold
all the news they get.
Among the letters recently received at the
Post Office Department was one from South
Carolina postmaster, countermanding orders
for stamps and refusing to make his returns
saying he will attend to this business when
Postmastor-Genera Reagan shall reach Wash
ingiou.
Two hundred exiles from Baltimore have
formed company Of " Baltimore Union Vol
unteers' in Philadelphia.
The Nashville papers complain that gun
powder is seventy-fye cents per pound in that
city, and very little to be had at that.
Ex-Senator Cooper Of Pennsylvania, is
native If Frederick Maryland. Visiting thai
place day OF two ago he was threatened with
personal violence, and ordered to leave towr
instantly. This he declined to do but on th'
contrary called public meeting, made I'm
ion speech which brought over to his side 1t
men, who, under his lead, rescued the arsena
at that place from the Secessionists, and pu
it in the hands Of the Union men.
A correspondent OF the Concord Journd
sends to that paper the following epitaph
which be says he found on tombstone in Ok
ford, n. H.;
TO all my friends / bid adieu.
A more sudden death you never knew,
As was leading the old mare 70 drink
She kcsd and killed me quickern wink
In the Concord company which is with tn
Fifth Massachusetts Regiment, are four But
tricks, sons OF one man, and he the descend
ant Of Col. Buttrick who gave the word q
command at Concord Bridge on the 10th q
April, l776, Fire fellow soldiers 70
Gods sake, fire !"
The captain Of vessel reports that he wit
messed the following scene at sea larg
Jersey schooner; laden with coal, spoke
small whaler flying the secession flag. II
asked the fellow why he had that flag flying
"None of your d---d business was the re
ply. The Jerseyman put up his helm an
van dnup to,uavts tho ubalpr and halle