Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-09-27

MARROW EscArE PnoM BBtN0 DaowNED.
AT about o'clock on Saturday afternoon,
Aug. 10. as son and two daughters Of Rev.
J. G. Clement Of Thc,ford-Charles. ArabclIa
aud lclcn--were retaining from fishing
excursion on "Fairlee Lake 40 called, while
midway the Lake" and about IL mile from
shore were struck by q heavy gale, and but
for the remarkable selfpossession each exhb-
tied, and the presence Of mind Of Charles in
skilllully managing the boat, they must have
been instantly submerged The gale approach
ing with great rapidity, the wave struck Ara
bella in the back, she being seated in the
stern" thus parted, thc spray so completely
filed the faces Of her Brother and sister that
she was invisible to them. In this violent
manner, each successive wave striking tho
young lady, the gale growing more and more
furious and the boat constantly filling with
water, they were drifiod towards the shore
Finding nothing at hand to dip water with,
Arabcla at f5st used her Joot, but failing to
dip as fast was necessary she made a scoop
of her hands and in dipping in this manner
she wore her finger nails to the "quick :"
meanwhile Helen used a piece Of tin (oncc
the side Of pam about l2 inches long by
wide to good effect BY persons ON the shore
at the time. the gale is said to have been tho
most powerful Of any that is known to have oc-
Cured in that vicinity for twenty years, and
their situation is also represented as extremely
perilous, as the waves at times run at such a
height as to almost exclude them from their
sight. Their escape was truly miraculous.
THE PRESIDENT AND GEN. FREMONT
The Louisville Joynal Of Tuesday publish
es the following important corros spondcnce,
from which appears that the President mod
fed the terms Of Fremont's proclamation in
Difference to a request from Kentucky.
MR.. HOLT TO rHg PRESIDENT.
w,suI.eroN, sept y 1851.
pe1r Sir The late act of Congress providing fll uic
agln, the g,r necessary war rncasurc
accrued td fy approved hl The loyal men ~ the
lA. " HH'~ me p-na''f ~ conhscai'n TO property
actually ed u the service OF the rebellion with The
kulVrdsr and cun.uU of its owners aud. instead uf
rnanripHiins sn'c- H, cmp we'd, le ihcir siau. 10
be- determined oer uy thr Il the United States
ur ly subsequent tgis'aillu. The proclamation. how
ever n General Fremont, under date uf the 3lh Il
August transcend. and NJ course violates tho law ia both
these particulars, and declares that the property OF rcb
es, whether used IN the support n the rebellion not,
shall be cuuhscaicd and ssiing n slaves. that they
shall be At once manumiircd
The NJ Congress referred To believed tn cmb,dy
the conservative policy ef your admini.i ration uunu Ibis
delicate and pefrlexns question, and hence inc loyal
mcn n the border slave states have felt relieved of ali
fears 0f any attempt tho part II c government uftc
United States 10 lherate suddruly in their midst opu-
lson unrrs pared fir freedom AID whose presence could
"A U
nf terror 10 the homes and families VI ALL You may
therefore well Judge of Tie alarm aud c,udeunttil
with which the Uninnovug ciiizcus uf kcnucky, ihc
State with whose popular sentiment am best aclutf
ed, have read this proclamation The hopr is earnestly
indulgcd by them, il l. by myself that is paper was
issu,d under the pressure oi miiary necessity which
General Fremont believed Justified thi. .cp hut that Doe
the paricalNrs specified It htsnt your uprrahaunn aud
Will not be enforced 10 derngltinu ofitN.
The magnitude ~ the interest stake and nay cNtpnc
desrrihat ~ no nssis-seiu inT'ef yeur seutinis'
purposes shall the power and i,rvor Of thr yy nf KEN
tucky bee ~ this moment ahatcd. chilled, my
anlaty fir the fraukurs- with which have addressed
yan aud fr the teaucs. venture 90 make " An cxprcs-
OF your views upon he points OF General Ffenunts
prncludation which have commented
have the honor tnbc very respectfully your 1bedicht
Hi. E1e'ueney, Abr.4am Lincoln, Presidcnl OF nc
United States
THE PREsIDENr's Reilly.
ExrcUrtvR MAsstoN, Scrr u 1861.
Hon Joseph ioIi-Dcar Sir Yours uf ih,s day re-
lsti1n 90 the late proclamation NJ General Fremont re-
ceivcd Yesterday addressed letter Co him hy mail
on me same subiect, and which is 90 br madn public
when hc receive, H. h'rcv h send you copy 90 that
letter, which perhaps shows my position distinctly
any new one could write will thank you not q, make
u public until Gen Fremont shall have had time TO re-
A. LINCOLN.
Here f1llows copy of the Presidents
letter to Gen. Fremont, which has already
been published.
This correspondence was placed in the
hands Of Gen. James Speed of Frankfort.
Ky, by Mr., Holt, who accompanied it by a
note in which the following passage occurs !:
"rhc Government has the same sight to con6scatc
slaves en1agel 'n digging trenches or cuutiug guns
fur tte trhcis that a has ficaic their when
captured during The progress uf the wac; Dut. having
cuuh-catcd hem, Congress goes further Upon this
aw the President stands hruly, ard in doing 49, aud ia
dsasuwiug Geacral Ffeunnt's proclamation, he gives
another II the cycr-muuulyng proofs that The war.
which one for national existence. docs seek
tiusuish or interfere with slavery established in the
Stucs. II this institu'ion suffers dcifnrnt fpm the
events issue, u The rebellion, the blow will from
those who d the pfctence Of defending it arc sirik-
ing tho life uf lycrnmrut der whose con stiuiiun
It has enjoyed complete shelter aud protection Tor three
quarters VI century
REcRUIrING FOR THg 6rH REGIMENT 80
Governor Fairbanks received letter from
the War Department on the l6,h inst re-
Qucsting him to "ptocced and organize an
additional regiment as soon as possible. '--
which he has already complied with, 50 far as
cnlistng goes having appointed recruiting
Offices in different parts Of the State
The following recruiting officers have been
appointed for this regiment;
Col. VIM II. Harris, Danyille,
c. II. Davis, Wheeock,
w L. Lewis, Norwich.
w Hazelton, Essex, go men enlisted)
w, b. Reynolds, Burlington,
Geo, Parker Jr., Nergennes,
= VIM. Skinner, koyalton,
ID. i. Davenport, Roxbugy, Company full,
A. j. Mower, Calais,
d. X. Andres, Bradford,
A. J. DYKE. Woodstock,
l.. NJ. Grant, Elmore,
John S. Campbell Waitsicld, go enlisted
The indications are that this regiment will
be full next week - Cdiedondn.
The number Of men that have enlisted from
Bolton exceeds one fifth Of their legal voters
VERMONT CoHPANY OF SHARP SHOOTERS
, AN interesting ceremony was performed at
West Randolph on Friday morning last 1871
Sept. One hundred and six of the very bcs
specimens of the sons Of heroic Allen. who
had enlisted into Company of Sharp Shoot
ers, under Col. Berdan, marched To the FAN
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