Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-05-30


cord for Washington on Saturday morning via
Nashua and Worcester. The regiment con
tains 300 men, admirably armed and equipped
IN every respect and commanded by Col' mason
W. Tappan, late NJ. c. from the End Congress
sional District of that State. The second reg
lment of volunteers for three years, now sta
TONED at Portsmouth, will not be ready 10 marcn
for several weeks. The Cheshire Light Guard
OF keene, belonging to this regiment, returned
to keene on a f~urlough, Saturday, to visit the!r
friends. When the company volunteered IL
was supposed their term of service would DC
three months, but they have since enlisted Tor
three years, and hence their visit to tell their
friends good bye. They will return on Wednes-
day.-Col. Thomas ii. Pierce OF the second
regiment has resigned, his private affairs not
admitting of a three years Observation-Disclosures
ter has voted $14 a month TO married volun-
teers and S11 a month to single men who en-
list from that town, in addition to government
pay.
Massachusetts.
Col. Cowdin's first Boston regiment, the first
of the six from Massachisett for three years
service, expect to leave for the seat of war this
week. 1t has been mustered into the u S.
service already.
secessionism in Missouri Squelched.
An important move is contemplated with the
Kansas Volunteers, in connection with the Iowa
Regiment in camp at Keoiuk, and the Illinois
Regiments in camp at Quincy. Judge Army,
had an interview with the President and the
Secretary of War, last week and an arrange
ment was made whereby the Union men OF
Northwestern Missouri will be protected, and a
safe transit will be secured for stores and pro-
visions over the Hannibal and St. Joseph Rail
road to the West. Capt. Reno, in command at
Fort Levenworth, has been ordered to supply
the Kansas Regiments with arms and military
equipments including those for cavelry, and
suitable clothing will also be supplied. This
arrangement places ten thousand men immedi-
ately at the disposal of the Government, ready
10 put down at a moments warming, any seces.
sion demonstrations which may be made from
St. Joseph.
kentucky Fast Becoming Loyal.
The members of The Kentucky House Of
Representatives have concurred in the Senate
amendment requiring the State Guard to take
an oath to support the constitution of the Uni
ted States Mr.. Rossal made a strong Union
speech in the Senate, IN favor of supporting the
government. He sain he did not consider the
Union now dissolved, ror have any definite fears
that it will be. The time has passed for APP
peals to politicians not to dissolve the Union.
In the house, the bill to arm Kentucky was re-
iected, 4S against ~. A resolution that the
governors proclamation of the Goth contains
the true position that Kentucky should occupy
during the strife between the South and North,
was rejected. The oath of allegiance to the
federal constitution, for the state militia, wa.
adopted, 40 against 3S.
1t is said the secession members of the Ken.
lucky Legislature have received a fearful warn
ing that if they go into secret session, with any
reasonable design, they will COME out more
dead than alive. The legislature has passed ar
act requiring all the officers and privates of the
State Guard to take an oath to support the
Constitution Of the United States within thirt,
days, or return to the State all arms in theil
possession. A majority in both Houses are be
lieved to be not only Union men, but at heart
coercionists, and in less than four weeks they
will be SO openly.-Robert Mallory, candidate
for reelection to Congress from the Louisville
district has made an out and out coercion
speech.