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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-07-04
Legal Notices.

STATE OF VERMONT. THE E.n Proi,at.
tricf Of Rutland
20 al persons interested iu tie estate % Marg
MeIoDbell aud Charlie McCunni d. MINOR cltlgreu
OF Thomas Me1suneli late Of Rutland q. la said Dis
fTict, deceased, interstate
GEEETINg
BY the authority 0ftbe State Of Vermont 700 By
hereby notified 20 appear bef0ne laid curt ~ fhs
Register Office. g. said Rutland OIL the 1t Tuessg
being the 9Th day Il August next flesi Eua t@-e 10
u heard II you cause the petition of George
W. Chaplin, guardian of said mgEorE for lfeeuse 70
eel al their isbt title and interest b. aTa 10 De
Home Farm O. aid deceasad. iucladiE aeEf
IN the FegeF-Ig Uf the widow dover. TepFe-etiug
isai u 800 be conducive 10 their interest 90 sel tsr
sald real e. and put tie aVaiig thereof ~ Interest
or otAeTHIse invest the zane.
Given - EutIaad ia aid District, th 1874 ds5 81
june. u. ls5l-
ZJ-3s HENRY HALL. Ee1@ter-
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1861-07-04

sTAIE OF TEEroNr-l ne hon. pro8s-s
,Egcl -. is#r.ls.#
10 sl rer-on- uarerested ia the estate os lear
I-te. a-a Oh Clarendon. ia raId Gl.triet. deceased
iuteefare
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institutions. Content:nent is a great ele.
men, OF happiness with nations rs with
individuals. We are satisfied with ours.
If they prefer syslom of industry in
which capital and labor are in perpetual
conilcs-and chronic starvation keeps
down the natural increase Of population
and man is worked out in eiyht
years-and the law ordains that children
shall be worked only ten hours day
and the sabre and bsyoSet are the in
sirumeuts OF order-be it so. 1t is sheir
affair, not ours. We prefer, however,
our system Of industry, by which LABOR
and capital are identified in interest, and
capital, therefore, protects labor by
which our population doubles every
twenty years-by which starvation is un.
known, and abundance crowns the land
by which order is preserved by All un
paid police, and the many isrtiIe regions
OF the world, where the Caucasian can.
not labor, are brought into usefulness bv
the labor of the African, and tho whole
world is blesse! by our productions. All
we demand of other peoples is. to I've let
alone, to work out our own high desti
MES. United together. and we must be
the most independent, as we are among
The most important, of the nations Of the
world. United together, and we require
no other instrument to conquer peace
than our beneiicient productions. United
together, and we must be great, free
and prosperous people, whose rsnown
must spread throughout the civilized
world, and pass down, we trust, to the
remo,est ages We ask YOU to join us
!" forming ConIederacy Of SIsvehold'
ing States.
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WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan. /, 1861.

Sir We have the honor TO acknowl. {.
edge the receipt Of your letter of the 3Oth
December, in reply TO n note addressed
by Us 10 you on the 2Sih Of the same
month, as Commissioners from South
Carolina.
In reference to the declaration with
which your reply commences that your
position as President Of the United
States was clearly defined in the Message
to Congress on the Sd instant :" that you
possess "no power to change the relations
heretofore existing betwee South Caro-
Iina aud the States, much less to ac'
knowledge the independence Of that
State" and that consequently you could
meet us only as private gentlemen of the
highest character, with an entire wiling.
ness to communicate TO Congress any
proposition We might have to make" we
deem 1t only necessary TO say. that the
State Of South Carolina having, in the
exercise Of that great right of self gov
ernment which underlies all our political
organizations, declared herself sovereign
and Independent, we, rs her representa-.
,ives, felt no special solicilude as TO the
character in which YOU might recognise
us.
Satisfied that the State had simply ex-
ercised her unqueslionable right, we were
prepared, in order TO reach substantial
good, to waive the formal considerations ms
which your constitutional scrupIes might
have prevented you from extending -
We came here, therefore, expecting to be
received as you die receive us, and per.
fectly content with ,ha. entire willingness
OF which you assured us, TO submit any
proposition to Congress, which we might
have 10 make upon the subject of the
Independence Of the State. Tha, willing
ness was ample recognition of the condi
ton Of public affairs which rendered our
presence necessary. In this position, how
ever, il is our duty, both to the State
which we represent and TO ourselves, to
correct several important misconceptions
of our letter, into which you have fallen.
You say "it was my earnest desire tha,
such disposition should be made of the
whole subject by Congress, who alone
pOe'e'" hho po"oi, w p'tNcut Nuo HHuHu
ration Of civil war between the partie,
in regard to the possession Of the Fedora
forts in the barbor Of Charleston, and
therefore deeply regie: that, in your opn
ion, the events Of the last twenty iou
hours render this impossible'" We OK
pressed no such opinion, and the languag,
which you quote as ours is altered in it
sense by the omission Of most importan
part at the sentence. What we did sa,
was: But the events OF the last TWEEN
tyfour hours render such an assuranc
impossible" Place that assurance" a
contained in our letter, in the sentence
and We are prepared to repeat II.
| Again, protesting to quote our langusg
you say: "Thus. the authorities Of Sout
Carolina, without waiting or asking 10
any explanation, and doubtless beievln
"a you have expressed it, that the Office
bad acted not only wi,hont, but sgalns
my orders" DC We expressed no sue
opinion 10 reference to the belief Of III
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flag, instead of that of the United States.
AT tbs gloomy period of our history,
startling events succeed each other rapiG-
ly.
On the very day, the 9th instant, that
possession Of these two forts Was taken.
the Palmetto flag was raised over the
Federal Custom House and Pos, Office
IN Charleston, and on the sane day eve
ry officer OF the Observation-Disclosures, Ma.
val Officer, Surveyor and Appraiser-le-
signed their offices. And this, although
1t was well known, from the language OF
my message, that, as an Executive officer.
felt myself bound TO collect the revenue
at the port Of Charleston under the exist.
ing laws. In tho harhor Of Charleston
we now find three forts confronting each
other, over all Of which the Federal flag
tloated only four days ago; but now o, er
two Of them this flag has been suppIsut,
ed, and the Palmetto flag has been sub
stltuteG in its stead.
1t is under all these circumstances that
| am urged Immediately to withdraw the
troops from the harbor of Charleston,
and am informed that without this neco
tlauon is impossible This cannot do :;
this will not do. Such an idea WAS
never thought of by me iu anv possible
contingency, No alusion had been made
IN any communication between myself
and any human being. But the infer
ence is, that | am bound to withdraw
the troops from the ONLY fort remaining
IN the possession of the Uuiled States, in
the h"rbor of Charleston, because the Of
hcer there in command Of all the ior,s
thought proper, without instructions. To
change his position from one Of them 10
another.
AT this point OF writing have recci.
we'd information, 10y telegraph, from Cap
tam Humphreys, in command Of the ar.
senaI at Charleston, that at la. to-day
(Sunday, the 30th) been taken bv force
OF arms 1t is estimated that tho mu
nIIions Of war belonging to the United
States in this Arsenal are worth haf a
million Of dollars.
Comment is needless. Alter this Ia.
formation, | have only to add, that whils,
1t is my duty to defend For. Sumter, as a
portion OF the public property of the Uni
ted States, against hostile attacks from
whatever quarter they may ccme, by
such means AS may possess for this
purpose, | do not perceive how such
defence can be constructed into Il menace
against tho city Of Charleston.
With great personal regard, remain
yours, very respectfully,
JAMES BUCHANAN.
To Honorable RoBERT w. BARNwELi.
JAMES Ii. ADAMS, JAMES l. ORR.
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r. w. BARNWELL,
j. III. ADAMS, Corners
81 JAMES L. ORR,
To the President OF the United States
WAsnrsorox CRY, Dec. 80, 1860.

Gentlemen IL have had The honor 10
receive your communication Of 25tb in.
slant, together with a copy Of "yor full
powers Of ,hs Convention Of the people
Of South Carolina" authorizing you to
teai With tie Government Of the United
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JOHN MCQUEEN,
M l.. BONHAM,
w. W BOYCE

Washington, December, 0. 1860"
Aud bsre ! must, in justice TO myself,
remark that, nj the time toe psper was
presented to me, objected 10 the word
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-05
TIE REIGN OF TERROR IN ST. LOUIS.

The Louisville Courier has letter dated St. Louis,
August 22, in which the writer says:
There is perfect reign OF terror equal to that during
h Fench Revolution existing in this city at the prest nj
lme Whole families leaving by scores This Is no
rxaegeration but 10 sober reality. Men now g'ipg
round the CT taking census Of all the white male in
habants ana asccrlaipir ther political sentiments The
common opuion is that they intend, after September ls
10 take all the secessiopsts in this city, and make them
work on the FORTH ,aioDs If that is really their object
they will have have large guard, for nine tenths
verify ueeve OF the 10 this town are anything but
Uniopists
John A Btovnlee, Z q late President Of our Police
Board arrested last week for treason, which
they could prove against him, yesterday released
on condition that he would leave the State not to return
uD Ill permitted by gracious masters Hadi not been
Tor his family he woua have submitted such
iudgnity this The Northern press has howl9d
tho accounts Of living 10 the South who have been
forced to leave that section. Now let US they will
have ANYTHING TO say about this Outrage Mr.. Brown
Zee is an old man. and his connemens have nearly killed
him. His business ia broken up, and be compelled to
De fugitive from the ate. Let US hear no more from
tho admirers OF LDcolns Government OF free country,
free speech, or free anything.
took a ride around town yesterday to see wha. was
going on Foriications being erected at ell the su-
burbs Entertainments are being ding aud cannon placed
a. every available spot TIE Illinois shore Is Iced with
troop, aud batteries All the cannon have been remov-
ell from the Arsenal aud howiz,rs placed in their stead
Gen Fremont ia reported have said that 'f compelled
10 eyacuate 81. Louis, he would leave IL in ashes
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-05
The National INTEL xencer.

We have not heard Of the old National {atsligsneer
for some months. The last information had OF 1t was
hat was moribund, and chsrtably hoped that it
had peacefully given up the ghost We have evidence
TO the contrary in the following paragraph, which reach
ca Us through the New York Herald It is clear how
,ver that the old concern is far gone in senility:
From the National Iatelligsneer Of Aug son.
General AcCullocb being in command of the CoDfeder-
etc troops which have invaded the State oil Missouri thus
reports directly to the Confederate Government Gen
Price In command Of the secession troops Of Missouri
addressed his report to Mr. c. F. Jackson, the lately d
posed ,vsrnor of that State He stated the strength OF
his command, including officers and pHvatss at 2zl
men and hs los in the battle Springfield at loo
Killed and 5l7 wounded Gen. AcCul och states his
force at about 10000 aud Acknowledges loss OF goo
killed aud $50 wounded and missing. Summing up tue
casual les stated in the repor they show Confede-
rate less Of 56S men, The loss of the national forces
sas but little more than half what IL is stated to have
been by General McCuloeh The eff al report gives l.
AZ fellows Killed, 22S; wounded 72l missing, 29i;
making total of 235; which is much less han the los
of the Coufederates had four times many troops
in the ID ss the Unionss the force Of the latter being
only about 800 men
Il msy be very distressing to the National I"fsih'
oecs 10 learn that the Coniederates did not lose 76S
men, bu, the fac, Is they did not Ben. hcCuoch COM
manded the entire fed-the State well as Conf derae
torces-snd his report embraces oil the casualties expe-
rienced on the Southern SIDE In fact it is now known
that these were somewhat over-estimated.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-05
humanity and olrz,top for the .ske Of the world tAo

humanity aud civilization for the sake OF the word inc
peaceful recognition Of Southern independence.
All this in good time Eugl,nd and France arc act
ing in entire harmony. Separately they have already
recognize d the rights of the South bsgerent poweT
and separately but concurrently, they have proclaimed
neutrality between the belgerents Both are accumu
l,ting large armaments on our coast England senos
ct which nearly equals the whole effective navy Oh the
United States and has added largely to her land forces
on the northern frontier France sends out meet
and both Governments are evidently preparing to make
whatever course of joint action they shall propose re-
spec,ed by force large enough, separate or together
70 cope With the entire naval power Of the Government
a. Washington.
All this has meaning which Ia plain enough. Th's'
Governments do not mean thar the empOyments on which
depend the daily bread Of hundreds OF thousands Of their
subjects the fortunes OF millions more the revenues by
which they themselves su5sstpsrhaps the stability Of
the internal order by which their governments exist al
a-shan be subject to the wlfulness and caprice OF
Government which, in the insane effort TO subjugate
powerful and numerous people, presumes to cut Of from
several Of the powerful nations Of the world the
chief element Of their strength and safety.
Kentucky and Maryland, and Delaware If she will, may
take their places the site columns Of these sovereign
States aud share with them the gories of their combat
behalf of liberty and civil z,tion, we'll as the fru L
Of that bouudless prosperity the future has in store fol
hem Missouri we coul. already as one Of the impera
band Let them cleo, wisely and brayely, and soon a.
Will be well.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-05
FROM ST. LoUIs-sIEGEL DISMISSED.

The Louisville Courier prints the following extract
from private letter from St. Louis, dated Aug. Gath,
1861:
Things are as bad here. Men being arrest.
ed daily and judged and consigned to the House Of La.
Dor and imprisoned Christian Pulls arrested this
morning and sentenced to so days labor
Brownlee Is preparing to leave with bic family, under
the sentence TO leave the State in four days.
The New York News Is still coming. but it will be
stopped The Louisville Courier is cut off All the news
we get Is what Is picked 10 from persons travelling
through the country Gen. Fremont Is making iormda-
BILE arrangements around this city. digging iutFsnch.
ments and building orfcaions around the Fair Grounds
and the Lafayette Park the latter eternsy ruined the
grove killed and the trees ruined.
The Democrat of this morning, says that Siege and
his sf were mustered of service on Thursday eve
ming last. don't understand t. Il Is generally be-
eved that he run Springfield Every thing that comes
in from that fight conrmatory of the great and signal
dcfest of LincoDs army and Segels fight at thirty
miles per day made il impossible for bis enemy to catch
hia II the Confederates had left the 6ed the wound.
ed would have been left at the mercy Of the wolves and
dogs and therefore IL necessary to remain TO render
the duty Of Christians the dead, dying and wounded
McCuoch took 2, 500 stand Of arms ammunition for
years supply, and sugar and coffee and other provs
lima
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-05
Their Doom.

Next to conquerlng u.s. and holding us as subject and
tributary provinces the Yankees seem to desire to be
cOrquersd and held as our su ecs. The plan OF being
separated from the South Of being cut loose sent sdr
aud left themselves is the mos! appalling that can be
presented to their minds They seem incapable Of re-
,zny that the South be cruel ard all Their spec
ala ions upon the future lock to the terms upon which
continued association ia to be maintained They had
rather be slaves than banished from all connection
With But this is the fate that inevitably awaits them
Political social conmertal exclusion Is their doom
Their offences are past forgiveness or atom men and
the ssverest penalty that could be visited upon them
awaits themthey are 10 be left 10 themselves and let
alone
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-05
EARTaoUAKE IN rENNEsEE.

Our citizens startled yesterday morning bya
heavy shock Of earthquake which commenced ieE
moments before five O'Clock, accompanied by arumbog
noise and shaking the houses degree that in some
places caused uncomfortable apprebeDsious The shock
created te CONSERVATION in the Camp IN this vicin
iy startling the sumberipg soldiers to their feet and
causing SONS Of them give vent to their ssonishmeIt
IA language more emphatic than elegant gentleman
and therefore had an excellent opportunity for experen-
clog its c informs that there were three osinct
o.cihtions Opinions vary as to the duration Of the
shook some asserted that it lasted two minutes while
OH rs think was not more than halt minute and otn.
era again state it to have been about one minute All
acrae boweyer that il was the severest shock OF an
earthquake that has ever been felt hsre.-RnOrv'he
Register.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-05
RETALIATION.
To IL Eaitors Of de R1iq:

7ofh Eaitors sf Tie Wing:
A invaders, and the only invaders % far in this var
Of Northern aggregation, the enenys troops only have
had opportunities Tor committing unlawful wrongs on re.
sdsuh. Our soldiers, defending the invaded country,
have had no opportunities for retaliation In knd-and
Otherwise and In the snsnys country, trust that our
soldiers, Individually and Unauthorized would scorn to
initiate such acts Of bgandage. Bet for just retals.
tiou and a measures Of authorized and commanded ft
tiaes such mere infections Of vengeance are nee
ssry should DO directed and carried BY order Of our
Govern Mt Our border b enough to that Of
Penny mia for hss.y incursions to be made within
that State and for q many mausions and barns to be
burnt and other property 70 be Destroyed, as would
folly balnes and svengs the IKE though uDprovoked
and upjaxAstls acts Of the enemy in and near Hanp-
ton, On the Potomac river and 10 Psirfsx Possibly
and even probably, IN somewhat later time, when Mary
land shalt bs fully With and Of the South, Cbamben-
burg, NeConnssburs, Gettysburg and York, 10 Penn
sylvsnia win BE- = easily given TO the mrs-snd evrn
Phladephia, Il not Ptuburs, may be 90 laid In asbe''
and q The nns time ven up TO be sacked BY the dest.
tuts and vilainous population Of thsss ci,ies which,
sss - ssns. pssapssd By hapsss sill earlier and OF
thsk eva nses, vi ris,ss - 70 cot whom protected
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-05
Brig. Gen. Commanding A. o. W.
NICE TINES AMONG TsE YANKEE MANUFACTU.


The Fall River Nsws says that the Troy, Fall River
An.was Metacomet and Linen Mills, Of that city, all Of
which manufacture print goods have suspended opera.
tioos for the pr sent
Toe Union, isquschsn, Whatapee and DR.. Durfee's
mills, have been stopped several weeks
Tne Fall River Print Worss and the Nail Mill have al
50 been stopped several weeks. The American Print
Works has been running theo days in week but Is
unccr ain how long il will continue to do so.
thread mills OF Oliver Chace and Davis Russell,
aud the wicking factory Of Augustus Chace all in Fall
River have been stopped from half to three ourths
OF the time 70. the past few weeks Every department
Of bness III thai city aud vicinity shares the same dc.
preston.
The Merrimac company in Lowell, Mass, will shut
down their entire works in about two weeks The Low
ell Nos says that nearly every corporation in that cry
ba, been partially or entirely closed How long this will
remain 90 is q matter Of uncertainty.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-05

csuss We have some bad and wicked men among Us who
are opposed 70 our Institutions.
whils ws feel assured, from al We could see, know
and learn 1t the battle Of sosry, that every commander
Of company together with al his officers and privates
did their duty-their whole duty - soldien-yet the
bold and daring conduct the i,defatigsbe labor-,he
manner, skill and judgment with which Captain Tom
Jackson managed his only on the fsld deserves
particular comment for much Of our success was due 10
the skilliul and fearless jackson.
Our loss was three killed and eighteen wounded, two
Of which have since died-the rest will all recoyer-
From al the information can gather of the number
Of wagon loads OF dead and wounded the enemy rook
from our Hlds and from the number We took wounded
and the number We buried their loss must have e..
ceeded 200 killed aud 100 or lbs wouuded.-'
We took Q number Of field fa,ers prisoners,
together with captains, leutenant and pryates-
numbering in all soms 80 or 49, TIE Yankees say they
left the field 10 US because ammunition gave out. Tits
we don't believe; for with about $50 guns found upon
the GAd and around and about together with as many
cartridge boxes there from Is 80 cartridges in
every one. Wedo not believe there scarcely box
found that hadns ss many as Is cartridges in IT, They
left the field as Col De yllers (shom took prsope)
SAID, because our I'D nIue PICKET guard whipped
them % badly" Our boys gathered number Of ksyer
sacks bsnkets caps, canteens 81. In every ean,een
or nearly every one there from three to four eff
drinks Of "rosgut whisky and on the bill to the rear
Of where they lighting at first we found barrel
and half Of this precious liquid, 90 necessary TO give
the Yankee pluck. We also found hsre great many
blankets It the general impression that General Cox
had told Biz hired half drunk scoteb, Welsh Irsh aud
Dutch dupss that Il they would clean out that handful
Of rebels ct Scary, they al should have free lni
general druok" Poor fellows they confess to US they
have been deceived they say they Joined the army only
70 protect their homes in Ohio from invasion, and not
TO make war on here in Virginia. But they are
driven along here shot dowr, they say, like dogs We
can but pity them, they lie groaning and moaning
from their wounds about us They ,rvel and think il
passing strange" thst dress their wounds feed them
and teDderly use and treat them. THY have been
taught that would treat them dogs and lis bard to
persuade some Of them that we do not love wsr-hat
love psace-.hat now our desire is to conquer
that We may be let alone, rather than Kill and plum
der.
hope, Ar. Editor, you will publish thls II may be
the last 1t Ia the st favor that have asked at
your hands. CEsTRIvILLK.
Camp Tompkins.
Ka Co., Va, July "a, 1861.
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-05
Prisoners.

The Cincinnati Times benevoleny encourages the idea
ttat hereafter the Yankee soldiers sb shoot all the pr.
soaers they may secure as taken This Is FIRE.
nonts plan L. happens that We take about Eve times
as many prisoners the Yankees and if this game is to
be played, there is difficulty in understanding which
side will lusr mcsl 'front.' We have over two thousand
rr sopers in this city TO begin with