Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-06-07
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May 3o-In Louisiana, fifteen miles from
Baton Rouge, there has been an insurrection
of aves. They murdered the entire family
Of the oveyseer-eight persons. The insur-
rectionists were captured.
The South Carolina soldiers have slaves to
carry their guns and knapsacks Suppose
some of those guns should 10 of-with the
negroes in what pretty plight would the
soldier be-
Hon. Gilman Marston, NJ. c., has been
nominated Colonel Of the ID New Hampshire
regiment. a good man.
Richard Harrison, Union candidate. is cleo
ted TO Congress to supply the vacancy occa-
stoned by the resignation of Thomas Corwin.
Died in San Francisco, April y, Geo. W.
p Bssell, formerly of Vermont.
NEW PosrAL REouLAr1oNs.-By law
passed during the last session Of Congress, it
is required that all drop lcNers' be paid
by the penny stamp. Thoso-vho have "local'
correspondence will govern themselves accor-
dinghy
"a Prentice says Virginia boasts of be-
ing the mother of Kontucky, but we guess
Kentucky's mother will never know she $ out.
The New Orleans Picayunc now goes so
far as to say that the "North has driven the
South ous Of the Union" If that be so, of
course it can drive it back. It's poor rule
that don't work both ways.
GEN Soorr.-lt is stated that Gen. SooTT
remarked the other day This is my last
campaign, gentlemen, and it shall be my best Z"
~ An old farmer in Southern Illinois,
seeing the cannon at Cairo, remarked that
them brass missionaries have converted heap
of folks
"a The government Of Holland is about
to liberate all the slaves in their foreign colo
MES but subject to ten years service to their
present masters before the law takes effect.
Geo c. Hall Of New York, but always a
Brattleboro boy, has pTshoNed each private
and non-commissoned officer a rubber blan-
ket Of superior manufacture. lie also gives
to each commissioned officer a rubber mat
tress (Which for use is blown up like life
preseryer) and a regulation sword.
Three secession papers, including John No
ble's sheet at Paducah, have just died in the
first district Of Kentucky. OF course there
will be great falling off in the amount OF ly-
ing in that part OF the state. - Dead men,
they say, tell no tales and dead papers tell
stories.-- Louisville Journal
The Tennessee papers are little dubious
about the success Of the hay and corn crop.
They have intelligence that the army worm is
making sad havoc in the meadows all over the
State, and the cut worm has attacked the corn
to such an extent that in some localities farm
ers have plowed up their fields and are re-
! planting. The wheat crop has now nothing
to fear but the rust.
The great topic Of the day is the "Suspen-
sion of Southern mails Would it not be
better to spell the last word difierentlys
= A SENSIBLE SoUTHERNER.-A Southerner
was asked in Washington the other day,
"What do you think Of this Lincoln admins
tration, any way;' The significant reply
was, at is a id sight too strong to butt
against.
A member Of rifle corps, who has recent
| ly become a father, was asked the other day by
his young wife what he would do with littlc
toddlekins in case he should nave to go out
to meet the enemy. He replied that il he went
he would take his child with him, "How
will you carry it r. asked the wife. " Oh
strap it on my back, said he. "Oh, don't y
exclaimed the wife, for then be will be sure
g. be shot' :"