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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-15
MONTPELIER, Nov. II, 1861.


DEAR TINES The policy of discussing
at much length, the question of slavery, at
the present time, may be very doubtful.
According to the avowed plans of the reb-
els, whatever action in the way of passing
resolutions, may be taken by the Legisla-
tnre of the State of Vermont upon the sub
ject, will have no effect in winning them to
their allegiance. However, the indications
are that resolutions upon the subject of
slavery will be passed, and the people will
demand that they have the ring of the true
metal A series of resolutions have passed
the Senate with very great unanimiiy.
These were introduced by Senator Ed
munds, and are of too great length to be in
serted in this letter The fourth, which is
really the important one of the series, is as
follows -
Resotred, That while innocent and loya
citizens in the rebellious districts ought to
be lawfully protected in the enjoyment Of
liberty and properly, and of all the privi-
leges given by their State Constitutions and
laws, IN accordance with the Constitution
OF the United States, all persons who en-
gage in or aid or abct the rebellion Justly
forfeit all the immunities and projections Of
law, and they of right ought to be deprived
OF all their property for the benefit of the
Government, and persons held to service
by them ought to be set free, absolutely
and forever.
As 10 the employment of our patriotic
volunteers in the business of hunting down
and returning to the degraded condition of
slavery, the negro who is seeking for the in
alienable right of liberty, the fifth resolu-
ton says -
Resofced, That the military power of The
Government ought to be emuloyed for the
military purpose of conquering the armed
opposition to the laws, and of bringing
traitors 10 punishment, and that ts employ
ment for other purposes tends TO weaken
the patriotic zeal OF the soldier. and is cal
euiated to bring just odium upon our cause,
IN the opinion Of mankind.
After reading tue resolutions, and know
ing the unanimiy with which they passed
the Senate. need there word be said as to
their opinion upon Fremonrs proclamation /?
The proposition to amend the Consliiu-
ton of the Z. s, so that Congress can have
no power to abolish, or interfere with slave
ny IN the States, which, il viii be recollect-
cd, at the extra session Of the Legislature.
was referred to Messrs. Bennett, Tracy and
lsiam, at the present session has been re-
ferred TO the committee under the 4,h Joint
Rule, upon which +. d. Sawyer. Esq, Of
iownshend, has place. Their report. /
think will be found TO accord exactly with
the sentiments Of the people Of the Sta.e.
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the claim, but minority reports VIII soon DC
pr. sented, which will favor, very d cide'il,y,
the allowance Of the claim. The mat us
some What emIarra sed by the fact that a
receipt IL FILL was given at the time the
amount voted Mt The last annual session
was paid. Receipts, our cou'ts have held
are not contracts, and are therefore open to
explanation; the explanation in this case is,
that il was given under protest, aud the SUI
perintsndcnt wants more pay. The State
House vii remain beautiful monument OF
the skin, ability and industry Of the super
intend, MT, and the stat. should do ample
justice in the r'atter Of compensation.
There has not been peep heard in fa'
vor Of the Montpelier bills, and feat theif
doom is sealed. LEN.
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Vermont News.

Mrs. J. Grant of Sunderland, was re-
Gently 50 badly burned by the bursting Of
can of fluid, with which she was filing a
lamp, that she died after lingering some
days, from the effects. A Mrs. Griswold
was also in the room at the same time, and
narrowly escaped.
LUSESBuRG.-This town is not behind
in furnishing neeessaries for the soldiers.
They sent last Saturday two large boxes
Of blankets, quilts, undershirts, pillows, &c.
to the value of at least one hundred and
| fifty dollars.
Various burglaries, larcenies, &C., in
Hydepark, are reported. They stole small
amounts of change, confectionery, &c.,
done probably by certain evil minded per-
sons in that place.
In Coventry the people have forwarded
to the soldiers within the last three weeks,
III quilts, 81 pillows and pillow cases, 80
pairs of stockings, and 26 wooden blanlai
the whole valued e, $3.50.
At Albany the ladies are wide awake for
their country's cause, and one lady 92 years
of age is actively engaged in knitting stock
ings for the soldiers
William Sweet of Woodstock, who went
out in the Woodstock company, with the frs.
regiment as I'd Lieut., and was shot at by
a rebel Adjutant at Big Bethel, is now
captain in the 18th U. S. Infantry. He
left Woodstock last week to join his compa.
ny at Fort Preble, Portland Harbor, Me.
A revival is progressing at the Me,ho-
dist church in WIlliamstown. There are
about 80 converts, % of whom were bap-
tised last week Sunday.
Dorset has sent 60 men to the war. and
her people are now busy making up things
for the soldiers.
ELorEMENT.-The Rev. Rufus ChilJs.
pastor of the Congregational church in Der.
lin, eloped with Miss Bosworth some two
weeks since for parts unknown. leaving
wife and three small children. Miss Bos.
worth had been student of Mr.. Cbilds i,
Latin. Miss Boswortll's brother followed
them TO New York, where he learned that
they had gone to California.
a little child of Asa Hemenway, Jr., of
bridpori, about year old, was badly scald-
ed last week, by falling into kettle ofboil-
ing suds. For some time she was in great
distress. We are glad to hear that she will
probably recover
during the late gale, barn belonging
TO Mr. Hubbel Laihrop of Manchester. was
blown over, killing Two cows, iniurinr an.
o'her' and breaking the leg of valuable OK. |
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To JAMES MILLER McKrM.

i
An EXCHANGED PRIsoxGRs sres'.
The Louisville Journal gives an accasS
OF an interview with P. III Lippertd D
24th Illinois regiment. who had been 100
months prisoner in rebel hands in Mksoaf.
and had just been freed by exchange D
was arrested by rebel Missourians sndP
ced under charge of General Hardee'ua'
mand in the southeastern part Of The 'hR
where be was exposed 10 great priF'inH
and suferings. In company With iHal
other Union prisoners, he was lodged u !
horsethief Jail at Bloomfield for nearI !
month This place was an apartmeni 81
teen by eighteen feet in dimensions M
seven feet high, with two air holes on y"
sides. In This cage the twenty were co'ga
during the hottest weather, wiihoa ~
effort being made to remove their exctnsl'
which of course produced the foules' afn'A
Their food was dough and wateraad Eve
that in insufficient quantities, snd they a''
never once taken into the fresh sir, Sas
produced great sickness. While there 'A'
Union men were hung and FIVE shot, oes's
they refused to take the oath. These
lanies were committed by Capt "Alt
= af.ht
his Texan rangers. From Bloomhsia
Lippert was taken to New Madrid >"
few days, during which he received n0
at all and was nearly starved; thens'
was transferred 10 Columbus, win ss'
prisoners from Cape Girardeau, and =.
at work on the Notifications, and they ".
so engaged, being driven 10 the HO'A
gangs like slaves, at the time OF the sa.
ment between the batteries and the
eunbcats, exposed to all The fire ana w.
ing shells, but providentially none Hei' !.
jured. They were by this time srea'9
need of clothes and blankets, and in e ri
were contnmeliously neglected oy osn he,
after his attention had been called y ~
Mr. Lippert was finally exchanges s,-,...
Col. Buford wen, down under nag "
and he soon reached Paducah-
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VERMONT CAvALRr.-Th. en
a list of commissioned officers, '"'''''
boro. eel nhH,
MYor, VIM u Collins. Ben,i,,,.
Surgeon George $ Gale, Bridpo',
A'5"toat, Edgar PiIkin, Burl;na,'
Q"ortermoster, A : Dewey. r.,,i
assistant .Sargeon, p O'M.,. s%
North Chester. Ma
The officers Of the non.co.
Stall thus far appointed, are as f.na '''''
Sergeant Major, A II Daos,.,r
minister. - We
QFart q, "a Sergeant, chas.v Bs,.
Wallingford. IVA
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Wallingiord.

The GurANpoTrg M.ss,o.
defeat OF the Union forces at Guv,,,'
was accomplished by ,reachery On !, ''''
OF the inhabitants. Il seems thu, ~
Of rebel cavalry, variously e.,im,,.a ~
to 1000, had concentrated IN III. -.
back OF The town. These proposal
the assistance of the rebel inbabi,..,' y
Guyandotte, to annihilate the federal
in the town. Our forces eonsi,,.a :, ,a
men u a Virginia regiment and , !.
Col. Zeisler's Virginia cavalry,
arranged between the rebel c.t,,..
the rebel citizens, TO massacre AZ,
cold blood. Accordingly the rsb.l N n"
were very kind to our troops last 81,
evening, and invited them 10 tbe. /.
on various pretexts, and all who wa. :.
duty accepted the invitation. Will.
were being entertained, at about Al "a
at night, the rebel cavalry dashed il,
town. Signals were displayed from a..
house where the fedcrals had been d,oo,.
and srto these fhe rebels rushed mn,a,.
the unarmed soldiers in cold blood 4
rebel citizens, men, women, and cha.
rushed to arms and aided the cav,l,, !
the slaushtre. The federals in cam !.
pared as soon as possible for deCspa. !.
were overpowered and had TO break r.
few men were killed in the en.a.,,..
with the cavalry, nearly all being murt..l
N the houses. When Col. Zeigler ,,,,s
and learnes the particulars Of the aH.n !.
ordered the destruction of the town. :
enge the bntchery Of his brave com,s.
The buildings were immediately feel j
the whole town is now reduced 10 ,.s
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-15

THE ATLAsTIc MoSrHLY.-Ou IS
yember number has been on our tab, i
some time, and fully sustains its prv41s
reputation. Indeed, We believe il ran
better and better, and its literature il 4 ,
high order and worthy Of New Eugn.
Among its leading articles are George Sal
Hair Chains, The Flower Of Ebu,
ffcalsh in the Camp, The Stormy Pen
A Story Of To-Day, concerning Pal
who earried Weight in Life, Why hasa
North felt aggrieped with England, VI
Endive, and The coniraband at Forr
Monroe. This last article is one of m
interest, and wriqten by Edward Il Pies
Massachusetts soldier who served a lin
months campaign under Gen. Butler
Ticknor & Fields, Boston. Three dOllar
year. BY clubbing with the Tvss 10
can get it for two dollars. We presum
also it may be had Of either of the period
cal dealers of our village.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-15

ANOTHER NAVAL FLEET.-Another ex-
pedition is announced as fully prepared, is
not already sailed, which will seal up the
harbors of Charleston and Savannah. In
addition, flotilla of thirty vessels are now
ready at New York, armed, manned, and
ready 10 sail Cor the Gulf of Mexico.
These vessels are all peculiarly fitted BY
size, draft of water aud armament, for har-
RAISING the coasts of Louisiana and Alabama.
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FRANK LEsLIE's PICTORIAL OF THE
WAR.-We have in this public aion a CON-
pete history of The war as it progresses.
We have not only the written description
but also representation of the scene itself.
Not among the least of its excellencies are
Its maps of battles, &c. Leslie gets up the
best illustrated papers in the country. His
Illustrated for last week, contains LARGE
mass ct good illustrations, maps, &c, Of The
Whole territory where the war is progress.
ing. His History ofdte Var is fine thine
Tor preservation. They may be had of our
periodical dealers, or address Frank Leslie
~ City Hall Square, n. Y.
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Th q Tim q -.
BILLIONS FALLS, NOV. IS, 1861.

e. Our news this week is glorious. A
great victory in Kentucky, and another by
our navy on the coast OF South Carolina.
The traitors are finding out there is God
in Israel
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A RlGnrEoUs DEcIsIoS.-A neoro
woman belonging to citizen.of Alexandria
early 10 the Rebellion, was imprisoned by
her master in the city Jail on suspicion of
d" intention 10 run away, which suspicion
was founded upon the fact that she had IN
several occasions, furnished meals to some
OF our soldiers, from her masters table. A
short time ago her mistress applied to the
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-15

MARYLAND.-Fnll returns of the Mary
land election show that but one rebel sena-
tor and six rebel Delegates are elected.
The House stands 6S Union and rebels /;
the Senate stands 13 Union and s rebels.
Seven of the latter are Of the number who
hold over, and six of them represent strong
Union counties. Bradford's majority for
Governor is about 10000. A spe cial SEES.
sion of the Legislature is to be called bv
Gov. Hicks, to undo the rebel legislation Of
tins spring, TO enact new police law, and
to put the State full and square on the Un-
ion platform. The seats of the Baltimore
Senator (fellotO and those under arrest.
will be declared vacant, and new election
ordered.
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The clerks of the other counties ought TO
have one wife and five children. and if IT
shall be inexpedleni for said clerks to have
the number of children apporiioned to them,
then such clerks shall be allowed greater
number of wives, provided that no clerk
shall be allowed to have more than three
wives at one time.
The proposed amendments we're ruled
out of order.
The committee appointed at the annual
session of 1860, TO revise the statutes of the
state, will not report at this session that
their labors are completed About all that
has been heard of them is in the form of n
bill, paying Judge Bennett, one of the COM
mittee, The sum of ST 900, for his services
the past year. The public, then. are 70
have the privilege of trmjling over the
compiled statutes and half n score of pamnb.
lets for ano'her year. in order to find what
is in the statute law of the state.
The claim Of Hon. T. +. Powers. for b;s
services as superintendent Of the cons.ruc-
ton OF the State House. is again before tho
legislature. The majority of the committee
on claims have made reports to both House
and Senate, adversely 10 the allowance Of
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Provost Court for leave to take her from
ja.., which was granted. On the night OF
her release her master took her TO the gar
ret of his house, gagged and bound her, and
whipped her furiousIy, then locked her in.
During the night she escaped by the win
dow, and in the morning made complaint to
Judge Freese. lie summoned her master,
who is one of the +. +. vs.. and ordered
him to be confined in Jail. His wife, with
tears in her eyes, applied TO Gen. Mont
gomery for relief, and he arrested the order
for imprisonment. The question was taken
TO the war Department, and Assistant
Secretary Scott, who is ts Mise as he is able,
in deciding it, said he felt no disposition to
NEEDLE with the action Of the Provost
Court IN any Of its decisions, but especially
in this cre, Because il seemed in his opinion
10 be eti,inen,ly just and proper
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CAPTURE Or Tur Srurrn

CAPTURE Or The SUMTER Cox.
fiRNkD = A private letter received at
washington, dated on board the frieate
'aniee oil Galveston, Texas, October 18th.
confirms The report of the capture of the
pirate Sumter. The writer says she was
caught IN her own trap. 1t seems she mis-
TOOK one OF our gunboats for merehau,
vessel and started in pursuit. When the
sunboat had drawn her out far enough she
turned and run her ashore. Her officers
and crew are prisoners aboard tie NIAGARA.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-11-15

HARPER's MAGAziSE.--Our Harpel's
Magazine for October has failed to reach us.
Will the publishers remember US? Har.
per's Is the best miscellaneous family mag
azine printed, and We wise to keep our vol
ume complete.
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Battle in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Til
uniph Over the Rebels.


Gen. Nelson met the rebels under Gen.
Williams at Pikesville, Pike comfy, Ken
tuckey, on Friday, aud gained glorious
victory Col. Luke Meore attacked the
rebels in the rear with $500 men, while
Col. Harris, of the 2i Ohio regiment. with
GOO men, attacked them in the front, Col.
Harris falling back and Col. Moore press
ing forward until the enemy were brought
into the midst Of Gen. Nelson's brigade.
when our forces pressed them on all sides.
killing 400 Of them, and taking a thousand
prisoners. The balance scattered in all
directions. The federal loss j. small.
A courier from Gen. Nelson's brigade.
with dispatches for Gen. Thomas, reports
that the fighting at Pikesville lasted two
days.
A dispatch TO Cincinnati states that the
battle at Pikeville lasted through Friday
and Saturday. The federal victory was
complete. The rebel generals Williams
and Howes are among our prisoners.
Accounts by mail confirm the defeat Of
Williams (rebeD men by Nelson's ffederalJ
forces at Pikefown, the capital of Pike
county; not Pikesville, as reported by
telegraph
The correspondent, of the Gazette, writ
ing from Gen. Sherman's army, says the
bridge across the Cumberland river, for the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, in the
rear of Buckncr, has been burned by Union
men, causing great CONSERVATION among
the rebels,
Union Mcn of Tennessee Waking Up.
A special dispatch 10 the Philadelphia
Inquirer says the Union men Of East Ten
nessee have burned numbers of railroad
bridges and destroyed telegraph wires, to
prevent the transportation of troops. One
bridge of two hundred feet span was de-
stroyed Saturday morning last on the East
Tennessee railroad, and four structures on
the line north of Knoxville are also entire
ly destroyed.
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Ned Kendall, the great bugle player,
oled al his residence IN Boston, on Saturday,
after a long and painful Illness.
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The WoLF KILLED.-Theodore Tihu
one of the editors of n. Y. hdspnazI
has written the following letter
New York, Oct. %, 1861 |
My Dear Friend, - Ny opinion, since "a
ask il, is just this. There is war beassl
there was Republican party there val
Republican party because there ws d
Abolition party; there was an AbOE6a
party because there was slavery. To cap
the war upon Republication is mersly y
blame the lamb that stood in the brook i
charge it upon Abolitionism Is TO blans b /
sheep fo- being the lambs mother; bot !
charge it upon slavery is to lay the srn |
straight at the door of the wolf. Sona
the trouble, kill the wolf belong 10 y /
party of the wolf-killers
Always your friend,
THropoRE TLros
IN II lfttt ~,
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MIssouRI.-All our sick and wounded
in Springfield, who are able to be removed,
were to leave there Saturday night for St.
Louis, and the others will start as soon as
they are able.
Gen. Price had fallen back eight miles
from Cassville, near the state line, AMI was
moving south. His policy was doubtless to
lead our army on but not TO fight
There had been a good deal of trouble.
about slaves. who had escaped into Gen.
Lanes and other camps, and Gen. Hunter
(shame on him had given the owners
permission to search our camps and reclaim
them, if they could find them. The ten
missing men of Gen. Fremont's body guard
had returned 10 Springfield from Cassyille.
AT the siege of Sehastopol there were
253,o42 rounds Of cannon ammunition ex-
pended. There were 100 mortars and 266
guns OF various sizes used in that siege
and OF the whole number only 4 remained
servicable after the fall of Svbastop,I.
Another burning full suicide has occur
red at New York. Mrs. Sophia Tudinan,
residing in Third avenue, undertook on
Friday night to fill fluid lamp while it vas
lighted, with the usual consequences. An
explosion ensued, her clothes we're set on
fire, and before the flames could be exiin.
guished she was SO dreadfuIly burned ,ha,
no hopes of her recovery are entertained.
The Nevada Democrat., 1861-12-03
Atrada 2fmutrat.
The Border indians.

The Fort Smith (Ark.) Times, lately
published a short editorial stating that
Hopothleholylo, a chief Of the Greek ma
ton, was at the head of l,7O0 warriors, and
in arms against the South, and that McCuI-
loeb was about to send numerous Cherokees,
Osages. aud some Greeks against him to
crush out this "revolt," as it was termed.
By later accounts it seems that the "revolt"
was more formidable than the item from the
Fort Smith paper made it appear. The
Little Rock True Democrat, Of Oct. 18th,
has the following:
The abolitiOnists feel that in losing the
Indian nations they have let bird loose.
They are making efforts to neutralize the
action of Gen. Pike, and have succeeded in
getting number of the Creeks to array
themselves in opposition TO the Southern
confederacy. To this end they have prom
ised payment of ell the annuities to the few
who would join them, aud the aid of thou
sands OF Kansas ruffians. The following
letter was sent to Gen. Pike:
CAMP PLEASANT, Sept. 4, 1861.
runner from the opposition party tonight
and one yesterday, both of which state that
they design attacking this regiment in five
days. We have bad news from them daily,
and threats upon threats, but apprehended
no difficulty till their Northern delegates
returned. They have returned now with
force TO the amount of six thousand men
to aid them-so says the runner, and we
will be attacked right away. Sir, The time
has come when the matter must be looked
into; would suggest that you send over
the forces in the Cherokee nation, and those
10 the Choctaw nation, that, with the regi-
ment here, we go up and put an end to the
whole matter. think this is all important
aud ought to be done Immediately. Your
obedient servant,
d. M. McINTosH, Col. G. CIR"
The Van Buren, (Ark.) Press, date not
given, issued an extra which, among other
things, contained the following:
We have no belief that A.poth-le-ho-la
the same chief we suppose whose name
commences above with H. has no more
than three or four hundred men with him
but having raised the Union flag he should
be looked after:
FORT SMITH, Sept. 9th, 1861.
A. ]. WARD: Charley returned this eve
ming with letter from Jesse Howell, sta
ting that all is excitement at North Fork.
Men, women and children are leaving.
A-poth-le-ho.la, at the head of three thou
sand men, lover estimated no doubt.) has
hoisted the Union flag. and sent notice TO
the women and children to leave North
Fork, as be intendedGto sack and burn the
village. No one would stop in the place.
Charley and Jesse slept in the woods Both
returned to the trains in the Choctow Ma
ton. Jesse is with the train. Tomorrow
Charley will return with dispatches to Col.
Cooper, to send force of men TO protect
the train. Jesse will receive orders to fall
back. or remain 10 the nation.
G.. w. CLARK.