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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-05

The Chinese are queer people to 90 to mar
ket' gentleman at Canton writes that "
neighbor of his has inst laid down his winters
provlsons-a hind quarter of a horse and two
barrels of bull dogs
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-05

CAvALRY.-Thc Cavalry company recruited at
Burlington has, we learn from the Times, been
musturcd into the service of the United States,
and chosen the following officers
Captain-FRANK a. PLATT.
First Lieutenant-JOEL b. ERuARDT.
Second Lieutenant--E. B. EDWARDS
Capt. platt is u son Of the Colonel Of the
Regiment.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-05

CnnsRING.-The Washing ton StQr says that
volunteering was never before going on moro
satisfactorily than at present, The number en-
tering the service from all the loyal States is
just now about fifty thousand per week, which
is unprecedented At thi9 rate the five hundred
thousand i'll all will Soon have been obtained.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-05

-, Joan =; Breckenridge is named for Vice Pros.
iuen' OF tue Southern Confedcracy. His Ia "a
movements show that he will run vel
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-05
Vermont Historical Society,

The twenty second annual meeting Of the
Vermont Historical Society will be holden at
the Historical Room in the State House, Mont
pelier, on Tuesday, October 18Th, 1861, at .
clock, p. NJ.
The Annual address will be pronounced by
the Rev. William S. BAlch Of Ludlow, W., and
several biographical sketches of distinguished
Vernonters will be read on the occasion.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-18
LINtOLN'S POLICY.

At Washington on Saturday morning
the Virginia Commissioners hail an inter
view with the l're.idrn, ON their n,irsion
Mr.. Lincoln made his reply in writing a.
fvllowe:
Hon. H.xsrs. Preston, Stuart cxd Roa.
dolph :--G-ntlenen---As u Committee Of
the Virginia Convention. now in session
you present me a preamble and resolution
in these words:
Whereas. IN the opinion Of this Con
ven,ion. the uncertainty which pr~vsiIr
iii the public mind as to the policy which,
the Federal Executive intends to pursue
towards the seeded States is extremely
injurious to the industrial and CONNER
eial intercs, Of the country. tends to keep
up an excitement which 10 u,,favorable tn
the adjustment Of pending difficulties,
and threatens disturbances Of the public
peace: Therefore
"Resdred, That o committee Of three
delegates be appointed ~ wait on the
President ct the United States, press q,
20 him this preamble and resolution, and
respectfully ask hins Ia communicate e
this Convention the policy which tbs
Federal Executive Intends to pursue ia
regard to the Confederate States"
In answer. have to say. that having
at the beginning Of my oi6ei.l tern, sx-
pressed nay intended policy a. plainly %
! was able. il Is with deep regret and
souse mertsfcat;on I now learn that there
10 great as'd iajursous ancertainty in the
public mind a. to what that policy is. and
what course ] intend to pursue.
Not having as yet seen occasion to
change. il is nov my purpose to pursue
the course marked out In the Inaugural
Address. commend careful CONSIDER
stion Of the whola document, ss the best
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proclamation staring them 10 che lace,
they must mean to become party - co
ercion. to this modified extent. W1l they
suffer themselves to b. made psaty IN
any degree to = war waged upoa oo:a-
maniti-s. kindred to them in insfifnfione
character and habits--upon States whici,
are calamity fighting the eoa.mon bsstlr
Of all the Slave States Of the Co,.f.<lrr.c, +?
And it they do not, what ID shcir plain
course Of duty: To secedt. 10 cas-,
their fate for veal or woe With thar of the
Southern Corfederacy. to trust il God
and meet the issue with hot%.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-18

The reception Of President Lincoln 3
proclamation and the call Of the Secretary
Of War upon Gov. Hicks for four regi-
meats Of Maryland militia to aid tue North
in the work Of coercion. have produced
the.most intense excitement in every corucr
Of our county. The current Of the popu-
lar hatred is directed exclusively against
Hicks. who is supposed to have acted
throughout. and to be now acting. in col
fusion with the administration at Wash
ingt"n. A paper, which We give below,
was drawn up on Tuesday laat. and over
City signatures were obtained to i. in our
village alone. The excitement in other
portions Of our county are represented to
equal in intensity that which prevails in
our midst. An Informal mee ting, to car
~ out and perfect the suggestions Of the
paper. Is about being held a. We write, tu,
we shall DO compelled to omit its proceed.
ings this week from the necessity Of put.
ting our paper to press At an early hour.
The paper referred to reads - follows:
Whereas, the condition Of the affairs
81 the whole ccuntry. involving the honor
and dearest interests ofour beloved state, Inn
peratively demands that her voice should be
heard through the representatives of her
people, convened in General Assembly
and in sovereign convention, should the
General Assembly so order.
Aud whereas. Thomas III. Hicks, Gov
ernor Of Maryland. has in the most arbi-
trary manner refused to convene the Leg
islasure. through which Body alone, ui.-
der the forms Of our constitution. the PEG
PIE Of this State can inaugnrate any
movement By which their sentiments can
be positively expressed. and the position
assumed which their horor requires.
And whereas, BY the Bill Of Rights it
10 declared. that mon res;staLse against
arbitrary power and oppression Is absurd.
slasi.h and destructive of the good and
happiness Of asankind." n doctrine tho
ss0ersigned individually fully concur in.
We. therefore. undersigned ciiixeus Of
Saint Mary's county. DO hereby pledg.
ourseiye: to take part in such proceedings
a: shall Be calenlsted to give the people
u tl's State an opportunity Of being heard
- they bare = right 10 be even il i lead
~ Revalntise in this State. veg
q - t.kiag this stop. and With the view
0pptisg their object efecsnal. they res
Pecsfuily ask the eoncurrence IN their
movement Of the people OF other PORTIONS
1t the State ., an carly day. Wien--
subscribers are procured. IN organisation
snail be c6cehselkasa which will proceed
its espendcses and iss orders. The
rights Of fresspen ne viii maintain.
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expression ! can give of INV purposes
As then and therein said, ! now repeat:
THE power confded to me will b
used to hold. occupy aud possess rh' pro-
perry and places belonging to the Gov.
ernment, and to coliect the duties aaid isa-
posts; bnt beyond whs, Is A-os-sssry fos
th>as ,.hiacis rherr sill 10 no iavas;"n. NO
using ot force against ar an"ng the p-'pls
anywhere"
BY the words property and plaEus be-
long ag t. the Governaas.lt. ! ciii fy
.lluds to the n.iiitary posts and prop, r,y
which were in the posscssi'n "f the Gov
ernm.ui when il came to my hanis.
But If. a. now appears tn nv true. in
pursuit Of Il purpose t" drive the uui:e''
States authority FROM these piac-s. an un.
provoked assault has been made upon Fort
Sumter. I shall hold myself at liber.y 10 re.
poss..ss. if cali. like places which had
bach seized before the Government WAS
devolved upon me-
Aud. in any event. ! shail. to the bcs,
Of my ability. rcrrl fore" by force.
In case it proves true t'.at Fort Sumter
has been assaulted, az reported. | .lall
perhaps. causc the United States mails to
be withdrawn from all the States which
claim to have been seeded. believing that
the comn,r ncr,ncnt Of actual war against
the government justiGes and possibly de-
inai,ds It,
| scarcely need TO say that consider
the military posts and property situated
within the States which claim to h.,v. So
ceded, As yet t~longing tn the govern
,aent of the United States, rs much rs
they did before the supposed secession.
Whatever else | may do f,r the purpasc.
! shall not attempt to collect tho duties
and nap"st. by any army invasion of any
part of the cuuntry-no' meaning bv this
however. that ] may not land farce
dermed n.crs>ar, {" relieve fort upon
the border 1T the country.
From, th- fscr that have quoted = part
Of the Inaugural Address. i: must not be.
inferred that repuiiat. any ether part.
,hc vi. lie of which rc-afiirn,. except 80
far AS what upw ray vi tie ills may
he regarded As a modification.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-18

EOR building . sACRISTY 10 a..
l. Aloysius' Church. IN Lconari Town.
will De received till the 9Th Of April. \
y to be ffssae building. 80 By II fee: 70 de
east gable end Of the chsF=k. divided lnto
two rooms. The particulars may b 80
al 4. Leo Spalding' store.
JOSEPH ENDERs. 8. J.
April lsL Ia51-h.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-18

Excitement.
When the mail arrived in our village
on Monday nigh, last. bringing the in
,elligencs that Fort Sumpter had fallen.
the widest enthusiasm broke forth among
our people. and huxsahs and congratula-
tions and rejoicings were the orler Of the
hour. The bells rang out 4 merry peal
and the Rifles" fired several vollrys in
honor Of The .veut We have never wit
nesssd an excitement more general and in.
s.uss than has prevailed in our midst since
the news was received. 1t indicates in
the most unmistakable manner that the
synpathies Of our people are exclusively
With the South.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-18

Col. Samuel II. Berry and lion. Judge
Tuck arc announced in the Planters Ad-
voeaie, the first as . eaulitlat. for Con.
gress and the last IS u candidate for the
Court Of Appeals. Henry Winter Davis
Il out for Congress III Baltimore.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-18
PUBLIC MIIfIlg.

In -iew Of the CRISIS nov aron the eosu.
l. try, general wish has hsen expressed
that every citiscs of'be County should ~
semble 10 County Meeting ct Leonard
Town 90 TUESDAY nexf The presence
OF every mai, in the eouuty l. essasssiy -
licited.
April 1s;b, 1851. .
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uis0.

At the residence Of her husband, 10 the
Factory District in this county. on the s,h
inst. after . protracted illness. which shu
bore with christian for,;tade. ANN RE-
BECCA. beloved coDsort of Walter Ford.
in the At, y's' Of nsr age. May she
rest in peace. -. -
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-18
THURSDAY MORNING. APRIL 10. les


Iho News a
Our readers are 40 doubt arprzcd of
the fssts connected with the bSnbsrdmcnt
snd surrcader Of Fort Sumptsr. After .
gallant defesce Of tbirty-onc hours. aud q
thorough riddliag Of the walls Of the Fort,
Mai. Anderson seems to have thought it
no longer tenable. and hauled dswn the
American fsg. The terms Of surrender
were unconditional. but Maj. Anderson and
his men were suffered to depart and are
nov in New York. tits remarkable and
highly gratifying fac, tina. No lives were
lost on either side during the action ard
but few wounds were received Fort
Pickcns has been reinforced. and it is sup
posed that an attack will soon be made upon
it. Mr. Lincoln has issued proclamation
calling for seventy five thousand volunteers,
Of which nun.jer Maryland is to furnish
three thousand. The war spirit seems to
BE- progressing to a fearful extent. both
North and South. and the indications ARE
that war in good earnest will soon be upon
as. Great excitement exists in the vir-
ginia Convention. and !, has probably. ere
this. passed . secrssion ordinance. The
excitement in equally As intense in the
ohcr Border ST. W. States. Ia Kentucky,
EeaAtsr Breckinridge and Gov. Magofin
have autographed to the Southern C"nfed-
eracy expressing their sympathy and signi-
flying their willingness to furnish subsran-
sisl aid. in the way Of men. Il needed. -
The Federal officers in Baltimore city have
been removed. aud Mssars. Ewing. Pur-
nell, Hoffman and Corkran are tue new
appointses to the principal posts.
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FOR ROAD SUPERVISOR.

WALTER FORD, shs,skfu: for The support
ne has hsretcfors Secsive9 from the vsssrs Of
ne Factory dtsts,cs. Offers himself - sss1s.
DATE for assd Supsrvissr- IN sasa eisssies md
ssise'ss The support af his frissds NJ fllow'
cstixsns.
Apn; Iesh. 1851.
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Coercion.

Coercion.
There Can nov no longer be q douL.
that the settled policy Of the admini.tra.
ton is coereion. VI. Lincoln announce.
the fact. lie has cxilc.l for s-vcn,v-6 v,
shonsand men to carry out this policy
The Northern States have responded to
this call in manner TO indicate that thew
are in earnest. New York alone has en-
gagged to furnish IS 900 men for the AZ.
sistance Of the administration and her
Legislature has voted half a million g,
msney to equip this force and to place her
militia on war footing. Other Northera
States. Rhode Island, 3iassac huset,s and
Pennsylvania, have been equally liberal in
their proffers. Lincoln las called an extrs
session Of Congress. His purpose in do
ing this is to obtain the passage Of a Force
Bill nor is there any doubt that he will
succeed. His power for miaehirf is At pre-
sent too restricted. What he wants and
what he will certainly got is legal w.rran.
to attempt. not merely the recovery of the
Federal Forts in the seeding States. but
she redac tien Of these States themselves to
Federal anth"rity IN this design. We
cannos believe that he viii receive any &C
tive assistance from the Border Slave
states. We say active assistance. Neither
the n'ilisia Nor the volunteer organisation 9
OF these States viii Gre q gun for bin.
We bsaicvs this much good Of them d
least. Their laid aud eomfart." If given
at all. will be given in q different way.
They will become the base of Federal
operations against the seeded States. and
their money viii Lc vsted to aid in their
reduction II the Border Slave States re-
main in the Eaion. with Liucslu's var
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SPECIAL DiepA1CH. WAsBIyeroy
April lit 10 advi-edly asserted here
that the military movements. for tho re-
lief of Forts Sumter a..i pickens have
been ses on foot against the sdvioe and
earnest r-moDsirance VI General Sco.,.
The event thus far ',ss justified tho conn
sells Of the ou.mundcr-in-chief.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-18

NEw York. April l4.-Jasper. the
1fs'es correspondent, has been arrested
as spy at Charleston. He was confined
for some time. and then ordered ont Of tho
State. He WAS taken Us far a. Whining
ton, \. G., and ID now Oh his way North
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-18

CoLLrs,oS IS Trg BAY--On We.lnes-
day night LAT n collision occurred in tbs
bay h,twerD ID. schoon~r< w. C.. RIzn~.
Of Baltimore. bound Ia the Patuxen.
river. and the schooner 81 Mrys. bound
for this port The " r. B.ync was in !.
jused u such an "A;cn' 10 to rendcr it no.
cessary t" throw overheard the grestr,t
portion ~ tn cargo. She was t.wed int,
the nsrbor Of Annapolis by she schooner
Pr.m.. D's.aa in sinking ~,ndi,ioo.
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ExrcrTIvs ApvERrIsrur~rs. = WAsu-
tS'roS. April l3.-rhe l'r"sideut. in tho
exercise Of bis discretion to designate a
n"w~i,pcr hers in which til. Executive
advertisements shall be published. in al
di'i"n I" the tw" papers publishing them
by virtue Of their circulation. has desis-
mated The National Republicans.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-18

Mrrisr ar osn po,xr The troubl~s
~ Old Point and at Portsmouth Navy
Yard arc more serious than were reported.
The men insisted upon knowing against
whom they were to 6gh.. Many # them
arc in irons. Tie mu,iny 10 hushed up
BY The eo,nmsndcrs-in Chief 40 much o.
possible.
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MIS-. ANDERSON ar N1w Ys.x.--Ssw
YaRK April II y I" Mrs. Anderson.
the wif. of the gallant rnmn,.nde- 1T Fort
Sumter. !. now i'll hi. -ity. nj the Be
WORT House. Shr i. .;.i'e4 hv numbers
of person.: VIII" dlrsirr tn all their ,ribn,,
~ prais" ':' N" "nno'nium. show ,red UPON
Major Andrr."n ana to testify their I'D.
probation Of the painful ,'n,i,ien in Which
Mrs. \. is placed At this ;;:ae.
St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-04-18

MoSrGoNEkr. April l3--presidsu,
Davis aud Secretary Of War j. p Wal
ker were serenadcd h;re las. night. The
latter was called out after the .ercnadc
and addressed the crowd He said. in the
course Of his remarks. that the '.Confed-
crate Flag" would sson he waving over
Fort Sumter and from the Federal Capitol
at Washington if tbs independence Of ,L..
Confedcrsey Was NO. acknowledged and
, hos,ilifies continued .... ....
The DULY despsteh received here las,
night from General Besureg.rd IL
! believed to have been favorable to the Con.
federate cause.
SAVANNAH. April 13-Tbe lights q,
Tybee and in the harbor have Leen dis
continued for the present.
| WAR TO DE- DECLARED Against THE Tx.
TIED STATES sr THE SEcyprxe SrAru.-
Official advices from Montgomery indicate
that the Confederate Congress will. in re.
assembling. at once declare war sga;ns,
the United States! il 10 believed that IN
the act Of declaration . distinction will
Be made between alien friends AMI alien
enemies the former. including the border
States and su-h citizens Of the North a.
oppose . eo-reivc Eolicy Of he Admins.
trstinu. Obligations to this class are az
much to h. respected as though in time Of
peses.
REsIGSArros or OFFICERS or TIE NAvY.
Five Officers OF the navy yesterday re-
signed, which were refused to be accept
ed by the Secretary of the Navy. III. ir
names will probably be stricken fran tie
Navy List. as in the recent cases Of sever
al officers Of the army. under similar cir.
eumssansss. 4E
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21

HAPPY WoMEN.-A happy woman is not
she the very sparkle and sunshine of life? A
woman who is happy because she can't help it
whose smile even the coldest sprinkle of fmis-
fortune can not dampen. Men make teri
bic mistake when they marry for beauty, for
talent, for style the sweetest wives are those
who possess the magic secret of being conten.
ted under any circumstances. Rich or poor
high or low, it makes no difference; the bright
little fountain of joy bubbles up just as music
ally in their hearts. Do they live in cot
tagee the fire light that leaps up on its hum
bic hearth becomes brighter than the gilded
chandeliers in an Aladdin palace. Do they
eat brown bread OF drink cold water from the
we'll it affords them more solid satisfaction
than the miionaires pate de foie gras ard
iced champagne. Nothing ever goes wrong
with them no trouble SO serious for them, 60
calcmity so dark and deep, that the sunlight
of their smiles will not make the best of it,
Was ever the stream of light SO dark and un-
propitious that the sunshine Of happy face
falling across it's turbid tide would not awak-
en- an answering CLEAN ? Why, these joyous
tempered people don't know the good they do,
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PRICE. TWO CENTS

member that New England is the place wher
the first cry of Liberty raised its voice, where
the cradle Of its infancy was rocked. and when
the American Flag falls, if fall it must, let us
be wrapped in its folds.
Ladies and Gentlemen of Northlield, one and
all, we as soldiers return to you our thanks for
the many kind favors received from your HANDS
for the interest you have manifested in our vel
fare, and for this reception. You will ever
have our best wishes for your future happiness
and prosperity.
Respected Officers, my bursting heart is too full
for utterance at this parting hour can only
say that we believe you have been faithful to
ytur Company ald faithful to yur ttultr
May your future life be as happy and glorious
as your past three months have been honorable.
The Guards were then marched into the din
ing Hall of the Mortified House, where good
breakfast had been ordered by the citizens of
Mortified Rev. O. H. Tilotson asked an ar-
propriate blessing. After breakfast '' Aud
Lang Syne y was sung by Calvin Cady, Esq,
and the Company dispersed feeling well pleased
with sheir reception and entertainment.
NoRTHFIELp.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21

The ROMAN SENTINEL.--Whc Pompeii
was destroyed, there were very many buried
in the ruins of it who were afterwards found
in very different situations. There we're some
found who were in the streets as if they had
been attempting to make their escape. There
we're some found in lofty chambers; but where
did they find the Roman Sentinel ?
They found him standing at the city gate,
his hand still grasping the war weapon, where
he had been placed by his captain and there
while the heavens threatened him, there while
the lava stream rolled, he had stood at his
post, and there, after a thousand years had
passed away, was he found. So let Christ ians
learn to stand to the post at which they will
find their duty will support and sustain them
Req. S. Crohy.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21

ALWAYS RGADY.--A lady once said to
Mr.. Wesley, supposing that yon were to die
at IL O'Clock Tomorrow night, how would you
spend the intervening time 2 How, mad
am ? he replied why, just as l intend to
spend it now. should preach this evening
at Gloucester, and again at five tomorrow
morning after that should ride to Towsbury,
preach in the afternoon, and meet the societies
in the evening. l should then repair to friend
Martins who expects to entertain me, converse
and pray with the family as usual, retire to
my room at ten O'Clock commend myself to
my Heavenly Father, lie down to rest, and
awake up in glory.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21

AFFLICTIoN-A lest OF CHARACTER
Suppose we perceive number of children
playing together in the street, we could not
without previous knowledge, determine who
are their parents, or where are their homes.
But let one Of them receive an iujury or get
into trouble, aud VIC learn who are his parents
for he Immediately runs to them for relief.
Thus it is with the christian and the man OF
the world. While we observe them together
pursuing the same employments, and placed
in the same circumstances we may not be
able at once to distinguish them. But let
Affections come upon them, and we are no
longer at loss =; the man OF the world seeks
reliet in earthly comforts, while the Chris
tian flies to his heavenly Father, his refuge
and support in the day of trouble. = Payson.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-21

CALIFORNIA NEws.-There are five places in
San Francisco where recruiting is going on for
the Plains. Three hundred are booked for in
fantry regiments and hundred for cavalry
Official orders from Washington have not yet
been received.
east Of Churchill All the wire required to
complete it to Salt Lake has gone over the road.