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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03
An Incident in Mr.. Douglass Court Expe-
rience.

1t was during the sitting of his court, that the
notorious Joe Smith was to be tried for some Of
fence against the people of the State. Mob law
had taken matters somewhat under its charge in
the West and the populac fearing that Smith
in this particular instance, might manage to
slip from the hands of justice, determined to
take him from the courthouse and hang him.
They even went 80 far as to erect a gallows in
the yard, and, having entered the court room,
demanded from the sheriff the person Of the
prisoner. Judge Douglas was in his seat the
room was filled with the iniuriated mob and its
symrathizers, Smith sat pale and trembling in
his box ; while the sheriff after vainly attem pit
ing to quell the disturbance, fell powerless and
half-falnting on the steps. Sheriff." shouted
the Judge, " clear the court !" TWAS easier
are not to be thwarted by coward, and such
the sheriff proved 1t was trying moment
The li(o of Smith was not worth saving, but the
dignity of the court must be upheld, and Doug.
las saw at a glance that he had but a moment IL
which to do it. 4" MIR. Harris.' said he addres
sing huge and sinewy Kentuckian, u
appoint you sheriff Of this court. Select your
| deputies. Clear this court house. Do it. and
do it now" He had chosen the right man
Right and left fell the foremost Of the mob
some were pitched from the windows, Others
jumped thence of their own accord, and soon
the entire crowd, convinced of the judges de
termination to maintain order rushed pell mel
from the court room, while Smith who had un.
perceived, made his way up to the Judges feet
laid his head upon his knee and wept like a
child. g Never " said Douglas, :" was SO de-
iermined to effect result as then" Had Smith
been taken from my protection it would have
been only when | lay dead upon the floor. y
The fact that he had no right to appoint sher-
if was not one of the "points of consideration. y
{" How shall execute my will?" was probably
the only question that suggested itself to his
mind at the time, and the logic of the answer
in no way troubled him. The dignity of the
bench was upheld by Judge Douglas during the
sitting of the court but he was no stickler
for form of ceremony elsewhere.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03
GREAT En- IRE I'm Bs0@,TOv
Return of Lieut.. Crosby's Expedition.

or' oosEPHS, Mo, AugUet@
The citizens of Lexington are much excited il,
consequence Of the shooting of joseph )
Hightner while attempting to pass the guard of
Col. Whites command
New YORK, August ..
The clipper schooner Thomas Potter of Grooo
port, while on fishing excursion, july 3Gtb
from Montauk Point, bearing northwest ty
west eight miles, bound for Newport. saw =
picious-looking brig supposed to be the JEFF
Davis, which chased them for three hours. vber
on hosting the Danish flag, the brig gave ~
the chase. A few hours after heard heavy csr-
nonnading and think it probable that she had
been more fortunate in taking sone other craft
Boston, Angus, 3
This morning at half past two o',lo2k 4
heavy fire broke out in large six story. brick
building at the corner of Pitts and Court St.,
known as Gore Block The fire appears to have
originated in the paper.box mandatory Of
George II. Dickerman in the fourth story.
though some accounts say that it commenced
the sewing machine establishment of Leavc!t&
Co., in the floor below. Leavett & Co., in third
story, had stock worth from $4,000 to $40.
OO0 But 600 will cover their loss, which
was princi paly from water. The loss OF Bun
stead e. Co., paper hangings in the upper sto-
ries was about $4,000 to $l3, 900 probably,
and perhaps mo:e, as their loss was almost total.
Mr. Dickerman's loss was probably about
LII, IL
destroyed, Edwards & Kershaw, safe and loci.
manufacturers, had q large loss by wafer,
The fire also got into the Market building:
ad joning and slight damage was done to tie
Revere, Billiard and Bowling Establishment.
FORTRESS MONROE, Au@unt 2
Lieut.. Crosby's expedition explored the
shore of Virginia for u number of miles, oi5
persed several parties Of armed Rebels, burn'
two vessels and captured another. This expe-
dtion is all safe. An educated German private
of the 10th N. Y, has been arrested for 2er.
rcspondence with the enemy. letter to Lee
was found in his possession. Ambition fos ad'
vanccment is supposed to have been the prince
pal motive The letter contained ne revelations
of Importance concering the Fortress
The Vermont Regiment leaves for home via
New Haven, Sunday.
At Newport News Capt. Bernard shot & pr-
vate of his company and was obliged tie leaTs
the camp.
A large quantity of liquor was destroyed
yesterday at Newport News, by command et
Gen Butler.
New YORK August.
Flour on the advance.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03
The " No.Party' Convention.

This Convention met at the Village Hall as
per CALL and was called to order by j. W. Ellis.
On motion, Lewis Chamberlin of Plainfeld
was chosen President, and Adams Kellogg Sec
rotary.
The call for the Convention was then read by
the Chairman, and Charles Dewey, George
Nichols, E. E. French, Gilman Huntey and S.
B. Colby, appointed d Committee on Resolu-
tons.
On motion voted that a Committee of two
from each town be appointed to make nomina-
tons for County officers, and to confer with any
other Conventions in regard to nominations, &c
Adjourned till afternoon.
AFTERNOON.
[The Convention is still in session as we 60 te
press.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03

GEN. Pillow UNFoRTuNATE AGAIN.-Pillow
late General in the Rebel Army, made u mistate
OF Memphis, which was nearly as unfortunate
as his famous ditch IN Mexico Parson Brown.
low tells the story in the Knoxville Wing:
Previous to Gen. Pillow being superseded by
Bishop Polk, he went to New Orleans and pro-
cured huge chain cable, costing him $25 900
and brought it to Memphis to blockade the
river, by stretching it over and resting it upon
buoys The cable, carriage and work cost
about $50, 900. The first big tide that came,
bringing down the usual amount of trees, logs
and drift wood, swept his cable and its supper
tiers, as any fatboat captain would have infor-
med the Confederate authorities would cel tain
ly be the caee.
This is no idle tale, but a sober reality, and
we shall send the account of this affair on to the
Confederate forces, 10 be tried on the Potoma c.,
On James river and in the Chesapeake Bay"
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03
To Hon. Paul Dillin cham,

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF VERMONT.
DEAR PAUL: Pm extremely delighted at learning,
The recent Convention has proved so discerning,
And given your servant an honor indeed
At least successor who ought to- succeed. "
A Patriot, orator, gentleman strong
In unfolding the right and resisting the wrong;
And here let add, while Pm thinking upont,
The best looking man in the State of Vermont!
O eloquent Paul !-Uenerabile nonlen!
The name in itself, is an excellent omen;
II they don't put you into the Governors chair,
The people will make, am free to declare,
blunder this year which will quite have surpassed
A similar one they committed the last
Albany, N. ", July 26, 1861 J. G. 8.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03
Pennsylvania Troops.

Harrisburg, Pa, Aug. 2.-The entire force
of the reserve regiment Of Pennsylvania Is placed
under command of Gen. Mccall, by order OF
Gen. Mcclellan.
IL 900 Of the reserves have been sent forward 4.
There is only remaining regiment of infan-
try, with artillery attached. The latter COM
prises 4S guns partially riAed, and range from
80 to 6-pounders. The LIST battery goes south
on Sunday in command Of Lieut.. Col. Campbell
A cavalry troopis almost ready. rs ~,
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03
Washington County Republican Convention

The Republicans of Washington County met
Pursuant to Call, in the Court House in Mont
pclier. at 10 clock A. NJ, August Sd.
l.. c. WHEELoCK, Esq., acting Chairman of
the County Committee, called the assembly to
order! and read the Call.
On motion, Hon JOHN GREGORY Of North
uel3 was chosen Chairman pro tom, and r. j.
GLEASON of Waitsfed, Secretary, and j. W,
NurE1ocx of Berlin, Assistant Secretary, pro
y"n.
On motion, voted to make the temporary the
German cnt organization Of the Convention.
lion. ALoNzo pEARCE and JONAS ABBOTT were
4en elected Vice Presidents.
Do motion, voted that a Committee Of three
persons be appointed by the CHAIR to present
rasou tons for the consldera ton Of the Conven-
lion.
Mr. Durant Of Waterbury offered a resolu-
ZION that Committee consisting of three or
i've perrons be appointed to confer with any
Committee that might be appointed by the
- Union " Convention now in session at the Viii
iage Hall.
After remarks by Messrs. Willard, Gleason,
Collamer, Bosworth and others against the
adoption Of the resolution in its present form,
ana ny MeSSTS DuIdnt; CWdLCy, IclIlu,
ton and others in favor thereof, Mr.. Willard
offered the following substitute, which was &C
cepted and unanimously adopted
Resolued, That this Convention proceed to
appoint nominating Committee, consisting Of
two from each town in the County, to be ap-
pointed by their respective towns. to present
candida ties to this Convention and this Com
nlttee are authorized to confer in such way as
they may deem advisable, with any Committee
OF other Conventions who may seek such a con-
ference.
On motion the Convention took recess of
fifteen ID nutes to allow the towns to appoint
their nomintlng Committees.
On re-assembling, the following list was read
by the Secretary.
To,un Nominating Committee.
Barre-Ieonard Keith L. G. Whcelock.
B.rlin-R H. Stewart, Theodore Strong.
Worcester-R. Templeton, Cyrus Ferris.
Mddlesex-Benj Scrbner, Jacob Putnam.
Montpelier-A. Keith, N. A. Taylor.
Waterbury-Daniel Hopkins, l.. L. Durant
Cabot-Nathaniel Perry, jr., Joseph Lance.
Waitsficld-Ira Richardson, Theron Jones.
Fayston-Geo. O. Boyce, g. S. Dana
Marshfield-C. Ii. Dwinnell
Moretown-N. r. Spaulding, W. S. Clapp.
Duxbury-H. S. Comings, G. H. Kellogg.
Plainfeld--Dennis Lane, iona Perkins.
East Nj ntpcler-Clark King, A: D. Arms.
Northfield-J. II. circuit, John Gregory
Warren-F A. Wright.
Woodbury-W. B. circuit, Samuel Cree.
Soxbury-W. B. circuit, S. P. circuit.
Calais-Salem Goodenough, Albert Dwlnncll
The chair appointed G. W. Willard, G. J
Gleason, and Harvey Tilden COMMITTEES Of
Resolutions.
On motion voted that each town be entitlc
in the General Nominating Committee, to tw
votes, whether it has two Committee or not
Adjourned till half past l o'clock.
AFTERNOON.
The Convention is still ia session as we 60
press
The Ticket will probably be the same as la'
year, with the exception of Mr. Dillingham; ft
Senator, in place of Mr.. Fullerton, and Home
Nv Helton for States Attorney.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03
Very Latest by Telegram !
4 O'CLOCK y. NJ

More from the Privateer YcH
laws.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03

Flour on the advance.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03

The POETRY OF PoLITICs.-The witty Ex-
Candidate of the Democratic Party of Vermont
for the office of Governor, thus addresses his
successor in the forlorn hope:
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03

Good men have the fewest fears. He has
but one who fears to do wrong. He has a
thousand who has overcome that one.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03

The flag of truce brought from Gen. Johnston
to Gen. Mcdowell is said to be chiefly relative
to the exchange Of prisoners. 1t certainly was
not in connection with the affairs Of State.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-03
Lamollle County Convention.

HE Republicans of Lamoile County are m
WED to meet in Convention at Hydepa1k, on
Thursday, August 18th, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
los the purpose Of nominating candidates fol
County Officers, and doing such other business
a. may be deemed advisable
L. D. NEWTON, } Republican
6. w. HENDEE, Co.
G. S. PARKE, Committee.
johnson, July 20, 1861.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-21
The Massacre OF the innocents.

Who can read the slaughter Of the innocent
women and children in St Louis without a
tear? Who can think Of these helpless and
unoifending or"s of cur own Southern tami-
ly, buteheTed iii cold blood by the foreign
Of LINCOLN, without indescriba-
bic Lorror and rage? We had supposed that
10 Europe alone, where these murderers pro
Tess I. have suffered from despotism, such
atrocities could be committed. 1t seems not
They, the bloody barharans, have intro
dueed them in the land which gave them re-
fuge, as recompense for the kindness tha
sheltered them here. The day Of retributlor
will come. Wretchcs who can murder wo
men and children are hey ond the pale of civ,
ilization, and ought to be hunted down like
vi Id beasts
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HOME GUARD POLIO T. OF
MANCHESTER ORGANIZED.
An OR DIN A n G 4


Concerning ''1he Home Guard Po!ioe " hanGasit.r >
ipGssed by the Trustees Of the Town Of MaEoAehr, on
the 18Th day Of May, 1881
Uhereas, d volunteer company, known az the
"Home Guard, D." organized in this tow u, Tor the
purpose indicated ia its name, in view of exist
ing has rendered Its services to The
town for police duty, TO DO rendered without
charge
/. he IL therefore Ordaissd, That said company,
and such persons may be associated with them
in pursuance of their BY Laws, are hereby con
stituted Police organ iZatl0n, under the style OF
THE Home Guard Police of Manchester, in pur-
suance of the fifth section oI the ordinance now
in force. eutitled IAN ordinance concerning the
police ofth6 town of Manchester. SAID police or
ganization shall have I'd exercise all the police
Town, under the Ordinances theraOf. in common
with said regular police Plnrided, hoceueT, that
| these powers shall exist and be exercised 0aly
when the men regularly detailed for actual
| duty in The night time, or specially In the day
| time, aud under counand OF an olleer tor he
/ occasion according to tho provisions OF the by
| Laws OF said organization hereinafter approved
but this rest ricLinn shall not apply to the ndi-
ydua members OF the Board OF FOllCe establish
| ed by said BY Laws, whose individual authority
| AZ police officers shall continue, whether Oh ac-
| tual duty or not ,
|. So The BY Laws adopted by the Home Guard
| establishing said police organization, and RUB
mitted to the Trustees of tbs town tor approval
| ale hereby approved but the same shall be Sub
iect to future modi hcaion, alteration or repeal by
| ii 9 Trustees of the town.
| So. This ordinance shall be in force from It's
passage and shall continue in force until said or
| gsnzatlon is voluntarily dis banded, unless soon
| er rspea ed. my lS-Jt
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Iineo,n an Ola sece..ieni.t.

The Missouri Republican, Of April ~, thus
proves that LINCOLN is fully committed to the
doctrine of Secession:
ABnAuAx LrScoLy TEAcHxg OF SECESSION
"pHtLosoPHv 1t will probably surprise
Mr. LsncoIn's friends quite As much as we
have been surprised, TO learn that he IL fully
and uneq III yocally committed to the very
"phiiosophy" which he Is now endea oring
to ''crnsh OUT by bringing to bear against its
adherents the whole military power of the
Government. Yet such is the fact.
The following Is An extract from speech
delivered by Abraham Lincoln, (tha same
Lincoln who is now President of the United
States, } in the House of Represen tatiyes, j an
uary IL, .54s. And in order TO enable every
reader TO assure himself of Its uthen ITCHY
we will mention that the speech may he found
IN the Appendix to ths Congressional Globe
of the 30th Congress, DIST SESSION. page 81. -
The following is a literal extract:
ANY people, where, being inclined and
having the power, have the right to rise uI
and shake off the existing government, Hnu
! form n new one that suits them better. TINS
| Is Il most valuable, most sacred rignt-i
| right which, we hope and believe, IL TO iiner
| ate the world. Nor is this right connneu "
| cases in which the whole people OF an e1istL
| government may choose to exercise II. AN
| PORTION of such people that chn' Mas
| revolu tloniza, and make their oteh OF ~ - ~,
of the territory az they inhaoit: hoie 'ni,
| this Il majority Of any portion OF such pooPI'
NAV revoiutiOniZe, put down minority, ii
| termingled with, or near about them, "ut
NAV oppose their movements. Such mlhoIlt,
was precisely the case OF the Iorles o. ,; on.
own Re, CLINTON. II is quality OF reNoiu tiohi
not to 20 by OLD lines. or OLD laws, Out u
break up boil and make new ones"
We may wei let this ''go 10 the country win
ont note or comment. But we must reDiari
th.t the "phiIosophy" here taught legitimate
and iustifi.s the Southern rebellion IN all III
extent On this point there can DE no oepite
What will Mr.. Lincolns friends say TO 1t
For ourselves, we respectfully dissent
We ar, indebted for this precious scrap o
political history to the researches OF tho edito
! of the Watert0wn Union. 1t cannot faii L
nrod nee some little sensation" II is 10 d
hoped Mr.. Lincoln will treat the SUBJECT nor 81
at Icing tn in his message the opening OF Tia
| an suing extra session.
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We doubt whether the history of war shows
finer specimen of military ardor than the
splendid march over the mountains Of our force
at Harper Ferry VIXEN told that the enemy
was at Shepherdstown. Eleven miles i'll two
hours and a half, over mountain country,
through "a terrific thunder and hail storm, in
search of an enemy, certainly shows that the
venture to predict that whenever cur unerring
rifemen do get sight Of a foe. they will make
mark not only upon tie living target, but
deep, indelible and beautiful, upon the page ot
history.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-21

A Proposition TO MAJOR ASDERsoS.-Ne
have been reques ted by one OF our well known
citizens, says the Il. O. Picayune,) to publish
the follow wing note from him TO the late COM
mander of Fort Sumter. 1t will be seen that
the writer does not seek to deprive the other
party to the proposed arrangement, both OF
his money and his property, though he is pro-
REASONABLY engaged i'll a cause that has for its
object the humiliation of the latter's value:
NEW ORLEANS May l6, 1861.
Mai Robt Anderson, late IF Fort Sumter, 5 G..
SIR-You hold my three notes for ~, 800
each with about 81 200 accum ala ted interest,
all due i'll the month OF March, 1867, which
notes were given in part payment OF twenty
nine negroes, purchased OF you IN March, 1860
AS | consider fair play Jewel, L take this
method TO notify You that l will not pay those
notes: but, as l neither seek nor wish an ad-
yantage desire that you return me the notes
and the money paid you, and the negroes shall
be SUI lect TO your order, which you Will find
much improved by kind treatment, since they
came into my possession.
feel justified in giving you and the public
this notice, as l 60 not consider 1t fair play
that should be held 10 pay for the very prop
erty YOU so opportunely dispossessed yourself
Of and now seek TO destroy both their value
and usefulness TO me. l ask no more than to
cancel the sale, restore 10 You your property
and let each ass ume MS original POSITION then
your present efforts may be considered less
| selfish, because at your expense, and not
mine JOHN q. COCKS.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
EDUCATIONAL
VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE

As soon "a the Cadets now In the aeid can.
spared from the duties uIon which they re -
detached, they will return to the In.tItnta -
regular Academic exercises will te resumed -@d
In the meantime, young men Of good ehsrse,..
who desire the advantages OF the niittsrv ~
s,ruc:iou Of the Institution, theoretic AZ III
practical, will be admitted upon presentln. ~
selves 10 the acting superintendent, Major :
CETTCgFIBLD- .
Persons thus admitted will be orgaul,s1 la.
classes for instruction 10 Infantry, artillery 20
cavalry tactics, In geld fortihcati1u strategy Vi
pyrotechny, aud Will be- controlled aad ,,vss, -
by the same regulations which apply TO Tada,.
The tiTAt element Ia soldiers iassruction 4. -
learn respect for, and submission to- lawful a.
thority, and no one will be received under 49,,
circumstances who Is not willing TO submit 10 NJ ,
control. The tendency OF a state Of war i. t. a.
iuoralizs the soldier. 1t u the hi.h fuucrIng ~
The Virginia Military Destitute to restrain ri
tendency by imparting, as far as Il nay the lus'
flying Influences OF discipline. When ths fr.s
lar Academic exercises are resuynsd the par.gn.
thus admitted to the privilege. OF Cade.s VIII h.
= low ed 10 withdraw, or to continue tae regut.,
course Of the Institute at will, and ia Tie Iaa.a
time no charge will TO made Tor tuition. uspo.t
on admission, -l2o.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-21
Gsn. Lee,

There is not probably in the armies of any
country III the world finer specimen Of the
gentleman and soldier than Gen. LEE. In
bis profession he has no superior, aud when
his preparations and arrangements for the
great struggle GENE to be knowa, it will be
seen that nothing has been left undone which
the utmost Resources Of military genius and
wisdom could suggest His devotion to yir-
ginia is unbounded, and never, since the days
of WASHINGTON, has she had in the field O
nobler and more efficient representative.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-21
Don't Neglect 10 Vote on Thursday.

RrxyspgR that the man who aeglecfs to vote
on Thursday is as much an enemy of Virginia
a.. he man vino votes against her. Go to tho
poll,, il you value the liberty and indepen
deuce of the State-her renown in the past
and her happiness in the future. fou might
as we'll stay away from the battlefield, as stay
nway from the ballot-Lox ON Thursday next.
40 and vote 1t is a duty that no man can
neglect OH any pretenee, and that no man Will
neglect who loves the State which gives him a
home, and shelter, and protection.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-21

CRors IN TFxAs.-The Bolton CTexasJ
independent, Of the 4th inst, says: -" heat
is being harvested this week, and will con-
tinue until finished. Never was there such u
vast amount of grain in Texas. Oats ard
barley are in fair way to make the largest
Weld we ever saw. Corn will now be made
without additional rain, but we are certain OF
showers after this. Providence has indeed
favored Us with his bountiful smiles, and as
Christian people we should feel truly CRATE
FIJI -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-21
Gerrett Davis snstructing Virginia

a friend has sent us a hand-blIi, exclusively
circulated in Western Virginia, purporting to
be written by GERRErr DAVIS, of kentucky,
in which that person undertakes TO give his
opinion and advice as to what the honor of
Virginia and Kentucky demand. Let him
give his advice to those who ark it, Of whom
there are not many, we venture to say, in
Kentucky, and none at all, except CARLILE &
Co., in Virginia.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-05-21
berkeley Patriots.

A correspondent suggests to those patriots
Of Berkeley who lately met in Mar'insburg,
that they swap farms with some of the patri-
otto citizens Of Maryland. The change would
be agreeable to all parties in the State. MIR.
JAxsEY has very promptly declined their
nomination.