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

Falls.
Among the Numerous applications for Office
sent to our Repres entative in Congress, Mr.
Sedgwick, was one from clergyman, asking
MIR. SIS influence to obtain a subordinate clerk
ship in the New York Custom House for his sons
youth he had never had occasion to punish. and
never knew Of his being guilty of falsehood
10 which application Mr.. Sedgwick sent the fol-
lowing capital reply, copy Of which has acci.
dentaIly come into our hands.
SYRACUSE. March, 1861.
My Dear Sir-Tf you have a son who
won't lie nor steal, don't for Gods sake put him
in the New York Custom House He wou III
soon lose those qualities there and get other
HABITS not half so virtuous. Sill if you are in
chned to put temptation in his way instead of
being careful and pTayerful that it may be re-
moved from him. will give him letter, pro-
vidiug any friend Of mine is appointed sCoilec-
tor
Very truly your friend, and the friend Of your
Syracuse Nv. r Journal ~
MILK Mr.. John R Bates will furnish the
inhabitants Of this village with milk at the low
rate of cents quart, for six months. commenc
ing on Monday next Mr. Bates does not de-
pend upon foms Dick and Harry" or ANYBODY
else, 70 sell him milk whercwith to supply his
customers-but furnishes them with milk from
his own cows, kept on his farm, mile or so
north Of the village, consequently his customers
may rely on having a good article, fresh and
pure, We see no reason why Mr.. Bates NAV
not be~as he certainly ought 70 be--largcly pat
ronzed.
We have received a communication Of fault
finding and complaint against the report of the
Common School Anniversary at Middletown."
which appeared in our columns a few weeks
since. The writer complains that that report
was one-sided and partial and moreover that the
meeting itsejs was unfairly got up and managed
We know not who this communication comes
from and therefore cannot use it. Il ia signed
One Who Knows bat before put fishing it we
should waut to know who Is tue one who knows.
CoLLEcTING TIE hEvESrE s.-The Worlds
correspondent says that orders have been made
oot By fle Treasury department aad forwarded
70 the principal cities on the Mississippi and
Ohio rivers. instructing the surveyors of those
ports to apPrai-s all foreign imported goods
which may arrive there without the duty having
been previously collected on them Under pre-,
sent regulations the goods will remain in the
custom houses. These orders are said in some
quarters 10 have the effect Of making those pla-
ces por5 Of entry without any special law of
Congress.
TREASON DEFISED N FLoRIDA-An act
lust passed by the Florida Legislature declar es
that il the event Of any actual collision between
tbe troops Of the late Federal Union and those
IN the employ OF The State Of Florida, it shall he
the duty Of lhe Governor Of the State to make
public proclamation Of the fact and thereafter
tie act Of holding Office under the Federal Gov
ernmenl shalt be declared treason, and the per.
son convicted shall suffer death This act was
approved b. in. Governor Of the State on the
i4th uiuro
i'AAl'> "f now At @T. JOINS. n B-The
Io''''.''. : "A.f+'1 from d letter ttom - John,
n 3D. dated H@F1a "a j., shows saay ON colo
snow
W. hayt. a.I tla most Ia.-i3I ....,.. >fart, eyer
,xprrl.He,5 a.. t.I5 col S., sinner H.. ef,tannent
ihlr. b., ryv. az ...-. -.t.p feet Of -noq an the
leye. and more pr8baAit IL ,,i.l e...r3.,s ei1t
Tee. All communication wt,h The country IS
C1' on rive malls from boston are now due,
them NJ Ier,er - Fre3e- 4,se h oIlole We e5
there although the sixth dav on the wov This
is 4 mail route of eleven hours. In the stredts
OF tnl' ctIy the snow Is II to 10 feet deep, and
tin1, ,s ooCu'I9D yesterday III GET
NORTH GRAxv1rLg I.n1rs, sr,uv.px
We would invite attapt,on ~ tbo adror,;-a,,or.
of Mr.. Dowd. PRINCIPAL oftbis Sen, inar,, which
by which it will be seen that the spmnar TerI,
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