Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-04-11
VERMONT ITEMS.

q iobaIu occupying a position lot. iull eight
: months, where he once won victory. Sup
q posing he had stood in the same relation to
the rebel Capital as did Beauregard to Wash
ing on, averring, with wholesale swagger.
q that he would take the city. and disperse the
b Cabinet supposing his position had combn-
ed more natural advantages than any other
military stand point in the country and then
! suppose after all his assumptions. he had ig-
nominiously " fallen back" for q stronger
position soon as prospects Of a battle
presented themselves, when everybody knew
E no stronger hold could be asked for; We
say, supposing Mcclellan had done this,
q what would have been the consequences -
lie would have been secuted at through the
length and breath Of the land. and history
written him either an arrant fool, or most
despicabe traitor, while his enemies would
D. have been wild with Joy, at the confirmation
= Of their sayings. This is just exactly what
Beauregard has been doing and yet the ma
lgners Of Mcclellan dctatch not one iota
from the abilities of the rebel General 70
manage an army. 1t is plain to see through
all this. Ii is easily unrolled. There is a
plan, backed by those whose persistency
) equals their dupIicity, to ruin Mcclellan
They are determined it shall succeed, and if
they arc ioiled il viii be because, as in the
present instance, they overreach themselves.
and their business becomes as transparent as
it is espicable.--Banner.
,. OUR SENAroRs-A Washington cores
pondent Of the Middlebury Register says;
''vcrmonters IN washiugtou take great pride in tho
standing aud position of our Senators in Cougtess-
Senator Coamcr maintains here, as at home the posi-
always listened 90 and respected while Senator Foute,
The President profempore u the Senate always dVnfod
courteous aud ansble forgetting 5r nument tho
dignity ~ the Chamber or the amenities which belong 10
t is not only of the popular but one n the most
influential members Of the Senate both in that body and
SUN the CONTAMINATION u rs rumofcd that De s difin-
cned 90 further acr h present term, but vheth
or this be true otherwise. trust for the interests of
our state and o. It's honor be will be returned without
dissenting vote"
We second the above motion. The Senator
has served his State and country well--to the
entire satisfaction, we believe Of all, and we
can't see how things are to be changed for the
better. We cannot very well spare such men
in these times and that the Honorable SEN
ator will make up his mind to allow the Leg
islature at its next sitting to ticket MIN 70
Washington for another SIX years. We pre-
sumo that there are others in the State who
deem themselves equally competent to occupy
a seat on the floor Of the Senate, and would
like to co. Well. we should like 20 crafty
their patriotic notions, but for various reas ns,
we don't think change now would be advisa-
= be.-BnHmgfoH Banner.
, DHrHgRIA.-We regret to learn that this
fearful disease fingers yet in this and neigh
boring towns. We have just heard Of a
most affective occurrence in the family Of Mr..
Ward bradley Of Wheelock Between Fii-
day evening at o'clock and Monday morn
q ing following, his three sons, all the child
rem he had. died Of this dreadful disease
The two oldest were very bright, promising
boys, and their deaths have spread deep
gloom over that usually healthy neigh hborhnod.
r The affliction 20 the parents is almost insup-
p, portable. The two oldest boys were placed
p in one coffin. and their funeral attended last
Sabbath by large assemblage OF sympathi-
ziny friends.- C1ledoHian.
DlRrcroRs or THE NEW BAvK.- a
meeting OF the stockholders Of the Rutland
County Bank, called for the purpose of elect
q ing Board of Directors, was held yesterday,
and resulted IN the election Of he following
gentlemen: VIM. y. RIPPLE Rutland John
= Miller, Wallingford; James Huntoon. ShreWs-
4 bury Dan b. Bogue Pttsford Horace G.
,, Clark, Rutland. The successful ticket. COM
posed of the above names, received 779 votes /;
: the other received 593.-Butland Hrraid
RUrLAND CouNrY BANK.-From the
, Courjers notice of the election of directors for
- the new bank az Rutland, which was charter
% ed by the Legislature last fall We are led 10
a believe that the object Of the applicants for
= that bank has been practically defeated in the
election of board OF Directors which vrtu-
ally places the new bank under the control OF
the old one.
e lV The correspondent Of the Burlington
hat Hp4
ment is now at farpers Ferry. OF their
s., quarters, he says
e, On our arrival found the village ncsry deserted
d 'cY few poor families remaining Company a D,
houses osng at least 5000 each H. bc house where
10 am writing 'hc basement Is usrd r cIluary purposes
and horse stalls. The drst lo1r up di.ht " ,igh'
Do steps, Is appropriate for the use Of tie horses cntr
L. slmc hiriy statled ou this foot Ny horse viii
four others is 10 ihc iwn palor which Is highly finish
change between our es and saw stables last used and
u these
= t8 Rev. w H. Lord is to repeat his lee
4 ture on "The lessons of Washington's AifC
. in respect to the present state of the County
= at St. Albans on Wedne day evening the l6tf
=, INST. lie Is also soon to repeat IT at w ater'
bury and the Burlington SeHtiai calls upOr
J! the people Of burlington TO request It's delivery
in that place. 1t is valuable an interesting
D., lecture, and will repay the citizens of every
Of town that secure its repetition.
Of On Friday, Mariette, daughter Of Freder
20 lex Eyerson, Of Franklin, VT, girl Of II
IS, years of age went to the sugar bush after he
,, father who happened to be out of sight at thu
Of further part OF the bush, by some accident he
l., clothes took fire. Her father heard her call
n went back to the boiling place, found gar
e. ment there on fire but the girl had ran to thu
Of house about thirty rods distance and was 81
j.. badly burned that she. died in about 81,
Of hosrs,--St Adams Messenger.
WANTED TO VorE.-At the late towr
lie meeting in Pownal disciple Of Republican
v institutions presented himself at the polls L
deposit his suffrage, when he was challenged
n, on the score of his not being of age. Where
r upon he meekly rejoined that if he was no
,l of age he "had wife and child at home,
which brought down the house. That maj
ought to vote, if for nothing else than on thu
,o claim he can set up of usefulness in tn
81 World banner.
6S A RARE ANIMAL.-A few days since Al
40 fred Tyler of Gniliord, shot bay lynx OF
5o Buck Hill in that town, that measured owe