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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

The FEELING TOWARDS BUELL.-The
news that Gen. Buell. had been superseded in
his command reached his army on the 25th.-
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette de-
scribes the scene:
"There was no cheering. The emotions of
both officers and men were too deep for cheers.
Each man looked at his neighbor and drew a
deep sigh of relief as though nightmare had
been lifted from his breast. Then, as the
change began to be realized, some shook hands
and congratulated each other, some actually
shed tears of gladness, while everywhere could
be heard the fervid CALCULATIONS "Amen !'-
"Thank God p "Heaven be praisedm Had
it been announced that Richmond had fallen
before our victorious arms, it would not have
created in the minds of the soldiers here, any
thing like the feeling of relief, joy, gratitude
and triumphant exnltation, as did the news
that Buell. was no longer to command them
They looked upon him with the most indie
scribable aversion. When Rosencrans appears
here to assume command, he will be received
with such enthusiasm as seldom greets any
| man, and will find himself at the head Of as
| fine body of troops as ever took the field
| Gen. Rosencrans is well and favorably known
to both the army and the nation and his ap
pointment and Gen. Buelrs removal are uni
versally considered as the most encouraging
events that have happened during the present
year"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06
Concerning Large Armies.

The following facts, culled from the fsldslof
ancient history, may be of some interest at the
present time:
The city of T'hebes had hundred gates,
and could send out at each gate 10000 fight
ing men and 200 chariots-in all 100000 of
men and 1000 chariots.
The army of Trerah, King of Ethiopia con-
sisted of 100000 of men and 300 chariots Of
war. .. .r...s .a ..ae.-H
Sesostris, King of Egypt, led against his
enemies 100000 men, q, 900 cavalry, and
twenty-seven scythe-armed charots. l49l
B. G. s.s-ea
Halnilcar went from Carthage and landed
near Palermo. He had fleet of 2000 ships
and 5000 small vessels, and land force Of
800, 900 men, At the battle in which he was
defeated, 10000 We're slain.
A Roman fleet, led by Reguus against Car
thage. consisted of $50 vessels, with 1000
men, The Carthagenian feet numbered $50
vessels, with 10000 men.
At the battle of Gamma, there We're Of the
| Romans, including allies, $4,000 foot and
6000 horse; of the Carthagenians 10000 foot
and 10000 horse. OF these, 10000 were slain
in all, and 900 taken prisoners more than
half slain.
Hannibal, during his campaign in Italy and
Spain, plundered 400 towns and destroyed
800, 900 persons. a.e
Minus, the Assyrian King, about ZOO
wears b. c., led against the Bactrains his
army, consisting of 100000 foot, 100000
horse, and 10000 charots armed with
scythes.
Italy, little before Hannibal's time, was
able to send into the field nearly one million
of men.
Semiramis employed 100000 men in
building the mighty Babylon. She took
l,0000 900 prisoners at the Indus, and sunk
1000 boats.
Sennacherib lost in single night $4,000
men by the destoying angel.-3d Kings, 10,
35-37.
| A short time after the taking of Babylon
the forces of Cyrus consisted of 60O, 900 foot,
/, 10000 horse, and 20OO chariotS armed with
scvthes.
An army of Cambyses, $4,000 strong, was
buried up in the desert sands of Africa by \
south wind.
When Xerxes arrived at Thermopyla, his
land and sea forces amounted to 264l ,610,
, exclusive of servants, eunuchs, women, suffers,
etc., in all numbering 1888, 800. So says
Herodotus, Plutarch and Isocrates.
The army of Artaxerxes, before the battle of
Cunaxa, amounted to about 100000.
10000 horses and !, 100000 foot fell on the
fatal field of lssus.
When Jerusalem was taken by Titus,
100000 perished in various ways.
The force of Darius at Arbela numbered
g more than 100000. The Persians lost 9O,-
600 men in this battle; Alexander abont 500
! men. Arian says the Persans in this battle
lost 300,000 the Greeks 1900.
The army of Tamerlane is said to have
amounted to 100000, and that of his antag-
f onist, Baazet, | 100000.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

The Daily Chronicle, the new administration
paper started at Washington, is owned by Col
Forney.
Upwards of twenty thousand muskets were
manufactured at the Springfield Armory in
October. rss-a.. r ra ..v.at rA 1g
"A mans boots and shoes get tight by i'm
bibing water, but the man dosen't. I4
--"Have you Goldsmith's Greece:n asked
gentleman, on entering bookstore. "No
sir, but they have some excellent bears oil in
the next door," replied the counter boy.
Rev DR. Ellis of Charlestown, says he can
recall three occasions on which he had wit
tingly and deliberately placed himself outside
the providence of God, in situation wherein
he felt he had even no right to pray! The
first was when he descended into the crater of
Mount Vesuvius the second when he entered
the Mammoth Cave in Kentucky, nine miles
under ground and the third when in Wash
ngton nnder Buchsnan's rule,
--On Saturday evening, sword was pre-
sented to Gen Fremont, by the Germans OF
st Louis. 1t cost one thousand dollars, and
was purchased by subscription, to which no
one was allowed to contribute more than ten
cents. The torchlight demonstration accom-
panying the presentation, was most imposing.
Not less than fifteen thousand persons took
| part in it. A white satin sash, ornamented by
| bust of Gen Fremont in gold, was also pre-
sented by the ladies of the city. @
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

IMPORTANT SUR AGAINST THE SECRETARY
OF THE NAvY.-A Washington dispatch men
tons the following law suit growing out of the
gambling propensities of a paymaster in the
navy
In the Circuit Court, to-day, case of some
interest was decided for the present. 1t was
suit ofDr. Albert ID. Hayden against Sec
retary Gideon Welles, for the recovery of
S27 800 cash seized in September, 1861, on
the plea that it was money belonging to the
Navy Department, and had been lost at faro
playing by Paymaster Gallagher, of the Wash
ington Navy Yard. The plaintiff failing to
prove that the money was received by Secre-
tary Welles, allowed non-suit, in order to
prosecute the claim in another form. Gala
gher's bondsmen have been prosecuted for the
amount of their bail, and they claim that the
money recovered by the government should be
credited on their bonds. The whole amount
Of the defalaction was about $50, 600. Twenty
seven thousand dollars were taken from Hay
den and FIVE thousand were found in Gallagh-
er's private box by his successor, Paymaster
| Upham, and handed over to the government
There was a prosr,'ct that the matter would be
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06
REBEL MOVEMENTS TOWARDS YORKTOWN

REBEL MOVEMENTS TOWARDS YORKTOWN.
Major General Dix, who was at Washington
on Thursday, is strong in the belief that
Longstreet's army is at Petersburgh and is
merely the vanguard of an immense attack to
be made upon his lines, at Yorktown and For
tress Monroe. He considers that the capture
of Suffolk, even with Norfolk thrown in, would
not justify such immense preparations as the
rebels have been making at Petersburgh. His
impression seems to be that while Gen Lee is
amusing Mcclellan by similar rear-guard,
spread over large surface of country, in the
region of Winchester, the main bulk of the
rebel army is being withdrawn down the val
ley, and will be concentrated in front of York
town for the capture of the immense depots Of
stores collected at that point, with the further
object of then marching against Fortress Mon
roe. The General is confident that he can
repel the present force under Longstreet, but is
anxious to be heavily reinforced if he is to be
called upon to fight the whole rebel army.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06
Local and state Items.

A VERMONT GENERAL.-The ST. Paul
Pioneer contains rumor that Hon. Henry
NJ Rice, native of Vermont, and at present
Democratic United States Senator from MIN
nesota, has been appointed TO the command Of
the Military Department of the Northwest,
with the rank of Major General.
GOVERNORS AT BosToN - The Boston
Journal says that Governor Holbrook, Of this
State, was expected in Boston yesterday to
meet the other New England Governors, for
the purpose of comforting with Gen. Banks in
reference to his proposed expedition.
FoUND.-Mrs. Leary, the wife Of Michael
Leary, who was advertised as missing, two
weeks since, was found last week in the woods
near Weathersfeld. When found she was al
most entirely divested of her clothing, and
was otherwise in a sad condition, and has since
died. .. s..w
IRE WARDEN.-Thed Trustees of the Vii
lage of Rutland have appointed Chauncy X.
Williams, Esq, Fire Warden for Ward l, in
place of Harry Brownson, Qurtemaster of
18th Vermont Volunteers.
ORDINATIoN-A S. Barton, of New
Haven, graduate of Middlebury College and
of the Andover Theological Seminary, was or
dained as an Evangelist at New Haven, on
the 29th of October.
EDITORIAL CHANGE.-Rev. E. j. Scott
takes charge of the Vermont Christian Mes
a6ager, as Associate Editor, during the alb
sence of Rev. A. Webster, Chaplain of the
10th Regiment of Vermont Volunteers
DEATH OF A CLERGYMAN.-Rev. A. Ran
kin formerly of Chester, graduate of Middle
bury College died at Danbnry, n. H., October
%, at the age of sixty-six years.
DEATH IN; THEel3TH REGIMENT. W
Brooks of Jericho, a member of Company +
18th Vermont, died in the general hospital a
Washington, Oct. 9th of typhoid fever
Nathaniel Jones, Jr. of Mretowpr lst Lieu
tenant of Company B, died in the hospital ol
the 29th, of the same disease.
REMovED.-The Free Press says that Co
Sawyer of the Ist Vermont Cavalry has bee
removed on charges of incompetency and neg
lect of duty while Major OF the Regiment
We are indebted to our friend j. {
Goodsell of Troy for keg of most delcior
oysters. If those are a sample of what he
furnishing his customers Wv can readily ST
why it is that he commands so large trac
and is so popular with the public.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

TAKE NoTIcE If the Legislature shal
adjourn without authorizing the Governor to
purchase arms for the State, and without ma
king appropriation therefor, the reasonable ex-
pectations of the people will be defeated. Let
the State no longer remain entirely defenceless,
He, who, at the present juncture sings the
songs of peace, is like one who dances upon
the crater of smoking volcano. Why run
any risks
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

VERMONT BRIGADE. "Perley," the spe-
cial Washington correspondent of the Boston
Journal, writes to that paper under date Of
October 30th:
Pennsylvania avenue was to-day literally
covered with armed men, on their way to Vr
ginia. 1t was a brigade of five full regiments
from the Green Mountain State-the 18th,
18th, l4th, 18th and l6th-under the COM
mand of Col Blunt, Acting Brigadier General,
and they presented fine appearance, nearly
every man being able-bodied, and old enough
to do military duty. Vermont is always up
to the mark in military matters.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

WHAT Is THE INFERENCE 2-Vallandig-
ham declared that he should embrace the first
favorable opportunity to introduce rssolu-
ton into the National Congress in favor Of a
peaceable separation of the rebelious States.
The Franklin County Herald, the organ of the
B. B. Smalley Democracy in Vermont, ex-
presses regret at the defeat of Vallandigham
for Congress, and advises the Ohio Democra.
ey TO run him for United States Senator!
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

ExEmPrs.-We notice that the militia bill
recommended by Judge Bennett, for the Com
rmittee of Revision, exempts large number
able-bodied men from military duty,-such as
physicians, deputy sherifs, &C., &c. We
trust the bill whepreported by theMilitary Com
mittee will exempt nobody, unless it be min
listers of the gospel, Judges of the Courts and
Sherifs of the Counties. AL Others should be
made subject to military duty Col. Lincolns
Brigade included.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

DRAFTED BORDER STATE MEN-The
drafted militia Of Maryland will not be requir-
ed to leave the State under any circumstances.
The Secretary of War is known to have made
such an announcement to prominent Balti-
morsan who conversed with him on Saturday
last The conscripts will be placed in garri-
sons and on guard duty within the State lim-
its, and regular enlisted regiments now thus
occupied sent forward into more active service.
1t is possible similar disposition may be
made of the drafted men in all the Southern
aorder States.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06
--Burligh, New York correspondent of the
Boston Journal, writes Of Thurlow Weed:

'The rooms of Mr.. Weed, at the Astor, are
besieged constantly. 1t is a curiosity TO look
on and see who calls for him and on him by
the hour. He has more influence to-day with
the intelligent men of all parties in the coun
try than any other man. Brokers will buy
and sell stock on his judgment, though he
rarely speaks And in nine cases out of ten,
when his judgment is rejected, the party that
rejects has occasion to rue it. | heard lead
ing democrat, one who has worthily held the
hig CHEST Office in our city, say yesterday that he
regarded Mr.. Weed as the leading statesman
of the age He is peculiar man, mild, child
Ike--even in disposition which no excitement
or disaster can rufe-patient in hearing all
that any and has to say, close-mouthed as all
men of infue- "~a "olm all the time as
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

PERILoUs JOURNEY OF EAST TENNESSEE
ASs.-A despatch from Lexington, Ky, Nov
l, says:
"Three hundred recruits from the Third
tennessee regiment reached here to-day from
twenty-five miles beyond Cumberland Gap
without wagons or provisions, with but few
arms, sans shoes, sans hats, sans breeches
sans everything. They marched by nigh
and kept concealed in the forest by day. Dur
ng the journey they ran foul of Gen. Breck
lnridge's rebel encampment, but judiciously
turned aside. They encountered snow ffteer
inches deep in the mountains. This is mas
'esr.y Cumberland Gap retreat through Gener
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

The AGE OF OUR EARTH.-Among the
astounding discoveries Of modern science is
that of the immense periods that have passed
in the gradual formation of the earth. So
vast were the cycles Of the time preceding ev-
en- the appearance of man on the surface OF
our globe, that our own period seems as yes
terdav when compared with the epochs that
have gone before it. Had we only the evil
dence of the deposits of rocks heaped above
each other in regular strata by the slow accu-
mutation of materials, they alone would con
vince us of the long and slow maturing Of
Gods work on earth but when we add tc
these the successive populations OF whose life
this world has been the theater, and whose re-
mains are hidden in the rocks into which the
mud or sand or soil of whatever kind OF
which they lived has hardened in the course o.
time-or the enormous chains of mountains
whose upheaval divided these periods of qul-
ct accumulation by great convulsions-or tht
changes of different nature in the conhgura
tions of our globe, as the sinking OF lands be
meath the ocean, or the gradual rising OF con
tneuts and islands above; or the slow growth
of the coral reefs, those wonderful sea-walks
raised by the little ocean architects whose owl
bodies furnish both the building stones anC
cement that binds them together, and wht
have worked so busily during the long centu
ries that there are extensive countries, noun
tain chains, islands, and long lines of coast
consisting solely of their remains-or tn
countless forests that have grown up, flourish
ed, died, and decayed to fill the storehouses 9
coal that feed the fires of the human race
we consider all these records of the past, tn
intellect fails to grasp a chronology of whicl
our experience furnishes no data, and time tina
lies behind US seems as much an eternity t
our conception as the future that stretches in
definitely before us.-Agassiz.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

The INDIAN WAR OvER.-The Mankato
(Minn. Independent of October 22d gives the
following account of affairs in that country,
from which it would appear that the Indian
war is over:
We left Camp Release, near Lacqui Parle,
on Saturday last, at which time all was quiet,
and no apprehension of further difficulties with
the Indians existed in any quarter. The white
and mixed breed captives, it was thought, had
all or about all reached camp - altogether
probably numbering over 200 prisoners.
There are from $50 to 200 lodges of Sioux
Indians encamped adjoining Col. Sibley-a
considerable number of whom had been identi-
fed by captives and others as participants IN
the several fights and in the murders and out
RACES committed at the agencies and on the
frontier. A drum-head court martial had been
in session some ten days, and was still in prog
ress when we left. Quite number of In
dians had been convicted, and were under SEN
tence to be hanged when we left. New ar
rests were made daily, and we have no doubt
but that the Indian encampment would be
thoroughly purged of all the rascals guilty OF
PARTICIPATION in the outbreak. The number o
Indians was daily increasing by desertion from
Little Grow. On Saturday (the day we left
party we heard estimated as high as 45
| lodges would be in under flag of truce tc
give themselves up for the purpose of saving
| their families. Little Crow, at latest advlces
had been deserted by nearly all his followers
had abandoned his trains, mounted his womer
and children upon horses, and was making
most precipitate flight in the direction of th'
Rocky Mountains. The latest news from hln
was received by Mrs. Higgins, wife of mis-
sionery murdered at Lacqui Parle, fleeing a
above stated. The Indians appear to be thor
oughly subdued, and their only hope nov
seems to be in passing themselves of a
"friends to the whites" and non-participant
in the outbreak. Many admit participation Il
the several fights, but claim to have done s.
through compulsion. In our opinion the wa
is over We do not believe there is an lndial
who would dare raise his hand against whit
man within 200 miles of our most advance
settlement.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06
Total Democratic gain, 1920


Thus states the Herald, Now look at the
truth:
Pennsylvania gave in 1860, for Brecken-
ridge, 1851 for Douglas, l6,765 for Bell,
l2776 total, 208,4l2 We will omit Bells
vote, leaving the Democratic vote at l95, ,636.
This year (l862) according to the same Her
aid printing the above paragraph the Demo
cratic vote is 2l6,536 Here is gain of
&C, 0,94O, which TIE Herald falsihes into 8,9ll.
Ohio gave Douglas, 1877 ,232; Breckenridge,
IL ,4O5; Bell, 1874; omitting Bell, we have
a total Democratic vote of l98,G37. This
year (see the eighth page of the same Heratd)
their vote is 1S4,332. Here is a loss Of
l4,6O5, which The Herald has the impudence
to claim as gaia Of 81 ,S32.
In Indiana Douglas had 500 Breck-
enridge, 1925, and Bell 5000. Omitting
Bell, the Democratic vote is l27,784. In
1862, in all but two counties, the Democratic
vote is I23, $3.50. Adding the two counties as
they voted in 1860, it is l27 ,28d. This shows
an actual loss of 499 votes. Yet The Herald
foolishly calls it a gGja of 38,524.
Iowa is not fully returned, but the fact OF
| the triumphant election of the Union Republi-
can State Ticket, and all their Congressman
| (all but one by the home vote alone), is con,
elusive Lincoln's majority in 1860 was only
l2,487. If there had been any such gains for
the Democracy as The Herald claims, surely
they might have elected Congressman or a
constable some where in the State.
In Maine, by the fullest reports yet printed
(and they reach within thousand of the total
vote for all parties) we have this year Dem
ocratIc vote of SO, $40. The vote in 1860 was
for Douglas, E6 ,693; for Breckenridge, 6,368
for Bell, 2,046. Omitting Bell, the total il
33,06I, leaving gain of 6,4S8,, instead o
TIE Heraid'S 8.643.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

Thomas Stewart, aged ninety-two years,
OF East Newton, Ohio, was private In the
One Hundred and First Ohio regiment, and
took part in the battle of Peryville, where he
was complimented for his bravery and soldier
ly bearing. He has four sons, two grandsoni
and three sons-in-law at present in the army
He was born in ITO, at Litchfeld, Conn
where his father now r"-''
dred os,a -sa
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

President Lincoln, although especially ex-
smptsd by law from having his salary taxed
under the revenue act, has ordered the same
deduction to be made as if tax were imposed.
By this voluntary act, the President pays a
tax of ST ,22O per year, out of his salary.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06

Elias Howe, Jr, whose income is quar-
ter of million year, carries the mail daily
from Washington, seven miles, to the camp Of
the Seventeenth Connecticut regiment in which
he 10 q private
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06
Shall the state purchase Arms.

Putting the question aside as TO whether the
Legislature shall provide for a complete and
thorough organization of the militia, the more
important question still claims attention-Shall
the State remain entirely destitute of arms
II may be well enough to argue that in the
event of foreign war, not unlikely to take
place, before the rebelonls subdued, the sons
of Vermont will be found adequate TO defend
their hearth-stones, without previous military
training, But viii it do To say that they can
do il without arms and military accOutements?
The brayest people may be subdued, even by
weak foe, if they be destitute of the means
OF warfare How is it with Vermont : We
put the question to the Legislature Vermont
has an extensive border upon a foreign nation,
with whom our country may be al war any
time. She has not a single defensive work.
She has not a fort, nor, if she had, has she
cannon to place therein She has not mus
ket, nor knapsack. Why not make provs-
ion for the purchase Of at least $4,000 stand
of arms Every consideration of economy
and prudence require that this precaution
should be taken Should war take place, with
England and France, the foreign supply of arms
would be cut off. Could TIE State then sup
ly herself in case of emergency There Is
great reason to doubt. Let the State be
armed in part, at least, in season. We hope
the Legislature, whatever it may do with the
Militia Laws, will make provision for arming
our citizens in case the emergency shall re-
quire'
NEw MusIc.-Meniam, on Merchants Row
has the following excellent music for SALE
"Oh let me shed one silent tear" Song
with chorus ed lib. Words by Norton musi,
bv Thomas, composer Of the Soldiers Re-
turn"
"l'll be home tomorrow = ballad, by steph
en- C. Foster. A sweet song.
"Beatrce di Fenda :" gem from favor
ite opera, arranged for the Piano Forte, b.
Albert W. Berg.
"Sensanons Sweet felt IN the blood an
along the heart" also Brilliant Variations o
"Annie of the Vale, by Charles Grobe.
."Come IN and Shut the Door, song an
chorous, by Buckley. ..-
Marching Along" the popular Army son
with brilliant variations by Grobe.
"Mother, oh sing me to Rest" with eh'
rus ad lib, composed by Mr.. Keller.
The above are all capital pieces of musi
which, with many others, may be obtained
MeRRIAMs.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-06
A Fool or a Knave.
From he N. Y. Herald, No

FROM We W. ~ hE"u, Nop' l.
The following are the Democratic gains in
the popular vote since 1860, at the recent cleo
tions in the following States: