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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-03-20
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BRATTLE BOROi
THURSDAY, MARCH 90. 1859.
OONS AMENDMENTS.

Tho State Convention for the nomination of
,b;r,oop rorsons TO constitute the Council of
of Censors. met at Burlington on wednesday
Of last week. In the absence of any legitimate
call for such q convention certain newspapers
ex,cmporiscd call which was generally ac-
cepted as satisfactory by the press and the peo-
ple. Under this call twenty-five persons, rep
resenting eight of the fourteen counties in the
State, assembled, nominated ticket and adop-
ted resolutions recommending specific amend
ments TO the Constitution to the favorable con-
sideration of the Council that is to be elected.
The nominations thus made are generally
well enough. Some of them are excellent, the
others fair TO mddling. Taken as a whole it
is ticket that is perhaps as little exceptionoble
as any tina. any convention would make The
resolutions adopted, with the exception of the
limitations affixed to the first, meet with our
hearty concurrence.
As the convention has taken the liberty to
propose work for the Council we will also sug-
gest to that body to take into consideration the
following amendments 10 the Constitution.
lst Biennial elections AMI biennial sessions
of the Legislature; the term of all officers
elected by the people and the Legislature TO be
two years.
2nd. State elections to be held on the Tues
day following the first Monday in November
for State officers, members of the Legislature,
county officers Justices of the Peace, Members
of Congress, and at every other election for
Electors of President ard Vice President of
the United States
Sd. The Legislature 10 convene on the first
Wednesday in January every two years, and
not to be paid fo more than a specified period.
4th. Abrogote that provision of the Consli-
tuition which requires the returning of the bal
lots cast for State officers TO the Legislature
9th. Abolish the office and duties of the
Council Of Censois, and substitute therefor a
provision that amendments to the Constitution
may be proposed by the Legislature and sub
mtled directly to the people.
9th A compilation of the Constitution, the
portions that are rendered obsolete by sub
seouent amendments TO be stricken out, and the
amendments to be inserted in their appropriate
order as part of the text of the Constitution.
If these amendments are made TO the Con-
stituton more than enough will be saved to the
State and the people during one septenary TO
pay the expense of two Constitutional Conven-
tons. AS the item of expense is the only one
that has been urged against such Convention
we think this objection is eflectually disposed
Of Excellent and, to our mind, valid reasons
can be urged why all these proposed changes
should be name.
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"ARrEMAs WARDS" LECTURE.--We see by
our exchanges that "Artemas," who is to lee
ture here next Thursday evening is creating an
immense fjTore wherever he goes. His "ChH-
dren IN The Wood takes beyond anything ever
attempted in the lecture line, and in many
places thousands are turned away unable to
gain admission to hear it. We cut the follow
ing from the Rochester, (N. ~ Democrat:
THE CHILDREN IN THE WooD. The rush of
people to Corinthian Hall last evening, was
fearful. Usually, as our lecture going readers
are aware, there is crowd of some hundreds
clamoring at the doors for admittance, long be-
tore the hour for opening the hall arrives, but
last night the jam exceeded all previous eXpe-
rience OF The kind, and in very few minutes
after the doors were unlocked, every seat was
filled and all the stools and extra seats were
brought into requsiton No space was left
unoccuped, and when every inch of room was
taken up, thousands still remained out of doors
unable to get in. The officers of the association
informed us subsequently, that not far from
five thousand people were turned back, and
went away. The number of single lecture
tick It's, to which sales are limited, were bought
up within ten minutes after the Treasurer took
his place in the office.
OF the lecture which drew such multitude
of our citizens away from their quiet fresides,
we shall not attempt to give any description
whatever. 1t is, in fact, Undesirable, and
must be heard to be appreciated. One thing,
however, struck us as strange. The moving
history of the unfortunate Children in the
Wood, failed 10 elicit from the audience any
expression of sympathetic sorrow. On the con-
trary, the callous-hearted listeners INDUCED IN
the most extravagant bursts OF mernment at
some Of the touching points in the narrative
Indeed, the fate OF these interesting infants
seemed to interest the hut little, for we noticed
that the livelest manifestations of satisfaction
invariably occurred at times when the lecturer
strayed from the main subject of his discourse,
and INDUCED in various moral and philosophi-
cal reflections, suggested by his ihemr.
At the close it was announced by Mr.. LAM
SING that the "Gredt american Sherman" had
consented to lecture a second time in order to
give those who wer" disappointed in securing
admission, an opportunity to crafty their intel
lectual appetites, Prot. GRANT having consent
ed to yield the hall for the occasion. Ihelecture
tonight it should be remembered is out of the
regular course, and is principally designed for
the accomm odution of those who could not get
into the hall last night.
We learn that the famous showman's tour is
likely TO be much more widely extended than
he originally anticipated. He has recently ac-
cepted AN engagement TO exhibit his 'wacks
tggers' and deliver descriptive lectures in a
large numaer of places in New England, and
the provinces of New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia, and will shortly turn his countenance
toward the land Of "d0lcn east
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county has passed by unnoiccd. Of so much
more importance then is an early attention to
to the materials of its carly annals.
The following towns in this county were
chartered by Gov. Wentworth of New Hamp-
shire in the order named: Halifax, May IL,
1850; Marlboro, April 10, and Wilmington,
April 20, 175l Westminster, Nov. 8, and
Rockingham Dec. 2S, 1862 Townshend, June
90, Ilinsdolc (now Vermont Sep. 3, Brattleboro,
Fulham (now Dummerson) and Putney, Dec.
%, 1885 Guford April /, and Grafton April
9, 1854; Stratton, July 80, and Newfane, Nov.
2, l76l. The following we're chartered by New
York or incorporated by Vermont: London
derry, Feb. 80, 1870 Athens, March IL, and
Jamaica and Wardshoro, Nov. I, 1880; Brook
line, Oct. 80, 1889; Wndham, Oct. %, 1906
Dover, Oct. 80, 1910. Somerset and Whiting
ham have no charters, but the town Of Whit
ingham was organized March 80, 1850.
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~ w. Nh1N-A ~ L
LEWIS PRATT, Secretary.

SHoDDY UNIoNIsTs. That is what Mr. Haze
well, in the Ifareller, calls that class of men at
the North whose principal concern about the
rebellion, is, 10 save slavery from harm. He
says:-
"Ihe agony which some people manifest be-
cause they fear slavery may not be preserved
reminds us Of the exclamation of a certain con-
sentative who Aourished in days of yore, ere
the temperance men had begun thei' grand
work. He had been to town to make purcha
SEES, among which was a two gallon jug full to
the cork with the worst rum that could be had
for love (of i) or money and he was return,
ing home, in his wagon, accompanied by biz
wife and three children. Something occurred
that caused the wagon to be upset, splitting al
It's contents right on the verge of a precipice
AS 1t went over, the old gentleman, giving nc
thought to either wife or children, beloved out
-"Saye, oh save the iugw
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A VALUABLE BooK.-We have received
from the Publishers Geo. L. Dix & Co., 20
Washington Street Boston, neat pocket edi-
ton of the Constitution of the United States,
Declaration Of Independence, and Washington's
Farewell Address" bound together in muslin,
printed in fair clear text, and making a most
convenient book for reference in these times
when the principles of the Constitution are Sc
frequently referred to, the truths Of the Declar-
alton are SO often denied-and now by hund.
reds of thousands of rebels in Orms-and the
advice of the Father of his Country is so much
needed TO call his defendants back to their al.
legionce to the Government to whose establish
ment he so much onlributed-Mailed to any
address on receipt of 20 cents, or 8 copies foi
81 90 prepaid.
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Greatly increased facilities are necessary for
freighting grain across the lakes toward the
seaboard. Nearly l4,000,0 900 bushels are now
ready for shipment at the further lake ports,
about two fifths of the amount being at Chi
cago, one fifth at Milwaukee, and the remain
der at Toledo, Detroit, Racine, KenoSha and
minor towns. This vast aggregate will be in
creased before navigation fully opens, to about
100000, furnishin; average cargoes for 1000
lake vessels to begin with.
A married man at Wirsted, having received
charming note from an unknown lady. asking
him to meet her at a certain place on the 9th,
attended at the place designated, and found
the charmer to he his own wife, who had used
this means of testing his fidelity.
They talk of Archbishop Hughes as the
possible successor of Plus lX., whose age is so
great and whose inhrmites are so severe as to
warrant speculation as to the succession to the
triple crown. The American Archbishop could
make as resolute a Pontiti as SiXtus V. himself.
He would be Pontilex Maximus, and nothing
short of il.
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CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIoNs.-We have re-
ceiyed copy of very valuable address on
Clown Crlebrationsj their Hsto ic importance
and Social Advantages, read before the YER
mont Historical Society, at the special meeting
at Burlington, in January last, by Henry Clark,
Esq, of Poultney. The importance of collect
ing and preserving the records pertaining to
the early history of the several towns in this
State, must be obvious to every one of our
citizens and as year after year is suffered to
elapse before the work is attended to the diff
culties attending their collection are rapidly in
creased. The one-hundredth anniversary of
the settlemegt of most Of the towns in this
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costa, many Of them passing over to great
distance. The heavy guns of the Yankee ena-
bled her to lie off out of range and drop her
shells with precision into the batteries. After
firing some time the Yankee and Anacosta
hauled off without being struck. 1t is believed
from the manner in which their shells exploded
in and around the rebel batteries, that some
body was hurt.
A large number of splendid guns have been
secured, which were left by the rebels in their
upper batteries on Friday. The Leslie brought
up from the Evansport battery seven 12.inch
riiled guns, throwing l2s-pound shell. The
breeeh of this gun is banded with steel, and
when the spike in it is removed from the vent
the gun will prove a most valuable acquisition.
There are now two shells and large mass of
mud in the gun, attempts having been made TO
burst it. Cannon of the best description arc
daily being found in the river at the various
batteries, many of which, together with large
amount Of loaded shell, are being brought up
to the Washington navy yard
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-03-20

EXPENSIVE SHor.-The Ericsson iron-plateI
floating battery at Green Point has been armed
with two ll-inch columbiads, which have been
furnished with 400 wrought iron shot, each bali
costing S47 and weighing lS4 pounds. These
balls were made by forging square blocks of
iron at the Novelty Works. then turning them
at the lathe. The cost of the 400 amounts to
SlS,S0O, and their total weight is $4,000
pounds. Cast iron are liable to break in pieces
when fred against thick iron plates, These
wrought iron shots are for smashing through
the sides of such secession floating batteries as
the Merrimac at Norfolk, and Hollins' Tu. tie
at New Orleans. Scientific american.
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GENERAL WAR ORDER, no. ..
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON. March Sth,

NASHlNGTON, March Sth
Order, frst--That the major general com
handing the army of the Potomac proceed
forthwith to organize that part of said army
destined to enter upon active operations, in
Guiding the reserve, but excluding the troops to
be left in the Notifications about Washington,
into four army corps, according to seniority of
rank, as follows First corps TO consist of four
divisions, and to be commanded by Major Cen
eral |. McDowell second corps TO consist of
thu &c divisions, and to be commanded by Brig
adler General L. V. Sumner; third corps to
consist of three divisions and to be command
ed by Brigadier General S. p. Hcintzleman /;
fourth corps to consist of three divisions, and
to be commanded by Bngader General E. L..
Reyes.
Second-That the division now commanded
by the officers above assigned to the commands
of corps shall be embraced in and from a pant
of their respective corps.
Third-lhe forces left for the defense of
Washington will be placed in command of
Brigodier General James Wadsworth. who shall
also be the military governor of the District of
Columbia.
Fourth-This order will be executed with
such prompness and dispatch as not to delay
the commencement Of operations already di-
reeted to be undertaken by the army Of the
Potomac.
Fiill-A fifth army corps. to be commanded
by Major General n. p. Banks, will be formed
from his own and Gen. Shields Cate Gen.
Lander's) division. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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NOTE The Town Clerks of the following
towns have thus far failed to return the vote of
their respective towns to the County Clerk -
Grafton, Gullord, Rockingham, Somerset,
Wardsboro, Wilmington. In the towns re-
turned the vote is as follows; .Goodhue, 104l ;
Pettee, 2S4.
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Previous Reports.
SMELLING THE REBEL BATTERIES.

Com. Foote'S Aotilla got under way at HEX
man at half past five Sunday morning, and
dropped down slowly till about : o'clock, when
the flag ship, being about twenty miles ahead.
and six miles above Island No. TO- discovered
n stern-wheel steamer run out from the shelter
OF point of the Kentucky shore and steam
down the river. -Four shells were thrown after
her, but the distance was too great for effect
At 8 O'Clock the fleet rounded to about three
miles above the island The commander then
ordered three OF the mortar boats into position,
and eight mortars shecd the battery above the
island. The enemy left it several times but re-
turned. They only fired with two guns Our
shells reached the island easily. Cen Pope
has sent dispatches to Com. Foote saying that
his heavy guns command the river so that
neither steamboat nor gunhoat of the enemy
can pass. Firing was heard in the direction of
New Madrid all day, and it is supposed that the
rebel gunboats were trying to force passage.
Seven rebel transports neat island No 10 are
hemmed in. The encampmenl of the enemy is
visible and is supposed to be large enough for
10 900 to 10000 men. The rebels have very
strong positions 46 guns have been counted.
A dispatch from Cairo, Monday evening. SAYS
that the accuracy of the firing by the mortars at
Island No 10, o. Sunday, was fully equal to
previous expectations. The mortar fleet threw
24O shells and the Benton IL. Ii is expected
that one or more of the enemy's works were
reduced on Monday, aud the place closely in
vested. 1t is Thought probable that the rebels
are marching across the neck Of land from the
island to Merriwealher's Landing in the Mis-.
sissippi, only five miles over practicable road,
and below Point Pleasant, the lace where Gen.
Pope has batteries, and that when they are en-
barked on the boats (the smoke of which was
plainly stem ON Sunday, at or near Merrueath-
er's Landing, from the gunboat Bcnion), we
shall find the rebel nest empty and the river
clear Of rebels to Randolph or Fort Pillew.
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IRoN-CLAD VEssELs.-On Friday of last
week Senator Hale introduced bill into the
Senate authorizing the building of an iron-clad
ram and steam gun. boats, and TO complete the
Stevens Battery-for the first opproprioting
81 900, 600, for the second Sl3,000,O00, and
for the third 100000. Wooden vessels Of
war have had their day. They are powerless
before iron clad steamboats,.
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SEAsoNABLE.-From Saturday noon Of last
week to Sunday noon of this the inhabitants Of
this section were treated to another six inches
of hail and snow, rarity that would gladden.
the hearts of our hot secession friends. II ere
it is past the middle of March and more than
three feet of snow on the ground. The pros
poets Of sugar makers are anything but sweet
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-03-20

CoMM1TTED.--In our last we copied para
graph from the Albany argus, giving an ac-
count of the arrest on the 9th inst, of fellow
who gave his name as Fitch, but whose real
name and residence, as gathered from papers in
his possession, was believed to be Jason w,
Rice of Wardsboro. It turned out that the
silver mounted harness he had in his possession
when arrested and which he was offering for sale
at SO, was stolen from Levi Putnam, then Of
Wardsboro but now Of this town. A requis-
iion was made by the Executive of this State
upon the Governor of New York, armed with
which Sheriff Gorham brought the said Rice to
this village last week. He was arraigned be.
fore Charles X. Field ESQ.,, on Thursday oil
last week, when he waived an examination. HI
was held TO answer to the charge at the County
Court in the sum of $3.50, in default of which
he was committed to Jail.
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FowLE.s PILES AND HtMoR CURE,

sure Cure for bleeding, Blind and Itching Plies Scrolua
Salt Rheum, and Diseases Of the skin.
One bottle warranted In all casss II not Dealers
only bottles In thousand returned, were
arnc Fstua. Hundreds Of letters aud certificates ere
the propreors possession which be upon ap-
cation. send for Circular Prepared by HENRY d,
fOWLE Chemist, II Prince St. Boston, sold by all Drug
gsts. Certificates with each bottle Price 81 prr buttle
DwA
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PROCEEDINGS OF TIL STATE CONVBN-
TON TO NOMINATE A TICKET FOR
COUNCIL OF CENSORS.

The Convention met pursuant TO call at the
Town Hall in Burlington, and was called to
order by Geo, II. Bigeow, of Burlington when
Hon. Geo. w. Grandey, of Vergennes, was ap-
pointed President pro tenn, and Lewis Pratt,
of Woodstock, Secretary. On motion, Hon.
Horatio Needham, of Bristol, and Hon. w. IL.
II. Bingham, of Stove, were appointed Vice
Presidents, when on motion the officers pro
tenn, Were constituted the'permancnt officers of
the Convention.
Hon. Thos E. Powers offered the following:
Resolrcd That Committee to nominate a
Board of Council of Censors be appointed by
the delegates of the several counties represen-
ted, equal to the Senatorial representation of
their respe tive counties, and that said Com
mttee report to the Convention as soon as may
he.
On motion of !. b. Bowdish, the proposition
of DR.. Powers was laid upon the table, when
the counties were called after which the Con-
veniion adjourned till o'clock in the after
noon.
The Convention was called to order by the
President, when the resolution Of DIR. Powers
was taken up and unanimously accepted. The
Committee then took a recess after which the
following persons were reported from the sew
eral counties, as nominating Committee:
Ru,land-William A. Burnett.
Windsor-Thomas T. Powers, Lewis Pratt.
Addison-litus b. Gage, Cyrus NJ. Fiske.
Franklin-Iliram Darling, S. c. Noble
Lamoie-J. A. Child.
Chittender-lsaac b. Bowdish, Edwin d.
Mason, Lemuel B. Plalt
Washington 6. W. Collamer, e. W. VIII
lard.
Grand I>le-.A. c. Butler
The Convention a. ain took recess for the
purpose of allowing the Nominating Committee
10 prepare for presentation ticket which was
renortel as inllnMs:
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Our Loss at New Madrid.
CONSERVATION OF THE REBELS.
IMMENSE AMOUNT OF WAR MATERIAL CAP
TURED.

IMMENSE AMOUNT OF WAR MATERIAL CAP
TURED.
Gen. Pope, in his report to Gen. Halleck, in
relation to the victory at New Madrid, says ::
"Our success at New Madrid has been even
greater than reported. twenty-five pieces of
heavy artllery-24- Founders and riied-thirty-
two batteries Of field artillery, an immense guam
tity of fixed ammunition, several thousand
small arms, hundreds of boxes of musket car
tldgcs, three hundred mules, tents for an army
OF 10000 men and an immense quantity of
other property of not less value than million
of dollars, have failed into our hands. The
men only escaped. The enemy's whole force
is demoraized and dispersed in swamp on
the opposite side of the river. The enemy
abandoned their works so hurredly as to leave
all the baggage of the officers and knapsacks oil
the men behind. Their dead were unburod
Their suppors were on their tables and Their
candles were burning in their tents. A furious
thunderstorm which ragged all night enabled
them to get across the river without being dis
covered. Our heavy battery was established
during the night Of the 10Th inst, within SOC
yards of the enemy's works. We opened fire
at daylight on the 18th inst, Just 81 hours
after the guns were delivered to the army at
Cairo. During the whole day on Friday, our
lines were drawn closer around the works OF
the enemy under furious fire of 60 pieces oil
artillery. The fear of an assault upon THEN
works at daylight induced them to flee preci-
pitately during the night. Many prisoners
have heen taken, and the colors of several Ar
kansas regiments. Our loss is about 50 killed
and wounded. Holns was commander Of the
rebel fleet, and Gems MtConn, Stewart and
Gnttt, of the LAM forces. The gunboats went
down the river. Gen Pope has % heavy guns
with two works of the enemy, which command
every point Of the river"
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having been restored health in few weeks by very Sim
pie remedy, after having suffered several years with
lung Affection and that dread disease Consumption
anxious to make known his Fellow sufferers the Of
To all who desire It, he will send copy o. the prescription
used Gree OF chargc with the dtcoas tor preparing ard
using the same which they will and Con-
SUMPTION ASTHMA BRONCHITIS, sc The only object Of the
advertiser in send the Prescription Is 10 benefit the act
ed, and sprea information which he conccNps to be u-
valuable, and he hopes every will Try his remedy
Il will them nothing, aud may prove blessing,
REV. EpMARD A. WILSON,
Wniamsburgh, Kings County, New York.
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GEORGE CAMPBELL of Westminster has re-
Gently purchased in Addison County twenty
two Spanish Merino Ewes for six of which he
making $4,000 for the last. This little item is
of itself an elaborate argument in favor Of the
raising the best breeds of stock, and one
that should be come home fortibly to every
person engaged in stock growing. No farmer
in Vermont can afford to raise poor breed or
quality of animals when so much money can lie
made in raising the best.
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S. w. BuFFuM of Winchester was elected
President of the Cattle Breeders Convention at
the annual meeting thereof in Hartford, on the
9th inst.