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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-23

1t has suited the purposes Of newspapers rep
resent all the Republicans Ia and out OF Con
gress enemies OF Ges, Mcclellan freeman.
"All the earnest Republicans - Isn't
that putting it rather strongi We know not
what papers the Freeman refers to, but so far
as our observation extends we have not yet
seen one, either Democratic or Republican,
that has made so brood and sweeping an as
sertion respecting the Republicans. That
some Republicans in and out of Congress "
have shown their intense bitterness towards
Gen. Mcclellan, no better proof is needed
than to refer to the files of the Freeman dur
ing the past six or eight months. But now
that Gen. Mcclellan is " face to face with
the enemy" these men are endeavoring to
cover up-and if possible they would wipe
out--their past record against him. But it is
too late, and the attempt is an utter failure.
They may seek to do pennance for past of
fences, but the record stands as evidence
against them.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-23

FoREIGN lNTKRyENTION.-W have to-
day another batch of rumors of the nterven-
ton of France and England in the American
war. We place no sort of reliance upon them
and believe them but re-hash of the former
report, which the secessionists would be glad
to find true. But the present aspect of az
fairs invites no such interference, save it be to
prevent The destruction of rebel property in
which these governments have an especial in
terest. In that case their interference would
be with the rebels only, and not between the
North and South The French Minister at
Washington discredits the reports, but has
received notice from the French consul at
Richmond that the tobacco belonging to the
French government will be destroyed with
other property ON the evacuation of Ri,h ,hmond.
The French government may have feared this,
and taken measures to prevent il. II so, this
probably gives rise to the rumors of ioreign
interveni a.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-23

stitutional duty, for the sake Of pandering to
the prejudices Of friends or foes. Wise will
be the people il they are equally honest to
their own convictions, and look upon the
maintenance Of the Constitution and the I'm
ion as Of paramount importance, and frown
upon all measures not strictly within the let
ter as well as spirit Of the Constitution.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-23
eaatrbmau x Statr journal.
BY 4. p. WALTON.
MONTPELIER. MAY %, 1862.
FROM WASHINGTON.
Annlher Grenl Acf

NAY y. 1862.
To-day, in the House, the bin prohibiting
slavery in territories came up as unfinished
business. After consultation with friends Of
the bill, Mr.. Lovejoy determined to strip
the measure Of all those features which would
subject it to legal criticism and effective op-
position Accordingly he moved substitute
which forbids slavery forever in all Federal
territories now existing, and all which may
be hereafter formed or acquired. This was
in the spirit Of the ordinance Of 1897, which
received the support Of Washington and JeE-
erSon and the other great statesmen Of revolu-
tionary fame. The cotton democrats wore
touched by this evidence Of true conservatism
in the Illinois "abolilionist," as they are
accustomed to call him it removed peg on
which they had hung great expectations, and
down they tumblod. IN Saturday, in
pseudo conservative caucus, (meaniug a eau
Gus for the conservation of slavery.) one Of
these gentlemen had predicted that''in a twelve
month there would not be Republicans enough
in the balls Of Con- ress for a respectable
roll-call." To-day another Of them in his ag-
ony was lugubriously faceiious, and proposed
to christen the bill as "an act to abolish slave
ry and dissolve the Union Just as if the
union is to be preserved, only by extending
the curse Of slavery to virgin territories.-
But that was the old idea Of the cotton poll
ticlans, and the rebellion has not yet knocked
it out of them. Cox of Ohio dem moved to
table the bill as modified by Loyejoy ayes
40, consisting Of representatives Of slave
states and Northern democrats nays ST.
The bill was finally passed, by ayes So, noes
so. The Republicans gave a clean vote for
the bill; but | am sorry to add that a very
few, elected as democrats OF Union m n, who
have usually acted with the Republicans, fail
ed on this bill.
The remainder of the day was spent (in the
House, upon the bill making an appropriation
to pay the bounty due to widows and heirs
of deceased soldiers | mean, Of course, the
volunteers engaged against the rebellion.-
The bill passed, and will tomorrow go to
the Senate
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-23

A Coon MAN GbNE.-Rov Schuyler
Chamberlin, for many years a resident of this
county, and for n few years past Of Crafts
bury, died in that town on Sunday last, after
short illness. Elder Chamberlin was one
of whom our county could boast. As min
lister Of the Gospel ho ranked high among
his Methodist brethern, well as among
those OF other denominations. lie was a
very popular man. aud enjoyed the confidence
of his townsmen to an extraordinary degree,
as evidenced by their preference in ele, ting
him their representative for many years.
Irasburgh Standard l0ih irs
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-23

lV' 1t is now known that Gen. Rains had
the charge OF planting the torpedoes within
the works at Yorktown, with the design of
committing the wholesale murder Of our
troops. This is the same Rains who, as
Lieut.. Col. of the United States Army, mus
tered in the First Vermont Regiment at this
place about one year ago. We thought then
the was the meanest man we had ever seen in
Vermont we know now that he is the most
consummate villain we ever saw anywhere
Rutland Herald.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-23

COLLECTOR FOR New ORLEAHs.-So great
an opposition has been made to the appoint
ment of Mr.. Lathrop as collector for New Or
leans, that the President has Withdrawn his
name.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-23

~ 1t is now stated that the circular, pur-
porting to have come from JEFF. Davis, is a
"sell." We see no reason to doubt its gem
uineness, unless it be its truthfullness.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-05-23

execution, authority being given TO all United States
cours 70 aid 10 making regulations carry out the act
u prohibits the rendition Of fugitive slaves to any own
es but those who have been loyal and provides for
the dismissal Of any military naval officer who shall
assume 70 decide on the validity ofsuch claim
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-28

IMPROVED SLANG.-America is indebted
10 the old world for nearly all its verbal vul'
garism and cant phrases, They are not Amer
icanisms but Europernlsms, What is called
the " nasal drawl," of Yankee land, for ex.
ample, Is gift from Norfolk and Suffolk.
England, where they say eead for end, ke0p
for COW, eOm for out, just as some folks do in
Connecticut and Massachusetts
The old Dutch settlers have supplied US
with ag,od many queer words. For exam
pie. "cO)ky" is u modification Of kOekJe, II
little cake, krulIer' i from the Dutch verb
krWicn, TO curl; "spccG aud appelieeS is u
slight modification Of spek en- appdyss the
name for fried pork and apples among the
llollandgrs; and "boss' is lln improvement
on the Dutch word baas, employer,
10 the MexicaHs We owe several outand
ish phrases, such ~ StGmpeds, chdpdrrdi,
ranch, rlmose, etc, ,hc last being an adapta'
ton Of the verb ramos-li,craiIy, " let II,
70"
But the mother country has furnished
nine.tenths OF the coutents Of our slang 20
cabulNry. To her we are indebted for such
Iingual delicacic, a, "laTup" "mizzle,
'let up "let On" 'yUurn,' herH,' and
"theirn' "Sho-n' is also used IN some
parts Of England, but We have not rs yet in
ported that symbol ol feminine ownership.
Bogus Is another angici,m, IL il, We
believe, the yuigatc for " BJrghcsc," the
name Of tprgcr who Operates" somewhat
extensively across the water about twenty:
five years ago, He passed false tokens aud
counterfeit bills 10 the amount of many thou.
sands, aud hence the term bogus" i, applied
10 whatever Is false aud fraudulent
Upon the whole, it will be as well for our
Anglo-Sax0n cousins to stop ,ieering at Ameri
taui-ms. Nulgarisms, like chickens, are ap,
to go home to roOst, aud nine tcuths of our,
were Matched on the other side Of the Allan,
tie. The worst thai can be said OF US is, that
being OF a liberal and benevolent turn OF mind
we have naturalized some Of the stang Of Eu'
rope as well a. millions Of it, citizens Ner
ior Ledyer.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-28
Administrators Sale of Real Estate.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue Of
" an order OF the county court, within and tor
the county OF Rock Island and state of Illinois,
made and entered Of record by the Judge thereof,
at the December term, a. D. 1861, of said court,
on the Sd day Of January, D. lS62, the under
signed administrator Of the estate OF Robert +.
Shaw, late of the said county, deceased, for the
payment OF debts against SAID estate Will sell at
public autIon, on Saturday, the 9th day OF Feb
ruary, A. d. 1862, between the hours OF ~ o =
clock 4. NJ and . O'Clock p. NJ. of SAID day, at
the front door OF the court house, IN the cry ana
county IF Rock Island. and state aiotesald' the
r,lI,v.ir, described real estate belonging to the
said estate, to wit: Lot eleven ,, and the east
half Of lot ten lO), IN block three 81, IN the lower
or Chicago addition to Rock Island no" cry OF
Rock Island said property TO be sold subject to
utdow,s dover Terms of saie-one half OF the
nnrchasc money in hand, and the remainder in six
months from day OF sale. secured as provided by
law. - 700,
Dated this Sd day Of January, \, D. 1862,
SUSAN J. PERSHlNG, AdmlnlstratrH.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-28
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hundred an" my I-"") '',' r"'''o S''Nc' u''h''
| oI' hul'"''" az" N'''',' '"t' anu WV H"", 'i
Ilitl ir't sontn 10 'l'N'' 'I'it" TWO hui','ieu
ana hiEl2'oh''' "''' 10 '''h'' t"'nrt one nun.
drcd ana -,''nil.'o' IT ana 'hc-u"r''rll 'eet 10
'l' ,'G'"i G'". ';, III WIN
, have and ia hold the same to him the said John
II Webster his heir, and assigns forever, but up
an ropIitiop nevertheless. and in trust Il. fol-
lows to.wit. the said John B. Webster 10 hold
the said property therein conveyed only a. trus-
tee for The following purposes, to.wit. if the
said promi,sory note hclcinbctorc mentioned
shall remain due and unpaid or any part thereof
NJ tLc end of one wear from the date thereof the
,p.tce Shall l., authorized after Giving twenty
! l2ol DAYS notice of the sale, and Of the time
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-28

this provision in the United States con.titu,
ton? II is simply 10 secure 10 the people Of
the different states the right 10 prescribe,
through their proper representatives the
times, places and manner Of holding the cleo
tons Of their senators and representatives
in congress. Suppose for moment that
there should be no Legislature, technically 81
called IN the opposing argument, but that IN
stead thereof, the people should vote directly
as at Athens that n law distric,ing the state
should by any means, be submitted u them
and they should approve IT, would not the oh
ject OF this provision in the constitution d
the United States be secured and attained il
it, very interest aud substance And w0ulC
anyper'on Oi sane mind pretend that the PEG
pie had forfeited this right and privilege be-
cause they have not authorized agents, IN order
that such agents ight be called legislature
to enact the very same law D.;
4 convention, legally assembled for the
purpose aud with power 20 frame the organ
| ic law Of state, Isl legislature within the
meaning Of this particular provision OF th'
constitution Df the United States,
In organizing urw states uut ~ territories
! the convention called for that purpose exer
! escs this power, without any doubt rs L
/ their complete authority 10 DO 50, II is no
exercised from the necessity Of the ease, fl
it would be competent for them to direct ia,
election Of another legislature 10 perform th
/ duty, yet who as,ai.- their act u, being un
constitutional
This convention .a legislature authorized
/ 10 create laws which may abolish other log
lsature. aud whose cnactments, when sane
1 81 IL. L., la,
# the hand. II has power, whether II may
| be cxpcilrnt to exercise it or not, t. change
amend annul, or establish the existing law o
/ the state for instance, in regard practice anc
pleading, evidence, marriage and divorce, Oi
! in regard to any other kindred subject.
It has been suggested, il not argued, in OPP
position to this view, that, although the con
/ ventun may have the power 20 district the
state N the first instance, yet, that it does nD
/ have the power 10 re.di-trict it--that act hay
/ ing been alreriy done by the proper legisa
turc.
But the power to enact laws IN regard Il
lstrictiug the state il u continuing power
II is not exhausted by being once exercised. |
one general assembly should district the state
subsequent general assembly should hay,
power to re-di-trict the state certainty be
fore any elections were held in the districts
profanity at any time. This convention, be
ing u Legislature within the meaning Of tn,
constitution Of the United States. and being
superior IN power, IN the act Of making laws,
to any ordinary legislature may, at least, DO
in changing or abrogatIng the acts OF a former
general assembly, what subsequent genera
assembly might do
The cumrIittee have carefully confined
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-28


\ question having been raised, IN the cen
stiutunal convention 81, to the right Of th,
convention to dstric, the state for congress
men, il wa- referred to the judiciary commit
tee which committee is composed Of Mcssrs
Manning. Edwari, Ferry, Thornton
Weigiey, Allen Of williamson Purple. Ful
Ter and Orme
Some two orthroa days after the subject
was referred to the judiciary committee, they
made the following report which, it seems t
US. meets all the objections which have been
urged against the right Of the convention tC
district the state ecopy the report in full,
Us follows
POWER or THE --CuNGRESsIoEAL
ArPuRTIoNMENT.
Mr.. Manning. Mr. President | ask leave
| to make the following communication from the
committee on the judiciary:
The committee on the judiciary, to which
was referred the following resolution
'RsSoIred That the Judiciary committee
be instructed to inquire whether the conyen
ton has the power TO establish districts for
mart IA the cooy~np; ''I' VI '''' '>' """ re-
Have hnJ rho .,ms nrsor c,,.il,...;,.
and haye in.,rnc,od ma ~ aLo ~. "..a
report;
TOO tba ri,mron,inn bn. ~. W 'v v0'''t it
nnly or,,,nan, n.Li',b ,.-,oI ,u';,,. u"
stcnca IF snrb no,rsr -, M "e",,,or .''y gN
tat snrh Nod, /. nrnhihital ,r",, ,',,'" ~
IN, ri. no,vor H., tha nnn.,;,,t,,, &C. ..,
T,5;,ai aIio W ,h'. .t; W we
;inn !. f,nn5 n ma 49, olansa ~ ro,'I
ar,irlo ,rb;,h " ''e'''" y
"Tln tinas nIaras and mo,rarofhold;n.,
eaet;ons f'r ,a T,
Ia. nro..r;bo, oonI ,t,a e. ,ta Ia ,t'
,,.rn,r, u" e"c'' S'@'e ny the legislature
"e,i>Ia,urs p" &C., IT, a. Su.n'n'' '""' /"
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-28
PROBATE NOTICE.


STATE OF ILLINOIS
Rock Island County,
To oil administrators, EXECUTORS and Guqrgjags .
As the Statute Law of this State requires all Ad.
mnstrators and Executors to render an account
OF their administrations at least once in each
year, to the Probate Court and also ut the end Of
two years at iarhest to close the settlement of ns
tates therefore,
Notice rs hereby gtren, to all Administrators OF
estates IN sand County to render account of their
administrations, to and before SAID Probate Court
agreeaby to the requirements of law also Guard
ians OF Wards in like manner in order 10 prevent
the necessity of issuing summons
By order of Court
JOSEPH COMET, Clerk.
Rock Island. Jan. 9th, 1852
ian l4--dw3w.
Register, Independent, and Chronic Des Wes-
ems, please copy three weeks
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-28
A Threat TO Dissolve the Union Twenty
Years Ago.

On tie 2&d Of March, 1913, Il COMPRESSION.
a. manifesto was issued to the people Of the
United States against the annexation Of
Texas. which was then leading issue. In
that document we find the following lnngu.
age:
eve hesitate not to say that annexation,
effected hy any act or proceeding Of the fed
eral government. or any Of It's Departments.
would be identical with dissolution. IL would
be violation ct our national compact, IT. OBJ
iects, designs, and ID" great elementary prin
ciples which entered into it- formation, Of n
character 20 deep and fundamental, and
would be an attempt 10 cntcrizc an InStltu.
ton and power Of nature so unjust IN them
selves. 50 injurious to the interests and ahhDr-
ent to the feelings Of the people Of the free
state. as in our opinion, mt OJRy u,rHGblytO
result IN dsSOiutioR ot The uniOu But
FULLY TO JUSTIFY IT, and We only as
sert that the people Of the free states ought
not to submit To il; but We say with confd.
ence, they ropd MT submit 10 IT,
Thi. wa. signed hy the following abolition
members OF congress John Quincy Adams,
Seth NJ. Gates, VIM, Slalc, VIM, b. Calhoun.
Joshua r. Giddimg-, Sherlock j. Andrews,
Nathaniel BIB ordcn, Tho~, c. Chi;tcnden,
John Mattock,, Christopher Morgan, Joshua
NJ. Howard. Victory Brdecye and Inland
Hall
1t is such men A. the above and their then
supporters, who have been disunionis's for
twenty years, that now have the impotence
to impugn the loyalty of the northern demo
cracy and their fidelity to the union and the
constitution, which has never known shadow
Of turning It Gu Eag
The Chicago Times, in commenting upon
the foregoing, says
The anti-s.aSery party was always dis.
union party until it conceived the possibility
OF carrying presidential election and iuau
guratiug an unti-slavery admiui-'rntiun at
Washington. Aud by the anti slavery parts
we do not mean the GarrisonitcS. None o.
the sgner- Of this address were CARR sonites
We mean the party who COMMENCED the anti
slavery agitation On the question Of the ad
mission OF Missouri in 1890, and renewed i
on the question OF the annexation OF Texas il
lS4I, voted in congress against supplies 70,
carving on the Mexican war, and resisted
the acquisition Of California and other Mexi'
can territory IN 1916, invented the Wilmot
proyi,o in 1871, and betrayed the whig or.
gani1ati0n to abolitionism in 1854. This was
disunion party, we say, until, in the year
last named it conceived the possibility Of
sei2lng upon the federal government and
welding its power against the institutions Of
one.hah the states 1t will De disunion
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-28

Gov. Yates has, at last, turned over to the
United States officers, the furnishing of sup
Pile. for the Illinois troops,in obedience to an
order Of the war department, issued the 10th
Of last December So we suppose there will
be no further use for @. NJ. Gen. Wood and
his horde Of oifce.hoders, and the state will
be saved a pretty round bill Of picking and
.tealings, The people may thank the cons'i.
tutional convention for quickning the move,
and for initiating several other measures
which if carried cut, will save the people
from load Of taxation.
The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1862-01-28
Ruled stamped Envelopes Exclusively
Adopted by the Post ONCE Department
at the Price OF the Inruled.

at tltt l''N VI tiiS
The post office department has issued the
following circular;
1t is desirable to introduce the stamped
envelope as a substitute for the stamp.
The following are some Of the advantages
OF the envelope TO the correspondent:
I,t The use of the stamped envelope is
economical it is furnished to the public nj
the small price Of two mills each, or five for
one cent, exclusive Of the cost Of the stamn
but when the envelope and stamp are procnr.
ed separately, the former Of the same onali
ty as that sold by the governments costs more
than twice as much. BY using the slammed
envelope instead of the stamp, there is yr
tual reduction Of postage Of one half to four
ffths Of a cent on each letter transmitted
through the mails,
Cd. The use of the stamped envelope obvi
ates the.inconvenience and occasional loss to
correspondents, arising from the frequent
neglect to attach the postage stamp to the or
binary envelope the letter in such cases lie
ing detained until the person to whom it is
addressed is notified Of the fact, and the post
age due thereon RENTED
Sd, The black lines incorporated with this
envelope, not only supply great convenience
TO many IN the superscrlpton Of their letters,
IN way to which there can be no objection,
but they also Indicate the proper position on
the envelope fer the address. so as to leave
sufficient blank for the po.t.mark, thereby
avoiding their mutual obliteration. and ensur.
ing the speedy and safe Transmission IF Iatter,
through the mails.
Postmasters are authorized to reca,va
stamped envelopes spoiled in the direction 49,
otherwise at the rates of the stamps which
they bear J in exchange for other slammed
envelopes, upon satisfactory evidence helm
furnished that the former have not been used
to prepay letters, great care being taken to
guard against fraud. Hence, no envelope
claimed to have been mis-drected, is to be
exchanged at the post-ofice Of locality to
which it is addressed.
Spoiled envelopes thus received should be