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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

of your personal acquaintance, was, dur
ing year, member, Of your congregation,
and take this opportunity Of gratefully ae-
knowledging my Indebtedness to your teach
ings.
Your letter would have been earlier an
swered, had not pressing duties too fully
occupied my time.
Believe me- Sir very truly, your obliged
and obedient servant, d. HUNTER.
i. S.-Ncne Of the eart fully fostered de-
lusions by which Slavery has sustained Il
! self 1t the North is more absured than the
bugbear Of q general migration Of negroes
TO the North" as a necessary sequence OF
emancipation. So far is this from being the
fact, that although it is well known that /
give passes North to all negroes asking
them, not more than dozen have applied
to ask for such passes since my arrival here,
their local attachments being apparently
much stronger than with the white race
NY experience leaves me 10 believe that
the exact reverse of the received opinion
on this subject would form the rule, and that
nearly ii not quite all the negroes of the
North would migrate South whenever they
shalt be at liberty to do SO without fear OF
the auction-bock. Sincerely, d. ii.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

CHEEKY.--We understand that Hiram
Atkins, the editor of that copper-headed'
sheet, the Bellows Falls Aygus, had the i'm
pudence to solicit the post of Secretary OF
the patriotic mass meeting at Bellows Falls,
on Tuesday, but the meeting refused to dir
ty the cause by any such appointment.
Some of these copper-heads wish to escape
the just odium that attaches TO their daily
ut,erance of REASONABLE sentiments by APP
pearing in public as eminently patriotic and
liberal But these things won't 60 down.
Their spasmodic attempt at appearing de-
Gently patriotic are more than neturalized
by their daily walk and conversation"
which is hostile to the government and the
holy cause in which il is engaged.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

COUNTY CoNyENTioNs.-ln all the
Counties of the State, as far as we have
seen, Union conventions have been, or are
ers. The calls are generally made jointly,
by the Republican and Union committee.
In Washington county, the three commit
tees, Union, Republican, and Democratic,
all sign one call.
How is it in Caledonia County? Will
not the two Committees join in call, the
people meet together, and nominate good
Union ticket? 1t ems to us this is the pa
triotic course, these times.-NorM Star, July
10.
We can see no objection to such move
ment-let the Committees uni.e, and let us
have Union convention Caiedonian.
Of the above papers one is the democrat
ic, and the other the republican paper of
Caledonian County. We copy the para
graphs to show the difference in The state Of
feeling up in the north part of the state,
from that which exists down here. Here
under the pretense and name of democracy,
we are talked TO about the black republi-
can party" "the democratic party" and
every effort which these disloyal men can
do, is made TO create patizan warfare
and thus divide the Union strength and
give moral aid to the rebellion. Away with
your old parties. We don't wish to hear
ever their names pronounced in the presen,
darness which now broods over the country.
When you hear a man prating about mere
party, set him down at once as disorgan-
izer and no friend to the cause of our coun-
try.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

made so much progress when disco,
that any attempt TO save the buildin, N
have been utterly vain. The OWN
house owned by Sherman & IIougb,o, Y,
occupied by Nj. d. Bishop and MIS- SIX
adjoining the same, was almost imme1.'
in flames, and although the utmost A..
tons were made by the citizens 10 saw.
goods, such was the progress of the a,,
considerable many were consumed h
fire very soon communicated 10 the b0,s
ing house owned by M. Sanford ma !
Amidon, and occupied by d. p. Carnon,'
Jr., and a large barn and dwelling house |.
longing to M. Sanford, the latter bein, !,
eupied BY A. s. Thayer, which toosl.
with part Of their contents, were to,,1
consumed. The unoccupied dwelling han.
belonging to VIM. A. Hopkins, was sOO0 !.
fire, but was finally saved, though en-.
what damaged. The dwelling house a..
and barn of NJ. NJ. Houghton were n J.
most imminent danger, but were saved =,
still bear unmistakable marks Of hoa
ordeal which they have passed throuob
here was considerable Of breeze Il.
the northwest at the time. which hurlpaa.|
burning shingles in large quantities upou 4,
buildings, the whole length of the yilL,,
and had it not been for the rain that /
fallen during the day almost our entire !;
lage would probably have been burned I
There was small insurance on the dweG.
house and barn Of S. s H., and also on i.
dwelling house Of Nj. Sanford---none on i,
other buildings.
The fire was undoubtedly the work d II
incendary and one man was arrested i
that offence on the lIth, and after an ex,a
nation before Justice Stone, in defauh
$1,000 bail, committed to Jail at Benin,
ton.-- Bennington Banner.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08
From the Manchester journal.

" This drgus is the fellow who has been
under process for two or three years for
grossly viifying one of onr most worthy
citizens, the late Maj. Atwater, of Benning-
ton. This is the fellow who is under bonds
for publishing an article so obscene as would
disgrace the vilest prostitute. This is the
fellow who since the beginning of the re-
bellion has lent his sympathies and influ-
enee, so FAR as he dare, in favor of the reb.
els, and who was one of the prime movers
and main spokes Of the late secession con.
vention at Bellows Falls"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

AN ANGELIC "SLAYE-C&TenER.'- ln
Genesis, 10th chapter and 9th verse, we
read -
And the angel ofihe Lord said Return
TO thy mistress and submit 10 hsr bonds
Chicago Times,
All. yes; Abraham. Hagar's master, was
loyal man and believed in the "entorce-
ment of the laws" The book Of Exodus
on the other hand, tells us that Moses, the
servant Of the Lord, abducted over 5000
600 slaves from an obdurate, stiff-necked
old Rebel named Pharaoh, after he had pol
uted him with frogs, bit him with vermin,
stung him with bois and pelted him with
hailstoaes, and when the old secessionist iri-
ed to chase them, the Lord opened the Red
Sea and told them to skedaddle. --Nasheiae
Union.
Just see the difference in spirit of the a.
bove two papers. The first is from north
ern half secesh sheet, while the other is a
Union paper printed at Nashville Tennes-
see
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To c. B. Eddy, and others.
%@Nt
L. KIRKLAND.

DEATH OF AN UNKNOWN SoLpIER.-
On the 9TH of july Charles Martin, a sol
der, died at College Hospital, Long Island.
Tie was brought to the hospital in such fee
bic condition from the effects of mortifica-
lion Of a wound in tire thigh, caused by a
fragment of she'll, in one of the recent bat.
ties before Richmond, that he was only able
TO give his name and tile word "Vermont.
He had no knapsack or effects of any kind
with hin, aud nothing by which his friends,
regiment OF place OF residence could be
known.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

SECEsHERs IN TRoUBLE.-When the
Kentucky guerrillas invaded Indiana and
took possession Of the town of Newburg.
they were welcomed by thirteen of the cili-
zens, who assisted them in their robberies
of Union men, and every one of the thir-
teen was Bright democrat. Two of these
home traitors we're shot down in the streets
by the Judgment citizens after the fight Of
the guerrillas four of them fed, and have
probably gone South to join their friends
in the rebel army, and seven are in Jail
awaiting trial for treason. Several other
Bright democrats have left the country since
the affair, thinking to find more congenial
society in the South. Two of the men in
Jail are the democratic candidates for rep
resentative and surveyor, another Of them
is the author of the platform adopted by the
Bright county convention. These facts are
revelation, and they show us what we
may expect of those democrats who talk a.
reasonably as they dare. If jeff Davi.
should invade the North they would vel
come him with open arms, as the Newbure
traiters did. Let real democrats, who Low,
their country and their honor, beware of al
such miserable allies Of the rebels.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08
BRATTLEBoRo, Aug. a. 1s6:

ina iLEboaO, aug. Il, iCUS.
Gentlemen After an absence from
home of two weeks, find on my return
your favor of the 23d ult., inviting me to
attend ''mass meeting" at your place on
the 29th, to aid in securing enlistments for
the 10th and 18th Vermont regiments"
| regret exceedingly that | was unable to
accept your invitation. We are engaged in
a struggle for our existence as nation
and | hold it TO be my duty, as well as that
Of every man, to do all in my power, 5y
voice and vote, time and money, to support
the constitution which our fathers gave us
| hold every man who is on the side of the
constitution my friend-every one opposed
TO it, my enemy. Hoping that your noble
efforts have been attended with their wei
mented success, l am, very truly,
Yours in the cause.
Z. KIRKLAND.
/ To G. r. Eddv and otbars
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

The Bellows Falls secessionists in their
efforts TO sustain themselves in their dam
nable treason, deay that their is any such
feeling in other parts Of the state toward
them, as we have represented, and we there
fore give a few extracts from the many
which constantly appear in the press and
otherwise. We take those from recent date,
though any quantity could be taken from
various sources, since the war began -
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

The democrats in some towns are show.
ing their secession proclivities, or their COW.
ardice, by squirming in the most ludicrou;
manner under the enrolment now going for.
ward. Great, athletic men, with fists a:
large as a leg Of mutton men who have al
ways been considered fighting characters or
the democratic side, bullying, rampant
stout, rcn-palmed fellows, doing two DAYS
work in one, are now employing all posi-
bic means to procure surgeons certificate.
Of inability 10 perform military Duly
Springfield R,pabiscan.
We Object to the above only because i
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

PRoMoTIoNs.-Capt John X. Lewis of
Co. ], 9th Vermont Regiment, has been
promoted to Major Of said regiment, 10 fill
the vacancy occasioned by the resignation OF
Major r diieId Proctor LIST Lieutenant
George b. French Of Co. c, 4th Vermont
Regiment has been appointed Adjutant of
said regiment, TO gu the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation Of Adjutant John Faxon.
Adiuiant French, is son of Judge French
Of Cavendisa, and very worthy young
man.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

THE Vermont CAVALRY AT WoRK.-
Two hundred of the Third New York Cav
airy, and three hundred of the FIRST Yer
mont, went on reconnaissance from Culpep-
per Court House to Orange Court House,
seventeen miles. They left at three O'Clock,
p. NJ, on Saturday, and camped at night
near Raccoon Ford. Early next morning
the march was resumed, our forces driving
in the enemy's pickets. About one o'clock.
while marching into the town, they were at
tackled by the enemy, about 500 strong, sur
rounding our forces on every side. After
half an hours severe fighting, cur forces
drove them from tire town, killing 80 or 40
Twenty-Five Of their dead were living In the
streets. There were ffiy-one wounded and
foffy-three taken prisoners, among them one
Major, two Captains. and two Lieutenants
The Union forces were commanded by Brig
J Gen. Crawford in person. The enemy were
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08
From the MANCHESTER Journal.

SNAKES IN THE GRAss.-That we have
few such creatures in our midst there can
be no doubt! They are chiefly engaged for
the present in sending very poor and very
contemplate letters to most contemplate
and traitorous newspaper, viz the Bellows
Falls argus.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

of Ashby's Cavalry, Col. Robinson, Co. G
and Co. II Of the Fifth New York Cavalry,
captured nearly the whole Of them. Many
OF the prisoners we're badly wounded by
sabre-cuts. The Major would not surrender,
when he was struck terrible blow on top
Of his head. The prisoners are now in Gull
pepper Court House. The enemy had every
advantage over MS.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

and made the speech of the evening. II
was an able and most patriotic effort. lie
handled treason in most seathinc manner,
and showed how good democrats were being
deceived and led away from the support Ct
the government under the false cry OF keep
up party organizations Paying his re-
spec,s to the Argus, he showed how that
paper had falsely reported the speeches At
the mass convention held here last week.
1t had reported Col. Stougl,ton as firing a
bomb-shell into the anli-slavery men and
abolitionists. Now what was the truth P
He [ Col. s.. made no allasion whatever to
slavery or abolitionists, and now he would
ask that audience If any such illusions We're
made up in the grove. Cries of No, "
" It's lie" &c. Mr.. S. then denounced
the course of the Argus in the most severe
terms. 1t was disloyal and if it was to
continue in the course it had followed for
the last few weeks, it was the duty of every
loyal man to stop it and withdraw their pat
ronage from il. He approved of the resolu-
tions which had been offered, and he would
not pay his money to support that which
was doing all it could TO create mischief,
and divide loyal men. He also paid his
respects to III. b. Smith, who made speech
in that Hall few weeks since, whom he
characterized in severe terms. Speaking
of the sympahizers with treason in this
place, be denounced them as miserable
pimps, who went about the streets retailing
secondhand damnation.
We only wish we had full report Of bis
speech, just as it was delivered. 1t would
do more good in old Rockingham Than any
thing which has yet occurred There were
passages of real eloquence, and he was fire.
quently interrupted with the most enthusi-
astic applause. He concluded his speech
at quarter past ten o'clock, by offering the
following resolution:
Resotced, That il is the duty of every
American citizen 10 stand by the govern
ment, in all its departments, in this its try
ing hour,--to sustain it to the utmost of his
power in its efforts TO crush out the most
wicked rebellion that any people were ever
cursed with; and we hereby pledge our
selves that we will send forth every able
bodied man, if necessary, TO fight the reb-
els OF the South until the flag of our Union
floats, under the Constitution, over every
inch Of Southern soil. And while we are
assisting the government in the attainment
of that object, we pledge TO the country that
sufficient ability will be left to grapple sue
cessfully with all rebel sympathizers at
home.
Mr.. Sloat moved the adoption of the res
olutions offered by Mr.. Bridgman and Mr..
Stoughton, and, the vote being taken, they
were adopted unanimously.
On motion, it was voted that the Editors
of the Bellows Falls TIMES, and the Brat
tleboro PHOENIX, be requested to publish
the same.
The meeting, which had been very de-
cided success from the beginning, then ad-
journed.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08
state of Vermont.
TREAsURER's OFFICE,
Rutland. July 50. 1862.

NuIIanu, July %, Tow.
Assisnees and others holding orders for
allotted pay of Vermont Volunteers, are
hereby notified that returns for the Second,
Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Regiments,
and the companies of Sharpshooters, for the
months of March and April have been re-
ceived at this office.
also have returns of allotted pay of part
of Co. II. of the Cavalry Regiment for
March, April, May and June, and full re-
turns for these months for all the Cavalry
are expected within two weeks.
j. B. PAGE, State Treasurer.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

&C. We have many communications on
hand--an unusual number-for which it is
impossible for us to find room. They are
worthy Of publication, but such is the state
of the country, that we must give all the
attention possible fer the benefit of the gov
ernment And this we must all do. The
efforts of everybody should now be directed
to the single purpose of doing all we can
for our country, in suppressing the rebellion
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

Bellows Falls is earning bad reputation
by the secession teachings and sympathies
of the Argus, that snappish and snarling
democratic organ.
The above also appeared in the Spring.
field (Mass) Republican, and some other
papers.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

UNION STATE TiuKEr.

81 1t win be well for the people Of
Windham county TO remember the conven.
zion TO be held at Fayetteville next Tues
day. In the present condition Of the coun-
try, we confess to very little feeling as to
political conventions, but the machinery Of
government, in all its parts, must be kept in
motion, and therefore let all who can attend.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

CHEEKY.-It is said that Hiram Atkins.
the editor of the Bellows Falls 4ayus, had
the impudence to solicit the post of Secre-
tary of patriotic mass meeting in that vii
lage or Tuesday last, but the meeting very
properly refused to dirty the cause by any
such appointment. We would as soon think
of Satan sitting at the courts of the Most
High.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

ET Readers of the TIMES! will you
not, each one of you, make immediate ex-
ertions to strengthen our army? 1t is i'm
possible not to see the danger we are in
Too many of us do not appreciate the peril
of our country. Encourage men to enlist,
and cheer them on to the contest.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

i" Rockingham is cursed with larger
number of copper-heads" than any other
town in this county, who have done all that
was IN their power to prevent men from
volunteering in the service oftheir country
-Phenir
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08
Letter from Mr.. Kirkland.

We give the following letter from Mr..
kirkland, Of Brattleboro, as connected with
the proceedings Of the mass convention held
here last week -
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08
Good News.
Another Army Of 800, 200 Called for
they are 10 be DRAFTED

The government is at last waking up to
the crisis. They have finally determined TO
throw upon the south an army which shall
overwhelm the traitors, and put an end to
the war. We regret this had not been done
before. But their is no use in stopping to
tell about that now. Let the whole country
respond. We feel that we shall now soon
see the end of this huge rebellion. This
will make three more regiments to be had
from Vermont, aud if not filled by volunt-
GERS in ten days, drafting win probably com.
mence at that time. The following is the
order from Washington -
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

chactetises the persons named as democrats
They are not democrats bot simply disloyai
men.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

From letters which we constantly re-
ceive, we could also make numerous ex.
tracts. One which we received on Tuesday
from citizen in Windsor County says =
at is really shame and burning dis
grace that the town of Rockingham should
allow such miserable sheet as the Argus
to be published"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-08-08

The Bennington Banner in an article
on northern traitors, and how they denounce
such loyal democrats as Dillingham;, Colby,
Stoughton, &c, says they are called SO
by the
"Aygus for the sole reason that they re-
fuse acquescence to the doctrines of men
like the editor of the Argus, who publicly
declared, through the columns of his paper.
before single blow had been struck in de-
Tense of the Union, that our only hope now
is reconstruction of the Union on the basis
of the Montgomery Convention which was
nothing more or less than giving the gov
eminent over into the clutches of the Davis
oligarchists, even without raising musket
to attest its right and supremacy He dare
not--he cannot deny this---for an examine
ton Of his own files win fully prove it. And
he never has retracted one iota from this
openly-expressed reasonable sentiment.
And yet he presumes to brazenly attack
those who have been his best friends in the
past, because they are not content to follow
in the wake of his pestlential preachings.
-" renegade democrats" he calls them, but
who, when treason is crushed, and party
lines again re-established, if they return to
their old organization, will make such men
as himself take back seat.
Once they were patriots and honest men
with titles of sour own Stoughton," &c.
&c. Now they are renegades" and " alb
olionists." And this all grows out of the
fact that they chose rather TO 90 with a
Union ticket-the voice of the people--in
the formation of which politics were entire
| ly discarded for the good of the country.
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WASHINGTON. Arg. 4.


ORDERED, first, that draft of three hun
dred thousand militia be Immediately called
into the service of the United States to serve
nine months unless sooner discharged. The
Secretary of War will arrange the quota to
the States and establish regulations for the
draft.
Second, that if any State, before the 18th
Of August shall not furnish its quota of the
additional 800 1000 volunteers authorized by
law, the deficiency of volunteers in that
State will also be made up by a special
draft from the militia. The Secretary Of
War will establish regulations for this pur-
pose.
Third, regulations will be prepared by
the War Department and presented to the
President for the object OF securing the pro-
motion OF officers of the army and volunte-
ers for merltorious and distinguished con-
duct, and for preventing the nomination and
appointment in military service of incom-
petent officers. The regulations will also
provide for Kidding the service of such in
competent persons as now hold commissions.
(Signed) +. M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.