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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26
Correspondence OF the Freeman.

FIRE AT WEST RAND0Lpn.-Ihis morning ut
five clock the large store building near the
depot, was discovered to be On fire. and in less
than an hour the frame fell, and but mass of
burning ruin marked the spot that but recently
was occupied by number OF tenants. The
basement was occupied by Willard Gray and
Il. Wight. Tue former was extensive dealer
IN stoves and tin ware, the latter grocer. The
first floor above the basement was unoccu pied.
The third floor was occupied by w. ii. Walrous,
dentist, and ny &. X. Chase, tailor, and Z. NJ.
Lille, collins. Above these was the Hall occu-
pied by the Masonic Lodge and the Division Of
Sons OF Temperance. Nothing was saved. Mr..
Gray stock amounted to some $1,000 insured
for about SLIGO There was $1,000 insurance
on the building. MIR. Wight had 10 insurance.
We understand there was no insurance on the
property except the above. Mr.. Wights loss is
about $500. DR.. Watrous' loss $3.50. Mr.
Lille loses about $3.50. Mr.. Chases loss is
about $lOO The Masons $3.50. At one time
the depot Was supposed to be in danger, and At
WAS only through the utmost exertions Of the
cltIzeus that the store Of L. Is. Salisbury was
saved. Had that burned, the business por.
ton Of tho village must have all been destroyed.
Sunday forenoon til, stone school.house East
OF the village, in District No. ~, was destroyed
by fire. JUNIOR.
| W est Randolph, Feb. "a, 1862.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26

The citizens Of Mortified assembled in Howe s
Hall, on the evening Of Washing ton s Birthday,
and held appropriate services in commemorating
the life of the - Father of his Country.'
The following genlamen were appointed the
officers of the evening:
President-JAMEs GOULD.
Vice Prcsideats-E. A. Webb, NJ. NJ. Graves,
B. Porter, d. P. Bradford
Secretary-John Gregory.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
l Singing bv the Mortified Glee Club -
The Father of Freedom.
2. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Cooper.
3. Reading of Washngton's Farewell Ad-
dress, by Rev. L. H. Stone.
i. Singing by the Glee Club WHO would
sever Freedom 5 Shrine.
5. Patriotic remarks were made by Messrs.
Stone, Bradford, Hopkins, Gregory and Carpen-
ter.
Seido1a have we witnessed a more solemn and
interesting meeting than this. Ai seemed to
feel the grandeur Of the occasion, and were
thankful that we had " Washington to look to,
as our great leader in days OF darkness aud
gloom. May God make us faithful to the great
principles enumerated in his Farewell Address.
JOHN GREGORY, Secretary.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26
For County Commissioner,
NELSON A. CHASE.
a DAILY FREEMAN

Will be published at this Office until further
notice Two cdi.ious will be issued, one to I've
ready lor The mail West, and the stages that
leave aionty,elicr in the afternoon, the other in
The morning in season for the morning mails.
Each edition will contain the latest Geographic
news to the time Of going to press.
rhe Terms Will be,
54,o0 Eer year, or 81 90 for three months, to
mail subscribers and those taking tie paper from
the Office.
$500 per year, OR 81 % for three months, to
village subscribers--paper delivered at their
s.-uses or places Of business.
Advertisements inserted on reasonable terms.
Orders are solicited. G. W. WILLARD.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26

of large brain, and strong limb with o,,..
OF grand aims to be secured,now 60 ,s ~,%
The other, a private, Vanwoart. youna W.T.
kind, was in his coffin before d word w,s aa'
ten home Of his illness. His brother va. ".' ,
him, nursed him, waited patiently, and ( Ia
ed to write good news, when sudden, Il.
sick boy died. All mounted, near The ,a ,u
his comrades were. Their captain bv ,Sa;
side. Attention !'---rung out from HI, r l;r.,
uncover" Then from the Chan1,nF ''
mounted aIso-rose the funeral prayer, II,
bearers lifted their collins to the carraoo D'
Draw-sf.bre." Present. sabre ~ ,r]
tie cleaning blades rose, pointing heaveav, r1'
the salute to the dead. " Reverse
and each hilt lay harmless on the arm, "Fo,
waud - Aud we moved their bodies toward.
the cars, to be carried to the weeping fricnIs
at home.
A few hours passed. / had not been fra
minutes in my tent" We are waiting for tbe
Chaplain, y said the captain Of Company B.
Again We mounted to bear to the grave arotb.
err coiarade. A wandoyer for year: with
scarce home III name, no waiting group far
off looked anxious for his coming Or return,
On a gentle slope We buried him, oot far
from camp. Aud with stirrups Ior platform
and Birney's broad shoulders for a pulpit,
spoke briefly to the men, and prayed fare.
well prayer, saying at the close, " OR Father
who art III heaven" Then salute Was ind
i:olu reviewers, and we let HIM there to ,Iee,
to wake no more until the morning reveilIe'
OF the Last Day is sounded.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26
THIRTY.sEYENTH CONGRESS.
HOUSE.

| TtUlDi1y 80
Mr. Blair, of Mo-, called up the Senate blu
to reduce the number OF cavalry regiments. He
said that the number OF such regiments IS seventy
eight, the organization OF some OF when Is IN
perfect, and besides the arms for all of them
cannot conveniently be procured. Complete re-
giments can be made up by the pending bill.
The House amended the bill 50 to reduce
the number of cavalry regiments to fifty instead
Of forty rs proposed by the Senate The officers
and enlisted men necessarily to be discharged
by the reduction, to receive three months tull
pay in addition to the allowances precrlbed by
Law all the otfairs of the cavalry to be examln-
eli by board of officers Us to fitness, We. The
bill passed
Mr.. Blair, from Mo-, from military commit
tee reported bill authorizing the employment OF
engineer volunteers, one company to a brigade !;
ordered to be printed also a bill establishing
AN ADDITIONAL article OF war for the Government
OF the United States army. All officers OF the
military service are prohibited from using any
Of the forces under their respective commands
for the purpose Of returning tuglt'es from ser
vice or labor, and any officer found guilty by
court martial Of violating this article shall be
| dismissed from service.
| MIR. Brig ham moved an amendment 50 us to
include not only officers but any person IN the
naval or military service OF the United States.
| Mr.. Mallory looked upon this as au effort to
! repeal the fugitive slave law and as ii denial 10
the states to cl;lim their property. lie moved
| the postponcment Of the bill.
| Mir Blair Of Mass, Thought officers could De
engaged in better business than returning tugi-
! tive slaves.
Mr.. Wicklts mentioned the fact that after
the caplure OF Fort Done!=on, Gen. Grant caused
twelve slaves forced into the rebel service from
Kentucky to be returned to their masters. Did
J the proposition pending prohibit the Govern
n.ent lron retaining SUCH property
i MIR. Grller approved the bili, looking upon 1t
us an indirect way vi repeating the fugitive
| slave law.
MIR. Brigham replied that the bill was intend
ed to contine officers to their Legitimate duties
and prohibit hem from interfering with the CIV
| il law. Such practices should not be tOle. ated
Tor single molent by the American people
The question Tor I,ostponing the bill till the
first Wednesday, i'll March was disagreed 10, Il
against -.
The main question was ordered, when Mr.
johnson moved to adjourn rejected ii against
IS.
Mr.. Brigham introduced an amendment,
which was agreed to, prohibiting any person
connected with the army ands navy from return
iDsstugitlve slaves.
Mr.. CritJenden wished to occupy two minute
in remarks, but MIR. Lovejoy persisted in nls OBJ
lection, unanimous consent being necessary
for further debate.
Mr.. Steel objected to the third reading Of
the bill, Oh the ground that il had not been en-
crossed.
Several Intellectual motions were made to adj
journ by the opponents of the bill.
The bill was finally passed as follows: yeas
SO, nays A.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26

yisional gives place TO the rermanent govern
ment After Il series of successes and victories
which covered our arms with glory, we nave re-
Gently met with serious disasters. but In t"e
heart Of y people resolved TO be free these d'sas
tiers tend but to stimulate to Increased resis'
lance.
Davis then urges emulation Of the her' lo Dc
voticn of the revolution, and closes by an APP
peal to the Almighty, &c.
The inaugural ceremony took place at the
foot Of the Washington monument
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26
Jeff Davis Inaugural.

jeff Davis has cffrontery, and!s generally sup
posed to stick at nothing in the way of asser-
tions, to give his cause decent appearance either
at home or abroad. His recent message is emil
nent in its exhibition of this trait of his. Take,
for instance, this statement respecting the de-
ligh,!ul state of peace that must ever exist III
the blessed slavery Confederacy:
Wars Of conquest they cannot wage, because
The Constitution of the Confederacy admits free
coerclve association. Civil war there cannot
be between States held together by their Volt
ton only
How is it with the war which they have been
vaging in Kentucky and Missouri? If those
were not wars for conquest, what were they for?
Neither of these States has by any expression
Of the popular vote, cast its fortunes with the
Southern Conlederacy, but has persistently re-
fused to do 50, and, in the case of Kentucky, by
an l'nucnso majority Of the people. Or if jeff
prefers, according to his logic, to treat them It's
members Of his Confederacy, how can he have
me impudence to pretend that no attempt has
been made to mold them against their will? Yet
1t is by just such stupendous and brazen lying
US this, that rebellion has been stimulated to its
present proportions, and it can only be kept to-
gelher by continuance of the same process
However, there is some consolation in knowing
that the armies of the Republic are fast sweep
ing away these refugees of lies.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26

Council OF CENsoRs The Rutland Herald
has issued call for convention to nomi-
nate council of censors, at Burllnstcn the
18th proximo. The call in other respects is
similar to the one in the FREEMAN. We shall
!st ours stand until we get an expression from
the press generally, though we are willing to
make any compromise with the Herald that in
wolves no sacrifice Of principle. We suggested
Montpelier US the place for holding the Conven-
ton, because we thought it was AS easy Of &C.
cess as any other locality. And as to the time,
we think the sooner it can be held, with
proper notice, the better.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26

The abandonment Of Nashville by the rebel
troops, and Their ilovemcnt back to Murlrees
boru Indicate that their Generals have had all
tho experience they care for at present, Of the
sunboats aid mortar boats Oh the Cumberland
There are two lines f railroad connecting Nash.
vile with the main line from Memphis to Rich
mond, one cutting that road at Decatur, and
The other through Murfreesboro' to Stevenson in
Northern Alabama. BY this move Of the rebels,
on the most Eastery of these lines, it is appar-
ent that they intood, if possible, to keep them
selves in connection with Richmond, whatever
may be the fate Of Memphis and their Western
lines of defcnces.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26

We have received from the Publishers, Geo.
L. Dix &c.,, 20 Washington Street Boston, a
aeat pocket edition of the" Constitution OF the
United States, Declaration Of Independence,
and Wa.hinglons Farewell Address" bound
together in muslin, printed in lair clear text,
and making .nost convenient book for refer
ence in these times when the principles OF the
Constitution are 50 frequently referred to, the
truths Of the Declaration are 50 often denied
and now by hundreds of thonsan Is OF rebels in
arms-and the advice Of the Father OF his Cv.A
try is 50 much needed to call his descendants
back to their allegiance to the Government to
whose establishment he 81 much con5ri,l ted -
Mailed to any address On receipt Of % cents,
or copies Tor 81 90 prepaid.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26
Council Of CeNsors.
CALL FOR a CONVENTION

CALL FOR a CONVENTION.
Tho Freemcn of Vermont, irrespective Of party
names or party associations, are requested 20
meet in Mass Convention. at the Viliagc Hall
in Montpelier, on the 9th day Of March, 1862,
at II o'clock in the forenoon, to nominate q.
ticket Tor Council of Ccnsors, to be supported
at the ensuing election on the fourth Wednesday
OF March next.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26

:. Tom. Why don't you drop in and take tea
with US some time My wife would be pleaSeu
to have YOU" Well, Dick, | seldom ~ .
visiting, for think that if find better fare "
will make me discontinued at home, and II "
should be any Ioo,er, i'll wouldn't b. much u
an object"
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26

Tom presented his bill to neishbor Joe lot
service rendered. The latter Looked at 1t, ahu
expressed much surprise ut the amount. WY
Tom, 1t strikes me that you have made ou,
pretty round bill here, - I'm sensible
it's round one" said Tom, "and came "
you tor thepurpose Of getting it squared
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26

The official returns show 32l killed, iC0'
wounded, and $50 missing in Gen. McCle'na''
division ut Fort DoneIson.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26

The rebel Gen. Buckper has been ARRESTED "a
warrant issued by Justice Catron, and .ak'"
To Kentucky, where he will bc tried for trtlsv'
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26

The Treasury not, bill has at last taken a
form in which it has passed both Houses Of Con-
sress.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26
FRANCE.

M. Hautefeuile, the we'll know writer on M
ternalional law, urges in the Rerue ConieMD'
rar,ne the meeting of congress to settle rsnH
OF beligcreat, al sea, and the formation u Il
league ot armed neutrality to protec. the com
mefce OF neutral powers in the event Of mar
time war
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-26

The report that Secretary Stanton had an at
tack Vt vertigo last week has been contradicted.
The country will be rejolced to learn that his
health is very good
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" All Chaplain, is that you ?" said wild.
o" son. WHO lay sick OF II fever. How are
you ms mornlng?" and | thought Of the
words his mother said, when | caIIod nv ho.
a few weeks since. He is good bow II T
say It," TO which [ then, Us now, add =
nearly endorsement. My mind is not 50
co,ec'c' or clear as sometimes" said he
" But, now feel how well it is whom IN
health, to give our thoughts to things that are
pure anu lovely, and 0: good report"
l. will not further sketch the private sco,o.
OF our camp lille among the sick. The vravs
has had its tribute moaey from our ba,SSs 81
i The precious" of home circles far aw. >
lie Wondering in the dust '"' away
Z, 10 front Of our ten, across the way. in ca
H. lay two dead soldiers side bv aida ., ~ Wv.
forms, envolopod in their bluedro,s with v well.
low stripes seemed all too quiet now. Eno
was Sergeant Smith, few days since, a mn mn" n
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-07-04
& Dead Shnt.

a spunky little squib will be found
in our columns, copied from the Register,
published at Point Pleasant His .ex-
perience is not at all ilsingular He says
there are ':poor devils about Point
Pleasant, "who couldn't buy a niger
if they were selling at dollar per
dozen, who are spouting of southern
rights and applying the term Abolition
ist to all loyal men, &c"
But we must protest against the edi-
tor getting offended at this term when
applied to him. He is loyal to the core
And not only at Point Pleasant, but at
every other point, whoever is really loyal
must have that epithetapplied to them,
by the class to whom he refers. Indeed
it is as much badge of loyalty, as the
stars and stripes are of the nationality
ofsour country.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-07-04
Just Right.

The last Kanawha Republican CON
tains the proceedings of a very large
and enthusiastic. Union meeting, held. at
Charleston on the 18th inst. The 1reso-
ylutions are ofthe truest style of uncon-
ditional loyalty Il we had room, we
would liketo publish them in full. 1t
is cheering to see the evident change Of
feeling in the Border States. But for
tthe poor miserable pandering of would
be, conservatives, - a sentiment would
soon grew up there, that would shame
the half-halting sentiment Of many
Union men in the. Free States. But the
leayon is working, and time Will bring
TALL things right.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-07-04
Wont COMPROMISE.

We refer our readers, with peculiar
pleasure, to the correspondence between
the Mayor of Memphis and Col. Slack,
the military commander of that post
It is peculiarly rich. The cool impu-
dence which attempted to give credit to
the reasonable shinplasters Of the rebel
conspirators, by securing the sanction
Of the United States to their circulation
for sixty days, was met by Col. Slack in
the right spirit. The proposition came
a little too late to succeed. While Col.
Fitch occupied the place, he would
probably have compromised with the
traitors on any terms, if he could have
spared time enough from catching
slaves for the rebels. But fortunately
for the country, he was superseded,
and a man with soul in him, stepped
into, the Office in time to save the honor
of the country, and the laboring popu-
lation Of Memphis, from grand
swindie. Read the correspondence
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-07-04

aging. 1t shows that there are thou
sands Of Democrats who cannot be led
into covert treason to their country, by
any arts of theiE former leaders 1t
will De SO everywhere. The masses Of
the party are honest and patriotic,
And hard as it is to give up old party
associations, they will do it just as fast
as they become satisfied Of the use bad
inen are attempting to make of the
name and organization Of the party
And they are learning this every day.
Nobly has Oregon spoken for the
Union.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-07-04

The True Test.

Hon, S. NJ. Breckinridge, recently
made eof the most powerful speeches,
in-the Missouri Consention, which has
been called out by the war. A short
extract, in answer to the question, "who
are Abolitionists," will be found in our
paper. |
The Judge says that the epithet,
''Abolitionist, is the truest test that
can be offered of any mans loyalty. That
the man, whoever he may be, or wherever
found, who is not denounced by the
traitors and their sympathizers, as an
"Abolitionist," may we'll be suspected
of disloyalty to the Union. It is so.
We defy our readers to point to one sol
itary man of all their acquaintances VIII o
is earnestly in favor Of suppressing the
rebellion, and upholding the Govern
ment, who is not denounced as an ''Ab-
olitionist." And on the other hand, we
venture to say, that wherever the man
is found, who has wholly escaped this
charge, that man will be, BY all true
men, whatever their political opinions,
classed with the rebels in their sympa-
thies. Let each of our readers, for their
amusement, if not their instruction,
make the investigation. Judge Breck
inridge is undoubtedly right. He has
given the true test.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-07-04
HOME TESTIMONY.

.GALLlPoLls, o. May 25, 1860.
zDH. g. w RosAck-Dear Sir; Sometime Hast fall
was attacked with the fu and tried all mediclnes,
and attended by several eminent physicians but
received no benefit; passing large quantities OF blood
and becoming alarmed about my case, Il concluded
to try what virtue there might be in celebrated
Scandinavian Remedies After commencing their
use, saw decided Improvement, and continued
them. Fhave ed four bottles of your Blood
Purifier aud two boxes ofyour Pills and L am now
able to attend to my usual employment Feeling
thankful for what your edicines have done for
it is with pleasure that give You this testimonial Of
their good effects upon me, unsolicited upon your
part. Il am yours in gratitude,
20. THOMAS ARLINGTON, JR.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-07-04
Severe. But True.

/, A very schorching criticism upon the
address Of the Democratic members of
Congress will be found on our FIRST page.
There is no credit to the source from
which it came, for the only reason that
we forget from what paper it was taken.
We regret this, but the reasoning Of
the article is just as cogent as if its au-
thor was known. We hope its length
will not deter any one from giving it a
careful perusal. There is more to be
done by the loyal citizens than to fur
nish their sons and their substance. to
subdue the armed rebels in the field
Neither the liberties of the people nor
their safety from the Despotism of tur-
bnlent factions can be secured without
an intelligent understanding of the
schemes of the conspirators against the
Constitution and the Union. When the
people are enabled to see clearly the
perils which lie before them, they will
break the shackels Of party, and in the
name of their country, their own inter
ests, and the hopes of their posterity,
they will strike down, at the ballot box,
those who would use it for the aiding
of their more daring accomplices who
have resorted to arms to accomplish the
same end; and to save the Union from,
whose deadly blows the best blood Of
the land.is made to flow Ike water
The article referred to will help to such
an understanding. let none, therefore,
fail to read and ponder over it well.
Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-07-04
Oregon All Right.

It will be remembered that at the
Presidential election, the four tickets,
headed respectively by Lincoln, Bell,
Douglas and Breckinridge, ran nearly
equal in the State above named, Lin
coin having few more than either of
the others, received the ELECTORAL vote
of the State, although he received but
little more than one fourth of the popu-
lar vote
At the election for Governor, Con-
gresham and State officers, which re-
Gently occurred there, there were but
two parties. The Regular Democratic
party as it called itself, and the
"Union party including the Republi-
cans proper, and all others who cor
daily sustain the Administration in its
efforts to put down the rebellion.
The contest, so far as the Democrats
were concerned, was the bitterest ever
known. They adopted the programme
laid down by the Democratic members
of Congress in their Vallandigham ad
dress, and made the land to ring with
charges of 'sAbottionistsi Nigger-eqpaz-
ity-aduocates! WoO2y-headSt Anaolg@-
n,atioaists, Ger against all men of all
parties, who earnestly sustained the
Government. Reliance was placed upon
the basest appeals to the basest of all
human passions. And if the mass of
the people had been hopelessly stupid
or incurably corrupt, the effort would
have been successful. But happily
they were neither. And the result is
such rebuke to the leaders, as ought
to be warning to the same class in
Ohio.
The najority for the Union ticket is
more than thirty thousand in the State!
When the small population of the State
is considered, this is the most signal de :
feat taat any party ever received in any
State in the Union, where a party
ticket was run. This is truly encour-