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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

political problem which Calhoun propounded
to himself A Southern Empire was his pole
star. For this he toied and srove with una
bated and unfagging industry, with all the
powers of his gigantic intellect and uncon-
q uerable will. He lived and died an avowed,
and active foe, to the American Union lie
ounningly put forth constitutional heresies to
beguile and distract the people, No assure
in the constitution however small escaped his
penetration, and he had disunon wedge
for every one, wherewth to enlarge IT. The
annexation Of Texas was Calhouns darling
measure. Upon his Titan shoulders was 1t
carried through. For it he labored night
and day, in season and out Of season. lie
neither slumbered nor slept, until the deed
was DONE He omitted no appeal and no
threat calculated to accomplish this object
Why all this zeal and unhagging industry :!
Did this South Carolina disunionst urge the
annexation of Texas as Union or DiSanion
measure? Let the results Of to-day answer
He wanted Texas annexed because it woald
prove an apple of discord between the North
and South, and because in the event Of
attempted dissolution she would be an ally Of
the traitors Has it not turned out as he
expectedp Where is Texas to-day. Migrate
and apostate has she proved herself to be
shifting the hand that fed her in the day o
her calamity Her ungrateful population
goes to swell the disunion armies, which arr
arrayed against the government. 1t is ii
view of this lesson that we express the hops
that our people, when this sad civil war i
over, and the Union is re-established, vii
be contented with their patrimony, and /
there is to be any further augmentation of ou
territorial boundaries that it may not be thu
result of propagandism, but of natural ant
inevitable causes and afinities. HeaveI
grant that we may never be wrecked again
upon this fatal rock. Even the last admins
tration was anxious to pay S200,O00,O00 TO
Cuba! Suppose the purchase had been made
Cuba too, would have been acquired simpl
to aid in the crucifxion of the government
This war will be apt to teach us some lesson
which it will be wise for us not to forget.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31
At one of the late battles Oh

- At one of the late battles Oh ~ =
Peninsula, writes a correspondent, o :.
Sedgwick's horse, splendid anlmah y
shot three times through the BODY 80
dropped, but as soon as the Geneiail oos
off his back got up again, and stoo :sla ,v
ing and waving his head, halt Pilso o, i
half defantly, the blood splrting n oonra
wounds and his TANKS quiverlng W. .aiI
sively. The General took of the s' q
and bride and turned him loose n,
galloped off, bounded over REGIMEN hon.
was lying down, and went back S to DV d
nearly half a mile distant. ! S ,1al,, stOs
tied him UP, and the noble fei Io"d 4,
there till he dropped down oe"''
hours after he was shot.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

The correspondent of the New YOi
York Evening Post at Harrison's bal
states that Gen. McClellan's InfantI
force is now quite equal to what it Wai
before the great battles, and reinforce.
ments are still arriving. General Stevens
brigade from Port Royal has arrived, and
some regiments of the Western army are
expected. This correspondent conjecture;
that an advancement is to be made soon
He speaks OF the arrival of a new suppl
of mining and entrenching tools, which
are not needed to make the present poi
ton secure, as evidence that the opiniOs
OF the Richmond Wing that Gen. McCRI
Ian means to dig his way to the rebe-
capital is substantially correct, Thus The
probability grows stronger that our ARM
will march to Richmond on the line ofth!
river.
The distractions in the river, which
are very strong, and comprise certainly
more than one tier, may be blown up With
the improved apparatus for this work nov
within the control of the Government
The rebels are building above McClelan'
position at Turkey Island Bend, at Cwt'
Neck and Dutch Gap, large and mas'it'
batteries. Our gunboats have been y
on several occasions and driven them from
their work. But the moment the Gun
boats leave the vicinity the men return'
the batteries, and probably by this tint
have them equipped and ready for aCtlV
operations. r.. ..
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31
For the Herald,l
I o 7 II h Lo AL
BIT OLIVE X, PAINE.

While brave aud stricken nation
Iremblss meath the battles cry,
Lo! the Lord OF our salvation
In his might, is marching by.
Hear Him, ohye patriots, heroes
Hear His step upon thewayel
In the shout of gathering armies,
In the death song of the brave.
Hear the laundering cannon, bearing
Witness of his awful power
While the wall OF hearts despairing
Breaks upon his yengeial hour.
See HI, coming, in the teut.ights
Ola thousand waiting oamps
In the homes and hearts, where Freedom
Sights again her blazing lamps
See His promise, writ in brightness,
On the rows OF shining steel;
"In my bosom will keep thee,
All thy wrongs and sorrows heal,n
On to Liberty, ye valiant -
As the life blood giyeR for thee,
Stained the cross TO make earth purer,
Ours must flow 10 make 1t tree
In holy, rich llbati>n ..... ..
From the cup OF sorrow poured
With the truest alteration
VI the sous where grief Is stored
On to Liberty, ye fearless,
Through the flamesthat round thee lie,
Stern the trial, but the furnace
All thy gold shall purify,
God hath spoken, and His mandate
Never bids the hosts retreat,
On His lair and radiant banner
Falls NO hour ofsad defeat,
Though in tears and loss and sorrow
We the crown of Peace obtain,
On our counJryis fair tomorrow
Shall not gather blot or stain.
But our wayin stars shall brighten
In the sun from shore to shore,
Ger glorious ood.bought Nation,
Free, and bleSf forsrerUoys
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

EXPRESSING HIS SENTIMENTs.-A drunk.
en- patriotic sermon was delivered to small
crowd on Saturday morning, by gentleman
from the country who had evidently come
into town very early. The subject matter Of
the speech, so far as we heard, was about as
follows: " If we draft men for'se war, we
draft men for'se was; FIVE list men for's
war,i.we list men for'se war; Administration
unconstitutional; confscatlon's unconstitu
tional niggers unconstitutional tutional
abolition dlstric' Clumby 'stutional les &c
down take glass som'then' constitutional =
and he went down. Bloomington Ponta
graph.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

1t is reported that Hon. Henry j. Ray
mond is about to retire from the editor
ship of the New York Times. His health
for some time past, has been none of the
best, and to escape the constant pressure
upon the mental and physical faculties,
which is the inevitable portion of the edi-
tor of a metropolitan journal, the helm
will be given to hands better able to ham
die it.
So says an exchange paper-but there
is reason to believe that the report is en-
tirely groundless.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31
EY The usually correct army CORES

ca The usually correct army cores
pondent of the New York Times says that
the army of the Potomac will make a
movement before the three hundred thou.
sand men recently called for are mustered
in, and without much further delay. The
soldiers are improving finely, and such is
their spirit that they would hail with de-
light an order to advance.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31
LOCAL MATTERS

VALUABLE MEMrNro, - Mr.. Ed,
Reed, OF the Mass, 2lst Regiment ,,,~'
at Newport News, has sent US riDa "'D'
from piece OF the wood OF the ulor;o,, ,'' y
United States steam frigate Cumh,',. j.
which may be seen at our office.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

the cabinet, and are truly and heartily loyal,
They are only exceptions who have any sym
patty for traitors in arms, or who plead their
cause, and their numbers are constantly di-
minishing.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

They have one of the best kind of
" Home Guards in Wareham, Mass.-the
Volunteer Hoeing Guard, who 90 about in
squads hoeing the gardens of those who are
in their country's service in Dixie, wedding
out the rebels.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

The New York papers state that F. II
Harrington, of the Sd Vermont Regiment
hrs been dismissed the service.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

-" Now mind you,' whispered servaa
girl to her neighbor, I" / don't say as ~ ~
missus drinks but between you and l. w
decanter don't keep full all day"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

AIDING THE ENEMY.-The Petersbul9
(Va,) Express quotes from Chambers sPeeSu'
in the Senate, giving McClellan's strensn
and promises the entire speech the mex
day. ..
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

A young girl of the delicate !, Ss Va nm.
tainted the other day when told Una. i ~
barrels were often exhibited without pree'D''
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

-" I'm particularly uneasy on this POM ~
as the fly said when the boy stuck him OIL w
end of needle. .-,.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

1t is no misfortune for nice young W.
man to lose her good name If nice !O'''
man gives her better.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31

When man wants money or assist
ance, the world is generally kind and very
indulgent, and lets him want.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-31
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.


CAMP SIMEON, Newport News, Va, !
July "a, 1862.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17
Chesapeake Gen. Hospital,
April -, 1862.

The rumor of which | spoke in my last
sheet proved true, The Merrimac made
her visit to us yesterday morning, about
sunrise, or little after. The news soon
spread through the hospital and my Gu
riosity was excited to 60 out and see her.
There she was, sure enough, not three
miles away, with her five children with
her. She evidently did not mean to do
us any mischief, at least she did not do
any. They were about half way from
here to Newport News. One of the rebel
gun boats ran down and took three of our
small craft, without opposition. All
agree in calling it a disgrace to our flag.
The Merrimac kept moving about within
three or four miles of us until three o'clock
P. NJ, when she bid us good bye with
her first shot, which struck about twenty
rods short of one of our gun boats. Two
of our gun boats returned the fire, when
she fired two more which struck wide of
their mark. She was retiring when she
fired, and had been much nearer than she
then was. Had she come boldly up yes
terday morning, she could have done great
damage to our shipping, before they
could have moved. They have all left
now, and nothing but war vessels are to
be seen outside of the Fort. The English
and French vessels are in the harbor, evil
IDENTIFY bound to see the fight, The rebel
vessels all retired to Craney Island about
p. NJ, and are now in sight with steam
Up, Evidently there will be music here
within forty-eight hours. When the fight
comes off / shall send you a full discrip-
ton of it.
SPECIAL.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17
VERMONT ITEMS,

Shepherd Bemis of Windham was Kill
led by the accidental discharge of gun
he was cleaning, orr the evening Of the
9Th inst, He had put turpentine in the
lock to remove rust, and somehow set it
on fire from the candle, causing the in
slant explosion of the charge. Another
account says he had drawn all the charge
as he supposed, and was blowing in the
barrel, after burning off the turpentine
from the breech. Two balls went through
his head. His wife was standing by his
side.
Eg@ VIM. Heaton, of Thetford, was
found dead in his house OF the 5th. He
lived quite alone, and it is supposed was
killed by fall from the second story,
where the flooring was loose.
To- Heman Sargeant's barn in Plym-
outh was recently burned, with a large
quantity of hay,
81 A preacher generally known as
Elder Roberts, living in Irasburgh, forged
note last fall and got it discounted, I'M
der an assumed name, by Mr.. Fl. G.
Pierce, of Stanstead, G. Z. He paid the
note but has been arrested for the forgery
and claimed by the Canadian Govern
ment, the names forged being of the resi-
dents of HatIey, c E.
g. The 18th annual fair of the Wind
ham county Agricultural Society will be
held at Brattleboro. on Wednesday and
Thursday, October 1st and I'd.
60 The Island House, at Bellows
Falls will be vacated May LIST, by Capt.
Jones, its present landlord, and no ar
rangements are made for keeping the
house open thereafter.
New PATENTs.-Patent5 were issued
April 9Th, to King H Elliot of Eden,
for improved clothes wringing machine
Pinkney Frost, of Springfield, for i'm
provement in scythe snaths-Almond
Swift, of Wolcott, for improved corn
shelters.
APPoNTMENTs.-Capt. VIM. Bush, of
this village, has been appointed Light
House keeper on Juniper Island, vice j.
Tillotson removed. Capt. Bush is one Of
the oldest Of our lake navigators, and is
thoroughly qualified for his new position.
Also, H. G. johnson has been appointed
to take charge of the Breakwater lights,
in place of Geo. W. Beckwith, resigned.
- Burlington Times.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17
THE SOUTHERN IMMOvABLEs

The Savannah Republican, of March 5,h
in describing draft had there the day before
after stating that the Mitchell Guards had
volunteered, speaks thus The crown wa,
very large, but few others were added to the
voluntary list, There WE'RE many aliens, no,
subject, and regiment or so ofinvalds, who
walked manfully to the officers stand when
excuses we're called for, We had no idea az
the sanitary condition Of our population be.
fore" Now, as Savannah, in 1860, contained
but about TWEEN y-two thousand people, in
large part colored, and those now greatly
lessened by the war, "a regiment or so Of
invalids," all on foot and swift Of motion.
showed certainly an i'll health unmatchable
by yellow fever and cholera combined
These men, too, slammed disability for the
war though amidst a community Of brave
men, and with their own city almost besieged
The same feeling exists widely in Mississ
pp, as appears from the frantic appeals to
the tagging masses published by us recently
from the Pauldirg Clarion, paper printed
far southwards III .aat State. The people Of
Northern Mississippi, like those in the same
hi.ly latitude through Georgia and Alabama
whe re, from the first, largely Unionist, and
doubtless will quietly wait, one-half to stare
at, one-half to welcome the yankees" nov
almost in speaking distance. We here add
that there the wild war cries, now yelled out
every WHARF else, as well as in Mississippi
prove, of themselves, that over all the South
a large party has been somewhat deaf and
very dormant OF those who have ALREADY
served large numbers have refused to re,
enlist. We mentioned briefly, the other day,
that eveniu South Carolina-ferce, viperOus
mother Of the whole secession brood and
whoes Governor has gust called earnestly 70,
five thousand fresh troops, with the alterna
tive of conscription-out of one whole reg
ment which had tried this little war, only min.
were willing to try it again
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17

A QUEER VICToRY.--BeauregaIi
claims that ne won "a Splendid victor
over the Union force at Pittsburg Land,
;ro bo,,.use be was able tq tall back upOr
his works at Cortntnn, end hold them
That will not do When he marched hi,
troops from Corinth, he told them that
they were to annihilate or capture Gen.
Grants division, and then tall upon that
of Gen. Buell-thus getting possession O.
all the railroad lines, Instead of doing
so, the confederates were beaten, Their
commander slain, and they were forced to
retreat as far as General Grant deemed
it prudent to pursue them. Even the
cavalry, with all their gullibility on tn,
subject of achievements over YANKEES
will not believe that a victorious army
would fall back ten miles before beater
one. A few more such 'triumphs' would
wind up the Southern rebellion pretty
effectually
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17

FoRT CRAIG.-We have have rebe
authority for stating that the gallant Co.
Candy has, at last, been compelled to sur
render this post, Fort Craig, it Wi
be remembered, is in New Mexico. Bad
as is the source of the story, previous il
formation shows that it is not unlikely.
The remoteness of Fort Craig render
ed it impossible to reinforce Col. Canby
While its surrender is to be sincerely re.
GREETED, we must take it as the little bit.
ter in our overfowing cup of sweet. ",
shall have Candy and his brave supper
ers all back in due time. For the presen
it makes little difference who has posses.
sion of New Mexico.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17

GIg7 DRAMATIC SoIREEs.-- Prof. j..
Prescott Elbridge will exhibit his wonder
ful powers as an elocutionist this evening,
in the Town Hall in this village. Prof
EIbridge comes among us highly recon-
nended by Edwin orrest, John B. Cough
and many others. He will initiate the
best tragedians will impersonate Fall
staff, and read the Poems of our best au-
thors in character. Several valuable gifts
are offered, as will be seen by reference
to the advertisement in our columns.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17
NJ A CORRESPONDENT of the Philade

g A correspondent of the Philadel,
phia Inquirer, who was taken prisoner at
Pittsburg Landing, and afterwards mads
his escape states our loss in killed at L.
900, and 10000 wounded. He says pos
sitively that Bushrod johnson was killed,
and that he made his will before dying
Another statement which he makes, it Is
to be hoped will prove true, although a
yet we have no confirmation Of it-that
the enemy lost all their cannon but two
aad that among the batteries captured
the famous Washington Light ARTILLERY
of New Orleans.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17

g The Indianapolis Journal says
than Hon. Henry S. Lane, of the United
States Senate, and Hon. G. B. Smitb
Secretary of the Interior, have writtel
letters to that city stating that the wa
will be terminated in ten weeks. Thu
will do to put on record as individus.
opinion-but it is no more likely to be
true than was the prediction of VIM. f
Seward over a year ago, that the rebe.
lion would be crushed in sixty days.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE,
Letter from Fortress AeHrse.
Fortress Monroe, Va, !
April 10, 1862. !

Editor Of the Herald
Thinking that after some weeks OF ST.
lence you might think l had seeded,
now take my pen to convince you that l
am as of old, for the Union, and laboring
for the comfort of those who risk their
health and lives for the restoration OF our
glorious Union to its former greatness. l
am still on the track of our advancing di-
visions, endeayoring to alleviate the SUI
serings from disease and casualty incl
dent to war, and making the invalidS as
comfortable as possible; yet it is my can
did opinion that sufficient attention has
not been paid by the government to the
medical department of the army. The
Medical staff was too small while they
were lying still, and now while they are
on the advance, it is altogether so, rem
dering it necessary to call in those half
unacquainted with the duties of the sta
ton, to the great discomfort of the pa
tients.
But enough of this. The grand army has
advanced, passed the bloody fields of Bethel
and getting stuck in the mud of Yorktown
We are now having grand balloon in
spection of the enemy's position and num-
bers, and we hope the fact will be deter
mined whether their formidable display
of artillery is really made of iron or Vir-
ginia saw-logs over which the union break.
ers hay been toasting their shins al
winter But there is just now matter
of quite as much interest here as the ad-
vance upon Yorktown, and that is the
expectation of another visit from the iron.
clad monster Merrimac. The rumor il
rife here that she is to pay us morning
call on the morrow with some of her at
tendants, and it is the opinion that if he
spunky rival, the Monitor, was not in gu
harbor, she would make the situation rath
er uncomfortable here for your CORES
pondent and other sojourners. But
know one thing, no sleep of mine will b
lost on her account. Should she pay us
visit, you shall have a true account of tn
matter.
For the last few days it has been rain
ing, but now it has cleared of, and NOR
splendid view cannot be had than is pre-
sented from the cupola of the Chespeak
Seminary (now the General Hospital,) &
sunset. The harbor is filled with ship
of all kinds and sizes-between one an
two hundred are here, and the least cor
spicuous, though the most formidable {
them all, is the " Yankee cheese box O
: raft"
1t is almost cold enough for fros
The peach trees are in bloom, but tn
forest trees are not green yet; everythin
is late here. There are seven hundre
poor soldiers in the General Hospital {
this time, though it has not been estat
lished but ten days. None of the wound
ed have reached here yet from the ad
vance. Five were taken to their grave
today, one belonging to the Vermont ct
regiment, by the name of Newcomb.
SPECIAL,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17
AT NEW MADRID.

At the fort above New Madrid the sig
nal was also understood, though a misap-
prehension had induced them to look for
three perpendicular lights-red white and
blre, with q blue center. The non-ap-
pearance of these, however, was not thot
a sufficient cause for shooting at the boat,
and in few minutes she was in the stream
off New Madrid, where Capt. Walker in
formed those on shore with a speaking
trumpet that she was the United States
gun boat Carondolet. A fire was soon
kindled on the banks, and the best land
ing place made known by the men at the
fort
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17

Ga One of the most noticeable fea-
lures Of the siege of Yorktown, is the per-
feet defiance exhibited by the rebels
Every night and morning their bands play
Dixie and the 'Marseillaise,' and cheers
ring along the lines. Our regiments send
them back the echoes of the Star Span
gled Banner
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-04-17

ALIENS TROUPE will close their series
sf parlor concerts at Brandon on Monday
evening next. From there this talented
company viii go to Vergennes, and open
on Tuesday evening. where we do not
doubt their talent and merit will secure
them full houses.