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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29
VERMONT ITEMS.

BIN. Lampman of Rutland, had both
feet crushed, at Chester last week Thursday,
being thrown on the track in jumping on
locomotive while 10 motion. One foot was
anputated and part of the other.
In Sharon, on the llth inst.s little
daughter Of Mr.. Andrew Heath, four years
old, while playing with matches, set FIRE to
her clothes, and before help could reach her
was so severely burned that she lived but =
short time.
On the 2lst inst, Reuben Lambert OF
Mansfield, while coming down ladder with
a pitchfork in bis hand, fell, and the tines
entering his arm dislocated the elbow joint,
and stripped the desh Of.
On the i4tb. the barn End octbuildlngs of
the hotel at Derby Line were burned in
the barn were eight horses, none saved. The
main building was only saved BY the eIer-
tons Of a company OF volunteers. who had
Just collected to start for BrattleborO
The Montpelier Com pany of nlne-months
men was organized Monday afternoon. Capt.
Brown has long been the right-hand man OF
Mr.. Walton of the Journal, and will make
an excellent officer. lst Lieut.. Thacher is q
graduate Of the University Of Vermont Of the
Class of 1860, and leaves good situation as
Associate Principal Of Barre Academy.
A company was organized at Waitsheld
Monday morning, numbering Ill men,
Captain, o. q. Wilder LIST Lieut., Nath.
Jones 81 Lieut., c. R. McElrOy.
The Bellows Falls Time, is responsible fol-
the following story A hen belonging to
Mr.. Herrick of Reading, having one day dis
covered litter Of young kittens in crib
near her own nest. forsook her own nest, and
Proceeded with the utmost asslduity, cluck-
ing and bristiing, to brood the Kittens. Ii at
any time, the kittens thr Ist their heads GU.
from under her wings, she pushed them in
again with her bill. When the old cat came
to attend to her rightiul progeny, the hen
would go at her with the greatest fury and
it was not TILL the hen had been fOrcibly
elected and put in close confinement that
poor puss could have an opportunity tc res
cue her little ones IRON actual starvation.
The Office of the Franklin County Herald
is removed from Sgan,on to St. Adams.
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fUBCiC OrINI0N ~ TuEW AR.-rhc war IS
working great changes in public sentiment.
A. al eximp.- We give the following extEac;
from B private Letter published by the Nor
fI,, '(Nl.-) UEi5H. from "a Distinguished
JGcE wa1 als a.wa been a IamGcrat
-h.s s. n,Iaagct 2a- 90 restore tie Uricn b. o.
was. I, is a var 90 make the Union what 70 never
ives, hut what ought o. he. l woulJ uot mako
war o. end slavery; bu, slavery hav,n. ra
var, v-u.I Tut tcuU the rebellion, ami u slave
~ 'al!s tall i; must, let it fall Tie rrea.
bloucy monster Nlll Gle hard, AID in his death
struggle tc VII Lcreur whole armies Of devoted
ueu-
The struggle % far from ever yet. ,l4veIy is
the ia1at c-.,ltirs power that exis.ei On this
continent, The Gruesi nd f union, is enchaut-
meut Is Of lcA Ead s power Is bsyo-d belief.
Il eac4zius the po.r aa4Tch in every border state
II hates Liberty. intelligence AID progress. as
arrogance. llal'guity and cruelty have no Lognls
II IS terrible p-@-r in terrible el-les.. L. NiI
& SIT 90 tae death.
T. VIII rot yield until i. j. ta.ro1gh'y conquered
1l4 coEqgcs % we shah, i We as lot DEGRADED
sons IL noble sr,s- separation Is destruction AMI
81 f..ion Of toe North. The courtsy must remain
one and tic ou;h must b conquered. It will take
tine anJ blood and money; but BY far the cheap
es: mode Of settlement is By conquest; any other
settlement entails endless wars, baTbarism, ard
eternal degradation.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29

TuE VI. CAvA1Ai Al SR.sGr eOrEI
HorsE.-We find in the Montpelier Freeman
letter from member OF the Cavalry Reg
iment. from which 1t appears that the squad
ron, Whose charge sayed our forces (of the
n. Y. 5th and Vermont Cavalrv) from rout,
as described BY correspondent; Of the FKEL
PAS, the oihei dag, Hss eOntosea Of Com
panies C, and F. OF the Vermont Cavalry,
and was led by Adjutant Pitkin. We copy
from the letter:
Companies Of the New York and Vermont
Cavalry were sent out to the right and the
left Of the town to make the attack, and a
force ro. held 10 reserve to charge directly
through ne oentst Of .he town. Sharp FIR
ing was soon heard In the tesn, Indicating
that there was work IN progress. The New
York Cavalry and all Of the Vermont Cav
airy, with the exception Of the 5th squad
ron, was soon engaged with the enemy.
The New York boys charged upon them
in q splendid style. driving them from
the town into a piece OF woods, out
thew soon rallied and came back charging
upon our men Who, fell back unable to with
stand the shock. II was evident that some
thing must be done to check them. or the
day was LOST. Just at this time the 5th
squadron came up, and Adjutant Pitkin rode
towards our squadron calling US to como on
and charge upon the rebel, who were COM
ing in a considerable force. "Charge ~
was the order and it did not to he repeated.
FILL ~ bal ~ -,
were pouring in heavy fire upon our men.
Cant. Erhardt OF Co. A, with half dozen
Of his men, was surrounded by twenty ;or
thirty rebels They could hold out but q
moment longer against such odds. But the
5th SQUADRON, Cos. G and F, went to work
with a will and dealt out sabre strokes to the
right and left with such vigor that the re-
bells were soon chased from the town. Co.
c alone captured ten or fifteen prisoners, be-
sides sending several more TO their long home.
A rebel Major set upon Go. man, but
he found his match that time, and soon
measured his length upon the ground, with
a sabre cut upon his head. He was alter
wards taken prisoner. Capt. Wells, of Co.
c, led his Company in gallant style through
the town, but in passing through
gateway, by some accident, the gate
closed, thus cutting him of from his
Company, with only five men. Yet be did
not stop, but went On, driving. with only
five men, thirty or forty rebels for the dis
tance Of half a mile, when finding himself
surrounded by rebels he ordered his men tC
right about.' The rebels poured in 9
perfect shower o; bullets upon them, and
ordered them to halt. but the Captain coun
fernandez the order and they all got back
again safe. Two members of Co. c, Nc.
Laughlin and Hoyt, got separated from the
Company and mistook a body Of rebels fol
our men, and were taken prisoners. it is sup
posed. as they are missing.
The engagement lasted about two hours
and after stopping awhile to rest our horses
we returned to our old camping place on the
Rapidan There was but one man killed or
the Union side-acting chief Bugler Of thu
9Th N. Y. Cavalry, was killed and his com
rades buried him near the town. The list o.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29

The Montpelier Freeman Is not satisfied
with the Presidents letter to Mr.. Greeley.
Il SAYS
M Greeleys letter was ursirg .he e4ancipa
ton Of the slaves cf retele a; means of speedily
crushing tresscr and restoring the Government to
tho full vindcation Of its authority in all parts Of
the Union, aud the Presidents views to wheth-
er such a war policy would, or would not, advance
such a result, was what the letter in the Irl5uss
! called for, if it called tor any response.
The opinion that it would have been either
BETTING o. useful 4 the President had gone
iato discussion of that sort, strikes US as a
wild one. An argument from him on the
point, Of Mr.. Greeley's letter would have
ben as proftless as could vel be imagined.
It is for the President to decide what shall
be done but the special reasons pro and cor
for his action, aye be-, lc0 to be made out
ard discussed 10y others. The freeman thinks
the distinct statement Of his position BY the
President, amounts to nothing. Many think
it amounts TO great deal.
Again, the brennan saws:
# VI. Lincoln supposes that any such diStum
as this will stop any further discussion of Ia
questions Of cmauc patton aud tue enforcement OF
The ufscation law # last session. be will doubt
less soon sec his mistake The people are getting
in earnest about prosecutn; the war against trel-
son the N 1st vigorous way possible, aud are be-
coming united in the opinion that slavery has
hitherto been dealt with much too tendeIly. And
they have not such unlimited confidence in any
man as 20 accept his ipse dixit as hnal, and as
shutting the door upon all further iiscussion.-
They Will he heard until the press shall be muE-
zltd and the gag placed upon the right CT petition,
and we ion't believe there Is any danger that such
an order will be i1sacd just yet
We can not suppose that the President ex-
pcc.ed or wished that his letter would stop
discussion on all or On any Of the points of
policy or conduct, relating to the rebellion
or to the government Of the nation.
The Freenaa further thinks that the
President, though Individually honest
and tesircus Of freedom to al men,
errs On the side of clution. May
be So yet we gather from the Freenqa's
article, that 1t Is 10 more sure than the
President seems to be. as to what would be
the safer and more elective policy. Herein
the Freeman is much more sensible and DIS
erect than Mr.. Greeley is. He does not ad-
nit the possibility Of misjudgment On his
part Mr. Lincoln, who has TO bear the
responsibility-a responsibility certainly as
great as any one nan had ever TO take-is
willing to learn something more from the
progress Of events, before be makes decis-
ion which cannot be recalled. BOldness is
good quality, bat 1t needs to be guided by
discretion, to insure safety.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29

The COLCHESTER Rally Colchester is
coming up to the rank in volunteering no.
bly,. She has her quota Of three years vol
unterrs filed ard mo.e too. and has already
at Two war meetings enrolled sixty nine.
months volunteers. Twenty-six were
enrolled at the enthusiastic meeting Of Mon
day evening. Col. Platt offered the follow
ing resolution. W lch was unanimously
adopted
P,sov,l, That the selsctmen q Colchester 30
authorized to raise 81 SO On tae Grand List Of
the town for tie purpose Of raising bounties for
Volunteers.
The following r1s3latiln WIS a,s) offered
ard acoTtad
Rfs5lrel, Tha: 80 closing this eniaon;ly sue
c4sslul series oiwlr meetings. the hearty and most
ncere thanks Of the people of Colchester, are
alike due o. the selcc;mcn Of Colchester who have
cxcrtcd themselves SO faithfully in accomplish
ing this happy contamination 70 Col. Hole, the
revered anu military chairman; 20 J. s Adams,
L 3. Euriesby, CGGoias No1es, =. B. Wheeler
II. a. Hail j. ID. King barry bed Others, who by
taei- eloquent and patriotic speeches have con-
tr.blr-i 60 much 20 arouse the enthusiasm Of the
people TO those noble citizens, wlo from their
private purses lave so inu4Il1cutly Increased the
b.uu.ics; and above all 90 those tuug men who
have freely offered their lives "a the service Of
their country that cur prayers and best wishes go
with them, aud that We Will Welcome their return
with such IN ovation Is can oaly Be given by a
free pc pie 90 its faithful defenders.
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casualties in the Vt. Cavalry, is as follows :
killed, none; wounded, Lee, seriously; Sey-
mour and Pierce, slightly. in Co. + miss
ing. Co. c, HoYt and Mclaughlin. Go. : :
Butler and Draper, Co. B. The N. Y. req
mept lost a few wounded, only one or two
seriously. 1t is estimated that the rebels
lost 20 men killed. They alsj lost consid,
cradle number wounded, besides about %
btisoneso, incluing major and lieutenant
we took a large quantity of pistols guns
e..
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The LATEST Nxws this thursday morn
ing is, that Naval Expedition has len sent
up the Yaz1o river aad a rebel battery cap
turej, the enemy's forces flying without hF-
ing gun. A rebel transport has also b1en
captured with a cargo Of arms and ammuri-
tim. An overland expedition to Monroe
"a. destroyed toe ra,iroli ADD to.'-rarh
communication with vicksburc az chat
point.
1t i'announcefth1t Gen. Keyas' c'-F= WEI
remain at Yorktown. Gen. Sumner corps
left Newport News Tuesday morning.. Four
hundred rsbA prisoners were exqa;,ai in
Washington wednesday night.
There is NJ intelligence from the ARMIES n
Virginia.
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TOWN CAUCUS.

Tie E7eeuea @. EuTiinst7a, ~ac ere FAVOR Of
supporting the Constitution and tae Union, and Of
sustaining tae Fe6e-al c .vcsumeat il lis efforts
to suppress rebellion a-i pat down treason, are IN
vited to meet @: tbe Towy HALL, on Friday even
ing, August 20 at 7l-2 o'ellck. fer tie
purpose Of nominating cindils;a 20 represent
the Town at tie hex, sessiea Of the Lesi.ll,ure,
fifteen justices OF she Peace, q iowa Committee,
and to transact any ether business.
HENRY BOLFE,1 Towa
a h. BALLARD. Committee.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29

N--a oxidation Is ie.t AZ caIliia Q 1l.--,=,
at l-s i4I.Cr. Of Gen. Hunters attempt TO
TEL ya lur soldiers, and Il strengthen our
ara ms ty Tie .rcan' zation of q negro brigade
II q .ast acc1ca,s IRON Poy, Royal are thar
ih, brigade h-s been dis51uded. H.weyr
u lccs-s.ui tie a.te1p. has 5aen, or what
evs 3 Sc the causes that prevented us from
en- ol0yinc ne-v0cs just a all other nations
EN- pl,y them. and rust as We have employed
thu "a IN eur former wars. and just as there1-
els employ them GJw, II was, IN our opinion.
o l.ural ard roper attempt and Gen.
ilC nter deserves credit .0F making 1t. II the
Posg sent. 10 his wisdom, with bis oppOEtu-
mites for forming correct opinion. thinks
tho 9 n Is hes; NOT 70 employ c)iored men m
the army we how % bis decision, lust Rs We
shc uli ,p any other that IA -ht make on
the c-uluc- ui tae war but We are still
cor lien. that the time must soon cone when
it viii BE- s.ca % be expedient 70 make q,
SANE u.s. OF our c'loTed population IN tac
army that We do IN the navy. They are cit
izIis 10 some State, with all the rights pt
cIutcas, whatever they may b. in others.
ana they are willing % perform and ought G.
ier.-rm the duties oi citizens. Their pop
erty D. protected, their lives and liberties are
projected, they v1tc-ard in this region they
20 a. much ior theiT votes as white insn
--lad We can see 10 god reason why they
should a1t isht.-Proridsace Journal
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The Essex County keyybiceu says :. tie
Free Press Is 10; well acquainted with John
Browa home. ;, Armand nd North E.
Ia are adj 'iuius towns IN Essex coul.v. ami
each has furnished its iuii quota uulu- both
calls. The men wess enlisted ~ Bi,tmin-.
dale n 81 Armand, and part OF then, from
the adjoinia: towns Of Franklin and liar.
iie;ssown in franklin county. s.. Ar-eand
takes the banner, but only asks credit for
what she has actually DONE
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29

\ GREAT Outrage WAS committed in
Rutllni on Saturday nigh: last. According
to the Rutland Hsraids account, no less
than tirtg-iro Of the best and most costly
monuments in the graveyard, II the west
ern part Of the village, were overturned, and
many OF them grossly nutilated and broken,
and all damaged more or les. Monuments
ccsuhg from over one hundred to four hun
dred dollars were 50 injured as to be nearly
worthless The Herald intimates that the
outrage arose from the natural influence Of
certain rum-selling concerns in that place.
Two individuals, John Kennedy and John
o sullivan, were arrested and put in Jail, as
concerned in the Infamous transaction. The
Herald says they htte Acknowledged their
guilt. The statute assigns a severe punish
ment for such acts
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29
THE APPROACHING ELECTION.

THE APPROACHING ELECTION.
We trust aone Of the patriotic citizens Of
this State Will be 50 engrossed with the bust
mes, Of filling up the quota Of volunteers that
they Will on it going to the polls next Tues
day We DO not need 10 enforce the reasons
for full vote for HoLDRooK, DuHXoHAN and
PAGE. That ticket represents the patriotic,
earnest. liberty-l1ving sentiment of the !eo-
pie of Vermont All who love their country,
who are ready to maze sacrifices for its pres
ervation, who abhor treason and rebellion
and the aiders and sympathizsrs with traitors
and rebels al who believe that the United
States Government was funded to preserve
and foster liberty and justice. and not des-
potism and oppression.-all who are ready to
sustain the National Administration in its
efforts to save the Government, and crush the
rebellion efectually and speedily out Of ezis-
tence, will vote that State ticket, and the
County ticket which is in harmony with it.
We know that the miserable Bellows Falls
ticket, called Democratic. but got up by
those who are, body and soul, in the interest
of slavery and rebellion. will receive but a
contemptbly small vote; but we want the
hearty, earnest patriots of the State TO smite
it with a blow which will be heard from
Madawaska to the Rio Grande, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific shore.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29

EscArz OF DIsERIERs.-On Friday night
escaped from jail in this place, TIMOTHY DA-
WY and ROBERT Hunter, who had been ar
rested IS deserters from the service, and PUT
there for siie keeping. They managed some
how to get on the roof and let themselves
down by the sheets from their bed.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29

RETURN OF CAPT. DREw.-Capt. JOHN T.
DREw, Of Co. G. of the ". %, arrived in
town Saturday night. lie looks Iale from
long confinement and from dyspepsia brohght
on by the wretched prison fare gwen to our
capidred officers by their rebel jailors. but
seems to be in good spirits, and anxious to
try conclusions again with the enemy.
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COUNTY TICKET.

For Senator'S.
@. F. EDMUNDS, Of Burlington.
J. P. CLARK, of Milton.
=. c. WEIGH, Of v illiston,
For 4s,isiaat JudgeI.
ANDREW WARNER, of Jericho.
LYMAN HALL, Of Shelburne.
For Ja9ge Of Probafs.
7. z. WALES, Of Burlington.
Far states An9THsp.
H. -. TAFT, Of Burlington.
For Nh~1f.
.. 3. FLRNtfAN, oi Bur.inr.-2
For High Bal 4.
B. :. EL0uGETT. Of Jericho.
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PAY YOUR AssEssHESTs.-Me draw atten-
ton to the call for the assessments to pay
the bcunties to volunteers. The labor Of
attending to all that business is quite enough
for the committee, without having to 20
around to individuals to make collections,
Every man should PAY UP AT ONCE.
without being called on personally.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29
STATE TICKET

For Governor:
FREDERICK HOLBROOK, Of Brattlcboro.
For Lieut. Governor:
PAUL DILLINGHAM;, of Waterbury,.
For Treasurer:
JOHN 3. PAGE. of Rutland.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29

The STATE FAIR is to be held at Rutland
on the 9th, 10th, llth and 18th Of Septem-
Der. The Rutland and Burlington Railroad
will carry passengers for fare one way
tickets good from Monday the ssh until Sat-
urday the 18th.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-29

IHE THROUGH TIckET BUsINEss.-The aus
thorities at Detroit, having telegraphed to
Mr.. Stanton for instructions as to persons
crossing to Canada. On through tickets, the
following reply was returned
WASHINGTON, Aug. Is.
J. II. Fouz,Iin, Quartz Master Gez0ai
Where there is reason TO believe the party
going to Canada to evade military daty, he should
be stopped, but not otherwise. The pass Of the
U. :. Marshal should be respected.
E. NJ. STANTON,
Sec'y Of War.
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JEEioH) Tor THE WAR.-A c3rosplnleat
in jericho sends Us the ilil.w.nc
Jeri.A, isaelle. Within the past ten days tho
people Of Jericho have held se.ies q e-thpsias-
tic War Ncs.i-rs, that were addressed by many Of
her patriotic citizens, among whom vas Nelson
Fassett, who has just returned from the army to
recruit. for the 81 Vermont Regiment. Mr.. Fas-
set gave his experience in the seven-days battle
before Richmond, and be has given much euc5ur-
ageaent to tie young men OF Jericho TO enlist,
,cd by his patriotic endelvors many Volunteers
are preparing to return with him. His son, Z. H..
Fassett, on i years Of age, was with him, during
the campien on the Peninsula and sent word TO his
friend. At home tha. he had no ine.iaatioa to re-
turn until the close Of the war fyr the Union.
During The continuance Of the meeting the fol-
lowing young men enlisted:
LII. B5stwiek, Charles c. Riclarison,
Reuben N. Batcock, Morris II. Griffin,
Chauacy Church, Zlnihey PHkerr
Eras.us Powell, Jacob s. Drew.
Albert :. Bradley. Benjlmia T. Robinson,
Elias Burns, samuel York,
Ar.enus W. Benies, Patrick Meeoverp
olive La-sier. Wilson Beailey,
Barney Lediey, Eli y. Peck,
Willis Wells. Isaac y. Brooks,
Jackson Thomson, albert 5. Smith
Hubbell 3. Smith ".
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Au.u- ,.- letters seized ol beard the
ss4tlcr Na-lli, lately captured by che
Magnolia, 90 vJy--1 ca: of Charleston.
was one iron sir. Ward, late American
Ce-mi,-ilasg o. China, 70 his WI, IN PARIS.
I- " vrrv l.u- ami very explicit in It's tc
SD ic-'an q. tie slt' OF sf4irs 10 Richmond,
ana t.t FL. stance eft ~ vls-Ihlt "th7
c1us e.. ,l- Clai-la1a-y Is l-s;''-l comics
SIGN which occurs more than O-c1-lul that
tl. lltc battles hs.ors Richmond. though
t-cv may have been disastrous O. the Feisr
al amy. wlrs ezcseljrsiy disastrous 70 the
r.t.s. A. the time ;te letter was written.
1r. W-.l estimated tie number o.. wound
Cd II 20 ron those a4u..- so no lees than
6 cl t.assl1d.