Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-11-07

Senior wanted 10 make trade with the
General he would take the oath II ne could
be assured that bis son should be held harm
less. The General didn't desire To decker.
Senior rather insisted upon making bar
gain. But the General didn't care WI ether
they took the oath or not. Senior said he
was a Union man, and, moreover, always
lad been.
ooh you are, are you. said the Gener-
al, taking out a slip from an old newspaper,
d" you write like one. Is this your card :?
- Yes, sir
And the General read Il card proposing TO
give fifty dollars towards fund for the
benefit Of the family of Jackson, the slayer OF
Ellsworth, and expressing, in CONCLUSION. =
wish that Lincoln was where Ellsworth was.
"And you call yourself Union man, do
you?"
Certainly. sir every body knows I'm
Union man.
- But does that read like Union man :?
that is nothing more than they say in Cong
ress ?"
Our Congress?
d" Yes, sir
"Weli, sir, who says i'll never heard of
it ,"
"Mr vallandigham has said more than
that many a time"
Charming commentary upon Nallandig-
ham ami Wood and Seymour and Jim
Brooks! What YOU will do with the Cop
perhead., in your elections, | cam mag
Inc But here in New Orleans they are
dealt with pretty promptly. Father and
son.-two members OF the newest patent
Union PARTY, excellent representatives OF
araf ~ Shin Island
There was another visitor at headquarters
the same day clergymln Of the Episco-
pal faith, and of national reputatiOn-whO
has his choice either to read tie prayer for
the President Of the United States on Sun
dav next, or to 20 North in the .'Ca Lawba"
on Monday.
lie made little com plant, that By the
order requiring citizens 10 take the oath,
the General bad caused a fearful amount OF
perjury. "Well," said the General, I'm
not responsible. | haven t had the teaching
Of these people these twenty years, as you
have" There IS to be, by the way. a pet
~ general overhauling OF the Episcopal
clergy Of this city. All who don't come up
70 the ritual are to be sent North.
While LAElR SCARCE.
We are in a fair way to learn whether
white labor can be successfully used upon
plantations. Negroes are getting scarce IN the
country, and the planters are IN town hiring
white men TO get out their crops, and at such
prices as to seriously embarrass recruiting Tor
the 81 Louisiana.
EMANCIPATION.
IRE emancipation proclamation makes
much more Of a row in New York and Bos-
ton than here. Indeed emancipation had
been pretty efiectually accomplished when
the PROCLAMATION came. For several weeks
large numbers were emancIpated upon DIS
closing the places where their masters had
arms concealed This Is going on TO some
extent even now. But the principal business
in this line Just now Is carried on by the Pro-
vost COure, which emsncipates slaves at the
request Of owners, who find mi Sgers' poor
property aud seek the aid OF military author
Ity 10 accomplish that which the State law
does not all W. One way and another mig
gers are worth here from two for a cen To
a penny apiece, and you could stock plan
tation for a picayune.
IHE SEVENTH VERMONT.
A Board Of Ing Try is now engaged IN H.
vesugating the dOlngs of the TN Regiment
Vt. Volunteers in the battle Of Baton Rouge.
Tue Court was called at the request OF Col.
HIlbrook. Col. D .ming, 18Th Connecteut,
Is President Col. Turner, Cniei Ccmmissa-
", and Col Farr, Goth Mass, are members.
Lieut.. Greene, 2d louisiana, Is Recorder,
and the interests OF the volunteers are repre-