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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-02-28

The Niagara from Liverpool on the Sth
brought accounts Of the action in the British
Parliament ON American affairs
six sets Of parliamentary pspers concerning III.
American civil war and matters connected with il
have been laid before parliament. Not fewer
than hfty-hve Official communication have passed
about the Nashville and Tuscarora.
The policy Of the British government in Febru-
airy. 1861, IN the event Of President Lincoln rails
ing a question with Great Britain. is laid down in
the following terms Her Msjesty's govern
ment would, in the first place, be very forbearipg;
they would show by their acts how highly they
valued the relations Of peace and comfy with the
United states, but would take care TO let a gov
ernmehi which multiplied provocations and sought
Tor quarrel, understand that their forbearAnce
sprang from Consciousness Of strength and not
from timidity or weakness"
Lord Russell reports the substance OF a CONVEX
sation he had with Yanoey, Rosi, and Mann, the
delegates who waited upoL him 10 urge the recog-
milton Of the confederates. His answer 10 ,hese
gentlemen was, that England would observe strict
neutrality. Earl Russell said, ''Her Majesty eIn-
not acknowledge the independence Of nine States.
until the fortune Of arms, or a more peaceful
mode Of negotiations shall have more clearly de.
termined the respective positions Of the two bel
ligerents.7
EIn the House Of Commons, on the Eth. Mr..
Gregory said he RETAINED the previous evening
from addressing the house, while tho address r.
the Queen was being discussed. because he Thought
1t undesirable to introduce topics which might
give rise TO debate, but he felt that the blocksIo
Of the southern ports by the federal government
was wholly Ineffective, and simply a blockade on
paper. On a future occasion he should be in
position 70 show thai the character Of the blockad.
was such that in justice to both belligerent par
ties It ought to receive full discussion at the
hands Of the government.
The ondon Times, in an editorial on American
Affairs, says, in the last six month. America has
e~ontrived 70 pend more money in a shorter time
anu 20 less purpose than any people who ever
ii'eG on me lace Of the earth. and that is all that
has literally been done during this period 4,
proceeds 60 argue that the suhjusation Of the
south and future Union has become impossible.
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TIE 22p IN CnNGRrss.

Saturday was occupied IN Congress viii
the ceremonies Of the Anniversary Of Wash.
ington's Birth day. The great gathering
was in the hall Of the House of Representa-.
tIves, the galleries Of which were filled az an
early hour. Additional seats for six hundred
persons were placed on the floor. and every
sitting and standing Place, every vacant
niche aud ''ooIgne OF vantage was occupied
by a human being. The House beng called
to order at y, and the JOURNAL Of tie day
previous read, a discussion sprans up con-
corning the presentation Of captured rebel
flag.
Mr.. Crittenden Of Ky, said that the Joint res.
olation relative to the celebfation did not con-
template the presentation Of flags. lie moved.
therefore,, that this be omitted as a pant Of The
ceremonies.
Dir. DaSes of Mass, said be did not propose 70
magnify the rebel flags in this way. and hoped
they would respectfully decline to receive the.u.
Mr.. Campbell Of Pa, said that these were tro-
PIXIES won BY our troops ard brave soldiers in
hotly contested battles. He would not magnify
the higs, but would magnify the deeds Of our
armies. lie would receive these flags and tokens
in respect to the bravery Of our troops.
Mr.. LoveJoy Of Illinois, caused to be read the
law Of 1913 and ISIS, to the effect that the Sec
rotary of War and the Secretary OF the Navy be
directed to cause to be collected and Transmitted
TO them all flags, banners and colors which NAV
have been,or shall be taken hereafter by the armv
and navy, from the enemy, and that ali Of them.
together with those in the possession Of these de-
partments, shall, with all consistent dispatch. be
delivered to the President for the purpose ofbeing
displayed in such public places as may be deemed
proper. Mr. Lovejoy said this was the Law; that
BY receiving these Gags we would recognize a
rebel government was the most absurd idea that
ever originated in the br4in of man. lie was
willing TO receive every rebel aag-the more the
better.
The end was that Mr.. C~rttenden's motion
prevailed yeas 20, nays 81.
AT O'Clock the centre door was thrown
open and there entered the Vice President
and secretary OF the Senate, preceded by
the sergeantat arms, followed by the Ssnat-
ors.
Next came the several heads of the depart
ments.
The Chief Justice and associate ~jsstices of
the Supreme Court followed.
Next came the representatives OF foreign
governments near this goyernment-a large
representation. Lord Lyons was absent.
Officers OF the army and navy in full unis
iorm followed, Maj. Uen. Mcclellan among
On the entrance of these gentlemen there
repeated applause from the galleries.
Finally distinguished citizens and other
invited guests took the seats assigned them.
The member Of the House remained stand
Dg till all the guests on the aoor were seat.
d. IT.,
Vice President Hamlin occupied a seat be.
the speaker.
The ceremonies commenced by a Player
rom the chaplain (Stockton)
The address was read by Mr.. Forney,
ofthe Senate. The invited guests
hen retired and the House adjourned.
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The New YORK Tribune Is prominently oc-
cupied about these days withdoubts, queries,
hints, objections, comparisons and i%nsinua-
tions, the direct purpose oil which is obvious
ly to weaken the confidence of the army and
of the people in Gen. Mcclellan. We re-
member that last summer it was Just as
busy in undermining the respect and conf
dence of the loyal part OF the nation in
Gen. Scott, in doing which it was not slow
to proclaim, day after day, the ability and
superior efficiency of Gen. Mcclellan, then
holding an inferior position. We observe,
too, that to a noticeable extent its cores
pondents from the seat of Government are
harping or the same string. This leads
some people to suspect that the Tribune's
correspondents are forwarned what celoTed
spectacles they are to weir when they make
observations for that paper. In this respect,
however, the n. Y. Tribune is not peculiar.
We notice that there is a remarkable sympa-
thy generally between the tone Of each one
Of the mammoth papers of New York and
that Of its special oi~respOndeDts, and that
if the paper chops about. and sees things diff
~ferently, very soon the correspondents change
their point OF compass also and steer in
agreement with it. This business OF openly
a~ssailing or sneering down the character and
conduct of our generals, on no better ground
than that the fault finders are not priyy
to their plans and can only guess at then
orders, Is a very disiugenuous and mis-
chievOus proceeding, and it is especially
fraught with danger to the public interests
when the object Of these attacks is The chief
officer in the field.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-02-28

l%HroET,Vr oEDrE.-The following order
has been issued from the War Department
Ordered. Frq. On and after the Goth Of
February inst, the President By virtue of the
act oil congress, takes military possession of
all the telegraph iine- in the United States.
Second, All ta~le.raphic administration in
regard TO military operations not expressly
authorized by the war department. Or the
general Or generals comHOding the armies in
the field in the several departments, are abso-
Iutely forbidden.
Ihird, III newspapers publishing the
military news, however obtained and nv
whatever medium received, not authorized
10y the oiIcIal authority mentioned IN the
preceding paragraph, will be excluded there
alter from receiving information by telegraph
orirom transmitting their papers by railroad.
Fourth, Edward ). Sanford, is made militia.
r. supervisor of Geographic messages through
out the United States. Anson Stager is made
military superintendent of all telegraphic
lines and offices In the United States.
rim. Tins possession and control of the
telegraph lines, Is not intended to interfere
IN any respect with the ordinary affairs of the
companies OF with private business.
BY order Of the President.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON.
Secretary Of war.
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the 22nd IN WILLISToN.
' ~ W. ~ lON.
Secretary Of 4

MsEsrs. Edt9rs Urn, Free Press:
The Proclamation Of the Pres
iient, Recommending the celebration Of the oAppi.
verssry Of the Birtb-dsy of the Father Of hi,
Country was duly honored by the peonle q,
Wiiliston- Considering the s~aortaess of the notice.
the state Of the roads, and the fact that the ds '
had before been appropriated by our Town Au.
thoTities to the Transaction Of their business. and
in other ways set apart, n gSodly number assem-
bled at the Congregational Church, at l o'clock
P. NJ, and engaged most heartily in the exercises
of the occclsion.
The Assembly was called to order BY the read.
ing of the Proclamation.
DIR. c. A. L. sprAgue was called to the Chair and
prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Sargent. O, III.
Universslist Church.
The Immortal Address was read By Mr.. Hyram
Hall; after which. short and patriotic remarks were
made by Rev. Messrs. Sargent and Barber. Joseph
Cilley, Edmund and George Whitney, Hvram
Phelps and DR.. Sprague.
These short addresses were interspersed bv an
p~ropriate music from the WilIiston Band.
In short, both the occasion and the exercise,
served rot a little to quicken patriotic zeal. and
to kindle anew the FIRE Of devotion that burns in
the breast Of every iruo-hearted citizen.
A. ID. d.
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The Rutland Cou7r, on the subject o.


The various political STATE committees have no
Council Of Censors than has the physicians or the
cIergymen of the State; and should a convention
of the people be called at Ghis finr, interest enough
is not felt by the people 20 have all sections of
the State represented in such convention, vh0svu
called.
The Courier thea proposes that the NecS-
paper editors meet in Convention in Burling-
ton on the DIST of March, and then and
there nominate a ''ticket to be voted for by
the freemen OF Vermont on the last Wednes-
day in March for a board of ! Council of
Censors." Now it will strike most folks
such a business than ''the physicians or the
clergymen of the State aud they will not be
at all likely to take any such responsibility
upon them. Furthermore, were they to do
it, it would surely DO offensive to the people
10 a great extent. The Editors Of newspapers
in this state have. as a whole, been very
chary about using their influence in the way
of ticket making, ID far as our knowledge
and observation goes, and it is best that they
should continue to be SO. No doubt the
suggestion of the Courier is well msdRf but
we have not the laintest thought that 1t will
be followed. The Free Press editors will
certainly take no part in advising or partici-
pating in such an operation.
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\ despatch from Suffolk Of the 2Ist, says
Capt. Nichols OF the Petersburgh Arril-
lery, arrived here this afternoon, from Win
ton. y. c., where be had been stationed
with Il battery. Yesterday he was sbelled
out by the Yankees. TIey had 5 steamers,
all OF which passed up the river. Capt.
Nichols bad a horse shot under him. Two
OF his men were wounded. The town OF
Winton is in ashes Our troops retired To
Murfreesboro.
Another despatch dated Norfolk, Feb. Il.
says the Federal forces again assembled the
Chowan River yesterday to Winton, with
several ~sunboats and a large number OF
troops. The eOniederates opened a heavy
fire upon them. The Yankees landed and
burned the town. The Southerners retired.
Our loss is said to be two men. The hum
bug Congressman, {. ii Foster. was among
the killed Yankees.
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THE 22nd In BURLINGTON.

In accordance with the proclamation u
President Lincoln, the citizens of Burling
ton assembled in the Town Hall, on Satur.
day afternoon, to commemorate the birthday
OF Washington and to listen to his Farewell
Address. The Hall was crowded to over
flowing, floor and galleries, seats and stand.
ing room, with ladies and gentlemen. The
large and beautiful national flag of the Re-
publican Club, was festooned across the hall
in the rear of the stage, and the Stars and
Stripes also hung from either gallery.
LIEUT.. Gov. UNDERWOOD presided with his
accustomed dignity and good taste. The ex-
e~rcises opened with the singing OF Amer
ica," by a choir of gentlemen and ladies.
under the direction of Mr.. II. W. Alexander,
leading, and the audience joining, printed
alps Of the Hymns having been distributed
among them for that purpose. Rev. JosHUA
YOUNG next offered a solemn and impressive
prayer, which was followed by the patriotic
ode-"God save our Uniou"-by the male
voices of the choir. The Farewell address read
with excellent emphasis and effect, by Rev.
Mr.. Mix, who is at present supplying the
pulpit of the LIST Cslvlnistic Congregational
Church, followed, and was listened to with
profound attention and respect. The read
ing occupied just three quarters of an hour.
The Star Spangled Banner was next sung,
the audience joining in the chorus. Mr..
Underwood then called up Prof. n. G. CLARK,
Of the University, who spoke as follows:
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NAsHvILLE OURS.

The last success reported, and nox'con-
6rued, from the victorious column OF the
West, is the occupation of Nashville. Gen.
Buell. was not quite in season to celebrate
Washington's Birthday in the Capitol Of
Tennessee but he did not lack much of it.
On Monday be marched into the city with
ten thousand troops, and flung the Stars
and Stripes to the breeze from the flagstaff
of the State House.
This piece Of news is Of Immense impor-
snce. In the capture Of Nashville, we have
taken a city of nearly 20 900 inhabitants,
the head of river navigation on the Cum
berland, and possessing an extensive river
commerce, numerous manufacturing es-
Establishments, and six daily newspapers, (if
all are still alive,O which have been devoted
to the spread Of secessionism. Very impor-
tant iron foundries are located just below
the city, from which were turned out, last
April, the first cannon that was cast eI-
pressly for the rebel armies. Besides its
foundries, it has a powder mill, a rolling
mill and several machine shops. which have
run day and night in rebel service. I'm
mense supplies of food and of war material
have been accumulated there, as a conve-
nient depot for distribution, owing to its
unsual railroad facilities. The place is the
centre of an important railroad system. On
the north q road runs to Bowling Green,
eeyenty-four miles, and thence to Louisville.
On the southeast, the Nashville and Chat
tsnoogs road, one hundred and fifty miles in
length, strikes the great Tennessee and Viz
ginia road. which is the western feeder of
the army at Manassas. On the south, the
Nashville and Decatur road strikes the
Memphis and Charleston road one hundred
and twenty-one miles from Nashville.
The occupation of Nashville, therefore,
gives our army a commanding position
for future operations. Hardly a city in the
South was SO useful, or sc indispensable to
the rebels as this, and it cannot be possible
that it would have been abandoned by go
able a general as Albert S. Johnston. if he
had anything with which to defend it. Its
peaceful surrender proves the truth OF the
reports of the panic and rout which followed
the evacuation of Bowling Green, and of the
demorslized and dissolving condition of
Johnston's army.
1t is said that he is making a stand at
M~urfreeboro', thirty miles below; but
there cannot be much left for him to stand
on. With Nashville, Tennessee is ours. and
with Tennessee ours, the backbone of the
rebellion is broken.
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Our force at Fort DOnelson was smaller
than 1t has been represented to be. Gen.
Grant, in his official report, says he left Fort
Henry with about / 5000 men, six regi-
Uents having been sent around by water.
Ten thousand arrived during the fight,
which would make about 30. 1000 in all.
carleton, - the accurate correspondent of
the Boston Journal, sets down the assail-
ing force At 80 200, and on the authority of
MAJ. McLaine, Of Gen. Pillows staff. puts
the rebel forcs within the fort a; thirty
two regiments Of infantry, and two OF cav
airy, IN all an ef.otive force Of tesHfy hOus-
and.
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DEAIH OF WILLIE LINcoLN.-A shadow
has fallen upon the White House Little
Willie, the second son Of the President, a
a ~favorite of all who visited the Presiden-
tial mansion, and a child of unusual PROM
ise, died yesterday evening at , o clock.
His sickness, an intermittent fever assuming
a typhoid character, has caused anxiety and
alarm to his family and friends for a week
past; since Monday his afflicted parents
have scarcely dared to hope.
Wednesday he seemed sinking; and yes
terday morning it was evident that 1.-THE
last OF earth" to the little sufferer was az
hand. For much Of the time during tLse
illness he has been deliriOus. Drs. STONE
and Hall have been his attending -.,bvciar-
and their attentions have been unTem
but unavaiIing. The Pres lent, r;nJ nIj
indulgest in health, HIS ben NV ~ No
much of the time, sc1fcc:.r ,at;,y -, q,
ten days past in his ar now f1r 20 ystc,v
Of the darling OF his p .fentions
Willie was a bov $1,000 -E
~ sieA u1 mn ecrl1ty, ard of gentle man
tH5 " %1Gry was remarkable and his
49, ~ esuisitiOs was the frequent ~
Ais tutor. Very inquisitve be was
up subjects far beyond his years, and ex-
F1i1gy apt IN appropriatins the results
o. ms inquiries. 20 systematic was he,
that he was accustomed Of his own accord,
OF a morning 10 arrange a programme OF
his duties Tor the 1aY' giving TO each It's
Appropriate time ana maniies'ins mueh
thOushtiuIness and originality IN their as
sisnment
Among his studies which were thorough
ly pursued and various IN their range, as
was proper tor one Of his nervous tempera-
ment, be was especially prohclent IN map
drawing. and veIy credltable IN compost
ton. which was assigned by his tutor eve
r Friday, and which usually resulted IN q
pleasant specimen OF autobiography ON
Monday. Our reaters viii remember q
httle poem. published in the Republican,
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\ Fort Henry correspondent Of the St.
Louis Republican, furnishes the following
amusing incidents In connection with the
flight of rebel soldiers from Fort Henry:
"a more panic stricken flight probablv
never occurred. Whenever arriving at creeks,
they threw themselves recklessiy in. ard
afterwards finding their boots and shoes iull
Of water, pulled them off and continued the
run bareiOoted. Overcoats, anything that
Incommoded flight, were cast by the road
side, and, a. a consequence, Union volunteers
have hosts OF homespun garments for troph
les.
: SOME Of the regiments could hardly De
recognized by their own officers jus, at pres
ent. Huge Overceats made BY secession
housewives enveloped some, the collars reach
Inc. IN comfortable and country style. above
the ears, while the skirts stop barely short of
their ankles. Two or three inches Of wad-
ding make 1t sufficiently comfortable and
neavy. Another was seen with a long tailed
coat and prodlgIOus ancient hat, relies Of a
militia captain who strutted on training
daT fifty years ago. II the late wearers
looked halt as badly as the present ones thus
dressed, their stampede might have been
wisely a matter Of taste, Or caused ov sens
luyc natures alive to appearances.
Among the trophies are numbers Of huge
OWE knives, or Arkansas toothprIcks, with
ladies' two feet long, and ground sharn as
possible. As,slnce the war broke out these
terrible weapons have always been going to
do terrible thiags with loyal soldiers. il is
. pity their terrible owners left them be-
hiut. Then the advance regiments entered
tie deserted camps on Thursday, they were
10 obtain secession trorIiaz arJ -,
orally succeeded. / saw one cavalry man
who had filed tAr5e trunks. and was ensaav-
% take them away, dashed 70 his
horse. one had slipped under the animals
body ana langlei between bis legs, another
apparently undecided whether T. fall Of
and the owner himself WAS ia tie
Ill. n-.-- - ----- |
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IHE STORM ~ MmroY.-The gale of Non
day night, in Milton, as we learn from an
attentive correspondent. was terrible, and in
one case probably fatal. joshua Williams,
who lives about three miles South Of the
village, while attempting to reach bis home.
became exhausted in the snow drifts, AMI no
assistance reached him till he had become
so frozen that his life is despaired of. 1.-The
RECEIVERS it will be with the loss of a foot and
a hand.
\ portion OF the roof Of the dwelling house
OF Mrs. Olive Wari. in Milton, was crashed
IN by the snow, Monday afternoon. doing
damage to The amount of some 5000, and a
portion OF the roof Of the Railroad wood
shed also gave way as the gale commenced.
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GEN. Jh LANE, in short speech at Lew
enworth, Kansas. on the 9th. said

Remark have been numerOusly circulated BY
,n'eres.ed parties that there were difficulties be.
tween the gallant Hunter and myself An snns
report; are utterly false. When the Un;on 4. :.
danger. he Is a traitor who tries 10 stir up difcuI.
ties between Those whose inst ambition il il 70
serve their country. p"
when they are known, these miserable c,.,-
lures who wilfuiiy circulate falsehoods will he
covered an over with confusion. Soldiers Of Wis
Soasin, snsn 80 INTO Danger with you and the
: u hAnsas ana the West, and # Ieaanof sen,
FREEDOM as a commander, 1 shall do IL a., No.,
rats. pr
"Dut, soldiers, all difficulties will be harmon
lied. General Hunter is a tried and true soId;s-
a man oil experience, and a man who knows Tho
cause Of the war. ~ u
-"nen 4 nave resigned my sea. as q United
well, my speaking will be over"
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and spacious residence of Lieut.. Gov. Un-
derwood at the head of Pearl Street, and the
private residences of o. A. Burton, S. E.
Howard and others, with a number Of stores
and other dwellings, were brilliantly illumin-
ated. Leavenworth Block especially with a
spermaceti candle in each pane of its numer-
GUS windows, was a blaze of light its pro-
prietor, F. Smith, Esq, is entitled to credit
for so patriotic and brilliant a display.
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DAMAGE TO BUILDINGs.-The heavy TALL OF
snow Monday, added to what was before
on the roofs, caused considerable damsge in
the village. Mr.. NJ. NJ. Byington's barn
had the roof broken IN, crushing one or two
vehicles to pieces. His horses escaped, being
protected by their stalls. \ part of the barn
at the American was also crushed in, as was
a wood shed at Mr.. Theodore Peck's, aud
sundry awnings were broken down or Grip
pied.
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Nh. HuLsENAx's OrISIoN.-The N.

Ere. Post says
1--WE have it from good authority that
Mr.. Hulseman, the minister from Austria to
this country, has stated that every one oil the
foreign representatives at Washington had
come to the conclusion that the days OF the
rebellion were numbered, and that the power
of the Federal government would soon be
fully re-established in all the now seeded
States; and, moreover, that the foreign mir
listers had sent dispatches to their respect
i've governments to this effect"