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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17
The Presidents Proclamation.

TIE Duty OF TIE ARMY IN RELATION To IT.
HEADQUARTERS Army of the Potomac. }
Camp near Sharpsburg. Md, Oct Z.
General Order No. l6}.
The attention Of the officer. and soldiers
of the army Of the Potomac is called TO gen.
era order No. l;;a. wal department, Sept 24,
lNG2, publishing 10 the army the Presidents
proclamation of Sept 221.
\ proclamation of such grave mement to
the nation, officially communicated TO the ar
my. affords TO the general commanding an
opportunity ofdetining specifically to the Off
GERS and soldiers under his command the re-
lation borne by all persons in the military
service of the United States towards the civil
authorities of the government.
The constitution coniides 10 the civil au-
ttorities, Legislative, judicial and executive,
the power and duty of making, expounding
and executing the ordered laws. Armed for
ces are raised and supported simply to sus-
tain the civil authorities, and are TO be held
in strict subordination thereto in all respects.
This fundamental rule of our political sys-
tenn is essential TO the security of our repub.
lean institutions, and should be thoroughly
understood and observed by every soldier
The principles upon which, and the objects
for which, armies shall be employed in sup.
pressing rebellion must be determined and
declared bv the civil authorities, and the chiei
executive, who is charged with the admins.
tration of the national affairs, is the proper
and only source through which the views and
orders ofthe government can be made known
to the armies of the Union.
Discussion by officers and soldiers concern
ing public measures determined upon and de
CARED by the government, when carried at al
beyond the ordinary temperate and respectful
expression of opinion, tend greatly to impair
and destroy the discipline and efficiency O
troops by sustaining the spirit of politica
faction for that firm, steady and earnest sup
port of the authority of the government
which is the highest duty of the American
solder. The remedy for political errors.
any are committed, is to be found only in tn
action of the people at the polls.
In thus calling the attention of this arm
to the true relation between the soldiers an
the government, the general commandin
merely adverts to the evil against which
has been thought advisable during our whol
history to guard the armies of the republic
he will rot be considered by any right mint
ed person as casting any reflection upon ths
loyalty and good conduct which has been S
fully illustrated upon so many battle-fields.
In CARRYING out all measures of public po
icy, this army will, of course, be guided b
: the same rules Of mercy and Christianity thi
have ever controlled its conduct toward Il
S defenseless.
e by command of Maj aj-Gen Mcclellan,
JAMES A. HARDEE,
= It-Col, Aid-le- Camp, a. A. A. G..
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17
Prcntice's Lament over his Son.

The obituary notice of William Courtland
Prentice, son of the editor of the Louisville
Journal, killed in the rebel service, publish
ed in tha; paper of the I'd, is very touching
1t is the sad lament ola loyal father over a
son who has persisted in bad cause. We
quote portion of il -
This young man, if he had always directed
his energies judiciously, could have made
himself distinguished ornament in any pro-
fession oflife. He might have been an able
and honored statesman in the service of the
republic. But an intense southern sympathy,
in spite of the arguments, the remonstrances,
and the entreaties of those who dearly Low.
ed him, made him an active rebel against bis
country. And, after a brief FIVE weeks ser.
vice in the rebel ranks, be fell, soon to breathe
out his fiery life, receiving the meanwhile
far away from his family, the kindly minis
trations of those against whose cause bis
strong right arm had been raised. Oh, if he
had fallen in his countly's service, fallen with
burning eyes fixed in love and devotion up
on the flag that for more then three fourth'
of century has been star of worship to his
ancestors, his early death, though still ter
rible, might have been borne by c father
heart, but, alas, the reflection that he fell il
armed rebellion against that glorious old ban
ner, now the emblem ofthe greatest anil ho
lest cause the world ever knew, is full of des
olation and almost Of despair. And yet We
shall love to think of Courtland Prentice
that brave and noble though misguide,
youth, during the little remnant ofour live:
Our love for him, undimmed by tears an,
grief, is and will remain an amaranthine flow
er upon the grave Of our busted years"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17
The Legislature.

The present session opened under exceed
ingly pleasant and favorable circumstances.
Speaker Hunton having declined third cleo
ton. the Hon John Gregory Smith of St Al
bans, was elected speaker upon the first bal
lot BY decided majority. Mr. Smith is too
well and too favorably known to the people
of the State to need any commendation from
US. Twice has Franklin county honoied him
with seat in the Senate, and he is now SER
wing his third time as representative from ST
Albans. A gentleman of education and cul-
ture, possessing general business talents OF
the first order-of fine appearance and ad-
dress, and familiar with the business of legis-
lation-he cannot fail of winning an enviable
reputation as presiding officer of the House.
We we'll remember when his father filled the
same position with distinguished honor. May
his broad mantle fall upon the son. And In
speaking thus of Mr. Smith, We by no mean,
wish to detract from the merits of Mr. Gard
ner, his competitor, whose eminent fitness fol
the position We presume was questioned by
none.
Mr. Stewart, the clerk elect, has had expe-
rience as assistant under Col Cummings, and
his election, by those who have had proof o.
his merits, is the best commentator he could
have.
In the Senate, the excellent secretary o.
last year, Henry Clark. was reelected with
out opposition. A new assistant-Charle.
Allen of Burlington-was chosen instead o
Mr. Tyler.-WdLtcn's Eaily.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17
The Effect. of Pardon.

III the garrison town OF Woolwich. 1t few
years ago, soldier was abou: 10 bt brought
before the commanding officer OF the regi-
ment for some misdcmeanor. The officer en-
tering the soldiers name said. Here is --
again. What can We DO with him Ill has
gone through almost every ordeal The SER
geant maor, NJ. b., apologized for intruding.
and said, There is one thing which has new
er been done with him yet. sir What is
that sergeant major Well, sir, he has new
er yet been forgiven Forgiven said the
colonel 'hcre is his case entered. Yes, but
the man is not before you yet, and You can
cancel it, After the colonel had reelected
for few minutes, he ordered the man to bc
brought in. when he was asked what he had
to say relative to the charges brought against
him. Nothing. sir, was the reply, only that
i am sorry for what have done After ma.
king some suitable remarks. the colonel said
Wei, We Lave resolved TO forgive YOU The
soldier was struck with aston:shmcnt tears
started from his eycS-he wept. The colonc
with the adjutaut, and the others present fell
deeply when they saw the man SO humbled
The soldier thanked the colonel for his kind
ness, and retired. The narrator had the sol
der under his notice foi two years and hal
after this, and never during that time wa
there charge brought against him. or iauI
found with him. Mercy triumphed. Knd
ness conquered. Tie man was won BRIT
ISL Workman.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17
The Sunken Road at Waterloo.

An odd numerical coincidence. twenty-six
battalions were to receive the twenty-six
squadrons. Behind the crest of the plateau,
under cover of the masked battery, the Eng
lish infantry, formed in thirteen squares, two
battalions to the square, and upon two
lines seven on the first and six on
the second-with muskets to the shoul-
der and eye upon their sights, waiting calm,
silent, and immovable. They could not see
the cuirassiers, and the Cuirassiers could not
see them. They listened to the rising of this
tide of men. They heard the increasing
sound of three thousand horses, and the al
ternate and measured striking of their hoofs
at full trot, the la,tling Of the cuirasseS, the
clicking of the sabres, and sort of fierce
roar of the coming host There was a mo-
ment of fearful silence, then, suddenly, a long
line of raised arms brandishing sabres ap-
peared above the crest, with casques, trump
cts, and standards, and three thousand faces
with gray moustsches, crying "IIr,F Empe-
rem !" All this cavalry debouched on the
plateau, and it was like the beginning of an
earthquake.
! All at once, tragic to relate, at the left Of
the English, and on our right. the head OF
the column Of cuirassierS reared with fear
fui c!amor. Arrived a, the culmnatirg point
of the crest. urmanagea6le. full of fury, and
ben: upon the EXTERN nation of the squares
and cannons, the cuirasSiers saw between
themselves and the English a ditch-a grave.
1t was the sunken road of Ohain.
1t was frightful moment. There was the
ravine, unlocked for. yawning at the very
feet of the horses, two fathoms deep between
its double slope. The second rank pushed
in the first. the third pushed in the second
the horses reared, threw themselves over. fell
upon their backs, and struggled with their
feet in the air. piling up and oyerturning the
riders no power to retreat; the whole col.
umn was nothing but prolectlle. The force
acquired to crush the English crushed the
French. The inexorable ravine could not
yield until it was flied: riders and horse,
rolled in together pelI-mel. grinding each
other, making common flesh in this dreadful
gulf, and VIXEN this grave was full of living
men, the rest marched over them and passed
on. Almost third Of the dubois hrigad,
sank into this abysS.-LcS Ne,roiics.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17
Lines on @ Skeleton.

Some i,rty years ago the following poem was ound
2 Location Morning Chronicle. Every efort was 'ain
ate 10 discover the author even TO the oHslns Vi
lr!ot nity guineas Al! that ever tIah-peu "a9 na
poem, IN "A fair Clerkly hand, was lounu netI sAeie
ui reInaI kakble symmetry Oi form III the AuseuM
kpyal College OF Surgeons. Lincona lnii, LohIo, W an
=, the Curator OF the Museum sent llei " he "o hiu
r. YHlclc.
Behold this ruin I was skull
Once Of ETHEREAL spirit full.
This narrow cell VS. Life retreat.
This space was Thoughts mysterious seat.
What beautious visions filled this spot,
What dreams of pleasure long forgot,
Nor Hope, nor JOY, nor Love, nor Fear,
Have left one trace Of record here.
Beneath this mOuldering canopy,
Once shone the bright and busy eye;
But start not at the dismal void
If social love that eve employed,
II with no lawless fire it cleaned.
But through the dews of kindness beamed,
That eve shall be forever bright
When stars and sur are sunk in night
Within this hollow cavern hung
The ready. swift and tuneful tongue.
If faiSchood's honey it disdained,
And when it could not praise. was chained,
Yet gentle concord never broke.
lhi, siler tongue shall plead for thee
When time unveils Eternity.
Say, did these fingers delve the mine'
Or with the envied rubieS shine
To hew the rock or wear the gem
Can little now avail to them.
But if the page Of truth they sought,
Or comfort to the mourner br ought,
These ha nds a richer mead shall claim
Than all that wait on Wealth or Fame.
Avails it, whether bare or shod,
These feet the paths Of duty trod
If from the bowers of Ease they fed,
TO seek Affections humble shed;
II Grandeur's guilty bribe they spurned,
And home to Virtues cot returned,
These feet with angels wings shall vie,
And tread the palace of the sky.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17
An Actors Advertising Dodge.

a member of the company Of players at
haIlenbach's theatre was to have benefit
night, and the question was how to get to-
gether good audience, as the usual attend
ance at that place Of amusement, even if it
doubled,would produce far too slender sum
to satisfy the expectations of benefit night.
Accordingly, some days before the memora-
be evening, there appeared in all the Berlin
papers an advertisement to the following ef
feet:
"A gentleman, who has niece and ward
possessing a disposable property of fifteen
thousand thalers, together with mercantile
establishment desires to find young man
who wo-ld be able to manage the business
and become the husband of the young lady.
Inc possession Of property or other qualiti-
cations is no object. Apply to -"
Hundreds and hundreds of letters poured
II IN reply to this advertisement. On the
morning of the benefit night each person who
had sent reply received the following note
-iiOSl III POI tdut punt ls, VI SouASo IilaI
You should like one another. and my niece
aEe going to Kallenbachs theatre this even
my and YOU can just drop in upon US in box
No. ~ Of course the theatre was crammed.
Al the boxes, all the best paying places in
the house were filled early in the evening with
mostly male public, got up in style which
IS seldom seen in the loyal opera ITSELF
Glasses were leyeled on all sides in the direc.
ton Of box No. l, and eyes were strained tc
catch the first glimpse of the niece, when she
should appear in company with her uncle
But uncles are provelbialy wicked old men,
and IN the present case neither uncle nj,
niece was TO be found and the disconsolat
.oysrs-of q :ortune--were left to clear u
'"e mystery as best they could The theatr
has not had such an audience for years, and
OF course, the chief lerson concerned reape'
rich harvest by the trick London paper
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17

the beginning, in fact, of new and an inter-
minable war; the degradation of the brave
soldiers OF the free States the disintegration
Of the free States themselves and worse
than all, the unity of the seeded States, and
their invincibility, aided by foreign arms, in
the work Of destruction and despotism."
This semi-official assurance will be satisfac-
tory to such as have been led into doubt and
distrust by the inopportune discussion about
terms of peace in some OF the papers. The
rebels talk peace as a means of successful
war I; all loyal men must talk war, and do it,
as the only way TO honorable and permanent
peace.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17
Solomon Foot.

i correspondent of the n. Y. Era speaks
in the following language of our distinguish
ed senator:
"Mr Foot has seen the end ofanother Con-
gress, and has returned to the privacy of his
home in his dear old native State. Whether
he is to remain there in the enjoyment of the
scholarly retirement which his long life of
usefulness and patriotic service has so we'll
earned or whether he is to return to the
legislative halls of the nation, and aid, by his
wise and moderate counsels, in plotting the
ship of state through the present tumultuous
waters into haven of peace and safety-the
future only can show. In either case we hope
most earnestly that he may long enjoy the
blessings of peace restored; AMI see the now
deserted fields and workshops of his native
State filed with living fruitfuness when her
returned warrior farmers and mechanics shall
have beat their swords into plow-shares, and
s,t'led down once more to the avocations OF
peace
The editor of the Era thus refers to the ar
t!cIe Of his correspondent, and the subject of
it:
III ever there was a man who made his
ma!n On the age in which he lived, and la
bored and earned for himself an enviable rep.
g,a'i2n among bis fellow-men,t that man is the
Hon Solomon Foot, for the last twelve years
th" representative of Vermont in the Senate
ci the United States, a sketch of whose ca
lJcr We present to our readers in the present
number. The energy and force of character
based upon an ineradical sense of truth, JUS
tee ard right, which has raised him so high
in the estimation of his fellow citizens, anC
his compeers in the Senate, shines out in ev
cry epoch OF his history, even from his early
years. Not only is he one of those whom
mankind should delight to honor for what hi
has achieved for hmself-but he is one whom
all should esteem for the glorious example h'
sets before the young men of to-day of tn
results Of perseverance, energy and integrit.
in the performance of every duty in life, how
ever humble.
truly, Vermont may well be proud of he
worthy senator, and hand down his name t
her sons with the veneration it will deserv
long after the bright example is remove
from their midst"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17
Fifteenth Regiment.

Company A-West Fairlee, Capt Horace
Z. Brown.
Company B-Danville, Capt James NJ
Aver.
Company C-West Randolph, Capt Cor.
nelius n. Carpenter.
Company D-Wait's River, Captain C. G.
French.
Company Island Pond, Capt Warren
Moves.
Company F-McIndoes Falls, Capt Xer
xes {. Stevens.
Company G-Lyndon, Capt Stephen Nc
Gafey.
Company H-Frontier Guards, Capt RILEY
Z. Wright.
Company Barton, Capt VIM H. John
son.
Company K-St Johnsbury, Capt Geo B
Woodward.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17

| blessed God with my whole heart that He
had delivered them from bondage II'atch-
man and Reflector.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17

T. THE SPRINGFIELD REPUmIcAN is or
many accounts an excellent paper. Il
shows great industry aud patience in collect
ins and arranging the most important news Of
the day. While il is independent in The dec
laration OF It's opniOns,it Is generally fan II Il
criticisms. Ii is condir.ed With ability anliS
one Of the best papers il the country But
il has IFS prejGdiees, anl We are pained 10 ser
the spirit which it manifssis towards thai elo-
quent orator, that abe and uncorTupted states
man. and efficient, faithful and laborious meIa.
Der Of the Cnitetd States Senate, Charles
Sumner. We do not know what Is the source
of the spite and malice which the Republican
has against this gentleman, nor can we see
why in the present distress of our country
that LOYAL sheet should play into the hands Of
the rebels by opposing one Of the best and
ablest, if not the best and ablest statesman
that Massachusetts can boast Of. We car
not believe that the Old Bay State viii n
this time dishonor herself so much as 20 throw
overheard its noblest public man, or give the
rebels such victory as his not being re-
eiecied to the Senate would be regarded by
them to be, ard in ieallt. would be. This is
no time for loyal newspapers =, hound down
such men as ,his Nsua'oT / m M.>>,-,.n>et---
-BratfieJoro PieniT.
C An old sewer in Il, B,.atrS n, Eng
land has answered TIE qae~,ic" wnat be-
comes Of all the pins Il has 'ate!y been
opened for repairs, for The ti,s' time IN many
wears, and found TO be p4Nei Sf'n iepo>IT
of countless millions ot Tir m, cd m .
"a mass as hard as the ~i,S a "---
mace. Every severed 'os ~,-
furniah similar spectacle.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17
Wonderful Z, rsr~.

At the late battle @. Nlw L 'irs Ca
ruihers who escaped irom Bra, <. vas
the first one { ken prisn,l,-r, l..- a, Indians
became engaged i qi4s.e - a tae should
have her for a sq'iaw, and ~hll- r'r -3',.-r-,.l
was progressing she mad her escape WITH
her two children. She Wa CIT one day an,
two nights. and finally reached the Minnesa-
Ia river, where she found canoe, and tried
10 paddle across. but not understanding the
mc,lus operaRGi. WAS fnated down the river
some SIX miles and landed near the fort in
safety, with one child in Ter arms and arota-
er on her back, and is now al S. Peter
Mrs Harrington Vas shot in the back al
Leavenworth. The same ball shot finger
; of her infant child. Mrs Harrington and
child were out IN the brush nine DAYS, and
subsisted on hazel nuts. She remained Sc
creted from The Indians al this time, work
! ing her way toward white settlements as best
she could. Her child, usually fretful, remain
ed remarkably quiet, and whenever she would
hear Indians, she would kneel down
and play TO God to keep her infant
quiet and deliver her from danger Her
rescue was made by one of our pickets
while crawling toward our lines. Our picket
snapped two caps al her before he discovered
she Was a white woman. She first hailed the
picket in the Sioux language, and he suppos-
ed her 10 be an Indian. Her escape was
most miraculous throuyhost
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-10-17

q A wise son maksth . glad father.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-08
CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO, Nov. = 1867
The effect Of the rumors of a foreign upon
the mark ct FOR breadstufs to discourage ope
ratiors, and prices dropped.
Flonr very dull at s4a4. so for low grades spring
extra; Si...5a5. o. for choice grades.
Wheat heavy at s0a9I for No. spring; 7oa7;
for rejected.
Corn opened at decline. Sales at sla35 fol
common to choice mixed on board; 90 for rejected
Oats 3za33
Barley S6al.l0.
Potatoes in active demand al 56afOc.
Hogs boyant and firm s3a4. 10, according to
weight
SogGHuE.-Tbis new product of the western
States is now u cash article i'll the Chicago market
and the demand for il is active for refining pur-
poses. 1t IS estimated that the crop of Illinois this
year should it not be seriously injured by the frost
will reach in the neighborhood Of 80 900 bbls.-
The Chicago Steam Sugar Refinery have pur-
chased within the past week about 400 bbls al
prices ranging from sOa36 per gallon which they
are refining. The quality of the refined syrup is
excellent Fair to good Sorghum good barrels
is worth in this market 3ia56, and prime 3.a3Sc.-
Times.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-08

MAJOR E,Rl.-The following is an ex'
tract from private letter from an officer
in the Army of the Tennessee" who does
not belong to the SD, and may be OF
interest to the numerous friends Of the
gallant Major in this city
by the way, while was at: Bolivar, the
other day, Major EARL called on me- The
Major is looking well, hat not as tieshy as
he used to be at home
"Gen. L.auman, bis Brigade commander,
speaks in unqualified terms of the Major 5
conduct at the battle of the Hatchie The
General thinks no better or drawer man
ever lived. He also says the SD covered
themselves with glory at tina. battle. Not
a man faltered, but all stood up nobly to
the work in the face of storm of shot
and she'll.
Such words as these, coming from the
source they do, should not go unpublished.
Surely the citizens Of La Sale county will
be proud to hear of the SD being SO
highly spoken OF by their Brigade com
mander especially to those whose personal
friends share the honor. .
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1862-11-08

The election in THIS city passed off very
quietly, although as deep an interest was
probably felt in the result as m any Presi-
dental election. The fear was, that under
the stringent law passed by the Hast Iegis-
lature, attempts might be made to kill
time by unnecessary challenging. so tina;
the whole vote OF Ottawa could not be
pel-d; but happily no such attempt was
made. The truth is, Ottawa should have
two places Of voting. 1t is a hard day 5
work TO receive 1900 to 1900 votes, even
when there are no delays: while with
fictitious purpose to cause delay by ehal-
linging, half the vote could be excluded