Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-02-07
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WAR ITEMS.
/ A gentleman recently arrived at Chicago.
from New Orleans, heard significant state
MT made there: A gentleman had gone up
TO the camps at Nashville, having in charge
donations from the citizens Of New Orleans.
On his return his unofficial statement was
about as follows: 81 tell you, you have no
idea Of the suffering there among our troops
/ 1t would make your heart bleed to see them
lying there sick and dying, without nurses or
medicine. New Orleans has done good
deal, but she must do more" A by-staudcr
-"Bu why don't people mp that way do
something = "Well I'll tell you. The fact
is, about one-half OF them say they never want
ed the troops there at all, and don't care how
soon they are removed The other half are
doing all they can, but can't do ALL" "Why
don they set their niggcts to tending the
sick well that's the squalIiest point in
/ the whole The niggers say that if they were
/ Lincoln soldiers they would attend them.
/ a bystandcr (hoty Why don't they shoot
the -- treacherous sons Of --' "Well
,meaningly) they don't think it quite safe up
there TO begin that sort Of thing
Toombs, Crawford and the two Cobbs have
issued an address to the people Of Georgia.
1t makes a very frank and discouragng state
ment o. facts acknowledging our vast supc-
uority; prlys for unity and energy under the
circumstances; recommends that wives be
aimed with torches and their children with
brands; and finally encourages a trust in
! Providence, and in "their arms when they
can meet with the foe, not too greatly their
superior in numbers" Il saws: "Our enemy
has exhibited an energy and perseverance, and
an amount of resources which we had hardly
expected. An immense army has been organ
lied for our destruction, disciplined to the uu-
thinking stolidity of regulars. With the ex-
elusive possession of the seas our enemy is en-
abled TO throw upon the shores Of every state
the nucleus Of an army. We cannot expect to
cope with our enemy IN numbers, equipments
or munitions of war. The prospect of foreign
interference is, at least a remote one
seccsh doctor, practicing in Sads bury,
Pa was The other day thoughly broom hand
led by Union loving woman He was the
family physician, but after attending to the
sick always introduced bis secessionism.-
Though several times requested not to breach
his reasonable notions, be still persisted and
finally, one day, insultingly said TO the lady
that she WAS SO fond OF negro that If her
husband was to die she would, no doubt.
marry one This being little more than
she could bear, she seized broom and gave
the man Of pills and potons a sound pun
melting.
Col. Pegram was allowed to 60 South on
bis parole, on condition that he should re
turn, unless he could secure the exchange Of
Col. Wilcox or some other officer of equal
RANK. The exchange cannot be affected and
Col. Corcorau will be given up only in return
for Smith, the convicted pirate Tho rebels
insist that none OF the officers whom they
hold hostages for the privatecrsmen shall
be surrendered until rebels captured on the
high seas, like those taken on land, are treat
ed as prisoners Of war.
/ The New York correspondent of the Boz
ton SaiRrdqy Eyeping Gazette saws that mi
vate letter has been received from friend Of
Mrs. Slidell, in England, IN which the writer
states that Lady Palmerston had made
friendly call upon that lady, and that Mrs.
Eusus wife Of one of the secretaries of tho
traitor ambassadors, and daughter OF Corco-
ran, the Washington banker, boosted that
She bad money enough with her to buy all
the French press, and that she would vet ac-
complish it.
The Washington correspondent Of the ~
/ y Commercial writes that two foolish New
England officers, who have fallen in love with
a lady at Georgetown, believed to be at heart
a secessionist, went out recently to fght a
duel with pistols After an exchange Of shots
reconciliation was effected, and "nobody
hurt but the provost marshal ordered both
Of them under arrest.
A member Of the bogus Missouri Legisla-
ture which met at Neosho and handed the
State nomnally over to jeff Davis, has pub
hshed statement showing that the whole az
fair was fraud that at no time was there
constitutional number of either house present.
and that, in order to cover up this fact, the
number OF votes cast was not allowed to be
placed upon the journals.
In expectation OF the success of Burnside's
expedition in opening at least two congress-
ional districts in North Carolina. Mr.. Ta,lo
the provisional governor, has issued proc
lamauon ordering an election on the 22d Of
February, to ratiiy or reject the ordinances
OF the convention of the 18th of Novem-
Der, and also for the election Of two represen-
tatives TO Congress.
Edward Connally, of the Goth New York
regiment, prisoner of war, has arrived from
Columbia, S g., and reports that the health
Of Col. Corcoran and the other prisoners there
Is good The interview of Mr., Ely, in con-
Junction with several Of his associate mem
bers Of the House was not only interesting
but was described as affecting
The New Orleans Picayune was once about
the only daily paper in the United States that
found IT necessary, from press a ADVERTISE
ments, to publish quadruple sheet. 1t now
apparently finds great difficulty in producing
a little dirty looking single sheet, with few
old standing quaek doctors advertisements
to I'LL up its columns. Secession did it.
The price of pork in Montreal is lower than
1t has been for eighteen yeas, "A grievous fact
for Canadian farmers, arising from the war
between the North aud South, which shuts
western produce ont Of the slave states, and
deluges Canada and Europe with IT,
The reason why the rebels have refused to
receive and distribute the clothing sent to the
Northern soldiers who are prisoners at the
South is that the packages we're not address.
ed to The Confederate States"