Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-06-27
FROM WASHINGTON.

laus Deo-praise to God Slavery is pro-
hibitcd in all the territories Of the United
States The President returned the bill to-
day TO the House with his signature. The
ordinance Of 1887, which prohibited slavery
in the region northwest Of the Ohio is now
the law from the British Possessions to Mex
leo, and from the organized states on the ba-
Sin Of the Mississippi river to the Pacific
ocean SO much good from the rebellion.
That blacklist cloud has a silver lining. So
far too, it must be admitted now that the
Administration has policy that is decidedly
anti-slavery.
Pacifc Railroad Treasury Notes.
Shortly after the President communicated
BIZ. approval Of this DILL making territories
free, the Senate passed the Pacific railroad
bill-a bill now for a railroad through free
tcrritories--by vote Of IS to S. Such are
the historical acts Of the week. and / think il
should be credited as good weeks work.
The committees have been hard at work on
the tax, tariff and confscation bills aud their
consideration may be expected speedily. The
Senate will proceed at once with the confsca-
ton bills ofthe House and the House is ex-
pccted TO dispose Of the new treasury note
bill. aud then proceed to the tax and tariff
bills The treasury note bill authorizing a
very large additional issue OF treasury notes
twenty-five or fifty millions TO be- small notes,
that is, OF denominations less than five dol
lars will meet with opposition on the Re
publican side Of the House; but the passage
of the bill is expected If the exact point
could be determined where the business of the
country Will sustain the circulation Of the
notes, Congress would go up TO that point,
aud then roly upon the disposal Of bonds for
what they will bring Many think that
should be done now that is, that the treas
ury should resort 20 bonds, and the question
will be between notes and bonds. There is
pressure for small notes, both from the ar
my. Tor thu convenience uf the men, and from
all the northwestern and southwestern states,
where the local banks have been ruined by the
rebellion. In those states there is demand
for uoasury notes as currency, and the de-
mand is urgent On the other hand, IN the
middle and New England States, where the
local currency is abundant and sound, the in
tcrcsts OF the people arc precisely the other
way. Naturally then, the representatives Of
constituencies so differently interested would
vote according to their interests. But the
necessities Of the government, and the broad
or question Of national interest or policy,
must come in 60 mouify the action Of Con-
gross. II the scheme OF Secretary Chase 60
bring all the banks to the use of treasury
notes should be adopted, then an additional
issue OF two hundred millions would stand
IN the place OF the present bank notes in cir
cuation, and would not be necessarily an IN
crease of the currency Blu. the schemes are
distinct, and both will be contested.
The Tribune" oglm- Interesting Ne'os.
The book question was up again day before
yesterday; aud if the New ork Tribune is
to be believed, it was all done by Walton,
and without rhyme or reason. The IrbuHe
correspondent here is rabid on that question,
aud is not to be implicitly believed will
not say, no more than is the correspondent of
that paper, who swore before the House com
mittec Of 4 cctions, at this session, that he
forged news letters from North Carolina to
the Tribune, among other things, to help a
bogus Congressman into seat from that
state, and defended himself on the ground
that such was the custom OF correspondents
So much for the reliability of the correspond
oucc Of the mammoth metropolitan press
We used to believe that the Hrrod had a
monopoly for the manufacture Of news but
it is in proof that the Tribune has, at least in
one most remarkable instance, done what the
HeraR has been suspected Of. do not re-
member that the Herald has been proved
guilty Of forgery Of news by committee OF
the House, but only of getting genuine news
surreptitously. But to come back the Ire
Juns correspondent is only somewhat unfair
on this question, and perhaps not intention
ally so: he remembers the cue given by his EN-
poyer. The question came mp on a new me-
mortal of Gales a. Seaton, stating that before
the resembling of the original resolution they
had delivered part of the books and incur
red expenses in the execution of the order
asking the House to reconsider the question,
and promising to acq uiesce in the decision.-
That was the way not 10y Walton, or at his
instigaton, for he was perfectly content TO LEI
the question rest as it had been left adverse
to the books The memorial was referred
and majority of the committee was in iayo
of the resolution, and so Walton as chair
man reported The Tribune makes a Poin
that one Of the committee (Mr. CLARK Of New
York; was not invited to the meeting. liz
WAS not, and there was no need OF il, for h'
was known to be aud counted an opponen
of the resolution, and moreover Walton al
ludcd to him as holding that position. II
fact there was no formal meeting, but tn
question was decided 10y consultation in th
House 50 Far as to secure majority, as i
often done by all committees in the mere mat
ter Of reports, which only bring up case io
action Now you shall have an official accoun
fem ih' ~ -t ~ b.' " alton had 10 d