Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-03-28
OFFICERS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS

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Tr,a,urer-L. B. Englesby.
Coll,etor-Samuel Huntington.
Al.dlor-C. W. Woodhouse.
A tax Of seventeen cents on the dollar was
voted for the support Of school and payment of
debts.
DISTRICT No. Moderaior-J. Liscum.
Clsrk-A. B. seaver.
Prudential Connmiifss-T. t. Wales, y. Allen,
James Lewis.
CoLedoT-S. Huntington.
Trsqsure-F. 7. Hill.
AHditor-Henry P. llickok.
A tax of twenty cents on the dollar voted,
to meet the expenses of the current year.
DISTRICT No. l3.-Hoder4for-John X. Converse.
Ciot-Brush ". Webb.
Prudeufia, C,ssmffss-Geo. F. EImunds, Enos
Peterson, Fred. ". Van sicklin.
Tre1sger-L. NJ. HasaT.
Coilscfor-samucl Huntington.
AHdfor-Dan Lyon.
No tax voted. 4 special meeting will 10
shortly held for the purpose Of raising tly. to
pay portion Of the debt Of the District I'd to
meet the expenses Of the current year.
DIsraIcr No. Il.-lfodga.o--Chas. Russell
Pad. CONF. b. Allen, W. T.. Villas. Orlo
Pinney.
Ciek-M. Y. b. Vlas.
Treasno-ChaTles Z. Allen.
CoAsetor-S Huntington,
Tax l. per cent,
DISTRICT so. lG.-Mod,rsfor-J. Il. Worcester
Clrk-J. b. Hollenbeck.
Coliectov- -- Judd
Prud,-nal Cos,uutss u. II. Worcester, II.
Burnett, !. Gates.
Trsas 0er-H. Burnett.
Voted to raise tax Of 80 ceuts on Grand List
from the y. Y Independent,
FRENJNr.-llis commaI d inclu led one halt Of
the whole area to be defended against the re-
bells Now the average expenditure for the
whole army has not been less thanS2 900. 900
a day, or $500 900 for one hundred
days. OF that two hundred millions Ere
mont expended fourteen millions. We be-
iieve that had he had ten days longer, he
would as We will show presently, haYe
brought rebellion in the West 10 precisely
the point It Is to-day. But whether he
would or not, the army he created and
brought into the field has, under other gen
erals, driven rebellion south Of the Arkansas
line and down the Mississippi ncarly. if not
quite, 70 Memphis. His expenditure Is 70 the
expenditure in the Eastern Department, as
fourteen millions Of dollars is 70 one hundred
and eighty-six millions.
The uselessness Of the gun-boats he had
built made one Of the charges OF extravaganza
and want Of wisdom against him These
boats lay at Cairo absolutely without a re-
cognized owner after his retirement from
command. The contractors would not Ie
sumo them the Government would not ass
ume them, and they seemed destined % DE
there as useless hulks. What they have done
since, the country has seen AMI We commit,
we hope, no breach OF confidence in saying
that We know that Gen. Fremont has, under
the hand Of Commodore FoOts, an enthusias-
tie ACKNOWLEDGMENT Of his foresight.
For months, he silently waited that justice
in which he never lost faith he was
nos tried, for no charges were preferred
against him but the appointment by Con
gress Of a Joint Committee of Inquiry into
the Conduct OF the W ar at length afforded
him the coveted opportunity. lie was called
before the Committee, whereof the eminent
Senator Wade, OF Ohio, was Chairman, and
thoroughly examined with regard 70 the in
cidents of his brief but evcnttul command. |
The Committee were not left to grope blindly. |
Tor an Investigating Committee OF the House
had spent some time at St. Louis in General |
FremOnt's absence and had placed on record |
all the ong-sided testimony that could be /
raked up to his prejudice. With this tesu- |
mony before them, the Joint Committee I
went carefully over the whole ground, and /
the result was decided and hearty vindica- /
tion OF Gen. Fremont, and strong recon- .
mendation to the President that he be re-
scored 10 command. That recommendation /
has been complied with. to the great salts
faction OF nearly all the friends Of the Ad
ministration.
Gen. Fremont Is now preparing for has
" mountain" command lie will be heard
from in Western Virginia ami Eastern Ten
nessee, for be is not TO be buried alive in the
mountain Businesses OF that region. lie is
to have a strong force, and TO him will be
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