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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-17

PRoF. HARRINGroN This inimitabe Ven
Tiloqust, Mimic and " Autocrat of the Mag
io Table" who has entertained the people of
New England for over quarter Of a century.
proposes to give two Of his wonderful enter
tainments in Montpelier, on the goth and 2lst
inst. He has been giving entertainments in
Rutland, and the Rutland Herald notices his
second performance as follows;
&" Prof Harrington gave his farewell entertainment in
the lown Hall in this village Saturday evening 10 a
large audience, aud with the same peculiar demonsua
tons " applause with which he received the pfeyi-
Gus evening Now that our citizens know him, should
he visit the place again. il would be difficult 70 find
hall large enough hold the audience that would flock
TO witness his wonderful feats in magic and yentrl,
quhm"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-17
SECRETARY STANTON.
The following is brief sketch Of the life
Of Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton, the new Secre-
tary Of War

The following is brief sketch Of the life
of Hon. Edwin NJ. Stanton, the new Secre-
tary Of War.
Mr. stanton was born in sieubenville Ohio. lie is
not relative Of the family Of STATIONS who filled promi
Kansas lie graduated at Kenyon College, Ohio studied
law at Stcubenvillc, and rapidly the highest
eminencc 10 the profession in that State lie cdu-
Gated Whig, but commenced his political career
ultra democracy of Ohio, which has since become strong
ly anti slavery Although a decided partisan, he was
never office seeker and could not be induced 20 aban
don his profession iur political office In l4N he remuv-
ed 10 pitsburg. whore he pursued the practice " the
law and at once took leading position To the profession
His national reputation first won TN the great wheel
ing Bridge Case 10 which be successful although
10y an az Of Congress declaring the bridge post route,
the decision Of the Court subsequently annullrd -
In all his De- HIS been remarkable for vigorous
and powerful irtc 60 uutrug industry great force OF
character uu1ttae hrmucs and adhefauce IN his
vciiuus ~ Iht aud uuimpcachabie integrity With all
these hc has eyinccd remarkable uniformity OF chUac-
ter and great administrative talent About the com.
mcucemcnt " MI Buchnuan's Administration, he was
selected 10 represent the government in important
land case in California, which he managed success
h On his return be began the practice N law In the
supreme Court at Washington. When the present
troubles began 90 eliminate n the last days VI the adj
miustratinn Of James buchanan, Mr.. Stanton was re-
the When the ship Of State seemed about On g0
o pieces upon the breakers OF the rebellion. His
theu nts that III stauuch Union man, and true lover
VI Dis country Clear headed, and immoVcahly firm he
insisted that the government should be brought back 90
the constitutional course and kept steadily upon IT,
hy the weak hands of the old man uf Whcataud Since
his removal 20 Pennsylvania be- has mingled little ia
politics, aud although nominauy democrat has been
Identified with party lie into the Cabinet
secretary Of the most important department Of the Gov
eminent, with strong head. clean hands, and pure
heart unhlcmishtd reputation f'r integrity and de-
termination Co d. right, lct what will come OF &c. without
reference Co either personal friendships or autpathics
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-17
From the Richmond Dispatch, January ?, 1862.
T II Il REBELS PROM TIL Il
AAAIIAlIcrn AlIIAM

DEMONSTRATION.
The developments Of the past four weeks Of
the war have been tho most remarkable that
have occurred during its entire progress
The beginning Of December saw the Yankees
in full force, 'pparently ready for decisive
battle at all the important points Of the from
tier. On the Potomac they had the best APP
pointed army on the continent. stated 10y their
own authorities to be two hundred thousand
strong In Kentucky they had massod to-
gother two immense forces of thirty to fifty
thousand each, which menaced Columbus and
Bowling Green, and all indications pointed
with certainty to an immediate advance upon
our hnes' at time when we were weak ana
were poorly able to withstand assault from
heavy columns Zollicotier was pressed before
cumberland Gap by force more thah douOie
ms own rouhd Gap was at the mercy oil
Nelson having only thousand men TO OPP
pose against ten thousand tosencran1 was
on the uauley with an army which he now
coniesses 20 nave been hl'een thousand strong
Against loyu' having only twenty Ihteo nun
g,'' nsyn5'us was on Opea' Nloun'I,l WIN
H'e 'hou''uu opposed oy Johnson win only
i"y''o VT 'yui'een hunuIeu anu '"',,"'"
ga" s"''e'"eu ." ta"o"g ,Pytee" or '"e",g '.'"-
t...y
go" n, me t".. o." JeW "o"SaH' Jo'osS' ""ts
De"ef ma" "ti'a' poorly pFoViuea "'" arms
and ammunition. And to crown all, the
splendid weather invited them TO the charge.
Then was presented the golden opportunity
TO strike at every one Of these points Bold,
cBcctiCa 6'otos stricken then Simultaneously by all
He'r armies, could not haze tatied to crush our
strength IN seoerdL Ysari-rs, and PET a gioomy
face upon our MI p Success at .Columbus
and Bowling Green would have been almost
annihhatng to our fortunes IN the Vest
Success at Cumberland and Pound Gaps
would have cut our connections with Iennes-
see ana henlucAy irrettle'ably. success ID
capturing our army IN the hnnawha would
have laid open aH middle Western Virginia
next spnng TO- tne easy INVASION OF The enemy.
Il yo"o"s P"Wy fo" DedWoF npo" me CHafi's-
t'" 1n0 N'r'0"h h'"ro7d 'eo"d hare s'p'r-
atea those t''' ct'e'' amt Ct" 90" dr"i'es OF the
seao'a'a az t"o'
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-17

DEArH or Cor CoLr.-Samuel Colt, whose
name has obtained a world wide celebrity, as
the patentee and manufacturer of the reyov-
ing pistol, died at his residence in Hartford
on Friday morning His disease was inGam-
matory rheumatism and govt. Col. Colt was
born in Hartford, July 9, 1914. His youth
aud early manhood was one of vicssitudes
and adventure and it is related that he con-
stucted the first rude model of the pistol,
which aiterward built up for him fortune and
celebrity, with ack-knifc and bit Of wood,
while on voyage to the East Indies, is a
sailor boy HIS invention and patent remain
ed in comparative obscurity until 1917, whom
the government demanded his pistol for use
in the Mexican war. The efficacy of this fire
arm having been demonstrated, the de-
mand for them became universal and the
extensive manufacture Of it rapidly prov
ed an immense fortune to its owner
The patent Of his revolver expiring in 1893
it was renewed by Congress, though corrup-
ton was alleged in connection with it. To
obtain greater facilities for manufacturing
purposes, he commenced, in 1850, the gigan-
tic enterprise of dykeng the Connecticut
river below Hartford, to enable him to occu-
Ply an extensive tract known as the South
Meadows. This resulted in fortunate in
vestment to him and great improvement to
the city Of Hartford, where his munifccnce
and public spirit caused him to be highly
esteemed. His extensive works are now en-
gagged, night and day, in the manufacture Of
revolving fire arms for the government, and
the pay roll for December amounted to up
wards Of Sl50O00. Col. Colt had energy Of
character in such an extraordinary degree as
up,nnpfaH N ruho Iorpn hut at nj va
satility He was an Aloibiades in his habits
and spent in a lavish manner the wealth he
so easily and rapidly gained.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-17

The Port Royal or sea island cotton, which
the government sold in New York on Fri
day, brought 90 cents per 10, with the eNcep-
ton Of two lots Of inferior quality, which sold
at Is and ~ cents respectively. The guam
tity sold was 80 bales, aud the gross proceeds
about Sl4 600
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-17

"Ihc prophets ~ nm advance Of the army very
mcrnus tudIy upon che avenue The general sentiment
is that are upon the eve q important events. Mr..
Lincoln docs nor hesitate 90 tell h nicnds that he OK
peced those events 10 occur month ago. IL takes much
longer prepare coast cNptdion than people who DO
not understand such matters suppose. To concentrate
twenty i've Thousand men AZ Annapolis or Fortress
Monroe for such an expedition occupies weeks II not
months The preparation for advance hy column
of eighty huudc ed thousand men takes many weeks
such hos been the IN Kentucky, where advance
has been delayed f'r weeks by physical impedimcut~
which could not easily be overcome"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-17

GREAT EVENTS AT HAND.-Ihe New Nork
Post says the following extract from a letter
received by prominent citizen of New York,
comes from "a responsible source. We OBJ
serve that its predictions coincide with those
lately made by the correspondent Of a Cincin-
natl paper
"WAsufNGroN. Jan 70. 1862.
Ny dear Sir. The night Of the
rebellion has passed and the dawn is about breaking
Before the present month has gone this will surely come
TO pass Gen Ilallcck with the great hltilla and
army Of one hundred thousand strong will sweep ike
ayaal,hc down the Mississippi, where they will be join
ed by Gen Butler 10 Ncw Orleans and Mobile. General
Busll with nearly quite the force, will march
the Union forces IN and direction i would not
be polite % point out. Generals Rostncrans and
Kelly viii advance from Western Virginia, and do their
share ia harmony with the general plan Generals
from HE Uppcc Potomac General Burnside viii do his
appointed work in Virginia. General sherman w.i OK
plain by deeds, words hi. ina -firn Gen. Mcclellan
will force the from their holes AT Nauasses attnck
them three points az once, aud Vi lhll bis modest
pledge that the win bee short but desperate
do NOT give you more than the general outline Of
these simultaneous movements. The details uf I'd" grand
plan NJ this campaign will sarC The world and vim d.
cate General McClellns high reputation flr military
strategy. The mon and supplies now, f1r the first
time nearly ready The delays cau-cd mainly boy red
tape and imbacic fossils iu and out OF c departments
and by thicvug contractors and materia. men, will be
accounted for, and Me blame placed whore bel rgs
A premature movement would have dctargrd the plan
uf Che whole campaign which Is perfect chat success
is certain A bad moyc uutime} made, might have
hlyardpd thc game. The impending mate is clusc NJ
hand in limited number of forced moves. The los, NJ
piece here there the defeat Of ono W another dSl-
sion Of thc army, cannot affect prnoug The result
The combinations perfect that failure is mposs-
. H4 FNE
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-17
ERnn KENrrCKK


The following official documents were re-
ceived at headquarters at Louisville, Tues
div nipht
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-17

The Prince Of Wales will next year enter
ilto the enjoyment OF an income of $3.50, 600
year, aud two and half millions OF dollars
in ready money from the revenues of the
duchy of Cornwall
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-03-27
Humors Of the Cam paign .

The highly intelligent and veracieus
correspondent of the N. Y. Mercury
sends, from the seat of War, the follow.
ing graphic account of some matters
which have escaped the notice of less
vigilant camp followers who write for
the press.
Editors T. T. We have met the en-
envy at last, my boy: but | don't see that
he is ours: We went after him with
flying banners, and | noticed when we
came back they were flying still Hon.
or to the brave who fell on that bloody
field! and may we kill enough secossio n
lists to give each Of them a monument
Of skullsl -. -
! was present at the great battle, nv
boy, and appointed myself a special
guard of one Of the baggage wagons in
the extreme rear. The driver saw me
coming, and says he: ,.......
"You cant cut behind this here yehi.
Gle, my fine little boy"
| looked at him for a moment, after
tho manner of the late great actor, Mr..
Kirby, and snys /. - t., ,...
| ooluler, mast thou q wiFe?' ''
Says he; II reckon"
"And sixteen small children?"
Says he, "There was only fifteen when
last heard from"
Soldier, " says I,"wero you to die be-
fore Tomorrow. what would be your
last rquest?' Here l she'd two tears
at would be" says he, "that some
kind friend would take the job of wallop,
ing my offspring for year on contract
and finding ny beloved wife in subjects
to jaw about"
"SOldior," says I, aim your friend
aud brother. Let me occupy a seat by
your side"
And he didn't let me do it.
While | was skirmishine around in
the rear of another wagon met Ray.
mond of the Times, and found no was
hunting for the "Great Quadrilateral. =
He said he.WOnld go into the thickest oil
night aud write an account of it on the
knapsack of dead rebel, if it wasn'l
for the fact, that if he should happen tc
get mortally wounded, the Herald would
swear that he was shot while running
after his hat just at this minute
some thing bast,'un | foubd myself
going up at the rate Of two steeples and
9 sh9t'tower a second met Fire
Hopave on the way down, aud says
! ho;
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-03-27
Correspondence Of the n tWs.
From Col Collins Cavalry Battalion
BENTON BARRACKS,

BENTON BARRACKS,
st. Louis, March l6, 1862.
Mr.. BoARDMAN:-Dear Sir: l thot'
as Col. Collins Battalion Of the 9th o.
V. c., might have fc,o friends in Old
Highland who would be glad to hear
from it, would write you letter, not
knowing whether you had any other
correspondent in the Battalion or not,
as your friend "Charlie" is at home sick.
Last Thursday evening, as we were
drawn upin line for battalion drill,
Major O'Ferrill received a dispatch
for Col. Collins, ordering him to report
with his Battalion without delay to Maj
Gen. Halleck at st. Louis. The news
was received with the widest enthusi.
osm by both officers and men, and cheer
after cheer rent the air at the prospect
of getting into the Rebel country.
The men we're ordered to return their
horses to tho stables, and proceed i'm
mediately to their quarters and prepare
FIVE days rations, aud by seven clock
Friday morning we had our baggage all
at the depot and our horses saddled for
the march, but we failed to get trans
portation and had to lay over until Sat.
urdny morning. 1t having rained very
hard during the night, Camp Denuison
was almost submerged with water. We
loft Camp Denuisou at eight o'clock
Saturday morning, in a drizzling rain,
which continued with very little inter
mission all day, making it very unpleas
ant, and marched horseback to Cincin.
natl, where we arrived a little after ~
NJ, and embarked on the Ohio and Mis-.
sissippi Railr, ad for st. Louis. We left
Cincinnati at 5 P. NJ, on Saturday
evening, and arrived here this morning Q,
(Monday) at 10 A. NJ. We stopped
and fed and watered our horses at Vim.
cennos, Indiana, about 4 o'clock Sun
day evening, and arrived here without
accident to man or horse, though our
horses look little the worse of the
trip, as might be expected from the
length Of time they were aboard the
cars.
We crossed the Mississippi about 12
to-day, and came to these Barracks,
where we found good stablinS for the
horses, comfortable quarters for the
men, and most beautiful, dry, level
drill ground of about fifty acres
There are about 10000 troops here
now, cavalry, infantry, and artillery
and the drill groundI during the day
presents a very lively scene. They
are being armed and equipped and
sent into the field as fast as possible.
Five batteries of artillery leave here in
the morning for Tennessee, and the
Tenth Illinois Cavalry this week. We
do not know how long we will have
to remain here, but hope it will be a
very short time. Yours. .n. ..r
IL
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-03-27

THE FbowHR OF LIBERTY.

IA beautiful Patriotic Song, which wo snd in ono
'ur exchanges, without the authors name. No doub
ome Of our musical readers can and an appropriate al
or its inspiring and ROblo wOrds--ED. NEwGl
What Flower Is this, that grests the morn,
Its hues from Heaven 90 freshly borni
With burning star and flaming band
II kindlos all the "sunsot Land"
O, tell MS what its name may bel
Is this the FLowER or LIBERrTi
II Is the Banner Of the FREE--
ThostaTry Flower Of Liberty
In savage Natures far abode,
y Its tender seed our Fathers sowed;
The storm Winds rocked It's swelling bud,
Its opGping leaves were strcaked with blood,
Till, 10 ,narth's tyrants shook 90 SEQ
Tlo full blown Flower Of Libertyt
Then hail the banner Of the free,
The starry Flower Of Libcrt,i
Behold its streaming rays unite .
One mingling flood Of braided light
The red that fires the Southern ross,
With spotIess white from Northern SHOWS,
And, spangled o'cr It's azure, SEQ
Tho sister Stars Of Liberty
Thon hail the banner Of tho free,
The starry Flower Of Libortyi
Tue faaAss Of heroes fer &c Il round;
wheresr Il springs is holy ground
From tswer aud dome its glorlss spread
Il waves where lonely ssntries tread;
II makes the land as ocean free,
And plants an empire on tho sea
Then hail the banner Of the free,
The starry Flower Of Libertyl
Thy sacred leaves, fair FrooeoH1's flower,
Shah ever float on dome and toSer,
To all their heavenly oolvrs tras,
In bIackening frost or crimson dew
And God love We love thee,
Thrice holy Flower of Libertyi
Then hail the banner of the free,
Nbo starry Flower Of LIDBK~Tl
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-03-27

Tue REBELS Studded ON ALI SIDES
The lot ofthe rebel Com missiopers
in Europe is exceedingly unpleasant.-
Atlast accounts John Slidell was run
ming about Paris in search Of house,
"a Ehouvenel having declined to re-.
ceive him ia an official capacity. All
Tho reply that Earl Russell vouch safed
60 Keneey & Co.'S long screod was the
simple acknowledgment Of the receipt
OF letter on behalf of the $50 stvIed''
Confederate States. Lord Lyons wrote
TO his Government that the South was
80 much puffed up with "an ovorween.
ing sense of its own Importance" that
England would experience very serious
Inconvenience from any attem pt at civ,
tlity. Mr. Weed says that Mason i,
avoided by the aristocracy of England
and vesquietly in Londoa, receiving
only the visits of few secessionists
who happen to be in the city. Yancey
is already quite disgusted, and is re-.
ported to be on his way home. With
these repeated snubbings, il is not to BE-
wondered at that Mason and his fellow
oonspirators are despondent. By thi,
time they must have discovered The
hopclOssness Of their case,
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-03-27

FLORENCE, ALABAMA.-This town,
which was reached by our gunboats on
their excursion up the Tennessee river,
is the county scat of Laudcrdale county,
Alabama. 1t is at the head of naviga.
tion, by large boats, on the river, being
immediately below the "muscle shoals. .
1t was laid out in 1918, and is situated
sn an elevated plain one hundred feet
above the river. The streets are one
hundred feet wide, and cross each other
at right angles. A few years ago it con
tanned three churches, one Episcopal
ene Methodist aud one Presbyteria
-<dd two female academies. A weekly
paper is published there. There are
several cotton factories iu tho vici nifty
The population in 1850 was ,l70.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-03-27

Members Of the Sanitary Commission
and other visitors at Manassas, assert
positively that there is evidence, such
as to force belief, that the Mississip pi
soldiers were in the habit of digging
up the bodies of national soldiers,
buried at Bulls Run. boiling off the
fesh, and making the bones into tro-
phies. The skulls we're frequently or
namented; from the leg bones rings, and
from the jaw bones spurs were con.
structed.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-03-27

boys up where you are going to, Just
tell them to hurry down; for there's goin
to be a muss, and Mines fell0rs ill take
thet ere four gun bydrant from the So.
eeshers less time than you can reel two
yards Of hose"
AS | was very tired, I did not 90 all
the way up; but turned back at tho 6rst
cloud, and returned hastily to the seen
of strife; l happened to light on very
fat secesher, who was doing little run
ming for exercise. Down he went with
me on top of him. He was dreadfully
scared, but says he to me, "I've seen you
before, by the Gods!" I winkod at him,
and commenced sharpening my sword
on q stone. rH.. .--| -
TELL me" sayshe, chad you roma le
mother?" t....-'.F .......
II had," said I.
"And a masculine father?"
"He wore breeches." . u. a
"Then you are my long lost grandfath-
erl" exclaimed the seccsher, endeavor-
ing to embrace me. ...
at won't do" says I; "T'vo been to
the Bowery Theatre myself" and with
that took off his neck-tio and wiped
my nose with it. This action was so
repugnant to the feelings of the South
ern gentleman, that he Immediate.
ly died on my hands; and there left
him. . 'rr| u.H .. tH1E
With the remembranccs of tho MANY
heroic souls who have sacrificed them
selves for their country that dav, have
not the heart my boy, to continue the
subject. 1 was routed at about five
o'clock in the afternoon, and fell back
on Washington, where 1 am now receiv-
ing my rations. l don'ttake the oath
with any spirit since then; and skole-
ton with nothing on but a havelock is
all that is left Of your correspondent.
The Mackerel Brigade, Of which I have
the honor of being member, was about
the worst demoralized of all the brig
AIDES, that covered themselves withlglory
and perspiration at the skrimmage at
Bull Run. In the first place they new
er had much morals, and when it came to
be demoralized it hadn't any, so that ev-
er since that disaster the pcnsantry ia the
ncighborhood Of the camp have been in
constant mourning for departed pullets;
and one venerable rustic complains
that the Mackerel pickcts milk all cows
every night, aud come to borrow his
churn in the morning. When one of
the colonies heard the venerable rustic
make this accusation he said to him:
"Would you like to be revonged on
those who milk your animals?" The
venerable rustic took chew of tobacco,
and said he: 81 wouldn't like anything
better" Tho Col. looked at him sadly
for moment, and then remarked:-
"Aged stranger, you are already rcveng-
ed. The men who MIXED your ami
mil $ are from New York. whore they
had been accustomed to drink milk com,
posed principally of Croton water. Up.
on drinking the pure article furnished
by your gentle beastesses, they were all
taken violently sick, and are now lying
at the point of illness, expecting every
moment to be their first" The vener-
able rustic was so affected by this intel.
ligenco that he Immediately went home
in tears. l.. ... q
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-03-27

When you hear a man say that the
Black Republicans have caused the war.
be sure that his heart is with the Reb
els. ..f .'.g -..a .-. .-.
When you hear an officer say that if
the war is to be waged for the destruc.
ton of Slavery he will resign, bo sure
that his heart is with the Rebels.
When you hear a man find fault with
the energy of Secretary Stanton, be sure
that his heart Is with the Rsbcls.--N. Y,
Tribune.
The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1862-03-27

Notwithstanding has very Justly
observed that the Mortar aeot has gono
South to cement the Union. We may
bo sure that it will reach it's destination q
ig safety, for We have sent a strong
POFtsFto carry u oqt,-[N. Y, Post,