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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-12-16
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN DEC l6, 1862.


II am right, our late and long,sittng Leeis.
lature has allowed the long mileage so called to
very many Of its members. II thit be 50, call
i nothing more nor less than dishonesty. Dis
honesty on the part of those that asked II, aed
dishonesty on the part Of those that allowed It.
II member was entitled to draw for 40 miles
only, and did draw Tor lao miles, he did draw for
100 miles ualashg, which at 10 cents per mile
each way would make 20 dollars uHjust'y pQid
ami nccjred.
1t does appear 10 me that such unjust Q2orun-
cfs are wrong both N principle and practice. L4.
eisiatofs assemble, and for what? 70 make Just
ana et0'fsome laws t0r the punishment Of wee
and dlshonefiyamous other things. If one meu.
Der Is allowed 70 draw pay for treble and double
mileage why then, every member should be- but
such j. not HE case. One member draws for ac-
tual mileage, and another for stretched or treble
and double. The fact il, il ia considered small
business to do right. Men have not the moral
courage 70 stand up for right, and as it is very
coml2riable ard convenient way for .nen living in
the North East part Of the Stale, to 20 to Mont
peljer via Of White River junction, they will do
so just as long as they can draw 10 cents Der
mile travel each way BY SO doing, and make trst-
rate b. the operation. But no matter, Uncle Ben
IS able to pay, and i will be considered a small
matter to cut down the mileage Of members.
lr on9 don't want 70 cut il down. ! only wan,
right and honesty should triumph. Ii North
eastern man may 0g allowed to draw pay via OIL
tie junction lie might by the same unjust rule
be allowed TO draw ya Of Bellows Falls and Kut-
Hnd. let the principle BE- established Of depart
lfB FROM fsHt, aHa we may then ~ where We
please FL ae wrong dHeet9a.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-12-16
The Maryland socessionist Farmer.

An army correspondent Of the Buffalo En-
press, has made the following graphic sketch Of
the Maryland laimer, which Is sad to square
with The experience Of our officers
his IlBEEALlrT.
When your camp IS IN the neighborhood Of
his house he sends you presents Of peaches,
pies aud Worm eaten apples He cultiyates
your acquaintance and allows his slaves to sell
you m.lk, and then il little while he puts IN
mis- bill Tor al It's presents, and asks you mon
strous price and when he charges you with
gallons Of mix where you had quarts, be cooly
assumes that you Shall pay Tor all he sends by
bis negro, and not tor the moiety which you re-
eeiye. And then, when you tell him to ~
where he Is not due uutl he departs this life,
ne comes down several pegs and calls II mis-.
understanding.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-12-16

We want some wood, and we with those who
desire to pay for their paper in tina; commodity
would draw Us some, forthwith
RELIEF IN TEN MINUTES
Bryam's PussmOmiC Waters.

The mos certain and speedy remedy ever discovered hs
all Diseases Of The Chest and Lungs taughs, Colds
Asthma, Consumption, Bronchitis, luhaenz,
Hgarssuess Dl1eut BREATHING sore
Throat, 10 &c.
THE5E WATERS give tie most instantaneous and per.
fect relief and when perseversd via according to
directions never fan 10 Eet rapid ala lasting cure
Thousands been restored to perfect ,ealtl have
tried sther vain. 10 all curse and all cOusti-
tutioas tcy ~ equally blessing ard eiteuogq need
do.par no matter how long the disease nay have exist.
ed or however severe It may be, provided The organic
structure Of me yt organs is not hopeessly dsoaygd
Every afflicted should give them Impartial Trial.
To Yoca lists md public Speakers these Waters are pc.
cuharly va liable they Win IN one 'ay remove The moEt
severe occ sional hoarseness and theRre,uar for
feW days will all Lines, increase the pogsr aud 1tI.
bB u The voice, greatly approving Hs tone, compass
and oearnes for which purpose they are regularly used
by many professional yocaIsgs. hovs6Wd&mly
JOB MOSES, Sole Proprietor, Rochester,, n. i.
Price g cts per boz. For sale by all Druggists
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-12-16


The combination q Ingredients % hsse PILLS are the
result 81 long and NtensiYe practice. They mild
u their cperal on aud cartau correcting all Irregular
tiles Painful MshNfuations, removing all obs.ructons
wheghgrrqm coid Otherwise, headache, pain in the
side, palptAten o. the 4rAd whites a nervous afec-
tiuns hsstercs fatigue, pain ia the bach and liahs
disturbed Sleep When arise from interruption Of nature
DIR CHEESEMAN'S PILLS
was ha commencement ql new In the lreatmen; q
those rrerai sres and otstruct.yas which have
signed many 90 premature grave. No female can
enjoy good health luess she regular and whenever
obstruction lakos place The general health begins to Dc
cline
DR. CHEESEMAN'S PILLS
are the mvst rieetusl remedy known for all eoU
plants peculiar to Females. To ali classes they
valuable inducing with certainty periodical regularity
They are Known thousands, who aa1e usei them At diff
'cgent periods throughout the country, having The
lion Of some Of the most eminent fhyscians in America
Explicit directions, stating when hey should not be
used, with each boxihe price dollar per box,
tairiEg from dtIy TO s1ly pills.
Pits scnt by rlail, pronptiy, oy renitng to the Pro-
pristor soid by ) +. Kyddeld, Montpelier, VI, and
ty Druggist, generally.
F,PIkReE, MostPslier, Agent.
X. Il, HtrCHlHS, Proprietor
may5fly 70 Cedar St.. Nav York
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-12-16

A Ii Persons having uusets d accounts with II. A.
y Little TO, requested 20 call aud settle he same
before JSnuary l. 1853 u. A. LITTLE, Co,
North Montpelier, Nov. Il 1862 noy...Wld&w.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-23
RROIL.

The publication of the statement of j. IVES
e GREENE, by the Chicago Times, has caused
considerable huttering at the North, particularly
at Washington. The conservatives want to
know why, when such a basis of settlement was
broAeked, the fact was not made public, and in
timAtions are freely given that it would be &C.
ceptable. The administration was so much
troubled that it was deemed necessary to send to
the country TIVE dispatches OF the subject the
same day, both !of which appear in an article
from the Chicago Times of the 18th, which we
give this evening.
1t will be seen that the Times continues to
endorse Mr.. GREENE most emphstically, AID
declares that 'the manner in which the admin
~istrstien attempts to dispose of him will not do;
they cannot whistle him down in that way he
is too well fortified to sit quietly down under
that sort Of treatment" etc. We have no
reason to doubt the fact that GREENE'S state
men. so far as his intercourse with LINCOLN
and his Cabinet is concerned, is correct; indeed,
the fact is admitted by the semi-Ofieial dispatch
referred to. The eonceslment of this fact is
deemed extraordinary 3" by the Times, which
propounds numerous significant queries to
LINCOLN and his advocates. Read the article.
of the Times.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-23

We learn from a late letter from Murfreesboro'
to the Chattanooga Rebel that Generals BRAGG
and ROsECRANz have recently been correspond
ing relative to loyal citizens being arrested and
confined in Northern prisons, and subsequently
allowed to come South in order to effect an ex.
change.
General BRAGG demanded that all citizens of
Tennessee now held as prisoners for no other
reason than loyalty to the Confederate govern
ment, be released, on the ground that be (ROsE-
CRANz) had no right to imprisOn citizens in their
own country, for their loyalty to their own gov
eminent. General ROsECRANZ replied that cit
liens of Tennessee are citizens of the United
States, and that disloyslty to the United States
government was sufficient cause for tAeir arrest
and imprisonment, and declined to accede to the
demands of General BRAGG.
General BRAGG then informed General ROSE
CRAM that he should, in future, hold in close
confinement all officers of the United States
army captured by the forces of the Confederate
States under his command, as hostages for citi-
gems imprisoned by him. Accordingly he or
dered all officers of the Federal army then at
Murfreesboro' to Chattanooga for confinement.
and fifteen of them were at once sent forward.
This course is justifable and viii soon compel
the submission of the Federal commander.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-23
NEGRO sOLDEERY PROPOSED

In their madness the Federal leaders in Con
gress propose to legalize a negro army, before
power goes out Of their hands. HICKMAN, Of
Pennsylvania, has introduced a bill in the House
to authorize LINCOLN to ergsnizs regiments of
colored men, not exceeding one hundred in num-
Der, giving authority to Uniform them in some
distinctive manner, and arm them for q term of
seven years or less; the priVates to receive six
dollars and a half per month and the same al
lOwance for clothing and rstions as white sol
diers non commissioned officers to have the
same pay as the same grades in the regular
army; commissioned officers, either white or
colOred, to be graduate of colleges, and to re-
ceive twice the pay of infantry of the regular
army each company to be allowed a teacher or
chapl2in's clerk.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-23

INCREASED REDUCTION OF SAET-That
there is promise of a large reduction in the price
of salt from increased production is evident.
The Charleston Courier gives an account of the
quantity of salt made within that city and vi
cinity alone, amounting to eight Thousand bush
els per week, the number of salt works erected,
and in course of erection, to be one hundred and
twenty. The cost of these works is stated to be
in the aggregate $25O,OO0, and the total sggre-
gate expenditure to be nearly $5sO,0O0 per
week. This is entirely exclusive of works out
side of the city. If the erection of salt works
in other parts of the Confederaoy has kept pace
with Charleston and its vicinity, the production
must now be largely increased.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-23
rHR =

The Legislature has now got into working
trim, and the manner in which business is
pushed indicates a short session. The senate
yesterday wisely adopted a resolution declaring
that it would consider no proposition at the
present session except on questions presented
in the executive message, or such as the emer-
gencies of the country may demand. This
declaration followed up will soon enact all that
is ID demanded.
Previous 10 the introduction of this resolu-
ton, a bill was passed for the relief of T. NJ.
Rae, assignee of james B. W~iggington, and 3
bill TO further amend the act entitled an act to
incorporate the town Of Canton, and to repeal
sill former acts Incorporating the same. The
subsequent action of the senate will prevent any
further special Legislation.
The Governors message was disposed of in
the Senate by referring all that portion relating
to the organization of the militia, the enrolment
of slaves, the necessity of making additional
provisions for the supply of INDECENT families of
volunteers, and to the staff of major general of
militia, to a joint military committee, which
was pIOSHUOu IUI. luz CUUuItlbtoo uBls y
Messrs. Yerger, Peindexter and Chrisman, on
the part of the Senate, and Messrs. Jones, Har-
per, Strong, Dyer and Hsmer, on the part of
the house. So much of the message as relates
to the transportation of salt and other provis-
ions, was referred to a select committee
Messrs. PoindeIter, Chrisman, Brown and
Smedes. Resolutions were also adopted re-
q~uesting the clergy of the city to open the daily
sessions with prayer, and relative to the death
of Hon. Robert McLain, when the senate aG-
journed.
In the House the committee on military sf-
fairs was instructed to inquire whether or not
it will be proper and expedient to adopt any re-
taliatory measure in the event that Lincoln shall
issue & proclamation declaring the slaves in this
State free, and to report by bill or otherwise ;
and a resolution was adopted disappearing of
the exemption bill recently passed by the Con-
federste Congress, aud particularly that por-
ton of said bill which exempts from the mill
tary service all persons who happen to
own a certain number of negro slaves; also
a resolution requiring the Superintendent of
the penitentiary, under such rules and Tegula-
tons and restrictions IS may be prescribed by
the board of inspectors, to hire or employ such
free white labor as, together with the convict Ia
Dor, shall be sufficient to keep the machinery of
the penitentiary, for the manufacture of cotton
and wOOlen goods, in constant employment,
both day and night, excepting Sundays. The
senate bills for the relief of Thomas McRae,
and relative to the town of Canton, were finally
pagsed.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-23
LIZ Paris PIot 70 Assassinale NapoIeon.

From the London Daily News.
Travellers arriving from Paris state that nothing Is
talked of there but the plot, of which our correspondent
gave the first public intimation, 3 few days ago. For
eigners and others anxious to see the Emperor at Com
plegne are informed that at present all audiences are
suspended Paris Is full of spies, and the widest rumors
are in circulation. A gentleman, who was in that capital
en- Monday, writes to US
Beside the Boulevard Prince Eugene plot, almost
every one you meet inquiries, Have you not heard Of
the Emperor being shot at down ct CoHpiegne 2 A man
assured ne solemnly, on Monday, that one Of the Cent
Gardes was killed at Compiegne by a Dal intended for
the Emperor, and that the assassin was executed on the
spotl In order to enforce the truth of the ansedote, he
assured me that he had seen a lsdy who had seen a sister
of the slaughtered Cent Garde in deep mourning for him.
Moreover, he said that the bullet was ST a particular de-
~scripti6n, and made on purpose to penetrate the coat Of
mail which the Emperor wears.
The imprObabilty of such an affair being husbed up
IS, however, 50 great that one cannot swallow it. But it
is very curious that 80 many tales of plots and assassIna-
tons should be in tho air. There is no doubt at all about
the increased activity of the secret police, and the terror
among the class of political suspects
The Paris correspondent of the Guardian, after re.
lating how the opening of the Boulevard of Prince Eu.
gene was suddenly postponed, writes:
Plot or no plot, I am wholly unable to tell YOU what
may be truth or fssehood of the rumors in circulation 4;
but as to the sudden adjournment of the Inauguration
l can entertain no doubt, both from information from
direct sources, and ase from the evidence of common
sense. The question is, what has been the motive of the
step taken, and Of the egregiously awkward fb respect
ing 1t perpetrated by the Moniteur. Arrests are said TO
have taken place, and Italians are also said to be among
the number. One story has it that . portmantsau lost
in an omnibus, and examined by the police, first re-.
vealed traces OF a plot against the life of the Emperor,
to be carried out by a machine, along the intended line
Of route on Saturday. Another report says that some
thing unpleasant of the kind had already occurred at
Compeigne. 1 know not if there be any foundation or
vesdge of truth in these flying rumors but it is quite
certain hat a public ceremony has been abruptly post
poned, that il would not have been so postponed with
out reason, and that the Emperor is not the man to have
allowed such a thing TO be done without serious and sui.
hcient consideration. Of course not q whisper OF these
matters has been suffered to find its way into the public
DreRa"
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-23
LATEST BY TELEGRAPH.
FEDERAL LepisIafion.

A special to the Advertiser and Register, dated the
22i, says LGse Northern papers say the committee Of
ways and means in the Yankee Congress has reported a
bill for Issuing over one million dollars Of United States
bonds, tie interest payable in legal tender notes, and
the principal. twenty years henceIn specie. They also
propose to issue six hundred million legal tender notes.
Phe bill aims at the virtual suppression of the northern
banks, by imposing a tax of fifty per cent on all their
circulation over one half the amount Of their capital
paid in.
Another bill introduced, authorizes the organization
of one hundred regiments Of eontrabsnds to serve seven
years, establishes a line Of steamers between New York
and Liberia, and sppropriates the proceeds Of the con.
fseaged property Of Confederates for that purpose.
Confederate Credit North.
The New York Times says parties in the North are
eagerly purchasing Confederate bonds at Fifty cents on
the dollar, and private paper of wealthy sOutherners
sells readily at par.
From North Mississippi.
CANTON, December 22-Grants army has fallen
back beyond the TaIIahstohie.
An important expedition, under Van Dorm, which has
been out several days, has not yet been reliably heard
from.
The Mississippi Central road changed its schedule-
trains going north leaving at 10 A. NJ, making southern
connections at P. NJ, thus saving twelve hours over the
former schedule.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-23
Important to Absent Soldiers

ADJUTAET AND INsPECTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Richmond, November 2 1862
General Order No. 90
TOMMANDANTs OF couscripts will cause the fol-
~ lowing order to be published for at least seven
times in a sufficient number Of newspapers in each
State Of the COnfederacy, to insure its reaching every
part Of the country:
An commissioned officers and enlisted men. who
are now absent from their commands from any other
cause than actual disability, or under orders from the
Secretary Of War, OF from their department. command
ers, viii return TO their commands immediately.
H. Commissioned officers failing to comply with the
provislOns Of the foregoing paragraph, within q reasons-
bic length of time, in no case to exceed twenty days
after the publication Of this order, shall be dropped from
the rolls Of the army in digraee, and their names wiz be
furnished 10 the commandment Of eonscripts for enroll
ment In the ranks.
III. AL enlisted men who shall fail to comply with
the provisions Of paragraph one Of this order within 8
reasonable length Of time, shall be considered as desert
err, and treated accordingly their names to be furn-
ished to the cOmmsBdRnt OF conscripts in their State,
for publication, or such other acion as may be deemed
eficacious-
4IV. In order to insure the efficient coopsration1o of all
eoncered, 30 carry this order into immediate effect, de-
partment commanders sre directed TO require from the
commanding officer Of each separate command Ia thsir
department, q prompt report o. the names OF al absent
from their commando These reports must state IN
each case the cause OF absence and any r6girlental,
battalion or company commanders, who shall know
inpIv be guilty Of cOncealiDg any case OF unauthorized
absence, shall, on conviction thereof, be summary dis
v. Under the provisions Of the second clause Of para
graph II, Of general order No. 81 commissioned officers
and privates, who are incapable Of bearing arms in con
sequence Of wounds received in battle, but who are
otherwise ht for service, ara required, If not otherwise
assigned, TO report 10 the nearest commsndant Of con
scripts IN their respective States, who viii, II they are
fitted for such duty, assign them to the collection OF
s~trsgglers, and the enforcement of the provisions Of thiz
order with full powers to call upon the nearest military
for such assistance as may be necessary
thereto.
VI Officers Of the quartermssters department.,
charged with payment oftrOOps, are hereby direetsdnot
70 pay any commissioned officer, nor commissioned
Jficer or private who does not furnish satisfactory evil
ihnce that be is not liable TO the penalties described in
foregoing order. Any disbursiRg officer who shall
make payment in violation Of this order, shall be liable
his bond for the amount Of such payment By order
Of s.. COOPER,
Adiutsnt and Inspector General, G. s. A.
[OhdciaLl NJ r. CLARK,
Major and A. A. General, Chief Commaudant Of Con.
scripts, State Of Mississippi dee.2O-7t
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-23
THE BATTLE OF CANE HILL.

All our information from Arkansas convinees
Us that the reports of the Federal generals Of
the late battle 1t Cane Hill, in Arkansas, pub.
lished by us yesterday, are, as usual, falsiica-
tons, and that they were, in fact, soundly
thrashed, and not only suffered much more
largely than Gen. HINDMAN's forces, but were
driven from the field. We have conversed with
an influential Missourian, direct from General
HOLMES headquarters, who gives US the sub
stance of Gen. HISDMAN's official report, from
which we arrive at a very different conclusion
from that conveyed by the Federal reports.
The battle ragged fercely all day-our forces
attacking the enemy, who were posted at Cane
Hill, supposed to be 5000 strong. The latter
were finally driven from the field, and pursued
to within eight miles of Fayetteville, when our
forces fell back to their supply depot, between
Cane Hill and Van Buren,. We captured three
hundred prisoners, including General HUBBARD,
and q large number of officers, four stand of
e%olOrs, wagons loaded with thirty-one hundred
complete suits Of clothing, with some artillery
which the enemy was compelled to abandon sf
tel OAsMOuAllbB AAo plcCes' AAe ceOeIal loss
in killed and wounded was about one thousand;
the Confederate loss in killed, wounded and
missing, about three hundred. After tina battle
the enemy sent in q flag of truce requesting a
cessation of nossilities for twelve hours, and
permission to bury their dead, which was &C.
ceded to.
Gen. STEENE and Col. CHAPEL, of the
Missouri troops were killed. The report that
Col. CLARK was killed is ~unfounded. A mum
Der of subordinate officers were also among our
list Of casualties, whose names we were unable
to procure.
Our friends in Arkansas regard the result as a
decided success, the fruit of which will be to in
spire Gen. HOLMES army with confidence in
their officers and themselves, and check the in
vaders who are seeking to ravage the State.
Atlatest advices the opposing forces were oc-
cuPying positions on the opposite side of Cane
Hill, which is the eastern spur Of Boston noun
tain.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-12-23
From Vicksburg via the NorGh.

from the Memphis Bulletin, December I6.l
The last reports from VicksbUrg are of an in
t~eresting character. The rebels are still busily
terrifying. They already have about seventy
guns mounted on the river, and they have about
two numbered mounted in all.
It is said that the rebel Notifications extend
from Vicksburg eight miles back.
It is reported that the rebels nave lately sent
about six thousand troops from Yicksburg TO
jackson, and the force there is net estimated at
over ten thousand.
The rebels still pursue their pleasant pastime
of burning cotton all along the river.
The steamer Gladiator is ashore back of
Island 63. The steamer Tecumseh is sgrouRd
at the head Of Island sc, with her head down
stream, and said to be in a position to be easily
taken by the g%uerilIss. She appeared to have
got out of fuel, and in an effort to get a supply
got aground, and had not enough to pull herself
off.