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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-15
From the Christian Intellisencer
Uncle Harry's Experience.

On beautiful Sunday morning in Apri |.
as calm aud lovely as ever shone on the Ola
Dominion, set out on my journey to the
village, eight miles distant, to attend service
at the Presbyterian Church. The road tor
u considerable part OF the distance. like pear.
~ all roads IN the South, was skirted by the
primitive forest, or by the second growth Of
what Is called the Old fields. These old
helds arc the lads which gave been worn
Out anu lett to grow up again in their spon.
taneous production Of pine, which grows
sometimes 80 thick as almost to defy peDatra.
ton by even tho pedestrian Here and there
side road shows the entrance to some plan.
tatlon grounds, the dwellings of which arc be-.
yond the view Of the traveller.
H'dlng leisure along on my horse dream.
ing OF the tune when the Old Dominion
should receive new and better inspiration
o. progress aud of freedom, and when the
Sabbath bell should be heard in a thopsa,d
ne" localities, and the mountains should 70.
peat the music of the lovely valleys of tina,
beautiful State, an old slave suddely stepped
into the turnpike from by-road, and as is
customary with the mon meeting white man.
ne raised his hat and said, Good mor,;,,,
Massa : Good morriug, Harry y NJ
new acquaintance took my attention 10
was perhaps sixty five years Of age. the GRAY
mars showing themselves in stropu coni,,I,
win the dep ebony OF his complexion. for
ne was very black ; not suspicion Of tho
AngIo-Saxon had ever crossed the currer, ~,
his blood ''"' vi
Well, Harry, which way are Won co;n
this beautiful Sunday morning. asked
-, TON to de sto' Massa. he said Tbs
vI"So stores arc commonly kept open on
sunday mornings, 10 accommodate the sIov"'
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GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, JULY 10, 1907.

Iorganizipg Their respective c'~"an''' '"'
went well again. a,,v s.n.r.l. th.
sosmy being determined to of'"N o"' 'r,;li..v
! al onr trains, and secure our 0'o6 -
pnsb,nv thousands and THOUSANDS -
troons into the field. mad with the 'uu 1',''.,a
whi.ky and gunpo"der, tnelr mis"!y INA
vas death or victory IN o" s"'J
LIS 40 many devils, changing front IN a"J wy
and every way for advantageous a''a'A DP''
onr columns At last
last day Of week con7ecr' ~
frht;ns Till along 10 the alter part o. n, C''
49, ,6ere was considerable quletude' ne
tra;ns the artillery corps, and thousands u '"e
s;0L and wounded had arrived at their SUI posed
destination on the river The palatlal residence
of rebel planter, together with no less ."t t" "
do7en Of his superior out-buil4ngs, had been
converted into grand hospital, an unnIl sHe
immediate superintendence OF Mrs 'o''l nan .
and her corps Of volunteer mothers Nte' "'''
daughters. Every attention was pai' the Sol.
der possible under the circumstances, D'
late in the day the fight Is renewed oh gu,
side it is mostly artillery, and with grape anu
canister the rebel ranks are moved Gown HAe
grass. l., ,, ubo
came down the river as prisoner, ne informed
me that in the fight he was stunned ana leil.
He lay for long Time insenslble, and when ne
came to and attempted to get up - mere "s,s
aue dead men on top of him, and all around
the slain were corded up" He further IN
formed me that their loss was computed at from
fifty to sixty THOUSAND, and he seemed to think
tina, very correct estimate. Thus ended
battle Of seven days constant fighting the en-
envy retiring from the field Aoys de combat as an
army, while our army has quietly placed ltse.'
in position where it Is perfectly safe ana as
a base for siege operations, in conjunction with
the gunboats the best laceordin to the admIs-
sons of the enemy on the peninsula,
The road to Richmond from the present posi-
ton Of the army is longer, but, in the jugdment
of the best military men IF the country, more
sure and speedy than from its old position and
the reduction OF Richmond. always question
Of time. is reduced by This late movement from
A computation in months, to a computation IN
weeks Yours. Sc, SEE. SEE Ess
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Still more Of Emancipation.

The President, it seems has been holding
conference with the border State men, urging
upon them, his scheme Of compensatory Enan-
cpation, with hints. it is said, that the States
had better accept the proposition while it was
optional with them After the conference the
Presden. on Monday sent the following message
to Congress
Fellow citizens OF the Senate and House OF Re
personalities
Herewith is the draft Of bill to compensate
any State which may abolish slavery wisnln it's
limits, the passage of which SUBSTANTIALLY
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
Be it enacted by tie Senate and House of Repres-
entatiues of the United States of Ameri-
ca IN Congress assembled
That whenever the President of the United
States shall be satisfied that any State shall
lawfully abolish slavery within and Throughout /
such State, either Immediately or gradually, it
shall be the duty OF the President assisted by
the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 prepare and
deliver to each State an amount of Der cent
interest bearing bonds Of the United Stat "a
equal to the aggregate value in dollars per head
the census Of 1860, the whole amount for any
one State to be delivered al once, if the abolish
ment be immediate or in equal annual install
ments, if it be gradual interest to begin run
ming on each at the time of delivery.
BE 1t further enacted:
That if any State having so received any such
bonds, shall at any time afterward by law, re-
introduce or tolerate slavery within its limits
contrary to the act Of abolshment upon which
such bonds shall have been received, said bonds
SO received by said State shall at once bs null
and void, in Nhosoever hands they may b., and
such State shall refund to the United States u II
interest which may have been paid Oh such
bonds
Congress will at once act upon the matter
Cannot some eminently conservative " gentle
man write President Lincoln, suggesting that h il
sole business is to put down tbe rebellion, ane
advising him to stop the agitation Of his ever
asting anti-slavery projects
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STRAwBERRIEs-Wh editors lives have
many discomforls, they dre not, as we are glad
to acknowledge, without some Injuries We
were made pleasantly aware OF this fact the other
day by the present of bountitul dish of luscious,
Ohio Mammoth Straw berries, from The garden
of 5. b. COLBY, Esq, of this village. This va
riety has most dellcious flavor and leads US to
the conclusion that MIR. COLBY taste IN Straw.
peac liable.
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will be fully persuaded at once. Montpelier,
and Washington County have been prompt
hitherto, and let them be more so now. Mr..
DnLINGHAM leave home where he has been
accustomed to every luxury, and profession in
which he gave promise Of achieving success and
fame, to give all his energies and ths best years
of his lie, and life itself if necessary, to save
his country, and the young men of Washington
County SHOULD find IN such patriotism an exam
pie that they should make haste to emulate.
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RECRUITING IN MONTPELIER FOR THE rENTH-
We have already stated that Montpelier was in
that portion Of the county under charge of
EDWARD DILLlNGHAN, Esq, who is recruiting
company for the 10th Regiment. Mr.. DILLINc-
HAM has appointed Mr.. STRrpN, of Montpelier.
a capable, efficient, and energetic man, as sub
recruiting officer for this town. We have been
told that quite number Of young men are al
most persuaded to enlist, and we trust thsy
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County Convention.

THE Republicans Of Orange County are notified that
Convention for the nomination Of candidates for
County and Probate District Officers to he supported at
the annual Freemens' Meeting, will be held at the
Town Hall in Chelsea, Tuesday the 10Th Gay July
next, at 10 O'Clock \. NJ. All who in favor of
nestly sustaining the Cons ttuton and the Union and of
heartily supporting the National Administration in this
our counrys peril very cordially invited to attend
B. MARTIN
ROYAL BURNHAM
J. p. CLEVELAND, JR, | County
". w. BAILEY, (Committee
L P BARRON,
D. v. RICHARDSON,
June %, 1862.
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HAVING CHOSEN OUR CAUSE WITHOUT GUILE
AND WITH PURE MOTIVES, LET US RENEW OUR
TRUST IN GOD AND GO FORWARD WITHOUT FEAR
AND WITH MANLY HEARTS.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1862-07-09

BUSINESS with us is looking upward.
Money is moro plenty, and merchants,
lumbermcn, farmers and mechanics, all
in good spirits. Laborers about our
docks are receiving 50 per day, and the
demand for help exceeds the supply
Cash is freely offered for goods. Lum-
Der, shingles, wood, &C., bring quick re-
turns, at very liberal figures.
Trade in our up river villages is brisk.
Messrs. LUTHER d HINsDALE, at Lamont,
are doing q strict cash or ready pay busi-
ness, and have never done better. AT
Eastmanville, GALEN EASTMAN, Esq, is
showing out goods briskly. The same is
true of traders at Berlin, Beckerville, and
lesser places in our county. The good
time so long coming has arrived.
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Probate Order.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Ottawa, ss;
At n session Of tho Probate Court forthe coun-
ty of Ottawa, holden at the Probate Office, in
the village of Grand Haven. on Monday, tho
seventh day of July, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and siXty-two. Present,
Augustus W. Taylor, Judge of Probate. In
the matter of the estate Of Seymour Cunning
ham, deceased.
ON reading and filing the petition, duly yer
- ihed of Elccta Cunningham, administra-
trix OF the estate of said deceased, praying for
reasons therein set forth that the time hitherto
limited by this court for the payment Of claims
against the estate of said deceased, may be
still further extended Thcreupon il is or
dered, that Monday, the fourth day of Au
gust next at two O'Clock in the afternoon,
be assigned for the hearing Of said petition, and
that the heirs at law Of said deceased, and all
other persons interested in said estate, are re-
quired to appear at session of said court, then
to be holden ut the Probate Office in the village
of Grand Haven, and show cause, if any there
be, why the prayer OF the petitioner should not
be granted. And it is further ordered, that said
petitioner give notice to the persons interested
in said estate, of the tendency of said petition,
and the hearing thereof by causing q copy Of
this order to be published in the Grand Haven
News, newspaper printed and circulating in
said county of Ottawa, three successive weeks
previous to said day of hearing.
AUGUSTUS w. TAYLOR,
4w nl15l Judge of Probate
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PrOba DC Order.

STATE OF MICHIGAN, County of Ottawa SIS,
At n session of the Probate Court for the Coun-
ty of Ottawa, holden at the Probate Office, i'm
the village of Grand Haven, on Monday, the
ninth day Of June, in the year one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty two Present,
Augustus W. Taylor, Judge of Probate. In
the matter of tho estate of Flavius j. Hath
away, deceased.
ON reading and filing the petition, duly vcr-
- flied, Of Henry Pennoyer. administrator
of the estate Of said deceased. praying for rea-
sons therein set forth, that he may be authorized
and licensed to sell the real estate in said peti-
tion set forth and for purposes therein mention
cd. Thereupon it is ordered, that Monda& the
twenty-cightth day of July next, atN vo
o'clock in the afternoon, be assigned for the hear
ing of said petition, and that the heirs at law of
said deceased, and all other persons interested
in said estate, arc required to appear at session
os said Court, then to be holden at the Probate
Office, in the village of Grand Haven and show
cause, if any there be, why the prayer of the
petitioner should not be granted. And it is
further ordered, that said petitioner give notice
to the persons interested in said estate, of the
pcndency Of said petition, aud the hearing there
of, 10y causing a copy of this order to be pub
lshed in the Grand Haven News, newspaper
printed and circulating in said County of Otta-
wa. four successive weeks previous to said day
of hearing. AuGUsTus ". TAYLOR,
law mill Judge of Probate.
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Administrators n sale.

pY virtue Of license and authority to me
- granted, by the Probate Court of Ottawa
County, and state of Michigan, hearing dato
April Z, 1862, | shall sell ut public auction, to
the highest bidder at the premises in the town
ship of Crockery, in the county of Ottawa and
State aforesaid, on Saturday, the 9TH day of
June next, Mt two o'clock in the afternoon, all
the right title and interest, which John Trick,
now deceased, in his lifetime possessed in an! to
the west half of tho northwest quarter of see
tion twenty mine, (20) and the south west quar-
ter OF the southwest quarter Of section twenty,
(20) excepting from the last described premises
so much thereof as lies north Of the Grand Riv-
or Road, leaving about thirty-fou acres, and
making, in all, one hundred and fourteen acres,
or thcrcabouts, all lying in town eight north
and range fifteen (l5) west in the county of
Ottawa and State aforesaid. Dated Crockery,
April 8, 1862. TIG2w7
HENRY Il. YouYG, Administrator
of the Estate Of John Trick, deceased.
The above sale Is postponed to Saturday the
3Oth day of August next, at two o'clock p. NJ,
at the premises to be sold.-Dated June 7, 1862.
CIV MILL HENRY T. YOUNG. Administrator.
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Corporal H. P. Britton.

A letter has just been received By q
relative of Corporal II. p. BRlTToN, at
this place, from Lieut.. j. G. BUCHANAN,
from which it will be seen he is only o
prisoner of war-not killed, rs at first re-
ported. Mr. BRrTToN enjoyed an excel
lent reputation while resident at Grand
Haven, greatly respected and esteemed,
and the news will be gratifying 10 his nu-
merous friends, who have Lieut.. b. in
kindly remembrance for the intelligence
afforded in the following letter. dated
James Island, June 23, 1862:
"DEAR MADAM; feel it my duty to
inform you with regard to your brother,
ii. p. Britton, that all uncertainty may
be dispellcd. In the recent action on
James Island he was reported missing,
and supposed to have been killed. In
the list furnished us by the enemy he is
reported rs not wounded and Is prison
or of war, in the hands of the enemy. l
have no doubt but they will be as well
treated as the circumstances of the enemy
will permit. l am happy TO be able to
speak of your brother as still in tho land
of the living, though under affective cir
cumstances. / feel in some measure the
tender solicitude felt by those at home in
the dear friends engaged in this struggle,
and, therefore, take the liberty to address
you. How many homes will be desolat-
ed ms the news of this engagement reach
es the home circle! trust that the kind
Providence who watches over the desti-
MES of men will safely restore your broth
er TO his friends and his home.
"Yours truly,
LT. JoHE G. BUCHANAN"
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HOW STANDS THE ACCOUNT

The nations great History Day has
just passed. The demon of war still how
ers over our beloved land. The din of
strife and deadly conflict is yet heard.
The last has been year pregnant with
great events, and our national history will
record il for coming generations TO look
upon with awe, wonder and admiration,
and as one the most glorious in all our
history-a mighty nation showing the
world the power and strength of the great
principles of self government to sustain
and vindicate themselves when assailed
and threatened with annihlation. But
how stands the account to-day!
Maryland is no longer the pledged enc
my of the Union. Virginia, now the
ground of conflict, has yielded her large
bays and rivers TO the dominion of the
Government. Richmond, her capital,
tottles on her foundations and will soon
be ours, unquestionably, or cease TO erist.
Washington, the nations capital, stands
upon the soil of freedom. The navy of
the enemy on the waters of the Border
States has been annihilnted, burned or
lying in wrecked masses far beneath
their pillows. North Carolina is ruled bv
a military Governor, deriving his authori-
ty from our national head Her sea coast,
islands, forts and inland waters are ours,
and her own soldiers are said TO have
turned their backs upon Richmond, leav-
ing the capital of the rebels to its fate.
Charleston, the plague-spot of the rebell-
ion, the instigator Of the fatal assault on
Sumpter, that inaugurated the unholy
war that is now wasting some of the fair
est portions of our once peaceful, smiling
heritage, is beginning to feel the presence
of hand that will, ere long, choke out
her hearts blood, unless she speedily bring
forth fruits meet for repentance. The en-
tire coast defenses and harbors Of the
Gulf are ours. The old flag rules the de-
fcnses of Florida. The Mississippi, from
its head waters TO its confluence with tide
water, is ours. Tennessee, Kentucky and
Missouri, arc no longer doubtfully loyal
or in open rebellion to the Government.
All this has been accomplished within
the last five months of our history, and
in view thereof shall we not thank God
and take courage for tho future9
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THE LATEST WAR NEWS.

A heavy skirmish took place on Fri
day last, on the left wing Of McClelan's
army, which resulted in the defeat of the
rebels. We took 1000 prisoners and
three small batteries. Our cavalry then
followed them till they passed beyond
White Oak Swamp.
A letter to the New York Post con-
firms the report of a skirmish on Thurs
day and the capture Of six guns and some
prisoners. Gen. Mcclellan had removed
his headquarters, and the army had ad
vanced some five miles towards Rich
mond.
The correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press reports that Mcclellan is pushing
rapidly forward, driving the enemy at all
points. The gunbcats accompanied his
advance, shelling the woods.
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ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
From Rec. Joseph anderson, Chaplain
Third Michigan Infantry.
CAMP LINCOLN, NEAR RICHMOND, |
June %, 1862. {

DEAR BROTHER s.: Your welcome
letter was this moment received, creating
much JOY, but not unmixed with regrets
joy to hear from you, from my dear lit
tic church and society, and from friends,
the remembrance Of whom is precious in
this land of darkness and shadow of
death" l can not tell you how good
letter from home reads here; you could
only estimate it by being here sometime
yourself 1t rejoices me, too, that our
Grand Haven friends have thought of our
brave, wounded and sick soldiers. May
Heavens choicest blessings descend upon
them for it-may they be repaid richly
for il from Him who has all the stores of
nature and grace at his disposal. And
yet my regrets, and those of our brave Of
ficers and men here, TO whom / read that
part Of your letter about the box of good
things in preparation, are, that, instead of
being forwarded to the Soldiers Aid So
cicty, it was not forwarded direct 10 the
Regiment. You would then have been
sure that our men only would have ro-
ceived the benefit. The truth is, that
although that Society is doing a good
work, yet our general hospitals, to whom
these supplies 90, arc filed with the sick
and wounded from The whole army, and
few, comparatively, of our Michigan SOL
diers receive the benefit of them. But
the worst is that these hospitals have
bevy of superintendents, stewards, nurses,
&c, many of whom have families there,
so that these supplies find place at their
tables, it Is TO be feared, fully as much as
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HOW WE REGARD 1T.

A reliable gentleman Of our village,
who was in Detroit last week, on the ar
rival of the news that caused at first so
much alarm, relative to the compulsive
ritirement of Mcclellan from his position
at the White House, and the reported dis
aster accompanying the same, states that
the news of the defeat of Gen. Mcclellan
and his retirement was hailed with open
demonstrations Of rejoicing, by certain ex-
tremeists there, who can see no virtue in
war that has not for its main object the
speedy abolition of slavery, and feel no
sympathy for constitution or for laws
that interfere with their darling schemes
of immediate emancipation. We are as
sured that this spirit is not confined to the
city Of DetroiL-that without doubt there
arc thousands in our northern cities and
villages who would rejoice at the defeat
Of Mcclellan! yea, of our whole army,
and of the Government itself even, rath-
or than that the constitution, with its
present provisions, and the laws founded
thereon, and now existing, should abide
in full force and virtue.
Now, ought such a spirit, one that
would rather the Government were ami
hHated, and all law and order destroyed
than that their own private views should
fail TO be acknowledged and carried out,
not receive the cold.shoulder from every
trpo patriot that loves his country above
all selfish and private considerations p
Ought not such contracted, despicablo
selfshness, under scanty or hypocritical
cloak of patriotism, be stripped Of its
mask and held up TO the execration Of all
the good and noble!
"The truth is, that democrats care
nothing for slavery, per Sc, in its connec-
ton with the war. They are content
that the institution shall, like all other
things in tho insurgent States, abide the
natural consequences Of the war. Their
only concern about il is, that it nor any
other State institution shall be made the
subject of unconstitutional action by Con-
gross, the President, or Generals in the
field. In other words, and in brief, they
insist that the constitution shall not be
overthrown for the sake Of the overthrow
of slavery. If therc wero twenty mill
ions of negroes in slavery, instead of four
millions, questions affecting their freedom
or servtude would still be of small con-
sequence by the side Of the question Of
the preservation of the constitution of the
United States.
"The political power of slavery has al
ready been destroyed by tho war, and can
not be revived in peace, or, if il could be,
there are few people in the North who
would aid its revival.
"What democrats want is q revival OF
the constitution in all the States--as well