Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-11-20
The feet IN search Of the rsrata Alahama

Inc 800 Ship 9
Total tons, 5,4l4 Total guns 81
The Boston Herald says Il is informed
that large number of poeT women in that
city and vicinity are aired to make wooden
shirts for soldiers at the pitable pittance of
hive cents apiece. They are hired
by contractors who get good prices out of the
Government, and are growing rich out of the
| business. ..
| Capt Renshaw of the steamer Westfeld,
who took Galveston, found in that city stron-
ger manifestation of Union sentiment than any
where i'll the South, and all that was wanting
| to restore Texas to the Union was few troops
as a nucleus for the loyal Texans to rally I'M
| der This has been confirmed by the best-in-
| formed officers of the squadron. The success
| of the Union arms on the Gulf coast is being
followed u with renewed energy by the com
bined forces of Admiral Farragut and Gen.
Butler.
WIscoNsIN.-We shall not, as we had
feared, lose an Administration U, 5. Senator
in Wisconsin. According to the late returns
the new Legislature stands as follows: Sem
ate-Unlon, IL Democrats, l6 doubtful 4
| House-Union, Sc I; Democrats and doubtful,
A. This secures United States Senator in
place of Judge Doolttle and for that position
| the GAINESVILLE Gazette has nominated John
! f. Potter.
We learn, by private dispatch from
| Union man who is acting as a spy upon jeff
Davis's Cabinet at Richmond the rebels
| thinking all the while that he is one ofthem-
that the great Humphrey Marshall is soon to
be tried-for talow,
Two Government commission brokers, re-
siding in New York have been sent to Fort
Lafayette by order of the Loan Department
for buying up claims against the government
at usurous discount.
The barque Restless, sailing craft of
our navy, has made no less than seventeen
captures of prizes English and rehe) since
the 18th ofFebruary last. She is commanded
by Lieutenant Edward Conroy Among her
recent captures are the British steamers SEQ
tia and Anglia.
1t is understood that the counsel of Col.
Ford, of Harper's Ferry notoriety, are prepar-
ing an elaborate defense Of his conduct, which
! will be published in few days.
The human race is divided into two class
es those who go ahead and do something : and
those who sit still and impure why it wasn't
done the other way.-Troy Wing.
Those who stand still and make complaints
are conservatives of the class represented by
the Wing. They are very bitter against the
s'radicals." whose failing is that they want
something done.-Ifoy Times. T..
New York is still deficient 10000 on her
| quotas, and must have draft. 1t is said
that the assertions are fully equivalent to the
deficiency. If so, New ork manages her
military affairs upon the same helter-sketer
| system with her party politics.
--"Way down in South Carolina" on St.
Simon Island, a company of the blacklist kind
of darkies have been doing picket duty, and,
as the record runs, doing well. Last week
they proceeded up the Dsrien and CAPTURED
several confederate officers and rebel marshal
who no doubt feelt highly insulted at being
made captive by 'niggers."
The Evening Post has the best authority
for stating that Gen. Case, in a communication
to the President, has expressed the fullest APP
proval of the removal Of Gen, Clellan from the
command of our army in Virginia.
Gen. Bragg, in his official report to the
Confederate Government, says that but 5000
| Kentuckans joined him 10 his raid into that
State, that the peoale hesitated to take scrip,
and that he was charged three prices for sup
\ plies.
/ The expedition against Texas, according
to the Washington correspondent of the Phila-
delphia North AmerjcGn, is rapidly progress
ing, five additional vessels having been char
4 tered on Nov. IL, and by the 25th of the pres
ent month it is expected that the feet will be
under way for its destination.
Extra Billy Smith" was found at his
house, at Warrenton, Va, and paroled. He
is confined by wounds received in battl', and
fever that superveqed He talks responding
ly of the affairs of rebeldom and predicts that
one more battle will settle the fate of the CON
federate States. The fate of this prematurely
old man is but another illustration that the
way of the transgressor is hard. A man Of
limited capaciry of mind, but of great sociaT
influence to sever the Union, and buastingly
sought traitors doom. To-day he is ruined
man, Frustrated on bed of sickness from
which be will rise, fiat all, mere wreck of
his former SELF OF his two sons, one was
killed in the battles in front of Richmond, and
the other died from disease incurred by expo
sure serving the secession cause.
The soldiers of Winconsin saved us two
members of Congress- The following was
the vote for members of Congress of the regi-
msnts at Fortress Monroe:
Wisconsin Heavy Artillery Republican,
100; Democratic, l6.thJQ 49,.
"a c6nd2Repubhcau, 80; Democraticsi35
| Fifth Republican, unanimous. ,ssss.
/ ~ ixth7-Republican, 1872; Democratic SO.
Seventh-Republiean lSl ;fDemocra.ic,26
Observation-Disclosures, 225 Democratic,
Il l57.ldfLEH aIL ~ JA5Cf --cs
! e Twenty eighth Republican, s4S0s Demo-
cratic, AZ. ''a' 70 'a 20. o :. aoii %. T,
II fhirty-third Republican,, 463 Dem, 100
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