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on the contrary, unrelsntingly and literally
executed.

on the contrary, unrelsntingly and literally
executed
1t is evident that Gen, Lee, in his reported
oommunic cation to Gen, Halleck, overlooked
this notable example of "seryile insurrection y
as a "war measure"
But il is to be remembered that the Presl-
dents proclamation does not invite the slaves
to servlc instruction. 1t simply proolaims
their freedom. 1t is at most, simply an invi-
taton TO them no longer to continue in the I'M
reuu,ted service Of rebels against the govern
ment 1t invites them to no longer furnish the
sinews of war to the rebels, by producing the
food whe ewith to Gil their commisserlat.
There will be 10 servile Instruction" if the
rebels will "let the negroes alone" lfthey
are not "coerced" they will commit no out
rageo, will burn no dwellings, and cut no
threats. .......
Finally there is short and practicable
method by which the rebels may prevent all
such apprehended outrages. Let them call
home their troops from the butchery of our
fathers, brothers and sons, and protect their
fresides and families from negro outrages, and
resume their loyalty to the Union they have
sworn to support lfthoy are so intent upon
the overthrow and destruction of the Union,
that they will even leave their families to the
tender mercies of an nsatiate, barbarous ne
gro population of three millions struggling for
their freedom then be the consequences upon
their own heads. We cannot protect their
households while they are cutting our threats.
If Gen. Lee and his government therefore,
= fear the consequences of the proclamation, they
know how they may procure its withdrawal.
They have but to return to their allegiance.
lfithey chose to " harden their hearts, and to
continue the war, they must submit to all the
consequences of the war which they invoke.
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House,. NJ.

Reports-By Mr.. Balch, for the committee
on conference, that the charter "of common
schpos and school laws" upon which the two
Houses disagle e, be amended by providing
that town superietendents shall give 'ne,r re-
ports to tewn clerks, and they shall be filed in
the clerks Office, instead of amending so as to
provide for the reading Of such reports at the
March meetings, as the Senate amendment
read. report agreed to-
The bill providing that banks may issue
fractional bills came up as unfinished business
Mr.. Hunton withdrew his motion to dismiss,
and the question required upon the passage OF
the bill.
A long discussion took place upon the mer-
its of this bill, which was participated in by
Mr.. Gale, Mr.. Adams of Colchester, Mr.. Hun
ton, Mr.. Chandler, Mr.. Balch, Mr.. Gardner,
Mr.. Fletcher and Mr. Hubb Il.
Mr.. Bacon of Sunderland, demanded the
yeas and nays-yeas 81, nays 100, and the
bill was lost.
Adjourned.
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Friday, p. M, Nov. 81.
SENATE.
Adjourned

Support Of the Gouernweat-The bill for the
support of government was taken up, the
question being on Mr.. Edmund's amendment
to make the tax one hundred cents on dol
lar.
Mr.. Cree spoke of the financial condition of
the State. The towns he believed were owing
$239 900 for bountes to the nine months men,
and to the three years men SOL 900. The or
binary expenses of the towns he estimated at
at $I500OU. Adding to these sums the tax
reported by the committee, the whole sum to
be raised by tax for the year would be 81
100000, or an average of about 200 cents on
the dollar of the list; and he believed this bur
den as great as the towns could hear. He
thought the tax should not be so large AS to
cause too much grumblng among the tax-pay-
ers. He did not anticipate so much difficulty
from the present financial disturbance, owing
to the absence of specie, as others seemed TO-
The premium on gold he thought arose more
from speculation than from the want of gold
And if this premium led to diminished imports
as compared with exports, as he believed it
would, it might be substantial benefit to the
country and when we come to import no
more than we export, there would be no need
of sending our gold abroad. ...- ...
He thought that, as these town bounties
would not be paid another year, we ought to
put the tax as low as rs cents on dollar, and
next year the people could better bear tax
of 100 cents on dollar, if it should then be-
come necessary. '.s
He believed that the energy, industry and
pride Of the people of Vermont would keep
them lways from reputation; and he felt no
hesitation in leaving some of the debt now
being incurred, for postertv. He sho.ld vote
for the tax Of rs cents on a dollar, and against
the proposed amendment.
The amendment was lost, yeas six, nays,
twenty. ..
Mr.. Edmunds then moved to strike out
"75" and insert 1902; lost, yeas. six, nays,
twenty. .-...r. IS r-
Mr.. Edmunds moved to strike out ''75'' and
insert "S0'
MIR. Clark, of Bennington, favored the
amendment
Mr.. Stoughton also favored the amendment.
He thought it was necessary to raise tax of
so cents, in order to pay Cne-half OF the cur
rent expenses of the State.
He believed that, for the credit of the State
in keeping its bonds above par, the Legsla-
ture ought to at least provide ready funds for
paying that proportion of the expenses for the
year.
Mr. Edmunds said he had proposed sue
cession of amendments, with the desire tnat
the full amount which he first proposed could
not be agreed upon, the sum might be finally
as near that figure as possible. And tn ugh
he had been thus far in these votes in a small
minority, he desired to remind the Senate
that the great responsibility for these votes
rested upon the majority who had carried
them. ..- SSH .a.....
Mr.. Stewart said that, while he thought
tax of 100 cents much greater than ougl to
be imposed at this time; he was in favor of 80
cents
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The people of the State desired an organiza-
ton of the militia, Perhaps neither of the
bills that had passed he House provided for
su h an efficient and active organization of the
militia as had been contemplated aud desired.
The bill now under consideration provided
merely for an enrolment, and that not an en-
rollment like the one provided for in the bill
and reported by the committee, 1t provided
for an enrlment by the selectmeu, and an en-
rollment that could not properly, in his view,
be mace the basis of draft. 1t was not an
swering the expectations nor executing the will
of the people, to pass bill like this, which
provided for no active military organization.
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Thursday. Nov. 20.
srNATE-AFrERNooN.

SENATE-AfT EkNOON.
The Senate went into Committee of the
Whole on the militia law, Mr., Stafford in the
Chair. .....-...
Mr. Edmmds moved TO amend the section
relating to exemption, by adding to the list
professors and students in college, and teachers
in common schools.
Mr.. Stough,ou said that the committee had
experienced much difficulty in settling the ques-
ton of exemptions. If a draft should be gen
eral there was no pursuit, industry, 0. interest
of the State that would not suffer. 1t had at
last appeared to the committee that the abso-
lutte equality which ought to be observed in a
draft, required that exemption should be bro't
town to the limit of absolute necessity.
Mr.. Edmunds said that the true principle in
respect to exemption was that if greater pub
lie injury would result from not exempting
any class of persons than from exempting them,
such class of persons ought to be exempt,
And be urged that the interests of our schools
and colleges were among the first and highest
in the State, and that the public good would
be far better answered by exempting teachers
and students from draft, than by compelling
them to leave their pursuits and engage IN
military service
Mr.. Stoughton further opposed the amend
ment, and showed how it might happen that
by such an exemption, especially the exemption
of students, it might leave it in the power Of
rich persons to save their sons from draft by
sending them to our colleges.
Mr. Stevens moved to amend the amend
ment so that it should further exempt clergy
men with permanent charges, and preaching
regularly.
Mr.. Farrar favored Mr.. Stevens amend
ment.
The amendment was lost.
The question on Mr.. Edmunds' motion was
divided, and the amendment rejected.
After considering several sections of the bill,
aud agreeing to sundry amendments, the COM
mittee rose and reported progress
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Thursday, Nov. 20.

SENATE.
General Stat,Stes.-'lhe Senate acted in part
upon modification of Senatc's proposed amend
mems TO House bill, title &, chapter II, ''of
county officers" and the bill was tabled A
COMMITTEES of conference was ordered on the
dlsagreeng votes of the two Houses, on Sen
ate bll title l5,Chapter %, of committee on
schools and school laws.
Reports. = BY committee on bills in
reply 10 the resolution of inquiry that 62
chapter Of the revision have finally passed both
Houses
BY Mr.. James, for general committee that in
the opinion of the committee no Legislation re-
curing town agents to analyze liquors is at
this time expedient and in iavvr of further
amendment OF section % of chapter "a of the
revision relating to traffic IN Intoxicating
liquors. Amendment adopted.
Mr.. Gardner moved TO reconsider the bill
with instructions to report an amendment pro
viding shat liquors shall be analysed.
MIR, Chandler moved to amend further so as
to procure the analysis Of liquors and furnish
such liquors 10 tie town agent
Mr. Gardner moved that the bill and amend
ments be special oraer for half past two
o'clock this afternoon agreed.
The militia bill came up as special order,
and the question was upon the substitution of
the bill presented by MIR. Royce for the orgi-
nal House bill.
The House voted to substitute the bill.
The question then came upon ordering the
bill to third reading
Dir. Thornton, Of Ira, moved 10 strike out
HWhiten in the Ist aectiou
Amendment adopted, los to SO.
On motion of Mr. Royce the bill was
further amended so as 10 allow those conscien-
tiously scrupulous of bearing arms to be ex-
empt from draft, when ordered, by paying
into the town treasury not less than Is in
stead OF 50 dollars.
On motion Of MIR. Hinckley, it was further
provided that the price Of exemption shall be
paid before the draft commences.
1t was also provided that the fee of the ex-
thinning board for each examination made
with view to exemption on account of phys
ical disability, shall be fixed at one dollar in
sIead of two dollars.
DIR. Gardner spoke in reference to the bill
under consideration, urging that it was not the
biii desired.
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Saturday, Nov %.
SENATE.
Adjourned.

SENATE.
RQty.-House bill extending the charter Of
the Bank of Brattleboro; to Committee on
Banks.
House bill in addition TO the act of 1860
laying tax on the County of Addison to the
Senators from Addison County.
House bill " of the organization, regulation
and government of the militia ;" 10 Committee
on military affairs.
Rep0rt.-I|y Mr.. Bradford for Committee
on Claims, fayorably to House bill in addition
to the act of last session appointing a commits
sloner to adjust military claims; passed,
HOUSE.
The Speaker presented a communication
from the Auditor, conveying the report of In
spector Of Finance, relative TO money paid for
the seven dollars pr month bounty.
MILITIA BILL PASSED. . ...
Mr.. Hubbell called up the bill providing for
enrolment, &c. of the militia and the question
was, shall the bill pass
Mr.. Hubbell moved to commit the bill to a
member to amend by striking out from the sec
tons providing for exemption the words, g and
persons who have been. or may hereafter be.
regularly and honorably discharged from the
army or navy of the United States !" agreed
to-.
Mr.. Hubbell moved further to amend by in
serting the following sectlon:-The Governor
Is hereby authorized to make and order from
time to time, such rules and regulations for en-
rollment and exemption as specified in this act,
as shall produce uniformity in enrolment and
exemption throughout the several towns in this
State, SO far as practicable.
Agreed to.
The debate upon the merit of TIE question
was renewed. 1t was objected by those who
opposed it, that this bill presented no new
plan and was in effect the law now existing.
The fact that the enrolment Was to be made
by the selectmen instead of the listers, would
be an increase of expense without correspond
ing advantage.
Mr.. Cushman of Rochester, also believed
there was need of amendment in the provision
made for exempts. He apprehended that as
the bill was without further amendment, the
practical effect would be, that there would he
No more applca Ion ior exempts, uiilessin case
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HOUSE!

HOUSE!
Mr.. Shaw called up chapter 100 of Revls-
ion, "Of provisions relative to persons claimed
as fugitlves slaves and to prevent kldn&. =
ping"; and said chapter was passed.
Liquor BM,-After lengthy debate upon
the motion of Mr.. Gardner to re-conmR the
liquor bill to committee, with instruction to
provide for such analysis of liquors sold by
town agents as may protect the people against
adulterated liquors, in which debate Messrs.
Fletcher, Gardner, Miller, Balch and others,
participated voted to so re-cemmit by yeas,
lbs; nays, 70.
Militia BM-Mr. Royce called up the
militia bill prese"ted by him and under con-
sideration of the House. The question was
upon the ordering of the bsl to a third read
ing.
Mr.. Royce moved to amend the sections n
relation to enrolment, by inserting the words
sand annually thereafter thus expressing
more fully the intention of the bill.
The amendments were adopted.
Mr.. Henry moved to so amend as to allow
the ommauder-in-Chief, in cases, of "immi-
! nent danger" of invasion, to call out the
troops, as well as in cases of actual inva-
4 sion. ....
Agreed to.
Mr.. Royce replied at considerable length to
| some arguments made against the bill, and to
remarks of the Military Com. .......
Mr. Gardner compared the system of en-
| roment provided for in the two bills, and
| drew the conclusion that the bill reported by
the committee was superior in this respect to
that presented by the gentleman from Berk
! shire.
He would inquire further il members would
dare to go home and tell their constituents that
no mi itary law had been enacted, but only an
enrolment provided for. In his own section
/ OF the State, he knew that militia law, real
| ly such was demanded by the people. The
position of Vermont when the Capitol of the
! United States in DANGER, should be remember
ep. Then it could only be said that Vermont
| had no militia 1t would have been better,
more for the honor of the State, more for the
good of the nation, if this State could have re-
sponded as did Massachusetts, and FASTENED
at once to the support of the Government and
the rescue of our nations Capitol.
After further discussion by Messrs. Hub
bell Fletcher, Herrlck and Miller, the yeas
and nays were taken on the question ordering
the bill to third reading. Yeas, ll9, nays,
| 70. .... a##. .a
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The Speaker presented communication
from the Auditor, conveying the report of In.
spector Of Finance, relative to money paid fol
the seven dollars pr month bounty.
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The Senate amendment OF the chapter rela-
ting to common schools and school laws was
taken up for consideration, upon wnich amend
ment the Senate insists, the House non-con-
curing.
The amendment provides that the town SUI
perintenden,s shall present their a counts 10
the March meeting Of each town to be read.
Mr.. Barrett moved that the House insist
upon its disagreement Agreed to and
the House ordered that a committee of
conference be appointed on their part TO con-
fer with like Senate committee upon this
charter.
The House, on motion Of Mr.. Gardner, took
up the substitute militia bill, and the pending
question was upon its insertion by the House
in place of the Original bill.
A very spirited and exciting debate took
place on this question between Messrs. Flagg
of Wilmington, Herrick of Wolcott, Miller of
Williston, Fletcher of Cavendlsh, Cook Of
Cabot Reyn Ids of Alburgh, Her ry Of Ches-
ter, Barrett of Grafton, and Lynde of Will
Jamestown. ~ 3. an a... ..... ....
The previous question was then ordered, and
the substitute bill providing for the organiza-
ton of militia was not inserted, and was lost.
Mr.. Royce moved to insert TIE bill he pre-
sented yesterday providing for the enrolment.
&C., Of the militia, bat not for organization.
Mr.. James moved that the bill and motion
to substitute lie, and be the special order for
tomorrow. Agreed to,
Bills paSSed.-An act in addition to an act
providing for the appointment of a commission
to adjust claims growing out of military ex-
pendltures.
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SENATE.

SENATE.
The House bill taxing dogs was passed,
yeas %, nays 3. ....
BY Mr.. Stafford, altering the time for holding
the Windsor County Court, providing that it
be held on the md Tuesday in December next
to committee on judiciary.
Resolutjoa-By Mr.. Stewart, that no bill
be introduced in the Senate, after 3 P. NJ. to-
day, except from committees or the other House;
adopted. ......
Special Order.-The bill equallzing the dis
tributon of the property of insofyent debtors
was refused a third reading by the following
vote: ........ ..-.. .. e.....
Yeas-Messrs. Allen, Clark of Chittenden,
Edmunds, Morgan, Nelson, Pollard, Stevens,
Stewart, Stoughton, Welch-l0.
Nays-Messrs. Bass, Bean, Bradford, Clark
ofRennington, Cleveland, Cowles, Cree, Farrar,
Fish, Keith, Kirkland, Lyman, Merrill, Peck,
richardson Is.
RepOrt.-1he President laid before the Sen
ate the report of the Inspector of Finance, re-
spectng the payment of 81 a month to the
soldiers. ......
Support Of GoUernment-Mr. Kirkland for
committee on Finance, reported fayorably
House bill for the support of government, with
an amendment raising the tax to IS cents on
the dollar. A very interesting and lengthy
discussion took place thereon, which we give
elsewhere.
Adjourned
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HOUSE.

Report.-By Mr.. Cushman for committee on
Banks, favo:ably to chapter SO, "Of Banks, .
with amendments the amendments were
adopted
Mr.. Balch then moved to amend so as to
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NOTICE OF EXEttTRIk SALE OF
REAL ESTATE
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock Island County,

Rock IsiaNl IuuHt!t J
NOTICE is hereby given, that, by virtue
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Conrt House Of said county, at public saie-sell
the said real estate, or much thereof as may be
necessary to pay the debts OF said estate, 10 the
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Dated this 18th day OF March, lsh-:
MARIA WAKE.
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March 22-6 wiAw.
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