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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-05
The Tax Bill.

The following is an abstract OF the tax bill
as reported to the House, by the Committee Of
Ways aud Means. 1t will, doubtless, become
much modified before it becomes y law
Itprovldes for the appoia :ment by the Pres
idvnt Of commissioner Of Internal revenue,
with q salary of five thousand dollars per an
mum, his office to be i'll the Treasury Department,
with suitable number OF clerks.
The country is 70 be divided as the President
may direct, iato convenient collection districts,
with an assessor and collector, appointed by the
President, for each district, who shall have
power to appoint such deputies as may be nee
essary.
The bill provides ior IL tax on spiritUous liz
uors Of fifteen cents per gallon. Ale and por-
ter one dollar per barrel. Stem or leaf tobacco
three cents per pound, to add, when manuiac-
tured, five cents, and On cigars five, ten. and
twenty cents per pound, according 20 value
On lard and lnseed oil, burning fluid and coal
oil, five cents per gallon Refined coal oil ten
cents per gallon. Gas per thousand feet, twen-
ty five cents. Bank note paper five cents per
pound. Printing paper three mills per pound.
Soap five mills per pound. Salt four cents per
one hundred pounds. Sole leather one cent per
pound. Upper leather one-hai cent per pound.
Flour ten cents per barrel. All other manufac-
lures three per ccntum ad Ualorem. On railroad
passengers two mills per mile of travel. Com
mutation tickets three per cent. Steamboat
travel one mill per mile. Omnibusscs, terry
boats, and horse railroads, three per cent on
gross receipts from passengers. Advertisements
five per cent. on amount of receipts annually.
For the use OF carriages, annually, from one TO
ten dollars, according to value. Gold watches
one dollar. Silver watches fifty cents. God
plate fifty cents per ounce. Silver plate three
cents per ounce. Billiard tables twenty dollars.
On slaughtered cattle fifty cents each. Hogs
ten cents each. Sheep five cents each. Licen-
ses-For bankers, one hundred dollars auc-
lioneers, twenty dollars wholesale dealers, fifty
dollars; retail dealers in liquors, twenty dol
lars retail dealers in goods, ten dollars pawn
brokers, Fifty dollars rectGers, one hundred
dollars brewers. fifty dollars. Hotels, inns
and taverns, graduated according to rental, from
tive to two hundred dollars Eating. houses, ten
dollars. Commercial brokers, fifty dollars !;
other brokers, twenty dollars. Thcaters, one
hundred dollars. Circuses, fifty dollars. Bowl
ing alleys, five dollars each alley. Wholesale
peddlers, fifty dollars other peddlers, from, five
to twenty dollars. Coal oil disillers, twenty
dollars Incoms-Three per cent. on all over
Six hundred dollars, deductiDg the income de-
rived from dividends, etc., which are taxed sep
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arately. Railroad bonds and dividends OF banks
and savings institutions, three per cent. Fay
ments of ali salaries of officers In the civil. mil
itary or naval service Of the United States, IN
Guiding Senators and members OF Congress-
three per cent. Legacies and distrlbutive shares
OF personal property of deceased persons, from
one to five per cent, according 10 the degrees
of relationship, and stamp duties on all KINDS
of legal and Commercial papers, all patent med
icues, telegraphic messages, and all goods by
express
The tax bill comprises over one thousand pa
ges OF foolscap, and contains one hundred and
eight sections. The bill reaches every class OF
property except real estate, and is so construct
ed as to tax property IN transitu from one hand
to another for instance all cattle slaughtered
are taxed fifty cents per head hogs, ten cents ;
and sheep five cents On spices tax OF one
cent per pound is levied, and on refined sugar
three mills There is u general system Of IL
cense, IN which is included hotels, inns, bar
rooms, etc These llceuses are graduated accor-
ding to rental on the highestre rent is license
of two hundred dollars, and on the lowest five
dollars per year, Photographers amhrotyplsts,
and professions Of that nature pay ten dollars
per year. On salt there is tax OF four cents
per hundred pounds.
The bill is expected to yield q revenue of $500,
900 000 which the committee think will be telt
less than an indirect high tariff measure.
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Crazy Southern Fancies.

Since the recent crushing defeats sustained by
the rebels, their papers seem to seek consolation
in advocating an immediate advance on North
ern cities. 1t is MT perfectly clear how they
expect to accomplish this happy plan, inasmuch
as they do mt give US any light upon the capac-
ity of people for offensive warfare, who are
not strong enough to defend their homes from
invasion. But the Southern mind happily
does n stop to plate any such little diff
fculty. 1t rises quite above the matter Of de
tails, and permits the Imagination to feed at
once upon the fruits Of victory.
The Norfolk Day Book advocates the follow
ing magnificent scheme
g This struggle will be prolonged TIL the
North feels the horrors Of a0arlare. Teach them
what the desolatlOns Of their hresides mean
Let the dread and danger of war excite their
quiet bones, and let painful anxet;es surround
their habitations. Then will We secure the
peace that We await them TO give us.
invade their country sui'slst On the abnnd-
ant fruits OF their Village and their nlanuf.c-
lures press into service their vehicles Of trans
portaton, and support our armies at their ea-
pense.
Sach war would thrill the south from the
Potomac 10 Rio Grande. Every heart would
swell with JOY; every eye beam with delight
Tho military excitement, We know, would be
intense, ana the army ranks be increased ten
fold popular enthusiasm would suppurt this
turn in affairs, and thus would we conquer an
abiding peace.
The soldiers cares would be forgotten. and u
new scene dazzle his vision, and tie banner of
his pride, now dropping for active fields Of glory,
would be born alof6 to gain imperishaoc hon
ors in its country cause. .
The desperation Of the rebel cause cannot be
made moro evident than by the madness that at
tempts to awaken the South by addressing to all
its baser passions such appeals as this, and hold-
ing out to them Il hope more delusive ,han the
mirage that cheats the traveller in the desert,
dying Of heat and thirst, with the picture of
grateful shade, and bubbing fountains of bright
sparkling waters. We think Shakespeare must
have had the Day. Book in mind when he sug-
eested that it was Mt entirely easy to
&C Cloy the hungry edge Of appetite
By bare imagination of feast,
Or, wallow naked through December snow,
BY thinking on fantastic summers heat''
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Washington as well as some medicines, and
other necessary articles.
From this city forty barrels of clothing, seven
or eight boxes of shoes, and two sewing ma
chimes, are sent for the use of the negroes, from
the Association in this city. The Sewing Ma
chimes will be used in the Industrial School,
Besides these a large number of boxes and pack
ages of all sorts containing contributions for the
contrabands and from many persons, were put
on board the Atlantic.
From Boston about twenty five boxes of cloth
ing, with many barrels OF goods and $ notions, y
have been forwarded.
All the superintendent and teachers were re-
quested to take the oath Of allegiance to the
United States previous to going on board the
steamer, and to be provided with certificates
from the Collector OF the PORT and, it is I'M
derstood passes from the Assistant Quarter
master General in this city"
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A DAILY FREEMAN

Will be published at this Office until further
notice. Two editions will be issued, one to be
ready for the mail West, and the stages that
leave Montpelier in the afternoon, the other in
The morning in season for the morning mails.
Each edition will contain the latest telegraphic
news to the time Of going to press.
Tha Terms Will be,
;S4,d0 per year, OK 81 ,0O for three months, to
mail subscribers and those taking the paper from
the office.
s., 80 per year, or 81 ,225 for three months, to
village NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. delivered at their
:.ouses OF places Of business.
Orders are solicited. c. W. WILLARD.
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o Lord remember me

A MoTunR.--By the quiet fircsidc OF HON,
the true mother, in The midst Of her chi!drA
is sowing as in vases of earth the seeds q
plants that shall sometime give to heaven ths
fragrance OF their blossoms. and whose IIG
shall be as rosary OF angelic deeds The A.
blcst offering that she can make The ever az
cendiDg and expanding souls Of her chdn-
to her Maker. Every word that she utteF'
goes from heart to heart with Il power tha
she little dreams. Philosophers tell us IL
their speculations that VIC cannot lit a linsc.
without moving the distant spheres.
Solemn is the thought, but not more soIcG''
to the Christian mother than the Though
that every word that falls from her lips
every expression Of her countenancc, evf'
the sheltered walk and retirement Of home
may leave an indelible impression on your.
souls around her, and form as it were an uD'
DERIVING strain of that education whcn
peoples heaven.
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Mails in Montpelier.

SOUTHERN and EASTERN. mail closes at 7.45 a. IN. o.
ryies at SIS p. IN.
NORTHERN and WESTERN closes at 3.4j p III. arr
at 9l5 a. M.
NIGHT MAIL for Boston and New York closes at = "
O'Clock, p. NJ.
All matter for these mails must be an the office 1i''
time OF closing, TO go the same day.
BARRE mail arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays aud Satur"'
at s.l5 a. IN departs same day on arrival Of SOU"
BRADFORD mail arrives daily at 10 90 p. M dep'''
daily at 400 g. m.
DASvILLE arrives Tuesdays, Thursday and sa"ru''
at O'Clock, a. m. departs same days at IL or''
p. IN. ..'.'.
BARTON arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday .
aSo r. m. departs Tuesdays, Thursdays and sata'u'
at 9.45 q. m. '' .I.
HYDEPARK, by Worcester and Elmore, arrives Mo"'''
Wednesdays and Fridays ut 500 p. m. departs same
Barton. .' ID i
CALAIS mail arrives Tuesdays, Thursdays ana saw
days at LOO p. m. leaves alternate days on arr'a
Western.
BERLIN from two 10 six times week.
OFFICE HOURS PROM 100 4. X. to- 500 P.
JAMES g. FRENCH p "
Montpelier, May I 1891
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The CoNTRABANDs-- REV. M. French
Methodist preacher,a and editor of the Beamg9
Holiness, is doing what he can for the CO...
trabands at Beaufort, South Carolina. Abou,
600 Of them are almost entirely destitute Of
clothing. A correspondent of the Boston
Transcript relates the following Of one Of tie
fugiti7es:
HDay before yesterday, as was standing on
the land at Lady's Island, poor but rather
good looking yellow woman came over in
dug out" padded by herself, from the main
land, and her choking sobs drew my attention
when l asked the reason of her grief. 80
massa, massa, I have no daughter nor child
now the white man shot my daughter in The
back, and took his gun and beat the head of
my poor chile" She could say no more; she
sank upon the ground from exhaustion, anil
when she was able to stand we noticed bloci
running down the side of her dress she nai
been shot right through the body, under The
lower rib, and has since died of her wcund.-
She was shot by a picket while she was cscar
ing in the boat. J had occasion to visit III.
island yesterday. for q short time, and saw
them bury her after their own style. The
put the body in the grave, and all sneel doyr
around and cover it with dust by throwing it
in by handfuls, singing all the while verses fl
o. the occasion, one of which is
Ny fathers only hath died
Lord remember me
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- WHEN You Is ABOUT We IS A writer
from bonneville, Mo-. relates the following an
ecdote, which furnishes the key to much of the
Union music that meets our armies in their pro-
gress through Secessia. There is some honest,
hearty Unionism, that grcets the old flag as it
advances, but there is much more that is only
making an effort to be on the winning side
These Missouri nieaers know great deal
more than the white folks give them credit for,
and whethcr Missouri goes for the confederate or
for the Union, her slaves have learned lesson
too much to ever be useful as slaves. l was
struck with the apt reply Of one of crowd who
came from II big house to the road to see us pass
the Other day. Says |, Boys are you ali for
the Union?' Oh, yes, massa, when you 5
about we is And when Price comes you are
secesh, are your Lord yes, lrassa, we Is
good sccesh then. Can't allow de white folks
get head niegeIs in da, way The darkey un-
ders'ood the whole question and the game
played
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The Forward Movement on the Upper Po-
tOmdC.
From letter in the Philadelphia Inquirer,

From letter in the Philadelphia Inquirer,
we select the following description Of the add
vance Of Gen. Banks Column into Virginia
:" In accordance with plans which at present
it is not advisable to explain, it was decided at
Washington lhar an advance movement OF the
extreme right wing OF the army, stationed a
and near Sandy Hook and Frederick, under
Gen. Banks, should be made. Gen. Mcclellan
visited the spot, and the details having been az
ranged, the early part Of last week WAS chosen
for It's cOusummatiOn
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SUDDEN DEATH.-The Bennington Banner
says that Mr.. Geo. F Wright of East Hoosick,
while going across the lots to one of the neigh
b"rs' on the evening OF February 2sth, was
seized with ft and remained through the
night III the snow and cold. lie was found in
the morning unconscious, and survived hat
about twenty four hours.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-05
March,.
BY BAYARD TAYLOR

With rushing winds and eltomv
The dark and stubborn Winter dies.
Far-ot, unseen, Spring family crieo
BidGirg her earliest child arise :
March
By streams still held in icy snare
On Southern hill-sides melting bare
O'cr fields that motley colors wear
That summons fills the changerul air.
March
What though conflicting seasons mako
Thy days their field, they woo or sharo
Tn" sleeping lids of Life awake.
And Hope is stronger for thy sake
March!
Then from thy mountains, ribbed with soov.
Once more thy rousng bugie blow.
And East and West, and to and fro.
Proclaim thy coming 10 the foe:
March!
Say to the picket, chilled and numb,
say to the camps impatient hum,
Say to the trumpet and the drum:
Lift up Your hearts, coma, come
March
Cry to the waiting hosts that stray
On sandy sea-sdes far away,
BY marshy isle and cleaning bay.
Where Southern March is Northern Nav.
March
Announce myself with welcome noise,
Where Glory's victor-eagIes noise
Above the proud, heroic boys
OF Iowa and Illinois
March
Then down the long Potomac's line
Shout like storm on hills of pine,
Til ramrods ring and bayonets shine:
" Advance! the CHie .tain'a call is mine:
March -
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Council Of Consors.
A CALL FOR A CONVENTION.

The Frecmen OF Vermont, irrespective of party
narles o. patty associations, are requested TO
mlceg i'll Mass Convention, ut the Town Hal!
n Burlington, on the 18th day OF March, 1862.
at IL o clock in the forenoon, to nominate Il
.cket for Council OF Ucnso.s. 10 be supported
a.r the ensuing election on the fourth Wednesday
VI March neXt.
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once again place the work in the hands OF It's
owners Tie intervening country has been o
hot.be of SECESSION Berkeley county, OF when
Martirsburg is the county seat, having iioefany
contributes luen, money and provisions to the
Southern Ca use
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MONTPELIER Town CLERX.-In the list of
Town Officers for Montpelier, published in our
edition yesterday afternoon, we carclessly omit
ted the name Of our efficient and excellent Town
Clerk, ADAMS KELLOGG, ESQ.
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Town Officers,

MIDDLEsEx -C|erh-Wm. II. Holden C.r
stcbIe-Charles 3. Holden Orcr&u--C. &
Putnam ; Agent--E.eander Warren &slctm.
"A. 4. Tracy. James X. Holden, Dam
Nichols Acknowledgements :cribner, RusssI
Sawyer, H. l.. McElroy.
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The following is an abstract OF the tax bill
as reported to the House, by the Committee Of
Ways aud Means. 1t will, doubtless, become
much modified before it becomes law
The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-06-22

paper, he was put under arrest, or If one
prisoner struck another the same penalty.
They paroled us on the oath Of May, on
account of not having provisions to feed
us. But they only paroled the privates,
and kept the commissioned and nom COM
missioned officers. The oath they requir-
ed us to take was as follows: "You do
solemnly swear not TO take up arms
against the Confederate States Of Ameri-
ca. or form any alliance to defeat them
until legally exchanged Or otherwise
honorably discharged. So help me God"
This is faithful and true account kept
in memoranda book by the undersigned.
tore Off my corporal stripes and pass
ed myself off as a private, is the reason
that am here able to address you.
CHAs, D. KNIGHT,
Corp. Of Co. II. Odd. Mo- Vol.
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riuow msult,d by Heauregard.

General Pillow, the military maniac aud
parvcnue chrrlaWn commander, has fallen
iuto general disgrace with lIa accession,
let's H. is now living uoar oxford, Miss,
terribly awak ned IRON bis droam' Of mar
tIal glory knowing Dee is butt aud jaf:
even With Soc people De declared himself de-.
tsrm.ued Go save rom Northern invasion. lie
recently paid a Wait Co BEAUEEGAED at Ok0
Iona, aud tho former was 10 disgusi,d with
Pul0w chat De refused 60 see b,m GlaEoN
loamcI and ryd and talked 81 ohslIrg
ing BrAuu0lED but do NOT and return d
20 his place of residence ..i % usJhs aud
m0rdueaul1s
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Committed to Jail

OF Davidson county June -, 1862, negro man,
" who says his name is ADAM says he belongs u
Judge bloomfield Ridley, of Rutherford county Tenn;
age about - years weighs about 1866 or 10 pounds
feet high color, light black stammers when talk
jug. The owner is requested TO come forward, prove
property, and pay charges, as the law directs.
J. n. HINTON,
Juuels-3t sheriff aud JEllOr Of nc
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The Exodus from the Queens Bench
Prison.

The work Of cleaning the Queens Bench
Prison of It's inhabitants Is now vergi0g to-
wards a cloer. Strange TO say, it has bacu
very dinicull tax Many Of tie prisoners
sternly refused to De made bankrupts,
though, by Civ NJ their louscu, they could
have Immediately obtained their relel.c-
The most curioI, p,-r was tbat OF William
Miller, who had been In prison tilcc July,
lsl4 forty eight years IT, had lost all de,
sire to 90 ont, aud would sign nothing
which would have b. ,Ict Of N king bin
a free man When at leugth he was ab,o-
ulely forced 60 u.qutr-oe, be begged to be
allowed 60 remain in the prison few days
longer, aud when hi, time was up be still
linger i.udiy within The gates to bid the
rhlcials farewell aud l5 shake bands over
again, until Doc Prs'd lh' Ogtsr gates o { The
Queens Bruab Prison a few days slucc-
VIM. Miller, who wa born nearly eighty
years ago, never saw street gss lamp, nor
an omnibus much less d steam hip or a rail
way.--Loa3ga Papa, april l2h
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Committed to Jail

~ Davidson county, June 18th, 1862, negro man
" who says his name Is AARON says he belongs to
10 Carter, Of Marshall county, Ala aged about 10
years weighs about 40 or 45 pounds feet inches
high no marks color black The owner is request
ed TO come forward prove property, and p1y Ch ros
as the law directs j NJ HINTON,
IuuelS-3t sheriff and Tailor OfD 4.
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Committed to Jail

OF Davidson county, June 10TH 1862, negro man
~ who says bis name is DANIEL says he belongs
to Richard Doss, Of Marshall county Ala: age about
q or % years weighs 60 or 1876 lbs. feet inches
high no marks color black. The owner is request.
cd TO come forward prove property, and pay charges
a. th' law directs. j. NJ. HINTON,
iunelS-8t sheriff aud Tailor ID e.
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Committed to Jail

nF Davidson County, Tenn June 70 1862, nc
~ gro man, who says his name Is CHARLES and
belongs TO RiChd Hightower,2 miles beyond Brent
wood, in williamson county Tenn, about ~ years Of
age weighs about 1855 pounds feet so inches
high scar OF hack Of left hand The owner Is 70.
qucsted to come forward, prove property, and pay
charges, az the law directs.
j. NJ. HINTON
iunelS-3t Sheriff and Tailor Of ID. C.
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Committed to Jail

nF Davidson county, June IS, 1852, negro man
" who says his u3iue Ia COLUMBUS says ho be-
longs to Dr. NcKEsIcks, Of MWry county, Tim age
about 30 years weighs about 40 or lE5 pounds 8
feet 8 = inches high long bushy hair copper color
no marks The owner Is requested % come for
ward, prove property and pay charges az the law d.
rects JIM HINTON
iuncls-3l Sheriff and Tailor Of b. C.
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Committed to Jail

OF Davidson county, June IA, 1852, negro man,
~ who says his name Is GEORGE WASHINGTON ;
says he belongs 10 Mary Ann Yeargan, OF Warren
county, Ky aged about 40 years weighs l7B $50
lbs; feet inches high color black small scar ON
forehead small goates The owner Is requested 10
come forward, prove property saa pay charges ss
tho law directs. J. NJ. HINTON
iuuel,-3t sheriff aud Tailor OF d. c.
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Committed to Jail

OF Davidson county June 10th, 1902 negro man
~ who rays his name is MILTON SAYS he belongs
10 Joseph Carter Of Marshall county, Ala age about
% yours weighs los pounds, 5 feet inches high :
color black scar by burn above the right wrist -
The owner is requested 20 come forward prove pro.
perry, aud pay charges as the law directs
J. NJ HINTON
iunels .3t sheriff aud Tailor d. G.
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Committed to Jail

OF Davidson County, Tena., Jua, en-, 1862, ne
" gr girl, named sALLIEi says she hslopga 20
Irwin Hogue, Of Msuy County, Tenn Eald gir 10
about rs or 20 years old; weighs about 100 or 1870
pounds feet inches high two small scars on
copper color.
The owner Is requested 10 come forward provo
property, aud pay charges, as the law directs
j. 81. HINTON,
luue8-1t Sheriff and Tailor Of ID. &.
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MURDER or UNION MEN.-Adyiccs from
Batcsville, Ark, to June 1tb state that
twenty -four Union men, including two
Methodist ministers were hung by the
rebels al Bayou Metro, sixteen miles
from Little Rock.
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Committed to Jail

hF Davidson county, June 4th,i 1862 negro boy,
~ who says his name is SAM, and belongs to ] &c
weighs about l4O or las pounds feet inches high
shutters when taking small scars his forehead
dark copper color.
The owner is requested to come forward prove
property, and pay charges as the law directs
J. NJ. HINTON
JuneC.-3t Sheriff and Tailor Of d. e.