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Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-02-07

ca The following is sent us by a lady
whose husband isl Lieutenant in Go. H..
I'd Regiment:
CAMP GRIFFIN, Jan. %, 1852.
Mr.. EDITOR IL have thought that we
should not leave this place for a while
but have come to the conclusion that short
is to be u stay here. | have come to
this conclusion from orders that we have
received of late. One and the first is that
the men are to have 40 rounds of cart
ridges in their boxes and when they arc
sent on picket or other duty which re-
quircs them to load, an extra cartridge is
furnished. Another is that il anything
is needed to fit the men for a march, it
shall also be furnished. Col. Stannard
told the officers to-day that they had bet
ter reduce their baggage as low as posi-
BILE. No passes are to be granted except
on official business. We are having a
very muddy time here just now and prob
ably we shall move as soon as the going
will permit. t..
A few words in regard to Samuel.o He
had not an enemy in the company. What
a sad shock his folks will receive on hear
ing of his death. They will ever receive
the evidence of all his comrades that he
was a faithful boy, never complaining at
whatever duty was assigned him, and we
all deeply feel his loss.
. Samuel Wilcox Of Cambridge, we suppose.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-02-07

a. The donation visit to Rev. Mr..
Bartlett of Morrisville, resulted in his re-
ceiving substantials to the amount of be-
tween forty and fifty dollars.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-02-07
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Certain individuals in this village not
having the fear of the law before their
eyes. but being instigated and moved
thereto by a greedy desire for gain, have
at sundry times and in diverse ways sold
liquor to the soldiers Of the 9Th Regiment,
now in camp here. The consequence has
been that sundry of these soldiers would
get tight" and thereby occasion much
disturbance in camp. These facts coming
to the notice of Col. Thomas he early
requested those who are in the habit of
keeping liquors in their establishments
not to sell the same to the soldiers under
his command. This request was general
ly complied with by u hotel keepers
and others, but there were some who still
persisted in selling to anybody that could
pay for their grog. The consequence. was
that quite a number of soldiers were found
drunk IT the streets, and their behavior
was such as to greatly annoy all decent
citizens. At length things came to such
a pass that, on Tuesday Of last week, the
Colonel took a file Of men, and, with his
sword in one hand ard a manuscript doc
nment in the other, he marched from the
camp to the street and requested those
who had sold liquors to his soldiers, to-
sign a pledge not to sell any to those Of
his regiment, unless they brought a Ger
tifcate from the Surgeon for that purpose.
With one or two exceptions all who were
call, upon signed the pledge aforesaid.
One of our la udlOrds was contumacious;
he wouldn't " sign away his liberties"
The file of soldiers were ordered in and
directed to bring out all the liqnor they
could find. As cask and demijohn were
rolled into the streets preparatory to their
being emptied as " contraband of War;"
the landlord relcnted and to save his
liquors reluctantly signed the Taper. The
original package were then rolled in again,
and the military left for their camp We
reckon our ncighbois will Go we'll to keep
their pledge.- Vermont Picnic.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-02-07

sgT A rather discreditable affair took
place at Cambridgeport in the meeting
house there, at a funeral. Two choirs
took their places in the seats allotted to
singers, and, when the hymns we're an
nounced, each struck up a tune. Thus
two tunes were being sung at the same
time, making most discordant sounds,
and entirely destroying all the solemnity
that usually invests such occasions. We
believe the difficulty originated in some
trouble about rival preachers. B. f.
Argus.
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-02-07

ca A correspondent of the Orange
County Telegraph, under date of Jan.
18th, writes from Camp Griffin:
Last night, while | my lonely beat
was walking a sad catastrophe happened
near by, which was no less than the break
ing down of the carriage that had been
chartered at Washington to transport the
wives Of Col. Hyde and Quartermaster
Crane to camp. Of course further pro-
gress with the carriage was at an end /;
and Madams Hyde and Crane had to make
their way to their respective quarters on
foot and through the mud as best they
could. We fear their first impression
of the sacred soil will be anything but
favorable"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-02-07

We copy the following, from the Bel
lows Falls Argus, not for the information
1t gives but because of the really laughahly
. Woe begone' strain in which it is writ
ten -
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-02-07

returned to his residence in Peacham,
where he remained during the residue of
his life.
In 1928 he received from Middlebury
College the honorary degree of Master of
Arts.
Governor Mattocks died at Peacham
August l4th lS47 in the I'D year of his
age
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-02-07
For the Newsdealer.

. Samuel Wilcox Of Cambridge, we suppose
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-02-07

egT The following is sent us by lady
whose husband isa Lieutenant in Co. H.
I'd Regiment:
, 1862-05-27
STUPID 0HDEH NO. 3.

II tic armies of the Republic shall he
defeated before Richmond or at Corinth.
those who will gnash their teeth over
the untoward event, may attribute the
disaster To the obstiracy, as blind as it is
criminal, which refuses to accept intelli-
gence Of the cncmy's movements from the
only parties who can communicate 1.-THE
loyal blacks-the fugitive slaves who
ought to be invited within, not excluded
from, CUE lines. Maj Gen Ha1lock WAS but
short time ago, two days in ignorance Of
| that which be would have given one Of his
fingers to 1earn-he did not know whether
the rcbels had evacuated -Corinth or not
and save as he is informed by deserters
not always reliable, or by the result ot
skirmishes which are sadly wasteful of hu
man life, he is dependent upon guessing
| tor that which Ia the basis Of all be does
The only persons who can tell from day Il
day and hour to hour what bis foe is doing
arc fought off by bayonets. Could buma,
fal,1ity 60 furthers It is no wonder tha
he should desire all his future operation
to be conducted in secrecy: It is no
strange that the correspondents of newspa
pers arc shut out Of his camp.
, 1862-05-27

Of no importance, but the aIt-important ques-
ton to decide is this constitutional point:
Has Congress the right to dispense with jury
trial? It really is not Important to decide the
other point respecting the confiscation Of real
estate for ever, for there is legal and consti-
tutional way Of getting round this difficulty
It Is by the Imposition Of a fine. Mr. May
nard Of Tennessee has bill before the House
which boldly proposes to fine every convicted
rebel to the full amount Of his properly.
Another proposition is to Impose fine OF not
less than s., goo and not over soc, GOETHE
judge (appotnted Of course by Mr. Lincoln}
fixing the amount according to the wealth Of
the offender. This question, then, Ia not in
portant; but the form Of trial is. In the Sen
ate, Mess1s. Collamer, Clark, Doolittlc,
Browning, Fessenden, and other Republicans,
objected firmly to any bill which: should not
give jury trial to the person charged with
treason. They all support what is called the
Clark bill reported from the Select Confsca'
tion Committee Of the Senate. 1t is Of consld-
e,ahle Importance to present united front
towards the friends Of slaycry, and it my be
better to agree to moderate bill, if thereby
it can hare the advantage in the country Of q
/, large vote, rather than take more stringent
bill with lean majority In its favor. Much
depends upon the effectiveness Of the Senate
bill 1it will not work in practice. then bet
ter no bill at all, for it will rouse the same
spirit Of resistance in the slave States as an
effective bill.
, 1862-05-27

suno IN the last davs of the Buchanan admin
Isfrstion. Iyou never can subdue The south.D
As the hefteT norton Of the people hore.
when va var was fmminent. were shocked at lie
prospect Of an alliance With the alayeholders,
md yhistIed a little tn keen their fears down
"a nnT a. Union vicfories hepin to mnit3n1V.
tl,cv Feeein Ia m1str1st fhat iheY haya been
E5 +ha a.auaTo15a-. 49, |1.ot +ha1 hove
haar, es11cd r. the ~ ,-aa4iva ai 5nt ~
Wfcoctinrs rst,aas ~ ny hnSs x IT, !, ~ Milton
sasS asae Ens3ss sais a9M .sfc, ~ Snt ~ r1a1;ve,
sa1a nS 3eeivns ~ sot:on nv VI x Rlafane sm
seeono naale t1 Eoalo1ne nason 1 ~ ~ 1lg- s1as
Llaoet5 anu nnpostefs. dAsx ~ noF 'stssss as
Low, but teaszce az the Po5siointy Q. nginS
, 1862-05-27
Abolition of Slavery In the District
OF Columbia.


Neither EngIishmen or Frenchmen have
been forward to recognize the fact that the
10th Of April, 1862, vas day which will
stand in American history as the greatest
SINCE that Of the signing Of the Dec1ara-
ton of 1ndependence-the day Of this cell
tury which will be honored through all time,
whatever may be the destiny in store for the
land victories are becoming dim, when the
grass has grown high on the graves Of fallen
heroes, that day will stand highest in the
scale Of national festivals, and the refor1ners
Of the second revolution Will seem to form,
in the vista Of the past, one group with the
patriots Of the first. On that day the people
Of the States ceased to be L slaveholding na-
ton. Till then there had been . gulf fixed
between them and all those Christian nations
which had outgroWn the barbarism Of hold
ing men as E1aTes; and now the nation has
come over to$ha side Oh which We stand It
is TOW entitled to act and speak as free
nation should It is now qualified to act with
Us, without n1isgiEing and without hypocrisy,
against the slnve trade. It is no longer sub
jet for the skepticis1u and scorn Of the world,
because OF the contrast between its profession
ard its practice. After struggle between the
| best and the worst elements OF its society,"
struggle prolonged through two generations
it has abolished slavery on The National ter
| ritory; and tile National Government has
has sunk to mere State Institution; and, dc
| priycd Of nationM sanction and support, ant
exposed, as 1t now is, to the condemnation O
the American Government, together with al
| other governments, it cannot long sustain it
| self under 1he scoFn aud loathing OF hu
man society. As national Institution
| could assume to defy foreign opinion. As
domestic inEtitution," reprobated at Wash
| irgton as in London aud Paris, its doom
| p1aiD, and its strength is broken.
, 1862-05-27

Fren the Flrsr WiscoRs1n Cavalry.
The letter from our own Correspondent, bY
some unexplained reason, comes to hand too
late with the details Of the late -c1p1oi! Of the
gallant First, having already been anticipated
from Other SOURCES. We give, however, few
particulars, not before in print, Of the gal
lsntry Of Col. Daniels brave troopers, IN their
attack upon the rebvl camp:
On the 6thtnst., 500 of the LIST Wisconsin
cavalry marched over into Arkansas, 20 miles
:, beyond B;ooRtield. ssE and gase battle TO the
Ii WAS not possible to ASCERTAIN the number
of their dead and wounded, but 1t is certain
that their loss was twice az great IS pufa,
Their leader, Jelers, Was seen to fall, and was
carried off by his men. The number of cof-
tins procured FIR their dead. shows heavy
loss On their part Of officers az well as privates-
Our loss was ono private kilicd, and Lfeut- v.
q. PHILLIPS aud private In Co.: 4 mortslly
wounded Aent, Merrill, OF Co D, received
others were slightly wounded, but are doing
well, rriofclng that they have had an oppor-
tunstJ to-m+et the rebels eyen in their coward
y mode Of warfare, behind -trees and bushes:
Our Dcp fought diemounted aud with sifes
with which theJ:had been provided hera foi
t'bush hacl Ing, and they behtved gallant
| IT,, and; cnnxanced the '.6eceeh" fraternity
! that they could handle the rifle ~ well Is tht
| sabre and revolver. They have already madt
~ impression throughout these regions tn :,
| Wisconsin hogs are not to DO 'xfounded il
the tsck, thzt they sre BOTH ready and anI.
tn do good, aervico: whenever oppotsuntt1
offers. and moreover that they sre ln c,astan
| .pu1sui1 of the rebel race, bound TO find Thea
| ind eubdne them at all haEs1us. :. ..
, 1862-05-27

The Select Committees OF Tho two branches
Of Congress have reported csntscatton aud
emancipation bills. A column might easily
be filled in describing the two measures, and
the differences between them but the radical,
important difference can be stated In half a
dozen lines. The Senate bill does not confis-
cste real estate, except the uso Of It during
the life Of the present owner. and it provides
for Jury trial. Tho House bill condscatee
real estate, and requires, no jury trial Tho
intelligent reader can in = moment see why
the House bill is the best, ifft be constitu-
tonal. Underit rebels can b. easilJ caught,
and Their. property taken. Uader the Senate
bill It viii be moro difficult 70 do So But the
Senate bill WIG framed to b as effective aa Is
possible without infringing upon the right Of
jury trial md the alleged constitutional iahi-
oitoa Of the condscation Of real estate. Tbs
President is to seize tho property and s1aves
OF rebel fr7t. and hold them TIL ho Is efthe1
acquitted A or convicted Of The charge Of trea,
! The particular machinery Of the two bills u
, 1862-05-27
John Wentworth on the Stump for
the Secession Constitution
Translated from the Static Zeitung.1
In yestesday's paper, modesty concealed
among the advertisements we find the follow
aL1BERFY AND ECONOMY

among the advertisements we find the follow
ing announcement:
LIBERTY AND ECONOAIY.'
JIoN. JOHN WENTWORTH, WILL, ON
LII Tuesday next, GSlh inst, al the Court uou=e
the merits Of the ncw constitution
We find tho position Of Wentworth, On this
question By no means an enyiable one. Al
most the entire press Of Chicago is against
the Egyptian swindle. All the Republican pa-
cidcdly; the Chicago Iost, the organ Of the
aud only The pro.slavery Chicago 7hnes,
,nocracy, the paper, which only few
members Of Congress to resolve upon the
revolutionary step Of withdrawing from that
body, is in favor Of tho new Constitution
And John Wentworth, the Aho!itionist,' y
tic adnlircr Of John Brown aud Of his heroic
deeds, publishes articles In favor Of the new
constitution in the Chicago Times, over the
signature Of "Jackson,'' and goes on thu
stump to advocate it."
A man may be safely Judged by the company
he keeps. Every seecssioni=t in the State i:
in favor of the Peter Funk constitution, and i
the suspicion is wide spread that the long indi
vidual has returned to the slayeocracy like
eow to the wallow, he has no one to blame bu
himself. We are glad to see the Zeftung bold
Is rcbnke the recreant, the more SO as 1t wa!
reported that ". exercised = pecuuiary contro
over that paper.
, 1862-05-27

s5HooTlkG SRA letter from John 5
Akely Of the ed Iowa cavalry, to his parents,
dated At Fsrmipg,on, Tenn, tic 18th instant,
esye that man was arrested the day before in
their camp as 4 rebel spy. He had stripped
the ccad body Of one Of the "a cavalry, killed
in the skirmish of the 9th inst, and arrayed
himself in the clothes. He was taken to Gen.
Pope, and The confession pas obtained from
to he shot, aud the sentence WAS executed in
fifteen MINUTES.
, 1862-05-27
REBEL TKRROR1S0 IN EAST TEN
NE9SEEs
BauIahment of women md Children
by the Seces1l Authorities.

tFro1n the Nashville Union, 23d.1
The following Proclamation recently issued
by the rebel authorities in East Tennessee, is
rcproach to humanity itself:
10 Ge Disa1tctsd Ps0pze9f East Iennessee:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTaKHrE EAST TEyE.,
OFFICE PRoyosT MAnzHALIsAprl ed, 1862
The undersigned, In executing martial Law in
this Department, assutcs those interested, who
ally in the army, that he will welcome their return
to their homes and tcmiGes they aEe offered an
nest3 and protection ffthey comet lay down their
@ ei9en M then s b. = Major M Gener Kirby smith, to
do 60. At the end of that time those falling to
rtturn to their homes and accept the amnesty thus
children in East Tennessee, will have them cent
TO thslE ease y Kentucky. o. beyond the C9nisd- e
crate States lines, at their 9Ea e7gsnse; Al that
acts, their families viii be sent Immediately after
them. The women and Children must be taken
care Of by husbands and fathers. eth IN East
Ttnneseee or IN the Llneo9n Gove!n@ent: = Il: !
.is@~t Colonel and Provost 1darFisa1;
= We noW: present q special instance of The
ope rahon6 Of this d3aholica1 ORDER which
signa11y illustrates it's than savage fnhu.
ns.pquaarzn :.5z iii /; E4sT Tins;
Mrs. MA4HAAD, Knoxville: = ;S=.s:s Il
Smith am directed respectfully to require Eas
yourself and family pass beyGnd:the Cantedefat'
Staiea lines In th1rtyEx houIa~t from this aatee:
Passports Willis granted you ct thisotles1: Yer.
..-- ::..=~ Colonel and PEoTostt AazshaI::
:: But Is this case eYen the werst iron
IT.: We have just learned Of "a still more affo
c1ous exhibition OF the ;dendish spirit oftth
| rebellion. The wife Of Governor johnson
wasted by tile ravagestof consumption, an
| confined to aeonch Of bodily pain: md nienta
/ torture, WEE very recently: madB tbs Object q
rebel inso1ence and cruelty.: AWoman, an IL
/ valid, separated from her husband, and sui
| rounded bysrelent1ess enemies ;:Whatz hes,
would not have eommfserated her condition
| What manly form would not have extended
generous protection2 Yet while thus sunde.
ed Eom her husband and suffering with bpdii
af1liction she received q messageslmilar to th
one sent to o1frs. Maynard! The cruel baEba1
ties Of Claye1house, the peFseeutor. Of tt
I Scottish Covenanters, never reached great
t depth Of b1uta1 ma11gnity than this deed
Colonel W: IL: ChurchWell, Of the rebel arr
at Knoxville. Fortunately some one Was sag
cious enough to suggest that this fnhuaani
to sick LADY On account Of her husband
loyalty would Iojure the Confederate caus
| and the order Was ounte1tuanded,
, 1862-05-27

a. The correspondent Of the N. T. 7s:buns
gives the following: What Is the moral im-
preston made by the bursting Of a 6opo0nd
shell within sixty feet of a novice: Whf1e
studying this problem and knocking The dirt
out OF my flannel shirt bosom, an Irishman
settled the question, and wrapped humoE
around my Idea Of this particular projectilc.
"Be jabersl but that's the fellow to soften
The wax in mans ear"
, 1862-05-27

from Our Own Correspondent
LONDON, Eng, May 10, 1869.
The cause Of the Union, or the American
crisis, assumes constantly new phases in this
country. At present the greatest study Of the
American, with the idea Of the relations to
bis country, is the Engllshman- It is quito as
hard for us, casually, to understand the Eng
1ish, as they conp11ln 1t Is difficult for them
to understand the Yankee. am told, and
think il Is true, that when tho Intelligence Of
the success Of the Republican party In elect
ing their President WIS first received, it Was
with cxultations Of joy by the English
people, They seemed to have the intuition,
as it WAS reality with us, that our nation had
achieved civil revolution, which presaged
good to England and the rest of N manktnd.
But the advent Of rebellion put new phase
npon. that revolution They had not calcu-
lated that 1t was to result in the loss of cotton
to Themselves
There Eas then q ready car open to Whist
ever the rebels had TO say. Precisely the
| same process of duping has boon prActiced
upon England which had been practiced upon
| the North, In the rule Of the slave po yer
when their evil interests we're made to appeal
the better cause. The shareholders then had
it Ill their own wsy until the time Of tht
Trent, when, BY that act, they were helped *
far upon = good seat upon their high horse q
success, ~ to be thrown clear over; it Wa
one boost too much.
This in the nd storv over ,p,,r h,vn ii
..,....NN@. -.
1uoeo 10 tnls circumstance a1a sae fesctlo'
| In nnr fsynr when the rrhe1 rt,,umi s93nrnr
vcre given up, simply to make more empha.i
.aa s..a,t .ts+a nf ~. 1,h..ss-,r ~, Ea-1;.,
sae p'sne"' ''A'e - 'Ao p''-eo - 9sN' 14As 49,
rclations-
It Is confessed thst Eng1aad has a -lazg
stake in tfe ,n.tter 7 infer that in ths con,
, 1862-05-27

The Republican party did not 60 into the
Presidential election without principles and
definite purpose. But the principles
Of the Republican party came near being
forced into abeyanee by the clamors Of the
timid men who have seats in either branch
Of Congress; these men, srurrcd on By the
conservative" men who throngcd to tho
Capital al the opening Of the present scs-
sicn, appeared at one time, though not
now, 10 possess too much Of the confidence
of1nen,bers ofSthe Administration. a party
TINT has not progressive ideas is q failure.
Conservatism was never controlling ele-
mint in American politics and never can
be-howevcr beneficial in peculiar circun-
stances it may have been, and again may
bc-as check upon too violent radical |
ism The greater number Of Republicans,
who comprise great majority Of the I'eo-
pie Of the loyal States, fully understand
this, and will not permit the positive feature
of this party to be eliminated
There are encouraging signs that Con
gress has 8 comprehensive view Of all our
national difficulties It has acted upon all
important questions right, though just
complaints may hare been made because
of it's dilatory ac:icn in some particulars.
With very few exceptions, the members Of
Congress elected rs Republicans, seem to
remember that Us a psrty VIC stand before
the country and The world pledged to ad-
vance ce1tain pFinciplcs-to enact certain
measures. Every act Of Congress that is in
fulfllment Of those pledges: will be approx
ed and sustained by the people. It is per
sisten,ly asserted by the dough-faces and
secession newspaper organs in the North,
that since. the Presidential campaign the
people have taken new views, and are only
waiting to give the Democrats the ne1i
National Administration; in other words
tnat The people have loet faith in theu
principles But it is false assertion
Republican principles are as natura
to patriotic mans politics q
truth to good mans heart. In the dis
charge of the weighsy trusts which the peo
pie hare committed to Congress, the ma
lority can implicitly rely On the intelu
genee and patriotism Of the people for e1
th''s'assic support. But Congress cannc
o1seharge promptly these trusts, and COZ
c'llate the enemies Of progrcssivcideas- I
exact proportion to the frmness Of Cor
greaa in leglaating for the country, an
The adaptaoiity Of its legislation to prese1
necessities, will be the abuse and defan,
ton that will be heaped upon the faishfi
men Of that body We eee eyczv .dav
the Democratic-Secesaion newspape,s SUI
ercla1nations as these: t'Lct Conpreaa a
5ourn;" Il Congress is q worthless boa7
"a Congress is full Of fanatics and fooit
AL this is evidence that Congress Is dol
what is right, and what, with calm vii
Of the difficulties the country, needs to
done. "
Lei us see what Congress has done, d
the reader will then say whether it !
earned the confidence and gratitude of |
people. This Congress, writes speal
Gtow, to friend, j" May seem TO the CO..
, 1862-05-27

T The eale Of The great steamers OF tho
Michigan Southern Railroad COMPANY Oh Lakb
Erie is advertised % come of the 18th Of Jsnn
Who hlds for the eleph.at?.: :..;: =: =.