Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-17
WAR ITEMS

There are now quite a number of refugees
in Washington from the gulf states, seeking
some mode of employment until the end Of
the war In most instances they are south
ern born, and men of property and influence
at home. They uniformly state that there is
latent Union sentiment In Georgia, Alabama
and North Carolina, which is certain to mani
test itself on the appearance Of the federal
troops One gentleman, a resident Of Savan-
nah. states that the Union flags which were
hauled down in that city have not been de-
stroyed, and that they will make their appear
ance in prom inent points when the Union
forces enter that city
GENERoUs.-Soon after the fall of Sum
ter, jeff. Davis telegraphed the following
C, uplet
With paishan. mortar, and ucntd
We tender Old Abe our Pcau regard
No one then exactly appreciated the point
of this well intended joke but now We see
it, Ofcourse jeff alluded to Fort Beau
regard, at the entrance Of Port Royal, which
Old Abe accepts, with may thanks" Paix-
hans, mortars. petards, and all.
Green county, Nebraska, named in honor
of the notorious traitor jim Green OF Mis-
souri,, was summsrily wiped out by lcgis-
ative enactment last week. A bill, was in-
troduced IN the morning changing the name
to Seward county, and before , o clock il
had gone through all the forms Of legislation
in both branches, and become law.
Among camp 'ems we find it stated that a
provost marshal in McCalls division having
detected a suter in the act of concealug liq-
uors for the use Of the soluiers, caused ' the
liquors te be destroyed and the sutler punish
ed Vanity Fair says it would have been
better had the liquors been punished and
the sutler destroyed
The Richmond Wing states that the Brit
ish steamer Gladiator, with $4,000 Enfield
rifles, 200 tons of powder, sabers, pistols
medicines, surgical instruments, camp utcn-
sis, ETC.. for the confederate states, is in the
harbor Of Nassau. watching It's opportunity
to start for southern port, and watched by
the u. 5. gunboat Fambeau
1t is stated that the prisoners Of war at
Fort Warren are so we'll satisfied with their
condition there, and have so little stomach TO
ha fr-fha~ - ".'''-tad IN % in the daht on 30"
Southern side, that from forty TO fifty OF them
have voluntarily surrendered their right of
exchange to others.
The British press, in their assumed horror
of our stone feet operations, ignore their own
past history. In the war OF 1912 they at
tempted to tll up the har6or Of outer Creek
on Lake Champiain by sinking vessels loaded
with stone. They did not consider it bar
barous then.
The journal of Commerce says, two days
ago gentleman called on the Secretary oil
State for pass to visit Richmond, and the
request was denied. file was further inform
ed that if, at the end Of two weeks, he should
want pass for that purpose, he could be ac-
commodated. This looks like action.
Il is said that Mr. Russell is going home
to England, and that be els that he has beer
i'll used If he knows how badly he has
belicd us he ought to be grateful for oul
forbearance, and should set his own immunity
down as evidence that mob law does not rul,
here, even against those who most provoke il
A Nashville paper says that " a few stee
cannon are wanted at Bowling Green Tn,
Louisville journal suggests that Floyd, If Z
little inducement were offered him, coulC
soon steal the iron ones.