The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1862-03-28

its longitudinous body, wiring IN and out
Especially in) according to the lay of the re-
bel forces. \ tremendous thrash of his tail,
in New Mexico and Arkansas, has Just done
wonders in those distant regions of rebeldom.
In fact, the battle of Gen Curtis with Price
in Arkansas was one of the severest and
bloodiest, and the victory is the most import
ant, perhaps, thus far of the war. Let the
boa constructor thus contract a little more,
until he feels the enemy fairly within his
folds, and then with one sudden and mighty
construction. out goes the pestiferous life OF
the rebellion, as the wad from a boys pop
gun when the elasticity of the air is brought
to bear upon it.
The legislature of Kentucky adjourns to-
morrow to meet again in November. If il
should adjourn sine die it could meet only at
its regular session in 1868, unless called in
extra session by the governor, which would
be when the rebellion should have swallowed
up kentucky, and the provisional govern
ment of Johnson & Co., now non est inrentHs,
should be in full swing at Frankfort. The
legislature, therefore. keeps IFS vitality with
in its own control; and to this end, if the ne
cessity should arise, it has authorized The pre-
siding officers of its two Houses 10 call an
extra session at any time previous 10 No.
vember. 1t has already held two sessions of
from four to six weeks duration each, since
last September. Its Unionism is of the ''red,
white and blue stripe, of which IFS acts are
referred to as proof irrefrssable. At its
present session it has passed an repatriation
bill, over the governors veto, whereby all
persons in arms or action against the govern
ment, who will cease their rebellion and with
in thirty days return to their homes and take
the oath of allegiance 10 the government,
shall be restored TO the citizenship which
they have forfeited: otherwise they are ex-
patriated. and become as aliens in the COM
monwealth Another bill requires all minis
tiers, before they can be properly qualified to
solemnize the ceremony Of marriage, TO take
the oath Of loyalty TO the constitution of the
I. S. and of kentucky. As akin Ia this. TO
prevent certain sisagreeable consequences
likely TO result. they have passed a bill legal
izing such marriages in southern kentucky
as have been Solemnized under licenses Oh
tanned from county courts within the late)
jurisdiction of the bogus provisional govern
ment of Johnson ard his associates.
Our legislature has also passed a number
of relief laws; ole, reducing the terms of the
quarterly and inferior courts from fou- TO two
in the Year ; a second, making al debts tia.
are replevi ID col,ec,able on and after the Isl
Of March, 1866: ard third. requiring the
bankers o. the state 10 loan 10 the people one
million dollars. hundred thousand to each
Congressional district, at & per cent. Oh sat
istactory paper.
The war tax ELECTS considerable discussion.
not as TO its general propriety. but as TO its
relative bearing upon TIE industrial interests
of the country. 1t is evident that the draft
ers of it were faliibe men, and not fully a.
ware OF rs operation in all lis details. For
instance: this region is largely engaged in
raising the famous Mason county tobacco,
and the tax of ) cents per pound is between
half and a third of the price that the weed"
commands in the market. The amount of
money TO be raised in this county, under the
operations Of the lax, vii! be enormous
whereas another county, that gives lis atten-
ton 10 the corn or wheat raising, would not
be required TO furnish The government a
tenth part as much. Yet everybody Except
the seeesh-will pay his proportion cheerful
ly. regarding it as his mite towards the res
toration of the country 10 its former prestige
and prosperity.
Even the whiskey drinkers will still con-
tinue TO pour down their daily rotations. al
though each draft should cost lis weight in
silver.
/ The message of the president is regarded
by Union men generally as put forth at the
proper time, and strictly within the bounds
of The constitution. Yet they think it will
result in no practical good, as 10 state will
initiate the emancipation scheme which it
suggests. Still il will elicit good deal of
discussion in the border slave states. and
may possibly lead to the organization of an
emancipation party that may ultimately fri
umph over it opponents. l frequently hear
our largest shareholders. Union men. saw that
rather than have the Union broken up they
would willingly give up their last slave; and
L conjecture that if compensation were pro-
posed TO be made. their determination in this
regard would be in no wise weakened.
The re-appointment of Fremont to COM
mand meets the sanction of the people, so
far as my knowledge extends. He was de-
prived of his command in Missouri uniustly.
as his vindication abundantly shows. The
north and south line, separating his depart
ment from Halleck's, runs about through the
town of Dover, or between Mason and Braek-
en- counties. The division of the army into
departments, each independent of the other.