The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-05-22
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.

Vallandigham the traitor, arrested by Gen
Burnside and tried by court martial, has
been sentenced to confinement IN Fort War
rem during the war This sentence is sub
ject to the approval of the President and
very likely Mr.. Lincoln may have bowel of
compassion for the prosecuted individual.
The copperheads all over the country are
making all the capital out of this arrest pos
sible, and old Val. himself appeals most
pathetically to all Democrats, to Country and
to Time-es especially to time-to indicate
his cause against what he calls unjust men.
We are perfectly willing to leave his case with
time, and if history doesn't put his name in
the same list with Benedict Arnold we shall
be mistaken.
The important war news this week is from
the south west Gen. Grant has captured
Jackson the capital of Mississippi just in the
rear of Vicksburg, and the rebel army is in
rather tight place. We shall look FOR fur
Their intelligence from that quarter with in
tereSt.
The news from Gen Banks in Louisiana is
of an encouraging nature, though not very
late. Fuller particulars are given of the
cavalry raid through Mississippi, and news
of their safe arrival at Baton Rogue, after
doing great damage to the enemy.
No immediate movement is contemplated
by our army on the Rappahannock. The
losses in lives, prisoners, guns and equip
merits cannot be made good in week after
such severe engagements as those at Freder-
icksburg and Charlottesville. And although
the army is not demoraized a thorough reor-
ganization is necessary to make it effective.
The official vote for members Of Congress
in New Hampshire gives Marcy, democrat,
&c majority in the LIST district; Rollins, re-
publican, 1910 majority in the I'd, and Pat
terson, republican, PIC majority in the Sd
district.
There was quite serious mutiny at Camp
Sprague, Staten Island, on Wednesday of
last week. The Burnside Rifles attempted
to leave in body, when Col Levy, in COM
mand there called out stout guard to de-
fend the entrance through which the mutt
neers were determined to pass. They came
on armed with clubs, stones, spades, pickaxes
and when Col Levy, pistol in hand, command
ed them to return to their duty, he was met
with yell of defiance, and hit by stone
hurled by one of the party. He throttled
the assailant, and the mutineers endeavored
to escape in another direction, when fight
ensued, in which one man was killed and
others wounded. Twenty-eight of the mu-
tineers escaped, but were afterward captured,
and taken in irons to Governors Island.
John circuit Carpenter Of Kentucky, con-
victed Of treason, has been pardoned by the
President. We fear there is much mistaken
leniency at headquarters.
One hundred and sixty Rebel prisoners
at Washington are ready to take the oath OF
allegiance.
Gen Hunter writes to Gov Andrew in high
praise of the colored soldiers now in service
at Port Royal; they are hardy, brave, patient
and obedient; with few intelligent blacks
from the North to aid them, they might
make extensive and important incursions
into the mos: densely populated slave re-
gions.
DIR Warren Webster returned from the
enemy's lines to Falmouth on Wednesday
night. He reports our wounded doing we'll
1t is said that the President has determin-
ed to restore Stoughton to his rank as brig
adler general, upon report of Gen Heintze-
man relieving him from blame in reference
to his capture We thought we had got rid
Of one worthless general.
Rev J. c. Fletcher is lectuling in Massa-
chusetts on 10000 miles up The Amazon
The Republican puts him next to Cough as
an entertaining lecturer, which all who have
heard Cough will acknowledge to be pretty
we'll up.
A View After the Smoke has Cleared