The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-18
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TO THE FREEMAN.
T O'CLOCK A. M


citizens of North Carolina representing every
county in the LIST and I'd Congressional Districts
and norton of The 3D., was held IN Washing
ton. North Carolina, on the 18th inst.
The first North Carolina Union regiment par
ticinated. Addresses were made and resolutions
adopted expressing sympathy with the great
conservative PAL ty of North Carolina. North
Cnrolina declares prosecution OF the war IN
this department to be the only means by which
the Union sentiment in the interior of the
State can be made practically useful in restOr-
ing it to the national jurisdiction, and asking
the government for reipforcements ; accusing
the Confederate Government of perfdy and
cruelty towards North Carolina, and declaring
that her people are therefore absolved from any
further obligation to sustain 1t, placing the re-
sponsibility for the destruction of slavery upon
jeff Davis and his coconsplrators against the
Union, and expressing the belief that North
Carolina will, Notwithstanding, find ample re-
ward in the blessings Of free labor tor the pres
ent inconvenience of emancipation rejoicing
in the recent Union victory at the Kentucky
elections; denouncing copperheadlsm at the
North commencing the ability and patriotism
of the Administration in the conduct OF the
war, especially in the sound National currency,
originated by the Secretary OF the Treasury.
The Washington, N. c., Era of the 10th pub
fishes, from the Raleigh Standard of July 3lst,
an able article, four columns in length, de-
nouncng the treachery OF the Confederate lead
ers, showing the falsity of their promises and
the i'll success of their efforts, stating that por-
tions only of but of the original IL States re-
main in the hands of the Conlederacy, and pro-
nosing that North Carolina, in her sovereign
capacity, make immediate overtures to the
North for peace
A conscript Just from Wilmington, N. G., re-
ports that within the past few days, II large
steamers have arrived at that port, having run
the blockade, loaded with stores for the rebel
army. Among the stores are 90 900 English
rifles, 100, 900 army blankets, 900 ready
made uniforms, % 900 cases of ready-made ar
nv shoes, ii locomotives, rifle cannon OF
heavy calbre, 5 cargoes of railroad iron, and
skillful men accompanying them.
ALBANY. Aug IT. Information reached here
this afternoon of the destruction by fire of
Hursts Shoddy Factory at Cohoes, and the
burning to death of fifteen OF the female opera
tives.
The flames spread with fearful rapidly, and
the only means of escape lett the girls, were the
windows. Some were 30 terror stricken thai
thew abandoned themselves to their fate, anC
persisted in the building, others fell from thu
windows into the fire below, and many wert
badly injured by jumping to the ground TWEEN
ty-fiye are missing, fifteen of whom were report
ed to have been burned to death.
CAIRO, Aug. l6. A bearer of dispatches from
Gen. Gront passed through here to-day en- rout
for Washington. 1t is understood that his dis
patches have ref renee to trade regulations OF
the Mississippi river. 1t is said that Gen. Gran
fryors the opening of the cotton trade to all 10y
al ctizeps, under proper restrictions, and recon
mends to the Washington authorities the lmme
date adoption Of this policy.
This will bring out thousands OF bales OF cot
ton now hidden away in swamps, and have bene
fetal effects on the manufacturing interests.
BUFFALO, Aug. II. Five soldiers in the hos
pital here yesterday, two OF whom belonged
the 18th New Hampshire, died.
FORTRESS MONROE, Aug. 16. The.steamer S
R. Spaulding arrived this morning from o
Charleston. The Spaulding reports having lei
Morris Island at 10 A. M. Friday.
On Thursday evening the Monitors were a
stripped and prepared Tor action, and at day
light on Friday the batteries on Morris Islam
opened their fire, which lasted an hour or two
when it ceased.
The monitors did not fire shot, and as 500
as the batteries ceased firing the monitors pu
up awnings. No explanation is given for tn
movement The strongest confidence is e'
pressed of favorable result
Our informant says that during the short Ell
gagement of Friday morning he saw severe
shots strike Fort Sumter, causing the brick
and mortar TO hy prOfusely.
One of our officers who left Morris Islam