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The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-04-23
PEEPS ABOUT HOME
By LIrHoNIA.
PEEP No. 1.

.
A neat little one story house with gable
fronting street in the suburb. The home
of an industrious carpenter. A little three
year old sits in his chair very busy.
What are you doing little one?
Imake sunthin pootty to sen war 70,
our Charley. hee'th our Charley.
Her fingers played sew very nimble on a
piece of morocco with pin.
The pale mother wears sort of beamy,
heroic look as she packed one oyster can af:
ter another, filed with dainty little cucum.
Der pickles, and such mise cabbage salad,
all seasoned with vinegar, salt and mustard,
so it would keep How good that would
make the army bacon taste. There were
boxes of mustard and boxes of black pep
per ready ground for use. There were
packages Of nice dried apples; these she
thought will be so much more wholeso
and relishable with salt meat and hard
bread than jellies and sweet meats. No, I
think I'll not send any cake either, for John
Kerfoot got sick on his, said the mother
half aloud. Oh there are those parcels Of
dried currants and cherries, would rather
he should have them thousand times than
to eat them myself. Charley will rernem-
her dried them. l wonder had not
thought of that tomato catsup before, it
shall 60, just as many bottles as can send
and then he can divide with some poor fell
ow that has not q mother to think Of him.
Here something began the glisten in her
eye and she brushed it aside with the cor,
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-04-23

A couple Of Copperheads in Indiana ip-
dulged themselves in hurrahing for JEFF Da-
Wis. The result was that they were arres-
ted under General Oarrington's recent or
der against rebel sympathisers, and will be
sent into "Dixie land" where they can
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-04-23

March seems to have missed the connec-
and came month later.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-04-23

The city Of Cincinnati, having hall mil
lion dollars ida in il Treasnrn. hAa. .jnpsoks
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1863-04-23

! did intend to pay my respects to a GER
tain Board Of Supervisors who would like
to pauperize every loyal mans family, if
they could We are not so far away that
We can't hear anything, andfour companies
of the 36th are coming home to avenge the
insults heaped upon them, directly and in
indirectly, and so are other companies
Mark the prediction. Yours Respectfully,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13

A REVOLUTIONARY PLoT.-M. ~
already alluded to the fact that in
Democratic State Convention held in Port
land on Thursday last, General s. j. An
derson acting as the special friend of Hon.
Bion Bradbury, pledged that gentleman,
if elected, to act in concert with the Gov
ernors of other States in Withdrawing the
troops from the field and thus leave the
Government unable to defend itself against
the assaults of the rebels, We find in the
Portland Press fuller report than has be-
fore been given of the conversation in
which this PLOT was developed. The i'm
portance Of the revelations there made will
be seen at glance:
Virgil Delphini Paris-Before General
Anderson leaves the platform | wish to
ask him whether, from his intercourse and
conversation with Bradbury, he can state
that Mr.. Bradbury occupies the same po-
sltion that he did a year ago in regard to
the war.
Anderson think Mr.. Bradbury's po-
sition is that of opposition to the war /;
with or without qualification he is opposed
to the war. | don't say, gentlemen, do
not wish to be held responsible for what |
don't say, | don't say there could not
have arisen circumstances +Npder which
Mr.. Bradbury might have favored the
prosecution of the war. These circum-
stances do not arise now. He is as much
opposed to the war, as now conducted by
the administration, as any gentleman pres
ent Is or can be.
V. d. P.-One year ago, then, he was
in favor OF the war. will introduce pri-
vate conversation. Mr.. Bradbury has
said within fortnight that if we do not
adopt anti-war resolutions we shall lose
the State by $4,000 to 10000 majority.
AS far as he has gone in his letter, | go
with him. but he has not denounced this
wicked, this unholy, this hellish war.
Morrow of Topsham,-I wish to ask
General Anderson if Mr.. Bradbury were
elected Governor Of Maine, he would, as
he would have right to do, withdraw the
troops now in the field 2
Anderson You have to-day passed
resolutions upon this very question. You
have declared your platform, and if you
have not declared your mind upon this
question, how can you ask your candidate
to declare what you have not declared.
You are committed to the resolutions. |
do not agree with them in every particu-
lar, but | do not think it worth while to
make an issue before this convention. You
have passed resolution complimentary to
Governor Seymour. When Governor Sey-
mour withdraws the New York troops,
then | pledge you that Bion Bradbury will
withdraw the Maine troops. But we do
not ask that our troops shall fight their
way through New York and other States
till they reach their homes in Maine"
OF course this policy is to the last de-
gree revolutionary aud anarchical 1t
would place the State of Maine in an attl-
tude of hostility and resistance to the Gen
eral Government and would transfer the
war to its own soil. 1t cannot be posi-
BILE that any considerable number of the
good people of that loyal State, are so
maddened as to endorse this position by
voting for Mr.. Bradbury.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13

A ME~DACIos Observation-Disclosures
Seymour's statement that New York "has
met every call heretofore made, while eve
ry other Atlantic and the New England
State except Rhode Island were delin-
quent," is in decidedly bad taste, even if
true. 1t was not necessary, neither did it
show good spirit, to arralgn other States
in presenting the claims of New York
But the statement of the Governor is no
toriously untrue. New York is delin-
quent on the former calls of the President
to the extent of thirty thousand men,
which has been offset, if at all, by the
temporary service of her militia regiments
Massachusetts, on the other hand, has
furnished some thousands over her qnota
on all the calls Of the President with the
exception of the one which is now being
filled by drafted men. We believe that
Maine and Vermont have also fully res
pended to the calls of the President
Governor Seymour's desire to embarrass
the National Government makes him en-
tirely oblivious of his own reputation for
truth as well as patriotism--Boston Jour
nal.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13
The Presidents Rejoinder to Cover
nor Seymour.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,

u
Washington, Aug. II, 1868.
His Excelency, Horatio Seymour, Cover
nor of New York -
Yours of the 9Th instant, with Judge
Advocate General Waterbury's report,
was received to-day. Asking you to re-
member that l consider the time as being
very important both to the general cause
of the country and to the soldiers in the
field, beg to remind you that [ waited
at your request from the LIST until the 9th
inst, to receive your communication dated
the Sd. In view of its great length and
the known time and apparent care taken
in its preparation, I did not doubt that it
contained your full case as you desired to
present it. It contained the figures for II
districts emitting the other. 10, as | sup
posed because you found nothing to COM
plain of as to them. | answered accord
ingly. In doing so | laid down the prin-
ciple to which | purpose adhering, which
Is to proceed with the draft, at the same
time employing infallible means to avoid
any great wrong. With the communica-
ton received to-day, you send figures for
% districts including the II sent before,
and still emitting 3 for which | suppose
the enroiments Rave not been received. In
looking over the fuller list of % districts,
] find that the quotas for 16 of them are
above 1000 and below 2,700, while of
the rest 6 are above 2,700 and 6 are be-
low 1000. Applying the principle to
these new facts the 9Th and It'll districts
must be added to the 4 in which the quo
tas have already been reduced to 1900
for the first draft, and with these 4 others
must be added to those to be re-enrolled.
The correct case will then stand The
quotas of the I'd, 4th, 9Th, 9th, 9TH and
Sth districts fixed at 1900 for the first
draft. The Provost Marshal General in
forms me the drawing is already complet-
ed in the 10th, 18th, 18th, 22d, Oath, 10Th,
27tn, 2Sth, 29th and Both districts. In
the others, except the 3 outstanding, the
drawing will be made upon the quotas as
now fixed. After the first draft the I'd,
4th, 5th, 9th, It'll, Sth, 10th, 18th, Dist,
25th, Doth and 3lst will be re-enrolled for
the purpose and IN the manner stated in
my letter of the 9TH inst. The same piin-
eiple will be applied to the now outstand
ing districts when they shall come IN. No
part of my former letter is repudiated by
reason of not being re-stated in this, or
any other cause.
Your obedient servant,
A. LINCOLN.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13

Go aud be Argesilaus. Go and h. NJ.
ry. History rs magnificent. Bacon n aoSc,
il tho pomp of business. Its march ' y
high place and along the pinaclss % oa
points OF great affairs, Hug, q I sau
Smith, the thought to your soul, tha, 'Uua
will be written of by pens familiar n sVu
/ the heroic race that fought at Theh., W" "9
lllmmp Fight, o Conscript Smith Iua
our country may be the glory of ki iua'
doms, the beauty of the Cbsdees' eycai
lency Summons to yonr aid the Fonsa "a
Smith, and let not strange horror ss;U y
thee and pangs untelt before. But 81 ~,
that the story of John Smith NAV !.
read
"with what re.ounds
! In fable or romanoe Of Uther', son.
Btglrt with British or ArmoIic KNIGHT.
Aud all VINO since, b ptiZed or inRlef
Jousied in Aspramont or Montalhan.
Damasoo. or Mlroo tr Trebisopd
Or whom biserta sent from Afric shore
when harlemln, with all his peerage. fall
by Fonambia." e' ~"
J Smith then offered the following 20,
olutions:
Hbe1aS, 1t has seemed good unto tho
Patres Conscripti to summon to their dan.
gerous presence our amiable friend, John
Smith, for no fault Of his, and
HbereaS, 1t Is highly legal and correct
thai We should be indignant thereat: there.
fore be it
Resolced, That this meeting is. and is
hereby declared 10 he indignant.
Resoined, That this meeting views with
alarm the intended abduction of its mau-
entail member.
ReSotred, That this meeting will not
advance $500, the price set upon his
head.
Resoired, That this meeting proceed to
organize forthwith for private and conf
dental riot on a small scale.
ReSolced, That this meeting warn Ho-
race Greedy.
Resoloed, That this meeting disturb vi
clousIy the peace of this city, in case John
Smith is subtra ted.
ReSolCed, That copy of these proceed
ings be sent TO Abraham Lincoln.
ReSoiced, That this meeting has its
blood up aud It's teeth clenched, and nc
substitutes need apply
These resolutions were unanimously
adopted with the most boundless entbnsi.
asm. John Smith then came forward and
made speech, which will be distributed
in pamphlet form.
The meeting then adjourned.
JoHN SMITH,
Secretary.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13
ONE OF ! HuSpKrp.-A rural col

ONE OF HUNDRED.-A rural con-
script appeared before the Eastern Board
of Enrolment, day or two since and de-
sired to be exempted forthwith, that he
might return to his country home. "What
are your claims % demanded the Doctor.
III am entirely dependent on my mother for
ssy support" was the innocent reply.
Whereupon the Doctor, while smile
family iIlumed the face of the Board, said
IL arl happy to assure you, my honest
hearted friend, that the government is pre-
pared at once to relieve your mother OF so
unsuitable burden, and assume your en-
tire charge sR3 expense during the next
three years, witbeus lbs slightest resource
to the maternal iourt fsg support a. sac
cor" The young draftee appeared - %
little bewildered, and referred to the pa
pers to ascertain what was the matter
Providence Journal.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13

This is business enough to occupy all OF
any one mans time and attention, without
leaving any leisure to be "oif luxLnanng
at some fashionable hotel, as | have never
had the disposition to do at any time on
the contrary, have ever found 1t to be
the case while engaged in this business,
that one was fortunate if he got any fare
at all, to say nothing of ''luxurious" fare
aud as to gratifying" my "curioslty by
witnessing the preparations for coming
battle" | have never had the opportunity
il have had The desire,
How faithfully and successfully the
business of the Commission has been at
tended to The record must show, | can
testify, however, that Vermont has had
bnt few Of her sick and wounded soldiers
scatt, red about at remote points out OF
reach OF friends, who could be carried near
their homes, and | will simply say, so far
as have been concerned | have ever
striven earnestly to do my whole duty as
far as lay in my power, and to try to do
the most practical good to the largest
number. Whatever has been done has
been done quietly it has not been spread
out IN the newspapers, and for good rea
sons, one important one being that pub
hcity might have defeated the best objects
had in view, and therefore injured the best
interests of our soldiers. Should any
Vermonter desire any further information
it can be had by propr inquiries at the
hospitals where our men are or officers of
regiments i'll the field might give some m
formation as to the practical working of
this matter.
Yours truly,
FRANK f. HoLBRook,
&
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13
. Letters from General Sibley's head.

= Letters from General Sibley's head
quarters, dated July q, state that it is
highly probable the much dreaded Indian
Chief, sLittle Crow" was killed some
days since near Hutchinson, Mcleod Co.,
in an encounter with some settlers. Ger
tain remarkable physical deformities, which
distinguish Little Grow, were also found
upon the dead Indian referred to. AT the
date 5. s.s litter which contains this
..ow. "'s.-s. isibley was pushing his
forces forwa.,. -apidly, expecting to reach
the Sioux camp in two days.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13
local and State Items.
JOHN SMITH.
Secretary.

MISTAKEN. The Burlington Times
thinks the statement that the selectmen
must apply directly to Provost Marshal
Genera! Fry, instead of to the District
Provost Marshals, to obtain credit for a
surplus Of men furnished by town over
lis quota previous to he draft, is mis-
take.
We earn from the Provost Marshal of
this district, that he has, at present at
least, no instructions or authority to act
in the premises.
Personal. Perrin B. Fish, of Waits
field, was among the recent graduates of
Bangor Theological Seminary. HIS theme
was The Mistake Of EHphaz" Austin
l.. Park, Of Bennington, is the only Yer
monter among the Andover graduates this
year. His Grafton was upon The per
son of Mechsede,,."
Can't. j. l.. Barstow; of the 9Th Yer
mont, late A. 4. A. G. of the Weitzel
Brigade, has arrived at his home in Shell
burne, on furlough, to regain his impaired
health.
Mr.. 0. r. Smith OF. Putney, was
badly injured at Greenfield, Mass,
last Tuesday, by attempting to get upon
a train of cars after they were in motion.
MURDER.-We learn from the Freeman
that on Sunday morning, the 9th inst, a
woman was found few miles from Wheel
er's M$fs in the town of Worcester, on
the Eagle Ledge road, with every appear
ance of having come to her death by the
hand of violence. Her name was Mary
LOOMS, and she has been known in that
| neghborhood as a woman Of rather ques-
tionable character, and was not long since
discarded by her husband with whom she
lived about year. A young man named
| Carr has been heard to threaten her life,
and the fact of his disappearance on Sun
day morning after the murder has lasten-
ed suspicion upos him, and the authorities
are in search OF him.
SUPREME CoURT.-The August term
of the supreme Court Tor Washington
County, commenced its session on Tues
day morning, August IL. Present, Judg-
es Adds, Pierpoint, Barrett and Kellogg.
The DRAFT for the Third COMPRESSION
al District closed yesterday afternoon.
| Wool GROWING. The beneficial eff
feet of protection is exhibited by the pres
ent condition of the wool growing interest
| in Vermont, which has sent to the Inter-
national Agricultural Exhibition the best
/ sheep. In 1857 the General As emily OF
Vermont encouraged, by suitable enact
ments, the growth of wool, aud the returns
| Of each successive census show a gradual
increase, until in 1860 the annual product
was, 1915 ,544 ponds. For many years
it might well have been said of Vermont,
sSall the women thar were wise-hearted ala
spin with their hands, and during the
non-intercourse with Great Britain the
General Assembly passed joint resolu,
ton, SAYING that it would be considered
ungentlemanly for member of the House
or of the Council to appear in his seat otn,
er than clad in the growth, production ana
rnannf.- "'nra of the State.-Bostoa JoeL--
nal.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13
Gov. SEYMOUR AND THE DRAFT

Gov. SEYMOUR AND THE DRAFT.-
Gov. Seymour complains that certain
city districts Of New York are called up
on for too large number of men under
the draft, in comparison with the rural
districts of the State. The president, as
Stunning his figures to be correct, promised
that only the average Of all the districts
should be drafted from the city districts
mentioned, until re-enrollment could
be made of the latter. This isn't, Of
course, satisfactory to Seymour, as it is
no draft that he is after, and in his sec.
ond .etter to the president, he travelled
over the same ground, with some addi-
tlonal statistics, notwithstanding all pos
slble foundation for complaint was re-
moved by the presidents proposition.
Upon the question of the alleged dis
proportion of numbers required from the
city districts, the following figures are
suggestive: The quota of the city under
the requisition of the President for
100000 men, in July, 1862, was 25,l6O.
OF these it actually furnished only
6,637! The remainder of the state was
required to furnish 94,sS5 men, and did
furnish the whole number lacking only
9,446. The great deficiency in the city
would be, under the general rule, re-
quired to be made up under the present
CONSUMPTION.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13

THIEVES AT SARAToGA.-At Saratoga
on Monday night last the house of a gen.
tleman was broken into and robbed OF
$4,000 in gold and silver, and govern
ment bond for 5000. The New York Elk
press says that Saratoga is full of thieves
and pickpockets.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13

THE KENTUCKY ELEcTIoN.-Th Tri-
bune says it exchanges with about three
hundred democratic" newspapers of the
Copperhead variety. One hundred of
them appgise their readers that the Dem
ocracy Of Kentucky have just been beat
en- by the foulest tyranny and terrorism on
the part of Burnside's soldiers, who would
not permit the Democrats to vote. An
other hundred exult over the issue of that
same Kentucky election as a great and
glorious democratic triumph" over Sc
cesson on the one hand and Abolition on
the other-a rebuke to Lincoln, protest
against the Emancipation policy, &c. &c.
1t is waiting for the third hundred to tell
it whether this was really Democratic
victory, or foul villainous, Abolition
outrage. The Buffalo Courier says
"The results of the Kentucky election
is victory over Secession and over Abo-
lition, and for the Uuion and the laws 1t
is victory precisely like that which
placed that accomplished and patriotic
statesman Horatio Seymour, in the Guber-
national chair of New York"
But then why did the W0rld, scarce
ly three days before the election, parade
the since triumphant ticket headed by
Col. Bramlette as Republican" and con
trast it with that headed by Charles A
WickliAe, which it termed democrat. 4
If Bramlette stood on the Seymour plat
form, why call him "Republcan.n
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13

BUCHANAN. A correspondent of the
Cincinnati Gazette, writing from Vicks-
burg, says 'In the late march upon
Buckner, papers were captured that place
James Buchanan in the same category
with Davis and Toombs. He had been
in correspondence with the conspirators
and pledged to maintain neutrality until
the inaugural Of the new President. In
the meantime the traitors hoped to control
the army and navy; to monopolize the
arms to so completely paralyze the Ad-
ministration that the success of the Con.
federacy would be certain. The North
was to be kept out until they were ready
to recognize Slavery and the Slave-trade."
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-08-13
COUNTY NOMINATIONS.

PoR SENATOR'S
MERRITT CLARK, of Poultney,
NATHANIEL FISH, Of Westhaven,
WILLIAM T. NICHOLS, Of Rutland.
FOR ASSISTANT JUDGES
BARNES FRIsBIE, Of Poultney,
JOEL w. AINSwoRTH, of Wallingford.
FOR STATES ATTORNEY
DAVID Z. NICHOLSON, of wallingford.
FOR SHERIFF:
WILLIAM N. FIELD, of Rutland.
FOR HIGH BAILIPF:
ezra EDISON, Of Mendon.
FOR JUDGES or PROBATE:
A. L. BROWN, District of Rutland,
G. NJ. WILLARD, Gastleton.
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