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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-07-24

Hon. Zimri Howe OF Castleton, died on the
llth inst, aged rs years. An excellent man,
much IN the public service, and we'll known
through the state.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-07-24

Grandfather Pixies Company are to give
series of "Old Folks Concerts in Vermont.
Well worth he5ring. The old tunes will stir
the hearts Of those who so hear as to have old
scenes revived.
, 1863-01-21
HEDGES IN ILLINOIS,


The farmers Of Northern Illinois have
too easily given up experimenting with the
Usage Orange as 3 hedge plant. During
recent visit to Kendall county, we saw
mile after mile Of fence, grown from the
orange, that nothing could push through
None Of it was more than Six years old,
and none Of it had cost much more trouble
than an equal length Of we1l-tended corn
rows; but as q fence it was all perfect.
The region that we visited is underlaid
by permeable gravel subsol, hence is dry
and, in all seasons. arabic. To this fact is
perhaps due the SUCCESS Of the Usage in the
ncighborhood- Ifso, others in localities less
favored may possibly procure the same re-
suits, yjudiciously tile-draining the ground
along the line upon which their hedges are
to be set. This would be a large increase
in the expense; but when we consider that
the fence does not cost more than a days
labor to each quarter Of a1nile, that when
four years old it is impenetrable, and that
it will last through the lie time Of half a
dozen generations, the first outlay is really
small. Three-inch tiles Of the best quality
ought to be afforded in the interior ct
about fourteen dollars per thousand feet.
The cost f1aying is as much more, unless
the farmer should do the work himself
Add to both sums the amount necessary to
set the hedge plants and trim them until
they are four years old, and nobody need
be Alarmed by the aggregate. The I'M
: proyemcnt when made is permanent, and
adds just so much as it costs to the value
Of the farm that is benefited thereby. We
beg our agricultural friends to look into
the matter.
, 1863-01-21

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ther say that We, who have escaped the raw
eyes Of war on our own soil, have in our turn
got to suffer 60. They say we will haye civil
wur among ourselves, and point to our own
papers, which they read daily, as their author
ity for their hope and belief.
The press has great power, for the moment,
cyen though 1t be In league With the devil.
As a citizen Of great republic, which long
to see free, I demand that every newspaper
den Of treason ut the North be smoto hip and
thigh and sNeneed forever. Few Of US ut.
home realize what our brave, self.sacridcingg
brothers, eons md friends hare to endure in
the field. Their task is a terrible one at the
best. Our manly, sacred duty and privilege
is to give them what aid We can, Above all,
let US not add to their. task By suffering the
mighty press to send hope and encourage
mcnt to the enemies Of the Republic We are
false. to our own cause while We suffer it.
White our soldiers beat down armed foes in
the field, let us crush TREASON far more foul
and slimy at home. wish I could speak as
strongly rs feel. Let any man with heart
visit the. South, and he will come back to his
Northern home, resolved that treason to the
Republic and to man shall not triumph at the
North, and that the sunnicst region Of, our
land shnll not be wrenehed from us and given
over to a barboric civilization.
4 FRIEND OF bIAH AaD FREEDoA.
, 1863-01-21

this grand interior division Of our republic,
with present population of nine millions,
producing nearly i've hundred millions Of
bushels, will be able, By the year 1870, or 1873
nt tarthest, unless prevented By some vast
and unIrnaginable calamity, yearly to furnish
to the Union and to surrounding nations at
least one thousand millions Of bushels.
!: Tie statistics of the census, also, exhibit
not less iYnpzcssiyely, tho immense Pecuntary
results Of this agricultural development, a{-
fordjng similar guide for the future. With
the question nl5W before the country, OF the
eIpediency Of deyoting seventeen millions Of
dollars to the speedy development of thIs
great interior, the pecuniary consequences
will not be deemed unimportant. The asses
sel value Of I'LL the "cultiyated lands' OF the
eight States, at the commencement Of the de-
cate IN 1850, was SIS, III 600, while that Of
the whole "real and personal estate, ~ inclu-
ding the lands, VAS 81, LII, ,000, 600. At the
close Of the decade, the assessed value Of the
'cultivated lands" had risen to s, ,10G, ,636 COO,
while the total value Of the 'real and per-
sonal estate" ascended to the immense an cunt
Of g, ,a26, coo, eco, exhibiting . clear addition
of pecuniary wealth in this brief period, Of
two Thousand eight hundred and ten millions
Of dollars. Can our Government need any
further incentive, to q vigorous and futelli-
gent administration of It's civil affaifs, In
promptly developing its vast, but compare.
lively dormant resourcess
, 1863-01-21
other corporations as that Of the TRIBUNE
Company. If one can be repealed without
the consent Of the stockholders, so can all
$hc r,f}nra


AV~%@NAAV>S AAAAA~~NA%NAAS
The splendid defense Of lis ship made
by Commodore Renshaw, at Galveston,
and the final act in the great tragedy, in
which that brave officer fired the maga-
zine, sending himself and many Of his of1-
GERS md men to eternity, recall the old
heroic days Of Blake and Van Tromp, and
renew in public recollection the ancestral
glories Of our own Navy in far later times.
The vessel was aground. To rescue her
from the enemy was impossible; to pre-
vent her falling into hostile hands, q neces-
sity; and to fire the magazine the last
resource. The Commodore was at once
priest, victim aud hero. he applied the
torch, died o glorious death for his
country, and by deed that has few
parallels in history, secured for himself an
Immortality, the honors Of which shall be
1coequal with the nobility of his act.
And Lieutenant " ainWright; too, COM
mandiug the crew Of the Harriet Lane
what field Of glory that in which he and
they reaped, and how bountiful the crop.
In all, one hundred and twenty brave
hearts when the battle began:-when it
ended, only seventeen survived The 9TH
ers had fallen beneath the shadow Of the
tlag, for the honor Of which they poured
out their precious Ives! What spot on
earth, or, what page in. history is conse
Grated by g}ories like these? Where, in ths
records Of any nation, or in the fictions
which cluster around the days Of Chiya1ry
have TIC a parallel Of these modern in
stances? The race which, in single une
qual fight, develops such selfsacriflcin!
devotion, is not degenerate. Strong il
numbers, and, as Galveston proves, rich Il
latent capability Of the greatest OF humal
| fYn1Oita It must conquer,
, 1863-01-21

ply stated that 1.-THE President has deter
mined to dismiss Brig. Gen. Steele from the
service, for having Violatcd the articles OF
war In returning fugitive slaves" While air.
scammon has private means Of knowing Gen:
web Fl g o. eaSS pace aeen mean bsSc .,
been with him, md under his command
in the army Of the Southwest, and am very
far from believing the statements In the press
to be slanderx. What have seen (aud they
have been uumerous), have al; related to bis
Gen. steele is charged with returning fugitive
slaves to their masters; and he says be has
right 10 do SO, notwithstanding the orders and
articles Of war on the subject; md It is said
he openly ayows his determination to con-
the subject, dated Mt Helena, Ark. speaks for
itself, and certainly contradicts. directly, the
articles Of war; and l presume bis "t1escs ana
fou,i.1fons" are understood at Washington.
This is war against rebellion, and as such
NECESSARILY becomes q war against oil things
and means calculated to uphold and support
the rebellion Slavery Is the chief corner
stone Of this reasonable. rebellion. Now if
Gen. Steele upholds slavery, is he not aiding
tho rebellion? Thcanswer is plain. But nei-
ther Mr.. scammon or can settle this matter.
The country is Gen. Stee1e's accnser, and
I apprehend he will hare difficult task
to satisfy. the ioya1 community that an
ulLIh pEQ-elAfGT3 EuA4bC IL UIlEGlS u tuH Al"
my is well calculated to put . stop to the
rebellion. An officer who construes m ar
ticle Of war in such way as to permit him
to do that which, the same article prohibits
him from using his command do, is dan
gerons officer in this war. therefore trust,
| that as this Is aquestion between Gen. Stee1e'e
| off1ciol course, ard our bleeding and ruined
| country, that the Government will be per
| mitted TO settle the question forever. an
| for crushing the rebellion BY any means pos
I sible, and am for the entire, eternal, ever
lasting abolition of the institution Of slavery
| and doubt all mems. loyalty, who arc moi
! willing, at any cost, and BY any means, tc
| Eave tic Government.
] I am astonished that go strong an anti-slay
| err man as J. 7. Scamiuon should desire t.
uphold an officer whose pro-6layery proclisi
I ties urge him constantly to use bis power t.
thwart the views, wishes and hopes Of th'
| loyal community. I know Mr.. Scammon ha
son on Gen. sieele's staff, but nm not vii
ling to attribute his anxiety to sustain Gen
Steele to this cause alone, and am at a loss
therefore. to imagine the cause. It is not e.
scntial, however, that know the cause Of hi
aims. I trust the country will be saved frou
the influence of slavery forever. will no
have time to trouble you again, us leav
forthwith for my command In the army of th
Southwest Respectfully,
J. ". BELL, Col 18th III. Cav.
, 1863-01-21

JEFF. Davis issued an order recently re-
fusing to parole or exchange any Federal
officers taken prisoners. At the time he
had more Of OUT officers in his hands than
We had of his, and this circumstance tended
TO make him arrogant But the run Of luck
shortly afterwards turned. The boot is
now on the other foot. The battle Of Muir
tIeesboro threw into the hands of the rebels
more prisoners than wetoolz but as Bragg
was obliged to leave many Of his wound
cd behind in the hasty and rapid
retreat, the difference in the respective
number Of prisoners taken is not SO
great as many suppose. The raid of For
rests guerillas upon OXFORD, and the shame-
fnl and cowardly surrender Of that post by
Col. Murphy, gave the rebels 1900 prison.
eys. 4 few hundred also fell into their
hands at the attack on Vicksburg. All
these put the rebels ahead Of us in prison
ers. but tie .torning Of Arkansas Post,
and with its fall the surrender Of ten regi-
ments Of rebels, places our side consider
dtUly dQCAN. AAN1G lGA Att5A1lACAe1 $5lfS uS
1900 priyates, and 400 officers. We hare
one general, ten Colonies, ten Lieutenant
Coloncls, ten Majors, one hundred Cap
tains, and two hundred Lieutenants, and q
score OF two Of Adjutants, Staff officers,
Quartcfmastcrs and Surgeons, making fully
400 in all. II JEFF Davis persists in throw
ing our officers in bis hands into dungeons,
and penitentia1ies, our authorities can place
double as many Of his officers in close con-
fnement. The number Of rebel officers in
Federal hands stand q fair chance Of being
largely increased By Gen. McClernand's IS
expedition. If the rebels make stand ut
st. Charles, on the White River, and Pine
Bluffs, on the Arkansas, two more nice hauls
will certainly bemade, adding several hun
drcd more rebel officers to the present for
.midable batch. Let JEFF. Davis crack
along. He will shortly discover that it is
a game two can play at, and that Old Abe
holds the biggest cards."
, 1863-01-21
NEWS FROm THE EAST,

We are glad to hear from the East that
the doctrines Of Cox aud Va1landigham
find little favor with the so-callcd Democ-
racy Of New York and New England.
They see that the dishonor Of the last a1ld
the ruin Of the first are involved in what
the traitors propose. Even New York, it
appears, has walked up to the fact that if
her Woods and Ryndc1s prevail, she will
be compelled to struggle for second place
in the new Union that her politicians would
create. We thought SO.
, 1863-01-21
-: BOTH FALSE AND hlAN.
We find the following in the Chicago or.

We find the following in the Chicago or
gan Of Jed. Davis: /
There is a class Of acts Of incorporation
which The Legislature of Illinois has been In !
1he hnbtt Of granting, which should not be
granted In the future, and which, as to the
past should be repealed. We allude to the |
acts incorporating private companies for the
the general laws relating to partnership arc
sufficient. but who, by these special acts, OBJ |
tain privileges which they could not enjoy
under the general partnership laws. Such an |
GMcAoo TRIBUNE Company obtained for
anc simple purpose Of avoiding the ob1iga-
lions Of the laws reaating to the collection Of
debts As well might such m net be granted
10 every mercantile and mechanical nr1n, or
anK 2 r. other similar firm OF company, as to
similar company. It is class Of legislation
contrary to public policy and especially inju-
rious to private rights. Every such act might
properly be entitled, m act to enable such
-. + The repeal Of these acts Is a
needed reform which it is the peculiar pro-
vince Of this Democratic Legislature to insa-
tutc.s* --'.- ''-
The above is very mean article as well
rs very fnlse. We understand its purport,
and are well prepared to see the icgglsla-
turc to which it is addressed, follow out
its suggestions, md for, the sake of injur-
ing the TRIBUNE, deal heavy blow at the
business interests Of the State that are so
intcrwovcn with corporations like that
which We represent.
The fye prop1ietors Of the TRIBUNE
urocured charter as a matter Of convcn-
ience. The powers granted them are
simply the power to carry on the publish
ing business under corporate name, and
to hold limited amount Of real estate
The stockholders in the TR1DuKE Company
are each individually liable for the debts O.
the concern and none Of them can dives
himself Of. that liability until the expira
lion Of six months from the day he dispos
cs of. bis interests. The corporation owe
no man dollar, But even this showing
: will hive no effect If it is supposed q
Springfield that the repeal Of our charte
: viii inluro us in any way whatever. So le
:. themtgo ahead!
The Legislature would simply bewastinl
its precious time, in attempting to destro::
fhe charter in question, IS it docs not pos
scsa the constitutional power to do an:
thin. Of TIC Find. It c&n es legally &c
peal the charters of lie railroads and 81
, 1863-01-21

. tY- Hon. George E. Badger, Secretary Of
the Navy under Fillmore, and alterward Uni
ted States Senator Gon, North Carolina, sus-
t.incd paralyt1o stroke at Raleigh on the fth
/; ins. At last advices he Was considered in ;
& i0tEi FouQlN0n, " :. "''"
, 1863-01-21
A Confession " hich Means Moro
Than it Says.

A Confession W hIch Means Moro
Than it Says.
Mr.. Jefferson Davis has delicate way Of
putting an unpleasant point. In lis recent
speech at jackson he twice cautioned the Mis-
sissippians as to tho necessity Of Keeping on
hand n force sufficient to "control the ne
grocs." Here arc tho pnEsages:-
"Thc object Of that portion Of the {con-
scription} act which e1empts those having
charge oft,renty Or more negroes was not 10
draw any distinction Of classes, hut simply to
provide force IL the nature Of q police Jorce,
s7.f1eitnt to keep our ntg7,0ts III controls :
= = "Let me repeat that there is much
that the reserved force can do: They can
build bridges, construct fortifcations, act rs a
sort Of police to preserve order and promote
the industrial interests OF the State {of Missis
sippi) and Keep the Acyrocs under control"
Tct. it is the boast Of the Southern slave
holders, and their Northern Copperhcad Gym
pathizers, that they fear no violence from thu
negroes The blacks, they hare always main
tanned, are faithful scryile race, also would
not accept freedom if offered them, but on tht
contrary would fight for their masters tt
their death against the Yankees. The oppo
! site positions Of Davis aud his sympathizer
| are not rcconcilable.
, 1863-01-21

H The employees at tho navy yard In
Charlesto"n, Mass, have struck because Of
the non-payment Of their wages, and for
higher wages, aud refuse to 60 to work until
both objects are accomplished. =: -.
, 1863-01-21
Feeling the Halter Draw.

ssThe men who stand highest in this con
test would fall the first sacrifice to the vcn-
geance Of the enemy In case We should be un-
Successful. Ton may rest assured, then, for
that reason, Jtor no otheY, that whatcyer capa-
city they possess, will be devoted to the Sc
curing the independence Of the country"
-JtD. Davis' Speech at jackson.
The rebel chief begins to feel the tightening
Of the halter around his august throat. The
secret is ont. He fights on because. he has
made his last desperate throw. His treason
falling Of its object, he dies If canght. If he
escapes, his fate is to live to be scornea and
pointed at, as Arnold was, by his sympathiz-
ing friends, the Englfsh.-N 7. Eue. Ibst,
, 1863-01-21

RHonE Is1ASD.-According to the report
ofthc Adjutant General to the Rhode Island
Legislature, THAT gallant little State has fur
nishcd Tor the defense Of the nation, by land
and sea, 10, ,6o6 men, OF thirty per cent. more
than her quota.
, 1863-01-21

Our Losses at N1nrfrcesboro-
A correspondent, writing from Murfrecs-
boro to the Cinclnnau Commercial, makes our
loss in the Mn1frecsboro battle rs follows:
Killed, ,1o2; wounacd, 80; missing, 600.
A1arge share Of tho missing were stragslcrs,
captured by the cnenay'a cavalry in the rear
nf our nrmy
, 1863-01-21

THE SHlP.CANAI.

THE SHIP CANAL.
The following Is the rote on laylng on the
table the bill to construct ship canal for the
passage Of armed and naval vessels from tue
Mississippi to Lake Michigan, aud for other
purposes. The vote is regarded rs test
, 1863-01-21
oUR WASHINGTON LETTER,

Is the Country Ru1ned = 2S1na1l-becr
Grounds for dopc-Hcal Supports In
GIopm-Strnsyko on the Antl-CAbfnct
Vfnd-Horncc Greely in Washington
-RetlriuE Assistant Secretaries of
W4r-ChhrActerfzut OF Watson
and Tuckcr-The Interior Dcpnrt-
uaeut-NeyT Broom Usher not Sweep
ing Clean.
, 1863-01-21

-*ssoT IN nMEMra1s.-0ur correspondent at
Memphis Fritca under date Of January 15th,
lint SNOW fell 'there the day before to the
depth Of ten inches. 9 thing before unhoasa Of
in t.at Latitude. r.
, 1863-01-21
Gen. Grants Order against the
Jews.


a correspondent Of the Cincinnati Comzae:'-
eial, signing himself " Gentile,'' gives the fol-
lowing rs the reason why Gen. Grant Issued
his order ezpe1ling the Jews from the Federal
lines
ton the evening Of the 18th Of December
WIS sitting In the General 8 Office at Oxford,
Miss, when telegramFwas handed IN, wh;cE,
he remarked was Instructions from Washing
ton, and read it, as near rs can reco1ieet Us
follows: I'VE are reliably advised that Jews
are buying up the gold in the various cities
Of the Union, for Tie purpose Of investing in
cotton In the South. This should be prevent
ed. Yon will therefore issue an order e1pen-
ing from your lines all Jews who can not
give satisfactory evidence Of their honesty Of
Intentions On this, Gen. Grant issued his
intentions were exempt from the force Of that
order"
, 1863-01-21
What He Saw and Heard.

Editors Chicago Tribune: $780,.
Ihaye been spending q few days in and near
Memphis, and took some pains to learn the
temper Of the South. conycrscd with intel
ligent Southern mon. prominent In their own
community They assure nc that the South
gill Geht deap pesa:ely to the end They fs1-
, 1863-01-21

PROMPT PAYMENT OF THE AE3lY.
In the Senate, on'thc 18th inst, the bill
authorizing tho Secretary Of the Treasury to
issue $100, ,o00, ,0oG Of United States notes for
the purpose Of paying the army was passcdas
, 1863-01-21

It will he seen that every member from
New England votedIagainst laying the bill on
the table, and thus in favcr Of this great mea-
sure. Would it not be 4 good plan to crafty
the gopperheads, and leave New England out
in the cold ?
, 1863-01-21
OUR SPRINGFIELD LETTER.

The Mcu1bers on Snndny-1kevo1utton
rc6hadoyged-BiI1 to Wrcst the
MIfIstuxy Forever from tho Governor
-TheNTc4A u1Ater ana Stebbins Bonds
10 be Kafds
, 1863-01-21
MATS.
saplsbury-2.


WEST POINT ACADEMY.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the bill making
appropriations for the support Of tho West
Point Military Academy for the year ending
Seth Of June, 1864, after long debate, was
,,oeeod nc f11tntvs.
, 1863-01-21
PRICE Il,

In 1G large oetayo volumes. EACH containing from 70
to ECO pages, with carefully prepared Table OF
Contents.
, 1863-01-21

DEcEAsEp soLD1KRs.-The following is =
list of tho nancs Of soldiers who have died in
general hospitals in Louisville during tho
week ending January 16, 1868:
Jan. .9-Ievi Mclott, It'll, Indiana
:. 10-James Donaldson, co. D, a0th Illinois,
11-wm. Gerhard, co. X, ssth Indiana.
j." t3-WnL> Ftcstof, co. F, alst nl1nola.
It'll. DkrIacks, CO. D, 3Sth Illinois.
14-John Williams, co. E, 1a5&f Illinois.
:. 14-GcorCe Cistcr, co. &, S0th Indiana. -,
~ t&-lIeut. Hiram Te1rs. co. G, 18th Michigan.
- 1B-John !. Rager, co. 4, 110th Illinois.
MASSACHUSETTS SEsAToR.-Ihc following
is the vote for United States Senator in the
Legislature Of Massachusetts
, 1863-01-21

E Count GurowsH has been indicted By
the grand jury Of the District Of Columbia,
: Washington City, for libel On Mr. Hunter,
Chief Clerk Of the State Department Mar
slal Lamon arrested the Count, and he was
held to bail to answer.