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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-28
4 Plain Answer to Plain Question.
The following from Harper's Weekly, is
we'll nut and nertinent tc the times.

The following from Harper's Weekly, is
we'll put and pertinent to the times:
"After maligning the administration, and
sneering at every measure adopted to sup
press the rebellion-after declaring that Mr..
Lincoln is as much traitor to his country
and the constitution as Jeff Davis-after do
ing their utmost to destroy public confidence
in the honest and patriotic conduct of the
war-after espousing with fierce ardor the
cause of every rebel sympathizer and abettor
in the North after declaring that there is
more respect for personal rights under the
sway Of the rebellion than under the govern
ment of the United States-after denounc-
ing the war as wicked and fratricidal, and
frankly declaring that they are striving to
restore party, assuming to be the democrat
ic party to power-after doing all that Davis
himself would have done, and exactly in the
way that he would direct, the copperheads
turn upon loyal citizens of the United States,
and with an air of injured dignity, demand
to know whether there is any question about
their 10y atty.
None at all. No man at the North or
South has any doubt upon the subject
Virtue, sir: cried a woman of the town to
gentleman who had made some remarks in
her hearing, do you mean to insinuate that
there is the least doubt Of my virtue p Not
the least Madame, was his satisfactory re-
ply"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-28
Be Sure and Vote,

We have the best of evidence that evnrv
all Of JEFF Da,is-every voter in Vernon I
who is opposed to the putting down of this
rebellion, viii be at the polls next Tuesday
and vote. Then it the loyal and patriotic mel.
Of OR Green Mountain state mean 20 have
the rebellion put down let them go to the
polls aud say SO. Ballots are sometimes as
etfcacious as bullets. Don't say you have
70 interest in politics, and that the State is
sure to vote right, but 90 yourself to the
polls and make it 20 right.
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FREEMEN, AROUSE !,

\ Massachusetts paper of a few days since,
i'll speaking of the approaching election in
this state, said: Although the election for
governor and members of Congress occurs
September first, there is a universal torpor
which only shows how generally the result is
considered a turegone conciusion." We fear
this is true. We do not believe the friends
OF the government are aware Of the effort,
OF or enemies While tie hushandman
slept his adversary sowed tares. 50 while
the loyal people Of our state are careless and
inactive, considering the result " toregone
conclusion" the enemies of our government
have been sowing tares.
The copperheads were never so plenty q
so active as at the present time. II they
are not willing to bleed for their country
they are willing to bleed Gin their pockets
for jeff Davis aud they are leaving no ston,
unturned to secure a full vote at tie polls
Contributions from these men, who complain
the loudest and longest about war taxes.havs
been secured to support for a while the Pat
riot and Argus at Montpelier as a daily
This should be strong hint to thu friends o
government and law to bestr themselves ant
not be caught mapping.
Let every patriot and lover OF the govern
ment see to it that not OILY himself but hi
nion-loying neighbor is at the polls.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-28
The Observation-Disclosures.

The draft has been sufficiently tried in
several of the states so that now some ap-
proxmate calculations can be made respect
ing its results as relates to the filling up of
our armies in the field. The impression is
gaining ground that for army purposes the
draft has and will prove a failure. 1t has
evidently fallen short of the expectations of
the government and of the men who made
the conscript law.
1t is believed that of the whole number of
conscripts drawn in the free states not over
$4,000 will be accepted, including the sub
sttutes. Although this is probably far be-
hind the expectations of the government at
the outset, yet if these $4,000 were reliable
men they would 90 far towards filling up
the thinned ranks of the regiments now in
the field. But the testimony Of those who
have to do with the substitutes represent
them as anything but reliable. Rev. Saml.
Fisk writes that $2l 900 worth of these sub
sttutes deserted from the army near Elk
Run, Va, in the three days previous to Aug.
Il. He says rather than send such class
Of criminals to the army as large majority
Of the substitutes thus far have been bet
ter plan would be, as soon as the substitutes
are regularly accepted and mustered into the
United States service, to send them to the
several state penitentiaries for three years
or during the war, as they could be guarded
more cheaply and safely there than here, and
our army will be likely to have as much other
business on hand as we can attend to, with
out the extra duty of guarding their crimi-
na.s. He entreats the conscripts hereafter to
give their $500 rather than send substitutes
that they won't warrant for one year," as
the money can't damage the country, but
every murderer and rioter sent to the army
does.
If the government had foreseen the effect
of draft very likely it would have flied up
the armies by volunteering but.he experiment.
had never been proved aad the feeling was
qlite general that draft should be made as
an easier and more equitable method OF rails
ing men, And the democratic presses and
politicians were as eager to have a consc~'p
'ioi. law as those Of any marty; and eve
Seymour was elected governor Of New York
OF the cry raised for more Wis )ro s pros
ecutioH OF The war" That is what loval
men still insist upon. Tie government is
not to blame if the draft proves an entire
failure. We are all in in the ship together.
all stand by to lend a helping hand while the
storm lasts.
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LITTLEToN.-Our neighbor over the river
is in decidedly fourishing condition. In
addition to the swarms of pleasure seekers
that 90 there from choice or are driven away
from the over-bu,dened hotels at the Noun.
tains, many new buildings are going up, Civ
ing the village thrifty appearance. a fair
ground has just been purchased between the
village and seythe factory. which is to be fit
ted up ready for the agricultural fair which
comes of early in October. Besides all
this, Littleton has sent l2O volunteer soldiers
to the Union army.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-28
The late Democratic Conventional
Scrap Of History.

MONTPELIER, Aug. "a 1863.
Mr.. EDITOR: In the last CALIFORNIAN, in
mentioning the highly patriotic Demo
cratic convention, you speak of an amend
ment made by Theophilus Drew, Esq, which
was little more forcible than elegant ANY
one reading that notice would lee likely TO
set down Mr.. Drew as a copperhead. My
object in writing this letter is to emphatically
deny that he is or that he has any sympathy
with them.
Mr.. Theophilus Drew is a war democrat of
the staunchest kind 1t is true he seems to
be mixed up with the copperheads rather
extensively and manages to get to all their
conclaves but I have his own words as to
his position:
Last winter he said to me " will cheerful
ly give my last dollar to help the government,
! put down those cursed rebels, and by Mars,
| if was young man | would go myself. >
| This was said in the house of Asa Randall,
Of North Danvile, who is a firm republican,
hut who agreed with the old war democrat
exactly. At another time he told NE ne did
not care al at means were resorted to, to
crush the rebellion Put down the devils,
sad he, and then vrangle about party il
Yea want to-"
Certainly no one could talk more like a
republican than that. or war democrat, which
amounts to tee same thing.
have the word OF two of his sons also,
that he was heartily Disguised with the DEM
ocratic convention at Montpeler. He de-
nounced the speeches of Brooks and Smailey
AS cowardly and disloyal " and said he L" fell
like kicking ont that little scamp who talked
about peace"
| trust Mr.. Editor you will do'Mr.T heoph-
illus Drew the justice to publish this state
ment of his political position. My object is to
see justice done to an old war democrat !"
who has unfortunately got mixed up with a
lot of disloyal demagosues. When the war
commenced Mr.. Drew was one of the warm
est supporters Of the government in the state
He said: Let US lay aside all party spirit
and tight against the common enemy" Has
he grown faint-hearted and changed? I'M
possible! For he has been "lite long DEM
ocrat"
Respectfully yours,
GA CHIP FROM THE OLD BLOCK"
LNoTE.-We hope this chip" makes the
point plain to Mr.. Drew, but we don't see it,
unless it is that he makes this old war DEM
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Copperhead Resolutions.

Mr.. EDITOR: have examined the reso-
lutions adopted by the Vermont state demo-
cratic convention, and also the resolutions OF
democratic conventions in Maine and other
states, and while | find in them the most
bitter denunciations of the Federal admins
tration,--its policy and acts-and utilization
of its friends and supporters, ascriblng to
them the basest motives and designs, there
is not to be found in them any condemnation
of the wicked leaders of the rebellion any
denunciation of the crimes committed by the
rebels, nor of their designs to overthrow the
United States government.
The rebels have waged cruel, fratricidal
war against their rightful government, de-
signing its overthrow and the subversion of
our free institutions. Rebel pirates have de-
stroyed hundreds of millions of property,
belonging to loyal citizens, upon the high
seas; their gue-ilas are numbering defence
less Union citizens in cold blood, and plum
dering and burning their dwellings, and vet,
for these crimes, the democratic resolutions
have no word of condemnation. Look at
them. Lock at the Vermont democratic res
outions. Not word in condemnation OF
the rebels, but bitter condemnation of the
acts of the Federal administration, and a
declaration of the right of the people to re-
siSt them.
True they eulogize the soldiers. 1t would
not do to omit this. But at the same time
they pledge to the seeded states,-the states
in rebelion-that if they will return, the
democratic party will "coruially and earnest
ly cooperate riM them in the restoration OF
peace, and the procurement Of such guaran-
ties as would give security to their interests.
That is-aN their buck catalogue of crime.
shall be tcrqotten, and all their interests pro-
tected, and no queStions asked.
The democratic convention in this county
copying from the Maine democratic conven
ton, resolved, "That whenever the people OF
the seeded states, or any one Or more Of
such states, shall express their desire to re
turn t. the Union. and 20 resume their obi
cations to the constitution and the Union
lnt democratic party will hail their return
with ~, and Wi! freely welcome them back
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-28
A Full Vote.

Every voter owes next Tuesday to hi:
country. Every vote cast for the Unicr
ticket is vote against secession South ant
secret treason North. Every vote cas-, 70,
the Union ticket will have silent but pow
erful Influence in aiding to crush this rebel
lion-particularly will this be true if the vote
is large and the majority overwhelming The
greater the majority over apprehension the
greater the Influence
LOYAL men of Vermont! Maine aud Mas
sach-setts, and indeed the whole North is
locking anxiousiy for your report mex. Tues
day. Let every man do his duty.
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We have splendid news from Charleston.
Sumter has again fallen, this time having
surrendered to the Federal guns under Ger
Gilmore. Our Information is not as full as
we wish it was. The dispatch states that
Sumter has surrendered ard that Charleston
is being shelled. This would indicate spec
dy solution 0! the question who will occupy
Charleston. AT any rate We shall look for
its surrender in season to vote on next Tues
day; but should it not come then we are
sure it will soon after. Il is two wears and
four months since the stars and STIR pes were
lowered on Sumter's flag statf-they are now
raised again. Let us thank God and take
courage.
We have the most exciting news from
Kansas. 1t seems band OF Guerrillas from
Missouri under the famous Quartrell inva-
ded the state on Thursday night, surrounded
the city Of Lawrence, and after piilaging the
stores Of everything they wanted, and shoot
place. The excitement throughout the state
was intense. Troops had been sent in
pursuit Of the marauders, but with little pros
pect Of intercepting them.
Late accounts from X ansas represent the
recent outrage at Lawrence as a most horri-
Die piece Of work. The list of killed and
wounded citizens is said to number $50, the
majority Of WHOM We're killed outright
Among those killed were the Mayer and his
son, AMI I number OF other prominent ci,i,
2ens--at shot down in their own houses, in
the midst OF their families. fllage and mur-
der has no: before during the war been carr
I'd TO slch fearful extent. We give a tele-
graphic account elsewhere. Still later intel
Hgencn report ttnantre!l Gyertaken ana 60
% Of his men killed and mach of the plum.
Ter recovered. We hope this is trae. This
outrage on Lawrence IS but another l.stra-
ton of the beauties of slavery ard its twiu
brother, secession.
Refugees from Richmond report guard
ilout JEFF Dayi.' hose to prevent him from
escaping rom the conf-deracy. Moe like
y 10 prevent the men he has d .oded from
cutting his throat.) ihey also report great
consternation over the expected capture of
Charleston. II viii be well to remember
that Geserters and refugees deal largely in
blatherskite'
Thomas Darcy McGee, who appears 10 be
constitntiona.ly an agitator has occasioned
no little excitement throughout the Canadas.
BY predicting scheme of invasion on the
part OF the nit-d States He points with
apprehension to the tort at Rouse's Point,
and get himself and his brother Canucks
into a great frenzy about the Yankees
McGee should have guardian
The draft has progressed quietly in New
York city the week past. Many prominent
men have been hit. There is quite an army
of Union troops in the city, and any attempt
at rioting would be fatal to those engaged
and as far as is known there is no DISPOSE
ton to resist the laws.
Gen. Rosecrans attacked Chattanooga,
Tenn, Oh the . st inst, ard made marked
impression on the place with his effective
batteries The town is well fortified and
our progress will be slow, but its eventual
1oupfall 10 carfaip
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-28
Orange County Union Ticket.

ALNAH BEAN, West fairlee, to
JAMES VI. BASS, Wiliamstown, '"'"'''
HORACE STRICKLAND, Bradford, Assistan
EBENEZER BASS, WilIiam>t0wn. ! Judges.
JOHN ROWkLL, Randolph. STATE 5 Attorney.
ROY Al BUENHAM, Stratford Sheriff
JAMES +. CLEVELAND, JE., Braintree, Higt
Bailif
A. H. GILMORE, Fairlee, Judge Of Probate fol
the District Of bradford.
J. R. CLEVELAND, Brookfeld, Judge of Pro
bate for the District of Randolph
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Cambridge Cattle Market.
BY TEHEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY. Aug 26. IS63.

WEDNESDAY,. Aug 10. 1865.
At market $50 Cattle. about 100 Beeves AMI
10y Stores. consisting of Working Oxen, Cow.
and one. two and three years Odds
klcES-Mark et Beef-Extra $3.50 - SD
hTst quality $50 $500; second do s6 90 a
500; third do. S4.2j 5000; ordinary.
Working Oxen-S75, $50. a 90.
Cows and Calves-S2O. p, 50. A 30
learlings-Sl2,OO HOO
Two Years Old-Sl6 Is.
Three Years Old-S20 "a
sheep and Lambs-i500 at market. Extra and
80 800.
Spring Lambs-S3.15 600.
Swlne-0 at market
Hides 81 DC per ID.
Calf Skins-l2 a lic per ID
pe!ts-Sl,0 90 % each.
Iallow-1t Sc per b.
veal Cal,es-from So to $500.
fENARKs.-Although there was no. near On
lar'e supply of stock this week as last. saI.s
were nor so quick and prices for all but the best
quality lower, buyers having bought ! sunIus
last week. Sheep and lands sold siow I, Die p,.r
neat lower than last week
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The Ticket to Vote.

Under editorial head will be found the
tickets nominated at Union conventions fol-
the counties of Caledonia, Orleans, Essex
and Orange. They are all supposed to be
loyal men, both democrats and republicans
if any voter knows to the contrary he is re,
quested to scratch said names.
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DEATHS.

80 Marriages. Births a,.a Deaths Inserted Free
Obituaries. iclug iry. Inserted Al >iN GEMS line il
advance.
.
At ST bloomsbury. Au.. &c. Margaret Jane
age! Ii months. daughter If Franklin and Fran
ceS 4. r irhamkS.
IL Baltimore. july Il. Caroline EIy. AL So
wife If T..usna> J. I'll AL daughter al Jane
VI. Warner. Esq. Of this ,"~n.
In Barnet. Aas ~ N...oilor. Stevens. arcsi -
In hanvil!". AG- l.. !uliy Had. son Of N
l. {. an,. Jui.a i u Aic>.ll,r aged ye.r an
Is DAYS.
At North Danril,e. Aug II. Of d.pthc:;a. Mar,
Frances. daughter a.! R"nis'nn Rollins, aged >
ears and al months
At Camp Post. Columbus Nv July 10. Geo.
F. Green. formerly If Dan -ille aged 81
In GuildhaE, Au, II. Of consumption, Is.ael
Drew
In burae, of dipthe,ias Mary. daughter 81
William :. and Samantha Morgan aged )
wears, / months.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-28

Mr. VIM. Grace: wish to state 10 you for
the benefit of those similarly afflicted the great
relief have found from the use of your salTe-
have been troubled with one Of these old viru-
lent ulcers of the leg for three four years. and
tried various remedies without success procured
from DR. VIM X Preston. Portsmouth,. two boxes
of your salve and it has entirely cured the ulcer
and know Of two other raseS that have been
cured by.the same. am DESTROYS TO aid Won IN
YOUR good work of relieving the afflicted and send
this for yOur use Respectfully yours,
ANTHONY c. CAMPBELL
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sob that men and women

sob that men and women would read
and ponder on fne lists OF mortality published
weekly. monthly and yearly in our city There
is ever fearfelly great proportion Of eonSump-
ton cases. The statistic table proves that while
other diseases slay their thousands, consumption
slays its tens Of thousands
In the early stages of throat and lung COM
plants. we consider Madame Z.joc Porter :
Curative BalSam infaliible. ~. l. Tribune
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-08-28
FROM CHARLESTON.
Fort Sumter Battered Down
CHARLESTON BEING SHELLED.

Bv the steamers City of Richmond at Fort
ress Monroe, and Cambria and America at
New York, u , have news from Charleston up
to midnight Friday night. The flags of Sum-
ter were shot away on Thursday and Friday,
and no reply was made to our bombardment,
which was constantly kept up. The whole oil
the southwest side of Fort Sumter was de-
molished. presenting nothing but heap OF
ruins. No guns were being fired from the
fort. On Friday morning nine breaches were
observed in Fort Sumter by spy-g lass from
the ships off Charleston. The siege was
then progressing. For the last four days
Our casualties had averaged only about four
per day.
A dispatch was received in Washington
on tuesday, dated Fortress Monroe, saying
Capt Chisholm reports that Fort Sumter is
reduced and that Charleston is being shelled.
Capt Chisholm commands the flag of truce
steamer New York, and has just arrived at
Fortress Monroe from City Point" 1t is
plain that the report attributed to him is
based on the Charleston kilograms in the
Richmod papers, which were on Tuesday dis
patched from Fortress Monroe to the press.
Gen Meredith accompanied him on official
business, and all that was telegraphsd II the
war department was the substance of the
same kilograms, beyond the possession of the
government concerning events before Charles
ton.
REBEL ACCOUNTS.
Charleston, August o3.-On Saturday 69i
shots we're fired at Sumter, of which ilg
struck inside and outside The east wall i.
scaled and battered, and the parapet under
mined. The northwest wall with the arches
&c, have fallen in. The guns are all els.
mounted. One private killed. On Sunday
the land batteries opened from south to north
and the monitors from cast to west, coming
close up. The fire was very damaging. The
east wall was cracked and preached. and the
shot swept through the fort A shell burst,
ed, woundins 1t Boylston, on Saturday, and
also Col Rhett, Capt Fleming, and LIS Scan
Ian and Fiekling. The fort is nov ruin.
: Col. Rhett is ordered with his brave garri-
son to hold MS post, even as tolorn hope
till he is relieved or the place taken. On
Saturday. at Wagner, a lieutenant and four
men OF the siege train were wounded. On
Sunday the brave Col. Getellard lost his life
Il Is said to-day that there are 23 vessels In
side the bar, including the Ironsides and the
monitors, aud Il more outside. Gen. Gill
more sent communication at IL o'clock or
Sunday morning, giving notice that at II o.
clock tomorrow he would open fire on
charleston; and that in the meantime non
combatants could go out of the city.
The Richmond Examiner of the 18th con
tains Charleston dates Of the 9th, which
says: Last nigh. at - o'clock the enemy
op-ned fire on the city, firing II and s incl
Parrott shells. Non-combatants are leaving
the city in continuous stream.
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BOSTON MARKET.
" HOLESALE PRICES

o" az" no Ned Western super. 30 s..
Corn meal aI2j ~
"'dtm ana Seed-Con. western, ..JaS0. Rye
w. Wheat western. 30 40. Oats e. a 10
Ierds grass % 90. Red top 22ja2 30
|i9 ~ er' northern, 90 a GO; western. 90 p o.
!'Ofts'ons-Butter, LIST quail 20 u. Cheese
-, quaiify, a 10. Eggs Il 90. Beef fresh, Is
Is. Sailed SAL. Lard lOal2 Iamb e = Ia
Sheep whole 7all.
.. macs and " oOt-lIides l0i IL. Oak tanned
80 a A. Calf skins IA 90. Wool. Merino. a a
90, : and blood Us -; common % g. ;
pulled so S.
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f fHoHAs fQ GEHE W HssFs'S
jo u A 3 T!hhT Fl, 5s Sutton {Juds~~
A, L. FRENCH. St. Johnsbury, Judge Probate
IONA. ROSS, ST. IohnSbury, States Attorney
VIM. /. TRUSSELL, Danville. Sheriff.
DANIEL COFRIN, Groton, High Bail,R
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Orleans County Union Ticket

+ e GLE HEIA g. Of , cSSsn'5 senaors
AMASA PAINE, of Lowell,
SIMEON ALBEE, of Morgan, ssh ''"oSeS'
HORACE PIERCE, of Barton, High Sheriff.
VI. Il. TYLER. Of Irasburgh, Judge of Probate
y. /. NEiEAFf, Of DERBY Line, States Atty.
IONA. PIERCE, of Charleston High Bailif
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Notica IL harpby given that an appiica.

-NVt10t Il HtTtHt XIV Ut t11''f f1f1 ~ FP'1t
ton will be made ia the next session of the leg
islature of Vermont for a charter for a railroad
from So Johnsbury, commencing and connecting
at or near the depot of the Connecticut and Pas
sumpsic Rivers Railroad In st. Johnsbury, thence
by the way of Victory, Ia intersect At some con-
venient point on the Atlantic and 81. Lawrence
Railroad, between Connecticut river and Island
Pond or al Island Pond.
Aug "a. 1865. 6l-t3
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ted by desire benefit others. wiil br happy
furnish all who need il tree al charge The reciir
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,careivily >caIedl hr addressing
JOHN 4. OGDEN.
5l.3 N..6 Nassau Street NeN York