Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-04-24


Dg,R JouHNU The deep mud has rendered
all further movements Of the copperhead, towards
the Line. impossible. It is expected that a. soon
as the mud is dried up general advance on their
part will be made There is absolutely nothing
of Importance here to write about so may as we'll
Itcmzo a little
Item First.
One thing that seems worthy Of mention is the
fact that che deep hatred Of the Canadians tow
ards the Yankces,0 / hear so much, about exists
only towards that part Of the Yankee family which
" skcdadic 90 from duty. II is simply a wholesome
bate Of towards and traitors. A gentleman from
Shcrbrookc. G f.. told me last night he had seen
no one who expressed hatred for any true north
cUcr; but he added "when we see a man born
in the free north running away for fear of being
drafted aud giving as reason that he thinks the
war wrong aud unjust to the s0uth--cyen though
we may think SO ourscl,es--wc cannot see how lac
(thc northcruor) can get rad Of the responsibility
resting on him Go AID his country in hcr struggle
$50 Nc dcspisc him.
Hem Second.
From all the accounts can get, am convinced
that the shooting of Col kmhall by Gen Corco-
ran, was no better than deliberate murder
lie came upon our pickcts; he was halted and or
dered TO give the countersign,-without which
not even a General-in-chief has a right to pass,
and he refused to give it, saying he eas Ge'icr1i
C0rcor0H i-as though that would pass him even
into the lines Of Paradise This unmihtary way
of replying TO a challenge Of course made Col.
kimhal suspicious that it might be q spy, some
one gong with information to the enemy lie
attempted 90 stop hun, and was shot hy General
fordomg just what he might justly have been shot
for if joe neglected TO do it. hope this General
who has men brdadef for accdently firing gun
lf nf will fp frfv4 Uf
unoihcer-ke conduct.
Item Third
see by Hon. f. p, Waton's correspondence
that he lid not resign on accom, Of his health as
had supposed. He finds me off the track" and
almost detractor" in stating that his health
would not admit of his serving any longer Per
haps he will forgive me when he remembers that
il has been the general opinion all winter that his
health was such as to render his duties a burden,
and shat even the New ork papers, who have cor
respondents In Washington, recently reported
him very ill. All are liable to be mistaken at
times in proof of which NAV he cited the report of
the Douglas and Chase alliance am certain
~ glad TO be corrected and no more glad than
viii be the people OF the district The next Con-
grcss will have many new men-many, too, who
are fIise men there will be the more need OF old,
tried men ON the side of the Government. An Of
fccr In the field and a Congressman in his seat has
no right TO ask 10 uc reicNeu so long rs ms !
health and strength remains, If he is the fitting
man for the place No dbuht the quiets of home
would he worry pleasing TO Mr.. Walton, but as he
has shown himself faithful. firm and ludcious
member of Congress, and as he is familiar with
the work 10 be done, and knows just how To
thwart traitors andhelp the Government he should
bee drgffi into the serrice ogaiH ifhis heath ciH
admd, poiens Coleas.
While passing up through few towns in Mr.. /
Walton district, heard an old lady say, speak .
ing OF Mr. Ws recovery -" L0raY u he gets .
wet they icoat let him resign! Nh poor boy
couid not get his resignation aeceptedm " Who |
is yopr boy y ! inquired. Lieut.. L.. hc went
ont IN The itl Vermont said She. The Old lady
evidently thinks that a Member Of Congress is
just as much bound 70 remain the servant Of the
public SO long as his health lasts, and the people
desire him, As a soldier is.
Item Fourth.
have discovered n relative curious old lady,
bv the name Of "AHtin (aunty) Traxus! lt|
seems she is a little on the Mrs. Darlington order
very desirous OF getting into print mat
ter how, when or where ! find she became very
nervous over my article on "ich0 shdH be our
Congressman ]" and sent You a six or eight column .
article which being very poor trash, you very
naturally declined and so the old lady literally
'threw it 10 the dogs exclaiming in "bottiei
wrath p Dogs take The thing !'
Well "AWity' said among other things 1t
is very immodest for Traxus to ask Mr. Walton
to PRINT in his paper, that Vermont takes pride in
the record of her congressman and senators. ~
WHY 'dJtfi" or "aunty,n IraNus didn't ask him
Bless you, Mr. Walton did not know of it, and
If hc had, he would not have been short sighted
rs YOU have been. Traxus spoke not Of the pres
ent alone, but Of the past and present together.
The old lady accuses us Of gross fattcry' to- /
wards the present Congressman, and yet saws
admit them 20 he very poor sort Of men That
beats the wife who called her husband honey
by telling him he was old bees wax!
She goes into "tantrums' over the idea that
that our Congressman took the extra mileage af-
ter voting against it. She ntimates that they
have not tried to find her snug little eHoit-
meHf"( y in a custom-housc She insnuates that
one Of them cannot spell "Lamoille correctly She
says other very hard things, but perhaps the fol-
lowing will illustrate the cynical, sneering, fault
finding state of her mind best. Speaking OF the
noble care Of sick aud dying soldier by mem
Der Of Congress, she says:
"And further who knows the motive for this act Of
charity Perhaps it done that might be llustrat-
ed by the polished rhetoric Of ImEas and shine like
Jewel n the first Of series of articles in newspaper
II IL very iudicous eleetioneering investment
That is enough to kill you among all candid
people "auntyn II YOU wish to be considered
fair and honorable YOU must not be suspicious
Of the motives of others. 1t argues very bad
heart to impugn the motives OF people, without
reason.
mine, coupled with low hints aud uniady-iike re-
mark. about people far above Anti" in all ex-
cclleuce II - Anti-raxusn wishes TO argue the
subject of Congressman, let her do so with digni-
ty and fairness, or she may expect 20 meet with
nothing but ridicule.
Item Fjth
have found out another thing A certain cop
pcrhead paper that prints long lists Of letters
which always speak in the same way and always
" Hciose : ,50n pretends to have letters from
town in this state Enclosing 81 80 Of course) and
these letters say they have got ub club Wen
that " Club" must be a " big Jack'-ior there is
not a man or woman or child in that town who has
hat oopperhead paper! IRAXus.
Major Ripley of the 9th writes that he has
received from the Confederate Officers the
following Cavalry men in exchange as prison
ers of war. The commissioned officers are
retained in the Libby Prison at Richmond
The following is the list;
4 Company 4 % Ferguson James Kelly, l. A Taft
Thomas Ralph, II Clark STOW, ID sherman,
q Auson, slas Noses W Wheeler Tan, jos
Emery A ShAltze W II Longshore
Company b. - Kinney, Bauows, Jno Hutch
A.