Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-02
A Melancholy Death.

NAeAHhCMOAy DC0SAs
| EDITOR HERALD:
| A melancholy death occurred in the town
of Ira on Sabbath eve, the 29th inst.
| The circumstances attending the death are
these: It appears that Mrs. Margaret Mum
| ford went, on Sabbath afternoon in company
with her husband, to visit a friend some two
| miles distant from her home. About eight
o'clock in the evening they started on their re-
turn, and when about half way, called at a
neighbours where Mr.. Mumford obtained some
cider, which with what he had previously TAX
en-, rendered him unfit to manage his horses
home. Soon after they had started from the
last mentioned neighbours the horses became
| unmanageable, and when imbedded in deep
snow drift, one of them fell, breaking the pole
of the sleigh, freeing the horses from it. Mr.
| Mumford forgetful on account of his condition
| of the presence of his wife, left her in the
| sleigh, and was afterwards found by little
girl in trouble with his horse. She assisted
| him home, where he lay in an insensible state
until morning. The deceased being left alone
without team to convey her home, undertook
the fatal journey alone. 1t seems she travelled
several rods with seeming regularity until she
came to ravine filled with snow and water
into which she fell. Extricating herself from
this place, and seemingly weakened by the
efforts, she walked upon her hands and knees,
and crawling as best she could towards home,
until exhausted she lay down in the cold and
cherries path, unmatched by friends, and died.
She was of Irish parentage but for many
years has resided in this vicinity. An inquest
was held under the direction of j. E. Man
ley, Esq, and the Jury rendered a verdict of
Fdeath from exposure and evhauStion"
Mrs Mumford, it seems, had been i'll for
some time, and on this evening seemed unusu-
ally so. She was found in the morning by her
husband and two of her neighbors. NJ
THE LEcrURE.-The lecture of Mr.. T. H..
Gibbs, of Tennessee, at the Town Hall last
evening, was listened to by a large audience.
His subject, as on the occasion of his previous
lecture, was, the "Rise and progress of the
Rebellion" We have only space to say of 1t
generally, that he traced the steps taken by
the Southern leaders previous to the election
of President Lincoln, to prepare for secession,
showing that his election was hut a pretext
which they had desired and labored for, upon
which to consummate the destruction of the
CllUu anu tit tSlShJl . iIltHb vi d SONttIAItHl
of their own, based upon the corner stone of
slavery that be also described the process by
which Tennessee was wrested from the Union
by the fraudulent Vaccinations of traitorous
Governor aided by otherrebel leaders, against
a vote of the people of that State showing a
majority of over sc, 900 votes in favor of ad-
herring to the Union; that he described his
own experience in Tennessee after the State
was proclaimed out of the Union and all aven-
ues of intelligence from the North were cut
off; the curious scenes on the arrival of the
first United States gun boat up the Tennessee
river after the capture of Fort Henry, ETC.,
etc. He interspersed his lecture with appro-
pirate and pointed anecdotes, and occasional
hard hits at Northern copperheads, and was
frequently applauded by the audience during
the evening.
The SIXTH VERMONT on CoPPERHEADs.
The following patriotic resolutions transmitted
by the Sixth Vermont Regiment to Ex-Gover-
nor Fairbanks, we find in the Caledonan.-
They show pretty conclusively how the Sixth
Vermont view the cowardly conduc: of the
men at home, who are baselv crying for peace
while rebellion is still defying the Govern
ment
WHEREAS, Oar country is unfortunately en-
gagged in bloody and protracted war, calcu-
lated to awaken all its energies and call forth
all its resources and whereas portion of the
people of Vermont are open and avowed sym
pathizers with traitors, and are doing every
thing in their power to transform the rebellion
into successful revolution, therefore
ResoLUed, That our most cherished institu-
tons are imperied, and our national existence
by the cunning and gigantic efforts
of red handed treason.
Resol0ed, That it Is with feelings of the
deepest sorrow we behold the exhibition of a
bitter partzan spirit at home, the sole tenden-
cy of which must be to paraIyze the arm of
the Government, in its honest and unsirng eff
forts to crush most unholy rebellion and
that at this time when only united effort is
to give triumph to our cause and
permanent peace to our country, such an ex-
hibiton of partizan spirit is calculated to di-
minish the zeal of our friends, weaken our
chosen rulers, dishearten our armies and en-
our foes.
Resotred, That we, the officers of the Sixth |
Regiment Vermont Volunteers, deem it duty, |
as well as privilege, to aid in strengthen ng |
a public sentiment at home which the exigen- |
cies of the case demand to denounce and re-
buke all reasonable doctrines, all sympa. hiz- |
ers with traitors, who by their willy machina- |
lions would profer dishonorabe overtures to |
The rebels in arms, and compel us as people |
70 accept peace on dishonorable TERMS
ResolUed, That it is the imperative duty of
every good and loyal citizen whether at home
or in the field, to use his utmost endeavors to
uphold the dignity and preserve the integrity |
of the country, and once more to reassert the
rational authority throughout the length and
breadth of the land.
Resotued, That we regard the men who
lave announced by resolution their intention of
'efuslng to furnish men or means for the pros
'cutlon OF the war, as traitors to their country,
deserving the execration of all patriotic citizens
n the present, and worthy a monument of
hame for coming generations.
ResoIced That we have every confidence in
he honesty, integrity, and patriotism of the
PRESIDENT of the United States, and are in fa-
or of any and every measure that in his opin
On, under the constitution, may tend in the re-
hottest degree to the suppression of this rebel
ion including the celebrated proclamation of
Ian. lst, 1868.
ResoLUed, That we are in favor of vigor-
us prosecution Of the war until our flag floats
rec, North, South, East and West and for
his purpose we pledge to each other as our
athers Of old ssour lives, our fortunes and our
aered honor = determined to sacrifice every
hing rather than live to behold the broken
nd dishonored fragments of once glorio1s
Union.
PAPER HANGINGs.-The largest stock in
ne State may be found at Tuttle & Gays
Jew styles just arriving, both of foreign and
omestic manufacture.
DEATH OF VERMoNTERs.-In list of re-