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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-20

The President AND MCCLELLAN.-Ths fol-
lowing appears among the Documents submitted
to the Mcdowell Court Of Inquiry
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 1862. {
Mayor General Nc Cieltdn.
My Dear Sir; You and have distinct and
different plans Tor O movement of the Army Of
the Poomac-yours to be down the Chesapeake,
up the Rappahannock to Urbana, and across by
land to the terminus of the railroad on the
York river mine to move on point to the rail-
road southwest of Manassas. If you will give
me satisfactory answers to the following ques-
tions, shall gladly yield my plan to yours
First Does not your plan involve greatly
larger expenditure of time and money than
mine
Second. Wherein is a vctcry more certain
by your plan than NINE
Third. Wherein is victory more valuable
by your plan than by mine? '
Fourth. Would it not, in fact. be less valua-
bic in this that it would break no great line of
the eneny's communication, while mine would
In case of disaster would not safe retreat be
more difficult by your plan than mine?
Yours truly, A. LNeoLN,
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-20

A little boy picked up q small box turtle and
put 1t in his pocket. He went home and was
put to bed, having forgotten about his turtle.
Whilst the nurse ia newly imported Irish girl)
set by the children bed out popped the turtle
from the boys pocket (his clothes being on the
foor,) and began to make its way across the
rsom. Biddy jumped up in terrible fright. She
ran into her MISTRESS room, exclaiming.' Do
GENE and look, madam sure and belleveits
the bull bedboog of all the boOgs that's been a.
ter biting the childsr for . month. p <
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-20
Gen. Jackson TO his Colored Troon,.

In tito following Order Gen.. jackson, al Nsv
Orleans, in 1914, complmented his " Armed
Slaves :" W@ AEf IL
To TIE MEN OF CoLoR.-I collected vow. d
arms. invited you to share in the perils and
to divide the glory of your white countrymep,
| expected much from you, for was not unin.
formed of those qualities tehieh must rtnder You
so formidable to an invading foe. knew tina,
you could endure hunger and thirst, and all III,
hardships Of war. knew that you lored The land
Of your nativity and thas, like yourselves, you had
10 defend all that IS most dear to man but YOU
surpass M hopes. have found in you, united
TO those qualities, that noble enthusiasm which
impels to great deeds. Soldiers ! the President
OF the United States shall be informed of your
conduct on this OCCASION and the voice of the rep.
resentatives of the American nation shall applaud
your valor, as ysur General now praises your
ardor. The enemy is near his " sails cover the
lakes !" but the brave are united, and If be Gnds
us contending among ourselves, it will be for the
prize of valor, and fame, its modest reward.
BY command.
THOMAS f. butler
..s ..-. t.. Aid-de-Camp
In every Naval victory, during that War our
colored sailors showed equal bravery, and re.
ceived equal honor from our Naval Commanders
AT the commencement OF this war the services
Of ,olored men should, in osr judgement have
been accepted Commanding officers along the
whole line should have been instructed to welcome,
organize and employ contrabands in any and all
the ways that they were capable of rendering ser.
vice-not, as those who symps,hizs with rebellion
aege, in cutting their masters throats-but in 60.
operation with the army for the crushing of re.
bellicn and the preservation of the Union. And
this without proclamation, either by COL Phelps,
Gen. Fremont, or the President. Had these con-
trabands been thus organized into and " it'll the
army, quietly, we should have been strengthened,
and the enemy, in corresponding degree, weak
ened. The idea which REJECTS the services of col.
ored men, in resisting rebellion and defending the
Union, is preposterous. 1t should have been
done-not talked about-done prcmptly-not
made the occasion for proelamations for this, like
the operations of the Circumlocuton office, is the
way "not to 90 it"-Albany Ere. Journal.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01

investigation, which was granted
by the Association. The report
of the committee on "Order of
Business" was received, and the
committee discharged-said re.
port adopted
The committee to draft a con.
stltutlon and Bylaws for the
Association, reported and were
discharged. The Association
proceeded to adopt the report of
this committee by Articles. On
motion Of Mr. Wright, ito assign
a duty or exercise 10 different
members" the President appoint
ed F. Nj. Way as Critic, and
l.. Wright as teacher of Mental
Arithmetic, for the next meeting.
On motion, L. Wright and F. NJ
Way were appointed to act in
conjunction with the President,
as committee to designate the
time and place ofholding Teach
ers Institute in this countv;-by
suggestion of said committee a
motion prevailed, that, the Asso-
citation meet at Winchester on the
3rd Saturday Of May next at 10
O'Clock A. M.
The following Res olution wa:
read and adopted by the Associ
alton:
ReSolued, that we, the teacher:
of this Association, cordially CO
operate with Mr.. Rice of New
Castle, Henry county, who wa.
appointed at our State Teachers
Association to hold a Teachers
Institute in each County of this
Congressional District, in his ef,
forts to hold one in Randolph
county, at such time and place
as may be deemed expedient.
On motion, Association adjourn.
ed. p. HlATr, President.
h. A. CRoPPER, Sec'y, pro tenn
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
MARRIED.,

RYAN -JENKlNS-On Thursday
April 30th. by Rev. Mr. Irwin Of Muncie,
Mr. John w. Ryan of Anderson, Iud.,
and Miss Ida A. jenkins, Of Winchester.
MILES-JENKINS-By the same. at
the same time, Mr.. B. II. Miles, Of Wa.
bash, Ind, and Miss Irene d. Jenkins.
With the notice of this double
wedding came large cake OF
excellent quality. II the young
ladies' made it they are good
cooks, matter of the first i'm
portance as they will learn in
their new way of living.
CAS-BISHOP-On Sunday last, at
the residence Of the bride near Winches-
ter. by Rev. s. II. Rhodes, Mr.. Joseph
Lucas, Sen, to Mrs. Sarah Bishop, all Of
this county.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
For The Journal.
EX-PRESIDENT BUCHANAN.


The monstrous heresv that the
Constitution confers no authority
on the Chic! Executive to enforce
the laws of Congress, or the
terms of the Union, is as shallow
a pretense as ever found place in
"a State paper. This heresy
emanated from parties that never,
COR one moment, believed in its
truth, but sought to benefit by
and gain some respect for il, by
obtaining for it a high official
sanction. In the contemplation
of this official declaration, which,
If true, would stultify every
statesman of whom we have been
taught to feel proud-it is Inn
possible to avoid conclusions
which do not rebound TO the
credit of the courage, honesty,
intellect or patriotism of Presi-
dent Buchanan. The conviction
was painfully acute that there
was a wrong somewhere, and so
general was that conviction, that
the heresy was death stricken at
its birth. 1t found no place in
the affections-met no response
but indignation-produced no
echo but hostility-and aw akened
no gentler feeling than shame,
mingled with regret, in the breast
of any patriotic Unionlst. By
the few who were traitors 1t
might have been regarded with
complacency; by the many VINO
were patriots-with indignation;
BY all-with contempt. 1t was
an invitation 20 unholy ambition
to brave the light Of day; TO the
assassins of Liberty to strike with
impunity; to the genii of anarchy
TO come forth from their horrid
den of chaotic darkness and do
their worst.
If ancient times furnished the
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
-The Government las deter.


mined TO raise a force of about
10000 men, for garrisoning forts,
from those officers and soldiers
who are disabled for the field and
yet fis,o relieve an equal number
Of ablebodied men from garrison
duty.
The Commissioner of inter.
nal Revenue has decided that
promlssory notes for sums under.
as well as over $50, must be
stamped
An expedition under General
GREEN CLAY SMITH, attacked a
camp of Texas cavalry near
Franklin, Tenn, at daylight yes
terday morning, completely sur
prlsing them, capturing about
one hundred and thirty prisoners,
among the number nine commits.
stoned officers.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
LOOK HERE.

Write to US: send us word,
when anything occurs in your re-
gion. If an old resident sells his
farm, if a man builds a good barn
or house, or if anybody has any
"lacts and figures" about farming,
let us know. Send us accounts
OF Union meetings, and educa-
tional meetings, and of your
schools, exhibitions &c. Do not
understand this as promise to
publish all you send us, we must
Judge about what use to make oil
all that we receive from you, but
we are glad to have the people
send us anv information. Always
give us your name, that we may
know our authority for statements
made.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
THE REPORTED POISONING
CASE.

This case would very likely
not be alluded to in this paper at
present, but for the many err
roneous and contradictory rumo
afloat in the community and
through the newspapers Of other
localities. The matter is caught
at and banded around by nearly
all Our exchanges, many OF them
giving names of persons and
places Of which we at home know
nothing. It. gentlemen of the
press could he in a little less
haste to get such things before
their readers, (before they know
anything about them them
selves,) they might, at all events,
have chance OF greater &C.
curacy.
The truth is, for we happen
to have had means Of knowing
something about the matter, Mr..
Calvin Bunch, Of Greensboro Tp.,
was arrested on suspicion of
being crlmlnally implicated in
the death Of his wife. who died
recently with symptoms some
what like those of arsenical
poisoning. At the preliminary
examination he was bound over
to court, and the charge not ad-
hitting of bail, he was sent to
prison.
At the instance Of the
Prosecuting Attorney, as well as
OF MIR. Bunch, the body Of the
deceased, Mrs. Bunch, was taken
out of the grave, and the stomach
and other viscera removed and
placed in the hands of a compe-
tent chemist in Cincinnati for ex.
animation.
Concerning the question of
the guilt or innocence of the
prisoner, we have no opinion to
express. That is a matter to be
determined by the proper legal
tribunal, and TO elucidate which
all this preliminary trouble is
taken. 1t is certainly very far
from the legitimate province of
the newspaper to pre-judge cases
of the kind, and, for the sake of
thrilling items, state such things
as if already thoroughly under.
stood and determined upon.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
Z FUr the Journal

DEAR JoURSAL:-I was thro'
three or four Counties in Ohio
the other week, and am inclined
to give you some mention of a
few things connected with my
visit.
] went from Richmond Ind. to
Dayton, thence to Xenia, Greene
Co., and down the railroad to
Waynesville in Warren Co..
made some excursions through
portions of the two last named
counties. This part of Ohio is
a superb farming region. OF
course the only crop 70 be seen at
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
State of Indiana, Randolph County.

State of Indiana, Randolph County.
In the Rondolph Circuit Court, Segten.
Der Term, 1863.
No 433-Complant to correct Deed.
Oliver RI Law re Robert Powell, Rosan-
ma Powell, William Powell, Philip Pow .
ell, Harper Powell, Sarah Powell. Jane
Powell, John Powell. Shepler Powell,
Mary Snodgrass, Fl al.
NJ OW comes the Plaintiff, bv Brown
! Y & Monks, his Attorneys, and files
his complaint herein, together With an
affidavit that the above named Defendants
are rot residents Of the State Of Indiana /;
Notice is therefore given said Defend.
ants that unless they appear on the first
day of The next Term of the Randolph
Circuit Court, to be holden at the Court
House in Winchester on the 2nd Monday
OF September, 1863, the same being the
18th day of said month, and answer o.
demur to said complaint, the same will be
heard and determined in their absence.
Witness my hand and the seal Of said
Is Court, April Ord. 1863.
JOHN b. GOODRICH,
May l, lsG3.--l3 rec.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
OF TEACHERS, ASsO-
CATION.
NIxcaEsrER. April 25. lssa.

NINCHEsTLR, APriI %, Ie63.
The Association met occordiny
to adjournment, was called to or.
der by the Chair, and proceeded
10 business. The minutes of
preceding meeting were read
and approved. The President
called Tor the report of the com
mitlee on "Willsons Series of
Readers" in behalf of said com
mittee, P. Hiatt asked for still
further time for deliberation and
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01


this time of tn. year is wheat,
and of this there is very little in
the region referred to. Learned
that last fall the ground was so
hard, from long ntlnued drouth,
that II was impossible to plow at
the right time for sowing wheat.
So there was not much sowed,
and what there is looks badly, the
winter having been very unfa-
vorable.
There is great deal of Ma
pie Sugar made in this region;
fifteen hundred pounds or more
being some times produced from
a single orchard.
| visited Lebanon the Capital
OF Warren CO., and attended tie
examination of applicants for
license to teach. There are
three examiners; one is w. D..
Henkle, formerly OF Richmond,
md. There were about fifty ap-
plicants, nearly all young ladies'.
I | did not think the exercises more
difficult than those used in our
county in testing the ability oil
teachers; but there was too much
of some things. Thus in Gram
mar there were four times As
many examples to be analysed
as were in any way necessary.
There is nearly always / be-
lieve, a deal ofhumbug connec-
ted with the examination OF
teachers. In fact, of all the diff
ierent classes of people with
whom | have become acquaint-
ed, it seems most difficult for
teachers to avoid a sort Of one
sidcdness.
Nearly every teacher has o
hobby, and thinks there is some
one thing in which most teach
ers are deficient; and that if this
lack could be supplied, our sys-
tenn ofeducation would be near
ly what it should be.
Some have Grammar for q
speciality, others the singing
method of learning Geography,
land there never was a humbug
more absurd than that) and just
now some of our Randolph CO.,
teachers have a sort of Mental
arithmetic mania.
But all will be right Gin the
long run" doubtless, as We know
that the worlds progress is never
in straight line, but always by
a series OF oscillations between
extremes. Yours.
j. B HARRISON.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
a administrators sale

~ Office Is HEREBY GIVEN. that
~ l will sell at public auction on Sat
urday the 23d day of Nav. 1863, between
the hours Of ten o'clock, A VI, and four
O'Clock, P NJ. at the residence OF Lorenzo
Byrum. deceased, late of Randolph coun-
~. all his personal property not taken by
the widow. consisting Of Farming Uten-
sis, Horses, Colts, Cattle, &c.
TERMS OF SALE.--A credit of
nine months will be given on all sums
over three dollars, the purchaser giving
note with approved security, waving val
uatio0 and appraisement laws
CALVIN J. HICKMAN,
May ], 1893 A5-'r.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
Corporation Election.

"HERE will be an Election held at
the Court House in Winchester, on
Nonday. The 4tb dss Of MAY, 1863, for
the purpose of electing FIVE Trustees,
Clerk. Treasurer, Assessor and Marshal,
for the town Of Winchester, for the Gu
suing year. J. ID. SMITH.
April IL, 1868. u Clerk.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
STATE Of Indiana. Ran
d0tDh County.

In the Randolph Common Pleas Court,
June Term, 1868.
Jeremiah Smith Complaint
us. to
Carl HammeL Foreciose Mortgage
The Plaintiff now comes and files his
complaint herein, together with an afii-
davit that said defendant ia not resident
of the State Of Indiana.
Notice is therefore given said defend
ant that unless he be and appear on the
lst day Of the June Term OF the Randolph
Court Of Common Pleas, 70 be holden az
the Court House in Wincheste-, on the
18th Monday Of June. 1863. and answer
the complaint or demuI thereto, the same
will be heard and determined in his
absence.
Witness nv hand this 9th dav
srAL, Of April. SOB.
JOHN B. GOODRICH, elk.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
Notice TO Stockholders.

OFFICE OF CINCINNATI & FoRT WAYNEl
K. Il. Co., Winchester, April %, 1861
HNHERE will be an Election of nine
L Directors for said Company, held at
the Office of the Company in Winchester,
Randolph county, Indiana, on Thursday,
June 4th, 1863. BY order Of the Board.
myl-43 A. STONE, Sec'y.
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
APPOINTMENT.

n Office is hereby given that the IN
- dersgned has been appointed Ad
ministrator Of the Estate Of Lorenzo By.
rum, deceased, late Of Randolph County .
Said Estate j. supposed To be solvent.
CALVIN J. HICKMAN,
April 18th. 1863. 80 Admir-
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
News of the Week.

Little Washington, y. T., sud
denly disappeared in the night
recently. Gen, Foster was at
Newbern, preparing an expedi-
tion for the relief of the garrison.
when he learned that the rebel
Gen. Hill, with his entire com
mand, had departed.
Last week Gen. Reynolds
headed an expedition sgainst
McMhnvilIe, Tenn. His force
surprised the rebels, destroyed the
telegraph and some bridges, the
r. r. depot 600 bfInkets, 30,
900 pounds Of bacon, s barrels
of whisky, 900 bales of cotton,
besides some sugar and rice.
Also, the tents OF two camps,
and two or three mills which had
been grinding for the rebels.
We have some $50 prisoners,
three OF them officers.
The result of the fighting
near Suffolk, Va. has been highly
satisfactory. Longstreet's form
liable force has been repulsed.
and Its losses have exceeded ours
eight 10 one.
Gen. Banks's recent opera
tions in Southern Louisiana have
been very successful. About
10000 rebels had collected on
the Bayou Teche; against this
force, Gen. Banks sent Weitzel's,
Emory's and Growers Divisions,
and some gunboats The enemy
has been beaten in several land
fights, losing many in killed
wounded and prisoners; about
1900 of the latter have fallen
into our hands. Ten of their
steamers were burned, and
large amount OF stores captured.
Our wounded have been sent to
New Orleans, they number about
two hundred, and are reported
doing we'll.
The Union Club at Nash
vile, Tenn, numbering 573
members, have published a dec
laration of principles, thoroughly
loyal, and anti-slavery. They
invite free labor TO Tennessee;
the abolition o. slavery at the
earliest practicable time; they af-
firm as the correct policy that
no traitor or sympathizer, and es-
pecially no disloyal stakeholder,
shall share in ruling the destiny
ofthe nation at the ballot box.
The fugitive slave Anthony
Sims, whose arrest in Boston
and rendition TO his master caused
so much excitement in Boston,
and cost the Government so much,
eight or ten years since, is again
in that city, having escaped from
Ficksburg. He runs no risk Of
being sent back to the South a
second time.
There has been a great scare
in West Virginia on account of
a rebel incursicn. Wheeling, and
Pittsburg, Pa, were said 10 be
threatened, but il appears that
the number of the enemy, and
the importance OF his movements,
were greatly over-rated.
In appor,ioning the draft,
credit will Ne given to each State
for the number of troops already
furnished, but three years. men
will be taken "a the basis. Thus,
three regiments Of two years men
will be considered as equivalent
10 only two regiments, and four
regiments OF nine months to one
regiment OF three years men.
Gen. Marmaduke, with s.
600 rebels attacked Cape Girar.
deau, Mo, on last Sunday, hav-
ing previously sent in a flag OF
truce demandinr, a surrenler
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01

incomprehensible Nero who fired
Rome, fiddled whilst it burned,
gloated on the agonizing misery
which it caused, and, in order to-
escape condign punishment,
charged the crime to Christians
and visited them with the most
terrible prosecutions the world
has seen-modern times has
furnished the equally incompre-
hensible Buchanan, who frater-
nized with traitors, whose ap-
pointed agents robbed the Gov
eminent with impunity, who per-
mitted the national flag to be
pulled down without opposition,
connived at measures taken in his
name for the Inauguration of
secession, violence, anarchy and
ruin-who essayed to palllate or
extenuate crimes against the
nation, which the patriot can
never forget, much less forgive
who, to say the least, was a silent
spectator of the preparations
making by men who represented
that fierce barbarism called, by
courtesy, peculiar institution"
for the assassination of Liberty;
who saw the "Ship of State"
steered by his own pilot, rushing
madly into the maelstrom of revo-
luton, and did not plead that
the "good old ship might be
saved, but that James Buchanan,
the personifcation Of imbecility,
might take passage in her life
boat for place OF safetv-and
then, to escape the responsibility
of his official criminality, charged
the crime to the account of the
Abolitionists. 1t may be said in
extenuation that, under the in
flrence of that stolidlty said to
be the result of cowardly fear, it
was an error of the judgment,
rather than Of the heart; but in
the opinion OF Talleyrand, an
error SO gross is a crime.
1t is not strange then that in
the light of this State paper,
which disclaimed al Constitu-
tiopal authority to protect the
Government from assassination,
that amere declaration on paper
that the secession of portion Of
the States from this Union
was san accomplished fact"
should gain some degree Of
respect abroad. Backed, as it
was, by what was tantamount to
an acknowledgment of its Con.
stitutionality by the Chief Execu-
tive of our Government, the
forwardness of England and
France in acknowledging the
right of the seeding States to
the title OF lawful belligerents,
should not be too hastily con
demned. The excuse is not,
therefore, destitute Of plausibility.
although it has, undoubtedly, its
foundation on q desire to crush
the power and check the expan
sion of the American Republic.
On President Buchanan rests
the responsibility of an official
criminality which an Arnold
would not envy. His imbecilitv |
alone shields him from the casti-
eating lash Of his betrayed coun /
trymen; and even that will not
secure him immunity from an
odious memory The infamy OF
his official omissions and acts,
cannot escape history. They
will be transmitted TO remote
posterity, and a knowledge OF it
will be among the earliest
acquisitions of each successive
juvenile generation. They will, las
heretofore, be taught that George
Washington was the Father of.
the American Republic; and, in
Winchester journal. [volume] (Winchester, Indiana) 1862-1863, 1863-05-01
Application for License.

n Office Is HEREBY GIVEN, that
~ the undersigned will make applica-
tion TO the Board Of Comm ssioners of
Randolph county, Indiana. for license
to sell Intoxicating liquor in less quaint
ties than quart at time. to be drank
on the premises at the following place. TO
wit: Beginning u feet east of the South
west corner OF inlot No. y, on Washing
ton Street in the north east square in the
town of WINCHESTER and county afore.
said. running thence east - feet. thence
north 40 feet. thence west - feet, south
80 feet, and in the house in which Pat
rick Kelley has been keeping Grocery.
JOHN GREISHEIMER.
April "a. 1863. AZ