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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-18
Selecting Wives.

The Madras Times explains the manner ir
which the soldiers IN the army OF that Presidency
select their brides " Ou. readers are aware
that in two most excellent institutions, orphan
girls of European ana mixed descent are tended
aud trained up to become hepmates for our brave
soldiers. Besides the Indispensable " lhres Rs"
they are taught to sew, and TO wash and to bake
and TO cook, and that most rare OF feminine ac-
plishments-how TO nurse. There is always,
We believe, select stock OF girls on hand quail
fed and wiling 10 take on them vows OF m4rl-
mony, al the shortest notice. Suddenly the hour
Of proposal comes, a, also the man. ohm Smith
a stalwart gunner, or Corporal Brown of the
dragoons obtains permission from hls command
ing officer to marry, and with testimonials of
good condnct in his nGnd he presents himself be-
fore the Jeriutepdent OF the asSy ium, and iu,i
mates his connubml par Jose. The arrangements
now adopted to pair oil the cancer or drlgoon,
are not quite the same as in days ot yore Inc
manageable nalGena are no longer tI0tted round
the compound, CT Gr,Wn up Ia nae before the
perplexed eyes Of the husband cleo. Toe pro-
cess OF inspection and selection Is conducted with
little more Of the privacy c0nvenuouaily due 70
ante.nuptla, DegouAuous. Smith or Brown IS
seated IN the room Wllh the experimentation, who
sends summons for Marina. Wan wise COM
merciaI reserve tn superintendent keeps back
the most tempting articles, until an endeayor has
been made to get oil The Oldest and least saleable
part OF her stocf. M,rtha very likely is a iauk
damSel, something like kellel S monument in
consumption, ana 4nless the customer be " not al
all particular" an Jection Is m de--ths reverse
of Lne objscuon urged by MantiIlnl to the two
countesses, " who had no outlines at all :"
Martha has too much outline, is all outline, in
toct. ... .ua. a. ff .au
The dragoon would Ike the outline better fill
ed in, SO Jane obeys the next cal, wbo is
plump but squad. The military sense OF correct
dressing is onended by the idea OF a wife VINO
reaches only to The hips OF her husband, 50 de-
sire is lantly murmured TO see another. third
appears who bits the juste mlieu of proportions,
and Smith smllesa gralltied assent, conmunca'
ting his approval to the SUI eriutendent in the un'
romantic phrase, 9 that one viii d.. lnat
one is next consulted, VINO seldom, If ever, has
any objection to Offer. The approved miidsn
whispers con ent, and the bargain s ratified On
the spot, not in the customary pleasant MANNER
for armorous Establishments tine superintendent
could On no account permit--but possibly by
.uol gtRn 3Gt1"-~ ,HHN& hH9
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-18
Important Truths.

On the getting of riches and the nobleness of
labor, Starr King thus flashes into light truths
worth needing
4" If an aroma could always attend gold, telling
in what way it was ganed-wheher 1t was in
herited or won by enterprise and skil--and If
earred, VII ther in ways useful or hurlfnl to the
higher interests of society, there would be no
danger Of mean worship Of money. If a mans
silver and gold told the story at once whether ne
earned it in making sugar, or by turning sugar
into lquor-in raisirg wheat or in epeeu!atipg on
tin weaving honest cloth, or in weaving shotdy
in putting strong soles TO shoes for soldiers, or
sham ones VIII ch proved that the maker had Mt
any soul at all-in spinning cotton, or in serving
one of the crowd of necessary agents in its dis
tributon-money would carry its own Judgment
with it. In any such system the farmer need not
fear to let the aroma of his money expand itself
far and wide. 1t would sprinkle the wholesome
ness of winds, the perfume Of blossoms, the
streng thenng smell Of the soil, the fragrance Of
noble uses.
The farmer thai pays his debts can't get rich
dshonestIy in the sight Of heaven. There can't
be too much wheat too many fine cattle, or too
much wool, if it is ony grown in the right place:
There can't be an excess of excellent peaches and
pears, 100 many pumpkins, OF even wv Ste".
crowd of cabbages, if they are not eaten SO I'M
moderately as TO come to a head en- human shoul
ders.
The two noblest classes Of labor are the ex
tremes-those expended on the material sol, an(
, upon the mental and spiritual regions-those tina
improve the ea' tn and hose that make humant
more fertile; the men who give US beets an
grapes and the men who give us ideas; the pr
. ductve thinkers, who show us how the fields ca
: double their products without waste, and thos
y who improve the capacity OF the human mind an
i hand; the men who labor wisely for the tulh
~ ment Of the worlds prayer, Give US this day OF
~ daily bread" and the men who, by their genl'
=. and service, prove to Us the immense Slgnlhca'
.. of that other passage of inspiration, Man sh'
=, not live by bread alone, but by every word tn
8 proceedelh out of the mouth Of Cod"
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-18
Speech Of Gen. Fremont at the Sumter Meet
ing III Kew York.

FELLOW-CTRENS Il had the honor Of being
asked to meet you here to-day, and to address
yol. acceped the invitation for the pleasure
it gave me to meet you, and for the further salts
faction | would have in using the OCCASION to say
how fully and bow cordially sympathze with
you in the objects OF this meeting. Two years
ago YOU met here and accepted the war inaugu-
rated on this memorable day at Fort Sumter.
To-day, again, the noise Of battle rolls around
that monumental fort and we are hourly waiting
10 hear the thunder Of the guns which shall an
nounca that at length our outraged llg has been
goriousiy avenged. But whatever may be the
fortune Of the day, no anniversary could have
been fouAd more fitting to renew your pledges
that thsre shall be no waverlng IN your support
of the Government, no talterng in the purpose OF
the North to restore and maintain, undivided and
free to all. the whole territory of the United
States of America. The public assemblages, of
which this is the tirst are intended to draw to-
gethsr and to give effect and voice to the opinions
and feelings OF the people on the great question
Of the day. We welcome these manifestations
as the evidence of healthy activity in the public
mind. They indicate unmistakaby that the ma
ton is not drifting, but moving with fixed and
resoute purpose-thst feeling OF unconditional
loyalty rapidly absorbing all varieties fopinion
4'u Iuslng all parry ulslincIIouS iuto thc stuS10
resolve to preserve our national unity, at every
cost. .. .s.s rss +. a.se
Bat while permitting myself the pleasure of
meeting you here, and Of taking part in this COM
memoration. / have declined to avail myself of
the invitation with whi;hI had been honoured,
to address you The subjects on which | had
been asked to speak required scope OF comment
ana suggestion, in which | do not feel at liberty to
indulge. | decline TO do 40 in Difference to the
e.wrsw w irrgAe rg40 2 .Sssnt#
rHe Fl. u ~ hs.s
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-18

Smith offering ais extemporary fance a rupee "to
get summit to please herself" The only other
form necessary is to obtain the sanction Of the
directors and to publish the banns.' We uader-
stand that the same system prevailed at Kidder-
pore lower asylum, with this difference, that the
candidate for matrimony being seated by the side
Of the matron, the young ladies come in,e the
room singly at one door, and unless then and
there chosen by the wife.hunter, they Immediately
retire by the opposite door, and once out of the
room, it was contrary to rule to call any lady
back or the plea that she was preferred TO those
who foll~ wed.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-18

On this subject, the Inaepe ndent of Apri
9th, presents the following encouraging and
as we think, truthful view
Two years have now passed since the out.
break OF the pro'slavery rebellion. The first
gun at Fort Sumter shocked the entire nation.
Business in all quarters was paralyzed and,
the whole people stood aghast-panic- -strick-
en- with astonshment Capitalists were
alarmed, ard the entire commercial commu.
nitv retrea 'ad from their lfe-activities like
doves to their windows before the Wa7rt and
roar OF a tornado. Failures occurred, Srs
fortunes, built, it was supposed, upon rock.
were dashed to pieces in day. Sadness and
mourning were almost universal. Dolly those
who had faith in God dared to hope and to
smile. The country was in debt eighty mat-
lions Of dollars, and our copperhead politicians
were already beginning to talk of bankruptcy
and ruin. Now began expenditures on a
scale unparalleled, probably, in the history
Of the world. Well the tornado has rageG
for two long years, and where are WEI
Whence have We drittsd What awful c.
amity hes beiaon US How 10 We stand
to-day? Thank God, wo ara stronger,
rjcber, more powertut, and more pro perous
peopie titan eUer bejore. Instead OF being
bowed down, We stand erect, more self reliant
more inVinclble, more thoroughly independent,
than any nation on the face OF the EARTH
Are our business interests suf4rin.? No.
Are our manufacturers at rest with folded
arms No. Are our merchants tottoring
aud falling? No. Is money scarce !? No.
Are the poor withou. work ? No, Is there
scarcity of food ? No. Has any fatal
disease swept through the land mo. ls
the Government without credits ? No. Is,
there alarm in any quarter 2 aNo-excspt
among the linoal decendaats and followers Of
Benedict Arnold Have tho people lost
heart No +! no IA Thousand times no I.
What have we now TO do ShaIl we
arise and 90 forward & With one voice. the
people say yea and amen. 'Tis true we owe
thousand millions Of dollars 'Tis trae
another thousand millions will probably 20.
IT'S true We have nothing in prospect but
debt and freedom. ! lis true now, IS. never
before, that any price OF treasure and blood
will be freely pard for that precious Inherit
ance which We seek. Let US once more clasp
hands before God, aunited armed host forlib.
erty, fearing no loss of property, no CONNER
ciai panic, no financial disaster, nothing but
the dlspleasure of the King of kings and
Lord oil lords.,a agus 10 ysh sdi sa i'aaa !! TO
.lse99s ahefgaG Eova i9 .sa. 3Aan oi sgstsa4 grx
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-18

Somebody writing to o co,emporary, relates
the following sell of wag, who, for the ainuse-
ment of crowd, was holding s,riptural con-
fab with colored divine:
" Why, Charley, you can't even tell who
made the monkey
- Oh, yes can, massa."
I" Veil, who made the monkey
Z" Why, massa, the same one mad the mon
hey that made you y
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-18

RELEASE OF JonN MINOR Boris Minor
Bolts, of Virginia, so long lncarcerated in the
Libby prison and in Salisbury, North Carolina,
has been released through the interposition of
friend, an ex ensive purchaser of tobacco, and
has permission to remain on his es.ate, near
GordonsvilIe, under the pledge of not aiding or
abetting the Unio.- cause.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-18
1)oetrp.
De Profundls.

De Pr0fundlS.
The face which duly as the sun
Rose up for me with life begun,
10 walk all bright hours of the day
With hourly love, is dimmed away
And yet my days gs on, so ca.
The heart which, like STAFF, was enc
For IN inc to lean and rest upon,
The strongest on the Ionge"t day
With steadtast Lave, is caught away
And yet my days go on, go on.
And cold before my summers done,
And deaf in natures general tune,
And fallen too low for special fear,
And here with hope no longer here,
While the tears drop, my days 60 on
Breath presses on my lips t. moan
AS one alone, once not alone,
sit and knock at natures door,
Heart bare, heart-hungry, very poor,-
Whose deselated days 60 on.
KNOCK and cry,-Undone, andone
Is there no help, no comfort,-none
No cleaning in the wide wheat plains
Where others drive their loa led vans 3
My vacant days go on, goon.
Advice reproves me thereupon,
More sweet than natures when the d:ons
or bees Is sweetest, and more desp
Than when the rivers overleap
The sAuddering pines, and thunder on.
Gods voice, not natures night and noon
He sits upon the great white thrsne,
And listens for the creatures praise
What babble we OF days and days.
The Daysprng He, whose days go on.
He reigned above He reisncd alone;
Systems burn out, and leave his throne
Fair msts of seraphs melt and fall
Around Him, changeless amid ALL !.
Ancient of days, whose days go on.
BY anguish which made pale the sun,
| hear Him charge his saints that none
Among his creatures, anywhere,
Blsspheme a sainst Him with despair,
However darkly days 50 on.
For us,-whatever's undergone,
Thou knowest, wllest, what is done
Grief may be joy Misunderstood
Only the God ds"erns the good
trust Thee while my days so on.
praise Thee while my days so on;
Hove Thee while my days 30 on;
Through dark and death, through fire and Frost
VITA emptied arms, ana treasure lost,
thank Thee while my days 90 on.
Elizabeth Barrett Brot0nln
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-18
National Strength

On this subject, the Inaepe endent of Apr
9th, presents the following encouraging and
as we think, truthful view I
The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1863-04-16
The Conduct oG tEe war.

The report of the Committee on the
Conduct OF tie War has just been issued
The testimony and documentary evidence
upon which this report is based is ex-
.Temely voluminous, and will not be ready
for publication for some time, but the
document before US covers the entire
ground The labors of the Committee
were chiefly directed to an Investigation
of the management of the Army of the
Potomac, and a discussion of the causes Of
the comparz4ivc failure 10 achieve the
results anticipated, and from this inyesti-
CATION the committee deduces opiuions by
no means hattering to the Commanding
General. There has been no opportunity,
as get, for an elaborate discussion of the
report, but its chief deductions have been
generally cepmented on by the, Eastern
press. The only objection urged, as yet,
TO the report is the ALLEGED evidence IF
prejudice in the minds of the Committee
against General Mcclellan, and an appa-
rent desire to present facts bearing against
him in their most unfavorable light =
Taking it for granted that the committee
have exhibited such disposition as that
alleged, it must be borBe in mind that the
friends of Mcclellan have necessarily
assailed the committee, impugned is
motives, derided its Investigations, and, as
far as possible, impcded Its opperations.-
Having their attention thus specially di-
rec.ed to the actions Of Gen. VI Clellan, it
Is not matter of surprise that fhe- COM
nittee should have sought a defense from
captious assaults by more relentless
exposure Of the fail;nes OF the com :napd-
ing General. One poiut the committee
has demonstrated beyond cavii-tbst the
failure Of the. magnificent Army OF the
Potomac in its Peninsuar campaign was
chiefly due t0ethe incapacity Of its com-
mander. Whether tie campaign eoul.
have been more successfully conducted BY
any one of his subordinates was not
question before the committee, ard they
have refrained from any expression on the
subject, but they have published fact
bearing on the matter not heretofore made
public-that the details of movements aud
the arrangements of troops for battle.
in several OF the battles before RichmGnd,
were entrusted entirely to his ss;rbordinates,
the commanding general leading of in the
back ward movement. His evident desire
to counteract the influence of the report
has been shown in the publication OF his
outline reports of his campaigns, suffered
to remain on file since the date Of the
events detailed. {i;tsJury Dispatch.
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majority of those present, complied -
whereupon, after nine cheers for tho
Union, the Constitution, and the. Enforce
ment of the Laws, the meeting adjourned.
Everything WAS conducted with the
utmost decorum, and nothing occurred to
disturb in the least the harmony of the
deliberations. We think we never saw a
better or more enthusiastic assemblage
convened inside the county The old
men and the young Democrats as
we'll as Rcpublicans-~ere out in their
strength, determined to demonstrate to
the world that the Government under
which they have have lived and prospexed 50
long as nation is a Government which
get commands their fealty and the warm
est emotions Of their heartr. It was a
mos. signal rebuke to scctionaIism and
Copperheadism-a sure indication that
the People are beginning to awake to a
realization Of the true magnitude of the
evils by which the country is threatened
through the sectional, selfish course of the
Democratic organization.
The Union League can be productive
Of but good results. Keep the bali roll
ling
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The next morning. finding it impossible
to save the vessel, Capt. Khiud called a
tug, which took all his men on beard. A
few minutes thereafter the Keok ak sunk.
The persons belonging TO the ship lost all
their private effects.
On Wednesday the Squadron remained
at anchor in the main ship channel II
is said the number of men In OR feet
was only about eleven hundred, With thir-
ty guns, while the enemy had, 1t Is sup
posed, at least three hundred guns, the
best in the world.
The injuries TO the vessels, excluding
the keokuk, are represented to be OF such
a character as will require but a short
time for repairs The casualties npiong 2
our men were remarkably few, including
one killed aud three wounded on the Ma
haat.
The advantage of our feet being in
possession of the main ship channel mar
rows the circnit of the blockade two thirds
of the former distance.
None OF the batteries fred upon oar
vessels until the latter reached the vicinity
of the main forts.
BALrIMoRE, April 12.-Thc, affair
summed up thus: We have entered the
harbor made successful reconnaissance,
engaged the rebel forts fer three hours,
damaged Sumter seriously, lost one vessel,
and have an increased and convincing
proof Of the yuinerability OF the MONT
or fleet.
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POPULARITY OF THE CoNsCRTPTIoN
Law AMONG THE SoLDIERs.-The con-
scription law is as popular among the sol
diers as it appears to be unpalatable to the
copperheads. A letter from Briaadicr
General in compand at Murfreesbero, says
that IT'S passage electrified" Gen. Rose
Grams army. General Hooker's men are
os one mind as to its value to the national
cause. They declare themselves ready to
see to it's enforcement in person, if need
be- A letter to Sepator Wilson from a
General stationed at Baton Rouge, says
.its passage and enforcement will
certainly end this rebellion in a short space
OF time. The moral effect ofsuch an act
at this time can hardly be over-estimated.
The people of the South already regard
their cause as hopeless to much greater
extent than is imagined Already their
conscripts desire nothing SO much as to
get to their homes they fight with no
heart or hops What, then, will be their
condition when they see their fears real
ICED, and that the loyal people Of this
country really mean TO continue The var !:
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Alas for Poland.

1t is to be feared, says the Press, that
the insurrection in Poland has ended in
failure and defeat. Every thing appeared
to be favorable. 1t was certain that the
Russians had been defeated in several
serious engagemcnts The peasansry had
sided with the Eobles in this war of liber-
alton. 1t was reported that the Gar had
sent special messengers TO langiewicz.
the Dictator, Offering favorable terms. on
condition that the contest should cease,
anI that these offers had been rejected =
Next, and finally, comes the Statement
that Langiewlcz vas confined in the fort
ress of Cracow. which means, we suppose.
that he had been defeated and had sought
safety in flight. Cracow is now possessed
by hStria, and therefore there need not
be aAy apprehension for the PATRIOTS
personal safety. The Emperor Francis
Joseph is not the man, we are sure.
to be.ray this eallset refugee who has
thrown himself on the hospitality OF
Austria. The king Of Prussia, no. doubt,
would not scrupie~ to deliver Langiewicz
up TO the tender mercIes of the Gar
There is hope, though remotely, that
the war ended, the Car will grant free
institutions TO Poland. We confess that
this is more than can be reasonably expec-
ted from Russian impoficy.
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no THE SCnoOh DIRECTORS

OF CAMBRIA eoUyrv
[GsxrLENhS In Pursuance OF ,ba .,i
seation Of the Act Of sth May, leT4 yop.a.
hereby notified TO meet in Convention a, ~
Court House, in EBfNSBURG, on the FTpSs
MONDAY IN MAY, next. being the an a.
of the month, a. O'Clock in the af;ernoo.
and select virc roee, by a majority cf The NJ
number OF Directors present one person q
hteraY and scientiGc acquirements. and !.
skill and experience in fhe art OF ,eacb,,S
80 County superintendent, for the three srs
ceeding years; determine the amoup, :,
compensation for the same and certifv -
result 10 the State Snperintenaent. At ua-rs.
burg. as required by the 30th and 4ota g..
tons of said act. HENRY Ely
Courty Superintendent Cambria couaar
Johnstown, April 20, lss3-3tz
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s@ Our Washington township corre-
spondent writes us that the "snaix' of
that neck O. timber met again at No. 4,
ON the 11th ipst, when and where they
were addressed by r. L. Johnston and NJ.
D. Magellan, Esquires. OF this place
The usual amount of pseudo patriotism
and venomous villifcation was ventilated.
Politics makes queer bedtellows To in
stance, r. l.. j. aud NJ. d. M. double
teaming the county together in behalf of
doctrines 6rst enunciatea and openly
esroused By the Rchel.- All, me -
whe'a thonyh. x!
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THE PREMIUM on GOLD AND SILVER
Gold was somewhat frmer today We
continue to quote at four dollars premium.
Silver, three dollars and seventy FIVE cents
For bank notes some of the brokers were
asking seventy five per cent premium, an
advance of Ave cents over the rate recent-
y current The buying rate Is sixty a.sd
sixty h7e per cent Ri-Emoiia 1g,Gg, ati
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A UDITOR,S NOTICE.

"A In tbs Orphans Court Of Car,tr.
county. In the matter of the Gdminis,rs,in,
acconat of Samuel and Henry Decher. ad,ain-
istrators Of Nicholas Berher decd Nov. =,
wit, sth March, 1868, II. iFasson abhoi6,sJ
Auditor to make distribution of he-ba!na,-
ia the hlnds Of The Gounautg. [By IL,
Court. In pursuanc OF the above apnoir,.
ment, the undersigned VIII ii at his cffr5 n
Ebensburg, on FRIDAY, sth NAY. nan
where those interested may rttead il the,
think proper u. HASSoS.
April &c, lss3-5t {
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:" CUTLDS & co.
IL. WHOLESALE SHOE WAREEoCyg
No l33 Wood Street,

Have received AZ iInusnse stock OF Boca
and Shoes suitable for Spring and SuuH.;
sales, comprising fnil assortment OF Staple
and Fancy Goads, carefully selected vish par
ticular reference 10 the wants Of the Nesisra
TrGde, and due regard to durability dasisl
manufactured To order a.ii warranted.
Onr entire stock having beea pBrchesi
aad contracted FOR direct from ;ne View Ebg-
land manufacturers entirslg fo- --casa. du5rg
las, Fail and Winter, befo-e the pr-s-ri
advance prices on stock ard we sre .nsSist
10 offer superior !cGuctmsrts 70 osst o.
prompt Tin. bpyers, anG sre prepsred 20 ssI
goods 81 less ti..n New York CT Phi!adelfEia
prices.
We invite The attention Of Merchants Sisis
ing this city 10 examine our large end aes.f.-
be stoci. before purchasing elsewhere.
nG Particular personsl attention giv,n
ORDERS.
April. Q IF Y. CiIIIbS co.