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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

AHENDrENTs or THB Excise LAw.-Two OF
three provisions Of the Excise or Internal
Revenue law, enacted last July, were Of a
character to work serious embarrassment oc-
casionally, to persons however well disposed
to comply with its requirements Alaw has
been recently passed to remedy the difficulty,
the chief sections Of which are the follow
ing
Sec. 2. .4Hd be Il further enacted, That no in
strument, document, writing, or paper Of any
description, required by law to be stamped, shall
be deemed or held invalid and Of no effect for
the want Of the particular kind or description Of
stamp designated for and denoting the duty
charged on any such instrument, document, writ
ing, or paper, provided legal stamp, or stamps,
denoting a duty Of equal amount, shall have
been duly affixed and used thereon ProUiiei,
That the provisions Of this section shall not APP
ply to any stamp appropriated to denote the du-
ty charged on proprietary articles.
Sec. 1. .qad be IL further enacted, That all Of
fetal instruments, documents, and papers, issued
or used by the officers Of the United States Gov
ernment shall be, and hereby are, exempt from
duty.
Sec. .. md bc a further enacted, That the
nine, y-fifth section Of an act entitled San act to
provide internal esonue to support the Govern
mont and TO pay interest on the public debt
approved July first, 1862, be 50 amended that
no instrument, document, or paper made, signed
or issued prior to the first day Of March, A. D.,
1863, without being duly stamped, or having
thereon an adhesive stamp TO denote the duty
imposed thereon, shall, fer that cause. be deem
cd invalid and Of no effect Prori3cl, That 10
instrument, document, writing, or paper, requir-
cd by law to he stamped, signed, or ssued with
out teing duly stamped prior to the dly aforc-
said, or any copy thereof, shall be admitted or
used as evidence in any court until legal stamp
or stamps, denotns the amount Of duty charged
thereon, shall have been affixed thereto, or usel
thereon, and the initials cf the person using or
affix NJ the same, together with the date when
the same IS 50 used or affixed, shall have been
placed thereon by such person. And the person
desiring to use any sush instrument, document,
writing, or paper, as evidence, or his agent or
attorney, is authorized in the presence of the
court 10 stamp the same rs herein before proyid-
cd. And section twenty-four Of an act entiflel
San act increasing, Temporarily, the duties on
Imports, and for other PURPOSES, appro ed July
| II, 1852 - is herehv repealed
Approved, Dc. 25, 1862
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09
Poetry.
COMING HOME.

They are coming home, coming home.
Brother and lover, fsiher Snd son;
Friend and foe-they are coming home
To rest, for their work is done
They come from the hospital, picket and field,
From iron-bost, and froEning fort,
In silent companies, slcRly wheeled,
In tho rhythm Of doleful thought
This Was father Of women and men,
Grsy-haired but hale, and strong Of limb;
The bayonet flashed snd flashed again.
And the old mans eyes grew dim.
Here was = form Of manly grace;
The bOnb-shcll grOaning through the air,
preached with his tlcoi pictured face.
And = curl Of aiken hair.
There WAS a bright-eyed, vcnturesome hoy;
Back from the perilous picket ground,
They bore him. WAkc1 from his dream Of Joy.
To a ghtstly, fitsl wound.
And thus for three days lingering,
He talked in wandering, rapid speech,
OF mother and home, and the cooling spring
His lips could almost reach.
TheJ Src coming home, but not A they went,
with The flying Gag and stirring band.
With the tender word snd message sent
From the distant waving hand.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

The BELL-RINGXG.-Wh hen general bell
ringing was proposed for NewYearsday it was
supposed that the news OF .he Proclamation
would reach here before noon. 1t did not
come till just night, and the proclamation was
not Published here till next day. So the bell
ringing came of Friday, tetween the hours
of twelve and one, in good style. We were
sorry to notice, however, that the bells be
longing to the Episcopal church and Roman
Catholic church were not rung with the
others.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09
Gen. Buffers Farewell.

Gen Butter, farewell u the citizens Of
New Orleans II a very pungent discourse,
which they viii not be likely to forget for
good while. We cannot give the whole Of it;
but the last few paragraphs, coming as they
do from one who for years was among the
hardest Of the harris in the pro-siayerydemo-
cratic party, are specially noticeable. He
gives Il summary of his course Of proceedings
as Military Commanlant Of the Gulf, ani
especially Of tie benefits which he had confer
red on New Orleans by his administration
lie says
81 found the rebellion to be war Of the sIis-
tocrais against the miiiling men; Of the rich
against the poor; war ofthe lanl owner against
the lAlorcy; that it q -trug ,le for tbc rc'en-
lion cf power H. thc hands If The f-E asainst
the many; and | found no conclusion o. it ave
the suhjuelt;on Of the few and the dis-nthrall-
ment Of the many. | therefore felt no hesitation
in taking the substance Of the wealthy, who had
eausod the war, to feed the innocent poor who
hal suffered by the war. Aud | shall now leave
you with the proud c0n-cou-ness that carry
with me the blessings Of the humble AMI loyal
unacr the roof Of the cottage and in the cabin
Cf thc slave, and so am quite content L. incur
the susers of the salon or the curses Of the
rich
found You trembling at the tcrrors 4 seI,ilc
insurrecton. Al danger ofthi, have prevent
o1 by so treating the slave that he hai no cause
10 rehel.i
I found the luns,on, the chain and the LASH
your only means IT enforcing obel-n-e in y.'lr
servants. | leave tA.m peaceful l., .oas, e. a-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

In a list of recent deaths in hospital at
Washington, we notice the deaths of Edward
Duyal, Co. A, 10Th VT, and Geo. F. Lace,
Co. f, 9th VT.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

We arc sorry to lose the Monitor and the
gallant fellows who went down with her.
Her fate has been that Of many a noble vessel
before her. The Monitor was going with
other iron-clads to attack Charleston, it is
surmised. We hore her conaorts will take
the place but it would have been very salts
factory to lave had tie old, original and
only genuine do her share, instead Of 60
ing down to fight tie fishes.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

PERsoNAI. The item which we copied
from the Ca'cdoniaa, sometime since, that
Lieut. Weed, of Co, G.. 2d Vt, was under ar
rest, We are assured Is Incorrect we are tod
that he Is stiil in his Iacs in The company,
and has been, having Daglt tIroasi six bat
ties, in Eve Of which he I'D the company.
Capt HJmer K. Stlag ItJn, 2d Co., 4th
Regiment ; arTsiOJteEs, Is promJted to BE-
Maj Of the % Regiment. His eJminissi IN
dates from the batla Of Antietam- lie has
been in command of the regiment since that
time.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

1t was said few days since that the rebel
steamer Oyeto, which slipped by Com Pre-
bic, into the harbor of Mobile, had escaped
and was at sea again; but dispatches OF later
date from Mobile speak Of the Oveto as still
lying there.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

Nlo1N y - " - an I y II
Our neighbor, The Free Press, appeared
last evening in new dress Of type through
out, despite the hard times for newspapers.
We tender our congratulations on the great
ly improved appearance Of their sheet
DoiiVISmes. tiis morning.
1t is pleasant to be congratulated on any
thing that is a source Of satisfaction, and the
handsome appearance Of the FREE Press in
its new type certainly Is such to Us. For the
benefit of our friends of the craft, who may
be desirous to improve the appearance Of
their respective sheets in the same way, We
viii say that our new dress was bought Of
HoaAar { RoaBINs, Boston, from whose well
known foundry we have purchased material
for Fomc years, and whose type we have in
yariahly found Of the bes; quality.
TIE Winter Term Of the Union High
School, will commence next Monday, the 5th
Rule of the bylaws requires that examina-
lions for admission shall be held on the fir;
day Of each term at the Academy, and at no
other time, unless by special direction Of the
Prudential Committee
Going II oy BIC PIGs-A Z. Rulu, of
North Fcrrisburgh. lu,chcrcd Pig on the
3oth If December last, months and 9 day-
Oh. weighing il0 lis. p hours after butch
cring. Andrew II Hllmcs butchcred a Pig on
the same day, . months and II days Oh,
weighing 40 Tbs.
TIM WEATHER is most remarkable for IT,.
season Of the year. For six days now, tho
air has been mild, the sky clear and bright /.
aud with u, snow upon the ground, it ueoI.
a glance al the Almanac O, He sure that H.,
month j., january. and not O,t9rc-. We'd,
not think six days af -aeb beautiful rl,a,au,
weather are on rerarl as having occurred al,
thissaSln. There i--,arce any frost ia tie
ground; wore itn5t f,r thc tall-able certain
ty tlat snow aud ..lI weather .-iH come yet.
the farmers might begin spring Ilowins to-
morrow.
south OF 1- tacj h''' s"'"' nearly foot
having fallen as 'ar n''th Us Nh'ny last
week
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binding. aul $500 iavc Sl23.574 s., as the
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Improvement in t,e excellence of tie work.
TINS N.u Hvu.uFr Rurgu,.V STATE
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"'.' .' rt- - VOC ~ t'a'
o,-l lor Governor. ami DAVID H. BJfsrv, of
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Commissioner.
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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

The Brattleb1ro Pirair says it under
stands that arrangements lave been made to
have larse number Of disabled slliie.s
brought soon to the Hospital in that yillagc,
There are gcccn uCGatiors doe iO 100
men Wearc tjll that 100 viii he sent to the
HosIi,al in Il is lace Il is wt,k.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

THE ENEMY DRIVEN BACK.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

THE BATTLE NEAR MURFREEs-
RORO.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

A PROCLAMATION.

By The Prssident Of The United Sofss Of
America,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

ADVANCE OF ROSECRANS ARMY.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

FURTHER PARTICULARS
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09
Meeting of the Board 70 Medical Exam
inPr-,

At 9o'clock Thursday morning, January 9th,
the State Board OF Medical Examiners VIII meet
at the Pavilion Hous,, Montpelier, for the Pur-
pose Of examining applicants for appointment to
the Medical staff oftle Vermont Volunteer Sery-
ice. State papers please copy.
SAW'L ". THAyER, JR.
Chairman of the State Med. Board
Burlington, VI, Jaaulry /, 1862
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09
Christmas at the Capital.

The correspondent of the y. Y. EEdePend-
eaf gives the following account of the Christ
mas dinner for the sick and wounded at
Washington
On Christmas Day, through the benevolence Of
Mrs. Smith, the good wife of the late Secretary
of the Interior. the many thousands Of sick and
wounded soldiers in our hospitals enjoyed boun-
tiful dinner of turkies chickens, jeLes, and 9TH
er nice things At one Of the hospitals the fol-
lowing was the bill Of fare Stewod oysters,
roast turkey, stcwed chicken, roast duck, boiled
ham, potatoes. celery, cranberry sauce, apple
and miuce pies, ounce Jelly, raspberry jam,
cider anil oranges. Remember that these things
were set before five hundred OF a thousand men,
who for months have not tasted a luxury, who
have suhs.stel upon hard bread and black coffee,
salt beef, with an occasional stew Of fresh meat.
IL was a happy day in Washington and vicinity,
for at least 5000 poor creatures got thst day
what they VII not soon get ag1in-a luxurious
dinner.
Mrs Smith must be happy woman simply in
the thought that II was her ilca carried out
which made so many eripples happy. At the
judiciary Square Hospital, President Lincoln and
Mrs Lincoln, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith were present.
The President seemed very happy, and his wife
was never before engaged in q more beautiful
work. Ii should be said in her favor that she
contributed very largely 10 the hospital dinner,
and II Is well known that She spends great deal
Of time in nIinsterirg 10 the comfort OF the
wounded soldiers. IS the President was leaving
the hospital, one old man came up 10 him and
said: - don't sec, Mr.. President, but you man
age, in the milst If all your trouhlas, to hold
your own pretty well.' .' Yes" replies Mr..
Lincoln. in his laughing, g55i-natured manner,
YES hut the fact is / h1rcQf Muci % h1lf
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09
News Of the War.
No REBELS IN MARYLAND.

No REBELS IN MARYLAND.
ADVANCE OF ROSECRANS' ARMY.
THE ENEMY DRIVEN BACK.
THE BATTLE NEAR MURFREEs-
RORO.
RTHER RTICULAR
OUR TROOPS VICTORIOUS.
FEDERAL Loss 25OO.
THE ATTACK on vICKsBURG.
GENERALS BANKS md F.HRR.4-
GUT CO.W &c UP.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

BoyrE ENcl>E Co.-Ata regular meeting Of
zer Engine Company. held Friday evening,
the following officers were elected for the en-
soing year C. Ilildroth, foreman; John
Baxter, l-ta-,i-tmt Cha- /. Hart. 2das,i--
taut: Nelson White. Clerk and treasurer.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09
THE ATTACK on vICKsDuRG.

FEDERAL Loss 25OO.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

Hierods. On the twenty second day Of sep
temhcr. IN the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty two, a Proclamation
was issued by tie President Of the United
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

Tie richmond Irr,rs state that tho whole
u.mfror Union prison. uleu at Frcle--
ics-ta--h, w1s 1925, OF whom 276 were
las'cl on t.c fsll. aal thcrat G.35W sent
an t, Ri-imaaI 900 Of thcse aye now ready
O. le eu- away 0l parole.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

OUR TROOPS PICTORIOUS.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

Going II oN BIG PIcs.-A +. Rulu, of
North Fcrrisburgh. buichcrcd Pig on the
30th of December last, . months and 9 day-
old, weighing ll0 Us. p hours after butch
cring. Andrew Holmes butchcred a Pig on
the same day, Q months and II days oh,
weighing 40 Tbs.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

GENERALS B.l.NKS md F.4RR-a-
GUT com &c UP.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-01-09

LOOK our EoE SPONTANEOUS C0aIUsTIoN.
The question has often been asked if horse
manure would heat to such an extent as to
produce fire. a perfect dem7n7t-atilno oftAi7
question occurred yesterday lSundayI morning
st Mr. Oliver Mlrlc'= Minlt order. About
teno'cock one Of the members Of the family
went to tLc barn and discovered il to be par
TALLY filed with smoke, and gave the alarm.
On examination It was found that the pile ol
manure had heated 50 as tosct the byard- on
frc which covered the walls Of the cellar.
But for the discovery al that time, the barn
IN one hour would have been in flames. This
fact, so fully demonstrated, is warning to
farmers and stable keepers -Laois,oa Journal.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-22

General Blunt, commanding the district
Of Kansas, wastes no words IN displsing
of the cases that come before him. Not
long since, one Colonel Parker, of the
o~UunedsraUe army, wrote him a letter, no
tifying him that unless he General Blunt
hereafter treated spies, guerrillas Sc,
and their female accomplices, as honora-
BILE prisoners of war, he would, after the
goth Of May, retaliate by hanging FIVE
citizens or soldiers for every one of his
bandits who might be executed. Gen. Blunt
senthim word in replyt that he neednot de-
fer his retaliation to the goth. He says all
rebels or rebel sympathisers shall be des-
troyed or expelled from the military dis
trict, and females will not be exempt.
Experience has taught, he says, that the
bite Of q she-adder is as poisonous as that
of any other vsnemous reptile, and the
only constitutional right that will be
granted to persons thus in rebellion
against the Federal authorities Of the dis
trict, will be the right to make choice of the
quality of the rope with which they pre-
fer to be hung, those whom the authorities
do not feel justified in putting to death,
being sent south Of the Arkansas river.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-22


Jackson is the capital Of Mississippi and
an Important railroad and shipping point,
a great deal of cotton having been annual
ly laden there. Its capture by General
Grant is therefore, an event Of much i'm
p~Ortance. The city is situated on the right
bank Of the Pearl River, fOrty-fve miles
east Of Vicksburg and at the junction Of
the Southern Mississippi, and the New Or
leans, Jackson and Great Northern rail-
roads. The Pearl river is nsvigable to
Jackson, whence some forty or fifty thous-
and bales of cotton are annually shipped.
The city contains some four or FIVE
thousand inhabitants, and is regularly
built on level ground. 1t contains hand
some public edifces, as the State Asylums
Lunatic, the Deaf and Dumb. and the
Blind-the State Prison and the State
House. The latter is an elegant structure,
having cost six hundred thousand dollars.
Rumor speaks of it as having been burned
by our forces when the occupied the city.
Raymond, where u forces are reported
to have defeated the rebels two or three
days before entering Jackson, is eighteen
miles west Of the Capital, and heal the
railroad between the latter and Ficksburg.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-22
Ladies, LOYAL League.

The influence of woman in this war is
~ihcalculable. Woman's deft fingers have
clad tens of thousands of hospital patients
in clean, comfortable and health-prOmOting
clothing, while to the Ladies' organizations
is the Sanitary Commission indebted for
its most efficient workers. A few weeks
z the ladies of st. Louis held a meeting
and organized a Union League, hoping
thereby to increase their influence and
usefulness. The ladies of New York have
followed the example set them in the West,
and held a great meeting to organize a
National Union League. A pledge was
adopted as follows:
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-22

IcoEEsspoadsaea q 81 s. !. Rerald.l

COANGAHUl4EQ q hAI ~ = acLAAAsl
HILTON HEAD, g.. C., May l, 1858,
Affairs remain unchanged upon the is
lands about Charleston, our troops hold
ing quiet possession, undisturbed by the
rebels who seem to have weakened their
force somewhat by reinforcing the armyin
front Of Hooker, upon the RappahannOck.
The rebels appear to be quite we'll salts
fed that our forces will not-againz attempt
the capture Of Charleston, although they
have not suspended their work upon new
batteries upon Morris Island, which will
control the Morris Island channel TO the
bar. Whether they are destined to disap-
pointment remains for time itself TO tell. l
am not in a position to give any opinion in
regard to the matter. I can only say hat
nearly all the iron clads have rendezvoused
at North Edisto, and the balance will be
there at an early hour.
High tides are coming on, and l am not
q lite certain that the attack on Fort Sum
ter may not be renewed, in such a name
as to promise success. But all that will be
determined hereafter.
The rebels are making strenuous eXer-
tions TO raise the KeOkuk entire, if posi-
BILE, but at all events, to obtain possession
of her guns and machinery, the latter Of
which they greatly stand in need of to put
their new iron-clads into active service.
They assert that they have saved the
eleven-inch guns from the wreck, but their
papers do not mention 1t as having been
accomplished, but express hopes Of finally
getting something valuable from it. Mean
while, the wreck is rapidly burying itself
in the sand, and is undoubtedly beyond all
hope of resurrection. As the rebels work
only in the night or very cautiously dur
ing the day, it is very doubtful whether
their lsbors will be rewarded by anything,
except pieces of old iron, SC.
The other day quite 3 large party in a
very bold manner got around the wreck
in boats and began work. The Paul
Jones, laying off the bar, near that
point, was ordered in to drive them
away. She crossed the bar and opened
fire upon the wreckers, and quickly
dispersed and drove them ashore upon
Morris Island. Thereupon a small bat
terry, which they have erected on the east
side of Morris Island since the iron-clads
came out of the harbor, was opened upon
the Paul Jones, thereby drawing the gun
boats FIRE in return. 1t Was Of no dam
age to us, and was soon silenced. One Of
the rebel rams thereupon steamed down
past Fort Sumter and opened fire upon the
Paul Jones, throwing some very heavy ri
fe bolts clear over her. The Paul Jones
exchanged a few shots with the iron-clad,
and then retired across the bar, leaving
the field TO the rebels, as there was no
chance Of doing them any damage, and
very strong reasons for believing that q
rebel bolt might disable or sink her.
Quite a number of transports have been
discharged, and will be sent North in q
day or two. A large number still lie in
the harbor doing nothing, which can very
well be spared, and thousands Of dollars
saved thereby.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-05-22
Remarkable Phenomenon.

On Wednesday evening last, Captain
Orr informs US that when he brought the
Island Queen up to the dock at North Bass
Island, he noticed q remarkable phenome-
non. He did not think it needful to have
the stern line out as he thought the vessel
would drop in naturally to the east side of
the wharf, without Instead Of that how
ever, the stern swung around, as if car
ried, asst unquestionably was, by astrong
current. On going on shore it was ascer-
tanned that at a point a few rods east of
the dock the water had suddenly risen
from Is to 20 inches in height, as though
for some reason a strong current had sud
denly been driven in shore. The water fell
as suddenly as it rose. The occurrence is
q remarkable one, though others like it
have been observed before in this region.
Some years since a number Of heavy waves
swept in from the lake, when there was
completely still water, and dashed up to
Msrblehead Light Enthusiastically Reg.