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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

Tue QUEEN or TuE Wksr,-Rebel paper
have the following news of the achievement o.
the federal ram Queen Of the West, which Sc
calamity run the rebel blockade at vicksbnrg
and is evidently doing much damage to the rcb.
els along the river between that city and Port
Hudson
llcKsBrRG, Feb 3. The Yankee ram Queen
Of the West went down the river Yesterday alter.
noon, with the supposed intention of destroying
the shipping between this point and Port llud
son. she was iirod into at Warrcuton, but with
no effect.
Jackson. Miss, Feb 4. The Federal ram
Queen Of the West, which passed vickshurg on
Monday morning, arrived aad landed ~ vidalia,
opposite NatcheI, on the same evening. A
guard oi men was seu, ashore, who attempted
10 capture Col Yebular York, but he escaped.
The lam then steamed down the river, dong
considerable damage.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

Secretary Seward officially denies that NJ
NJ rcier had any authority from him to hold any
conference whatever with the rebel government
lie says
No suggestions were made to NJ. Mercior by
the Secretary OF State that induced or we're de
signed or calculated to induce hun to undertak.
mission to Richmond in April last or at any
other time.
Since the 4th Of March 1851, no communi.
cation, direct or indirect, formal or informal,
has been h Id by this Government or the Secre-
hry of Stale with the insurgents, the aiders
or abettors
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17
The London Times on Intervention.

- N"'"''a IHVNI' VHtIVW IIIt IN SAYS
Neare sometimes appealed to, as il imperi,r,
duty called upon usto JON france IN in,entnt.on
bal no duty cm bird us 10 push omser iaio N,
councils Of men rho entered into tbs ,rir uiiLou
consulting as aud ,rouid see N any eadearor "a
put on endio Il only prorocaiion 10 be treasured
pyor future use AIDA neig ground for an tnmii,
lrhIoh Their IS no occasion jOrm 6yang means h
iucredse, We must be conten. 10 look on vel
awhile, and to hope that deyeranoe for this peo.
pie, most rely tried because most entirely
handed over to his own devices, will come iron
some quarter Of which present circumstances
afford Us no indication.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17
AFTERNOON.

Royal Wheeler, Of East MONTPELIER. a,3
II. Heath, Esq Of Paiufeld, were add
the nominating committee.
The Committee after brief consula.
presented to tn Convention
ELI BALLOU, Of Montpelier.
as candidate for commissioner, and the n.
nation was confirmed unanimously by The.
ventiOn.
Mr. Blllou briefly thanked the Con,a.
for the nomination.
The Committee also presented the 6ls
County Committee.
Jonas Abbott, T. S Ncwcomb. J,rsn
Carleton, l.. c. Wheeiook, John Smdw
Tho Committee also reported lsto I
Committees, which wee confirmed by the
yentlJn
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

REORGANIZATION or Gur ARMY OF the PJro
MAC ten. Hooker has issued an order abolish
ing the three grand divisions aud converting ID,
army into one grand whole, with the old corp.
organizations restored under the following com.
mandegs
10 the First Corps is assigned Gen John F.
Reynolds to the Second, "aior General D. n
Couch the Third has Tor its commander Brre.
der General d. L Sickles temporarily The
tiilh, MAJOR General George & Meade: sixth
Major General John Scdgwiok; Eleventh, Ma.
Jor General FAM Sigel; twelfth, Major Gen
era IL. W Socum.
The cavalry has baon consolidated into one
corps, under command Of Brig, Gen, Sloncman
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17
TONN elMNIrIErs.

BT0 Leonard keith, f. +. Aldiicb. D..
cT,e'oo.
Bsriin a. c. Burke, j. y. Perrin, M.
Foster
Caboi- Edward IIajnes !. 7. Iamscr.y
Hale
Cdiai, C b. Marsh, J. V. L. KutN
Chase.
I Durbwy-John Wright, II. S. & ,mm',,.
B. Crossel.
East .uonipeiter-S. S. Kelton. Geo S.
fgg,ion-Wilb,5 Il Porter H., p.,..,
ph,n Dana.
ua,,b6sid- I,br + FIJI, tL. u p.
Levi PusIp. ' ''' '-
.UdHeser-Jaeab : I,dd Wm a..
Benz. Scrbner.
.Uonip,Gey-Joe1 F,,i,- 7, II y ID.
Jos4pb Poland.
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Wm. Clam. - f'''''
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J,,pe, O,cp,t = N'''''
Pinm6sli-C II. usafh Fz,, K.,5..
/ Gale.
RorJury- O,amel Ricb.,3.or MI. M.
Alvin Br,l.y
1 Uaifsf,d-In Ric,ard.oe p,,5,, pot..
Hiram Jones.
Uol,ybyyy-N X p,,r. r. Y
ID. Smith.
Harrm-non-lor I.shsr p,.,,o S,o.,
log, T. A. Wright.
Woofbw7j-Asaph Town Tho. u.,,.,
EN- Ain.w ffh.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

TIE NFw YoRK DEsocRAcY.-Ihere has beer
for the past week or two, signs Of improvement
in New York Democracy, ana they have mani
tested less malignant hostility to tho prosecu'
ton Of the war. They are, Of course, just as
bitterly dtnouncing the emancipation measures
of the administration, as ever, but they talk
less of peace aud compromise as means oil
ending the war. Even John Van Buren,, in a
speech, made ooly few days ago, in New York
talks in this style
&" lie h,d proposed some time ago that after
we had taken Richmond we should hold con.
yention and SOC what could he done, but that
was st)utly opposed by the Tribune at the time,
and also by the Southern press and the SOUTH
ern leaders. The South would not hear OF a
convention until after their independence had
been recognized and never while he lived
should that recognition take place # lie could
help it, They had refused to 20 into a conven-
ton to remodel the Constitution, while if they
had favored IT, new election for President
might have taken place in sixty days. (Great
appause.) lie had never doubted that Davis
aud the other Southern leaders in this rebellion
were opposed to reunion, and, therefore, unit
the South can put down the men who led her
iat0 rebellion, the war mus, 60 on. lie wa'
utterly opposed to accepting mediation from
any quarter. We must settle the question
ourselves, or we had better die ut once"
We wish John had been little more explicit
about the Convention which the South refused
to 60 into, and which was to have resulted in
the election Of a new President in sixty days
1t is possible that tho Democrats who have
been comforting with jeff Davis have received
the cold shoulder, and this may account iol
their returning disposition to fight it out.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

DEMOCRATIC LOYALTY We invite the atten-
ton OF our readers to the letter We publish
from one of our army correspondents, a gen
tleman who has been life long democrat, and
never suspected Of bo1g " aboitionist " or
radical" lie has been 10 the army from the
commencement Of the war has always been,
and is now, a warm admlicr Of Gen. Mcclellan
and, as his letter shows, is not inclined to be
mild or aifctionate in his sympathes for non.
combatant, antisayery men. But, notwith.
Standing oil this, he undenand thoroughly, a.
we believe do also a great maj)Tity Of his fellow
Democrats in the service, that treason must be
fought to tho bitter end, and everything short
of that is lrretrieyabe ruin and. disgrace
Peace and compromise and submission Demo
Gratis may learn what true aud loyal Democracy
IS from this letter,--a partisanship which car
hold to It's principles, and yet stand steadiastly
BY the Government, and yield not an inch t.
traitors in arms. Such Democracy meanI
something, is worthy of commentator, anC
stands out in bright contrast to the cowardly
conduct of those who would disarm tho Coy
ernmen', disIeartcn or armies. aud leave the
Snip of State, with mutinous crew, to DRIFT al
the mercy Of the storm Of revolution to its final
wreck. As the Louisyslle Democrat has well
said
There can be no true democracy while trea
son keeps us armies in the field. except ,ca' de-
mocrGcy The ofi3e-hunters, who at time like
this preach peace in the North, may be demo
Gratis in name, but IN reality they are tories and
traitors, who woulc be in arms against Their
Government were they living in the so-called
Conf9ieracy'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

Ioe attention of farmers isagaru called to
the advertisement of the Lodi Manulacturinp
Company Poadrette. This Company manu-.
ac'ure all the night soil from the City Of New
York INTO dry, luodorous powder, aud at a
price far below any other fertilizer in the mar.
ket. They have been in successful operation
i'F tEeaty-ihree years, with steadily iucroas.
ng demand, which is a sufficient test of tho
value Of their manures.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

A Washington letter says It /, estimated that
the average number Of officers about Washington
IL live thousand, Nho are shlrkh duty, vet who
march upto the pay table ever, month With tn.
bdellly ola qa,',sfmaNs's mule to hi, daily peck
oil oats. A Senator hit them Of elsverIy III.
other day, by saving" some one threw rock a,
a lame dog a. WillArd's The other night, and 4,
knocked down two brlgad,r generals, We, Il wa,
not good nigh, Tor generals"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

Na1 Dun.-We are glad T. loarn that Capt
Yale, Co. h, ll.h Vermont, reported sometime
a.nc'' by ono u oar c,rre'p)nden,s, as dead
is probably alive. lis family have heard from
him since the date of our letter, and though
very sick, be Was then improving and thought
TO he cut ofdangcF
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

a LSirkR FROM J. c. TPLIN.- Below vi
are permitted to print shor, letter from
Corwin hplln, of this Village, taken prsouai
on the Harriet Lane Ills many friends will N
glad to learn that he is SO we'll treated
HousroS, Texas, Jan. 0. 1868
DEAR MAnL.-iou will have heard of th,
brush We had an the morning of the lst inst
long before this reaches you, in which our Cap
tain and LIST Lieut.. were killed, and three IN o
Also had seventeen wounded, including @o
Masters came out all right aud 20 Old
julius Are here prisoners of war, are at lib
er'y to go oil over the city and cannot complain
OF our provisions, have plenty of room in Out
quarters aud are treated very well by tho Con-
'Sdera'e olheers' Truly yours,
Coz.
Mr., Richardson also received q letter from
julius, ofan earlier date, written from Calves
'on, IN which he expressed hope Of being soon
exchanged
Although there was scarcely doubt, before
the rccep, Of these letters of the safety Of Riei'
AsDsos and TArLis, this direct news has made
assurance doubly sure.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

NV Music oliver Dlts,n & Co. of Boston
send rs a copy Of the -jOth edition of the
Golden Wreath, collection o popular songs
and ballads, pteiaead with some Instructions in
Insns, Neare told that this book has vey
wide circulation
Also' The Shilling Soug.book" and the
Camp Song book, small pocket collections of
songs with and without music.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

The bll to aid Missouri in emsncipatiug slave,
alter being amended so as to limit the compen,a.
ton Tor slaves at $500 each, passed. the senat,
Monday, by vote Of 80 10 Is.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

NlmH CAROLINA ASb lHg REBEL CoNscRir.
roN.-lac Raleigh Standard thus states lthe
position OF the conservatives ol North Carolina
On tha sabect oi eonscripuon
80 North Carolina aeQ1iesced in the first con.
se1PIon bill Us nfees4y-a dernier resort tJ
meet o pressing exlggnoy, which the foresight
OF che clvfamea. had failed to provide against.
But North Carolina has never acc. tsced in the
prm'ip.' 'l cluscripti.n, and neryc uiH She
regards II Us unconstitutional, dcspotic and dem
s-,4ra to liberty Nor does She recognize the
right or dGy Jt Congress So pass such a law .e1.
cp. and'f an overriding necessity, such as was
sad TO exist when the first bill was passed
Her peofe have never given their sanction to
.ae second e3nsalplon bill, nor to the bill Of
exemptions passed q. the late session Of Con.
gross
The North Ct5'ioa and Richmond papers
gre full Of controversy about tile course Of
North tirolina n regard to tho rebel oonscrip.
t'n' and good deal Of bitter feeling is mani.
tested
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

Admiral farragut, 10 his report of January
-, to the Navy Department, expresses the oTin-
ION that The Harriet Lane had no, escaped from
Galveston.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

Gov. Curtin Of Penuy lyania has consented
TO bea candidate for 70 election. 1t Is believed
he oan he reelected
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

The Senate substitute for the House currency
bill passed the Senate Monday,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

a Memphis observer describing the immens
rush auer cotton along The railroad between Jack
son aad Aleksbafs' says # there is one spectacle
more sublime tau the one afforded by the pres
eat Sttlr, 1t Is steamboat load Of welLdressed
gentlemen rushing tcgaal heroic,lly to take the
profits ol Tie war Vhen The risks axe all over. Ii
ml~es one feel that We have not lost our charac.
Itr as commercial people,"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17
Mcclellan IN Boston.


hlcOlellah III Boston
WARRINGTON tho SprInqf Id ReyubHCaa' (
Boston correspondent, gl3es rlcy account o.
the BJstonians and Mcclellan
Mcclellan, whatever be his merit. as a gem
elal, and Whatever may DO the merits OF hie
controversies with the Government, stands be.
fore the country rs the fAyorite and iuol Of
every coppe h ad damocr and rebel symuI-
thiz5r IN Tie land The seossh Ne# Jersey b. o.
ature which threatens 10 retudi4to irs aaArs
OF the public d1bt in else Congress lends hep-
ing hand to Missouri ~ her Effort to make a
loyal State Of herself is enthusiastically for
Mcclellan. Every copptrhead newspaper lsti.
euloglst and the closer they run towards the
line OF actual treason, tho more they admire
BIN. Ghero is copperhell to the right Of him,
oopperhead TO tho eiC OF BIN. and copperioad
all around him. a coplerhead Delegation from
Portland comes one day, and d copp rheal de.c-
CATION from New Hampshire the next, and the
perheadest delegation q, oil, from tho neigh
o0rhood where tile Hartford Times i3 printed,
succeeds III securing him, bearing OIL the prize
from all the rest. Lunt finds one poor old proc
slavery daTkey IN the city ana with an admir-
ao3 sense OF tne fitness OF thugs gets hlm l"-
lTolacl1 u Mae as Unlon Democrat, ana the
GENERA! c2n2ratuI1tes ham, ami proudly Lant,
on ai' ingenious and neat device to hnnG c1n,
tempt On the c'iofei race Nobody las LatI
from the IP@ ct either toe guest Or he enter
'aaeFa, any expression OF interest IN the pro-
grcss Of The loyal cause The whJe affair has
been an exhibition Of malicnaucV towards all
men who are in earnest In nolt,o, dawn ,,o rr.
bclhoo, tempered only bv the m9at exquisite
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-02-17

IAE Nav How uae Eircr5v The Repub.
can state COMMITTEE have completed their
Canvas ln NV llamp,Aue, and it has proved
80 te rsn-talh.y cgr.ee. 10 former yesls, great
couh4wc' may replaced la IT, They estimate
that the vote will sand for Gilmore. 3503G ;
t'r h'smao, - l12-Bcpgblan majority,
25Gi.
The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25
What has Rlined other Nations may
Ruin Our Own.

History tells US Of the reign Of fanatics and
madmeD in other countries, and teaches US
lesson that ought to save US from their follies
and final ruin Whether we have learned from
the past to guard well our liberties is yet to be
seen. If We would protect our rights We must
not give unlimited power ioto the hands of a
few officers, or ike the Bourbon in the French
Revolution, we may suffer death for it.
But the death Of the Bourbons was not all
that followed that bloody revolution, for as
soon as their death struggle was made CON-
pete, then the factions called "Girondists and
"Jacob0es" began to cut each others throats,
and at length the leading men Of both factions,
who had no regard for law, were destroyed ;
and their followers were glad to submit to
despotism
Is this not lesson to Americans that ought
to save them from the shipwreck Of this nation
Let our people once yield all their rights up to
those in power, or submit to the rebels in arms,
and ere loug they will be glad to submit to a
despotic government. What has brought
other nations to destruction viii destroy our
own if praciiqed Let Us compel those in
power to faithfully stand by the Constitution
aud laws, and then We can restore our Union
as it was. But if We permit those in power to
disregard Constitutional law and obligations,
how can we force other persons to obey them
The quarrel between the fanatics, has already
begun. Conway of Kansas, says that 'rhe
administration is not Carrying on the war to
crush the rebellion to save the Union to free
the slaves, but to perpetuate themselves in
power. The other day when it was made
known that the President had revoked the
order ofGen. Burnside suppressing the Chicago
Times, the Abolition portion of his party was
ready to suppress y. Lincoln, and 50 declared.
The President got fits from these patriots.
who few days before were going to hang
every man as traitor that did not endorsed
every act Of the administration
Let US again appeal to the American pco
pie TO support the Constitution and obey the
laws" With these thugs we are safe; with
out them our liberties are gone, aud des-
potism worse than that of France may fol
low Freeport (IlI) Bulletin
The weekly Butte record., 1863-07-25
adfeklp 8etorb
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
Adopted by the Democratic STATE Conreation. al
Sacramento, July 9th. 1865.

Rssolrsd, That the Democracy Of the State Of
California are in favor Of uns.terable adherence
to the Constitution Of the United States, with all
its guarantees of civil liberty uninpaired.
Rssoired, That are in favor Of the restoration
and preservation Of the American Union that We
recognize 10 it, fullest extent the right and duty Of
Government to resist by every Constitutional mode
rebellion or insurrecton against rs lawful supre
acy but We recognize that right solely for the
purpose Of restoring its constitutional authority
and for no other purpose whatever.
Rssol5ed, That it is the duty Of the State Of Cal
ifornia a member Of the Union 70 Weld o5ed-
ence TO all constitutional Acts OF Congress and the
Federal Executive, and that any individual, Of any
party. who shall endeayor to neite insurrecton or
rebellion within her borders, or disafsection and
discord among her people T. a traitor 70 her best
interests.
ResolUed, That the aim aud object Of the Demo
cratic party is to preserve the Federal Union and
the rights Of the several States unimpaired and
they hereby declare that they Go not consider the
Administrative Gsurpation Of extraordinary and
dangerous powers not granted by the Constitution
the subveFsion Of the civil BY military law in
States not in insurTectiOa or rebelI0n-the arItra-
ry mlltary arrest, Imprisonment. trial and sen
tence Of American citizens in such States where
civil law exists in foil force and yiror-the sur.
preston Of freedom Of speech and Of the pressthe
open aud avowed disregard of State Tights-the IA
natlcal attempt 70 place the negro on 50 cial and
political equality with the white race-and the EN-
ployment OF unusual test oaths-as calculated 70
perpetuate Government deriving its just powers
from the consent of the governed
ResOfrsd. That are opposed to all secret p0
iitical organizations and societies as dangerous to
the liberties OF the people and destructive Of our
republican form of government.
Resotued, That we claim and demand as inalien
able rights, freedom Of thought, freedom Of speech,
aud freedom of the press, and further declare that
Government agents should at all times be held to
strict accountability to the people and that all
errors Of such agents should be liable to the full
and free exercise of untrammeled popular discus
sion for the purpose of correction by the ballot box
Resoired, That We denounce and unquaHfedly
condemn the Emancipation Proclamation Of the
President Of the United States as tending to pro-
tract indefinitely civil war, iRcite seryile insurrec
ton. and inevitably close the door forever 10 a res
toratiOn Of the Union OF these States.
Resolred, That we disapprove Of all Congression
al laws tending to substitute paper currency in
California in place Of our own metallic circulating
medium.
Rssoired, That the spirit and meaning of the
Democratic platform Of this State are comprised in
the words. /" The Constitution as it is, and the
Union as it was