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The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-07
OYertaklng q Thunder Storm.

Mr.. Willis writing to the Home Joa0nal
from TIE west says:
To ovagtake thunder shower, whirl through
it, and outrun it, was the first oil the days ex-
citing novelties. We saw it ahead OF Us on
the prairie, as you see a singa black cloud In
the sky. with sunshine all around It, 1t was
moving in the same direction as ourselves,
probably at about twenty miles-an hour, ana
we soon began to oyertake it with our bet
ter harnessed thunder and lightning. The con-
ductor pointed, the dark masses out TO me
some ten or fifteen minutes before we entered
the outskirt of the shower, and we were ID
pelting rain, with lightning and peals OF thun'
DER for perhaps ten minutes, emerging in fair
weather on the other side, and leaving the
storm to lag after us ike the slow coach
that it was But, certainly, it was very queer
thus TO give thunder and lightning the go-by
But it is to the wild animals of the prairie
that the swiftness Of the raiI-train is inexpi-
cable Ages upon ages have established GER
tain relative rates of speed between man and
the subject races Of creation-the mountain
huDter being the fastest pursuer for which
the elk, the reindeer, the bear and prairie
wolf, the fox and the wildcat, the skunk, ut
ter and martin, are at all prepared.
The small line of the railtrack, nearly hid
den in the grass, is not recognized by these
wanderers over the vast plains of the West
and, while thinking themselves safe in their
own hosizon.edged wilderness, they suddenly
see tho coming Of the new monster. 1t lSs
daily experience of the trains on this ROAD
across Illinois, to overtaks some one or more
of them, and it is curious--so the different
conductors and brakemen all tell MEOW
none of them seem to have the sagacity to eS'
cape by running off at right angles. Am0"
invariably they flee before the pursuer, and orc
run down at last, to fall faintipg with terror
and exhaustion in tho neighborhood OF 'nS
track.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-07
The Election.

Although our returns are yet not entirely iuli
there are nearly enough SO for all practical pur-
poses in estimating the result, The vote VIII
not be a very full one, and for this reason the
Union majority may not quite reach the figures
we made the day after the election, but 1t will
be large enough for all practical purposes
Relatively, the result will be about the same as
we then estimated It, The returns of represen-
tatiyes from over 200 towns shows very small
copperhead delegation, ten or twelve only. IL
NAV reach fifteen in the entire State, butat any
rate it is small enough to be quite harmless
The Senate is unanimously Onion. The num-
Der of new members in the House is quite large,
but we notice among them Deane of Cavendish
and Colby of Hartland, who have served many
times before, tho they have not been members
the past two years. OF the old members among
the most prominent ones are Reed OF Montpe-
lier. Chandler of Woodstock, Shaw of Burning
ton. Fisher of Vergennes, Gardner of Benning-
ton, White of Coventry, Hinckley OF Chelsea,
and Hyde of Castleton.
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Liberty and the Government,

1t is said by thinking. men that the true rea-
son Why Louis Napoleon was permitted to
usurp the rule of France, and to establish
himseG peacefully in an empire which cost
years Of war and blood for the great Napole-
on to found, was because the people of France,
weary of faction, intrigue and insecurity,
were anxious to have government. They
little cared what form the government assumed,
SO that it possessed power, and vas able to de-
fend the national honor. There can be no doubt
that republic woad have been the desire of
all /; but a republic to them was darkened by
the Reign Of Terror 1t pEofessed liberty,
equality, fraternity, but wrote the national
legend on the frame, work of the guilotine,
and they turned away from it. They had seen
bad men take power and abuse it; and wheth-
err Feuillant, Girondist, Montagnard, or Ter
rorist, they had seen nothing but ambition,
strife, anarchy, and massacre. So they fell
into the arms of Louis Napoleon, as weak and
helpless men, who had tired of dreams and
theories, and only asked strength and security.
Faction made them afraid Of liberty, and they
lost it.
We, in America, should think of the lesson
that may be thus gained from France. Every
government, to be government, must be
strong. The citizen must feel that his life
and property are secure that wherever he
goes his flag will be his protection, and that
when rebellion. rears an armed front, it must
be ,overthrown. When free government
fails to do this, it is because the people no
longer possess the public virtue to submit to
the trials and privations their citizenship fire.
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-07
Scenes In Paris.
BY HENRY WARD BEECHER.

It was eleven O'Clock on Saturday night.
We all were asleep on entering the city, and
reused up to the summons of the guard. We
had no courier, guide, or French speaking
friend. Our eyes were dazed with the sudden
glare of light. We had ludicrous ideas of
French police, and custom.house officials, and
railroad attendants, and porters, and cabmen.
In English, We would meet aud charge upon
thousand. But without the language, how
simple and feeble man becomes We fol-
lowed the crowd, entered waiting-hall, and
waited, wondering what would come next. At
length, some doors were shut behind and some
opened before, and all of us entered the ad
joining room to point cat our baggage. Ours
had come on before US, and was stored. We
presented our receipt, which called out string
of French questions that sounded like re-
velle. raised my eyebrows, brought up my
shoulders, and said, Speak English, 7if you
please ! This was poser to him, and ne
turned me over to another, who went through
about the same experience. Three had the
benefit of my opinion concerning miserable
Frenchmen who could not speak wholesome
ENGLISH For, when ! found that 20 harm
ensued from the uttermost liberty of speech
in English, amused myself by PLAIN talking
as thus;
My dear sir, you have no idea aow much
better you would look if you only spoke de-
cent language! At which he pointed at one
trunk and another as if to find out which | al
luded to. At length we divided cur forces.
We set the doctor to guard the light hand
baggage. We appointed the preacher to GO
out and secure cab; while the editor, by an
elaborate pantomine, should freq the baggage
from official dnress. The doctor stood in dig
nihed patience, opposing to every man that
insulted him by talking French resolute ST.
lence. The preacher commenced SYSTEM of
mods and gestures with the cabmeD, which
seemed only to prevent any one OF them from
an engagement. One by one ne succeeded in
losing every cab on the stand, and at length,
| bv some providence, he found man that, re-
gardiug him as sane, accepted an engagement.
But, alas it was only an open carriage, with
no room for trunks, unless we would consent
to pile them up on the seats, and then mount
on top of them, and ride to the Grand Hotel
like SO many birds roosting on wood.pils
Meanwhile, the editor was surrounded by a
crowd Of porters and officials, who, seeing him
to be more than good-natured--to be even en-
Toying the exquisite righteousness of the scene,
we're volunteering all manner of help, except
that only help l needed--a dozen plain Eng
lish sentences
1t is not often that | gather as much pleas
lure from half-hour as did from this mid.
night scene in Paris depot Three gentle
', men blessed with tongues, whose whole life
: work was carried on by talking, and here they
were, cooped up in corner, helpless and use
d less for want of few words My tongue lay
: dead in my mouth, like an old sword hung W
n in sheath in time of peace |! could no
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avoid sitting down to burst of laughter so
hearty thai oil the officials sympatbised. In,
deed, laughser is alike in all languages. L
laughed IN Freach as much as in Euglisa-
and found that good nature and laughter did
more for me than all my vain gestures and
nchoate and gattural denominations called
French words Rhey showed my trunks along
unexanined, and only demsnded the fee OF
few sous for the posters. Arithmetic IN French
is worse than any ether part Of the language.
/ drew out WHO'S handtnb OF silver, and
reaching out my open palm said in plain Eng-
lish, There, do your own reckoning and take
what you want At this they rOared-snd
we were all friends in minute. They par
took very moderately, taking no advantage,
am sure, and each one became eager to take
trunk, 10 secure cab, and in general to get
Us off in good style. Sewe triumphed by good
nature, IN spite of French and the Custom
house.
Oar first Sabbath in Paris was q bewilder-
ment. 1t was not so much variation In the
way of keeping Sunday, as a total destruction
of all our ideas OF Sabbata-keepiDg. Business
goes on; the streets are thronged with peopla
bent on pleasure and theyery airs filled, not
with peace, out with social exhilagation, with
pleasure and hustle, liz short, not with any
suggestion OF another world, but with every,
phase Of the enjoyment os this world. In our
land, it may be that the cheerful and social
elements are too much excluded trOm relig-
ion bot here 1t is religion that seeWs to be
shut out from the Sabbath, and all it's worldly
enjoyments Beneath my. ROOM | count a.
hundred laboFers at work on the new opera
house. La tbs streets teams trail their usual
loads. The shops display their wares, and
nothing N the exterior aspect OF the CITY
would have revealed to me the day ii my cal
endar had not Indicated it. Yet / am assured
that great change has tahen place, and that,
at the wish of government there Is far less
secular business transacted than formerly, and
that even those stores that keep open in the
morning are closed at noon, that their occu~
pants may ningle with the universal amuse-
ments Of the day. On the. second Sabbath
the tidings came to US of tho fall OF Vicksburg
and the retreat Of Gen. Lac. One must be
in toreign land, among unfriendly and un-
sympaihizing people, to know how sweet good
news Of ones country is Lsat in our Amer
lean Minister'S slip at church.. Oh Sabbath
morning, having just heard the tidiDgs. AT
ter she preliminary service, and while DR.
McChntock was giving out. notice, | turned
to Miss Dayton, by whom [ sat, and whls-
pered in few words the good tidings, saying
in apology hoped it would help her sing the
hymn of praise, which came Dext in the SER
vice. She dropped her head in tears Of joy, and
wept, for singing, during all the hymn. Ii
pleased me-she shall have place in the
book Of my remembrance with all who love
God and our dear country!
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-07

SEEING AN AVALANCHE PAss.-Mr. Francis
Cation. well known English traveller and mem
Der of the alpine Club has this summer made
singular experience. He discovered spot on
the jungfrau range, where he mig ht stand in safety
and watch the avalanches sweeping past him with
in thirty feet of his person. In one half day he
saw three descents. The avaanches slid two thou
sand feet, then leaped two great bounds of thou
sand feet more to the channel, close to which he
was standing, and then burst out at the foot OF
the channel like storm of shrapnel.' Mr..
Cation describes the general appearance of the
avalanche when seen at so short distance as that
of an orderly mob filling the street and hasten
ing, not hurrying, to the same object Some.
thirg of the same impression is made upon one
who looks attentively at the great sheet of water
which rolls slowly down on the Canadian side o.
the falls at Niagara. The motion is maJestlcally
deliberate, and though swift, not hurried. The
noise Of the avalanche in motion Mr.. Cation lkens
to the sound of rapid tide rushing up many
channels The avalanche is described as consist
inc of mass of ice balls, usually from foot to
ward in diameter, which produce the fearful rattle
, of the ice.cascade.'
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-07

>t,EN, GRANTS CHARAcTER-Major E. ID. Os-
born, formerly Of Rochester, a member OF zen
Grants staff, writes 10 friend in answer toa
question in regard to Grants character. he
says: o.. s;4. ;,,+
over beyond me, with his wife and two children,
looking more like chaplain than a general
with that quiet air so impossible to describe
Won would not ask me if he drinks he rare y
ever uses intoxicating liquors; more moderate In
his habits and desires than any other man ever
saw more pure and spotless in his private char
ac,er than almost any man ever knew more
brave than any man ever saw with more pow
ar to command and ability to plan than any man
| ever served under cool to excess when Others
lose nerve always hopeful, always unolstul oeu'
lust as he expects to.
have known him intimately-have been a
mart of his household for two years, and am mol
mistaken in my estimate of his character"
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-07

WHAr Our GUNS CAN Do--ln connection with
the operations now in progress at Chsrleston' 1t
Is interesting to know that hollow snot weigh,
ing 80 pounds can be thrown from loo-pouno
Parrot S453 yards with charge Of NO. pow
der. With a caarge Of No powder, the same
shot can be thrown So45 yards. inns IS 40
Yards over FIVE miles. By increasing the charge
Of powder, the range can be CONSIDERABLY
augmented The elevation of the gun TO attain
this great range, is so considerable as to mater,
ally reduce the number OF hrlngs the gan VIII
bear-but the fact is well established that
iOO-pounder can throw shot from our batteries
into Charleston, and that our FOUNDERS can
do It with greater degree OF certainty. %
Gen. Gilmore does actually command Charles-
ton with his batteries, irrespective OF MS 5oo'
FOUNDER. .u
The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-07

CousrERrEIr UNITED STATES CURRENCY. The
Ruf4alo Courier learns that an immense amount
Of fifty cent United States currency notes is
manu- featuring 10 New York. The officers in
that city are on the alert for the distributors Of
the trash. 1t is sad that at least forty thou
sand dollars of this counterfeit currency was In
Buffalo no later than two weeks ago.
The New York herald., 1863-03-17
.EoARs AND TOBACCO.


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rsnt~d unsurpassed Wy any tobacco In the mar.
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ysua snI Lawrence Chewing Tobacco Of slpe-
Tior quality. = ". ABLE ~ Lhcty tur'tt
rvroRTED HAVANA sB0ARs.-TN coNsRQt ExCE
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on Court street near Huntington street.
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May.
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-06-02
American Il Foreign Patent.
r. IL. EDDY
SOLICITOR OF PATEN 7

SULfCIIOh Or PfIENT'S
Late Agent OF U s PaieuI uaco Washington, uniti
the Act OF 1871
10 state street. opposite kilby ST., boston
FTER an extensive practice Of upwards oftwspo
n years ,ooniinuestos faiensinth the United
also IN Great Britain, France and other foreign
Irles, Caveats Specifications Assignments audaI Pa
pets o. Dfawngg io1 raents, executed on liberal term
and VIVA despatch. Researches made nto American a.
Foreign Works iodelermlne the validity Or utility Of Pa
tents ornvenons,-and lei other adyeerepdoted !,
a matters touching The same. Copies OF the claims
any l9r9lshed byrem1ilhe One Dollar. Assign
mentstecoTded al Washington.
the Agency Is not only the largest IN New ENGLAND
uut tnIoush u inventors have advantages fo securing
lsol 9seenaning the patennbiliiy Of inventions
ihsufpassedby, f not 10 any hel
can be oiered them elsewhere. The iaOBals below
given prove that none Ia MORE SUCCESSFUL. AT THE
rArEMr oFFlCEthapthe Subscribers and as SUCCESS
u H. NE Btsf PNuoF OF ADVANTAGES AND ABlL
NY would add hat he has abundant reason tubteys
and can prove that atno other office Of the ksd are The
charges TOT professional services so g.6sTae The in
mense practice Of the subscriber dums twenty wears
past, has enabled him 10 accumulate vast eollretion
peclhcaols aud Official decisions relative to patents
"e Ssnes hlseHtensve library Of lega aud msehan
M i1il accounts Of patents grated in the
United statesand Europe, render him able beyond ones
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All necessity OF journey TO Washington TO ntecurs
vsntots,
TESTIMONIAL.
regard Mr., Eddy as one of ne most caraLis aud ,us
essVHi a7ltlones with whom have had ofeIaI inter
/ course,
CHAs MASON" Commissioner Of Pafsnf.
nave no hesitation IN assuring Inventors that they
cannot EMPLOY person competent and tfustwoti /
anu more capable OF putting their applications In form
% secure for them an early and favorable consideration
II '"e 'aleht once EDMUND BURKE,n
Late Commissioner Of Patents
MT'h ", Eddy has made fot me THIRTEEN ami
cations on all hut one of which patents have osen gran,
gu, ana thal one Is now pending, suoh unmsakabl,
PROOF OF great talent and ability on his pant leads me Ia
recommend all Inventors TO apply TO him to proeuro thel
patents, they may be sure of having the most Mhhfa
attention bestowed on their cares, aud at yer,
onnIGss JOHN TAGGART.n
buhha elght months, the sabscihel in course OF hi
a,as practice, made, twice rejected aprlIcntions
slA EhN APPEALS, EVERY ONE Of which was de
oiueu III MA favor, by the Commissioner Of Patesta
49,. 49,, X. II. EDDY
pN7'uh, bct. "a teh2,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-06-02
From Memphis and the Wester
Uepaftment.

NEw YoRk, May Is. The Hcralds Murfrees
boro dispatch OF the 25!h says Vallandigham
was received on an extra train from Nashville
last night, and alter conversation with Gen.
Rosecrans was put into an open wagon and es-
cOrted by cavalry to our ou,posts, aud delivered
to the enemy this morning.
A single rebel private received him, Mr.. Y.
saying" am citizen ST the United States,
and am here against my WILL surrender
myself as prisoner Of war"
WASHINGTON, May %. Acting Rear Admiral
Porter, in dispatch from the Yazoo river da-
ted the 18th inst says few days since the
Mound City, Lieut.. Com. Byron Wilson, came
up as far as Warrsnton to reconnoiter. The
rebels have been engaged for some months in
building strong casemated water battery in
tending to mount eight l0-inch guns in il
On approaching the works Lit. Wilson sen;
party on shore to rpoopnoiter. On climbing
up the classmates to look in the party dsoov,
cred that company of artlerists had taken
refuge there, supposing themselves secure. Our
men fired their revolyers into the crowd, and
warned the vessels that the reb,ls were about
Wilson then commenced Smelling the fort, and
Ia short time the whole work was DESTROYED
Tins endedin the space OF an hour, a fort which
had taken the rebels five months to build work
Ing day and night ...'.....
The rebels set all the houses containing theil
stores on fire, the gunboais approachini !. anC
wha, thew Left ordered 20 be- dcstroyed. Wa,
renton had been a troublesome Mace. and merit
ed this tate.
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