Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
A story is told Of a wealthy copporhead in
the interior Of Ohio, upon whom Morgan,
during his raid quartered himself one night.
In the morning his host, who had expressed
very friendly feelings making virtue Of me-
cessity--presented Morgan with four Of the
eight horses of which he was owner, and ask
ed his advice as to how he should save the
remaining ones. Morgan told him his rear
guard would be along in about two hours.
and il he wished to keep his property he must
then cheer for the southern rulers. At the
appointed time the troops of Gen. Hobson,
the Union leader (who Morgan knew were
following him) came along, and Mr.. Butter
nut began to cheer Justify for Nallandigham
and jeff Davis. Hobson could not see 1t in
that light, but took the old man along as
prisoner and confscated the balance Of his
horses for the benefit Of Uncle Sam.
CHANGED HIS ToNE.-The Claremont
Eagle publishes the following, furnished by a
gentleman who youches for its truth, which
shows how suddenly some men change their
tone and become patriotic when their 'wal-
let's are in danger :"
"a wallet maker Of Sunapee reads the
daily papers aloud to his friends Reading
the riot news from New York. he stopped and
said, Glad Of it 4; hope they will oppose the
draft through the whole country Next day,
reading Of the riot in Boston, he stopped and
said, Good, glad Of It, glad of it, The next
day, reading the particulars of the destruction
of property in New York, he read of store
broken into, stopped short and said Great
heavens that is the store where my wallets
I ., hos IL
power enough in the Government Of Now
York to stop mob p
A PATRIOTIC WoMAN.--At Plattsburg, the
other day, man Of no very great loyal pre-
tensions called on a'widow and informed her
that her only son was drafted, and then has
tened to tell her that he could secure his ex-
emption if she would certify that she was a
widow, and that he was her only son, and
that she was dependent on him for support.
The patriotic lady made the following reply
can certify to no such thing | am not
dependent on my son for support, and never
expect to be. Besides, think he ought to
60, if be is able to perform military duty, and
every other able bodied man, till this wicked
rebellion is put down. Nothing but the ne
cessity of wearing these skirts has kept mt
from going"
THEIR MILITARY POWER BROKEN
following is from the Washington cores.
pondence of the New York Tribune:
"A letter has been received by IA brother
/ of distinguished rebel officer and engineer
captured by Gen. Grant at Vicksburg, where
in that officer says The capture of Vicks
burg and our army is fatal to our cause. w,
can never reorganize another army in the
West. The war may 20 on for some time
with guerilla fighting, which | think would
be unworthy of the country. and which l will
not approve. We have played big game
and lost. AS soon as | am exchanged, shall
leave the Contederacy and the cause for Eu-
rope"
PIERCE AND BUCHANAN TO JEFF. DAVIS
"A Vioks burgh correspondent of the Cincin
matt Gazette, speaking of the capture of jeff
Davis private library and correspondence by
a body of our soldiers, says
"Among other things found there were let
ters showing that the conspiracy to disrupt
the Union had been in existence years before
the election of Mr.. Lincoln. Letters from
Presidents Buchanan and Pierce were discov.
cred. They show no small obsequiousnest
towatd the mighty jeff.
Roebuck in his speech for the recognition
Of the conledoracy, in the British parliament
June 80, very frankly told the secret of Brit
/ ish sympathy with the rebellion. He express
| ed his confidence that the South would no
be forced back into the Union. and added sig
nfcantly--" Their prosperity Chat of tn,
United States had been such thatif thing
had gone on as they we're they would hay,
been the buGes of ;he world, which the,
would have bestridden like Colossus, willis
we, petty men, crept between its legs, scarcel
deeming our souls our own"
A search among the prisoners of Morgan
band, who arrived in Indianapolis last week
brought to light large amount Of none
stolen from the people of Indiana and Obi
by these guerrilas. One man was observe
putting something into his canteen, whic
was taken from him, broken open, and seyers
hundred dollars in greenbacks recovered.
The death of Major McCook of Ohio, fur
nishes some melancholy condolences in tn
history of his family in connection with III
/ war. His youngest son, Charles, was kille
at the first battle of Bull Run, on the ?
day of July, 1861 his son, Col Robert Nj
Cook, was killed on the 2lst day of Jul
1862, and the father himself was killed on Il
t 2lst day of July, 1868.
The Tribune says it is thought that near
, three hundred persons were killed during Il
late riots in New York