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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-11-27

which have been forwarded to this depot of
the commission, not more than one or two
have failed to reach US. And it may also be
satisfactory to know that the proportion of
money expenditure made by the commission
for the various purposes of its employ ees,
rent, freight, postage and all other Incidental
expences, does not amount to much more
than three per cent on the cash value of the
distributions made through its agency, to
the soldiers of the county,
Very respectfully and truly yours,
ALFRED J. BLOOR,
Asst Sec'y L. S. Sanitary Commission.
Miss Harrioh Appleton,
Member Ex. Com. n. E. w. A. A.,
% Summer ST., Boston,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-11-27

\ COPPERHEaD AND A CRUTCH.-At one
of the fashionable hotels in New York there
boarded last week, weak atd nasty copper
head-one of the New England and so the
worst kind,-ard chivalric, spirited major
general of the army, minus leg, and hob
bling about on his cautch. Fired by natural
folly. aud luxurious dinner, the former in
suited the latter, as he was passing through
the halls, with loud and coarse denunciations
of the war, and ell who fought on the loyal
side of il. The cripple turned and faced the
coward, demanding apology and retraction.
they were denied. The man of crutch and
soul then asked the name of the copperhead
traducer of hi 5 country and her patriots
With natural instinct, wrong one was Civ
en-. Other words followed; another insult
was added by the copperhead; uhereupon
the hero Of Charlottesville and Gettysburg
!" shoulderei his cructh and showed how
fields were won" BY breaking it over the
head of the degenerate son of Adam and of
Amherst. The latter then sneaked of with
at least one new idea in his head and the
next crippled soldier of the army that he in
suits won't be Dan Sickles.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-11-27
ImprOv in Broadway.

HENBOLDS NEW DRCG-STORE.-H lne
lordlv secesh rebels who were wont to prom
erade Broadway in the summer and autumn
and who so confidently predicted that grass
would commence growing in that thorough
fare so soon as they decided to shake the
dust off their feet and stop shaking the dust
out of their pockets for our benefit, could
Just take one glance back upon their Old
promenade, as many of them, We doubt not,
would be glad to do, they would discover two
things-frst, how silly and selt-conceited
they were. and second, how easily We can do
without them. They would tird changes in
Broadway, to be sure, but instead OF grass
and weeds they would find marble taking
the place of brick, iron the place OF wood,
and all the evidences of Improvement and
prosperity, instead of dlapidation and decay.
No.,the least among The more recent I'M
provements that would strike their attention
would be the magnificent new drug store and
chemical warehouse lately opened by the re-
nowned Philadel lphia Iharmaceutlst, Mr.. ii.
T. Uelmhold. at No. J94 broadway, adJoln-
ing their old favorite resort the Metropolitan
hotel This Establishment is Just now the
lion among the attractions of Broadway, and
is daily ard nightly drawing crowds to wit
ness its novelty and splendor. If any thing
can make drugs palatable 1t is this, and 1t
would almos, compensate one tor ut OF
sickness to know that the healing prescrlp-
tions were to be compounded in such gor-
seous palace. Mr.. Helmbold has leased the
entire building, which is IS feet from, 30
feet deep. and D stories high. The front
half of the first floor is fitted up for the re-
tail department, AMI the remainder Is used
, for the wholesale business and as labratory
! for tn. prel,aration of the various extracts
which he name of lIelmbold has made Sc
celebrated. The drug store proper IS unlike
anv other heretofore seen in this city, and is
probably unequalled in the world. 1t would
be work of Superogation to give detailed
description Of what every body is focking
to see tor himself, but it may not be ami>s
to mention one novelty connected with the
estallshmen;-the reception room. VINO
ever heard of reception room in drug
store? And yet, who has not wished while
standing, Frequently long stand,] waiting
for his prescription to be prepared, that the
keepers of these shops had not been consld.
crate enough to furnish more comfortable
accommodations Helmb ID has supplied
this desideratum in his new establishment
and customers detained there have but tC
step to the rear Of the store where they vii
find luxurious chairs, sofas and lounges OF
which to reciine. while their feet rest upor
the softest of velvet carpe;ing. This feature
is only in keeping with the other novelties
and with the general splendor of the estab
lishment. MIR. Helmbold, We understand
still continues his large establishment il
Philadelphia, of which store just opened her
is only branch made necessary by the ex
tensive sale in this market of the popula
extracts which bear his name.-N. 7. Dali
Times of Oct. 81.
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FIFTY YEARS PROGRESS IN RAILROADS.
The following letter from r. r. Livingston,
once chancellor of the Stale of New York,
was written fifty wears ago:


once chancellor of the Stale of New York.
was written fifty years ago:
ALBANY, March IL, 1911.
DEAR SIR Il did not till yesterday re-
ceive yours CT the 25th of February; where
it has loilered on the road am at loss to
say. | had before read of your very inge-
nious propositions as TO tie railway eommu
nica,ion. fear however, on mature reaec-
rion, that they will be liable to SERIOUS ohjec-
ton, and ultimately more expensive than a
canal. They must be double, SO as to prevent
the danger of Two such heavy bodies meet
ing. the walls on which they are placed
must be at least four feet below the surface,
and three above, and must be clamped with
iron, and even then would hardly sustain so
heavy weight as ypu propose moving at
the rate of four miles an hour on wheels.
As to wood, it would not last week. They
must be covered with iron, and that too very
thick and strong. Tne means of stopping
these heavy carriages, without great shock,
and Of preventing them running upon esch
other-for there would be many running on
the road at once--would be very difficult
In cases of accidents, stops, or the necessary
stops to take wood and water, &C., many dis
asters would happen. The carriage for con-
densing water would be very troublesome.
Upon The whole, fear the expense would be
much greater than that of canals, without
being so convenient.
II. r. LIVINGSTON"
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l. S. SANITARY COMMISSION, J
Central Office, PA F. st. :
Washington. d. C.. Oct. 8 1863. \

dSnl' ION. H. u, OCt. ,, IOOo.
Ny dear Mss appleton: n:-The time is at
hand when the chill autumn nights, to be
followed bs the frosts and SHOWS of winter,
will take the place of the heats of summer,
and the cry of the army patients and sur
geons will b. for warm clothing ard bedding,
instead OF cotton garments, mosquito netting
and fans.
However thanEf full we may be at the sue
cesses of the Union arms, and however Ger
tain Of their eventual triumph, there seems
to be no sound reason for believing that the
war will emf very speedily, and while it lasts
- We may be sure that the women of our coun-
try will insist upon their privilege of supple
mentIng, IN articles of comfor. and delicacy.
suablelfor the sick and wounded in hospital
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-11-27

Mr.. Hammond of Middlebury, has buck
for which he recently refused thirty-two hun
dred dollars.
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Relief for our Prisoners at Rich
mOnd.

From a lengthy communication received
from Mr. Davenport agent Sanitary Commis-
sion, the effort of which is to show that this
commission took the initiatory movement in
sending supplies to our suffering prisoners at
Richmond, we take the following extract,
which is the nub of the whole story, and
shows concusively that tie Sanitary Com
mission is doing good work the vastness
and full benefit of which eternity alone will
reveal.
Tne following articles were sent to our
pr soners at Richmond on the 10th Of Octo-
ber:
600 Wooden Shirts.
600 Canton Flannel Drawers.
600 pairs Woolen Socks.
1000 Handkerchefs.
, cases Reading matter.
That these stores have been delivered to
tae Confederate authorities We have assur-
ance in the following letter:
NORFOLK, Va, Oct. 70, loO3.
DR.. l.. H. STEINER,
Acting Assisting Secy San. Conn.,:
My DEAR SIR called on Gen. Mere
di,h yesterday and accertailed that our
Richmond supplies has gore forward all
right. As soon as Gen. NJ. have been noti-
fed that the supplies sent by the govern
ment have been received, he is authorized tt
send whatever Gen. Dow may think necessa
ry for the comfort Of our men on Belle Is
land and in Richmond. The Gen. thinks
that it will hardly be necessary for the SAM
tary Commission to send any more clothing
as the government has authorized him t.
supply whatever is needed in that way, but
t. confne ourselves to articles of food, deli
cacies, &c.
Very respectfully yours,
JAMES GALL, JR,
Relief Agent.
Letters to prisoners at Richmond shoul
be Of one page, sent open, to care Of Brig
Gen. S. A. Meredith, Commissioner tor Ex
change, Fortress Monroe, Va.
The following article We received from tn
same source:
L. S. SANITARY Commission, J
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NEWELL Il BROOKS.

7 TSlCIAN & SU X G + o n S &.
HowARD's BOOKSTORE.
DR. Ms residence. Summer St, opposite Union School
House. o.
U BIS residence Central ST. Sd house from Summer st
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Very respectfully yours,
JAMES GALL, JR,

The following article We received from the
arna source
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-16
MAYsvILLE. THURSDAY, APRIL Is
6FSee the article cooled from the Lonis.


GTSee the article copied from the Louis
vile Democrat, developing new system OF
slavery to take place of the old, devised By
Yankee cunning. The new system is in
fnitely more oppressive and grinding than
the old. But it promises "to pay" There
is money In it; and that is enough to sancti-
fy' it in the eyes of Yankee Puritans, the
moral. humane. philanthropic christians,
who thank God on the street corners that
they are better than other men. We never
doubted that the object of the war was the
abolition of slavery, even at the expense OF
destroying the Union, nor that at least
large portion of Yankeedom looked to aboli.
ton as process by which they would sue
ceed to the titles of the dispossessed original
Shareholders; and this document estab fishes
both grounds of our conviction.
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LOYALTY

Judge CURTIS, of Boston, the greatest
lawyer in New England, late Justice of
the Suprems Court of the United States,
recently delivered speech before Dem
ocratic Club in New York, of extraordinary
ability, in which he defines and expounds
what are the conditions of loyalty. The
definition is substantially and simply, obedi-
enee to ldt0; and is dsauced from two clear
provisions of the Constitution, one declar-
ing that this Constitution and all lat0s m ade
IN pursuance thereof, shall be the supreme
law of the land; and the other declaring
that al powers not granted to ths--Federal
government in the Constitution, are reser-
we'd to the States and the people respective
ly. He argues, thence, that loyalty con-
sists in obedience to the constitution and con-
stitUtionaE la,0s; but that it is not disloyal to
oppose Federal laws which violate the con-
stitution or which encroach on the reserved
rights of the States and the people. He
holds that those reserve rights, not granted
to the Federal government, are as much
bhO law Vi buo IhuQ do sAo SSuSsi-
tuition itself; and of course he rejects the
doctrine, which is now attempted to be prac-
tically enforced, that State rights are infe-
rior and subordinate to those of the
Federal government. He spurns the idea
that the Administration is the governm ent,
and spits on the servile spirit which denies
to the citizen or the press the right freely
to examine the acts of government, for
the purpose of condeming as we'll as ap-
proving according to their Judgment. The
truth is, the citizen who fails to condemn
and oppose unconstitutional and unlawful
acts of the Executive, is himself disloyal
and derelict. We advise every reader to
procure Judge Curtis speech. for It is one
of the most profound expositions which the
times have called out.
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DAVID CLARK, c.o.....;ose
JOS. F. BRoDRrck. secretaries
ABOUT SHIPMENTS Beyond Lou1sv1LLl

ABOUT SHIPMENTS BEYOND LOUISVILLE.
We learn that shipments from this point
can be made south of Louisville to the fol-
lowing points. where boards of trade have
been established: Danville. Lebanon and
Bowling Green. No permits will be issued
to ship beyond Bowling Green until boards
of trade have been established at Russell
vile, Hopkinsville, Elkton and Cadiz.
which will be about two or three weeks
hence. 1t is the design of the Government
to establish boards of trade at different
points in Tennessee, and until they are es-
tablished there will be . restriction on ship
ments beyond the first named points. 1t is
the policy of the Government, we are in
form ed, to grant sufficient shipments within
our lines to keep the citizens from actual
want.
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Many a glorious speculation has failed
for the same good reason that the old Texan
ranger gave when he was asked why he
didn't buy land when it was dog cheap
We'll, did come nigh on to taking eight
thousand acres 'onst,' said old Joe mourn
fully. You see, two of the boys came in
one day from al Indian hunt, without any
shoes, and offered me their titles TO the two
Ieaoues inst below here for pair of boots
tFoI a ps;r of boois!' we exclaimed. yes,
for a nair of boots for each league But
wbv on earth did you not accept it? They'd
be worth one hundred thousand dollars to-
day. Why didn't you give them the bootsr
Just because din't have the boots to give,'
said old joe, as he took another chew OF to-
bacso, quite as conteuted as if be owned two
hundred leagues of land. @
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TIE WAR NEWS.

The events of the last week have been
stirring and some Of them important. The
negro brigade under command of COL Mont
gomery, are reported to have captured the
towns of Pilstka and Jackson, burning the
latter, in Florida; but another report has it
that the brigade retreated from the State
without effecting any results. Two Federal
transports on the Cumberland, above Clarks.
vile, have been captured and destroyed
A Federal guuboat (the Diana) was captured
in bayou of the Mississippi, below Port
Hudson, and another on the Rio Grande.-
A portion of the rebel forces violated the
neutral rights of Mexico by crossing into her
territory and were pursued by Federal forces.
Van Dorn's division of Bragg's army, 12,-
600 strong. attacked Changers division of
Rosecrans' army at Franklin Tennessee, aud
after a pretty severe fight were repulsed
with a reported loss of 300, against 100
Federal loss. The rebels destroyed the
track and railroad train between Nashville
and Chattanooga, and also another on the
Nashville and Louisville road. Gen. Fos-
ter's command of 1000 men in North Caro-
lima, being surrounded by an immense force
and short of provisions and the roads being
impracticable faSreceiving speedy reinforce
ments, was in position of great peril. A
ruu1or at Fortress Monroe reported his sur
render, but this lacks confirmation. The
operations before Charleston, however, are
the most interesting of the week. The
Federal feet, embracing a number of iron
clad Monitors, gunboats, and other vessels
entered the harbor and came in range of
Forts Sumpter and Moultrie, when a terrific
cannonading eDsued on both sides. The
Monitor, Keokuk, was sunk, the Passaio
was badly disabled, and three other vessels
partially crippled, when the whole Federal
feet withdrew, out of range, and the attack
has not been renewed The Federal land
forces did not cooperate in the fight, but
are said to be working their way to a point
in the rear of Charleston, which, if gained.
will no doubt be the signal for a com bined
land and sea assault upon Charleston and
its defenses. The loss of life on either side
in the naval attack on the forts was slight.
The firing on both sides is reported to have
been splendidly accurate. Several of the
vessels were hit many times, and they in
turn pierced eleven holes through the walls
of Sumpter. The rebels have also since nat
fight destroyed another Federal armed YES
sci on the Coosaw river below Charleston
Rumors are published offghting near York
town in which the rebels were worsted, but
no particulars are given. No new move
ment yet upon Vicksburg, and indeed an
prevailsin some quarters, but we
know not on what foundation, that Grant has
abandoned or is about to abandon the siege
in the present form of it. move his army so
as to form junction with Rosecrans and with
the two armies combined, march to the as
sault of Vicksburg n the rear. Nothing i'm
portant from the opposing armies on the
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HEADQUARTERS Dept OF THE OHIo,1
CINCINNATI, April IA, 1858.
GENERAL ORDER No. SO.

The Commanding General publishes for
the information of all concerned, that here
after all persons found within our lines who
commit acts for the benefit of the enemies oil
our country, will be tried as spies or traitors,
and if convicted will suffer death. This or
der includes the following class Of persons:
Carriers of secret mails.
Writers of letters sent by secret mails.
Secret recruiting officers within the lines.
Persons who have entered into an agree
ment to pass our lines for the purpose OF
joining the enemy.
Persons found concealed within our lines
belonging to the service of the enemy, and
in fact all persons found improperly within
our lines who could give private information
to the enemy.
All persons within our lines who harbor,
protect, conceal, feed, clothe or in any way
aid the enemies of our country,
The habit of declaring sympathies for the
enemy will no longer be tolerated in this
Department. Persons committing such Of
lenses will be at once arrested with view
to being tried as above stated, or sent beyond
our lines into the lines of their friends.
1t must be distinctly understood that
treason expressed or implied, will not be
in this department..
All officers and soldiers are strictly
charged with the execution of this order.
By command of
Major General A. E. BURNSIDE.
Lewis Richmond, Asst AdJt Gen.
Official; D. K. Larned, Capt. and A. A. g..
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Nor A Way HIaH OprN1oN or his Coz.

Nor VERY HIGH OPINION OF Hrs COL
Richardson, of Illinois
in a late speech at Chicago, thus alludes to
his cotemporariss in Congress:
81 thank Heaven that no such body Of
men as the last Congress can meet again IN
til the trumpet of the Archangel shall sum-
mon all the bold, bad men-aH the friends
of despotism. aiders of tyranny and enemies
of liberty--thst have ever polluted the face
of the earth with their presence, to nswer
before an all wise and just God for their
black crimes, and receive the punishment
due their terrible guilt"
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n+Tbs Abolitionists Of the town of Rip

OFThe Abolitionists CT the town OF Rip
ley, Ohio. have characteristic way ofshow-
ing their philanthropy. Lately they made
desperate efforts, and succeeded In resculng
two negro children from their kentucky
masters, and day or Two afterwards sent
two helpless white orphan children, whose
father is now in the army to the poor house.
To the credit of the people of Georgetown.
Ohio, these children were not permitted to
enter the Infrmary ;they were provided with
homes in the families of two good Demo-
Gratis of that place.
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FThe Presidents proclamation makes
it the duty of the army to secure in their
freedom fugitive slaves from rebel States.
The laws of Kentucky treat such persons as
fugitive slaves, who, after certain time, are
sold. Here is direct conflict. Will the
radical candidates stand by their State or the
proclamation? 1t is a matter under discus
sion now at Washington.-Lou Dem.
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PRooLAMArIoN.-The Preside ut has issued
a proclamation appointing day for humil-
iation and prayer. Read it. 1t has un-
doubleday been written in one of his lucid
intervals. He humbly and devoutly ac-
kuowledges that 1--WE have been the recip-
tents of the choicest blessings of Heaven"
and preserved these many years in peace
and prosperity, and that vanity. deceitful-
ness and intoxication with unbroken success,
have been the cause (not slavery of our
departure from the line of duty, and
brought upon the land the horrors of war.
1t is undeniably true that we have been
the recipients of the choicest blessings of
Heaven for many years; we have enjoyed
peace and prosperity unbounded; and until
sectionalism succeeded in dethroning the
order of things we were the most prosper
Gus people on the earth; and it is we'll and
proper that in the hour Of trouble the vain
and intoxicated should be humbled.-Lo-
gan Gazette.
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@The medical department statistics
show the number of Confederate prisoners
who have died in Unien hospitals since the
commencement of the war to be over five
thousand, instead of two thousand as previ-
ously reported.
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NTIn q speech at Castle Garden. Oct.
1850, Mr.. Brady, whom Republicans now
quote with so much satisfaction, said:
Il have no hesitation in saying, that the
sovereign State, whose rights are permitted
to be disregarded. has a perfect right to seceae'
Mr.. Brady, however who is now a Black
Republican, is not 'secesh.' Oh, no. But
Democrats who have always adhered to the
inviolability of the Union under all eircum.
stances, sre 10 be branded as traitorsl
The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-16

The CONSUMPTION Aor.-MoQroe's let
ter, of 1914, is frequently cited in support
of the Conscript Act of the late Congress
The best reply to this is made by Hon
VIM. B. Reed, in his late speech before tn g
Democratic Central Club of Philadelphia
1 beg you, when this is quoted, to re-
menb Der that that plan made the ENROLL
ment through the agency of county officers
that its copstitutionality was denied on
the foo5 of Congress-that it was resisted
to the bitter end by united New England,
now so anxious to force US PeDnsylvaniaps
and Jerseymen into the ranks, and was pre-
vented from going into force, or even from
being enacted, by the unconquerable repug-
nance of the representative body, and by
what it Is treason now gray for-the bless
ed return Of peace. 1t was then said-and.
like every thing else he said. we'll said-by
Mr.. Webster, that the power to raise armies
gave no more power to enforce CONSUMPTION
tn an the power to provide navy to author
ize press-gang, or the power to borrow
money to authorize forced loan. Then, it
was the doctrine of Massachusetts, that ''the
natural allegiance of the people is due to the
State sovereignities." and that there is no
allegiance to the Federal Government but
such as we had consented and expressly
promised to give. ........
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GFThe National Intelligencer says it is
observed that the men who make. military
omniscience heir forte, and military scien CO
their foible, are generally the men who are
most anxious to 'srm, equip, and discipline
some other class of people than themselves