Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-09

The intention to use the Army Of the Po
tomac as an clectioneering tool to help brin2
forward and sustain Gen. Mcclellan a. thc
democratic candidate for the next Presidency
Is very palpable on the part of the democratic
wire-pullers. But the scheme may not work.
The soldiers of that army were attached to
Gen. Mcclellan as their general kind and
sparing commander who never marched them
hard or put them into battle when he could
help 1t. They may not think 50 mucu Of him
as the candidate of the men who have resist
ed the draft. kept from the army its needed
/ supplies of men, fought our soldier, from the
rear, and protracted the war in the hope that
after the election they would be in a position
to treat with JEFF. Davis. There are some
indications that the devotion Of the army to
Gen. Mcclellan, will not stand all drafts
The recent attempt to get up grand tcsti-
moniai for the general from the voluntary
contributions Of the soldiers. did not meet
with universal favor, by any means. The
officers and men of the Goth New York regi-
ment, raised in st. Lawrence County, met
and adopted some resolutions in regard to it.
in which they say that, in view Of Gen.
McClcllan's political associates, among whom
" Fitz John Porter is painfully conspicuous, ="
they deem the circular an insult To both Off
GERS and men, and declare it an act ..prciudi-
cial to good order and military discipline to
give "A mark of favor to an individual who is
censured, if not condemned. by the high
est national authority. the President of the
United States
The point was not badly taken. and, prob
ably on account of this and similar evidences
of disapproval, We see that the testimonial
has been dropped. and the money raised
therefor returned to the donors.
BANE Couui,sro>ER's REropr ron I,52-I
The recently published report of j. Z. Dick
crman. Esd. Bank Commissioner Of this
State, shows that the total circulation or the /
Banks on the l-t day of July, l,f3. was
S5.4l5.62S 9j, being an increase since last
ycarof Sl.o77T69 95. The total loan, during
the year have been SIg.712.55l 6~-being
an increase upon the preceding year of .
S2.327 go -. The whole amount of lyid- .
ends for tine year was 50, .luj-hsiu. au .
increase from last yearof Sll.07j, bc-iIc- thc /
Government tax. and being fraction over +.
Per ct on the entire bank rapitaioi the State. /
There ms hcruan increase of only ~5.uuo T.
banking capital in the State during tine past .
ycar-S50. .uuu of the circulation the Rut- .
land County Bank hayin. been paid in dur .
iug the wear. and the Bank of Lyndon ha,n.
reduced It's capital S25.Upo. The whole .
amount of Banking Capital iu the State is T.
S3.Gl9,op0. When visited hy the Clmm.,-
-ioncr the hanks held Sl5U.-~1 = iu specie .
four banks holding more than louuocch.
VIZ the Vermont Bank 81 .la2 4u. Bank
of Rutland SIS 3l5 iu. Bank of Ncwhury
Sl3.49o. Bank of Bmulcborl' SlU.5tl -.
The smallest SUM iu -leeie held fy any hank
wa- so. winch appeared o, Dec iu Oh, vault
of th, Farmers Bank at Orwell
ITO, Commissioner states tuat the Banks
ha,r invested t1 quite au extent in Govern
m,ut Securities. and iu thi- they have uu-
quc-tiouahly done wisely, and materially I'M
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