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RESOLUTIONS.

Resolved, That as Christ Jesus came into the
world to save sinners, and as the existence and Ia
Dor of the Church of Christ is for the same end,
so all Sabbath School labor must aim al the sal
vatlon of souls.
Resolued, That the friends of Sabbath Schools
should have full faith in the conversion of chill
dren and labor directly and earnestly to secure
this result.
Resolved That the Corresponding Secretary
furnish blanks to the County Secretaries Tor re-
ports upon the following tOpics, viz No. of
Schools, No. of Teachers, and classes, No of vol
umes in the Library, No, of conversions, and No.
of deaths.
Resolved, That the thanks Of this Convention
be hereby rendered to the Churches and friends
in Montpelier for their generous hospitality in
providing for the delegates, to tie several papers
which gratuitously published the call and pro-
ceedings, and the railroads that reduced their
fares in favor OF this body.
Delegates 20 the Mass State Sabbath School
Convention Rev. j. W. Chckering, Rev. Mark
Carpenter, Rev. D S. Frost.
Delegates to the New York Sabbath School
Convention Rev j. Tucker, Rev r. Cushman
Rev. W. Ransom.
TWAS voted to hold the next meeting at Mont
pelier, on the Tuesday preceding the Anniversa
ry meetings next October.
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for want thereof you hereby commanded either extend this
upon any land this State belonging to such delinquent
for the collection of his proportion of said according law
take his body and him commit the keeper of the jail in
the county of ;, or such other Jail as the law
directs within said jail who hereby commanded receive him.
and him safely keep until he shall pay his proportion of said tax
with legal COSTS together with your fees be released
cording to law.
Given under my hand at the treasurers Office in
the day of in the year of our Lord, one
thousand,
Treasurer.
Sec 8. This act shall take effect from its passage
Approved October %, 1868.
No ian ACT EXPLANATORY OF CHAPTER ONE
HUNDRED AND EIGHT OF THE GENERAL STAT
UTES, ENTITLED " OF MECHANICS AND OTHER
LIENS
is hereby enacted By the General assembly of the State
of Vermont:
Sec Section three of chapter hundred and eight of
the General Statutes shall be construed apply any
MILL grist MILL factory and any water wheel
engine erected within the be used for the pur
pose of operating machinery therein.
Sec 2 Section four of said chapter one hundred and eight
shall be construed authorize the plaintiff in the action
therein provided for be attached said house or other
building and said mill grs MILL factory water wheel or
steam engine and the lot of land upon which the same NAV
stand in the therein mentioned and that the liens pro-
vded for said section shall attach and be held applicable to
any of the property aforesaid the and for the pur-
pose and subject the remedies provided for in said section
SEC. g. This act shall take effect from its passage.
! Approved November A. 1868
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No 16-AN ACT TO PROVIDE AGAINST EXTORTION
BY EXPRESS AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
IS hereby enacted By the General Asseanbv Of the State
of Vermont: sa
Sec l. No Express Telegraph Company shall make con-
tracts within this State enforce this State contracts made
out of this State unless such Company shall have complied with
the requirements of this act
SEC 2 Every Express Telegraph Company unless in
copoae by the legislature of this Safe shall keep on file and
have recorded the town clerks office in each town where said
Express Or Telegraph Company has place for the transaction of
business statement of the and residences of the persons
Ansacng business as such Express Telegraph Company
SEC Every Express Company shall post up all of said
Compn usual places of business and in the post Office and
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Sabbath School Union Convention.

Below we give the remainder OF the Proceed
ngs Of the Sabbath School State Convention re
Gently held here
County Corresponding Secretaries.
Addison Rev. M. Ludlum, Middlebury.
Bernington-Rev. j. Tucker, Jr.
Csledonia-Rev. r. j. Torrey, East Haven.
Chlttenden-P. G. Able, Essex.
ex-George F. French, Lunenburgh.
Franklin-Fred butcher, st. Albans
Grand Isle-Rev. O. g. Wheeler, S. Hero
Lamoille-Rev. L. B. Steele, johnson.
Orarge-Rev. Mr.. Lyford, East Randolph.
Orleans-E. S. Cowles, Coventry.
Rutland-Rev. j. G. Hale, East Poultnev.
Washington-Rev. A. L. Cooper, Montpelier.
Wlndham-R Il. o. Bass, Bellows Falls.
WindsoI-Rev. j. G. Abbot, Windsor.
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No 15.-AN ACT IN ADDITION TO CHAPTER NINE
TY-FOUR OF THE GENERAL STATUTES RELA
TING TO INTOXICATING DRINKS
is hereby enacted By the General assembly of the State
Of Vermont:
Sec l. 1t shall not be lawful for any town or CITY agent
appointed pursuance of section four of chapter ninety four of
the General Statutes purchase any intoxicating liquors at the
expense credit of the town city for which such agent is a
pointed but shall be the duty of the seecmen of such town
the mayor aldermen of such city furnish such agents at
the of the town city, such liquors said agent is au.
horzed by said section SELL and shall fix the price at which
said agent shall sell said liquors. and the money received by such
sales shall be paid by such agent the treasures of their re-
specve towns cities whenever required by the selecmen of
such town, or mayor and aldermen Of said cities
Sec All acts and parts of inconsistent with this act
arehereby repealed. aga...
Approved November 7, 1863, -
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No ban ACT TO AMEND SECTION TWENTY
THREE OF CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR OF THE
GENERAL STATUTES, ENTITLED, " OF PROCEED
INGS AGAINST TRUSTEES'
is hereby enacted by the General assembly Of the State
Of Vermont
Sec l. Section seventy three of chapter thirty -four of the
General Statutes hereby amended read follows
No trustee process shall be commenced before Justice of the
peace where the demand shall exceed the sum of two
hundred dollars
Approved, October 81 1868
No. IAN ACT IN RELATION TO WITNESSES
is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State
Of Vermont
Sec In all actions where both husband and wife are prop
ery joined either plaintiffs defendants both the husband
and the wife shall be competent witnesses Provided that this
shall not be construed permit any married woman to es
~ any admissions conversations of her husband whether
made to herself to third persons
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Ger. Ewell and his Family.

\ SO ldier correspondent Of the Living
ston Messenger, writing from Orange G.
II I, says:
Our Lieutenant Generals wife and fami-
y have been with him ever since we arr
rived here lie was married just before
taking command Of our corps in May last,
and do not know that | have ever men,
toned it, though, if the commonly received
accounts be true, there was a spice of ro-
nance in it, particularly considering the
age Of the parties and General Ewell's &C.
centric manners. It is said that when q
young man he addressed this lady aud was
rejected Years afterwards. when she had
become widow, he renewed hi, suit, ith
like i'll success In his long convalesccnce,
after losing leg at the second Manassas,
he was more successful in his addresses,
and he was married just about the tihfe He
became Lieutenant General Mrs. Ewell
has two children, both grown. Her son
has Been with the General since the begin
ming Of tie war. was a Lieutenant on Ew-
ellis staff when be vas our Brigadicr, and
holds the rank Of Major, as one of his step
fathers a,diataiiliits: Mrs: Ewelrs daugh-
here.sand seem 70 be Ire objects 81 cons siia
cradle attention from the officers AROUND
them. Mrs. Esell is mild. amiabls look.
ing lady; her daughter, Miss Brown. IS
quite pretty. AS FOR the General, his face
is as 6i5sdI snd peculiar as his manners and
dress
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Yankee "ChristiaAity,y

,.:Rev." E. Beecher, brother Of the inca
|torious Henry Ward Beecher. having been
recently arraigned by q council Of his Com
gregationalist brethren for preaching esE,
tain heresies. comes back at them in the fol-
lowing 6shmonger. STYLE: ~, .,.,,s,., ',,-.
Brethren, you are supposed to,be honf
Test You, are ttreaameagto nbAqsfalsahoQEs
What do you think Of this cha RE- If he,
Council? Is it true-or is it false 7. ATE
you prepared to vote for that Result, know
ing that there ia,one absolute LtEip, itl7--.
Can you .havesany claim to Christian char
acter if you will vote for what you know to
be false !? One such lie is enough to sink
that Replt to, immeasarable, infamy. and
your soulto baiio,Slese betdition. But one
is not all-Thers are two. There are
three. "i
/ Again, ls says:
"That Paragraph on Future Punishment
and Atonement is one tangled. coiling.
writhiag, Kissing nest of lies Nor can any,
man. vote for it without open and manifest
apostacy from God. Were God to visit sin,
as he did Of old, the hand that voted that
Result would be white with leprosy. the
man who thus lied to the Holy Ghost would
fall down like Ananias and Sapphira."
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AavertiS4nE AEency:
List Of Deserters from the 52nd Resi-
ment. Va. Volunteers.

rItHE following named persons, members 81 th Is
SKA Reg't Va. Volunteers. are pow sssebS
w WV! .Ga aS for Is ,bss
stuu and dsSSsiy to their respective companies =
VIM d%lfk IsieEas'si fsub.,itu.e1; VIM Bosser-
man. near Ryarsi ;. b Beard. Mint Spring; w
@ Gwirn, Heerfeld; Jonas Heller St,unton; Da-
y y.u i..a5 JsSn il assineup. c1urshyiIIs;
. Gideon Millstead, NV Hope; John Moolcy. Co.
Richard Mooney, do; Juliss Parish, 5 Switzer,
:. o''A'' RoBT c. DAVIS,
Capt Co. A.
Company B.-rrivates Thos II Carter, John D
chandler Vim Childrcss, Thos Clark, VIM
Evans. James Fretwell, Franklin Gardner, John
F,Kraft. VIM II lIerndon Waynesboro; John "
Alexander, Gay, EEh " sillings, sheraaa 10
souburg; WIN Diddle. Deerield; w Carpenter res
idence not known; WIN Jones, (substtut:;) -Robt
Thsmpson, (.ubstitrte) r,,o,neov
Eompanv Corp. D I Gale, Staunton; Pri
xsfs, i;Sny Glade; s + Cline, G H Curry, A s
karb.s. UpfSa cHarch; BENZ HELM w.. M i Fl,
3as.A Kershner Deerfeld w Mooney. F Smeltz.
faynesboro; Zeb Riddle, NOISY Greek; G n Rog-
:rrs John G Sprouse, Dcerfield Samuel II Slus-
ssr, Gloss Keys; Giovanni Betinella l.n5stIIHte.)
it. Comlld'g Co. G.
txnp.nv D.-PPfissaates Samuel Bosserman, Ben;
Pli.k. WIN Flick. Kerrcofe. Jesse Rea,
Ran9ersville ; II Michael. Jas Shpp. North Noun
tain W Moore, Drggy, Messy Creek; J
A. AIRHART, Capt. Co. D.
Company R.-Prvates John Armstrong. VIM.
A FORD, Alexander Hams. Collierstowp; Joseph
Cash, Samuel Dale. kerr's Greek; near Lex
"s''a' THoS. H. WATKINS,
5.dampany F.-Privates d Crousehorn, H
ehIhd5er. Mt Sidney II Cross, Ryans. Grant,
! tfafmap, !,ssrman Substitutc-A knapp, Shenan-
4shD ssss; LSyd s' sw;,2sr Jn Smith S,o
YER wsns''' Layton JAS. BU 5t kf.f''s
Capt: Co. I.
Goo Ciater VIM tlater. New Hcpe-J!ehn Casey,
s, lss% .s..'ss' flsSs lsSs ~
Tor, James Mullen, James Marshall, John Pull
Stfanton Tretmarsh' E. BATEMtN.
Company Il.
Crsiesyile-Ja cob Cason. Middlebrook-Patrick
Gondon, Staunton-T II Craun, S 'arnton-Corne-
ius DonoTant, residence not known-Henry Fling
sr Nddiebrsok- Ingram Goshen Bridge
dence not know -SamueI Lambert. Pc.,dleton
Seanty-c Miller, rPytt Republis- Summer:
1ean.John Murphy, f4:rfsaf &c eo-yohn " Rear
HanieI Tyler, Pond Gap-Amos Troxell. New Port
&@W TAYLOR, nyile-Henry Wiseman, Mof-
ikt's Greek; John Weber, residence not known
Ienry W Barracks, Mt Clinton-Jas w Swink,
.n.r Staunton. Lieut.. JAMES DOLD,
C0fMa. q Go. H.
Company l-Privates, Perrin, Churchv:lle Cav
sary-l G Stanton. Staunton. ,,nrnpv
Capt. Co. I.
Company K.-Privates A NJ Burns, H NJ Bugnss
Lad Hole, Bath co-Alex Curry. T Curry, Back
Greek- W W Gillespie, Green Valley5J "A tiar-
tud, Thos Jones, JAG A Kesterson, ) Miller,
}ae N Rider, Back Greek; Samuel Sneed,
hens., Tho WilIsians, Healing. Springs:
Lieut. GILLETs
Comk'g Co. Il
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A Pleasant Little story.

The following pleasant little story is ia
ken from an old paper, but it is not out Of
time
On the whole. pleasant traits and Incl
dents are not common in the cars, / think
This opinion | expressed to my friend Som
ers the other day. In reply to my remar k
he related little adventure, which as it ID
apropos moreover involves little love and
sentiment. l give it without apology in
his own words It appears that in the
most unlikely places love and sentiment
may be discovered.
| was escorting home the lovely Char
lotte D to whom was at that time
quite devoted; we got into one Of the
crowded avenue cars. Charlotte could
scarcely 6nd room to spread her crinoline
and arrange her voluminous fouEces;
STOOD up near her there being no vacant
SEAT. a.
After q few minutes there came in a
poor woman. who deposited basket Of
clothes on platform, and held in her arm
child, while little girl hung to her
dress She looked tired and weary. but
there was no vacant seat; to be sure Char
lotte might have condensed he. founces,
but che did not. Beside her, however, sat
a very lovely and elegant young woman.
who seemed trying, by moving down close
too others to make space enough for the
tie stranger between herself and Miss
D. At last she succeeded, and
With the sweetest blush / ever saw. she in
vited tie poor, burdened female to DO seat
ed. Oharlotte b drew her drapery
around her and blushed at all, and she
looked annoyed at the proximity of the new
Conner. WHO was. however; cisaa ana de-
Gently, though thsiil} clad.
The unknown lady drew the little girl
upon her lap, aud wrapped her velvet man.
tie around her small, half clad form, and
put her mnf over the half frozen little blue
Hands.
So great was the, crowd that | alone
seemed to observe. The child shivered !;
the keen wind from the door blew upon its
unprotected neck. saw the young lady
quietly draw from under her shawl little
crimson. wooden shawl. which she softly
put on the shoulders OF the little one. The
mother locked on with confused wonder
After d short THE she arose to leave the
car, and would Have removed the shawl,
but the unknown gently whispered, mo.
keep it for her y The woman did not an :
swer; the conductor hurried her out, but
eyes swan in tears, which no one saw but
me. noticed her as she descended to a
basement, and Ihastilp marked the house.
Soon after my unknown also arose to de-
part. was in despair; for. | wanted to fol-
low and discover her residence, bat Gould
no: leave Miss D.
How glad, then, was I, to see her bow
ing as she pasaed out, to mutual acquain-
lance who stood in the doorway. From
him, ere many minutes, had Learned her
name and address.
To shorten the story as much as possible
the lady is my .wifs. IN the small INCIDENT
which introduced me to her. she showed
her real character. A few days after our
marriage, | showed her the blessed crimson
shawl, which had redeemed from its own
er, and shall always keep as memento
There are sometimes pleasant things to be
found even in unexpected laces. Certain-
ly may be said to have picked out my
wife in the bars"
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-
Jackson.

We have just returned from . visit to
this much abused city, and were pleased to
find iii people surviving the innumerable
SANDERS which have been, circulated con-
c { iii them. Notwithstanding the gener-
al ruin which surrounds them, they are
cheerful and hopeful and firm. The enemy
found them and left them, as uncompromi, !;
sing and defiant as might we'll be expected
from the citizens Of the capital Of Mississip,
and ..union meetings" etc., are abonipable
falseboods. which have great injustice to as
hosp;table and .patriotioal. community a.
there is in the Confederaoy.: The only IN
ION meeting We have heard 9f as having
been held there, was union prayer meeting
the prime object Of which was to petition
the God Of nations for the success OF our
glorious cause. - Miississippiian.
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Respectfully, &c..
THE POLISH woMAN's PATRIOTISM.

W
"Suwloiska, open the window | desire
to die in the sound Of the church bells.
Suwloiska had not courage to obey. She
looked pensively at her mother.
My daughter, is not this the Sabbath
The hour Of prayer is come Help thy old
mother to PROSTATE herself before our good
God y and, pipus child, the young woman
helped her mother to kneel
"Suwloiska, implore thee, my daugh-
ter, open the window, in order that | may
hear the hymns of the church"
| She opened the window on the public
square in which the church was situated,
aud then returned, and sat down at the
feet of her silent mother.
Suwlaiska do not ksat tie sound Of
Tie bells,''
mot hear!"
1T is the cannon" 81.
Eyes, mother, they have ,sc;o,tibi'e down
from the steeples Of the church to Kill Tie
Russians"
fs s'a $s i III |,. Il again again.
"Wha: has happened, my daughter !?
church. What is our priest doing 7"
He has turned soldier
LET us pray to God for him. He has
prayed for US often enough. It was lie who
blessed thy marriage, my daughter. Oh,
we'll do remember it. Thou vert beauti-
full; had dressed thee myself. Then the
hollis rang out joyfully Then on thy
hnco : al ~
fidelity to thy Suwloiski."
Il have kept my OATH" replied the
young woman. blushing with pleasure.
The aged mother pressed the hand of her
daughter closely in hers but, suddenly
starting she exclaimed in shrill voice,
Where is thy wedding ring?
Il have given 1t away said the daugh-s
ter, bolding down her head.
''Suwloiski has God reserved such afflic-
ton for my old age! Oh, my daughter,
who has caused thee to forget, to such an
extent. thy duties as wife I? That ring,
tho token Of an eternal covenant between
onwloiski and thee; what has thou done
sithlt e.. 70 wlioiii hast thou given it :"
..To Poland !" and she raised her head
with confidence '.Our husbands are SOL
diers, our church bells. our earrings, our
pears have been bartered for muskets.
We wives had no longer anything to give,
aud. nevertheless, Poland lacked powder.
Well, there are six thousand Of us already,
who have. for our country, made sacrifice
Of the only property which remained to US,
that which woman esteems Of all Orna-
ments the most precious in the world, our
marriage rings. We have given them up
to purchase powder. 5.n
rl;ss as sgd Ris'ottEf'es. slipped from her Eng
ers the golden covenant, which she had
thought she should never part with . and.
after having kissed it repeatedly, she
wiped her eyes and said:
'.Suwloiska, take this ring; let it be
sold with thine. Go. my daughter, tell our
victory for the country In which wives
cell theft Wedding rings to buy powder, is
free. Perish the Russians now. Suw-
loiska, open all the windows. I desire to
die IN the sound q the cannon
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LABoRERs SCARCE Farmer B. was sit
ting in the country church. He had been
working hard in the harvest fold; hands
we're scarce, aud farmer B. was doing -
The loud tone of the minister failed to arouse
the farmer. until at length, the time wan
lug. the good man closed the lids Of the
.Indeed. my hearers. the harvest is plen-
teous but the laborers are few"
Eyes" exclaimed farmer B five offer
ed two dollars day for Graders, and cant
get'e;nai at that"
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Dhe Uindifator.
n.H.H. LYNN, Editor \ Proprietor.
TREMS.

+ The ssvlND1CATOR's.is published weekly, at
Three Dollars yeah; Two Dollars for
six mouths: One Dollar and Twenty-Five
Gents for three months, Invariably IN AD-
VANCE.
ADvssrrsEurNrs inserted at ONE DOLLAR
per square OF eight lines Cor less) for each nser-
&ioa. Larger advertisements in the same proper
lions
~ Unless the number of insertions be marked
aPon, the manuscript, they will be inserted until
forbid, and charged accordingly.
~ liberal discount made to those who ad-
vsrtise by the year.
z3~ Annual advertisers will be limited to their
jmnedi4te business,-though occasional changes in
tie form Of the advertisement may be made during
- Transient aiiTe.tsse1ape e;s payable, in ad
vance all others will be considered due when cal
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and if.thev cannot be furnished. why cons
fnusatioti'is not alloasd ~
i. .Mr. Walker sf'sted i resolution that tho
present sessisNef. She Legislature tbe sd-
jourued on Monday. the l2thof Oetobes,
Objection being made, it was laid over un-
der the rule.
Tbs Calendar vas then taken up aud sey-
erak bills advanced.
Among the bills ordered to their eapross-
ment was the bill regulating impressuepts
of slaves to work OH the public dcfences.
This bill authorizes the irnpressnenk ..ofnas
many as 10 600 slaves stone tin,s. Amend.
mants were adopted in favor of the slaves of
refugees from counties over run by the pub
lie enemy. - h 80, ui"L t.- ;,
The order Of the day. which had been
postponed fsr,tke consideration of the latter
bill was now taken up-the Militia. Bill.r
and consumed the remaining portion of the
session Of the day
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BAcos AND SueAR.-The Columbus Sun
says it was Thought sometime since, when
the Government agents were trying to pur.
chase bacon with Confederate notes at 81
cents per pound, that bacon. had become ex-
tinct 10 that markets The general belief
was, that there was none in the country
But when the Government received large
lot Of sugar, and commenced exchanging
that article for bacon, many persons were
forced to. change their opinion. Over ten
thousands pounds Of bacon were taken dur
ing single week
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WINDSOR. N. G. Sept. 1868.
. the Editor of the Richmond Wing :

To the Editor Of the Richmond Mig:
10 reading short time e, ago one Of Atkin-
sons old "Caskets." / found the enclosed
picture of Polish woman's patriotism
and was SO much struck with it, that | con-
cluded to send it to you for reproduction in
your paper.
Our women have acted iobly in our great
struggle for independence; still there is
much more to be done.
read the enclosed With peculiar j. inter-
est. as just at this time the Poles are. en-
gagged in another noble effort to gain their
freedom. "
Respectfully, &C.,