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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05
Mass and Delegate Conventions.

The Free Press is out upon mass political
conventions for the nomination of Governor
of the State, and very properly says:
"The unsutableness of mass conven-
tons so called. (only $50 called" for they
are ANYTHING hut what the words naturally
indicate) for the purpose of nominations, be
came so apparent, that in 1859 the Republic
can State convention then held at Brattle-
boro decided after full leliberation the
subject having been referred: to a committee
for report by the State convention CT the
year previous. to have 10 more of them.
The convention voted that future State con-
,entons should he delegate conventions. =
composed as follows: from each town one
delegate and ore additional delegate from
each town for every hnndred Votes and every
portion of a hundred exceeding fifty votes
given iii that town for Governor the proceed
ing vear-the delegates 20 be chosen by the
Republicans in each 5own in public caucus
and duly certified to the convention.
\ convention made up in that way would
truly bring Together 4 fair representation OF
the sentiments Of the voters throughout the
State ard in such convention after an OPP
en- discussion pro andcon, regarding the diff
ferent candidates proposed, and a fair ballo,
so as to ensure fer some one majority vote
of all the delegates present, a iutic.ous nom
nation could hardly fail TO be made. one
which would be approved by the people of
tie State But no such convention as was
ordered was ever held; Cor the simple rea-
son that the State committees anp1inted thai
year. and for the years following, have coolly
disobeyed that order. though it remains I'M
revoked to tn day."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05
DAVID ID. PORTER,
-fVtTIS Ittd. fUNlIrdI,
Commanding Mississippi Squadron.
A Train Destroyed by Guerrillas.

A telegram received from Gen Stahl, da-
ted at Fairfax Court House. Sunday, saws
that Messy with 200 men and one howitzer
attacked our tram of cars near Catletts Sta
ton. on Saturday. and the guard having es-
capped. he burned the train. The locomo-
tive is not much damaged Col Mann of
the 9TH Michigan, who had the command in
the front, hearing the firing, took a portion
OF his forces and followed in search of the
rebels. He encountered them two miles
from Greenwich, where they had taken very
strong position. Col Mann charged the re-
bells, who replied with grape and canister.
but, as the colonel repor,s. our men never
faitered. They dashed upon the rebels and
took their guns. Col Mann returned at
dark TO his camp in front, bringing in the
captured artillery, and all our dead and
wounded, of the former and ID of the lat
Ter. 1t Was an extremely hot fgta. We
have, the dispatch says, many prisoners, in
Guiding Capt Haskins, an English officer in
the confederate service, and Lieut. Chapman.
who had charge of the artillery. Both of
these officers were so severely wounded that
they could not be removed and were paroled.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05

Inc Hartford Press says it has very high
authority for stating that Georgia is On the
point OF sending commissioners 70 ask
admission into the Union on the basis of,he
status quo. And there is also reason to be-
Ie'e that MIR Seward would urgently favor
Coi D'Utassy, lately convicted by cour,
marital on charges of misappropriaiing gov
eminent stores-poiite for stealng.-has been
placed IN close confinement, which indicates
mat his sentence, not yet announced is
severe.
:" Fitz John Porter, Esq" who was former
ly general in the United States army. and
was cashiered for unotficer ike conduct. is
making speeches to the cspperheads in New
Jersey.
The patent medicine clergyman of JERSEY
City. whose sands of life have nearly run
out" has taken new lease of lie. Some
body has sent him half bushel of sand BIZ
express, not prepaid.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05
From the Burlington Free Press.
Who Shall Be Governor!

You wish to have those who have ANYTHING
to say upon the above question to do SO over
their own names. Well, here are MY initials
| am not afraid, over those homely letters, to
say that | want the best man in Vermont for
our next Governor. Never was there more
important election for the people of Vermont
to make
Passing by other things of Importance, the
Governor has the appointments in our Yer
mont regiments 10 make. For the first eleven
regiments. at least, the Governor is to fill all
vacancies in field and line officers. These
officers are to lead or men, sons and brothers
in battle. How important that they should
be good. pure and brave men.
Now |, for one. want Governor who will
listen TO the suggestions Of citizens respect
fully, and after all do as he thinks he ought
to. want a man who won't be the .ot of
clique. want man who will insist, in ev-
cry appointment, upon substantial evidence
that the candidate is at least decent man.
of passable morals and military pluck and
experience. want Governor who will not
overlook veteran soldiers. and appoint over
them raw men, however good, especially
when the regiment or company has abun-
dance of the best material in it.
The abuse heaped upon our brave boys in
relation to this matter for the last two years
is beyond patient endurance.
Now want Governor who will be Just
and true to our soldiers, who will not consent
that veterans, who have born the heat and
burden of the day, shall be thrust aside to
favor the advancement of some OF the clique,
Colonel, Governor or one who expects to be
Governor. There is not company III one
of our veteran regiments which has not in it
the best material for all the officers in the
company. | want Governor who is capable
of feeling some sense Of justice toward our
brave boys. They are p0werlesS, they can
do nothing but submit; to the basest impoSi-
tons. | want a candidate for Governor who
can appreciate their condition, who has a
deep. warm sympathy for them. Enough
said. | am getting excited. The recollec-
ton of the past makes me-, cannot tell how
indignant. Yen newspapers have looked on
in silence, and witnessed all this wrong. |
presume the people of Vermont will suffer
themselves to be imposed upon as they have
done before. O. G. W.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05
Gen. Stoughton.

\ home correspondent OF the Manchester
Journal makes the following statement re-
!ative to this officer:
Some two Or three weeks prior to the
appointment Of General S:oughton to the
command of the 18th regiment, on a public
occasion, in the town of Chester, Vt, he
lStoushton) was complimented on his mil
l;ary education, and was told that now
was an opportunity for him to avail
himself of privilege Of using it for his own
and his cotntry's benefit, he then bold,
and without reservation remarked that
"t he cas to eagage IN tbs 'rat, It uou7d be
to delp tie South that he should necer fodf
against his So"taeyn friends from Vest Poim
that he considered the North ID saint
-HORE to blame tran tie South, and he
HOPED TO COP THEY WOULD GET WHIP
PED "
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05
Treason Unmasked.

Nothing SO etfectually ummasks the treason
able spirit OF the Boston Post, New York
World, Albany Argus and other copperhead
papers, as their outspoken sympathy with
Vallandigham and their bitter denunciation
of the government for having arrested him.
He has been proved guilty of uttering the
following words while addressing popular
assembly:
Declaring the present war a uicked, cruel
and unnecessary rar;;" "a war not ,caged TO-,
the preservation of the Union;" "a war for
tile purpose of crushing ont liberty and ere
ating a despotism; v" a ma for the freedom
Of the blacks and the enslaremem of the
whites; :" stating that "if the administration
had so wished the rar could have been honor
ally terminated months ago." that "peace
might hare been hon0raJly obtained by listen
ing to the proposed INTERPRETATION of Francs;'
that propositions by which the Southern
States could be won back and the South
guaranteed their rights under the constitution
had been rejected the day before the late
battle Of Fredericksburg by Lincoln and has
minionS :" that "the government of the
United States were about to appoint military
marshas in every district to restrain the peo-
PIE Of their liberties, to deprive them of their
prirHegeS;" that "Me sooner the people
INFORM the minions Of usWped power that
they ~W not submit to such restrictions
"Pon their liberties, tie Jetter;" that she mas
at all times and on all occasions resolved to
do mhat he could to defeat the ATTEMPTS nor
being made to build up a monarchy upon the
rams Of or free government :" that she
t"al'y Jeliered that the men in pouer are at
'empfhg to establish despotism in this
country more cruel and more oppressive than
erer eristed before"
The copperhead newspapers, of the class
above named, and the smaller fry of the
same stripe have 10 word of condemnation
for the above reasonable harangue, but viz
tually approve of and adopt it, by their open
sympathy with Valandigham and their de.
nunciation of his arrest.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05

Another week has passed and Vicksburg
is no, taken. We have news from there to
the 10Th, up to which time there had been
severe fighting and heavy losses, but all at
tempts upon the main Notifications had fail
ed. Will Grant take Vicksburg? is the
question frequently asked, but not easily an
swered. We live in hope that he will. HIS
campaign previous to his arrival there leads
US to anticipate such a result. The rebel
Notifications are very formidable, and the
rebels are organizing large army in his
rear still Gen Grant has already taken over
5000 prisoners and 81 pieces of artillery, and
if human skill can subdue Vicksburg we be-
leve the army that now invests it will accom-
plish that object.
Quite an important and victorious battle
was fought il the rear of Port Hudson by
division of Gen Banks army. The rebels
were completely whipped, and leaving their
killed and wounded on the field, retired
This is believed to be the beginning of the
siege of Port Hudson, and We shall look for
its capture soon.
The rebel pirates Alabama andIFlorida are
still securing the seas, and destroying Amer
lean vessels with their cargoes. Since our
last report they have burned eight ships,
which with their freight are valued at $780,
900. We trust day of retribution will
come, and that speedily.
a special dispatch from Murfreesboro says
that Gen Marmaduke is reported to have cap
tured Helena, Ark, snd regiment of negro
soldiers, whom, together with the white Off
GERS commanding them, he hung. We trust
the above is one of the lying kilograms.
1t is now stated that the rebels took the |
most prisoners in the Hooker campaign.-
The Federals had 4 500 and the rebels over
5000.
A special dispatch from Memphis, dated
May 26, says that a detachment Of the I'd
Wisconsin Cavalry attacked the guerrilas on
the Hernardo road on Tuesday, killing four
and capturing five. \ few days since de-
tachment of the 9TH Kansas and Sd Iowa
Cavalry fought with superior force of guer-
rias seven miles back of Helena, and final
ly drove them off. Their reported loss is 9
killed and 81 wounded, among the latter
their colonel. The Union loss was 4 killed,
20 wounded and several prisoners. On the
oath inst, Col Hatch had fight with 200 of
Chambers guerriIlas, near Senatobia, captur-
ing 60, killing 10 and wounding 20.
A story comes from Cincinnati that Gen
Bragg telesraphed to jeff Davis to know
what should he done with Vallandigham. -
Davis, with a grim appreciation of the mel
ancholy joke, sent wold that if Val would
promptly and heartily take the oath of ale
glance to Secessia they might let him run.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05
Cambridge Cattle Market.
1x TEIEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY,. June ;. 1863.

WEDNESDAY,. June ;. 1863.
At market 600 Cattle. about 30 BeeveS ant
Stores, consisting of Working Oxen. Cows
au,: one. two and three wears Odds
K1CES-Mari.et Beef-Exira $500 : 9.5l
first quality SS.3.J $50; second do. - 90 :
$50 third do ~. $50: ordinary.
Working Oxen-S15. lSj. 600:
Cows and CalveS-S92. -, 90 I CO.
YearingS-~0.01 4 COCO.
Two Years Old--SGO a OF.
Three Years Old-S01 4 90
Sheep and I.ambS-lJ90 ~ market. Extra ana
selections. $500 CSC 100: in lots. So
40 0.00.
Spring LamhS-S}.00 a 600
Swinc-i IL market
Hides 81 Dc per H.
Calf Sk;nS-l3 lie per 10
Pel:S-SO.jO - each.
TallOw-S SIC per l5
Veal CalveS-fr0m ~ to slJn
RENAEk>--There was but 4 small uuapri-v of
stock beef al market this week. but As there Wa
large number Of cattle left over last week. the
supply was ample fur the demand Sales were
SLOW Al last week prices II i the opinion Of
many that the prices for cattle have reached The
highest figures and that the tendency is down
ward There was I smaller supply OF sheen and
prices lower as The large supply OF veal takes the
place of mutton.
Ii seems To- be accorded bv the universal
consent Of mankind that Dr J. c. Aver A Cos
SarSapar;!la. Pectoral and Z lis are the greatest
remedies Vet discovered for the treatment of dis
ease: that Aver SarSaparilla Is the great Elixir
of iiie- which Philosophers have sought for r1rlr-
iylng the blpod. Try il and Judge for .ourse1f "a.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05
CORCORAN AND kIMBALL.-The coul

CoRC0RAN AND kIMBALL.-The court of
enquiry in the shooting of Lt-Col. kimball
by Gen Corcoran have made report as fol-
lows:
"That Lieutenant-colonel kmball died on
the morning Of the 18th of April, 1863. from
the effects of wound in the neck produced
by pistol ball. said pistol having been fired
by Brigadier-general Michael Corcoran. The
court further find that Lieutenant, colonel
kimball halted Brigadier-general Corcoran
and demanded the countersign, refusing to
allow him to pass until he should give it.
That Bllsadier-general Corcoran refused to
give the countersign as ordered, that an al
tercatlon ensued. resulting in the death Of
Lieutenant-colonel E. A. kimbal. The court
further find that Lieutenant-colonel F. 4.
klmball was, at the time of hating Gen Cor
coran, intoxicated, and that he was not au-
thorized in so hating him."
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05
acknowledgements Transfer.

y correspondent of the Cincinnati Gaze:t
writing from Murtreesboro under date O
the 18th, gives an account of Na!!andisham'
transfer to rebel territory. On the arriva
Of Mr. Nallandigham al Murfreesboro. h,
was taken in charge by Major Miles. A
two O'Clock in the morning party started
with him for the rebel lines. The CORES
pendent says:
Shortly after We were again on our WY
and Just as the sun rose, we reached our ex.
IRENE outposts and discovered the rebel VI
dettes one-nait mile ahead on the turnpike
Major Miles and Col McKihhen Immediately
started forward with a flag of truce. and
were soon in communication with the rebel
authorities
The latter having expressed willingness
to receive mister Nallandigham." the two
officers returned. Major Miles and captai,,
Goodwin accompanied the prisoner within
the rebel lines, and about 9 A. NJ. delivered
him into the hands of a single private soldie,
belonging to the tifty-tirst Alabama. Col Webb
Mr taliandlgham making the following dec.
laratlon: " L am citizen of Ohio and OF
the United States. | am here within Your
lines by force and against my will. | there.
tore surrender myself to You as a prisoner
of war"
Inc bearing Of Mr. Nallandigham through
out the whole affair was modest. sensible and
d'sniiled. In conversation with Your cores
pendent, he candidly admitted that the deal.
inss OF the Government with him were ne.
cessary and JustItiable. If the Union were
TO be restored by war, he admitted that in
that case tie Government would be Obliged
TO use all the physica! force of loyal states
and could tolerate no opposition. This.
however he declared would be at the EXPENSE
OF the free principles of our constitution
whereas, he thought by the adoption of his
plan not only might these principles be con-
served, but the Union of the states ultimate
ly restored.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05
Capture Of q Rebel Navy Yard.
capture OF Rebel Ram and Large
Amount of Property.

FLAGSHIP BLACK HAWK. MISSISSIPPI
SQUADRON, near Nicksburg, May -.
10 HOHor0ble GtdcOn lTeHes, .Secretayu Of
Ndry.-Sir: | have the honor to inform
you that the expedition, under command of
Lieutenant Commander Walker, after taking
posses sion of the forts at Haines' Bluff. was
perfectly successful. Three powerful steam
ers and a ram were DESTROYED at Yazoo CITY.
The ram was monster, 30 feet long. 20
feet from beam to beam, and covered with
tour-lnch iron plates also a fine navy yard.
with machine shops of all kinds, saw mills
blacksmith shops, &c, were burned up. The
property DESTROYED ana captured amounted
to over S2,000000. Had The monster ram
been finished, she would have given US some
trouble. One battery was destroyed at Dru-
rvs Bluff. Our loss on the expedition was
| killed and : wounded.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05
Reported for The CALIFORNIAN
Caledonia Co. Court---June Term
1853.
PRESENT.
Hon. LUKE P. POLAND, Chief Judge.
j. D. ABBOTT, Asst Judges

PRESENT.
Hon. LUKE P. POLAND, Chief Judge.
j. !: e. g: r AsseTT, Asst Judges.
GRAND JURoRs.-Loren kennie, Barnet
c. c. Newell, Burke Judkins Randall, John
A. Stanton, Danville; William Taisev. Gro,.
on; Samuel Goodrich, Hardwick; Huntle,
d. Young, Kirby iona. W. Colby, Lyndon
James Wire, Newark; Benjamin Kidder
Peacham; Robert Miller, Ryegate; Lewis
Holmes, Sheffield: John Emerson, Arnold
b. Hutchinson, St. Johnsbury; Arnold F.
Taft, Sutton; Isaac Paterson, Walden
Francis K. Carpenter, Waterford; William
Chase, Whcelock. William Chase appointed
foreman.
PETIT JURORS. William Adams, John
Gibson, Barnet Hiram Allard, Jacob Nc
Neal, Burke; Luke Sweet, Eleasor Dole
Danville Daniel Vance, Thomas B. Hall,
Groton VIM G. Clifford, Samuel Warren,
Hardwick Merritt NewhalI, Kirby; Charles
K. Hubbard, Jeremy Pearl, Lyndon Henry
Dolotf, Newark Franklin Foster, VIM Rem
frew. Peacham; Hugh g. Miller, VIM. Hen
derson, Ryegate Isaac r. Kinneston, Shef-
field; Simon Huse, p. l.. Pierce, st. Johns
bury; Calvin J. Wilson, Daniel S. Frost, SUIT
tom Charles Russell, A. Shurtletf, Walden
John Ladd, Orange S. Laid, Waterford AL
bertus Allen, Wheelock.
% cases were set for the jury upon the
call of the docket. Upon the commencing
of the court in the afternoon three of the
cases set for the jury were set not for the
jury. There being no case ready for trial the
court Immediately adjourned over to Wednes-
day.
No. 47.-Stoddard 4 Clark rs Luke Buz-
zen. Assumpsit for professional services.
Trial by jury and verdict for -. Plf pro
Sc. Colby and Ross for def.
No. j3.-Town of Danville IS Town of
Peacham. Appeal from the order of reno
val of Elias Martin by plf. Trial by jury.
Bartlett & Thacher Tor plf Davis & Hale
for def.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05
ORDER of NOTICE of SETTLEMENT
JnEL N WOODS Estate.

IFl~f-lIT,
Al Ii"sS.le our ,id IL - Jsi>buIy il sai district
on The S-ih '.av "i Nay :. ID. i>sl.
HrHEA>- Ga Via a,.-l alulirSr-sr.r m a.. ..s-a-,
- -- N c'd lae = kiry. ia >al s>.-5rf deceased
Proposes I" RENDER liiS aiui-ssrrari. IA
~. :. . az ais -o>''Eli t.: y sad estate ,Aai-
lLa,' aIi al iiloe vr The iurt inaNl- PARTITION
'i' n->'Taoliltl 4 tii- saia estate under
%. said ougT-aIliI- The lyrr<,i> who are law
l'l 10 Inc >ane-lI -,Ge,-e ordered t,A said
maj he same GENE ui4,eT CONSIDERATION ana
Al lie Probate hl,iUe ia - join Ig The 9Th
'as ga June \ ID >3 Aiai I1rrh,r ordered rasi
al fl>is> Interested e i..iiil L,r,i puilicatia Il
Si- 81 the record al this order the Calr,;sn lrit-
- Al ~ J"l->bl-E- ihTve Ueek> sgoot>>svelx sxiu-
Z" >aI TIME al hearing -ilsg lGry ma slg4r ard
The allow aioe u sid account Il Ihvv cause
a-L- also lie heard tr >aid ia l.4= matte. u
iAI ll;i"il and di>;rsl1Iss.l 81 Sall estate
BE- the CUuTi,
Atrue copy II record
iY-i Attest ASA l.. FRENCH. Juare
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05
The ColOred Regiment.

The Massachusetts 9th (colored) regiment
made a very favorable impression upon our
citizens Yesterday. II is composed of able
bodied men who are remarkably proficient in
drill and marching, and are evidently under
excellent discipline. Their officers are supe-
rior in point Of capacity and experience
AS far as appearances now indicate the regi-
ment is likely to prove as efficient as any
which has been SEN out Of the State. The
enthusiastic, who have seen their Soldierlv
bearing, would at once pronounce the expert
ment a success. But their remains one
practical test which is yet to be applied to
the regiment. They have vet to receive the
" baptism of fire." We know that the ne.
groes can be thoroughly drilled and disci-
pl:ned. That fact is established But will
they fight? That remains to be seen, and We
must not assume that race which has for
centuries been suhjsct to stronger wills can
at once shake of their submissiveness and
stand UP unfinchingy against those whom
they have hitherto held in awe.
The probability is they viii tight, and
fight well. But much will depend upon the
manner in which they are handled The,
VIII need the stimulus OF success more than
white troops to give them confidence in them
selves, and care should be taken not to un-
dertAke too much with them at first. The
drill and discipline of the camp will do much
IN the way OF imparting manliness, self-re-
Spect and Seif-conidencc Success, will do
more. 1t is great experiment which is now
to be tried, upon the result of which may de-
pend the deStinies Of the race upon this
continent. Let the colored regiments have
fair chance to show what the race is capa-
bic OF IN military point OF view and how
far they can be animated by the idea of free
dom.-Bost0n jouTn0I
This regiment left fer the South last Thurs
day. There is another colored regiment re-
cruiting in MassachuSetts-the :jjta.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05

GREAT FIRE AT HARVEY, MIcH.-Late in
the afternoon of the 22d, the fire in the woods
was driven by the wind into the village OF
Harvey, and at last accounts it was nearly
consumed. Che store. Office, saw mill, and
two large boarding houses of the Northern
Iron Co., the dwellings of c. I. Harvey, his
father DIR Harvey, James Cunliff, with a large
amount CT other property, was utterly de-
stroyed. We cannot give full details this
week.-Green Bay Advocate, 2Sth.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-06-05

VERMONT QCoTA.-A private letter from
Washington informs US that the quota of
Vermont in the coming draft will be 1000 .
Of which the lst District will furnish go
the I'd 107, and the 81 Gil. The requisite
uniforms will be ordered the present week
from New Iork.-Free Press.
Phillip McDermott. printer in the New
York World office, fell from the top story of
that building Sunday evening and was instant
ly killed.