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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-06-10

TIE CHRISTIAN COMMISSION. The Tunes
Of last Friday, taking the start from some
remark reported by some one to be made by
Cen. Sherman, followed it up with some ex-
ceedinsly uniustifable and disparaging asser-
tious about the Christian Commission. BY
way Of set off it publishes the following let
ter from DR.. Welch-who, like those who
labor for the benefit of the soldiers in
the ranks of both the Christian and Sanitary
Commissions, went TO Fredericksburgh on
an errand of mercy. There Is need of all
that both Commissions can do and they in no
respect conflict with each other. Their Yalde
from the overwhelming testimony of officers,
surgeons and soldiers. is incalculable, and he
is lly employed who disparages either;
WILLIs1oS, June Sd, 1864.
Editor Of Times:
| returned from Washington this morning. |
do not propose TO write you what saw during
the nine iavs was in Fredericksburg; have
+ not the power to do it if | would. merely
wish to inform the friends at home of what
! saw and know Of the two Comnissions-ChriS-
tan and Sanitary. | was not very favorable TO-
waris the Christian Commission before went
to fredericksburg. | had got the impression
that feeble ministers who wished to benett their
health, were mostly employed, but it is not so.
found them mostly good working men, ready
10 take hold, wash and dress wounds, furnish
and deal out luxuries, so far as in their power.
It is true, their supply was soon exhausted at
Fredericksburg, but had it not been for those
/ Commissions do not know what we should
/ have done. The suffering of our poor boys would
have been intolerable. What in my opinion is
most needed now, are cotton shirts made from
thin bleached cloth, cotton drawers, old linen
and cotton rags, pillows for amputated limbs,
.izss from ten inches square to ten by eighteen
in length. filed not very full with some soft
material OF batting. hair, soft hay, bandages
and Int. there was good supply. If We send
money have no doubt it will be judiciously ex-
PENDED The commissions are obliged to pur-
chase lemons. sugar, condensed milk, tea, cof-
fee, &c. and they must have money to do it
with. do hope the public will cheerfully sus-
tain them.
Truly yours,
4. c. WEIGH.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-06-10

I6e streets of the village Of Ssrstoss are
to be lighted with gas this summer.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-06-10

f, ,sre'lOndeni Of the Tracchcr says
- - i'ic AL. 0e in the Shenandoah valley
''n -. ia OF eisht Thousand veterans from
'lc W eat by Saturday night.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-06-10

UNIVERSITY or NERMo>T. TIE Cogsc
CoNMENcNENT.-The Exerci-es Of the SIX
ueth Commencement Of the University, IN
August next, viii be OF a very high order,
and promise an occasion Of rare interest.
Prominent among them vii. lea Biogaphi-
cal Discourse on the late PEE-nE>r WufE-
LrR, by Rev Dr. Joseph Tracy of Boston
and Biographical Sketch and EuiOSy OF
the late PREslDENT PEAsE,by Rev. Dr. ". G.
7. SnEDD, Of New lork.-taan whom
no man j. more fit ior the tack
Prof. ShcdJ will ais preach the
Baecalnuer,tc Sermon. Rev. RoswuI b.
IIlrcncocS, d. d. OF New York j. engaged
to deliver the ,rldrc-- before the Phi Beta
Kappa, ami Rev F. d. HrSrAc1o> of New
York. the discourse before the Society for
Religious Inquiry. Tho Mendelssohn Quin-
tette Club will furnish the music.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-06-10
Poetry.


lT.I.
r-,r- V.S GREAKING FOR a LITTLE
-Ffys. Bro,-ri1s7
'.Ai, laugh, lsport and jest:
.erre to the wall
nHs'is ior l'ttle l,vc.
iEo-is are done,
1fe one by one,
e peep out, for sprinstiie is begun,
while spring Us bursting forth;
- Hhle nests are 10 the grove;
-.r- trc cisath for little love.
'rn 'n rhe sun
r-. afl rum
..,. Sc -.r spuugu1e i- begun,
bowed. -t'e only /; Their hearts
-e.ra VIII .r" H' g ioy' oc''' iai' thereof
....Ir.- -a.--, Hi ~- hearts are liici indeed,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-06-10

CARE FoR orR WouNDED.-The following
Surgeons have been sent down by Surgeon
General Thnyer. to help our wounded Yer
monters
DR.. c. NJ. Chandler, MontPclicr, DF.
Gale Battlcboro, Dr. Adams, Island Pond
W. VI. Huntington, Rochester, \. c. Welch,
Williston. john +. Miles. Hineshursh. Z.
y. > Morgan, Bennington, DR.. Hasclton,
Cavcndi-h, DR.. Horace Powers, Morrisville,
DR.. Benz. Fairchild, Milton and Dr. !. NJ
Knox, Burlington.
Drs. Newell and Brown of st. Johnsbury
are alrerdy at Fredericksburg, having been
sent there some days since by the Sclcc,men
of II. Jo'n-bury. DR.. c. ) Cahoon of Lyn-
don has alsJ gone on at the instance Of the
Selcctmcn of his town.
1t i- proposed, also, to send down tie en-
tire graduating class of the Medical College.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-06-10

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, ex-
cept n the punishment Of crime, Of which the
party shall be duly convicted, shall exist in the
United States. or in any place within their iurs-
dicuon; and congress shall have power by ap-
proprate legislation, to carry the iQregoing arti
Gle IlLtn NLi..l
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-06-10

Mr. Cisco. for number of years Asst. L
S. Treasurer at New York, has resigned.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
General Officers not Oh Duty.

The Secretary of War has sent to the
House the information called for several
days since in regard to general officers of
the army who are not on duty. The fol-
lowing are the names of such officers,
with the length of time they have been
unemployed: George B. Mcclellan, thir-
teen months; John @. Fremont, with
staff of six officers, sixteen months; W. S,
Rosecrans, with staff of three officers, one
month Don Carlos Buell., thirteen months;
John A. McClernand, six months; Lewis
Wallace, six months r. H. Milroy, five
months; Richard j. Oglesby, six months,
wounded at the battle of Corinth, Missis-
sippi; Thomas L Crittenden, with staff of
three officers, two months; Alexander
Mcdowell Cook, with similar staff, two
months; Daniel E. Sickles, severely
wounded and disabled at Gettysburgh,
with staff of two officers, five months !;
VIM. S. Hancock, severely wounded at
Gettysburg, but returned to field since re-
port was made out, with staff of three of
flcers, five months; George L. Hartsuff;
wounded, sick and ordered before retiring
Board, two months D. o. @. Ord, sick,
but returned recently to his corps, one
month.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
What General Meade Says.

Those who are anxious to know when
the Army of the Potomac will advance,
and when the war is likely to come to a
close. may be interested in knowing Gen
eral MEADE's opinion on these points. He
gave it in the course of two little speeches
he made in Philadelphia on Tuesday last.
In regard to the resumption of active
work by the Army of the Potamac, he
said: eve are making every effort to
improve the present, and, as soon as The
aCeatheT mOde1'utes and The season qciN
al3o,r, active operations will be commenced
anew, and in earnest" As to the time
when the war ought to close, he expressed
himself thus: "The war must be ended
by hard fighting, and it becomes every
man, woman and child to york for the in
crease OF our armies in The field, and when
this is done trust that ne.rt summer. will
come to Us with peace restored to the
land. and happiness, contentment and
prosperity pervading the entire country"
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
Troops Going to the Field.

The general impression that the fur
Laughing of our veteran regiments: which
have re-enlsted for the war, is causing a
depletion of the ranks Of our armies, is
confidently denied in official quarters. The
number of recruits and veteran volunteers
entering the service, and now going for
ward to the field, is understood to equal
if not exceed that OF the soldiers return
ing.
The New York papers say that the
number of recruits provided with trans
portation from that city per week avera-
ces from three to five thousand. They
include the men enlisted in Eastern New
York and New England In the course
of a few weeks the grand march of our
regiments to the field, with their ranks re-
cruited, will begin. Enlistments, which
are now numerous and increasing, will be
likely to give many of them quite their
original complement of one thousand
men
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
REApOrtaIIa EsiiiI.

Senator CONFESS, Of California, has III
troduced in the U. S. Senate bill to amend
the present homestead law. 1t changes
the law in some important respects, prin-
cipally affecting our soldiers in the field
and their brethren of the sea service. It
allows them to make atfidavits before their
commanding officers, and forward fees and
commissions, without the necessity of per-
sonal attendance at the land office Ii
also allows pre-emptors who are in the
army or navy to perfect their claims in the
same way and all persons who are phys
icaily, or from other sufficient cause. I'm
able to be present in person, are permitted
to make similar atiidavits. 1t forbids the
sale of any reservation at less than $l.25
per acre, and makes the commissions, in
addition to the ten dollar fee, enc Der cent.
each to the register and receiver on appli-
cation and the same when the title is rer-
pected.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
AeDef Prisoners and the Amnesty
Proclamation.

The following letter from Judge Advo-
cate General HOLT TOT Judge Advocate
DUNN, o. the Department of the Ohio. is
of considerable interest:
JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERALS OFFIcEl
WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. 1868.
MAJOR w. NJ. Dunn, Judge Advocate:
On the receipt of your letter of the 22d inst,
conferred with the Secretary of War in re
gard to the grave and important question it
presents. From him 1 learned that this cues
tlon had already been decided by the President
himself, who holds that the amnesty offered by
his proclamation does not extend to prisoners
OF war, nor to persons suffering punishment
under the sentence of military conrts, or on
trials, or uuder charges for military offences.
Very respectfully, your obedent servant
j. HOLT, Judge Advocate General.
Although it has been decided that the
amnesty Of the President does not extend
to prisoners of war as class, nevertheless
he is prepared to give such individuals
among them its benefits when examination
into their individual cases demonstrates
the propriety of the act on his part.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
c Spring Campaign against
Richmond,

The New York Times of the 10th inst
contains long article on the spring cam
paign OF the Army of the Potomac, which.
it says, will be under military conditions
essentially different from those that lave
attended former spring campaigns in that
theatre Of war. There is to be a double
advance on the eEelny-on his front and
on his rear; or, in definite terms. a move
ment in the direct line, and a cooperative
movement by the line of the Peninsula or
the south side of the James. The Times
argues that If each column be OF sufficient
strength to take care of itself, the whole
weight of the military objection to {. divis-
ion OF forces is removed; and, it is fair to
add, that with correct and energetic action
in accordance with this plan, Richmond
may be taken and the enemy driven oat of
Virginia. 1t is asserted positively that
such a combined, cooperative movement
by the double li1es indicated will mark the
opening of the spring campaign. The
Times adds:
Such plan of campaign is now being de-
velOped for execution the moment the season
for active Interpretations arrives II we NAV
be permitted to suppose that the Especial
service Of the fifty thousand men which the
gallant Hancock is now recruiting his CORPS
up TO is the advance by the line OF the PENN
sula, the country may be assured that the
work is committed 60 Il head and hands rs
able as the service presents. United with the
force already under command of General
Butler, this army would be raised to strength
quite capable of taking care of itself even
without the aid Of the cooperative force
moving by the overland route With such a
combination we are authorized to indulge the
brightest hopes of a completely successful
spring campaign in Virginia. 1t will give us
for the first time, the combination which
every military man has long seen to he indis-
pensable for Il decisive movement against
Richmond.
In addition TO the detachment Of Hancock,
corps, (the SecOnd) other important measures
of reorganization will be taken with the Ar
my of the Potomac. The five corps which
now compose 1.-THE First Second Third
Fifth and SiNtE-will be consolidated into
three corps, Of which Hancock Ofthe Second
will command one, and Sedgwick OF the Sixth
another. The remaining corps will be com
madcd by q General, not of the Army OF the
Potomac whose name it would not be judi
ciOus now to mention. This consolidation Of
corps will involve a reorganization OF the sub
ordinate military members, including the di-
visions and brigades, down to the bittalions
which. being the uni. Of force, permit no
change The regiments. however Will be re-
cruitcd, each up to the figure OF st least 800
men.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
The Fanatics Oh Arch bishop
Hughes.

We notice that some of the eastern
journals are indulging in what must be
regarded S. rather hyperclitical reflections
on the late exhibition of popular and civic
sympathy with the pompous and solemn
obsequies of the late Archbishop HUGHES.
In strains of political or sectarian jealousy,
it has been objected, that the masses and
civic authorities of the city and State of
New York have shown a Partially for the
deceased at once unjust to the memory of
other distinguished clergymen, who have
lately died, and dangerous to our institu-
lions, in its tendency to a union of Church
and State.
We cannot hesitate to assume that this
latter fear is the creature Of rivalry, which
too often sees through the eyes of denom-
national bigotry, the most direful threat
enings of public calamities-which are, in
fact, but the reflections of private enmity
and fear How, indeed, the generous
public marks of esteem for this distinguish
ed prelate, which have been shown in New
York, point with any definiteness to the
danger of union of Church and State,
is more than we can perceive; yet noted
correspondent of an eastern religious CO.
temporary, pretends to see portentous
significance in these circumstances. He
says:
But as a Protestant, and the citizen of
country that as get recognizes no union between
any church and the state and before whose
laws all religious denominations are equal, am
painfully constrained to take decided exception
to many things which the death of this highly
respectable and influential priest has called
fortn. Upon the gorgeous and pretentious
religious ceremonies connected with the Obse-
uuics. I have no cenSOriOuS remark to make
Our Romanist fellow-citizens have a perfect
right (civilly) to observe such ceremonies as
they please on such occasions. No hindrance
should be interposed to their perfect freedom OF
worship. so long as their ceremonies occasion
no breach of the peace, nor interference with
the rights of Others. But when Legislative
bodies. and the nlagistracy of great city and
great State stand forth in their official capacity,
and as the representatives of the whole people,
to do honor to dead priest of particular
denomination, thus involving their entire con-
stituency in their acts, it is matter that ought
to rousc Americans to ask whittier they are
drifting.
Upon the death of this venerable and distin-
guished priest the Mayor of the city of New
York. in his official capacity, addressed special
message to the city legislature, inviting their
attention to the death and co operation in pay
ing honors to the departed. The Common
Council adopted lengthy and highly adulatroy
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
Capt. a. j. Edgerten, of the zenith
Minnesota.

We clip the following from the St. Louis
Republican of the 10Th inst.
THIRD MISSOURI, CoLoRED. A. j..
Edcerton. Tenth Minnesota. for several months
past Captain of the Provost Guard here, has,
we learn. been commissioned Colonel of the
Third Missouri colored regiment. Captain f..
is an accomplished officer, and has done excel
lent service in this city. We are glad to learn
of his promotion.
We endorse all that is said of Captain
EDeERToN's ability as an officer, but it
does seem 50 strange to learn that he is the
Colonel of ''nigger" regiment, that we
had to read the paragraph twice before We
could credit the evidence of our visual Or
gans. In reference to the fact we can
only repeat the ejaculation of our radical
friends" the world moves.''
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29

preamble and resolutions in regard to the Arch
bishop, and took measures for paying civic
hOnors to his remains. The Legislature of
New York adopted a preamble and resolutions
IN honor of the deceased, and all these civil
iunctionaries, and Others it may be, of which l
have not heard have thus inauguratcd pyece-
cials
Now if any political conclusion is to be
drawn from any of the writer's startingly
itallcised facts, it is simply this, that they
SHOW directly the reverse of any tendency
TO Union OF Church and State, for the very
palpable reason, that as the most of the
officials and representatives of whom he
complains, are of no religious denomina-
tlols but with habitual or educational bias
to Protestant or anti-Catholic worship so
that their nnion in paying respect and
honor to the deceased, was but such an
exhibition of tolerant disposition, as en-
trely excludes the writer's assumption.
The fact is, the writer is more alarmed by
his ealousy that Professionals should Join
in burying Cattolic, than by any fear of
the State espousing the Church!
AS to the fact, that no similar demon
STATIONS have been made by the laity and
civil authorities, in honor of any other de-
ceased clergyman, and that comparatively
but very little popular emotion was eyinc-
ed, when the religious and moral commit
nifty saw the gloom of the night of death
close on the career of usefulness and chris
tian example of a DR.. MILNoE, CUTLER or
KNOX; or when that prodigy Of learning,
and great luminary Of christian progress,
the celebrated DR.. ALEXANDER was lost to
his country,-there is one plain and sim
pie answer. By reason of circumstances,
we need not recount, no single ecclesias-
tic in this country, has held so wide and
direct sway over the united religious
| and secular sentiments of any portion of
the people as the late Archbishop HUGnEs.
No protestant clergyman could have been
expected to fill SO large space in the
public eye; and when we add to this the
circumstance, that he used that great in
fluence as should christian and a patriot,
we have a true solution OF the causes
which have led to these popular express
sions of veneration and regard.
1t is true he did nothing more than his
duty, but it has ever been the case that
when men in exalted positions do well
and faithfully what public expectation de-
mands and imposes as duty, they touch
that spring of human gratitude, which in
its generosity can forget its prejudces,
and will rise to do justice, if not to the
living, at least to the memory OF the dead.
Had he not been true to the land of his
adoption-had he ever been the advocate
of fanaticism--had he, in short, not
spoken and acted the true sentiments of
an American patriot, he would have gone
to his grave without having excited one
throb of that popular heart which must
prove the salvation Of the nation.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29

Brgadier Generals Andrew Porter, six
teen months; Willis A. German, five
months; J. J. Abercrombie, one month |;
Thomas W. Sherman, six months, severely
wounded at Port Hudson, and lost leg ;
G. Paul, five months, severely wounded
at Gettysburg; z. B. Tower, fifteen
months, severely wounded at the second
battleiof Bull Run; Neal Dow, six months,
wounded and prisoner at Richmond /;
Lewis G. Arnold, six months sick--has
been ordered before the Retiring Board 8;
r. S. Roberts, one month; Solomon
Meredith, one month, sick at Indianapo-
lis &; Francis G. Barlow, six months, sick,
wounded at Gettysburg.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-01-29
Deatl, OF Capt. Thomas Ri. Saunders.

We are panied to announce the sudden
death of Capt. THOMAS M. SAUNDERS,
which occurred last evening from an attack
of pneumonia Capt. SAUNDERS was, we
believe, native of Virginia, and was ap-
pointed from civil life Second Lieutenant
in the Third Regular Artillery in June,
1856, and attained Captaincy in the same
regiment in November, 1861. He saw
considerable service in Oregon and Cali
tornia under Gen. Wool, and was ordered
to Fort Ridgley in 1859, where he re-
manned until the breaking out of the re
bellion. Since that time he has occupied,
successfully, the responsible positions Of
Chief Quartermaster, disbursing and mus
tering officer, and Provost Marshal Gen.
eral of the State. In these positions he
acquired the kind regard of all with whom
he was brought in contact, and always re-
tanned the confidence Of his superiors 1t
is not too much to say that we have never
ldu Among uS 81 ihlii'"iy OliCoi VI iHO
United States who was more generally
liked by ali classes of people.
Capt. SAUSpEEs, although of Southern
birth, never faltered in his loyalty to the
Government. While at Fort Ridgley, just
before the firing on Sumter, he received a
commission of high rank in the Confeder-
ate army from JEFF. DAVIS. He returned
it with an indignant refusal. PEMBERroN,
MONTGOMERY, and other Southern officers
then at Ridgley accepted theirs. Capt
SAuNDERs was faithful among the faith
less found," and suffered the confiscation
of valuable estates in Virginia rather than
betray his flag.