Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-01-26
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE WAR.


tant. There has been no change of position
or command in the army Of the Potomac, and
the monotony has been varied only by an occa-
sional picket skirmish, or raid which gobbles
up a lew men, horses, and supply wagons. The
weather has been excellent. and the troops are
in " fine spirits. There was little affair at
Bealton Station last Thursday night IN which
the rebels got the worst OF it.-And what IS
true in Virginia, Is true il Gen Grants De
partment, no movements of importance trans.
piring there. Gen. Grant telegraphs from
Nashville, on the 18th, that the rebel Gen.
Vance made raid to Tazewell, Tenn, on the
l4th, and captu ed twenty-three wagons. lie
was at oace pursued by Col. Palmer the wag
ons recaptured, together with one hundred stand
of arms one hundred and fifty prisoners, ami
Gen. Vance and his staff taken prisoners. A
fght between part Of Col McCook's cavalry
and the 9Th and 18th Texas Regiments, at
Messy Greek, Tenn. occurred on the 18th
Fourteen of the Rebels were KILLED and Al
prisoners taken. Two trains run daily from
Chattanooga to Nashville, making the trip in
nineteen hours. The bombardment Of Charles
ton continued with increased fury. All shells
were dropped n;o the city, in two days W hile
little certainly reliable Is learned of tho eject
is nearly destroyed.
Dear reader, are you out Of FIX? Read adver-
tsement Of Dr. Boyce's Bitters in another col
umn
General Scbofeld, who assumes the command
OF General Foster, at the request Of General,
Grant, left Washington for Knoxville on Thurs
day last, acclmpanei by some u his staff.
General Foster Is III IL Est Tennessee
We hsv, New Orleans news to the 10th inst
Reconstruction s the dominant topic n Lou
lana. IL seems that some oval people disagree
with Gen. Banks about the modes he orders an
election OF state officers under the old Cunsttu-
ton and the proclamation hey are 10 favor OF
clean sweep by frsI making new Constitu.
tion. On Banks proclamation Is for an cleo
ton the 22nd Of FEBRUARY, which is to be IN con-
formity with the cobstitu ion and the laws Of
Louisiana except much OF the saiu consttu-
tlnn and lass as recognize, regulate or relate 10
slavery, which, b, ing inconsistent with The
pre,ent condition OF public affairs and plainly
iDapploable to any class Of persons now exist
ing within lis limits, are clared to be inope.
ralive and void The proclamation also orders
an election Tor a revision of the constitution on
the first Monday in April. Gen. Banks closes
his proclamation with these wise and eloquent
words
The methods herein proposed submit thu
whole Question Of government directly to the
people-frst, by the election OF executive ofEcers
faithful to the Union, to be followed by loyal
representation in both houses of Congress and
thin by convention which will confirm he = !.
tlOn nj Ihn manila and Ia I'LL
Of freedom in the organic law. This is wish
of the President. The anniversary of Washing.
tons birth lisa fit day for the commencement
Of 90 grand work. The immortal Father OF
bis Country was never guided by more Just
and benignant spirit than that OF his successor
In ofhce the p esldent OF the United States. In
the hour OF our trial let us heed hls admonltione
Louisiana, in the opening of her history
sealed the iategriiv OF the Union by ccnlerrng
upon its government the Valley of the Mlssiss.
ippi In the war for independence upon The
sea she crowned glorious Struggle against th,
hrst maritime power Of the world by victory
unsurpassed in The annals Of war. Lei her PEG
pie now announce to the Union, in which III,
ages that follow us have deeper interest than
our own, by the organization Of free govern
ment, and her fame will be immortal
A letter in The Boston Traveller, from New
bern, N. G., states that information had reached
there that a call had been issued at Raleigh for
Q State Convention for the purpose Of seeding
from their allegiance to tie Southern Conieder
Acy. The writer says Governor Vance and
nearly every leading man of North Carolina &c
sire to return TO the Union.
CONGRESS
But little has bsen done in Congress In the
Senate, Mr.. Trumbulls amendment to the
Consumption act requesting the President tc
call out 100000 men for loo DAYS with tb,
sole object OF driving the rebels out of Virginia
aud freeing prisoners at and around Richmond
was rejected. The resolutions of thanks 10 Gems
Hooser, Meade, Howard, Burnside and Banks
were passed.
The Enrolment Act after various and verbal
amendments, was passed-ayes, 80 nays, 10.
The bill abolishes the distinction between the
hrst and second class, and fixes the commute.
ton Al $500, which shall be used to iii IN the
quotas vi the district 10 which they are paid -
The proposed Senate rule compelling Senator,
to take the new oath OF allegiance, has beer
discussed but without 6nal action. Bayard Of
Delaware, Johnson OF Mar, land and other,
swered Bayard, and his speech is spoken OF a,
aole and convincing but the telegraph has FUR.
nished only meagre abstract, too unsatisfac.
tory to print Senator Foot spoke against III,
rule on che gro nd of expe iency, deeming the
law sufh rent without the rule.
10 the House dui ing the week, little of gen
e'ai interest has transpred. The pro- o,ed mOdi
hcatiun Of the COrfscaton act, repeal ny N,
cause limitlag cJntscatol o es ates To the ift
time Z & o mlminal,-has been unrer discus
son. an several political speeches have beer
made upon 1t Some progress has been mad,
IN the Excise Bill considerable tue, however
hsvinI been spent III discus ing the pro
pJs,d law 90 "bi,key II vas fnally LETT
where the Cgmmitle, 6xed 1t, at 90 cents ,
gallon. Mr.. Mo rill, oi VI said he tho, "a
ST cents gallon, ~ou produce more reve
Due THAI any other sum ptopused Ftrnand,
"uOu TOOK ID prumnent part N the debate tn.
qaes.on ITALY affecting his co ,,tituents Tn,
biii hnall' passod by a vo OF 50 AZ ,iust 6S A
Tax oi twO ceats piund MAS put upon cotton
Inc Senate resolution or u JOINT Csmmitte,
On the conduct OF the war was passed. som
Cousei vat,ye F" resolutions about recons,rue
liou we're tab.d.
GENERAL NEWS.
The Navy Department n view Of the com
psints made BY the New York Chamber o
Commerce against the Government steamers, a
being "slow coaches" have proposed to tn
hsn,ber to match one OF be Government boat
against the fastest hosi the Chamber can brln.
and thus settle the qneson o. speed by a rae
The New Workers dropped The subject