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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30
The Fenians and their Plans.

The secret society of Fenians is at
tracing public attention all over the
country One of our exchanges gives
the following account of their organi-
cation and objects.
The Fenian brotherhood now claims
membership of 100000 and funds to
the amount of 81 100000. A Boston
Fenian lately made some revelations
about the design and spirit of the or
der to an Episcopal clergyman, and
soon after was waylaid and almost
killed by beating. The revelations
that he made have been communicated
to our government and to tho govern
ment of Great Britain The Fenians
will hold national convention, to be
composed of thousand members, at
Cincinnati, on the 18th Of January
/ The call for this convention announces
that this will be the last general con
vention to be held in this country
that before the necessity exists for an
other convention the fires of liberty
will be rekindled upon the affairs OF
Ireland, and Irishmen, from ali parts
of the world, will be flocking back to
the emerald isle to right their many
centuries of British wrong. The Fen
ians wish to restore Ireland to an indie
pendent position i'll local government,
such as it had before it was united
with England and Scotland in par
hamentary representation Their Sc
cret order has an existence wherever
there are IrishInen, and they will adj
NIT men OF any nationality who will
heartily join them in their purposes
for Ireland The Cincinnati conven-
ton is expected to swell the general
funds to a couple of millions, and the
Fenians everywhere are busy now col
Letting funds for that purpose. Tn,
Canadian Roman Catholics are kept
in state of ferment all the while il
the expectation that the brotherhood
there will arise and attempt revolu
ton. The Roman Catholics and Fen
ians are not always ON cordial terms
though most of the Fenians are them.
selves Roman Catholics
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

Gen. SHEEMAN's MARCH. - A cores
pendent who accompanied Gen. Sher-
mans army in its triumphal march
through Georgia thus describes the
gain which the Country enjoys by his
glorious success
"The army passed through AZ of the
finest grain aud cotton counties in the
State, captured and occupied over two
hundred towns and villages, tore up
and utterly destroyed every railway in
the route, brought out 10000 negroes
1000 head of horses and mules, some
OF them fine blooded stock, burned all
the bridges, every cotton gin and
building that could benefit the rebels
burned or bonded $50, 5000 or Sl0,-
OO0,OD worth Of cotton. captured sew
eral millions of rebel currency. som,
gold, 80 pieces of artillery, an abun
dance of ammunition. hundred thous
and head OF cattle, about 1000 prison
ers, and subsisted the army montl
on the rebels, and saved that much t,
Uncle Sans exchequer.,
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

aas- 1t is stated in one of our OK
changes, that Major Milford will soon
visir Richmond, to confer with Com
missioner Ould on the subject of the
further exchange of prisoners.
There are many of our readers who
will be glad of this announcement.
There is growing fear and belief in
the public mind, that the prevalence
of too much red tape among our Of
ficiahs has hitherto stood in the way
of the proper exchange of prisoners
and that the loss of life and fear
full amount of suffering have been the
result of unjustifable inattention to a
subject which has warmly enlisted
public attention and sympathy.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30
Dec. 30.
LATE WAR NEWS.
Wan DEPT, WASHINGTON.
December. DIX

december, 20.
10 Mgj. Gen. Dir:
A dispatch has been received Nh.
evening by the President from Gen
Sherman 1t is dated ut Savannah o.,
Thursday, the 22d inst and announce
his occupation Of the city of Savannah
and the capture of 100 heavy GINS
plenty of ammunition and about 25 Ooo
bales of cotton. No other particulars
are given.
An official dispatch from Gen. Eos
ter to Gen, Grant, dated on the 29d
inst. at Z p. IN. states that the city was
occupied by Gen. Sherman on tbo
morning of the 21st, and that ON the
preceding afternoon and night Hardee
escaped with the main body OF his in.
fantry and light artillery, blowing I'm
the iron clads and Navy Yard. He
enumerates as captured 800 prisoners
$50 guns, 13 locomotives in good order
1870 cars, a large supply Of ammunition.
and materials OF war, 3 steamers. ahd
80, 900 bales of cotton. No mention
is made as to the present position Of
Hardce's forces, which had been esti-
mated Mt about $4,000.
The dispatches of General Sherman
and Gen. Foster are as follows:
SAVANNAH, Dec q.
/ To HIS E.rpHeacy Pres,,ied L,acoln
l beg to present you, as Christmas
gift, the city of Savannah, with l5O
heavy guns and plenty of ammunition
and also about $4,000 bales Of cotton
W. L. SHERMAN.
Mai Con
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

aeg- A monthly magazine entitled
Our Young Folks" has been sent to
our address whose typographical APP
pcarance is highly creditable to the
publishers, Ticknor e. Fields, Boston.
1t is designed, rs its name imports, foi
juvenile readers and the first lumber
contains excellent original commune
cations from Mrs H. b. Stowe, MaynC
Reid. bio Lewis, Carleton and each OF
the editional staff, embracing a variety
of amusing and instructive articles will
choice illustrations This monthly
promises to be acceptable to juvenile
readers and we commend it as worthy
of extensive patronage.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

sS- 1t is understood that Gov. Gil
more, of New Hampshire, will not be
a candidate for recollection. Among
the most prominent gentlemen men
toned as Gov Gilmore's successor is
the Hon. Onslow Stearns Of Concord,
well known in Central Vermont as n
man OF superior intelligence and Of
excellent business qualities, a gentle
man formerly selected by such men as
Gov Paine and other prominent rail
road men as Superintendent Of the
Vermont Central railroad.
Mr.. Stearns has recently been Presi-
dent of the New Hampshire senate
and his ability. urbanity and expert
ance are considered such as to quail
fy him for the through discharge OF
the duties Of the gubernatorial Office
in the more than probable contingency
of his receiving the nomination and
consequent election TO that important
station
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

bay Five Of the st. Albums raiders
who were re-arr ested and lodged III
the Montreal jail, are undergoing an
examination before the Hon. James
Smith, one of the judges of the SUI
perior Court. Messrs. Young, Hutch
inson, Teavis Spur and Sawyer are the
robbers who did not escape As Lieut..
Young is confessedly the murderer o.
Mr.. Morrison, we trust he will not
this time escape through the meshes
of the law, either by technicality or
rascality on the part of those who
dispense public justice.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

The kilograms published i'll our
columns afford much encouragement.
The defeat of Hood seems to en-
sure the substantial breaking up of
the rebel forces in the South West
Gen. Thomas has shown himself to
he a superior officer, and has the con
fdence of u well disciplined and vic
torions army.
Gen. Sherman triumphant march
of three hundred miles through the
heart of Georgia, and his bloodless
capture of Savannah and the glorious
Christmas gift, elsewhere referred to,
are only prelude to the fall of Charles
ton and another series of conquests
by his invincible army
The great naval expedition to Wit
mington, under Admiral Porter, aided
by land forces under General But
Ter, will undoubtedly make their blows
felt in due time on the coast, not
withstanding the unfavorable season
of the year and the great hazards in
yolved.
Every movement recently made by
land and sea proves suspicious to the
Union cause. The country has near the
close OF. the year, 1864 and the nigh
coming Of 1865, reason to be proud of
what has been done in the year past
and, under thanks to an oyerruling
Providence, is justified III taking cour-
age for the year to come,
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

s<y- Col George A. Merrill, Of St
Johnsbury, recently the popular Col
lector of the Second Vermont District
was induced to resign that honorable
position for which his excellent bust
ness habits fitted him and accept
the Superintendency Of the Rutland
and Burlington railroad company.
He has removed to Rutland and for
several months past has been actively
employed i'll the labors of his new po-
sition.
His successor il the Hon. Charles s.
Dana, OF st JohnsbrIry, formerly Rep
resentatiye from that town, and for the
past two years Senator from the Coun-
ty of Caledonia, and at present County
Clerk OF Caledonia County. Judge
Dana is in every respect deemed quail
fed for the new position to which he
has been assigned.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30
pa An effort is being made by Il

la An effort is being made by the
Christian Commission to secure IL
brary for the use of our brave soldiers
aud sailors. Persons in this vicinity
who are willing to favor this praise
worthy purpose are invited to leave
their donations Of books or pamphlets
with Henry NJ. Stevens, Esq, of st.
Adams village
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30
sa- Col. Daniel Needham, the 70

bd- Col. Daniel Needham, the for
mer Secretary of the Vermont State
Agricultural Society having left Yer
mont, his place will be filled at the
next annual meeting of the Board OF
Directors at White River Junction
January 4th, 1860. We presume nc
better man for the place could be
selected than Henry Clark, Esq, OF
Poultney. He would serve the Society
accoptably if he could be prevailed up
OH to take this thankless office in adj
dition to the other labors which have
already devolyed upon him.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

When our foes shall all be scattered,
And our bark Of state unshattcrcd
BY the iron hail that battered
~ she rode robclions tide,
We shall sec it proudly streaming,
Every stripe, untarnished. cleaning,
Every star upon us bcaming
That for which our brothers died.
And this glorious constellation,
Emblcm Of a mighty nation
Wl.ch has held the proudcst station
On the land aud ON the seas,
Shall float at her peak. though sailing;
Where an iron storm is mailing,
With a courage never failing
Wen unfurl it To the breeze
And bright hope before thee bonding.
blessings on thee without ending.
For the vision thou art sending
OF the future of orr land
Wa are one without division,
In bright prophetic vision;
Thou hast sketched our land Elysian
Skctchcd it with masters hand.
From us. all our doubts aro rivcn.
From thepa-t orr thoughts are driven,
For "a future thou hast given.
Aud again our land is bright.
Hope from out our hearts IL yelling
And We feel our bosoms swelling
With joy beyond the telling,
That again We SEQ the light
Standing by us brcathless, gasping,
Seems a spirit tightly grasping
With b, hold never unclasping.
In his hands scythe aud glass.
It's the spirit Time delivering
The new year, while yet the quivcrrg
OF the dying year il shivering
In his hands the empty glass.
On the air We hear the swelling
Notes upon the midnight knclling,
To our startled senses telling
That another year has fed.
Aud a. the last note is pealing,
Quickly DER our senses stealing
Comes a sad and solemn feeling,
Telling US the year is dead.
ST. ADus, Dcccmjer, 1864.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30
segGov. Smith and ounrtermast,

sey"Gov. Smith and Qunrtermaster
General Pitkin on their recent visit to
Washington procured of the govern
mept for the nse Of the militia $4,000
stand OF arms and three light batteries
OF SIX Napoleon gnns each With the
latter they also obtained two caissons
to each gun and a large supply of am
munition. On their return they pur-
chased in New York coats, caps, hayer-
sacks, knapsacks, canteens, rubber and
wooden blankets for between 1000 and
5000 militia. -Daiiy Times.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

ssS- In Il recent list of Vermont
soldiers who We're buried at Annapolis
Maryland. We find the names of vii
liam Call, Georgia. Company X. 9th
Vermont Regiment Oct 4, 1864 and
John f. Davis Cambridge Sept. 10
1864. Of the nth Regiment
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

s0- We are under obligations to
Tuttle Il Gay, Rutland, for copy OF
the Vermont Directory for 1865 by
Rev w. w. Atwatsr. of Vergennes, a
very neatly printed and carefully com
piled manual-and No. 10 of the Sc
ries. IL is sold by merchants general
ly throughout the State.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

. Hoy- BY recent military order, if
the companies of Vermont militia, as
signed under previous order, arc not
filled by January 10, 1865, draft will
take place that day at the Town Clerk $
Office in the several towns under the
direction of the selectmen.
The infantry companies of Provis-
ional militia are to be disbanded Jan
uary Goth, 1865, and afterwards all
arms; equipments aud ordnance stores
ISSUED to such companies are to be
promptly collected in arsenal at Mont
pelier,
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30
ssS-Thc amount paid into the Sta,

treasury by the States attorney for
this county. G. p Marsh Esq, of this
village, being the proceeds Of his Of
nee, exceeds by more then one thon-
sand dollars the income of the whole
state beside. 1t is the result of a
iaithiulness to public trast and q fear
less execution of the liquor law rare.
y Witnessed, The States ATTORNEYS
through the State can learn some
.hing TO their profit from the manner
IN which the duties Of the Office are
S0Rdqn. ''"
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

sY- A mass meeting of Wool Grow
ers will be held at White River junction
January,4t 1865, to consider the wool
growing interest and to establish a
paper devoted to it,
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30
For The Transcript.

lin lieu Of New Years snlutatory to the read
crs and patrons Of the VERMONT TRASscnrpT,
we present an original poem from the ready pen
Of Sergeant -. D. House. which We are confident
will be- read with lively pleasure. Ed
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30
ssy- William NJ. pattison. ESQ. ov

haS- William NJ. Pattison, Esq. own
er of the international HOTEL" Ere
lighsburgh, Canada, which for several
years has been kept by Mr.. T. b. Car
penter, has sold the same to Messrs,
A. and Z. Martin, of Bedford, who
take possession of it early in January
1861
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

sas- The new Starr Hall, Middle
bury College, was burned on Sunday
nigh, Dec. 20, and the college chapel
was saved with great difficulty.
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

say-Mr. Nathan Sargent, Co'n ,,au
sioner of Customs, has retnrho" ubers
trip along thu Canada lines .~steu
he has been to put in effect a. TOOK
to prevent smuggling. He a,ss &C.
trip along our Northeast eo"''
complaining Collector Draper
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

Dsly- The death of Hon. A. j. Rowell
at North Troy, Dec. oath, aged 40
years, is announced
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30

ssf- Vermont has "A credit of 1914
men 70 count on the present call
The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-30
The Old Year and the New.

llcepec.lagg de.Ilenlet . rheoagee Iio...
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-08

the eloquence Of Wendell Phillips may be
enjoyed at Richmond and Charleston ~ It
IL now enjoyed at New York and Boston,
and the designation Of Border States"
now exclusively applicable to interior
Border States'' will be on Canada at the
North and Mexico at the South. Doing all
this Ut home. it will do more abroad, for it
VIII secure the triumph Of American insti-
tutions everywhere.
Surely all this is something to vote for
And you will not hesitate. Forward then,
aud aud in the name Of Freedom, Union and
Peace, crush the enemy everywhere. Crush
the ballot-box. And may the November
election be the final peal Of thunder which
shall clear the sky and ill the heavens
with glory. M
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-08

1.-The Paris Revue des Deur Afoxdes saws
that an English missionary in Madagascar
talks as follows, in his effort to discredit the
French missionaries: "My good friends, =
ssproperly speaking. there arc only two re.
lligions. the English and the French. But
you will say, which is the best? 2 The Eng
nsh one; and for very simple reason be-
cause Jesus Christ was born In England
There He lived. there He preached, and
founded His church. Many times the
French wanted to got. Him among them !;
but he never would 90 % Paris, preterring
20 stop in London. Now you know why
our religion 10 the best" tae ls
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-08

A correspondent OF iue new TUX IINte3
writing from City Point, says: f .s7
Secretary Seward arr red here on last
evening On special boat, and leaves again
this morning. The stern Of the boat Ia
which am writing is only few feet from
the bow OF the one on which ne is pacing
backward and forward alone, his hands
his mouth doubtless enjoying. with its
fragrance, the good things thar Gen. Gran;
has been pouring into his ear, and relishing
the now self-evident fact that the ";rre.
pressible conflict" is on the very eve ofdy.
ing cut forever
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-08

The HERO or fANTTHTAx.--Coppefn
papers refer to Mcclellan BY the abo1e IT,
tie q matter Of ignorance on their part
The real Hero Of Antietam was Fighting
Joe Hooker, who, II he had been sustained
and driven Lees army into the Potomac.
Little bad Mcclellan to do with the light
ing on that memorable day, and all that
little was disastrous to our arms.
The battle was opened by Hooker on the
afternoon Of the day before, when that gal
liant General crossed the Antietam With his
sition, and pressed close up to their linesss
darkness came on. 0eoeral Hooker that
night sent word TO Mcclellan that the bat.
tla would begin at daylight the mex. morn
ing, and that Summers corps, which was to
support him, must be on the ground ~ sum
rise. Mcclellan returned answer that
Sumner should be there ct the time. gov
mark Sumner was not even ordered to
march till o'clock next morning, and did
not reach the field till o O'clock, when.eshe
battle had been going on, Tor tour hours,
and when Hooker, thrice carrying the en-
emy's position in his front, had been thrice
rolled back by re-inforcements which the
rebels thrice sent against him. Had but
Sumner been sent as Hooker prayed and
Mcclellan promised, the left of Lees army
wonld have been routed ere nine O'Clock,
and the battle won, But Mcclellan held
Sumner back till Hooker's gallant corps,
borne down by weight of numbers, had for
the third time been Or ven back and Hook
or himself lay stretched on the field by
wound. arn Tea
Whether Mcclellan did or did not mean
that Hooker should win the battle, we care
not to say; but this we say, that if be had
meant to prevent him he could not hxve
acted otherwise than he did. Coupling
his mex plicable delay in ordering Sumner
forward with the equally inexplicable re-
fusal to attack Lee the following morning,
when he was urged TO do 20 by both Sum-
ner and burnside, we may well suppose
that Major Key was informed of McClel-
lans purposes when he said ''that was not
the game to destroy or badly defeat Lees
army. That he might then have annihila-
ted the rebel forces, and that he did not,
all the world now knows. Let Us have
done, then, with the 'mockery Of calling
Gen. Mcclellan the hero of Antietam.-
Keep thathonorablena name for him to whom
j. belongs-gallant Joe Hooker MY.
Tribune.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-08

7 A PROCLAMATION lJRGrNa WHOLESALE
IPERJURY.--The .Exona8cg says that Gov
sernor Henry Allen of Louisiana, has is
sued the following address, containing
advice which Il equally applicable to citi-
To all persons iling uithin the CoAtteder-
ate lines IN the State 0f Louisiana ph0
hare token the O6tK OF 0ltegi0Mce othe
III Il,atcti 0tutes Goues1nasstt: 10 1oii9sle
\ Having .receiEed many Letters aAking
advice o. this subject IT take Is this method
3 BY the laws Of Loaisiansg whoever takes
the oath Of ellegianes,to sths. United States
is DISTINGUISHED, and cannot enjoy any civ.
II right. II you are true to such onths YOU
mHss be false 10 tis, our sfc6nntyy, and its
cause. You shouldtake your choice, eith-
er keep your oath and 80. with the enemy,
or repudiate y and remain with us. As
you did not depart With the enemy, be.
1ieve that most Of you tand ! hope all, did
not design 70 sforeswearl POUR fealty to
your State and country. will not dis
cilss the right or wrong Of what you did
under stress of danger 10 yourseives.. or
whether that danger was small sor great,
wise you as your Governor, al the prciinis-
es considered, and The hereafter We a@e 10
have, what you ought to do at5a
AZ an oath, imposed under any durees
whatever, is not binding finally, morally
or religiolsly, my counsel IS TO join the ar
my at once, and wash out the stain on
your names in the blood 'of your sResnies.
Let no occupation, nor ace, nor infirinity,
keep you II home another hour, IL YOU
can carry musket, or march only q :,ile
in day, join the army, get face 70 face
with the base foe who has robbed. aud in
suited, aud tried by every msansa to 5dis-
honor YOU. In your case revenge is eet.
and right and holy in the sight Of ah all
wise and ever just God. All Who rs rhys-
ically able should go Immediately into ac-
tive service. Those who are unable, by
reason OF age or in6rmity. should join the
reserve corps and be ready 70 do Their du-
~ when called upon. ia g1aLl @l&af
give you this advice in full view Of all
she circumstance. would give il y my
brother or my son. It Is the course I
would myself accept. An persons pursu-
ing the course laid down shah be recon-
mended TO the next General Assembly as
good and patriotic citizens, worthy Of be-
| ing restored 20 all their former rights and
privileges. ! ~ .A4Aa ~ * fr
ssrs~r VI =
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-10-08

TIE Richmond E.raminsr Of the 18th
gives the following account Of the flight OF
the inhabitants Of Staunton when Sheridan
was reported coming - a
. There was mighty stampede from
Stanton. the roads from that place to
sWaynesboro, and even further east, were
crowded with men, women and negroes,
wagons, carts and ambulances, carriages,
all fleeing from the wrath TO come. Even
some Of the small traders OF StauntOn who
for months have been refusing to sell -four
and provisions for Confederate money
deigned to swell the emigration and ;ostled
with runaway negroes for precedence on
the highways.