Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-01-01
uatrbman & State Journal.
By B.P. WALTON.
MONTPELIER. JANUARY 1, 1864.
AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON.

Senator Collamer on Bounties TO Soldiers
In Senate, Dec. 81, when that part Of the
bounty bill which limits the bounties Except
sl00) to those who enlist previous to Jan. s.,
1864, the following occurred
Mr. Collamer. propose to amend the amendment
by striking out the words, 9Th dav Of January 1854"
and inserting " commencement Of the next DRAFT" so
that II will read and after the commencement " the
next draft there shall be bounues paid by the United
States Government" &c.
Mr President, frequently hear gentlemen here from
iherent States hat their States will I'll up the quota
the President has called for, and are doing
think that Is probably true but how are doing II 7
We are filing up that quota by offering the men add
uona bonntes by towns by counties by States and by
individuals in addition to the bounties that the Govern
ment pays. That is the way we doing 1t. take II
that Whenever you repeal the $500 and $500 bounes
cannot do anything Of that kind then, and shall not
hl up the quota az all under those oircuum 'tances
The bill proposes to strike off the Government bounties
after the 9th Of January. Now. believe the Executive
viii receive such assurances and such evidences Of the
filling up the Army under the present call as well induce
him to give little time In which to do II and the
effect Of this bill II we pass H. when the people be
informed u It, will very much further that The bill IL
We pass it and publish IT, will tell them this you
see " you will come in and volunteer and I'LL up the
quota tnat is asked for. you may have these bountes
but you will understand that you do take these
oounues and do not hl the quota which has been call
ed for, when the time Tor making another drah.
you viii not get any bouiies at all unless 1t may be the
SlVv areauy provided fo and that believe Is not to
he given q substitutes Now, say that II the people
informed of this BILL and especially Of the 9TH
bill which honorable chairman has reported in re-
laton to the drA law which tells those who have
out for nine months aud less than years that hey
too TO be enrolled and that they now being veterans
can come in aud take thu 500 bounty, and that unless
they do it they may be subject hereafter to draf without
any bounty, It will make very great difference, and
this call Of the President may be filled up.
Then gentlemen say 10 " what II you put in these
words and the authorities do not make any draft 2"
When will the Government cease To make drahi Only
when their calls upon the people I'LL up the Army,
that they DO not need recruits. l uercctV Wiling
that they should hl up the Army under the system or
bounes Notwithstanding what some gentlemen IN other
quarters may say.
Mr. President It is not 70 be disguised that the bur
dens in this upon the people Of this country consist
in two things is In rendering personal service, aud
the other is IN paying MONEY Now 1t Is attempted to
separate these things altos ether The who are Of
that and ability % be subject TO the performance Of
military duty and capable Of owe their services to the
Government, and as many of them the Government
needs should be called out aud they should render the
service. All that is very well lind fault with II /;
but let us see how it works.
Here you repeal all essential bountes you say the
met between twenty and fory-hve years Of age you
du les to this Government by the way Of service,
and YOU shall render them and another thing you see,
you shall render them without the rest of n who
shou pay money paying much Of anything to YOU IL
will not do, say gentlemen 10 on giving bounues II
will be expeusi that cannot do it. What ~ H.,
then Essentially that will put the whole duties up
on the between twenty and brty-hvethe duties Of
rendering service without any compensation, without
o contributing anything do not like that prefer
TO bear my part Of what ha be honorable and far
hnltely more At home than we pay them Gan you fS f
pec that people patriotic that they more will
ing to be shot for twenty liars month than 20 stay
At home and receive MY dollars for common labor Is
it reasonable request Not at Now, SAY that
IN the form u b1uutes, in the form Of pay land II Is
not verN material TO me which, though believe buunies
will quickest hill the Army should take measures To
fill up III ranks. / am wiling that the Government
should FIJI the Army by Offering these bounties I do
not like the idea Of saying in this bill, you may coh-
tinue the bountes enable you to fill up your quota
but you shall do it after the 5h Of January What
II the Bxccutvs finds that the Army is being filled UP
rapidly and will, under these laws fill up rapidly, and
he chooses extend the time for the draft Should he
have that privilege Should not the fucnee Of
such law be upon the people to enable them to MI up
their quota think so.
Mr. President, am unable, in the condition Of my
voice as well as in other respects generally add any
thing advantage to what have already said, but
still persist in having my amendment tired
The amendment was rejected, but was sub
sequently altered to Feb. 2, 1864, and adopt
ed. The bill has not yet passed, however,
and both Houses have adjourned TO Jan. 5 f,
moreover, on subsequent day, the Senate
cut off all bounty but 800 to those who
enlist after January 5th, 1864. Again we
say" Hurry up the enlistments."
Emperor Napoleon in bad business.
Among the papers found on board Of the
captured blockade-runner Ceres, were letters
/ from p. D. Bellay, rebel agent in Paris, sta
ting that Napoleon promised to give the pro-
lection of the French flag to the shipping o
rebel cotton at Matamoras. Napoleon insist
ed that this TACT must " be kept in profound
secresy." The war office at Washington, fol
prudential reasons, cndeavored to prevent
publication but the letters got into print
and our readers have as good right as an!
body to know the fact.
Rogue Caught.
A clerk in the Treasury Department, named
Cornwall, stole about O0,O0o in demand
notes and invested them in bonds He hal
of course been arrested, and the Government
will lose nothing by the investment, as th'
bonds will be cancelled.
A Gracious Act.
The Presidents proclamation, pardoning
young Fnglishman named Alfred Rubery, nov
in Jail a; San Francisco, (under sentence o
ten years imprisonment and $4,000 fine,
sets forth his crime in giving aid and comfor
to the rebellion, and then goes on to say tina
his pardon is desired by John Bright of Eng
land. Nov, therefore," the President goe'
on to say, " especially as public mark o
esteem held by the United States for the higt
character and steady friendship Of the sale
John Bright, do hereby pardon the said Al
fred Rubery, &c.'
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SENATOR CoLLAMER.-The Father of thu
Senate" is Judge Collamer, who was born II
New York State in 1892, but was takeI
when lad to Vermont, where he served II
the last war with Great Britain 1t is up
weird of twenty years since he first took
seat in the House of Representatives, wher
he renamed until he accepted the portfolio o
Postmaster General rendered him by Presi
dent Taylor From the General Post Oiiie
he returned to the Bench, and in 1854, h
was elected to the Senate, where he Is nov
the chairman of the postal committee.
The Judge carries his years bravely and |
a noble type of the Old Wing gentleman