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CURE THAT COUGH.
DR. CARRIERS COUGH BALSAM

NF1AG SuTC NNx1ff11ass SO1ASs AAAAAS
nun, Consumption. lsroaclaitiss
Splitting Blood, Pain In xho
Side uEd Kreast, FSho0p3n%
Cough, Group, and ali Dis.
cases OF zhe Throat and
Lungs.
This Ba1sam Is, beyond all d2ub. the most perfect.
pleasant ata et1cAeiou- remedy eyss discovered for
ill diseases OF Ino Throat. 'tast Luu1a 20 Adsr
have OF GSuKh, COdt any t1scaas OF Eho Luaxtf
Do 70 nesee e f Ss>y Z e6as s
ncs cured lad to COE8UMPl1uN a.d tnen to PREM
ature dess7. Be -uvtse ID tnc and p9ocnfe 4 oEce
BAlsAM. rhieh hat cured thousands up q olsAnds
pbyscfan5 ard 81 uthc1 remedies had taie1 Ao4
the patient given Up 70 d:e. Pr %aItets Gonsh Bal
san, Hhen takea lMMEDlAIEL?, SlOPs rdk
CuUGH. aihJs the iEfir4sion Of he LuuEs yfodnees
aud easy e1pect- +. uon, und effect. tpeedy and
pulmonary o1gsus. Ten ,cars' Hial has oaly seE1ed
10 Establish its Pre- eminent merits IL ~ pa{ts Of tn
EDY i. the WO:-sT CSSKS Of pn noaary dlss4ke,
AID the most aZ1eeahe curative for Coughs, cctne.
Atttrla aud Consumption Ih:s cAa possibly b. uss9-
sdsed p5 ukusxa;s MI ~ wno hayo n.ed
1t. 10 be the most perfect and 1nfaole ro@edy hoE
offered to the puhI1r for al dseases Of u Lunxs-
Annens q bosiea have been s3ld aud gave sasafac-
n. B:-ask for Dr.. CARRIERS COUGH BALsAN.
F1tes .r!si bottles suc per bottle; largo bottles
y 3 Fsepaita only b, Dr.. E. EAsTERLY. St Louis.
nS psaif14steD sofa Il Dr. F. EAsrER1y co.'s Family
eu:cire St ., Madison ssrses, neAr the toss
utnco. Ct1csgo. NJ.
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63l Arch Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
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{suecesec1s 10 G. n. JACKSON Co.o
PRDPR1ETORa

PRDPRlETORB.
Fgs sals hy dsuzxista md dealsrs IN ovosJ town
N.B-We hare discontinued tnA n.n1tactura Of INC
email or scyentyy8 cent s1zo, rho dollar botHo' ~
sc1ou4t OF its slze, being much tho chnapsf 70 ~
consunaeF. seo kAAt " 11aea Oue 0olsk"A on -
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kuspmiIEiY.x&73dp - 1LA&e szoets eekosSos IL.
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CO nj REER CHAL.

TnuEspAr EvEEaa, May 76tt, 1857.
The ret eipts and shipmcns during The past hou.s
were al follows.
REcx4p1a AID sA1rMRN1s TOR TIE FAST q HOURS.
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EtAHEWnrrEr1Fa in snsll and irregular supply,
etili co1s,derably below the derna1d- The msrkst
rules very firm u previous quotatlou9 Trout IN
ana untns1ged- MxckERE1-1n good supply. Hith
limited demand, Prices to1eraely drm It pEssen rles
vious euotstlsns nGnn1za@pt i1 very iluttrd 1.,1
snf ply. LIKE behring's IN very small receipt, and
arrive Thn n arEef arm and UNCHANGED. 17a QuQt3s
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GT0bby, tF Fp-t51Fj& Price. =.
iESrBEK-Thefe Il no Improvement In tbs
prt y1ips Inactivity of the MARKET Recelpts ara 9e
morally light, nut especially OF thu leading dea.
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~
French Cali, s.
h4.-........-.$351S-W
Fren h Calf Le-
Nolues, 2 doz-
en...-.+....-..HWHE81W
French Calf Le-
MONIES, Sc .-.
conos, q doz-.n-oo 47.M
Lintngs. D doz..l1EoD15.0}
RoanI, p doz. .l3-O31a,M
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All sales Of grain reported IL his markes report
stated FIour sold delivered unless otherwise stated
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list Djetrict-. +. Scamnon, 4. c. HesIng, Geo.
Sherwood, ). B. EeEn, Geo. Strong. 8. s. Kussell,
Joeeph Pollock. j. J. DcardleJ; Joseph MedLlI. Q.
1EhAm. II. P. Deedur. Perkins Btsa, Ivct Lswnou,
]. r. Jones, Geo. Aimrod, Andrew shetnan, Jas.
Miller. Philip sts1nma!1ef, r. 8; F1azter, 7. 2.
Fischer, z. 8. Taylor, John 8. Hancock, Major
stevcneon, S: A. Irwin: Peter Slump, James P.
Root, Vim. Gastaeld. Homer Wt1lma1th: Aoees
Junts, Chs. F. Peck, N. Williams, Jr., DaTid 8.
Hammond. q. L Hoodleth. p. Y. Beli, q: R. HaW-
1ey, ]. ". Hathaway. J. D. Ward. ". l. Church, ).
G. Lu1nba1d, L. Brentano, c, Il. Reed. J. ".
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Madison Cot. Il. Parks, A. 2. Mason, 3. Il.
T. T. kindly, A. n Newesadt, ]. 7. Pears, c. How
ard, D. Gillespie, J. II. WeIr.
tai. Rien'S S,s s@Vp @ y nia':an aH'anee G. 9.As Aas 4
Nas1.nof.n Col. Miller, 8. D. F. Quiex,.A
Cancel, ". N. rears, John Post
t1infoa. Cc-:En. Gtny, D. g. Gundsach, Thoa.
Bennett, A. Il. While.
+honree CDR. Vim. capp, Y: Dricse1, NJ. F.
s. Cdr ("-G. c. E.senmeyer, C. +. Kimball
J. Thomas, ]. t;riE.n, r E. Kcrt, II. Lehwukhs1dt
r. II. Carr, E. Dod.c, Chs. Ncw otrt, Aaron Stoaky
c. Donbach, E. j. Pclmes, J. Griffin J. II. McCan
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p FAD AND Ref E CT.

It has been from time imnemorlal the ohj.st Of
phnsntbroplsts to ind some remedy for the ills Of
1fe And ecIent1dc skill has for AGES explored every
IN order TO discover the hddsn secret It haa
been, however, reserved for modern science to bring
before tho world tho great destroyer Of dtseasc.
xrd in
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TEE SPRINGFIELD CONVENTION.
PROCEEDINGS OF TIE MORN
ING SESSION..
The Temporary Organization. and
List Of Delegates.

te1o'A srssor1r1n. ia nay * 1sa.
,r,,,,,.,, ut.ts pennhl;c,n nn1on f,onvart1c,
Ihe i!nnos o.aeo ns :. a.s,.esa,s
o'clock On " Wednesday morning, purauaut to ca1l.
f.ne3 hy the State Central Committee for the pur.
aesuea ..1ee,inv tbtrtytwo 5slerstes n s ,a M.
tioual Convention, 10 be held ut tie city Of BAstl
more, on the 7th dsy Of next month, and for the
2peee .. no o ~ 'pt aseeoss Of
1ts"As ~ sss ~ s-S 14s9o St.sso,
aad also to1 tne puspose OF ne1ainaune candidates
.E.acrr4avx ~ state Audttny ~ p,h11c I..onnt.
TS...,ss- - st.ts ~ pts.a g,as.,,tesssss. -,
1feesetes o. n.te1 .ao s'ass superintendent o'
Member Of Congress for the state 1t Laree.
: Thn. Convention m. called ~ ord.r ~ n c.
canT ~ Tss.ta rh.s,,.n :, ~ S.s.a ran,,.f
Committee. He aaid that in opening the ConEe1-
t,ou he could not do Otherwise than to announce
the grateful ttlnus inst received hv telegram in
80 s.~.ssa-.ssu - 80 - ~ hs5 haer
"na1o ~ "As ne3a4aeo 70 Anen loa. Leo Aa1 pse.
whipped and driven ACTORS the North Anna. tLono
cheering, followed By "Three cheers for Grant,
Ronld swei 1oHafu ~ sse 1eestsp9 aasaI.
Riantnqe. &c ptopotoe snHs t ~ - Hnj ~ III,
bled unite N prayer ana tnanRs @ e uoo % ics saie
&Teat Tlctofg. Hs caneo na ,ct,t,x = f.,r1 psd1
y ", - @ ~ MInn1 =, Mgn "na 's'A' aA'
III. AcStlA aoo1essen TUG ,uivnE '3 - E1tsso u
most Impressive manner aua asAoo io1 oless1ng
on their dellocfauons; in;,a-.t,oz
Of delegates Hho bao No. a9!15eo Waea hlst teaa;
be asked II they were not 3ustihed IN accepting II
1een e9oa Hon Thoas Turn turner So
phent o. corDty. to aet Is !empsfa!y fF*alaont 9!
tie Convenhon. The nomlnauoh WAS eoan1nea
This chairnan On tnktns bis seat teasefsd 3f to
we as eAstn hg - - ~ ~ uus tos
s Rsy s aae1d
py md EtQr10EB ln1iEtlcf6. 1hey were met ~ !ne
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GOFFEE@in moicfats deinani, nat 1si1 drta ss
PREVIOUS quotations. We quotas
2eAA01 80
lava
tH3os AH " RoGo. MEH
AAA0 AN04 W
CAEEsE-Old Cheeae in very small supply Wish
a fnlr demand. New Cheess II moro liberal Fs:elpss
AID 4ctive d. maud. va quote:
s-..
Western Reserve, old
&"%!tAlGi
Western 1ioeer7e, new all!
ngstsfn 9t1ser. neW pis.,
toleFnbly nfu st 1ec doz- 5sles to-day: pksS -
1fc ): IL brlS DO Al &c = dnx.
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.WEAEErE tfce Yellow EtSa86 n lIt. -.
HIGIININEs-2tcelv to-day go orls: shipped
50 blls. Market vaneed lH9e since scserday noon
but not very active. Sales to-day were: oo bsia at
7r0 bris at ..2K-clostng with sellers ut Si2lH
aud hus err At 3121.
HiDES-In limited supply. Market generally dull
an lnoc,fre Pte9lope quotations tolet2bY dfr4. Me
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29

THE STATE MILITIA.-General Order
No. 8, relating to the organization OF
the militia, has just been issued from
the oflce OF Adjutant General Wash
burn. 1t provides, among other things,
that all companies which shall not have
been organized on or before the Goth
inst, shall be organized by the election
Of officers on Saturday the 31st inst. by
such members as shall have previously
enlisted therein without regard to the
number of such enlisted men, unless
they shall exceed fifty-one. For this
purpose the recruiting officer win cause
the men to be examined by some physi-
clan in regular practice and good stand
ing, whose certificate is to be endorsed
on the duplicate enlistment rolls, as pro-
vided in General Order No. /, and notify
the enlisted men to appear on Saturday
for organization at such time and place
as the person authorized to organize the
company shall direct. The latter at least
three days previous to the 31st inst. is
to notify the recruiting officer of the
time and place Of organization on that
day. If more than flfty.on men are en-
listed in any one company the person
organizing the company is to reduce the
number to flfty-one by rejecting with the
advice, when obtsinable, of the surgeon
who examined the men) such as from
size, age, &c, appear least likely to en-
dure military service. The election of
commissioned officers is to be by ballot.
and every officer elected must immedi-
ately notify the presiding officer of his
acceptance, or his Office will be deemed
vacant and a new election had. The
presiding officer of the election is to
forward, by first MAD next after the cleo
ton, to the Adjutant General at Wood
stock, one copy of the tnlistment rolls
with a full return of his doings, and de-
liver the other to the person elected cap
tain of the company.
Deficient companies, and companies
required to be raised but for which there
have been no enlistmentsa will be .flleS
By draft which is ordered to take place
on Tuesday, the tenth day of January
next. The draft will be made by the
selectmen at the Office of the town
clerk, from the enrolled militia.
The regulations prescribed in the Or
der for conducting the draft we shall
give hereafter.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29
Miscellaneous Items.

Both Houses Of Congress have adj
journed until Thursday, January 9Th.
james William Wallack, the veteran
actor of America, and the proprietor of
wallack's theater at New York, died at
New York on Sunday.
The discovery of an inexhaustible
mine of emery in the town of Chester,
Mass, is announced by Dr. 7, c. Jack
son, of Boston.
A state convention is called in Ken
lucky to consider the best and speediest
means to rid the state of slavery. Should
we have seen anything of this sort if
McClellrn had been elected,
"A dispatch states that Hoods pom
toons and equipage have been captured,
and that his cavalry have abandoned
most of their wagon trains. The rebel
army appears to be entirely democrat
lied.
The Mexicans desire to be connect
ed with Havana, San Francisco and
New York by telegraph. The necessary
preliminaries have been completed with
the sanction of the Emperor. But they
can do nothing without the saction of
our Government.
William Curtis Noyes died in New
York, Sunday morning, of apoplexy, at
the age of SO. He led the bar in New
York. and was gentleman of honora-
BILE character aud high social position.
His lasi legal work, Just completed, was
the codification Of the laws of the state,
in which he had able assistance, and
which is considered q work of great
value, and it was one doubtless Of grart
labor.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29

FREs.-The engine house OF the Yer.
mont Valley Railroad at Bellows Falls
was destroyed by fire early Saturda,
morning, One locomotive was slightIy
injured.
At Woodstock, On Saturday morning
betwee three and five o'clock, when n,
thermometer stood at five degrees below
zero, the machine shop of Reuben Dan
iels, about a mile above the village, en-
ploying fifteen or twenty hands, wa,
wholly consumed by fire, nothing O
value being saved, though it is hoped
the contents of the safe may be unin.
jured. The loss was hastily estimated
at from $4,000 10 $4,000; fully in.
sured.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29

THE FIRE AT MrDpLRBuRf.-The Starr
Building" of Middlebury College, burned
ON Sunday evening, was, We understand,
a nearly new stone building and was
erected at cost of about $4,000. Only
$1,000 of this amount was covered by
insurance. The building, we presume,
cannot De replaced, at present prices, for
less than about twice its original cost.
The loss is severe one TO the college,
but by stimulating the subscriptions al
ready in progress in its aid, it will, we
doubt not, speedily gecover from the
blow, and under the efficient manage
ment of President Labaree, enter upon g
new career Of prosperity and usefulness.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29
RUTLAND HERALD.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER %, 1854.
To Our Patrons.

One Of the effects Of the war has been 70 place
lssinsss generally on cash basis. This Is as
true Of the newspaper publishing business as OF
any ether. We are compelled not only TO pay
an enorn ously increased price for the paper and
ALI other material used IN the publication Of the
HpRAlp, as we'll as for the labor bestosed upon
IL. but also 10 pay the cash for them as We go.
To adapt ourselves TO this state of things, we
nust insist more rigidly than heretofore upon
orr subscribers also adopting the cash down sys-
tenn in paying for their papers. Many OF them
have been receiving the Weekly HERALD for two,
three or four years without paying penny for
n; while We have been constantly paying out
the eash TO supply them herewith. We can do
Il no longer. The sums due US, separately con-
sidere ed, are small and can be easily paid but
their aggregate amount is large and We must
have il 10 meet our heavy cash outlays,
We therefore announce, positively, TO the pat
scns Of the Weekly HSRALD, that on the first Of
January the names Of all subscribers who shall
then be in arrears more than one year for the
paper, viii be stricken from our subscription
boohs and measures taken to collect what Is due.
And
"a That after the first Of February next, no
paper will be sent from this Office that is not paid
for.
Our object, il will " seen is to adopt, after
Aiy notice, the adyar &c pay system for our pa
Der. This systssn has prevailed in all the city
newspaper Establishments for a long time there
ie no reasoA why it should not here, and it rs,
ut all eySnts, the only system on which news
pape, can now be sustained. Our Subscribers Will
ed it the easiest system for themselves and 1T
~in require no argument to show them that
while we are compelled ito pay cash down for
what we send them, we must have cash down in
return to meet our bills.
We have had occasion to know that our sub
scribers are all sensible people, and we are there
fore eonhdent that they will at once see the
justice and necessity Of the foregoing announce
ment, and continue to patronize and sustain
their State paper with the liberality that has
chaI acterized them in the past, and for which
We thank them.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29

DEATHS OF VERMONT PRIsosERs,-ls
an official list of Union prisoners Of war
who died at Charleston, S. c., between
August Goth and December 18th, 1884
we find the following from Vermont ;
j. 5. Turner, Co. c, LIST VT. cavalry, died
Oct I'd, Of rheumatism Corp. H. Cham
berlin, Co. F, llth, died Oct. 3lst; G. &.
Bemis, Co. F, 18th, died Nov. It'll, OF
chronic diarrh@a T. S. J. Johnston, Co
Z, cavalry, died.Nov. 18th, from ampu.
tation Of leg w. Kingston Co: c, cav
airy, died Nov. l4th, from amputatiop
OF leg s. Pouguette, Co F, 18th died
Dec. 4tb, of chronic diarrhea E. Du-
vail, Co. F, 18th, died Dec. 18th, of bron.
chitis.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29

Gg 1t is reported that the Times and
CONNER cial Advertiser OF New York,
which divulged important information
relative to the Wilmington expedition,
have received warning from the War
Department, and if again guilty Of a
like transgression will be suspended.
The parties who sent the information
from Washington are under arrest, and,
it is reported, have already been sent to
Fort Lafayette.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29

burned The bridges, Why, (dog bite
their hides } one of your Yankees can
take up a tree and carry IL Off tops and
all and there's that bridge You put
across the river in less than two hours
they might as well try to stop the
0geechee as you Yankees.
The blasted rascals who burnt this
yere bridge thought they did big thing;
natural born fool cut in two had more
sense In either end than any OF them
ITO bring back good old times, he
said, TIN take the help of Divine Prov
dence, a heap of rain and a deal of ell
bow grease to fix up things again"
AN ORIGINAL ABouuosIsT.
The lieutenant commanding the es-
cort Of Gen. Sherman was born and has
always lived in Milledgeville, is an off,
Ger in the First Alabama cavalry regi-
ment, tells me that he never saw copy
of the New York Tribune until he joined
our army. His history, by the way, is
a most interesting one, and will one day
be worth the telling. His adherence to
the Union grew out of his natural alb,
florence of slavery, whose horrors he had
witnessed from childhood. His name
is Smelling. A young man of good ed.
ucation, of high integrity, simple heart.
ed, brave, and has been most useful tC
the cause of his country.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29

l5 The president estimates the value
of the cotton in Gen. Sherman's Christ
mas present at eighteen millions of dol
lars-a sum not be despised even in these
days ofabundant and cheap money. The
guns, ammunition, locomotives, ships
and other confederate property taken by
Sherman at Savannah add several mil
lions more to the present.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29

FUNERAL No1toR.-The funeral OF tho
late John Wiley will be attended al ,ns
Methodist Church in Proctorsville this
Wednesday, afternoon at one O'Clock,
Rev. Il. Closson conducting the ser.
vices.
Mr., Wiley was an exchanged prison.
er and died from starvation, addinp
another victim TO southern cruelty anS
barbarism. He lived but few day,
after his exchange.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29

LOUISVILLE JOURNAL EsANcIPATBD.-
The old Louisville Journal went sadly
astray some time before the presidential
election, and became one Of the most
jealous pro-slavery Mcclellan organs of
Kentucky. tits now redeemed, regen.
Grated, and disenthralled." The Journal
OF the It'll, says
I'VE have dissolved our alliance with
the Democratic party, for it was never
intended that we should merge ourselves
into the ranks Of our lifelong oppo-
nents. We can yield to the President
our most earnest exertions to carry on
thls war we can accommodate our
State 70 the destiny which awaits the
Institution Of Slavery
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29
Effects Of the Capture of Savannah.

One of the important results of the
capture of Savannah is the opening to
sur boats of the Savannah river. This
river is navigable up to Augusta, and
herman can easily occupy that city.
T. hence he can reach to any other point
OF Central Georgia, or he can make a
sw eep through South Carolina, similar
to I hat he has just accomplished through
Georgia, ending at Charleston as his
last has at Savannah, or going nor tn
eastwanily he may extend the "swath'
into North Carolina.
The occupation of Augusta alone
will complete the severance--so far as
military communication is concerned
of all the rebel states west of the Sa-
ya'nnah river from those east of it, and
pra ctically coop up the rebellion into
the three states of Virginia, North Caro-
lima and South Carolina. With no eff
fectiye force to oppose him (and his ex-
perience IN the great march just ended,
shows there is none) Gen. Sherman can
use Savannah as the key with which to
unlock to him the whole interior of
Georgia. South and North Carolina and
eventually Virginia itself to the rear of
Richmond. Suppose Grant and Lee to
remain in their present positions con-
fronting each other ct Richmend, and of
the three states to which active rebel
lion is circumscribed as above stated, two
are left by the capture of Savannah en-
To-. tirely at the mercy of Sherman and his
veteran army.
Hood, it is true, is west of these states.
But bis army is already beaten into
tatters by Thomas. The latter has
swept in half of the remnants, and the
other half are fleeing for their lives.
Thomas will take care of them, and we
may dismiss them from consideration.
The confederacy" depended for its
existence on keeping its inter commnnl-
cations intact. So long as this was done
it had the advantage of working on In
terror and shorter lines to counterbal-
ance our relative superiority in num-
bers. This advantage it has entirely
lost; its lines are or speedily will be
thoroughly cut, the Atlantic states
severed, and the only remaining rebel
army isolated from its suprcs ,,s ana
surrounded by Grant and Sherman.
How long Lee can hold out under such
circumstances 1t requires no prophet or
son of prophet to foretell.
The glorious march of Gen. Sherman's
army for three hundred miles through
the enemy's country, fifty ending with
the capture of the chief city Of the state
fraversed, is an unparalleled achieve
ment. 1t will live as such in history.
But what more practically and immedi-
ately concerns US at the present is, LIST,
that it has demonstrated the oft-repeat-
ed proposition that the " confederacy is
mere SHE'LL" and I'd, that its result,
combined with Thomas splendid sue
cess, is to smash the "shell at all
points except where it Immediately
covers Richmond. The rebellion is
reduced TO Lees army, with Grant in
front of it, and Sherman working up
inside the SHELF in its rear. The
remnant of the /" shell" is doomed to
speedy crushing. 30 much for Sher-
mans great and glorious Christmas
Gift T." to the Union.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-12-29
~ SNc-ssr

At this station we came across an old
man named Wells, who was the most
original character | ever met. He was
depot master in the days when there was
a railroad here. He is a shrewd old
man, and seemed to understand the mer-
its Of the war question perfectly. He
said
"They say you are retreating, but it
is the strangest sort OF retreat | ever
saw. Why, dog bite them, the newspa
pers have been lying in this way all
along. They are alters whipping the fed
eral armies, and they alters fall back after
the battle is over. 1t was that ar idea
that first opened my eyes. Our army
was alters whipping the Feds, and wo
alters fell back. | alters told EN- it was
humbug, and now l know it, for here
you are right on old John Wells place
hogs, potatoes corn and fences all gone.
| don't find any fault. l expected it
all"
JEFF Davis and the rest" he contin-
ued, "talk about splitting the Union.
Why, if South Carolina had gone ont by
herself, she would have been split in four
pieces by this time. Splitting the IN
ion Why, the State of Georgia is be-
ing split right through from end to end.
1t is these rich fellows who are making
this war, and keeping their precious
bodies out of harms way. There's John
Franklin went through here the other
day, running away from your army. 1
could have played dominoes on his coat
tails. There's my poor brother, sick
with small pox at Macon, working for
eleven dollars month, and hasn't got a
cent of the stuff for year. 'Leven dol
lars month and eleven thousand bull
lets minute. / don't believe in it,
SIR"
"My wife came from Canada, and |
kind o. thought ] would som time go
there olive, but was alters afraid o; the
ice and cold; but | can tell you this
country is getting focused hot for me.
Look at my fence rails burning there. |
think / can stand the cold better
II heard as how they cut down the
trees across your road mp country and