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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

dispa'ch dated before Petersburg Sept
4, Gays there is little doubt that workmen
are steadily employed in building a junction
between the Weldon and Southside railroads.
A place about Fifteen miles from Petersburs
a-d FIVE miles from Reoms' station, is said to
oe the spot selected ,or this junction of the
two roads. The perfo nance Of such labor
is quite easy, when the greater portion OF a
corps could be detailed TO build the road.-
This is probaby one Of the main reasons for
the present quietude al.ng our ex ended
front. While the enemy are thus patching
up their broken communications our men are
steadily pr 'gressing in laying the City Point
Railroad, which will SOL be com, leted to the
Yellow House or Six mile station. This will
ave a vest amount of labor. Mules and
men can scarcely stand constant teaning of
fifteen or twenty miles over Indifferent roads,
often made impassable by leavy rains.
New men are being drilled in the manual
OF arms every da~. The weather is ayorabe
for such exercise, being cool and delightful.
special Washington dispatch tie the New
York Herald says: The president, in recent
conversation with republican, said that an
armistice once arranged for OF granted from
government to rebels has never resulted
otherwise than in final acknowledgment of
Independence TO the rebels. As the indepen-
dence OF Texas was eventually acknowledged
by Mexico, so an armistice granted TO the
rebels would be an indirect agreement to at
sumo future time acknowledge their indepen.
denee.
The Cincinnati Gazette says;
" The Democratic platform declares that
the war has continued four years, This dates
It from the Democratic split Convention Of
1860, more than six months before the inau-
guration of the Republican Administration. I"
The August receipts Of internal revenue
will foot up about seventeen millions aud
that Of September are estimated at twenty
million.
John Wentworth had his arm crushed at
Bradford, on Monday. by locomotive run
nin yer il.
The Richmond papers boast Of having
poured volley into Yankees outside Of their
lines, few days since, while there was
truce by mutual understanding. They say
about 200 were killed, and that they did il
as " delicious piece OF retaliation" for the
b lmbardment OF etersburs-the treacherous
scoundiels
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

REoRUITs.--One hundred and twenty seven
recruits we're mustered in at the Provost
Marshal's Office in Rutland last week. We
learn that only about soventy-6vo men re-
main to be mustered in to ill the quota Of
the whole Congressional District. All Of
he towns which have not mustered in their
full quotas have secured the men, excepting.
pc, haps, one, Sunderland in Bennington coun-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

AGAINST THE SOLDIERS - Al the cleo
tion in Portland on Monday, Howard, the cop
per.Dem. candidate for Governor, voted a.
ganst permitting soldiers to vote. OF course.
Men who are opposed to having the soldiers
fight are opposed to having them vote. But
what sort of Democracy is it to deny tho
right Of suffrage to white men who offer their
lives for their countryi
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

The Boston Herald dem. uses the follow
ing plain words with regard to the Democrat.
ie platform and candidates
SO far as the PLATFORM the speeches and candidates
are concerned the convention held In Chicago might as
well have been held in Richmond 1t was miserable
fawning sycophanuc and degrading TO the men
who are in arms against the Government and who have
done their utmost 10 destroy American liberty. The
talk about free speech free press and the Constitution
are Vey pretty and capital catch words deceive honest
voters But how Is It In the dominions OF Jeiers Da
V How ab Ut free press and free spec oh therei II
man IN Virginia should dare utter one word agains
Davis " his plans he would be hung to the ffs tree or
most convenient lamp post Tor his temeTiy Yet these
leaders are the men that the Chicago Convention pro-
pose to restore to power in the nAun wrcak their ven
ganee upon those at the North have opposed them
Mhi knd OF liberty " speech and Of the press would
heie be then The success ~ the Chicago oket would
be- but The besnn nB oi srrie ~ disA which would
euine up Ne, 700 horrible 10 contemplate for our.
selves we ppIit such doctrines and such ticket
a. m made aud put forth ct Chicago which we be-
he'e viii De 'epidiatto by the people at the polls"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

CAPTURE OF AN AMBULANCE TRAIN ny
MosBy A dispatch itom Harper's Ferry,
dated 5th inst, says an ambulance train of
thirty five wagons, after leaving the wourd-
ed, we're captured by Mosby, the train being
without an escort Capt Blazer pursued the
rebels and recaptured fifty horses and FIVE
prisoners NJ jor Kellogg OF the 23d Onio,
and DR.. Shelhng Of the 36th ONO, are a.
mong the prisoners captured.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17
A oREhNBAcK NELL INvEsrRn

A year ago several journals united in re.
commencing their readers to invest Dollar
" GreenbAok' in securing that very excellent
Journal for the HOUSEHOLD (includiug
the Little Ones,) for the GARDEN, and for
the FARM, called the american Agric,,itur-
st Many persons we're thus led to subscribe,
and we believe all who did so have been much
more than satisfied. They have received the
23d Annual Volume Of the Agric,,turist which
is full Of good things, useful, practical, and
entert ining and just now the Publisher is
sending out to each Of his subscribers apply
ing, present Of plant Of one Of the most
remarkable Srswb berries that have ever been
brought out These plants. when cold BY
the only other person having them, 60 resdi-
ly at rs cents each. SO the GreenbAck in
vested last year has certainly paid i0eu. All
We have now to say is, lot all others 90 aEd
do likewise. Notwithstanding the present
advance in cost, the Publisher still offers 10
take subscribers this month (Septembep) at
81 year, or from now 20 the end Of 1865
(dtteen months for 81 Is. And still fuith-
er. be offers one Of the remarkable Strawber
~ Plants, sent free and postpaid, to every
new subscriber who eneloses 5 cents extra
for oil cloth, packing, and postage on the
plant. Our advice to all is, send the Dollar
(or the 81 To- and the extra s cents a, once
to ORANGE JUDD, Publisher Of the Agric,,i-
turist, Al Al PARK Row, INV York CITY.
and get the paper, etc. You will get a most
beautiful well illustrated, practical paper,
and the cheapest one in the country, to say
nothing Of the extra Straw berry Plant, etc.
TRY If.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17
THE DRAFT FIRST PROPOSED BY
MCCLELLAN

The copperhesds have howled terribly about
the draft. The, have rclared it cruel beyond
account to compel men to fight for their coun-
try. and one oi their speakers not long since
advised drafted men to resist with ak or gun
any officer that should come after them. And
yet Ihey have put in nomination. the very
man who first proposed the DRAFT The fol-
loving letters seh their own story
WARRINGTON, Aug. 30, 1861.
Sri have just received the enclosed
dispatch in cipher Col Marcy knows what
he says, and lie Of the coolest Judgment. /
recommend that he Secretary Of War ascer-
tain at once by telegram how the enrolment
proceeds ia New York and elsewhere. aud
that, # it is not proceeding with great rapid
ity, drafts to be made at once. We must
have men without delay.
Respectfully your obi, servant,
GEoBoE b. MCCLELLAN,
Maj Gen. L. 5. Army.
The following is copy Of the urgent note
Of Gen. Marcy, his fatherin-law and chief Of
staff.
New YORK, Aug. 20, 1861.
urge upon you to make positiUe and
unconditional demand for an immediate draft
OF the additional troops yo- require. Men
will not volunteer now. and drafting Is the
only successful plan. Ihepeopie oW applaud
such course, rely upon 1t. | will be in
Washington TO morrow.
X. b. MARCY"
These letters, as the Philadelphia Amcri-
can we'll observes, were written only month
after the frs, battle of Bull Run, when there
was no occasion whatever for draft. The
government did not agree to McCelan's pro-
pos ii, because men were enlisted fast enough
without draft, the proof Of which is in the
fact that Secretary Cameron reported to Con-
gress un army Of nearly seven hundred thou
sand embodied and in the field, all raised by
volunteering. All Of the large Army of the
Potomac, commanded by General Mcclellan
when he took the field, $4,000 men, were
volunteers.
So we're all the troops who filled up that
army after McClellan's disastrous campaign
against Richmond The men could have
been procured no faster by draft than they
were by volunteering. Yet Mcclellan put
himself on the record promptly as in favor of
a draft then. The government did not be-
lieve Gen. Maroy's assertion that men would
not volunteer, and it, therefore, refused to
order draft, and was fully justified by events
in the faith it reposed in the popular enthu-
siasm.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17
VERMONT STATE ELECTION.

Senate unanimously Unlon, and the House nearly Count
unnecessary The Of for ticket incom
pe, and have summed only the counties most nearly
complete It will be that the total larger than last
year Smiths oriy handsomely increased Tho
true the Cohgess Soldiers vote In III
largely swell the Union mai rity
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

Secretary Seward said in his speech at Au.
burn, last Saturday
We shall have no draft because the ar.
my Is being reinforced at the rate Of five OF
ten thousand men per day by volunteers"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

ton, Texas, recently mutlnied and tut ned the
guns Of the fort upon the city. They had de-
manded flour from the commlsssry stores and
were refused. Gen. Magtudsr, who was sent
for from Houston, pacided the iAen by serv-
ing out ratons Of bacon and -four.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

State elections before pres dental election;
Maine, September II Ohio, Pennsy lyania
and Indiana, October il West Virginia,
October 81.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

Saw 1HE HUsKs.-We refer every farm
ct TO the advertisement Of Kittridge 81 Dut-
ton, who ofer handsome price for good
corn husks. A little care will enable every
farmer to produce good article, which will
bring him good price. Thee gentlemen
have before spread good deal Of money in
tuis say among the farmers, and ~e hope
they viii have the pleasure Of distributing a
great deal more this year. The farmers have
a chance to save, not pence, but dollars.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17


In Windham Co. there are scattering votes
for " Grant" for Governor. Perhaps Lieut..
Gen. Grant, but more probably the Brigadier.
We think either would advise their friends to
stick to Smith.
John H. Flagg, one of the Assistants last
year, is named as a candidate for Clerk Of the
House.
Corp. VIM. Dillon, 9th W., we are glad to
learn, was not wounded. His hat suffered,
but Dillon has passed through many battles,
and is ready for another.
Major Carlos w. Dwinell, 9th Vermont
Volunteers, died in Baltimore on the Gath
ult., Of wounds received in the battle near
Charlestown, Va.
sergt. Edgar Pitkin, lst Regular Cavalry,
was severely wounded in a late fight near
Smithfeld, Va.
Gen Geo ]. stsnnard started to rejoin his
command on Thursday last.
A democratic toast George b. Mcclellan,
long may he waver.
uS eCaNh VI ~. H. ehot avn
was reported at Washington, Sept. 7Ih.
Hon. ]. S. Morrill, has arranged with Chas
Psrmenter, Of Windsor, to represent bin in
the army.
BEAR HUsT.-lhe people of Randolph
and Braintree turned out on Thursday last in
search of a bear, whose operations near West
Randolph had been discovered. A ring was
formed, and after an exciting chase OF eight
hours, the bear was driven within about one
mile OF West Randolph village, and was shot
b. Mr.. Charles Hubbard. Other bears are
supposed TO be in the same vicinity
Col. Jarvis F. Burrows Of Vernon. has
raised this year ten acres Of tobacco, which
will yield, in the estimation of good judges
nine tons of merchantable tobacco of the first
quality.
A new volume from the pen Of John u
SAKE, formerly Of Burlington, is announced
for the autumn by Ticknor ~ Fields, Boston
It is entitled +" Clever Stories Of all Ma
tons"
~ We have complied with the request
Of I. Is. IL.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17
RECRUITS WANTED.

THrRD Battery LII ARTILLERY VT Vols.
Before Petersburg Va, Sept 3,
Editor journal 1t having been reported
that this command lie full and that no more
men can enter it, | would inform those who
desire to enter this arm Of the service, that
can receive 80 or 40 more recruits. No COM
mand in the field lie ever full.
X. IL. START, Capt. Comd'g Battery.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17
MORE GEMS FROM chicago.

1t is NOT II, all agreeable business To guar.
~ out specimens from the mine of modern
Democracy which was laid open at Chicago.
But in view Of the attempt which was made
both in the chief nomination and, to some
extent, in the platform. 20 ASSEMBLE the
trAitorous designs Of the leaders, and in view
Of Gen. McClellAn's avowed position, il be-
comes necessary that this work should be
done FOR the enlighter ment OF the public
We take. therefore, the following extracts
from the reports Vt the various Democratic
speeches made in the city, as published in
the Chicago Times, the cupperhead organ;
TiIosE wASTNG THE WAR To 60 ON SHOULD
vOTE FOK LINCOLN, AEDNur M GILLIAN.
MIR. Bone OF Pennsy lvania SAID
q II they wanted the to 20 on, then they ahoud
support Llnculn buff they wanted peace and the ne
kept Ia his proper pace then they should support
the nominee Of the convention tChesrs II hey die
they would the Democratic rule under which the
county had prospettd, tetun again with peace and
plenty lie was in favor Of Mcclellan. Three cheers
for Mcclellan ,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

The Senate.
IAN Union men.l
CoHnhss. Senator'S. RssidsHees.
Appfsos .. Lewis Meaohsm, New HaveL,
Earl Cushmsn, orwell.
BrNNGs Lemuei Bottom, SALISBURY,
j. Burton HOLSTER. Manchester.
CMEnoNtA J. y. Abbott, Barnet
Charles \ Uana, 81. J0hnshury.
CmrrHapEN . . Ieverrtt g. Engesby, Burlington,
Amos Hobart, Westford,
A.. j. Crane, Huntington.
FasHN L. w. Tabor, Concord
FnASKtfs Wouhington 4. smith, ST. Aibana,
N. y. God, Bakersheld,
W. 3. Rublee, Berkshire.
GRAND tsLE Asahei Allen, North Hero.
LAM0tLLn Samuel N. Pennook, Morrietown.
URANaE 90. John y. Hutchinson, West Randolph,
Samuel G. Clemsnt,
ORLgANs John n. ksiiam, Irasburgh,
temucl Richmond, Derby.
RUTLAND Merritt CLARK, poultney,
Nathaniel Fish, West Haven,
Wm. 7. Nichols, Rutland.
WAsutsaroN Charles Reed, Montpelier,
DeuslUw trham, Warren,
p Wallace, Cabot.
WfNnHkN ephen p flagg, wilmington,
Charles Barrett, Grafton.
WINuHoR Wendell W. Williams, Rochester,
CLARK n. Chapman, CaNendsh,
Hush h. Henry, Chester.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17
THE DEMooRATio sPLIr.--The New York
Herald, referring to the propotal OF the News
TO Reasonable tae Democratic Convention and
modify the Chieago platform. saya:

Pf"NN''ht says
:" This is fair remedy bat il will not work Ifthe
Chieaso platform be changed to accord with Gen Nc.
Cle ns letter. this peace faction will reject both eAEd
cate ana platform, whie, with the noun atom Of can
ddaie endorsing the platform as 1t stands the War De
morr' ey viii bolt There isl split The two factions
Of the party cannot be Teeonoiled. rupture is pro
claimed, and vert soon, We appfehend ihe apparent
fusion worse eohiounded than ever"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

A SAD JOKE FOR THE CoFPRRHE'Ds.--
Neighbor Atkins was requested to furnish
state and county tickets for Norwich, in the
county Of Windsor and being as wrong
headed in his geography as his politics he
sent Orange County tickets. And this is not
the richest part Of the joke, since about one
hundred Of the copperheads Of Norwich voied
the Orange County ticket before they discover
ed the blonder. while only 10 votes we're cast
for the Windsor County ticket. Wrong
headed all round. Atkins either ougnt TO
study the geography Of Vermont, or 90 back
to Yermonts old enemy, New York, from
whence he came.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

Hon. j. X. Holcombe, one Of the Clifton
House diplomats, was in St. John, N. b.,
last week, where be expressed his belief (as
related in the st. John Telegraph) that II
Mcclellan ~as nominated at Chicago an arm
istice would follow, and, an armistice once
secured, there would be resumption Of fight
ing, that both sides we're too weary of war
to take up aims again. But as to the Dem
ocra,ic talk u a. Peace and Union" he said
thai peace might come. tpl Union never"
II is currently reported at Washington
that Fremont ~,li re,i,e from the presidential
course. and Ben Wade will take the stump
for Lincoln. Of course they will
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

New YoRK, Sept. IA.
The draft commences to day in the 18th
and 9th Congressional districts in this State.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17


Hon. s. s. Cox said
- The war failure This convention should de
clare fornesoti,ion for peace"
OUR" UNHoLY CAUSE"
Mr.. Fuller Of Michigan said:
Ask you then wheiher Ia view these facts you are
willing TO rsspondto he call made upon you, and give
100000 more men TO this unholy cause loud OF
MOI NOrV
THIS INTERNAL WAN.
Mr.. Sanderson Of lennsy lyania said
Fellow citizens. what say you IL It time that
this Internal should cease (Yoices- Yes }"
sPooE STEALING AND SOUTHERN HONOR.
MIR. C. c. Burr of New Jersey said
- Mr. Lincoln has stolen good many thousand ne
but for every negro he had thus stolen he had
South would lay their they would be received
again IN the Union The South could not honOTably lay
down their arms, for the lighting for her honor"
PRAYER FOR REBEL SUCCESS.
The same Burr said
We are told that We should conquer the rebe lious
States. They could not be conquered. AID he prayed
God that they never iget be. The democratic party
for peace Their representa- Ives had Ohca-
10 To nominate candidate for the Presidency He
would be nominated on peace platform, aud they could
succeed on any other II any oiher platform was
adopted t7sy deserved to be defeatd
All e which is respectfully submitted TO
the thinking and patriotic people Of this
country, who desire TO know what was the
real drift Of the influences at Chicago, which
resulted in the nomination Of Mcclellan and
Pendleton and the fabrication Of he Demo-
cratic platform. Comment ia needless Bys.
ton Journal.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17
Il. NJ. STANTON, sec'y of War.

ST. Louis, Sept. h.
Gen. Payne, commanding the district OF
Western Kentucky, has bten removed. Gen.
Meredith succeeds him.
CIV. Flanagan has called special session
OF the Arkansas rebel les lation.
The circulation OF the Chicago Times, Gin
cinDad Enquirer. New York World, N. Y.
Day Book, journal, and metropolitan Record,
has been suppressed at Memphis.
The negroes at Memphis having expressed
a desire to assist in the defence NJ the city,
Gen. Washburne has authorized the organic.
ton OF regiment of colored troops for that
purpose. n .ra
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-17

This department has received dispatches
from Gen. Sherman down to 10 O'Clock yes
terdsy mornins. His army is concentrated
at Atlanta, bis troops in position and well.--
He says Wilson ana Steadman are stirring
Wheeler up pretty we'll, and hopes they will
make an end Of hin. as Gibson did Of Nor
gan. Westher beautiful. All things bright
No recent intelligence has been received
fiom Mobile.
No movements reported in the Shenandoah
Valley or IN the Asmy Of the Potomac.
Recruiting is progressing variously in most
OF the States
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-10-10

No dispatches have been received from the
commands of General Sherman or Sheridan
later than were reported in my telegram OF
yesterday. EDWIN :, VI. oIANtVN' OLA e g..
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1864-10-10


ton bulletin CT yesterday and before, Ina
line j. omen, and mere business des patches are
passing oyer it. Have no alarm on bogus Gas
spatches. a. L1NcoLN.
A letter IN the Baltimore American says that
the store at Sandy 81 ring, Md, was brokau
ipto by stem Of Moseby's men, and 5000 20
$500 worth Of boots, shoes, bats cloths &c,
taken off. The citizens, about seventeen in
number, pursued them at daylight, and oveg,
took them eight miles from Sandy Spring;
thew were asleep in the Pines. They were
awakened by one Of the citizens riding near
them a fght ensued when the citizens Killed
Captain Walter Bowie, and captured his IRE
ther Brown Bowie, both sons OF ". W. w.
Bowie, of Prince Georges county, Matyiana.
Also wounded another.
It is reported that General Early has been
relieved from toe command Of the Valley oy
General Longst1eet. A letter to the Charles
ton Courier Of the 3rd inst, asserts that u1~
less Sheridan's torce really consists OF mtg
thousand veterans the South will yet receive
good account from the Valley. The writer
adds. that thirteen thousand reserves are al
ready brigaded 10 Virginia and are 60 be c2se1
OUT
General Meade was recently questioning
captured officer about Petersburg. The of1~
Ger said that just betore he came away ne saw
seyeral hundred newly captured Yankee pEl'
soners being conducted through the streets en-
route for Richmond Il had much rather they
had been so many cattle, remarked General
Aleade. ''And General Lee had much rathet
they had been cattle, TOO, replied tie rep.
resentative Of rebeldnn.
The Boston Courier reports that IN the bat
tie OF Friday, the 3oth Of September. near the
Weldon Railroad, al of the Ssh Massachu-
setts regiment were either captured or killed.
With the exception Of one Lieutenant and
twenty men. Of the 35th regiment recently
recruited by eight hundred Germans, indes
pendently of the killed and wounded, about
one bali Of che regiment was captured.
The New York Herald says:~''Dry goods
still continue 70 decline 10 price in thls city
The fall in the prices Of foreign cloth sioce tho
downward movement commenced has averaged
about th4rty per ct. >
Twenty three bears have been killed lately
in the town Of Lewiston, Maine. Their sp-
pearance in such numbers in that part OF Che
State is thought by old hunters 70 indicates
haxd winter