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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
What the COpperheads have Done.

They have embarrassed ihe rational GOV
eminent at every step in the progress of the
pending war.
They have sympathized with the enemy
arrayed IN arms against Us, al d are seeking
the ruin of the republic ana the humiliation
of the free states.
They have defended the conduct OF the
rebellious states, and charged the responsi-
bility OF the war wholly upon the an;i->lave-y
sentiment of the north
They have opposed every effort ri the gov.
eminent to procure reintorcements fer TIE
army, fomenting popular disturbances to az
rest the draft. and leading the people 70 az
lieve that if they enlisted it won:d only be
to aid in an abolition war, conducted ny
piunder!ng and incompetent generals, and "a
equally Enthusiastically war department..
They have augment. the na'ici,al deb. lv
artfully depreciating tne national currency
so that the government has been obliged Ia
pay nearly three times as much for It, ,up-
plies as there was a-y occasion ior.
They have Increase! the burdens Of The
people 10y the same process ii order TO max,
the war unpopular, anu thus compel al igno
bic peace.
They.haye moderated every SUCCESS OF II.
Union arms in the field. aud exaggera,c
every rebel success, however slight: ;hoT
have systematically magnitied all the pei.i,
and troubles of our armies, deprecated the
abilities and achievements OF every success
fui Union general and extolled every rai.
leader; they have made much out Of the i'm
aglnary dangers in our path. regularly exag-
Grated the forces of the rebels. al the sam,
time they have moderated ours.
They have assaied every general O! OUT
armies who was known 10 have his svma-
thles with us IN the war. whittier he Wef.
democrat or republican, and they have ae
tended every general knOan TO NJ ot pro be-
very procivities, whether successful Or uH.
successful.
They have proven By their ACTIONS Tia.
they would rather save slavery than the / -
ion.
They have defended every domestic ,y.;
tor, however rank his treason.
And at Chicago they have formally d4,I.r-
ed in favor of base and cowardl, s.fr-na,,
to the southern rebels. -PhUdRe'sh.a \ ~.
American
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
A Great Victory by Sheridan.

The country has hardly got over 'a'h-
inc about Sherman's great victory at AT
lanta. and Farragut's splendid success at
Mobile when it is electrified by the news
Of q glorious victory by Gen. Sheridan's
army in the Shenandoah Valley.
1t appears that Gen. Sheridan attacked
Gen. Early at daylight Monday, and
fought all day, defeating and driving him
twelve miles, killing and wounding three
or four thousand and capturing between
two and three thousand prisoners. One
account says two rebel Generals were kill
ed, Rhodes and Wharton) and another
that four were killed. aiding the names OF
Gordon and Ramseur. and three more
wounded. Our losses were heavy. some
500 killed and 2OOO or $500 wounded
Among the killed appear the names of
Gen. David A. Russell, and Major Dilling-
ham of the 10th VIA son Of 1t. Gov.
Dillingham;, we believe.
Although this victory has been purchas
ed at the cost OF many valuable lives, il is
splendid achievement. The rebel army
was out-generaled and out-tought; and
the people in Winchester report the flying
hosts of Early to be in a most democrat
lied condition. The victory is timely
Coming upon the heels of Atlanta and Mo-
bile its effect upon the loyal people must
be most inspirating, while it will be cor
respondingly depressing to the Rebel lea
ders. who are already, as Gen Grant says,
" robbing the cradle and the grave" for
material to fill up their depleted ranks.
Its locality also is worthy of notice. The
Shenandoah Valley has always been a
cross-cut for the Rebel. through which
they could run either way-sometimes
raiding into Maryland and menacing
Washington, and then scudding back
towards Richmond before they could be
overtaken by the Union army They
have been thoroughly whipped on their
favorite ground; and if Gen Grants sit
uation is not materially helped by this
victory we shall be mistaken
All honor to the brave army of Cen
Sheridan
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
As in the Past"

"Resotred, That in the future as an the
past, we will adhere with answering fidelity
TO the Union. '-Democratic Platform.
The Union came to an end during a ''dsni-
ocratic administration " in the past"
Tie conspiracy against the Union culmina-
ted in democratic" cabinet ain the past
The President through whose vascillation
and imbeclllty, not to say treachery and cen
nivance, the south opened their war against
the MON, was dem Icrat" Of 1.-The past.
His name is J mes Buchanan.
E1-President John Tyler was an open and
svowed rebel against the Union, and WAS q
"democrat of '.the past
Ex-President Pierce, VINO remains on ex-
celent terms with his old (''dem cratic sec.
rotary of war, Jefferson Davis. and has not
lifted finger or word in aid of the nation
al government, is democrat" of 1.-THE past.
Ex-Nice President Breckenridge is a rIsi-s
general in the rebel army, and deu.ocIa;
"in the past"
Vice President Aaron Burr was i traitor
and democrat "in the past
Vice President John c. Calhoun, the "a
ther of secession, was democrat" sin the
past"
JEFF. Davis himself. his cabinet officers and
his generals. and nearly every conspicuous.
influential or active leader in the rebelllcu
against the government, and the m ijoglty 81
the officers and soldiers in the rebel army
are democrats" Of 1.-The past"
We greatly over-estimate the virtue. pa'ri,
otism and intelligence of our people if ,hs,
give the democratic party" an opportunity q
" adhere to the Union in the future as in IL,
past" at this particular Cairty,
Journal
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
A Reduction in Quotas.

BY a circular from Gen. Washburn
dated sept. II, We are informed that the
quota asst gned this state under the call of
July IS. 1864 was made TOO large by
reason OF errors III the enrolment lists :;
and that the attention ot the War Depart
ment having been called to the same. bv
trov. Smith. an order has been obtained
correcting this error. and the amount of
the reduction--seven hundred and sixty
seven T67)-has been apportioned in the
three districts.
We have been satisfied that the quota
OF our own town, and We thought that of
the entire state. was too large and the
people have to thank wide awake Gov
ernor and an indetatigablc Adjutant and
Inspector General. that these errors are
now corrected Under the new credits
most of the towns about liz will be in ex-
cess again. We give below the credits OF
the several towns in Caledonia, Orleans
and Essex Counties
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
THE UNION TICKET.
To Our Friends.

The events Of the next six or seven
months are to be of the greatest lmpOr-
lance. During this time the veal or woe
Of the nation will he determined. Ii is
very gratifying 10 see how the loyal mass
es are waking up to the importance OF the
crisis and taking hold of the work before
them The signs are all hopeful The
indications are that the people compre-
bend the great question at issue and are
preparing for IT, The men of the North
will not fight one way and vote another
but next November will see them arrayed
upon the side OF the government. in sup
port OF the Administration and opposed to
jeff. Davis's Rebellion. If Mr.. Lincoln
is reelected, "a he certainly will be. then
the hopes of the Rebels are tOreIc crush
ed. Their only hope now is that McCiel-
Ian will be elected President, when their
contederacy will be acknowledged, virtu-
ally, at least. by cessation of hostilities
We have word TO say to our friends
throughout this and neighboring counties
1t Is good time to extend the circulation
OF HE CALEDoSIAN. In addition to gen.
eral and political matter we intend to give
the local news. for which We claim pre-
eminence among the county press. A
good word TOR our paper now may he of
benefit to the cause which We all hold
dear.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
The State Fair.

The State Far held at White River
junction last week was called a success
every way. The receipts were quite large,
and We Judge there must be some funds in
the treasury. This was unexpected a,
two of the days were quite stormy and
not many people visited the grounds.
The show of stock was limited. but
what there was exhibited was of very
fine quality. The large cattle exhibited
by Carlos Pierce of Stanstead were the
wonder of the fair ami we observe Una,
MIR. Pierce took the lions share of the
premiums on several classes of cattle. The
show of horses and sheep was very good
the Morgans and Merinos predominatine
On fast trotting the Empress took the
500 purse-the same mare that received
the highest purse at the Fair here last
fall The formal presentation Of the
Hamburg flag to the state agricultural
society was made on the second dav of the
fair by Daniel Needham, the secretary of
the society and Vermont's commissioner to
the Hamburg fair. Col Needham was
afterwards presented by the society with :;
silver pitcher, goblet and salver. Simon
Brown Of Mass, delivered the yearly ad-
dress, Gov. Smith being absent in Wash
ingtOn.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
ESSEX COUNTY.
Presidential Electors.

We are in a bit of a fix in this state in
regard to Presidential electors at large,
our state convention having been held be-
fore the National convention instead of
al'er' as Is usual. 1t would appear a lit
lie awkward to call a Stale convention Just
TO choose electors. but there seems to be
no other way, and the Woodstock Stand
ard suggests. under the circumstances
that 1t be called at Montpelier the second
week OF the session. That will be quite
Late enough, as the people want to vote
for these electors the sth OF November
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
JOHN ID. STEVENSON.

THE BEST POLITICAL JOKE OF THE SEA
soN.-The Mcclellan organs of this city
publish the speech Of Theodore II. Sweetser.
the Denocr. nc ratification meeting held in
Lowell las Thursday evening, but they omit
one important Incident connected with the
speech. When reference was made to SLer-
mans late victory at Atlanta, Mr.. Sweetser
stopped and called for "Three cheers for Gen
W. I. Sherman, Democratic General The
response being very feeble, the chairman of
the Democratic City Committee of Lowell
stepped to the front of the platform and call
ea Tor Three cheers for Gen. W. I. Sher-
man. me only Democratic General acho has
aone anything during this rar." Three
ce1efs were heartily given. The Republicans
OF Lowell consider it the best poll, cal joke of
the season, deeming it not necessary to cues.
ton the capacity of Gen. Mcclellan, the Dem
ocrats having Endorsed all that was necessary
to say against him.-Boston journal.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23

SWIFT VENGEANCE IN kENTrcKy Mr.
David Henry, Union man in Mead Co
n.y., ni'iIs oeen murdered by a band Of
s : uen' burbridge ordered four guer-
rIIlas' et.d as prisoners, to be taken to the
.ar!h oi ir. Henry and there executed. in re-
TAXATION 'or the foul murder. The victims
selected were al young nen and unmarried.
Eacn OF the four guerrilias kneeied upon the
green SOD, the arms were folded calmly
a the breasts. the eyes closed, and Inns
hrmiy compressed and the head inclined
silshtIy forward. The guns were brought to
ready and the word fire" given. Aim
was true the lesden messengers performed
their mission well, and the doomed men d;ed
without groan. "Foully was the murder
com'nl'ted' says the Louisville Journal.
" feartuiy was the deed avenged"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
GLORIOUS NEWS !
SHERIDAN FIGHTS AND WINS.
EARLY COMPLETELY ROUTED,
OFFICIAL. DISPATCHES.

"WINcHEsrER, Va. Sep 1870 P. NJ
Lieut.. Gen. l.. S. Grant -
have the honor to report thai | attack I'd
the forces of Gen. Early over the RerrvviIle
pike at the crossing of OpsQuar creek. and
after 4 us stubborn and sanguinary engage
ment, which 'asItd from early morning until
5 o'clock III the evening, completely defeating
him, driving him through Winchester and
capturing about 300 prisoners, five pieces of
of artillery nine army flags and most of their
wounded. The rebel Gen. Rhodes and Gen
Gordon were killed and three other general
officers wounded All their killed fell into
our hands.
| Our losses are severe. Among them was
Gen. ID. A. Rsssel commanding q division
of the 9Th corps, who was killed BY cannon
ball. Generals Upton Mcintosh and Chap,
man are wounded. cannot We. tell cur
losses.
The conduct of the officers and men was
most supurb. They charged and carried
every position taken up by the rebels from
| Opequan creek to Winchester.
The rebels were strong in numbers and
very obstinate in their fighting.
| desire to mention to the lieutenant gen
eral commanding the army the gallant con-
duct of Generals Wright, Crook, Emery, Tor
bert and the officers and men under their
command. To them the country is indebted
for this handsome victory.
A more detailed report will be forwarded
tSignedD Z. II. SHERIDAN,
Major General Commanding.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
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tat Subscriptions for Coupon t..
PAYABLE three years from Aug. l[,L 1,. .s.a
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fte Of transportation charges as seen a..
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L. prepared
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20 allowed ! commission OF the quarter - .-..
per e,nr. "tich viii be paid by he Treasg-r It.-
aastaae,.t up-n the receipt OF b;ll I Cd.
an, M, certified 10 by the officer with Rho,a
deposit was made. No deductions fsr conn
Sons must ne made iron the deposits.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
GnbernatOria.,

Gov. Andrew was nominated for re-
election IN Massachusetts last week. John
A. Andrew is the mos, popular governor
III HE loyal states, and the Republicans do
well In not attempting to "swap horses
40 lie middle Of the stream" Reuben
Z en'0n' a member OF Congress, has
received II the nomination OF the Republi-
cans Of New York for Governor. The
opposition have re-nominated Gov CO.,
mour-'and loyal men most devou,ly hona
he will be defeated.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23

A CHAPLAIN'S MOTIONS ABOUT Politics.
Rev. A. Ii. Quirt, late chaplain of the
Massachusetts, I'd, great admrer o: McClel-
ian, gives reasons in the Congregationalist
why he cannot vote for him. The most i'm
portant and quite sufficient. is, that in voting
for Mcclellan he must also vote for the peace
man Psndleton and the Chicago peace plat
form.
Mr.. Quiut expresses strong affection for
Gen. Mcclellan as man and great ain;ra-
ton for hin as an officer, believing him to be
the bes: General IT. the service and much
abused man, and would gladly vote for him
if Ii were not Tor the Chicago platform and
his associate or the Presidential ticket. To
vote for Mcclellan is to vote for his associ-
ate, Pendleton, who wants a dishonorable
peace and has persistently opposed the war
from the start and who, if Mcclellan were
now in the field, would vote against sending
him men. To vote for Mcclellan would be
to vote for the Chicago platform, and on this
point Mr.. Quint remarks:
We cannot separate tie man from the
platform. He is nominated on that plat
form. He must abide by the principles his
supporters have enunciated. True, the NOM
iuee for the Presidency has virtually disavow-
ed that platform l knew he would-the
true, tn. noble man-but it is impossible for
such disavcwal TO have an, validity. Even,
if elected, he should attempt to carry out
different policy, he could not succeed. No
President can administer the government in
a way contrary to the will Of bis party"
Mr.. Quint reviews the Chicago platform at
length, exposing its disloyal character, and
concludes by saying to his fellow Democrats ::
Let them repudiate the Infamous, the in
splting platform forced upon them, ard then
they can, if they will, consistently vote for
the brave and good soldier who demanded
the draft, who arrested whole Legislature
of traitors, and who has always insisted that
THIS war must 20 on to victory. But on that
platform, and with such an associate as he
mas, alas that We must leave him under whom
We would, in the field, have served to death
/ for our country ~
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
1 New Catechism.

Lew catechism has beer prepared for
the democratic party-no; exactly by author.
/ ity howeyer-of which the following is tn.
chief part:
/ Who first recommended the draft Gen.
, Geo. b. Mcclellan.
Who afterwsrt, deemed it an honor again
/ TO ask its enforcement? Gen. Geo. B. Nc.
Clellan.
Who arrested the legislature of sover-
elgE state? Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan.
Who has been the most CONSPICUOUS VIC.
later Of state rights Gen. Geo. B. Nc
Clelan.
Who suggested emancipation IN the
ground Of military necessity Gen. Geo. B.
Mcclellan.
Who recommended the manumisson of all
the Slaves in state or states long before the
emancipation proclamation was issued .
Gen. Geo. b. Mcclellan.
Who declared that this war must be pros.
ecuted until the rebel authorizes are over.
tnro~n, despite all military disasters? Gen.
Geo b. Mcclellan
"ho says the war is necessityito secure
peace and union? Gen. Geo. b. Mcclellan.
What party repudiates all these doctrines ?
The democratic party.
hat P latform is entirely antasonstic to
all these doctrines? The democratic Mat.
form.
Who is the nominee of that party - Gen.
George B. Mcclellan.
What is his attitude if he accepts nomi-
h la from such party on such platform i?
That OF repudlatng his own doctrines
How do you justify such qualifications .
because deceit is necessary 10 success.-Bos-
ton Adrertiser.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
BOSTON MARKET-Sa,, -

fz0~-Westsrn. $3.50 to 1900
fors.-Prime, $4,000 to Oo,OO: Mes. SO q
to $500.
seet:-s2o'Oo t" $500 Lard, p to ,; Ham,,
~ to p. Hoes, dressed, 90 to CO.
n GO to 50 Cheese. ID to %. fgos. 8.
70 90 r0'afoes, 24s to 800. Dried 4pple. L to
neanS,-sS'oo to 400. Peas. 500 to 3.2j.
11e'as grass seed Sc 90 TO {. 80. Clorer. - r.
N'e" ~ to u. Yaiio,r. Il TO la!.
""oH-Full Blood Merino. % to J %; grree-
'ourths blood, Lie to l,lj; Ha.i-oieca. Ie; :.
Ito; Common, l 90 to los
Co'".-l,72 to 100. Oats 80 to o.. RI.
200. to 600. ''S'
HSps.-O0 to SO.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23

81 After insulting the living and abus-
ING the memory Of the dead for some four
or five weeks. the editor of the Neupor,
-Iers has finally taken down that forgery
at the head of his columns purportine to
be an extract from speech of Daniel
Webster. 1t was a most bare-faccd fraud
and has been so branded repeatedly, So
that paper persisting in keeping it stand
ing could not plead ignorance. Now let
the Ne"s give its readers the following
which Daniel Webster did say in a speech
at Buffalo in 1851:
''lf the South want any concession
from me, they wont get it-not hairs
breadth of it. [ never would consent
that there should be one foot of Slave Ter
ntOry beyond what the Old Thirteen
States had at the time of the formation of
the Union. Never, never, The man
can't show his face to me, and prove that
l ever departed from that doctrine
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23

otNTiAENT OF THE ARMY AND Navy ON
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM The following
Is an extract or private letter from an off.
Ger on one of tn" su7boats in James river:
What shane the Chicago platform il.
An our oncers who we're friends of McC!el-
ian nave fenouncec him, since reading the
Inlesg9 platform, Except the captain. I
'hlhk the feeling of ne army now is very
strong against Nee elan, ard hope the
govern mehe VII not listen to any proposal
LOT an armIstlce. The rebels would not fail
10 avail themselves of the interval to
strengthen themselves, if one we're grated.
conquer the copperheads and give Grant
plenty Of men and the tav is o,rs
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23

Foul PLAY SUsPEcrED.-A man named
=. ". Boyle, Of North Wayne, Me-, was
drowned at Sherbrooke, few days ago. un-
der suspicious circumstances. Boyle was out
IN boat with two other men named SAWYER
and Richardson, on fishing excursion. A
french woman testifes that she saw these
la''ef named men throw third person into
the mlli pond she s'pposirg at the time thai.
l. was done IN sport. The man thus thrown
INTO The water never rose. The body of
Boyle showed marks Of violence ard there wa,
no water in the stomach. Sawyer was arres-
ted. but Richardson escaped to the States
The whole affair is shrouded in a mystery
which we trust legal investigation will
clear up. We find the facts from which the
above is condensed, in the Sherbrooke Gos-
cite.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23

"ReSolred That in the future. as in the
past. we will adhere to the Union" Demo
cratic Platform.
Eleven of the fifteen States which gave
Democratic majorities against MIR. Lincoln
have been in arms against the Union from
that day, and eleven of the fifteen Democratic
Governors, in 1861, are now or have been
leading traitors.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-09-23
State Officials at Washington---Arms
and Equipments offered Vermont.

A friend at Washington. under date of the
18th, writes US rs follows:
Gov. Smih and Gen. Washburn have
been here thi : EEK. from whom l learn that
the secretary ar mas Offered to Vermont
the gratuitous is. If fifteen thousand stand
of arms AMI eq.ii uents, with which to Or
ganize the militia Of the state, in case the
legislature decide 70 do so. tbs offer re-
moves the great pecuniary obstacle that has
heretofore lain in the way.
Saturday evening there were two monster
mass meetings held here at the same time,
one republican and the other democratic,
within speaking distance of each other. The
republicans had the greater speakers, but the
democrats the greater display of fireworks,
the most music and the greater crowd, and
probably paid the most to get it up. The
sentiment is running quite in favor of Lin
coin, however, here as we'll as elsewhere"