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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-04-08
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION

The New York Ecenpg Post claims
with several influential papers, that
the Republican Executive Committee
erred in calling the Union National
Convention at the time and place they
did. 1t is said that Columbus, Gin
cinnati or Louisville would have been
more central; but the place is Of mi
nor importance compared with the
question of the time.
The Postin the following extracts gives
some urgent reasons for stating that
the seventh of june is too early a date
for the beginning Of the presidential
campaign
In the first place, the entme and I'M
divided energy Of the nation, during
the coming spring and mp into the
summer months at least, ought to be
devoted to the fmtherance of the mil
itary operations, and to nothing else.
1t IS clear TO every man who thinks at
all, that the rebels mean to make their
final and most desperate trial of arms
during this spring season. They have
spent the whole winter in preparing
for it; they have consclipted all their
people, gathered together all their sup
plies, summoned their slaves to the
garrisons and trenches, and even "re-
pudiated' the currency which embar-
rasses them, III order to make this last
and decisive effort Their army is
mainly composed of veterans, and is
to say the least, three hundred thou
sand strong; 1t has subsistence for the
summer and is ably commanded as every
one admits who knows Lee, Johnson
Longstreet and Hill Besides, it has
been taught wisdom by the lessons OF
the past and will make no more fool
ish expeditions into Ohio and Pennsyl-
yania, will fight no more pitched bat
ties in which half its numbers may be
lost without result, but will confine it.
self to such Observation-Disclosures opera
tons as will protract the struggle ovel
another year, or, ut any rate, until af
ter the presidential election.
The rebels no longer hope to WIN
us, but they do hope to weary MS out
and 10 render the war so burdensom,
and odious az 10 beget SERIOUS diW
SONS AT the North, Ii We would defca
that policy therefore, we must over
wheln and crush them at once 10y ON
superior numbers and vigor: we mus
not permit them TO dictate the style O
the war bat move upon their works
MS Gcucral Grant would say, with
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rosistloss impetuosity and earnestncss.
Need it be remarked, however that we
shall not do so il each state county
and township is to be distracted this
spring 10y political meetings held TO
nominate the various classes of dele
gates, and still more distracted all
summer by the noise and turmoil Of
an active political canvass. For our
part we should be glad to hear moth
ing of politics neither of candidates
nor of platforms until the middle of
next August at the earliest. We want
every man. woman and child to give
time, thought and labor up to that
date to some active furtherance of the
war; which is imperative, on a thou
sand grounds, to bring it to an end by
the 4th of July
In the second place, it is not good
policy to nominate a candidate to rep
resent your cause while the fate or the
character of that cause is TO some de-
gree in doubt The almost universal
impression is that, as matters now
stand, Mr. Lincoln viii be teuominat-
ed to the presidency. His admins
tration. though il has fallen into some
dreadful bhindprs. MS i'm the retention
of such men MS Mcclellan and Halleck
in command.and committed some gross
wrongs i'm its arbitrary arrests. has
vet been, ON the wholc.so successful and
. fairthatitinspires more confidence than
amy untried administration is likely to
do. People saw that Mr. Lincoln is
slow. but he is safe. if he lags behind
the best public sentiment. he vet aims
at il. and contrivcs to reach ii often.
which is preferred to not reaching it
at all. on the principle that ii halfloaf
is better than mo bread Should our
affairs continue to prosper. then, Mr.
Lincoln will continue i'm the favor ne
now enjoys Should they bv the cam
paigns of this spring. be crowned with
brilliant and decisive achievements i'm
the field. that favor will become both
enthusiastic and unanimous. But il
thcv should not be well conducted IT,
instead of meeting success this spring
we shall encounter only reyuses and
calamitics. would Mr.. Lincoln then be
the proper standard bearer of the 10y
al Dartv Would not file occurrence
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RAIDs---THEIR ORIGIN AND INFLU-
EN0E. No. Q.

Now such raids rs we have lately
had can do nothing for result like
this. They have only carried the war
for brief season to the homes of the
people Of the South, and spread its
desolations over regions inhabited on
~ by women and children, and men
too old 10 fight 1t is true they have
destroyed many miles of railroad, and
public property of the enemy wlsere-
ever they found it; but the result
which stands out most conspicuously
is the extent of the country they have
laid waste, and the numerous popula-
ton they have left without subsistence.
We shall be glad to learn that all this,
and the incidental calamities and out.
RACES it involves, have been compensat-
ed by any crippling of resources, or
other detriment they occasioned to the
real enemy-the Government at Rich
mond and the armies in the field in
support of the rebellion.
But the enterprises Of this kind
whatever be their ostensible objects
afford opportunities for lawless vio-
lence and private rapine which are at
variance with the legitimate agencies
of a just war among civilized men.
They involve the loyal and disloyal,
the rich and poor-those who might
be friends and those who Will only be
foes, IN a eommon and indiscriminate
devastation. They everywhere set at
defiance the doctrine, which has long
been recognized by civilized states, Of
the immunity Of private property on
the land, and especially of the exemIp
ton of the agricultural classes of ,
people from the needless and wantol
depredations Of war Complaint ha.
often been made of the recklessnes
OF the rebels in this and other simill
matters, and we all remember tn,
feelings with which we bcheld them,
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DEATH OF GEN wADgWoRTH.


We regret to hear of the death of
Gen Horace Wadsvorth, OF South
Hero, Grand Isle county of typhoid
fever aged 81. Gen Wadswolth has
been a prominent man in Grand Isle
county for several years and by his
kindness of heart and active benovo-
lence, had endeared himself to a large
and ever widening circle OF friends
Gen Wadsworth was uative Of
South Hero, and always resided in
Grand Isle county lie was mer-
chant for many years in the place Of
hs nativity as Wen as in North Hero
He married the daughter Of the late
Abner Keller who died, nearly year
ago, ehldless Gen. Wadsworth
served as a Representative in the Gen
eral Assembly from North Hero in
1839-10, and 1871 and in his political
sentiments was Jacksonian democrat.
He was ardently attached to the order
of Free and Accepted Masons and, at
his death, was the Master Of the isle
Of Patmos' Lodge of North Hero.
Gen. Wadsworth leaves a large es-
tate to be divided among two sisters
and brother who survive him. He
viii be buried with masonic honors at
South Hero on Fast-day April 18th, at
noon, and a sermon viii be preached
on the occasion by the Rev. j. Q. Skin
ner, of ST. Adams
The character Of the deceased as
well as of the funeral services, will I'M
doubtedly draw together a large con-
course to pay due respect to the mem
DRY Of the large-hearted and beneyo-
lent Horace Wadsworth, of South
Hero.
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STATE OF VERMONT.
4 PROCLAMATION.

Asa lifting occasion for the people Of this state
nnitcdly to humble Themselves before Almighty
God, and in Observance Of custom which finds
it, sanction and approval IN the best promptings
Of the christian heart J do hereby appoint
THURSDAY. THF SEVENTH DAY oF APRT1 NEXT tu
DC observed a. day 81 PUBIC FASTING, HrMi1-
IArtoN kNn PRAYER.
And do earnestly invite the people Of the
State on Mat aay TO lay aside ali secular em-
poymcnt and % as~cnille n their accustomed
places Of worshp 10 offer to the Great Ruler of
nations their humble praise, cunlessng before
Him their sins, az individuals. and as conmuni-
tics. and in pcnitential sOrr0w seek forgiveness
through q crucifcd but exalted Saviour.
Let us dcvoutlv seek His blessing upon us as %
commonwealth, that He will give Us the genial
Influences Of the sun and rain, that He VIII be-
stow upon the labor Vt the husbandman, and up
on all our individual pursuits, an abundant re-
ward aud above all, that He will bless us by the
presence Of his Holy Spirit. quckenlng ouF faith.
strengthening our hopes, and impartlng tO us
truer and more jast conception Of His holiness,
and Of our dependence upon linn
Let Us dcpOro before Him our sins rs anation,
and bcscech him 60 grant NJ His favor, that He
viii give wisdom 30 all IN authority, that Ne will
grant success e. our army and navy and crown
the year with an enduring peace.
let rs seek His blessing upon tlie brave Sol
tiers. that whether IN the camp on ON the held
Of battle, in the hospital or langushlng M cap
tiyity He will be near thciu tn protect and bless
t9 comfort and ruatain them, and having accom-
Isisbed thor sacred mission, return them in
safety 90 their families and homes.
Thus may our Fast hc even "-uch as the Lord
hath chosen, that our light may break forth as
the morning, that oar health may spring forth
speedily, that our rightcmsncss may go before
us and that tho glory of tho Lord may be our re-
reward
Given under my hand and the Seal of the State
in Executive Chamber at st. Adams this twcI-
ty-second day Of March, in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and SXty-Four
and Of the Independence ofthe United States
the Eighty Eighth
j GREGORY SMITH.
BY His Excellcncy the Governor,
SAMuEI. WILLIAMS
Soc. of Civil and Military Affairs.
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UNION NATIONAL CONVENTION.

The undersigned. who by original appoint
ment. or subsequent designation TOM vacancies
constitute the Executive Committee created ny
the Nrtionnl Cnuvun'tr, Hello ~ Chicago on the
10th day Of May i-t1l do hCrrhy call upon al,
qualified voters who desire the unconditional
maintenance Of the Union. the supremacy oi the
Constitution, and the complete suppression oi
the existing rebellion with The cause thereon 10y
vigorous war. and al apt and cihcicnt means "a
send delegates g. a convention 90 assemble az
BALTIMORE. on TUESDAY THE SEVENTH
DAY OF JUNE, 1864, at ~ O'Clock, noon
for the purpose Of presenting Candidates ioi
the offices OF President and Vice PRESIDENT OF
the United states Each state having repre-
sentaton in Congress will be entitled toas many
delegates as shall be equal To- twice the num-
Der Of electors 10 which such State is entitled in
the Electoral College Of the United states.
EDWIN d. MORGAN, New YORK Chairman.
CHARLES L. GILMAN, Maine.
J.. BRSINEHD Vermont
J. Z. GOODRICH. Massachuscits.
THCMAS 9. TURNER, Rhode Island
GIDEHN WELLS, Connecticut.
Ans Is others.
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few months ago, ravaging the most fer
tile fields of Pennsylvania, burning
private houses and industrial cstab-
lshmcnts, and stripping whole coun-
ties of the haryests and the cattle they
contained What we condemn in them
we cannot hope to justify in ourselves.
War thus waged loses the only proper
character it can ever have and becomes
a mere struggle for revenge and retail
iation
There is danger also that these in
cursions, thus terminating in the mere
destruction Of private estates and the
ruin of the non-combatting popula-
ton, will, after all, prolong the war.
If there be divisions among the peo-
pic of the South, such agencies viii
be sure to heal them Wherever
there is hatred of the Union, that ha-
tired Will be increased, and wherever
there is a loyal attachment, it viii be
likely to be destroyed We know not
how much truth there is in the rebel
accounts of Gen. Kilpatricks recent
raid to Richmond We trust many
Of them are false and especially that
the papers ascribed to Col Dahlgren
are fabrications. If they are genuine.
they are sufficient cf themselves to
condemn the expedition though Moth
ing can justify the brutal indignitic-
which the rebels claim to have visited
upon the body Of that gallant young
officer The masses at the South.
however, viii believe that he intended
ITO kill JEFF. Davis and his cabinet,
instead of making them prisoners and
they viii imagine to themselves new
occasion for evaporation, and for a
more united prosecution Of the war
In n civil strife like ours especially
in one of so gigantic proportions
there is always danger that yongefltl
passions win acquire the asccndancy,
and that the war viii be prosecuted
by means Of agencies at variance with
the interests of civilization 1t is not
easy TO condemn that which Injuries
our enemy and brings him to grief
But we must not forget that even il
he has no rights which we are bound
to respect we ourselves have n charac-
ter which we must not forfeit. In no
emergency Of war are we at liberty to
do what we shall not be able to Justify
in peace and to yindicate IN history.
A bad precedent is sure to react upon
those who establish it, and n national
crime has consequences that last
through ages. The British, in the
war of 1912, ruthlessly burned the
public buildings at Washington and
the archives which they contained
but they have ever since been ashamed
Of the yandal act Let not public
opinion among ourselves lose sight o.
the national honor, or become indif
ferent to the claims Of humanity War
even in the hottest cause, is alwasy de
moraIzing enough and never fails 10
harden the hearts Of people; but let
us, if possible, So conduct it that inn
partial history shall record no deeds OF
needless cruelty or guilty shame on
pages filed with the labors of philan-
thropy, the achievements of patriotic
courage, and the principles of justice
and freedom. Examiner
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WENDELL PHILLIPS AT ST. ALBANS

The notice heretofore given in our
columns and elsewhere that Wendell
Phillips, the distinguished abolitiomist
and orator, would deliver his address
ON Demonstration Mt ST. Adams
March 31st, attracted large audience
to Academy Hall ON Thursday evening.
Five or six hundred persons were,
probably, present and Mr. Phillipswas
listened to with marked interest and
attention. Mr.. Phillips appearance,
his dress and address his voice and
manner, his graceful gesticulatons and
his apt illustrations can hardly be
properly described. They Indicated
more forcibiy than words could express
the finished orator and the high toned
and earnest minded gentleman We
shall attempt topresent no original alb
stract of his lecture A reference to
some of the leading thoughts of his dis
course, however, We give in the lam
guage of one of our cotemporaries
the Vermont Pheatr. His subject
"Reconstruction" he discussed fully
and with great force Of argument The
tenflist in which we are engaged is not
simply conflict Of arms, it is a con
tlict of ideas; a conflict If freedom and
slavery; of free, rewarded labor, and
forced, unpaid labor; Of democracy and
aristocracy; and rs the aristocracy of
the South have appealed from argu-
ment and the ballot-box to powderand
ball we were obliged to meet them with
their own chosen weapons, and there
can be no permanent peace until one
party or the other conquers. AS to
the final result Mr.. Phillips said he
had no doubt, The North have Justice,
physical force, and persistence on their
side, and they are sure Of victory in
the end. But to secure the desired re-
suit, to have peace that shall last
New England ideas New England civ
ilization, free schools, compensated la
Dor and the ballot-box must be intro
dueed everywhere in the South as per-
manent institutions No yestige of
slavery must be allowed to survive.
Equal rights must be secured to all, IL
respective Of color or race BY the
Presidents proclamation and the pro-
gress of our arms, slavery has already
received its death blow; but it may sur
Vve for long time, and yet do much
mischief unless il Is promptly and right
ly dealt with 1t becomes then mat
ter of great moment TO pursue snch q
policy in re-admitting the seeded
States into the Union as shall prevent
the friends and upAoldeTs Of slavery
from getting control Of, OF having in.
tiuence in, the national government
during the next administration; and il
becomes the urgent duty of the people
TO select as their next candidate fol
she next Presidency, not only Inal
who desires 70 have the policy indicat
ed carried oalt. but the wisest, strong
est and best man that the country ai
fords The pilot OF the national sli
must not only be an honest man, bu
lac must understand the currents, th
tides, the breakers, and be able I
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Death or Az AGED CITIZEN -Da
Troy, on Sunday noon, 10th Of M.
1864, John Tibbits, aged one hml
years and twenty days.
Mr., Tibbits was born near NeRP
r. l., Feb. 20, 1864 With his iall
family, he removed to Shaftsbup :
some time during the Reyolnuo.
war There were five brothers 81 ~
himself the oldest, who removed l
ward, now some seyenty-hya
since, TO Oneida county, New 4
One Of them, and only one, is noe
ing, stephen, in his ninety-slAtA n
and no one Of them died under els'
years of age.
He has lived a long he H9 4,
seen strange changes i'll the voi.l r.
was born subject of the Brili'l
pre- IN the earlier part Of the rai
George III, witnessed the o'ei'~
of that power in this country
adjustment of our own inslll''.
our long unparalleled prospen4g
now the new and necessary eA-.
make our liberties and prospe"
cure.
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IMPROVEMENTS AT THE NERGi>D
sENAL.--The small house Onthe =
has been neatly repaired ana WI N.
occupied by the Sergeant OF the ne. 4.
The workshop is being rapidly
up for the soldiers, containing
room and "A sleeping room ~
The editor of the Rutland
wishes to know what prop
to be guarded. If the eou'V n
give us call we will take nm 4
Arsenal and show him sever"
dings of considerable value
thousand muskets are to De '''
imediately with the requisite -
mems.
OF State property, there .a ns
here, 1000 muskets and rln 1 ~
equipments to match, sever .'',ts
rubber blankets, cartridges l. ,sts
also lot Of condemned in'
Vergnnes Fermonter-
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NERMoNrERs IN RICHMOND. Capt.
Dillingham; of the 10th Vermont, re-
Gently released from Libby Prison fur
nishes Walton $ JomuM the following
names of Vermont officers who were
there March 2lst Maj. Josiah Hall,
LIST Vermont Cavalry; Capt Robert
Scoheld, ditto; Capt G. A. Adams,
ditto; Capt VIM NJ Beamm, of ST.
Adams. ditto, Lieut. Eh Holden ditto;
Lieut.. l.. l. Stone, I'd VI Infantry
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TAXATION OF L. $. SECURITIES. The
L. S. House Of Representatives has
adopted the following preamble and
resolution:
WHEREAS The law eXempts L, S.
Bonds from taxation thus enabling cor
porations and individuals to withdraw
a large amount Of personal estate from
taxation and escape their just share OF
burdens which are thrown chiefly on
real estate
Reso'red, That the Committee on
ways and means be instructed to in
quire into the expediency Of so chang
ing the law as not to exempt such
bonds from State and Municipal taxa
ton.
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-NtN Avlh li'' -ANd,'uiN lItt COZ
lcge
Philadelphia offers 100000 for
buildings if Pennsylvania will move
the State capital there from Harris
burg.
While the recent vote in Arkansas
is said to reach 1900 only 4 400 was
required by the presidents amnesty
plan.
4 concert lately given by Mrs Au-
gust Belmont Of New York in her
own house for the sanitary commits
sion, Melted 81 800
A male infant not over two days
old was found at Albany the other day,
murdered with a Ratchet and cut up
into fourteen pieces.
Three hundred and forty-seven
national banks so far with capital Of
SIS, 100000 Great opposition to a
bankrupt bill in Congress.
americans in Europe and their
friends have given about S75, 600 to the
sanitary commission, including contn-
buttons to the New York fair
"A new secret order has been or
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Is ~ CONSTITUTIONS law
Frank Wood, who died Mt Havrrs-
traw, \. j., last Saturday, was man
of marked editorial merit and prom
Use He had been connected with Van
ity Fair, Wilkes Spirit of the Times
Hn" 'lle go''l'i ''i =. ,'l''i,,'io 80. '',,.'
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lAeutenant-'ienerqftirante express
es himself wen pleased WIN ths up
pearance OF Things III Nen. butlei de-
paltmcnt. He saws Gen. Butler ideas
as to the prosecution Of the war arc
entirely in harmony with his own. Tic
goes to the front tomorrow
General W. +. smith willnotbeat.
tached To the Army of the Potomac a,
its commander. as a staff officer or III
amy other capacity. but viii have am