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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-02-26
FROM VI ,HLNG TON

WAsHtSGroN, Feb %.
The IIou.c judiciary committee this morn
ing rfjec'ed Nj. CLAWS bill leyaliznS gold
contracts. upon the ground that It IL unwiso
to interfere with the settled policy of the gov
eminent.
TIRE ways and means committee had up the
petroleum question, considering whether n
tax shall be imposed ON the crude or refined
article
No military vs. from tho Southwest has
yet been received at the War Department.
Monday night Maj. Malone. payma'ter in
the u. ). army. was robbed of seventy thou
sand dollars which he had drawn from the
Treasury for the purpose Of carrying to the
front, in order 10 pay certain regiments there
II appears that after drawing the money he
took it TO his home and put it in trunk I'M
der his bed and supposed it safe, Some time
during the night the trunk was taken from his
room, and this morning a servant in the house
found the trunk 10 the stable broken open,
and an amount Of postage currency scattered
around. A number Of arrests have been
made on suspicion.
MEMPHIS, Feb. 20.
courier just from Gen. Smiths Cavalry
expedition reports that Tsllehatchie river was
guarded for fifteen miles in front Of Holly
dition would cross near that place. Smiths
advanced brigade Of infantry occupied the en-
emy's attention from this side while he NOV
cd cas-: to New Albany with cavalry, where
he expected to effect a crossing on the 10th,
but was delaye "a hours by the slow move
men,s OF Gen. Warnings brigade. The enemy
Was :Aken completely by surprise by this
movement, and Gen Smith entered Pontonac
On the 7th, where diminishing was going on
when the courier Jeff. All were in fine spir-
Us and confident of penetrating to the yitals
of the Confederacy and coming out safely
Twenty four prisoners were taken at ITALIA
hatche.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb, %.
The Union State Convention organized at
10 o'clock this morning. Gov. J a. Wright,
President. Resolutions endorsing the Adj
mnislraiion and recommending the re- nomin-
alton uf Nj Lincoln for The Presidency was
passed unanimously. Gov Morton was re-
nominated for election by reclamation.
Gen. Logans recent expedition into North
eastern Alabama developed the fact that al
most the entire population Of that section OF
the State ia honestly. intensely loyal-as
much so as tho East Tennesseans. Men who
had lived In the mountains two years to avoid
rehei service. came in and asked to be mus
tered as soldiers in the Federal army. O.e
AlsbamiAn, McNurdy during the expedition,
made up company, enrolled their names on
piece of brown paper wHha pencil, Dor
owed arms aud actually went cut with his
men and captured company of bushwhack-
rs called home guards, and brought them in
"a our camp.
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The State, by her prompt and energetic ac-
ton, aided 10y the re-enllstment Of her pStri-
ouc soldier IN the field. has gained cred; Of
hco housapd AID hODiy fee men over all calls
made to the present time.
This will be decreased by the re enlistment
Vf the troops from this State in the Depart
ment Of the Gulf,--the Mustct-ln Rolls Of
which have not yet been received, to the
number, probably, of five hundred men.
Bu', d. the construction given 10y the Pro-
vost Marshal General TO the recent call II the
Ptc'ideu, for 100000 volunteers yield. no
mon 20 the Government, aud shuws that the
pui pose uf the call was only tooq1aliz- States,
another cali NAV soon be expected, and prob
ably fr 800 600 men.
Thi, L. stated distinctly by the Provost
Marshal General, in his Telegram Of February
II h., recently published IN Circular from
thi, Office, in which he says" A"other caH
may. bo'oeucr be made at apy moment, md It
,0ood DO 'roSedmytg u1tOise m any iocaitg 10
cease its 480yfs Ia raiM volunteers, especially
wbde government bornHes last = and again. in
his Telegram of Feb. 10Th, published in the
same circular, ia which he says" n Turns
sLoud raise men 10 meet an additional c,H
which may be mnde at any moment.
II the tate OF Vermont shall complete the
Using Ct the Seventeenth Regiment Tor which
about tour hundred men are now required,
and which will add, when completed, not less
than eight hundred and thirty men to its sur
plus, the surplus of the State will thereby be
made to equal her quota under another call
for 800 900 men, and, when such a call is
made, no additional men will be required,
and the State will be exempt from draft for
probably another year.
The additional number of men required to
accomplish this result is so small, and the ad =
vantages to be thereby gained are so import
ant. that it is to be hoped, that the FIRST Of
March will find that regiment filled, and the
State in position. where it's quota under
another call will be fully answered by its sur
plus thus obtained.
The quota and credits of tho several towns
will be computed under the direction of the
Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General Of
this State, and will be announced, when re-
ceived.
By order Of the Governor,
PEI Err T. WASHBURN,
Adj't and Inspector Gen.
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o, Deficiency for the Couwy on a ean fr
500 90 vidiiionsl men, l3t
From tho above it will be seen that he ~.
grcgate Of the towns in his County that
would be d,fcien, under an additional call
for 500 600 is Only 1871, so that all that now
remains to avoid the possibility Of dfsr, in
this County another call is for the towns
that appear, by toe above statement to be
deficient, to see to II that on or before the
ooh Of February inst. men enough are en-
listed and placed to their credit To cancel tho
above deficiencies. A part Of these will be
obtained by te-cnis'ment. in the field, and
by credits yet to be given for those enlisted
in the Seventeenth Regiment. Bur incrc
should be no doubt that the credit Of every
town is large enough 10 cover all emergencies.
The m'n are needed 70 I'll up the Seven
teenth Regiment, and should be furnished by
the towns before the t day Of March, that
they may receive the benefit Of the extra
government bounties which will not be paid
after that time. Nearly the Same j., true oil
every County in the State, and the sclectmcn
Of d., icient towns should use the utmost ex-
eition, to raise the men required 20 cover oil
deficiencies under another call tclich tciH utrcil
be nude. The raising + 1871 more men from
towns that will be deficient in Wash
inston County will exempt the County
from a draft under a call for 300 O01 addi-
tioral men. Is it not worth the efltt: Let
those towns upon which tho responsibility
will come answer the question. The Seven
teenth Regiment must be fYed, and the sooner
1t is done, the sooner it will be in The field
and large expense will be saved TO the
State. Let the next five days be devoted to
earnest r9ofk in raising men, ana the people
Of the State Of Vermont will have the proud
satisfaction Of knowing that they are beyond
the possibility uf another draft.
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gaatcbman s. State 5Oulnal.
BY Il. Z, WALTON.
MONTPELIER. FEBRUARY 90. 1864.
WHAT REMAINS TO BE DONE.
BY B.P. WALTON

WHAT REMAINS TO RE DONE.
We publish to-day an official statement Of
the quotas Of the several towns in the First
Congressional Dhtrict Of this State, under
the call Of the President for 100000 men to
be furnished by The 10th Of March next
From this statement it appears that while
most Of the towns have credits which leave
them still in excess, few towns are deficient,
and that deficiency must be made up to avoid
DRAFT in those towns. and it is Of the utmost
Importance thot these Deficiencies should be
made up before the lat day Of March. at
which time the large government bounties
cease. Nor is this enough. The official dis
patches from the Provost Marshal General to
Gen. Washburn indicate that another call for
at leas; 100000 men may be made within a
very short time. II is important then for
each town to see TO it tina, its present excess
is sufficient to cover It's quota for another call
OF 800 600, so as to be sure of avoiding not
only the draft ordered on the 10Th Of March,
but draft which may at any time be order
ed for another call Of at least 800, 900 men.
For the benefit Of the towns in Washington
County we have prepared the following state
ment showing the probable standing Of the
various towns under a call for 800 600 more
men. This statement is based on the official
stateme Mt Of the Board Of Enrolment. giving
the quotas u 500, 900, and is not claimed to
be accurate to unit but the official quotas
would not probably vary materially from the
6Jurps we give
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-02-26

They have been enforcing the prohibition,
law in Rutland A large quantity Of the ar
dent to the value Of from four to six thou
sand dollars has been seized by the officers
the law. Francis fem, druggist, A. C. Blais.
deli grocer and c. Il. Mussey, saloon keen,
er, are the principal sufferers. There is Qrea,
excitement among the liquor venders. and
large quantities Of the conlraband" have
been transported to safe places beyond the
New York line.
oi the above liquor seized, eight hundred
gallons was pronounced, on inspection, to be
uuh' Tor med cinal purposes and was spilled
the sheriff mixing brine with it to proven, its
being "gobbled up"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-02-26

NATIONAL USioN CoSvENTioS.---Th Tho
Union National Committee met at Washing
on Monday. Feb. 22nd, and upon otnsolus-
ton unanimously agreed upon the following
call
The undersigned. who by original appointment sub
ssquen desigua ion n Gil vacancies constitute the RI
ecuure Committee created by the National Convention,
held Chicago the 10th dN u May 1860 do hereby
call upon al qualified voters Who desire The uncondon.
Al maintenance Of the Union, the supremacy " the
Constitution and the complete suppression Of the rebel
lion with the thereof by vigorous VAT aud AL apt
and efficient means sent delegates % Convention 10
assemble at BALTIMORE. ON TUESDAY. THE
SEVENTH DAY or JUNE. 1884, A. ~ CLOCK, NJ.
for he purpose u presenting candidates fuf the oc "
President and Vice President u the United States
each state having representation In Congress, will be-
entitled 20 many delegates shall be equal 10 t~ios
the number Of electors to which such State IL entitled In
the electoral college Of the United States
Among those present we notice the name
e Hon. Lawrence Branerd Of Vermont.
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We think the people Of Cabot made that
attack Of Feb. llth, upon us with deliberate
latent. Indeed, we have always bad reason
to think them capable " such a thing, but
had no suspicion that the purpose WAS ripe
As the nj hit came on, by twos and thr e..
they persistenuy entered our premises, until
We we're ov,rpowered by numbers. They
seemed happy over heir success. and We were
so by force But on their return We found in
our possession many valuablessuoh ss green
backs forage for man an beast, and vigor-
Gus odor Of love and sympathy For tnc'e
we are very thankful and have been happier
ever since We perceive God has many IN
.uument' Of good ia these straight times
r. DRrw.
l. A. DRtw.
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DEAR JoURNAL.-Allow us through your
columns to make our grateful acknowledge-
ments Of the receipt Of a generous gif, Of 3 so,
from the lndies Of " Grace Church Circle"
May they not be without their reward
Ma ~ Mas. EDWIN II. RANDALL.
Randolph. VI Feb. 20. sea
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-02-26

They arc Organizing League Tor the en-
forcement the ProAibitory Law IN Rutland.
MEETING or THE EXECUTIVE COM.
MlTIEE OF The STATE TEMPER.
ANCE SOCIETY.
The Executive Committee Of the state
Temperance Society, met al Montpelier. Feb.
18th, At Burnhams, according TO Published
notice. The following named porsons were
present:
Rev. Eli Ballou, Montpelier,
Rev. A. L. Cooper. e
q W Scott
Hon. G. W Willard.
Rev 7. f Barnard. Williamstown,
Rev. l.. II Stone, n ,rthdeld
In the absence Of the Chairman ofihe Com
mittee, Rev c. b. Drake, D. d Hon G..
w. Willard was chosen Moderator pro tenn
pore.
Tho question ,As raised. " What can he
done to abate and overcome the alarmingIy
increasing evil Of intemperanco ?" Il Wa.
voted
/. That the resolution passed at Buriny-
ton, Dec. 9th, recommending the formation
Of " Prohibitory Ian Leagues in the several
towns IN the State. is such in design and
procttcat character, as to warrant our calling
attention 10 this matter again, and urging It
upon oil the friends Of temperance and iow
That the Treasurer procure the print
ing of three hundred copies Of the following
form OF Constitution. to be forwarded to such
towns or persons, Without cost, as shall apply
for them:
lIh. form II Constitution ia the same pras,i,alhlas
that adopted By the Monpslie cmpcranee League md
published elsew hcrel
B. That either Of the Executive Commute
will render what assistance may be in his
power, 10 forward and perfect the organz'-
ton OF these P'ohibitoyy Leagues and he
friends of temperance are requested to ash
Tor any information OF aid that, in their oPln'
ion, will facilitate our great ,oork.
A. That the State of the public mind d
such as especially favor vigorous ,6ort, for the
suppression of the unlawful traffic in intoS'
eating liquors.
voted to adjourn to come together Al Tie
call of the Chairman Of the Board
The following persons constitute the Exec
utiye Committee
Rev. c. b. Drake, Roynlton,
Hon. Walter Palmer. Woodstock,
Rev. P. F. Barnard, Williamstown,
Rev. Eli Ballou, Montpelier,
Rev. A. l.. Cooper, "
Hon. C. w. Willard,
g. w. Scott,
Jacob S. Spalding. Barre.
Edwin Fish, Cabot,
Rev. l.. ii. Stone, Northfeld
l.. II. STONE. Secretary
Montpelier, Feb. 10Th, 1858
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-02-26
QUOTAS
of the several Sub-Districts of the
First Congressional Di'trict of the
State CT Vermont under the Call for
500, 900 Men.
PRovosr MARsHAL's OFricF.
FiHsT DISTRICT on VERMONT,


PRovosr MARsH,L's OFricE.
FlnsT DIsTmCT on VERMONT
RUTLAND, Feb. ~, 1864
The following quotas by Sub-Districts (rowns)
in tho First Congressional District of Vermont
under the last call of the President Of the United
States for 800, 900 volunteers is hereby announced
for the information Of all concerned
The official Interpretation Of this call is that il
includes the last preceding call for 900 volun
tccrs for Regiments and Companies in the field
The proportional part Of the 100000, as thus con.
strncd, which has been assigned to this District by
the Provost Marshal General ofthe United States
is 1888. All cnlistments at large in the State
were divided pro rata among the several Congress
lonal Districts, and deducted before the announce
ment of this quota In assigning to the several
Sub-Districts their proportional part Of this quota
and giving to each the proper credits for all men
obtained either by the draft or by voluntary enlist
mcnts, the Board OF Enrolment has been govern
cd by the following general instructions
J. The FIRST thing is to ascertain the number en-
rolled Of both classes in each sub district.
p The propodon then s-as the whole number
enrolled 10 the district is to the number enrolled
in any patcular suh-iistrct, so Is the quota as
signed to the district by the Provost Marshal Cen
cral to the quota 20 be assigned TO the same sub
district by the Board Of Enrolment.
b The enrolment in the above cases is that
remaining after correction, where corrections have
been completed where they have not, the origi.
nal enrolment
l. Having ascertancd the quotas Of the sub
districts, obtain from the returns in the Acting
Assistant Provost Marshal Generals Office the
volunteers furnished by each sub-disrict from the
draft to January 81. 1861
8. Deduct from the quota 81 each sub-distrct
tho number Of volunteers thus ascurtained
g. Determine ia ike manner the number OF men
held to service by Gle dgaft, or who paid commu-
tatiou or furnished substitutes, and deduct that
from the remainder Of the quota after dcduciing
the volunteers This gives the quota Of each sub
district on January 81, lsbl
Z After the LIST Of March, deduct from the quo
ia thus obtained all volunteers who enlist from amy
sub-dbtrrt between February aud February ~,
1861.
8. Tho last remainder will be the quota Of
the sub-district for the draft Of March no.
The following is an example:
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L. X. CRANE,
Captain and Provost Msrshsl.
A, C BROWN, Commissioner.
b. 4. MOnGAN, Surgeon.
Quotas of the several Sub Districts
in Orange County, 2nd Congress-
ional District.
PRovosr MARsHAL's OFFICE,
Woodstoek. VI Feb % ISG4

hppu0ioNhf lsf itbs w. lobt.
The following statement will show the number
of men required Of each town in Orange County,
under the order OF the President OF the United
States dated February /, 1864, to draft Five HIM
dred Thousand men on the 10th day Of March,
1864, creditng and dcducting therefrom so ma
ny as may have been enlisted or drafted into the
service "prior to the first day OF March and not
heretofore credited - it also shows the number
furnished by draft and enlistment to January 81,
1861
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II will be seen, however, that the total vo-
ries only three from that given by Gen. Wash
burn.
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STATE or VERMONT.

ADJuTANr ANp lNsrEcroR GENERAI's OFFICE,
Woodstock. Feb. 10, 1851
The quotas of The several Congressional
Districts IN this State aud the credits allowed
to each have been 1ftieislly communicated, as
fellows:
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-02-26

Mrs IL. Bostwick of Jericho, has, lhfous'
her own personal exertions, collected IN 'e'.
cho and adjoining towns the sum OF DIV
which has been forwarded to Mrs Po''u'
Baxter fer the teneft of the Washing
Sanitary Fair
A. q. Button, of Newbury, has been nOn'
mated for Commissioner of Caledonia Cou'''
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-02-26

The friend. of Rev. a T. Cooper, residing
in Montpelier and vicinity, purpose to give
him a donation ,i'it on rhursd,y evening Of
this week, at Conccr, Hall, lover the Bakery
A general invitation Is extended for oil ,u be
prcsent
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FORMER CREDITS

The cfhcial statement Of tLs Board Of En-
rollmcrt Of the quotas Of the several towns
under the present call for 500 900 men, shows
some towns to be deficient which had pre-
viously been supp posed TO be in excess The
credits Of the several towns have been kept
State up to the lime Of the last draft, and the
towns have been charged with their proper
ton of each call Of the President up to that
time, based either upon the population Of the
town OF upon an imperfect enrolment OF men
liable to military duty. Hence some towns
which have heretofore been reported as largely
in excess, upon the basis OF the Board Of
Enrolment are now deficient. For instance
the town Of Montpelier was at one time re-
ported as having an sresss Of so men yet on
the figuring Of Gen. Washburn last October,
which was based on the enrolment made by
the Board Of Enrolment, we understand that
the town was only IA in excess, at the same
time being 26 deficient on the draft; making
an actual deficiency, in October last, Of | 2 men,
A"o'V"u VI "h VASOao VI OUT, utuuCNuS the
deficiency under the draft, of 54--as was then
supposed. The enrolment made by the va
rious selectmen in the State, in January, 1868,
was very imperfect, it being their object to
make the rolls Of their towns as small as pos
sibe thereby diminishing their quotas. This
is shown from the fact that in some towns the
enrolment, as made by the Board of Enroll
menl, is 80, 40, so, and even more, larger than
was made by the selectmen in January 1868.
J his, we apprehend, will account in a great
measure for the apparent discrepancy in state
ments formerly made as to credits to the va
rious towns. But this is no time to stop and
badger about by-gones. There is present
work to be done, and it is the duty Of every
town to do all that is required Of it at the
present time. Let it be done cheerfully.
The train due at Rutland Thursday noon.
from Eagle Bridge, on the Rutland and Wash,
ngton Railroad, when near Pawlet was
thrown from the track, killing Joseph Fur
nald' the engineer, and seriously iniuring
Elijah Reed, the fireman. A. II. Pinney, con
dnetor, Mr.. Poucher, express messenger. and
Judge Allen OF Salem, N. Y. The three lat.
ter are said to be not dangerously injured,
while it is thought the fireman may recover.
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Recruits furnished since January 3lst arc not
included Towns in arrears will be allowed until
February 29th 10 furnish their deficiencies audit
ia hoped that every town in this District will, by
the aid OF the very large bountics paid by the
Government. furnish its full quota.
GILMAN HENRY,
Captain and Provost Marshal 2nd Dis. Of Vt
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-02-26

SLIoHr DlscRFrANoY.-The credits upon
the quota Of this State, as given by the Ad-
jutsn: General, differ slightly from those Of
Assistant Provost Marshal General Pitcher
upon which the credits to the towns are bss-
cd. Gen. wsshburn's statement will be
found elsewhere. As given by Gen. Pitcher,
they are "a follows;
LIST Congressional District, 25os
% 1922
Sd " 2l42
Total, 1872
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Another effort is being made to start new
paper at st. Albans--ths Vermont Trans
cript, Union Paper,
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40 ostsrript !
TO Wahon's Journal;
Please publish the following letter just re-
ceiyed by Gov. Smith.
PETER T. WAsHBURN,
Adj. d lns. Gen.
Woodstock, Feb, ~, 1864.
From Washington to General P. T,
Washburn.

Have received from Col. Fry the following
letter:
SIR 81 have the honor to inform you that
the enrolment act lately amended by Con-
gress, requires that towns which have failed
To furnish the quota assigned them, shall he
drafted for the deficiency and the draft con-
tihued in said towns until the required num-
Der shall be obtained.
The fact that State may have furnished a
number Of men equal to the number Of men
assigned to all it's tOwns, will not, under the
present law, exempt the delinquent towns
from draft.
(Signed) }. b. Fay,
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OUi'idt
J. GREGORY SMITH.
Washington, Feb "a, 1854.
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ID II NIUNEt btVINT"71
Montpelier, Feb. 10Th, 1868.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-08-23
Mining Matters.

MINING PRoDUcTs.-The product of the
Quincy Mine, Lake Superior, for July was
1SS tons of copper; Pewabic67 tons Frank
lin so tons Grand Portage 81 tons; Huron
q tons.
MINING DIvIDENDs.-The Copper Mines of
the Portage Lake District have been doing
we'll, and are making good returns to their
stockholders. The Quincy Mining Com
pany has declared a semi-annual dividend
of IS per share payable August Is. The
Franklin Mining Company has declared a
dividend of IS per share, payable about the
10th inst, we believe The Pewbic, Quincy
and Franklin have unitedly declared asemi-
annual dividend OfEs2O, maUing S4OO, 900,
or nearly half 8 million dollars,