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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

MACMILLAN ON THE PEYNsuLA.-The
following letter of President Lincoln,
written to Gen. Mcclellan during the
latter's celebrated Peninsula campaign,
does not appear in the generals official
report, 1t first saw the light in Mr..
Raymond's history of the presidents adj
ministration. 1t is eminently cnarac-
teristic OF both parties, and speaks for
itself: ,.
FORTRESS MONROE, May g. 1862.
My dear sir-l have Just assisted the
secretary of war in forming the part of
a dispatch to you relating to army corps,
which dispatch, of course, will have
reached you long before this will. /
| wish to say few words to you private
| ly on this subject. / ordered the army
corps organization not only on the uuan-
| imous opinion of the twelve generals of
division but also on the unanimous opin-
ion of every military man | could get an
opinion from, and every modern military
book, yourself only excepted. now
think it indispensable for you to know
how your struggle against it is received
In quarters which we cannot entirely dis
regard. 1t is looked upon as merely an eff
| ort to pamper one or two pets, and to per-
secute and degrade their supposed rivals.
have had no word from Sumner,
Heintzelman or Reyes The comman-
ders of these corps are of course the
three highest officers with you, but | am
constantly told that you have no con-
sultation or communication with them,
that you consult and communicate
| with nobody but Fitz John Porter, and
| perhaps Gen. Franklin. / do not say
these complaints are true or just; but at
all events, it is proper you should know
of their existence Do the commanders
of corps disobey your orders in any.
thing " .T
g When you relieved Gen. Hamilton OF
his command the other day, you thereby
lost the confidence of at least one OF
| your best friends in the Senate. And
here let me say, not as applicable to you
personally, that senators and representa-
tives speak of me in their places as they
please without question and that Off
GERS of the army must cease addressing
insulting letters to them for taking no
greater liberty with them. But to re-
turn, are you strong enough, even with
my help, to set your foot on the neck OF
Sumner, Heintzelman and Keyes, all at
once 2 This is practical and very Sc
rious question for you.
Yours truly, A. LINCOLN.
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POSTAL MONEY ORDER SYsTEM.-The
postal money order system just estab-
lished by law, provides that no money
order shall be issued for any sum less
than one, or more than thirty dollars,
and all persons who receive money or
ders are required to pay therefor the
following charges or fees, viz for an
order of one dollar, or for any larger
sum, but not exceeding ten dollars, ten
cents shall be charged and exacted by
the postmaster giving such order. Fol-
an order Of more than ten, and not ex-
ceeding twenty, the charge shall be fif-
teen cents, and for every order exceed
ing twenty dollars a fee of twenty cents
shall be charged
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sitRRw SBURY.
CaSn 10 Genus. tf
RUTLAND,

|.N RUTLAND.
"a sheets, SO pillow cases, bedquilts
Zone from Mission school, 4 dressing
gowns SO cotton shirts, 9 flannel shirts,
pairs cotton drawers, 4 pairs flannel
drawers, Is pairs wooden socks 20 tow
els, AZ handkerchiefs, Is arm sings, 8
pairs slippers, ! linen coat, Spairs pants,
vest, IS hop pillows, 2 fans, feather
pillow, 90 "a pounds dried currants and
other small fruits, Is lbs dried apple, 2
jars pickles. IL bottles currant wine, 2
bottles raspberry shrub, 8 Jars raspberry
jelly, jar dried blackberries,l box dried
cherries, 40 lbs maple sugar from the
Baptist Sabbath School, 2 lbs hops, 8
papers iarina, corn starch, 6 cocoa, Z
maizena,, very large quantity each of
rolled bandages, old cotton and linen,
books, magazines and papers, cushion,
CASTLE soap, 2 lbs and 80 cakes,
The society acknowledge with pleas
ure a contribution from Miss Tyrrers
school of the following articles, % tow
els % handkerchiefs, 10 armslings, 20
rolled bandages, % pin balls, s lbs corn
starch, lbs farina, papers pepper, l
box mustard, cakes soap, ID of rice, !
bottle shrub, 4 lbs maple sugar, roll
linen pieces / roll cotton pieces.
Will not other schools follow the ex-
ample, and send in contributions for the
next box. We love to see children and
youth devoting their energies to works
of mercy-labor of love-expressing
sympathy for the suffering. God bless
the children in their efforts
Mrs. WIN. Y. RIPLEY,
Corresponding Secretary.
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Corresponding Secretary.

THE You've LADIES AID SOCIETY of
this town, forwarded to the Armory
Square Hospital, on Wednesday of this
week, one box containing the following
articles:
pairs socks, 4 flannel shirts, cotton
shirts, 4 sheets, % pillow covers, 4 pill
lows, l pair pants, . sleeping caps, l
pair slippers, IS rolled bandages, 6 peck
ct handkerchiefs, napkins, 10 towels,
90 pin balls, package of lint, a large
quantity of old cotton and linen, i sack
corn meal, - "a lbs cheese, 9 10 lbs.
dried beef, 6 bottles currant wine, cans
tomatoes, 20 lbs. maple sugar, A lbs.
dried fruit, papers corn starch, pa
per broma, papers cocoa; / box jelly,
large package reading matter.
JULIE B. RUGGLEs, Sec.
Rutland. Nav 25th. 1854
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

How HEROES DIE.-A correspondent
of the Evening Post, who has a wound
ed son in the army, writes
"On the field the men are as exultant
and joyful, as if they were attending
a Fourth of July celebration. The dy-
ing seem joyful to die. One with whom
my son conversed, belonging to one OF
the Vermont regiments, when told that
he could not live, asked how things
were going in the fight, and when told
we are driving the rebels he answered
all right then, and began to sing, We
are marching along and died singing,
I'm ceming home to die, Mother. Eve
rywhere there was confident feeling
that succese was sure under the present
leadership of the army" ..-..
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The NATIONAL CoYvENTIoN-We trust
arrangement may be made for reduced
fare from the principal towns in Yer
mont to Baltimore and return. Should
such an arrangement be consummated
there would doubtless be large delega-
ton OF Vermonters in attendance du-
ring the session of the national Conven-
ton. The democratic state committee
have already arranged for reduced rates
of fare to Chicago. Cannot our state
committee also do something to accomo-
date Union men desiring to visit Balti-
more. 1t will be remembered that in
1850 excursion tickets were sold to the
republican national convention and that
Vermont was largely represented at that
immense gathering.-Bwlingto Times.
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Personal.

R Stewart, for long time connec-
ted with the active management, has
been appointed superintendent of the
Cheshire railroad.
Sam Medary, editor of the Columbus
CO., Crisis, who was arrested Friday,
was arrested on an indictmeni for an al
legged conspiracy with some men at Gin
cinnati to overthrow the government
Solomon Kohnstamm of New York,
who has just been convicted 6 fraud on
the government at New York, is estima-
ted to have made $4,000 clear in about
two years. V aar ssf
g. DIR. o. W. Holmes, having been pre-
vented by illness from delivering a lee
ture, wrote an apology, in which he
said: 81 am satisfied that if | were Of
fered fifty-dollar bill after my lecture,
should not have strength enough left
to refuse it. l ~ dfs
The full history of the secret peace
convention of the winter of 1S60-61,
with journal of its proceedings, in course
of preparation by its secretary, L. E.
Chittenden. now register of the treasury,
will short be issued by a leading New
York house. @
One fellow says that when his
stockings wear out he sews up the tops
straight across and puts them on his
feet the other way, thus making good
ft for square-toed boots.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

CAPTURE OF A LARGE REBEL MAIL
The government detectives at Baltimore
have captured a rebel mail on its way
from Richmond, containing two thous-
and letters, addressed to persons in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and elsewhere. Two Baltimore men
named Rogers and Fahey, who had the
mail in charge, also had nearly four
thousand dollars in twenty dollar gold
pieces, besides five hundred dollars in
silver and about two thousand dollars
in greenbacks, besides large quantities
of southern coupon bonds. Several of
the letters contained money. Some of
them were written as late as the 10th of
May and give doleful account of mat
tiers inside o. the Confederacy. The per-
sons who had the mail in charge have
been placed in prison.
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-
The ENRoLLMENT.-It has been de-
cided that all men between the ages OF
20 and As, who have voted at any Town
or District election for any Town or Dis
trict officers, or for any purpose whatev-
er, come within the provisions of section
1S Of the Amended Enrolment Act, and
should be enrolled for draft. 1t is an.
nounccd that enrolling officers will be
held strictly responsible for the enroll
ment of all such persons. o aal
Query. Were not those numerous
voters at our last Town Meeting who
"are not voters for state or national
officers" the victims of misplaced con.
fidence"?
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

DRsRRTERs ARRESTED. = Two men
named Hall and Murray were arrested
as deserters, at the railroad depot in this
village yesterday and lodged in jail
The arrests were made by Mr.. Thomp-
son, constable, of Dandy, and another
officer belonging in Mt, Tabor, whose
name we did not learn, The officers had
previously made quite an extended
search for them in the towns of Mt. Ia
Dor and Dandy. We believe they are
not Vermont soldiers.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

CORPORATION MRErNa.-At the annual
meeting of the Rutland Village Corpora
ton, held at the Village Hall last eve
ming, the following officers were elected
TO serve for the year ensuing
G. P. Hannum, Moderator; b. f.
French, Clerk; W. O. Landon, Treasu-
rer; N, @. Dye, Collector.
Trustees, Ward No, |, G., II. Cheney,
No. ., C, F, Richardson, No, 3, ii, X. Dy-
err, No. 4, S, G, Staley, No, 8, N. Weeks
No. 8, c. Kingsley, No, 4 +, d, Foster,
Fire wardens, Ward No, !, w, G. Yea
zey, No, ., Geo. Hall, No. 8, L. Z, Roys
No. 4, w. II. Bennett, No, 8, L.G, kings
ley, No. 6, B. X, Chase, No, 4 J, )
Graves. ,. H.. i.
Auditor, A. l.. Brown.
Water Commissioner James Barrett
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

Coon FLEEcE.-"SubScriber," of Ben
son, sends us the following
Seeing accounts of heavy feeces OF
wool from different sections, | take the
liberty of sending one. Mr.. Andrew
Gibbs sheared from yearling eve, May
10th, ten pounds of washed wool OF
eleven months growth. The carcass
weighed after shearing, fifty pounds
Well done for little sheep
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

THIRD DISTRICT Hon. G. F. Edmunds
declines in patriotic letter, to be con-
sidered candidate for the nomination
to Congress in the Third District. This
being the case, Hon. Portus Baxter, the
present member from that district, will
doubtless be nominated for third
term
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

stake everything on their capital. II
they loose it, they know their cause Is
irreparably lost. The army Of Virginia
could not, in such case, be kept together
for a day, A great battle between Grant
and Lee must soon be fought, compared
with which the battles of last week and
the week before will appear like mere
skirmishes. JEFF Davis Is TO take the
field in person-not to command the ar
my, but by his presence to endeayor to
inspire the despairing soldiers with en-
thusiasm. Since the battles with Grant,
he has reviewed a portion OF Lees army,
| and is reported 10 have, said in an ad-
dress to them that the time had arrived,
when, by putting forth all theirenergies,
they would crush the enemy almost at a
single blow, and put an end to the war /;
and that it was his intention to be with
them and share their dangers in the next
great conflict uD Ne
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

Dunn BROWNE DEAD. Capt. Samuel
Fiske of the Fourteenth Connecticut reg
iment, the Springfield Republicans
Quinn Browne" died at Fredericksburg,
Va, on Sunday, of wounds received
in the Wilderness battles.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

WoUNpED.-The Register learns that
Capt Donahue of the Sth Mich, whose
home is in Middlebury, is again serious
ly, and it is feared mortally, wounded
The wound is in the leg and he was sew
eral days in the field without care OF
food. He has been twice before serious.
ly wounded. ...
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

PATENTs-Patents have recently been
issued to Vermonters as follows;
L. III. Thomas of Waterbury, for i'm
provement in carriages.
Jonathan Ward of East Hardwick, for
improved medical compound.
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first wounded he was urged to 90 TO the
rear but, although suffering nom his
wound and lame, he refused, and was
killed, at his post, in line of battle, while
cheering on his men with his face 30
the foe" iM
In conversation with him, last sum
mer, at Wolf Run Shoals, Virginia, he
told me of McClellans ''how not to do
it" movements to keep the army several
days upon the road between Alexandria
and Fairfax Court House, distance OF
fifteen miles, while Pope's army was be-
ing slaughtered few miles distant, be-
tween Bull Run and Chantilly and where
the brave Kearney fell and as his blood
boiled with indignation, he said; "lf
Mcclellan is ever again placed in com
mand Of the army Of the Potomac, while
am in 1t, ! shall lay down my sword
and the Government may do with me
what it pleases. I never will fight
again under Mcclellan, whom l can but
regard as traitorw Thanks to the
grave Judgment Of our honest President
he was saved from taking such course,
and died under the leadership of the
brave and successful Gen, Grant, in
whom l have no doubt he had the
greatest confidence. =
Thus fell one of our country's brave
defenders and although he occupied
comparatively humble station in his
own State, he will live in history
''and his laurels will freshen in eternal
bloom upon his sepulchre. F" ...
"How sleep the brave who sink to rest,
BY all their oountry's wishes blest; -.
When Spring with dewy fingers cold
Returns to deck their hallowed mould,
She then shall drop sweeter sod,
Than Fancy's feet have ever trod. l.u .I.
| a.. By fairy hands their knell is rung;
By forms unseen their dirge is sung;
Then Honor comes, pilgrim gray;
| To bless the turf that wraps their clay;
And Freedom shall awhile repair
| To dwell weeping hermit, therem
| u -.. a... 49, a. .. W. C. d.
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E s-g The proclamation swindle is MT
the only one that has been practised on
the New York papers. The Daily News,
Ben Woods paper, has paid round sums
for series of letters from Richmond,
which it afterwards found out were con-
cocted in Nassau street. gs@lg Eaa
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

CAsTLEToN ITRMs.-Editor Rutland Her
cid Three exceedingly interesting SER
vices Were held in the brick church last
Sabbath, all of them for the good of the
Sunday Schools. Mr.. Foot for the last
fifteen years the active, earnest and de-
voted agent Of the New York Sabbath
School Union, addressed the parents in
the morning, the youths ami children in
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Rutland, May 25th, 1854.


THE SWORD PREsENTATIoN.-A large
number of ladies and gentlemen, friends
of Capt. Harry Brownson, assembled at
the Bardwell House on Wednesday eve
ming for the purpose of presenting him
with an elegant sword, from few Of
his associates connected with the But
land and Burlington Railroad, and an
appropriate sword-knot, the gift of his
numerous lady friends. We had the
pleasure of examining the presents pre-
V Gus to the ceremonial, and were so i'm
pressed with their elegance that we
cannot refrain from giving brief des-
cription of them. The sword is full
dress staff sword of the regulation pat
tern, the blade " Solingen," chastity
engraved, and of admirable temper The
hilt is surmounted by crown enriched
with shields from which springs the
guard this, dividing, is merged into
the shield, one side of which is elegantly
embossed with a warlike trophy, appa-
rently in solid gold and the other side
plainly FURNISHED and bearing the fol-
lowing inscription:
CAPT. HARRY BRowNsoN,
FROM HIS FRIENDS or THE R. g. b. r. R.
The grip is of ebony entwined with
tendril of frosted golden wire, and the
scabbard, of blued steel, is highly en-
riched by the bands and tip, which are
deliberately fretted with an openwork pat
tern OF scrolls, vines, and shields, n the
highest style of art, and of golden mate
rial.
The sword-knot is of solid bullion,
and net only displays the taste of the
donors, but reflects great credit upon the
firm of Sleeve, Stanwood & Co., of Bos-
ton, from whom both the articles were
expressly ordered for the purpose.
After calling the attention of the Cap
tain, to whom the event was entirely
unexpected, one of the donors of the
sword addressed him as follows ::
Captain Brownson: tits to me source
of sincere modification and embarrass-
ment that a few friends of yours connect
ed with the Rutland and Burlington
Railroad have made me the medium
through whom to present you with this
token of their friendship and affection.
/ have no doubt, Captain, that besides
serving you as an insignia of your Of
fetal rank, you will find it amply suf-
ficient to protect you amid the dangers
of your position, and with respect to,
the temptations of the life upon which
you are about to enter, l will only say
in the words of the poet,
Unto myself be true,
" And it will follow, as the night the sun,
''Thou canst not then be false to anyone"
A blush suffused the Captains manly
countenance as he replied in few words,
expressing his thanks for the elegant
and unexpected gift, which he regarded
not only as a token of the esteem in
which he was held by his friends, but as
an incentive to still further exertion on
his part to continue to merit it, and
promising to preserve his honor as I'M
furnished as his sword. "
The ladies having then appointed one
of the gentlemen as their mouth-piece
in the presentation of the sword-knot,
a few further remarks and suggestions
were made to which the Captain re-
sponded, and the evening closed amid
general hilarity, the singing of patriotic
songs, and social intercourse.
A WITNESS.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

ST. ALBANs-Through the personal
exertions of Mr. Charles Wyman, the
christian commission have received cou-
tributions to the amount of five humid
red ninety dollars and thirty-tive cents
($590,35) within the last eight days from
citizens of st. Adams. e
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

SECOND REGIMENT.-We learn that
Capt. E. E. Johnson, from Castleton, is
now in command of the Second Vermont
Regiment.
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the afternoon, and the Sabbath School
teachers In the evening. All Of these
exercises were fully attended, the Meth
odist church uniting in the evening.
Mr.. +, appears to be the right man In
the right place, and falAlls the object Of
his mission with marked ability.
Would that he could speak through our
state waking up the churches to the
magnitude of this work.
A letter was received last week con-
yeying the painful intelligence of the
death of Mr.. II. G. Burt, formerly OF
Castleton, from injuries Inflicted by a
fall over high bluff of rocks at Fort
Smelling, Minnesota, the 22d OF last
March. His age was SS years. lie en-
listed in the LIST Minnesota regiment In
Nav 1861, and had lived through all the
campaigns of the Potomac army, ano
had been wounded three times. The reg
iment had re-enlisted as veterans anc
returned to the state the LIST of March
His Captain says of him in the lette'
above mentioned "that he was one o
the best soldiers in the LIST Minnesota
always conducted himself like a man
generous and brave, and was highly es
teemed by all of his comrades in arms.
Mr.. j. S. Benedict OF Cast!eton, sheare'
from four ewes in his flock this spring
the amount of wool from each, as fol
lows 16 lbs. 5 or IA lbs. ez IA lbs
5 or Is lbs. OF. Total So lbs. 8 OF.
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Col. WARYER-We learn from the
Middlebury Register that Col. Warner,
of the Eleventh Vt. regiment, reached
his home, in Middlebury, on Monday
evening, having received wound, which
though not dangerous, will disable him
for several weeks.
A ball from sharp shooters rifle
passed in at the back Of his neck and
came out below the right ear. This was
on Wednesday last, and was the first
time the regiment had been under fire.
The regiment the day he was wound
ed, was holding position in front, in
company with the Sd and 9th Vermont
regiments, and although subjected to a
severe shelling had met with no loss,
with the exception of the wounding Of
himself and Lieut.. Glazier, whose arm
was torn off bya shell. The Colonel was
wounded while in front of his regiment
giving an order. ."I
He consented to come home to recover
only at the earnest solicitation of the
surgeon. .. ....-. ..
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SECOND DIsTRIoT.-The convention in
the Second district will be held at White
River junction on Tuesday next, tonom-
mate candidate for Congress and dele
gates to the Baltimore Convention.
The present able member, Hon. Justin s.
Morrill, will undoubtedly be renomina-
ted for Congress.
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BRANDON.

sheets, II pillow-case 81 shirts and
night shirts, 5 pairs drawers, 6 coats,
5 vests, 3 pairs pants, l pair slippers,
! scripture bedquilt, cushions, 10 hop
cushions, % handkerchiefs, l6armslings,
l medicated safeguard, bottles cologne,
9 bottles wine, jar raspberry jam, and
a liberal supply of bandages, lint, old
cotton and linen.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

HOSPITAL SuPPLIEs.-The following is
list of contributions from Rutland
county forwarded during the past and
present week to the n. b, w. A. A. of
the Sanitary Commission, Boston, by the
Soldiers Aid Society.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

The TENTH REcIMENT.-The follow
ing casualties are reported in the Tenth
Vermont regiment, by a correspondent
of Waltons Journal:
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OF Walton's Journal:
"H -' KIELED.
Co D-J Washburne, H W Hicks.
Pc Co H-Thomas Afford.
WOUNDED. ~
Co AVN Wallace, VIM Drew, Chas
Hodge, John Harris, Jacob Riley.
B-Joseph Young, Osmand G Clark,
right arm, amputated.
"a Co Coma Martin, Abel Peters.
Co D-James Manley.
Co Era Warner, Joel Walker. ..-
Co F-Thos Riley, JAS Caldwell.
Co G-Cornelus Kellogg, James Had
lock, sergts Martin, and Hopkins.
Co I-Stephen A Eldridge, Albert Da-
Wis.
Co K-Capt H R Steele, sergt w II
Blake, Noah Gray.
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Auditor, A. l.. Brown.
Water Commissioner, James Barrett.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1864-03-24
l., G. MERRILL,

communicable is Agett6or UaraOus Companies o
nndoubted credit and is prepared to issue PolicleSol
life and P cperty, on favorable terms. See adVer
tisement.