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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08
Iaatrbman & STATE journal.
BY EP WALTON
MONTPELIER, APRIL 8. 1864.


ANECDOTES OF LovEJoY.-In a note to
Mr. Lanman, Dec. II, 1858, Owen Loyeioy
wrote:
Became pastor Of the Congregational
church at Princeton, Illinois, October, 1888,
which ] resigned in 1855, period Of about
seventeen years, 1t being my first ana only
charge, where ! proclaimed The everlasting
euangsl of the Fdtherhood of God, the Som
ship of Christ, and the brotherhood Of man"
Loveioy's widely known good will to the
slave, and his residence near the slave border
conspired TO give HIM much business on the
Underground Railroad and on one occasion
he was complimented with the title Of Presi-
dent Of the road. "Oh, no." said he, d" the
Lord is President--I am only a Conductor"
II this be not literally true, it is very char
acteristic. lie was accused in Congress by
the siavocrats Of being a nigger-stealer,"
on account Of his charity to runaway slaves
The charity he confessed, but he said his &C
cusers were the thieves. His enemies some
times attempted to annoy him by bringing
him into court, but he always defended him
self, and in open court made the appointment
for his next sermon on the brotherhood of
man"
With all his zeal as an anti-slavery man,
he was nevertheless a man Of too much sense
to insist upon impossible or impracticable
things. He would indeed go very gladly as
far as any body but il he could not do as
much he would, he would cheerfully do as
mucn as was practicable, and wait patiently
for more. This trait appears in one Of the
last letters he ever dictated, as follows:
Ma. LovEJoY ON THE PREsIDENT.-The
Liberator publishes the follow letter rec eived
by Mr. Garrison from the late Owen Loveioy,
written Feb. %, which begins as follows
=" will write you. although i'll health com
pels me to do it by the hand Of another, to
express to you my qualification at the posi-
ton you have taken in reference to Mr. Lin
coin. am satisfied, az the old theologians
used to say in regard to the world. that if he
is not the best conceivable President, be is
the best possible. have known something
Of the facts inside during his administration,
and | know that he has been just as radical
as any of his Cabinet. Aud although he
does not do everything that you or would
like, the question recurs, whether it Is likely
we can elect man who would. IL is evident
that the mass of Unionists prefer him for re-
election and il seems 20 me certain that the
providence Of God. during another term, will
grind slavery to powder. | believe now that
the President is up with the average Of the
House"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

TENNEssEE.-We have received the copy
of speech Of |. NJ. Hill, delivered at Mem
phis, on the restoration of the State govern
ment, with request to copy it. Mr.. Hill has
friends in Randolph, and we would be glad
to crafty them to a reasonable extent. The
fact Is, however. that there are two parties
among the professed Union men of Tennes-
see-one for restoring State government with
out slavery, and the other without touching
slavery. Gov. Johnson and our friend MAY
nard (who also has friends in Randolph are
OF the free state party and have our heartiest
sympathies, while Mr.. Hill is of the oppos.
ing party. Were we to publish any speech
on Tennessee politics to crafty our Randolph
friends, we should certainly choose one Of
Maynard's. But Mr.. Hill has been counted
secessionist; so it is Just to him to copy,
as we do, the part of the speech which touch
es that questions;
Disappointed politicians ambitious and designing
men some rom love OF power, and from anticps-
ted wealth, have brought our state 10 condition on
o., fusion and rum They have been disappointed in
their hopes and success and IL becomes our duiv a.
as privilege to help reestabsh our civil government
My fellow citizens, when the history OF the war IL wr
zen It vi" present an anomaly that never before was
known IN me worlds hstorya body Of people who
supposed TO be Intelligent and ghtened wasting their
treasure ana their blood In trying establish a new
eminent which II fcessf in founding they would be
housAnd times more unfortunate than II defeated =
We nave learned nom bitter experience some lessons
nat would have been for our happiness have never
SHOWN we hnd tyranny and tyrants be raised and
nooutish IN new government We find men among us
Nnose laeas OF freedom and selfgovernment are that
you ahd must submit to their doctrine and we are free
ohY 70 express their opinions In times that have pas
SEQ "hen under Confederate rule we have heard The
same class Of men, born and raised under the most liberal
ana nee Government the world produced avow their
wiling ess to see our nacn broken into fragments and
Suotatpr or KING over them, rather than submit 10 a
pofein" ent OF your and their CONTROL The wo,id
- vide these men can find model government 10 anti
mem m Mexico, Austria, Russia but in the,e lint
ga Sais ihey can never lind have IT, fellow e,zens
In sonclnsion we have but country and one eommo
des'lnY Or fathers leh us goodly heritage IN ,his
country vi irfedom and self government as our nbs,
han.c We must we will, in our turn leave il ~ 90,
e'har'u nr0foken aud unourtAied BY one star ona
e'uhl aye by one foot Of soil IL is possible vor,
p'n ana mine may yet be required to cement our nhs,
"a &c pseh tr u -, Il Is we'll The blood that aov.
hf ugh our vel is no better. no purer no rleher iSs,
uA' "hl'n az through tbs veins If our father IT,
sn,u h,ry hf us and we love our children AZ well =.
ihey loved theirs ~ We" ~
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

Official returns show that within the past
twelve months, nearly $4,000 deserters have
been returned to their regiments by the pro-
vost marsbars department. Some estimate
the number now absent from their regiments
at $4,000, but those likely to be better in
formed say that many thus returned are on
detached service or have been discharged
through the hospitals, so that there cannot be
orer 10000 actual deserters. or these some
$4,000 are in Canada, and steps are to be ia
ken TO enable them TO return to duty, with
ont punis hment
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

Among the most remarkable things IN po'I-
tics re the declarations Of radical aboIiuon-
int, such as Owen Lovejoy and VIM. LLOYD
Garrison, in favor Of President Lincoln we
have given Mr. Lovejoy's letter, and now we
add MIR. Garrison's article.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

~ Il is the fashion Of several Republican
newspapers, in common with such copper
head organs RS the New York World, to at
tack Gen. Banks with much virulence for the
manner in which he has managed affairs in
Louisiana. Gen. Banks is not immaculate,
and therefore may have committed mistakes.
We do not know that he ha, yet done so, or
that he has not done so we only know that
he is man remarkable for administrative
powers, and a very shrewd man. We there
fore guess not only that he has endeavored to
do well as he could under the circumstan-
ces of the case, but that he has been quite as
successful as any other man would be in his
condition. We will judge him when we are
sure Of the fcts, giving just weight TO the
difficulties of his situation. This he is emit
tied to. His conduct is said 90 be srbtra-
ry. His accusers ought to remember that it
could not be otherwise. His government is
not civil but military, and therefore necessa-
rily just as arbitrary as ell military govern
ment is. Butler was not less arbitrary at
New Orleans, and is at this moment not a
whit less arbitrary Mt Fortress Monroe. We
think they ought also to remember that his
purpose Aas been to get rid Of arbitrary mill
tary government by substituting civil govern
ment in its place. The London Spectator,
more just than some of our own journals,
says his task has been " to reconcile an utter
social change with perfect social order-the
emancipation Of a slave proletariat with con-
tinued abor--a state Of conquest with the
Yankee arrangement of society-the authori-
ty of dominant army with freedom OF com
merce, of manufactures and of agriculture"
But his last task was to crown this work by
re-installing civil order and civil rights under
the charge of civil government-to withdraw
the bayonets and re-instate the ballot boxes
to take away his army for use against the
foe, and leave Louisiana in the charge Of its
careful to exclude rebels and in that be was
arbitrary He had also to take into account
the views Of loyal people. their opinions AID
prejudiees and then he doubtless felt that he
muob gieiu sohethinBs OF Ihli OF accomplish
ing his task 1t is not just to judge him with
out taking into account all the difficulties he
had to encounter.
A particular complaint is that Gen Banks
allowed for negro labor only about half as
much as was allowed in the cotton fields Of
South Carolina. The Boston Advertiser
quotes two reasons from the Christian Regis
ter; the first being that the labor was on
hazardous crop, sugar, and that the result in
many cases was that the crop barely paid ex-
penses at the rate Of labor allowed and the
other reason is that the laborers "were mostly
women, and second and third rate men,
sometimes women and children only. Col.
Hanks, to whom the business was entrusted
BY Gen. Banks, is a radical abolitionist-"
man of most ultra views on the general ques-
tions connected with slavery" Possibly he
has not been so liberal as he ought to be to
the blacks but most assuredly there has
been vast improvement in their condition.
We will be thankful for that and hope for
better to come.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

CANADA-There has been change Of min
listers, and an avowal Of policy which has
quite as much to do with the interests of our
own people as those of Canada. 1t seems
that the Canadians expect to lose the present
reciprocity treaty, and get another. We copy
the first half OF the ministerial declaration,
which was made on the 30th of March:
The defence Of the country will engage the constant
and best attention OF the Government and such steps
will be taken will place the Militia force in position
TO render prompt and effective service when required
without increasing the existing expense Every effort
will be made TO maintain and ext. nd reciprocity with the
United States and bonding system under which goods
now pass freely through both oountries measures
not only imporan, in Themselves but calculated to fos
ter those friendly elations which It is desirable to
cultivate conference will be sought with the sister
Provinces, with the view Of efecling a more intimate
commercial union with them.
Measures for the development Of the North West Ter
rtory and the improvement OF communications with
the stab AID will be ubmitted Tor the early consideration
OF Parliament and such resdJusment Of the Canal tolls
Will be made may be necessary prevent the diver
sion Of Western trade from our waters"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

Gen. Grant has i.sutd an order directing
that any communication addressed by an ofh
Ger soldier 90 biz superior, unless forward
cd through the req uiar official channel, will
be dislsy .rdrd md the writer tried by court
mAitlsi. aud II E,und guilty dismissed the ser
vice ur otherwis, severely punished
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

SENATOR HICKS ON EMANoIPArIoN.-A
letter Of Senator Hicks of Maryland dated
March Gath, is published in the Cambridge
(Md.) Herald, in which he says:
The general interest of our once happy
and prosperous country are deeply involved
in the doings of the day. All should be will
ling to make sacrifice on the altar of our
Union. What are men compared to the great
interests now before us Feeling, as do,
that the interests Of Maryland and our dear
country at large must be promoted by the de-
struction of slavery, am decidedly in favor
of emancipation with compensation by the
government. True il is that the war cannot
cease, nor the restoration of the Union be eff
fected, until slavery is wiped from the land !;
then let it come, and come socn, even if it
must be with or sithout remuneration"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

AN ENCOURAGING PRRDfoTIoN.-S
rumbull Of Illinois, the personal and pJit-
al friend Of President Lincoln, in introduce
ng the proposed constitutional amendment
polishing slavery and removing that question
rom our national politics, said
Instead Of looking back an mourning the sr-
ofs OF the past let remember them only for the les
ons they teach for the future. Forgetting the things
men are past let US press forward 10 The accomplish
ent Of what 10 before We have At last placed az the
% ead Of our armies | whom the oountr has
onnaenoe' m,n who has Victories wherever he
oeen, Apd trust that his mind is 20 be permitted un-
ueIeted WIN TO unite forces never before 80 70 mi
'Aole as to-day, In one two grand armies hurl
ierl upon the rebel furce Let him put 20 hlgh, the
avn ieoel army which has threatened the capital fl the
's' lhee years aud the small ebe armies w.ll quickly
leoame look for that result duiins me e,n'pagn
uu Ni'p mat result, II we civil rs do We shat
e ,he su!hoIiy u the Cnu'iituton ,indirated,
iIuhAl liberty re-establshsd ihe riuu rrstorrd and
e'uom everywhere proclaimed"
Inc bull authorizing the enlargement ofthe
nampialn Canal has passed The New York
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

The st. Adams post-office has been made
a "distributng post office" for Canada
Colonies Grant Of Vermont, Burnhsm Of
Maine, and Hatch Of Iowa have been appoint
ed Brigadier Generals.
Capt. Beattie, Sd Vermont, has been pro
sented" with fine sabre Luckily it was
done By friend or, rather, many friends.
DR.. P. ON. Edison is to be surgeon of the
l7th Vermont
The Burlington Times says Col. Sawyer,
lst Vermont cavalry, is coming home.
Nearly all the original members Of the s,h
w. Regi, 400 in number, including officers.
have re-enlisted for another term, and are e1-
pected in Vermont in about two weeks. They
come as a regiment and are TO be accompan-
led by their band
Capt. Charles X. Fleming. of the Is, Yer
mont Artillery, has been promoted to Sd Ma
jor Of his regiment--a promotion which he
has well earned. Adjutant Hunt Burrows,
of Vernon, and of the same regiment, has
been promoted to Captain Of Fleming's bat
terry.
Maj. VIM. Richardson, paymsster for the
Northern District, which includes Vermont,
and who has been stationed at Albany. is re-
lieved by Major Thomas NJ. Burt.
Mr. James Briggs, of Lincoln, while at
work in the plough factory at Bristol, had bis
left hand sawed off close to the thumb by a
circular saw.
Leonard Andrews has been appointed Post
master at Hinesburg, viee Nathaniel Miles,
deceased.
Some twelve years ago the Bateman chill
dren performed thestricals at Montpelier. Ac-
cording to the London Court Journal, the in
come OF one of these children is fl3,OOO for
the present year-or Sos. 900 in gold.
Small pox prevails to limited extent in
Burlington and Colchester
Two doctors are of the opinion that Bur-
l'ngton has not yet reached the dignity of
small pox' 1t is yet in its chiekenhood
The examination of Joseph Gautier, for the
alleged shooting Of James Burns, at Burling-
ton resulted in his discharge. After his
discharge Gautier was arraigned on com
plant for selling liquor and fined $40 and
costs.
We regret to learn that Edward v. Cum
m'gns' son of William Cummings, of Berlin.
died in the Hospital at Nashville, Tenn. on
the Goth ult', of chronic diarrhga. He was
between II and IS years of age
The dwelling house of Mr. Levi o. Corlis
OF Franklin, was consumed by fire with ne ar
oil 1t contents on the 29th ut The cause
is unknown. The loss is severe. there being
n o insurance.
In Texas 1888 in C. S. A. currency is
equal n vi in U. s, A. money
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

Hon. WIN. NUTTISo.-At the March term
of Orange County Court, Hon. VIM. Hebard
presented a series Of resolutions in honor Of
the late Hon. VIM. Nut,ing, of Randolph,
deceased at the ripe age Of eighty-four years.
Eloquent and yet very just and appropriate
tributes to the character Of the deceased. as a
scholar, lawyer, and a christian, were made
Judge Barrett in behalf Of the court both
speaking from personal knowledge and with
the flavor Of lifelong friendship.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

LAW OF WILIs.-Little, Brown & Co.,
Boston, announce practical treatise upon
the law Of Wills, vols octave, by Isaac F.
RedheId. In press.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08
NAPOLEON's DESIGNS IN MEXICO.
A Paris correspondent of the Liverpool
Journal, writing on the 18th Of March, thus
interprets French Intervention in Mexico:

Every emotion-poitical, social, and philosophical
seems TO have been aroused during The past week The
departure Of Macmillan and bic official acceptance Of
the stirred up little bitterness and bills among
the political defenders Of the step he has taken and the
philosophical opponents Of the same. To the former
gives cause Of triumph in contemplation Of the mighty
power Of France TO distribute and 70 take away 10 be
stow and withdraw. To the latter the event D.
casons much humiliation and as Il confirms the
scornful revengenspred epithet by which France has
long been designated Destroyer of Republics" which
brands the nation with the conviction Of foul hypocfsy
as we'll as Of a base ambton-for what nation in the
world 80 loud Ia ia own sepFase concerning the dsin
oppression, BY which u Is always actuated in ito march
The Roman republic. and the Mexican, with strong
foveIhad0onsss Of attack upon thar Of the United
States a natural Quence, brought TO mind
most forciby when Macmillan. whose mouth had never
been shut during his whole ttay here 80 struck had
he been with admiration at every word and sentence Ut
tered by his host escoreS 90 the railway station by
the piquet of Cent Guile vuh lost sight of him
day night Il was fe that In that single hearted op
en-mouhed Adyentufer eentercd the whoe political
theory Of the Emperorthe eXatat1n of the Latin rae
and the abaement Of the AnRoSaxou are TO be rep
resented In the King Log which impeding the progress
Of Italian liberty, and was kicked out Of Milan, Is now
employed to dam up the tide Of progress and liberty
generous Anglo Saxon. Il is certain that the hostility
of France towards the exis enoe % repubieanism has
become 50 palpAbe that the French Minister At Quito
has ceased ali intercourse with the Chilean government
While Peru aud Bolivia entering into treaty 10 de-
fend their republican institutions against the encFoach
ments Of "the monarehca principle which is now nitro
duced into South America" The Emperor declaT-
ed that this creation Of empire Of Mexico would be
accounted in history the most stupeudous political
measure Of modern times. II u should have no other
result than that Of carving back The lnquisiton and
rack, and the torture, u which the Latin hsvet
ways been such staunch parsans % will certainly be
garded As an immense achievement, and which
the proudest empires have risen 10 glory aud 10 power
in the days when the Latin their da kenen
wayefe the keen hatchet Of the AugloSaI0n hAd let
in little Light, to guide them the road to liberty.
A Paris correspondent Of the London Tel
egraph, March II, says;
The Spanish Minister, NJ. Mon, has notified NJ Drou-
yn he Lhuys that his Queen is ready recognize the
Arehduke Macmillan as Emperor Of Mexico.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-04-08

ANECDOTES OF LovEJoY.-In a note TO
Mr.. Lanman, Dec. II 1858. Owen Loveioy
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-11-17
Large Sale of Oil Lands.

The Marietta Register of the 11th says:
A day or two ago we saw at the Office of
Ewart & Shaw, attorneys, in this city, a
deed which conveyed tract of ''oil terri
tory" that is worthy of note, wherein John
Bloodgood and Jas. M. Mclean, of the city
of New York, transferred to the American
Oil and Mining Company, of that city, ''for
and in consideration of one million three
hundred and siXty-five dollars" three
eighths undivided interest in two hundred
and fiity-seven acres of land on Horseneck
run, Pleasants county, West Virginia, be-
ing the farm of which Ellet Rawson died
seized. One might think this humbug,
but the deed has on it taoenty $50 Govern
ment stamps, or $1,000 in stamps, and that
was. no humbug. The deed was made in
July last, before the present stamp law went
into effect, August /, 1854, under which,
had the contract been month later, the
amount of stamps upon it would have been
$l,365.
This tract of two hundred and ffty-seven
acres, three-eighths undivided interest of
which sold for $1,365000, lies within ten
miles of Marietta, and year or two ago
could have been bought almost "for song"
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-11-17

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Abolition Decency.

The Albany Argus of Saturday says:
The gay and festive Republicans went out
of their heads with ioy when they learned
that they had counted Governor Seymour
out They came out with gun squad last
night and fired under Governor Seymour's
window in the capitol. allow are you, Ho-
ratio?" they shouted. We will answer
these well-bred gentlemen. Governor Sey-
mour is in the best of health and spirits,
conscious of having done his duty, firm in
his principles, and reliant upon the ulti-
mate judgment of the people to vindicate
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