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HEADQUARTERS 18th Army CORPS.

HEADQUARTERS 18th ARMY CORPS,
DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA AND N. c.,
Fortress Monroe, March IA, 1864.
Ny DEAR MADAM: | am truly sorry
that any Union officer Of mine has at
tempted to fritter away the effect Of the
oath of allegiance to the Government of
the United States, and TO inform you
that it means nothing more than passive
obedience to the same
That officer is equally mistaken. The
oath of allegiance means fealty, pledge
of faith to, love, affection, and reverence
for the government, all comprised in the
word patriotism, in its highest and tru-
est sense, which every true American
feels for his or her government
You say, II cannot understand how a
woman can support, protect and defend
the Union except by speaking or wri-
ting in favor Of the present war, which
/ could never do, because my sympathies
are with the South" a 81
That last phrase, madam, shows why
you cannot understand chow a woman
can support, protect and defend the
Union"
Were you loyal at heart you would at
once understand. The southern women
who are rebels understand well chow to
support, protect and defend" the Confed-
eracy, without even speaking or wri-
ting" Some of them act as spies, some
smuggle quinine in their underclothes,
some smuggle information through the
lines in their dresses, some tend sick sol
diers for the Confederacy, some get up
subscriptions for rebel gunboats.
Perhaps it may all be comprised in the
phrase where there is q will there is a
way" e,
Now, then, you could support, pro-
tect and defend the Union,n by teaching
the scholars of your school to love and
reverence the government, to be proud
of their country, to glory in its flag, and
to be true to its constitution. But as
you do not understand that yourself,
you can't teach it to them, and therefore
1 am glad to- learn from your letter that
your school has been closed since Christ
mas, and with my consent, until you
change your sentiments and are loyal
woman at heart it never shall be opened.
would advise you, madam, forthwith
to 60 where your 'sympathies" are. /
am only doubtful whether it is not my
duty to send you. M ss s
have the honor to be, very respect
fully, your obedient servant, sroI.5
B. F. BUTLER, .fst
,s''las Maj j.-Gen. Comd'g.
To Mrs. Mary s. Graves, % TO =
Louisville, Accomac Co., Va. -,
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R,curo.n ! M.nxrrs-six hundr

RlcHxosDs MARKErs.-Six hundred
dollars of American gold coin were sold
at Richmond on the 22d ult., in three lots,
at aS22 for one--a decline Of 81 (the
brokers paying 500 English sover-
eigns brought $50 IL. The prices of
ali articles in the Richmond market con
tinue about the same as before the pass
ago OF the law for improving the rebel
finances, SO that the rebels are not likely
to ret much benefit from that measure.
Ground coffee is 50 to $40 per pound ;
sugar, s11 per pound; whisky. $40 to
$50 per gallon. Wood is higher, dealers
now asking s43 per cord for oak. The
market Is almost bare Of meat and veg
etables.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-03-24
A BoLp. ExpLorr.--Lieut. Cushing

A BOLD, ExPLoIT.--Lieut. Cushing,
commander of the gun-boat Monticello,
off Wilmington, lately did a bold thing:
iaHe pulled into the river with two
boats, passed Fort Caswell, and went up
the river above Smithville, which town
is some four or five miles above the fort,
He then turned round and came down to
the town from above, as if from Will
mington. He passed within ten yards of
q sentry on post on wharf, but tue so,-
dier was asleep or drowsy. He then eff
fected landing near some salt works.
Cushing crept up ON his hands and
knees to the fire, and captured two dar-
kies, who agreed to act as guides. He
then landed again at the town, and with
a seaman, an officer aud his guides, went
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RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, MARCH "a, 1854.
From she Daily Of March ss.


. uWotns Under tho Inst Gall.
OpPIoE A. A. PRovosT MARSHAL GRN'L.)
BRATrLERoRo, VII March 20, 1854, (
Editor RatIaad Herald :. aa-T
That the towns mey know how tbav
stand In regara 20 the late call of the
President for 100000, send you state
ment which you are at liberty to pub
lish, if you think proper, showing the
excess and deficiency Ito be drafted) of
each town after giving credit for all
men enl,ssted that have been reported
TO this Office up sc the 10th of March.
The quota of your District has not been
announced yet by the Provost Marshal
General, but in this calculation have
assumed that it will be the same as for
the last call of 100000 of February LIST
1 do not wish to be understood as giving
this as the official statement of the quo
ta of your District, as Instructions from
the Provost Marshal General may vary
it slightly, and again there may be some
errors in it, as it was made up hurried
Iy, though think 1t may be relied on as
nearly correct. 1t will be seen from this
calculation, that your District has few
men to raise, but there are ten days
yet, during which time bounties will be
paid, and the towns If they wish to
ayisd draft should be up and stirring
Respectfully your ob't serv't, .s F
,-- I. G. PITCHER, .
b.. Brig. Genl, A. A. P. NJ. G. !
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UNITED STATES LICENSE No DEFENoE.--
N Holland, of Brattleboro, was arraigned
last week for keeping tavern without
license from the selectmen. He offered
a United States license in defence but
Judge Tyler decided that did not over
rule the State law, as the 9th section
of the excise law specially provided it
should not, and he was fined twenty dol
lars and costs. He appealed to the
County Court.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-03-24

~ QuERY9-An exchange says twenty
soldiers are to be placed at the Arsenal
in Vergennes to guard the government
property How much is the government
property there worth, and from whom
is it to be guarded H m bi9f
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PERsoNAL.-E NJ. Sutton, late of Bur
lington, has purchased a government
plantation near Beaufort, s. G. and has
recently removed there.
Lieut.. Edward d. Reddington, son of
E. G. Reddington, cashier of the Passump-
sic Bank has been confirmed by the SEN
ate as United States paymaster.
Edward d. Frost, formerly of Brattie-
boro, and for several years past Super
intendent and Chief Engineer on the
Mississippi Railroad, and living at Can
ton, Miss, was captured with some 9th
er officers of the road, by Gen. Sherman
in his recent raid, and is now a prisoner
at Vicksbnrg. u ,tas,t5 ,-..ssei +e
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GLASS MANUFAcTURE.-yalu sand
beds in and about Dorset, formerly own
ed and worked by the Brooklyn Flint
Glass Company, have been recently pur-
chased by the Berkshire Sand Company,
the sand being of the best quality for
glass manufacture.
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AHEAD OF THE SEAsoS.---The Manches-
ter journal says: "Most OF our farmers
tapped their trees the latter part of last
week, and Monday morning the thermom-
eter was below zero"
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HOSPITAL SUPPLIEs--We are request
ed to state that the ladies of the Sold
ier's Aid Society will forward a box of
supplies for sick and wounded soldiers
on Saturday morning of this week, and
that ali desiring to send delicacies,
etc, should leave them at the store of
Landon s. Baxter, on or before Friday
night.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-03-24

PuBrIc DocUMENrs.-Our thanks are
due TO Hon. +. e. Woodbridge, for the
valuable Report of the Department Of
agriculture for 1882, and the Financial
Report for 1888.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-03-24

The RECIPROCITY TRRAry,--Washing-
ton dispatches state, that the House
Committee on Commerce have agreed
upon and ordered to be reported, when
the Committee shall be called, joint
resolution authorizing and requiring the
President to give notice to the Govern
ment of Great Britain that 1t Is the in
tention of the Government of the Unit
ed States to terminate the Reciprocity
Treaty made with Great Britain for the
British North American Provinces, at
the end of twelve months from the ex-
piration of ten years from the time the
treaty went into operation, viz: septem-
ber. 1854, to the end that the treaty may
be abrogated as soon as 1t can be done
under the provisions thereof, unless a
new construction shall before that time
he concluded between the two Govern
ments, by which the provisions shall be
ahroeated or so modified as to be niu-
tually satisfactory to both Govern
ments. The President is also authoriz-
ed to appoint three Commissioners, by
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, for the revision of the treaty,
and to confer with other Commissioners
duly authorized therefor, whenever il
shall appear to be the wish of the Gov
ernment of Great Britain to negotiate {
t>o<x.,aa,, xha fxvO NovArn
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SURPRISE vIsIr.--The friends of Rev.
]. Fassett, of Benson, gave him sur
prise on the evening of the 9th inst, re-
sulting in a very pleasant entertainment
and a material benefit, amounting to
s123.10. Fp aIrsu
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THR SHaRPsHooTgRs = The Burling
ton Times learns by a letter from Col.
Stoughton, of the I'd U. s. Sharpshoot-
ers, that the two Vermont companies
were with Gen. Custar when he made
his dash on Charlottesville They be
haved splendidly. -
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GEN. MoCnELnAS's REroRr.--We are
indebted to Senator Foot for copy Of
the military memoirs of Gen. Mcclellan.
commonly called his report" 1t is a
concise report of 240 closely printed
pages. mGsiah 8at6 ai55f do18
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-03-24

SAD AcolpKST.--A little daughter, 4
years old, of Russell Roberts Of Guilford,
FELL fell into in,ccttle of hot maple syrup and
was scalded TO death, on Friday.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-03-24

HosTAGE.-Among the prisoners con
fined in the rebel prison at Salisbury, N.
c., as hostages, we see the name of 1t.
Holman, Ninth Vermont.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-03-24

REV. w. H. Daniels of st. John, N.
B., has come on all the way from there
to go as delegate of the Christian Conn
mission to the army without pay. This
proves that there are some who sympa-
thize with us In the British Provinces.
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RELEASE OF rHE CALIFORNIA PIRArss.
A Washington dispatch says that the
facts concerning the release Of the pi-
rates in California on taking the oath
under the Amnesty Proclamation, have
reached Washington and have been SUBJ
mitted to the Supreme Court Judges and
the War Department. 1t appears that
a plot was laid to capture one or more
steamships and take them to the Indian
ocean to convert them into privateers.
The originator of the plot went to Rich
'mond and secured letters of ,narque,
then returned to San francisco and was
nearly ready TO complete the scheme
when discovered. ne was arrested and
was to have been hung, when he claim
ed the right to avail himself OF the Am
nesty Proclamation and under that was
discharged. s@i99
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Correspondence Between Gen. hut
-ae ler and IA Female Secessionist.
LocUsTvrLLE, Accomac Co, Va, !
March 10. 1864. (

LOCbsTYILIEs aCtOllldC 10, va, 4
$500 March 10, 1864.
GES, B. F. BuTLER SU-My school
has been closed since Christmas. be
cause, as / understood the oath required
of us, could not conscientiously take
it, Having heard since then that one
Of your officers explain the oath as
meaning simply that we consent to the
acts of the United States Government,
and pledge pQsSipe obedience to the same, j
take the liberty of addressing this to you
to ascertain If You so construe the oath
l cannot understand how woman can
support, protect and defend the Union" /"
except by speaking or ,oritMg in favor of
the present war, which could never do,
because my sympathics are with the
South. If by those words you under
stand merely fasSive Submission, l am rea-
dy to take the cath, and abide by it sa-
eredly. a3 ~ p ag2 asa
Very respectfully, I'l
MARY s. GRAVES.
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RELEASED HIMSELF. - Some of the
prisoners in the Guard House Of the Sew
enteenth Regiment, at Burlington, set
fire to that structure on Saturday even
ing last, and during the confusion Ser
geant Wolf, therein confined for firing
on the guard last week, quietly took leg
bail. He was arrested on Monday and
brought before Justice Hollenbeck,
charged with an assault with intent to
kill. The examination was continued,
and bail having been furnished for his
appearance he is now at large. g
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-03-24

While some colored people were has4
ing ball at a hotel iii Cheshire, Mass,
last Friday night, crowd Of color-pho-
bists from North Adams mobbed the
house, destroying furniture, crockery
and bedding robbing the money drawer
Of $50, and breaking up the party 0o9 i
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FROM THE EIGHTH REGMENT.-A let
ter in Walton's journal from one OF the
I'd Infantry of the Corps D. Afrique, at
Ship Island, says that six of the com
missioned officers of the regiment are
Vefmonters all having been appointed
from the 9th Vermont. The officers are
Capt. A. P. Hawley, Capt L. Winslow,,
Capt. James Noyes, who is also Provost
Marshal Of the post, Lieut.. j. P. Noyes,
Lieut.. Rufus P. Kinsley, and the writer,
who signs himself 90. w. F.h
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Local and Ssate Isei,as.

To START AoAIs.-The Railroad Ma
chine shop at Northlleld is soon to be
put In operation again. fa.0fr
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FAREWELL PARTY Mr. Allen T.. Howe
gives farewell party at the Lake Dun
more House on Frid ay evening, March
25th. The Rutland Quadrille Band, r.
J. Farr prompter, i is to furnish the nnu-
sic. iasG Dfef 9ga2est -
Mr.. Howe has been the popular land
lord of the Lake Dunmore House during
the past year, B. at is about to leave it
for another p ace of business. Those
who have ps rtaken Of his hospitality
at this popH .ar place of resort during
the summer as wen as those who have.
attended b ls pleasant parties during the
winter, W III regret his departure, and
the latts will douptless testifytheir ap-
preciat on of his past efforts b, turning
Out generally TO hisfaEewell Imrsyeb1oss
rosrrosrxfsF.L2sTd RECEIVED iatsiis AZ q
night noteS fro,n SOMEBODY SOME
where" (for It was without, date or sig-
nature requesting US TO gise natioe,
that in consequence of somebody's, IN,
disposition, the TdbleapK exhibited lass,
week somewhefs would not, be repeateds
this week, as promised and that tho
repetition would be postponed until the
"waters again move" We give the no.
tice accordingly.
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From the seventh Regiment.
Llsr or MEN FROM 90. Il RECENTLY TAKEN
PRISONERS. a

Lisr or MEN FROM 90. q RECENTLY r.VyN
We are permitted to publish, the fol.
lowing extract nom letter received Inv
Mr.. Thomas Ross, of Brandon
APrALAoHIcoLA ARSENAL, ,
Chattahoochie, Fla, Feb. %.
Dear Brother DO not be surprised to
receive letter from Dixie" The for
tunes of war have chsaged "my base Of
operations a2d / am prisoner Cor the
first time during the war. Capt. Gallo
way, Of the LIST Florida Cavalry, myself
ana eleven enlisted men of Co. b, 7th
Vermont were captured in Washington
County, West Florida, near Chockla-
hatchie Bay, on the 10th of this month.
Since then we have been for the greater
part of the time confined here.
Below are the names of the men cap
tured.with me a -rf.,r
Sergeant f. c. Barnard,
James McGarry,
Corporal S. p. Trumbull,
... .. Harrison Combs.
Private John Blake ~
.. " John Burns, r-r
. Ombro Bolio, -.a
Philip Lucia, -...
Henry Stocker, -......
Edward Phalen, ..-r ....
.. VIM. Wilkins. ...
We are receiving the best of treat
ment, and enjoying good health. How
long we may remain here we do not
know; but letters may be directed to us
at this place, and if we leave we will
try and make arrangements to have
them forwarded to us. W 1y
Your afiectionate brother, p s1'
7z -. r.- GEORGE Ross.
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The MAINE LAW IN VIRaIsIA.-The
Virginia Legislature has enacted strin-
gent prohibitory law, 1t provides for
the closing of every grog shop on the
LIST of May, The Richmond Examiner
ridicules the rampant fanaticism
which is thus exhibited by the legisla-
ture, and intimates that some of the
members who voted for the bill will find
1t hard to submit to its restraints. It
appears that the law was passed because
Gen. Lee requested it. His soldiers
We're demoralized by liquor, and he
thinks the people generally had better
dispense with other excitements while
they have that ofwar. The Springfield
Republican suggests that the presence Of
Neal Dow in the rebel capital had some
thing to do.with the passage of the law.
To be sure he was shut tight in Libby
and had no opportunity to make con-
verts among the rebels to his theory;
but the silence of some men is more per-
suasiye than their speech, and Neal may
be of that sort. na 81 NN1gf Ifw
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WENDELL PHILLIps' LsoTURR-Owing
to the fact that the evening first ap-
pointed for Mr.. Phillips lecture in this
place is the evening provided for hold
ing the school meetings in the various
districts throughout the State, Mr.
Phillips has consented, on application,
to lecture here on wEDsEspAYEv ENrra,
March 30th, instead Of the preceding
evening as at first announced. Tickets for
the lecture can be procured at the follow.
ing places: H.A. Sawyer g. Co.'S, and Tut
tie & Gays, Rutland ,Martindale's store
in Wallingford G. D. spencer's, CASTLE
ton; Post-O Office, Poultney, and A. +.
Nicholson's, Brandon. st ", s9E
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To LISTERS. Listers should bear in
mind that as the law now stan ds, "all
the polls, Of male Inhabitants Of the state
over the age Of twenty one yea rs, are to
to be set in the list st two doll ars each"
That is, there is now no exemption
from the poll tax OF persons over sixty
years of age - - -.
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Local and State Itesns.

To Town CLBRKs TOWN Clerks in
this county who have not made returns
of votes for Commissioner to the Coun-
ty Clerk are requested to do 50 without
delay. see, s II f5s b39nsa "
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-03-24

FIRs.--A tenement owne d by Capt. NJ
B. Proctor, and occupie d by John
Doners, near the Rutlanf 1 and Burling-
ton Railroad, about ar nile and d half
from the Burlington deJ ,ot was burned
up (or DOWN on Sunday afternoon last.
Loss small. . nGirg3 fA s1hsi Aa
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I A You,syri pxLISoUESs ExmzztlSa BAy9 Moxgys.-
Yesterday afternoon ocsrs Jones and Heath, Of the
bos,on police arrived In this city, having In custody
Prank Neols. youth only fifteen years Of age, whom
lheT arrested In the City Of Notions charged with embcz.
ns $50 % from tue Park Bank Of this city The &C.
kuses assistant to tho third teller in the hank
Ind on the esb ant sent out 10 collects drafts 10
ths amount OF $4,000 from parties one ofthe
Arefls was the nrm ri Mcssrs Scht Cebhardt
8ankcs IN Nassau street for $3.50 % In gold which ie
fooctcd returning the draft 20 IN" firm Noble sstslao.
tSsy accounted Tor AL the moneys except the amount
Solicited from tho Nassau street bankers, and before he
could bo called 10 sCcouLt for that he took the
kOr Rcsiop and thcre by means Of the telegraph he
Akct, sJn stolen money w his POSSESSION. Mr. WIN.
=. Kitchen, VICE President OF the Park Hsek made
hndaVt against Noble before Justice bowling, setting
korth he aots stated ebvvc, and the msgtstatc com
bNtet the accused 20 the Ion,bs cr trial, "a default Of
- 900 bail
Assesr o. ALtsesD rIcSrocNXT.-Captain jolrdan,
k the slsts precinct, yesterday arrested IN pyi.
oloa street stage very gsntee looking young man.
banned Thcjaar Mafphy, bench warrant issued by
Che Court Of seas ops, DO being under ndotmet so sr
Deny from the person. on the 10th ~ i-rshJer last
Murphy, u n alleged, picked the pocket Of . LADY ia
Broadway, and being dotscted In the act arrested
Ihs magistrate sbsee uontiy admitted him n bail epes
Bah Iims BIS has bern At iNss. MURRAY i nov tre
ombs. sws.as TRIAL lie d. sssn ".'fd - . ~
DO 81
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MAILS FOR EUROPE.

Movements q ~ Operations OF the Union
Forces-The mbardment OF Charles
tsu-News from tho Nebollious States
--latest Intellts enee from Mexico, Cuba.
80. Domingo, sc.
The steamship Ausrelssias. Captain Cook, viii leave
this port tomorrow for liverpool.
Tho mails for Europe el close In is city at half past
eleven O'Clock on Wednesday morning.
The NEw YORK Her. p-Edition Ter Europe-wil. ba
ready at halr.pas, ten o'clock tomorr morning, and
~ 's"'. .srs ~ ,s W. ~ s,V ~.
country The latest accounts Of the Bombardmens Of
Charleston 9. c.; The atest reports OF tho Condition or
Affairs OF the South Important intelligence from Mexico,
Cuba. ST. Domingo and Central and South America The
Decision OF Judge Rthe, OF st. john NJ H. in the Case
OF the Chesapeake Pses and accounts Of all important
occurrences OF tho past week
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Ma riMe Affairs.
o. HuAan HIEAN<nIr HAxANA

Nsw YoRx March ~ 1854 l
We. The unls,sgned passengers on board the steamship
liza her second from New Orleans and Hawai-
20 New Y0rs desire 10 give this unanimous and public
PRESTON OF thanks 70 conn ad-r captain Greene
Inc err NJ John n. uuertas, aud the officers
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our comforts. ~ every respect
For roouy aud ccesui and general ont
that the vessel scarcely he sufpasscd
snd with thc we'll known skill snd scntcuaDy
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owners In opipon Tch' deserves the patronage
81 The seiug public, whom sincerely recommend
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HoncLer. A. Macvsfcrrt II r. rucaet, thas watson "
rice. Mira virginia Lorin' Mrs. r. A Bazln Mrs u I.
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