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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02
President LiscOln ana she baptist
Home Mission.
WASHINGTON, May q

WASHINGTON, May rs.
To-day delegation consisting OF the
Rev. DR.. Bride Senator Doolittle, and
Hon. II. A. Hubbell, waited upon Presi-
dent Lincoln and presented him with a
series of resolutions adopted by the
American Baptist Home Mission Society
at session recently held by them in
Philadelphia. The resolutions endorse
the course of President Lincoln, and ex-
press the warmest wishes for his well
fare and the welfare of the country.
President Lincoln in reply, spoke las
follows:
In the present very responsible posi-.
ton in which | am engaged, l have had
great cause of gratitude for the support
so unanimously given by all christian
denominations of the country / have
had occasion so frequently to respond to
something like this assemblage that !
have said all that had to say. This
particular body is in all respects as re-
spectacle as any that have been presen,
ted to me- The resolutions have mere
ly heard read and therefore beg to be
allowed an opportunity to make shor'
response in writing The President, af
ter giving each minister a cordial hand
shaking, retired.
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OFFICIAL DISPATCH.
ANOTHER RAID BY SHERIDAN
FROM GEN. SHERMAN.
ANOTHER BATTLE !


WASHINGTON, May $3.50 p. m.
To Major General DIX:
An official dispatch from the head
quarters of the army of the Potomac at
Mogahick Church, 10 miles from Han
oyertown, dated yesterday afternoon at
s O'Clock, has been received. 1t states
that our army was withdrawn to the
north side of the North Anna Thursday
night and moved towards Hanovertown,
the place designated for crossing the Pa
munky.
Breckenridge is at Hanover Court
House with force variously reported
at from 5000 to 10000.
Wickham's and Lomax's brigades OF
cavalry are also there.
The dispatch further states that afteI
the seizure of Hanover Ferry yesterday
Gen. Torbert captured seventy-fve cav
airy, including six officers.
The rebel cavalry is exceedingly de
moralized, and flies before ours on ev
cry occasion.
A dispatch from Gen. Sherman the
| 2Sth, six A. NJ, near Dallas reports thai
the enemy discovering his move to turn
| Altoona moved to meet our forces a
Dallas. Our columns met the enemy
about one mile east of the Pumpkinvin'
Greek and we pushed them back about
three miles to the point where the road:
fork to Atlanta and Marietta. Herr
johnson has chosen strong line an(
made hasty but strong parapets of tim
Der and earth. Gen. Sherman's right Ii
at Dallas. The center about three mile
north. The country is densely wooded
and broken with no road Of any conse
quence. We have had sharp encounter
but nothing decisive,
No dispatches from any other field o
operations have been received to-day.
Signed EDWIN Nj. STANTON,
| Secretary of War
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New YoRx, Nav q

The Herald's special gives the follow
ing account of the struggle for Taylor's
Bridge over the North Anna When my
last dispatch was written, considerable
force OF the enemy was disputing our
passage oil the North Anna, Gen. Laws
division OF Longstreets corps is posted
in strong eerthworks between Long
creek and the river, and they seemed dis
posed to hold Taylor's bridge at all haz- Z.
ards, and they poured a storm of shot
and shell from their batteries, when Gen.
Birney with his division advanced. Coils.
Pierce and Eagan, with their brigades,
first and second, made an assault on the
enemy's works at o'clock on the after
noon of the 22d inst. The Titiemen of
the enemy poured deadly fire into their
ranks, and they charged on the batteries
on the high ground and little to the
lett OF the covered the open space in
every direction, tearing mp the earth
works with their whizzing missiles
The redoubt was carried at the point of
the bayonet and considerable number
of the rebels killed in the entertainments,
and one hundred and ten of them cap
tured. This assault, which was made
lDt uilNStiOu vi Stu.
| Birney, is considered very brilliant
| affair, and Gen. Hancock wrote him a
very congratulatory letter. The Third
and Fifth Michigan, Eighty-sixth and
One Hundred and Twenty fourth New
| York, Ninety-ni Pennsylvania, and
| Seventeenth Maine suffered more severe
ly in the passage than any other regi-
| ments in the division.
The rebels were driven from the re-
| doubts and rifle pits, and retreated
across the river many of them SWIM
ing, the bridge being too much crowded
to admit of their crossing with as much
CELEBRITY as they desired. The assault
on Taylor's bridge, spanning the North
Anna, was made without loss of life
by the Fourth Maine. The bridge was
carried after sharp skirmish, and the
rebels driven from their position on the
opposite bank. At II p. NJ. the enemy
made sortie from his work, and ad-
vanced to retake the bridge from us, but
after spirited skirmish of about twen-
ty minutes, he was driven back. At
midnight he made another attack with
a large force, and drove our men from
the bridge, and held it for some time,
and made several attempts to burn it,
The Seventh New York Heavy Artillery
coming up the rebels were forced to re
tire The fires were extinguished and
we occupied the bridge without further
trouble till morning. At 7 A. NJ. on the
oath, Gen. Birney crossed the North An
ma at the bridge, with his division, fol-
lowed by Gen. Gibbons and his divis-
ion, and by the balance of the corps
Our losses on the 23d and oath, do not
exceed five hundred killed, wounded and
missing We have about one thousand
prisoners. ..
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REPORT OF THE VERMONT METHODIST
CONFERENCE ON THE STATE OF THE
CouNTRY.-The committee on the state of
the country submit patriotic report,
concluding with the following Fesolu-
tions:
Resolped, That we reaffirm our I'M
shrinking loyalty, and our determine
pin.i to lend our aid, even % -i'Uuldering
our muskets and fighting and falling up
on the field of carnage if need be, to sup
port the government in all its efforts to
suppress the wicked rebellion of slave
holders, not only against our country
itself, but against the enlightened SEN
timent of freedom throughout the
world.
Resolved, That we utterly abhor all
disloyalty to the country, whether it as
sumo the form of open treason in the
South or secret or open completely with
it in the North.
Resolred, That we will tolerate no dis
loyalty among us and if we have any
holding in the least the sentiment of dis
loyalty, and disseminating it publicly
from the pulpit or in the private circle,
who are members Of this conference or
Of our societies, they are admonished to
repent and reform, OF take themselves
out Of our communion and fellowship.
! S. H. CoLHuRS, Chairman.
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FROM WASHINGTON.

-n WASHINGTON, May %.
The steamer Arago has arrived with
three hundred and eight wounded She
left Fredericksburg last night About
three thousand wounded yet remain in
fredericksburg, but are being moved
away.
A party of guerrillas tried to cross
the Rappahannock yesterday below Fall
mouth. They were in pursuit of some
contrabands who were trying to escape
The negroes succeeded in getting over
the river, but the guerrillas were
checked.
These contrabands number about one
hundred, consisting of men, women and
children, and are from the vicinity of
Bowling Green and Guinness station.
Three gunboats which went up the
Rappahannock few days ago are still
at fredericksburg, and a number Of
transports were there yesterday loading
sick and wounded Some of the engines
and rolling stock of the railroad had
already been removed from Fredericks-
burg.
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PERsoNAL.--Capt. A. w. Fisher, 4th
vt. volunteers, wounded in the recent
battles, is now at home in Danville, VT,
doing well. Capt. Fisher is known to
many of our citizens.
Capt. E. V.N. Hitchcock, who went
out as First Lieutenant of Co, c, Seventh
Vermont regiment, is now on General
Banks staff, being assistant to the
Chief of Ordinance in the Gulf Depart
ment.
Sergt. d. NJ. Holton, of Williston, who
fell in the late battles in the Wilderness,
was graduate of Williams College, in
1859, and had commenced his theolog-
ical studies, intending to become cler-
gyman of the Episcopal church, when
he enlisted as private in Co. l, 9th Vt
In February last he re-enlisted as a vet,
cram He was good soldier and true
and worthy man.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

CHICAGO CONVENTION The democrats
hold their National Convention at Chi
cago ON the 4th day Of July. The fol-
lowing are the names Of the delegates
and their substitutes from Vermont
Delegates at Large.--H. B. Smith, Mil
ton l.. s. Partridge, Norwich John
Cain, Rutland T. B. Redfield, Montpe-
Her Substitutes-N. H. Arlington,
Bakersfield; Alexander McLane, Fair
lee; A. NJ. Huling, Bennington; j. NJ.
Weeks, Lyndon.
First Distytct-Isaac McDaniels, Rut-
land A. M. Huling, Bennington. Sub
stitutes-John McKeogh, Rutland; E.
R. Wright, Middlebury.
Second Disttct-A. NJ Dickey, Bradford;
Geo. Washburn, Springfield. Substi-
tutes-Harry N. Worthen, Bradford /;
Paul ID. Dean, Barnard.
Third Dise7ct-B. HI. Smalley, Swan
ton; r. G. Hopkinson, Derby. Substi-
tutes-J. J.. Deavitt, st. Adams; l.. G..
Butler, Essex.
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Our wounded.
WASHINGTON !

AsH1NGToN, May 70.
The hospital steamer Connecticut ar
rived from Rappahannock to-day with
six hundred wounded.
Rebel cavalry and guerrillas line the
shores of the Rappahannock.
While the Connecticut was taking on
the wounded a body of rebel cavalry
made their appearance, but our gun
boats brought their guns to bear on
them and they retired.
The steamer Keyport running against
one of these distractions stove in her
wheel house and sprung leak, but not
sufficient to disable her. The Connecti-
cut had on board one hundred and fif-
teen wounded officers. Yesterday even
ing there were about 600 wounded re-
naming at Fredericksburg A large
number of transports being in readiness
it was thought they would all be re-
moved by this evening.
Up to the present time about one
thousand commissioned officers of all
grades wounded in the late battles have
been reported at the medical directors
Office.
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Washington Items.


Parties who reached here from Fred
ericksburg to-day report that guerrillas
continue to hover around the town in
considerable numbers Many of them
are also to be seen along the banks of
the Rappahannock.
On Thursday evening the guerrillas
supposing that Fredericksburg had been
evacuated made up to where some of
our troops were in the river bathing and
fired upon them killing one and wound
ing two. They soon discovered our for
ces held the town and Immediately re-
tired A detachment of our cavalry
were sent in pursuit but were unable TO
overtake the marauders.
The steamer City of Albany arrived at
Alexandria to-day from Port Royal with
seven hundred wounded on board
These men were wounded on Tuesday
and Wednesday last in the fighting on
the North Anna river.
To facilitate the transmission of med
ical supplies to points developed by
emergencies and to secure proper dis
tribution and presence of medical OFF,
GERS and their assistants where their ser
vices are most required. and to provide
comfortable, abundant and available
hospital accommodations for the sick
and wounded of the West and South
west, the office of the Assistant Surgeon
General has been established at Louis
Vile
The Secretary of the Treasury has di-
rected the Assistant Treasures at New
York, Philadelphia and Boston, to re-
ceive 5 per cent. legal tender notes with
undetached coupons at the full amount
of the face, and June coupons in pay
ment for 10 40s. The subscriptions to
this popular loan continue to flow in at
the rate of million day, and if the
new internal revenue and tariff acts
were in full operation, the revenue from
these sources would, it is thought, pay
the entire expenses of the government.
To provide in the meantime for the pay
of the army, and for the expenses of the
great military movements now in pro-
gress, bonds of the loan of 1881, to the
amount Of so or IS millions will probab-
ly be offered through the Assistant
Treasurer and national banks, to the
highest bidder.
By the recent confirmation of the SEN
ate, Gen. Woodbury. has been promoted
to be a Lieut.. Col, and Gen. Quincy A.
Gillgre to be Major in the regular army
corps of engineers.
The subscription to the 10-40 loan
reported to the Treasury department,
yesterday, amount to nearly million OF
dollars.
The President has recognized John
Hitz as Consul General of the Swiss
confederation, to reside at Washing
ton.
Rev. DR.. Cheever of New York, preach
ed in the hall of the House of Represent
atives on the right of representation
without regard to race or color as in
dispensable to republican form of gov
eminent. As matter of justice to the
colored race, and as question deter
mining our destiny as a nation. The
hall was so crowded that many persons
were unable to gain admittance The
speaker .gas applauded at the conclu-
sion of his address. DR.. Chevers and
twelve or fifteen delegates leave for
Cleveland tomorrow.
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THE POTOMAC ARMY !!
Lee Retreating to Richmond.
Our Troops Following Him

- NEW YORK, May 90
The Times Washington special of the
2Sth says a Col who has just arrived
from the front which he left yesterday
friday morning informs me that dur
ing Thursday night and Friday morn
ing Lee evacuated his strong position on
the South Anna and with his whole
army was in full retreat toward Rich
mond Our troops are following him
up closely. We took a few prisoners.
They state that the damage done the
railroad by Sheridan had been repaired.
That Beauregards army, or the main
part of it, was within the entertainments
at Richmond on Wednesday.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

FUNERAL OF LIEUT.. CRANE.-The tune-
raj of the late Lieut.. A. A. Crane, CON-
pany A, Sixth Vermont regiment, Will
be held at the Congregational Church in
Bridport, on Sunday June 18th. Fune-
raj sermon by Rev. DR.. Labaree, of Mid
dlebury College.
We learn that Lieut.. Crane was moi
killed instantly, as at first reported, bu'
died in an ambulance while being
moved to hospital, about an hour aftel
receiving his death wound. His bod!
has not been recovered
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

'HoME ON FURLoUGH This is the
title of new and beautiful engraving
by Sartain from painting by Schusse-
lie. 1t represents happy family group
assembled in front of country farm
house, in the act of welcoming a loved
one--an American soldier-who has just
reached home on furlough. The aged
father and mother, the young sister, the
wife and babies, ell take part in the JOY
Gus welcome. Neighbors hasten to the
spot to inquire after absent ones in the
country's service. The horse and the
faithful dog I'LL up the scene.
1t is finely executed design, peculiar
ly appropriate and interesting at the
present time, and speaks volumes to ev-
cry loyal heart. 1t is one of Sartain's
very best steel engravings.
Orders shou,. r. dressed to w. J
Holland, pupl.su.., springfield, Mass.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

Still THEY CoME.-Of over twenty
two thousand emigrants who sailed from
Liverpool in April, nearly twenty thou
sand were destined for the United States.
The remainder went to Canada and other
English colonies. This is the work OF
only thirty days. All the steamers sail
ing from Liverpool via Queenstown and
Londonderry, says the Express, are en-
ragged months in advance, SO far a:
Storage passengers are concerned. May
it is thought, will show large increas'
over last month on the foreign emigra
ton.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

VERMONT HISTORICAL ocIBTY.-The
next special meeting of the State His
torical Society will be holden in St.
Johnsbury Wednesday and Thursday,
June 29th and 30th, 1864. At the re-
quest of the board Of managers, S. H.
Taylor, L. L. d., of Andover, Mass, has
consented to prepare and read at the ap-
preaching meeting of this society bio
graphical notice of the late Joseph P.
Fairbanks. The friends of the society
are anticipating pleasant and profitable
meeting. .r... ... ....
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Local and state Items.

ELEcrIoN.-At regular meeting OF
the Village Trustees held at Firemen's
Hall last evening, f. d. Foster was elect
ed Chairman, c, Kingsley, Clerk
The Fire Wardens at the same time
and place elected B. X. Chase Chief En-
gineer L. L. Roys Assistant Engineer,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

COMMENCED BUsINEss.-We understand
that the First National Bank, of Bran
don, has just commenced business in
the new banking rooms, over the post
Office. The Directors are N. T. Sprague,
Senior, E. Ross, Geo. W. Parmenter,
N. T. Sprague, Junior, and Chauncy L.
Case. N. T. Sprague, Sen, President,
and G.. r. Bottum Cashier
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

The "THuMBs. Remember that Gen,
Thomas Thumb and lady, accompanied
by Commodore Mutt and Miss Minnie
Warren, appear in Rutland on Thursday
next. They will be here only on that
day, when they will receive calls at the
Town Hall at from l-2 to 8 and 8 to
Q IL O'Clock p. NJ.
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FROM GEN. BUTLER.
Rebels in Force in his Front.
NEW York, May 30.

NEw York, May 20,
The Times special at Bermuda Hun
dreds, 9th, says that reconnaissance
on Thursday developed the fact that the
enemy We're in full force in their en-
trenchments in front of Gen. Buffers
position
Among the wounded in the skirmish
was Col. Dutton of the 2lst Conn.
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RUTLAND HERALD.
TUESDAY, MAY 81, 1864.
Conventions.

According to the published pro-
orommes within the next sixteen days
we shall have no less than five or six
Presidential Conventions. Next week
lyiII civ = three at Cleveland ON
tho nist following week we are
IN have the regular Union Convention
nj baltimore, on the 9TH of June. There
will also be a gathering there on the
9Th, said TO lean towards Grant; ana
there win also be an assembling on the
same day, 1t is said of the original
Chase men, at Philadelphia.
We clip the above from an ex-
change of last Saturday. The number
of irregular" conventions spoken Of
indicates very we'll the political charac-
ter of those engaged in them. While
they split off from the regular Union par
ty organization, they splinter up among
themselves. They seem neither able to
combine with others nor themselves
to combine together. They are politi-
cal bushwhackers. They will have
about as much influence upon the issue
of the presidential campaign as stray
Cling guerrillas upon the grand result OF
the war.
We believe that every loyal state OF
the Union--with the exception of Mis-
souri,. the seat of local quarrel-has
now spoken emphatically and in advance
of the National Convention, in favor o
the denomination of President Lincoln
Even the radicals of Missouri have de.
cided to send delegates to the regular
Baltimore Convention, which presup
poses determination to abide by its
action.
1t is idle to talk of intrigue accomplish
ing this result Intrigue on one side Is
sure to bring intrigue on the other
However much it should sometimes b.
charged with, it is utterly powerless t.
effect any such unanimity in all the diff
ferent states, in distinct conventions, ant
held at different times. Nothing coult
effect it but the strong unanimous voice
of the people 1t is unanimity almos'
as rare as the rebellion out of which II
has grown; its expression in the different
states has been the spontaneous out
speaking of an irrepressible and univer
sal popular will. In view of this, the &C
ton, whatever it may be, of these Cleve
land and Philadelphia conventlonists
who represent nobody but themselves
is not likely to be very formidable in 1T
consequences. Officers are not worth
much without an army. Political lead
ers cannot accomplish much without
voters to back them.
This unanimous action of the states
is the grandest answer that could be
given to those interested parties who are
CRYING out about divisions in the Union
ranks. The people will abide by the
action of the regular Union Nationa
Convention, whether it result in the nom
nation of Mr.. Lincoln or somebody else
but there is no installing that the pres
-ent unanimous verdict is for the maj
of the people" who is now in the presi
dental chair
And just here, too in this singularly
and rarely unanimous popular expires
sion, we find indicated the grand total
result of all the malignant copperheao
clamor and abuse of three years heapeo
upon the administration. What has II
amounted to Alas for the copperheads
Anybody but Lincoln say they; and
anybody but Lincoln say the rebels.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

Eg' Among the persons brought away
from Fredericksburg on the evacuation
of the place, was rebel citizen arrested
for poisoning bread and offering it to our
wounded soldiers.
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The Washington Gold Medal TO be
Presented to Gen. Grant.
PHILADELPHIA, May

THILADELPHIA, MBy 20.
The gold medal presented to General
Washington by Congress on the evacua-
ton of Boston by the British, and the
only gold one ever presented to him, has
been purchased, by few gentlemen of
Delaware, and will be presented to 1t.
Gen. Grant. The sum paid for the med
al Is over 5000.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

For THE FRoNT.-Dr. James NJ. Knox,
of Burlington, in response to the call
made upon the governor for more
Surgeons, started for Washington Mon
day morning
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Eg" The Senate, in its Saturday eve
ming session, struck out the House tax
on stocks of whisky on hand, by vote
of twenty-five to fifteen. Senator Foot,
we notice, was one of the fifteen who
voted to tax the whisky.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

~ Shoe dealers are referred to the
advertisement of John Kimball, Boston,
manufacturer of ladies' boots and shoes.
His announcement is of interest to every
dealer in these goods.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

1 Lient. Col. Bailey of the Fourth
Wisconsin cavalry, who constructed the
dam across the Red river, enabling our
gunboat fleet to get out, has been nomi-
mated and confirmed as brigadier gen.
eral. ~ ..--
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KILLED BY OUR OWN MEN. - Lieut..
Thomas Ellsworth, Fourth Vermont
regiment, was killed in the late battles
by a spent ball from one of our batteries.
Others of our men were injured in SIM
liar manner while our artillery was fir
ing over them.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-02

The poet Tennyson has sent to the
st. Louis Sanitary Fair, in his own
handwriting, a copy Of his "Charge Of
the Light Brigade"
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The Eighth vermont Regiment.

Nh" IVNht 1Htsy --Us
The Eighth Vermont regiment en-
barked for New Orleans on the transport
Mcclellan, its furlough having expired
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NEW EPISCOPAL CHURCH.-A new Epis-
copal church, to cost $1,000, is in pro-
gress of erection in Fairfield.
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Rebublican State Convention I'm Ill.
linOiS.

OH1GAGO, Mdy 70.
The Republican State Convention met
to-day at Springfield and nominated
Dick Oglesby for Governor on the first
ballot.