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Tus A7i,>ric No>THrr Ticknor & Fields
Boston.
The contents Of the February number of
this popular magazine are as follows "Gen-
ius." hv ! Brownlcc Brown " Ny Brother
and H. by T. T. Trowbridge; "A IIalf-hfe
and HALF Life" BY Miss +. H. Appleton :,
s.. ON thc Relation of Art and Nature" by
! EIlilt Cabot, " Snow, - by Mrs. Elizabeth
A6.-s. .' House and Home Papers by
Harriet Bccchcr Stowe The Convulsion-
ISIS OF ST, Medard, " by Robert Dale Owen :;
e.. Presence" by Alice Cary; " Glacial Peri
od. bv Louis Aeassiz " Bryant, by Geo.
u. HHard "Anuc>ley Hall and Newstead
Abbey by Nrs. Waterson; ''The Last
Charge, by Oliver Wendell Holmes; North
cn invasious," by Edward Everett Hale !;
Reviews and Literary Notices.
Pzr MARJORIE"
This chnrming article, by DR.. John Brown,
which appeared in late number Of the
North British Review, has been published in
ramphlo, form By Ticknor 6 Fields.
Gopry's LAny's Boos for February
Tie steel plate. as frontispicce, is entitled
81. Valentines bay The colored fashion
plate contains six figures. Another very
pretty design in this number is watch
pocket in bcad-work, printed in colors.
Marion IIarlaud, and Nh-s V. F. Townsend,
have stories in this number, as entertaining
as former contributions Of theirs.
Taf FuaEic> REylrws.-We draw atten-
a.n 90 tie advertisement Of LEONARD Scor1
d. Co.,. New York, for their reprints Of the
four principal British Reviews and Black
v.,l-. Magazine LEoNARD SCOTT s. Co.
as.c bad the republication Of these noted
periodicals. 90 progress. now for many years.
..f. vc believe. t. the very general satisiac-
t.u.ota great multitude Of readers. To all
ssh. wish Co keep themselve, up with the
.r .le-- li Literature in Grcat Britain, and
rta considerable extent throughout Europe.
Or. possession Of these works i of prime lm-
I.-.nrc. ana tho price at which they are
ar-.,I iv Lf1>,Ep S-5rr s Co. i but
small rart .. what would have 20 be paid for
.. E--a.l cuaon~ Trey appear IN the
reprints .r l,mr. Scott Is Co., within but
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

We call the attention of our citizens GOO
the meeting for organization OF tire Jericho
Hotel Company" TO be- held on Wednesday.
The object of this corporation is to enlarge
and reft the well known 'Bo>twick Housc'
So long the stopping place OF parties going
up Mansfield Mountain. lt is proposed to
make stock company with a capital of
twelve or fifteen thousand dollars and We
trust many of our citizens VIII sec the adj
visibility Of subscribing, a- C uatter of Town
as well as personal interest
Every year the travel bithcrw,,l increaz-
cs, not only of those who wish Co go ur Mans
field for a trip of day or two. but of those
who with their families like 10 spend awhile
away from the cities. under the shadow IF
the Green Mountains. Such travel will 80
inevitably where it can secure the best accom-
modatlons. And that large and well kept
hotel on the site Of the Bjstwick House IN
Undcrhlll.-or rather Jericho, as we believe
it is within the limits OF that towu-w aid
be filed with boarders all summer long, aud
/ If well managed prove profitable, Is very eer-
tain
1t Is much to the interest Of Burlington to
give every facility for travellers to Mansfield
Mountain. and to offer inducements i1r tAea
to come hither. We trust those Wnn nave
money to invest viii look at this matter the
investment required i, not large and the re-
sul ting advantage viii be great.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

The Petersburg Express Of Jan. 22d says
seven hospital buildings at Camp Winder'
near Richmond, were burned Yesterday. \
large quantity of ofcOmmissary stores and cloth
ing were destroyed.
An unsuccessful attempt was made TO burn
the Presidents mansion at Richmond on
Tuesday night last.
Nearly half our military force is scattered
as absentees and stragglers over the country,
which if returned, not another man would
be needed in the field.
The steamer 4. d. Vance ran on the beach
under the guns of Fort Caswell, while at
tempting To run the blockade off Whining
ton. The crew are supposed to be safe. The
cargo will be saved, and the ship lost.
The Charleston Courier Of the 18th says
The bombardment Of the city continues the
same as previously reported. The damage
done is extraordinarily small considering the
number OF shots and the weight of the metal
fired
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

The 0ATH IN THg SENAIE.-Mr. Sumner
resolution, about which there was so much
debate, was as follows:
Rssolred, That the following be added TO the
rules of the Senate. The oath or affirmation
prescribed by the Act of Congress Of July >,
1852. to be taken and subscribed before enter
ing upon the duties Of Office. shall be taken and
subscribed to BY every Senator ID open Senate,
before entering upon his duties II shall also he
taken and subscribed to in the same way by the
Secretary Of the Senate, but the other officers Of
the Senate may take and subscribe il in the Office
of the Secretary.
The ayes and noes on the adoption of the
resolution were as follows;
YEAs-Messrs. Anthony, Brown, Chandler,
Clark, Collamer, Dixon, Fessenden, Foster,
Grimes, Hale, Harlan, Henderson. Howard,
Lane Of Kansas, Morgan, Morrill,, Ramsay.
Sherman, Sprague, Sumner, Ten Eyck, Trumbull.
Van Winckle, Wade, Wilkinson, Wiley, Wilson
~.
NAYs-Messrs. Buckalew, Carlisle, Cowan,
Davis, Doolittle, Harris, Howe, johnson, Powell,
Salisbury, Wright-ll-
The substance of Mr.. .Bayard's remarks,
after taking the OATH as required, was that
he had doubted the constitutionality Of the
requirement. though he admitted that he
might have misjudged on that point. He
would not be understood 10 have any other
objection t. it.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

FRrIr DESTROYED AT The WEST" Rural
writes to the Chicago Tribune that the Sc
we're weather in the West has done for the
fruit trees. He says
The next peach crop, if not large part OF
the trees, has been utterly ruined The great
cold wave that rolled down from the Arctic re
gions on the first day Of the year, has crushed
in its pathway every blossom bud Of the peach,
the apricot and the nectarine. from the northern
limits Of the State Of Tennessee, if not far into
the States South. Never, within the history OF
the West, has there been such wide spread DIS
sster-never such far extended wave Of Arctic
cold. That the trees are seriously injured, all
admit; but it is difficult to judge Of the real
damage to speachloy the discoloration ofthe back
All are more or less injured, and many Of the
large trees that we have examined are dead TO a
certainty We should not be surprised TO ind
most Of them killed outright. while, at best,
they will be two or three years IN recovering,
/ and will in no event make good orchards"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

GEN. BLHR's SPEEcH.-Ilon. Montgom-
ery Blair. Postmaster General made
speech before tho Maryland Legislature
on Friday last. lie sustained the Eman-
cipation Proclamation Of the President; and
declared slavery TO be the root Of the rebel
lion, which must be extracted before the ma
ton can have any peace. lie said
have not made this rccapulation Of the
causes originating and the consequences dow
ing from the bloody rebellion that shakes
our country, TO embitter animositie- on either
side. Ny effort is to expose to view that
rooted evil which must be extracted if we
would relieve the nation from Its commissions.
Slavery, as a great element Of society, makes
slaves Of all associated with it by the passions
it iniames-the masters by the ambition it
inspires the masses with which 1t mingles
by the daily contagion it spreads in thou
sand forms.
Il is marked in the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence as the most virulent poison instill-
ed by the King to enfeeble for suhjugation
the people on whom he made war, and it has
proved the most potent ingredient that could
be employed for the dissolution of the fabric
of free government which withstood the
Kings attempt If the riruS be infused
which was strong enough amid the enthusi-
asm for newborn freedom TO stiie the voice
of the Declaration of Independence denounc-
ing Slavery, and has kept the free Govern
ment-t the hard-earncd prize OF the Revolu-
tionary Warm tremor ever since, is It now,
when it has been poured with the nation :
blood in the fratricidal War it forced on the
country, again to be admitted into the sys-
TEN?
The Democratic party Of the North was
seduced 10 cOuntcnance the measures of the
| Southern Oligarchs, preparatory TO the war
against the | JniOn, under the idea that they
/ were designed as mere menace, and were
| really conservative. The event has shown
/ that the whole policy Of the dominant class
/ in the South has been war for absolute do
minion in the Slave States-war % extend
the despotic system on which it built at home
I and abroad Is this the conservatism To
which Democracy any where should lend
/ itself?
The Democracy was, in its better day, n
progressive party. Would it not be an ad-
/ vance backwards to restore the slave instltu-
/ tion to the position it has lost IN being used
| during the greater part of the century-coY-
ertly at first, but now in open rebellion, tc
destroy the free government by which it had
been tolerated, only with the hope it would
have been gradually thrown of under the
influence of public sentiment? When the
masters of millions of slaves have boldly pro
claimed Slavery the best basis of government
and founded it on the military despotisn
they have set up within the jurisdiction o
the United States with the ayoGed purpose
of superseding its authority, what friend o
the Union, what friend of free government
can hesitate to strike down that system which
endangers both?
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

DISPATCHES from Washington say there IL
no prospect whatever Of present attempt to
negotiate a new loan IL is not likely that
sny bonds will again be put upon the market
until the appreciationo those already issued
il is rendered certain that five per cent Sc
curity can be placed at par. In the mean
time the Treasury Department possesses
annie resources for meeting its obligations
10 public tenders in legal tender Treasury
notes and certificates of Indebtedness.
The Senate Finance Committee are over
wbelmed with delegations, letters, petitions,
&c. from interested parties striving to oo-
tain reversal of the action Of the House on
the whiskey tax. Tosuch an extent Is tniS
carried that they have it in contemplation
NOT 10 receive anything further upon the
subject One communication to the COM
mittee, signed by Western merchants, was
sent by telegraph at an expense OF two hun
dred dollars for tolls.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

On the 22d the rebel Gems. Marmaduke'
Shelby and Pagan were reported as advane-
ing on Pine Bluff, Ark. with three columns
OF rebel troops.
Lieut.. Payote had attacked Marmaduke;
but was unsuccessful. Col Clayton had had
an engagement some days previous, IN which
Fagan was repulsed Col. Clayton then
marched against Shelby and drove him IL
miles, but fearing flank movement Clayton
frll hack seven miles and telegraphed tor re
inforcements, but sent word soon Afterwards
that no assistanco was needed.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

Truly. Of all the Infamous men whom this
war has " developed" We think no one Is more
deserving contempt and execration from pa
triotic men, than Ambrose Z. Burnside.--feir
Hampshire Patriot
There's a genuine cOpperhead hiss, for
you Burnside, the frank, fearless out
spoken patriot, the brave and energetic Of
fcer. beloved by the army and held in deep
est respect by all noble and true hearted
men, Is spoken of as Infamous by the New
Hampshire PARROT Al. but Burnside
choked of the trcasonahle mischief making
of Valandicham-that's what's the matter
with the New Hampshire Patriot.
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state Of Vermont.



WoousroCE, Jan. -, lc14.
In answer Co numerous inquiries. as 60 the
duties Of SeIcctmcn in respect Go the state En-
rolment oi the Militia, the following instructions
are issuci.
No now Enrolment rs required Co tc made.
The Enrolment, which WAS made DO january,
1868. unier the provisions of section three OF the
Statute of December -. 1852. and which was
recorded in % book prepared and furnished ior
that purpose, deposited n The Once ol the Town
CLERK, WIS required hy section Hvc ct che s1mc
Statute On b. corrected from time 90 time. SOB as
10 present, al all TIMES, true statement of the
number Of mon in town liable to perform military
duty, as defined by section two of the same stat
ute. and fully explained by the circular issued
from this otl,e under date of January Z. 1905
The corrections required by the jth section Of
the Statute Of December ., 1862, are more fully
and particularly defined in section two Of the
Statute OF November n, 1868.
The present duty of the Selectmen is to cor
rect the Enrolmsnt Of the town, on record IN the
Office Of the Towu Clerk, IN sll the particulars
mentioned in the second section OF the statute OF
November II, 1868. and in the manner therein
mentioned. ana 20 make return 20 this othce OF
all the corrections thus made. This IS 10 be done
by letter stating fully the corrections, and signed
by the Seiectmen. No particular form Is requir-
81 and the number of corrections under each
c.sss will be 50 varied and different in different
towns, that no printed blanks can be prepared
or u ued.
/ The purpose Of the corrections IS, to have the
record III the Town CLERKS ofice show the pre-
else number Of men in town liable to do military
duty And the purpose OF the return TO be maCi'
90 this Office Is 10 have the records Of the Enrol
ment in this Office, Of each town, agree with tbs
record OF the Enrolment of such town in tn
Town Clerk Office, 50 that, IA case drai
should be necessary. the quotas can be assessed
aud the drlf ordered and made without the ne
ce.sity OF any delay.
No particular time is specified by the statut
for making these corrections; but they shoul.
l-. made in January Of each year, and trequentl.
during the year, as changes may occur whcl
nay affect the basis OF draft III town.
By order OF the Governor.
PErER Z. WAsHBUBy,
Adj't and Insp. General
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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

DANrs ,SD GERMANS FACE TO FADE.-1uc
Schleswig correspondent of the London IiHo'.
writing the 3lst Dee, describes the gradual
occupation Of lIolstein by the saxon and
Hanoycrian troops, and adds
Tomorrow the outposts ofthe German troops
will be fringing the southern bank Of the Elder,
and dotted along the northern frontier Of Hols-
tein The Danes are concentrating heavy
masses along their previously selected line Of
defence between SchlesWig and Frederickstait
This line is of great strength, it extends along
chain Of heights which are studded with earth
works, and ianked by inundations. Should the
Commissioners Of the Confederation determine 20
push their troops into Schleswig. they must be
prepared to force this formidable position.
where full 50, 900 bayonets hrisile eager to meet
an assault.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05
Poefry'! :!
~. ati.a;I, Monthly for Fe0rusrr-l
The Last Charge.
orrrFK WENDELL HOLMES.

,,, of the North will you iOin in the
'-,- -,-t-r for freedom, for honor, for life'
70 10 ..s7t grows blind in his fury and spite
a., law N his forehead viii settle the fight,
r,..b nil IN his ewes the blue lightning Of stecl
49, .fuB him with cannon bolts, peal upon peal,
worr. .-oopers, and follow your game TO the
Jar,
4. he hound tracks the wolf and the beagle the
barc
sls ~ tr1mpe,s. your summons, TIL sluggard.
se drums. till the roofs Of the faint-hesrted
shske
ve yct. ere the signet is stamped on the scroll,
The names may he traced on the blood-sprink-
loi roll
Tru rot the false herald that painted your
shield
Tra, honor io-iag must be sought on the field
Hsr ..pf-be5u shows white with blazon Of red
The lifs-drops of crimson for liberty shed
The hour is a, hand, aud the moment draws
The F. of treason grow. dim in the sky
shine frth from the battle-cloud, light Of the
hon,
canIack the bright hour when the Nation WAS
born
Tbs rivers fpcace through our valleys shall run
rs b. glaciers Of tyranny melt in the sun;
Smite, smite the prond parricide down from his
throne
Ills seeptre once broken, the world is our own
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

The Quartermaster's Department hnds 1t
difficult to supply the enormous demands ior
vegetables- especially onions-which are
made BY the army OF the Potomac. DRIED
fruits are also in great demand, and contracts
we're made at Baltimore Tuesday for twelve
thousand pounds OF dried peaches at 10
cents per pound. and thirty five thousand
pounds al IL cents.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

The executive, legislative, and judiciary
bill reported from the committeel on
ways and means contains among other ap-
Preparations 81 900 900 tor printing, bind
ing, &c, S602, 600 for salaries in ali branch
% Of the war Department, 81 500, 900 for
the Treasury Department. Over 5000. 900
Of the latter sum is for the lst, md and Sd
auditors bureaus their duties having large
ly increased during the present war. The
bill also appropriates for the agricultural
deTartmentnearly Sl45,0 900.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

We hope the movemen; on foot. as mica
tel by call for "a meeting OF the Young Men
of the place in another lumu. VIII be Sue
eesslully carried out. ltisTroposed' VT un-
dcrstand, to organize an Association like the
Young Mems Associations ot Igoy, Boston,
and other cities, with d Reading Room. An
nnal Course Of Lectures Library 6e.
Itwill be seen from Nj :. ? Styl,s -r tc'
TINT very lihcr,l oa.r l. ma..e hY um i'r
the establishments of lmsi.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

All the southern counties Of Caitornla
suffer from drouth severely. The Los An
celos Star of Jan. 23d, says that during the
winter only two rains have occurred, one IN
November and one in January. The weather
j. now like summer, and the remnants OF
vegetation are whitening. There IS great
loss by starvation. On some Of the ranches
half the stock has perished. The loss ofsheep
and horses Is comparatively small.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

The following gentlemen have been ap-
pointed as commissioners for the annual as
,sy at the Philadelphia mint from Feb. sth
i'5'' Prof. John TORY of New York. Prof.
Joseph Henry of Washington, Prot. Fairman
h-'-eis and Pref B. II. Rand of PhIladel-
ma Hon. Geo. A. Benedict of Cleveland,
non =, h1sh NcCulloch of Washington, Hon.
d. II. Alexander Of Baltimore.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

rive women abruptly left the Episcopal
ohurcn IN 'icksourg On Christmas day.when
me minister PRAYED ior the welfare of the
fresilent- ten; McPherson has sent them
29' ~, Of The ie'ieral lines for having acted
a',TesIccfully towards the President and
so'ernment OF the United States and having
I''A''td their officers, soldiers and lo,,l citi,
1,iis, who i.ad assem bled ''
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NUMBER THIRTY TWO

The Louisiana election case was called up by
Mr.. Dawes and the resolution from the commit
tee on elections. declaring that Mr.. 4. ?. Field
was not entitled to a seat in the House was con-
sdered
Mr.. Dawes argued that Mr. Field was not
elected according to the laws Of Louisiana. and
that loyal people had not a fair opportunity to
vote
The further consideration Of the subject was
postponed to Tuesday next
Mr. Blow announced the death Of Mr. John
W Noel, late representative from that State.
Messrs Arnold of H., Rollins Of Mo. and
Stevens Of Pa. delivered eulOgies.
The usual resolutions Of respect were passel,
and the House adjourned until Monday.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

The people of Eastport, Me-, are fearful
lest a raid from Nova Scotia may be made on
Treats Island, near that town, where there
is battery of five guns, and well-stocked
Qualifications, without a soldier to defend
them,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

Tie ways and means committee have
agreed 20 rcrommcud au appropriation OF
= D.OOu.UUo t1 deiIdy expenses cd calling
out the STATE troopa in several Border SLdtcs.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

NAVAL ExFENsEs.- Mr.. Hale presented
tome interesting statistics IN the Senate
day or two since, in reference TO the naval
expenses Of foreign countries. The naval eX
pcnditures Of Great Britain in 1902, were
$50 ,i02,9 $40. in France in 1853. $50 600 600;
Spain in lS62-63, SO, ,42l ,6l7 Russia for
1862, SIS, 1928; Austria in 1868, S5.3lI,-
Zoo the Netherlands in lS62, IS ,633 ,436 !;
Sweden in 1868. IS, sos ,406, Prussia in
1928, SS,lll 600.
The total naval expenditures Of Great
Britain during the Crimean war were S262,-
0S2 ,2l0, and Of France, during the same
time, So 81 sos, making total Of $780,
esn9,1os for the entire naval expenditures of
the two governments in the Crimean war
The estimates Of the Navy Department for
the next fiscal year are Sl43 900 ,0OO-a
moderate sum, considering all the circum-
stances Of the country.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

ne t4lent ohce has accumulated fund
ol lofty tnousand dollars since the first day
oi July last alter paying all expenses.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-02-05

The naval committee Of both Houses Will
make an excursion down the Potomac, for
he purpose of trying the speed of the l. )
tcameI Eutaw.