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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-28
The Recovery OF Colonel Cummings
Body.

The body OF Lieut.. Col. ChaS. Cum
ming>, l1th Vermont Volunteers. from
Bratteboro, vino Wa killed Sept. 80 III
the battle of Poplar Grove Church, arriv
ed at City Point to-day i'll charge of Sur
gcon Edison, and Is now being cmbalmcd.
and will he Immediately Sent home. The
facts connected with the recovery Of his
remains are Very interesting. There Is an
order that no flags of truce shall be sent
in or intercourse Of any kind allowed on
our picket lines. and 50 the recovery OF
his body seemed impossible after the late
battle. although ii wa> known thai he fell
hear our OWN picket line. Yesterday appli-
cation was made to Gen Griffin for a FLAG
of truce. which. OF course. could moi be
granted. 50 another method was rcsorted to.
An officer of the 9Th Rhode Island Vol
umtecrS. who Wa a Free Mason. was on
duty on the picket line. He watched 4
good opportunity. and when ne saw reb-
el officer ne gave the sign Of diStrcs.
among MasonS. which was Immediately
answered bv the rebel officer. who hap
pencd 10 be Il Mason. and a mutual agree-
mcnt was made that thev should meet a:
friends between the lickct lines. ,,hak-
inc hands. &c, they found each other t,
be MaSonS. and our ottcer communicate:
+ the earnest desire of eur Vermont friend,
TO recover the body OF Col. Cummings
who was also 4 member OF the Fraternity
The rebel officer could not respond t.
the request until he went to see the rebe
General in command, who it is suppose
was also Mason. Ior the request wa
granted at once. The grave was found
and the body was diSinterred and foun'
in toIerable state of preservation. am
was recognized at once. He had bee
buried evidently by rebel Masons, for
headboard was placed over his grave. wit
his name. rank. &c, and evidence of par
ticular care shown in burying him. ii
was raised from dead level in the soil O
oil Virginia to be again inferred amon
his native Vermont hills he loved 50 well
May the evergreen Of his own State b
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-28
The Sha:y>i.Ooter>.

The manner in who: the skill ofthe sharp
shooter IS criticised III the army might strike
a civilian with surprise. If ne dosS his work
we'll. soldier gives him credit for i. ! have
heard many a compliment TO 4 reasl marks
man even from t,.ose whose escapes from
him were mos narrow. Cr VII" iearc>'
comrades he had recently picked oti. ,Nha;
admirable range How cap;,a..y they
fire" "Isn't their shooting excellent - AID
other similar remarks were freely utter Il il
the picket rifle pits at Bermuda Hundred
while the enemy were pouring in an artillery
fire upon us on an afternoon in J iue. and
that while limbs were being mar-.ed or
brains spattered wide by the dlaih-,.'a.ing
fragments of the spherical c.sc. Alter a
prolonged skirmi>h fire on the edge of Straw
berry Plain, fes weeks ago. a brave and
faithful private Of the Ilih Maine was com,
menting on the work Of the day in which he
hai borne an active and honorable part
4" They've got some good fellows out mere
he said referring to he rebel arpshcoter>
picked mn. They've given US : cd shoot
in. They g~ve US tir>t-rrte shootin' t'otLeI
day when We were here. And they've glvei
US good shooiil TO Gay. There was one O
our fellows they put bail right into one G
his cheeks urder tn. eye. and it came Gu
under his t'other ear. Killed him. deaf:
And he was behind a good tree. 'oo- Bu
they brought flank fire On MIN, and the
dropped him. Now that's what call g"a'
shootin'. Bully good shootin. Then th
intrepid fellow showed two nol,s IN the le
Of bis pants "here a bullet had gone in a.
out, ard the expression OF his face as h
pointed to them showed oa!y disgust at s.
poo1 an aim as missed bis limb, While so IAN
ly exposed. l thought that if his standar
Of admiration Tor "bullv good shooiin'" Pc
vailed generally at tn North, there would
| fewer substitutes and mere volunteers for th
I year.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-28
The Rebel Incendiary Project.

he following Is the article in the Rich
ln"nd Wig of the 18th i'l~t.. recommend
iii@ ihe wholesale destruction of Northern
ciile> 10y imoendiary fires:
Sheridan reports 10 Gr,n, ,b,, IN
moving down the Valley To Wnmls,oek
he has burned over two Thousand harm.
filled with wheat, hav and f:armip,r ;,o,,lo
mentS. and over seventy mills filled w;,l,
flour and wheat. This WAS done bv order
of Grant, himself, commander of all 1be
Yankee armies. Ii Is only the execution
IN part of the order 10 DESTROY everything
in the Nalley that will sustain liIie. The
fall work Is sill going on, Now. il Is
an idle waste of words 10 denounce This
s"rt Of war. We have simply 10 regard
IL a. Practical matter. and ask ourselves
il"w Ii l. to bc met There l. one effec-
l'i'l MAY and only one that We know oi.
1" arrest and prevent this and every other
>Gi1 ol airocl.y-snd that l. to burn one
of ihe ehlei cltleS of the enemy. say Dos
ton, Philadelphia or Cinrinpl,i md lct
lis fate hang over The others a, a N-.,rnin.
ot what may be done TO them. if the mrs
ent system of war on the lel11 of The enc
Inv l. continued. Ii We are asked how
such a thing can be done. we answer.
notlin" would bc easier 4 million of
dollars would lay the proude>i city of' The
enemy IN ashes. The men TO execute the
work are already there. There would be
no difficulty in finding there. here. or in
Canada. suitable persons 10 take charge
of the enterprise and arrange IT, details.
Twenty men. with plans all preconcer1ed
AMI means provided, selecting some dry,
windy night might fire Boston in a hum
drel places and wrap ii in flames from
centre 10 suburb, They might rctaliate
on Richmond. Charleston, tSc Lea them
do ~ if they dare. Ii is came at which
We can beat them. New lork l. worth
twenty Richmond> They have a dozen
towns Io our one, and IN their towns is
centred nearly all their wealth Ii would
he immoral and harlparous Ii l. not
immoral or harharouS TO defend yourself
10y any means. or with any weapon ihe
enemy MAY employ for yoUr destruction,
They chose to substitute The torch for ihe
sword. We NAV - lI>e their own weap-
on> a. TO make them repent. literally in
and :l>le>.iliai they ever adopt
ed IL Ii ilic Executive Is NOT ready for
illi>. We commend The matter la The secret
of the Congress about 10
moot
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-28
Our Patriot Dead.

The following touching remarks occGI
III the reccn. speech OF :. t. CnaSr a;
CIncinnati:
And there Is MANY a vouGg man Sleep
Ing calmly beneath southern sod. wept
over BY a northern mother. Whyn lid
YOU ever see northern mother who w;t>
sorry that She had @ivcn her Son 10 Tie re-
public | have seen many chil.iic~> meth
crs. 1t Is only Il few days since | WIS in
Massachusetts, when WAS at the place
where old Israel Putnam. the woit hunter
was born. They showed NE the room in
which the old man WAS born. and il was
inicrcstin. 10 think that | stood there ui,-
OH the spot where suci Il man came into
life. But | heard something that wa- i;lr
more interesting" than that \ youm@
man OF the same blood. some sixteen Years
OF age. heard OF the firing on Fort sum
ter His youthful ardor WAS kindlc,l.-
He was sleeping in the room ol the old
general, and had caught the spirit OF his
ancestor. and in the moonlight nights hc
would sit outside and carve with hi> pen
knife sword of wood They showed il
to me- On one side lc had rm.l:iv,!
Not to he drawn without justice: moi Ia
he ,hcathed without honor. On the nih-
cr side he hml engraved Death to tr,.i-
tors And lis youthful heart - hImel
within linn. thai wicH In, -,s-oi.I call wa
made tnr troop III MAY. 1851 hi, ar'inr
cnul,i lroi b, restrained; Ia, enlisted anl
wyni forth Ia ti1iit Iiir baths "a hi- ,"jiu-
Try. and passed ilrrougi. -!!no>; every la.t-
tie field from BALI iiiuli t. lilc -.-,,i ,i;.y
before Richmond. and there. morally
wounded. fell down to .lir saw ii>
aeel parcnt>-hiS v"m- sister Il -
w;i~ not one of them who did moi TcIoi'',
:hat If h. Wa /" die. h, wa- 10 ii,. IN IL
icil>c ot the Mon and !i> crmiry { "u,i
cheers
Are We 10 coni,>~ thai ail "i ;ii~ !lo.-i
h;,- been -lrci irr a ia;!l.rc iCrit- "i
NJ. No.) No. never Iia!i"wrd la.
very crave il which a soldier -le.f'---
timeu. mp, chcel~) iinnorcd ,nd ln-
loved forever. iir mother ,,ho hor. ihylu
and sent them forth lor il.cir comiry q.
Proud and .luri"u> tie STAT. wh,ch ha>
had the honor TO .iNy them /" ilcir ruun-
try's ":,u~c. Iu;tI chrcrin--) Aud ~.
viii nuI d,.-yrl th,Im. iCric- oi Never
.,,,I ,l...,... w. !,.,,.. ,,,--.,l tf.r.,yIri,
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-28

IHANhsGyIEG.-Thursday, Nov. a, will
he observed as Thanksgiving Day in Massa-
causetts and New Hampshire.
a gentlemen reading aloud an item about
the birth of twin children with snakes heads,
was interrupted by juvenile with the re-
mark that " their father mus, have been a
,opperhead.'
The county of Adams, Pa. whose people
,o,d water to Our soldiers and would no, lend
mem shovels 10 dig graves f,r tn dead a. +
~ battle of Grtjy,ourg, has Z re ior the
.em1crats by increased majorl'l-s nl> ~
n accordance with the fitness Of thing.
=" SO soon as it is clear, or even prob
'I.r,that our adversarieS are re@dy for peace,
Nc.-Gen. ucCieLun.
There was an Old man who said, "HOw
Shall fee from tni, horrible cow:
Will 81: ON the stl!e
And continue to smile
Which may soften the heart of this cow"
~. Y. Tribune.
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t. lion Isaac Fletcher of Lyndon was
one oi' thr GIANTS ni the Ca.e,'"nia har half
= century a@,. ard had clients from far
aii,! near \ ,'annv Scotchman from Bar
ret ar Rvpgale. once vert 10 consult him.
but Wa sadly di-;,ppointeS when inform
al hy Mrs r that her husband WAS out
OF t"nn. After moments reflection, a
bright ;hou4lat struck him. "Mebhy
vourse can Gle me the necessary advice.
* wells the Scueer, seems yer his wife. -
The good lady agreed 10 do 20 If his state
ul,-.i; %. ihe SO presented no difficulty
l,,yond ilcr abilitv TO adjust, and the
Scotchman proceeded: "S'pose We Wa:
an auld white near. an' | should borrv V,
10 gang 10 mill, wi a grist on Yer back.
and we should get no further than Stan
Hill. when all At once, We should back NJ
and rear up. ard pitch up, and keel ovel
/ backward. and break your dearned old
neck. who'd pay for We! not |, daarned
il would" The lalv smilingiy told llInl
as she closed the door that IS he himself
had decided the ease. further advice was
unnece-Sarv-It. Record
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saw that 1t was power, and. by satisfy
INC 1t, (as justice satisfies everybody J
through different disposition of society
grouping it on a level instead of piIng
1t INTO mountan.-they have contlived
to make Of this terror the most harmless
and energetic form of State.
Very odious. confess, are the lessons
OF Fate Who likes to have a d;lpper
phrenologlSt rronoWncing on his fortunes
Vino likes to believe that he has hidden
IN his skull, spine and pelyis all the vices
OF a Saxon OF Celtic race, which will be
sure TO pull him down.-with what gran
denr OF hope and resolve he is tred.-into
selfish, huck>tering, Servie, lodging an
lmal? \ learned physician tells us, the
tact Is lnvarlable with the Ncapolitan,
that, when mature, he assumes the forms
of the unmiStakable Sco,mdrel That is
4 little overStated,-but may pass.
But these are magazines and arsenals.
\ man must thank his defects. and stand
i'll some terror of his talents A tranScen-
drrtal talent draws SO largely ON his forces,
as 10 lame him; a defect pays him reve-
nues on the other side The sutferance,
which is the badg of the jew, has made
him in these days the ruler OF the rulers
OF the earth If Fate Is ore and quarry. if
evil is good in the making. if limitation is
power that shall be, if calamities, opposi-
tions and weights are wings and means,
We are rcconciled
Fate involves the melioration. No
statement OF the | inverse can have any
soundnesS. which does not admit its as
cending effort. The direction of the whole
and it@ parts is toward benefit, and in pro-
portion to the health Behind every midi
vid,al closes organization before him
opens liberty. Better. the Best. The
first and worst races are dead. The sec
ond and imperfect races are diving out or
remain for the maturing of higher In
the latest race in man. every generosity.
every new perception, The love and praise
he rxtort> from his fellows. are certificates
of ;idN ancemrnt out vi Fat" into Freedom
Liberation OF the will from the Sheath>
and clna. of organization which he ba.
o;!~rown. Is the end and aim OF this
world. Every calamity l>a spur and val
,', r,m'',,.';I ,,','' ''' ~ .1 ' ,,, "
,,.,,ol,. r;;rcIr If animal lifa-tootb .,go;n.,
.anti-dcvouring war. war for food. a
ZIP OF pam ami @rnnt OF triumph. I'M
- '' '",' the N''''' i'c''''!'i'', '''' "''"i'
,.'e'i''''' ''E'-N "l''i'"''' anu 't''''''' '"i
'''''' i'''''''' ''' i '"'''' i 1T l''
= ''''>
by the way Inc Idea 0ha'ryIh" his
. >haath- and clogs of organization l.
moi without apt Illustration III Il witty ar
.:.,,.,. 49,, !I.,;l,,, .. :, III
''' '> wan '''i''''''''' -'' ann
months Atlantic The i'"tal Dcpravlty
81 j,,oi,;,n,t. 'Tl;no. Eut q n;u;"itv.
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IB.i It'll L'. so n 6.

Have you counted up the cost
What is gained and what is lost
When the foe your lines have crossed
Gaincd-the infamy of fame;
Gained-a bastard spotted name,
6aucd-ctcrnity Of shame.
Lost-desert of manly worth,
Lo,t-the right you had by birth.
L,st-lost Freedom from the earth
Frecmen up! the foe is nearing
lIaughty banners high unrearing-
b.! their serried ranks appearing
trecmen On the drums are beating
"'.l you shrink from such a meeting
Forward give them hero greeting
From your hearts, and homes, and affairs,
backward hurl your pr und assaulters-
lie is not man that falters
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-28

planted over his crave. and mark his last
resting place among the MasonS OF the
Green Mountain State.
Fraternal expressions of mutual esteem
and high persoaoi regard We're exchanged
by the officers in blue and gray. and thev
parted-t" NEE; again. perhaps. on the
battlefield where all ties are disrrgaricd
and forgotten. ercept Na>o"Y.-Co,re-
Spohdeat Eoston J,ui7.nL
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-28
I. l L T.

An infant on his mothers breast,
A bouncing boy at play,
A youth by maiden fair caressed,
A stalwart man with care oppressed,
An old man silver gray
Is all of life we know,
A smile, a tear,
4 joy, a fear,
And al is o'er below
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-28
WHAT THE WAR WAS MADE FOR

WHAT THE WAR WAS MADE FOR
This Is the peoples war. For the nlior-
nation of any one who asks what the War
Is ior. and what caused it, let me read
shor. extract from the Richmond Examl-
ner. a paper that is considered the expo
ncnt OF the highest civilization OF the
south: 1--WE hate everything with the
prefix free, from free negroes down and
up through the whole catalogl,e-irec ID
bor. free farms. free thinking. tree Will
free children: but the worst OF all these
denominations is fre, schools The New
LIIgl;,nd system Of free schools has been
the cause and pro,iic source OF the Giii''ei-
lies and trea>ons that have turned her
cities into Sodoms and GomorrahS, ANA
her churches into the common nesting
places of howling bediamites We abom-
mate the system because the schools are
free" Howell Cobb of Georgia, secreta-
rv of ne treasury under President Bu-
chanan. said - There is perhaps nc
solution OF the great problem Of reconciling
the interests OF labor and capital, so. as to
protect each from the encroachmentS and
expressions of the other, so simple as sla,
very. BY making the laborer himself the
CAPITAL. the conflict ceases and the inter
eSts become identical. .'-Speech J' Souam
ci Hoqper.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-28

The St. Adams Messenger publishes q let
ter, written by member of the 17th rssi
ment, which states that the l2:e Lieut.. Col
Cummings was severely wounded in the
thigh near Petersburg, and that the last
words he was heard to utter we're" Save
the flag boys
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-28

- il Is related OF Vermonter. pal
;icular ;ldmirer of that kind of music call
ed Einye Tues, that on one occasion wish
ing TO hear some of his favorite kind sung,
and not knowing exactly how to express his
wishes properly, he said He wanted I"
hear some OF that kind where the men
stopped and wbiStled I'LL ihe women come
up,"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-10-28

MAINE ELEcr1oN.-The official vote Of
Aroostook county gives Collins, Dem.) 1920
votes, and Burleigh Union 1882. The en-
tire Democratic county ticket about l5O
majority.
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For The CALEDoNIAN.
A Secret,

A Secret.
FRIEND STONE Can YOU keep a Sc
cret | can. and | will tell Won how.
am gong to put 1t in lie CALIFORNIAN
and never say a word about it, II seem:
10 me. there are plenty Of inducements al.
ready anon" lis, to lead our bows and
Young men into bad habit. without the
aud OF evil men abroad. enticiinr them in
to the peinlcious habit OF gambling, by
snowy and tempting schemes of lotteries.
with solicitations 10 purchase tickets with
the assurance o! drawing Il pize at any
rate, and very probably a larrc one
Through my son. who is honest enough
TO consult his parents on such subjects and
not yet too independent 10 disregard their
advice, l have become acquainted with
the following case:
\ short time since. he. with other
young Americans. received letters pl,r-
porting TO he from the . Cosmopolitan Art
Union Association" containing Il scheme
for GRAND CHANCE FOR FoRrtHE.
every ticket draws :, prize. 1000 tickets.
1000 prizes, from 81 to $4,000. to be
drawn al Mechanics Hall, Loulon. n
T., Oct. >. 1864, everything Ia he con-
Quoted IN the most fair and impartial man.
ncr, managed bv Browne. Sherman x Co..
Loudon, y j.. and a circular setting forth
the great Inducements for purchasing tick
els. with directions ior sending the money
10 IL. X. Brunswick general ticket agent.
Lancaster. y. Y. and also a ticket in the
. Great chance ior fortune" with Il re-
quest lo remit ten dollars for the same.
y trw days since my son received letter
m,ilcd al Troy. y. \. containing Il report
"t the 'drnwin" Of the @ranI scheme. "
Oct. Sd. with a letter. OF which the fol-
lowing l. a copy:
No. - ELM ST.
Mr., --- Dear Sir: Your ticket ha,
drawn prizc of 500. but - vou have
not paid for ii. Won can obtain the prize
only in this way: Write me Il lrttrr ,lat-
I'll on the day OF drawing and cnclo>r SO
the price of ii.,. ticket ~ soon ;,- received.
f! will 90 to tie malr'-crs Ollie, and open
ihc leite. i their presence. saving. Ihi..
letter wa~ SEM 10 the wron" post oilicr
hut the MONEY and ialc are all correct.
They do not know that vour ticket drew
Il prize and will take the money and send
vuu Il certificate. will 10 this Ia cnahi,
vou to get the prize If after you have
received the money Won will pay me for
my trouble onr-half the amount of the
prize. and also let II hr ilIoNn and inform
y"ur friends where 10 apply for tickets
Send immediately and k,,p Mis hti,r 4 s.
cid. Yours truly.
ii. X. BEUNswI,k
T. :. Direct vour letter 10 Stafford.
y. Y"
Although he ita- been advised To send
Tor the prize u thcy woulI dorblc.~ send
it to bait him and others to htlv again, /