Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-01-29

session Of their property, and who confess
such to be the case, have thu, far failed in
their efforts. Hon. David Heatou, who has
the charge of all abandoned property here,
takes the ground that it is not the intention
Of the government to encourage disloyalty
that disloyal persons desiring to obtain pos
session Of their property under the Presi-
dents proclamation must first give conclu-
sve evidence Of their intention to keep in
good faith the oath required Of them, and
that they have come into our lines for the
purpose Of becoming loyal citizens of the
United States, and not for the sole purpose
Of obtaining their property. Many persons
have openly confessed that they do not con
slider the required oath binding, and that they
do not intend to respect it after obtaining
possession of their property. The decision
will, however, Illustrate their plans. The
conservative papers Of this State are in open
rebellion against the wholesale conscriptiOn
act now before the rebel Congress, the en-
foreement of which, they predict, will result
in the secession OF North Carolina from the
rebel Confederacy, while the Southern papers
say the South must lay down their arms un
less the act becomes law.
In his order for the Louisiana State cleo
tion, General Banks says he is fully assured
that more than tenth Of the population de-
sire the earliest possible restoration Of Louis
lana to the Union. He declares so much Of
the constitution aud laws of the State as re-
oognize, regulate and relate to slavery, being
inconsistent with the present condition Of
public affairs and plainly inaIplcable to y
class OF persons now existing within its lin
its, as imperative and void. rhe General
also appoints convention for revision Of
the constitution, to be held on the first Mon
day Of May next Arrangements will be
made for an early election Of members to
Congress.
The occupation Of Indianola, unopposed,
by Gen. Warren, is confined. The town Of
Madisonville, La, on the north side Of Lake
Ponchartrain, has been captured without re-
sistance and garrisoned by our forces.
A correspondent at Hilton Head sends to
one of the New York papers sundry
hints respecting ID new military expedition
about to be started from that point. Two
others however, writing on the same day.
evidently know nothing Of any such plan on
foot, and only speak Of arrivals at Hilton
Head in connection with Gen. Gilmore's re-
movsl Of his headquarters thither But the
more positive intimations of toe former are
entitled to some weight. 1t is not improba-
BILE that Gen. Gilmore, having accomplished
all that is possible from his base Of Morris
Island, without further offensive cooperation
on the part Of the navy, (which may also be
impossible) has determined not to lie idle,
but to bring all his forces to bear on the
capture of Charleston from some other di-
rection. The three theories is vogue in the
army circles are that the movement will be
upon Savannah OF upon some on the Char
lesion and Savannah railroad, preparatory to
an attack on the rear OF Charleston; or upon
Mobile. The latter ia less probable than the
other two. A short time. however, will solve
the enigma.
New YORK, Jan. 20.
The large steamer Cottonwood has beef
captured off Mobile by the gunboat Kenne be'
and was aground on the bar.
Steamer Fanny arrived tonight with troop
from Hilton Head, and reports speaking gun
boat Connecticut off Cape Lookout, the latte
reported having captured blockade runne
that morning.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 20.
The following resolution was adopted by
the Mar land Legislature:
/ Resotred By the General Assembly Of Maryland
/ Tha the Administration Of Abraham Lincoln deserye
aud receives the hearty APPROVAL and will secure the cor
dial cooperation Of the General Assembly. That ,h
General Assembly approves the policy Of the Admins
tran in the conduct Of the and especially on th
subject Of the restoration Of the seeded States appruve
" the Amnesty Proclamation Of the PresiAent and o
the conditions there laid down, as will necessarily b
practicable and essential the future safety Of the
try, and that the General Assembly declare that the re-
election " Abraham Lincoln TO the Presidency OF the
nted States is the desito Of the vast majority
the loyal people Of fMaDlALd.
LONDON, c. W, Jan. 90
Two companies of Canadian Rifles have
been removed to Windsor, opposite Detroit
within the last two days. 1t is reported, II
consequence of another projected raid o
Southern sympathizers to Johnson's Island
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.
Less than 8 900, 900. 5-20's remains unsold
These at the present rae Of subscription, viii
not last over two or three days, and it is prob
able that many remittances of parties delayin
till the present hour may not reach the agen
in TIM to purchase.
The wholesale conscription law is creatn
great CONSERVATION and excitement in tn
western portion Of North Carolina, wher
preparations are being made to resist it,
Public meetings are being held, some c
which openly repudiate the Southern Confed
eracy and favor a return to the Union.
The Rpleigh Standard says:
''If the civil law is TO be mlped unde
foot by a suspension Of the writ Of habea
corpus, and every able bodied man from |
to 65 placed in the army, and the rights {
States to be swep, away, the people of Mort
Carolina will take their own affairs into thei
own hands, and proceed in convention asseu
bed to vindicate their liberties and thei
privileges. They will not submit to mil