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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-20
RITTLAND HERALD.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER "A, 1864,
EndIann


The result of the election In Indiana
surprise we presume, TO all parties,
n WAS Indeed fondly and tremblingly
honsd that Governor Morton would be
=. elected, and 1t was known by all that
having thoroughly oanvassed the State
he was very sauguine OF success. So far
as the friends OF the Constitution and
the Union INDUCED hopes ut all, they
probably based them upon his opinion
But there were so many adverse inhu'
suces M work, and SO great were the
disadvantages under which the Union
men labored, that it was almost hoping
against hope. This State was the hot
bed of those reasonable secret assoeia-
tions, which, according to recent dis
coveries, had for their object the enforce
ment OF their wishes by q resort to arms.
In no one of the loyal States We're the
copperheads so intensely bitter in their
denunciations of the present admins
tration, and so outspoken In their
threats OF forcible resistance to govern
mental authority. Furthermore, some
twenty thousand Of her most patriotic
sons were in the armies of the Union,
and entirely deprived of the privilege Of
voting. Under all these untoward cir
cumstances that she should have re-
elected her excellent Governor, and
made gain OF two or more representa-
tiyes to Congress, is as encouraging as
1t is surprising. There is no State
where good Union Governor is more
of a necessity to the Union cause than
In Indiana To be convinced of this we
have only 10 consider how much laid
and comfort rebel governor would
afford to these "sons of liberty" AS II
Is, and will be, they cannot keep their
secrets, they cannot array themselves in
hostile attitude against their country.
Their exposure Just at the present time,
and the examination and sudden disap-
pearance of their master Dodd, look like
proyidential interposition. Doubtless
these developments had much to do
with the suspicious results which we
are concentrating
The eyes Of all true hearted and pa
tiotic HoOsiers were fairly opened to
the reasonable designs Of these foul
cOnspirators, and they determined to
elect a governor who would see that the
Republic received no detrlment.
In the language of a contemporary,
"if the copperheads do not by this time
comprehend that the people will not al
low the Union to be subyerted anyhow,
they must be impervious to demonstrs-
ton. Rejoice with us, fellow citizens,
for the October elections have conclu-
siyely settled the presidential question.
The rebellion is doomed, and the Union
must triumph. Slavery is to die, and
Lincoln and Johnson's election next
month is assured. Let us ali rally
round the flag" and make their majority
on the popular vote and in Congress,
overwhelming.
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The HISTORY or ruE PENINSULA CAM

The HIsroRY or the PssssULA CAM
PAIoa. In another column we give a
letter from Judge william ID, Kelley, In
answer TO the one published by US a few
days ago from Gen Naglee. Judge KEEL
ley, 10 should be remembered, made the
statement that Gen. Mcclellan was not
The originator OF the peninsular cam
paign, but that "the country was indebt'
ed" for 1t 10 Senators Latham aud klce,
Gen. Naglee denied that statement, and
went into The history, not OF the origin
OF that campaign, hut of the council OF
WAL sAa. Gen. Mcclellan submitted II TO
making thereby a pretty strong cam
paign document against Mr. lincoln
Judge Kelley now reiterates his state
ment aud goes more deeply into the facts
of the origin OF the campaign la ques-
ton.
Gen. Mcclellan, we are now told, had
formed no plan OF campaign against the
rebel army up to the last of February,
1862, though he had then been In COM
mand Of the army seven months. He
was then required to report a plan with
In ten days, and 1t was understood he
would be removed in case Of his failure
to do so. Several" of the ten days had
gone by, when Gen. Naglee was brought
to Washington from camp by letter
from Senator Latham, and in the alb
sence of that Senator conferred with
Senator Rice on Gen. McClellan's diff
Guilty, proposed the Peninsular plan of
operations, and picked" council OF
war to approve of it. Judge Kelley,
now that Gen. Naglee denies his state
ments, also declares that this same Gen.
eral Naglee was his original authority
for all those statements, and had public
ly boosted OF his share in the matter in
the cars between Baltimore and Phila-
delphia.
Judge Kelley letter puts Gen. Naglee
in very unpleasant position, and its
moral for the public is that the word Of
even brigadier genera! should not be
too implicitly relied upon when that
hrigadier general is partisan, and is
willing TO put forth campaign docu-
ment in the guise of a vindication OF his
personal charscter.-Ne.O York Herald.
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CAPITAL yBRsus LABOR. We have
been presented with one OF the tracts
written by that veteran Henry q.
Wright, entitled "The War Rebellion
of Capital against Labor, 10 ehslave the
Laborer." 1t consists of four pages,
three Of which are taken up with ex-
tracts from Southern writers and speak
ers on the subject Of the relations which
capital aud labor sustain to each other.
We give a few examples:
"Slave labor, Aecs or ,el.Its, Is right
Nature has made the weak In mind and
body slaves - EStSAagk.
"rhe theory OF free labor Is delusion.
Slavery is the natural and normal con
ditiou OF the labOring man, seA'tS or
BACK. "-R Boo.
The hand that il familiar with the
plough. handle should never DC permit
ted to touch a ballot."-JOssa @. C7lAoa0
Following the quotations Mr.. Wright
gives page of his own expressive com
ments, and says, LABoRERs OF rHB
NORTH For whom and for what do
YOU mean 10 vote on the 9th of next
November 2 For freedom, or for slavery
10 the toiling millions of this nation and
the world All who vote for Lincoln,
vote for dignity TO labor, and for free
dom and selfrespect TO the laborer
but all who vote for Mcclellan, vote for
the enslavement of the laborer, and for
the degradation and dishonor of labor.
Are you for Lincoln and free labor, or
for Mcclellan and slave labor2 Barth's
toiling millions wait and watch for the
answer you may give by your ballots the
9Th of November. ." .....
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CoME TO LIFs Nv CAEApA.-0eo, be0-
jamin of this town, and former menr
Der of Co. ~ Second Vermont regimenk
and who was reported something Ikea
year and half or two years since -
dying such miserable death In a. Oh
hut In Virginia, alone and uneared foR
the report at the time being considsrs0
strictly authentic, and therefore exciting
much pathetic sympathy hereab00tA
has come to life In Canada, being seen
and conversed with only week or I've
since by one of our former townsmen.--
His estate has just been settled, by IL
administrator thereon rendering his 90
count, and his relatives have been In tAe
habiliments of mourning over his sup
posed decease. 1t is said he conveyed
some Of his letters and other papers 70
the pockets of o man Just breathing hie
last, and then "skedaddled;" and q
course his dead "sa9stitute' being found
with such palpable proofs of iaenttty
upon him was declared to be George
Benjamin" IL was u shrewdly cor
trived game; but the finale shows that
the old adage of murder will out" stu
holds true-Btnniagtof Banner.
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miscellaneous items.

Farmers report that there will be a
larger crop OF potatoes in Maine this
year than there has been before for flf-
teen Yeas.
The Emperor Of the French Ia at
Vichy, and daily takes bath. The King
of the Belgisns is reported to have called
this "a very Vichy- vashy sort of proceed
ing
Another suspension bridge is being
constructed across the Ohio between
Cincinnati and Covington, KY. 1t is 80
feet high, 400 feet longer than the Mag
ara bridge, and will cost 81, 100000.
"A young man formerly of humble
circumstances, has an income of $1,000
per day paid him as his share Of certain
oil lands in Pennsylvania. This amounts
to 81 584 $50 per annum. He may be
able to live on 1t.
Grain and -four having become
scarce, the Savannah Republican advises
the use of sorghum -four, which it says
is an admirable substitute for buck
wheat Five millions of sorghum seed,
from which the flour is made, have been
raised In Georgia this year. 1t is also
recommended as a substitute for coffee.
1t is proposed by the New York
Sheep Growers Association to hold a
grand fair about the middle Of May,
1855, to compete for prizes, and exhibit
breeds and qualities, and to buy and sell
stock. Canandaigua is proposed as the
place to hold the fair
L l
William McDermott, newspaper
carrier in New York, walked, "fair heel
and toe" twenty-one miles on Wednes-
day morning, over the Fashion Course,
in four hours and seven seconds, for a
purse of 800, which he lost by seven
seconds. The crowd made it up by sub
scription.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-20

A REcRuITIse CoRPoRAL.-A RESPONSE
ble and reliable" correspondent in Wal
lingrord, makes the following statement,
which he had from his own son, now
Depot Quartermaster at Morganzia, La.
A soldier who had served as corporal
in the 100 Illinois regiment for two
years, re- enlisted, few months since,
for the war, received the veterans bounty
and furlOugh for thirty days. This
same corporal returned, about month
since to the regiment at Morgauzia, and
on the 18th of September presented to
the army fine, healthy young sa6stispts.
Whether it was q poi+ste@~ or not is not
expressly stated. The corporal was
kindly allowed an indefinite extension
Of k1 turIough In consideration OF the
varied and valuable services which sAs
had rendered.
She remarked on leaving that her
State was paying good bounties, and
she thought she should eventually enlist
In some other regiment and continue to
serve her country as bravely as hereto.
fore.
II is further stated that when she was
o child her parents removed from Mid
dlebsry, VT, to the stste OF Illinois,
where they both died, leaving her with
out natural protector, brother or sis
ter.
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WARRINGTON COUNTY AHEAD.-A Span
lsh Merino buck, brought to this county
when lamb, by Major MFarlane, of
Washington, was sold on Thursday last
to Mr.. G. D. Sweet, North Bennington,
vt. and Mr.. Thomas Shreves, of North
Hoosick, N. r., for three thousand dol
lars This is the highest figure, we be-
lieye, ever reached for q single sheep, In
the United States, and our county now
claims the honor OF raising the finest
wool and the best sheep on Uncle Sans
plantation. The lamb was raised by
Edwin hammond, Esq. of Middlebury,
VT, President of the American Wool
Growers Association, and brought to
this county by the Major. It is looked
upon as the finest sheep liz the country,
and we reckon on" our Vermont friends
will see ''tarnation fine critter" when
Buck gets back to his native hills, with
fair chance to display his Washington
county educstioD.-- WasAsass Gosata
fPaI PsS~. 6ra IS
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No THANKS TO You.-Speaking Of
Prices invasion of Missouri, the Chica-
go Times says:
"That Price will capture st. Louis is
not probable; that he will be captured
himself, with his entire force, seems a
matter of great likelihood, unless he
has a good many more than 10000 men.
There must be not less than thrice that
number of federal troops who can be
concentrated in Missouri In forty-eight
hours"
Yes, and had not the Sons of Liberty
been exposed, the Northern Democrats
would have probably secured more than
thrice that number to Glen. Price for
the plan was, as proved in the Dodd
case, that Illinois should furnish 10000
to join 10000 Missouri Democrats, and
all to meet Price with 10000, or as
many as jeff Davis could spare him for
the purpose of conquering that State
II, therefore, Prices invasion is to prove
disastrous only to himself and the Con-
federacy, no thanks to the Oopperhead
Democracy.--6 i,seanati Gazette.
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A CANADIAN DBsBRrRR Dopos.-The
st. GATHERINGS Journal relates that one
Of the soldiers Of the British Attn es-
capped in the following manner;
"a man wheeling wheelbarrow ap-
preached the Canadian side of the Sus-
pension Bridge, and on paying the usual
fee, of course, was permitted to pass I'M
questioned, the lookout party not pay
ing any attention to him or his barrel.
On crossing he rested once or twice, but
on reaching terra frma on the other
side, he threw up his cap and gave q
lound huzza, then knocked in the head
of the barrel, when out popped a soldier
Of her Majesty's service dressed in full
regimentals but little stiff from the
cramped position he had occupied"
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sHHRxAN's COMMUNICATIONS. The Prov

SHBRMAN's COMMUNICATIONS. The Prov.
idence Journal of a late date says:
'Our correspondent, 'Ponagansett,
writing from Nashville on the 4th inst,
SAYS that the railroad to the front was
re opened so that he could start the next
day. He also learns from soldiers In
Sherman's army that the votes in that
army will be three or four for Lincoln
10 one for Mcclellan"
A Nashville letter OF the 5th, to the
Chicago Tribune says tDas Forests i'm
munity from pursuit during the early
part of his late raid was owing to the
lack of horses TO mount our soldiers, OF
whom there were plenty at Nashville
This matter was remedied by the arrival
of 1000 mounted men, from Kentucky,
and 1900 horses to mount others. The
consequence was, Forrest had to skedad-
die The writer says;
THE failure OF the raiders to strike
the Chattanooga railroad will doubtless
cause great modification among the
rebel authorities. Hood moved his force
around to the south west Of Atlanta, in
order to be a support to the cavalry ex-
petition, which, it was believed, would
so interfere with Sherman's supplies
that he will have to fall back, and thus
yield up Atlanta once more to the rebels.
Yet the hopes of JEFF Davis and his sub
Ordinates have to be blasted. The rail-
road from here to Atlanta remains in
tact aud cannot be disturbed and At
lanta is as permanently ours as Nash
willie"
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character, abilities and experience. Mr.
Fiaggs friends are confident Of success
AZ well az very sealous,-urging Il
course, the argument OF rotation, while
Mr.. Stewards doth adopt the max
i'm "iet well enough aione." They an
both worthy young men, and the House
has only TO settle the question Of jastiss
between them, .a
For once, we think, the people OF ths
state, the members OF the Legislature.
and the clearinghouse keepers win
unitedly pray for short session. Tbs
latter must strike somewhere between
the high cost OF provisions and the low
rate of pay of the members, and We d
not see how the average can possibly
fail to be either too low for the pr0via-
ers or too high for the boarders.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-20

Marrow EscAPs.--Mr. T. J. Albro,
landlord OF the Walloomsac House, Ben.
nington Center met with an accident on
Wednesday of last week, which for a
time threatened to prove fatal. 1t seems
that at about O'Clock, P. NJ he took ii
into his head to ascend the tower of The
church, which Is undergoing repairs,
and note the advances that had been
made by the workmen. He had reached
the highest stair, when by misstep
Ut being slightly dark, he fell to the dis.
lance of twenty-six feet. When found
he was insensible, and remained so fol-
some hours. DR.. E. N. 8. Morgan was
called, and it was found that no bones
we're broken or dislocated, but that he
had received very severe Earring. He
is now quite i'll, but is pronounced by
his physician to be free from dangers
yesss~gto~ B&a~er.
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CoLoREp CosvRsrIos.-The nationa

CoLoRBp CosvBETIoS.-The national
convention of colored men, at Syracuse
N. Y, closed on the fourth day, Friday
Patriotic resolutions were adopted, one
of which declares that an attempt to re
construct the Union with slavery would
be "a Migrant violation of good faith by
the government, unjust TO the brave
men who have periled their lives in de-
Tense of the Union, and a thing to be re-
sisted by the whole moral power of the
civilized world" An address to the
people OF the United States was adopted,
and national league formed, OF which
J. NJ. Langston is president, The prom
inent men In the convention were DR..
John s. Rock, Rev. H. H. Garnet, Fred
erick Douglass, John L. Martin, and
John NJ. Lsugston. The proceedings
were generally sensible, and the speak
ing eloquent and impressive,
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MUSICAL COMMUNICATING Rutland
Herald This is the second day of the
Convention for improvement in the sci
ence of Music, under the direction OF
Prof b. T. Baker, of Boston, and con-
Quoted under the auspices of the West
ern Vermont Musical Association. This
delightful village has never seen q larger
or more earnest concourse OF "the Art
Divine, and the only regret to be seri-
ously felt by either village or visitors is
that the accommodations FOR such gath
erings are not more extensive than the
churches or the Village Hall can furnish.
Up to this evening the Convention has
met in the Hail. but 1t is proposed to re-
move to one of the churches, where the
really artistic and soul-stirring music
furnished by Prof Baker can be pro-
duced with better effect 81
Wallingford people are noted for their
hospitality, and possibly this reputation
has drawn together larger concourse
than usual, but everybody seems to be
well cared for, although there was q
fear expressed this morning that visit
ors and members Of the Convention
might find it difficult to be provided with
all the comforts necessary for four
days sojourn, and some person proposed
an adjournment to Brandon, for at least
one day, but the subject was finally laid
aside, although an earnest desire was
expressed by quite number of members
from Brandon and vicinity that Prof.
Baker would favor them with visit,
and make an appointment to hold an
other Convention this Eall This mat
ter will probably be discussed again,
and doubtless Prof. Baker can be pre-
vailed upon to superintend such Con-
vention. Thus far the practice has
been thorough, and with such con-
ductor, assisted by such a soloist as Mrs.
Little of Boston, and pianists of rare
skill and taste as Mr. Moo-e Of Burlino-
ton, and Miss Sarah Howard of Rutland.
why should not the improvement in
AhuciS 40 well as VIC SidoiDCublOuN III JuG
senses Of sight and hearing be complete,
If not intense Such collection of
feminine beauty and manly earnessness
can rarely be met with.
1t Is proposed to give Concert on
Thursday evening" although the grand
occasion will be on Friday night, when
Mrs. Little and other celebrated vocal
lists will furnish q treat that cannot fail
to delight the most fastidious in musi-
cal matters.
Already Prof. Baker has won for him
selfa reputation for skill andstaste both
as composer and instructor, but this
Convention will not be without its golden
advantages to him, as several pupils
from this vicinity have signifled their
intention to join the Musical Academy
in Boston, over which he has SO long
presided. ~
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The Walton's journal

The LEeIsLArURE.--Walton Journal
says: ~ BAN fea 81 q
Politically the session will undoubt-
eddy be harmonious. There is no DIM
Guilty to be apprehended in the organi-
zstion, except perhaps the embarrass-
ment of too many good candidates.
This, until now, has been likely to oc-
cur In respect to the clerkship OF the
House; but we learn that Messrs Clark
of Montpelier and Hinckley of Chelsea
decline to be candidates, and that the
remaining candidates are Mr.. Stewart Of
Derby and Mr. Flagg of Wilmington,
both Of whom are gentlemen of good
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"WBsr Wool CATHERINE" &c.
The democrats are probably satisfied by
this time of the falsity of their Oft re-
peated assertions that the soldiers are
for Mcclellan; if not, an incident which
happened at the HARDWOOD Hospital In
Washington, q few days ago, may help
them to right views OF the matter. On
the 9Th inst. las we learn from q mem
Der of the 59th Massachusetts regiment,
now at the hospital) one Of the Network
Democratic State Central Commit e
visited the hospital to fill out blanks for
the Mcclellan men to vote with. As he
entered the chapel he announced that he
did not wish any bus Mcclellan men to
wait, yhereupon all but one left There
are about four hundred New York sol
diers In the hospital r
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FROM THE SouTH.-We are indebted,
says the Boston Journal, to Col. George
A. Kensell, acting Chief of staff to Gen.
Butler for copy of the Richmond Sem
tinel of October 6. The Sentinel has a
sharp editorial on the grumbling OF the
Georgians, who charge the Confederate
Government with abandoning their
State. The Sentinel reminds the Geor-
gians that hitherto their State has al
most wholly escaped the ravages of war,
while Virginia has suffered terribly.
''The tracks of great armies are across
her bosom. Her beautiful valleys are
plundered and desolate. Her seacoast
Is all gene; her mountains and her riv-
ers are taken away. OF her broad ter
rltory she cannot exercise jurisdiction
over a half, Her capital city is besieged
by the greatest army of the enemy, I'M
der their highest General, and it's cap
ture is made the grand cndeavor of the
war. Our people are everywhere strait
ened by the presence, the passage or the
contiguity of great armies" In this
strain the Sentinel goes on to picture
the calamities inflicted on the Carolinas,
Alabama Mississippi Louisiana and
other Southern States, and then re-
/ marks:
"With these facts before us, it is with
equal pain and surprise that we read
the bitter murmurings, the angry CEN
b or ha .Ios,
which assail the common ear from some
of our w-citizens in Georgia. We
say some, for Ii is only by part of her
people that Georgia is thus put to dis
advantage. The great majority show a
fortitude, consideration, q cheerful de-
vOtion to the cause, such as are exhibit
ed by their brethren of the suffering
States. But from others there come the
ssmost unjust and uncharitable accusa-
lions and complainings, the most un-
manly repinings, and the most unrea-
eonaoie demands upon the Confederate
Authorltles at the expense of the sister
States. Some OF these men are in high
Office, and SO manifestly improper and
distracting Is their course, that il has
brought even upon Governor the in.
suit of dishon0rable propositions from
the enemy. Some of them are in edito
tlai chairs, and scruple not to publish
daily the most injurious representations
The people Of the sister states have q
right to expect better of Georgia" l7
The following paragraph from the 10
cal column of the Sentinel shows tina,
rebel authorities are sweeping the ne
groes into the army:
"At an early hour yesterday mornins
the colored population was taken bt
surprise by guards impressing them il
service to work on the foltifcations.-
Inc streets were relieved of larg'
number Of useless overgrown negroes
ana the city greatly benefited by the
operation. Why not keep the free ne
groes In the employ Of the govern
zen Hood has ordered all teamster,
p 70 oe returned to ne ,anmspds t tie,
plA ces e Be suppl ed by negroes.