Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-01-07

that the Legislature of our State after
what seemed 10 them due elaboration.
refused to give the seven dollars per
month TO those of our soldiers who
may be in the Invalid Corps, This
action presents strange contrast to the
uniform liberality which has marked
Vermont in her relation to those of her
citizens who have entered the service of
their country, Men who an ell, strong,
able to endure the hardships of the field,
and who expect at the termination of the
war to return to their usual avocations
with the same ability to earn liyeli-
hood, receive an additional compensation
from the State, while those who are en-
leebled by disease, or disabled by wounds
so that field service is impossible TO them
and their future prospects are per-
haps blighted, are denied the ia
vor. True liberality and honorable
dealing would seem to recommend that
instead of cutting off this slender sti-
pend given by the State, an additional
sum should be offered to those who have
by their services rendered, untitled them
selves for war.
Has the State the right 70 thus aunul
contract voluntarily entered into
Those members of the old regiments
the truly veteran egiments-enlisted for
three years with the promise or expecta-
ton of receiving thirteen dollars per
month from the Government and seven
dollars per month from the State as COM
pensation, in part, for their patriotic
services. They are to be held to their
part of the agreement-the three years
service-why should not the State be
held responsible that their portion of the
agreement be fulfilled? How can the
State honorably repudiate the obi
CATION
hope this action will be construed as
referring only to those who may enlist in
the Invalid Corps, and not to those
transferred to the easier service from
inability to do more. Even this would
SAVIOR of littlenesS, but should be most
happy TO be informed that such was
the case If however, the State pay is
denied IN toto to members of the Invalid
Corps, it is not only derogatory to the
honor and patriotism of every Vermont
er, but presents case which should be
adjudicated by our Courts of Justice.
A.F.W.
Fort Stevens, D. c., Dec, 81, 1863
THE NEW NATIONAL CURREHCY.-The
following brief description is given of
the new notes which are now nearly
ready to be issued by the national banks
of the country:
The plan of the notes is novel, and
singularly beautiful The prominent
heads and figures which distinguish so
many of the bank bills now in use are
entirely omitted from these notes the
figures denoting value are small and
the borders are neatly and carefully en-
grayed with combinations and wreaths.
The ordinary distinction between the
face and back of bank notes has in
this case been so nearly destroyed that
the designations diverse and reverse
have taken the place of those terms in
the nomenclature adopted by the depart
ment. The idea underlying the system
upon which will he carried through the
series of So, $40, $40, $50, 500, $500 and
$1,000, is that of representing in the Wig
nettes on the face of the notes the lead
inc events in the history of our coun-
try, with corresponding allegorical pieces
of pleasing effect, and generally OF pat
riotic suggestion Covering nearly half
the space on the back of the notes there
are engrayings Of celebrated pictures,
illustrative of American history, from
The Landing of Columbus, which dec
CRATES the five dollar note, to the events
of the revolution, while The Battle OF
Lake Erie is one of the vignettes of the
one hundred dollar denomination. 1t
may be- inferred, but it is by no means
certain that the illustrations on the five
hundred dollar and the thousand dollar
notes, which it is understood are not yet
in the hands of the engrayer, unless in
the department at Washington, are to
commemorate the progress and collapse
of the rebellion"
BORDER STATE TALK CONCERNING THE
WAR.--At great meeting of the Wash
ineton Union League, on Wednesday
evening, there were addresses by Hons
Lucien Anderson and g. c. Smith, mem
berS of the Federal Congress from the