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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-16
TeYmOnterS at Unreasonable.

Frank +. IIolbrook. the commissioner
Tor Vermont. has made a report to Gen.
Washburn OF Vermont prisoners. eXchan@-
ed and parolcd or dead. who have been
held I'm durance vile at AndcrSonvillc. Ga
The list is necessarily impertect-thc
names of some who are exchanged or pa
rolled. have since died, while many others
who were then at Annapolis have since
been iurlou@hed and are now among
friends.
The following, after enduring indiscrih-
able Sutfarin"S at AndcrsonviIlc. had ar
rived at Annapolis Dee. ,. sick:
Scrgt H. G. Stiles. Windsor. doing well
Asa Is. Mack. Cabot
Henry L. SAWYER. ST. .John>burv, -
S,r@t. ChaS Ross. Waterford
Corp Harrison w. Varney. st. J. (dead)
Charles :. George, Corinth
Foster G.. Stevens. St. Johnsbury
VIM. \. Doying. Brighton
John f.. Bcttcrs. Salem
Chaunccv f. Harrison. Greensboro
Saml. Mackcy, st. .Iohn>burv
Lucill> L. Sanborn. Coventry
Jonas G.. McCloud. Lyndon
Scrct. John Gavegan. Brighton
Horace f. Rowe Pcacham
james Ransom. st. .|ohnSbury.
The above is only Il partial list OF
those exchanged.
Eugene Alexander. St Adams. captur-
ed AUG. ,, 1868. at jackson. La, sent to
Morton. Miss. thence to Mobile. thence
to Atlanta. and thence to Belle Isle. and
last February sent to AnderSonville: eN-
changed at Savannah. While at Andcr-
sonyiIle was at work in grave ward and
furnishes list of 80 Vermont troops bur
ricd there from March to September |.
1861, giving the registered number of each
crave. and much information about pri~o-
ncrS at AnderSonvile He Is very well
and Jared better than others. being allow
cd full rationS
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-16
Our Terms for 1865.

notwithstanding the great disparity be-
tween the advance made last july IN the
price of lhi, paper and the enhanced price
of white paper, printing material, and
everything else that We have to buy, we
have decided to keep our terms where
they now are For the present, at least,
the price Of TIE CALEpoNIAN will be
$3.50 per year: or to those who pay IN
advance $500 We find that Mr.. Nor-
ccSter dtlinc- the word advance, s. to pay
beforehand" That i, the meaning we
wish understood when We say our paper
will be -. 90 in advance Single papers
will hereafter be five cents each
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-16

factory to the people. produe Ing. perhaps,
after one years trial. as decided a demand
tor It's repeal, as was presented for the re-
peal of the act of '63 establishing the ''Vt.
state university and associate colleges. -
In that case the voice of the "sovereign
people" was not unheeded in this case
their servants will moi dare disregard it,
although some military heroes may say
the people don't know and are not suit
able judges of what they need" Perhaps
the people need draft to help their pat
riotism, and they will be quite sure III
some localities to get it, under this law.
but we will hide our time and '.set
what we shall see Truly yours.
INSPECTOR.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-16
The Situation.

The military situation has not been 50
interesting for long time aS at this mo
ment The climax of Sherman'> great
movement Is nj hand. BY this time he
must be near the Atlantic coast. hut
whether he must first engage in a de>per-
ate struggle, and whether itS scene. if any
occurs, Is to he at Savannah. or the rail
road between that city and Charleston. or
the vicinity of Darien. Georgia. remains
TO he seen. The recent rebel intelligence
throws but little light on the matter, for
while it points Sherman's course toward
Savannah. the gentlemen who supply the
comments coincide in the belief that he l.
really aiming at Beaufort. The advicc>
brought by steamer from the latter place
are but little more definite. and are impor-
tant only from their statement that Eos
tcr'> forces still hold Pocotaligo bridge.
which cuts off all further reintorcemen;>
from the north. Every day now may
solve for lis the problem of, Sherman
achievements
In the army of the Potomac Il very I'M
portant movement has been commenced
Nearly Il week ago. Gen, Warren. will
three infantry divisions and Greg@'S cav
airy. broke camp and marched down tho
Weldon railroad Reaching the MOTTO
WAY river. twenty miles below Petersburg
he crossed on pontoon>. which ne pullc1
up behind him and continued 10 march
Except that the rebel papers have sine,
reported him ut .Iarrctt'>. thirty two mile
south of Petersburg. we know nothing fur
thcr about him. The rebels manifest TN
iivclic>t interest In this movement conic,'
turing that Warren has cone Ia Nnrtl
Carolina. to Weldon and toward the Soul
Side Railroad. No satisfactory cNplani
ton has Yet appeared in ioyal quarters
Ina the meantime. the Richmond paper
AMI other signs Indicate an impcndim:
movement on our II "it. in the nci"hhor
hood of Dutch Gap canal If any >nci
has been DELAYED hv the bad weather "
may bc sire that ii will he put in force lac
fore long. and that Il certain connection
between Grants and Shrrmam'> ar1nie
will appear i'll due season.
The situation around Nashville has no
changed materially the last week. Gen
Thomas has been strengthening his posi-
ton daily. and though Hoods invasion
too strong 10 he an object of ridicue q
neglect. it is confidently believed that i.
riou~ danger * past. and that the attemp
will prove another of Hoods bal mis-
take>-Bn>foH ,jourad. l:ih
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-16

Jason {. Nosburgh reports that Peter
Barton. EcrgcnneS. =. died III AIarch at
Salisbury, OF typhoid pneumonia, Patrick
Manion, 3, Rutland, June %. Anderson
vile, fever
John W. Jackson reports that Samuel
Whitlock, Ca>tieton. cavalry. died about
June lst on the road from Richmond TO
Ander-onville
Horace { Blinn, reports the following,
both of l.. cavalry. a. died al Anderson
Vile: Joseph A Brainard. St. Albans,
Sept. 8, from wound in breast. Frederick
H. Bliss. Colchester, Sept. }. deranged-
Sergt. ChaS. Ross reports Martin 5.
Sanborn, Danville, A, ii, died NOV. nj
Andersonville, and Henry Lackey, Barnet.
A, II, sent TO hospital and he suppose:
died there The following men he think:
were not transferred from the hospital al
AnderSonville, and thinks they We're sent
TO Florida Corp W. \. Aiken, Barnet
\, ii, sick OF diarrhea, Charles n Hale
Concord, \, IL, do. Warren Phillips
Waterford, a, IL, do, &c L. Fairchild
ST. Johnsbury, a, III, do, Prentice Bean
Cornwall. A, III, do.
Dewitt c. Falkenburg reports that En-
dill Martin, Weybridge, III. cav, and JOIN
Shea, Brighton, X, cav, Joined the ,,
Georgia cavalry They were both COOS
soldiers he states, and they entered the reb
J ell service Us Il, matter OF life or death
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From Grant ana Sherman.

The news from Gen Grant Is particu
larry interesting Gen Warren, with two
or three army corps, marched of south OF
Petersburg about two-thirtlS of the way
to Weldon, y. G.. DESTROYED some fifteen
miles Of railroad and returned with little
los. Some think this railroad destruction
will cal>" the evacuation of Petersburg.
The precise value or object is not appar-
ent The Dutch Gap canal is llst about
finished, and the newspaper correSpon
dents say when tn. head j. blown cut,
then will commence the havoc Of war.
The news from Gen. Sherman i not so
definite as we had hoped to receive hv this
time The very latest is that he was
within five miles of Savannah with his
army drawn up in line Of battle Gen.
Grant tecgraphS Stanton that it is doubt
full whether he attacks Savannah or makes
the coast southeast the city. The fullest
confidence iii his success Is anticipated
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-16
ALEXANDERS STATEMENT.

The manner of burying was in long
trenches about three feet deep, 100 bo-
dies being buried in each trench. \ pine
slab was laid across the trench directly
over each body and resting on the Shout
ders, one foot high on each side. the earth
being thrown over them.
The camp was established Feb. p,
1864. The number Of prisoners in July
was $4,000, being divided into 120 de-
tacliments of 27O each. and up to
the time he left lO,14 had been buried
there In August l21 died in one day
The men died from neglect. want of shell
ter and clothing and the small amount of
poorly cooked food allowed them. it not
being over one ration per day. The pris-
onerS were transferred from AnderSonville
about the lst of October-all who Were
able TO go-to scamp Lawton," near
Millcn. Ga. on the Augusta railroad, and
to Florence. S. C. The officers in charge
Of the prisoners at Andersonville were
most of them from Baltimore, Md, of the
. Plug Ugly' school.
The following is the list of Vermont
soldiers buried at Andersonyile:
Orange Seward. Highgate, Geo. W.
WhitehiII. Groton. Alba Wilson. STRAIT
ford, John O'Niel, Guiltord, Albert f.
Jurden,* Fairfax, Merrill W. Bently,
NIiddlebury, Thadeus r. Preston. Rut-
land, George Brown, Warren, Chas. f.
Freeman. Wolcott, Henry l.. Jones,
Woodstock, b. H. Bradle, David W.
Johnson, Stoekbridge, Franklin Caswell,
St. johnsbury, w Eastman, Franklin
Averlll, Mortified, Burchard Clough,
Norwich, John d. Clough, Newport, p.
Marion, Able I. Whitney, Tunbridge,
Henry Crow, Sheldon, Hermon w. Phelps,
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the most earnest manner. He implored
the court not TO discharge the prisoners
unon the remaining six indictments, but,
in fairness and Justice both to me couilSei
for tho nited States and for the private
prosecutors. the banks, to allow hearing.
lie contended that the prisoners could not
he discharged OH ) on this one particular
Indictment, and the court owed it to the
counsel to be heard on the Others Should
it be said in an English court of Justice
that the Judge having decided in favor of
the prisoners in one case. he Immediately
discharged them on six others? We re-
gret we cannot give Mr. Devlin's Tgu-
ment in full. but our space will not admit
of it,
The court declined to hear further. say
inc that if he had no right to arrest these
men on one charge. "a he held that he
had not. then he had no right to detain
them ON any Others These men had
been arrested on magistrates warrant.
upon his own and then on the motion of
the police. and now when his hOnOr'S owl
! jurisdiction was called in question. be-
| cause his warrants were null and void. he
saw that he had been mistaken, and it
was the duty of every British Judge on
finding that to rectity his errors. The
court therefore ordered that the prisoners
be Immediately discharged. and was pre-
pared to incur the responsibility of its own
act. Rcncwcd applause which was again
instantly chccked.)
In few moments the prisoners walk
through the court and were congratulated
by few of their acquaintance, and
when they emerged from the building a
/ few voices were raised in Il cheer The
prisoners were evidently elated. They
then separated at their enlargement
TIE CONSEQUENCE OF TIE RELEASE.
The Boston Journal closes a sensible ar
ticle in which the law of nations is clearly
defined, as follows: This is no time fol
vaporings or for threats. But we can as
sure our Canadian neighborS that the
nltel States government will tall short
of It's duty. in the estimation Of the peo-
pie. II IT does not at once put an ample
force upon the frontier to pursue and ar
rest raiders. giving explicit orders that ne
boundary line shall stop pursuit. If the
rebels are to be allowed to establish a new
base Of hostile operations in Canada, ii Is
an act of war. and the country must sui
fer the consequences. We have right
to strike at the enemy'S base wherever ii
Is located. and to defend ourselves bv car
rying war to the treSideS of those bv
whom hostile operations are aided and
abetted.'
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-16
ISaie postponed 10 Saturday, Dec. ~ =.
- / o & N 4 y ID
PER SONAI. ROPERTY.
AT AUCTION

The subscriber will sell at Auction,
ON SATI RDAG. DEC. ri. lS6I
Commencing al o'clock 4 N At his farm
in Sutton three miles north of the Village, thS
following described property:
4-yeaTs old Mare. well broke. l o-vsars old
Colt. Cows, yoke of extra 2-vears old Steers
- Young Sheep. l Shoat. l buggy Wagon.
lumber Wagon. iron bound OK Cart. I Sleigh
) Sieus, Harnesses. | good moving Machine
can be used as well with oxen as with horses.
horse Rake. 3 Plows, , Harrows a lot of Yokes
Chains and all other farming Tools used about
Farm.
Also, p tons Iiav, a lot Straw. 60 bush. Oats
30 bush Rarlev. 20 bush India Wheat 10 hush
Wheat. 81 bush Illinois Potatoes, 80 bush. Eng
fsh white Potatoes, - bush. Rutabaga Turnips
p cords dry stove Wond
Also The hnus, hold Furniture, consisting Of
Stoves and Pipe. Bureaus Bedstcads. Tables
Chairs, Kettles, Tubs Boxes. and great many
other things too numerous 10 mention Sale
POSITIVE, as the owner i going west
Tcrlas made known al time Of Sale.
ALLEN A RUSSELL.
Sutton, Dec. 10. wls
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-16
Reported Tor the Caledonia
Caledonia County Court.
INSPECTOR.
DECEMBER TERN. 1864.

DECEMBER IERM. loOf.
Hon. LUKE p. POLAND, Chief Justice.
Hon. HON: A MS B. PAl hH1n0s Judges
No. 40 George b. Walker and wife
vs.. Charles \. Whipple. Ejectment for
lot No. 60 in the town of Newark. Tried
by jury and verdict for pl'tfs for possession
of the premises and damages Sl19. Viii
lard and Bartlett for pl'tfs. Cahoons and
Rediield for deft
No. to. William X. Locklin vs.. Nj.
Mansfield. AssumpSit for balance of S2O
claimed to be due on a contract for hops.
Vervict for def't Bartlett 4 Thatcher toI
DIFF. Cahoons and Redfeld for det't.
No. y. Charles G. Newell VS.. Smith
Harvey Electment. Verdict for def
by order of court Bartlett 4 Thachel
for pl'f. Cahoons for det't.
No. II. Marcellus Colby vs.. G.. b.
Walker Trespass for 3 cows, , calve,
and colts taken by detendent as an officer
on j. CoIby's debt. Verdict for pl'tf tol
So. being the cattle Ross and Redfielo
for pl'f. Cahoons and Bartlett for def't.
State vs.. Frederick Gardner. Indict
mcnt for burning the barns on the tow
farm in Hardwick. in August, 1868, re-
Spondent at the time being a pauper. The
case was tried last June and jury did no
agree. Ross and Burke for state, G.. W
Cahoon and Bartlett for respondent.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-16
WOrds Fifty Spoken by Mr.. Se,ra,,d

Some time since Lord WharncIitf in.
formed Minister Adams that the Liver
pool bazaar had raised about fI7Oo and
asked permission for an accredited agent
to visit the military prisons in the north
ern states, and distribute this money
among their rebel inmates. He di>claim-
ed all idea of any political aid. or any
imputatlon as to tine improper treatment
'ot the confederate prisoners. and based
his request upon grounds of humanity.
Mr. Adams replied that the government
had no delight In individual suffering. and
sad he should greatly rejoice if the effects
OF such sympathy could be extended TO
the mlmstering TO their mental ailments
as well as their bodily sutferings. thus
contributing to put an end TO a struggle
which otherwise is too likely to be only
procrastinated by English sympathizers.
Secretary Seward replied to Lord
Wharnclitf's application. received through
MIR. Adams, under date of December ).
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IN BRIEF.

Mrs. Gen. Grant has gone TO the front
Kansas gave Lincoln $50 majority
Only Ten hours bv rail between Wash
ington and New York.
The Ohio dogs have killed Sl46, 600
worth of sheep the past wear The dogs
are not 10 blame. but their owners are,
They should cure them the German way
take their heads off.
Gen Banks Is detained at Washington
vet
Teachers are wanted for the free schools
in West Virginia Disabled soldiers and
soldiers wives preferred Wages from
so 10 $40 per month.
\ little boy died in Baltimore from
swallowing Il cent.
An effort will he made in the y Y
legislature for leave 10 tunnel Broadway
for street railway. Il Ia London.
The MaSon> are doing a good thing In
New York They have established de-
pot for selling flour fuel. etc. TO the poor
III cost.
\ Christmas dinner of turkey for Sher-
mans army l. talked oi.
Elizabeth Washington. Il greai-grand
niece OF The immortal Washington. dieI
AT Washington recently. in her ninety
second wear.
The y. \. Tlljuae'< Washington cor
RESPONDENT >;ir> the nomination OF JOIN
" Forner for a position IN The cabinet
i generally approved hv congressman
No household i perfect without a lrabv
The l;'l,y repay> all lis cost in smiles that
hcgullc the c:lre-worn and weary
Pd,u,t-What does c-h-a-i-r spell
GRAN g,ri-Don't know What DO vor
sometimes Ill on Don't want 20 tell
limt Won mu>t- sci on IIenrv'> kne,
once. hut I'll never do ii again.
Rev J. f. Rankin. kate of Lowell. wa.
installed on the evening of December Isl
a. pastor of the Winthrop Church il
Charl,>iown.
/ When Bill Anderson. The famous guer
rIila- WAS killed. he WAS riding upon on
men, the birdie in his teeth and "A revolver
IN each hand \ well directed bullet en-
tered hl> left temple. he reeled I'm his sad
die and fell dcad-the bride still clingine
10 hi teeth
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-16
THE LATE NEUS.
More Trouble BreWiHg.

Reliable information has been received
that large number OF evil disposed per
SONS. consisting OF rebel >vmpathizcr>. ~
cc>>ioni.t>. marauler> and other outlaws.
who have collected III Canada with the
View 10 enter the commercial cities of the
North, and particularly those OH the Can
| adian frontier. with the o>tenSible purpose
of seeking employment. but who art
really intent upon the destruction of life
and property. will shortly arrive in the
| nited States. I'LL officers of this bureau
are instructed TO place all persons suspect
ed to he OF this class under strict Surveil-
lance. and 10 arrest such as evidently be-
long 10 If Provost marShalS will confer
with the municipal authorities. with the
view OF preventing the mischief contem-
plated. and will aid the civil am.l.eritie-
IN discovering these persons and causing
their arrest. JAMES b. FEY,
Provost Marshal General.
Accompanying this Gen MeigS issues
an order respecting the employment OF
strangers. about railroad or other dcpots.
on steamboats,, etc. The plots by which
some months since many steamboats, on
the western rivers were fired and DESTROY
ed by rebel agents. have now been extend
ell with the intent TO attempt the deStruc-
ton by fire OF military stores, shipping.
manufactures and public and private
property at various points throughout the
loyal states.
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For the CaladCnian
The October Session, 1864.

Mr.. T,plToR.-Thc session of the leci,-
lature just closed. the doings of which |
have given You occasional lettings, was
truly a very industrious one. a> out of the
multiplicity of bills offered, amounting to
some three hundred, about one hundred
We're enacted into laws. the Importance and
wisdom of which, time alone will deter
mine. We propose to notice very briefly
some of the more important puJLc met
sutS, and some that concern more partictl-
larry Individuals
The act to organize the militia some
regard as the most important measure OF
the session Truly il would have been
had it organized the whole instead of
onc-fourth part. A. it is ii seems like an
entire HJoltloH. being neither what it,
original friends wished. nor what the peo-
pie demanded Had the act passed for
organizing and arnin@ the entire militia.
it would have shown to our sister states
and to the government. our faith in arms.
and III the people. also our strong and set
tied purpose TO defend the state ourselves.
against both foreign ami domestic foes
and if need be, to meet the enemy in the
last ditch " with the last man.
The result OF this scheme of arming
cvelv fourth man Liable to do military du-
tv and organizing them into twelve rcgi-
ments Of J0O men each, will be to scatter
them over the length and breadth of the
state 30 widely. that there cannot be found
| in all the 9 Mon armies a drum LARGE
enough nor a fife -lril enough to call
them together. But if by any means they
can be assembled, it will take the men a
long distance from home. from two to five
days a wear on duty at q dollar day.
which every one allows will scarcely fur
niSh Il man with = bareback and pork. !"
whereas the men would almost invariably
prefer to do their drilling at home for
nothing, than to 90 away any distance for
this compensation. The plan is entirely
IN and for the interest of the large towns
and villages, where If will have tendency
to centralizc the whole matter. without a
due regard to the convenience or interest
of the smaller towns. and the natural and
lmlnutiblc effect under the unequcl bur-
denS imposed by the act, will be to create
jealousy and dissatisfaction. all this. sure
ly, without reference to the expense at
tending the scheme. which is estimated at
the Very modest sum. for an experiment,
OF SoOo.0Oo. the same estimate the OPP
PoSefS OF the measures always made. while
1t Is twice as large as the friends of the bill
when under discussion would admit if to
be. This expense is entirely dispropor-
tionate in the minds of the people, to the
advantage to be derived from this partial
organization, especially since the sudden
collapse and magical disappearance of that
10000 organized de>peradoes ready to
march and lay waste to our doomed state,
which we infer only existed in magma
ton, as we have heard nothing from them
since the military law was on paper
these are some of the reasons why we
think the law organizing a part of the
militia will prove impractical and unsatis-
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in very pithy letter, saying that the
North has ample means to take care OF If
prisoners, as we'll rs meet all other de-
mands upon them The secretary says:
The American people will be likely TO
reflect that the sum thus inSidiouSlv ten
dered in the name of humanity constitutes
no large portion of the profits which It's
contributors may he justly supposed to
have derived from the insurgents by eN-
changing with them arms and munitions
of war for the coveted productions OF I'M
moral and enervaiing slave labor. Nor
will any portion of the American people
he disposed to regard the sum thus oSten-
taiiouSlv Offered for the relief OF the cap
tured insurgents rs a generous equivalent
! for the devastation and dissolution winch
a civil war. promoted and protracted 10y
British subjects, have spread throughout
the states which before were emlnently
prosperous and happy Finally. IN view
of this last officiouS Intervention in our
domestic affairs, the American people can
hardly fail 10 recall the warning of the
father of our country against two great
and intimated connected public dangers
namely: sectional faction and foreign
intrigue do not think the insurgents
have become debased, although they have
sadly wandered from the ways of loyalty
and patriotism. think. in common with
all our countrymen, that they will rejoice
in being saved by their considerable and
loyal government from the grave insult
which Lord Wharncliff and his associates.
i'm their zeal for the overthrow of tn,
United States, have prepared for the VIC
tins OF this unnatural and hopeless re-
bellion.