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ST. ALBANS.
UNION NATIONAL CONVENTION.

The undersigned. who, by original appoint
mont. or subsequent designation to till vacancies
constitute the Executive Committee created by
the National Convention held at Chicago Oh the
10th day of May. 1860. do hereby call upon all
qualified voters who desire the unconditional
maintenance Of the Union. the supremacy of the
Constitution, and the complete suppression of
the existing rebellion. with the cause thereof, by
vigorous war. and all apt and efficient means to
send delegates TO convention to assemble at
BALTIMORE. on TUESDAY THE SEVENTH
DAY OF JUNE. 1864, at " o'clock noon.
for the purpose Of presenting candidates FOR
the Offices Of President and Vice President OF
the United States. Each State having n repre-
scntation In Congress will be entitled to ~ man,
delegates as shau he equal to twice the num-
her Of electors TO which such state Is entitled in
thc Electoral College uf the United states
EDWIN y. MORGAN, New York. Chairman
CHARLES J.. GILMAN, Maine.
L. BRAINEliD, Vermont.
J. H. GOODRICH. Massachusetts,.
THOMAS q. TURNER Rhode Island.
GIDEON WELLS, Connecticut.
And is others
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MIR. EDMUNDS' CARD.
BURLINGTON, May %, 1864
1f lhe Irnae..

BURLINGTON, May %, 1864.
Editor IF The Times:
As my name has been mentioned in
your paper, in connection with the
Congressional election in this district.
and as the nominating convention Is
soon to meet, l think it due to the
people of the district, as wei as to my
self, that / should, III the same man
nor in which your friendly partiahty
has brought me before the public. de
cline 10 be considered n candidate for
the honorable and responsible position
referred to. Without tlisclaiming that
Just degree Of ambition which is gen
orally incident to the active perio,l %
life. | can truly say that the positions
of public trust which have heretofore
occupied, have been unsought and
have been bestowed by the general ae-
quicscence of people of whose favor
and confidence any man might well be
proud.
With the recollection Of such honor
and of such confidence, / cannot now
bring myself to consent to be the sub
ject Of a political contest, in which the
great principles and ends for which the
loyal statesmen and soldiers Of the ma.
ton are contending, are the same on
both sides | have had my humble
share, and have striyen to perform ny
small part, il the momentous eyentsof
the time, with the single purpose to
save the government which our fathers
erected, from tine hands of the wicked
men who would destroy it; and 10 IT,.
/ end / have luborcd, with zeal and sin
Iccrity, TO produce a solid unity Of ac-
tion IN the sacred cause, among patn-
otto men of all parties / desire tLlt
/ tins concord shall not run the risk Of
distraction or disturbance, even in form
of appearance, through any instrllmen-
tally of mine To the many gentle
men whose generous friendship has
suggested to them that am deserving
of such honor, / offer my most sincere
thanks and gratitude. l shall count
their good opinion among the most
valued of my possessions, and shall
hope and try ut all times to deseryet
Very truly yours,
GEO. L. EDMUNDS.
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Under instruction from this Depart
ment to Col Schrivcr commanding at
Fredericksburg, and its vicinity, nine
persons are i'll custody who are sus-
pccted 60 have been engaged with
Mayor Slaughter. The Mayor had
made his escape before Intelligence of
the outrage reached fredericksburg,
and the sick and wounded who could
not be transported over land will be
brought here on water transports,
Dispatches from Gen. Sherman,
dated at Kingston, 10 O'clock last night,
say that during the day he had pushed
a column beyond that place in pursuit
of Johnston as far as Cassville and
there was skirmishing in the latter part
of the day with Hardee's corps The
cars were expected to reach Kingston
to-day A hard fight for Atlanta is
looked for.
No reports have been received from
Maj. Gen. Butler to-day
Maj. Gen. Hunter has been placed
in command of the Department of West
Virginia, including the Shenandoah
Valley.
The latest dates from Gen Candy
were at Vicksburg. The Red river was
reported to be blockaded 10y the shor,
batteries of the enemy at ditferen
points, but measures had been talSei
/ by him which were believed to he AIDE
quate for clearing the river of all sucl
distractions, and enable him to rcacl
Alexandria, where he viii take com
mand of the army.
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HEADQUARTERs ARMY PoToMAo, }
Nav 20-5 p. m.


The action of last night proves to
have been brilliant success, more i'm
portant than at first supposed.
Ewell's entire corps attacked our eX-
treme right which lay back on the
Fredericksburg turnpike and was COM
posed of heavy artillery regiments and
two regiments Of artillery reserve, all
lately armed with muskets.
Unaided they ~ elled the rebel as
sault. Troops were hurried TO their
support, but only helped to gather the
victory.
Our loss is over 100, an unusually
large proportion of which are but
slightly wounded. The loss falls prin-
cipally upon the LIST Massachusetts
heavy artillery and LIST Maine heavy
artillery.
The enemy suffered much more
largely. We have 600 prisoners, and
have buried Col Boyd, 45th Carolina
on the field
The enemy intended to pierce om
communications, but signally failed, al
though Lee personally exhorted his
men when on the point of attacking.
Gen. Meade has issued cOmphmen-
tary order addressed to the troops en-
gagged, telling them they will hereafter
be relied upon equally with the yeter-
an divisions Of the I'd, 9TH and 6tl
corps.
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Tn VMoR or VERMONT Ps.-The
indomitable bravery and GOODNESS Of
the Vermont troops has been as sig
nally displayed during the late bloody
battles, rs it was at Gettysburg and
in many other fierce conflicts Of the
war. The following reference to il II
n letter OF Carlton to the Boston Jour
nal, giving an account Of last Tues
days fight, tells the story;
just before sunset Wright and
Burnside attacked the enemy with
great fury, Wright carried their rife
pits. The Second Vermont held one
against all the efforts of the rebels TO
retake it. They said they would hola
it for six months-only give them
plenty of ammunition and rations
Gen. Wright at s o'clock, went 70
headquarters and reported Their gal,
lanly, asking for instructions whether
they should hold it. "Pile in the men
and hold it at all hazards, was
Grants reply.
Gen. Wright went back to execute
the order; but found that some suDol'
dinate officer had ordered them baeS
for fear they would be cut of. Giofl
GUS sons of n glorious State! lheh
honor is untarnished. Their lauren
can never fadel
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typical of our national emblem. which
despite the nefarious attempts of vile
traitors TO degrade and rcnd it, will
yet float over an undivided and happy
country
The reasons of the Caiclonmn were
decreed valid and the old name thus
far remains unchanged
The old favorite steamer the Noun
tain Maid, of which Capt. Fogg was
commander, will also bo soon mt worl,
on that beautiful lake.
Lake Memphrcmagog promises to be
a place of popular resort, and it will be
more largely frequented this summer
than ever, we presume as the railroad
reaches Newport, and Pendar d Buck
new and splendid hotel there Will bC
finished early in July.
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DISTRICT CONVENTION.

\ Mass Convention of the Frocmon of the Third
Congressional District Of Vermont without dis
tnction Of party, will I've held at Hydepark on
Thursday, the "a day OF June, 1861, at 10 O'Clock
said District. to be supported at the ensuing
election; also, to appoint District Delegates to
the National Convention, to he held at Baltimore
on the 18th day of juno, 1864. to nominate a can
didato for President and Vice President Of the
United States, to he supported at the ensuing
election. All who are in favor Of sustaining tho
Government in its efforts 20 suppress the rel q
lion, and to maintain the Onion in IT, integrity
are cordially invited to attend.
WM. HARMON,
W. c. SMITH
o. g. WHEELER, District
=. NJ pENNoCK. Committee.
JONI r. SAHtLE,
s. \. GIKEE.
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WAR NEWS.
The Battles in Virginia.


We present to our readers II con-
dcnscd report of the various move
mcnts in which our armies have been
engaged--continuingi in brief manner
the report from the last number of the
TRANscppr. Events have multiplied so
rapidly that an cpitome Of them can
only be given at present The earliest
and most reliable intelligence is CON
tanned in dispatches from Secretary
Stanton to Gen. Dix, and We prefer to
republish these because Of their official
source md probable authenticity.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Washington, May 10 p IN.
To JfB. Gen. Dir.
Dispatches from Con, Butler just
received report the success of his
expedition under Gen, kautz to cut
the Danvillc road and destroy the
iron bridge across the Appomattox.
On Monday morning the enemy III
force, under cover of thick fog, made
IN attack on Gen. Smiths line and
forced it back in some confusion and
considerable loss
But as soon as the fog lifted Gen
Smith re-established his lines, and the
enemy was driven back TO his origina
lines. At the same time the enem,
made an attack from Petersburg on
Gen. Buffers force guarding the rear
but were handsomely repulsed. The
troops having been on incessant duty
for five days three of which were III {
rain storm, Gen Butler retired leisure
~ within his own lines
We hold the railroad between Pc
tersburg and Richmond. Prisoners
say that Bragg and Davis were presen
on the field
Dispatches from Gen, Sigel receiye(
this evening, report that on Sunday he
fought the forces of Echols and limbo
den under Breckenridge at Newmarket
that the enemy forces were superior
in number and that he gradually with
drew from the battle field and re
crossed the Shenandoah, having lost
pieces of artillery, about 600 killed anC
wounded and 80 prisoners, but bring
e ing all his train and all the woundc,
that could be transported from thu
field. He states that III consequence
of his long line and he trains that ha,
to be guarded, he could not bnn!
more than six regiments into the figh
besides the artillery and cavalry.
That the enemy had about 1000 III
3 fantry, besides other arms that his re
trogade movement to Strasburgh wa
effected in perfect order, without an
loss of material or men, He gives III
, list of casualties. but Lieut. CO.. Lin
coin of the 34th Massachusetts, is re
. ported to be wounded and captured
No report of any operations by th
army of the Potomac have been re
ceived.
A dispatch from Sherman report
5 his advance upon Johnson rs progress
ing to his satisfaction. His supple
/, are abundant, and our animals are in
proving on the grass and grain tieldi
which now afford good pasture.
i. NJ. STANTON.
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Secretary Stanton. In the affair OF
the 10th, his fosces suffered quite Sc
verelv. He was considerably ontnum-
bered by the rebels, which proves that
his force is not so large rs hitherto
supposed He is acting upon the de-
fensivc, and with the aid of the gun
boats and his intronchments appears
to be confident of holding ms position.
We confess, however, to some sollci-
tude lest Lee should send Il force to
Richmond large enough to overwhelm
him.
WAR DEr tNrMENr'
Washington, May % J
To Hy. GEN. DIRE
Dispatches from Maj Gen. Candy,
dated Mt mouth of Red river ut mid
midnight on the 10Th, state that the
Admiral had just arrived The re-
mainder of the gunbDais Will arrive tc
night Gen Banks will probably rtach
Semmesport on the Archipelago to-mor-
row.
4 dispatch from Admiral Porter
dated on bonrl the fuasbip Blacb
Hawk, mouth Of Rcd river, May 10th
states that the position of the squad
ron above the falls ut Alexandria hay,
been released from their unpleasant
position. owing to the indetatigabl'
excrtions of Lieut. Col. Bailey, acting
Engineer of the 18th Army Corps
who proposed and brilt tree dam o
600 feet across the river at the lowe
falls. which enabled all the vessels t,
pass in safety the back water of th
Mississippi. reaching to Alexandria
and allowed them to pass over all tn
shoals and the distractions plante,
by the enemy, to point of safety
Lieut. Col Bailey will he immediatel
nominated for promotion for distin
guisheA and meIltorious service
An official report from Cairo, date,
May 22d, states that tile army an,
gmboats were all safe at the mouth G
Red river and Semmesp6rt.
Mai. Gen. sherman, by dispatcl
dated $50 p NJ last night, report
that he would be ready 10y this morn
ing TO resume his operations. Betmnel
veteran regiments, he says, have NOR
than replaced all losses and dctach
mcnts.
We have no official reports since m
last telegram from Gen. Grant or Ger
Butler
Official reports of this department
show that within eight days after tn
great battle at Spottsylyania Com
House, many thousand veteran troop
have been forwarded to Gen Grant
The whole army has been amply sup
piled with full rations Of subsistence
Upwards of 10000 sick and wound
ed have been transported from tn
fields of battle to the Washington hos
pitfalls and placed under surgical care
Over s, 0O0prisoners have been trans
ported from the field to prison dopoti
and large amounts of artillery am
other implements of an active can
paign brought away. Several thor
sand fresh cavalry horses have bee
/. forwarded to the army, and the gran
army of the Potomac is now fully q
strong in numbers and better equippe,
supplied and furnished than when tn
campaign opened Several thousan
, roinforcomonts have also been forwarc
ed to other armies III the field, an
Z ample supplies to all.
During the same time over thirt
thousand volunteers for hundred day
p have been mustered into the servic
+ clothed, armed and equipped and tran
ported to their respective positions.
This statement is due to the chic
Of the army staff and bureau and the
respective corps to whom the cred
belongs.
I-rAN~TN- NJ CIR NrrVnN~
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EDWIN VI. STANTON.
Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WAsmNGToN, ;
Nav 90 z NJ. l

May 25-J L. NJ.
70 .Hqi GEN. Dir.
The latest date from Gen. Grant $
headquarters received by this depart
ment il dated at Mt CARMEL church,
one p. NJ yesterday. The dispatch
soys everything is going on we'll
Warren has 400 prisoners, Hancock
some 300, and Wright has picked up
some. The whole number, resulting
from Yesterdays operations, viii not
fall short of a thousand. Wmren's
loss is not over 800, kill and wounded.
The prisoners captured are, in great
part North Carolinians, are much dis
organized and say Lee has deceived
them. The pursuit is delayed by the
great fatigue of the men, Still Han
cock and warren viii reach South An
ma by nightfall
Gen. Butler in dispatch dated al
headquarters in the field, 7 II O'Clock
this morning, reports that Mai Gen
Fitz Hugh Lee, lately promoted, made
with cavalry, infantry and artillery, m
attack upon my post at Wilson'S
wharf, north side of James river below
Fort Powhatan, gaIIisoned by two
regiments, all negro troops, Gen
Wild commanding, and was handsome.
ly repulsed Before the attack lie,
sent flag of truce stating he had
force enough to take the place, de
manding Its surrender and in that case
the gerrison should be turned to the
authorities at Richmond rs prisoners
of war, but if this proposition was re-
jected he would not be answerable fol
consequences when he took the place
Gen Wild replied, we will try that
Reinforcements We're MT once sent but
the fight was over before their arrival
No other reports of military operation
have been received by the department
since my telegram of $50 last evening
EDWIN Nj. STANTON
Sec'y of War.
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Hsiy" The District Convention in the
First Congressional District, which met
in Rutland on Wednesday last, May
25th, re-nominated tho Hon. L. j..
Woodbridge for member of Congress,
and appointed Hon Edwin Hammond,
of Middlebury, and Hon. A. b. Gard
.ner, of Bennington, as District dele
gates to the National Convention at
Baltimore; and Messrs Bella Howe, OF
Shoreham, and Henry c. Dwight, OF
Washington county, as alternate.
The District Convention in the Sec
ond Congressional District will be hel(
on Tuesday, May 3lst, Mt White River
Junction. 1t is superfiuous, perhaps
to remind our readers that the Districr
Convention III this, the Third Congress
sional District, Will be held on Thurs
day next at Hydepark The oficia
notification stands at the head of tn,
editorial column, to which we invite at
tention. The people are cordial,
urged to attend, to so early and to sta,
until the business is thoroughly at
tended to-
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WV DEpARTNlENT.

Washington, May l9-10.15 p. IN.
10 mi. Gen. DIR:
Reports from Gen. Sherman com
mand dated at Kingston Ga, p m. to-
day announce that Sherman reached
Kingston and encanped last night.
This morning he advanced upon the
enemy who again rotreated. The dis
patch states that while it was being
written, Hooker and Towards guns
were hammering at Johnston, and the
two armies were in plain sight of each
other, two miles cast of Kingston.
Davis division Of the 18th corps is in
possession of Rome Gen Sherman
reports the weather fine, roads good
and the country more open and less
mountainous. j.. NJ STANTON,
Secretary of War
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EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
MaY 22-10 Z. NJ.

May % -1OP NJ (
To Mqj. GEN Die:
On Friday evening Grant commenced
movement for the purpose of COM
pelling Lee to abandon his position at
Spottsylvania, the details of which,
for obvious reasons, should not be
made public. 1t has thus far pro-
crossed successfully Longstreet's corps
started south at IL o'clock Friday
night, an hour and half after Han
cock moved. Ewell's corps followed
Longstreet last night The indications
are that the rebel army has fallen
back beyond the North Anna. Hoke's
brigade has joined Lee. The move
ments of Gen. Grant has thus far
been accomplished without any severe
engagement or serious interruption.
We now occupy Guiney's Station,
Milford Station and south of Malta
pony on that line.
A dispatch received this morning
from Gen. Candy dated May 14th, at
the mouth of Red river, says: We
have rumors to-day from rebel sources
that the gunboats, except two, sue
ceeded in getting over the falls at Alex
andria, on the day mentioned in Gen.
Banks dispatch.
No dispatches have been received
to-day from Gen. Butler.
Dispatches from Kingston, Ga, stat,
that Gen Sherman's forces are resting
and replenishing their supplies.
EDWIN Nj. STANTON,
Secretary of War
From Buffers command we hay,
4
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Bs5- A new and beautiful little
steamer has been plying on Lake Mem
phremagog since the first of May. 1t
was proposed to change her name from
Stars and Stripes" to "Passumpsic;"
but the CaledoniaR objected for the fol-
lowing reasons:
I've already have Rassumpsic River,
Passumpsic Railroad, Passumpsi c
Bank, Passumpsic Village, Passumpsic
House, Passumpsic Mills, Passumpsic
Soap Mandatory, and host of lesser
institutions and localities named Pas
sumpsic. No, rather let her be known
by the name of the "Stars and Stripes,
and as she floats on the bosom of the
lake regardless Of wind and rain, --ol
fog and lowering clouds-she will b'
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PHILADELPHIA, MAY Is.

HILAUtIFfIIAi NIdY 20.
The Bulletin has the following spe-
cial dispatch;
WASHINGTON, May %.
The Republican extra contains the
following;
1T gives pleasure to be able to an
nounce that intelligence has reached
this city that Lee, after falling back
from the North Anna, commenced a
hasty retreat and had reached a point
beyond South Anna river, pursued
with great vigor by Grant, Grant is
in the saddle all the time, directing
general movements in person Grant
Is evidently embarrassing Lee, and I'M
less Lee stops to fight to-day we shau
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Washington, May 20-6.30 p. m.

Washington, May 20-6.30 p. m.
This afternoon we have dispatches
dated at half-past eight this morning
from Gen. Grant Last evening an eff
fort was made by Ewells corps to turn
our right. They were promptly re-
pulsed by Birney's and Tyler's divi-
sions and some of Warren's troops that
were on the extreme right About 800
prisoners fell into our hands, besides
many killed and wounded. Our loss
foots up little over 500 wounded, and
$50 killed and missing. Gen. Grant
says that probably our killed and miss
ing are oyerstated.
Over $4,000 veteran reinforcements
have been forwarded to Gen. Grant.
The condition of the army and his con-
templated operations are entirely sat
isfactory The army is album dainty
supplied.
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BeSf- The Woodstock Standard speaAs,
in the following just terms In resa ma
to the Sanitary Commission and ''
Christian Commission
mo institutions have ever done 50
much to alleviate the pam of sick anu
wounded soldiers as these two Com
missions. Though each has its Piu,
scribed sphere of duty, yet there + ~ ~
competition between them but eaeh .
auxiliary to the other and both are on, S
gagged IN works Of beneyolenee an'
mercy, administered in the most sss
tematic and effective manner and MAJ ~.
aged with great self-saeiifce by then
officials, delegates and agents an ~
with all the economy the nature OF ~
great an enterprise will permit
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Bsa5a Mr. Phineas Nash, whose death
Will be observed under the mortuary
head, was an industrious and honest
man and highly respected. His funer
al was attended on the 18th inst.-tho
Rev. John b. Perry, of Swanton, oflici-
ating.
Mr. Nash was native of Shelburn,
Vt, where he was born March 5, 1900.
lie settled first in Burlington, where he
was married in 1926, and removed
thence to st. Adams.
He was bred q blacksmith but turned
his attention to the ironing of wagons
and carriages, in which he was deemed
workman of great skill. He leaves a
large family and circle of friends to de
plore his death.
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Bay On the 10Th inst, Il draft was
made at Burlington on the towns re-
ported deficient in Franklin County
and with the following result;
BaierSfeid-- VIM. A. Giddings, Ru.
ius Davis, Harmon A. Bell, James Bal.
lard, John j. Hid, Junius Barnes,
BerkShur-C Cornelius Chaffco, O. w
Thompson, Henry Wcllman, f. II
Wheeler, George w. Pratt Nathanic
Carpenter, Silas Hill VIM p Noble
Norman Huckaboom, l.. j. Squires, r
;. Gould, Ira Hall, George Clements
Guy Chaplin.
Georgia George A. Ballard, patricl
Flynn, Franklin Post Ira b. Warner
Albert Miner, George w. Robinson.
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Bsy- We have had the pleasure of n
call from Mr.. Charles c. Spalding ed
itor and proprietor of the Newport
Ne'cs. From that paper we quote the
following editorial paragraph:
"In December 1862, it was our good
fortune to sit at meat with Generals
Grant, sherman, and number of their
staff officers. Our dinner was at the
well known military post of Columbus,
KY, and our host with whom we dined
was G. w Lyman, then Capt and A.
Q. NJ. in Gen. Grants army. At the
table, conversation turned upon the
peninsula campaign, and the same was
very thoroughly discussed by these
able officers and chieftains. A full hal
hour was given 10 the consideration o.
the campaign and the qualifications o.
Mcclellan as chieftain. Gen. Grant
: had but few words 10 say but those
few we wish 10 put on record Con
Yersation Stacking for moment, Gen