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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

RETURN OF THE RAIDERs.-We did not
suppose return of the rebels to the
Potomac would be attended by a repeti-
ton of the eXtravaGant and contradic-
tory rumors which were so dsgraceful
before. But such threatens to be the
case. Under the circumstances, there
fore, it is impossible to judge to what
extent if any, Early has been reinforced,
and what his main design is. But there
is no reason to believe that his force has
been very greatly increased, because
Lee is not in a condition 70 spare many
more troops. He seems to have over
powered the forces Of Crook and Averill
and driven tkem back on Harper's Fer
ry. But that is the extent Of his opera
tons thus far developed His design
probably embraces the harvesting the
grain in the Shenandoah valley, and the
detention of the Sixth corps in the
neighborhood Of Washington, under the
belief that that will embarrass Grant in
his operations before Petersburg. If he
deems it necessary to these ends to cross
the Potomac, he will attempt it, perhaps
at some new point, otherwise he may be
content with trying to sold the valley.
--B0Stoa Journal,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

I'LL KEEP EN- AwAKR.-Near Newark,
N. j., lived very pious family, who had
taken an orphan boy to raise, who by
the way was unidentified. He had i'm
bibed very strict views on religious
matters, however, and once asked his
adopted mother if she didn't think it
wrong for the old farmers to come to
church and fall asleep paying no regard
to the services. She replied that she
did, Accordingly before going to church
the next Sunday, he filed his pockets
with apples. One bald headed old man
who invariably went to sleep during the
sermon, particularly attracted his at
tention. Seeing him at last nodding,
and giving usual evidences of being in
the land of dreams, he hauled off and
struck the astonished sleeper on the top
of his bald pate. The minister and
aroused congregation, at once turned
around and gazed Indignantly at the
boy, who merely said to the preacher
as he took another apple in his hand
with sober, honest expression of coun-
tenance:
You preach-Ill keep 'em awake /"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04
INTERCEPTED CORRESPONDENCE.
D." EXECUTIVE CHAMBER, }


EXECUTIVE CHAMBER,
Richmond, July IS, 1864.
The Hon. TIMOTHY p. REDFIELD:
Ny Dear Friena.-Permit me to con-
graduate you upon your nomination, by
the democratic convention of Vermont,
for the Office of governor of the state
and especially to thank you for your pa
triotic address on that occasion.
1t is rare that any of our friends at
the north, occupying the position as
signed you, have the moral courage you
have evinced-courage to denounce the
federal administration and the principal
criminal authors of the present war,
while you carefully avoid attaching any
blame to the southern confederacy.
This is as it should be, for notwithstand-
ing we of the south have, for more than
thirty years, contemplated this revolu-
ton and sought for the occasion TO pre-
cipitate it, and at the proper time took
up arms to effect our purpose, yet, it is
of the utmost importance to the success
of our cause that this fact should be
kept in the dark, and that our democrat
ic friends at the north should, if posi-
BILE, fasten the reproach of originating
the war upon the administration party,
and that they should use every method
to create distrust and weaken its ability
to prosecute the present military cam
paign. You thereby effect the two fold
object of paralyzing TIE civil an mill
tary arm Of the federal government
and of giving aid and comfort to the
confederacy. The end sanctifies the
means. SEQ
particularly admire the fearlessness
you have exhibited in holding Lincoln
up as poor ignorant manr who,
having sworn to support the c0nstitu.
ton, PROCESSES right to trample it I'M
der foot and disregard it,
Just so far as you can fasten this idea
upon the democracy of the north, aud
destroy their respect for and confidence
IN their own government, you will pre-
pare them to oppose the prosecution Of
the war, and thereby to become ire g.
the rear of the United States armies.
If you can by such means overthrow
Lincoln's administration, and again re-
store the power of the democratic party,
no doubt we can agree on terms of peace
on the basis of an eternal separation of
the confederate states from the federal
Union but do not, my dear sir, for a
moment entertain the idea that we of
the south will ever again come under
the federal constitution. Our leading
men have staked their all upon the issue
of this conflict, and our only hope of
final success is based upon the cou,era-
ton of our friends MT the north II may
be well, however, to keepth i1ea before
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

THE Maiden MuRpRRER,-Th friends
OF Green, the Maiden murderer, who are
trying TO obtain the Communication OF
his death sentence, say that he has al
ways had ulcers at the base of the brain,
which have discharged almost constant
ly up TO the present time; and persons
are in insane asylums hopelessly de-
ranged nom this same cause. Further
more, they say that on both sides Of his
parentage insanity or imbecility has
marked several generations.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

PERsoEAL,-The Rev. G, V. @. East.
man, has given in his resignation as
pastor of st. Paul's Church, vergennes
to take effect about the first of septem.
ber on account OF i'll health. Mr.. East.
man Will not resume the pastoral Office
at present but moves to Saratoga, that
he muy have the benefit of the water
there.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

GEN. SMTH's REMovAL.-One OF ths
correspondents OF the New York Herald
attributes the removal of Gen. Smith
to his efforts at self-aggrandizement
made at the expense OF other officers
while another correspondent of the
same paper says "this change is Sc.
we're blow to the troops of this command
who almost adore the general, but the
exigencies Of public service require that
he should take another command, Gen.
Smith leaves the Eighteenth corps after
a short though almost unprecedcntedy
glorious campaign"
The Boston Traveller says: I'VE
should not be surprised if Gen. Smith is
to have the Organization of new army
or expedition at the NORTH
Another correspondent says his re-
mOyal was for INSTRUMENTATION.
And the upshot Of the whole matter Is
that nobody knows anything aboutit
Gen. Grant says he. has good many
men in his army
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04
MAID SERvANTs.-The only way for

MAID SERvANTs.-The only way for
woman to secure peace and comfort in
her household is to have as few other
women around her as possible, especially
in dependent position There is nat
ural antagonism between them which
will assert itself in thousand ways
How many Irish girls go grumblingly
to fulfil o kindly request on the part of
their mistress, who would run "like
lightning to obey an order from their
master ? And, strange to say, though
it makes no sort of difference to the
head ofthe house whether his boots are
brushed by Bridget O'Brien or Judy o.
Callahan, yet in dispute he invariably
takes the part of the help"-sirnp-
ly and solely from the instinct of sex,
and because men always feel bound to
be gallant to every woman in the world.
excepting their wives.-Jenng June.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

How A CURSE BECAME A REcToR.-
A curate Of Il London parish, of most
exemplary conduct, was accustomed to
demonstrate very freely with any of his
people whose life was not what it should
have b en-. They wished much to get
rid of him, but could find no pretext for
complaint, either to the rector or the
bishop. They therefore hit upon this
cunning plan: They drew up and signed
a memorial to the bishop, setting forth
the admirable character Of the curate
lamenting that his eminent worth
should not be rewarded, and earnestly
recommending him for preferment.-
Soon after,th very living unexpectedly
became vacant, whereupon the bishop
considering how acceptable as well as
deserving he appeared to be, presented
him to it, informing him of the memo
rial. The good man thanked his people
with fearful eyes, rejoicing that they
had taken in good part his freedom of
speech, and assuring hem that he would
continue all his life the course that had
won their appreciation. = Areh5ssao1
Waately.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

THE DBAcoS's REToRT.-fhe deacon
was not very much behiHd, If the fol-
lowing story be true: In small town
onzthe Schuylkill river, there isa church
in which the singing had run down.
II. had been led many years by one 0,
the deacons whose voice and muslcdi
powers had been gradually falling. Y.
evening the clergyman gave out Inv
HYMN, which was, in material measure
rather harder than usual, and the ass
con led eft. Upon its conclusion 'n'
minister rose and said:
Brother B will please repeat INV
hymn, as l cannot pray after such sing
ing" Bt
The deacon very composediy pltcnoa
into another tune, and the clergynna
proceeded with his prayer. HaVips
firished he took up the book to give w
second hymn, when he was ihteiruplcd
by the deacon gravely getting up ~
saying in a voice audible to the Wh0"
congregation "a,
"Win Mr.. C-make another prayns
1t would be impossible for me 70 s'p'
after such praying as hstr
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

MONTREAL AND VERMONT JUScrIox
RAuRoAD,-A special meeting OF Mo
Board Of Directors OF the above Compa.
NY was held at Philllpsburg on the 10th
INST The work Of laying the track was
IN very forward condition. Confident
opinions We're expressed by Gov. Smith
the vice president of the company, and
several other directors that the whole
line would be opened for traffic in the
month of September next.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

SHEIBuRNR,-At town meeting held
in Sheburne, Saturday $500 bounty wac
voted to Gll up the quota of that town
under the call for 100000.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

sg' There have always been local
and individual tests of grace and saliva
ton, superadded to that of Bible or
Church ganization,- private ar
rangements for peopling heaven with
our special friends and leaving out ev-
erybody else. Thus in Northampton,
generation ago, salvation was only
earned by membership in the first
church, little stock in the old bank,
and o liberal slice, say half a-dozen
acres, of 'meadow land" But of all
the restrictions of our day. we have
seen nothing that puts finer point up
on it, so to speak, than Rev. George Ell
lis of Charleston did in a speech over
the dead body Of the venerable Josiah
Quincy:
Dying In Quincy, receiving funeral
honors in Boston, borne to his grave
through Cambridge, and resting now on
the slope of Harvard Hill in Mount Au-
burn, we may share his own strong hope
of immortality, and believe that his
life Is rounded by something better than
sleep"
This is extraordinarily exclusive, in
deed. The heavenly choir will have to
be Il quartette, II thus made up,-for it
is easier 10 be struck by lightning than
for these four conditions to accompany
mans life and death and burial
Couldn't Dr. Ellis put an if in some
where f-SprinQsed Republican.
Gg' 1t is said that secessionism runs
riot at some of the principal water
ing places. Women naunt the rebel
cockado in the faces OF the more loyal
and the parlurs resound with their rebel
songs--at least SO say the papers. De-
nuhciahon Of the Union army and the
Northern people by these secesh females
is extremely annoying, and if not cured
by summary legal processes the she, reb-
els are likely TO have the watering
places to themselyes-as nomodest. pat
riotie lady can bear the remarks OF such
unblushing viragos, and no gentleman
would condescend to exercise even his
contempt upon them.
Farmers should sow buckybcat
this month. II the wheat crop is short
buckwheat will be high. Ii sown now.
1t VIII enter largely into the Winter
breadstuir-. he harvest comes after
other c-ols are through with.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

BEGINNING TO SEE IT Some of the
most prominent and influential actors
in the Fremont movement are beginning
to see its real meaning and drift. From
the very outset it has been perfectly evil
dent that there was nothing Of principle
in it, but that its object was simple
personal and political revenge. Fremont
himself openly proclaimed his deter
mination to aid in defeating Lincoln by
all the means in hfs power he would
accept a nomination himself, If necessa-
ry, to accomplish that object. This was
the spirit of the whole movement. Eve
ry man whether supporter of the adj
ministratiOn, or an advocate of its prin-
ciples, who had suffered personal dis
appointments, whose advice had not
been followed, or whose views of policy
had not been adopted, awaited himself
of that occasion to seek his revenge
Fremont in his letter of acceptance
made a very bold and shameless con
fession of the spirit and motive which
prompted the movement and gave it all
it's strength.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

PAY or THE ARMY or THE PorouAo.
1t is understood at Washington that
payniasterS are shortly 10 be sent to the
front with funds for the payment of
trOoDS
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

UNSAFE KEEPMa.-Coustable Hunt.
ington of Burlington, placed four bar.
rels of ale beer, which he had seized, IN.
der the liquor law, on the premises of
H Vickey, for safe Keeping, and on the
night OF the 9Th inst they were stolen.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

To the Editor of the N. Y. Tribune.
SIR: | am poor man, and patriot.
have 500 in Savings Bank-close
savings-and | have family to sup
port have been for some time think
Ing how / could help the Government
with that amount without depriving
myself of the use of part of it. The
poor man who has a family may need
on very short notice, q small sum, which
he can have easily at Savings Bank.
What | want is a plan by which the
Government may have my savings, and
at the same time that may have the
accommodation My case is that Of
thousands.
l would suggest the following: Let a
number of the business firms of this city,
having responsibility enough to secure
the confidence of such men as / am,
make arrangements to lend me any sum
from $40 to $50, by my depositing with
them my Government bond Of 500, and
taking their receipt for the same-the
bond to be returned to me when / pay
the sum advanced. If this suggestion
should not answer will you devise some
means by which the Government can be
benefited, and the poor mans $50 or 500
be as available to him as though he had
it in the Savings Bank? w. NJ. G.
AR8wer Whoever has Government Sc
curities can always borrow on them
half to three-fourths of their face Of any
Banker, Savings Bank, or capitalist,
who has the money to lend. They are
the best kind of collateral, and will COM
mand loans when nothing else will. Let
every one who has even $50 to spare
lend it to the Government and take it's
obligation therefor. 1t will always be
worth nearly its face, and be more con-
vertible than any other interest bearing
security. Ed.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

THE PEDIGREE OF SHoDDY.-These are
the generations of Pshawdee. Psnawb,
who came from the land of Jonbool, be-
gat Peddulah and Pedullah begat
Rheet Aylah and Rheet Aylah beeat
Jobbah and Jobbah begat Holz Ayl !;
and Holz Ayl begat Kaudphyssh and
Kaudphyssh begat Pshawdee, OF the
Pahdee woman, which was his concu-
bine.
And after these things the riches of
Kaudphyssh vanished away, and he be-
came poor, and was no more counted
among the great men Of Gotham. But
he hid some money from his creditors,
and went down the river OF the debtors,
the Oh-I-owe, unto the country of the
Regulators and they welcomed him.
And he bought there some Niggahs with
the money that he had hidden, and he
lived upon the wages that were paid to
him for their labor and so at last he
was TshivuIree,-Nto Gospel Of P, ace.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04
webster,s Apostrophe SO tne unio

Y
The sublime and eloquent words OF
Daniel Webster, in his famous reply to
Hayne are familiar to most American
readers yet they are worthy Of being
reprinted thousand times, and are es-
pecially appropriate at this iuucture
Said he "Whcn my eyes shall be
turned to behold for the last time the
sun in heaven, may not see him shin
ing on the broken and dlshonOred frag
ments of a CEce glorious Union, OF
States discovered ,diScorddut and bcl,i9-
erent rent with civil leUds, or drtnch-
ed, it may be in fraterral blood Let
their last feeble glance rather behold the
glorious ensign Of the Republic, now
known and houOred throughout the
earth, still high advanced, its arms and
trophies streaming in their original lus-
tire, not single star ohScured bearing
for its motto no such miserable inter
rogatory as What is all this worth 2
nor those other words Of deiusion and
folly, Liberty first aud Union after
wards ) but everywhere, spread all
over in characters of living light, blaz-
ing on all its ample folds, rs they float
over the sea and over the land, and in
every wind under the whole heavens,
that other sentiment dear to every
American, heart, Liberty and Union.
now and forever, one and inseparabe |"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, JULY %, 1864.

The WHO-- MArTER.--A correspond
cnt of the Was,s-oton Intelligencer,
writing from Niagara Far gives a few
facts concerning the distinguished in
diyiduals from the confederate stav,s
who are termed Peace Commissioners I"
He asserts that their tone of feeling
is subdued," and that they "confden-
TALLY half admitted their weakness,
and seemed to want to make clean
breast of their troubles and the tight
place they were placed in by the victo-
rious armies Of Gems. Grant and Sher-
man" He further tells us Of their anxi-
ETY. to displace Mr. Lincoln-"one of the
attaches saying he hoped almost any 9th
er man than Abraham Lincoln might be
elected our next President; then they
would submit to proposition that
even the State of Vermont would not
reject"
This undoubtedly embraces the whole
secret of the import of the late attempt
at negotiation. The rebels arc troubled
about the tight place" they have been
put in by our armies, and they are
troubled about the prospect Of Mr.. Lin
coins reelection. If we will withdraw
our armies north of the Ohio and Sus-
Quehanna, elect for President any othar
man"-say jeff Davis-they will then
submit proposition" to us.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

The hay crop of this state bids fair
to be entirely cat or
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

RECIPE.-Blackberry juice is highly
priced as remedy for chronic diarrhea.
The following recipe for making black
berry cordial to be used strictly for
medical purposes is fully approved;
To two quarts of blackberry juice put
one and a half pounds white sugar, half
ounce cinnamon, half ounce nutmeg,
quarter ounce cloves, one ounce alspiee /;
let 1t boil few minutes, and when cool
add one pint of brandy.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

a1' We clip the following question
and answer from the New York Tribune,
which may be of practical interest to
many: .... .
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

INTERCEPTED CORRESPONDENTS" -
We find in Walton's Journal the follow
ing letter which however is not vouched
for as genuine The prevailing opinion
seems to be- that JEFF Davis ought to
have written it if he did not;
From the Caledonian
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-08-04

Five millions OF u. s. $40 bonds
were ordered on foreign account md
sold on the 9th at los A In New York.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

The Emperor Adrian used to bathe fire.
quently in public, habit which gave rise to
capital joke. o ne day seeing an old soldier
whom he had known in the army rubbing his
back against marble slab, after coming out
of the bath, he inquired the reason. The vet
eran answered that he had no servant to do it
for him; whereupon the emperor ordered him
a servant with towel. The next day about
dozen other old fellows appeared, rubbing
their backs against the marble, thinking the
emperor would be as liberal TO them as he
had been to their companion. But he was
not the man TO be humbugged in that way;
and calling them to him, he suggested, in the
blandest manner, that the best thing they could
do would be to rub each others back, and he
followed up his advice by ordering them to go
at it,
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11
WANTS, LOST, FOUND
REV ARB.

I win pay Fifty Dollars reward 10 auy person
l. who will give in formation leading to the recov-
cry fthe property stolen from the Stable OF Capt
- b. Coyie, IN Westbrook. Oh the night of the ed
inst.
will also psy Fifty Dol to any person Civ.
ing such information will lead 10 the detection of
tue thief or thieyes JOHN HEALD,
City Marshal
Portland, April 30 1864 apr30d dtf
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

THE RIGHr PRINcIPLE.-A colored senti-
mel was recently marching on his beat in the
streets of Norfolk, Va, when white man
passing by, shoudered him insolently off the
sidewalk, quite into the street. The soldier,
on recovering himself, called ont:
"White man, hat,''
The white man Southerner- like went straight
on. The sentinel brought his musket to
present, cooked it, ard hailed again:
"White man, halt. or I'll fire."
The white man hearing shoot in the tone.
halted and faced about.
white man" continued the sentry, per-
emptorily, "come here!,
He did So
White man." said the soldier again, "me
no care one cent bout this partiklar CufIee;
but white man bound 20 respeck dis uniform,
striking his breast.) White man move on l'-
Independent.
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11

TENHE undersigned being licensed by the United
L Ststes, are prepared TO procure Pensions
Bounties, Arrears OF lay and Prize Money Tor Sol.
diers, Seamen or their heirs Bills for Board and
Transportation of Recruits or Drafted Men collected
All demands against the State United States at
tended to. Having an agent both at Washington
and Augusta, and having had large experience, we
iee safe in asserting that any business entrusted
care will be faithfully and promptly executed
We have also agent in New York TO attend to the
payment OF Prize money. Advice tree Approved
claims cashed. MANLEY SAWYER
Office s2l Elk hange. ST., Fox Block Portland, Me.
D. H. hAsLkI. W. @. SAWYER.
References;
Hon. SAM. Cony, Governor of Maine
Hon. j L. Uodsdon, Adjutant {, en- of Maine
Hon. VIM. Pitt FesseBden, U. S. Senator.
Hon. Lot NJ. Morrill,, u. s. Senator.
apis dSwtf
The Portland daily press., 1864-05-11
Personal ADvERrIsEMryr ANswrprr

Personal ADVERTISEMENT ANSWERED
Quite funny affair came Off at the Boston
and Maine railroad station in Maiden a few
evenings ago. A young married man of Eos
ton advertised that he wanted "companit n"
or something of that nature. Ii was answt red
by some bucks" in Maiden, and young wo-
man, wife Of one of tbe eonspirators, agrt ed,
by their suggestion, TO meet the Boston gent
leman at seven o'clock in the evening to axe
a ride. He went out in buggy in fine style,
exchanged signals with the lady, and while
she engaged him in conversation, the "bucks"
embarrassed the horse, which had been
hitched out of sight behind the depot. FL
nally the lady agreed TO meet him at a point
little way of, but when he went to get his
horse, he found crowd of hundred or more
around 1t, who INDUCED in all sorts of jokes,
usually more coarse than witty. He put the
horse in the buggy again and rode off in
silence, but with an expression ofcountenance
indicating that he considered himself as de-
cidedly sold, and that it was rather a hard
joke. We also understand the young man
sent out his photograph to his inamorata,
which is now in the possession of the iokers.
= Boston Herald.