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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-12-16
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The severity Of the weather has
prevented any important movements
by either side at Nashville Nothing
of Importance is reported to-day from
the armies Of the Potomac or of the
Shenandoah Valley.
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LATE WAR NEWS.


W.HNaroN, Dec 10.
70 Mai. Gen. Dir:
The Richmond papers Of yesterday
report Gen. Sherman at BloominSdale,
Is miles from Savannah, on Saturday.
He is reported by this mornings Rich
mond papers As vii! be seen by the
following telegram from Gen. Grant
to be in line Of battle not 6 miles from
Savannah
Cry PoiNT, Dec IL.
70 Hon. 4. H. Stanton;
Richmond papers Of to-day contain
the following The dispatch says
Sherman is near Savannah, proba-
bly, not 5 miles distant, but has not
yet made an attack 1t is still doubt
full whether he will do SO or make for
the canal south east of the city 1t is
very certain he has not yet opened
communication with the coast though
he may do so very soon.
LATER A telegraph dispatch re-
ccived from below Charleston states
that sherman was in linc Of ba.tle--it
viii not say whore confronted by Il
strong confederate force Another
paper states there has been no direct
communication with Savannah for sew
eral days but we apprehend the wires
have been cut between that place and
Charleston.
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Approved, Nov, Is, 1864.
AN ACT relating TO Petit Jurors.

An ACT relating TO Petit Jurors,
It Is hereby enacted, dc.
Sec l. That no person shall serve
as Petit Juror at any term of the
county court in any county in this
State, at which term he may have a
cause pending in conrt TO be tried by
jury at term he is summoned to serve
as a Juror, but on motion to the court
such juror or jurors shall be discharg-
ed from further serving as juror at
such term Of court.
Sec 2 This act shall take effect from
its passage.
Approved, Nov. Is, 1864.
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Laws OF Vermont, A. D. 1864.

*Nearly. ESTIMATED.
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Scene in an Arkansas Hotel.

A contributor TO the Spirit cf the Times
thus describes scene at the Anthony House
al Little Rock, Ark.
Late one bitter cold night 10 December,
some eight or nine years ago, L--came
into the bar room, as usual, TO take part in
what was geine OF. For some reason the
crowd had dispersed sooner than was Gus
fomary, but two or three of the town folks
were, together with a strange man who had
arrived half an hour or longer before and
who, tired wet and muddy, from a long
Arkansas stage ride, his legs extended and
shoes off, was consoling himself with two
chairs and nap, opposite the centre OF
blazing fire Any one who has travelled
until len o'clock over an Arkansas road,
car appreciate the lruilion before that fire
place. The drowsy example Of the siran>
ger had its effect on the others, and l.,
who took seat in the corner, Tor lack OF
conversation was reduced 10 the poker for
amusement. He poked the fire vigorously
for while, until thepoker eoI red hot, and
becoming disguised, was about 10 drop il
ard retire, when he remarked the great toe
of the strangers foot proruding through a
hole in one of bis socks.
Here was relief to l.. He placed the
poker within a foot of the melancholy sleep.
er's toe, and began slowly TO lesson The dis
tance between them one by one, the
others, as they caught the joke, began 10
open their eyes, and being awakened.
months expanded into grins and giggIes-
and one inconsistent fellow into q broad
laugh.
Closer and closer the red hot poker near
ed the unfortunate toe. The heat caused
the sleeper 10 restIessly remove his foot
L-wss about applying the poker when
a sound of click click arrested his aIten-
ton. He looked a, the stranger-the latter
with one eye open, had been watching The
whole proceeding, and silently brought a
pistol to bear on l.. In q voice Just
audible, he muttered in tone of grea, de-
termination
"Jest burn i, Burn IL I! Jest burn il
and I'll be hung if don't stir you up with
ten thousand hot pokers in two seconds ~
l. laid down his poker instantly, and
remarked:
"Strauger, let's take drnE-in fact, gen.
tlemen, all of you"
l. afterwards said that they were the
cheapest drinks he ever bought.
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Drafted Again.

], seems Father Abraham is desirous of
having us serve him in a military capacity.
We have receive1a pressing invitation from
the Provost Marshal of The 2lst district
where We formerly resided-asking US 10
be present on The 2Oih inst, al Uniontown,
Fayeue county adding in rather an un-
civil way, that If not there 10 our proper
person, at The date mentioned, we shallsbe
considered worthy of death-as that is the
penalty for negleciing to respond to Abe
Governments invitation. This seems like
"crowding the honors" on rs as we receiv :
ed the sane kind of document last July,
and had 10 dance attendance on Abe's Mar.
shsl al Greensburg. But there's no slterna-
tive. The grsenbacks musl be raised, and
the communication paid, for we have not
much notion of putting ourself again under
military authorities, with the chance of be.
ing used by Picsyune Butler for stealing
cotton, or Banks for catching niegers. We
shall begin TO consider ourseIf quite a vet
eran-hsring been, within two years, twice
in the military service, twice honorably dis
charged and twice drafted.
Load il on, old rail and Union splitter
you can take our money, but while our pen
and tongue remain Tree, We shall be con
tent. Possibly during the coming political
campaign, we may be able 10 partly repay
you Tor the manner you have oppressed US,
as we'll as many others OF our fellow cour-
tymen. You and your party could have
prevented the war and even aher ii was
begun, you could have long since ended it,
had you moi changed the object to freeing
niegers instead O. restoring the Union. No
conscriptions would have been needed for
men TO fight for the Union and the Consti-
.tuiion.-C Clarion Democrat
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Our Generals.

Congress has passed an act mastering
pIoyed in active duty at given date. This
will give Lincoln an opportunity 10 muster
out VI M'Clellan. Fremont has resigned
leaving Dix as senior Major General and
law, we note that Carl Schurz, a Major
General, is just detailed az commandant at
a convalescent camp .hereofore under
charge OF captain aud one of The most in
ferior positions in the army. General
Franiz Sigei is detailed TO superuiend the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. without any
army and he has Major General Julius
S,aehi Tor Stahl 10 assist him in his ar
duous duties. Major Gsneral John A. Dix
is experimenting lhe "War Democracy" in
New York and Maio. General George Cad
wallader is experimenting all The fine feeds
and fun that is now going on in Philadel'
phia A Major General is al Memphis, the
stra,esic Banks at New Orleans. and others
scattered over the couutry from Maine 10
California, literally without employme en-,
But all these generals are Lincoln's friends.
Those who are not will be sure to come
under the operations of this tyranical mus
tering out act In the meanwhile, every
one OF them, except The former, are not
soldiers bred, but are controlled by an ex-
penslve adornmeni, known as the staff
an ornament so expensive that "shoddy"
rotis up his eyes in fine horror, whilst
counting the cost
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SPEECH FOR MR. LINcoLs-At the Re-
publican State Convention, al Springfield
H., on May 26th, Mr. Breckinfidse, from
Will county, spoke in favor of Mr. Lincoln
in the following blasphemous style: THAT
great man, Old Abe incoln, is a special
gift from God Almighty, and, if we reject
him in this Convention, we reject God AL
mighty. He is Gods annoinlsd, and he has
now got to hang on 10 the freedom OF the
slave or God Almighty il he lets go of si-
ther, he is goner '(Roars of laughter
am John Brown Abolitionist, (great ap-
plause } asd believe that God Almighty
has appointed Old Abe as the means oi
carrying out his IN ission as begun by that
glorious man John Brown (Long ap-
pIause.) Old Abe moves slow, and il is
because God Almighty gave him such long
legs (greai laughter J but he has an awful
big foot (grest laughter j and when he puts
it down, it sfays there, and never slips back.
ward" (Applause and laughler)
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Death ir Battles and by Disease,

B. F. TayIor's last letter 10 the Chicago
give you suggestive fact which possesses
a deep significance From November "a,
1868, to the 4th of the present month, out
of one thousand and tweniy-six who have
been in the Soldiers Rest at Chattanooga,
one hundred and sixiy-seven were killed
on the field of battle. When, with my fin
ger running down the long list of names,
came TO ihe end of the roll of honor, and
my thoughts rested at one hundred and six
iy seven, will you believe that could not
credit the count, and went over all tie pages
again, sure .hat | shonld find a few more,
opposite whose names eurrente ealomo with
a running pen and flourish now and .hen
the clerks had written the three words,
"kiIled in battle" But The sixty eighth
was no, iherei There il was one hundred
and sixty seven fell on the field FIVE hun
dred and seventy eight died from wounds
FIVE hundred aud forty in all from rebel bull
lets only fifty three per cent Of the thous-
ard and twenty six. And what of The four
hundred and eighty ono Hardship expo
sure, the wasting fever, 1.-THE tings and sor-
rows" of rheumatism, and all the tils OF the
empty box that stands wide open in the
midst of camps, but at whose bottom IS
''Homs the charmer, still even as she lin
gereI there is the old time. The battle
ended. the surgeons duty done, now does
the work of physician aud Sanitary Com
mission rise almost 10 the dignity Of the ar.
my's salvation. In him the faithful, skilled
and true-in them, laden with the bless
ings, so many bea,itudes from home-is
the soldiers hope at or all. Get Generals,
wise and brave, you can, but oh be sure
that the physician is equal 10 the trust lei
no man '-try his prentice haud' on leg and
jouneymen in blue As | have told you
before, the battle is the red blossom OF war,
but the roots dark and bitter, run beneath
ten thousand tents and cabins, creep ihro'
wards of hospitals, and ieel their way like
the fingers of hand in all this ground we
tread upon, save that great, solemn acre,
rich in soldiers dead.
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20 decide rightly, and the Independence 10
register that decision at the polls, is the is
sue of the day and upon that depends the
iuture OF this great issue
From Washington down to Jackson our
Presidents were men who had been taught
craftsmanship and the most devoted patri-
otism in The school OF the Revolution. With
Van Buren--a politician from this State
came into power class of more political
Presidents. and these political Presidents
have been growing small by degrees and
not beautifully, bul-disgracefuIIy less, un-
til Abraham Lincoln now occupies the seat
of Washington. As no smaller candidate
than Lincoln could be discovered, the poll
,icians have again chosen this Presidential
pemy as their nominee.
Now il remains 10 be seen whether the
people will ratify that choice. or whether
they will declare that our government has
sunk quite far enough and must be again
elevated 10 its grandeur. |, is sad thing
for republic when its highest representa-.
tive Office deeeneraies to the level OF its
most petty politicians bu, it is sadder
thing to find a people go degenerate as 10
again select an official who has proven him
self grossly incompetent We do not hesi
tate TO assert, therefore that the approach
ing election will be critical test of The ca
pacity of our citizens 10 govern themselves.
II they unite upon some pure, honorable
and able candidate-and especially upon
some of those generals, like Grant, McClel
Ian, Sherman. Hancock Thomas and others.
who have shown signal ability, trne patriot
ism and practical craftsmanship upon the
battle feld-ihey will vindica'e their title
TO the freedom bequeathed them by their
fathers, and prove 10 the world that Ameri>
cans can rise superior to the prejudices OF
party when politicians Geek to u-e party
ties and partisan power TO enslave their
constituents.
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Lincoln Platforms.
1860.
IcOU.
"LincoIn and Free Speech"


"LincoIn and Free Speech"
The Constitution a covenant with death.
The Union not worth preserving,in connec-
ion with the South, economy aud reform.
Good times and light taxation.
1861.
"War for the Constitu iion and the Union"
Nobody hur; and nothing going wrong.
1852
The negro must be free. The crime OF
silence is what fear, free speech danger
Gus. BasIiles and arbitrary arreste.
"War for the nisgers."
1863.
"yote for Curtin and avoid the draft"
The war over by Christmas.
1864.
"Tyranny, rascality, conscripiions, taxation
and ruin.'
And The desire TO continue il through
eonspirators for another four.yesrs.
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A Mormon SETTLEMENTS VIRGINIA. We
learn that there is in the Town of South
Wheeling society OF Mormons who prac-
iice all The doctrines of that sect excerI that
Of. pclygamy. We have had a corvetsa-
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the society, and who firmly believes in all
the peculiar notions OF the Lalter-Dsy
Saints. He says he was converted TO the
faith since his arrival in this country. In
his opinion all the churches TO which Cen
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fully corrupt. He has not had physician
in his house for FIVE or six years Cases
OF sickness are cured by Amounting and
LAYING on of hands according TO The customs
of the New Wheeling Intet6-
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,LUMBTA COUNTY, PA WEDNESDAY JUNE %. 1864.

luton which will cost millions of lives TO
establish, and millions more TO overthrow.
If this is 10 be our fuute, we shall be glad
10 suspend the Monroe docirine,n not on
Iy in relation 10 other nations, but 10 our
own and we shonld hail another Maxi
milan as a deIiverer from the reign OF DEM
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sonsihfng deeper in !; you can feel it now.
"What is it g' ooh, know" said Sam,
with flash Of intelligence in his eyes,
chats my flannel shin.,s' - !
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Mrs. Partineion thinks the pillows of iib>
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American eagle. The superinieDdents of
the United States Mint are investigating the
mat,erf aA e-N 1ra
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EUROPEAN INTERFERENcs The eleventh
resolution of the Abolition Convention is as
oIlows:
RESOLVED, That we approve the position
taken by the Government that the people
of the United States can never regard with
indifference the attempt o. any European
power 10 overthrow bJ force OF 10 suppianl
by fraud the institutions OF any republican
government on the Western Ceniinsnt, and
that they will view with extreme jealousy,
as mena cling 10 the peace and independence
OF this our country, the efforts OF any such
power 10 obtain new foo'holds for monar-
chial governments sustained by foreign
military force in near proximity to the Uni.
ted States.
Bravo Now what is ''the position taken
by the Government that is thus approved
A few weeks ago The House passed joint
resolution declaring that this country 'can
never regard with indffe renee" foreign in
terven,ion. The Senate no! ONLY neglected
10 reaffirm and vitalize that resolution, but
Mr.. Seward sent an obsequious apology 10
France for The action Of the House Un-
der su.h circumstances and while the Thing
condemned is actually ranspiring in the
most open manner at our very door, what
mockery il is to talk such twaddle as this
Louis Napoleon has by force and fraud erec-
ted a throne in Mexico, and sent foreign
prince TO fill it; and 'exlreme jealousy" is
the only barrier this Abolition Convention
intends 10 interpose.
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Burning of Alexandria.


If the accounts OF Ihs Burning OF the city
of Alex andria, by Gen. Banks's troops, are
correct, it was the most infamous transact
lion TO be found in the records OF .he war
The dwellings of Union men-soldiers in
the Union army-were given to the flames,
and III cir unprotected inmaies-women and
children-left without shelter OF food. A
A lener from Cairo, Illinois 10 the New
York WoIld, says -
"As nigh, be expected The women de-
sired 10 go along with the Fedora. army,
where their husbands had gone. They
applied 10 General Banks with tears end
enirealies 10 be allowed 10 go on board the
transports They were refused They be-
came frantic with excitement and rage.
Their screams and piieous cries were heart
rending With tears streaming down their
cheeks, women and children begged and
i'm plored the boats to take them on 5oafd.
The officers OF the boats were desirous OF
doing so, but there was the peremrlory
order from general Banks not 10 allow any
white citizens 10 60 abosfd a rush would
have been made upon the boats, but there
stood the guard with fixed bsyoneis, and
none could mount the stage plank except
they bore The special permit ot the Com :
manding General. Ye, room was found
for five or six thousand negroes tha, had
been gathered in from the surrounding
country But no room could be louud for
white women aud children, whose hus-
bands and brothers were in The Federal
army, and whose houses had just been
burned blythe Federal torch ~
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Oct 2I, 1863 sm.