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The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
The Burlington Post Office.

The mystery which has hung about the
appointment of the Burlington post mas
ter is now solved by an article which APP
peared in the Free Press of Friday. in
which MIR. Benedict, the former post mas
ter, gives a history of the whole matter
From this statement it would appear
that Congressman Baxter and Collector
Clapp did Il very mean thing, which Sen
ator Foot proposed to undo; and had
President Lincoln lived twenty -four hours
longer, Mr.. Benedict would no doubt have
been post master of Burlington to-day.
The loss of the post Office was doubtless a
disappointment to Mr. Benedict. but we
believe that his keenest grief arose from
the fact that this being the only change in
the presidential post office appointments in
the state, his Supcrcedurc had the effect of
a rcmoval, and this implied official dclin-
quency. This, to an upright and scn>i-
tive man like MIR. Benedict. was little
more than he could bear; and in digni-
fled and unimpassioned article he defends
himself
We are glad Mr. Benedict sees little to
regret in the efforts he made to retain his
official position. The corrupting and de-
gading effect of a different course is ex-
snplitied in striking manner in many
Office seekers and office holders of the pres
cnt day. Grenville Benedict, the pirate
citizen, the upright. honorable. true friend
and christian gentleman, is more respected
by himself and by all who know him, than
q. Benedict, post master. would be I'M
der any other circumstances.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
jeff. Davis.

This individual, after his capture in pet
ticOats, was taken North under strong
guard, and arrived at Fortress Monroe
last week, and was placed in confinement
there on Monday last. Clement c. Clay,
who was captured with Davis, and some
of his staff, share his confinement. MIR.
Davis was required to part with his fami-
ly, and the latter were returned South.
A Washington telegram says Davis will
be tried at Washington for treason. The
grand jury of the District of Columbia
have already found bill against him for
treason. The specific act complained of
was the rebel attack on the Notifications
of Washington last summer, when Mr.. F.
p. Blair's house was burned.
We are glad to see such unanimity of
feeling and expression among the loyal
people and presses at the North as now
appears relative to the punishment of Mr.
Davis and the other leaders in this
great and foul Rebellion. There was a
time when we feared the milk-and-water,
wishy-washy, namby-pamby doctrines of
some heretofore prominent men would so
adulterate public sentiment that the chief
criminals in this great wickedness would
90 unhung. Those fears are now gone.
There is almost a universal demand from
the whole land that Justice be done. The
Boston Journals paper by the way, that
is never rash. makes no efforts for SEN
sation, don't ever attempt to be severe and
''cOme down heavy" on the heads of the
government, as some of its contempora-
ries do; but is always candid, cautious
and reliable, in its issue of May "a, has
an article showing that the treatment of
Union prisoners at Andersonville, Sails
bury, Danville, Libby and other southern
prisons. was not the result of necessity.
nor of the tyrannyo the keepers who had
charge of the prisoners, but was the car
rying out of policy deliberately adopted
by Jefferson Davis and his confederate
traitors to weaken and destroy the Union
forces. This is now proved to be so with
out the shadow of doubt and the Jour-
nal very properly says:
elf the government fails to arraign him
(Davis) and every member of the rebel
cabinet whom it can get into its power for
these horrid barbarities. and fails to pun
ish them as they deserve, it will miseraby
fail to discharge its duty and will de-
serve the execration of every man who
has spark of humanity swithin him
To talk Of treating such savages with
lenlency or mercy, is to insult reason and
justice"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
State Politics.

1t is understood that the Union state
convention will be held this year at Mont
pelier, at day not yet fixed upon. The
Bellows Falls Tines suggests Rutland as a
proper place to hold conventions some
times. 1t is misfortune that. there are
no better facilities for getting from one
side of one state to the other. While
Rutland would accommodate the people
in friend SWANS section, as far as the
people in this part of the state are con-
cerned it would be more convenient to
have the political gatherings at Boston, Or
even Hartford, Connecticut. And we
presume the people of Rutland and Ben
nington counties can say the same of Mont
pelier.
After all it doesn't make much differ
ence where the conventions are held; the
politicians generally have matters all fixed
up beforehand, and we presume they
have this year; and they will see that
enough attend to ratify their nominations.
Hon. Paul Dillingham; appears to be the
coming man for governor, and a good one
he will make. All the Union men in this
part of the state can vote for him without
conjunction. The copperheads call him
a renegade democrat. He is not: he i,
a true democrat, one of the few whom the
party left, true to themselves and true tt
the Union, when its leaders sold out te
slavery and secession.
For lieutenant governor there are many
names spoken of: Messrs. Gardner, J. w
Stewart, Henry Stowell, and Gems. Stan
nard and Grant, being among the mum
Der
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
From the Ut. Brigade.
DANvILLE, Va, May II, 1865.


MeSrs. c. NJ. Stone q. Co.: In a small
enclosure near where the Vt. troops are
encamped, just outside of town, lie buried
LIPS Union soldiers, most of them proba-
bly, dying by reason of the kind treatment
and tender maercies shown them by sour
misguided Southern brethren,' as some
were once pleased to term that class of
people. As the old 9th corps arrived up
ON the nights overlooking Danville, and
caught sight of the dingy walls wherein SO
many OF our prisoners had been exposed
to insults and obliged to endure suffering
and starvation, many explosives were used
not very complimentary to the &c South-
ern chivalry." Many of our boys had
previously visited the town, but under
quite different circumstances. They were
then honored with an escort bearing the
secesh rag, and admitted as guests to the
{. 5. Hotel where plenty of nothing to
eat was furnished free gratis. The rooms
were somewhat limited in size for the
number OF occupants they contained An
other class of individuals who seemed to
be call present or accounted for" made
themselves more familiar than agreeable.
and like the rest of the confeleracy were
somewhat exacting in their demands.
This time the boys were entering the town
with victorious army, and planted the
banner of freedom and unfurIed it to the
breezes where it had not waved for four
long years.
Below / give you the names of Vt. SOL
diers in the above named cemetery. A
large portion have no head boards as vet.
and consequently their names are I'M
known. l learn that a gentleman near.
having charge of the ground, has the
names of all, and will soon prepare a list
TO send North for publication then the
resting place of many of our soldiers who
have died in rebel prisons will be made
known to their friends:
w. Howard, G. 18th. died Dec. 4. "a.
A. Dougherty, ID, 10th, Nov. 6, 1864.
]. Woodbury., &, 10th. Nov. 6, 1861.
ID. {. Brown, a, 18th. Oct. -, 1864.
\. Jacobs, |, llth, Sept. 20, 1864.
+. Sheets. l, llth, Oct IL. 1864.
|. Jarvis, f, Sd, Oct IL, 1864.
+. Smith, X, LIST Vt. Cav, Oct. s. CT.
+. Dean, A, 18th, Sept. +, 1864.
Edward W. Smith. Ii. llth. -.
Very respectfully.
II. II. NJ. BAT'Y ".
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26

COMING HOME--The troops whose
term of service expires Oct Isl prox-. are
ordered TO be mustered out. and include
first. three years regiments mustered into
the service under call of July I'd, 1862.
and prior 10 Oct. Isl of that year: sec
ond. three years recruits mustered for old
regiment, between those dates, third. one
year men for new and old organization:
mustered prior TO Oct Isl, 1864. These
troops are 10 lie mustered out near Wash
ingion. but returned TO their respective
STATES for payment This order viii re-
lease from service the 9th. 10th and llil
VI. REGIMENTS, and a large number of mer
in the I'd. Sd. 18th, 9TH and 9th regiments
and in the lst VT Cavalry, who served a.
recruits in 1862.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
The Way jeff: Has Captured.
4 NEW VERSION.

"A correspondent of the New York Her
aid, writing of the capture. says that when
the guard went 70 the tent they were met
by Mrs. Davis d'habille with ..please GEN
tlemen, don't disturb the privacy of ladies
before they have time to dress" "All
right. madame" said the corporal, "we
will wait till you have on your dress. y
Presently there appeared at the tent door
an oS,ensible old lady with a bucket on her
arm. escorted by Mrs. Davis and her Sis
ter. Please let my old mother 60 to the
spring for some wafer TO wash in" said
Mrs. JEFF. in pleading tone 1T strikes
lie Your mother wears very biz boots, y
said the guard as he hoisted the old lady's
dress with his sabre and discovered a pair
of number Is calfSkinS. land whisker>
too" said the sergeant as he pulled the
hood from the old lady's face. and 10 :.
jeff Davis stood before them.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
" Conquered, but not Subdlled.'

We have seen letter from a former
resident of this county who has been in
the rebel service four years, to a former
acquaintance in this town, in which, after
telling how he has "studied solely to pro-
mote and preserve the interests of my 0he
Contederte) government" he says, "we
feel conquered, but not suJdued; and the
grace with which we re-enter the Union.
and the quality of citizens we make, will
depend very much upon the treatment we
receive at the outset"
We call that tolerably cool for a man
who acknowledges that he voluntarily en-
listed in the first rebel regiment that was
raised in his state, and who has remained
IN the service ''studying solely to promote
the interests of the rebel government " for
over four years. But we believe this
IS fair sample of the Southern "chiv-
airy; and as this writer says, they are
conquered, but not subdued; and yet they
have the effrontery to attempt to dictate
the terms on which they are willing to
"re-enter the Union.''
We had always supposed that the least
any criminal could do who expected par
don, was to repent of his crime. But
there is no repentance or sorrow on the
part of most of these Southerners,-noth-
ing but bitter regrets that they are beaten
The spirit of these men is the same it was
at the opening of the Rebellion. They
are beaten, but not subdued- conquered,
but unchanged; and the only saftey for
the government is to hang or disfranchise
all the leading men, allow the freedmen
(who have proved themselves to be the
only true Omonlsts) citizenship, and put
ballots and muskets in their hands. Then
may the South and North too. have rest
and peace.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
Trial of the COnspirdtOrs.

The trial Of the nine conspirators is
still going on at Washington the testimony
for the government not being all in yet,
though nearly so. Much of the testimony
this week has been of interest to the pub
lie more on account of the implication of
the Rebel leaders than that of the crimi-
mails in court. As far as the testimony
has been made public nothing positive has
yet been elected showing that jeff. Davis
gave his sanction to the murder of Mr..
Lincoln; yet it is thought if young Sur
raft could be brought to the witness stand
and made to tell what he knows of this
conspiracy he would implicate all the
Rebel cabinet with Davis. Surratt was
the go-betwcen. 1t is proved that he Wis
ited Richmond, and every one believes he
obtained instructions and some funds
from the Rebel government 1t is now
thought he left Washington the day after
the murder, and passing by rail through
Philadelphia, New York, Burlington,
where he dropped handkerchief with his
name on it, escaped to Montreal
The witnesses examined and testimony
now in seems to prove Booth and the
others but hired assassins, paid in advance
with Richmond and Canada gold. 1t was
undoubtedly Payne who attempted the as
sassination of Mr.. Seward and Mrs. Sur
raft and several others were accessory to
the murder Samuel Arnold is known
merely as an acquaintance Of Booth, and
withdrew from the plot before it was ac-
compliShed. Michael ULaughlin seems
to be sinking under the weight of his af-
fiction, though his chances of clearance
are next to Arnolds, the best of any.
DR.. Mudd has been proved to be one of
the principal actors in the bloody drama,
and to have said six OF seven weeks before
the assassination that the president and his
cabinet would be killed. lie set Booths
lee and helped him to escape. Considera-
bic sensation was produced by the testi-
mony of DR.. Rider Of Chicago, who pro-
rluced paper which he had obtained from
among the scattered archives in the state
house at Richmond, just after the evacua-
ton Of that place. 1t is diabolical
proposition, addressed to jeff Davis, for
burning shipping and towns in the North,
signed by w. G.. Oldham, on which jeff:
Davis. in his own handwriting, Endorsed
a reference to his Secretary Of State, rec
ommcnding an examination of the plans,
&c The handwriting of Davis was iden-
tilted and proved by witnesses from the
War Department who were familiar with
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26

PATRIOTIC PORTRAITs.-The demand
for patriotic pictures is increasing with
the winding up of the war. Besides the
engraving of President Lincoln, Mr.. w.
j. Holland of Springfield, Mass, has pub
lished portraits of George and Martha
Washington. They are on steel by Sar-
tain, from the celebrated paintings of Stu
art, and are very beautiful. J. NJ Circuit,
West Brattleboro, is general agent, and
we can subscribe to the motto of his cir
cular, that "every American citizen should
have them
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
BOSTON MARKET.-May 20.

F1om.-Western. $500 to 1925
PorS--Prime, 81 90; Mess, $500 to $500
TO Oa.0e.
Beet:-sl7.oO t"!l9.OO. Lard. 70 to lel Hams
10! 10 20 Hogs, dressed, IL to 10.
Bnf.r.-55 to 80. Cheese, II! to s Egqs, 90
TO - Io'"'oes, 2,o0 to 5,25- Dried IgpIe, Is TO
Dedns-S2.25 to 30 Peas, Sl.75 TO 2,l0.
Herds grass SEEDS, 90 to 600. CIorer. 50 to
Nareh.-S to TO- Td!lorr. l53 to 10.
hooL-Full Blood Merino. 0,.3to %; Three
fourths blood, oil TO O,72. Half-blood, .o,65 to
o,1O; Common. 0.60 to O.65
Corn.-o,9O to O,95 oats 30 to eco Rye
LILO to LIP
Hops.-35 to 43.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26

lHE SoIplEES To HAVE IIIEIR ARMS
1t l. reported that ii has been decided
10y the government that after the grand
review every regiment to be discharged
will be allowed TO 20 TO the stale and dis
trict in which il WAS raised, carrying Ifs
arms and colorS with il. and be there mus
tered out This Is eminently Just. and
will b. highly gratifying 10 the great body
of our soldiers and 10 their friends
ez- Col. REAGAN. late rebel postmaster
general. now awaiting the government
order at Fortress Monroe. Is said 10 have
hecn the man TO whom Jeff Davis gave
orders I" =. hang Andrew johnson If he
ever caught him. But he never did-on
the contrary, quite the reverse
Hannibal. the big elephant. died on
Sunday in Centerville. Pa He was the
biggest Thing on or off ice in this country.
weighing seven and halt tons and con-
>;unin- 500 pounds OF hay. ) bushels OF
oai>. IL GALLONS of wafer per day He
was Gt wears old, and had been exhibited
for So wears. lie died without struggle
AMI WAS buried with honorS.
What l. The difference netween ancient
and modern chivalrv! One Wore coats or
n.at AMI the other coats OF female.
| The Iry,.s does nor like the idea of
making Mr.. Dillingham; governor All
the better for Dillingham; Now We have
a suggestion for the -Iryas:: let it select
for liz candi late somebody who has been
opposed 10 the war all the WAY through.
AMI adopt .Iefi>S pctticoat for lis flag
I!iaiton's daily
''cm- Sheridan. it i said. goes TO Tex
AZ with orders 10 DESTROY and Law WASTE.
il The rebel i"roc~ persist in holding out
after receiving tar notice, The sudden
death OF kirhv Smith. however. will make
>hcrilan'> task easier
i';iyne ha> III last been positively idenii-
tiei a. one oi' Il family of six brothers.
born in Kentucky. who have engaged in
crime since the war broke Out. One oi
them WAS hung hy the cunle,!erate>. and
two Others had 10 escape 10 Canada. where
they were engaged by the rebel agent.
SHAKESPEARE REMoppIEp.--A petit
coat, a peitieoat; my kingdom for pet
ticoat -Jej: Dttras.
n contemporary argues that Mrs. Jeff
DAVIS ought 10 be recognized as the pre>i-
dent of the confederate states. a. when her
husband pu; on her petticoat> She had no
alternative but to assume his oh-no-we-
ncNcr-menilon-' ems.
The :" line" that JEFF. was going TO
flight ii ont on ''-Croino-ine.
Ii Is said that the reason why spring
butter is 80 high Is because the pasture
grasses are HIGH too
1t l. said that JEFF. put on female ap-
pare! because he soon expected 10 beoca-
.fnod
The twenty-second verse of the ihir-
tcenth chapter ot jeremiah tells us how
jeff. happened to I've discovered.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
T. f L L LII f BEST
NEW BUCKEYE MOWER :,
MANUFACTURED BY THE
BUCKEYE MOVING MACHINE co.

Is now ready for the season Of 1865 Tt->
Moving Machine vas first put into n, fed N
lst2. More tan fifteen thousand Puy keye, Ef-.,
sold N the season OF 1854. II took the nj ,-.-
MUM Al Vermont State Fair. last SOFTEN
Its competitors welo the Eagle. Moods L
bard Farmer, Union, Clipper and S;ar. l. a.>o
took The first premium II the CONNECTICUT h;r,r
Valley FAIR held Al Bradford In O,tohtr. Ia.
We confidently assert that tue NEW BIZ *
r possesses great advantages orer =ry AZ
all other Machines IN use Il ! stronger. mn
durable, OF lighter draft and Mill do better MOS
Than any other Mower. Ii has f1ro driving VIE. :
in which are No EGGS TO be filled WIZ mud ~
SAND an q cause grea. amount nf wear and fl
non the gearing Is driven by PARIS and R7r i,-,
The Finger Far l. connected L. the frame Fl, !
noH1le Hinged JoiHt, which loEs II 10 fo.os
the urface of tie ground esltsse2v fpG,zeea,s- L.;
Inc frame whether over knobs and ridge q
through hOliauS, dead furrow> aud bitches. Tht>t
advantages belong rrc3Hsirrly 10 the Don
Hinged Ba--
Inc Bar can also be folded In front Of the n
chine, bay taNelre year old can rohgIhe trkole ca
ting apparatus ON the fo2 OF ttr frame en- k,,
than minute. when il can be removed r
miles - easily wagon
Early orders filed immed ately. All na,-, {
the Machine can be obtained Of DANIEL HlxAlrY
al White River Junction Machines ma, p,
o5tlined az the Agricultural Warehouse az J ~.
GOULD, Railroad Street, ST John Shury. As {
HENRY CHASE, Esq. Lyndon or II
GEORGE MclNDOE.
travelling Agent, Fairlee, I.
March -. 1865.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26

PRESIDENT JoHNsoN's AMNEsrY.-A
dispatch from Washington the oath says
President Johnson's amnesty proclama-
ton, which will be out in short time
specially excerpts from its benefits all Off
GERS who have been guilty of starving our
soldiers and numbering them in cold blood
as at Fort Pillow. 1t also breaks up the
great rebel estates in the South.
g. The number of soldiers in the army
of the Potomac reviewed at Washington
Tuesday is estimated at from sixty-fve to
eighty-tive thousand. The LIST Vermont
Cavalry and the 9Th and 18th infantry
regiments, were in the review, but the
fighting 9th corps, in which is the glorious
old Vt. brigade, was not there.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
JOB PRINTING.

We hace 1ately adaed number Of fonts Of
ne,e type to oar office. and aee are noao better
than erer prepared to do all kinds Of job print
ina. such as Uedding, ADDRESS and Business
Cards. Circulars. Bill Heads, Blanks, Re-
CENTS. Tax bills, auction bills, etc., etc.
c.. ". STONE g. co.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26

GEN. BANKS RECALLED.-Gen. Banks
has been superseded by Gen. Candy The
enemies of Banks are trying to prejudice
the public against him, but Gen. Grant
says he was recalled because the military
force everywhere was being reduced.
Gen. Candy, being of the regular army,
was the proper officer to remain in COM
mand of the department of the gulf
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
William %. Healh's Estate.

STATE OF VERMONT, : IL Probate Court he'd al tie
C2ledofiia District. -, Probate ONCE II 81 johns
bury, on the 18Th ia, II MAJ, a. n. ot5-
kNl lTlEG. adm illustrator upon the estate OF " iiai
10 Heath, late 81 Manchester. IL The Stale 81 NJ"
Hampshire deceased aEqlcattunioT oeiS L. -.
ihe whole of the real estate OF said deoeascds rc>r
ng thai The sale OF pari sad real estate Is ite>A
for the payment Of the debts 81 said deceased, aud Thai
art OF said real cannot Re sold without INJURY 10
those interested IN The rclnaiild thereui-
whertupon. il ordered by said COurr that said ara
c2t Ice referred 10 the luh ay JUNE. A. l>o a.
the Probate Ooe in ST Johrshury. FOR hearing and c.
cision thereon: and IL Is further ordered that al r>,-
Interested lee notified hereof 10y publication ci nuo, q
this application and order thereon three weeks success
lively Cairdcian printed JohrstuTH. before
said OF hearing that they may appear said time
and place, and II they cause, ol Jeci thereto
BY the Courl-Atiest,
as-a ASA L. FRENCH, Judge.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-26
CAMBRIDGE MARkET-Mav2 n, 1865

AMOUNT OF STNGh Al NAkhET-
Cattle Sheep Shoals Fat Hogs. Calves.
This week So loii lloO 800 goo
Last week l6c6 2i3S 7-5 l3ea 1900
year ago l5.5 2o54 go ll50 lloo
BEEF CATTLF-Extra IA, and heavy premium
Oxen. >iS 30 Sii,0o, LIST quality $500 SlS.-
so: II quality Sl2.25 1890 Sd quality >il.50
ll0n per loo lbs. on total weight of hide tallnw
and dressed beef A few choicest single pairs
Sli.00 a $1,000. Bulls, &C.. Sl0O0 SLIGO.
Working oxen Sl50 $3.50. Steers SlOO Slj0
Mich Cows. SO So; extra good so Sl00
with OF without calves, may be agreed; far
row and ordinary $50 $40.
Sheep and Lambs. ) a Q cts: extra Ga liz
cts. per 10. on live weight: or 5000 0O,00 per
he al In lots. extra $500 500
Shotes. WholeSae Q l2ic: retail l6 lSc per
b. Fat Hogs lO4 IL per To- live weight Dress
ed GO 00c.
Veal Calves 5000 IS per head.
Hides Brighton. Sc per 10. Country lots,
&C. Calf-skins. Is poe
Tallnw. . 4 SIC per 10
Pelts. Sl25 sl,2o each. Country pelts 81 ,25