Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-10-06
Richmond and Fredericksburg papers have

With sweet sis,erly earesses,
Arm in arm they speed along.
Richmond and Fredericksburg papers have
been received.
The majority Of the forty odd candidates
for Congress in Virginia appear remarkably
outspoken in their opinions. Three candid
ates from the Fredericksburg district, Chris
tian, Douglass and Curtiss, addressed a meet
ing at Lancaster Court House. One OF them,
Christian, was against secession before it
commenced. but supported the state and rebel
governments during the struggle. He claim
ed that he was not disqualified, and spoke Of
the test oath Of 1862 as unconstitutional
Douglass claimed to be an original seces-
sionist, and that secession was the spontane-
Gus work of the. people. He stood on the
same platform as all the other candidates,
none Of whom, except Cnrtss, could take the
test oath Curtiss said he had always been
opposed to the heresy of secession.
The meeting proposed to be held at Lynch
burg to get up a petition to the President op
behalf of JEFF. Davis, cannot be held under
the general orders issued some time since at
Richmond.
The Richmond Times says the extraordina-
ry activity and industry now visible in every
part Of tbs burnt district is most crafty
ing TO contemplate. There now seems to be
scarcely lot where workmen are not swarm
ing like bees, digging new cellars. cleaning
bricks, removing rubbish, laying found ltions,
running up walls, doing the wood work and
la,bing, plastering, and completing the work
OF the more advanced buildings Many of
the new buildings. it is eviden, will be lar
ger that any which were destroyed by the
fire. Iron, brown stone, marble and granate
will enter largely in the building of many Of
the palatial stores and warehouses.
letter from Capt Hall Of the Arctic Ex-
pedition, dated Winter Quarters, West
End Of Rowe's Welcome, Dec. 10" informs
Mr.. Grinnell Of New York that the writer
has obtained from the Esquimaux much val
liable information among other things,
Capt. Hall feels certain that be has traced out
evidence to show definitely that Capt, Rich
ard Crozier, who commanded Franklin's sec
ond ship, the Terror, and three other men,
were in communication with the natives, and
that Crozer's life was saved by the judicious
nursing Of a native. This native says Cto-
zier was almost starved, but the other men
were fat an strong, they having eaten human
flesh, which Crozier would not do. IL would
otcih tudN Autct Htu, Win hut exception.
that being person who died Of disease, lived
for long time with the natives on Boothia
Felix Peninsula, but finally went away to the
south in boat, and that is all the Innuits
appear to know Of them. Sir John Frank
Inns ships we're last seen on the 9th OF July,
l845, in the ice near the. middle Of BAfin's
Bay.
Nearly all the distinguished men Of Ten
nessee who went into the rebellion have re-
turned and are resuming the practice Of law
Gov. Foote retires to the shades of private
life on farm about three miles from Nash
vile. Hon. John Bell is living in a pleasant
residence with some OF his old friends on a
retired street He looks old and decripid,
and is seldom seen the streets. Hon.
Neil s. Brown is praticing law, and has
very extensive patronage. He, too, has
passed the meridian OF his splendor, and time
has frosted his head and wrinkied bis brow.
Old lsham u. Harris, the rebel Governor, has
put himself in communication with parties in
Nashville.
According to the correspondence of the
Cincinnati Gazette, Vallandigham made
speech at Bueyrus, Ohio, on the 2lst inst,
10 which be said the Republicans had bet
eOi NV Shoi iNthNihtiOh dPoh Nut Ctmt-
cratic party, lest they so familiarze the peo-
Pile with the idea that they resolve to repo-
diste the whoie debt" His audience cheerue
the sentiment heartily.
General Monroe NJ. Parsons Of Missouri,
late Of the rebel service, was recently killed
near Camargo, Mexico, in fight between the
liberals and the imperaists. After the sur
render Of Kirby Smith he went to Mexico,
with several Of his men, and Joined the forces
of Juarez.
The Union men OF New Jersey are carrying
on the canvass with great spirit and success.
The fourth great meeting of last week was
held at Newark on Saturday evening. Gen.
Fitzpatrick is ssumpilg the State in a most
vigorous and earnest manner, and il is hoped
that he will win victory as decisive now as
he was in the habit of doing in the saddle.