Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-06-23
Personal.
General Scott was rs years old on We'd

Z ptucAa4 cNvtA "a1 90 fVoA' NAN N 49,
nesday last.
Kev. John +. Bigelow, D. D., of Keese-
vile. delivered the grafton at the celebration
of the Tooth anniversary of the settlement
of Paxton, Mass, on "Wednesday.
Capt. II. c. Parsons. of ST. Albans, has
resigned his post as Inspector of Customs,
and gone to farming in Fairfax. His sue
cessor Is Stephen D. Hopkins Of St. Albaus,
late member of Company |, 10Th Vt.
President Hopkins. of Williams College,
sent all three of his sons into the service.
His brother, Professor Hopkins, lost his only
child in the Wilderness battle.
Brevet Brig. Gen. William Wells, late Of
the LIST Vermont Cavalry, has been promoted
to q full brigadiership. He was recommend
ed for promotion by Gems Sheridan and Gus
ter. He is now in command of Clusters
old division.
Lieut. John ;. Adams, V. r c.. Commis-
sary of Subsistence. Is on duty here, attend
ing to the subsistence Of the returning sol
diers.
Brcyet Major George L. Choisy, l4th L.
). Infantry, has been ordered to this city as
mastering ofieet for the returning troops.
and has taken rooms in Bank Block.
Surgeon j. Il. Baxter. chief medical OIL
Ger Of the Provost Marshal's Bureau, i, in
town, On a tour of inspection Of the various
Provost MARSHALL Offices throughout the De
partment OF the East.
ICorresponience OF the Boston Aiyertiser.l
The Recon>tructionists in Washington.
HOW The PRESIDENT RECEIVES THIN, aIc.
rs the soldiers 90 out from this city, the
rebels come in. Traitors have abounded here
for four YEAR,, but their number Is greater
now than ever before. \ day docs not now
pass without bringing a train Of those who
went away from here in 1851 or le62, and
since then have fought against the Govern
ment IN one way OF another Their CHECK
is amazing. Thus d" DR.. Jones, having re-
turned TO this city, has resumed the practice
Of his profession, sc. Only last July. this
creature was in the rebel army under Early, |
and while living in front Of cur forts on the
north side OF the city, sent word in 70 several /
acquaintance to the effect that 1t wouldn't |
be safe for them 10 be- found at home when I
the rebel force came in. There Is some salts |
faction in knowing that. whereas he then had !
two arms he now has but one. Doubtless he /
vii! have business enough. The more nu- .
merous class Of rebels here Just now. however, I
is made NJ Of persons resident in the Guli /
States. These men talk Of ''our State. the I
sovereign State, the faction ofmy State, /
&c. as glbly as they did four or tve years I
ago. 4 few of these persons have been InvI- /
ted here bv the President a few come a,
the suggestion cf communities in their re-
suectIye S,ates but the majority are self I
invited and represent only their Individual /
selves None OF these persons ind ans serI- /
Gus difficulty in getting audience with the 7
President. lie seems not only ready but /.
anxious 70 meet every intelligent man from ]
the extreme South. and all whom have heard /
sneak Of the sub ect. bear witnes, TO the fact T.
that be receives each and all with frank 4
courtesy and unwearied patience. They con- /
cur. however, IN saying that the President /
assures them, trst, last and all the time, |
thar there caEnOt and shall not be any more .
slavery in their respective States and they I
further saw he urges them TO accept the new .
order OF things at once and with all heartIneS-.
Said one OF the Georgia gentlemen d" told /.
him that ] thought It hard that we who have I
not aided the rebellion should have our slaves I
taken from US in this summary manner: and /
said thought 1t would Inaugurate a kindly T.
feeling in our State towards HIM and towards /
the Union Government, It he would give n
say two or three years in which to bring /.
about the abolition Of slavery. He turned T.
verv sharply, and saws 70 me Do yen know F.
which side got beaten in this war; Our
side saws l. Well, says he, the eman-
cipation PROCLAMATION will stand, and the
constitutional amendment will be adopted
next winter didn't say any thing more
about slavery to him.
oOur State expects such terms as should
alwavs be given 10 a brave people. pomp-
ously said the chairman Of one of the dele
rati0ns 20 me. HI- manner and words We're
both offensive o.. We viii accept the e0nstI-
tutional amendment; but ours Is a govern
ment of white persons, ami we shall not al
low the negro 10 vote or to marry into our
families =. What does the President say
about negro suffrage 3' | asked. - lie does
not saw much about it. except be asks u II
it Is manly 20 ask the negro TO fight, and then
deny him the right 70 vote; ami he partlcu-
larly told me 10 observe what number of per-
sons in the North appeared to be willing 70
let him vote.