Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-17
AMNESTY TO DESERTERS.
AMERICA,
A ROCLAMA ALTON.

Whereas, tho twentY-frst section OF the
ast Of Congress, approved on the Sd instant,
entitled. " an act to amend the several acts
heretofore passed to provide for enrolling and
calling out the National forces, and for other
purposes" requires that in addition to other
lawful penalties Of the crime Of desertion
from the military or naval service, all per-
sons who have deserted from the military or
naval service Of the United States who shall
not return TO said service, or report them
selves TO a Provost Marshal, within sixty
days after the proclamation hereinafter men
toned, shall be deemed and taken to have
voluntarily relinquished and forfeited their
rights to citizenship and rights to become cit
liens, and such deserters shall be forever in
capable Of holding any office of trust and
profit under the United States, or Of exercis-
ing any rights Of citizens thereof And all
persons who shall hereafter desert the militia
~ or naval service, aud all persons who, be-
ing duly enrolled, shall depart the jursdc-
ton Of the district in which he is enrolled,
or GO beyond the limits of the United States
with intent to avoid any draft into the mill
tary or naval service duly ordered, shall be
Limbo to the penalties of This section. And
the President is hereby authorized and re-
quired forthwith, on the passage Of this act,
to issue his proclamation, setting forth the
provisions of the section, in which procama-
ton the President is requested to notify all
deserters returning within sixty days as afore-
said, that they shall be pardoned on condi-
ton Of returning to their regiments and COM
panies, or to such other organizations as they
may be assigned to until they shall have
served for a period of time equal TO their
original term Of enlistment"
Now, therefore, be 1t known, that |,
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United
States, do issue this, my proclamation, as re-
quired by said act ordering and requiring all
deeerters to return to their proper posts
And do hereby notify them that all desert
ers who shall with sixty days from the date
Of this proclamation. viz On or before the
10th day of May, 1865, return to service or
report themselves to Provost Marshal, shall
be pardoned on condition that they return to
their regiments and companies, or to such
other organizations as the may be assigned
to, and serve the remainder of their original
terms of enlistment, and in addition thereto
period equal to the time lost by desertion
In testimony whereof | hereunto set my
nand, and cause the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, this 18th
day Of March, in the yer Of our Lord, sos,
and Of the independence of the United
States the eighty-ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
BY the President,
VIM II. SEWARD, Secretary of War.
HUDSON RIVER INSTITUTE.
Oiaverack, Columbia County, N. Y.
The next term of this aourishing Institute
will commence April l7th. Its numerous
patrons and friends will feel sincere gratif-
cation in being assured that its condition is
most favorable and prosperous. There are
few institutions OF learning among us which
have acquired such wide spread and deserved
popular patronage, as the Hudson River In
sutute las in the brief period which has
elapsed since its ereclion-and will reopen
this spring with the renewed de termination
on the part Of it's conductors to sustain its
well earned reputation.
Its Faculty are all of we'll known and tried
ability, and the advancement and welfare Of
the student is the end and aim of all their ex-
ertions this is the secret of its great sue
cess, especially under the administration Of
it's present able and efficient Principal. Rev
Alonzo Flack, A. M.
Il would be well here to call attention to
the fact tina, the Faculty have not been ma
terially CHANGED for ten years. 1t is rarely
we find school where industrious and we'll
disposed students both ladies and gentle.
men-enjoy so many and varied advantages
its past and prospective patronage fully at
tests this. The course Of study prescribed
for ladies is of the highest grade-embracing
the solid useful and ornamental and the
facilities offered to those designing to fit them
selves for teachers are unequalled.
The graduating class for the coming veal
will be one year in advance Of any previou,
one, and tire Board CT Education announce,
that they have determined to raise the grad
usting standard far above what it has former
ly been. And so of the male department.
II a young man intends 10 enter college, AT
will find no more preparatory course any
where or i on the other hand, he wishes Il
engage in active business, he has opnortuni
ties and advantages assured to him for so do
> ing in the Commercial Department, unsur
passed by anything Of the kind in the coun
try. The gentlmsn having charge of this de
partment is a graduate of Yale.
Another and newer feature Of this already
popular Institute is the erection of magnif
cent Gymnasium, at great expense, which
will be complete, and ready for use with al
necessary fixtures, in a few weeks. The sys
= TEN of DR.. DIo LEWIS will be introduced b!
a competent and well qualified teacher, wh'
will drill our girls as well as boys, in all it
beautiful and health giving exercises. Thes,
exercises are now 80 universally considered
essential to establish and sustain perfec
: health. that no school can henceforth dispense
with them aud live
1t is not necessary to speak further Of thu
Hudson River Institute-of its delightful al
tuation---the splendor Of its surrounding
scenery-those are known far and wide, anC
stand unrivdlled. 1T is but necessary to re
peat that it will reopen on the 18th Of Apr
next, when every parent who appreciates tb,
advantages of thorough educational train
ing, will hasten to secure places without de
lay for their sons and daughters. AS
CARD OF THANKs.-We take this method
to return our thanks to the ladies for tn,
, many expressions Of favor, which we dali,
receive, for the benefit derived from the us'
of our Wahoo and Cslisaya Bitters. 1t viii