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Missouri.

Our Missouri letter indicates how widely the MUIR
der of the President is to make itself felt in all ques
tons of public policy. The division Of public sent-
ment and the balance of parties in Missouri made the
adoption of the Constitution to say the least,
doubtful, but now says cur correspondent, it "com-
mends itself to the people account Of its severity
towards rebels" Loyal Missouri is intensely loTal,
and with the stimulus Of this great calamity which
every loyal resident Of that slavery State must
interpret MS the growing crime Of the institution, the
already Jealous efforts to remodel the commonwealth
in the interest of freedom will be redoubled and will
be successful. The same letter adds;
at is impossible to ignore the chief cause of oppo-
sition TO the Constitutional proceeds from the Roman
Catholic influence combined with the rebels. All the
Catholics not rebels, and all the rebels are not
Catholics but it is safe to say that all the former in
Missouri who are not rebels could stand up in four
acre lot The Catholic opposition is very simpe the
Constitution taxes church property and imposes test
oath OF aeg ance on all their priests. They cannot
take this oath"
While we are, always, careful to reject sectaran-
ism in politics or public affairs, cite the above as
additional evidence Of often xprcssed view that
the Catholic church has heavy account to settle
somewhere as the consistent upholder and defender
OF slavery in the South, and Of its worst enomities.
That church has long maintained in Europe reputa-
ton for dexterty in adjusting its policy the prog
reSs OF events trust that when Missouri is free,
her Catholic churches may be found staunch sup
porers of free institutions they have been of slav
cry in the past-Neic York Tribune.
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the monkey lest per adventure the fat sheep hath set
snare for us" Therefore the lambs went not up
And when the sheep returned and found her des gins
had come to nought she was cut TO the heart "Yet"
said she, surely, we will subdue them" and they
took counsel together again. Now when another day
md night were gone flor though their wool was heavy
their brains thick therefore could they not quick
~ conceive their designs,) they said within them
selves, ave will write an episte unto them, for are
they not unlearned and Ignorant inasmuch they will
be subduedp And they delivered the episte to the
monkey who placed 1t in the front of their dwellings,
as their manner was to work by subtlety and afore-
time had they steathy placed the traitor flag in the
dwellings Of the white sheep. And when the lambs
opened the writing they greatly astonshed and
said "What meaneth this'writing which we find for
It is looshness unto us" Then said one of the wise
ones. 40, II is song for see We not the big letters
which begin the nes2" And this is the song which
the big sheep and the little sheep wrote
"Were band Of singers
OH we are tits too true.
We tits who shun the light
And who prefer the night,
Because our deeds are evil-yahl YAH yahn
Then did the lambs make merry among themselves.
and they said, Have We not heard it said of old mot
every man can be poet?" Verify 1t doth not read
Alright Let us say, rather,
Not every sheep be poet,
More'n e'cry man can be a go(aNt.
BELI-RINGER.
Fayetteville, April 12, 1865.
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1t is too soon to understand fully the lesson
of President Lncoln's foul assassination. We
can only see it in part. But the little that we
do see is deep with meaning. Never till row
have the people generally realized the enor-
nous wickedness Of treason, and the depth and
height and breadth Of the damning sin of slay.
cry, which was the root, the fountain head, the
insplrer OF treason. 1t was not enough that
our flag should be desecrated, our government
and our liberties threatened with destruction
thousands on thousands of brave men slain on
the battlefield, tens of thousands murdered by
cruelty and starvation while held as prisoners
cities set on fire when abandoned, and HELPLESS
women and children left exposed it was not
enough to spread devastation and ruin far and
wide, and carry grief and woe to countless
hearts and homes; the nightly assassin, the
ruthless murderer must be commissioned to
smite down the head Of the nation, to murder
In cold blood the man whom millions in this
land and in other lands had learned to honor.
to respect and to love. Here was shown in
startling and convincing manner the unuttero.
BILE wickedness of that spirit which plotted
treason, planned and conducted the rebellion
in all its stages, and which crowned its enorm-
ity with this dabolcal act We understand
now something of the baseness of treason,
something of the foul spirit which slavery has
engendered and fostered, and we know better
than before what is to be done. We under
stand by this time that the instigators and
chief leaders in this treason and rebellion can
not be suffered to live with us they must be
executed as the vilest of maefactors. or placed
for life in lonely dungeons where they can do
no more harm to the country and mankind
Their crimes call not for vengeance but for
simple justice. The country must learn, com.
ing generations must know, vile and unprinci-
Piled men must understand, that to attempt
nations life is a crime that cannot go unpun-
ishedj and when JEFF. Davis and his compeers
and associates in this crime have had their de-
serts, have had justice melted out to them, we
shall be in a condition for the reorganization of
States and the establishment of peace.
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The Bnsis of Arrangcment Made.

The memorandum or basis of what was agreed nm
OH between Gems Sherman and Johnston and the re-
suit are rs follows Memorandum or basis of agree
ment made this 18th day Of April, 1867 near Dur
ham Station, by and between Gen. Jos eph l.. John
ston commanding the confederate army, and Mai-
Gen. William j. Sherman, commanding tho army of
the United States in North Carolina, both present -
First-1he contending armies in the field to
maintain their statu quo until notice is given by the
commanding general ofether one to its opponent, and
reasonable time, say fortyeght hours is allowed.
Second-Ihe confederate armies now in existence to
be dsbanded and conducted to their several state
capitals, there TO deposit their and public prop
erty in the state arsenal and each officer and man
to execute and file agreement to cease from acts
OF war and abide the action both Of state and federal
authority, the number of arms and munitions of war
to be reported to the chief of ordnance at Washington
CITY, subject to further action of the Congsess of the
United States and in the meantime to be used solely
TO MAINTAIN peace and order within the borders of the
respective states. Thiri-The recognition by the ex
ecutive of the United States of the several state nov
ernmens, their officers and legislatures taking the
oath prescribed by the constitution of the United
States ana where conflicting state governments have
resulted irom the war, the legitimacy e all shall be
submitted TO the United States supreme court.
tourth-Ihe re-estabshmcnt of all federal courts IN
the several states with powers defined by the con-
stitution and laws Of Congress Fifth-rhe people
and inhabitants of all states to be guaranteed, fur
us the executive can, their political right and fran
chlse, rs well MS their rights Of person and property
MS defined by the constitution OF the United States
ana OF the respective states. SiXth-lhe executive
authority of the government of the United States not
to disturb any Of the people by of the late
so long ms they live in peace and quiet, abstain from
acts OF armed hostility and obey the laws in existence
AT the place Of their residence. Seventh-ln general
terms The war to cease, general amnesty SO far
the executive power Of the United States can conf
mand or ON condition Of the disarmament of the con-
iederate armies and the distribution Of arms aud the
resumption of pursuits by the officers and men hith-
orto composing said armies
Not being fully empowered by our respective prn-
cipals to fulfil these terms, we Individually and Off
clhly pledge ourselves to promptly obtain the neces
sary authority and TO carry out the above program.
w. /. SHERMAN, Major General commanding the
Army OF the United States IN North Carolina
j. L. JOHNSTON, General Commanding the Con-
iederate States Army in North Carolina.
The Objections Made nj Washington.
This proceeding of Gen. Sherman was unapproved
for the following reasons -
Frst--It an exercise Of authority not vested
in Gen. sherman, and on its face shows that bvtl lie
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Our Army Correspondence.
CITY POINT, Va, April

CITY PoINT, Va, April 0, 1865.
Il n have been ont 10 the
General Hospitals about mile from here to see some
Vermont officers who were wounded in the victorious
charge of the 9th corps, which first penetrated the
rebel works. The I'd division took the lead the Yer
mont brigade in advance, and the 9th Vermont at the
head of the brigade. Gen. L. A. Grant was wounded
slightly in the head and obliged to 60 to the rear
for short time to have his wound dressed but soon
joined the brigade and went on with them. Two of
the wounded officers saw Capts. Gould and
Raymond of the 9th Vermont, and must tell YOU
what they did, for have heard of nothing more dar-
ing even, in any accounts of battles The regiment
was charging fort, and as they were delayed a mo-
ment getting through the abatis these officers rushed
ahead without looking back TO whether the men
were following. Capt Gould rushed into the fort all
Alone with nothing but his sword. The rebels came
at him with swords bayonets and dubbed muskets
One bayonet was thrust into bis mouth and through
MS cheek and while in that position lie killed the man
with his sword. An officer struck him on the head
with sword, and he was struck in the shoulder bv n
bayonet and pounded all with dubbed muskets;
but he gave as good as he got, until corporal rushed
in and pulled him out. Capt. q. told me if he had
only had his revolver he could have held the fort
alone Capf in Raymond in trying to get in TO HELM
Capt Could fell into the ditch and broke his left arm
but he got out and went into the fort Capt g. was
coming out. lie tried his hand alone also-splt one
mans head open, and about twenty men fixed bav
onets to charge on him. he jumped and rolled over
INTO the ditch again. he got out, however Just in time
to go in with the regiment they fred one voley and
the rebels surrendered. There were two other Yer.
mont officers in the Hospital-Leut, Hawkins Of the
81 and Lieut. Macomb OF the 1lth both badly but not
dangerously wounded. C.
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Written expressly for The Vermont Picnic
OUR NATION.
Suggested by the death Of ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY d. GILBERT DEXTER.

Weep! nation weep My Robtest son is deadl
lis meet to mourn for such rs thou
10 let the lines of grief as now
iress with It's sorrowing hand our brow,
While Freedoms flag floats mournful to the breeze-
Inc winds sigh sadly thro' the Sprng-day trees
F0r Liberty and Right Great 1Jrdham died
And JeH martyr and The nations pride.
II.
Stand up, oh nation in yOtti> majestic pride,
Let Hope unfurl her starry banners high
See on the bending arches of the sky
"For Liberty are he, for Liberty ceH die"
Stand ui1ten in great characters Of blood
While every heart shall shout" For Union and for God '
And every jarring string, in music side by side
Shall swell in anthem DER yon boundless tide.
III.
Eternal Justice speaks to MI the erring sons,
And warns them Of quick avenging doom
When sunbeams fade to vast eternal gloom
voice is speaking from n consecIted tomb
The vile assassin starts though nought but gale doth
nom,
Whilst midst his dark unrest wells up troubling proan
Sink down We mscreant to the lowest depths OF woe
Thy fame shall go unsought by all the good below
Then up to God oh nation may We look!
The source Of all true greatness and of love-
Bright smiles come down from holy spheres above,
And make as tiTe, and all our goodness more;
Lay down the implements of death, forever, aye
And aH NE people bless that glorious day.
Reneto hy Redges and thy faih on Plymouth Rock,
No trdm sea shall then dhy standing shock.
Wilmington VT, April II, 1865.
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waste Of life and treasure for the last four years. with
no feelings of revenge, but in sincerest sorrow, we
pray that your administration may be both terror
to evil doors and protection to all who pursue the
paths Of peace. And while we mourn and lament our
great and good murdered chief too kind and too in
dugent, we fear, for these stormy times, thank
God for the belief that knowing the character of the
leaders Of the rebellion you do, you will deal
with them that our whole country will be asylum
for the oppressed of every creed and every CLINE
the home of peace freedom, industry, education and
relgon-a light and example to the nations Of the
whole earth, down a long, bright and benefcent fu-
ture.
To the delegation that called him and made this
address the President said, among other things, at
enunciaes and expresses my feelings to the full
est extent"
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Shcrmnn's O RIDER 10 his Troops.

HEAD QUARTERS Military Division of Mississippi,
in the field Raleigh, n. c.: April 10 The general
commanding announces to the army, the suspension
OF hostliities and an agreement with Gen. Johnston
and high officials, which, when formally ratified will
make peace from the Potomac to the Rio Grande
Until absolute peace is arranged line passing
through Iyrrels, Mount Chapel, Hill university, bur.
hams Station and West Point on the Neuse river
will separate the two armies Each army command
err will group his camps entirely with view to
comfort health and good police. All details of mill
tary discipline must still be maintained. The com
mandiug general hopes and believes that in a very
few days it will be his good fortune to conduct YOU
all to your homes The fame of this army for cour-
age, industry and discipline is admitted all over the
world. Then let each officer and man see it is not
stained by any act of vulgarity, rowdyism and petty
crime. The cavalry will patrol the front of the line
Gen, Howard will take charge of the district from
Raleigh up to the cavalry Gen. Slocum to the left
of Raleigh, and Gen. Schofed in Raleigh Its right
and rear. Quarermasters and commissaries will
keep their supplies up to light load for wagons and
the railroad superintendent will arrange Il depot for
the convenience OF each separate army.
By order of Maj or Gen. W. T. SHERMAN.
h.N,a
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The 9th regiment also had 7 missing.

We find the following casualties to men fro IN this
county -Ludovic Underwood, Straten, leg am, ,utat-
ed Dennis Mahony, Brattleboro both legs ann uta.
ed; Capt. Clas. G. Gould, Windham, face and hou-
ders, severe; Abel d. Brown. Dummerston, sid e J..
H. Duva, Jamaica, severe; H. Percy, Rocking ham,
slight; Sergt Emery l.. Tubbs, Guiord, arm slight;
Corp Geo W. Nichols, Brattleboro, arm slight; Serg'
Aroy A. Snow, Townshend slight; Corp Emery
Howard, Townshend, slight; Henry A. Bond, Janai-
ca, sisht Ransom L. Hathorn, Londonderry, slight;
Lieut. VIM. o. Dickinson, Vernon, leg slight; James
H. Shppee, Wilmington, slight
Gen. Grant was also wounded in this battle.
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WASHINGTON, April 25,


The conduct Of Gen. Sherman is the tonic Of earn
est discussion here day Ii has been thought that
he has been led astay from his duty by his fatherin-
law, Hon. Thomas Ewing Of OHIO, Of whom President
Lincoln said that he the only northern statesman
who had persistently urged him to revoke the eman-
cipation proclamation. 1t thought That this in
huence, coupled with old West Point associations
and the hope Of becoming President, had turned n
head which had not in years past been always well
balanced But letter in the London Times of April
s. written at Richmond on the 4th of March by its
special correspondent there, excites fearful sus-
picons. 1t is devoted to Gen. Sherman, as seeming
ly destined within the next few weeks to be the
greatest power on this distracted continent. "lf"
says the writer, sin the Armageddon which seems
now approaching, Gen. Sherman once gets the South
down, It may confidently be predicted that his poll
ties will be more in harmony with those Of Gen. Lee
than those of President Lincoln. Mr.. Lincoln has
found him hitherto very valuable friend. Ii is pos
sible that before the end comes he will find him n
still more dangerous enemy" We flu Their Oh told
that General Sherman possesses character which is
OF the stuff of which great and mysterious actors in
history are often made. Such is the estimation in
which General Sherman was held Mt the rebel capital
before the flight of jeff Davis. We now know that
this same General Sherman, two days after he had
learned the assassination OF President Lincoln put in
to operation his programme, which proves so admiral
bly, in harmony with that Of General Lee.
A letter from Richmond. dated Monday, shows tina t
Breckenridge was left by Davis TO burn the city and
that he did all in his power to accomplish the work
OF destruction. The Episcopal churches remained
closed on Sunday, the rccorshad refused to pray
for the President. Chas. j. Faulkner and Governor
Morton Of Indiana had arrived PERLEY
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PORTRAIT OF ABRAHAM LINcoLN.--John NJ. Gre ut,
State agent for selling this beautiful engraving, has
lett one upon table. 1t is an engraving on steel
by John Sartain, from painting by L. D. Marchant,
made Mt the White House in 1863, and now in pos
session of the Union League at Philadelphia. 1t was
considered BY the President and his fimy the best
likeness of him ever taken. Mr.. Grout being now in
town, loyal citizens will be glad of good oppor
tunity to procure beautiful picture of one whom
they loved and respected so much.
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LATE FROM EURorE.-By the arrival Of the steam
snip Eernania mt New York, Sunday evening, We
nave adyices from Europe to April 3. The chief fea-
ture OF the news is the death OF Richard Cobdeu
OF the best friends our nation had In England or in
Europe. The London Times had arrived at the
clusion that General Lee would lie unable to with
stand the united forces Of Grant and sherman and
Sheridan. In France, judicial uQuiry has been in
stuted into the conduct of persons charged with aid
ing aud nbetug in fitting out Stonewall The plague
still RACES in ST. Petersburg. In Spain, the bill prov-
ding for the abandonment Of San Domingo has been
adopted by large majority
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PENDANTS father and plaintiff entered into contract
by the terms Of which the defendant to enter the
u 5. service for nine months as his substitute, and
plaintiff was to pay him therefor S175 bounty, and
did so, and that the bounty Of S76 voted by the town
belonged to the defendant as the legal representative
of his father.
The jury returned verdict for S75 and costs for
plaintiff. Bridgman, Stoughon and Arnold for plain
tiff; Eddy and Stoddard for defendant.
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IMPORTANT DEcIsIoNs.-A Washington dis
pa'ch to the Boston Herald says, Gov. Pier
pont has been empowered to establish the new
State government of Virginia at Richmond
He will proceed to that Capital forthwith and
call together the loyal Stale legislature already
elected.
Attorney General Speed has decided that the
rebel officers who surrendered to Gen. Grant
have no homes in the loyal States, and have no
right to come to places which were their homes
prior to their going into the rebellion, nor to
any more than they have to wear the rebel flag
through the streets. Civilians in rebel employ
have no right to return TO Washington under
the terms granted 10 Gen. Lee.
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AS soon as all whom the room would accommodate
had entered, Judge Underwood, of Virginia. stepped
forward and said -
Mr. PREsIDENT-The gentlemen who come with
me to pay their respects to the Chief Magistrate of
the nation are for the most part eXes from the South
-eXiles for their devotion to the Union and the con-
sttution in defiance of threats and persecution of the
saveholding arlstOcracy. Your recent utterances
nave stirred our spirits like the sound of trumpet
and encouraged the hope that we may ere long in
safety visit our desolated FARMS and rebuild our
houses in the sunny South. We have no feelings but
those of kindness for the people of our sec
ton--even for those who by physical or moral com
pulson, or by gross deception, have been arrived in
arms against the government. We would Iot saw
with Joshua OF old, "Every one who rebels shall be
put to death y but woe to the wicked leaders who
though baflled, are neither humbled nor subdued !;
whose arrogance and treason as dangerous to US
and the country us ever, We thank YOU for decar-
ing that these great criminals must be punished The
Great Author of nature and providence DEGREES that
those who sow the wind shall reap the whrlwlnd. We
know that we cannot go home In safety while trail
tors whose hands are SUI dripping with the warm
blood Of our martyred brothers, remain defiant md
unpublished. II is folly to give sugar plums TO tigers
and hyenas. Ii is more than folly to talk of clemencv
aud mercy TO these worse than Catilinos for clemen
cy and mercy to them Is cruelty aud murder 10 the
Innocent aud unborn. II General Jackson had nun
lshed Tue treason OF calhoun should not have wit
messed ms rebellion II the guilty leaders of this re-
belon snail be properly punished our chldren's
children viii not be compelled to look upon another
Ike IL Tor generations. BY the blood of our martyred
PRESIDENT, by the agonies of our starved and muta-
ted prisoners by the tens Of thousands slain in battle
ana INC associations Of home and country, and all the
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The ATLANTIC MONTHLY and OUR YoUNo
FOLKS, for May, are out in due season. They
are both published by Ticknor & Fields, Bos-
ton, and are for sale at Felton's. The Atlantic
has a wide circulation, is devoted to literature,
art and politics, and is conducted with ability,
having for its contributors some of our ablest
writer's Our Young Folks is new candidate
for favor, the present issue being the fifth num-
Der. 1t is got up in a style to amuse, interest
and instruct young people, and in doing this it
has thus far met with great favor and success.
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CHARACTERISTIC ACT or Mr.. LINCOLN -Immed-
ate'y AFTER our army took possession of Charleston
the President wrote n letter TO the COMMANDING OH
GER directing him to inquire after the family Of the
late James l.. Pegru and to provide them with what
ever they might need He inclosed fifty dollars MS
personal contribution toward their wants if they shall
be in condition to require it,
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IN Sheldon, VI, last Sunday, the pastor naturally
preached on the death Of President Lincoln and an
aged copperhead after listening ms long rs he ud to
the scAthing denunciat0n Of traitors and assassns
got up and left the church. just rs he cot TO the
door, the minister called out to him, Don't stop,
brother till you get to Canada" which was respond
ed to by hearty amen from the whole congregation