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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-05-18
. We Never Drink.-

Inc anecuOte related below Is worthy
the attention of both soldier and civilian,
for the denial of indulgence 10 the APP
petites Is alike virtue In both classes ;
On the stand Were seven or eight SOL
diers from the 9Th Maine regiment
civil, we'll behaved, intelligent men, as
We're apparent from their conversation,
While at the same house in Lincoln
there came into the Office poor old
blind man-stuue biind-slowly feeling
his way with his cane He approached
the soldiers and said in gentle tones
Boys, | hear you belong to the Sth
regiment. have a son in that regi-
ment.
What is his name -
ooh, yes, we know him well He
was q sergeant in our company. We al
ways liked him"
Where is he now 7"
He Is now lieutenant in cOlored
regiment and prisoner at Charles
ton"
For q moment the old man vcntured
not to reply but at last slowly and
sadly he said:
l feared as much, l have not heard
Of him for a long time.
They did not wait for another word,
but these soldiers took from their wal
lets SUN Of money amounting TO
twenty dollars aud offered it to the old
man. saying
II our whole company was here we
could give You 4 hundred dollars"
The old man replied;
Boys, you must put it in my wallet
for me for | am blind"
But mark what followed. Another
individual in the room, who had looked
on the scene, as | had, with feelings OF
pridein our citizen soldiers, Immediately
advanced and said
Boys, this is handsome thing, and
I want you to drink with me. | stand
treat for the company.
[ waited with interest for the reply.
1t came
"No sir, we thank you kindly; we
appreciate your ofer-5m re nra
drink Pr
The scene was pertect-thc first act
was noble, was generous the last was
grand.
THE Posi- OFFICE ROBBERY IN LANSING
BURGH-A WARNING TO Young MEN. -
The announcement in the Times, yester-
day, that Manning Lansing, post office
clerk in Lansingburgh, had been arrest
ed by United States DetectiSe Shewctts
for rObbing the mail, created no little
excitement in the 'burgh. Lansing is q
young man, twcnty-four years Of age
His connections in town are persons of
good standing, and his associations have
been with those moving in good sOcie-
ty. Moral in character, and as was gen
orally supposed upright in all his bust
ness relations, the news of his arrest
came like a thundcrbOlt upon the entire
community. In the village, where he
was probably more extensively known
owing to his public position than al
most any other young man, he was uni
versally respected and acknowledging
generally considered an honest Young
man. Detective SheWetts arrested him
on Tuesday afternoon, giving him the
privilege OF accompanying him to Alba
ny, or coming down in the evening. Be
fore leaving the village he made the
same confession that he subsequently
did in Albany, to the effect that he had
opened bu5 two more letters-One con-
tanning $50 and the other IS. He is at
present in Rochester ot
The fall Of such q young man, from a
position Of usefulness and respectable
ty to one Of shame and dishonor, is an
other warning to the young, and its
moral should not be lost upon the com
munity.-Troy Times.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-05-18
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
PuNLLC-NN- lLG.

Passed at the First Session. Of he Tdiriy-c,gLty
Congress.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-05-18

AN ACT 10 regulate !rize proceeding, and
the distribution OF pie mone7, and for other
purposes.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12
THE NEWS.
Cucrf,las I'm Kentucky

LOUISVILLE. Saturday January u
Walker Taysor's rebel forces occupied
Greensboro till Friday. conscripting citi-
zens and firing upon steamers, when they
left
The New Albany LedJtr says the rebel
guerillas have possession of Greensboro,
Hawesvil!e. Cloverrort and Henderson.
The Lebanon train was captured BY d
band of Magruder's guerillas, near leb-
anon Junction yesterday afternoon. The
passengers were robbed and the cars burn
ed. The rebels hru,ally murdered four
discharged soldiers Of the 10th Ken
lucky.
Taylor has established his headquar-
ters at Eawesville, and the citizens are
fleeing across the Ohio River 20 avoid
Cons cription.- in. Enqp'rer.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12

We alluded some weeks ago to the bar
gain entered into by Paris c. Cunning
aud some Of the members of the democrat
ic party relative to the organization of the
/ idiana Senate. We then said we had
no confidence in Dunning, and expressed
he belief that he would betray those who
trusted him. The result has proved to be
what We anticipated and We have no great
amount Of consolation to offer to such of
,ur party friends as confded in the integ-
rity of Danning and found only stone
when they asked for bread. and only 4
serpent when they expected fish. Still
we would not upbraid those who are suf-
fering the pan-s of disappointment, but
rather port moral for their future bene-
it which is, never knowingly trust
traitor.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12

as that in which We are engaged, is far
more pernicious in its effects than all the
evils Of pestilencc and famine. What a
dreadful change it has wrought in he so
cal and moral status Of the people of the
United States. Itis rapidly undermining
every element Of virtue, and substituting
a general worship of the gods OF Bacchus
and Mammon. The full extent of the
prejud'cing of morals and manners i vet
to be realized; but enough is evident to
make the heart of the patriot sick and eve
ry A nerican 10 blush for shame at the de.
generacy Of the times This moral and
political corruption is almost, if not quite.
irreparable for years to come. Other ca
limities Of the war will cease with it. or
shortly after, but this reaches in its effects
th' future, and will mos: terribly control
our DESTINY.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12

The forty fourth session of the General
assembly of Indiana. in pur~ u:nce of the
provisions Of the constitution, convened
yesterday.
Every member Of the Senate was in his
eat. Hon. Paris c Cunning. by virtue
of his position as presiding officer Of the
asst session. called the Senate 10 order,
and presided over its deliberations Hon
James ii. Nawter, as principal secretary
of the last session of the Senate, discharg-
ed the functions of that officer As the
first business necessary 10 perfec. the or
gan cation of the Senate. 4 i. White
sty. ESQ. of Vsndertars county. was ecc
ted principal secretary. and Jacob S.
Broadwells Esq. of Monroe, was elected
assistant secretary both by the same vote
20. to a. Mr. Dupning having in both
instances voted with the Democratic mem
bers. On the ballot Tor principal door
keeper, the Senate was divided equally
% and %, Mr.. nunning voting with the
republican members for the republican
caucus nOriinee for that position, John
II. Johnson. % Owen county. Six bal
lettings were had with the same result.
and after various Intellectual motions TO
compromise the difficulty; the Senate ad-
inur 81 until tbi. morning
The House was promptly organized the
republicans having working majority
4 I. Whittlesey, Esq, clerk of the
House at its last session. called this boGy
30 order, and presided over its deliberations
until the election of the sTeaher-Ilon.
John t. Petit. of Wabash. ;he democrats
having voted tr Hon Jason T. Brown.
ior that position. Mr. Petit has had OK.
rerencc in parliamentary proceedings.
which will aid him in the discharge Of his
dut;e, az presiding officer. He is cour
teous een,l man. and if he rresides im-
partially. as he PLEDGES himself to do, he
will doubtless make popular speaker.
Cyrus F, Nixon, Esq, Of Clark. repub
lean, was elected clerk, over James b
Newton, Esq, of Clinton, Democrat,
Thaddeus o. Braifett, of Wayne, republ
can, was elected assistant clerk. over John
z Robins n of Rush, democrat; and John
y. Dooley, of Wayne, republican, was
elected doorkeerer, over Colonel Henry
Achey, uf Marion. democrat The
House. having ERECTED its organ zation
proceeded to legislative business, but
without transacting any of an important
nature. adjoined to this uiorn.ur-Stats
.Scnt'nel
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12

Special Dispatch to tine Chicago Tribune
ST. LnUIs, Jan. 6.
Infrm.tion WIS received 1t Huntsville
on SUNDAY that Jim Jackson and ms band
were ID the vicinity Of Keytsvil!e, in
Charlton Co. where he had an engagement
with some of the loyal citizens OF that
vicinity. Capt. c. +. Mayo, of Hunts
vile, left with scouts immediately, and
,f,er scout of four days he returned
but fai led to find any bushwhackers.-
Jackson is reported to have been badly
wounded in the skirmish with the citizens.
Four of the latter we're killed.
ST Louis. JAN 6-The Constitutional
Convention met a, Library Hall today
aud efftc.ed temporary organization
with Col Arnold Beckett Of ST. Charles,
n the chair; and Major Foster. Secretary
ifter the appoint nent of the Committees
on Credentials. Pcrmi1en. Organization
and Rules, c Convention adjourned un-
I'll To morrow.
Judge Clover, Of st. Louis, will probably
lie President of the Convention.
Gen. Fisk has reported to Gen Dodge
hat Jackson has been killed. A noted
gueIrills named jim Porter, whose gang
captured two hundred Union soldiers, at
Newark, Knox county, two years ago, has
written to pominent citizen of that place,
that unless his family are reimbursed for
ne value of the house nd farm, destroyed
~ Federal soldiers, he will desolate
the country with guerilla gang next
spring.
Tn. State Cpnveltion was temporarily
organized to day. There are only six
IN, ,nbers out of sixtysix opposed to the
immediate emancipation ordinance.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12

The developments OF the Opdykc trial,
which have been published in full in the
New Y rk papers, throw ray of light ~
on the dark mass o: political corruption
and profigacv which uistinpui> hes the age
in which we live. and 80 eminently char
acterize the present administration aud It's
agents. Fraud, cheating. swindling, false
GATH, bargain, and sale Of flies false re.
ceipts Illicit trade. bribery and viiiainy in
every Imaginable shape, have been intro
duced as sy,tcm into our politics. No
parallel can be found to t,:save in the
worst days of the l.eeency .under Loui,
XIV in France and it is mol c than doubt
full whether even that was nbt purer than
our Government has been under the DIV
nasty of Mr Lincoln. This official de
muraliza,on. and the very 10 !. state of rri
vate virtue with which it has been accom- :
panied is one OF the greit features Of the
war. and will most prominently arrest the
,t,e.tior OF the future historian, as 1t has
every obsc, my cotcmp rary.
The expendi,..re OF three CT fonr thou
sand millions Of dollars within the last
three or four years, and tbs opportunity
tor gain Afforded by the cont. bana 'Fade
with the South seems to have un,oos, ned
the yates of vice and corruption, and a
dcluge of knavery has swept over tn land
in irresistible force Crowds of greedy
buzzards have repaired to Washington.
and with bl:ck and expanded wing have
lowered in the vicinity Of the public oil
ces, and their trail has been broadly mark
cd in the rear Of our armies.
With all this has c,me in reign Of
public and private extravaganza, in chow
Of dress, equpraees, and sensual pleasures
that has swelled the current of corruption
into friahtfuI proportions. Usder the
quckenng hot-bed influence, Of "Shoddy
and Greenbaeks," words that have been
coined for the occasion; honesty. simplicity
aud purity ale rarer than their reverse
used to he in the era that has passed aud
gone.
A great war, ADD particularly such one
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12

WASHINGTON. Jan. "A letter from
Loudon county, Va. date the 81 inst.
says :. cavalry force from Cen. Shcridan's
army visltc> The nei ehoorhood Of pper-
Vile and Middleburry On the 9th uit
and DESTROY Ell and carried away a consil-
erab'c amount of property belonging 10
scccssionisgs Of that n-ighborhood. 4
few days ago party Of Union cavalry en-
tered the county from Fairfax and msd-
several arrests of dieioyal residents 4
brigade Of cavalry and artillery has been
stationed near LoyeitSylIe. Gen. nerin
is in command Of the brigade Winter
quarters are being erected, and il is prof.
able his force will remain in the vicinity
Of Lovettsylle during the winter.
BALTIMORE. JANUARY 3.
The Legislature Of Maryland completed
its organization to-day. Gov Bradford
congratulated the members upon tie pass
age cf lie i.e~. constitution and the CON
summation of emancipation. and claims
compensation Of the state therefore by the
general government
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12

The negro is oy far the most important
parsonage now in this couatry Congre y
srcnds more than half its tine in dir.
cuss;ng questions relating to his weIflre,
While the nation is almost in ruins
Iroetntn'e A;d Societies SIC lerg form
ell all over The country. and time and
money (srecnbacks) freely gwen for his
jeneG - thousands Of our own race
are perishing frou coll aud
hum .stltution in every conceiya-
Die f. II; e'icltin.. any. or at most.
butv sGEate assistance Money Is
spent is she'd. lives are sacrificed
wiihc Ii; in behalf Of The ueg:o, while
the ,.,ertsts Of tie unfortunate white race
are completely ignored, or receive but a
casual notice. Such is the consequence of
eieei;ng 10 power party founded on a
single lea, party Whose very Instincts
lead Them to faTor the negro at the ex-
Jense Of the white man.
Always lenl crutch to hating Hu-
manity, but trip up, ifyoc vii, the stills
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12
Re-arrest Of ssr. Hn:rcrcys ny Or.
Ger Of Gen. Bl0Oker-shc Ken.
sons rerciOr.

INDIANAPOLIS, J an. y,
I understand that Andrew Humphreys,
recently on trial by Military Commission,
also Mil!gan. IIorsey and Bowlcs who
were paroled, have been re arrested by
order of Maj. Gen Hooker, who says, as
am informed, that Brevet Major General
Hovey executed his transactions as II SIM
pie commander of a department Hum
pheys is now SC zod again, lIovey had no
business TO commute his sentence
Nothing OF Importance was transacel IN
the Legislature beyond the hearing Of Gov.
Mortons message which was prematurely
delivered. It il long document and will
be published IN all the papers tomorrow.
It 10 good thing
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12
PLYMOUTH. uNDIAsA:
Buy.rg and Selling Men

I, is great crime in the estimation OF
the party FOUNDED on great moral idea
whose members are engaged I'm the III
,ere-ts OF G Il AMI Immunity" ia buy and
eel black nlen These LEADERS, IN the
cau>e of philanthropy arc wont 20 how
Justify over the dung of Their southern
brethren for their imnerviouSness to the
arguments Of Cheever, Philips, Garrison
anl o,hcrs in f, vor Of universal freed III
AMI equal rights for Their brethren of At
r;car descent yet strange as IT may seem
they are themselves now the most extern
s;ve dealers in the blood. bones and mus
Giles of wh;-e men Tia hundred, or two
hlllrel ,lalIar- cln be made BY the pur-
chase ani sale Of white man (Or black
either. for that ma,ler) none are more
really than they 10 strike bargain. They
have for an age des 'anted upon the horrors
Of ne middle passage AMI written dia-
tries If unusual length and fervcr aga n-t
man selling vet ,hese same hypocritical.
ruritan;cal sievasees Of abolitionism are
uTi.e rea.v to purchase ana sci a white
man knowing that not one half of those
thus subie t to purchase and sale ever re-
gain their freedom this side the grave
L. The one case the subjects of tie traffic
are e!lie slaves. and in the other. substi
'u,es. AMI this Is p actically about all
the III ference there is between them
Does IL NJ. seem i littl,, inconsistent for
men VIII, have for so long been opposed
tn buying AM sell;n, men, to 20 all
at once So extensively into the bust
ness themselves. We venture tn as
scrtion that more than two thirds of the
substitute brokers' in the country are alb
olit;ons. who would lift up their hands
in holy horror al the bare mention Of buy
cotton plantation. YET they end Il all
right 20 purchase white man - carry a
muske, and knapsacs and sui ject himself
to acci,cn Gieease aud ,!earh in camp.
AL ana hos, .ital; to endure in thousands
OF instances deprivations and sufierngs
compared with which the horrors Of the
,uidile passage ale Il paradise. We are
no, arru NJ against the var. nor the man.
err IN which it is and has been conducted;
Of these We say nothing nov. We only
wish to call attention 10 tie manifest in
cuns;s enc>. ani shamelcseneSs of tho, e
who have i thertom de 81 much ado about
the traffic i human flesh but are now
exceedingly ex. ert in all the mysteries Of
tracing in substitutes Tor The sake of gain
Our remarks OF course Go not apply to
those who have not hitherto been loud in
Their denunciations Of msn-selling, they.
if such here toe are not supposed to have
any conscieneiou, scruples on the 'uhjec..
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12

In the following
north for Of
Michigan Rnlw IN Of
fr Of
the
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12

Always lenl cru,ch to hating Hu-
manity, but trip up, ifyor vii, the stills
Of Pre.epti0p.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12

A List of Lands and Town Lots Returned De-
linquent for the non-p payment of Taxes due
on them for the year 1853, and former years,
in Marshall County, Indiana.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1865-01-12

Rapor;s have been in circulate IN here
for Sees ct 50 past that tie second
supplemental draft for this township was
SC. for particular day First. :ccorllng
% ma..ane rumor it was tn take place a
week Az Ia; S.,ur Ia. ii,.n it W l. said To
lie certain hut it would occur last week on
Thursday. and later still the time was
with, Ut dau,.i set To- Monday Of tbs
week " this lime Monday evening"
We are unable to say how many more men
are wanted. or when they will be drafted
bu We are sure that unless republicans
.econ g more sincere in their advocacy of
the war, or the people generally become
mere neai:hy hcreab outs 1t will be very
d liicu.t to iiil our present gu ia, to say
nothing 81 he impending t:-att under the
la.e c2li frr $4,000 more N"luntetr-
ing his 'een gisyel out in this licshty
l1rg are. Democrats want to stay at home
and republicans doH'i want to go, ana
won't 20.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-30
The Gap and the Book.

When the children have read
the following incident, let them
ask themselves whether they have
any such feeling, or whether they
ever do such things:
Amos and Andrew were little
boys, and Fanny icnt two pres ents
to them--onc a little soldier cap,
and the other n book--but did not
tell who was to have the cap, and
who the book.
Upon their father showing the
presents to the boys, both of them
looked at the cap rs il each wanted
it.
" Choose" said the father hold
ing the presents up.
:" choose the book" "said Amos.
" Andrew may have the cap"
:" | choose tho book" said An
drew. " Amos may have the cap"
:" DO you prefer the beck ~
asked the father.
"No, sir" said the little boys,
'We both prefer the soldiers cap.
But each would rather give up to
the other"
Was not that a lovely spirit9 =
What II happy home must that be
where two such little boys livei
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-30
Choice 9oetrp.
THE NATION IS DEAD,

-Four hundred thousand men,
The bravc-thc good--the true
In tongle wood-in mountain glen,
On battle plGin-in prison pen
Lie dead for me aud you
-Four hundred thousand cC the brave
Have made our ransomed soil their grave
For me and you
Good l.iends, Tor me and you
In many fevcrcd swamp
by many black bayou-
In many cold aud frozen camp
The weary sentinel ceased his tramp
And died for me and you!
From western PLAIN TO ocean tide
Are stretched the graves Of those " ho
died
For me and you
Good iricuds, for me aud you,
On many bloody plain,
Their ready swords they drew,
And poured their life-blood, like the rain,
A home--a herlogc--to gain,
To gain for me and you
Our brothers, mustered by our side.
They marched and fought, and bravcly
died
For me and ycu
Good friends, for me and ycu
Up many fortress wall
They chargcd--thosc boys in blue
Mid surging smoke and vollcy's ball
The bravest were the first 10 iall-
To fall for me and you
The noble mcI--the nations pride
Four hundred thousand must have dict
For me aud you
Good friends, for me ond you
In trcason's prison hold
Their martyr spirit grew
To stature like the giant of old,
While amid agonics untold,
They starved for me aud you
The good, the patient aud the tried
Four hundred thousand meu have died
For me and you
A debt we ne'cr can pny
To them Is justly due,
And 10 the nations latest day
Our chldrcn's children still shall say
"Thcy died for me and you /"
Four hundred thousand Of the brave
Made this, our ransomcd soil, .heir grave
For me and you
Good friends, for me and you
--[TuE RoUSU TABLE.
The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-11-30
Sunday Rmaine.
Cornered.

Covetuous people oftan seek to
shelter themselves behind the Wild
ow's mite, and to give paltry sum
to benevolent objects under cover
of her contribution. The following
incident has Il moral for all such
men.
A gentleman called upon a rich
friend for contribution
"fes, lsuppose must give you
my mite, said the rich man.
"lou mean the widows mite, l
suppose" replied the other.
10 be sure do"
The gentleman continued-"I
will be satisfied with half as much
rs she gave. How much are you
worth I"
" Seventy thousand dollars," he
answered.
"Give me then a check for thir.
tS'iiye thousand dollars that will
be just half as much as the widow
gave; for she gave al she had. "
1t was a new idea to the wealthy
man.