Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-12-08


these expenditures which " cumber the
ground"
PERRY's Morn AND FREoKLE LorIoN, we
learn from the press, is attracting much at
tention from the ladies, and is said to be re-
ally good thing. See special notice.
ia. A. Fellows, native Of Topshsm, VT,
but now resident of New Orleans, claims to
be the author of the reconstruction policy
adopted by Presidents Lincoln and Johnson.
Not very modest Fellow.
WHAT IT MEANs.-Attached to the pro-
posed constitutional amendment prohibiting
slavery in the United States, is the following:
SIC 2. CoNeREss SHALL HAVE POWER
TO ENFORCE THIS ARTICLE BY APPROPRIATE
LEGISLATION.
The New York Evening Post gives what
appears to US the true ds6nition Of this pro-
vision Of the amendment:
"waat appropriate legislation means can
scarcely admit of doubt. 1t means such
legislation as may be found necessary and
proper to secure the actual freedom of all men
under the laws. II any body should attempt
to extort labor from late slave, to reduce
him to a condition of peonage, or even Of en-
forced apprenticeship, OF to withhold his prop
er wages according to the contrast or custom,
OF even to delude or debauch him into SEEM
ingly voluntary reliuquishment Of his right
to dispose of MS own person and industry,
and there should be no redress under State
laws for those offences, Congress may step in
to provide the proper remedies. In most Of
the States such offences are punishable under
the existing laws, but not in the slave States !;
and in the event that the Legislatures Of these
States do not, under the new order OF things,
establish the new legal relations, Congress
may take it in hand. The amendment means
that the emancipation declared shall be a
real and effective deed, not a nominal or tran
sient one, which any State may defeat by
some ostensible compliance, some trickery Of
language or Interpretation and Congress is
ordered to see to this.
The principal competitors for the Universal
list School in Vermont are Springfield, South
Woodstock, Bethel, Barre and East Montpe-
lier A hearing was had by the Commission
ers at Montpelier, Nov. 23i. Their decision
will soon be MADE.
t=y Ihe oar oil Csledonia' orleans anu hs-
sex counties gave parting supper to Senator
Poland on the evening OF Nov. 29th. The
fss.t was At the Memnbremayog Hotel, New
port
An order of Gen. Terry, dated the Gath
inst., musters out the battalion of the Ninth
Vermont. 1t may, therefore, be expected
home 10 few days.
1rx.,ovvp B,r,s-Tbe sprins6eld Re-
.;o -,
publican says unsigned tens ana 'wen''eS Oh
the Brattleboro' National Bank are very
plenty.
..,ion, ~ c.,.aa
oomeoouy s"'' '"e o' ~,
West are said to be an established iAci' we
say : {" Let tUeli alone"
nr,oS or Rvv w IT M11RuRN.
D. Wiuiar, u Mj,bnrr Of New York
80, t.,,;I;ariv trorr as tbe " Blind Preach
ar . was ordained by Bishop HOPKINS at st.
Psurs Church. Burlington. on Sunday last
,. d.,.
H. iai'' ssq', oi o'@lAsoe.o' ,
SINCE gov MS IA, arm I@sns 80 49,,
saw oeio~ 'he eipow, wn'ou M ~ ''Ou''"' 'D'
1t more than one hA'' OIL '"'''
All the Vermont Banks, with the exception
of the Commercial, Missisqeoi, Union. st' Al
bans, state, Farmers and Mechanics, are
changing, or have already changed, to nation
al institutions. The total amount oi taxes
paid to the United States G yernment oy To 9
State banks during the past year was Sl2o'-
977.
C,rvvv,r soR,p The dty cen,
~. 800 ia conn,erfeited and the
/ Su',p, - ns,fsct "a very readily 10 de.
anua'''N = - FS'''
eeine' :, Nth The oanpine il will
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