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Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

PARsoN BRowNLow OK RETURN
ING REBELs.-The returning rebels are
very fond of quoting the parable of the
Prodgal Son as an argument why they
should be received by the government
with open arms and be unconditionally
restored to all the rights, and privileges,
and blessings, which they formerly en-
Ijoyed, but did not appreciate. Parson
Brownlow has recently stated the points
of difference between the Prodigal Son
and the returning rebels. 1t will be seen
that under the Parsons exegesis of the
parable the rebels cannot draw much
comfort from it. He says:
"First-The Prodigal Son did not Sc
cede he went with his fathers consent,
and as the Scriptures indicate, with his
blessing. Next, he a0ent he did not
stay and vilify the old man in his O,on
house. He asked for something to start
him in the world he did not present
pistol TO the old mans breast and demand
his greenbacks or watch, He received
the portion his father gave him; he did
not press ia modern Southern name
for stealing. And receiving il, he started
out TO seek his fortune He did not re-
tire to the south side of the old mans
farm, and join band of robbers who
were pIundering the old man, and bis
law.abding neighbors. Receiving his
portion, he quietly took his journey into
far country. Finally, he repented Of
his folly, no; because the old man tokip-
ped him into repentance, bnt because he
came to himself and saw that he had
wasted his substance in riotous living
He went back home, not with murder in
his heart, Boosting how many be had
killed, and threatening what be would
do, but he bowed down, 10 honest con-
triton, and asked all sorts Of pardon
He didn't return saying, i have fought
you four years, and until | was overpow-
cred but he went back crying, Father,
| have sinned against Heaven, and in thy
sight, and am no more worthy to be call
ed thy son. and imploringly said, Make
me as one of thy hired servants He
went home, because, throughout his en-
tire course of riotous living, his heart rds
there. He did not return demanding his
rights his property and back rents
He did not ask instant pardon upon the
faith of an oath of amnesty, but proposed
to prove his repentance genuine by ms
acorkS.
The story of the Prodigai Son is one
of sincere, deep, heartfelt and voluntary
repentance for a great wrong. Do our
returning rebels come repenting Of their
unparalleled crimes? As long as rebel.
lion showed any signs of success did they
show any signs Of repentance Are they
coming back because they love the Union,
or were about to perish with hunger p
All who return peaceably to their homes.
cultivate friendly relations, and abstain
from hostile acts. discountenancing every
attempt at disorder, should be met with
the same spirit and treated with leniency.
When they manifest a hostile spirit make
them bite the dust"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

PRoPHET BY ACCIDENT.-The fa~
nous fre-eater Wisfall of Texas, in a
speech in the U. S. Senate in the winter
of 1861, said;
South Carolina may be made the
graveyard of freemen, but before God,
it will not be the habitation of slaves
This braggart boast of South Carolin,
that she would resist until her soil be-
came a graveyard of freemen, says the
Richmond (Va.) Wing, has not proved
true. She was the only State that OPP
posed no hindrance 10 Sherman's march,
and fought no battle in defense of her
cities and plantations. But the latter
part of the sentence is prophesy fulfill
ed. South Carolina is not a habitation
Of slaves.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

COUNTY CoNyENTIoN.-Are we II
haYe County Convention this year ?
If so, is il not high time it was called
This county has got into very bad way
of putting off its conventions till within
two or three weeks of the time OF hold
ing our election--so as to give no chance
for boiling in case any number Of people
are dissatisfied with a part Of the ticket
and who would present the claims of an
other. This reason for late conventions
has been repeatedly urged in past years.
We do not think a ticket should be forced
upon any man or number Of men. II
the people are dissatisfied with the &C
ton of a convention they should be al
lowed time in which to call another. 1t
would be far better for the party; secu
ring for it purer officers and more ca
pable ones. Unity is not always desira
BILE +; it is not always strength; it is not
numbers that is needed in party SO
much as character. If the republican
party Of Orleans County was one third
smaller than it is it could command bet
ter men for most Of its places Of trust.
Candidates should be men of such high
social, moral and political standing in
the community they live in that they will
not be afraid to have their claims can
vassed, and when they will not bear the
eye of open day they should be thrown
aside for better men. We are aware
that these suggestions of ours will not
meet the minds of the fuglers and those
who are on the "anxious seat" waiting
for promotion, for if the suggestions are
acted upon nine out of every ten of
them would be left "out in the cold.
But let US have a convention at all
events. Orleans County has a right to
one.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28
Pleased to be Noticed.

The Democratic papers are so pleased
with the fact that some Of our military
heroes do not refuse civilities when Of
ficiously rendered them by aspiring Dem
ocrats, that they parade it day after day
in their pages, displaying their joy in
large capitals, and with an amusing
amount of self complacency congratulate
themselves upon this astonishing fact
And their delight is, after all, not surpris-
ing. After their persistent and bitter op-
position TO the war, eliminating no long
er ago than last fall in tae concentration
of cowardice and desertion of country ex.
pressed in the Chicago platform, which
plainly declared that the war conducted
by Grant, Sherman, Meade, Hancock,
Sheridan, and their heroic and gallant
soldiers, was failure and ought to be
abandoned, the men who framed that
declaration Of poltroonery, and carried it
inscribed on their banners through the
presidential campaign, cannot be expect
ed to be less than jolly at finding their
past record so far forgotten by these
heroes as not to furnish the occasion for
treating these Democrats with scornful
and distant disdain. But we beg our
contemporaries not to be too much "set up"
by this civility, as it is evidence rather
.of the merciful and forgiving disposition
of the Generals, than of the merit of the
partisans who are thus elevated into no.
tice. The bulk of the rebels are already
pardOned by the Presidents amnesty pro-
clamation even Gen. Lee and his en-
tire army were substantially forgiven by
Gen. Grant and it would be inconsis-
tent, as we'll as nconsiderate and ungen-
erous, in this general oblivion, if our
Generals should curiously inquire, when
Northern men offer them carriages,
speeches and champagne, into the polit--
ical antecedents Of each of the millions
who hasten to do them honor.
We would suggest, however, that the
men who only few months ago stood
on the Chicago platform and denounced
the war as hopeless Failure" who cali
ed Grant a butcher and his campaign
against Richmond most disastrous and
murderous, and who styled Sherman's
march from Atlanta to the sea forced
and fatal retreat from an enemy who had
out manGuvred and out-fought him, might
with proper respect to even their own
modesty-which was never of the most
sensitive descripton-be somewhat back
ward about coming forward ia the ovation
which a grateful people offer 20 the mill
tary chiehaius, who have shed such brill
liant lustre on the arms Of the republic.
We know these copperheads who per-
fume themselves with most approved
patriotic odors, and, with voices but re-
Gently hoarse with croaking, pipe the
most dulcet strains of eloquent panegyric
Of the achievements of the war but We
caution them that they must have a care
lest their extreme zeal and enthusiasm,
instead Of concealing as they hope it will,
the multitude of their past sins, will only
the more surely betray them as neophytes,
whose recent conversion is evidenced by
the fantastic tricks, the frantic affection
and the violent protestations, which they
so profusely indulge in.-Fresman.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

EXECUTION OF A PRIEsT.-The
Swedish priest Lindback has been con,
vcted of poisoning people with the sac
ramental wine, and executed. lie as
serted throughout the trial that the muir
dered persons were either incurables, or
we're in other ways likely to become bur
dens on his parish, and that It was for
the purpose of relieving it Of the burden
OF their presence that he became guilty
* the series of crimes. At the close OF
the trial he made a speech acknowledge
ing the justice of his sentence.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

Vernon: mas furnshed--T Three month:
men 1872, nine months, 1888; two years
2,727: three years, 20,378; re-enlisteG
in the field, 1920; four years, y; tota
number Of volunteers, 30,681; drafted
men, 1884; substitutes, 825; total mum.
Der furnished by the State, 34,490.-
The aggregate State enrolment January
l, 1861, was $4,000; in December 81
1864, 24,117.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

Specimens Of Western oratory are
rather stale; but here is bit, related by
a trustworthy authority as authentic,
which has not been in print before
'Where is Europe, compared with Amer
lea Nowhar! Where is England? No
whar They call England the mistress
of the sea; but what makes the sea
The Mississippi River makes it. And
all we've got to do is to turn the Missis-
sppi into the Mammoth Cave, and the
English navy will be laundering in the
mud
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

stantly employed in boating, this business
being wholly in the hands of the negroes
And remunerative calling it proves tC
be, indeed. 1t would be safer to say
that the earnings of each boat are on ar
average, three dollars day. 1t require:
two men to manage one boat, and theil
snug little income is more than thous'
and dollars year, or upward Of five
hundred apiece. This would be reduced
one half in case they sailed the boat or
shares, as some of them do, for a white
owner. 1t may be set down that the
freedmen Of Beaufort, North Carolina
earn thousand dollars a year, in this
neat business"
The experiment on Roanoke Island
while it did not prove entirely paying
one, yet furnished a comfortable home
to about 5000 people. The able.bodied
men were enlisted into the army and left
too few laborers to do the work. Be.
sides which some $4,000 due them fol-
wages, was not paid, owing to the Grim.
inal carelessness of army officers in
charge. The experience of the Rev. Mr..
James has led him to some conclusions
which are worthy of attention. These
are, in substance, that the negroes are not
so helpless as the poor whites, they ale
more active, ingenious and religious
The pure blooded Africans are superior
to the mulattoes both in intellect and in
moral and physical stamina, They are
grateful for liberty and as a class do not
abuse its use. They are earnestly de-
sirous of the common rights of citizens,
eager to make bargains, to hold property,
and to form little leagues or societies.
Their method of labor is shiftless, slow
and painful TO the Northern observer,
but the ownership of real estate is their
strongest incentive to industry. Give
them piece of mother earth, and "scrip
10 paper" to show for it, and they are as
happy as kings. Be it swampy or scrub
by, with roots and bushes, or sandy, or
wooded, it matters not. Up goes house,
down sinks a WE'LL and soon pigs and
chickens appear on the scene, and the
farm is inaugurated with a cornfield and
a collard patch and rows of sweet pota-
toes between. They do better in white
society than alone and are contented to
do the work of servants. Their first
need is instruction by competent teachers,
their own preachers they viii raise up
and support. Under all the Discourage
ments of the case, it will be seen that
while the mental elevation of the race is
to be work of patience and time, the
results already accomplished are full of
hope for the future.
We cannot close this notice without
expressing feeling of admiration at the
heroism with which Mr.. James stood at
bis post during the fearful yellow fever
season, when one in four of the popula-
ton of Newbern were stricken down by
the postilence. Faithful and devoted
assistants fell on mis- right hand and on
his left, and he, although spared with life,
did not escape severe sickness. Among
the heroes of the war none are drawer, or
more worthy of perpetual remembrance,
than those who calmly performed duty
in the face Of foe, whom no brayery
could overcome.-Boston Journal,
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

President LINCOLN THE Foe on
REBELLION. A gentleman about whose
Teutonic origin there could be but one
opinion, was passing along the street, q
few days since, when he came to hall
before one Of the huge posters announc-
ing the coming of the panorama of Par
adise Lost. He read this line, "a Re
belion in Heaven" when be broke forth
as follows: "a Rebellion in Heaven
mine Got dat lasts not long now-Onke
Abe ish tare." Exchange.
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Gen. Candy says of the 9TH VT regi

Gen. Candy says of the 9TH Vt. resi-
meut:
"Since I have been in command here
their standing has always been good, and
their inspection reports show them to be
good soldiers, we'll drilled and Efficient
During the recent campaign in Alabama,
they took part in the siege of Spanish
Fort, and the subsequent operations that
resulted in the occupation of the State by
the United States forces, and on all occa-
sions behaved we'll"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

When Gen. Winder, the brutal com
mander of the nosome prison at Ander
sonville, Ca, died, one of our prisoners
confined there prepared and hung outside
the stockade the following placard
"The latest news from hell. Arriva
of Gen. Winder. The Devil being alb
sent, Gen. Winder at once assumed com
mand."
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

Miss Sarah Spaulding, of the town Of
Ira, Vermont, rs years of age, being
missed from her home last Wednesday
evening, at daylight on Thursday was
found drowned with her face downward
in small stream. with eight inches depth
of water. She is supposed to have been
deranged.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

Adjutant General Washburn is pre-
pairing a complete military history oil
Vermont troops throughout the war at
the instigation of the governor.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

Robert Dale Owen is to have two
years for writing his life of President
Lincoln, and his publishers pay him
$4,000 when he begins his work and 3d.
900 when he ends it.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

Burlington's large income tax payers ;
Lawrence Barns $4,000, o. A. Burton
$20,514, c. B. Marvin $25,394; total
for the city $4l0,6l3.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

Ia Pennsylvania, Indiana, Iowa, and
Kansas, the crops of wheat, oats and corn
are enormous.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For Governor,
PAUL DILLINGHAM; Of Waterbury.
For Lieutenant Governor,
A. b. GARDINER of Bennington.
For Treasurer,
JOHN d. PAGE of Rutland.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

The Richmond Republic estimates the
Southern loss by the war as S5,s00,0 00,-
900.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28

You owe US $500.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-07-28
THE HAPPY FAMILY BAPTIZED WITH
FIRE.

The Happy Family were experien,
cling an amount of beatitude which was
evidently too cordial for philosophical
enjoyment. A long tongue of flame had
crept under the cage, completely singeing
every hair from the cats body. The
felicitous adder was slowly burning in
two, and busily engaged in impregnating
his agonized system with his own venom.
The joyful rat had lost his tail by fall
ing bar of iron; and the beatifc rabbit,
perforated by a red hot nail, looked as il
nothing could be more grateful than a
cool corner in some Esquimaux farm
yard. The members of the delectated
convocation were huddled together in the
bottom Of their cage, which suddenly
gave way, precipitating them out of view
into the depths below, which by this
time were also blazing like the tabled
Tophet.
Meanwhile the lion and tiger we're
continuing the contest, now with the adj
vantage on one side, now on the other
and the boa was slowly tightening bis
fatal coils round the painting body of the
liouess, which, however, bit and strug-
gled, larcerating the striped skin Of
its adversary terribly. The floor was
already crimson with their blood, while
the commingling Kisses, bowls, yeIls and
roars utterly surpassed all efforts at des-
cription.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-03-30
LEGAL NOTlCE-

Richard g. Turner, john ". Frazer an n
L. Williams partners as Turner. Fsazsr q n Is"
Augustine hyford and John T.. Horn. p,,t1 "a
LJtoTd aud orn, WlI tsks Eatice that -. =
Davis. dds tie t%a d4s n Nsrsa. 1 IN =
flea Bal i Cpmsey IN to- Distris. Covrt
man County Nabrassa 1erritofysael'ok n
and JOhu ". Swan sHl JChu L.. Cs7s -
ants, setting forth th1 th6sld John ~ -
ec1ted . Deed OF TFasL IN tha nature sf , -
gage, TO Johu-Es Carson sslr-a.lss. a., ~ ~
eightiE block seyeB, IN be CITY OF Bmrvvii,
said Nemaha County to secure beuayns.t b
plainant of fT0missocy N6te feF $50 al
that Stree TIE recordiHg of said Deed N Fns.
said Richard f.. Tpraer, John W. frazer -
l.. W iiiiams, partners as Turner, FnrsrEN
Augustine byf5rd aud John 2. dora. mr~,s
Lyford q Horn, have recovered ecriaiD h.
the law side OF said Court, ossraliag
said premises The object and prayeTof "a
IS u obtaiaa decree for The sale vi sail Domi.-N
pay the sum due on SAID note t. eamulaibsns.
the interest thereon and the said Richard p -
er, JohnN Frazer andHsHry L. Williams -.
rs Turger. Fraser d Co., and Augustine Lyf-s,-l
John p. Horn, partners rs Lyford / Horn. are -
fed that they are required to appear and ao.-.,
saidbiil on or before the lst day Of Max. uss
C.G DORSEY, Sol. for Councilman
Dated March 15tk. n a TSR5 9g-A.19n
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-03-30

.wl-r 81 -L..r..L . .-|- ...H. tE."
That there is a widespread panic
among gold spectators, merchants and
pork packers, in the large eastern ard
western Cities, is evident from telegraph
reports from all sections. The cause Of
this is the rapid decline in gold. The
combinations which have heretofore ex,
ercised an influence in keeping up the
gold and deprecialing Governments Sc
curities, are weakening with the rebel
lion they have helped to sustain. AS The
Union arms encompass and crush The re-
bellion, so viii il crush these parasites.
who would live and thrive By the ruin of
their country. With merchan mis-, lhescase
is different; 10 do a safe business they
we're forced to trade on a gold basis, aud
none but those who have ovsrtraded
this spring will severely feel the crash,
yet this class IS numerous. and will cause
considerable excitement as iheygo down.
Pork-packers and holders will feel the
panic terribly. -slready hasthe price gone
down fully One-third below the original
cost of the meat and the cOsref packing.
The pork crop is some short of former
years, and under the idea that this short.
ness would keep up the prices despite the
fall in gold, has induced many into heavy
investments which viii ruin them,
In this crisis there is a bright CLEAN Of
light to the labOring classes. No form.
sr erisia and It's results can be taken a.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-03-30


The scenes on the levee just now are
quite suggestive. Hundreds of Nilsson.
rians of the rebel persuasion are leaving
with their straps Tor other States, and
hundreds Of the sturdy yeomanry Of ILL.,
nois, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and
of States further east, are pouring Ia
upon US. The Missouri river boats are
carrying emigrants TO Kansas, Nebras-
ka, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada
and California, besides LEAKING hum
dreds along the river banks in our own
State. The reports which reach us ev-
cry day from the Interior betoken an
unparalleled activity in land sales in ev-
cry county. The regions which have
been the most Frequently ravaged by
guerrillas are as much sought after as
any other, owing to the correct impress
sion that land isJvery cheap in such To-
calitiess The Infusion of this extensive
free State element is calculated TO give
Missouri a long start ahead as soon as
peaceful times are fully restored every.
where in the land.-Dem 24Ih.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-03-30
LEGAL R0TTrr


HcEatio 9. Wofran nhd Stephen "A
axe notice that John L. Carson did. an ~
day Of March, q. O. 1863 Gle q bfHi1 Cs..Is tA
the District Court within and Tor ths GO, u
hemaha and Territory Of Nebrasks .uaiy q
said Horatio g. WorraH and Stephen ii ~ ~ tas
and benjamin II. Lushbaagh, dsfendars. eseasa
serth that the said HOratiO G. Worral srsest.s as
MoFsgagesto complainant aud Benjamin =
Daugh, upon the west half Of the soutb 81.
ter and the south west qe1rterl Of the po-,6 s-
quarter Of section seven, in township six n..S
range thirteen east IN said county. 10 sesn-. y
payment Of two promissory notes, one f- go =
and the other for s5560 and that, since 49,
eot1lng Of said Mortgages, the said Horaf;. n
Worralfhas conveyed SAID land 10 aid S,s.I-S -
.BscRtel, subject % said Mortgages. and ~ ~,
,Benjlmin +. Lush3augh sold and assigned n 4a
teFest Accomplishment Thoroijset ! "a 49, =,
salt 0itlis to obtain q decree for tho fsrseioss =
said Mortgages aud the sale Of said Iand =
sand sums ana toe interest thereon asd IL
horatio =. Worrall is notified that be i re1,s-l
to "ppc9r aud answer said Billion or before ~ y.
DAY Of May, a.d. 1855. ~ 81
G. e.. DORSEY, Sol. forCom7i,;,,-.
Dated Mach 18th. %. 4 1855. 9e a. ~ =.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-03-30
]. w. H0~LLINGSHEAD,
A. S. STEM ART,
Committee.

Persons who have become debilitated
from loss Of appetite should not despair,
as the great Indian Remedy, Red Jaket
Stomach Bluers, viii invigorate the sys-
tenn, tone the stomach, and make a life
of misery one of health and strength. =
These Buffers are the best appetizer yet
discovered, a all who have used them
will testify. Sold by all druggists and
dealers throughout the county. Call
for the Red Jacket, and take no other.
See that the name Bennett Pieters & o.
and Red jacket is pressed in each bot
tie.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-03-30

a criterion by which to Judge that now
impending. Heretofore they have gene
rally been caused By a collapse Of thsin'
aated circulation of local banks, renter
ing their bills, in The hands of the people.
worthless. In the present case, on The
contrary. the v~erycause which produces
the panic enhances the value of the
Government currency nowin circulation,
and consequently benefits The great mass
of the people. We fear for no bad re-
suits from a crisis, and hail it as The
very best evidence of "a good time COM
ing, +" ''when this cruel war is over and
an index that the end will be y