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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02
The Constitutional Amendment.

We publish this morning communi-
cation in regard TO the proposed eonst-
tutional amendment 10 abolish and pro-
hibit slavery. We publish 1t because 1t
comes from q source entitled to consider
alton, and because it is always best TO
hear all sides of every question; but the
view therein taken is not ours. The
writer of the communication is probably
as strong hatsr OF slavery as there Is
in the country, but he is opposed to
amending the United States Constitu-
ton in the respect mentioned, because
by so doing we should virtually ac-
knowledge that the Constitution has
hitherto protected slavery. Whatever
may be the correct opinion as TO whether
the Constitution as it stands does re-
cognize or protect the " Institution,
one thing is certain,-slayeTy has exist
ed lt,ader if not By Virtae Of it, and has eX-
tended itself and waxed strong until ii
has finally thrown the nation into this
gigantic war. 1t has existed by virtue
of constitutional recognition, or 1t has
existed solely by virtue Of state laws, or
ii has existed through Indulgence OF
npolitical imposition;" 1t matters not
which, as we regard it, so far as the pres
ent question is CONCERNED. We propose
that neither state laws. nor indulgence =,
nor political imposition" nor any
thing else, shall fasten it upon the coun-
try again.
The war may, aud we believe Will,
practically abolish slavery, without any
amendment of the Constitution. But
we do not desire the proposed amend
ment 60 much to kill slavery as to pre-
vent its resurrection. Suppose, for eX-
ample, that after this war is over and
the Union is restored, South Carolina
shall propose to re-establish slavery
within her borders. How shall it be
prevented How shall other Southern
States be prevented from following her
examplel Our correspondent says our
legislation and politics should be amend
ed. Undoubtedly, but they are very
tough subjects Of amendment, and we
cannot safely depend upon their becom-
ing and continuing better in the future
than they have been in the past. The
peculiar institution" existed at the
time of the formation OF the Constitu
tion and has existed ever since. Politl
clans have constitutionally" and "un
constitutionally" wrangled and tough
over it, and up to about the time it pre-
cipitated this gigantic war upon US tn
pro-slavery politicians continually go
the best Of the fight. The same thing
might occur again. The only safe AM
sure way of preventing it, is to intro
duce into the Constitution clause ez
pressly and forever prohibiting SLAYER
anywhere and everywhere in the Unite
States. And such prohibitory claus
would no more be an admission tina
slavery has hitherto been expressly pre-
tected by the Constitution, than a
amendment prohibiting polygamy woul
be an admission that 1t had hithert
been similarly protected. Admit tha
the Constitution has hitherto been siler
upon the subject Of slavery. We thin
the time has come when our safety as
nation imperatively demands that it
silent no longer, Let us have the amenC
ment,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02
miscellaneous Items.

They have struck "ile at Chicago,
only 33 feet below the surface. d
There were twenty-six deaths in New
York last week from small pox and forty
the week before.
A bill taxing state bank circulation
very heavily is being prepared in the treas
ury department
Gen, Grant has been in Washington
and testified briefly before the war COM
mittee on the Fort Fisher question.
A Partisan, NJ, Graof has invented a
Aying machine, and is soon going to try
flying from the towers Of Notre Dame.
Fort Caswell, reported blown up by
the rebels, was first class government for
LITIGATION of massive granite, mounting eigh-
ty-seven guns.
Mr.. McElrath, who returned about
a year ago to the business management Of
the New York Tribune, has been super
seeded the second time by Samuel Sinclair.
"A general movement is on foot among
western railroad managers, in view ofthe
increased cost of fuel in particular, and OF
construction, repairs and other expenses in
general, to reduce the speed of passenger
trains to maximum Of twenty miles per
hour.
The story that Gen Butler threw up
his arms and devoutly thanked God, when
he heard of the fall OF Fort Fisher was a re-
porter's invention. All he did was to say,
t'I'm glad of it," and walk out of the war
committee room.
BY the census of 1860 the number OF
Garnet manufacturers in the United States
was estimated at 1881. OF these Penn
sylvania has the ii:2.gest number, 474, and
Vermont the smallest, 2; New York has
$50, and MassacinGssatts 203; Ohio has 65,
and Maryland 90, while ~ ,"Neo'''"' las
but II,
Last week, Joseph S. Dufrees and his
wife, of Ballardvale, Andover Mass, were
found dead in each others arms, having
been suhocated by gas from coal fire
which had been lighted in their stove the
previous evening. The damper was found
Shut squarely fwhen the door was forced
"A woman of Lyons, France, who had
been whipped and beaten by her husband,
lately wreaked revenge thus: When her
spouse was asleep in bed. she tied him
thereto with stout twine, and then, armed
with powerful stick, returned with inter,
est the accumulated blows of past years, til
exhausted by the exerhon she was com
PEELED to pause. After an instant's rest
| She made deep courtesy to her belaboreo
husband, and announced to him her lnten'
ton of clipping to her parents residence
The husband has sued for divorce
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

II One rogue catching another; The
Daily News has got the World in tight
place. 1t copies from the Richmond
Examiner the following: "These opin-
ions are well exemplifed in that intao'-
Gus sheet the New York World, and
then copies the above as the World gave
it. which was thus: "These opinions are
well exemplihed in that famous sheet the
New York World"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02
INDIANA RE-EsrABLlsHEs HER CRRDr

INDIANA RR-EsTABLsHEs HER CREDIT.
"A bill is before the Indiana Legisla-
ture to pay Winslow, Lanier g. Co., of
New York. who have paid the interest
on the Indiana State bonds for the past
two years, in consequence Of the refusal
of a Copperhead Legislature and Cop
perhead officials to provide for the same,
the sum of 100000. The bill has passed
the Senate and is advanced two stages
in the House. It will Immediately be-
come a law.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

~ The Armstrong gun which was
eantured at Fort Fisher was the one
which was presented by the manutac-
turer, Sir William Armstrong, to Jef
Davis. A soldier describing it says, " it
is by all odds the handsomest gun / ever
saw, being entirely of twist wrought
iron, and mounted on magnificent solid
mahogany carriage.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

~ Commissioner Lewis decides that
when the acknowledgment OF sum OF
money on debt due is contained in a
letter, such letter is valid legal receipt
for the money, and if the amount ex-
ceeds 500, it requires q stamp Of two
rents q
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

HANcocK's CoRPs.-Lt. Styles, rect
ing officer in this state for Hanco
Veteran Corps, announces tina. htI
ter all men enlisting into that G
will be mustered and paid their Go
nent and local bounties immediate
enlistment, previous to being iorwa
to Washington.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

THE NET PRoDUCT OF THE DL ,Do
BAssY.-The Washington corIv'p u :
of the New York Times appears w w
rom information, as he claims 70,
be est states that Mr.. Blair brOngny
from Richmond a letter to HIM
Davis saying he would send y
sioners to negotiate for peace W.
Mr.. Lincoln would receive thl eI;S
Blair thought it would be wen%i IAN
this up, and obtained PERM mon
the president to go to h ~ hin
second time. He took WIN mol, ~
ter addressed to himself by : mi
the cabinet, which repeats tlt - n nj
of the presidents ITO whom ..a y
Germ" letter-that is, the e., prom con
negotiate for peace if the e,,, ans
government will agree TO eli'''1
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

DE3IcAuoN,-T The Methodist En,,,
pal church az Whitehall, which has no,,
enlarged and greatly improved wac
opened on Thursdays Jan. l~b n,'
appropriate services. There was pr,,,S
ing in the morning by Rev. Jose,T
King, d, D., and in the evening hyA,
y. Phillips.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02
Local and State Items.

VERMONT SOLDIERS DROWNED The
following Vermont soldiers We're drown
ed blythe sinking of the steamer North
America They were on their way home
from the United States General Hospital
atSNew Orleans when the terrible dis
aster occurred which included the less
of two hundred lives o
G. s. Ridghin, II. W. Holden, James
Brown, A, j, Tilton, Charles Deshon,
and j. Ellis, all of the 7th regiment.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

Mr.. H. W. Chittenan, for several
wears assistant superintendent of different
divisions of the New York CentroSrail-
road, Is to succeed Chauncey NSbard,w
lately resignea@, superintendent of the
whole line9
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

ENnsTMESTs.-Orders have bee,
ceived by the Provost Marshals nj az
State TO muster no more men far
Artillery or Cavalry, 1t will, thera,
be needless expense to trausport nv
TO the Provost Marshals office to enIis
in any branch of the segice except II,
infantry.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

THE CONVENTION OF ADJ .ta 4
sRALs.-The meeting. Of the ii :,
Generals of the United ST T.',p.,,s
semhled recently at Column ~
adjourned to meet at hoS'o
July proyimo.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

Door rHMrLAHs.-Tne GOOD 1emplars
of Vermont. at their recent meeting, at
Barton, held Jan. 10th and 18th, fulmi-
mated against sweet cider as beverage,
and declared it's use by any member Of
the fraternity sufficient cause for ex-
pulsion. 1t is supposed that apples will
next be declared contraband," unless
the juice is extracted previous to eat
ing
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

ADVERTISING. - We did not suppose
that the Rutland Daily HERALD is so
thoroughly read, advertisements and all,
as it seems to be. We are surprised
that those busiest Of all mortals, the
editors of daily papers, find time to ex-
anime even the advertising columns Of
our paper. The Troy IN. " Daily
Press, for example quotes some poetry
from an advertisement Of a Brandon
Livery Stable, published in the HERALD.
What it says of the poetry as poetry is
of no consequence, for the very fact
that the paper notices it at all shows
that it is just what it was intended for
a good advertisement, And 1T also
shows the advantage of advertising in
a. Daily HERALD. The money bust
VIZ o,, ,,"Vs for advertising, is of
all his expenditures 'hst winch a.
spends to the best advantage. We Will
make room for few more advertise
ments at our regular rates and for the
cash.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

CATTLE MARKETS. In his report oil
the Brighton, Cambridge and Medtord
cattle markets last week, Mr. Fletcher,
the reporter of the Boston Advertiser
and New England Farmer, gives table
showing where the cattle and sheep sold
at those markets during the year 1864
came from. We give the totals:
Cattle - Maine 1922; New Hamp-
shire 1928; Vermont 83,363; Massa-
cbusetss 6,O64; Northern New York
1851; West 81 6es; Canada 1927,
Sheep - Maine 28,117; New Hahp-
shire 40,465, Vermont 99,284; Massa-
chusetts 29,882; Northern New York
q ,227; West 81 1926 Canada 27,o5l.
The number from Vermont is largely
in excess of the two previous years.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

MUTUAL BANK-At the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Mutual
Bank, Castleton, held Jan. 18th, at their
banking house, the following persons
were elected directors for the ensuing
year
c. S. Sherman, NJ. F. King, Hiram
Ainsworth, Gustavus Buel and Correl
Reed.
And at meeting of the directors, c.
S. Sherman was elected President.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

y President Lincoln.is no respecter
of persons, in his kindness, as he lately
proved by granting the following ap-
peal and sending home the soldier TO
git docterd"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02
Mr.. Abraham lincoln
n

Kind Sir have husben in the army
end he is sick end hes ben ever sence ne
Went in the surfiss hes name is to X I
K~Co d Ny artillery yorktown Va Cap
tin P-'s Compiny end he hes ben IN
the survis one year end liant ben able to
dew duty end Woul be Obliged II you
Wood see that he Good hav furlou ii
not but short time to git docterd no
more at presint pliese Write end let me
know end will See that yuer paved fol
yuer truble. Derect yuer Letter to
N-Y-Cyuga Co Ny he re
sides here pliese let me know in short
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-02-02

Summit, Jan. 23d, 1865.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06
Shall Jeff. Davis, Lee e. Go. be
Admitted to Congress-.

The Copperhead Press is already agitatine
in favor of admitting leading Rebels to Con.
gress. They insist in spite Of the broad pro.
vision of the Constitution to the contrary,
that Congress has no right to decide upon the
qualifications of its own members.
The leading organs of the party in the east
and west ere taking bold ground on the sub.
ject, and the BESroS soldier wing of the party
will fall into line as soon as the election is
over, and in three years from this time will
be throwing up their hats for JEFF. DAVIS OF
GEN. LEE, as among the great leaders of their
party. The Missouri Republican, in the
course of an article on the subject, says that
''in strictness Congress has no right to refuse
admission to any person to whom admission
is not refused by the Constitution.
The Constitution does not refused amissor
to horse thief or. traitor, but under the
Constitution the first should be sent to the
penitentiary and the other to Kingdom
come,f but suppose they are sent to Con
gress instead; is it possible that Congress has
no right or power to refuse them admission
The right has been exercised by Legislative
bodies from time immemorial, and has never
been denied in England or this country ex
cept by the advocates of despotsm.
But the New York Commercial which is in
more direct interest with the traitor leaders
treats the act of Congress, which is the law OF
the land, as a nullity, and would nullify alike
the Constitution and the laws, and take away
the power of Congress for the sake of resto
ring its rebel friends to power again. 1t says
The oath imposed by Congress was military
necessity" in time Of war, when IL was necessary
and even vital TO know who were sound and loyal
and to keep out of Office all who would use theil
position to thwart the legitimate purposes of the
Government emharrass Ms action, give encour-
agement to its enemies. The oath belongs to Wal
legislation. Its day has passed The laws rend
cred necessary by the great struggle in which ",
were engaged are among the curiosties of ths
past They have served their purpose, and they
find no place in the of peace. The duty o.
this day is to repair what has been wasted, to re
cognire the end of hostilities by breaking dowI
the barriers that were erected between the Nortl
and the South between the loyal and the traitor
There is more place reason for the test oath
and for the suspension of hoJeos corpus, than fol
trade restrictions already brushed away. or pass
ports across the border, North and South. AL
alike belong to a different order of things, to ar
ef,te legislation.
But the President still suspends the hdbca
corpus and arrests Copperheads and Rebels
and orders military commissions to try them
And the law still stands on the statute book
requiring test oath of all members of Con
gress and all Federal officers, and this law vii
not be repealed for two wears to come
What say the BENTON soldiers to the Cop
perhead programme? Is BENTON in favo
of it?
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06

DowS IN IRISH Towx.-The Copperheads
held an old-fashioned meeting down in Irish
Town Thursday night. There wasn't much
soldier talk in that locality, we understand,
but the ay-at-home, four-years-offailure
Butternuts pitched in with will. They talk
ed just such talk as they had been accuatom
ed to during the war. They denounced the
military despotism which had destroyed the
freedom Of speech and the freedom Of elec-
ton, and reioiced in the prospect of . speedy
restoration of Rebels and Copperheads 10
power once more.
A BESros soldier, who was present, md
out that he was with the same old party Mat
he fought down South, with bullets and bal
lots. He left in disgust and, feels nouy ytha,
he wants to do all in his power a whale
out the Copperheads.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06
For sale at . Bargain |!

MY present residence, situated on the cor
IVA per Of Fourth and Morgan streets lots and
blcrk TO- II b two stSry brick house. containing eight
roous With good outbuildinr = there are In the
properly vi in rood repair The lots well Allied With
choics ruit trees and shrubby Peach, Pear ouincs
Plum pple and Cherry Trees, all fruit bearing
ii the sinalsr frufts II and parchaser for
ths hose and three lots will sell the house and lot Me-
T. upou which ali the improvements are stsated he
tAe citv onlv ave minutes walk from 70 business
portion Of Main sest will be sold at fAr price ana
upuD favorable ssrms- Ponesioa efven immediatsiy
Aho GOOD second hand Psaso and Piano eto OIL which
oasv for few days at hundred snd my Aolors Ii
not solA viii ship IL to the nanufactures, can os
found On the premises mentioned q ~ 'nr omr1 a
connsbls snyth. loctS Gxo. B. sAfTH.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06

Our thanks are due to our friend Mr.. Geo.
K. Smith for a fine Mackinaw trout, which he
sends US from his establishment on Main and
the Levee. He receives shipments of these
trout and white fish every Friday
N. B., P. S.-Since writing the above the
said trout has appeared upon and passed from
our table (domestic) and we speak that we do
know when we declare that the fish embodied
all the elements of good eating. Mackinaw
front for us henceforth, forever.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06

lHE VALLEY RAnRoAD,-We noticed the
presence here, upon the FIRST of the week, Of
several prominent citizens Of Des Moines, a.
a committee, to make arrangements for the
extension Of the Valley road to that place. In
noticing the return home of the committee,
the Register says they "report that they com.
pleted contract with the Des Moines Valley
Railroad Company for the immediate exten-
sion Of that road to Des Moines. The con.
tract provides that the road shall be compile
ted to this point on or before the S1st day Of
December, 1855, but the Lessees assured the
committee, that with favorable weather, they
hoped to have the cars running to the Capital
by the first day in August next. There are
now about Eve miles of track laid west from
Pella, and the workmen are putting down the
iron at the rate of half mile day. By the
25th of this month trains will commence run
ming to Monroe-about thirty miles from Des
Moines. 1t is the intention of the company
to grade twelve miles west from Monroe this
fall, leaving only eighteen to complete from
that point to Des Moines. An Engineer
Corps will be here this week to locate the
road eastward, and as soon as it shall be
located, a contract viii be awarded for grad.
ing
We rejoice at this prospect of the early
completion of the road to the Capital 1t
will contribute to an increased prosperity and
trade of our city. Railroads, the River, and
Manufactures shall foster our municipal
growth. Let each of these be made to yield
their largest capabilities to this result.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06
TOWNSHIP TICKET.
THE MEETING TONIGHT.

The public will bear in mind that there will
be a Union meeting tonight, on the corner OF
Main and Eighth streets. All the candidates
on the Soldiers and Loyal Citizens Union
Ticket will be on hand to speak to the people.
Chaplain Teter and Geo. W. McCrary are
also expected to address the crowd.
This will be next to the last meeting we
shall hold before the election, and we hope to
see general turn out
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06

UNION MEETNGs.-The contest goes brave
ly on, and the heavens are bright with the
promise of victory.
Chaplain Teter made most effective and
telling speech to full house at Buena Vista
last evening. The soldier boys and ladies,
and civilians were out "numerously," and
were alive to the Importance Of the work to
be done Tuesday. The "boys in blue in
that locality can't see the beauty of copper
headism even when it "Possum.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06
NEW YoRs, Oct. s.

The Posts Washington special says Gen.
Rousseau, member of Congress elect from
Kentucky, has written q letter to the Presi
dent, sustaining the course pursued by Gen.
Palmer in the administration of affairs in that
State. =
The President has ordered the release OF
Ex- Gov. Clarke, of Mississippi, who has been
imprisoned for some months past at Fort Pu-
laski, near Savannah.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06

AucrIoS.-Howe 4 Tyler will sell on Sat
urday morning, at 10 o. 'clook, one large book
case, one fine custom made black walnut
wardrobe, handsome bureaus, sofa, fine
chairs, bedsteads, one large oleander tree,
six large cooking stoves, lot heating stoves,
one Stewards coal stove, two desks, lot car
pets lounges, &C., &c.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06

The Cops are flooding the country with Ger.
tifcates accusing Gov. Stone of cowardice
and tyranny while in the service As illus.
trating the source Of these certificates and
their reliability, the Des Moines Registe,
says; In Vandalia, a few days since, the
attention of P. II. Stan6eld, of Camp town.
ship, was called to a certificate to which his
own name was attached, when he declared
that he never signed that certificate, nor au
thorized any body else to sign for him, and
that he should support and vote for Gov.
Stone. Nice men these are who commit for
gerry in order to injure the reputation of a
political opponent.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06

SUEL FOSTER, in the Muscatine Journal,
calls the attention of the U. S. Sanitary Com.
mission, which claims to have in its hands
fund of $4O0, 900, to our soldiers in Texas,
numbering some 10000, and suffering largely
from scurvy, fevers and other diseases. They
need relief
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06

We hear glowing accounts of the meeting
at Hoosier Green the other night There
was an enthusiastic crowd Of citizens and sol.
diers present. Stirring speeches were made
by Col. HILLS, Chaplain TErER, JOHN VAN.
VAIKESBuRG, Gen. WEvER and Gen. McKES.
NY, and good report is promised for mex,
Tuesday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. s.
Gen. Grant and family passed here this
morning in special car He will arrive in
Philadelphia about noon to-day.


The government steamer Little Ada. for-
merly blockade runner, put into this nort
this morning forcoAl. She came from W.. !.
ington, via the st. lawrence river, and 8 I.
b employed on the Upper Lakes il ths CO.
yuvo1 ooevipe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06

WEwere greatly pleased to receive yester-
day call from Mr.. ]. J. Richardson, the
genial and talented editor of the Davenport
Democrat. He is en- route to St. Louis.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-10-06

A VEIN Of coal from six to seven feet in
thickness, and the best yet discovered in the
region of Des Moines, was found near tina,
city recently. 1t is situated sixt y-6ve feet be-
low the surface.