Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-01
News OF Il WEEK.

bthle Wv nOluoD mas IccoNoIcu iTOm MS re-
cent illness, and is at his post again.
The large landholders in this city and county,
who comprise the srlstocraey and leading rebel
sympathizers, made a strong effort through
Gov. Holden to have the Government tax sus-
pended, but failed and are now promptly pay.
ing their taxes to save their property.
The ROieigh Progress continues to make
fresh disclosures Of The designs OF the rebel ele-
ment in the State against Union men and me-
groes, to be put into effect when the troops are
withdraw and the new State Government goes
into operation.
The Raleigh Standard says that rebel papers
are sprlnglng up in different parts Of the State
which openly denouuce the Government, and
promulgate treason Of such a dangerous char
acter that their immediate suppression would
be Justi6able.
Most Of the Federal appointees in North Gar
olina are unable to qualify, not being IN a posi-
ton to take the oath prescribed by Congress.
There has been trouble with the freedmen on
Cooper river. They refused to sign the con.
tracts agreed upon by Gen. Hatch and the
planters, and there were reports that they
would rise, murder the planters and pillage the
country. Gen. Hatch took the precaution %
send steamers with troops TO various points on
Cooper river, with Instructions 10 land if neces.
sary, and keep the freedmen from leaving the
plantations along the Ashley and Cooper and on
James island and from the northern side. Gen.
Hatch also issued orders 10 "a cavalry company
at 0rlngeburg to repair to the east branch Of
Cooper river to make the freedmen observe the
contracts ordered by the department and accept
ed by the planters. The cavalry we're also or
dered to dlsarm all the insub0rdlnate and COM
pei them to 90 to work.
Provisional Governor Johnson of Georgia
seems TO be the right man in the right place.
lie made a speech TO over two thousand persons
at Augusta, on the It'll, in which he explained
and justified the amnesty and reorganization
policy OF the President, assured the people that
the emancipation proclamation 10 legal and will
stand, and that they must adapt themselves to
the new system, and in conclusion exhorted the
people not to despond, though depressed and
disheartened now. lie assured them that a
better day was dawniDg, and counseled them to
take hold and to build themselves up by indus
try and energy. lie exhorted the men, women
and clergyman to abate their hostility, and
abide by what they could not possibly avert
to cultivate a spirit Of friendship toward those
whom they lately looked upon as enemies. The
address was well received and must have a good
eject.
The proclamation Of Gov. Bramlette of Ken.
lucky, issued on the 10Th instant, requires a
rigid enforcement Of the legal enactment which
DISTINGUISHES and expatristes every citizen of
Kentucky, who refuses to give the oath of ale
glance. The military will assist the civil au.
thorities in the enforcement OF the law.
A Dispatch from New York, dated July 3ls
says The Richmond Wing of Saturday con
tains orders of the military authorities prohibit
ing the recently elected members of the cit,
council and aldermen from organizing, and do
clarlng null and void the election. Tho mem
bers appointed Q committee to inform Goveruol
Pierpont Of the prohibition.
The Macon and Atlanla lntelligencer hay
articles on probable scenes Of bloodshed an
massacre on the part OF the freedmen, unles
the authorities turn their attention u the mat
ter at once.
The pirate Shenandoah is making herself ini
NOUS by a wholesale raid upon unarmed whalin
vessels in the Arctic ocean. She has pillaged an
burned nearly a dozen, and threatened destructio
to a fleet of sixty more. Her captain, when il
formed OF the collapse Of the rebellion, refuse
to believe it, but was ready to credit the assas.
nation Of Mr.. Lincoln, No punishment can
too severe for the men who thus %wantonly de
troy property without even a " belligerant RICH
to sneak behind in Justification.
Tom Thumb and his wife, with Commodo
Mutt and petite Minnie Warren, recently gave
exhibition before the Royal family, at Londo
The Thumbs were accompanied by their infa
daughter, Minnie Warren Stratton. A zoo
many eminent persons we're present, aud the E
hlbition proved a great success for the little folG
The Governor Of Arkansas has requested Il
President to revoke sundry pardons granted
rebels in tina, State, because the parties who hA
re ceiyed c%lemeney, ia many cases, have turn.
against the administration, and are fostering 4
disloyal sentiment there.
The a m court ct Washington which lat,
acquitted Miss Harris OF murder, has JUS: So
fenced a mau to eight years imprisonment.
slightly %stabbing a young woman who ives u
faithful to him. II makes q difference on viii
side the shooting or slabbing is, you see.
The Brownsville correspondent Of the Ne
Orleans Tunes states that intelligence has be
received at that post Of the capture of Gen hi
ny SMITH and his entire party. He was I'M,
ceptei by the Governor OF Saltillo, 5. SlEscA,
the 4th OF July, at PIedras Negras, MexiC
about fifty miles below Eagle Pass, aud comp
lod 30 surrender. The viotors got four pie,
Of artillery, niue hundred new rifles, and a ira
OF seveuty-6ye wagons, loaded with ammuniti
and provisions. The officers and men we're I
rolled.
FOREIGN NEWS
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