Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-31

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Carolinas responsible in person and property
for the murder Of ioragers, and while the
rebel Congress are thanking Hampton for his
rhetoric, somebody's untmey recollection
has brought out the following passage from a
speech made in February, 1861, by Jefferson
Davis at Stevenson, Alabama:
Your border states will gladly come into
the Southern coufederacy within sixty days,
as we will be your only friends. England
will recognize us, and glorious future is be-
fore us. The grass will grow in the North
ern cities were the pavements have been worn
by the tread Of commerce. We will carry
war where it is easy to advance. 1ghere food
for The sword and torch d,gdtt the Grraits IN The
denseiy populated cities"
The moral of this is that the boot is now
on the other leg.
EDUCATION or THE RUSSIAN PEAsANrRY.
The Russit n government as a consequence
Of the emancipation Of the peasants, has Just
taken measures for the diffusion of instruc-
ston among the agricultural population. An
additiona. budget of four hundred and fifty
thousand roubes for the year 1865 has been
decreed, so that the budget of public instruc-
ton now amounts to about one million three
hundred thousand roubles. This supplement
tary budget provides for the founding of VIII
aRe schools, Of eleven new gymnasis (col-
eges) for the purchase OF books, paper, &c,
for the poorer peasants. for supplementary
payment 10 schoolmasters and professors, for
the purchase Of scientific instruments, for the
establishment Of laboratories and museums,
for the reorganization Of the University of
Warsaw, foundation Of a polytechnic school,
and for other schools for teaching agriculture
and horticulture.
The REBEL NEGRO SOLDIER BIIL.-An
army Of the Potomac correspondent says
The climax Of madness is 70 be found in
section 5, which says that nothing IL this
act shall be construed TO authorize a change
IN The relation of sud SLAVES" Only think Of
it-300, 600 SLAVES, and to have mpements of
death and self protection put INFO their hands
and driven to meet all the hsfdships and dam
gers Of war, for what ! Freedomi no for
the boon Of remaining Slaves, trey and their
wives and children And these poor wretches
are expected to fight under hese circumstan-
ces, when, by merely joining their free breth-
ren within gunshot Of them, they can not
only escape mutilsuon and death altogether,
but obtain freedom forever, as inaienable
that OF their former masters Can the reck-
lessness Of despair go any farther, But let
US patiently watch the result Unless human
nature has ceased to be human nature fore
tell such stampede Of the whole black pop
ulaton into our lines, even before arms can
be put into their hands as all the united
armies of the rebels will be unable to pre-
vent"
HoRRIBLE.--Capt. Samuel A. Timpson
gath n. Y. lately released from reOel prs
nm bod in 81 l..t
Trbuue, confirms the story Of the death Of
Lieut.. Parker, llth VT. some months since,
by bloodhounds sent in pursuit of him by the
rebels. Capt. rimpson says
One officer who escaped from the train be-
tween Macon and Charleston WAS torn %
pieces by bloodhounds. Lieut. Parker of a
Vermont regiment jumped from the train on
the way between Charleston and Columbia.
He was set upon by l3 young bloodhounds
in an open field. He was so lacerated by the
dogs that he died in the hospital at Colum-
bia.
Gen. Thomas, in his official report Of the
operptuns Of his army, from sept. 7, lS64,to
January 90 1865, says there we're captured
from the enemy during various actions S.l89
prisoners, including seven general officers
and nearly 1000 other officers OF lesser grades;
also 70 pieces serviceable artillery and battle
flags. During the same period over 1000 de-
serters from the enemy were received, to
whom no oath was administered. Our own
loss did not exceed 10000 killed, wounded
and missing. A large number Of ammunition
CHESTS were captured, filled with ammunition
10 good condition; six wagons loaded with
ammunition were also captured before Nash
vile. Other important captures are men
/ toned
| Some curious letters were picked up on
Sherman's march in South Carolina A rebe
soldier wrote:
We are in South Carolina, where this
rebellion started, and every house has to be
gsrded, and no man can get in house unless
he Is a captain or some other officer of hier
rank. If the Yankees has TO be in any part
OF the government, | want them here, for
these are the meaaest people in the govern
ment"
One of Wheeer's troopers wrote
After the war, don't know which will
sound worse, to say was ia the penitentiary
four years, or that belonged to Wheelers
cavalry"
WHO WE'RE HIT. The old sexton was
ringing the bells in Lyndon the other day in
among Others two prominent copprheads came
running in 10 put out the fire. On arriving
in the village and not seeing "nary FIRE"
they aecosted the bell-ringer with "Well,
what's the rows' o nothing, only Charles
ton n as fallen, and have been fulfilling my
promise" "Charlesion has fallen, has it
Who did it hit i""A whole LOT of copper
heads, was the quick rejoinder.
gentleman who had a stock of goods
with which he wanted to open trade in
souIhern cily, wrote to Gen. Sherman soon
after the occupation of Savannah, for per-
mission to open a store there. He received
the followin answer " No, w 7. Sher-
man, Maj Gen.
1t is stated that Maj Gen. Robert Ander-
son has been directed by the President to
raise the stars and stripes on the battle-
ments Of Fort Sumter ON the 18th Of April,
1865, the fourth anniversary of the day he