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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19
TmIUlY-SINErH CoAcnE 5.

MONDAY, Dec. II.
In the Senate Mr. Wl.sln presented petitions
Of color-I persons OF t1e Dis.rIi. % CjI4m1i.
asking l.r thcIigtt q Suffrage. C.r,c n a.at. is.
ments TO the nsu ut1n, proposed tg r Uu-
ION STATE Central Cynu,IJ,ee OF p5uus, iyanil,
were REID aud referred 20 the Jullni ~ G. NJ
mittce. a bill was offered to annex me W.
ties ct Barkiy eu4 Jeie soG d Wos. Virgins.
Mr.. W ason offered bill TO prevent thc sale ut
Conledcrato uJte8 aud scouuues Bls w.rs
lntrodyc- 20 increase pensions 10 Isrsyus WHO
nave LOST DOlh tget, and in other cases 60 c,u-
firm land u'lez u freedmen IN certain cases.
Information about MeIleln a1ius WIS formally
sough. N series OF Ies9luua n- by Me-. Wade,
who presented som. Monroe doctrine rcsoiut 1n-
Mr.. Cow N proposed rcsliuU9l asSiny tJr Ina.
formation about ,hG southern States. A resl-
luton g. reIurnsh the Nhue House WIS tnssod.
when, aitsr aums discussion On the loyal Status
of employees IA the treasury Department, the
Senate II ilOurued.
In tht nO4se, Il bill was introduced to reim-
burse lUy4! Ss4.s Tor advances made to Garry
on The war. \ bul Was in .ruduotl to annul ia
the D.s.uo. OF Columbia all political distuc-
tons on uccIuu. II color. \ !,cJnsfuoIJn bill
was introduced by Mr. Eliol. A liut resolu-
ton to vote directly Tor President was referred.
Mr.. Ward introduced bill to grant bounty
lands to soldiers Mr., Deluno introduced mn
equal-rghts resolution to amend tue consttu.
tlOu. Mir. Stevens proposed Joint lesolutlon
20 amend Tue CONSTITUTION so us TO ahu lsh The
distinction Of color. Mr. Scheuok offered res ;.
luuons concerning affairs In Mexico, Ioonlen-
uatory oil the attempt to establish aa empire
there, which were referred to the Foreign Az
lalga Committee. A bill was offered to extend
tho eectlyc franchise in the Distlct of Coum-
bla bill was adopted to insure uuons
against the introduction VI cattle disease from
Europe or Canada, altogether prohibiting the
importation OF cattle. When tho niger dislp
pears importation may be resumed Mr.. JcncSes
offered oil " provide for uniform system Of
bankruptcy. A motion to admit Southern
claimants for seats 10 the floor pending the in
Veshgaton OF their claims was voted down /.
nays, ii yeas, 40.
TUESDAY, De. II.
la the Senate Mr.. Davis introduced resolu-
lion declaring the writ of hdb,as corpus restored
IN every ate 1t was referred. hlr. Anthony
called up the House resOu ION for the appoint.
menl OF a joint committee on the subject Of the
lately rebelllous States, and moved cer,a,a
amendments thereto, which were adopted. The
resolution, as amended by Mr.. Anthony, was
thon adoI tod
Ia the House, Mr.. Raymond rose to aaes
ton Of privilege. to p,tsiu. tho cetllha ,tes u
election OF the Tennessee monbeis. Mr.. Sc.
yens raised the point that the State of Iennes.
see 10 not known to the House. This was over
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19
The EulOgies of Senator COllamer.

1t is not often that eul0gies more honest aud
hearty are pronounced upon any public man
than those which were spoken Ia Congress On
Thursday last, upon our departed statesman,
the late Senator Collamer.
Mr.. Foor-Mr. President, rise to ask the
Senate to suspend tor this day its deliberations
upon public affairs that we may offer fitting and
APPROPRIATE tribute to the character aud the
memory OF one who has long been OssO ,iate1
with US In the national councils, but who is
row no more Since our assembling here at
this present session, We have ali had OCCASION to
remaik-none of u can have failed to remark
the absence ct one OF our members-one
whom we have long been accustomed to meet
aud to hold council with in these halls. An
elder brother who has lons Mingled With US in
our deliberations here--a Wise aud discreet
slatcsman-a learned and judcious counselor
Ia pure patriot jus. anu AN upright man,
has been removed from among US by the hand
of death "a venerable form long familiar to our
sight has been taken away cut Of our presence.
| bring no new message to this body, for 1t has
already been heraided throughout the country.
yet | am none the less sad IN making the formal
announcement 10 the Senate OF The death OF
my late colleague, the Hon. jacob CJlamer.
1t Is eminent Il and becoming Mr.. prcslieut
as 1t Is also IN accordance with an approved and
sacred custom, that We pause for an hour in the
ordinary routine oil our daily labor, that We
may cousecrate tina. hour to the virtues aud the
memory OF deceased aud amented associate,
who has shared 50 long and 10 largely in our
regards and IN the public confidence for biz
mature wisdom and Tor bis great moral excel
lenee. Your colleague, Judge Collame-, /,
dead, was the startling telegraphlc message
received Ut my home about live weeks ago. he
expired at MS residence 10 Woodstock, VI. on
the eyenog OF the Oh OF November last, after
Il btei Illness OF little mere than single week
at ms own house, in the midst OF hls own at
ieotionate aut de,0..i Lods hv'd, in thi ml
exercise OF h, Ia clI.ciu i.cUlu q, N,fh a.
abiding al 1aouaaen l.rh Ia .hs Luls.dt
religion aud in The cherished hope Of bllssfu
immortality. But three weeks before his deeeas
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19

TRUMAN HENRY SAFPoRD-The many Yer
mont friends of this young, but gifted mathema-
tciau and astronomer, will be pleased to read the
following notice, which we clip from the Boston
Advertiser:
We learn that Mr.. Truman Henry Stafford,
now assistant observer at the Observatory Of
Harvard College, has been, by an unanimous
vote, appointed director of the observatory at
Chicago, upon the most liberal terms and that
he hrs accepted the appointment We learn
also that he will proceed thither Immediately
with Mr., Alyan Clark, the maker of the great
equatorial telescope, which has been purchased
for that observatory. These gentlemen go there
to attend to the placing OF this instrument, and
to make other necessary arrangements,
An earnest desire was felt by many persons
that MIR. Stafford might take the place of the
late lameuted Professors Bond-father and son
and carry forward the Cambridge 0bferv tory
upon that career of usefulness which has gained
so much honor for itself and for the college
But while We regre, that this cannot be, We
must congratulate the gentlemen who claim to
have the best telescope in the world, and who
provided funds for,the best meridian circle that
the present state OF art can furnish, that they
have succeeded IN placing these instruments in
charge of one who, young as he is, has already
established a high reputation at home and
abroad, not only for genius as a mathematician,
but for skill and accuracy as an observer, two
qualities which in tho history Of science have
seldom been combined,
We understand that Prof Stafford has not
positively accepted the appointment, bu. that
probably he will do So He has now gone on tc
Chicago 10 look the prospect over and to assis,
in putting the great glass in proper position. Il
will DO q sad loss to New England TO lose Mir
Stafford from our midst but as Vermont has fur.
nished the West with many Of her test repre-
sentative men, 10 business an commercial circles
we suppose it is now all RICH that we should be
called upon to give to her science the mos, giNet
and promising astronomer ever born in this o.
any other American Safe. The best wishes o
bis Vermont friends and acquaiuiances will Z,
with MIR, Saiijrd to his more extended field o
usefulness at Chicago, and any new achieve nent
Of his mathematical and astronomical genius, will
ever be hailed with delight by the fr ends hi
leaves behind.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19

| that the most gigantic monopoly, the most dan
gerous perpetuity, the most I'm, ust class legis-
lation, have characterized every act Of the South
era States in their treatment of the blacks The
President utimated that be thought this " class
legislation" affecting black men " would qui
city settle itself" Why shouldn't he have
treated the Camden and Amboy railroad with
the same philosophie confidence in the healing
and correcting Influences Of time and a sedstiye
treatment President johnson, democrat az he
is, might have done an incalcaabe good in Sc
curing justice to the freedmen, if he had aimed
some sentence of his trenchant rhetoric at the
gigantic monopoly Of government which is now
being established all over the South. If he had
said The theory of our government, ard the
glory Of our institutions are, that here all men
are equal before the law, and no monopoly or
class Legislation ought to be permitted, by which
part Of the people Of any state perpetuate IN
themselves and their white descendants all the
power, and authority Of government ii he
had said this in connection with ms Discussion
Of the future OF freedmen, he would have
touched the trus democratic heart Of the nation
and would have done much to lift from the
governed race whom he promised to led
into the full enjoyment Of their liberty, the OPP
pressive injustice which denies them equal
and exact justice, and refuses them any par
tlcipatlon in the special privileges of the
white race.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19
Flremens Reunion.
NoRrnrlIlD, u, Doc 18Th, /

NoRrnFlELD, VI, Dee 18Th, 1860.
EDITOR FRzNAN LIS. evening was ceehrAt-
ed the event Of the completion OF ,ho Engine
House, No. |, by that company giving suTpof
to Eogine Company M. >, and to the trustees
and invited guests. Company number Que re-
ceye1 their guest, at seven AMI one half O'clock,
when Hon George Nichols, who is Ctptain of
No |, aod wh) pc-4lal On The occasion, vel
coined all 10 ;h1 oatot A,nmsa' IN lew we'll
chosen words, and his company greeted the
guests wiki " three times .hcoe ani tiger"
Hon, II Carpenter WAS then called upon and
made some general remarks appropriate to the
occasion, when glce club, consisting Of Messrs
Crane, Jones, Carpenter and BIrnham, sang a
Freman's GIec, which was heartily received
After a short time spent in social manner all
repaired to the supper rOon, where was served
all the "sabsAatals for tao inner man, IN
generous ami acceptable manner, alter which
came the feast Of reason and alw Of SOU"
Capt. Nichols lntroiuoei The exercises with some
remarks in his usual pleasing manner, and was
followed by j. n. Johnson, Eq., toast master
OF the evening. Speeches aud sentiments were
given by the chairman Hon. IT, Carpenter, G.
n. Fisk, Esq, J. n. Johnson, E'q., Col. e. n.
Carpenter, Lieut., D. 5. Blrnham aud others
intcrspeised by various songs from the club. The
frcmen, by this reunion, became more united
in THEN calling and an additional interest inspires
them to be ever ready when DUTY calls We
have two excellent companies, composed OF tho
d" bone and slnow OF the town, and they are al
ways prepared to confront the devouring flame,
and to dare danger in line Of duty.
Long live our Firemen -
Nnnra N.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19

Prof N. q. Clark has lett his Pfolcssorship
in Union College, and entered upon his new
duties at the Missionary House, Boston as one
of the Secretaries of the American Board Of
Commissioners Of Foreign Missions Jus. be-
fore his departure for his new field OF labor, the
students of the College presented him with the
complete historical works of Bancroft Prescott
and Motley-twenty- light octave volumes, in the
richest style of binding and printing.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19

The resolution adopted by Congress on Thurs
day is in substance the resolution Of MIR. Ste
vens, which both Houses had previously rejected.
The resolution requires the reference OF all pa
pere concerning representatives from The south
to tho JOINT committee, without debate, anu
lorblds the admission OF any meinbsr from any
one OF those States until Congress .hal declare
it entitled to representation. This keeps ou'
the Tennessee members until the joint commit
co shall report, and Congress shall take action on
tn the whole subject. The resolution passed oy
vote Of l07 to So.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19

PERsoNAL.--The many friends in this section,
OF JosErH &. HouGuToN, E-q., one Of the
Clerks of the late House Of Representatives,
viii DO pleased 70 learn that lie has accepted
place in the popular and influential publishing
house Of Messro. Hurd Is Hong htou, New York
and that he has already entered upon the duties
Of bis new position Mr.. Hougbton wa; years
ago chief business clerk in the FREEMAN estab-
IiShment, and by his perseyering business babit,
his strict integrity and his genial department,
endeared himself to all who then made his
acquaintance Since then no has completed a
collegiate course of study at Amherst College,
and has been two sessions a Clerk in the Yer
mont House Of Representatives. We hardly
know whom most to congratulate-Mr. Hough-
ton for his good fortune in obtaining a place
10 so well-known and extensive a publishing
house, or Me,srs. Hurd y HOughton for their
singularly good fortune in securing the services
Of such capable and faithful assistant as VIC
know our young friend will make them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19

10 Kentucky, the State Senate has passed a
bill removing any disability 10 regard q persons
who had engaged in the rebellion. The House
hos also paidoned all who committed treason
to the commonwealth. The Legislature also
decreod to veto an act which gave loyal citizens
a remedy against tins injuries done ey gaeIrllas
and rebels. rao State OF Kentucky is rapidly
" reconstfuctng itself.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19

The House members OF the joint committee on
the reconstructed states were appointed on
Thursday, and Mr.. Stevens of Pa. heads the list,
us was expeo cd. Mr., Boutwell, Of Mlssachu.
setis aud NJ. Morrill, Of Vermont, are the only
New Englaod members upon the committee, and
they are as good men as could have been select
nd
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-12-19

no faith in eIpedients for contracting the latter,
without at tho same time contracting the for
mcr. The people and Congress may as vel
look this matter squarely in the face, and
set at work at once to pay the debt of tie
country by taxation, and not by issues OF new
ntarest-bearing bonds worth sixty or seventy
cents on the dollar.
Tue DISCARDED LOVERS Riot. Within the
past two weeks, Montpelier has been made sud
denly famous, and unexpectedly and unprovok-
eoly" got into the papers in the goodly CITY
OF Notions Some weeks since {" Prof. Mel
choir AN ancient Frenchmau pretending to be
teacher Of Music ard Drawing to this
village, in destitute circumstances, and succeed
cd in enistiug the eympathies Of one of cur
clergymen, and palming himself upon the Ma
sonic fraternity as a loyal but needy brother.
lie was assisted to necessary articles, and cl ss
in drawing formed Like the viper warmed to
life in d kincly bosom, he undertook to sting
the very hand that saved him, by attempting o
foul wrong upon ono Of his pupils. Utterly
failing IN his hellish purposes, he was waited
upon by two elderly brothers Of the Masonic
fraternity, and invited to leave town, as The
only means of saving his lie, should the afair
become public "Prof Melchlor did leave
town in hot haste. Arriving in Boston, the old
dotard with as little wit AZ be had here shown
deceDcy, rushed to the newspaper Offices with
tales of being driven out Of Montpelier by a
mob Of discarded lovers because he had wood
aud won, and was about to marry wealthy ard
beautiful young lady" H.. Improbable rs was
the story, the papers gave their readers the "sad
tale" with all is embellishments Prot
Melchlor" also wrote back letters to various
persons in Montpelier, threatening legal pro-
ctedlngs, and IN fact his lawyer sent man here
to take evidence preparatory to the commence
ment Of q suit. Bu; as soon as this man learned
the facts, he wrote the lawyer that the " Prof
had better make himself scarce, or he would DO
gratultously treated to " suit v that would
stick TO HIM Prof, Melchor " is not likely
to press any moro suits in this yicinity aud
10 US the only wonder il that he was nos iucar'
cerated in our county jail, instead Of berf
allowed to leave town at all until he had re-
ceiyed " ticket oil leave - from six jurymen
and been furnished an escort by sheriff Orcutt
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-18
RseapeA from Rebel prisons.

WILMINGTON, EC Fab. "a, 1896 =.
Mn, G. DuNHAM: 1After being confined
|insfebel prisons 1or. seven months, FIVE of
our regiment (1AeothaIo11 OaNalFy,) have
made our escape, and are now safe within
our. own lines at Wilmington, n. CfWe
Id6ade our esc1pg SOME ten miless frUfh this
place from the miserable wretches who
have been tortur,ng us IN evezrconceiya.
BILE manner for seven ynonths@ No pen nor
Tongue can describe f6e sunktings Of our
prisoners in the hands Of therebels. Num-
bers have been shot in cold blood; others
have also been frozen to death, az We had
no tents or shelters and no wood of any
account to burn. When man got sick he
would surely die az no medicine was given
him, the rebels being as scarce OF medicine
las they are Of humanity or principle, fNUT
Knowing Just wheu we wfI1 got 4106e, I
thought would write you few lines so
our many friends could know we are safe
and more intense hateEs Of taaifofs than
ever. The following soldisfs escaped
Sergeant A. Fl. WEIGH, John Vance, Corp.
a. Hays and G. Allen, all delCo. +, 9Th
4owa Cavalry. ~
Hoping soon 70 So the ever welcome col
Amns Of the Hunk 1ye, I am - ever,
Co. F, Sth Iowa Cavalry.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-18

- The Inauguration Ball, Monday
night, 9th, was grand affair. Mr.. aud
Mrs. Lincoln, sGen1. Hooker. Banks And
lHalleck, the Cabinet officers, and q great
many other people were there. President
Lincoln promenaded With Speaker Colfax,
and Senator sumner did the agreeable to
Mrs. lincoln. Mrs. Lincoln wore white
silk dress with dounces trimmed with
point lace, . point lace shawl, and flowers
In her hair. Neither Mr.. Lincoln, Mrs.
Lincoln, nor the members Of the Cabinet
danced. The halls were tastefully deco
rated with dags. and the affair is spoken Of
As-bsilliant in the extreme.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-18
BURLINGTON WEEKLY HAWKEYE

Among them were thousands of ladies'. At
length the procession moved out from the
rSenAte chamber TO the east portico, and the
President elect delivered shit Inapgural
Beforehe was through the murky clouds Of
the morning had cleared away and the sun
shone out Ia, Ill its wonted splendof. So
clear did the Sky become that the planet
Venus could be Distinctly seen with the ma
lked eye, and remained visible the whole
afternoon. I am no believer in omens, but
these occurrences seem suspicious. Bishop
day, alluded to them With most thrilling
eject upon the audience. bay We not hope
that the sunlight of truth IL shout to shire
upon the people Of this nation, and cause
them 70 sse eye to eye while the star OF
Peace shali arise to guide them In the way
= Tbs inaugural was short, but full Of
meaning, and it was delivered in most
impressive manner. The simple and earn
cot manner in which it was spoken gave to
il force and meaning far beyond the
mere words it contains. Its emphatic re.
cOgnition of an overriding Providence in
the National Affairs, and the duty Of the
people to acknowledge and bow in submits
sion thereto. cannot but command the
land. !. .s
The Inauguration Ball comes OF to-mor-
row evening. This regret. I do not think
this 10 q ''time to dance" The land 10 full
Of widows and orphans mourning the loss
Of those. dear to them, and dancing does
not seem to me a fitting accompaniment 0f
such condition Of things. Better. think,
leave it of till more appropriate season.
But such is human nature that it requires
'tsafety valve through which the xccu-
mulated steam Of fashion and folly can be
let OF, and in this sense we shall let the
ball pass. Should those who attend be.
come wiser BY their experience in 90 do
ing, great point will be gained, and out
Of wrong, good may come.
Hereafter word about the last days OF
Congress-. 80 SI0NA
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-18

TEE BREvrrY OF rHB rNAuauBAL.-TEs
common mistake Of confounding the IN IT.
augural Address with the messages OF ~
President to Congress-, almost always
causes the public to look for q long docu.
ment on the 4th March. Inaugurals, -
rule, are short, while messages are apt
be- prolix. Mr.. Lincoln, however, D.
now given us the shortest inaugural On
record. - ISL .,
The longes. on record is Ehrrisons
which occupies alittie moro that tnil.,
octave pages in the Statennan's Manu-
Jackson's were less shsn two pages eaCs
Washingtou'a Two and Gnarier; ~
Folks nearly eight Gen. Tayior,s ocss
pied half column in thisrapes Piel.vt
. column and q half; Buchanans taesaIbS
Mr.. Lincoln's' first q. little more while -
second IS even shorter that Iay,or's. ,so,t.))
Mr.. Lincoln's messages have been sSo..,
! er and much more to the point than tho
of most OF our recent Presidents. -b0s'''
Advertiser.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-03-18
Washington7 Cerrespondenee

tIg - ga ss. " ASAiN0EON, Mafc0 D. 1850.
Error HAwK-EYE: One more Ma.
tional auatesnion-th loth in course. has
passed, and Abraham Lincoln il installed
for Q second term in the Presidential Office.
de Is the nth one who has been reelected
the frss fe.elected from the North. and
the first President Exaggerated on free sou.
What athought Is this, when we reflect,
that nearly century ago, our Fathers de-
CARED sqiem My to the world that ssalimen
are created equa. and endowed with GER
tain lnalienaste rights. among which islife
liberty and the pursuit Of happinsss' aud
q seven years war to make good their sol.
emn declaration. W ho ut that time would
have dreamed that it would be eichty-yfpe
years before the Chief Magistrate Of such q
people 80 laying 10 blood 1he foundation of
Free Government, could take the cath OF
office standing on free soil where all pres
ent-where each one for himself and her
selt could 4exc,aim. Tan, free :" my body
- ny oWn-iny bones. muscles and blood
are my own-my virtue is my own. On
these no slave-driving aristocrat can set q
price. But the car Of Gods Justice has
been moving, slowly at fifst, but in the last
four years, with lightning speed. The
very hinderances thrown IN ito way have
proved accelerating forces to drive Il for
The crowd Of people present was very
great. All pnrts 81 the country had its
representatives. All kindreds, nations
ana tongues almost was represented in the
vast throng. And among them stood the
inevitable son Of Africa. Four years arc
ne was there, but then he wore the chains
q slavery. Now he stood up AZ o man.
nay .more. he took part inNhe ceremonies,
vnere ne was In the procession, wearing
sne National Notwithstanding In hiS
bands National housekeeping time to the
National music and hnapin0 alnft ths