Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-09-05
Items of News.

SouSD.-Ex Gov. Todd Of Ohio recently de-
clared Ia O speech that the democratic party VI
Ohio could not be trusted II 1t was 10 power
,ha national deb. would be in danger Of repudi-
alton, unless linked with the rebel debt-na-
tional securities would declne-and justice
would not be d9n0 the soldier or the soldiers
wives and widows oonsequentlyit was the duty
Of every patriot to stand by the Union party.
A suit has been commenced in the johnson
County Circuit Court. Missouri. hy Iinion
soldier named Bryan HOrnsby, against several
distinguished retels-including Sterling Price,
james $. Rams, Stephen COekerill and others
l0r $50 600 damages for false Imprisonment
early in the war. Price and Rams both own
property IN the STATE, which will amply cover
tho verdict, II one be rendered in the plaintiffs
favor.
Gen. Logon, the especial friend Of the lat.
Stephen A. Douglas, made speech in Morgan
county, Illinois, few days ago, in which he said
that Tie reconstruction policy Of the present ed.
ministrallon was but an experiment. and he wss
willing to endorse it as long as there was any hope
of i.' success. lie confessed, however, that he
did not ike this wholesale system Of pardoning
rebels. Tie was opposed to the restoration OF the
rights Of citizenship uatii the rebels had brought
forth fruits meet tor repentance. He cautioned
bis auditory in the most pungen terms to avoid
complnionship or determination with any person
or party who had sympathizsd with The rebellion
or us a.lers aud abettors.
TnR CHOLERA Our minister ct Constantine
pie officially informs the government that the
cholera continues 10 extend It's rayages, and
says that had the proper quarantine regulations
been strictly enforced at hrst, the introduction
OF the disease from Egypt might have been pre-
vented. IL seems to him, from the experienced
Coustanunople, that it will be advisable in the
United States to guard against it by most rigid
quarantine regulations.
Mts. Gen Grant Is soon to be presented with
a dress comb, pair Of drop earrings and
brooch made in part Of the wood OF the cele-
5rated Appomatox tree under which Lee sur
rendered to Gen. Grant.
Gov Smyth Of New Hampshire has invited
the Governors Of all the other New England
States, with their respective suites, t. be pres
ent ms his guests at the New Eng land Fair,
which lie held this week.
The cultivation Of cotton in Yenetil and 9th
or parts Of Italy has been very successful. Large
quantities OF seed have been lately purchased
from louisiana, and 1t is expected that next
year the cottOn harvest will be even more abun-
jar than this. Last month several cotton mar.
kets were held in various parts OF Italy, and
the cotton was eagerly purchased, the Veaetian
being especially aduirJd for its whteness, fine.
ness and ctity.
Thomls NJ. Key, who has been nominated by
the Democrats o, Ohio Tor the Supreme Court,
was formerly Major Key of MeClellans staff,
vino, IL will be remembered was igno ninously
dismissed the service By President Lincoln for
asserting, after che battle OF Aatietam, that it
was rot the policy Of the Government to sup
press the rebellion but to allow it to continue
until the people would DO compelled to acknowl-
edge the necessity Of its termination by com.
promise.
The last mail from England brings report,
on good authority, that the Great Eastern will
Zee at once dispatched from Shoerness to New
.oundland. The object Of this trip is 10 fish up,
on the way, the fragments of the discovered
cable which, it IL hoped, will be recovered by
means OF grapnels aud buoys. The promot ere
ol the enterprise in England are determined to
lay another cable mex. year, making use Of the
recovered PORTIONS Of the old one
The Wi1 Trial is progressing slowly at Wash.
iugton The witnesses oil testify to about the
same things as have already been published rel
alive to his inhumauity aud cruelty.
NATIONAL Dmts.-The five hrat-clas powers
of the world have national debts Of the follow
ing proportions
Debt Iafaff. capita,
France 1883 s22otOoO ooo sisl,56o,ool eel Y