Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-02-03
FROM WASHINGTON

tAollshed over the enure territory OF the
United States as heretofore claimed
The title Of the above is "a resolution de.
olaring the sense of Congress upon the Sub.
ject Of negotiation
Mr. Dixon offered the following resolution,
which was referred to the Judiciary Commit
tee:
Resolvod Jy the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatives Of the United States in Congress
assembled two-thrds Of both Houses concur.
ring, That in lieu Of the fifth paragraph Of
the ninth section Of the FIRST article Of the
Constitution Of the United States, the follow
ing be proposed as an amendment to the Con-
stitution Of the United States, which, when
ratified by three-fourths Of the Legislatures
Of the several States shall be to all intents
and purposes part Of said Constitution, to
wit:
That Congress shall have the power to lay
tax or du.y on articles exported from any
State.
Mr.. Foote appeared in the rebel House Of
Repre- sentatives on Thursday last, and stated
that be had attempted to 60 to Washington
in order to effect peace il possible. lie had
been discouraged by the condition Of public
affairs. He thought the management was
bad and the prospect gloomy. He thought
the time had come for negotiation. He
thought be could be useful, and he was will
log to make the effort and run the haz4rd.-
Several points Of crder we're raised, and at
last when ne commenced to personally abuse
JEFF. Davis, the speaker ordered MIN 60 take
DIS seat. Mr.. Foote then asked leave Of sb-
sence to visit his constituents in Tennessee,
wbereupon Mr.. S.esd Of Missouri offered d
resolution expelling him. This was lost by
vote Of 32 yeas TO 81 nays.
The Nashville correspondent Of the Chics-
20 Tribune states. on information derived
from the South, that the rebel armg in the
seabJsrd states three weeks since was about
as follows: At Richmond, so, 900 in south
western Virginia, 6000 in Shenandoah Val.
ley, 5000. Total Go, 6,000-infantry So 900.
cavalry 10000. OF the infantry, 20 900 are
now al Richmond and $4,000 have gone to
meet Sherman. There being larger force in
the southwest than was needed to took after
Hood, troops have been sent east to JON
Grant. This transfer Of troops was
made two months earlier than was intended,
10 consequence Of the above information,
which Is IN the hands Of the government.
On Thursday last Federal deserter who
had fed to Canada, was married on the ice
in Detroit river, midway between American
and Canadian shores, to Southern girl with
wnom be had failed in love while in hospital
a. Nashville, where she was nurse. The
novel locality was chosen because neither
party had money enough to pay for mar
riage license In this respect their case was
not sn ce-olated me, but in others it was.
The Armstrong gun which was captured
at Fort Fisher was the one which was pres-
enIed by the manufacturer, Sir William Arm.
strong, to jeff Davis. A soldier describing
it says III is by all odds the handsomest
gun | ever ssw, being entirely of twist
wrought iron, and mounted on magnificent
solid mahogany cirriage."
Herschel V. Johnson, the Douglas cAndi-
date for Vice President in 1850, had all his
silver ware aud household vslusbes taken
from him during the march through Georgia,
He had everything buried in his garden, and
collards, species Of cabbage, growing over
1t but the patriots 'found out the Joke,
and unearthed and appropriated his treasures
The coward Semmes. who never dared face
foe more powerful than an unarmed mer-
chentman until be was kicked into a fight
with, and an iuglorious defeat by. the Kear
sarge, is stumping the confederacy and urging
the people 70 exercise courage. This Is an-
other fnger-post example. he points where
he is incapable of going himself
Admiral Porter has written an elaborate
criticism on Gen. Buffers report on the Fort
Fisher failure, 10 which he handles tho Cen
erars statements severely, and concludes by
saying: II Gen. Butler had not descend
ed to a subterfuge to cover his mistakes,
would willingly have allowed him to 20 into
retirement with the honois he has won, but
no man shall reflect unjuslly on me, OF the
corps to which ! belong, without his hearing
from me in some way or another
Washington correspondence says that the
rebel Congressman arc Withdrawing and max
ing for their homes. that Gen. Johnson has
refused to take command of Bsauregard's de-
partment, Lee has declined to take charge Of
any other army than his own, and that every
member Of the rebel cabinet, except Trenholm,
has gone out,
The rebe, House have passed a sweeping
measure on the subject of exempts. II re-
peals what is known AS the negro exemption
clause limits the exemption of mail contract.
ors and revokes all exemption and details all
heretofore made by the President and secre-
tary Of War, by persona fit for service or not
within certain particulars.
A parsimonious sea-cAptsiu answering the
complaints of his men that the bread was
bad, ex ,laimed What complain of
your breau tha. is made from -four What
do you think of the Apostles ? They ate
" shsw bread, made from old boots and
shoes"
In the township Of Wallace in Canada a
farmer was frightened out Of his vita the 9th
er night by what he thought was Fenian a.
bout to enter through his window, lie fsed
his gun, aud found the next morning that he
had killed his best COW.
Probably the largest salary paid to any
church singer in this country, is received by
a boy but twelve years old--Master Richard
Coker Of Trinity Choir, New York. This
salary is one thousand dollars per sDnum.
A young damsel Of Troy, who had been
tilted, sent back to her faithless swain his
picture on carte de visiss. with the eyes
picked out.
Jackson Hsines. the American skater, has