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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-10

A letter from the army in front of Peters,
burg, dated Sunday morning, says the rains
have made the roads one vast bog, and that
any movement of either army would at pres
ent be impossible. Rumors were current in
camp that Petersburg was to be evacuated at
an early day. 1t is known that the rebel
prisoners we have been exchanging are hur-
ried to Beauregard for duty at once. They
go cheerfully and without furloughs, being
told by General Lee, who makes frequent
speeches, that all there is to do now is TO
destroy Sherman, and their independence ia
gained. Sherman, however, completely
envelops his movements by his cavalry that
they do not know within hundred miles of
where be will strike next, and, consequently,
have been unable to concentrate on his front.
The estimate of Lees strength, made from the
beat authority, give him from so, 900 to TO-
600 men, of whom he has sent TO- 900 to lS.-
900 to help Beauregsrd.
A correspondent recently at Plsttsburs,
Penn, describes gun he saw there as "twen.
ty feet long fve and a half feet 10 diameter
and twensy-inch mouth or muzzls, and weigh
ing 5000 pounds. In order to get an ad-
equate idea of that great destroyer. make a .
circle twenty inches in diameter, then another
around It thirty-two inches in diameter. aud
you will then have the muzzle. Then make
circle five and half feet in diameter, seven
teen feet from the mouth, and lines from the
outer edge OF the thrty-two inch circle to the
five and half feet one, and then half circle
to form the end, and you will have the out
lines of the monster"
James Ferguson. born in Glasgow. Scot
land, in 1911, landed at Philsdelphia in I7S4,
and has now been for fully 80 years resi-
dent Of Barnet, Vermont, where be walked
four miles, at the ripe age of 93, to deposit
his vote for Lincoln and johnson, last No
vember He has voted st every one Of opt
Presidential elections since WashingtoL's
first
letter from Charleston says that q great
number OF the torpedoes sunk by the rsbela
IN the hsIbor there we're flled with saw-aust
BY man who employed to losd them
lie was Urion msn oi course,
An exchanged soldier has sent the editor
of the Norwich Bulletin the whole stock Of
furniture owned and used BY hin
and others IN the Andersonvilie (Ga.) sisugh-
ter house. 1t consists of one little tin pail
capable of holding six gilis.
Tho Legislature Of West Virginia has adopt
ed an amendment to the constitution Of thu
state, distranchising si! those who have VOL
unfairly participated In the rebellion.
The bill ratifying the Constitutional amend
nsnt was rejected in the Kentucky seusts
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-10

A new post office has been established IN
the northern part Of the town Of North Hero.
by the name of -" La Grange" and II a.
Martin appointed ostmss.et thereof
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-10

Mr.. L. 4. Chittenden, ex.Regs'er of the
Treasury, publishes q card in reply to the
statement Of the Savannah correspondent OF
the New ork Commercial, that the oargoes
of steamers sent there from New York and
Boston we're one-sixth for free distribution,
and the remainder sold on account of owners
of the ships and certain privileged merchants
Mr.. Chittenden says that this assertion is
wholly and unquslifedly false, 80 far, at
least as concerns the Rebecca Clyde, which
was the first ship that arrived with relief, and
in which he himself went, and he believes it
false as to all.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-10

Through a trial Of many years and
through every nation OF civilized men.
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found to afford more relief aud to
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ease than any other remedy known
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-10

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-10

At meeting Of tho Csbot Young Men
Temperance Society held at Village Hall,
Feb 27. The following resolution WAS pass
cd una nmously.
Resolved, That our prohibilory law neods
only to be enforced to secure its popularity,
and that all temperance men should hesrtily
sustain the executive officers in their efforts
to enforce it
To the journal Please to have corrected
the notice of marriage by Geo. J. slsytop.
Esq. of Calais. No Rsv. was annexed To
the name. lit was a mistake it is pardon
able, and II not shall call your devil to an
account for contempt.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-10

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-10

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-03-10
Jaatrbman & stat. JournaI.
BY E.P. WALTON
MONTPELIER. MARCH 10. 1865.
AGRICULTURAL READrNe.-The MONTH

AGRICULTURAL READING.-The monthly
report January Of the Commissioner Of Ag-
rioulture announced that hereafter the lead
ing article in each report will be strictly an
agricultural cne, with shorter articles on ag-
ricutural topics. The editors Of the sgricul-
tural newspapers generally complain that this
lie unjust TO them /; and they do so from an
evident apprehension that such document
will injure them We think it will benefit
them rather. If any body shall become inoc-
ulsted, by the reports Of the commissioner
with taste for agricultural reading. the dis-
ease "a very good one) will manifest itself in
subscriptions for agricultural newspapers. Is
it not true, in every community where the
county or village newspaper gives attention
to agriculture, that the exclusively agrcutur-
al papers are most literally pstronized =
We are confident it is so.
The scope of the agricultural bureau must
necessarily be as broad as the nation. 1t must
treat of every variety of agriculture and
therefore it can never give enough to answer
the demand in any particular locality. So the
Northern farmers ought, must, and will, have
the agricultural papers best adapted to their
kind Of agriculture and so will the South
ern and the Western farmers, and the wine
makers and stock -raisers of the Pacific slope
The vote of the present Legislature of Ken
lucky against the constitutional amendment
was expected; but it is to be remembered
that this vote is not final negative vote
does not preclude subsequent affirmative
one. The provision of the Constitution is
that an amendment shall take effect when
ratified by the Legislatures Of three-fourtns
Of the several States &c. Therefore should
the next legislature Of Kentucky, in August,
ratify" the amendment, she must be counted
in. Should any other State, which has once
" ratified" undertake to change its vote, It
cannot do 1t. The rsti6catons only are re-
garded and the amendment must stand open
for ratification until three-fourths of the
States have given an affirmative vote Con-
gress, even, cannot reconsider or withdraw
its proposition to amend. Its power in this
respect is only to propose amendments, or to
call convention to propose them on applica-
tion Of two-thirds Of the States and 10 either
case three-fourths OF the States ratify, by
Legislatures or conventions as Congress shall
choose Kentucky and Delaware may both
change heir votes, and we have reason for
thinkiLg that they will. Let the other loyal
States all come in and then the assent of these
Statesmay be expected. They will be asham-
ed to stand alone on such question.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25
The Cost Of Running Railroads.

The Springfield Qll.) State Journal has an
article on the subject of proposed legislation
in that State, laying restrictions upon rail
road companies in the arrangement of their
tariffs Of freight, fare &c. Its remarks will
apply equally well to this State. 1t says:
That such restrictions would be demanded,
were all railroad corporations monopolies
will hardly be denied. But when the field is
open for competition, railroads become SUBJ
ject to the same laws of supply and demand
that govern all other departments of business.
It then scarcely admits of question that at
tempts to regulate rates are uncalled for and
operate injuriously to the general interests OF
commerce.
That railroads in our State constitute an
important source of public no less than indi-
vidual, wealth and exert an important infu-
ence in the general development of the re-
sources of the State, is apparent Ii is evi
dent, therefore, that they deserve protection
and encouragement as all the other vesed
rights of property do, so long as we do not
trench upon the rights of other classes of
property The practical question, then, is,
where the obligation to protect ends and the
duty to restrict begins. 1t is undeniable,
however, that the whole subject is modified
by the fluctuations in the price OF labor and
material employed in the construction and
operation of roads, whether resulting from
depreciation, the value of currency or 9th
er causes. For instance, it is evident that
when gold is at 200 per cent. as compared
with currency, and when all articles used in
the construction and operation of railroads
have advanced from % to 400 per cent it
g ESGpdf hs lS u f8 sKPfSt ct aggS
will depend upon the amount of business
transacted To impose restrictions, then, at
a time when the va,ue of2such articles is liza
BILE to st II further appreciation, might prove
disastrous in the extreme to one of the most
important interests of the country, unless the
scale is placed so high that it amounts to no
restriction at all.
The following tabular statement, showing
the average prices paid for labor and mate
rails required on railroads in the month OF
December, 1860, and 1854, will serve to illus
trate this argument:
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25

Mrs. LURFKIN's SPIRIT ExPERIENCE.-As far
as their legs went, could see that they was
pretty fast, but their hands being tied behind
them out OF sight, had TO take the word of
the honorable highshouldered gent, and
t'other gent that all was tight as tight coul
be. The doors of the clothes press were then
shut, one at a time, and secured with a bolt
by the high shouldered gent. 1t was a very
peculiar and hobstinate bolt, and took more
than minute to fasten. Me and Mrs. Turf
kin observed aiterward that every time the
clothes press had TO be shut this haggravat-
ing bolt took longer and longer to fix, the
Messrs. Davingpodge no doubt sitting quiet in
side all the time. AT last all the doors were
shut and fastened, and then came a wonder
iul thing! At little square window, in the
middle door, we saw white hand Pickering
and reckoning! Presently it came out, the
fingers, wrist-the whole srm-bare TO the
shoulder "The sperrets," skrieked Mrs. L.,
clutching me round the neck in her furry.
There was burst of applause, followed by a
litter, owing to Mrs. L. s being overheard re-
marking to me that, TO whatever sphere OF
being the sperrets' belonged, she could see
that vaccination was practiced re,--Dick
ems Al the Year Round
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25

/ have brought upon themselves. Many North
| ern people groan and complain under the
/ hardships of war. as the luxuries Of life have
advanced few per cent. But let them, foI
one moment, picture themselves III a South
ern State, situated as all are. Not only the
Rebel soldiers, but children, women, and the
grey haired man alike suffer the awful ca
lamties which must unavoldably follow the
war-traI. Once they lived in opuence upon
the industry aud honesty of their slaves
now, subjected to such hardships as few
Northernefs ever experienced.
These large plantations, many with houses,
barns and fences laid waste, aud every hus-
band, father and brother in a rebel army,
many dead, and many not heard from in one,
two and three years, not school In their
midst, civil law unknown to the land, town,
county and State officers dim recollection
of the past, churches and religious meetings
only memory of the past or a hope of the
future-such is the condition of the people.
But severe as has been tine punishment, it
is but the fruits of their own sowing-7the re-
ward for their own working, which has by
the hands of Justice been very mercfully
dealt upon them And as earnestly as they
souted the war cry now, humilited, they hail
the sweet message of peace, even at a sacri-
fee of their all. That such is the feeling of
the common people, is proven of late, as
Hoods army is fast being demoralized from
desertions, and hundreds In this vicinity are
returning, taking the oath, organ izing them
selves into home guards for mutua. protec-
tion, and making preparation to cast their
vote, at the coming election, to restore their
State to the Union. Active preparations are
being made for election, and in few weeks
more, Tennessee will be numbered with the
free, having purged itself from the damning
curse of slavery, and with old Brownlow at
her helm, she will sail forth on the calm,
great sea of Peace, in grandeur, soon to an
chor in the Bay of Prosperity and Happiness
which awaits her.
The 43d are doing guard duty on railroad
at present, and raiding the country for guer-
rillas and bushwhackers. They have just re-
turned from the mountains, on a ten days
raid, and have been successful in capturing
some Is, who dearly paid for the acts of bar
barity so often perpetrated upon our soldiers.
The health of'our regiment is unusually good.
3T -tts t8 r. l.. w.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25

It viii be seen from the. above table
that the ratio of increase in the rates of
freight has been as follows: Lumber, 2Si per
cent; Live stock, s7t per cent; Grain, 400
per cent; Merchandise-lst class, 40 per
cent; I'd class, 40t per cent; Sd class, 2si
per cent; 4th class, 2S5 per cent.-being an
average of 3S per cent. on each item enumer-
ated. It is evident from these figures that
only an immense increase in the amount OF
business of the road has rendered it possible
to continue its operation without a heavy
loss.
We believe that careful examination OF
such data as we have compiled above will
throw much light upon the questions now
before the Legislature connected with our
railroads, and aid in such disposition of them
as shall be just at once to all business inter
ests of the State. $500
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25

seTHE WAY YoU ALWAYS SToPPED The
Vermont Record tells good story OF an inno-
cent old lady, who never before had " rid on
a railroad" who was passenger on one OF
the Vermont railroads at the time of recent
collision, when a freight train colllded with a
passenger tram, smashing one of the cars,
spllling things generally. As soon as he could
recover his scattered senses, the conductor
went in search of the venerable dame, whom
he found sitting solitary and alone in the car
1.-THE other passengers having sought terra
frma.) with a very placid expression upon
her countenance, notwithstanding she had
made complete sommersault over the seat
in front, and her bandbox dbundle had gone
unceremoniously down the passage way
" Are you hurt ?" inquired the conductor
Hurt Why" said the old lady. 1--WE
have just been run into by freight train
two or three passengers have been killed anC
several others severely injured" La me
didn't know but that was the ray you di,Cay'
stopped"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25
LETT WING, 43D REG. Wis. VOL,

q
Elk RIVER BRIDGE, Tenn, Feb. 10, 1865.
MEssRs. EDIroRs:--Five weeks of quietude,
good quarters aud light duty, in one of the
healthIest parts of Tennessee, is restoring to
our 1hinned ranks many who have long been
suffering in Southern hospitals from sickness
and disease. And with good supply of hard
tack and bacon, and other usual army luxu-
res, and frequent visit from Col. PAINE with
smiling countenance, (which is his constant
companion,) we enjoy life, as only soldier
can. H.'' has 1903 = ~ 6.
We are. now stationed in what may justly
be claimed the Eden of Tennessee, where the
broad fields (now lad waste) remind US OF our
Northern unbroken prairie, dotted here and
there with orchards of apples, peaches, and
piles OF old brick, which aloLe mark the spot
where once the weary slave toiled, hard and
long, beneath the lash of his task master, and
slept upon his humble couch, TO dream Of the
freedom of which he is now the happy recipi-
ent., The Northern negro-hater may preach
long and loud, in the future, to CONVINCE a
soldier, who has fought by the side of that
honest slave, that he is not a man, and rthat
the sound of freedom does not yibrate az
sweetly upon his ear as it does upon his own.
Observation has taught us that he possesses
intellect and understanding OF which hun
dreds of the poor whites of the South are
destitute. AND we say, unhesitatingly, that
it would but do him justice, we're Government
J to grant 10 them the homes of their masters,
who have deserted them to take arms against
US, while the slave has ever proved our warm
est friend in the death struggle for our coun
try; and most justly do they deserve the
riches which they have accumulated for theii
masters. The faithful soldier can but observe
with interest the changes which are daily
taking place with these unfortunate creatures
AS they crowd around the campfire, begging
for books and old papers, which many car
read very readily, having learned the ar
since the war.
Keenly and severely do the Southern PEG
pie smart under the evils of war, which they
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25

Here are forty articles and items which en-
ter into the cost of operating railroads, the
ratio of increase in the cost of which ranges
from 20 to 400 per cent. averaging IA per
cent on each item. Now, let us see what
have been the advances in the rates of freight
at the same time. Taking the schedule of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
one of the most successfully managed roads
in the State-we obtain the following com
parative statement of freight charges from
January 1st, 1861, to January LIST, 1865, for
each year inclusive-the rate given being
from Quincy to Chicago, and uiee versa.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25

Frenchman wishing to speak of the
cream of the English poets, forgot the word
and said "de butter of de poets" wag
said that he had fairly churned up the Eng
lish language.
Why does the new moon remind one of a
giddy girl? Because she's too young for re-
Election.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25
From the Forty.ThIrd Regiment.

An Improved Cond,tion--Light and Peasant
Drity--Doing Guard Duty and Hunting
GuerriAIaS-7Ae Negroes-Ihe Penalty 81
Acknowledgement Iorards ReOrga'sizd-
7t0ns-1Ae approaching Election.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25

ANA" said a little girl, who had Just com
menced her geography, whereabouts shall
i fnd-the state of Matrimony?" "Oh!" re-
piled the mother, 'you will find that to be
O re of the United States"
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25

7 u will know, long before We do, the
object and results of their mission, so l will
refrain from speculating thereon and remain,
- @o Yours, &C., r. C.aE.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25

If you want to kindle the tune of love in
lady's breast, you must spark her till she is
eager for a match.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25
From the Thirty-Fifth Regiment.

Change ~ BriqGde CommdnderS-Harctinq-
Eotat'0,s-- fJre..e,cseiv'oo fSsasaszs- Ao.''-
arhaekerS-.Suicide-- Negro Troops Gen.
Reg1,oi,is a Joker.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25

"My dear wife" as the man said when he
looked at the last milliner's bill.
Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-02-25
Frnm ihe EifIh Regiment.

The Recent Potomac Army lorsnlerlt-I Vas Il
I Success ?-7hres Days Ftghtng--1hs 9Th,
7th and 36h Wisconsin, Suffer Severeiy--7he
5th has but feU CtsuaLties-7he Army 1ele-
graph qa E.