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Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31
THE WEEKLY FREE PRESS
South Carolina,s Punishment.

The feeling has long since become deep
and widespread in the loyal States, that
upon South Carolina in large measure rested
the responsibility OF having begun the pres
ent rebellion. That State was the first to
declare openly its secession, and was furious
to have actual hostilitcs commenced. 80 that
by sprinkling blood in the faces Of the South
ern people, they might all be hurried into
secession. 4 curious exhibition OF how this
feeling has taken bold Of the army e eyi-
denced in the account Of Sherman's march
from Savannah noTthwari. On rhe march
from Atlanta TO Savannah, order was kept
and in contradiction of the fearful tales the
rebel papers at first spread. OF FIRE and IA
pine. they were compelled 10 admit that the
people Of Georgia had been well-treated by
Sberman's men. And 30 on his present
march. until they reached the South Carroll
ma border, the soldiers behaved as well as
could expected.
But Immediately upon crossing that line.
plundering and burning began and the
track of the army across South Carolina il
said to have been black one. 4 desire foi
vengeance upon the State that caused the re
bellion showed itself 30 strongly. that APP
parently the officers hardly attempted to re
strain it, at least within the lines ofadvancc
-, ,,-bi.b tho columns -ravei.s
On crossing into North Carolina, the sol
diers again became pcaceable. a corresPon-
dent OF the New York Post. describing tn,
mar,h says, when tine army had marched for
thirteen miles through splendidly managed
North Carolina farms, 1.-THE conduct Of the
soldiers is changed. | have seen no evidence
Of plundering the men keep ,heir ranks
closely, and more remarkable vet, not sin
gle column Of fire OF smoke, which "A few
days ago marked the positions Of
heads of columns, could be seen upon the
horizon. Our men seem to understand that
they are entering State which has suffered
for its Union sentiment, and whose inhabi
tants would gladly embrace the old la
again could they have the opportunity"
The devastation visited upon SouthCarolina
is a terrible retribuJion for bel share in tn,
great iuiquity of the Rebellion. Charleston.
her only seaport,ls ruined, ind the interior Of
the State ravaged. 1t might nave been sup
posed that the terrible Palmetto chivalry
ennged 10y such scourgInG, would fercely
battle with Sherman's armies buJ no, not
State has 50 tamely curled down and with
outa struggleseen the Union force, occupy it
cities and devastate It's territory. FOR al
their previous Dragging and fre-catiug blus
ter, not fight was had IN the state after tn,
crossing Of the Salkehatchie near Savannah
They have ''eaten the leek' ami even iareC
not swear.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

and stimulated the weaker by turns. They now
wonder that We should hesitate TO make soldiers
Of our slaves. This is to strengthen US for an
other year or two for resistance. They hope by
this means to weaken both sections, and then
they will divide the spoil.
Is this better fate than reunion Perhaps
we can get better terms, but if not, let US &C
cept them; build up our own factories. have our
own shipping, and thus secure the only true IN
dependence we ever can have. Most of Us have
fought our last battle. Our property has all
been lost us, our wives and children are bound
10 suffer. if not stsrve, in the next SIX or eight
months, and We beg you to enable US to quit this
war with honor. The odds 10 Us Is too great 10
fight the world; we can't resist with any snow
Of success in another campaign. It's folly to
try. Then strive, honored sir, through commis-
sioners to settle speedily this horrid war. God
Almighty aid you IN this good work"
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

Tnk STCrTEsEK IN VENETIAN THE,r,.
The chief performer, who reure-eDtei a 80.
terer, was giving piece Of inflrma-;..
Harlequin to winch he listened with o.
mark Of eagerness The unfortunate .rs,..
vas striving 20 Hcguaint the nat,en. I,...-
where his mistress was concealed. viz.
unluckily stumbled on a word Of seven ~
bies, which completely INSTRUCTED --s.-
gress OF the narrative. lie attemrs
again ami again, but always without .s...
though there were several other w5-i. d. .
would answer Just a. well, the stutte-erv
no more adopt another than saint --,-.
his religion. Harlequin presented IN. f-.,-
with dozen, but he persisted in hi. --..
cessiul attempt on that which had c5r,
his way At last, making dcste-.- sfT.-.
the cruel word came with its Jrlai-.iis .,-.
most, and stuck across the unbsrry -rs-
windpipe. He gaped and painted and --rs.
ed; his face flushed, and bis eve. .e.,,.
ready % start from his head H,-..-r..
dnhutt0ned the sufferer wai,te1st and FL.
neck OF his SHIRT he famed bis ftss ,7...
his cap; held bottle Of hart-h1rn q. F.
nose at length, fearing hi, patieu, s
expire before be could give the desired -.
iigence,in TT Of despair he pitched f.. Il.
full IN the dying mans stomach. 81.
word bolted out OF the dying man a..-
the most distant pats Of the nous, r
was performed in manner - perfect
and the expedIent came on me ~ u-.r--
edly that my companions and myssi
into an excessive tiJ OF laughter. and w.
inued 1t 81 long that the attention o.. -.
audience being turned from the stage o. ..
boz, oecasioned q renewal Of the m.r.1
over the play-nquse.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31
City Council.
Monday, March FTP. y

Monday, March III ?. NJ.
Bo,Rp OF ALDERNEx.-The Board assembled
according &c adjournment, Mayor Catlin in the
Chair.
Present-Aldermen Appleton, Barnes, Taft,
Underwood
The ordinance in relation to saloons was read
the third time and passed
Alderman Underwood called the attention Of the
Board to the manner in which the Street Com
missioners we're cleaning Church street. he re-
r.rdsd it a. nuisance, and moved that the
Mayor suggest TO those officials some other meth
Cd. The molten was carried
The joiut resolution IN relation to the Street
Department was taken Up, and the board on mo-
ton Of Alderman Underwood, insisted on their
disagreement to the amendment proposed by the
Common Council
The Board adjourned until Saturday, April
lst, At AN
COMMON CouxcIL.-The Common Council as
sembled at : P NJ, pursuant &c adjournment
Present-Nlessrs. Bsllou, Brink, LOOMS, Wor-
cester, Wires, Beekwith and Arthur.
On motion, Messrs. Worcester and Arthur,
as Committee, were appointed to act under the
resolution passed at the las' meeting, concern
ing the examination of ordinances passed.
The committee on ordinances reported favor
ably on the ordinance relating to weights and
measures, with verbal amendments The re-
port was accepted and ordered to be laid on the
table
The Committee also reported iayorobly on the
ordnance relating to city scales, with verbal
amendment. Their report was accepted and laid
on the table
The Special Committee to which were referred
the amendments proposed by the Board Of Al
dermen to the ordnance establishing Fire De
partme t, reported in favor Of mos, Of the
amendments. and added further amendments
forbidding engines to leave the city
without leave Of the Board Of Engineers, and
the keeping of fireworks Of any kind against the
remonstaauce Of adjoining property owners.
a message was received fiom the Board Of
Aldermen that they had passed an ordinance IN
relation to Saloons
(The ordinance provides that no person shall
keep a saloon or yitualing shop without license
I from the Mayor. recorded in the City Clerk :
| office. and paying SIS therefor Every saloon
| -hall be closed from 10 p NJ. until daylight -
/ The penalty Is $50 fine
The ordinance establishing system Of ac-
countablity in the expenditures Of the City,va
adopted, and the ordinance ordered engrossed.
A message from the Board Of Aldermen an
nounced that they insisted on their amendment
to the Joint Resolution relating 70 the STREE,
Department a committee Of conference was
appointed consisting Of Messrs. Arthur aud
Looms.
The report of the Committee on Weights aud
Measures was taken up; the amendments adopt
ed and the bill ordered engrossed.
Also the report on City Scales amendments
adopted and ordered engrossed
resolution was introduced by Councilman
Arthur, relative to FIRE alarms and compensation
therefor, which was withdrawn.a and the ordinance
on Fire Department was recommtted to Com
mittee on Ordinances, with instructions to re-
port an additional section on Fire Alarms.
The Board then adjourned to Saturday A. NJ,
at o'clock
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

\ GENUINE JonN BULL.-A story as told
of gruf Englishman who frequentcd one of
the churches in New York and showed his
logged confidence in he rebel cause by rc-
gularly refusing to join IN the prayer for the
President of the United States as prescribed
in the service. So, whenever that prayer
occurred up he would get and stand bolt up-
right till it was over But the evacuation
of Charleston was too much for him. John
caved when that took place; and determined
to be on the winning side. he after that event
kept his kneeling position and looked as de-
vout when the President was prayed for. as
If he had always been the hesrtest Union
man alive.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31
New Publications.
Luz AND Darn IN REBEL Prisons. Steb-
bins, Hartford, Conn.

LUZ AND DE,TH IN REBEL PRIsoNs.-L. Steb-
bins, Hartford. Conn.
The horrors uf rebel stockades and other
prisons in which - many thousand Union
prisoners have died from starvation and ex-
posure, wantonly inflicted upon them under
the authority Of rebel officers, while still
more thousands Of rebel prisoners IN ou-
hands have been full fed, comfortably hous-
ed and kindly cared for when sick. can new
er be fully told. The enOrmity has been one
Of such vast proportions, the shocking de-
tails are 30 numerous-the whole is so far
beyond anything ever before known in the
worlds history, that the imagination can
not be wrought up to full realization Of 1t.
\ single narrative often shocks the reader
almost beyond endurance and many sensi-
tive persons are obliged to turn away from
the perusal of narratives, the truth OF
which is beyond dispute, while yet the bar
barities related seem almost Incredible from
their very enormity, az perpetrated BY per-
sons who have any claim to civilized beings
The author Of the work before Us Is Robert
II kellogg, who was sergeant-majOr OF the
10th Connecticut regiment which render
yoused at Hartford Il was captured, ex-
cept a small portion Of it, at Plymouth, y.
c., IN Auril, 1861, and taken TO the prison
etockade al AndersOnyille, Ga. In the mar
row hm;ts Of that stockade were crowded
that summer. thirty thousand prisoners, Of
whom some I'M, teen thousand died Of want
and exposure.
Mr.. Kellogg relates with minuteness the
capture. the passage through the south, the
horrible life at Andersonville, the transfer
to Charleston. and then to Florence, and h
nally the ioylul exchange Of himself and a
few of his comrades at Savannah in Decem-
Der last. The sad tale is told with simple
ity, without e1aggeration, ana with every
appearance Of truth.
The volume Is illustrated by sketches OF
the stockade prison At Andersonyille ana
Florence, and Of scenes of prison life, and
has a verv full table of contents. The vol
ume bound and full gilt is sold, so the pub
Usher states, only by travelling agents at
Sl.75 per copy. See the publisher ad'ef'
ti-ement in this paper.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

\ friend in a neighborIng town writes Us
as follows
lyon know the Time, last year claimed the
County for license system, because Mason was
elected when be had been nominated IN license
convention Tbs year. Mason is nominated IN
a prOhibitory convention and elected almost
unanimously; why don't the Tines come ont ia
a leader end let rs readers know how very PoP-
lsr the prohibIt0ry lkT isl Kiss pso- -=ls
that won't work both ways
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

Hardee's great victory over sherman, ar
indeed every one supposed, turn, out to have
been defeat Dispatches published to-day
show thaJ in the fight at Averysboro. Hardco
was routed and lett an bis dead in sherman :,
hands and at Beutonyille. three days later.
though at fT-t tHe rebels doubled up and
badly handled one division Of the l4,h corps,
they were soon driven back and forced t.
fall back across the Neuse. The rebel pa
pers claimed to have killed 5000 Yankees at
Averysboro Sherman reports 10 Gen. Gran,
that he has lost but >, 500 since leaving ST.
vannah and many Of them hut slightly
wounded.
Sherman, Schofeld and Terry have joined
forces west of Goldsboro, and Will. no doubt,
advance together on Raleigh, where a gen
eral battle may be looked for. That is it the
rebels stand their graunds.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

Az ADVANCE INTO WESTERN VIRGINIA.
The Fourth Army Corps, under the CON-
msnd Of Maj. Gen Stanley, is on lis way
from Nashville, north, y ~ay of Knoxville.
Gen. Stanley's forces are estimated at $1,000
men. A cavalry expedition Of 5000 men
has started from Knoxville under command
Of Gen. Stoneman, and may soon be heard
from in southwestern Virginia. The rebel
forces in that part of the country are said to
be bat a few thousands.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

To HoUsEkEEPERs.-The Country Gen.
flemGn gives the following method Of Kidding
houses from the intrusion of bed bugs Il
Is not expensive. and our good housewives
should give it a trial, unless they are fond
of the company of the aforesaid pests
Persons not desIrous of being carried out
Of the world by bugs will be glad To learn
that they can't stand hot alum water
Take two pounds OF alum, bruise it, and re-
duee ID 10 powder, dissolve 1t IN three quarts
of water let it remain in a warm place till
the alum is dissolved The alum water is to
be applied hot BY means of brush to every
joint and crevice Brush the crevices in the
door Of the places, whitewash the ceiling,
putting in plenty Of alum, and there will be
al end to their dropping thence
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

RAILROAD Accident a broken raj ,...
an express train on the New York C.-.-
Railroad from the track, near Orlska7y
noon, Thursday. Two passengers we-s
ed and twenty or thirty wounded Ss,.-
barely escaped drowning, as two cars
over into the water which was several r
deep, besids the embankment.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

There was great IRE IN Port Az Prince,
Hayu, Feb 20. originating in the theatre
and spreading from house In house until
four hundred houses were destroyed, invOlv-
Ing loss Of forty to fifty millions of Haytlcn
dollars. and depriving hundreds of persons
of their homes The FIRE. though lasting
only FIX hours, destroyed the most active
business part of the citys
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31
Opinion.
ATTORNEY GESxsALs OFFICE, }
March Is, 1863. !

Hon. Harl7 r. Si-s.5H, Soy Of Var.
SIE-in y-rur letter Of the IIth o. March you
ask me whether, under the &c. OF Congress en-
titled An Act 90 ar-sn- the several Acts here
,0iore passed 10 provide for the enrolling and
calling oct TIE satonal forces, and for other
purposes, approved 81 March, 1865. the Pro-
yost Marshal General is required 20 change the
present quotas in the pending draft by reason Of
corrections in the eurO ment. made since their
as gument.
Ia the 18th section Of the Act, IL j. enacted
That where any revised enrolment IN any Con-
greSs0nal or draft district has been obtained OF
made, prior 20 any actual drtsing Of names
from the enrolment Isis, the quota Of such dis
trct may IL adjusted and apUorti0ued 90 such
revised enrolment. instead 70 being applied 90
or bi Ell upon The enrolment. as Sc may have
stood before the revision.
j. will be- perceived that the language Of this
section e iu the past tense. and properly 80,
tho -h referring 20 future and existing enrol
ments An enrolmtut must ever preccie any
action under the section Ii wfs, therefore, right
90 s0Cik of the enrolment rs 90 past fact, as
something ;hlt had been done. REGARDING the
section hy itself. and as unaffected by other
clause so the statute, Do applied as well Z. any
future. IS 70 an existing enrolment.
Bu,. 90 the time Of the enactment, there was
f ar enrolment and pending drlf; under "a call for
additional troops, and this appears from the pro
yIss to The jth and 9th sections. Il i provided
10 the 18th section, that the rule Of credits fixed
therein shall not apply 90 the pending call; and
90 jhg -1ib section, itIs '' Pr0riasd: That moth
I iag herein e. .Hcl shall operate 90 postpone
/ she pending ulu or interfere with the quotas
/ ass gu,l therefor"
Neither oi these pr1y.s1s can be regarded A.
? rcpu1llut 60 the 18Th section. They 10 nothing
more cham prevent "a construction Of the Act
/ that would change The rule % credits as 10 the
pending draft, or that would postpone IL, or that
/ would interfere with the quotas assigned there
i.r Indeed. Congress bias. by Implication, de-
cl1reI thar the quotas a-si-uel for the present
0r pending draft shall. NOS 6e iuterferei with
. This could have been done 100 The euacting parts
/ of tHe statute. bIt msy be AZ well anu aptly
don, dy pr1r.-l-
N0v. if re corrections provided or iu The
B ls-h section ere made ta apply to tine present
T draft fae Quotas as assigned therefor. viii he
iufeu...I a.l. I4i- IS what Couues- has -iii
. -hlI l.t .cH.ae Alter tl. pending draft. the
future lrtH- must ue rsis -l'je1t 90 the rule-
prescribed u tle A.-
fu. therefore. .f th, opinion that tle Pro-
vo-r Marsha, General IS na, REQUIRED TO change
tHe present quotas 'r POE reuiiu. iuit By rea-
-.r ot corrections BOO tle emo ueut, made since
their a-- -lnau-.
am. PIG. rer7 respectively,
Your ..ciieut servant.
JAM ) SPEED,
Attorney General
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

The story that there were no torpedOes OF
any account in Charleston Harbor by the
Conlederates, and that the report that they
were so placed was set afoat to frightea the
Union fleet, proves to be false. They have
been discovered in numbers in the harbor
and in Cooper and Ashley rivers. Sixty or
more have been already taken up. On the
l7th inst, one exploded under the bow Of a
L. Survey steamer, sounding near Sullivan
Island. Though the bow of the vessel was
lifted out Of the water by the explosion no
great damage was done.
1t Is reported that Mai. Gen. Robert An
dersJn is appointed to raise on Fort sumter,
on the I4th Of April, the identical United
States flag which he saluted, lowered and
brought away with him On lis population,
April a. 1861.
Robert c. Kennedy, a captain in the rebel
service convicted By a military court Of being
rebel spy and also Of having set fire to
Barnum's Museum and some Of the New
York Hotels, was hung in Fort Latayet,,
on Saturday last.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

The Boston Tr0veLer's Washington CORE
spondent says:
"a friend OF one of the most influential men,
bers of the Cabinet applied to him two or three
days ago for assistance IN reference to trade
permit which Grants ordes made Of no use. The
reply Of the member Of the Cabinet was in SUBJ
stance as follows;-"I If Grants order were re-
Toksd your permit would be worth very little to
you, So IL g few weeks more tee entire rebe,
country viii be thrown open % the trade Of al
the worid!' This was very ssnguine view Of
the situation, certainly.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

Last week FridaysOn the New Jersey Cen
trial Railroad, while e cosl train was pass
ing over Bloomsbury bridge, between Gin
ton and Phillipshurg, the structure gave
way. and the whole trail was precIpitated
into the stream beneath. a distance Of sixty
or seventy feet, aud the engineer, fireman
and two brakemen were instantly killed. -
Close behind this train was another. a por-
ton Of which. with the engine, also ran in-
10 the stream bat all the persons on board
Of it escaped
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31
Vermont Items.

Stafford Farman's house at Westheld was
burned on the 18th with nearly all its con-
tents Loss Sl50O, fully insured.
Three men in Jail at Fayetteville for pass
ing counterfeit money attempted to escape
lately. but we're detected they then tried
TO bride the jailor, but to no purpose,
Hon. E. d. Mason Of Richmond. who Is
one of the most extensive cheese-makers in
Vermont. delivered sn address 1t Baptist
Corners, Charlotte, on Friday afternoon,
upon the Benefits arising from Associations
for Manufacturing Cheese
The Lyndon Union says two car loads Of
lu,sber shipped by dealer at that place
were one day measured by the railroad COM
pany on suspicion they then delivered the
amount billed, ami had $500 Get ielt.
The night express on tie Vt. Central r
L. was thrown of mile from ST. Adams
Sunday morning by "a broken rail. ltwas
going slowly and no one was hurt.
Ninety men unassigned Of tie lst Veteran
Reserve corps reached St. Adams Friday
evening, where they are to be stationed ior
the psesent.
Peter Fuller u Pomlret has recently sold
twelve Spanish merinc ewes 90 three Briis
water gentlemen for = 400.
4 Barton man named Fields, for nticn.
( Canadians to enlist in the {. :. army, wa.
/ arrested last week at S,austeaI and uk,r
to sherbrook jail.
/ \ patent was issued March p 70 \. Put
/ nam OF Chester for tobacco hooks
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

Prof. Agassiz has gone 70 South Amefi--
10 recent lecture ON Glaciers he express
a hope that he might some day visit 'l'
tropical regions OF America. compare in''r
LEGATIONS and confirm his theory. Inc PEI
day one Of eur Boston merchants, inquire
# Prof. Agassiz really wished To Wit SUI
America, 4nd binding tine expense oil tlo =
petition would be between 5000 and -
900 for each member, sent word ,1'1
your assistants organize your expeui.'oI
and send the bills to ne Thew star, %
c,r5irs,. ..a..f -,,bul, nlrn. besides Ais,
Aeassiz ana smother isdy The Pacific ma
company nave offered them tree P''''aS
4 new steamer.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

The President has ordered Brevet Ma
Gen. Anderson 10 raise over Fort Sumter o.
noon on the l4th Of April, the same Unite
States Tag that foated over it at the time
the rebel as ault, and that r. he sall,e-
with loo guns from Fort Sumter and from
every Fort and rebel Battery that then fire
upon Sumter also that suitable milIur
ceremonies be performed under direction
Maj. Gen. W. /. Sherman, whose Operations
compelled the evacuation Of Charleston. r-
IN his absence, under direction Of Gen Gil.
more, commanding that Military DeT1-,
ment; and also that the naval officer, q.
Charleston be directed to participate il ,as
ceremonies and that Rev Henry Ws--
Beecher be invited to deliver pub.i,8l-
dress on the occasion.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-31

Our NEXT GovEKNoR.-The st. Adams
Messenger some days since urged the re-nom-
ination Of Gov. Smith for another term The
Montpelier Freeman Of Tuesday says Lieut..
Gov. Dillingham; will be brought forward az
a candidate. and thinks Gov Smith will not
let his own name beesed against him.