The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-07-28


Union prisoners during the war, and /
to bring TO trial before criminal com /
mission the rebels who had charge of
our soldiers when the barbarous treat /
mcnt was practiced. Some Of the
guilty parties are already in the Gus
tody of the government The govern
ment Of Spain has readily acceded to
Che demand Of the authorities to give
up the 'Stonewall now at HAVANA,
the United Suites simply to pay Spain
the expense Of securing and taking
care Of the vessel.
The New England Retu rned Regiment.
The New England regiments continue
to come home as fast as transpor-
tation can be furnished The return
ing veterans continue to receive ova-
tions and attentions from their towns
folks and friends that must convince
them their services in the cause OF the
country are not unappreciatcd.
Personal and Political.
President johnson has SO far recov-
cred his health as to be able to attend
to the public business, but he is liter
ally Overwhelmed 10y Office seekers,
and it is a wonder, with all the rest
that he has to DO, that he does not
break nown entirely a good many
appointments OF postnasters and ma
val officers at seaports have been made
Ilatelv, as the time for which Mr.. Lin
coin made appointments has run out.
4 BY far the greater part Of the appoint
ments are re-appointments, and very
few changes are made except for cause
A great fight is making over the fed
eral Offices at Philadelphia and Balt
more, and it is not yet decided who
wins 1t is also not unlikely there
Will be a strong effort for new dead
at Boston and New York. Movements
are already being made in that direc-
ton, but very little noise is made
about them as yet.
William H. Wallace, recently dele
gate in Congress from that territory,
has been appointed governor of Idaho,
in place of Caleb Lyon, and ex-United
States Senator Charles Durkec Of Wis
consin, has been appointed governor
OF Utah in place of Gov Doty, lately
deceased. Mr. Holloway, commission
err OF patents, has resigned in conse-
Quence of differences with Secretary
of the Interior Harlan, and ex-Con-
gresham Joseph Iheakcr of Ohio, is
talked OF as his successor. Secretary
Harlan appears to be particularly beh
Ggcrent Just now He LAS turned out
or caused to resign nearly everybody
connected with the interior depart
Inout wheu he took charge OF d., auo
in u recent speech at Washington, he
wished that the United States would
20 to war with France to save Mexico
His remarks on this question, coming
from q cabinet officer, have excited 2
Z good dead of attention, but it is by nt
means likely that he spoke the senti
mcuts Of the administration. Mont
gomery Blair has also been distin
gushing himself by pitching into See
Rotary Seward and his pacific polio,
toward France as well as other for
leign nations and requiring from tn,
president the enforcement Of the Mon
I roc doctrine ass far as regards Mexico.
Those who supposed that Gen
sherman Was gong to follow the ex
ample of Mcclellan, and give himsel
up 10 the politicians, VIII find them
S selves mistaken He made a speccl
E in Ohio lately, and declared that tn,
d goyemorship or even the presidency
had no charms for him. and refusing
e to be candidate for either under am
t circumstances The prospects tina
y the free state men will be successful
1 at the coming state election in Ken
% lucky brighten every day, and We lool
3 for substantial republican victor,
!, there, and a declaration that the stat,
y Will so for the abolition amendment.
S Speaker Colfax and his party in tn
G overland journey, arrived at San Fran
t cisco in good health and spirits, Oh
VI the night of the lst, and participate,
II in the celebration there on the 4th.
It The Summer Literary Festivals.
u Dartmouth, Harvard the Wesleyan
y University at Aliddlctown and Noun
J. Holyoke Female Seminary at Soutl
y Hadley, are among the larger Ney
!" England institutions of learning tina
l. have celebrated their anniyersarie
T. during the past week The presene
= of Chief Justice Chase at Dartmouth
!, and Of Gen. Meade and other militar
q celebrities at Harvard, gave unusua
j interest to their commencements. an,
Is drew out large crowds to witness tn
e exercises. Other recent commence
$ ments are Rochester University a
Il Rochester, n. Y, Hamilton College a
D Clinton, n, y, Hobart Free College a
,, Genaya, n. Y, Western Reserve Col
lege at Hudson, Ohio, Beloit Collog
at Beloit Wis, the New Hampton Lit
g erary Institute at New Hampton. n
. H.; and the number of the lesser som
Is inalies and high schools that have Jus
u celebrated their literary festivals an
q sent out their classes is legion. Mex
u week arc the commandments at Yale
g at Union College, Schenectady, n. Y
and at Bates College Lewiston, Me-
The week after are the anniyersatie
E at Williams, aud at the University {
!. Vermont at Burlington; and stll
y week later, and last of our New Eng
= land colleges, is commencement, a
a Mddlebury. On Friday Of next weel