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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06
The Basis of Representation.

Last "Wednesday the House Of Representa-
tives took up the amendment fixing the basis of
representation as follows
"ARTIcLE -. Repr esentatives shall he appcrioned
among the several States which be incluled within
the hole number Of penea in each state Excluding In
dams not taxed pror.ded that 'aeHerr The etere ranee
shall be denied abridged in State on account o. rae Of
color all Of such color shall be ereded from
the bdSis Of representGtIon."
Before voting the main amendment, the
House, by $50 10 80, rejected Gen. Schenck's
substitute, which proposed
That the apponionmen shall be according to the mum
al ions requisite for electors
rous branch of the state Legislature"
The vote was ii en- taken The proposition
1t came from the committee, with the follow
ing result Yeas 100, nays As.
The Speaker announced that tgo-thlrds OF
the House, having voted in the affirmative, the
House essented to it The three representatives
from this State voted for it. All the Democrats
voted against it, as well Messss. Raymond,
Baldwin, Eliot, Smith, Hale, Jenckes, \ ell,
Phelps, Rousseau, Whaley, Randall, and La
than. chosen as Unionists. Two or three Of
these Unionists, ard among them Messrs. Eliot,
of Massachusetts and Jenckes Of Rhode lsiand,
voted against the amendment because they be-
leved it, by Implies tiou, conceded that the states
had right to disiranchise portion OF the cit
izans OF the states. Messrs. Raymond, Smith,
Hale and others voted against the amendment
because they opposed any national effort to Sc
cure impartial suffrage.
1t is believed that the amendment will be ap-
proved by the necessary ;wo-thirds OF he Sen
ate and be at once sent to the different states for
their ratification. Senator fessenden gave no.
tice at once in the Senate that he should pre-
sent i. to that body on Monday of this week,
and endeavor to keep it before them until q vote
was reached Senators will undoubtedly talk
against it for delay. but Il decision cannot be
STAYED off Il great y bile. Senator Sumner Is
said TO be opposed to 1t for ne same reasons
which led Representatives Elivt and Jenckes to
vote against il, bur he will not take enough
radicals with him to defeat it. When Congress
has thus signifed Its purpose To secure equality
of representation, we suspect it may also be
ia ken for granted that 1t will decline to edmt
Senators and Representatives from Southern
States, until those states have ratified this
amendment.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

a KEEN REPLY In bis speech on The consti-
tutonal amendment fixing the basis Of represen
taton, Mr.. Stevens Of Pennsyl wanna thus pointedy
and eloquenty spoke of the morbid tenderness
of Mir Raymond for the late rebels:
One word as to another portion of the gentle
mans speech | could not but admire Ian adm-
ration mingled with wonder) the amability of
temper, the erderness of heart, the generosity Of
feeling, which must have prompted some Of the
closing sentences of the excellent and able speech
delivered by the gentleman on last Monday His
words were these " The gigantic contest is Il an
end. The courage aud devotion on either side
which made it so terrible and so long, no longer
owe divided duty, but have become the common
property of the American name-the priceless
possession of the American republic through al
time TO come. TIE dead Of the conteDding hostile
hosts sleep beneath the sol! OF d common country,
under their common flag Their hostiiites
husted aud they the dead OF the Nation for
evermore." Sir, much more than amiable-mle h
more than regious-must be the sentiment. that
would prompt any say that the " courage
and devotion which so long withstood our arms
proiongng the terrible conflict of war and sacri-
fcing the lives Of thousands Of loyal men,
hereafter to be the common boast OF the nation.
" The priceless posses ion OF the American Re
public through all time 10 come I" that it is the
pride of our country that many infamous rebels
we're so ferocious in their murders. Sir, are
to consider these dead on both sides the dead Of
the nation-tte common dead aud SO | suppose
we are to raise monuments to them, beside the
monument to Reynolds and others TO be erected
10 the cemetery on he battle field Of Gettysburg
We must there build high the monumental marols
for men Ike Barksdale ON | have seen in this
hall draw their bowie knives upon the representa-
tives of the people-men who died upon the bat
tie field of Gettysburg in arms az inst the Gov
ernment-and where they now lie buried IN
bitches, " unwept, unhouored and unsung" They
are supposed to be raised and put into the fore
front ranks of the nation, and We are to call them
through all time as the dead OF the nation = ="
Sir, was there before bias phemy like his
Who it burst the temple at Ephesus " ho
was it initiated the thunder of Jove2 All that was
poor com a,sd with this basphemy. say if the
loyal dead who thus assocatei with the trail
tors who murdered them-put by the gentle
man on the same footing with them, are to be
treated as the common dead of the nation," l
say, cir, if they could have heard the gentleman
they would have broken the easements Of their
tombs and stalked forth and haunted him until
his eyeballs were scared
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

E1rLosIoS.-Tho steamboat Miami expl oded
on Sunday, on the Arkansas river. She had
about $50 passengers. among whom were 81
men of the 18th U. S. Cavalry The accident
occurred at p. NJ. just after supper, and while
he passengers were assembled in conversation
around the stoves ia the hall
The explosion was of such force as to rend
the cabin floor asunder and let every person
down in the front part of the cabin. Great
numbers lost their lives by jumping overheard
The total loss of life is supposed to he nearly
$50. Thirty of the soldiers were lost.
The steamboat Missouri, which exploded in
the Ohio river, had 100 persons on board, Is oil
whom were passengers
The latest information from Evansville places
the loss OF. life at about 100. The Missouri was
one of the largest boats of the river, and valued
at 100000.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

Counterpart ScRr.-New counterfeit scrip,
both ffsies and twenty-fves, are floating about
The public cannot be over-careful about them. g.
The new emission of Is cent currency, bear
ing the portrait of Senator Fessenden, has been
counterfeited. In the genuine the engraving,
and especially the head of Mr.. Fessenden, is
clear and sharp, while the counterfeit looks
more like Autograph or photograph, and is
easily detected BY comparing it with genuine
note.
The Legislature Of Georgia chose A. H. Steph-
ems, late Vice President of the Rebel Confedera-
cy, United States Senator, by 152 votes to IS
for Joshua Hill, Unionist all through the
war, Mr.. Stephens declined, and the Tegisla-
ture thereupon elected Herschell " johnson
who is not obnoxious to the charge of a too
pertinacieus loyalty. He has quite recently
been pardoned.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

In speech IN the United States benate on
the Freedmen's Bureau, the other day, Senator
Wilson OF Massachusetts told he following lit
tie story about Mr.. Salisbury Of Delaware
"On one occasion, | think it vas during the
last session, the Senator from Delaware came u
me, said that his negro man, most excellent
man, man for whom be had the Creates atfec
ton, had been drafted, and /, would cost HIM
some $500 to get a substitute, and he IS ked me
TO sec the Secretary OF War, and Il possible 20
get him 10 release his man The Secretary of
War thought he ought not 10 release 30 good a
man. 50 the Senator raised 5000, obtained a
su bstitu;e for his dear friend. the slave, and
that slave The next week ran away, weut to
Pennsylvania. where re enlisted and took the
bounty" Laughter.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

writer from Washington thus speaks OF
striking incident which occurred the other
day before the Committee on Freedmen's affairs.
He says
Among others, Gov. Aiken of South Caro-
lima gave the South side view of the condition
OF things in his State, rejecting severely upon
the freedmen, and INDUCING in much fippant
prejudice against the negro. He was followed
by an "intelligent contraband," just arrived
here from Charleston who astonished the Com
mittee by straightforward statement of facts
concerning his race In the South, and the aui.
mus Of the reconstructed whites toward the
negro. His narrative INSPIRED all hearers with
its truthfulness and his recital of acts of cruel
ty evidently IN ade deep impression upon the
Commute. Ii was admitted by all that Gov.
Aiken has found more than match In col
ored witness
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06
Several cases involving the RICH. Of state. t

Several cases involving the right OF states to
tax shareholders of National Banks are on er-
gument in the Supreme Court at Washington.
They arise on writ. of error TO the Court of A p
peals of New York by the Second National
question involved is very important one, and
the cases excite much interest among persons
interested in National Banks. They are test
cases brought up under the direction OF the Elk
ecutive Committee of the National Banks.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

CITIZENSHIP IRRESPECTIVE OF CoLoR.-Senator
Trumbull's bill which passed the Senate las,
week by the decisive vote of 33 to II enacts:
That all persons born in the United States
not subject to any foreign power. excluding In
diar not taxed. are hereby declared to be citi-
zens OF the United States without any distnc-
ton of color, and there shall be no discrimina.
ton in civil rights or immunities among the in
habitants of any State or Territory of the Uni
ted States on account of race, color or previous
condition of Slavery or involuntary servitude,
except as a punishment for crime whereof the
party shall have been duly convicted, shall have
the same right to make and enforce, contract,
sell, be parties, and give evidence, to inherit,
purchase and to have full and equal benefits of
all laws and proceedings for the security of per-
son and property, and shall be subject to like
punishment, pains and penalties. and to none
other any law, statute, ordinance, regulation
or custom to the contrary Notwithstanding.
The remaining sections provide for penalties
and judicial proceedings. Reverdy johnson OBJ
iected to the bill because i. was in conflict with
the bred Scott decision, and Senator Salisbury
opposed it because it was broad enough to con-
fer suffrage upon Freedmen. The bill will IN
doubtedly pass the House.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06
The correspondent. Of The london Tunes thus

The correspondent Of The London Tunes thus
testihes concerning the reconstructed loyalty o..
ous Unable hayward sister, South Carolina
as to the hatred of the North, beyond doubt
it ia intense. In not single town that haze
visited are Federal o.ficer5 ednitted to private
o.ety. Not Yankee mas ever crossed this
tnresh a. boosted on- lady proudly. ard none
ever snail The men might possibly be less
hostile 10 them, but The women memorable
IN .ower Their walls whsn they meet them in
the street, leave shops when the hated Yankee
enter, and talk bitter hngs when they are
travelling in cars and sec Yankees near them
An American might travel ali through the South
Without hearing d word ol this acrd repugnance
TO the North, suspeciing It's existence, IN less
when he found himself in railway cars or stages
win Southern women. upon which occasions his
ears are snortly made tingie But any one
~no has opportunities Of probing the tra e feel
ngs Of the people viii not doubt but that the
chasm between North and South is wider than ey-
or il before the war, and that theoouth nurses
the recollection of its injuries with the grea ter
tenacity because it dares not speak Of them out
side its own houses"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06
Frederick Douglass, making speech the

Frederick Douglass, making speech the
other evening IN Brooklyn, was induced to con
slider the Rev. Henry Ward Bsecher and some Of
his recent utterances affecting the rights OF ne
groes al do not fni fault with Mr.. Beccher,''
said Fred " though l do not always agree with
him. l remember that, not many years ago, he
declared that, if he could abolish Slavery on the
instant, or, by waiting twenty .fyeyaars, could so
have it abolished that Its overthrow would Who'll
ly rebound to the glory of the Christian Church
he would prefer the latter. | presume tina; he
was entirely sincere IN this preference and
yet if l were Maryland stakeholder, and Mr.
Beecher were lay slave, and had rawhide, l
could take this opinion out OF him in less than
half an hour"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

The CASE OF SEAxEs-The Washington cor
respondent of the Philadelphia Ledger writes !:
" 1t is stated to-day that the President recent
ly referred Judge Hughes, the senior counsel for
Semmes, to Secretary Welles Tor any informs.
ton that he might desire with respect to the
case of his client. The secretary Is said 10 have
informed the Judge that be was preparing a
report to be submitted TO the Cabinet IN favor
of the trial of the prisoner before l court Com
posed of an equal number OF naval and mill
tary officers, and that it would be lett with the
President and his Cabinet to decide whether the
trial should proceed. The charges which il Is
understood the Secretary will bring against the
prisoner
First. The destruction OF lighthouses.
Second. The capture and burning or mixing
of anarmed vessels without submitting the cases
of the vessels to the adjudication of prize
court.
Third. Rendering assistance to the Insurgents
after he had surrendered his ship to the com
msnder of the kearsage."
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

The PnBLIC DxBT.-The statemen. of the pub
lie debt on the LIST of February shows that the
debt bearing coin interest amounts to 81 l67 :
l49, 74l bearing currency interest 81 ,l97, :
295 ,ool matured debt, not presented for pay
l3ent, slOs,O53, o32 debs bearing 40 interest
S458, S46, 547. Total debt, 81, S24 ,39l 800
Amour, OF coin in the Treasury s5l ,443 ,16l.
Currency in the Treasury $50 ,05O.Is6. Am
cunt OF debt less cash in Treasury $2,716,898 :
LAP The increase of the debt for The month
ending Feb. LIST was S3l5,D0O, which is much
less than it was In December, when it was near
ly S2,000,0OO
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

The split of slavery and rebellion still lives in
the South, as every one knows ; but the questi n
Is how far it is the spirl' of the masses, and how
far II Is confined TO Inc few exceptional individ-
uals. It is certainly pretty strong 10 Mr..
Yancey of De SOLO county, Miss, who replied in
the following strain &c inquiry of Gen. Fisk re-
speeding colored girl that had heen sold away
from her parents;
: AS for recognizing the right of freedmen to
their children, can say that not one Southern
man nor woman in the whole South reco gnizes
the negro a freedman, but as stolen p roperty
forced by the blyonet of the damnabie United
States Government
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06
The Mobile advertiser renorts the trial in ;,

The Mobile advertiser reports the trial in the
police court OF q g pompous darkey," who was
fined fifty dollars for . ferociously cursing a
white Gentleman" We hope soon to be able
TO record that some pompous white reconstruct
ed rebel has been fined at least five dollars for
terociously cursing the stars and stripes.
We presume, however, that at the South ours
ing as well as government is supposed o bs
peculiarly the property of the white men.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

NExlco--A Washington dispatch states That
etters have just been received from Paris con-
Grming tn report that the Emperor IS ready to
Withdraw MS forces from Mexico with the least
possible 4e.4y, demanding nothing OF the Govern
'neat OF the United States except that it meanwhile
remain neu.r.i between the bvliigerant parties ac-
coFd.ng TO the assurances frequently given aud
reiterated by thi. Government; during the past
Three years The Emperor Of France does not
ask for the recognition OF Macmillan, nor insist
upon any ether treaty stipulations. The state
ment put forth by the Paris Prose- that Ex-
trAoreinary Com missioner has been seut Mex
ico to make preparations for the evacuation, is
confirmed by the letters received. There are
also good reasons for believing that the State De-
parment is already il Posse.sio OF official inior-
nation to this effect.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

the 9Th U. 5. regulars, while passing piece OF
woodland few miles from Centreville, Tennes-
see, on the 23d ult., were Cred upon by gang
of bushyhackers, and three of them wounded
The rascals were pursued and one of their mum
Der killed.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

A FAITHFUL TEACHER Rsw,tosn Some
bic, and :. lawsuit, regarding tAe ) .is..-A
ment of scholar, occurred last week in the
district school at Orange Centre, in which right
prevailed So triumpbantv ta.t ,; deserves es.
pecial notice The teacpgr. Miss t,ui,, b...b-
sIdar of T., Non,naI;ar with .ba --,l,r+o.-
assistance # one of the bows Of tbe school nun
ished large anu uar,l, &. az. w.. ~
deavoring to naka : ,a.s - .4- ~,-a ? s..f 2 f.
the tagvh,rl 50 s.ye.s.7 H.. he .-... b. n.y.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06
New Publications.

HOURS AT HOME.-Among the articles OF the
February number, are The Struggle between the
Nineteenth Century and the Middle Ages IN the
Tyrol, BY C. L. Brace; The ciusion OF God-
FREY the Lollard; The Great March, by d.
P. Thompson, d. D.; The Science of Hist cIyi
Modern Languages, from the American Stand
point There is also very brief notice OF the
late Hon. Jacob Collamer, by J. Clement, ID. -.
The number has for a frontisplece, steel eogfAV-
ing of Ma. Gen. w. L. Sherman.
GopEYs LADY's Book for February Is before
Us, and is a good number, with its forty or hty
engravings comprising almost everything Ia the
picture line, from fine steel plate of = sweep 8
crossing in Oxford street crescent, u she most
minute pattern of d lady's slipper. collar or
waterfall. Marion Harland continues to lead
the literary depar men of this magazine and
if you want good lady 5 book, yoa cannot do
better than to take The Lady Book.
DKMoREsT's MoNrHLY.-The February num-
Der con tains, besides the usual fashion plates,
dress and cloak patterns, IL, Valentine PIC
ture an admirable birds-eye view Of the city
of Washington; an excellent orlginil poem by
Bryant-illust7ated Talks With Women, by
Jennie June articles Health, Skating, Prec
ious Stones, Dances, etc. Terms, - year
Published at Alb Broadway, New York.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

The House has voted to instruct the Com
mlttee en- Claims to REJECT all claims for damages
by citizens of rebel states on account of destruc
ton Of property by the army or navy during
the rebellion. The vote of the Honse was SO to
lis against laying the resolution on the table,
and it was then agreed TO without count
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06
An attempt was made last week to

An attempt was made last week to give the
claimants from Arkansas the benefit of seats on
the floor of the House The House voted No
by "a to 90. The Republican majority seems
yet to be solid against any untimely haste in
putting the rebel States out of the control of
the national authorities.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

The colored delegation which recently arrived
Union, for the purpose of pressing their claims
to negro suffrage, &C 'oompanied by the E1ecu-
tive Committee OF the National Equal Suffrage
Association of that city, called on Chief Justice
Chase and had long and pleasant interview
Mr. Chase enjoined them to be without fear in
the good work they had begun, and to have
1aith m the successful issue of the movement
they had inaugurated, aid e.Preo0od bic con
vic.ion that the President, although having his
particular views, would eventually stand by
them.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

We notice in the Burlington Times the fol-
lc wing item:
The old Baptist church, corner Of Church and
Main Streets. has been purchased by Geo. Ill.
Bigelow, of Daniel Murray. for $4,000.
We have some curiosity to learn whether our
editorial brother Bigeiow proposes to do the
preaching or 10 hire i, done.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

The President has sent message to Congress
announcing that he has formally recognized the
independence Of the Dominican Republic, and
nominated an officer to represent the United
$ ties Of the same grade IS is accredited to the
Republic OF Hayti-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

Hon j. 5 Morrill, has given dinner party
in homo. of the Reciprocity Commissioners from
the British Provinces at Washington, to Sc
cure an extension of the treaty. Senator Foot
and Poland, Speaker Coltax and Thad. Stevens,
were among the Congressional guests invited to
meet the Commissioners
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

The Sing Sing RepubLicGn learns that Edward
B. ketchum, lately convicted Of forgery, is
treated the same the other prisoners, narcheS
in to his dinner with them, and, like them, he
is locked in his solitary cell every night. Why
should he not De There is no aristocracy Of
crime IN this country.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

The Sampson County Court, in North Caro-
lima, has convicted negro charge of draw
ing pistol on white r4aa, and sentenced him
to be sold into servitude. This Is specimen of
reconstructed loyalty, when temporarily left to
itself
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-02-06

A NEW CONGREGATIONAL PaFER.--The follow
ing resolution was unanimously passed at the
Montpelier Association held in this place, Jan.
Goth
Resolued That the Committee the ChrOni-
Gle are requested to make immediate arrange
ments to establish another paper which shall be
the organ of the Congregational church OF this
State, and We pledge ourselves to use cur inhu-
ence and efforts in aid of the enterprise, and TO
do all in power to extend It's circulation IN
our parishes, and to respond to any call OF the
Committee to this end.
Similar action has been taken by other assoc
Citations in the State, fand the Committee Of the
Convention met to-day (Monday) to take action
on the matter. What is desired, as - under
stand, is paper which shall be uud,r :he con-
troll of the church, instead Of d parcr 10 alich
they are permitted on certain coAiiton5 20 CO.
rlbute.