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The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-09-07
Franklin County Medical Society.

The semi-annual meeting OF the
Franklin County Medical Society was
held Mt the Franklin House" High
gate Springs, August 18th, 1860, DR..
George NJ Hall, OF Swanton, Prcsi-
dent in the chair, and Dr. j. 0. Cram
ton, of Fairfield, Secretary After
the minutes Of the last meeting were
read and approved, Committee, con
sisting of DR.. S. r.. Day, of St Adams,
Dr. j. If. Hamilton, of Richford, and
Dr. G.. G. Briggs, of Franklin, was ap-
pointed to suggest subjects for dis
cussion Tho committee suggesed as
subjects, Insanity and Dyscntery .-
The subject Of insanity was discussed
by Doctors Hamilton and Huso of
Richford, Doctors Searle and Baxter
of Highgatc, Doctors Branch and Day,
of ST. Adams, and occupied cousidera-
BILE time and elected much interest
and animated debate.
In the afternoon, the subject Of
dysentery was discussed, in which DR..
George NJ Hall Of Swanton, DR. A.
Harding Of South Hero, DIR. j. O
Cramton Of Fairfield, DIR. NJ. Hatch Of
Enosburgh, and DR. John Branch o
st. Adams participated.
An interesting paper on Diptheria
was then read by DR.. w. r. Huchin-
son OF Enosburgh, which elected dis
cussion by several Of the physicians il
attendance.
a comprehensive biographical sketcl
of the late Dir. Hiram f. Stevens, o
ST. Adams, was then read by DR.. S
r. Day. Appropriate resolutions were
then introduced and adopted. W.
hope to present to our readers cop.
Of Dr.. Days Biographical notice of on
deceased friend, Dr. Stevens, with til,
resolutions which were passed in hi
honor.
! This meeting Of the Franklin Coun
TO Medical Society, was IN all respect
ii creditable one, worthy of the Societ.
and the thirteen physicians who wer
present.
The next annual meeting Will b.
held at Benjamin Fishs hotel, il
North Sheldon, on the first Wednes
day Of May 1867,
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The Presidents Tour.

The New York papers of yesterday
morning bring us verbatim report Of
President Johnson's speech at Mag
ara Falls on Saturday evening, an alb
strnct of which we had by telegraph
yesterday. 1t was one Of the most
elaborate speeches which he has yet
made, aud was after the same style as
his Philadelphia and Albany speeches,
only little more so The first por-
tons of it alluded to the humble in
dividual as usual, and told how he
had been an Alderman, and from that
mp to President. He then defended
himself and Mr. Seward at length from
the charge of being traitors, pitched
into the Freedmen's Bureau, and the
Civil Rights Bill, justifying his course
in yetoing these measures, and was
/ Just issuing a grand challenge to the
1872 members OF Congress to meet him
and the Cabinet and discuss the qnes-
tons at issue between them before the
American people, when, the dispatch
says, Mr.. Seward became exceedingly
alarmed lest the balcony should break
down, and personally went round to
urge some of the persons to retire from
! it. also urged the President to close
his remarks, which he did at once.
With the close of the President s
remarks the danger seems to have pas
sed away, for Mr.. Seward followed
with quite a lengthy speech, in which
he predicted 10000 majority for my
policy" in New York. His former
reputation of a Sixty or ninety days
prophet is not such as to induce sane
men to stake much stock" in his pre-
dictions. We have not room for the
speeches in full, as we prefer to occu-
Ply our space with what we are sure
will please the loyal men Of New Eng
land better, and that is our full report
of the glorious gathering at Philadel
phia of the Southern loyahsts, and
their loyal brethren from the North
Boston Journal.
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" Mere Pleasantry,"

The Messenger finding that its shame
full SANDER of the friends of Judge
Hoyt is damaging its subscription list,
apologies by saying that the para
graph was written in "mere pleasant
ry." Is it pleasantly to call the
large body of intelligent business men
and farmers, and mechanics, who sup
port Judge Hoyt, ragged regi-
ment ?" Is it pleasantly to attempt
to ridicule them by calling them a
(" nondescript mass" and "pitiful ras-
cals?" If it is, it is curious kind of
"pleasantry," and such as the numer-
GUS friends Of Judge Hoyt ought to
resent. The fact is, the Messenger, at
the opening of the campaign was made
to believe that Judge Hoyt had no
strength that those who favored him
were few disappointed Office seekers
who desired change, thinking they
might receive some benefit by it
hence the part it has taken in ,ne con
test The Messenger has a right to
urge the fourth election of Mr.. Portus
Baxter, Notwithstanding the undenia-
BILE fact that Mr.. Bakers friends de-
clared with emphasis, two years ago,
that he would not again be candi-
date. 1t has rightto link its fortune
and character with Mr., Baxter and
others of the "ring" if it chooses but
it has no moral right to cab the sup
porters of Judge Hoyt "nondeseript
mass or 'pitiful rascals, for it knows
by thus doing it utters an outrageous
Islander.
1t does not help the Messengers
case particle to say that the Islander
"was never published in the Weekly
Messenger. r" II is enough to know that
it ,eas published in the Daily with the
full knowledge and consent Of tho ed.
ltors OF that paper. Why was 1t not
published in the Weekly? The les
sengcr says because lit might appear
as positive discourtesy to the friends
of Judge Hoyt." A positive dis
courtesy Mere pleasantry' ough
not TO be called by that name. Tn,
truth is, it was not published in tn
Weekly because the publication Q
such scurrility was damaging 10 n
printer. This, and this only, is tn
reason why the SANDER did not have
wider circulation, Apologies, it seem
to us, are little out Of order at tn
late day.
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sss- " At the Grand Isle County
Convention, Hon. Homer Royce, as
serted that Portus Baxter had always
voted right while i'll Congress. st
Adams Sdsscnger.
Mr.. Royce said that upon all polai-
cul questions, SO far rs he knew, Mr.
Baxter had voted right. MIR. Royce
did not refer, we understand, in his
able speech at North Hero, to the no
torious Book swindle" vote which
Mr.. Baxter gave, nor to his vote III fa-
vor Of granting the interest on 81, 900,
600 Of bonds in aid of the Northern
Pacific Railroad scheme. MI. Royce
undoubtedly thinks we have taxes
enough without adding to them, an6
so do we, In our view, Mr.. Baxter
did not vote right in either of the tive
cases. We'are willing to leave thu
matter to the people to determine.
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=" unreasonable

The finding Of the Military Commits
sion in the case of Major Gee is thus
condensely stated in telegraphic des-
patch to the Jot9n0l
The proceedings and findings of the
Military Commission before whom was
tried Major Gee, formerly in command
Of the rebel prison at Salisbury, \. G.,
ON the charge Of cruelty to Union
prisoners have Just been made public
Tho Commission find that Major Gee,
while in command Of the prison, failed
to provide for the prisoners, about ten
thousand ia number, either foo |, cloth
ing rahons, fuel, shelter, water or
hospital attendance sufficient to pre-
serve health or sustain life. That the
prisoners were not supplied with suf
tcient wator for culinary purposes or
even for satisfying thirst, or with wood
except in vcly small or inadequate
quantities, and this though an ample
supply Of water or wood could have
been obtained in the Immediate neigh
bOrhood of the prison.
The findings enumerate at length
the priyabons and outrages to which
prisoners were subjected, and say that
hospital accommodations and medical
attendance furnished prisoners when
sick We're so slight and Inadequate that
when once sent to the hospital of the
prison they rarely returned alive, and
that by reason Of such failure a large
number of said prisoners, about FIVE
hundred month, whose names are
unknown, died from disease, starvation
and exposure during the months Of
November and December, 1864. The
Commission, however, on the ground
that the accused was to blame only for
weakness in retaining the position
when unable to carry out the dictates
of humanity, and that the rebel gov
eminent was fully responsible for all
these inhumanities and outrages,
acquit the accused, both on the charg-
es and specifications.
In approving the proceedings and
finding Of the Commission, Mai. Gen.
John G. Robinson, commanding the
department of North Carolina, dissents
| from the conclusion of the Commission
that the only responsibility of the ac-
cused was weakness in retaining the
position as commandment of the prison.
He says that while the evidence clear
ly establishes the fact that the higher
authorities of the rebel government
were fully responsible for these viola
tons of the laws and customs of war
and the accused was constantly calling
their attention to the condition of the
prisons and asking for supplies, it i,
believed that he had it in his power &c
relieve much of the sufferings of tho
prisoners under his charge Not onl,
were prisoners starved but suffered foi
want of water and fuel which they
might have procured for themselves
because it was feared that they NIGH
have effected their escape. Prisoners
were shot down in cold blood, and the
perpetrators of these murders were al
lowed to go UNPUBLISHED. There seems
To have been more anxiety to preven
the escape Of prisoners of war than t.
preserve their lives.
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An Accident to the Presidential
Party.

An accident occurred at Schenectady
which might have been serious, but
which fortunately did no particular
damage. On the arrival of the excur-
sion train at the depot, the distin-
guished gentlemen were invited to step
on to platform car provided for the
purpose. To enable them to do this
easily plank was thrown from the
passenger car to the platform. All
the party were comfortably located,
when the order was given to move
back the train so as to give every one
an opportunity to see, In the haste
of obeying the order the plank was
not removed, and of course it moved
with the train, sweeping the platform
in its progress. The effect was that
all on the platform who did not sue
coed in jumping over the plank were
either trlpped up or thrown off Gen
Grant is said to have. shown great dex-
terity. Admiral Farragut, however
was more perplexed than when he was
at the mast head at Mobile. But nc
one was hurt. The cause of the alarm
is supposed to have been plank from
the Congressional platform. If SO, il
was certainly effective in sweeping the
platform of the President Albaas
! Journal.
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FACTS VS.. THEonrpe

Give me a place to rest NV ,,..
on" says Archimedes, aond In IN
move the world. Give me puro . o'I
unauthorized drugs" saws Ns1; ".4
Of the olden time, "and l will cr,.
disease" '"'
In one sense, both Of these le,r.l
pundits were the yeriest charaisr,
They knew there was no place "a y.
their lever on, either to move M
world or cure disease. Mechanics
was in n backward state, and tbemei,
ical profession was but another NAM
for soreery, and all the adiupcs 4
magic filters and charms of the aerI
eye, &c.
But these latter DAYS have bouI
unto us something more than eysl
superstition and its crew ever dresuI
of in their maddest philosophy d
these days of practical science vial
was theory Of yesterday is fact to.lad
and all the old time notions become 4
bubbles in the sun, and burs. ID
break with every breath we draw
Let Aiehimedes shoulder his T
and we viii find a resting place tx l
to move the world. Let mine anaaI
Medicus pant and toll no more for
drugs he SO sorely needs, for We ii
them at our hand, ever ready to a
them at his beck.
Refined in the laboratory Of A
Maggiel, the finest materials know
the medical profession are obtainal
by any one. His Bilious, Disp.p}
and Diarrhea Pills stand unriyA8
and his Salve operates with magi
effect upon burns, scalds, and all so
and ulcers of the skin.
In fact, we think MAeelEL's Pills
Salye are the wonder Of this centg}
and we are happy in the thought
many others OF our brethren Of
craft agree with us. We wa
earnestly counsel that all families
vide themselves with Dr. Magg
Preparations at once, and keep
ready at hand. 50 as to use them
the most opportune time and as o.
I sion serves. - VdlleV S'ldHa.
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A Slight Hint.

We would like, if it is not imperti-
nent, to call the attention of Mr.. Por-
tus Baxter, NJ. c., to q statute of the
United States, which reads as follows.
1t occurs to us, as we glance over it,
that the penalty by fine named, is ex-
actly the sum which Mr. Baxter wish
es rs to pay him, for "envying his
happy state and conditions"
"Any member of Congress, or any
officer of the Government OF the
United States, who shall, directly or
indirectly, take, receive, or agree to
receive any money, property, or other
valuable consideration whatever, from
any person or persons, for procuring
or aiding to procure any contract, of
fee or place from the Government of
the United States, or any department
thereof, or from any officer of the
United States, for any person or per-
sons whatever, or for giving any such
contract, Office or place to amy person
whomsoeyer, shall for owe
ny such offence be liable to an indict-
ment as for misdemeanor in any court
of the United States having juilsdic-
ton thereof, and ON conviction there
of, shall pay a fine of not exceeding
ten thousand dollars, aud suffer impris-
onment in the penitentiary not ex-
ceeding two years, at the discretion of
the court trying the same,
and any member of Congress or officer
of the United States, convicted as
aforesaid, shall moreover, be disquali-
fed from holding any Office OF honor,
profit or, trust under the Government
of the United States.
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Henry Ward Beecher on the Crisis


In answer to letter of invitation
from the Special Committee of the
Soldiers and Sailors Convention, to
be holden at Cleveland, Ohio, on the
18th inst, to attend its sittings, Mr..
Bcecher says he cannot comply with
the request but wishes success for
that ana all conventions of MI parties
whose object is the restoration of all
the States late inrebellion to their fed
cral relations His leading obsorva-
tons are that "our theory of govern
ment has no place for a State except in
the Union;" that tour government,
wisely adapted to its own proper func-
tons, is utterly devoid of those habits
and unequipped with those instru-
ments which fit centralized govern
ment to exercise authority in remote
States over local aiiairs;" that every
attempt to perform such duties has re-
suited in mistakes which have excited
the nation;' and that to keep half a
score of States under Federal author
ity, but without national ties and re-
sponsibilities, can never be other than
dangerous to liberty" He says he
hears with wonder, and shame, and
scorn, the fear Of few that the South,
| il in the possession OF Federal power,
would rule the nation, and quotes num-
bers, industry, wealth and education
III the North as certain preventives OF
any such possibility. He thinks there
is reason to fear that the full indie
pondcncc Of the South viii be detri.
mental to the freedmen, but he says
" the sooner we dismiss from oul
minds the idea that the freedman car
be classified, and separated from the
white population, and nursed and de
Tended by themselves, the better i
will be for them and us. The negro il
part and parcel of Southern society,"
He cannot be prospcred while it is un
prospored Its evils will rebound up
on him. It's happiness and reinyigor
alton cannot be kept from his partici
patton, The restoration of the Soutl
to amicable relations with the North
the reorganization of its industry, tn,
reinspiration of its enterprise an,
thrift viii all rebound to tho freed
mems benefit The letter closes a
follows For the sake of the freed
man. for the sake OF the South and it
millions Of our fellow-country men, 70
our own sake, and for the great caus
Of freedom and civilization, | urge til
immediate reunion of all the part
which rebellion and war have shat
torcd"
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Centennial
4" On This Line"

1.-THE followers Of Judge Hoyt, who
have been denounced rs 4" the ragged
regiment and the nondescript
mass" met their opponents at the bal
lot.box on the fourth day OF Septem-
Der, and the result in the Third Con
gressional District is not yet fully
known.
1t may turn out, when the official
canvass is ascertained, that there has
been no election. 1t may be that the
influence of Portus Baxter, aided and
abetted as he has been in this cam
paign by all the appliances that money
and personal vindictiveness, and the
arts that the "ring" can bring to boar
upon the people in The heat and smoke
of an excited popular election, have
prevented choice OF ~ Member OF
Congress from this Congressional
District This is possible, and we feal
probable.
BE this, however, as it may it is not
importune or improper here and now
to state, that there is no disposition on
the part of said ragged regiment
to succumb to the ring" who have
fastened like leeches on this District
during the last five or six years. The
dragged regiment as Judge Hoyt's
followers have been sneeringly called
by the only newspaper that has found
pleasure or profit in advocating Mr.
Bakers course, will form in columns
again in every county in the District,
and be prepared on The seventh day
of November, 1866, to speak aloud at
the polls.
"On this line" then, it must be I'M
derstood, that the battle with the
"ringv will be fought until result is
gained. There will be no showing Of
tho white feather; no giving up the
ship, no yielding to any mean art oil
entreaty of the ring"
"THE RrNe must be hammered Oh
the anvil of popular Indignation unit
it is broken into pieces.
The ragged regiment I" is unit
on this point Taking fresh courage
from the past, and moving on in bolt
front and solid column in the future
they will fghtit out con this line, a
General Grant said, eff il takes al
Summer and until the 7th of No
vember.
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10 the President

Aug. %, 1866
10 the President
One year ago you rendered to inc,
unsolicited on my part, the position Of
Collector Of Customs for the District
of Boston and Charlestown. / entered
upon the duties Of the Office, and have
endeayored faithfully to discharge the
same. and / trust in n manner salts
factory to the public interested thcre-
in.
| do not fail to observe the move
monts and efforts which have been and
are now being made to organize a
party in the country, consisting almost
exclusively of those actively engaged
in the late rebellion, and their allie.
who sought by other means to cripple
and embarrass the government Thos,
classes of persons, with small frac
ton of others, constitute the organi
cation 1t proposes TO defeat ano
overthrow the Union Republican par
tv, and to restore to power, without
sufficient guarantees for the future
and protection to men who have beel
loyal, those who sought to destroy th
government,
gave all the influence l Possesses
to create and uphold the Union he
publican party during the war, an,
without the aid of which our govern
ment would have been destroyed AM
the rebellion Il success.
With such party as has been in
augurated, and for such purposes,
have no sympathy, nor can acquiesc
in its measures by my silence
therefore tender to you my resigna
ton of the Office of Collector Of Gus
toms for the District of Boston an
Charlestown, to take effect from tn
time when a successor shall be az
; pointed and qualified.
Respectfully yours,
fSignedl H. HADILIN.
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The Southern LOyalist Convention,
PnlflnrIr1fI4. Sent. 3.

XIII ApLLPHtA, Sept -,
The Southern Union National Con
vention met at the National Hail at
noon. The Southern delegates were
escorted to the hallby the Union League
Club, National Union Club and the
Northern delegations Kentucky
headed the Southern delegates Great
enthusiasm was shown on the route
from Independence square TO the
hall
Dispatches have been received from
Governors Low Of California, Bais-
dell of Nevada, Gibbs of Oregon, and
Governor elect Woods of Oregon, en-
dorsing the Southern Union Conven-
ton and praying their deliberations
may promote the only wise plan OF re-
construction-tbat proposed by Con-
gress
Dir. Sidney Of Mississippi then nomi-
mated Thos j. Durant OF Louisiana as
temporary President, which nomina-
ton was adopted unanimously.
Mr. Durant thanked the Convention
for the honor.
A temporary Secretary WAS then
elected The proceedings were then
opened by prayer BY Rev j. ". Jack
son of Mississippi.
The formal welcome TO the Southern
delegates was given by Charles Glib
bons in an address which was respon-
ded to by Gov. Hamilton. The hail is
finely decorated, and capable Of seat
ing 1000
Shortly after one O'Clock the dele
gates reached the hail. entered and
seated themselves.
The delegates were then welcomed
in few words by Charles Gibbons
Col Newness, of Kentucky, intro
duced Col. Stokes of Tennessee, who
read the cali for the Convention.
The procession, while en- route tc
the National Hall, halted in front o.
the Union League House where Gov
Curtin, John Minor Bolts and other:
were located on the portico. The pro
cession formed into solid column
and was addressed by Mr.. Gibbons
chairman of the Reception Committee
welcoming them as loyal men, with nc
loyal blood upon their hands, and Will
souls free from the guilt of treason
welcoming them as men who had helC
fast their integrity, although theii
homes have been desolated, theii
pleasant places laid waste, and thom
selves and children driven into exile
Gov. Hamilton Of Texas returned
thanks for the loyalists Of the South
They had hoped for some security fo
the future, and to be permitted to re
turn home peacefully, but the expert
ence of the last twelve months Ia.
taught in bitterness of heart that th
spirit which animated the rebellion
was as rampant to-day as the day tn
rebels drew the sword.
Governor Hamilton continued a
some length, stating that an admins
trGtion paper had truly said they di,
not hold this Convention upon South
ern soil, and said the only appropriat
place was in Philadelphia, where th
American Government was born.
After the speeches, Governor Ham
ilton was presented with the Speaker
4 gavel, used in the Charleston Conyen
ton which declared the Union dis
solved. The delegates were thei
marched to the National Hall.
The Committees on credentials ant
permanent organization were then an
pointed.
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The CHAPLAIN OF THE CLEVELAND Cox
vENrIoN-The Rev. Henry Ward Bee
cher has written letter approving of
the Cleveland Convention, which shows
that the war has taught him nothing,
while he has forgotten his own teach
ings. He is ready at once to abandon
the freedmen to their old masters, to
withdraw all military protection from
Union men in the South, while every
day shows that orr armies are neces-
sary TO prevent other massacres like
that of New Orleans. Mr.. Beecher's
sophistries are answered by the tele-
grams Of Gen. Sheridan. He cannot
accept the Chaplaincy of the Cleve-
land Convention, and he is fortunate
that accident prevents him from pray
ing for a cause which, we fear, will
too soon earn all good mems curses. -
N. Y. Tribune.
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Grand Isle County.


The vote on Senator stands as fol-
lows in Grand Isle County: II. c. Hill,
35S; p. Fleury, Is; Abel Brown, 17S;
Wm. Brown, l. Mr.. Hills majority
over all, 174
The officers elected are as follows:
A. r. Mannering and Jabez Ladd,
Assistant Judges; G. II. Hawrican,
Sheriff; John NJ. Hawrican, States At
torney; Lafayette Sowles, High Bal
lift; Homan Allen, Judge Of Probate