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Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-01-01
DR. JOHNSTON.

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within the last twenty years. and the irons i'm
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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29

: In favor OF the legality of Mr., stockton's
/ election, with only one dissenting voice
that of Senator Clarke of New Hamp
shire, The committee is composed OF
eminent lawyers, and reported doubt
less according to their legal convictions
without regard to party considerations
We subjoin the final vete on the ques'
I tion whether Mr.. Stockton was entitled
to his seat, with few words added from
the proceedings Immediately following
the vote:
Yess-Messrs. Anthony, Buckalew,
FCowan, Davis, Foster, Guthrie, Harris,
Hendricks, Henderson, Johnson, Lane OF
Kansas, McDougall, Morgan, Nesmith,
Norton, Poland, Riddle, salisbury, Stew,
fart, Trumbull, Willey-2l.
Nays-Messrs. Brown, Chandler
Clarke, CONFESS, Cragin, Creswell, Fes.
sender, Grimes Howe, Kirkwood, Lane
I of Indiana, Nye, Pomeroy, Ramsey
fisherman, Sprague, Sumner, Wade, Will
son, Yates-2O.
81 bO4OlG buG dUONC NOlC WAS duuOuuCtNl
] the confusion Increased on the floor.
Mr.. Sumner called loudly to Mr.. Nor.
Srill to vote, and Mr.. Morrill, recorded
his vote in the negative.
ME-. Stockton then rose and said he
held in his hand dispatch from his col.
'league, Mr.. Wright, stating that he
(Wright) had paired with Mr.. Morrill,,
and that he would hot have gone home
III he had not been able to do 80 on this
'question. A day or two since Mr.. Nor
lrill came to him (Stockton) and told him
he would be compelled to vote on this
Question, and asked him to notify Mr..
Wright to that effect, but it was too late
flor him to arrive here to vote. Believ-
ling Mr.. Morrill, to have violated the
agreement between him (MorrilD and his
colleague, he would ask the Clerk to
,call his (Stockton's) name.
Mr.. Stockton's name was called, and
he voted in the affirmative. This left
the vote % yeas against q nays.
Several Senators-You can't vote in
Your own case.
Several other Senators-He has as
good right to vote as Morrill, has.
Mr.. Morrill, rose to make an explana-
ton. He remarked that what Mr..
stockton had said was substantially cor
rect. 1t was true he had paired off with
Mr.. Wright. But on Wednesday even
ling he informed Mr.. Stockton that he
would feel constrained to vote on this
question, and he then suggested TO Mr.
Stockton to notify Mr.. Wright of this
fact. Such a length of time had elapsed
Since he paired that he did not feel
bound by it.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29

(which no small degree OF Commemorative
power is necessary. Before patent Isl
Igranted is must be proved, by careful
research among the records and by ref
;erence to the thousands of classified
models. that the principle is new, Al
certain form and specification must be-
prepared and sworn to by the inventors
,sundry afIidavits drawn, witnessed and
|fled; and finally the signature of the
Commissioner affixed after the docu-
ments have been carefully copied, re-
corded, classed and signed by the Secre-
,tary of the Interior.
A pension is applied for by an attor-
iney or agent. The claim has BEEN
drawn in accordance with prescribed
form; duly signed, witnessed and pre-
scented. 1t passes to the desk of a clerk
Ito whom the district from whence IT,
'comes is assigned. He carefully exam
ines the evidence afforded in it of the
service, wounding, Cor death, discharge,
'etc.. of the soldier upon whose name the
pension is sought. Having settled these
and other points, it is delivered to a
messenger who carries it to entry clerks
by whom suitable record is made of
facts, and the name and number trans
|ferred to huge index. 1t must then be
lsigned by the Secretary Of the Interior,
land finally receive the counter sigma
|ture of the Commission Of Pensions. In
these operations it will be seen that
comparatively slight errors would pro-
|duce great confusion and often cause Sc
|rious trouble. 1t is not that the tran
|sactions are intricate per Sc; but the
igreat number of applications, and vast
amount of business, causes such an in
finite variety of complications as rem
'ders much nicely Of discrimination nee
'cessary.
The Land Office has charge of the vast
national domain which was, or is now,
the property of the General Govern
'ment. Its business has been to survey
the lands and to bring them into market
1t wisely instituted, from the first, a
System Of surveys by tracing a meridi-
an line through section OF country and
Laying out townships with lines at right
Iangles with, or parallel to their merid-
|ian. The subdivisions Of each town
'ship were made on the same plan. The
Land Office has charge Of all local Off
ices where lands are sold and of all
igrants to Railroads, Agricultural Col
leges, and similar institutions. Its rec
lords fill almost countless folios. The
.sales of public lands are greatly cur
tailed, but the homestead law, together
with beneficiary grants of lands and the
lcurrent sales, give full employment to
its clerks.
| shall refer to this building and par.
lticularly to the curiosities and models
lcOntained in it, in another letter.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29
Important Testimony from an En-
envy.

The New York Herald, while it claims
TO be friendly to President johnson, has
invariably manifested o determined hos
tility to Republicans and the Repudli-
can party-never sparins the radicals in
its anathemas, although occasionally
sending a broadside of shot and shell
into the democratic hulk. The propri-
etor and editors being of the copper
democratic persuasion, it was expected
that it would lend its influence in favor
of the Connecticut democracy, in the
pending election there, by maintaining
the idea that the President favored the
democratic side, and desired the defeat
OF Gen. Hawley, the Union Republican
candidate for Governor. But we are
disappointed in this; the facts are too
strong for the New York Herald, and
that paper is compelled to admit that
the President is in sympathy with the
Onion PARTY, and desires the election of
Gen. Hawlcy and the balance of the
ticket which he leads.
The facts are these Mr. Cleveland,
ihe postmaster at Hartford, processes to
support the Presidents reconstruction
policy, in opposition to what he deems
the views of Congress, and therefore
rendered his resignation. The President
not feeling disposed to punish man
for thinking as he does, declined to &C.
cept his resignation. But Mr.. Cleveland
supports the democratic ticket; yet the
President is unwilling TO prescribe 8
man for difference of political opinion, 4
grand OLD idea of Jefferson in the purer
days of the Republic. Mr.. English is
the democratic candidate against Gen.
.Hawley, and the N. g. Herald raises the
question as to which candidate the Pres
,tent favors The democrats claim that
the Presidents refusal to accept Mr..
Clevelsnd's resignation is evidence that
he wishes the election OF Mr.. English.
But the Herald recounts the history of
the whole Presidential Connecticut ques-
ton, with its own views of it, thus:
In support of General Hawley Messrs.
f.. B, Owen and Wareham Griswold, of
Hartford, publish card, in which they
say that, accompanied by the General
and introduced by Senator Foster, they
waited the other day upon the President,
ane had full, free and satisfactory con-
yersation with him that in the course Of
THE conversation he said that it is
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29
The Case of Senator Stockton.

The fact that Senator Poland voted in
favor of Mr.. Stockton retaining his seat
as Senator from New Jersey, has created
| surprise among some Of his friends
while others excuse or Justify the vote
on the ground that the only real ques-
ton at issue was simply legal one,
The vote in the New Jersey Legislature
son which Mr.. Stockton was declared
elected, and by which he has hitherto
held his seat, gave him a plurality only,
| and not an absolute majority. Now
Judge Poland, and several other Repub-
! lican Senators, whose standing with
the great Union Republican party can
| not be invalidated andwhO voted with
souro Senator probably acted onthe as
Fsumed ground that State has the right
to adopt and be governed by its own rule
in regard to its mode Of eleeting Sena-
tors, whether by plurality or a major
itys rule. All know that the popular
elections in most of the States are de-
cided by the plurality rule-that is, in
most of them, it does not require a ma
jority OF the votes given to elect Gov
Sernor, members Of Congress, ete.,-but
the candidate having larger number
than any one of all the other candidates
1 is declared duly elected. Such good
/ and eminent Republican Senators as
h Anthony of Rhode Island, Trumbull of
Illinois, Foster of Connecticut. Lane of
Kansas, Harris and Morgan of New York
besides about as many more, who are
deemed little more conservative among
Union men, were found voting in com
pany with Senator Poland. Very likely
all these Senators would like to see a
mao OF sounder principles occupying
Stockton's seat; but that Is not a mat
ter subject to their control. Ii is how
ever their right and duty to determine,
any question brought before them relat.
/ ing to the legality of the election of any
one claiming seat among them. This
prerogative Judge Poland and other
Senators have exercised.
Senator Stockton's case was referred
| to the Judiciary Committee of the Sem
ate, in the early part of the session, and,
that committee, composed of five Re-
publicans and two Democrats, reported
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29

The Hon. Solomon Foot, United States
Senator from this State died at Wash
ington, at 8 o'clock, op Wednesday morn
ing. The people of Vermont will deeply
feel the loss they have sustained, and
the nation will mourn for the death OF
one who has served 1t so long, so faith
fully, and so ably, The State of YER
mont sustains loss in the death of
two Senators within the space of about
six months, which seems almost ire
parable.
The news of the death of Senator
Foot reached us just as we were going
to press, and we are therefore compelled
TO postpone more extended notice till
our next issue.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29
Our Washington Correspondence
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1922.

WAsHINGTON, March 10, 1922.
Editor Rutland Herald In accordance
with promise made in previous let
ter, L desire to speak of some of the
most prominent features of the Patent
Office |mterl0rIy. A building of such
generous proportions, it is fair to sup
Apose, must contain many rare and in
teresting objects. We will therefore be.
gin our examination systematically, as
I cending from the first floor to the roof
There are four stories, including the
first which is more properly'a basement,
sand. strictly speaking not a "stOry.'
The latter is dark dreary place, where
5stillness reigns supreme and the moist
granite walls weep tears Of loneliness
sto unsympathetc and sleepy watchmen.
i Rooms occupied by the defunct Census
Bureau, the engineers room, barber and
bath rooms, the heating apparatus,
sstores of stationery, wood, coal, docu-
zments, etc, complete the contents of
sthis level. Passing up selfsupporting
sstaircsse Of stone, we arrive upon well
slighted, warm and ample corridors
swhere, on each side, are situated many
soffices of different bureaux. The Depart
ment OF Agriculture, with its Museum
sand laboratory, large branch of the
Land office, the Indian Bureau entire,
many rooms belonging to the Bureau of
Patents. with nearly half Of the Pen
ssion office, will be seen upon walking
through the four great halls. Upon the
floor above are found the offices of the
sSecretary Of the Interior and his imme
sdiate assistants, the Commissioner of
Patents, with many examiners, the Com
missioner OF Pensions and a large por-
ton OF his clerks, Ithe Commissioner of
. the Land Office, the large library be !
longing to the Patent Office, and small
er one owned by the Interior Depart.
meBt.
1t thus appears THAI the three lower
stories are devoted to business; above
these We shall, find grand museum
which will merit more careful atten
,tion.
About 300 clerks are employed in this;
building, who are expected to be at theirl
desks at a. m, where they continue
with the allowance Of an hour for lunch.
until four p. m. The business of all theg
Bureaux are so systematized that il
loses it's complex character and seemsi
positively too simple and rudimentary;
to occupy the attention ofmature minds.
Still the greatest accuracyis required, for
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29

PETROLEUM BUSINESS AND NOT a SPEou,
LATIoN, When men of the national reputation
of the directors of the Reno Oil and Land Com
pany associate In Petroleum enterprise, we
feel sure that it ia no longer speculation, hut
business. Our readers will elsewhere fluid the
advertisement Of the Reno oil and Land Com
pany, of which Hon, Galusha A, Grow Is Presi-
dent, This Company, organized ON magnih-
cent scale, proposes to make Petroleum a bust
ness like gold lead, copper, iron, coal, and as
experience warrants US In believing, far more
profitable than either. The Company II will be
seen, owns twelve hundred acres in the oil re,
gion, the largest estate perhaps owned by any
one company The stock is 30 guaranteed
against loss by deposit in the National Treas,
ury, or investment in Government Securities,
that it becomes virtually Legal Tender oil
Stock. Every share will be redeemed at par on
presentation at the office Of the Company, We
may venture the belief, however, that under the
management of the gentlemen in the Board, and
with the immense development fund, the profit
will be so large that no holder Of Reno stock
will ever care to have his money returned
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29

MISTAKEN PoLICy.-We regret to wit
ness the attempt of the Montpelier Free
man to drive President Johnson from the
Union party, when the President mani
tests no wish to ally himself to his old
traducers and viliflers, and when he has
given no evidence that he has abated an
iota OF that devotion to the Union which
he manifested at a time and in state
when and where it cost something to be
Union man. We have no objection
to the Freeman's championship of Mr..
Sumner and his peculiar views, for we
hold that liberal federation of diffe-
rences among the men who have strug-
gled together to save the ship of state
when the storm was the most threaten
ing, Is vitality essential to the COM
plete paci6cation of the country-to it's
permanent unity and prosperity. But
the sooner the Freeman learns that
Charles Sumner is neither the President
of the United States, nor the embod-
iment of the great Union party, the
sooner will its editors head be clear.
We may honestly differ from the Pres
ident on questions pertaining to the ad-
justment of our national difficulties, and
frank and manly discussion of these
questions, will, we believe, ultimately
lead to results over which all true IN
ion men may rejoice. In the case of
Postmaster Cleveland, at Hartford, Ct.
! the Freeman strains point to arrive
at the conclusion that President John
son is at work to secure the success of
I the copperheads in the Connecticut
election !
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29
state OF Vermont.
By PAUL DILLLNGHAK GOVERNOR.
A PROCLAMATION.

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n"lio"e" I"s'oi'i' T,' uiT'''S9 vi 'ii0 N'i 10
nan heart, and our pubic and Individual neces'
sites, alike demand at this season united re
soynition of our dependence in all things uppn
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Ane " @ 70 -, w e''.' "Pponn'
FhlDA1, Ihk ldlh DAl of AFhlL NEAL,
10 be observed as a day of Humiliation, Fasting
and PRAYER nv the peoplc of this State And
.asn.atIy, orioin NO., tho,, thot tho,, .b. a.
"inent'' eHJo'n upon '"'H" moi '"oJ '"oh "o-
stain rom their usual employmenIs and OBJ
serve the day in the devOut spirit of the fathers
Assemhlinp in our respectiye places of public
-.ti INIT, ,,,,.aoI,,o. l., ,,a;ta,tia,
"oionp' P'O''i"Hs ~ Ponitol'4ai
confession OF our manltold sins as individuals
and as a people, and imploring forgiveness of
Abe same LET ma also on that day offer earnest
--S.1iaa,iar. 20 ,I,,i,rh.,, Ga
sappii'"'io,s W TNi'''is,'S "ou'
Ihat our hearts may ne penetrated with due
and humble. gratitude to Him VINO hath given us
the great victory, for the preservation of the
life OF this nation, and for all His numberless
and signal mercies;
That He will inspire all those in authority
with moderation and forbearance, with tirmness
IN the right, and with wisdom 10 eXtrlCate us
nom the perils which still remain, and to estab-
fish the nation on the lasting foundation of
equal and exact Justice to all men;
That He will allay the spirit of strife, restore
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29

STATE THE CASE FAIRLY.-The New
York Tribune stated that all the Eng
fish tory papers that sympathized with
the rebels in our late struggle without
exception, applauded both President
Johnson's recent veto and his speech on
THE 22d of February. This is probably
true. But the liberal papers of Eng
land, those that sympathized with our
IGovernment and the Union cause, also
approved of this veto, and, in the main,
.Of the speech. This fact the Tribune
'omitted all mention of Is this either
generous, fair or just? We are sorry to
see Walton's Journal following he ex-
ample. The approval by the bitter tory
land rebel-sympathizing press of Europe
,of President Johnson, or of any o. our
public Union men, is no consolation for
Jus; but not so of those liberal journals,
land men of the old world, who bravely
advocated the cause of the Union in the
darkest hours of the conflict; and it is
neither in good taste, nor just to truth
land the right, to ignore them
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29

too late In the day to ask him If he de.
sires the success OF the Union party In
view Of all the occurrences of the last
four or Ave years" and shat he does
desire IL THAT, whatever differences
OF opinion he has with members of that
party, he expects TO fight out within the
lines of that organization !" that, che
has appointed none but members of that
party TO office, and expects to continue
la that course :" that "he adherss firm
I ly 10 the principles of that party as laid
down by its last national convention, "
and that "there had been no interior
ence whatever by any member of the
administration, so far as he knew, with
the canvass in Connecticut"
This is good evidence in support OF
General Hawley and the republicans,
But the correspondence which has since
appeared between Mr.. CT veland, Post
master at Hartford, and the President
is claimed by the democrats TO be equal
ly good in support of Mr.. English. In
this correspondence Mr.. Cleveland says:
~ am opposing the election of Gen
eral Joseph r. Hawley, who openly dis
approves of your veto and your 22d of
February speech, and declines to sup
port your policy as opposed TO the radi-
cal majority in Congress" and that "if
my political action is not satisfactory
10 you beg you to receive my resigna-
ton as Postmaster in this city" The
President replies :-"Your political ac-
ton in unfolding my measures and pol.
Icy is approved. Your resignation,
therefore, is not accepted, but is here
with returned"
Thus, then, stands the case on both
sides. The President desires the sue
cess of the Union party by which he
was elected but he approves the course
of the Hartford Postmaster in upholding
the measures and policy of the admisis.
:ration, and on this ground declines to-
receive his resignation. The democrats
infer from this that, as Cleveland OPP
poses Hawley because Hawley opposes
the late veto, the President is in favor
OF the election Of English. As we un-
derstand the Presidents position it Is
this He approves the Hartford Post
master in supporting his policy and
his veto, and SO refuses his resignation,
said Postmaster opposes Haw
ley's election but in spite of Hawley|
Mr.. Johnson still adheres to the Repub
lican party"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29

emancipation, is johnson Republicans;
never took the rebel oath, and is SPLEEN
did compound of Northern energy, soft.
,ened to Virginia graciousness,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29

A Rich VsRMoNrBR.-Mr. Franklin
lSteaCns, the richest man in the Old Do
sminiOn, under the new regime, Is a Yer
Smonter, who has passed thirty Years in
Richmond, been twice married. and who
lis now worth, Unreal estate and cash. a
.million and half of dollars. He was
Ia violent Unionist, suffered in Castle
Thunder ami never kept Confederate
scrip week in his pocket; but loaned
1T for mortgages on all the farm lands
around, Every day enriches him. and
as the benefits OF freedom and peace are
fully developed, h. will probably be thu.
by the CnhaGced value of his
lands, Of twelve or fifteen millions. Hi,
mother is living-a merry-eyed and
handsome lady Of seventy-who talks
in the Shrewdest Vermont idiom, ana is:
a battery in herself, cut from the Green
Mountains. Stearns is one of the mostt
exceptional men OF wealth we have
His life is without meannPss or q lie
he is ssgacious, but not educated. and
his residence, on the slope of the James
River, is singularly simple and beauti. t
full. He owned negroes to the day of
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-03-29
PERRY DAVIS PAIN KILLER.

The great public benefacton, we are happy
to learn, is still mlflling its mission OF relief
and alternating many of the thousand Ills that
flesh is heir to- Its domain is the wide, wide
world, and wherever Yankee has set his foot,
l may be found doing its work Its virtues have
been so thoroughly tested, that ii needs no
lengthy recommendation, TO entitle IL to the
public confidence. 1t is emphatically housc.
hold remedy, and if kept on hand and used as
occasion may require, will save much suffering,
besides very sensibly diminishing the expenses
for medical attendance. Providence r. l. Week
iy Times.
A CARD.-The undersigned would take this
method to tender his thanks to his numerous
customers and the public generally for the lib
eral patronage bestowed the year past and at
the same time would most respectfully inform
them that he will continue the Ambrotype and
Photograph business in all their various
branches, and to greater perfection than hereto
fore, as he has recently proCurednew apparatus
land other improved facilities for so doing at
his old rooms in the bank building, Castleton.
VT A. H. PEPPER.
l March 2G 1862. 13-wlw.
AMERICAN LIFE DROPS, A household word
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Local and State items,

School DISTRICT No. 10, RUTLAND
At the annual meeting, last evening,
the following officers were elected for
the year ensuing:
Moderator, H. G. Clark; Clerk, G. c.
Ruggles; Prudential Committee, II. O.
Perkins, Benz. Tilley, Nathan Pierce
Treasurer, W. c. Landon; Auditor, w.
"A. Burnett; Collector, N. G. Dye. The
whole amount of money expended in the
district the past year for schools. re-
pairs Of the house and yard, &c, is
So, 276 90.