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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26
The Recent Storm and Freshet

The heavy equinoctial rain storm of last
week eliminated, on Friday afternoon and
evening, in one of the most sudden and perhaps
freshets that has occurred in this Sc ction
for many years. The later summer and ear
lier fall season of the present year has beer an
uncommonly wet one. So frequent we're the
showers during August and September, that
farmers have found it very difficult to secure
their later hay crops and grain harvests in any,
thing like fair condition. The ground had be-
come fully saturated with water, and, like .ur-
charged sponge, could hold no more Such
was the " situation hereabouts at the COM
mencement of the equinoctial storm last week.
1t then began raining anew but the fall Of
water was not continuous or unprecedentedly
large up to Friday noon. In fact at noon Fri
day, the sky was clear, the sun shining brightly,
the weather delightfully."- warm and the nov
ices in ~eatherology were in ecstacies, rejoic-
ing that the storms were over, that the time Of
the singing of birds was come, and were in
clined to laugh and rail at the barometer and
the old fogies,' that persisted in prophecy
ing \" storm ahead But their tri umph was
of very snort duration. The heavens were
soon overloaded, the windows were opened,
the rains began to descend, and till late that
evening, the Rain King stalked abroad in his
might. Those who at first thought there
&" was mt going to be much of a shower" be-
came alarmed and began to look about ner-
vously for the appearance of an ark for some
| refuge from the floods that were round about
them.
The ground being unable to hold drop
more of the liquid element, the waters at once
sought the natural water courses of the coun-
try, and every little rivulet was swollen to
river, and all the streams went surging along
their way bearing upon their turbulent bosoms
the Commerce of the sountry''-a most ILL.,
assorted cargo in truth, consisting Of the debris
of former foods. of pumpkins and pc tatoes, of
corn in the shock and hay in the stack, parts Of
mills, bridges, houses, barns, fences, animals,
e.c,-hurrying them all along-not exactly in
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26
There was a smart thieving operation Sd

There was smart thieving operation sue
cessiully carried out IN the town of Chiches-
ter, N. h., few nights since. Three hogs
were stolen on the same night from three diff
ferent farmers In that town. La one instance
the thieves woke man up in mis- farm house
told him that one of their hogs had got out
OF their wagon into the road, and asked his
assistance to put him back. The farmer got
up, dressed himself, and readily complied and
In the morning as he went to feed his hog, he
missed the " morning grunt," and on looking
into the pen he found him non est. He had
assisted the thieves to steal his own porker.
AT another house the former heard a saueal
in the road late in the night, and going to the
door saw a man struggling with porker.
The same story was repeated, and assistance
given as at the other house, and the same
scene was enacted at the pen in the morning.
These incidents cause considerable merr,men
at the expense of those who helped the md
night porkertes.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

SENATOR HowE's COUNsEL.-Senator Howe
of Wisconsin was welcomed home by his neigh
bors of Madison, to whom he made address
concluding with the following spirited words
s'FeIlow citizens, l have detained you too
long already. The issue is with you. know
there is fearful apprehensions in the public
mind that some great public danger is pend
ing. There is no danger whatever. The peo-
pie of the United States masters of the
situation. The supreme authority is in you. If
you want this chore DONE you ca send rep
resentatives there to do it !; but ii you don't
want it done, you continue TO send such repre-
ssntatives as you have had there, and it will
not be done. You may rely upon that. The
President of the United States cannot coerce
the Congress of the United States-cannot CO.
erce the people of the United States. If he
tries he will fail in it. If be attempts by any
| revolutionary means to effect it, he will simply
become q criminal before the law, and he will
cease to be President of the United States.
That is all. (Cheers.) You are masters OF the
| situation. Stand where you Be firm
be resolute be true to your convictions, and
| not only will your representatives in Congress
! continue to obey that will. but the President o.
the United States, whom you made and whom
you can unmake, will soon learn to obey your
will. Rest upon that. Enthusiastic ap
plause.)"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26
MONTPELIER MAseEr, sep.. 2e.

PzovlsIoss.-ButteI 81 as Chees 14to l.
lard % o IS. TslIov, IS. Dried Apple Is &c e
sggs,23 cents. Potatoes, 30 81 Beans, $50 to
I75. West India Sugars IL to 10. Refined Sugars
To- Maple Sugar, 10 to Il. Peas, 81 Is to l,5o
Appies-sO,O on 600 per bbs.
FLora-Extrs, $3.50 to 1850 DoEbI' Extrs
$1,000 to 1900. super-EStrA, - 90 to 300.
GRAIN AID HAE.-Corn, Sl,1O. oats, o. Herds
grass Seed, s6,0Ot go per bushel. Glover l3 10
perpound. Hay, SIS to 1sper ton. Rye also
IIsCaLLAKxous-Dry and green hard 80
900 shingles, 81 SO % 90. WooI-comnol +o
, 90 lark 500 10 hooper eord: Mans. 7,oC-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

HArrI.-The present condition of the Hay
ten republic is deplorabe. President Gefard
has become justly unpopular, aud revolution
airy movements are frequently taking place,
which, when supp sied in one quarter, break
out in another. Incendiary fires are Of fire.
quent occurrence, and are very destructive
The restlessness of the people is very great
Geffard is president for life, and as he insists
on continuing ia Office, there is no remedy
but revolution; and this is very bad one. 1t
is probable, no wever, that he will before long
be compelled to give place to some revolution
airy leader, who will rule uayti as q dictator
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

The Johnson Sold iers' Convention at Cieve-
land, last week ihinly attended, and polI-
ic,liy has no significance. Ii approved OF the
platform Of the arm-ln-arm, Philadelphia Con-
vention, and adopted an address which was a
feeble mixture of kaymond's address, and
Beechers letter. 1t also received a teiegra phiC
greeting from the rebel General Forrest, oi
Fort Pillow memory, and sent back despat n
thanking him for 1t. The weather was exceed
lngly disagreeable and wet, and after two O!
three days of cold and cherries proceedlngs-
engineered by that distinguished Brea
Butter Brigadier General Senator DooAttle-
Il was glad to adjourn and go home.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

NAB kRTs.-Nkw YORK, Sept. "a Cotton firm ssies
$500 bales; midding So SIC. Flour IS sher
sales p 400 bbs State - IS II 25 hoop Oho
$40 l3 SIS; Western 8 20 1 lI25; Southern
decidedly frmer.
Wheat to Sc higher sales $4,000 bushels Corn
to &c low sales Is3, 600 bush mixed Western
s. to see. Beef unchanged Pork dull and lower
sales 1900 bbls s32 95 Lard firm sales as
bills I7ito 1910. Whisky firm.
MoNKrARY.-Stocks better. Treasury 73-l0s I05i ,
e S. ISL u .il0-4Os 9Ss [. S.Coupon Skies
of 1881, 1904. Gold l44t
Money a 10
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

ONE OF PRESIDENT JoHNsoN's FRIENDs-
Hon. Jacob Thompson of Mississippi. famili-
afly called Jake Thomson, formerly of Bochan-
ans Cabinet, afterwards conspicuous rebel,
charged by President johnson with guilty
knowledge of the assassination of President
Lincoln, chief of that portion of the rebellion
which had its base in Canada, and engaged
in the business of pillage and murder on the
Western frontier, has great solicitude lest
q" my policy" should not prevail. Hear this
rebel:
= "If he fails, the Constitution is buried !;
civil rights will become bywords, liberty is
gone, and . deep gloom of inevitable darkness
hangs over the destiny of the greatest people
in the world"
Thompson formerly used the same Language
in depicting the consequences of the failure
of the rebel confederacy. 1t is evident that
he considers johnson as having given new
hope to the &c lost cause"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

The RIGHT OF SECESSION CONTINUED
The Court of Appeals, the highest judicial u
thority in Virginia, has recently confirmed the
validity of the Secession ordinance OF 1861.
and the R.eigh On. c. Progress. in COM
menting upon this decision, says that . the
same judicial idea is held by nine-tenths, per-
haps, of the Southern people," 1t adds, that,
although it may not be expedient to uphold
secession now, it ought to be distinctly un-
derstood that our section has not yielded the
point of right 10 the dispute" As soon as the
Southern States are left wholly to the politica
control of the men who inaugurated secession
does any one doubt that they will all insist
with this Virginia Court, that secession wal
valid +? And is there any way to prevent thu
result, except by so reconstructins these States
that their political ard Judicial control shall be
in the hands of those who never believed II
the right of secession
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

JoHNsoN's SPEECHEs.-Some patient and
persistent individual, who has read enc of
Johnson's recent speeches, condenses their
argument as follows
a.. The rebel States were never out of the
Union, and by no possibility could they 90
out.
ii. The rebel States can only be brought
back into the Union by means Of my poll
cy.'
iii. There never were any rebel States
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

SOUTHERN HATRED OF THE FRKKDhKN.-The
Albany Erening Journal publishes the follow
ing extract of letter from gentleman In
that city
JEFFERSON, Texas, Aug. %, 1866.
"FRIEND WILL: This is a great country.
We hare fight every day With the Id
nigoers. You can bet ,cc slaughter them BY the
wholesale. | think in the course of . few
wears we will have white settlement. Tell
your father-in-law | am making good use of
the revolver he gave me.
Yours truly, e. b. b.
The Neo Orleans Tribune thus speaks of
the condition of loyalists in the South:
When teacher goes to some village and
OPEN a school for colored children, be is
turned out and not seldom beaten, stabbed or
killed When a man of liberal principles
speaks of liberty and of human rights IN our
country parishes, he is at once threaten ed
with assassination. There is no political lib
erty in the South, outside OF a few cities,
under the protection of our flag, the incen-
diaries Of Mobile and the assass sins of New
Orleans and Memphis tell the tale of the lib
critics we enjoy"
Yet there are men who claim to be friends
of the Freedmen, and who yet affirm that the
surest way to give to the colored people edu-
cation, civiliza alton and political rights, is to
give them up wholly to the control of the
local Government F." whose officials never
bring to punishment the white men guilty OF
these outrages How sad that Mr.. Beecher
should be enc of these men !,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

SLIGHTLY lNcONsIsTENT.-Our readers will
remember that sometime last spring, previous
to the New Hampshire election, President
johnson promoted an official, who refused to
pay anything toward Republican election ex-
penses in that State, and particularly and pub
IcIy commended the independence the young
seotlsuas exhibited. There we're few so SIM
pie - TO give johnson any credit then for hon
esty Of purpose in what be did, and those few
must have their simplicity enlightened by this
time, whsn the whole patronage of the govern.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

New JERszY-The Legislature OF New
JERSEY has ratified the constitutional amend
ments by strict party vote. 1t was ono OF
the last states to ratify the abolition amend
ment, and its alacrity to mark its appreciation
of the civil rights and representation amend
ment, is in favorable contrast to its course
while under Democratic rule.
The Legislature also elected Alexander g.
Cstteli, a Radical. to the seat in the u. 3.
Senate made vacant by the vote of the Senate
declaring Mr. Stockton not legally chosen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

The New York Times, after supporting the
Johnson and copperhead policy for some
weeks, is hauling off from its new friends,
and now says:
- The people OF the Northern States will
not hand over the Government to the control
Of the Democratic party, under its old organ
izitIoD and its old leaders. Both rendered
themselves thoroughly and justly obnoxious
to the loyal. patriotic sentiment of the nation
by their hostility to the policy of the Govern
ment during TIE war
The Times, Oh consulting it's rapidly dim
inishing subscription list, found copper-John-
sonism was not popular.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

During the passage of u thunder cloud on
Wednesday morning, the Vermont and Boston
Telegraph lines were struck by lightning
The charge passed through offices at
Waterbury, Essex junction and Burlins-
ton, burning the relays and going off with
explosions which were taken for the discharge
OF firearms by Passengers in the depot at the
junction.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26
President johnson said in one of his 81

President johnson said in one Of his ST.
Louis speeches. 6 l reckon l have pardoned
more men, turned more loose, and set them at
liberty that were imprisoned, l imagine,
than any other man on Gods habitable globe.
Ii was this same Andrew johnson who said
" treason must be made odious and trail
tors punished +" yet he has the efirontery
to claim that he has kept every pledge he
ever made.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

The New York World, few days since, pa
raded FIVE names consciously as representa-
tive men Of the United States, approving the
Copperhead politics of the present time. These
representative names we're Charles FRANCIS
Adams, Ulysses S. Grant, HenIy Ward Beech
er, Benjamin K. Curtis, and David g. Farm
gut. Not one of these, except Curtis, has ever
publicly endorsed the Sc Conservative policy.
Beecher ssys he is Republican. and no John
son man. Gran, says he is NO politician. Far
ragut Gays he is " disgust<d with the Presi-
dents conduct, and Adams has not spoken at
all. So much for the representative men. ="
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

The THIRD DISTRICT. The papers in the
Third Distric, intimate that new and su on ger
candidate than Mr.. Hoyt will be brought out
before the next oalloting in that District for
Congressman; and they claim that many gen
temen who voted for Mr.. Baxter, will vote
for this new man. The st. Adams .hesssn-
ger, on the other hand, says there is no deser
ton from the ranks of Mr.. Bakers supporters,
and that he will be elected on the next ballot
by as large plurality as he had at Freeman's
meeting.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

Nor THKKE.-Tne Tribune correspondent a t,
the Cleveland-J ohnson-Soldiers' Convention,
mentions some nota bilities whom be did not see
there. lie says:
81 scanned the crowd carefully but
couldn't see Grant, nor Hooker, nor Sheridan
nor Thomas, nor Sherman, nor Sickles nor
Hancock, nor Logan, nor Howard, War
rem, nor Griffin, Ord, nor GIbbon nor
Humphrey, nor Wright, nor Banks, nor Ter
~, nor Crook, nor Mower, nor Fitzpatrick,
nor Rosecrans, nor Burnside, nor Psrke, nor
Merritt, nor Scofeld of the army nor could |
seeFarragut, Porter, Winslow, Boggs, Row
an, nor Dahleren of the navy.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

According to the Cleveland Leader, when
the President 6oished bis dispute with the
crowd in that city, Senator Doolittle said to
him q" Mr.. President, did you not lower your
dignity in responding to the crowd ?" "Damn
my dignity responded the President, g. was
bound to give 'em back what they gave me-"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

The Alexandra, La, Gazette says that
Rufus King Cutler of New Orleans, aggrava-
ted by Gen. Sheridan's dispatches and rem arks,
sent q friend to the Commander of the De
partment of the Gulf to inquire if thai
military parsonage would accept challenge,
and that the General eaid that if Cutler or
any of his friends called on him for any such
purpose he would kick them out of his quar-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

The Washington County Sunday Sehoo
Union viii hold its second annual Meeting at
Marshfeld, on Thursday, Oct. 4, 1866, com
mencing at 10 o'clock, A. NJ. The forenoon
session will be devoted to business, aud al
will be given to the children. The devoted
and eloquent champion of Sunday Schools
], ID. FoOte, Esq, of Syracuse, New YorS,
will be present all day, and address each meet
ing. 1t is earnestly hoped that the friends q
the Sabbath School, especially in that section
OF the county, will secure general Attendance
Jos. POLAND, Pre-. ideut.
MonfneIier Sent % 1894
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

The Philadelphia Press, speaking Of An
drew JohnsOn's declaration to the tailors of
that city that " Our Great Father of the
world was tailor suggests that the
/" Great Father" referred to, is the Father
OF Lies, whose trade is, as everybody knows,
going about sowing tsres-s sort of timer
ant tailor"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

Maynard. in F4nuel Hall, st tied the issue
with admirable terseness. The question is,
he said, whether you shall reconstruct the
disloyal states or whether they shall recon
struct you
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

The Copperheads of New York had the i'm
pudence to appoint Gen. Fremont one OF their
delegates to the .bnson soldiers convention
At Cleveland. Gen. Fremont docs not BE-
long to that party.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

Reported aud teegraphed expressly for the Green
Mountain Freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON,
For the week ending Wednesday, Sept. 26,.ls6s
The following is the amount of stock at Market
Cattle , Sheep. s hot Fat Hogs yeals
Last week, 276l 1ls47 $50 $50 100
One year ago, 1899 1osss 1880 1929 1901
to l4Oo I'd quality Sl2 so to 1905 81 sli 90 l2OO
per cwt light of hides ia low and dressed btef
choicest estern, $1,000 to oO,O0 Bulls $500
woiking o1sn.s1so to $50 per pair or according
farrows and dry, SIS to IS. E1tra 900.
BIS 90 - $500 .hree years old, $500 to 65,Oo
sheeI-s4 % to 8 So Sheep and Lambs in let's,
81 so 10 siT5.
shotes. Who esa.e, Ii to l3c; retail, IL to l5c.
Fat Hogs 10 12to licper Id Spring Pigs, 90 tooOc.
Hides-Brishton, 10 ~ to lie. Country lots
to I0c.
Calf skins 25c per lib.
Tallow-9 to loo pr lb. Country lots to s &c
Pei;s-75c to 81 90.
Observation-Disclosures the East nor the West the North
South, have held bac kths week far the
Der of cattle is concerned Al Cambridge and Medford
nearly 1900 were landed in good yesterday
ing-fOO more than last week about 1890 from the
West instead of 100 last week about 700 from Maine
instead of $50 week ago Notwithstanding this an
usually large number the best portion of the stock at
these only small part of the whole number
the ou nd the bulk of their stock their hands
and buy making all of excuses and apologies
for purchasing consequently large number were
left unsold at Cambridge
At Brighton stock during nearly all the
afternoon, which, of course, materially nterfered with
the progress trade Here the large supply being bet
ter known than the forenoon Cambridge
made very close
ous indeed, that they offered decidedly better terms
equal, drovers said, nehdlf three fourths
cents per pound from last weeks prices, aud still
duler trade and lower prices anticipated this afternoon
This number OF sheep is less than last week by
hundred, and prices just about the Most the
druves were sold at from 81 80 10 I, CO.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

President johnson, in his recent stumping
tour, said JEFF. Davis wasn't tried because
Judge Chase would mt try him. This is like
other misrepresentation OF this presiden tisl
demagogue. jeff Davis has never been turned
over to the courts at all. He is yet military
prisoner at Fortress Monroe, and Judge Chase
is no more responsible for his not being tried,
than he is for the sumpsuous prison fare which
President johnson furnishes this chief of
traitors
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

The organization of the Grand Army of
the Republic " in Illinois now numbers 10000,
all officers and men who served in the army
during the war
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

ADMIRAL FARRAoUT.- The Coppsrheads
have made conspicuous parade OF Admiral
Farragut's name, as one Of the principal men
10 the country endorsing President johnson 8
policy, and his presence with the President In
his recent elec.ioneeriDg tour is given Is con-
elusive evidence of the truth of their claims.
Upon the strength of this belief, they appoint
ed the Admiral as a delegate from New York
to the Soldiers and Sailors Johnson Conven.
ton at Cleveland, held last week. The Admi-
raj however, did mt attend that assembly, nor
write letter, which is tolerably good evidence
that he did MT sympathize with the crowd.
The truth, probably, is that Farragut occupies
politically, about the same position as Genera
Grant, and the latter's position is fully explain
ed in another place.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

FAcTs WORTH KsowIss.-2ev. ID. MoH-s, Ct'"
River, N Y, says in a letter. " l know II q si'4
many who have had their hair restored by The Use "
Mrs b. A. Aliens Worlds Hair Rsstorer and H''-
balls anum therefore recommend them"
Sold by druggists everywhere Depot, 1875 "'''-
wich s., New York T&NsI
tbs HAIR A CROWN GLogr.-He whose insel-
has invented something to prevent prema'ui'
ness, arrest the Falling Out of the Hair, Promo
Growth, Eradicate Aumors and Hair Eaters hSef
Sc alp in L Good and HI alIhy condition. and oh'Ds
Hair TO its Natural, Original Color, is indetu =
benefactor. All this = Bar rett's Hair hes'oiN
seems to do to a charm, a a mass of tesiimo"'
some of the most prominent and IuhuentiaA Gus" -
the country will show and so far as we AHo'' -
all concur in the fact that the Effect, afIef us''s
otte only, is truly miraculous.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

ment is being used by Mr.. johnson and his
Ring. as gigantic political bride. And he
not only removes from and appoints men to
office as means of corruption, but he is the
head of the triple combination which, with
headquarters at Washington, is sending such a
circular as this to every federal official in the
country:
From your official relations with the Pres
ident. we presume you will cheerfuly aid his
friends and supporters in the great contest in
which they ore now engaged. One method Of
doing this will be by reasonable contribution
of yourself and friends to aid in meeting the ex-
penses necessarily incurred by US in this mat
ter"
About how many officials who refuse this
" reasonable contribution" do our readers sup
pose President johnson will conspiciously pro-
mote, except by way of execution?
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-26

The WORD FOR THE HoUR.-Let our laws
and institutions speak not of white me-, not
Of red men no; IF black men, not of men of
any race or complexion but like the laws
of God, the Ten Comman iments, and the
Lords Prayer, let them speak of people
Horace Maynard