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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

Ar the annual meeting ofthe New England
Agricultural Society, held in Boston, March \, the
following officers were elected:
President Dr. Geo. B. Loring, salem, Mass.
Secretary Daniel Needham, Boston.
Treasurer Isaac X. Gage, Baskerville, n. II.
Vice-Presideni Tor Vermont Daniel Kimball,
Rutland
Vermont Trustees: George Campbell, West
minister; Henry CLARK, Poutneyi Eben Bridge,
Pomfret; Thomas Sanders, Brook6eld; d. Il.
Potter, St. Adams.
The above was given enormously in the Boston
papers
L. See advertisement Of Hcadley's History OF
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

Washington, d. c., August Is, 1865.
G0r William h.. Sharkey, Jackson, Miss [
am gratiiied TO see that you have organized your
Convention without difficulty. | hope that with
ont delay your Convention will amend your State
Constitution, abollshing slavery, and denying to
all future Legislatures the power to egislatc that
there is property in man aud also that they will
adopt the amendment 10 the Constitution Of the
United States abolishng slavery. II you could
extend the elective franchise TO all persons Of col
or who can read the Constitution Of the United
States in English, and write their names, and to
all persons OF color who own real estate valued at
not less than $3.50, and pay taxes thereon, YOU
would completely disarm the adversary, and sci an
example the other states will follow. This YOU
can do with perfect safety, and you thus place the
Southern States, with reference TO free persons of
color, upon the same basis with the Free States 49,
hope and trust your Convention will do this. and
as a consequence the radicals, who are wild uDon
negro franchise, will be completely foiled in their
attempts to keep the Southern States from renew
ing their relations TO the Union, by not accepting
their Senators and Representatives.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
President Of the United States
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

BAcKwooD's EpNBURGH MAGzINE-CoHs
tents Of the January Number-Sn Brooke Foster
brooke Part VIII. J. S. Mill on our belief ion
the External World, being review of Mr. Mills
review of Sir. w, llamiton's Philosophy Swift
zerand in Summer and Autumn, Part III more
Of Cornelius ODowd's talk Of men and Women,
aud other things in general part five Of Memoirs
Of the Confederate War for Independence, and
three other good articles.
LONDON QUARrERLy REVIEW Contents of
January Aumber--Liwngston' Zambes and its
Tributaries Simon de Montfort, Earl Of Leicester
Tennyson's Enoeh Arden; Sant-Beuye; Groto's
Plato Miss Berry's Memoirs; Palgraye's Ara
biai Caricature aud Grotesque in Literature aud
Art The Coming Session.
WESTMINSTER REVIEW. Contents of the jan
uary Number-John Stuart Mill on the Phioso-
ply Of Sir William Hamilton Precursors Of the
French Revoluton-Sant-Pier and D'Argenson
Lord Palmerston Coleridges Writings Phys-
illogical periments--Nyisecton The Polish
Instruction OF 1868 DR.. Liyingstons Recent
Travels and Contemporary Literature.
TERMs.-For Blackwood or any one Of the
Reviews wiz, London, Edinburgh, North Brit
ish, and Westminster Quarterly Review,) 81.
Blackwood and any one Reviews, ST. The four
Reviews, SIP. Blackwood and the four Reyiws,
SO Leonard Scott a Co., Publishers, SO Walk
or Street. n. Y.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

TEVNEssrE.-The evidence taken by the Com
mittee on Reconstruction shows that a majority Of
West Tennessee is still disloyal, and majority Of
East Tennessee decidedly loyal while in Middle
Tennessee the people are quarreling Gercely on
account Of the rebellion 1t is bad showing,
and yet everybody says Tennessee is better fitted
for admission than any OF the Southern States -
The Union men Of the House disagree on the
resolution to admit Tennessee, some of them
ayalng themselves of tbs above report doubtless
to argue for the admission of East Tennessee
only.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

BURLINGTON is in want Of good water, and it is
opposed to pump it up TO the top of the hill from
the lake or river
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09
gJlatrbman & State 5ournaI.
BY EP. WALTON
MONTpELIER. MARCH 9. i06s.


tures of Minnesota and Wisconsin adopted rcso- /
I,,,,,, .,,.,.o;,,, ,b, ,ctio, of Congross ON tbe
"lt ~. -.
Freodmen's Bureau bill. In the Wisconsin Legis-
lature the vote stood thus yeas, 62 nays, 32.-
| This vote implicitly condemns the President and |
Senator Doolittle on that question. The Mime
sofa Legislature rejected a resolution commenda-
tory Of the Presidents policy. The Pennsylvania
Legislature has also approved Congress, and inn
pliedly condemned Senator Cowau. These things
show how the wind blows but let not Congress
get proud, nor the President wrathiul, but rather
try to dc something to settle the troublesome ques-
tons satisfactorily. The people will Judge justly
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Foster Grimes Harris, Henderson Howe Kirk
wood, Lane Of Indiana, Morrill,, Nye, Poland,
Tomefoy; ramsey sherman, 2pIag Ne, sumner
Va,o. %
Nays-Nlessry Buckalew Cowan, Davis, Dixon
noohttle Guthrie, Hendricks, johnson, Lane OF
kansas noi'2uea" gan Neslri1' .,9i WI
Wr;DLI iS
Absent-Messrs Foot (who is sck), Howard
(who has gone home to attend his wite's funeraD'
Z and Wright (who Is sick)-5.
So both Houses have resolved that no Senators
e or Representatives from any OF the late rebel
r. states shall be admitted by either House until
Congress hes determined that such state is IN a
condition that entities it to representation.
OF the absent Senators, two would have voted
yea, and one nay, making the vote 81 to 10
Among the nays are SIX who owe their election TO
the Republicans, to wit Cowan, Dixon, Doolittle'
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i a,5 ,,roo,i.doo rLo no,o,.r,,. ~ ,orr.o .,,o,
l' the idea to fitness, and insist that the rebeh
Y must all be admitted. The old state rights ply
~ lactery is broad enough to the sin Of rebel
a lion now, as it did in the inception Of the rebel
40 lion. Davis, Of Kentucky, was decidedly reyolu
40 tionary He declared that the President has su
re- preme power to decide who are Senators and Rep
a. resentatiyes just as though tho Constitution Dis
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~ power-it is his highland would advise him t
- exercise it. He has the right at any day to ascer
taln, wn.re theIe are inherent ooaies, members O
II, r. tLo Sntber,, ,nd tbs, ~
II admitting them to their seats constitute naiort
e. ami by he Etecgoi he o,,o5t IN sTsrri,s H.
VI right, acknowledgements anu other dan
~ to recognize tie opposition he,e and the souther
: members as lD'JoIl'y OF '1e SENATE
Az A srEp FoRwARp The Joint Committee OF
ID RECOMMENDATION has reported to the House. throuo
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

DoRMAN b EAToN, ESQ. formerly Of Calais,
has been appointed Counsel to the Metropolitan
Board OF health, New York City Now clearly
] he ought to have diploma as Doctor Of Laws.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

The Music OF HoME.-We find the fol-
lowing in the correspondence of Worcester
contemporary, and recognize in it valuable
hint:
An the world cannot study the classic in
literature, and learn to become captyated by
its enhancing beauty and periectness, but al
most all can read their mother tongue, and
are ever ready to recognize the beautifully
familiar, and the delicatey simple, in her less
pretending literature. Now ust so is it in
music the masses love to welcome, under
skillful hands, the airs. home born, the charm
of whose melody Gains at once the whisper
ings of the audience, and are responded to
with grateful enthusiasm, almost always"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

Coon CHANCE FOR WATcH-MAKER.-Se adj
yertisement of c. C. Childs.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

The wife Of John a, Basson, (late LIST Asst. p.
NJ. General, and now NJ G. from Iowa. has
commenced a suit for divorce. Mrs. Kasson is
a sister Of Mr., Elliot, NJ, G. from Massachusetts
OF course the offence alleged for such a proceed
ing among such parties was very aggrayating.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

InE Commissioner OF the Freodmen's Bureau
has issued a circular directing each Assistant
Commissioner to consult the State laws with re-
gard to marriage and divorce Of white persons.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE

The largest Sabbath School Of the Congpga-
tional denomination in New England Is that Of
the Berkeley Street church in Boston. which has
l4l6 members Winthrop church, in Charlestown,
Mass, has 92i members, and the South Parish
church of Augusta, Me-, sl2. Only fourteen
churches in New England report Sabbath Schools
numbering over 500.
BEUvA1s- Never in the'history OF East Ten
nessee has greater interest been manifested by
her citizens ON the subject OF religion. religious
reyiyals being in progress all over the land and
hundreds are being added to various denomina-
tons Of the Christian church.
The revival interest still continues in Cincinnati
the several churches holding meetings every even
ing during the week.
The new Congregational church at Burlington
was dedicated on Tuesday of last week, the Rev.
DR.. Kirk Of Boston preaching the sermon. It is
handsome and commodious building.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

Milton, when blind, married shrew. The
Duke Of Buckingham called her rose. "
am no ldge Of colors," replied Milton, "but
dare say you are right, for feel the thorns
| daily"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

u See advertisement of Hcadley's History Of
the War, a brilliant, racy, and taking book.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

The speech of Senator Fessenden is succinct,
clear, and complete defence of the Committee
on Reconstruction and the action Of the majority
in both Houses of Congress The facts put the
President in the wrong and will keep him there
in public Judgment until the neglect to furnish the
papers asked shall have been satisfactorily cx-
planned.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-03-09

The BILL introduced 10y Senator Poland in ref
erence to bountes, provides that in the case of
the death of any person entitled to such bounty,
if living, his widow may apply for and receive the
bounty, or child or children, if there is no
widow, and she can marry without invalidating her
claim if she first makes her application.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-02

The report Of the proceedings Of III"
Virginia Convention Of Committees ON yes
to-day will I've found elsewhere in "ur
columns. We congratulate the people al
tic State upon the result % lis labors. \
full delegation Of representative men mas
been sclected-mcu Of high characters, hne
abilities, and many of them Of national re-
rU,aticn. There are some few names on
the list which, perhaps, VIC might have
wished 10 see omitted and doubtless there
arc some 10 which others will object let
The delegation, ~ a whole, is an excellent
ono. We trus. that they Will all attend
tac Convention, or, if unable to do so,
,raf each man will promptly notify hS al
ornate. We understand that the names
d; the delegates, and 81 their al,crnatcs,
are arranged in the same order. t, that
The ~Gr>t.named alternate Is u take tie
flacc Of Tho ~lrSt-namcd delegate, AID 50
an through tho list.)
The Convention very properly declined
10 trammcl the delegates with instructions,
II we cannot trust the men chosen, il
would hc better 10 have u" representative,
in the Convention.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-02

will be the fate of all the irregular and
anomalous proceedings and plots OF the
day. AZ we'll elsewhere a. in Louisiana, II
the good sense of the nation does not rise
superior to the conspirators, and rct.stah-
ii>h the laws, and constitutional forms, ana
uSapcs of the land. These and the conSc-
oucnt elevation OF the people and the
states to 4 perfect equality under 'he
Constitution can alone save the country
from disruption and ruin.
The negroes, n another natural coh>c-
uucncc OF the Radical acts IN Louisiana,
were drawn into the ARENA and assisted, in
their ignorance and impulsiveness, in pro-
yoring the hloodshed that ensucd. SO will
il be everywhere in the south where such
i>sucS are raised.
II is Il source Of heartfelt pride and sat-
i>faction that President JOHNSON has in
this matter acted III 4 wise and determined
manner. His admirable dispatch of the
&0th to the Attorncy-Gcucra Of Louisiana,
which We publish under the Geographic
head this morning, is right, downright, and
fra. He tells hiu. 10 call on the military
/ for Il sufficient force to aid the civil au-
tho,itics "m >Ip.r,ssiug all Illegal or I'M
Ia" lul assemblies "h" USurp or ASSUME t."
"c>crcisc any power or authority trttho"t
d" firs: iatiloy 0Lluiu,d The consent Of he
"PEOpLE OF TIE STATE. Ii there is
"to be Il convention, Let It be composed OF
d" delegate, chosen from the pcopie o. NE
"WHULE STATE. TnE rEorL MUST EE
"cu>suIrED IL rct,rGoco to changes 81 me
'or!apic hnr> Of Nr state. CSCRPA-
"TION WILL NOT BE TOLERATED."
Here is something new in this agc-it
sounds like Il voice of other days. III Il
encouraging t. true patriots and honest
mcu-it brings ont AT last the true prlncl-
pie that the people, in their malc>ty,-thc
pcoplc of the whole State, and the whole
people of the Statc,-arc the source of an
tlority and power, and power or authority
attempted TO be exercised without their
consent or appreciation is %usurpation; and
| what is more, and better still, "usurpa-
ton will not be tolerated" All honor 10
ANDREW JOHNSON.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-02
Great Britain.

Mr.. Mitchell, In his last Paris letter,
alludcs TO the speech of Mr.. DIsRAELI, to
which we referred a few days since, as
furnishing the solution of the neutrality Of
England in the late European war. Mr..
mitchell. had predicted her attitude: but
did not attribute it to the motive that is
explained by NJ. DIsEAELI, namely: that
England has grown too great to be bothered
with the troubles OF the Continent. Mr..
MITCuEI. thinks this satisfactory. He
says:
"England has outgrown these small
European %suuabbleS. Time was when she
was but little more than a mere European
Powcr-a leading and controlling one II Is
true /; and at that time she may have con
descended to regulate by treaties inc
differences and boundaries OF these little
| States. But now she has grown 10 great
As to he above all that. She is no longer
a mere European Power, but an AeIat'c'
an african, an American, and al austria
Ian Power and the metropolis oiTaXrahu
maritime empire, on which the sun, etc.
and. morcovc., tic main hope ana stay ..
civilization, without which the ninctccht..
century could never get along. it's to"
much 10 expect that = people occupying
this noble position should spend its time
and its none in the petty dISp"tcS q
German princes and Italian kings and
French cinpcrors. The displacement. OF
some tribe in Contra! Asia is of more rca!
consequence to English interests than tic
! conquest of an Austrian Enpirc.'
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-02
More Islands.

We observe some indications Of a desire
States. Ii is now said that the Sandwich
Islands are rs necessary TO the commercial
and political Interests Of the United States
rs is the island OF Cuba and We suppose
We may reverse the remark by saying that
the island Of Cuba is aS essential TO us ~
the Sandwich Islands.
1t is stated that England is directing her
attention to the Sandwich Islands with i
view OF taking them under her protection
and direction. This is regarded rs 4 thing
that j. not allowable by the great Power OF
this Continent: the United States. She is
urged to take the initiative, and get pos
session before John Bull does. Those
islands are regarded very important to us,
especially in time Of war-a contingency
that We are much in the habit Of looking
t"r and providing for, too, II this day.
With respect to Cuba, by way Of illus
tration of the advantage Of owning it, il is
stated that if the Federal Government
only had had control of the West India
islands, Notwithstanding could have been
prevented during the war. The trip OF
Mr.. SEWARD the past winter to st. Thomas
is urged as proof that ON Government re-
CARDS il important to have Il friendly port
in that quarter.
1t is one of the troubles Of greatness
that ii must be always strengthening its
means OF defence: and power is prone TO
consider the best way to do this is to cN-
tend its dominionS. To Il certain extent
this may hr true but beyond that, every
added acre i>a burllcn and Il weakness. In
the history of the world the means OF de-
>~troying ovrr>hadowing and conIucring
nations has been to add 10 their extent and
weight Of empire until, ovcrgrown and
oycrl"uc. they break and fall in pieces.
1t will he well for this country to Sulduc
It's greed and acqui>itivc disposition. Ii has
enough. Let il settle up its millions .
unoccupicd acres, and square up its ac-
counts before it begins to coyct more. At
all events. let it restore and cement the
present Union by Il restoration OF liberty
and equality Of the States rs its first duty
and rs Indispensable to a proper rcstora-
ton of its energies before it attempts to
widen its limits and increase the dangers
nl wal from abroad.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-02

The MoSr POWERFUL IRoN-CLAD / THE
WoRLp.-Thc New York Ne'rS notices the
progress that is made in building the "D"n-
d,ybpyg," Il naval ram of immense proper
tionS. She is nearly ready for sea. She
is 10 cost one million four hundred thou
sand dollars. Her hull is three hundred
and eighty feet four inches long, seventy
two feet ten inches beam, with a capacity
Of five thousand and ninety tons. Main
hold, twenty-five feet ten inches. She has
two engines of five thousand horse power,
with northumberland cylinders, and forty
five inches stroke of piston. She is 10
have IL guaranteed speed Of fifteen knots
an hour.
WHY She was called " Dundcrburg' WI
do not know. May he out of n Radical
wlim t" curry favor with the Germans.
Then let them carry out the idea, and give
Us the "Pothcen," the "Grcnouillc," the
" Macaroni,' and the "Niggcr."
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-02
coSFEp.
pl-To THE CITIZENS OF RICHMOND

In response to the inquiries which have been
made of me. | beg leave respectfully 10 say, th"i
II il he the pleasure of the citizens OF Richmond /"
elect me 10 the Legislature 10 dill the existing va
cancv, | Will serve them cheerlully and to the best
of my ability.
am sens BILE of my !naiequacy 10 supply tho
place Of Mr.. Grattan, who's" resignation, IN com
mon with all who respect virtue aud talent, | sin
cerclv regret. And il il due 10 candor that should
say | fear the partial favor al my friends who have
called upon me has led them 10 underestimate my
CAPACITY To serve them. Public life Is altogether
new Ia me Moth er my tastes nor my aspirations
have ever Ia ksn that direction. And ] honesty
think that when the material Interests Of the city
and State are 30 deeply involved in legislation, the
people should select their most tried and expert
enced citizens for the public service, and shall
gladly give place to any one they may choose.
But if those among whom ! have lived from my
birth, and 10 whom ! am under 70 many obliSa-
items, shall honor me will, their choice, ! viii de
vote Ia their service with .arnes, zeal all III" cncr-
gies possens. WILLIAM W. ohoAf.
je 29-dtds
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-02

b. IRRE>PONSInIE COUNTERFEIT
ERS.--On" II the most s"riou annoyanc"> "hlc"
IN. propri.tur- 81 an article in unusual demand
have - encounter i the %piratirai imitation ol IL ~
uarti.s equally inscriptions and irresponsible.
If An individual or a firm with m'dHS engage III
this n~efariuus business, the damages awarded by 4
court of Justice for the Offence are coil"ctabl", ana
il is some satisfaction 10 the party wt"nscd ih"'
the wron.,r l. made to suffer but IN Most eases
IN. yitaf.s are m,a IF Sir0tr, who cannot respond
in dollars to the laws award.
U~uSTETTEES STOMACH BlTTERS being q
.S.ruIugI Yuair, marketable" everywhere, and r.
nr.saut.nyth" value ai xrd 10 Il ~ accurately a. y
national hank bin represents the amount expressed
on lis face, has been extensively connIcrirticd aId
simulated. The proprietors have spent many tll"''-
sand dollars in h"afi"J MP and ha"ft"y """" ire
srnn.iblu iudividuai~ and nru. VINO have gwen
tL.ir mirrt, 10 this dirty work. Th">" partI"--
som. Of them, NJ l"a~t-havr a way al ''ii'-i'e
their base, though they never change their ''<'-
MSS. when an Injunction j. laid upon them IN
one 1arf If the country hey sometimes 'Fthl''7'
to another. and try the trick again. IL som" eases
il is necessary To XIII them two or thrc" times over.
Perhaps the best thing that can h" done und'rih"S"
circumstances j. L. " tag ~" UpJ"m1t'' upon all
who U.s., tie Bit,"rs to buy only Of dealers whoa
they can tru>t. In every city, town, and village 81
the United STATE and British America this famous
tonic, Alternative, aud protective r"dic.r. Iaay h'
urocgrr.t uI reliable men Of business.
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