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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28
CALEDONIA COUNTY COURT

No 81 Wheaton Livingston vs.. Town Of
Albany. Assumpst for town bounty for re-
enlisting, while in the service, to the credit
Of defendant. The plaintiff claimed'that af-
ter his re-enlistment one Of the selectmen OF
Albany agreed with him that he should have
as high bounty as they paid any one if he
would let his enlistment remain to the credit
Of the town. The selectman claimed that he
only agreed to use his influence town meet
ing to have the town pay aim bounty.
The Court ruled thar the selectman had no
authority to make any contract that would
make the town liable, and ordered verdict
for he defendant, out submitted the question
to the jury whether the selectmen agreed that
the plaintiff should be paid bounty. The
jury found the fact for the plaintiff
Stoddard & Ross fer plaintiff; Prentiss &;
Redfeld for defendant.
No 46 Samuel X. Remick VS.. Town Of
Hardwick Action on he case for default OF
shipman in 1859, as constable, in not ac-
counting for money which came into his
hands on executions in favor of plaintiff,
placed in mis- hands for collec ion.
Verdict for plaintiff for S43 and costs.
Wing 81 Burke for plaintiff; Davis & Hath
away for defendant
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28
CONGRESSIONAL.
MR.. FEssENDEN ON RECONSTRUC-
TlON.

HUN.
Mr.. Fessenden's views are always regarded
here as carrying great weight, and in the de-
Jate on the Nebraska bill he thus expressed
himself on the question Of reconstruction:
L" | consider that the question Of the Con-
shtutionai Amendment has been submitted
to the voters Of the United States and that
the recent elections have established that it
is to be supported and insisted upon. That
was the issue made. 1t was the issue with
the President and with all who opposed it
and that deem to be established. The bill
we have not acted upon. The bill has not
been taken up in either house Of Congress
and acted upon. Congress has never ex-
pressed an opinion upon that proposition, al
though it is part of the report Of the Recon-
struction Committee. But ! say now, as /
have said before, am as DESTROYS as any man
can be that this unhappy controversy should
be ended. / am as desirous as any man can
be that all these rebelious States should be
back again in the Union on perfect equali-
~ with those that are there now, aud ] will
do everything in my power to bring it about,
and will not be too stringent as to condi-
tions. | am willing to yield much and to
suffer much, but | will not yield, under any
circumstances, the guarantees we have, insis-
ed upon up to THE date, aud such further
ones, if necessary-l do not say now that any
others are necessary-as will secure the I'M
ion against a recurrence Of dM astor such as
we have suffered"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28

The AGRICULTURAL LABORER IN ENG
LAND.--The following picture 10 from Mac
millan's Magazine: "All over England.
working man, receiving his wages on tn
saturday evening, lives upon sliding scale
throughout the dreary week. He has his bit
Of hot on Sunday, smacking his lips at every
morsel and who shall scold him for staying
At home to rec it duly boiled, and feeling his
heart move with the steaming aud savoty pot
lid more kindly than with the dry pafson
And he wants bis old woman long of him;
ne sees her so little all the week, and she be
always best tempered on sundays. Let the
young uns 40 to school to get farming
though he don't much see the use Of it--'ba-
ting that matter, which is bey0ne him, let
them 20, and then hear parson, and bring
home the news to the old folk. Only let EN-
come home in good time for dinner, or they
hed best look out. Now, Molly, lift the
pot-lid again. Oh, i, do smell SO good .
Got over another onion
Having held high feast on Sunday, and
thanked the Lord without knowing it (by in
hahng happiness, and being good to the
childten--our Lords especial iavorites) off
he sets on the Monday morning to earn
another sighteeupence- pence apiece for
the young uns. And he means to be jolly
that day, for he has got bis pinch OF tobacco
and two luciiers in his waistcoat pocket, and
in his pail most glorious dinner, hanging
from hedge.stake All The dogs he meets
jump upon his back, but he really cannot
encourage them with his own dog SO fond of
bones and having the first right to them.
OF course, his own dog is not far behind for
It is low Of nature, admitting no exception,
that the poorer man is the more certain he
is 10 hsve dog aud the more certnin that
dog is e. admire him. PretermittinV the
dog important rs he rs, let us ask OF the mas
tet's dinner. lie has great hunk Of cold
bacon, from the cabbage-soup Of yesterday,
w!.h three shor, bones TO keep it together,
and a cross junk from the clod Of beef ,out
of the same or at pot) which he will put up
tree for TuesuaJ; because If 1t mad been
ltiot hume mutAet couldn't keep % rom
Che children, who do -carco a stroke Of work
YET, and ouiy get stronger sictuais TO console
them for school on sur days. Then upon
"Wednesday our noble Peasant OF this merry
England vii have come down 20 the scrap
ing Of bones on Thursday he may get bread
and dripping from some rich mans house /;
on Fdd1. and Saturday nothing but bread,
unless there be cold potatoes. Aud he will
not nave fed in this fat manner unless he be
good workman, hater OF public houses,
and bis wife a tidy / dy.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28
1867.

VERMONT wATCHMAN q STATE JOURNAL.
Commencing with the first week in January,
1867, the Waterman q journal will be printed
and published on WEDNESDAY of each week,
so as to give market reports at the earliest day
possible An Improvement in the type used for
the reading matter will also be made, SO as to give
an increased amount without entrenchng upon the
advertisements which give the most effective sup
port to the printer, the subscriptions paying little
more than the cost Of the imprinted paper
TEHMs-S2 per year in advance; $500 if not
in advance
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28

Mr.. lie Blond of Ohio seems to have spo-
ken the general democratic sentiment when,
in his speech in congress, he refused TO shout
der Andrew Johnson. The New York Lead.
en- the organ OF Tammany Hall, uses the fol-
lowing plain language ON the same subject
" We are at length relieved Of the dead
weight Of Andrew Johnson, whose impoitic
proceedings, whose weak device II Phils-
elphia onvention-which, az our readers
will remember, we slway opposed-qnd whose
purposeless swinging around the circle have
done the democratic party irightful amount
Of injury Mr.. Johnson has been dangerous
only to his friends he has labored hard to
manufacture capital for his enemies. With
out any Of his spurious assistance the de-
mocracy would have been stronger to-day
His tour cost us Hofman's defeat. 1t is on
ly in this city, where the democracy practi
cally repudiated Mr.. johnson, that we have
been able to hold cur own and to increase our
vote"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28


BEEg CAErLE Extra fat and heavy premium o.en sl3o0
fsooi quality sl.Ola sil7ls .ni gaaty Slul slilb
a "a 2as wa fs.sa eec s choicest So rain, q S. '
Bella SOD a $500
workine oxen 81 50 r. pAr Or according 20 their
Calves, fair quality go sos extra good so 500
viii without calves a. may Oe asfvtdf ieo~ and ordinary
s,orss-Yesrlngs sdoa sos t~oyearods soooo $1,000
three olds. -AA ~ba
sbeep lambs ots extra, IA cts per ID. On live
shotes " holealc ctsi retail Ia per 10.
Dressed b Pat h0gs,1 ~ i2c yer no.
Slrn Pigs Wholesale 90 co. retail 90 COO per H.
Hdes-Brghion, 20 lie yer IL. Country lots ~ &C.
I Calf skns, a zoe per 10.
| ralow-s "a a &c per ~.
Pelts. with sooi on slD IA. Country lots O0Oaoc.
RrMREs.The experiment Of running market Christmas
day proved sad failure for the druvera this We
somatue the serenity and satisfaction with which many
people solve Al the and downs % prices by ut simple
sori srrrulatonn reported
and lambs, still Boston Mutton Trade Pretty brsk Last
week there only 100 aud ye prices c oh 10 The city or
THANKSGIVING eUk poultry short high Christ
mas week there more poultry 10 manet than Wa ever
that sbl0, viii be lost by the dealers every branch Of
the markets appears 20 be stocked and
had condition for our present horougsong January than
live stock unless al greatly reduced prics aud Why the mar
proved failure. ~ O'Clock ycstcr-
day N Lambert HanE had sold pair Of oxen aud three
milk others had not sold an animal AZ Brighton bu Few
/ Of the Western yarded yesterday.
Mounting counted twenty
three aud bo nearly all Of the droyer persuasion 10 and
about the broadway oi THE crlur yards. 81.
II possible the snegp market than The cattle Us
that The lowest 20 sa NJ Bachelor would have gwen
dollar THANKED for tht DAT
Fan The butchers edged that they intend
ray least within dollar Of last weeks rates. some il
sold az sd2 zoo Ae but arsg proportion Tele sag,9
young cattle 2c-iO shrukaav and some slim
cove ehef-d a. q i-sc-a ~ snnnsase' ana refused
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28

Corn Exchange rec.irf yestrdaf have hfen 5
hbls Finur hush Corn. Iu bush Nheat, co.. bush
oats, SOC .lnrts hu0h hafiey Tho demand iar
quote ratern sur-rNuH a.
l5 ~ Do sutI % llt melium llup
al slguIa good sri choice, including av0rtg ST.
Lol, brsn ga lu u 1 ger bhL ln soutlrfn flotr
nothing prices quito numul. Corn BE- quiet 80
81 -4nsi Sou hrru elloH s.d Hr- 81 81 20 pos W
mixed g Ucr bush. uats EaFr been auid 81 ha 10
per busii ssfihorn and southern kNc Sito s0Ul PEI
bushi So 49, Fine Feed $50 50, and Aaduss at
s.1a a. Der
Prodnsous-forg ceiling Of saoa soior prime. ~ 9a
mrssi aud D. q per obi ilrcrtr casn Beef ran
from si6a ~ 81 or big for mrss and caitn iamts
Lard % 10 tc lu hul' and trfcrs aud SMOKED Ana z
Is ~ zoe per No., Butter selling 20 4lc ana Cheese u
IL 4. --L !.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28

We learn that the Sabbath School connected
with the Congregational Church at Berlin Corner,
celebrated Christmas night, when "Santa Claus
was present and made many handsome gifts.
We are pleased to note these Christmas festivi-
ties in our town, especially as they are connected
with the Sabbath Schools, and it augurs well for
the future prosperity Of the community. There
cannot be a more fitting time to give the children
happy festival, than at this season. bringing with
IT, as it does. such hallowed associations remind
ing Of the birth Of Him, who went about doing
good. The young have looked forward to the day
with the brightest antcipations and in anording
means for their qualification the middle aged and
the old will have found their souls filled with kind
her love and a broader beneyoence.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28
REGULATIONS 10 PREVENT SNUG
CLING

The Treasury Department has just issued
additional regulations in regard to the com
merce and intercourse with foreign contigu.
Gus territory, the object being to carry out
the laws to prevent smuggling. Among the
regulations are the following, which will be
interesting to our readers who have occasion
to travel through Canada
Trunks, travelling bags, boxes, and every
thing containing articles of wearing apparel
or other personal effects, or purporting to be
SO, must be opened and their contents thor
oughly inspected by the proper officers of the
customs, who shall remove the seals from the
cars containing such baggage no trunk,
travelling bag, yalise, or other envelope to be
delivered or taken away until thus inspected
and all baggage among which is found secre-
ted away articles liable to duty, on which it
has not been paid must be seized"
AGAIN -
Cars crossing the Suspension Bridge into
the United States shall remain on the bridge
or in an enclosure until the examination of
passengers and baggage shall have been con
Quoted to the satisfaction of Ulcers maxim.
the same. Passengers in cars coming to
Rouse's Point, st. Adams or Island Pond.
must be examined on the way between the
boundary and their first stopping place, by
Inspector or Inspectors going aboard of the
cars for that purpose at the line. Passengers
and baggage on these cars must be inspected
before or after arriving at the first stopping
place after entering the United States"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28

= NORTHERN CAPITAL Al THE SoUTH.--A
correspondent OF the Chicago Tribune, who
has recently travelled over several Southern
States, makes the following singular state
ment;
inquired of a prominent and influential
rebel near Murfrees boro', if Northern capital
could be safely invested South. for instance,
in building cotton factory and improving
their fine water power on the Hast Fork OF
Stone River. He fixed his eye upon me very
earnestly, and said suppose that you want
to know the truth 2 replied that | did.
Then tell you, he said, that it would
not be safe. | would like to see mills and
factories built here, but the low-down and
low-bred men would burn the factories, un-
less some influential Southern men were as
sociated in the enterprise.
inquired if be would invest in such an
enterprise.
Looking at me with stern inquiring expires.
zion Of countenance he replied, / would rath'
er not answer your question you may deem
my answer an insult | assured him on tina
score, wheE he said, Well, then, to be frank
l could not. have taken an oath on my BEN
dei knee not to do IT, Suddenly checking
/ himself he said he would give me the names
| Of some men he thought had not taken The
oath who might invest. I understood him tC
mean that he belonged to a secret society
which mad sworn its members to eternal ha
tired Of, and non-intercourse with, the Yam
KEGS, as the modern Greeks did against tn,
| Turks when they entered the Hetari.
1t Is really and sadly true that person anC
property are very much at the mercy OF ruff
ans throughout the South. II half Il dozel
J Dung men Of the best families % almost any
where in the South, wish to have a little fun
as it is savsgely miscalled, in the way 0
shooting or hanging niger or Yankee
they can and do often have it with IMMUNITY.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28

Cholera, Dysentery, Coughs, Colds and
hheamatism are quickly cured by American
Life Drous." Ok AZ a. '0an
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28

lin any Of the towns our friends desire to make
up clubs for 1867 we will accept them on the fol-
lowing terms Cash in advance.
Clubs not less than 10 at $3.50 per copy.
Clubs not less than 20 at 1sj
Clubs not less than 40 at $50
Old subscribers can 60 into clubs on settling all
srrearages.
In case of clubs, we reserve the right Of sending
the papers to the agent or Postmaster with list
of the names in the first packet on which list dis
tributon is to be made during the year.
+. p. WALTON.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28

1 TEACHERS, Members OF School Committees, and
all persons interested in educational matters (res-
idents Of the State OF Vermont and who desire
to have the Progressive Series of Readers, com
piled by SALEM Tow, LID and NELSON NJ
llornRooK, AM. readopted by the Board Of Ed
ucaton, will confer a special favor on the publish
err, in making such request known, by addressing
Oliver Ellsworth, Esq, Boston, Mass previous
to January 3lst, and, ifpossible, within the next
two weeks. Several leading educational gentle
men of the State also ask this favor. II is there
fore hoped that all interested will promptly com
/ ply with this request 443.
The CoNGREGAuoNAIIsr now takes the lead
Of the religious press Of New England in point Of
circulation, issuing weekly more than 5000 cop
les. 1t is made up with a careful regard for the
family circle; its religious news is full and fresh
its secular intelligence in the form of a Summary
for the week is given in a connected and racy
style its selected articles are gathered with great
care, and its childrens stories are read with ca
gerness and widely copied. In point of contrib
utors this paper has few if any superiors among
the religious journals of the country Among It's
writer's are Rev. E. A. Park, ID; Rev. A. II.
Quint, ID Rev. John Todd, d. D Rev DR..
Thompson, Of New York Rev Henry NJ Dex-
ter, DID, DIR. Leonard Bacon Hon. Amasa
Walker; Sophie May; Lucy Larcom, etc, etc
premium OF $50 was lately offered for the best
religious narrative, and S25 for the best cbildren's
story. and these two articles, selected from more
than one hundred and forty manuscripts which
were offered will soon be published in the Con-
gregationolist
Household Reading is now sent as premium
for two new subscribers. Thus any person may
Obtain q It ..rd;v. g.. ...t.t..t. fT..,,
biu hi. own and ono Other rarno ,,itb a oo
This ;s certainly a., to,,r,;r,, or.r o.. q booL of
roorl,. 5oo r,,os co,,,o.oj If cbo;co .r,;c.s and
sketches from NOR, Than one hundred 5irI;.reo,
authors will he nri,od in ann. o,ruy ,hHo Nh,
c,oor,,,,;os,yi.ii IL on.of ,bol,o.t rol;.,;,rs ~,
r,r. H., INLAND
THE NAVY IN THE WARE. b Treat " Co.,
New FORK City will shortly issue a volume enti-
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]. j. lladley, the well known author being the
first book to record the brilliant service of the
navy in the late contest. One vol. octave, coo
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W 60, 49, I....,
a volume of Nasby's papers entitled "Swingn
round the circle o illustrated lv Thomas Mast
70 mo nrico ~ 20
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28

PEBsoNAL.-A Rutland grocer has given a
goose to each of his patrons
Hon Isaac f. Redfeld, of Boston, late Chief
Justice of Vennpnt, has been appointed counsel
of the U. s. to attend to suits in England for the
recovery of rebel property. The office was first
rendered to ex-Gov. Andrew of Mass, who de-
clined it. Judge RedGeld has accepted it.
The Lowell Citizen says Hon. Lucius b. Peck
of Vermont, who was taken seriously i'll at the
Merrimack House, fortnight since, remains in a
very feeble condition, and, we regret to add,
without any improvement.
DIR. John Megs of Hydepark, has been appoint
ed Assistant Assessor for the Eastern half of La
noble County in place of Hon George W. Hen
dee, resigned, in consequence Of accepting an Of
fee under our State Government.
The bill establishing equal suffrage in the Dis
trict OF Columbia has been promptly followed by
the adoption Of the resolution of MIR. Stevens
providing for the organization Of free schools in
the District Of Columbia in which distinction
shall be made on account of color.
--e-sss-s-
A good substitute for buffalo robes, which are
now very cohlll, may ne ulaut rum lhe sAlh VI q
bullock, which is naturally soft and wooly, or OF
saeep skins tanned with salt and alum and rubbed
until pliable.
Drained land is generally ten to twenty degrees
warmer in summer than that which water
stands stagnant.
A Northern cotton planter in Florida says the
Tribune, has dairy Of three cows this summer
and they made pound Of butter week, besides
having some cream for coffee. This is what it il
to live in country without grass. A Maine farm
err speaks of having one COW from which two
/ pounds Of butter were made every day through
the summer This is what il is to live in Il coun
try where there is grass.
A newspaper has again been started at Ludlow
entitled the Black River Gazette.
There is an extensive revival OF religion il
progress in Morgan and Holland, Over fifty il
those towns have been converted and about fort
have united with the church. Nineteen were bap
lied on one occasion
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-28


happy festival, than at this season, bringing with
it, as it does, such hallowed associations remind
ing us Of the birth Of Him, who went about doing
good The young have looked forward to the day
with the brightest mticpatons, and in ailordng
means for their qualification the middle aged and
the old will have found their souls filled with kind
lier love and a broader beneyolence.
READING FOR THE CnnprEN. In the last and
very attractive new candidate for the favor of
young people, We find the remark "that children
have too much reading nowadays As we copy
these words the fact occurs, that we have OF hand
no less than three weekly and four monthly mag
azines all received within week, and all spec
tally designed for children. Popular and excel
lent writer's fll their pages and the most skillul
craftsmen, engrayers and printers are enlisted to
illustrate and adou them. Examine any one of
them and you will say--useful, instructive enter
tanning. beautiful Examine them all and you
will perhaps ask, as dds there any other ma
ton that has a literature like this We think not
but that is not to the point Are there too many
books aud magazines for children? Certainly
not, in proportion to the supply of reading for
older people certainly not, if they are all good,
and all find patrons. The supply can never long
out-strip the demand But to the other question :
have children too mrsl readingy Every child
has too much l rs, bad. however small the
/ quantity. One in hundred, perhaps may have
too much that is good In itself, and bad only in
that il gives too much bnin-work at the expense
of the body. The fault not in such books but
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