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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19
Members Of Cong9ess net ~ Phil-
aa0lph10.

menDo1O q Congress mes ~ Rho1.
ad0lphla.
The Journal and FRREnAx, we notice, call
attention 70 the fact that none Of the Yer
mont Congressional delegation attended the
les each gentleman has Q sufficient reason for
his non attendance and We happen to know
that one of them Senator Edmunds) inform
ed . member of she State Committee before
his election, that engagements that could not
fairly be broken would prevent bis attendance.
That they all fully sympsthissd with it We
do not doubt, and We have reason to suppose
that only the week before the meeting Mr..
Ednunds personally urged upon two Of the
most prominent members of the Convention
from Maryland, the justice and importance
of coming oot boldly for negro suffrage - the
best means Of Ultimate peace and security
Burlington Times.
A excuses 20, the above il sufficient for
Senator Edmunds; and doubles the others
have equally good oaes. But if the election
of these officials had depended upon their be-
ing ct Philsdelphis, every one Of them would
have found some way of attending. The. drs:
duty which every man in public station owes
il to his country. Vermont deserved to be
represented ct Philadelphis BY the men to
whom she has entrusted the public manage
men, OF her political interests and the politi-
cal interests of the country and these Of
cials, We can but think, oueht to be men more
thoughtful for the State and it honor, and
for the political security of the Republic, than
for business engagements. Their absence il
already thus interpreted by johnson paper
vsRnoNr At 1Hs DnUxIoH CONVENTION.
1t will be remembered that tho Radical
State Committee of this State appointed forty
one delegates to attend the Disunion Conven-
ton held last week in Philadelphia, and Les,
any of them " might personally b unable 70
attend" empowered these forty-ons gents to
appoint their own substitutes. Thas il
would be expected that if one man could not
be found who s0ss able" to 20, another
would. Az IN evidence of the popular inter-
est in this great disloysl Convention, only ten
individuals out of these forty.one delegates
and their substitutes, were present ct Phila-
delphiA And these ton, moreover, were not
al of them able" to remain through the
prooeedinga None of our Congrsssmen were
present.
Gentlemen of the Republican party. even
in Vermont, are beginning to get their eyes
open 70 the receptions of these Radical con-
spirasors. and prefer not having too much to do
with them.
We hope the Times il right in iss suppesi-
lion that all these absent Congrssmsa " fully
sympathized'' with tho Convention, but .
better way of showing tha, sympathy would
have bsen BY being present, or BY letters Of
sympathy and greeting il it was impossible
for them to be there in persen.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

Coon WLL-Ex-Gov. Letcher delivered
an address on the occasion of a re-insu CUR a.
ton of the statue of Washington at Lex
ington, Va, which was a. full of the milk of
human kindness - Ward Beecher's letter
He says:
"No government can endure which does
not rest upon the affections of its people. A
wise, just tolerant, upright administration OF
public Affairs will win back the affections OF
the South and entwine them around the pill
lars that uphold the Union as the clasping
ivy encircles the majestic oak. Kindness
begets kindnsss-confdence inspires conf
dence-oharity and tolerance generates love
and affection. Let ali these ennobling vir-
tues be cultivated and encouraged. If the
scenes of the last four years cannot be for
gotten by either side, let them be at leas
forgiven, and passed by in solemn, digni6ed
silence. Let each eide cease to remind the
other Of the disagreeable incidents that oc-
CURED during that sad but eventful period.
Letcher's method of reconstruction is oue
particularly suited to the Southern traitor
He would like not to be reminded of the
" disagreeable incidents of the war. Per
sons who have violated law and broken solemr
obligations, usually prefer not to have that
subject alluded to.
But while the Southern e1-rebels are
preaching this gospel of good will, would il
not be a. we'll for them to reduce to prsctict
some of their own precepts in Memphis anG
New Orleans. At present they conduct them
selves very much after the fashion Of the
servant described in Matthew, who. after tn,
king had forgiven him his debt, seized hi
fellow servant, who was his debtor, by th,
throat and cast him into prison. We com.
mend that parable 20 the careful consideration
of these Southern preachers of mercy anc
forgiveness.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

New York have met on this occasion to declare
it to be their honest conviction that the only
certain way of bestowing Pesee, with the
Union. is BY hurting from power Abraham
Lincoln, with his minions, and electing in his
place a patrios and Statesman in the person
Of Gen. Mcclellan
A renegade Republican of the Weed stripe,
Robert H. Pruyn of Albany. was nominated
for Lieut.. Governor. No better nominations
could have been made for the Republicans,
who are confident of carrying the State by
40 900 majority and gaining two Congress
men.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

HARkKTs.-NIw YosK, Sept. II. Cotton arm sales
600 bales mddling 80 to 6c. Flour 10 to 1sc lower
l4a6 bbs ST ate % % to IL IS round hoop Ohio
% 80 to IL Is; Western St 90 to 1905; Southern
gil 10 to Is IS.
Wheat to Sc lower sales 25 900 bu. Canada 81 50
Corn sales l66, 600 bush mixed Western
SO to s3Ae. Beef unchanged Pork dull and, lower
sales $500 bbs ESQ IS. Lard nrm sales 700
bills lS4 to Ale. Whisky quiet at 81 %.
MoRErARY.-Stocks quist treasury s-lOs 1864 !;
U. S. EOS 1871 u 5. 10 40s 99i L. S.Coupon Skies
of 1881, 1923. Gold l44f
Money abundant at TO per cent.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

now, BY their voics and vote. eonsumnats what
their swords rendered possible.
For the sake of the freedmen, for the sake
of the South and its millions Of our follow
oountrynen, for our own sake. and for the
| Great cause Of freedom and civilization, urge
the immediate reunion of all the parts which
r,bellion and war have shattered.
lam truly yours,
HENRY WARD BEECHKR.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

eaovIsIoss.-Butter SUto4s cheer 1&to IL.
lard p % 2s rstlow, IL. Dried Apple. Is TO 20
sggs,23 Potatoes, 40 So Beans, 81 so 70
l,T5. West India Sugars, IL to Is. Refined Sugars
10 to L. Maple Sugar, 10 TO IA Peas, LIS to l,so
AppIes-SO,0 90 to 600 per bbls-
FLork-Extra, $3.50 to 1850 Dosblt Extra,
$la50 to 1900 super-Extra, 1870 to 400.
GRAIN AND HAY.-Corn, S1,lO- Oats, 80. Herds
grss. Seed, s60Ot 600 per bushel. Glover 1sto 10
per pound. Hay, s1s TO lsperto Rye 81, SO
IIsosLLAHEoUs-Dry and green hard ~ooe $50
to 800 Shingles 81 so 500. wool-con 40
20 so ark 800 20 -,0eper Nails. 700
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

A Chicago dispatch states that in Clarke
County, Ala, on SUI day last, two negroes,
who were unable to settle some trlhing debt,
incurred by them before the war. were sold
into slavery, one for $3.50, and the other for
5000. Their united debts amounted to Sl3
in gold. Gen. Howard of the Freedmen 8
" swinging round the circle, " mathematics,
has ordered the officer of the Bureau in Ala
bama to ascertain whether this report has
foundation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19
The Party 81 the ReerOgHade."
Mr.. Beecher has in his Cleveland letter the

Mr. Beeoher has in his Cleveland letter the
following true and eloquent passage:
We have entered . new era Of liberty.
The young men Of our times are regenerated.
The great army has been Q school, and hum
dreds of Thousands of men have gone home to
preach Q truer and nobler view of human
rights. All the industrial interests of society
are moving with increased wisdom toward in
telligenoe and liberty. Evsrywhers, in
churches, in literature, 10 natural sciences, in
physical industries, in social questions, as
we'll Is in politics, the nation feels that the
winter 10 over and . new spring hangs in the
horizon and works through ell the slsmenta
In this happy changed and advanced condi-
ton Of things, NO party Of the retrogrsde can
rsrties must march.
If Mr.. Beecher had desired evidence of this
changed state Of the public health, he would
nowhere have found moro striking witnesses
than Vermont and Maine. The great, gal
liant, progressive Republican party of the
country is the party of lthis spring which
hangs in thel horizon and workdin oil the sls-
ments :" and it's unity, its solidity. its steady
march toward the complete realisation of the
doctrine of the Declaration Of Independence
are the most significant - we'll - NEST hope
fol events Of our time. The Democratic. Cop
perhsad. johnson party.-the one to which
Mr.. Beecher directed bis Letters the party
of Fossils, the Z" party Of the rstrograds. .
the party which would bring the maxine o.
Egypt into the promised land, the party
which goes back to July 1861 and . Congress
frightened BY the disaster of the FIRST Bull
Run for its political wisdom, the party of th'
dead past, still shouting the shibboletbs aDt
psrading the watchwor of Mcclellan I
military, and Horatio SEYMOUR political o.
rser Has Mr.. Beeoher forgotten that An
drew Johnson's continual boast 10, that be
has stood still while the Republican party
has marched forward that he holds to DAY
the political faith of the Baltimore Conven
ton which nominated him, while tho party
which elected him are now taking 80 true
and nobler view of human rights than va
vouchsafed to their vision then; that he 20
fingers in the lap of the winter of slavery
whils the Republican party welcomes with it
advancing columns the spring of the NOR
perfect liberty, which hangs in the horizon
and pours its new vitality through the vein
of the republic. Why should Mr.. Beecher
who can 90 eloquently picture the grant
transformation of our country. choose 70 mag
nifty the virtue and praise tho political wis
dom of the men who are doing what they Cal
to give victory to " the party of the retro
grade, " and hold back the nation from tina
" truer and nobler view of human rights,
which is the political evangsl of our time
IF he has been the Moses Of our past, VI
must look slswhsre for the Joshua of our fu
ture.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

Gov. BRowNLOw AT acknowledgements
Brownlow visited Rutland last Saturday,
where he enthusiastically received by q
large concourse of people. Gov. Dillingham;
welcomed him to the State in felictous
speech, in which he took occasion to say that
the elections were declaring that this country
was in favor of government by the people,
and not by king. Gov. Brownlow respond
ed, and was heartily applauded. He was ac-
companed by a member of his staff, Gen. II.
H. Thomas, formerly of this State, who also
made an acceptable speech.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

Mountain freeman.
BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.
AT CAMBRIDGE AND BRIGHTON,
Tor the week ending Wednesday, Sept. 10, 1856
o. snesp s%o: soei e: :: aos.
=: :, -: +. &c e: i Sss i: 8: {
sess,z.tr. s1.s3 e sl4s1; a,;. a,cty sls,so
PEI ewt on tota vs sht Of hides and bsss
few choicest Western, $4,000 TO oo,oo $500
Working oxen-sl5o to 275 per pair or according to
their value .s beef Handy steer: SIS to $50:
nsn sns dr. s sI 10 go - .o x.'. TO-
Observation-Disclosures to 26 ,O0i two years sId
'sSss; !. :. g, s. Sc e. ss
shotss, .hoe.se, II to lae. retail, u to lss
v Veal Cs,ve.-sO to % per head 90 ''''''
Hides-BrigLton 10 IL to lie. Country lot.
Calf skins 25e per Id.
TanoW-9 70 loo pr 10.
Pelts-I5c to 81 90. Country lots 8 to 1-2o.
MISUNDERSTANDING those that arrived during III.
part Of last week there blu, 1000 cattle from
West, and Of light quality at tha-inferor the
average the Western stock. This has quckened the
demand for the best lots and the besr animals, both
Cambridge and Brighton, and also advanced the prices
about half cent per pound on the higher grades
the best of the STOCK and as usual their presence
| couraged the drovers but they wanted ordinary
cattle of these there plenty from Albany 70
that while hep helped the market the best grades
and steers they left the dry cows and the young
cattle generally undisturbed Our figures show larger
of Northern cattle than last week Cambridge
and although trade rather prompt the
generally CHIT there little If any change
lighter stock Ordinary and young cottle sold
10 IL cents per 10 the best az about IL cents
The supply of sheep and lambs large, prices
rather lower than higher. There lots o old
sheep, averaging about 100 lbs and fat, sold lac
&c per h. fair lambs IS 50 "a 90 per head ;
better a Is TO 81 So inferior 50 81 co.
Trade slow, and lots unsold LETT
Cambridge and least 2U0 of the Western Brighton
were sold a the close of this report.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

BEEcHKR AZ He Was After reading
Henry Ward Beecher's letter to the Cleveland
Convention, in another column, will our read
ers peruse this extract from one of Mr.. Beech
er's sermons in 1864:
"Any party that permits peace to come until
they have set Gods signet Of indignation on
this infamous war and Infamous treason, will
themselves be guilty of that war and that trea-
son. And when peace is made We mean that all
nations shall understand how hateful and unjust
rebellion is, and how despicable on earth among
men, and in hell among the damned, are those
who turmoil q nation with blood and revolu-
ton. Now you can do what once you could
not have done. Once you would have sacri-
feed the Constitution If you had meddled with
the loyal institutions of the States, but when by
their own act the States have put themselves
be yopd the pale of the Constitution and its
privileges, and broken it, and we are obliged
to 90 in with the hand of authority and penal
ty, then We can do and must do, and it is a
crime not to do. what ten years ago it wou Id
have been q crime to have dsne."
There is some justice in this preaching.
Then Mr.. Beecher believed, with johnson, that
m Grey to traitors was cruelty to loyal men.
But, with Andrew johnson, he has since
" swung round the circle" and now seems to
think it of more consequence to concliate
white rebels, than to secure justice and equal
rights to loyal men black and white.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

MASSACHUSETTS The Republicans of Mass
achusetts held their State convention Las,
week. The present state officers, Gov. Bullock
and theirs, were unanimously renominated
The Convention adjourned after doing it's work
to hear the Southern loyalists who were then
in the city. Gen. Hamilton addressed them
in an able and effective speech, which
was received with great demonstrations OF
applause. Butler, Wilson and others also
made speeches, promising 100, 900 Repu blicau
majority in the Bay State in November.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

AcclDENr.-While the Presidential party
were hating for a short time, platform over
the old canal at Johnstown, Penn, fell In,
preoipitating hundreds of men, women and
children distance of 20 feet. crowdlng and
piling them one upon another. Thirteen per-
sons were killed and more than one hundred
more or less injured.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

"KrcKgp Our The kicking out process,
which the President promised his st. Louis
audience was to be inaugurated as a part of
his policy, has been commenced In Vermont.
Mr. Cook, of the Bennington Banner, has
been removed from the Post Office in his town,
to give place to copperhead. Mr.. A. G.
Noble, route agent on the Vermont and Can
ada railroad, has given place to Mr.. r B
Spalding, of Richmond, called by the SeNtine,
a =. conservative" which means renegade, Re.
publican.
No doubt there will be many changes OF
this sort to chronicle henceforth in this State
1t is not long since official at Washington
notified an applicant tor an office in this
State, that be mus. procure the endorsement OF
the delegates from Vernon, ID the " min
arm Conventions" and undoubtedly, Snalley
Atkins & Co. will now have the control OF
all the federal appointments. Is there not
some official in Vermont of the stern virtue
of Hannibal Hamlin, who will resign his
Office in advance of the guillotne
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

NV PAPER.-It is said that a new daily
and weekly paper is to be started in Burling-
ton on the lst of October, to be conducted by
Capt. J. I. Drew, and be devoted to Mr..
Bakers political interests. 1t will not, pro-
baby, be continued after the election of a
Congressman in the Third District.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

msn, however impartial and liberal their ideas
may b when they start on any investigation,
If they examine but one aide of the question
thoroughly, and listen to but ono stra in Of ar
gunent constantly, that their minds should
eventually run in that one channel OF thought.
and their idsas should b moulded by the SEN
timsnts and expressions which they daily pc
russ.
1t i possible the Sentinel honestly thinks
the Republican prsponderance in this State il
owing to the fact that the great majority Of
our people never see,-if We may DO pardoned
for following the court eous method of speak ing
Of an opposition press adopted by the Sen
tissl-ths New York World, the Boston Pos
and the |" little copperhead sheets, which are
published in Vermont. But the Sentinel ough,
to know that these little Radical sheets
publish . great many of the arguments of the
Conservative party" They have publishe d
all Of President Johnson's messages, wherein
he has argued the Conservative - doctrine
Of the immediate admission of rebels to Con-
grsss, and to political power generally. They
have published many of his speeches, in which
he has glorified himself and his policy until h'
has nauseated many of his own friends; and
they would publish them all if there was any
thing nov in them except their ribaldry. As
. rule, they give their adversaries many more
opportunities of being heard, than their adver-
saries give them. There is probably no news
paper in the country which gives more space il
ito columns to those who differ from it, thar
the New York Tribune and in this respec
Vermont Republican papers are, considerin,
their limited space, as liberal in giving their op
ponents hearing as the Tribune. We ar
never unwilling to let our readers see all Their
10 of tho Conservative argument. If we
cannot answer its logic, We certainly shall no,
suppress it and in this respect the FREEMAI
is not an exception to other Republican prints
Holding this view, this week publish
the essential part of Mr.. Beecher's letters
and judging from the jubation of the Con-
| servatives over these productions, we conclude
they must regard them as quite invincible in
their argument.
But We can tell the Sentinel why Vermont
is thoroughly and persis,en.Iy Republican.
is 90 because it is inhabited by a thinking, read
ing, conscientious, iberty-loving people.
the Sentinel Was read by every voter in the
State for month before election, it would n
ssnsibly affect the vote. The people can ana
wsr the Sentinel, and all " Conservative logic
for themselves. They are informed. Appeals
TO their passions, or their prejudicss, don't af-
feet them. They are battling for principles
They are Sighting for the ideas which are a:
old - the Declaration of Independence. Thei
political faith is not blind prejudice or al
derstood creed. This is why the politics O
Vermont are 80 steady and 50 certainly right
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

The New York Tribune OF Monday morn
ing had the following important special de'-
patches from Europe:
VIENNA, Sept. 1--we are on the verge OF
another war which threatens to equal in extent
that just ended :,
Austria shows bad faith in negotiating with
Italv. and has made unreasonable demands to
which Italy will not submit. Austria has over
charged the debt of Venetia, and withholds
Venetian property which che is bound to
transfer.
BERLIN, Sept. 14.-Prussia has emphatic.l-
" notified Austria that she will not suffer Italy,
her ally, to be insulted and defrauded, and that
if Austria insists on her present course, war
must follow.
PRAGUE, Sept. 15.-The homeward march
Of the Prussian troops has been again peremp-
torily arrested, and the rehabilitation Of the
entire army stopped.
DRESDEN, Sept. IA Everything looks like
war. There is no reply from Austria to the
notification of Prussia. 1t is now but ques-
ton OF hours whether troops be not again put
in motion for Vienna.
If subsequent advices should fully confirm
this intelligence, Europe will be on the very
brink of a more terrible war than that just
closed. European powers are looking with
jealousy at the prominence of Prussia, aud the
position attained by her in the short, sharp and
decisive campaign against Austria and many
rulers in Europe will be glad to see Bismark
checked and Prussia BUNDLED. 1t is thought
the Emperor of the French felt keenly the re-
fusal of Bismark to permit an extension of the
territory of France to the Rhine, and it is more
than suspected that he is now secretly encoura-
aging Austria to her present course. But
Prussia will have the sympathy of every gener-
Gus mind, in her refusal to abandon Italy or to
leave her to be defrauded by the per6idious
house of Hapsburg.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

Secretary Seward was taken sick with
symptoms of cholera at Cincinnati, on his
Douglas monument excursion, and during the
rest of his journey to Washington was unable
to make his usual jocular speeches. or pro-
pound his little mathematical connundrum
" Can you take eleven stars from thirty-six
stars By no manner of means
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

NuAERous.-A western delegate to the 10y
al Philadelphia Convention, describing thu
immense massj meeting of Wednesday eve
ming, said, the multitude. was as numerous Al
the sands on the seash lore, or the. leaves of th'
forester the rs in one of Andrew johnson
speeches.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

Nasty illustrates the Copper-Johnsou doc
trine quite graphically. He says he is "agin
concentratin power inter the hands of some
favor of diffusin on it in the hands of one
President-Andy johnson" Nasty also says
he agrees with Andy johnson, and is agin
sc congress usurpin the law-making power OF
"the government"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-09-19

PERsoNAL.-W. G. Cambridge. formerly
publisher of the Vergennes Vermonter, is now
st Knoxville. Iowa, and publishing the Mar.
ion County Republican.