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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-23
From tbs Toledo Biade.
Mr.. Nasby Dreams n Dream on
the Steps Of the White House.
CoEFEDRIr x ROADS, (Which 10 In }
the Stair NV XVI March 80, 1896

CoH.IDKIr x ROADS, (Which Is IN }
the Stait Nv Ky.,) March 80. 1896 J
| hev DIN to Washingt ton. That Abllshln
Postmaster at the Corners had become to me
q niIemare. Day after day l seed him in a
hspdiin govment money, DRAWN his salary
promptly. and takin his drinks regerly, While
/, CoDstooshnel Dimekrar, . supporter Nv
our great and good President, wuz forced 20
the humilashun Nv watin till l wux treated,
ceptin when . new grocery keeper cum In,
which gave me a chance to establl-h credit
for q short time l fell that sumshin mus. be
done, and, therefore, | went 70 Washington.
went drekly to the Second Jaxon hlsseif.
| succeeded in gettin In h audience late IN the
afternoon. Our patron saint wuz sittin at q
table eggsausted with recevin delegashens and
sich.
.WsI?" {. sed he.
"Honored and spected sir" said l, 4" l AN
a applicant for the post orhs at Confedrit X
Roads, ,wIch Is at present held by Ablehnisr
who does not believe In yoor policy, wich do
believe ID solemniy. Spect@d and honOred
me this mite l shood name them en- both Pol
lcy."
IS Wich State are 700 from !" sed he half
:. From Kentucky, honored and specscd
sir, sed |.
'.Well," :. sed he, yawnln fearfully, and
turnin to q clerk, " FIi 0wt pardon sHd give
him q COMMUNION"
s.Honered and speeted SIR" sed l, in q fl
of loonacy, for wich l cont account &"
don't need pardon, l wux never in the late
lamented Confedrit servis."
=. What'n thunder are 700 here for beggin
a post offs Git oat 700 imposrer," and wua
too wunst inenminiously showed TO she door.
Then heart broke and dead broke, not hev-
ing the wherewith to prOkOor more sOotsble
iodgin, l lay me down on the cold stun steps
and sought refuge from my troubles in sleep.
[ dreamed b dream Methwst wus tn a
room in the White House. Stretched out on
one eide of the room wus tho corpse of gi-
ant. q monster in siEe and strength, but withsl
Nv 4 pleasin presence and fair to look upon.
Onto his head was liberty cap; and BY bis
side was Q sword considerably dinted and with
all the 8 ildin knocked Of.
i" Wat is these" pointin TO the corpse, Nv
a sort Nv attendant.
Them" replied he, /" il the defunOs car.
cass Nv Rspu6likinism. He wus . hersy
yooth in his day, but he died this mornin
Look the mourners are comm to divide bis
ciothes." A s9
And shoor enu6 they came in. At the head
wus rhe second Jaxon which the Ablishunista
derisively call Moses, who appeared to be an
gry, and clost behind him wux Seward q
Weepn out Nv one eye and smile ont w
sotnef, and Jim Lane who had q haudksehel
| wich hs occasionally put 20 his eyes, but wict
l notiss wus ez dry e. . line kim sru Doc
little and Lee and Raymond and beauregArt
and Oowan and Stephens and Thuflow Wse<
and vallandighsm and Gov. Sharksy and I
y -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-23

round Of sweets per diem, could see crude su-
gar subjected to the Process Of refining they
might hold bon bons in less esteem. They
would And the sugar factory almost as offensive
to the smell as a slaughter-house, and unless
provided with bottles of Cologne water where
with to sweeten their imaginssio ons might chance
to feel little qua!mish. The geld. clottv.
'remulous mass Of stale blood which they would
see thrown into the refining tank, could hardly
fail to disgust them with bon bons fer many a
day thereafter, and the filtration Of the syrup
through burnt bones would probably change
their view. to the purity Of pure white su
gar"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-23
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRoRs.-The New 70

TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORs.-The New York
.4tias some time stree, speaking of man of
some celebrity. then recently deceased, under
took TO say" He subsequently began life as 4
legal practitioner, but was diverted from it by
his love of letters The editor did not exam
ine bis proof, and on the Sunday morning, at
his breakfast table, was surprised to read, I" He
subsequently, began life as politician, but was
diverted from i; by his love of bitters."
By typographical error in . newspaper the
public was informed, some time ago, that two
cows were cut into calves (oalves1 BY . railroad
train"
The line,
So The struck eagle strschsa apo. Tie plain"
has been srroneously printed:
So the stuck eagle stretched upon the plate"
The more frequent errors, howevsr,ars made
by the change of a word or . letter. A lad in
a printing Office who knew more about type
setting than he did Of the Greek mythology, in
looking ovsr poem thes were printing, came
upon shs word Hsoase, one Of shs female di-
vn,ies OF the lower world, occurring in . line
something like this:
IS Shall rsign the Assaas sf he deepest hsA.'
The boy. thinking be had Uncovered an -
| rer, ran to ths master printer and sagsri, Is
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-23

NEW ENoLAND's Lossn IN TEE War OF Tn1
REBkLLIoN.-It appears from Official docu-
meats that New Eogland furnished during the
war 3Ao, ITO men, reduced to the shres yeafs'
standard Of this number l4,84l were
killed or died of wounds, and % 1886 of dis
ease; making q total loss of Sc. 1879. Of this
number Massachusetts, had killed 6O20 died
CT disease 1904, . total of 1898, or nearly
oue-ainth of her mon called out The Losses
c. Vermont with % O52 men called out, were
mach larger than those Of New Hampshire
with s0,637 the former State losing 1900
against only 4l6l BY the latter. The Losses
d Maine, 6l45, wore heavier in propestioa
: ..,an any other State Of New Eogland.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-23
1)nstrp.
The Battlefield.

The Battlefield.
fThs noble roem of Bryant's is so seasoaable the
time that repFi it Like many other 70
: ngs, time has given 1t new virtue
Once ibis soft turf, this rivuIet's sands,
We're uampIed BY hurrying crowd,
And frey hearts ard armed hands
Encountered in the battle cloud.
All . shall the land forge,
How gushed he Iife-blood OF her brave
Gush'd warm with hope and eours 60 yet, -.4
Upon the soil they fought TO
Nov all il calm, and fre.h, and still;
Alone the chirp Of the fitting bird,
And Ia OF children the bill,
And bell Of wandering kline are he ard
No solemn host goes trailing by
III. black-mouth'i gun and Stage =. .ns vain;
Men start not atthe ba:tte-cry;
Oh. be it never heard agrin.
Soon rested those who Tough bu, thou
Whs minglen in the harder str.fs
Fer truths which men receive now,
Thy warfare only ends with life.
Afr endless warfare. lingering long:
Through weary day nd weary year,
a -II" i. nd msnv-wespon'd throns
Hsrg thy front, and nsuk, and rear.
Yet, nerve thy spirit tothe proof.
And blencn not 81 thy chosen lot;
The umid good may sand aloof
The sage may frown-yet faint thou
Nor heed the shaft teo surely cast,
The Kissing, singing bolt Of scorn;
sor vi thy side sha veil, at last.
The victor, Of endurance born.
Truth, crushed earth, shall ri-s agsin,
The eternal years Of God hers:
But error, wounded vri'hes, with pain,
And dies among his vorsnipera
Yea, thou gh thou lie upon the dnst.
When hey ho help'd thee Zee in fear,
Die full Of hope and manly trust,
Like Hose ho fell in battle here.
Another hand thy sword shall WELD,
Anorh=r hand the standard wave,
Till from the trumpet's mou; is peaId
The blast of triumph Ger thy grave.
ChireI n hand stood sculptor boy,
With his m rble block before HIM,
And hi. eye lit W with a gleam OF JOY,
. angel cam passed O. 'er him.
He carved that dream on a shspeless stone
With many sharp Incision-
That angel dream he had made his own,
He had caughr that angelvision-
Sculptors OF life stand
With souls uncsrved before us,
Waiting hour. when Gods command,
Our Hfe-dream passes before
five carve 1t then shspsless stone,
With many a sharp Incision-
That Angel-dreAm shall be
Our hat Angel-vision.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-23

ouired whether there was in cat. Why
no, you blockhead," was the reply. Away vent
the boy tn the press room, and extracted the
Objectionable letter. But fancy the horror OF
both poet and publisher. when the poem aP-
pesred with the line
" Shall reign the He cat of the deepest hs.''
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-23
AN EARTHQUAKE AT SEA.-Tne English pa
pers received by the City of Paris contain the
flllWing

AN EARTHQUAKE AT SEA.-Tne English pa
pers received by the City of Paris contain the
fllowing
"Capt. Morse, of the ship Syren. Boston, U.
s., which recently arrived at Birkeuhead, states
that on the Is of November, 1865. at az
O'clock, A. N. in lat. "a S, lon. 173, 80 W..
while on his passage from B.kers Island to
tie port of Liverpool, he experienced what he
supposed TO be q shock Of eartbq lake. At
first was heard heavy, deep, rumbnng sound,
accompanied by vibration of the shiF, which
increased in violence until the vessel seemed as
though driving over reef.
There was a strong breeze, with rather
heavy clouds; the sea in the vicinity of the
ship appeared if suddenly fixed, phenome-
non which lasted apparently between three and
four minutes. The compass card during the
time of the shock was rapidly revolving. The
man at the wheel was violently and visibly
shaken, and those on deck generally were
scarcely able to keep their feet. One man en-
gagged in connecting the hose pipe to q force
pump upon the topgallant forecastle was thrown
backward against the bits. The sound at first
resembled distant thunder, and increased in
intensity, till at its high it could be only COM
pared to the deafening roar of innumerable
pieces of the heaviest artillery"
CoFTINs AND THE WoRH-The following
incident from the Eoongeiis is a singular
illustration of the harmony of association
Some OF the evasions of Uncle Sans rev.
enLe laws by the illicit distIllers are worthy
of their satanic craft. l was taken down
into dark cellar tely-under a coffin ,0ors-
room, and there in that dismal pit were the
=. worm of the still, and the steaming vate
of iermenting grain Oser the trsp-door
that led down to this inferno was pile of
C, fins !! The detectives of the Rev ,nue De-
partment had scented out the spot, and seized
the the apparatus the owner was punished
without mercy. The grim array OF O. i6ns,
with the &" worm that never dies " underneath
them, wore picture for the graphic tongue
of Cough.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-23
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insertion, 81 90 for each subsequent insertion
IS Unless the Of in sertcpe are marked
the it will be ptir uec TIL ~
Liberal discount made mercha nts nd others
advertising by the year.
Probate and Commi sio ners' Notieer 92,o saeh.
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-23

s''sdai-a ssfel So = asseSaas 4as 4saS,
ests- - sDas ,zssswod sadsI rs
, 1866-03-03

for that nomination by tois!erons professions
ofloyalty, and the ihrustipg forward OF ultra
pledges designed 10 be broken, there Is no
longer any doubt That he was prepared Be.
there can be no doubt; that his administra,
ton and lis programme were part and parcal
Of the assassination plot we hayc no longer
the shadow Of doubt.
This does not make Il necessary that he
should have known Of the intended assassina.
ton. VIC do not think that either Tyler or
Fillmore knew that the men who used them
! Intended numbering Harrison and Taylor but
IN all these cases the assassina knew their
| men; and these three Presidents, made
| Presidents by assassination, are each. with
| their administrations. Is much incidents Of
| the 1ebellion-emanatious from the brain of
| the arch h-ficnds and wholesale murdercrs who
| plotted that rebellion, as was the starvation,
| Of our men at Andersonrille. or the poisoning
of our ar1nics. Whether known or unknown
to Mr. johnson, his veto message Is the
further unfolding Of the assassination plot =
| That assassination was change Of base. In
the traitor war for the destruction Of the
Union. The veto is the Sumter guns Of this
second era Of the war, and Il will probably
be followed BY n Bull Run aud. Balls Blu{f-
by disaster and perhaps apparent defeat to
| the loyal millions whose weapons are onca
! agents., Andrew johnson has his pIans ma
tured. He is In full sympathy with the South,
and will follow up his present advantage to
the bitter end. Let tie people nerve them.
selves to do what they Gun. THY can and
viii save the Government; but there Is great
danger Of repetition Of the mistakes and
delays and dreadful disasters OF the first stage
OF this war, There Is great danger OF a kid
glove campaign under come political McClel.
Ian.
Could the people be made to feel that the
assassins Of President Lincoln arc now the
fonored guests Of the White House that
this veto Is a part of the murderous pro.
srammc- Copperheads would mol
Insult loyal people BY their insolent rejoic.
aGhnst before their indignation.
, 1866-03-03

,,e the east two Or tire weeks, m,llers and 2so-
dncr dealers Lave had veTy bnsy time of T.. In
some section. Of Western Causta. We Iessn that
spnE 1Sn 1ae
az oats, barley and pas. bean IN small supply.
Dus.ng most Of our w1nters a.laree nnmber Of
Tees IL ,se spripg, but M sre cid ftormed tbat seh
thing Is almost unknown lh1s season. Every bnsn-
e wheat thst em be spared is bang SOD d 1 ~.
n.srksss' is fa+t chung away, when The Reciprocity
Treaty. c,oses. spd. therefore, sharp should be The
work and quick tbe action"
uthe effect of the proposed ta1 on Canad!-
an farm products shalt be to increase the sell
Ing price Of grain and meats IN New York, by
the extent Of the duty, 1fail TO sec how SUN
an advance n prices Is going TO injufe ths
millions Of Western farmers. ! rather 'gueas,
they would Ike 1t. after they get nttie
used to it. II, afler the 18th OF March, wheat
should happen to advance 70 cents bushe!,
corn 10 cents pr bushcl, cattle 90 per cent,
broom corn Is per cent, rye and oats ~ per
cent, hams 9 cents per pound, pork cent
per pound, &c, have notion thAt our
Western farmers would stand It without
much complaint. Suppose we try It on awhile
and sec how it worl:ss It will be very easy
TO reduce the impost II 1t Is found to inIusc
But some sav that It will not have the cf-
feet to increase the price Of cur agricultural
products fthat be the case, then the whole
tax Will I'LL on tne CauAQtaus+ HdHu !! lucy
sell in our markets $50, ,0oo, ,0oU worth Of their
products next year, our government viii Sc
cure The snug revenue Of sir millions OF dol
)ars out oi them, which will pay the interest
on 100 millions ii our 5 20 bonds. THIS would
lust about counterbalauce the mischief they
inflicted on Us in giving mid and comfort, to
the rebels and shelter to skedaddlcrs from the
conscsiption nnd descrtess from our army.
Our farmers could stand that also, II the Ca
Dncke can.
The impost proposed by Morrils's bill aver
ages but 90 per cent, which Is just about what
the Canadians tux oil Of our manufactures
that seek market within their borders. I
can see nothing unfair Or inequitable In tax
ing their products which compete with those
Of our farmers, as highly as they tux our pro-
ducts which compete with their manufactur-
crs. Ethat is not free trade it Is fair trade at
al1rcvents. Whenever the Canadians repeal
tlfGir duties On our mechanical productions 1t
will be titue enough for our Government
to think of repealing its duty on their agricul-
turnl products, What Is sance for the goose
should be hauce for the gaudcr. After the
Canadians have experienced . few years Of
their o.vn medicine. venture the prediction
they will petition this Government FOR free
trade according TO the Constitution OF the
United States For twelve years they have
enjoyed all the benefits without any Of the
burdens Of annexation TO the American Un-
| ion. Let the TIVE things 60 together. For ouc,
can't consent TO accord to the Provinces
without the Union, better commercial aud
| taxation terms than arc accorded to States
! within the Union. AMEE1cus.
, 1866-03-03
WISCONSIN ON D00llTTLG AND
THE VETO.

Willie Senator Doolittlc. OF Wisconsin, Is
IN Connecticut laboring To diktract and divide
tac Republican party, and trying to carry a
fragment over 10 the Coppcrheads, the Lceis-
1ature Of lis own State hnre Just passed rt:so-
luuons indorsing the action of the true men
In Congress, and condelnning the reto Of tho
1nau who is President by assassination, Saws
The tirs, resolution:
Ehould he entity OF dece!stDc the President and Of
.aixIyxsat.ng our eoA.ftesIs, II fai'rd aa this
time 10 declare thai biz message vefo1ng the Freed
nleae Hutcan bill. lD IT. general tone and siirat.
la- caused f1ta 0nd disappointment Gnaong hts t1S
.ff7eads and ssppoTtas In our State, aud has been
hailed viii exp''ctsnt tov and e1ul1i:on By every
suan who sp7npdthtzed acHA k1s Ft64tioN, On who
Wa eolt ana Indifferent when treason Threatened
flt A4e Of the Rkpnhlic.@
All The Union members of both Houses
votcd Tor this resolution, and only those who
sympathizcd with the rebellion voted against
it.
The next resolution declares;
"1hat we s7otf eoTdt04y f,dosse and oppsoee Of
tat aefioa Qf sneh q o9r h<s4ztoss md Rtfressd-
tses u e = n ny ~ h,' con.is.sn,iy NJ sappost-
aisteutiy arsc:ted tbs Fg 2T cogTEss to determine
lo- ltself 4cs4a ard ~ sahaf sannHe+ Il ,cM pdgH
Representatives from 6aset ssIaoss pop77aess .oere
<IHeru0nizt1 vi ne rebellion rnd We earnestly re-
oucst them to Ftsis ne 0dtsisston Of hepre-euta-
7lvsz TO Coucreee from the disoEgan1xed Sates until
peace ts Tally .ecnred, apd until TIC people Of such
and Justice 70 III ma stztt.n 6dr loode's."
This resolution, while it upho1ds Senator
Howe, poiutcdly condemns, rebukes and de-
uourees The treschcrous and reactionary
course OF the npostatc Doolttle. It passed
the Senate by vote Of aycs 81 nays 10, and
the House by nyes G., nays u. The nays In
, 1866-03-03
Strange Specimen Of ofHu1ann1tJ-Whera
Did 1t Come From
TFrnm the Portland fMe) ArFus1

Twelve years ago A family named Sawyer,
living In the nei1hborfng town Of Westbrook,
were surprised to find that q very superior
new mIlch cow; carefully kept in their stable,
was u drying Up-n This continued until a1rs.
Sawyer discovered, some time nfter, the prints
OF human fingers in the soap grease barrel In
the stable. Communicating this discovery to
her husband be procured help from the neigh
bors and thorough search Of the stable fol-
lowed, An examination Of the hay-mow dis
closed q small hole which, being followed up
by pitching away the hal, lcd to q deu-like
found strange betng-a man apparently OF
about twenty-four years, half clothed In rags,
shockingly filthy, and having no feet. One
foot was mlssing Just above the ankle; the
other was gone little higher up-the stump
terminating in an oblong way and in manner
showing thnt It was not the work Of surgeon
nor had It received the attention Of SURGEON
when lost. His face and head were Of ave5ase &
intelligence, but notA word could be got Ann
him. He had lived there number o. Mess ~
subststiug on the milk Of the COW ana a suo
c,rense. He was turned over to tho LOW ~,
fhorities and placed In the poor honse, mno .ai.o
be now il and has been for the pas' s"'''o
:. Ali afiempts to solve the mystery @ soncein. r.
inr thIs straupe being have proved 1usne; IVY
one has been found yet who ever saw os s asasa ~
of hlm. and during The who!e tWeHS yeals W
has .neycr uttered word. vat19es, e1pe
dicnts hnye been tried to loose nls ton@us'
IN one occasion he was given nott!e con-
falnIne a pint of whiskey- He seemea 70 IN.
lerstauf exactly what It WAS for ne placed II
, 1866-03-03

transaction that Senator, and eren msDt
ber Of the Cabinet, after learning tho nature
Of the Presidents speech, telcsraphed to
Seward at New York that it was frightful,
one that he could not indorse, and begged
him not 10 speak that night al Cooper 1nsti-
tute. The next morning the Eteaiag .Poa
pleaded That when Mr. Seward spoke III Cooper
lnititute abe did not know how greatly the
President hsd Just offended" But Mr. Sew
ard did know all about 1t, us he proved by
congratulating the President by telegraph on
his speech, In the following terus:
s.NEw YoHx, Feb. 81 1s6G.--1L Ia al right and
snfe. 1ke Union Ia restored and the county safe.
Tie Prtfid.zrs speeea IL TIuUMpHAST, and the
county vi III be happy.
(SiEned) VII. srxAnD."
Mr.. Seward must share equally in The guilt
Of Andrew Johnson's speech. 1t Is not only
Andrew johnson but Mr. Seward who de-
nounccs the Reconstruction Committee IS .
"ccntral directory" of treasouab.e men and
Sumner Rud Stevens as trail
tors And now The question:
arises, why docs Mr. Seward commit this
great crime against the Republican party,
and against liberty! Does he do 1t merely to
kill of Andrew johnson, OF. does be feel more
spite at the Republican party for barely failing
TO make him President in 1860, than he docs
ut the Coppe1bead party for barely failing 10
make him corpse In 1SG5?
, 1866-03-03

The particulars Of a singular elopement case
hare just been narrated TO Us. Ia which wife
who Is The mother of three interesting chill
dren, eloped with the farm servant, taking
Eith them splendid span Of horses. Nj.
Francis Restriek, the HUSBAND Of the woman,
IS engaged In the cattle-droviny business with
his father-in-lAw, Mr. James Evans, both liy-
Ing within stones throw of each other, at
Warwick village, county of Lambton. John
D0dds, the sly decierer,. was hired to work
around the premises, to tend the stable, cut
wood and be general servant But as the
buslness Of the husband called him to spend
most OF his time IN the stateR the man Dodd
seems to have spent considerable of his time
In chatting to the wife instead Of attending to
his ON 4 business. For last Tuesday evening,
when Mr. Evans aud Restrick were both on =
visit to Sarnfa With load ofsheep. the guilty
pair decided on leaving this Canada together
10 enjoy, combined felicity in the land Of
boys put to bed, and trunk packed
full Of neccssarfes. But, strange to say,
although over s., 900 In cash Was in ths pos.
session OF the woman, belonging to her father
Alr. Ernus, not cent was taken. she had
for years back been entrusted with sums
varying from three to eight thousand dollars,
and Pa:y1og It ontsat such times as be re-
which was found the next morning after the
elopemcnt under u bedstead, with 81, 500 in
gold, and In another part Of tho house 81, 500
in bills, besides s606 IN silyer-not q cent
missing. Either the e1opemcnt was planned
with the sole purpose of being allowed to en-
joy each sother's company unaistusbed, or
else the "bard cash. was forgotten In the
hurry TO get away. The latter Is the most
likely. Mr. Evans was In the city 10 day in
pursuit of the missing ones, who were last
henrd or at Mason's Hotel, few miles from
London, On tho Proof Line Road. Detective
Van Vaikenburgh Is On the track, and tele-
grams have been sent to all points on the
frontier, 80 1t is very likely we shall hear OF
the pair being captured shortly,