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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30

on CO operations, in favor of an act estab
fishing corporation by the name of the
Champlain transportation company passed.
From general COMMITTEES, in favor of House
bfll IL, to legalize the grand list of the town
|of Brattleboro for 1856 ordered to third
reading. From general committee, against
House bill 90, to enable Lewis Songer and
his wife Bertha to adopt an heir-at-law
third reading refused From committee on
education, in favor of House bill ti7s to ineor-
porate the Norwich English and classical
boarding school; ordered to third reading.
From general committee, in favor of House
bill 70, to change the name of AFRO Nichols.
&C. ordered to third reading. From COM
mittee on claims, against House bill 3, to
pay Daniel Whitcomb the sum therein nam-
ed :; third reading refused. From general
committee, House resolution directing the
general committee to inquire into the expedi
ency of general law for the preservation of
fish that such law was not expedient.
Mr.. Cooper of Canaan moved to reconsider
the vote of yesterday afternoon, passing
House bill 2S, to enable the towns therein
named to aid in the construction of the La
noble valley railroad. The bill having been
sent to the Senate, Mr.. Wood of Farhaven
moved that the bill be recalled from the Sen
ste which was agreed to. Adjourned.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30
The Board Of Education.

Elsewhere our readers will see that the
Board of Education appointed last year has
been re-appointed by the Governor, and con-
frmed by the Senate. OF this appointment
the Burlington Free Press says:
This, Of course, indicates that the Govern
or and majority of the Senate do not attach
Importance to the charges and intimations
against majority of the Board contained in
the Report of Secretary Adams. But in view
Of the Importance of the matters involved
and the amount of attention and discussion
likely to be excited by them, it seems like
rather hastv action. If the members of the
Of their action (as are bound to suppose
they do) we should suppose they would have
preferred to await the vindication which
accept their re-appointment at later day as
a proof, rather than forestallment, of such
vindication.
We have no doubt, if Mr.. Adams wishes
to make a personal issue with the Board of
Education, and to put the purity or pru-
dence of his own conduct, in respect to the
selection of textbooks, or his Judgment of
the merits of competing books, in contrast
with those of the gentlemen just re-appointed,
he will find the Board quite ready to meet
him before the Legislature or its committees.
And if he invites such contest he will be
very likely to find that I" there will be blows
to give as well as blows to take when the
issue is joined.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30

Mr.. Adams has been clerk of the supreme
court for Chittenden county, and undoubt-
edly has occasionally disagreed with the
judges in their decisions of important cases.
was he the mere /" whiffet and puppet of
the court for duly recording such decisions
and respecting them as the law of the State
And what propriety would there have been
in his spreading his protest, and dissenting
opinion In such a case upon the records of
the court? If Mr.. Adams, as an individual
who expected to remain in the State, and to
enjoy its future progress in education, had
any petition or memorial to make to the
legislature, or the people of the State, he
had the same right of petition and discussion
as every other citizen but we hold that it
was his official duty, if satisfied in his own
mind that the Board were wrong in their
selection Of text-boOks,-a selection made
unanimously we understand except in the
case of Readers, and by vote of five to one
in respect to Readers-to have reconciled his
duty with his :. official and personal indie
pendence,' by at once resigning his position,
instead of apparently asserting to the deci-
sion, and retaining his office, and using the
and the influence it gave him,
to unjustly and unfairly represent and criti-
cize..a selection. which must remain, if we are
to have any uniformity of textbooks, the au-
thorized list for the next five years.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30
Goshen Gore.

The sudden elevation of Goshen Gore to
the dignity and privileges of a town, by the
admission of representative from it to the
General Assembly, has occasioned no little
inquiry concerning cores, what they are, and
how they came to have existence. Webster
defines a gore as g slip or triangular piece
IF land But, in Vermont parlance, gore
is ii piece of land, of any shape whatever.
separated by intervening land from the main
portion of the township of which the gore
constitutes part. Cores came into exist
cnce on this Wise. 1t was the intent of the
State that every town should contain lands
equivalent to six miles square, or 3,O40
acres The grantees paid for that quantity
of land But it sometimes happened that
when a number of town charters had been
granted in a particular locality, there re-
manned tract of land not large enough for
a town, but more than half large enough.
The deficiency was made up by tract, or by
tracts of land anywhere else in the State,
that could be made available for that pur-
pose. These complementary tracts were
called cores.
The town of Goshen in Addison County is
made less than six miles square, as is appa-
rent by comparing it on the map with a
neighboring town of full size with Lincoln
for example. In fact, it originally contained
no more than thirteen thousand acres, though
its boundaries have been materially enlarged
by the addition to it of considerable part Of
the old town of Philadelphia. When the
charter of Goshen was originally granted
Tin 1882, it was granted as if the town were
six miles square in one body; but that prov
ing not to be the case, there wa. granted a
tract Of land adjoining WheelOck, containing
1889 acres, and another adjoining Plainfeld
and containing 1898 acres. The former was
called Goshen Gore by Wheelock, and the
latter Goshen Gore by Plainfeld
The anomalous condition of cores has al
ways been an occasion of embarrassment,
making special legislation necessary, and in
various ways hindering the regular workings
of governmental machinery. In 1854 an act
was passed, by which these cores were
:. severed =" from the town of Goshen. But
it is much more than probable that none of
the legislators of 1854 SO much as dreamed
that there was virtue enough in that harm
less word " sever" to create new town.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30
the South at break of day,

Up from the South at break of day,
Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay,
The affrighted air with shudder bore,
Like a herald in haste, to the cheftan's door,
The terrible grumbe, and rumble, and roar,
Telling the battle was on once more,
And She idan twenty miles away.
And wider still those pillows of
Thundered along the horizons bar;
And louder yet into Winchester rolled
The roar of that red sea uncontrolled,
Making the blood of the listener cold,
As he thought of the stake in that fiery fray
And Sheridan twenty miles away.
But there is a road from Winchester town,
good broad highway leading down;
And there, through the flush of the morning light
4 steed as black the steeds of night,
Was seen to pass, as with eagle flight,
As if he knew the terrible need;
He stretched away with his utmost speed;
Hills rose and fell; but his heart gay,
With sheridan fifteen miles away.
Still sprung from those swift hoofs, laundering
South,
The dust, like smoke from the lannon's mouth;
Or the trail of comet, sweeping faster and faster
Foreboding to traitors the doom of disaster.
The heart of the steed and the heart of the master
Were beating like prisoners assauting their walls,
Impatient to be where the battlefield calls
Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play
With sheridan only ten miles away.
Under his spurning feet the road
Like arrowy Alpine river flowed
And the landscape sped away behind
Like ocean lying before the wind,
And the steed like bark fed with furnace ire,
swept on, with his wild eye full of fire.
But 10 he is nearing, his hearts desire;
He Is snuling the smoke of the roaring fray,
With sheridan only fiy. miles away
The first that the General saw were the groups
OF stragglers, and then the retreating troops,
What was done what to do glance told him both,
Then trikiug his spurs, with a terrible oath,
lie dashed down the line, mid storm of huzzas
And the wave of retreat checked its course there
because
The sight OF the master compelled it to pause
With foam and with dust the black charger was
gray;
BY the flash of his eye and the red noStrils play,
lie seemed to the whole great army to say,
have brought you sheridan all the way
From Winchester, down to save the day"
Hurrah hurrah for sheridan,
Hurrah hurrah for horse and man
And when their statues placed high.
Under the dome of the Union sky,
The American soldiers Temple of Fame;
There with the glorious Generals name,
Be it said, in letters both bold and bright.
% Here is the stced that saved the day,
BY carrying sheridan into the fight
From Winchester twenty miles away
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30

The Reform SCHooL.-As there has been
in some quarters an attack upon the man
agement Of the Reform School at Water
bury, and especially upon the Superintendent,
Rev. A. G. Pease, the House, as was done
last fall, appointed committee to visit the
institution. The committee have not yet
reported, we believe, but we find in the
Montpelier correspondence of the Burlington
Times the following respecting their visit
1t is understood that the committee of the
House who have visited the Reform School
IF which believe Mr.. Van Sicklen of your
city is chairman, have returned with very
favorable impressions of that institution,
and that they find no fault with the admins
tration of Mr.. Pease, the superintendent
Good and true men, both residents of Water
bury and elsewhere. have complained of the
management of this school, and we are
therefore glad to hear that after thorough
investigation the " machine" is found run
ming so we'll
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30

In looking over the last issue of the FREE
MAN we noticed an elaborate article on
this report of the Secretary, and we
were surprised and panied at the unjust
censure cast upon Mr.. Adams for his honest
and manly exposition of the doings of the
Board in relation to tho selection Of books.
Had it emanated from different source. we
should, perhaps, not have been surprised
But that one holding tho position as Editor
of that paper, and who we supposed was the
friend Of strict truth and integrity, should
think the statement of undeniable facts Of
public interest would be Of 60 mischievous
and positively evil tendency" surpasses our
power Of comprehension. IF the bare state
ment of what the Board did is SO mischiev-
Gus, what shall be said of the action itself?
-Brattle6oro Ph1nir
The Ph1nir misses the point of our criti-
cism upon Mr.. Adams. which was that, as
an official, he had no authority whatever,
to decide what textbooks should be used, or
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30

The Railroad Commit tees of both Houses
last week visited Troy, n. Y, and Benning-
ton, VT, at the request of the applicants for
the charter of the Walloomsac Railroad.
The committees examined the immense IRON
works of the Messrs. Burden, in Troy, and
their ore-beds in Bennington, and their works
in SALISBURY; and they also looked over
many of the furnishing manufacturing es-
adjustments in Bennington, at the head of
which will stand the large shawl factory of
Messrs. Hunt, Tillinghast g. Co. not yet
completed, but which will cost when dono,
over $780, 900. Mr.. Park and other gentle
men from Bennington County, who are open
ing the road, accompanied the committees,
and Mr.. Park entertained thsm at his house
while they were in Bennington.
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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30


sued by the President
By The President Of the United States Of
America
\ rHOCLAMATIoN.
In conformity with recent custom that
may now be regarded as established by ma
tional consent and approval. /. Andrew john
son, President of the United States, do hereby
recommend to my fellow-citizens that THURS
DAY, THE TwENTY-EIGHTH DAY OF NOVEMBER
NEXT, be set apart and observed, throughout
the Republic, as q day of National Thanks
giving and Praise to the Almighty Ruler of
Nations, with whom are dominion and power,
and who makes peace in His high places
Resting and retaining from secular labor
on that day, let US reverently and devoutly
give thanks to our Heavenly Father for the
mercies and blessings with which He has
crowned the now closing year Especially
let us remember that He has covered our
land throughout all its extent with the great
ly needed and very abundant harvest that
He has caused industry to prosper not only
in our fields, but also in our forests that
He has permitted us t. multiply our ships
upon our lakes and rivers, and upon the high
seas, and. at the same time. To extend our
iron roads SO far into the secluded places of
the continent as to guaranty speedy overland
intercourse between the two oceans
He has inclined our hearts 10 turn away
from domestic contentious and connections
consequent upon a distracting and desolating,
cruel war, and to walk more and more in the
ancient way of loyalty, concession ami broth
erly love.
lie has blessed the peaceful efforts with
which We have established new and import
ant commercial treaties with foreign nations,
while we have az the same time strengthened
our natl )nal defenses, and greatly enlarged
our national borders
While thus rendering the unanimous and
heartfelt tribute of national praise and
Thanksgiving when is so Justly due to Al
mighty God, let not fail to implore Him
that the same divine protection and care
which we have hitherto 50 undeservedly and
yet SO constantly enjoyed, may be continued
to our country and our people through all
the generations forever
In witness whereof | have herewith set nav
hand and caused the seal of the nited States
TO he affixed
Done at the city of Washington, the 10th
day of October, in the Year of our Lord
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty
Seven and of the Independence of the
United States the Nincty-Second
ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY order Of the President.
WILLIAM IL. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30

BOSTON CATTLE MARKET.

BOSTON CATTLE MARKET,
Reported telegrapaed expressly for s!reea o.
faia Freeman
At Cambridge and Brighton, for the rreek
ending Oct. 80. 1867.
The following is the amount OF Stock Market:
Cattle. sheep. shotes- SWINE. Xeais
T I.. w week., sIs3 1850 1850 GO 80 80 80
One year ago, 1909 goes so 1870 =
Eeef Extra S2 % to $l3 Oh first qualify SII - u,
sls %; I'd quality $40 50 10 II 50 qualiiy 50 On ia
$40 %, per cwt, on total weight ct hide iaiiow-
dressed beef: few choicest single pairs sd 81 :ooo
Working Oxen-sl75 To 265 per pair. or sdne Il.
their value as Beet Handy Steers, s9J Io >i-f.
Mich Cows-s5O to SO extra good, >73to Sloa, u.
without calves, as may be agreei faro" ana "rua
sTonE.~Yearlings els 10 seo two years OH 80 10
-; three years old, $40 To 20.
Sheep aud Lambs-3i to ), in lot, % to s. 80 rrs
Fat Hogs. SC. Young Pigs-0too-
Veal Calves so 90 10 500 90 per head
Hdes-Brighton lOlc TO lie; County lots, ton lei-
Calf skins, lG 10 lsc.
TalIow-s to g &c. Country lots Ia 7-r-
Pelts-Lambs, - To soc esch s'osn 90 10 to--
RENAnx..-In ADDITION the above nuuaor 90 $40.
cattle, there At east 800 On "a from last Vees~
stock. The number from The Wet Is l"i'; Et-Iera
$50; Northern 1925. Cattle cost less This week n 81
bsny, and cold cheaper than last week Very s-st
Durham cows, Illinois Stores sold ut II cents
grade stock much Superior for tee aE buteaets
will buy light young cattle aud dry COWS unless
such prices IL make an object to d-
At Cambridge prices from / L. } cents bower
han last Tuesday. 7 he market closed yeTs badly
last W sdnesday, may be judged by tue number
over. At Cambridge there several yards nei wit
Westen,-alwsys bad omen for The Northern dr'Fers-
j Finlan sold OF his best steers an coWS-seH5i
each-at cents; at ceHs-+G * and ? At
cen;s-40 SIX T. Wheeler sold 10 al II cents, ami By
at 10 cents per j. b. Gordon Sold 10 ,s-n
Hampshire OIen-llO0 weight Iie resl II M-afpfd-ial
Is cents, J. W. Wheher soid 10 good D anne eAen 2.
Jackson-li60 pounds live eht-a- i1 ceni- and 3 tn
]. w. Gordon. al iI-l2 AVERAGE, 1900 lbs, lave
Sheep still dull Dfav-rS who say I1efr drove
this week bought low enough i'F prnablc STATE
market, complain tina rhey offered home
The butchers the FsueLEi Han
Monday losing game, ana ar unwilling 30 hl3 "a
cept very tow ures. The suppF IS iar-- anal tn
market Is sl oversize kei one VtsF f1it lei
lambs sod al 81 per head. Mr. kenney iad been ,ff-T
ed 30 tor lot some OF which wuuA weish abaut
100 lbs Others much less lot ot cozseE> saI4
AT cents per pound, and sim lois refused M
The generally call thI~ week iaal ta
sheep trade. Of them wondered where shes
should sti ike 4 good market
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30
By order Of the President.
WILLIAM IL. SEWARD, Secretary of State

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT AT THE HooSICK IUN-
NEL.-A most terrible accident occurred at
the Central Shaft of the Hoosick Tunnel, on
Saturday afternoon about o clock. On the
day before naptha had been introduced by
the contractors AZ n means OF lighting the
shaft. This was contained in a large tank of
stone near the mouth of the shaft. down
which it was conducted in a pipe. 1t was
believed every prccautiOn had been taken to
guard against accident but on the afternoon
a. above stated, some of the employees smelt
the naptha as if escaping, and one of them
opened the door Of the building built over
the tank. Some two or three rods off there
was a light candle or lantern, and immedi-
ately on the door of the tank house being
opened, the flame was instantancouslv com
municated from the light TO the naptha and
in an instant it was in a blaze. which at once
communicated u all the other buildings
Then commenced horrible scene-too hor-
rible almost for ina -tuIti N. The fire stop
ped the working OF the pumps used tor sup
plying the shaft with pure air well To
pump out the water. and thirteen men, at
work in the bottom of the shaft, 200 feet be
low the surface, met with most appalling
fate There was no escape. The air was
gone. the huge volume of water was rushing
in. and the building over the shaft was one
mass of fire. with heavy timbers crashing
into the shaft Soon the pOnderous bucket,
suspended ut the mouth of the shaft, in
weight over 4 ton, went laundering down
the dark abyss. Efforts were made to stay
the flames but nothing could be done. 1t
i probable the thirteen unfortunate men
died almost instantly. the supply of air being
cut off or lived few moments only to die
the more dreadful death Of drowning. Four
men, working near the mouth of the shaft
escaped. On Sunday, man was let down
600 feet in the shaft, The water was then
some 90 feet in depth. On being drawn up.
he encountered a volume OF impure air, and
when he reached the surface was insensibe
and it was only after long exertions of ply
sicians that he was brought back to life.
We doubt it more calamitous affair has
ever occurred in this part of the country.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30

question the decision of the Board after it
was made. And we may add chat it was not
the g undeniable facts y which we thought
mischievous.s The partial, colored. distort-
ed, and by no means accurate account OF the
proceedings of the Board, given in the re-
port, does not come under the classification
of " undeniable facts
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Mr. johnson has named. the 18th of No
vember as day of national thanksgiving.
The people will find some reasons for giving
thanks on that day, not named in his proc
lamation.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-10-30
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