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Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-02-07

seg Gen. Sheridau's action in refusing
to allow any public demonstrations
over the remains of Gen. Albert Sidney
Johnston, is believed to have been ow-
ing in a great measure to the language
that had been used by the New Orleans
journals just prior to the opening Of
Mayor Monroes tomb lin which the re-
mains had laid for several years. for the
removal of the body to Texas. One of
these journals, received recently, speaks
of the deceased as "the great and good
man"-'the true and noble character, :"
&C, all of which was no doubt regarded
as in bad taste, if not offensive to the
commander of the GulrDepartment, and
induced him, as he did, to thwart the
further exhibitions of feeling that were
on the point Of being carried out,
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-02-07

RECIPE FOR FITs.-Though no doctor,
have by me some excellent prescrip-
tions and shall charge you nothing for
them you cannot grumble DIT the price.
We are most of US subject to fits / am
vested with them myself, and / dare say
you are also. Now, then, for my pre-
scriptiOns;
For fit Of passion, walk In the open
air you may speak to the wind without
hurting any one, or proclaiming yourself
to be simpleton,
For fit of idleness, count the tick
ings Of clock. Do this for an hour,
and you will be glad to pull off your
coat the next and work like negro.
For fit of extravaganza and folly,
go to the work-house, or speak with the
ragged and wretched inmates of Jail,
and yoq will be convinced
Who maketh his bed of brier and thofne,
Must be content to lie forlorn.
For fit of ambition, go into church.
yard and read the grave-stones. They
will tell you the end of ambition. The
grave will soon be your bed-chamber,
the earth your pillow, corruption your
father, and the worm your mother and
sister.
For fit of repining, look about. for
the halt and blind, and visit the bed rid.
den and afflicted and deranged, and they
will make you ashamed of complaining
Of your lighter Affections.
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-02-07

SENATOR SWAMI OF MARYLAND
Thomas Swami, lately elected United
States Senator from Maryland, was
chosen Governor OF that State in 1854,
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A QUESTION OF DAMAGES An intoxi-
Gated Irishman was sitting on the track
when an engine tossed him down an en-
bankment. The conductor backed his
train to pick NY the dead body. The vic
tim was found alive, however, only some
what bruised, and taken to station.
Here the conductor kindly offered to
send the man to his home, few miles
away, in hack; but he insisted on his
ability to walk, and refused to be sent
home. TIE conductor pressed the mat.
ter, when the Milesian, who had stood
the butting of the cow-catcher SO well,
bristled up with, go away with your
kerrige. I'll go home by myself; and If
I've done any damage to your old en-
CINE, bedad, I'll pay it on the spot"
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-02-07

COMPARISON NOT ODIoUs.-Several Of
the papers have been running parrellel
between George Washington and JEFF.
Davis. They waste much paper and
columns of type, without striking the
true parallel. Here is the idea advanced
by The Butte Record in regard to it:
"George Washington-First in war, first
in peace, and first in the hearts of his
couutrymen."
"Jef Dae1-First in rebellion, arst in
petticoats, and last In the jail Of his
countrymen."
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-02-07

INTERNAL RBvENUB.-The following
detailed summary show the expenses
paid for the collection Of internal rev.
enue in Vermont, for the fiscal year
from July 1st, 1855, to July 1st. 1865:
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Washington Items.

Admiral Farragut visited both
houses of Congress Tuesday, and was
warmly received.
"A memorial of 4 900 loyal citizens of
Virginia, urging Congress to hasten the
matter of reconstruction, has been pre-
sented to Congress by delegation sent
from Norfolk for that purpose.
The action of the Senate finance
committee on the House gold bill is
important. If the Senate backs up the
committee Secretary McCulloch will be
sustained in his financial policy. When
Mr.. Van Dyck of New York was in
Washington, last week, he showed that
under the bill the spectators would
become masters OF the Treasury Depart
ment.
There is but one opinion among
Republicans at the capital of the Sew
ard-Motley correspondence, and it is that
Mr.. Seward stopped to mean and dis
honorable act in writing such letter to
Motley, and was handsomely punished
for his insolenCe. The result in the
Senate is certain. Cowan will not be
confirmed, nor will any man be-. Mr..
Motley will remain so long as the Sen
ate is in session.
The fourth State dinner OF the Pres
eident took place at the Executive Man
sion Tuesday evening at s o'clock. Cards
of invitation were issued to a number of
Senators and their ladies. Admiral Far
ragut and Gen, George H. Thomas were
present. The Senators invited for this
evening included all who were not in
vited to the previous dinners, certain
number being invited to each dinner.
Joseph II. Bradley recently made q
motion in the District Supreme Court
for the admission of Col. A. H. Magru-
der to the bar. Col. Magruder is Vir-
ginian by birth and was at the South
during the war Chief Justice Carter
remarked that there is a rule OF the
Court requiring all members Of the bar
to take the oath that they have not
borne arms or aided the rebellion, and
then the rule could not be set aside
without argument and decision.
There are a number of members of the
bar who went South anxious to have
THIS question decided.
The Senate did not finish the tariff
bill Tuesday. A motion to recommit
the bill was lost by vote Of 10 to %,
and is regarded as test vote. An
amendment of Mr.. Summers to reduce
the duty on coal from $3.50 to SOC per
| ton was discussed, pending the adjourn
| ment. The friends of the bill are
| growing discouraged. 1t is feared that
! it will not pass the House, and the
! Presidents intimate friends boast that
| he will veto it, if it should pass. Mr.
Williams Of the finance committee, said
| in the Senate Tuesday, that if the man.
ufacturers would not be content with
the protection afforded by the bill, as re-
| ported from the committee, he should be
compelled to vote against it.
The LAST VETo.-Mr. Johnson, says
the Tribune, has surprised nobody by
his veto of the Colorado bill, to which il
appeals he could not give his approval
consistently with what he calls his sense
of duty. His message repeats his old
opinions, with ingenious conjectures
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From the Louisville journal. !
A business Dog.

We yesterday made the acquaintance
of Jack, dog that has been raised by
the employees of the street railways,
and thoroughly educated to the business.
He is now little more than two years
old, and was so unfortunate as to lose
his parents at a very tender age-or they
probably lost him as he was taken to the
stables on Rowan street, a lost and help
less pup. He grew, under the kind
treatment of the boys, to his present
size, and is now q full grown cur, the
friend OF every officer, conductor and
driver on the various roads, and no one
among the hundreds of men who know
him will ever stand back and refuse as
sistance when Jack is engaged in the
performance of his duties or in difficulty.
Jack Is not particularly partial to the
boys of the city company, but shares
his time and services with all the roads.
He rides upon the cars, having the priv
ilege of the entire city, and makes 1t his
duty to keep the track clear when COWS,
hogs and vehicles are too slow in get
ting away. The conductors call Jack
"spotter," one who detects dishonesty
on the part of conductors, on the sly, as
he frequently spends whole day riding
on one route, jumping from one car to
another while both cars are in motion
feat that would be difficult for any one
but himself, without danger. His OBJ
ject in doing this is evidently to look
after the interest of the road. Jack
lives high, "boarding round" among his
numerous friends who share with him
as they would their best friend. He
knows at what time and place to meet
the conductor or driver with whom he
chooses to dine. He is to be formally
presented with token of respect in the
| shape of handsome collar, on Christ
mas, bearing the inscription From the
Central Passenger Railway Company.
am a railroad dog. Whose dog are
you7" We are sorry to say that Jacks
pride was shamefully humbled yester-
day. Wolf, stable dog, on duty at the
| Fourth street stable, came to town yes
| terday, which he seldom does, except on
important business, and had pleasant
interview with Jack, after which he
| took his place on the cars to return.
Jack objected to this, claiming that the
| cars were not for the accommodation of
| dogs, which objection greatly insulted
Wolf, and taking Jack by the surplus of
| the neck, he threw him in the gutter,
where he held him until he impaired to
| his little rival some wholesome advice,
to the purport that he had better mind
| his own business, and let other dogs
| business alone.
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Local and State Items.

MENDoN. The following is q sum-
mary Of the births, marriages and deaths
in the town of Mendon for the year 1864
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The LAST VBTO.-Mr. Johnson, says
the Tribune, has surprised nobody by
his veto Of the Colorado bill, to which it
appeals he could not give his approval
consistently with what he calls his sense
of duty. His message repeats his old
opinions, with ingenious conjectures
appended, as to whether Colorado wants
to become State, and what dreadful
things might happen if she should be-
come d State, and what will become Of
her poor negroes, all Of which is neither
necessary for the public to read, for
Congress to debate, nor for us to an
swer. The bill will doubtless be passed
by tWO-thrds vote.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-23
The Old story ever Again.

In tho commencement Of the war the
party IN power, afraid to trust the good
sense and Intelligence of the people, refus.
ed to pseri@s, By taxation, money sufficient
to defray ne expenses Of the government.
They preferred to borroE a. q ruinous rate
Of interest, and sold bonds fee less thaa
half their nominal valse TO raise mea rs TO
carry on the war according to their pre-.
gramme. The result is now manifest in
the enormous debt which hangs like an in
eaous over the people, and in the large
amount OF taxes imposed upon them in ev.
cry conceivable shape. The people are
beginning to feel this burden and are
clamorins for relief.
They are willing to pay xha. i. nscs,sa.
ry to keep good the credit Of the govern.
ment and to detray current expenses, bro
vided the government be economically ad
ministered, but they have no faith that tn,
present party in power will be less reckless
or more honest than heretofore, and ar,
consequently DESTROYS of a change of rulers
Seeing thu, the chariatans and d~emagogue
composing the majority in the last Con
gress, reduced, to some extent, the taxes
while the debt is increasing, and million
upon millions Of dollars we're recklessI
spent for partisan purposes. They doubt
less hoped by reducing the axes to bin
the masses of the people ana lull them III
% further security hy Which rsdicali.r
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-23
BOURBON CORRESPONDENCE.
BOURBON, Ind, May, 2Ist, 1867.

EDS. DEMOCRAT:
ftkere was ever a mere disagreeasle 'spe II
! Of weather" than we have had for the pslst
week or two the oldest inhabitant fails TO re-
member il. The roads are dreadful bad, -
and IS it rains almost continually the pros
poets are favorable for the same rad condi-
dition. Farmers are distressed shout the
condition OF the ground, for planting fields
that have been plowed look more like vast
mud holes tkan any thing else, and unless the
weather soon changes for the better, the corn
crop in this section Will be 4 fliirre. The
coming wheat crop looks well at which we
are greatly rejoiced
Mrs. James, wife of Marshal Jane of this
place, died on "Wednesday wcrning last. Her
remains were taken TO Paoii, Pa, Tue 70 :mer
place of her residence for burial. She was
an excellent, woman, and beloved by all who
knew her. She leaves s husband, several
children, and e large circle offriends here and
elsewhere to Nou1p her loss.
an effort is being zssdc I'D start a brass hand
in this place with some show of success
There are quite q number of musicians here
Ssitt tOts vi <IFS "a OS@tLfE1 MDO LGfs DttD
members of &rass hard organ zations in day
gone by. IN authorization os this even. We
are each eve ming given & fore.aste of those
melodious sounds t,at art expected TO "soothe
che savage ard bend the knotted oak" when
the orgsnizsticr IS completed. An amount
net exceeding $3.50 is required to accom-
plish the desired Jesuit, and for this purpose
G. tubscripties paper is being circulated and
our citizens generally are expected to como
dOwr with che stamps" Although those
whe ere ersanizing the ivsnd are all blow
ers,' yet they do not wish to DC consiGcret
Us blowing" when they ask Cor money
They n~eed@noney, and money they must have
and if our people are ss liberal in this as II
most enterprises in which they are indiyidu
ally or indirectly interested, the amount ask
edfor will be speedily forthcoming
learn that our Post Office is TO be remoyc c,
on the 9th inst, to the rooms first door nortl
of Mr. Sears clothing store. This is a'moY
in theriyht direction"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-23
From the Ind annapolis III erald.
TIC President Responsible for
Davis, Release.

The Judiciary Committee is looking in.
to the operation connected with the release
of Davis. 1t appears that the President
was directly responsible for the course
pursued, having insisted through the Dis
trios Attorney, that the trial should pro-
coed, and that the prisoner should be ad-
United to bail. The Attorney General is
to be summoned before the committee re-
garding this matter Washington CORES
pcsdence 0 fhe Cincinnati Gazette.
The evidence il directly to the reverse
Of the foregoing statement in regard to
the responsibility for the delay, or rather
refusal to try JEFF. Davis. Ever since the
arrest of Davis, over two years ago, it has
been in the power OF Chief Justice Chase
10 bring him to trial. Under the pretext
that it would be beneath his dignity to
hold court in a State which was under the
jurisdiction OF military authority, he has
declined to proceed with the trial or rather
eyaded it. The responsibility for the re-
lease of Davis is with Chief Justice Chase
and not with the President. The latter
caused him to be turned over to the civil
authorities, and it was no more than just
to the prisoner that either the trial should
proceed, or else that he should be admit
ted to bail or discharged. The prisoner
has demanded n trial repeatedly, and
announced that he was prepared for It at
any time, but the prosecution has nevC,
been ready, and especially not prepared to
proceed with the case, when he was deliv-
cred to the civil authorities and fit was
not then, it is not probable that it ever will
be. The fact is Mr.. Davis was an uncom-
Portable elephant while in the custody OF
the Government. Justice Chase could
not have presided at his trial, nor could a
trial have been held without great embar-
rassment. When Governor of Ohio he
threatened rebellion, armed resistance to
the General Government, upon the contin.
gency that it should attempt the enforce
) ment of a federal law obnoxious to the
Sons of Liberty in Ohio-a political or.
ganization which he represented. And
; the present Chief Justice of tho Fedora
Court when Governor of Ohio, promulga,
ted as ultra State rights doctrines As were
: ever advocated by the leader of the clos
1 cause" When the se~cessionists of tn,
south threatened to withdraw from the I'm
ion after tho election of Mr.. Lincoln to tn,
D F'e:iicucv in 1850, Govorncr Chase wa
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-23
would be longer enabled to remain in pow.

"ve1~ W A"~SvA S~"S'S~ - AouHsA" ~ Po"-
or.
The Legislature at its last session, fol-
lowed the example Of their friends in
Congress, and reduced the State taxes, al
though the State is largely in debt. At
the same time they appropriated large
sums Of money for purely partisan objects,
and for purposes worse than useless, in
creasing the public debt while they were
reducing the taxes. The State organ OF
radicalism strongly recommends the boards
of County Commissioners in the State to
follow the example, and our neighbor Of
the Republican endorses the position Of
the State Journal. He prefers a debt
drawing interest, to raising the mean by
taxation for the purpose CT defraying the
expenses of necessary improvements. He
is hard to please. If the County goes in
debt he howls lugubriously if it raises
money by taxation to defray the cost of
necessary improvements and current ex-
pensea, he whines piteously, and in either
case grumbles like a bear with a sore head.
We dislike running in debt and do not
admire heavy taxation, but we believe it
better policy to levy a suficiency Of taxes
to defray current expenses and make all
needful improvements, than to 60 largely
in debt and pay interest from year to year.
In those counties which have gone largely
10 debt, county orders are hawked about
the streets at a discount of ten to twenty
per cent, while in those that pay as they
60, the county orders are at par-good as
greenbacks. We think it more equitable,
better policy aud souuder 6uauciering, to
provide means as re go, than to run IA
debt and pay interest, and issue orders
that cannot be redeemed perhaps for years
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-23

one of those radical, State rights Repub-
licans, who were not only willing they
should 60, but conceded that uader the
fundamental principles upon which the
Government was founded, they had the
right to that redress for their political
grievances. In a speech in the Senate of
the United States about ten years ago,
Senator Wade expressed the opinions Of
the abolitionists Of that lay, OF. whom ex-
Governor Chase was the leading spirit.
He said /.
Southern gentlemen stand here and
in almost ell their speeches speak of the
dissolution Of the Union. l am not of
those who would ask them to continue in
the Union. 1t would be doing violence to
the platform Of the party to which l be-
long. We have adopted the old Declara,
ton of Independence as the basis of oay
political movement, which declares that
any people, when the Government ceases
to project their rights, when II il so sub
verified from the true purposes Of govern
ment as to Cypress them, have 8 right to
reeur to fundamental principles, and, il
need be, to destroy the government under
which they live, and to ereot on its ruins
another, more conducive to their welfare.
IhOH that they hare this right. 1riH not
blame any people for ersrcisin9 IL wheneser
they think the contingency has You
can not forcibly hold any men in the I'm
ion for the attempts to Go 50, it seems to
me, would subvert the frs. principles oil
the Government under which we live"
If Jefferson Davis had been put upon
trial for trer.son and Chief Justice Chass
had presided, would not the production Of
such "trea sonahle' sentimepts-fer such
he enterta med and saught-haye been ex-
ceedlngiy embarrassing go him and 10 the
Pr~osecutiont And they were altered up
on the floor OF the United States Senate BY
a man whose political doctrines were en-
dorsed by his constituents IN his re-4lec
ton, and the present radical Senate ha.
honored the SAM person by making hin
the acting Vice President. Apd then, il
addition, there are Stanton and Holt, nov
occupying high positions Ia the Govern
ment, Who were in fnll sympathy With IN
prisoner after he had raised the banner o
rebellion as the representative Of clever
States, and il the rebellion Was treason
they gave i, said and comfort yhe eyi
dence is clear that Chief Justice Chase i
responsible for NOT bringing Jefferson
Davis to trial, and 10 Doubt he, and al tn,
OLD fashioned State rights Republicans
rejoice tia. the Government has final
succeeded IN getting the elephant off of it
and their hands.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-23

ST. Louis, May 70.
The Democrat, this morning, in discus
sing the presidential question, utters the
following language: There is a statesman
who has been the military superior of al
our generals, and whose part id the wal
has been rot less deserving Of honor than
that Of the bravest hero that ever slept Oh
a hard-fought field. There is one such
man, and but one-the secretary Of war
Edwin NJ. Stanton" 1t also iayors the
election Of the vice president from Nilsson
ri, and says, of ';all the former slave states
no ether SO well deserves the honor, and
no others can more justly claim for her
leaders in this struggle the confidence and
the gratitude of the nation"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-23

M -
In Huntington. on Monday, James Frecl
secured a six inch dirk between the ribs of
John VanHolten, a grocery keeper.
Freel escaped, and FanHelsen lies at
deaths door.
Julius c. Churchill, aged about forty
five years, and residing three miles. south
of Moore's Hill, committed suicide last
Friday, by hanging himself.
DrscoNTENTEp Otb CRAckttNds.-An
application for divorce before Judge Buck
les on Wednesday was from a woman in
her eightieth year, the husband being in
his seventieth.-lfuncie Times. -.
The Independent tells of unruly boys in
that town, who congregate in the mill on
Broad street, and expose their persons to
ladies passing to and from the railroad.
The khaepena; ut says the rascals IRE spot
ted. They ought to be striped.
Jacksonville is afflicted with two May
ors. Captain Poindexter failed to qualify
until the sixth day. whereas the law pre-
scribes Eve as the limit. Mayor Ware re-
fuses to surrender the honors and emolu-
ments Of the position.
Schuyler Colfax will amble "Across the
Continent" in Laporte, on the 24th.
Schuyler expects to plump into the Presi-
derey in good time, when his weary jour
neying "Across the Continent" will be
abandoned.
PofsoNED-We learn that several
members of Mr.. p. Urp's family, residents
0! this city, have recently died from what
was supposed to be tn. effects of poison.-
Kokomo Tribune.
Mr. K. Ninc's family, in this city, ha.
been similarly afflicted.
GoLD IN HuxYENG7oN.-The gold min
ing company organized here sozqe months
since, have in course OF erection a large
frame building near the quarry where tn
quartz rock is found in ths greatest album
; dance. AS soon as the builaise IS com
, pleted, an engine Of twenty-five horse pow
err, man afaetured at the machine works o
Y p. w. Mofatt, and the quarts crushe
now stored at she railway depot, will b
e removed into il, ard operations conamcn
E ccd in earnest. That there is god in thi
region sufficient to justify the expenditure
that have been iRearred in purchasing tn
machinery terminating, is no longer a mat
$ ter Of donbt. Huntington Democrat.
ffYDRoPH6BIA.-A correspondent c
the Rockport Umpire, writing esom Gran
view says:
y The dog Of Mr.. Gordon, of this place
which went mad or took hydrophobia som
four weeks since, was seen to bite a no
belonging to Thomas Ray, which went RI
wing mad just twenty-three days from tn
time it vas bitten, and died. 1t is no
thirty hours since the hog died, and tn
y ground rs perfectly green where the frot
d ran from the hogs naoatf,. Yesterday,
fine cow belongingto Mr.. Ray. went raUn
/ mad, and ne took the timely p~recamtion
r shoot her this 2aorrins. n dog belongin
# to Mr.. Rolyer, of this place, which w;
! bitten 4bupt the same time that the he
spoken of was, was also found to be rabit
d and yesterday, hunted down and shot
q This Rsorning another case was fully deve
!, ope6ia q hog belonging to Mr.. Rebel,
this place, and the animal was killed b
n DR.. Tillman, as I understand.