Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-06-12

] Maj Gen. Pope, commanding the uiird military
district Of Georgia, Alabama aud Florida issued on
Monday asimportant order, rcproving and reyers-
ag the suppression Of the radical Mobile Tribune
by the military commandant at that post and ex-
pressing his entire dsapproval Of the act General
Pope also adds o his order general instructions to
bis oubordnates, declaring that it is the duty Of
the military authorities the utmost free
dom of speech and Of the press, consistent with Ia
and directing that no Oh ser or soldier in his com
mand shall interfere with the newspapers or speak
ers on any pretext whatever. Reasonable utter b.
ance', the order further says, are nota legitimate
exercise Of this freedom, but in such cases no
action is TO be taken but by direct orders from head
quarters II any disturbance is feared, the military
authorities viii be called on to prevent or suppress
it The order is terse, stringent and explicit, and
il enforced will be likely to secure the freedom of
speech which will be Of benefit 70 all parties
Gen Pope followed up his removal of the Mobile
mayor and chief of police, bya clean sweep of all
the city officials, Fayetteville, N c.. which is in
Gen. sicSes district, has also suffered ike course
/ ofmunicipal treatment.
The House judiciary COMMITTEES suspended their
impeachment Investigation ON Monday, and ad-
journed until June 2G, that they may be prepared
for anything which is needed Of them in case the
highly improbable contingency cy Of a July session Of
Congress is realized On the final motion for the
Impeachment Of the President the vote stood four
in favor to Eve against The votes for the meas
ure were those of Messrs. Boutwell, Of Massaohu
sctts, Williams Of Indiana, Thomas of Maryland,
and Lawrence Of Ohio, all Republicans and against
it, Messrs. Wilson Of Iowa. Chairman of tho com
nittee, Woodbridge of Vermont, Churchill of New
York, Marshall Of Illinois, and Eldridge of Wscon
sin, the last two Democrats. A resolution Of CEN
sure declaring that the President has been guilty Of
acts which merit the condemnation Of the people,
passed by vote Of seven to two, only the DEM
ocrats obieaing. During the primary considera-
ton Of the resolution Messrs Boutwell, and Thomas
voted in ,sition butfnally reversed their action
Mr.. Elridge took the ground that the com mittee
in passing such a resolution was transccnding its
Legitimate duties
To the credit ofGoy. Brownlow offences ee, the
fact should be male cons pcuous that he las ordered
the arrest of two ofhis militia officers, named Rick
man an Holt who lately shot a citizen Of Franklin
county under the pratenco that he was guerilla
during the war. They will be turned over to the
civil authorities for trial, ami the governor an
noune3s his determination to suppress the prevail-
ing lawessness ofh troops and says he W i'll issue
general order requiring them to act only under
the civil authorities in preserving the peace.
The railroad bridge over the Contoocook river at
Dustn's Island, was burned ON Tuesday morning,
and on Wednesday night at 10 o'clock a new bridg e
$50 feet in length, was completed and train Of
81 cars passed over it.
Burglars broke open the safe of L Freeman,
jeweIer, at Burlington, Saturday, and carried of
$1,000 worth OF watches.
Commencement at the University Of Vernon
and State Agricultural College at Burlington
ours August l. Rev. NJ r. Vincent of Troy, n.
" will address the Society for religious inquiry
and the orator before the Phi Beta Kappa Society
is Rev. DR.. 7. Peabody of Cambridge, Mass.
The memory of old war times was revived at
Danvie, last week, by draft to fill up militia
company. Eleven recruits were wanted, but non e
volunteered.
Barna Cooper of Rochester shot himself through
the heart on Thursday lie was 60 years old and
in easy circumstances
In North Hartand is the graveyard of the Cal
lop family, in which every one Of the race, go in
number, arc buried, the last one having been place
there last summer.
The Fenans Flood and DuGey have been SEN
fenced to fifteen years penal seryitude, Cody to
twenty and Conolly to seven years. Mooney has
fifteen months and Smith twelve of Imprisonment at
hard labor.
SWARr.-A. r. Nelson, young man of Orange,
with the assistance of one man only four days made
a tom of maple sugar the past season one of the
Orange mountains. Who can give sweeter
count Of his springs work?
TsA-See new advertisement Of the Great Amer
lean Tea Company. We have tried the Green ia
panese at Sl25 and the Black at 81, of the impor-
tations advertised, aud find that both good
No coloring OF Prussian blue in them.
The people of Lamoille Co have had a meeting
and organized for preliminary preparations for
railroad.
G, G. Benedict, Esq, of the Burlington Free
Press, in Montpelier on the ith, and has given
an excellent account of the scenes of the day. on
one point which we were too modest to enlarge upon,
he says
"Mr. Walton gave an interesting sketch Of the /
Fire Department Of Montpelier, and "reminiscences
of the notable fires. He claimed for Montpelier, at
the present time, the strongest and most ELI ;ient
Fire Department, for It's population OF any village
in New England, and after witnessing the parade,
we are not disposed 10 dispute the claim. The
speech was wen received and followed by three
cheers for the orator"
Secretary ofstate Nichols has our thanks for the
journals of the Senate and House of Representa-
tiyes, at the annual session of the Legislature in
1866.
A strong gale Of wind accompanied with m in
passed over Richmond Monday, doing considerable
damage, blowing down fences, fruit trees, and a
barn of Benton Williams, and taking the chimney
Off from the new school house in district No l--
altogether the seyerest gale of the season.
The Republican majority in the Washington on city
election is 2500 The Democrats elected two coun-
cilmen.
On account OF the unexpectedly large receipts f
miscellaneous character and from internal revenue,
toward the close of last MONTH and the small requ-