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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-06
THE SOLDIERS REUNION SOCIETY

THE SOLDIERS REUNION SOCIETY
Held its business meeting at the Court-IIouse,
the only marked feature Of which was the retiring
of Gen srannard as President, and the election
of Col Ripley to succeed him.
The officers elected were as follows:
Lieut. Col. w Y. w. Ripley, President
Col. Samuel Il. Pingree, Gen. George p. Fos-
ter, Yies Presidents.
Maj. Charles f Spaudng, Maj Josiah Grout,
Jr. Maj. John l.. Barstow, Erecutire Committee
Maj james S. Peck, Recording Secretary.
Lieut.. G. G. Benedict, Corresponding Secre-
tny
The meeting adjourned to the Hall Of the House
of Representatives, whore an elaborate oration was
pronounced by Chaplain Brastow, and at Q p. NJ
came the
REUNION SUPPER.
This was prepared in Washington Hall, where
Colonel Ripley presided in very uuemharrassod
and efficient way. His new honor no more EN-
barTassed him than would a rebel line of battle
The Hall bore the elegant decorations recently
prepared by the ladies' of the Congregational
church and society, aud the tables supplied
by Mr. Clark Of the American House 1t WAS
superb collation.. aboundng in substautials aud
delicacies aud proiusely aud yet tasteiully orna-
mented.
Then followed the toasts, accompanied with
such cheers as only veterans can give, and inter
spersed with excellent music from Gilmore's Bos-
ton Band
l. The first toast was in honor of the most dis
tnguished guest of the evening, to which General
l. A.. .i...i
GEN sHERiDAN's RESPONSE.
GenRemea--You ou are all very kind to me indeed,
and wish to say 10 you that there has been no
greater pleasure than that which / am enjuying
this evening Most especially am | grauhed TO
meet you here as an organization 10 preserve and
perprtuate the memory Of your own record, and
also Of mine. ieel that am identihed with you
and that your record is mine, and feel happy to
meet ou here tonight and to see you SO united,
thank you for your kind expressions of esteem,
and | regret only that the very little time that
can spend with you prevents my saying more to
you. have seen great deel Of you ia the past,
aud would Ike TO see a great deal more Of you
in the future,
?. Vermout-responded to by Governor Page.
who paid handsome tribute 70 Vermont officers
and soldiers, the living and the dead. Speaker
Stewart was also called out in response. EVIDENT
ly lac was reluctant. but his thoughts did not long
20 wool gathering without finding golden fleece
in the best pun Of the evening Said he, when the
boys greeted the one horse reihlorcemeu ut from Win
chester they thought him "better late than never"
but in fact it turned out that Sheridan was better
lae than Early
3. The Organization IF the Vermoni Regiments
honor to the Governors who were engaged in il.
Responded to BY Ex-Goy. Smith, who modestly
gave the highcst gubcruatoral honor TO his pred
ecssols Fairbanks and llolbrook, and hish hest Of
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-06

From com of ways and means sgans, u 40 relating
to he fees II he members Of the General Assembly;
third tetding refused,
From com on railroads in favor Of 100 to inoorpor
ac the Montpelier and Whie River railroad oi ordered
TO third reading
From com on railroads IN favor Of " 10 20 insofpor.
ate the Montp lisr and Wells hlvr raj road company,
with amendments which we're agreed to- ordered t. third
reading
8iH Pl,ssd--s u granting certain powers 70 the
Black River academy and school drfict NJ 10 l. d.
low 10 inc irporate The West River railroad Co
% providing Tor the appointment of reporters The
yeas and nays called fr BY Mr. Hubbard of 81 ok
q-idRe aud A. ioovs feas l03, nays T. II 100 Ia
addiuon % act itcarpofAing the Essex rfead compa-
ny lil Ia amendment of sec / chap SO s. relating
10 The grand list
d 3i in amesdnent Of chap 90 u The s relating to
marriage l'han ing present law 20 prohibit. MAJ
fase % h'st coisius). Mf Hubbard Of slocsbrlge
moved 20 amend NOT insalate any contract of
marriage already made between brohrs and sisters chill
dren which was disagreed 20 On motion Of Mr. Con
verse OF Woodstnck, ordered 20 hc
Res0lm,oH-By Mr. Wright Of Tnal instruotng the
com railroads 90 inquir into ths expeiensy OF i'm g.
ing the 10 be raised by twas IN Of the
siruciipn OF railroads. adoufrd
Pet,t0H--By Mr Rounds Of Chester, Of James Cava-
na gh, asking ate pay a. substitute to CON of ways
sn1 cans
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-06

1t is announced that almost all the speculating
brokers of Wall street. during the last fifteen
years have been ruined in the business have re-
tired on fortunes larger than they had at first.
Some Of them have been ruined great many
times. A righteous retribution.
Returns from eighty-fve counties in Iowa show
Republican majority of 26,920. There are
about dozen thinly-peopIed counties to hear
from, which will somewhat increase these figures.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-06
DR.. MILLERs
Soothing and Healing Balsam


Ut HAS PROVED tNFALLABLE FOR BURNS. FROZEN
LIMBS Bruises, sbrans, Woands of kinds Pains
Side Back orshouiders chhbus Chspp-d Hands, std Neck
AEus in e cr breast Ear Aobe Deafness Posouing Fry
sig ls and Inflammation Of the Eyes Rhrumatsm Il Il
not eertu cure SET huuar DIS hay eyed by t when
other frmrdies have fiird.
A. Az iNrtaNtl MEDICINE. when taken Boo g. a
lndammat 81 the Boarls, nysentery Kidney Complaint
and Cholera hnfbls. &c sl also pthra, dry Cough
AMI A.thma
This medicine purely Vegetable u lts composition soothing
aud hralns n ' ul ienc', sui o. gwen any age
ses tith rfc safety u hiss been before the public durn
th- past uue years aud has htso Of l- most
tns cures fh puer cbarnle he o produce ts su
3 ri0r fa rrme y tfr sale ty tiI ufue4i,ts.
c. d. LEFT, Proprie or, springfi Id Mass.
rema, BARNS GO rafk Row. SsF Yors 4il also sug
py thl frate AZ ti.t Pdces. a5IaEicnF.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-06

ANNA DIcKINsoS.-The Church Of the Mes
slab was filled by an appreciative audience, and
the lady delivered eloquent and thoroughly
radical Republican speech, sharply scoring Andy
johnson for his periidy, and gently pricking Con-
gress with pin for short comings IN duty to the
crisis She is very forcible speaker, more elo-
quent than elegant more attentive to the matter
than the manner Of speech.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-06

This spenIi Hsir ngr the the world The only
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-06
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-06
Special Notices.
GEg75PES PESsN5EAENM69

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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-06

The Dakotah Territorial election, Oct. s, was
carried by the Republicans who elect majority
of tae Legislature.
The Uniyersslst Society Of Cayendish, Vermont,
has employed Miss Damon to occupy It's pulpit.
There is seven Democratic majority on joint bal
lot in the Ohio Legislature
The complete official returns Of the vote in Ohio
have been received The number of votes east
exceeds any former period, as the following com.
1867. HAYES, 3.665 Thurman, 2iO.622
1856. Smith. 256 SOP Democrat, 2l3, 500
1864. Lincoln 26j, l54 Mcclellan, 2O5, 1908
Two Congressional districts give Democratic,
and nine give Republican majorties. The two
districts Of Hamilton county show less Republican
loss than any other in the State. Hayes carries
forty-wo and Thurman forty-four counties, and
two are tied The Western Reserve saved the
Republican State ticket
Every county in Nebraska, SO far as heard from.
has been carried by the Republicans. The cop
perheads last year had majorites in every one.
The Washington correspondent Of the New
York Evening Post says that the intelligence re
ceiyed by the Union Republican Congressional
Committee from the Southern States which have
not yet held elections indicates that in all Of them
the party in favor Of holding conventions will be
successful. The election in Georgia takes place
on the 29th 3Oth and 3lst Of this month in Ar
kansas, November o in Mississippi November
in Florida, November Ia, % aud 10 IA North and
South Carolina, November 10 aud 2O The time
for the election in Texas has not yet been dled.
The registration in that State has been delayed,
partly on account of the yellow fever and also
from other causes
The democrats claim gain. in IS counties Of In
diana aggregatng II $40; but in 20 other eoun-
ties they lost from 100 to 400 to county, which
is more than an offset There was no reaction,
aud the State is claimed by the Chicago Tribune
as giving $1,000 to 10000 republican majority.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-11-06
SCHENCK'S MlyDRIKE PILLI

nemt, Hsru.s Geo Para Row SsF Yors, ait ai.o SUP
Piy 90, rrAir at ii.t Pfces. s5darieoF
New-York tribune., 1867-05-13


no intimaton, he is to be tried for
his life by men for whose perpetual
cns'avement he used all the forces and the
tcrrors of war; Five negroes sit upon the
Grand Jury in Judge Underwood's Court, and
before them the President of the COEfederacy
is to repeat the words, 81 will be tried before
God, and 10y my peers"
If this is not punishment enough, it is humil-
iaton enough. Upon the greatness of the evil
Jefferson Davis aid we need not dwell-Of that
there will be many to speak; but of our own
wrongdOing now is not the time TO be silent.
For two years Jefferson Davis has been hidden
in the classmates of Fortress Monroe, and for
part of that time in irons and utter soll-
tude; for two years he has rested under
an accusation of plotting asSassination-a
charge urged by the President himself and
not withdrawn, even when thorough search
had found no facts to sustain it; for two
wears he has been denied that which just laws
grant to every prisOner-a trial. Does this i'm
prisOnmcnt atone for the crimes whereof he is
accusedq No; and because no informal pun
ishmcnt can by any possibility satisfy the de-
mands of Justice, those who defend the long
imprisonmcnt of Mr.. D;yis without trial,
on the ground that he deserved it,
insult the dignity of the nation. The greater
the crime the more swift should be the retribu-
ton; and now that one great step has been
taken and that jefferson Davis has been taken
to Richmond, we demand justice-we demand
his trial. For the honor of the United States
we demand that the prisoner of state shall be
tried or released. Our laws are written where all
may read of them there is no doubt: his deeds
are part of history; of them there is no ques-
ton: the Indictment is drawn, the witnesses
are ready, on either side the counsel are pre-
pared, the jury is impanneled, the Court is in
session, the prisoner is ready. Between him and
the Justice which is our boast, nothing intervenes
but Il ring of bayOnets, and military order; and
these must no longer Ovenule the supreme
law. If, then, the United States is unable, or
unwilling, or afraid to try Jefferson Davis for
acts with which the world rings, let the fact
he confessed, and let the prisoner be released
New-York tribune., 1867-05-13
INTERNAL REVENUE DECISION.

TAX on CASTINGS FOR MACHINERY
Ind.
SIR: 7 have received your letter Of the 18th ut,
in which YOU inquire il castings made for rcapers now
ers threshers separatOrs wheat drills and cutlYators
are exempted from taxation under that clause OF the acs
OF March p 1867 which exempts castings made ior ma
chinery, &c. -, ~. .o,sot
nv rhe acts OF uy 49, 1866 and March 3 1867 the f00w-
ing classes OF castings are exempt from taxation; -
Castings made for particular articles, blacnnes VI
structures all Of which enumerated as for instance
castings for locks, safes looms, spnnlngmachne
engines hot afr and hot water furnaces, sewlngiha
chimes cars and scales and castings for IRON bridges
Castings OF particular kind or fora particular USE
~ malleabe iron castings, unfinished ana castings or
hoow-ware. 49,,
bnt which articles liable 10 tax in finished state
Castings made for machinery. A..
All castings which are not exempt under one VI 'ho
above heads are liable TO the specific tax OF S per tun
These are the following, 10 wit: ..
Castings used for buildings or permanent structures
except castings for iron bridges. -. .,s
Castings which complete articles IN anu
not made component constituent parts OF o'her afu
cles &c. ,, a.. .,, ,soS as cororo-
nan or parts OF other articles except such as
are used in the manufacture Of shatng or gearing ms
chneryl and OF cars scales, articles machnes lnsrn
ments or engines which tax Is assessed anu paiu m
n finished state. A.. -. =. .,,,,.. or,,roera,ed
in yor letter oil er,Bp from taxation IN nnlsneo
.fae the castings therefore used in their
come under the third class enumerated above OF a1aoo
castings and not under either Of the excepona OF e
empted classes iV"s Iee p.s Tn,nui is.ioner
Treasury Department. ONCE Of Internal Reee""e' ""''~
iD0i0u, MAY 10, 1867. ...
New-York tribune., 1867-05-13
THE PEACE CONFERENCES or LONDON


The London Peace Conference appears TO
have successfully accomplished its important
task within the brief space of four days Inc
Cable dispatches state that the conditions oil
the settlement of the Luxembourg question nave
been agreed upon by the members OF the Con-
ference and ratified by the several Governments.
Accordingly, the French Government relinquishes
oil claims to the annexation of Luxemburg };
the Prussan Government, on the other hand
consents to withdraw its troops within one
month, and to have the fortress razed. Lux
emburg remains an entirely independent
State, whose naturalization is guaranteed by all
the Great Powers.
Thus, as we have been all the time expect
ing, the outbreak of war is for the present
avertcd. After the concessions made on
both Sides there hardly remains anything to
quarrel about at present There is no doubt
that the Luxemburg question will come up
again in the course of time for the present, the
majority of the LuxemblTgers, it seems,
desired to have no connection with either
France or Germany. But this Independent
condition cannot possibly last long In the
struggle of the German or French natiOnalities,
u small country which is inhabited by people
speaking both languages cannot remain indifier-
ent. It's sympathy, at least, will be with
the one or the other nation. And whenever
this sympathy shall have been fixed the one
way or the other, the guarantee of its independ-
cnce by the Great Powers will no more prevent
the annexation than similar treaties have pre-
vented the absorption of other small States by
kindred large nations.
In tho hnxypyQr advancing
consolidation of Germany will soon furnish the
cause of new troubles between Germany and
France. The speech with which the King OF
Prussia on April 30 opened the Prussan Cham
bers announced that the military treaties which
hitherto united Prussia with the South Ger
man States would now be transferred to
Northern Germany We shall soon hear OF Con-
fcrences aiming to effect the complete union
between North and South. France watches
this movement with great anxiety. She Is
well aware that if Prussia car carry out the
nationality theory, which Louis Napoleon
has been the first to introduce into
European politics, and can establish
the same political unity of the German
nation which France, Italy, SPAIN and Russia
fully possess, she will be much more
powerful State than France Hence the
repeated efforts of Louis Napoleon to
obstruct in Prussia the execution of his
favorite principle, as he had done in Mexico
and in the Roman question before. 1t cannot
he presumed that he is now ready to accept
with resignation the steady growth of Prussia;
but public opinion expects new moves on his
side, to prevent the growing consolidation
of Germany. Every move of that kind will,
of course be new provocation to war, and we
think it probable that we shall not haye to
wait long for the first.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-13
TIE U1NNEMORE CASE.

A remarkable murder trial has just been
brought to a close in Philadelphia On the
2jth of April an old lady, named Mrs. Dorcas
Magiton, who lived with her husband in Ship
pen-st., was murdered in her own room, and
robbed of a small sum of money. About
O'Clock in the afternoon Mr.. Magilton had
gone out on some errand, and returning i'll
the course of an hour, found the front door
fastened. He knocked, and in a moment was
admitted by IN acquaintance named George
W. Winnemore, who told him, with apparent
calmncss that some one had been there and
murdered his wife, The old lady was found
lying on the floor with her knitting-wOrk be-
side her. rs If it had fallen from her hand
when she was struck, her skull crushed by re-
peated blows with hammer, and her throat
cut with a razor. The hammer and razor were
both found the former belonged to Magilton,
the latter was claimed to be Winnemore's.
Winnemore was arrested, and few dollars
were found in his pocket, though the money
was not identified as belonging to the de-
ceased.
The prisoners presence in the house, with
the door locked, was of course the strong point
against him, and his explanation that on find
ing the woman dead he had locked the door 10
prevent the escape of the murderer, should he
still be about the premises, was unsatisfactory.
An attempt to prove an albi was unsuccessful.
The defense upon which most reliance was placed
was insanity. The prisoners mother testified
that insanity had been hereditary in his fathers
family IL was shown that Winnemore had
been from childhood afflicted with epilepsy, and
I'll, lpI tn a.
tablsh the well-knOwn tendency of that
disease to impair the mental powers. lt
does not appear that any very careful ex-
animation of Winnemore's state of mind
was made by medical experts, but the
physicians seem to have been under the
impression, from what little they saw and
heard of him, that he was more or less de
ranged. 1t was proved that he had several
times attempted to commit suicide. But the
most remarkable testimony bore upon his be-
lief in spiritualism and his behavior under the
influence of spiritual manifestations. He pro-
fessed to be controlled by the spirit of an
Indian chief; and when the ghost of his
savage guardian took possession of him, he
danced and capered like painted Sioux; he
uttered strange thoughts; he scribbled in his
diary characters that no man could decipher,
and poetry which, If not especially suggestive
Of insanity, was certainly very foolish; he
declared that spirits no bigger than the
head of pin were round about him, and
he saw them on one occasion walking all
over bunch of flowers. spiritual
medium, who had been in the habit of meet
ing him at circles, and who was very decided
in her belief that Winnemore was insane, was
asked to give some reason for thinking so.
She replied that one day be came to her
house, told her she was crazy, threw his hat
down on the floor, snatched it mp again, and
then ran down stairs at the top Of his speed,
"and that was the last of him." He used to
say that when the Indian spirits came about
New-York tribune., 1867-05-13

him they took entire control OF his actions he
was no longer his own master. a witness, Mrs.
Mench, stated that in che spiritual circles of
which she and WinncmOre were members,
their habit was 60 give way to whatever IN
"iiucncc camep WinnemOre was d medium,
and was often seen in frances. The murdered
woman, Mrs Magilton used TO mesmerize him,
and there was apparently an attempt on the
part of the prisoners counsel to produce the
impression that if he killed her, he did it III o
state of unconsciousncss which she herself had
brought about. II certainly was intimated that
she exerted indirectly painful influence over
bin. She used, for example, under spiritual
guidance, to paint pictures of the flowers OF
Paradise, aid the sight of these extraordinary
works Of art always threw him into an un-
pleasant frame of mind, though it does not ap-
pear that there were any OF them in the room
when the murder was committed. Indeed, it is
almost impossible to read the evidence without
arriving at the conclusion that the man was at
times more or less dcIanged; though how far
he may have been responsible for his actions
on that fatal 25th of April is of course, another
matter altogether. The jury, at all events
seem to have been satisfied OF his sanity on
that particular day. for though the charge of
Judge Brewster was on the whole rather favor
able to the accused they found him guilty,
after about two hours deliberatiOn, and the
spectators in the courtroom hailed the verdict
with murmur of appreciation.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-13
OBITUARY.
JOSEPH A. WRIGHT.


Cable dispatch of the llth of May announces thd
death of Joseph A Wright, United States Minister TO
Prussia. Minister Wright was a native of Pennsyl-
vania When young man he emigrated to Indiana.
He was elected to Congress from that State in lSi3.
He was elected Governor of Indiana in Ss9 and con-
tinued to hold that position until 1851 In 1857, Pres-
dent Buchanan appointed him Minister to Prussia.
which position he held until the accession of Mr..
Lincoln TO the Presidency. He returned TO this
country in 1861 and, acting with the War Democrats.
was in 1862 elected United States Senator from ln-
diana lin place of J. d. Bright, serving one session.
In 1869, President Lincoln appointed him United
States Commissioner to the Hamburg Exhibition.
He was appointed Minister to Prussia for the second
time 10y President johnson. in 1865. and continued TO
fiji that position up to the time Of his death.
SIR HYPoMTE IA FoNTAINE.
sr rELxGRAPH
MONTREAL, May 1l.-Sir Hypolite La Fontaine
Bart the last baronet of royal patent in Canada, died al
his residence yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1867-05-13

democracy in England that will not prevent It
from advancing. II is steadily marching on, and
thai which the American Congress, acting on the
inspiration of Liberty, and in accordance with
the will of great and free nation, has just gwen
the lately emancipated slaves of the South, the
working classes of England will wrest from an
unwilling olicarcby. Their battle cry Is man
"hoOd suffrage and the ballot and that it will
ultimately come to this VIC have no doubt. The
compromise over which the Tories are so Jubi-
liant, so far from settling the question of Reform
will only have the effect of intensifying the
agitation now going on, of which John Bright
is the master spirit, and The Reform League the
organized pccrr.