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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-07-09
DEBITLTY,

DkI5I1.lEY,
Resulting from any Cause ~what0vers
PROSTRApION OF THE SYSTEM.
incurred by Severe Labor. Hard
Bhips, Exposure, Fsvers, &C,
There Is M medicine exiAui equal 70 these RENE
dies Ia such cases. A tOue and yigof h Impaired
to the whole system, the appetite Ia strengthened
food u enjoyed, the stomach digvsts promptly thH.
blood ~ purified, the complexion becomes s0OE
aud healthy, tue yellow uuge 10 eradicated rom tn
eyes, a bloom is given To the cheeks, aud the wea
aud nervous invalid becomes a strong and health
being
PEHsONs ADVANCED an LIEE,
And feeling the hand OF time weighing heavily upoy
them with all its attendant Ills, Will mud Ia the US
OF this Bi1rERS, or the TONIC, an elixir that vii
iuutii new lite into their veins. restore In a meAbu-t
the energy aud attuT - more youthful days, bu!lc
up then shWuk,n forms and give health Gnc
Happiness LJ tlrii remaining years,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30
The Legislature.

Agreeably to law and custom the Repre-
sentatives of the people of Vermont--chosen
from among those " most noted for wisdom
and virtue, will meet in General Assembly
at the State House on Thursday of the coming
week. Possibly others may come, during the
session but, should there be any lacking in
the above mentioned mental and moral quail
tiles, the presumption will be that they belong
to the Third House
From present appearances there will no
delay and no strife in the organization of the
House. Immediately succeeding the cleo
ton, the public mind seemed to center upon
the Hon. GEORGE W. GRANpEY, of Vergen-
mes, for speaker, and we see no reason to
doubt that he will receive united and hearty
support for that position. Latterly we have
heard the names of Hon. A. H. MINER, of
Manchester and Col. REpFIEID PRocroR, of
Rutland, mentioned in connection with the
speakership, Both are estimabe gentlemen,
and valuable legislators but we apprehend
| the former is in too feeble health, and we
doubt if the latter will suffer his name to be
presented at all. If reference is had solely,
or mainly, to the fitness of candidates for the
the chair, and the proper dispatch of the
public business, there can be no question that
Gen. Grandey will receive substantially a
unanimous election.
joins II. FLAGG, Esq, of Bennington,
who has so ably and acceptably filled the po-
stion of clerk for the last several years will
doubtless be again elected with entire una.
nimity. In accordance with the suggestions
Of custom, we understand the friends of AL.
BERT CLARKE, Esq. Mr.. Flagg's first assist,
ant, have thought of presenting his name fol
the clerkship but we have the best of rea.
sons for knowing that he will not be a can.
didate.
Henry CLARK, Esq, of Rutland, the ex.
perienced and courteous Secretary of the Sen.
ate, and Maj. JAS. S. PECK, of Montpelier
will unquestionably receive, as we are sure
they richly deserve, unanimous election.
With reference to these positions we heartily
adopt the remarks of the Burlington Ere,
Press;
We are not in favor Of ehangng clerks for either Hous
or Senate, ms long good men found willing 10
tnue In them from year TO year The run Of the bust
ness" acquaintance with members and measures ans
spnch Legislative work, acquired by such experience
too valuable TO be lightly discarded.
BY far the most important matter to com,
before the legislature at the present session
is the election of a United States Senator 70
six years from the Fourth of March next
Fortunately there is little probability of an,
division or strife in respect to this election
for we have heard no name mentioned a
likely to be presented against that of Senator
! EpMusDs for reelection. Two years ago
with entire unanimity, the legislature chos,
Mr.. Edmunds to the proud position of sue
cessor to the lamented Senator Foote an,
the distinguished ability with which he ha
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30
Religious Intelligence.

President Kitchel of Middebury College
preached at the recent camp meeting at Fer
risburgh, at which there were some 5000
people.
Twenty Baptist Sunday Schools in New
York city and Brooklyn are raising $4,000
to aid in building twenty Baptist Sunday
School rooms in Minnesota.
The seryant-girs of New York gave a
few weeks ago about $4,000 for the Pope's
private pocket.
The Home Missionary Society have sus-
tanned % missionaries in California, the past
year, Five churches have been organized,
five houses built or partially completed and
six more undertaken.
An English curate who believes that
cergymen of that rank are Undergrad, sug-
gests that they all band together and adopt
the tactics employed by other workmen, name
y, that of strike and thus secure better
wages.
The Providence Baptist Association has
unanimously passed resolution, similar to
that which was virtually rejected week be-
fore by the neighboring Warren Association,
censuring Mr.. Malcoms practice of open COM
munion.
According to the minutes Of the General
Assembly, just published, the following are
the three largest Presbyterian churches in
the United States Lafayette Avenue, Brook
lyn, (Rev. T. l.. Cuyler's), ll4l members +;
Madison Square, N. Y, DIR. Adam's,) LII,
do, Brick Church, Rochester, DIR. Shaw's),
l,OS6 members
The Young Mems Christian Association
Of Lowell, Mass. carried on eight prayer
meetings in the surrounding towns on recent
Sabbath, besides having two open-air services
in the city, at one of which over thousand
persons were present.
1t is estimated that at least 5000 per-
sons listened to open-air preaching in New
York on Sunday the ID inst, services being
held in no less than nine places,
Rev. Leavitt Bartlett, formerly we'll
known as lawyer in Bennington County, is
now preaching at North Bennington, Vt,
where he has established fourishing church.
The Bennington Center church has CON
tributed S425 to the Board of Foreign Mis-.
sions during the year just passed.
The Baptists have added over $4,000
by baptism this year. Their present number
is over 100000.
Henry Ward Beecher once said that
:" the open voluntary should be like a screen
rolled down between the congregation and the
world"
The Congregationalist says another contri-
button OF $4,000 has been received by the
Tract Society toward fund for printing
cheap tracts for distribution and another
gentleman has also agreed to pay for a set of
nity stereotype plates of fifty pages in the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

" Chicago has 64,229 children of school
going age, but has public school accommoda-
tons for only 10000, or less than one-thrd.
Nearly as many t177ls) so to private
schools, Of whom 1910 are in Catholic
schools. This leaves some $4,000 children
uuproyded for and not going to school at all,
This is not very promising showing for the
proud city Of the West. Her total school
expenditures for the last year were s650,OOO
and the cost of educating each pupil in the
public schools was s24 year. Boston, with
just half as many children of the school age
gets all but 5000 into her public schools, and
spends over half million year in caring
for them Chicago must go up higher,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

RErRENcuMENT.-The Select Committee Of
Congress on Retrenchmeut, Of which Senator
Elmunds is Chairman had meeting on
Monday, aud determined to investigate at
once the reasons why the revenue supervisors
ordered by Congress have not been appointed
also what are the character and extent Of the
revenue frauds charged by Solicitor Buckley
and others, and if the charges are not true,
the reasons why they have been made, and
the names Of the persons who instignted them,
A Subcommittee was appointed consisting OF
Senator Edmunds and Representatives Van
Wyck, Benton Halsey and Jeneks
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

Tho New York Sun shines upon Gen,

The New York Sun shines upon General
Blair with the following hot ray
"a wcll-known gentleman of this city
was convorsing with Gen Il. 7. Blair, jr.,
not long since, upon the power Of Congress TO
reconstruct the South. Gen. Blair warmly
maintained that the reconstruction laws were
unconstitutional, and that there was no au-
tbority in the national government to endow
negroes with the elective franchise in the con-
quered States. You are mistaken, said his
friend the Supreme Court has fully dccid-
ed the question in favor Of thepower exercis-
ed by Congress
a. How SO 2 asked the general. never
heard Of any such decision
al will give you the points was the
answer.
"a" l. The Supreme Court has decided that
the national government has the same rights
and powers as regards the States lately in re-
bellion as it would have toward States or
Territories conquered in war with a for
eign power
a. 2. The Supreme Court decided years
ago, that in New Mexico, which we had just
then conquered in the war with Mexico, the
orders Of Gen. kearney, the military govern.
or Of that territory, had all the force Of law
and must be obeyed as such.
3. Among these orders of Kearney in
New Mexico, was code Of laws which he
promulgated some time about lS47 by which
the right Of suffrage was conferred upon all
males Of lawful age, without distinction oi
color negroes included
'''4. This code, which was thus imposed
on New Mexico by the military power, the
Supreme Court decided to be the rightful Law
of the territory until it should be set aside
by express act Of Congress
The apparent author of this negro suf
frage code was Francis L. Blair, jr., who's
name was attached to it as attorney genera
of the territory
a. That's true, responded Gen, Blair, 'bu
| didn't suppose any id black republican
| knew it,.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

How IT WAS DoNE.-A spiritualist whose
two sons had died, has published book in
which he relates the following instance Of
their communications with him since they en-
tered the spirit world
"a colt was foaled in my stable. The
mother at the time was tied in stall near
another horse. They would both kick the
colt had he approached them. The first per-
son who entered the barn after the birth Of
the colt found it in an adjoining straw house
A chair had also been moved about seven feet
and set in the middle Of the narrow way
through which the colt had entered. asked
my son, who had acknowledged the deed
How in the world did you accomplish that
feat 2 He answered. john steered hi.
head, and pushed him ,"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

SEYMOUR NEVER IN BoSps.-The Philadei.
phia Press says that Scarcely a laboring
man, artisan, mechanic, seryant-girl or even
poor wash-woman, who had saved fifty or a
hundred dollars, by hard work, that did not
loan it to the Government during the rebell-
ion Horatio Seymour, although known to
be man of fortune, openly admits that he
never loaned the Government dollar ~
The explanation of this may be found in the
fact that the working people believed in the
Government, while Seymour did not. The
Democratic candidate prides himself on his
shrewdness, and doubtless pitied the simpiei-
ty of those who risked their money on such a
gambling operation as the putting down of a
rebellion which his friends had started.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

Nor so PooR,-Badly cared for and wretch
eddy governed as Ireland undoubtedly is, re-
cent statistical reports show that, despite all
their drawbacks, for every Irishman who re-
ceives public charity, four Englishmen are
supported by aims The whole number Of
people receiving public relief in ireland in
1867, summed up $4,000, while in England
there are over million. We fancy we see
John Bull turning away with ill-concealed
disgust at this showing, as being little in ac-
cordanee with hispreconceyed notions on this
subject. The very idea that " lazy, shifless,
degraded Ireland contains less paupers than
ale-drinking beef.eating England, is mortify-
ing to the last degree
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

discharged the duties Of the position and the
high rank he has taken among the ablest
statesmen in the land, would certainly seem
to bring the assurance that he would receive
a like endorsement by the present legislature.
We believe that both he and the State will
be hopored by such an election
OF the various subjects that will come up
for consideration, we have neither the space
or requisite information to speak-save that
there will doubtless be enough of them to pro-
tract the Session to It's usual length.
AT least, VIC trust the Session villas Gen.
Fremont said Of the Presidential campaign
be characterized by "silent energy, borrow
ed from the character Of our great leader,
which shows itself mainly in its success
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30
What they Mean.

The whole country has been taken by sur
prise by the bold and defiant action of the
Georgia legislature, in making color a ground
of unseating a portion of its members, in di-
rect violation of the solemn enactments of
Congress; but there is a far deeper meaning
to the subsequent action of the same body in
relation to the jury bill. The n. Y. Times
very pertinently remarks =" Denial of eli
giblity to political station, in the circumstan-
ces of Georgia, is an outrage of which at it,
earliest convenience Congress must take cog
nizance; but its bearing upon the security
and well-being of the colored people is trivial
compared with the movement to deny them
equal protection in the administration of the
laws. Take from them the privilege of shar-
ing with the whites the duties of jurors, and
from that moment they will become helpless
dependents upon the caprice of those who
would tain reduce them to bondage. To say
that they shall not be permitted to assist il
adjudicatng upon cases in which their owl
race may be more deeply interested, is to de,
clare that they shall have no protection
against violence and wrong The black mar
is to be tried by whites for any offence with
which he may be charged but in determin
ing the guilt or innocence of white men ar
raigned for the robbery and murder of blacks
they are to have no voice, If this purpose
be fulfilled, as doubtless it will be, the atroci
ties which rebel whites are perpertrating upoi
freedmen and their families will go unpunished
And in this circumstance we have the bes
possible illustration of Democratic insincerit,
in regard to the colored people"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

" The World not long ago paid the fol-
lowing tribute to General Grant: "As
Washington was elected and reelected on the
strength Of his character and services, without
pledges asked or given, we trust that General
Grant will be elected, if elected at all, in the
same way and with the same generous conf
denee. Having restored the authority of the
Government we hope that he may add the
highest civil to the highest military fame by
restoring long-lost cordiality of feeling"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

W Gen Fremont is not now a very prom.
inent figure among our statesmen, but he &C.
casionally makes a speech in which he says
better things than anybody else. At New
York, on Tuesday night, when he addressed
the republican meeting he said Hitherto
the campaign has been conducted with sort
of silent energy. 1t seemed to have been
borrowed of the characters of our great lead
ers; it has shown itself only in its success, 3"
Again We are told that the West wishes
to repudiate the debt But we know that,
to carry on the war, the West gave good
blood and | believe that they are willing to
give good money" These are the felicities
of speech, in which, though no orator, Gen,
Fremont usually excels.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

PERSISTENT BLISDNEss. -When the war OF
the rebellion began to turn against the South,
and the Northern Democracy failed to sustain
the sinking cause, those deluded people SEEM
ed to have their eyes fully opened to the fact
that they had been shamefully deceived, mis-
led, and then deserted by the Democratic
party and that thenceforth they could only
regard that party as their worst enemy. But
now that the Democracy have again espouscd
the ." lost cause" with all the ardor Of " first
love-" what hot haste the Southern people
make to follow their lead into the very jaws
Of another rebellion No sane man can doubt
that the action Of the Georgia Legislature, the
Camilla butchery, and the indiscrminato
slaughter of loyal men all over the South, is
the legitimate result Of the revolutionary and
warlike teachings Of Frank Blair and his sup
porters. VIII the South learn nothing by
their bitter experience Have they gone
mad after the gods of modern Democracy
that they may be destroyed2 Surely nothing
will save them but the triumph Of Grant and
peace
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

The New York Epeaitg Post says it is
in the power Of the Republicans of that city
and vicinity to add forty thousand to the
Grant and Griswold vote. That would place
the election beyond doubt. The CONNER
eia advertiser saysi
" We cannot be mistaken in saying that
the Republican vote in this city will not fall
much short of iorty-fiye thousand. We tell
our friends in the country to be of good cheer
the skies are bright, and just as sure as the
coming OF November will Grant and Griswold
carry New York"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

SERIOUS Loss.---Fred L. Smith, Esq, OF
Saturday last lost horse valued at $500 OF
more. lie was being used in cart where
the road was narrow, upon the bank of the
North Branch, and in some of his demonstra.
tons against the service to which he was ap.
Piled, plunged into the stream and was drown.
ed before relief could be afforded.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

GENERAL BurLER.-Anticipating that Gen.
Butler will obtain denomination to Con.
gress, the Republicans are circulating call
throughout the District for Mass Conyen-
ton at Salem to bring out candidate against
him, We notice that the Springfield Repie6.
Acam' and some of the leading Republican
papers Of Boston, sympathize with and en-.
courage the movement.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

srAIS-Ihe news of the Spanish revolt i,
exciting and in the present politically com.
oustible condition of Europe, may be produc.
tive OF much more extended movement
Another revolutionary period is certainly
rlpenlng upon that continent and it is a mat.
ter OF chance where, and just when, the con.
aagration will begin,
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

C~A sharp lecture is read to the secession
leaders in the South by the Norfolk Journ al
in commenting on the proposed stumping tour
by Toombs and Hill Of Georgia through the
North. 1t says;
"Such men would be forced 10 do one of
two things-either to disavow their we'll
known opinions, or to defend them In the
first case they would not be believed, and
their back-out would result in contempt in
the second their advocacy of their former the
cries would produce the very worst effect for
we cannot conceive of anything that would so
crafty the radical party as the defence in
their midst Of the right Of secession, of which
doctrine all parties Of the North profess the
utmost adherence.
d" If there had been selected from the whole
South two men the most unfit of all to be
sent North, these are they. OF them Toombs
especially would be calculated to bring the
South into contnmpt from his well.knowr
boast that he would call the roll of his slave.
! from Bunker Hill
| IF there ever was need of caution in po
litical contest, there has been in this. We
regret that in too many instances the dictates
Of common prudence have been entirely dis
regarded by men who seem not to have al
idea of the condition in which we are situat
ed. We trust that in future the indiscree
politicians Of the South viii keep quiet and be
satisfied with the injury that they have al
ready done the democratic party /; bu
above all do we deprecate sending over tn,
North those who would produce the same eff
feet as the jackals whom Samson sent trailing
fire among the ripe crops of his enemies"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

" The great question to be decided next
November is, whether rebels shall rule or not
rule that country which they recently used
their utmost endeayors to destroy. Can there
be any doubt how the matter ought TO be set.
tled-or how it will be?
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

AT recent Republican gathering at
Raleigh, N. c., Col. Robert NJ Douglas,
son Of the late Stephen A. Douglas made
spirited speech. He alluded in feeling terms
e his father, repeated his dying message to
his sons, " Tell them to obey the Constitution
and laws 81 the country" and expressed his
determination to heed his advice.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

SERIOUS AcoIDESr.--We learn that the
barton stage was overturned yesterday near
hardwick, and that two passengers-(one
Mrs f. l.. Taplin of this place, beside the
driver were seriously injured.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

Tue EARLY RosE.-In another column
will be found an interesting account of exper-
iments in raising this new and popular vari-
ETY. of potatoes, written by one of the most
intelligent and enterprising farmers of this
County. We have the promise of other arti-
Giles from the same source. When we add
that the quality of Mr.. Arms potatoes is re-
markedly fine, we testify that we do
know"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

"" The London Spectator says that a
Z" section Of Americans are called scala,
wags.'" We think that must be the section
Of which Frank Blair il the leader.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30

VERsHIRE.-Thc election Of Representa-
tive will be contested in this town. The Dem
oorats claimed three majority. There was
one man voted the Democratic ticket who had
family in another town, aud one or two
others, sol jcrs who had deserted, and conse-
quently we're not legal voters, which will tie
the representative elect. There are several
in town who have never taken the freeman's
oath some of them settlers from New Hamp-
shire. Others are foreigners who have pre-
sented naturalization papers, and have voted,
some Of them several times. supposing that
they were freemen, without taking the oath
These persons are being examined this week
Cow
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-09-30
4 Voice from Andcr.m,ilIe.

A gentleman who lately passed through
Andersonvile, Georgia, upon a train with a
company Of United States soldiers, writes US ;
The train stopped for few moments, and |
went forward through the cars the men were
in and Oh how wished that Seymour and
Pomeroy could have heard the expressions OF
these soldiers Of five years There before US
on that sun-burnt hill, was the prison pen,
and each plank of its black stoekade seemed
to grin at us and say My time may yet
come again. should like to see picture
of that stockadc, and on the left the United
States Cemetery, with the Stars and Stripes
flying over the poor boys graves. | believe
it would clench the nail in the political coffin
of Seymour and Blair"