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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-01
Rev. DIR. Thompson OH the ImpeacIl-
UlPIlf,

At a meeting Of the Union League Club in
New York. during the discussion on a pre-
amble and resolutions reported by Mr.. Eaton
from the Executive Committee the i'm
peachment of the President for high crimes
and misdemeanors. DR.. Joseph p. Thompson
said
I" Mr.. President | came here this evening
solely for the purpose of receiving impressions
from other members of the club in converse
tiOn. and not knowing that this subject was
TO lie formally presented and were | to con-
suit my own feelings | should preserve dis
erect silence, for | speak only at the urgent
request of several gentlemen to take the place
of an absent member, who was to have sec
onded the resolutions. The gravity of the
occasion must restrain all hasty utterance.
But discreet utterance is more worthy of
our history a club. and our loyalty cit
liens, than would be silence in face of what
may prove the gravest contingency in our
public affairs Were this club by speeches
resolutions tonight, to give utterance to
denunciation of the President, or to partisan
feeling-were it even to express itself in such
way that on reading the report, the public
would say that is just what might be ex-
pected from Republican club this would
be most unfortunate for our position, and in
ITS influence upon the community. but the
calm, judicious tone of these resolutions must
everywhere commend itself as in accordance
with the demands of the hour.
Concerning the law and right of the case
there is, of course, but one opinion-that
the way is fairly open to impeachment. 1t
is too late even to discuss the policy of i'm
peachment, since it is before a fact.
Yet | will say here, with all frankness, that
have been slow to approve the policy, and
am not even now convinced of that. | have
had a latent expectation that, if let alone,
the President would be sure to do something
before November that would determine the
election of his successor upon the right side
and with this conviction there came a sense
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-01
Salmon i'm New England.

The Boston Journal says: 1.-The exper-
iment which has been undertaken by the
New Hampshire Commissioners OF River
Fisheries, of stocking the Connecticut river
with salmon, has so far succeeded well. Of
the impreenated eggs deposited at the Cold
Spring Matching works, at Char1estown, n
H., over 80 1920 per cent. have hatched,
and have become healthy and very lively
young salmon. 1t is the intention OF the
Commissioners to rear them artlticlally till
they are ready to 90 to the sea, which will
be year from next spring. In the fall of
that year. 1869, they will return. seeking
the sources of the river, and will then
weigh, it is estimated, from three and half
to ten pounds, which weight they will soon
double and quadruple 1t is hoped, before
the return of the salmon, that all obstruc
tions at the mills on the Connecticut river
will be removed, and that nothing will pre-
vent them from ascending the river as high
as they like. If the present plans are car
ried out in regard to stocking this river
million or more of young salmon will be
put in every year, and of such size that
they can easily 90 to the sea and return;
and Judging from data obtained from ex-
periments tried in English waters, we are
authorized TO suppose lnao ny lhls hc'io
the productive wealth of the Connecticut
river will be increased millions of dollars
annually. as any one can easily see for HIM
self by calculating the value of a million
salmon of ten or twenty pounds weight.
"Great credit is due in this matter to
Dr. Fletcher, of Concord, who, out of sew
eral that made the attempt, was the only
one who succeeded in procuring salmon
spawn for the New England rivers. 1t
should be known, also, that the merit of
this undertaking, is due to the New Hamp-
/ shire commissioners, acting independently,
and not to the New England commissioners
generally, as has been before stated. Should
the promi ses of the present be only one
/ half fulfilled, the time will come before
long when salmon will be common article
of food, and together with the vast quanti-
ties of shad which are expected in few
years from our rivers, will very perceptibly
reduce the cost of living in New England
and enable the poor man to have every day
on his table food that has long ranked with
us among expensive luxuries-"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-01

temperance reform, or to prevent the en-
actment or execution of wholesome laws,
that they may carry ON their ruinous work,
and increase their profits without restraint.
Our motives for liberality are different,
but more worthy. The Executive commit
tee have become satisfied that as this is a
work of benevolence, rather than of selfish
ness, we must look to our churches more
than we have done for aid. We therefore
respectfully ask all our churches in the
State, which are willing to render material
aid i'll this service, to place this among the
special objects of their benevolent contri-
buttons, and request that duriug theIpres-
ent month, or the earliest favorable oppor-
tunity, all our ministers preach specifically
on the subject, or to some extent present to
their congregations the claims of this cause
upon the sympathies, the labors and libe-
rality of temperance men, and solicit gene
rous contributions to be placed at the dis
posal of the managers of the State Tenn
perance Society, for the purpose above
named. We also appeal to all friends of
our cause who have means, to regard this
subject as eminently worthy of a part of
their benevolent offerings. The enemies
OF the temperance reform are awake, and
would rejoice to have us just now abandon
our enterprise, and surrender to them the
field. Let it not be done. It would be
a serious reproach to the temperance men
of Vermont, if we should fail to have at
least one standard bearer i'll all the State,
to stand forth in defense of our cause, and
with tracts, arguments, and appeals, and
the aid of volunteers or assistant laborerS
to check the progress of the rum power
which Is SO restless to destroy. Our
churches alone can prevent this /; and to
them we appeal for speedy action, as well
as to every true friend of human welfare
in the State. All contributions for this
object may be forwarded either to Rev.
w. w. Atwater. Secretary and General
Agent of the State Temperance Society at
Vergennes, or to George W. Scott, Esq,
Treasurer, Montpelier.
By order of the Executive Committee
G. NJ. WILLARD, Chairman
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-01
Appeal of the Vermont State Tenn
perance Society.

The cause of temperance is inseperably
connected with the cause Of Christ. The
State Temperance Society is laboring in
this department Of Christian enterprise as
an auxiliary of the church. The Rum
Power stands defantly in our way, boldly
confronting us in our march towards the
worlds salvation. 1t is one of the chief
obstacles in the way of our success. To
overcome this gigantic foe, it is necessary
to enlighten the public mind in regard to
the perils and duties Of all Agitation
must be continued and increased. We
have nothing to fear from it. The argu-
ments are all on our side. The public
sentiment and feeling should be daily reused
on the subject The common use and sale
of intoxicating drinks, which produce so
mnch intemperance, misery and crime,
should be made to appear shameful in
every civilized community.
To carry on this work we need funds,
with which we may fill the State with tenn
perance tracts, lectures, arguments, and
appeals. and to enable us to keep at least
one suitable person constantly employed In
carrying out the purposes OF the society
We cannot always find men who Will devote
their time and energies so tbIs work with
less than half reasonable compensation.
Besides, we cannot procure the publica-
tions we need for gratuitous distribution,
nor carry on our great work in any Of It's
departments, without funds. The Massa-
chusetts Temperance Alliance last year
raised $4,000 for their work. We have,
during each of the past three years, asked
the friends of the cause in Vermont Tor
50 900, and have received an average OF
about $500 per year.
Our opponents especially those inter
ested in the rum traffic-can afford to law
ish their ill-gotten gains to check 'he
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-01
From the Toledo E,ade.
NaSby.
TAs impeachment Matter-Meeting of the
Cabinet and Mr. N'aSby-Hol0 the De
n20crdcU take IT,

WASHINGTON. ID. c., March 5, 1865.
The most atfectin time | ever Inexperienced
in this vale o'teers, wuz in Washinton last
mite. His Eggslency TELEGRAPH me to come
on to Washinton, and | obevcd. | hevnt
tied much to him recently, but [ coodent
torgit that he gave me the offs | live on,
that his honored name is at the bottom
NV the commishun | hold and [ felt that
ought at least to be with him while he wuz
diSsolutin. | determined that he shood
dror his last offishl breath onto my faithful
bnzzum.
[ arrived late, and at wunst preceded to
the Executive Manshen. 1t wuz a famil-
yer sceen. There wuz Seward, Randall,
Secretary Welles and the President, and all
wv EN- graver than the sanity raven NV the
stately days NV yore The President wuz
tryin to keep stiff upper lip, but [ Good
see tears follerin each other down his
holler cheeks in rapid succession, ." He's
goner " thot l. no man kin stand
that drain on his floods No matter how
much ne may take in that pace will kill
any one"
/ The President wuz a reedin kilograms
and letters, and they wuz not Nv carlkter
to pleeze him. The first was from August
Belmont, and red thus
:" hev, ez you know, the highest possl-
BILE regard for yoour Eggslency, and shel
regret exceedingly to see yoo deprived Nv
yoor high offics but, rely, you kin scarcely
eggspect the Dimocrisy to embarrass them
selves by espousin your coz. The fact IS
no party hev in fucher before it kin tie
itself to ded past The teemster draws a
sigh over a ded mule, but ez a ded mule
cant draw his cart, he naturally turns his
eyes onto them still possest Of vitality.
hope you see the pint without my explainlr
it. Excuze me for comparin you to dec
mule, but the smile wuz the first that seq
ested itself to me.
with profound respect, | am, etc
"P. S.-Should biznis call me to Ten
nessee, | shell do myself the honor to cal
on 700 in yoor dignifed retirement"
The President wiped an avalanche u
teers which follered the reedin Nv this un
feelin letter, and the next WIZ opened.
MARYvILLE, Ky, Feb. 80, '6S. !,
Wood a regiment NV Irish raised i
this place be Nv any servis hnsers -,
He'll :" sed Randall. :, the wholeeettht
only polls $50 votes, and that. eass- hea 'bi
borin me for place in the Experiment f6
over year. Drive on =,
The next wuz from, Xa1laqdygum:
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-01
BRIGHAM YoUNG's MAXIM" A large
business and small prophets "

BRIGHAM YoUNG's MANN" A large
business and small prophets. "
1t takes three editors to start news
paper in New Orleans-one to get killed
in duel, one to die with yellow fever, and
one to write an obituary notice of the de-
funct.
correspondent of the Round Table quotes
from an English German dictionary the fol-
lowing definition " Dam, Substantive. \
small coin. " Thus the phrase, [ do not
care dam, may mean a milder considera-
tion than a curse.
The palindrome is line that reads alike
backward and forward. One of the best is
Adams first observation to Eve Madam,
I'm Adam Another is Napoleon's re-
mark when at St. Helena, deing asked ifhe
could have sacked London: " Able was L
ere l saw Elba, the best palindrome,
probably, in the language.
Wife, if you are going out, pray why
don't you put your bonnet on" said Sprig-
gins to his better half Why, I've had
it on this half hour, dear, waiting for
you" Spriggins hadn't specially inspect
ed square inch or two on the top of his
wife's head.
Punch defines hippophagy as the eating
OF horse-hesh; and hypocrisy as the saying
horsh-hesh is very good.
q For of all sad words of tongne or pen
The saddest are these 1t might have Ben
Is interpreted by SOME. to refer to the pros
pect Of Ben Wade's becoming President
The latest speciment. of juvenile litera-
ture is this: As William Wilkins was
walking the garden one day, he met his
dear sister and thus he did say: Why is
squash like little. news boy?" She
| gave it up. Because said this wicked
| boy, " the older he grows the more of a
yell-er he will be"ihHis good grand man,
ma overheard him, and went, to bed sick
with. grief. a.,as -s~'<g . ~ go
The way of the transgressor we are told
| is hard and the same authority assures us
that the road to destruction is broad. An
'Englishperiodical illustrated the latter fact
1recently by story of drunken frishman
/ wish9whem some one condoled on the length
l,of his way home. "Och, yer homer said
, the man with vivid perception of: his di-
vergent tendencies of limb,- sit isn't the
length of the way; it's the BREADTH
Typographical errors continue to'furnish
ilaughable material. An English uewspa-
per in reporting the speech of a1dlstln-
guished statesman, recently gave ii thus !:
|" Mr. Gladstone avowed that he would
stand Or fall by his bill, he had burned his
coats, destroyed his 6reeches,. and did not
mean to re-cross the river" Goats " OF
3 COURSE should have been boats, ana
= ia hreechss !" ." bridges.
80 ~ >'~--' "a 4..ariss.1
4 81 4-..l.. Gr.--,.r
'-.s "a. .i''.~t-'i - ei1a;i -..;Sd 5..saJiss
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-01
Are the Children at Home

Each day when the glow of sunset
Fades in the western sky,
And the wee ones, tired of playing,
Go tripping lightly by,
steal away from my husband,
Asleep in his easy chair,
And watch from the open doorway
Their faces fresh and fair
Alone in the dear old homestead
That once was full of life,
Ringing with girlish laughter.
Echoing boyish strife.
We two are waiting together;
And OF. as the shadows come,
With tremulous voice he calls me,
" 1t Is night are the children home -
Yes, lovei2 l answer him gently,
They're all home long ago -
And sing, in my quivering treble,
\ song so soft and low,
Till the old man drops to slumber.
With his head upon his hand,
And l tell to myself the number
Home in better land.
Home, where never sorrow
Shall dim their eyes with tears
Where the smile OF God Is on them
Through all the summer years
know yet my arms are empty,
That tondly folded seven,
And the ,Ilvtho- i,vot. With. mo
Is almost starved for heaven.
sometimes, III the dusk Of evening.
only shut my eyes,
And the children are all about ne
A vision from the skies;
The babes whose dmpled fingers
Lost the way to my breast.
And the beautiful ones, the angels,
Passed to the world of the bless Ell
With never cloud upon them,
see their radiant brows
Ny boys that gave to Freedom
The yea -wort. scaled their Vows
IN tangled southern forest,
Twin brothers, bold and brave.
They fell; and the flag they died for.
Thank God floats over their grave.
\ breath, and the vision Is lifted
Away on wings of light,
And again we are together,
All alone in the night.
They tell me his mind j. failing.
But I smile at lille fear-;
lie Is only back with the children.
In the lear and peaceful years.
And still a the summer sunset
Fades away in the west
And the wee ones, tired of playing,
Go trooping home TO rest,
Ny husband calls from his corner.
49, Say lovei have the children come "
And | answer with eyes upltted,
Yes, dear, they are all at home
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-01

holler voice, =" One by one they 60. Mrs
Cobb first and the balance immejitly after
Oh, wat a world is this. "
[ draw the curtain over his greet l
may hev to financeer somewhat to hold my
place, but l alluz respeck manly emoshen-
PETROLEUM V. NAsBY, p NJ.
(Which is Postmaster.)
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-01
TERMS FOR ADVERTISING.

For one Square Of l2 lines less of Nonparel type
insertion 9l00; for each insertion IS
csnts Unless the number OF insertions marked on
the advertisement IL will be continued till ordered
LibeTxldiseount made merchants others adverse
ng by the year.
Probate and Commissioners Notices, S2.00 each.
For notices of Liberafions Estrays Formation and
Dissolution Of Copartnerships, &C., l50 EACH three
Insertions ~ sent by mail the money accompany
the letter.
Notices in columns, 10 per line each inse
tion, bur no charge made of less than so cents.
Notices of Deaths and Marriages inserted gratis bu
extended Obituary Notices Poetry will be charged NJ
the of five per line.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-01

''f"l sac sS...ie j,,,.-,
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- s'al iS;.s sl4 l.. sn:.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-13

AN ANECDoTE OF DEAN SwIFT.-The
eccentric Dean Swift was walking in
the Phoenix road, Dublin, when thun-
der shower came on, and he took shel>
ter under tree, where party was
sheltering also, two young woman and
two young men. One of the girls look
ed very sad, till, as the rain fell, her
tears fell. The Dean inquired the cause,
and learned that it was their wedding
day; they were on their way to church,
and now her white clothes were wet
and she couldn't 60. "Never mind,
I'll marry you," said the Dean; and
sovh ---s-L;~ pocket book and there
and then married them, their witnesses
being present; and, to make the thing
complete, he tore leaf from his peck
ct book and with his pencil wrote and
signed a certificate which he handed to
tine bride. 1t was as follows:
Under a tree, in stormy weather,
Imarriet. this man and woman together,
Let none but Him who rules the thunder
Sever this man and woman asunder.
JONATHAN SWIFT,
Dean ofSt. Patrick's."
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-13

A poor woman IN the province of Po-
land has confessed to the priest who
came to administer the last sacrament,
that she could not die without making
public secret. Thirty years ago she
was delivered of boy, and was then
employed as a nurse to the infant of
Countess of -. Upon visiting her
own child one day, she changed the
clothes of the two, and brought back
to the castle her own son instead of the
real heir. AS neither the Countess nor
the woman in whose charge the peasant
boy had been left, perceived the change,
the foster-brother has grown up as the
count, and has married an ancient fami-
ly, while the Count was reared in pow
erty, ha, served his time in the army,
and now lives with wife and children
near his rightful possessions, Koinor-
mix. The priest received permission
from his superior to give proper notice
to the authorities, and the woman de-
posed to the same facts before a notary
on her deathbed. The legal investiga
ton has already been commenced.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-13
The North.Carolina DELEGATION.

Several members of the House of Representa-
tives elect from North Carolina arrived here yes
terday. and are stopping ut the National Hotel.
The delegation, as body, will compare favorably
with that Of any other State These are the gen.
tiemen who are designated US arpet-baggers =
ana "scaawags' by the enemies of reconstruc-
ton at the South; and we hope our citizens will
look at them carefully and judge for themselves
OF the class OF men thus designated.
The following are the names of those here: r.
Hons. W. D. Jones, R. w. King, D. Heatou.
J.. r: French. and John 7. Deweesc, Byron Laf
lin, q. j: Cowles, dos w. Holden, Henderson
Adams, C. L. Harris, Z. G. Reade. L r Staniv
z: K. Thomas, j. R. Amans, and j. D. Cayarly.0
Wash. Chronicle. u
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-13
WOMAN.

Ye are stars of the night, ye are gems of the
morn.
Ye are dew-drops whose lustre illumines the
thorn;
And rayless that night is, that morning
unblest,
When no beam in your eye lights up peace
in the breast,
And the sharp thorn of sorrow sinks in the
heart,
Till the sweet lip of woman assuages the
smart;
IT'S hers DER the couch of misfortune to
bend,
In fondness a lover. in frmness friend;
And adorn'd by the bays or enwreathed with
the willow,
Her smile is our need, and her bosom our
pillow.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-13

In Clarke county, Virginia, one day
last week, Mr.. W. L. Smith, while
walking over tract Of land belonging
to Mr.. A. J. Hartford, found at place
where some workmen We're engaged in
leyeling some old Notifications a cigar
box containing one hundred silver fifty
cent pieces. The owner of the land
states that other money has been found
there, and is of the Impression that a
statement made to him during the war
by a Yankee, that s25O,OOO were bu-
ried in the Notifications, is about to be
realized.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-13

A marriage on horseback took place
in front OF one of the stores on the pub
lie square, at Otterville, Missouri, a few
days since. A young couple had come
to town hunting the parson, and hear
ing he was at one of the stores doing
some trading, they rode up in front Of
it,and without dismounting proceeded to
have the knot tied, to their great delight
and the amusement of the numerous
spectators. Having duly compensated
the parson, they left him to finish his
trading, and went on their way re-
joicing.
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come within three days! Then will tbs
heavens be lit with the lurid flames OF wors
than fratricidat war!" 1t will be the day o..
doom for loyalty in the South, and many q
Northern home will be put in mournings
Such is the plan.
THE FOUNTAIN HEAD. Il Z,
Who started this ball rolling, and con
trolls the movements of the Grand Council Z
Without doubt the surviving line plotters o.
the late rebellion, stung to madness by the
failure of their grand coup, and, filed with
more than devilish venom by the equaliza-
ton in law bestowed by the United States
government upon their former slaves, have
devised this plan to impovcrish their North
ern euemies, and under prefence OF threat
ened negro instruction, destroy the loyal
colored men, whom they propose to butcher
without mercy and all this internal des-
igning, while enjoying the unmerited par
don and citizen privileges of II generous and
too CT ntiding government. For the safety OF
this great community they should all be
forthwith arrested, tried, and banislled from
the land forever Such prompt action might
possibly nip the bud ere it fully blossoms,
though for while incen1iarism will run
rampant, and sudden and mysterious
takings off be not unfrequent.
Are these "the spirits of devils working
miracles, that go forth " to seduce people in
the latter days
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-13

A Minnesota editor says that a man came
into his Office to advertise lost dog, and
that such was the wonderful power of adver-
Using that the dog walked into the office
while be was writing out the advertisement.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-13
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X. X. X.
AN EXPOSE OF THE KHAN.

THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
THE cROss-THE CREsCENT-TIIE LONE
sTAR-How BROTHERS RECOGNIZE EACH
oTHER-sPREADING OF THE SOCIETY.
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-13

A paper in Indianapolis, Ind, proposes
that hereafter, instead of saying, f" let us
sing the Doxology," the minister shall say,
"let us put on our overcoats, adjust turs,
slip on gloves, grab our hats, look to the
Lord, and be dismissed"
The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-13

1t is fact that the men who fought bravely
in the Southern armies during the rebellion
are now more willing to accept the situation
than the politicians who remained at home
and did not fight at all. There are few
Southern statesmen who advise the people
like Gov. Brown. He says, an honest seces-
sionist ought either accept the situation
cheerfully, and acl with the government, or
quit the country-not grumble and sulk,
and make mischief, as To0mbs does.