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The Partisan Character Of the But
Ter Smelling" Committee.
From the Nation, Radical. |

The committee appointed by the House
to investigate the charges of corruption
made against certain Senators in connec-
ton with the impeachment trial has been
pursuing its labors through the week, and
made It's report, through Mi. Butler, on
Monday. Owing to the fact to which we
drew attention last week, that only one
side is represented OH the committee, all
persons opposed to impeachment being ex-
cluded from it. and that it is composed ex
clusively of gentlemen whose political for
tunes and reputation are dependent in a
great measure On the Presidents convic-
ton, and whose passions as against him,
and all his friends and supporters, have
been strongly excited by the events of the
last weeks, the inquiry is wanting in all
the characteristics ola judicial investiga-
ton" There has been no cfoss'examina-
tion of the witnesses, the evidence to be
produced has all been selected by Mr., But
Ter and those who feel with him. He has
seized the kilograms In the Washington
offices, produced snch as he pleased, and
has, in fact, in his report, regulated the
light thrown onsthe evidence in such mar
ner as suited him." We say this not for
the purpose of insinuating that he has not
discovered any facts OF real Importance,
but for the purpose of preventing the pub
lie from even allowing him to suggest in;
ferences He is to be trusted just as far as
his facts go, and not one hairs breadth
further. lie promised monstrons reyela-
tions with regard to Mr.. Johnson's crimes,
when the great impeachment investigation
was set on foot a year ago; but, as our
readers may remember, when the report
made its appearance, his hints and insinu-
ations were found to be quite baseless
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Persons and Papers.
Iron the n. Y Journal Of Commerce

From the N. Y Journal of Commerce.
There will come q time when the safe.
guards designed in the Constitution to pro-
tect the personal rights of citizens will be
renewed and re-established with fresh
sanctions, and become more sacred than
ever. Our readers will remember the
prophecy we published, which came from
the lips of celebrated English Judge, fore
shadowlng the loss to this country of the
lnestimable privileges of the habeas corpus,
because we came into possession of it with
out any experience of the sore evils which
tyranny can infict where this is not secnr.
ed. When the Conservative party, under
Whatever name, once more rules in the
councils of the nation, this bulwark of per-
sonai liberty will be placed beyond the
reach OF any but revolutionary power by a
constitutional decree, that it shall never
be suspended under any pretext whatever.
The provision in regard to the seizure of
papers and other personal effects of pri-
vate nature will also be more thoroughly
guarded. Few who have not themselves
suffered from this cause can feel the glow
ing Indignation no distance of time can
quench which fills the breasts of those
whose private correspondence, innocent of
any illusions even to matters connected
with the rebellion, was madeath subject
OF official espionage and examination dur
ing the late war. The whole of the dark
history has not yet been written, but we
know that personal malice and party MAJ
Lightly had far more to do with the tanl-
pering with the mail than any regard for
the public welfare. When it comes to
light whose order and connivance in the
military stationed at Rouse's Point exam
ined every letter crossing tue border either
way at that station, who were responsible
for similar outrages all along the mail
routes throughout the country, there will
be day of reckoning for some who would
gladly escape the searching scrutiny.
The law authorizing the seizure of books,
papers and correspondence at the will Of
the Customs authorities, has been used far
more to discover trade secrets for the ben
eft of rival importers than to protect the
Government against fraud. And so the re-
cent Seizure of q whole mass of kilograms
at Washington, ostensibly to see if some
body had not been attempting to corrupt
the Senate, but really to ascertain for par
ty purposes what correspondence accom-
panied and grew out of the defeat of i'm
parchment, is a part of the same infamous
violation ofprivate rights.
There is not State in Europe, west of
Russia, where any one of these acts could
have been attempted without creating a
whirlwind of excitement dangerous to the
hand that welded such an arbitrary power.
Our fathers would have hurled from any
station the man who had dared to suggest
such an assault on individual rights. The
Constitution was designed to give to the
humblest citizen immunity from these in
vasions of his liberties, and we yet look
for the supremacy of this grand idea and
its more perfect realization under the pro-
lection of constitutional authority.
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Death Of Ex-P President Buchanan
Proclamation.

The President has issued the following
proclamation:
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Washington, June 2, 1868.
The President, with deep regret, an
nounces to the people of the United States
the deeease, at Wheatland, Pa. Oh the Isl
instant, of his honorable predecessor, James
Buchanan. This event will occasion mourn.
ing in the nation for the loss Of an eminent
citizen and honorable public servant As
mark of respect to his memory, it is or
dered that the Executive Department Dc
Immediately placed III mourning, and all
business be suspended on the day OF bis
funeral. It is further ordered that the Wal
and Navy Departments cause suitable mil
itary and naval honors to be paid son this
occasion to the memory Of the illustrieus
dead ANDREW JOHNSON.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.

y. Poussln, Admtx.
y. Leach.
9th District Court--Parish Of Rapides,
State of Louisiana.
QY VIRTUE of writ of Fieri Facias;
- issued from the Honorable the Ninth
District Court, Parish Of Rapides, State of
Lonisiaaa. and to me addressed in the
above entitled and numbered suit, have
seized aud will offer for sale, to the last
and highest bidder, on
SATURDAY, the, 4th day Of JULY, 1869,
between the hours Of II A. NJ. and 4P. M,
at the Court House Door, in the town Of
Alexandria, Parish of Rapides, State of
Louisiana, the following described proper
ty seized as the property Of the Defendant
to wit:
a certain tract or parcel Of land situated
| in the Parish of Rapides, being Township
I 6, section 6, North Range, West, In land
District North of Red River, containingjthe
quantity of one hundred and twenty acres
TERMS OF SALE Cash IN q. S. Treas
ury Notes, subject to appraisement.
Slime 3, is6s-tds. Sheriff.
Printers Fees 81 80.
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the great events transporting around them
THE vbTE ON THE MOTION 70 ADJOURN SINE
DIE.
Senator Williams moved to adjourn sine
die, which resulted as follows Z Ayes
Messrs. Anthony, Cattell, Chandler, Cole,
Conklipg, CONFESS, Corbett, Cragin, Drake,
Edmunds, Ferry Frelinghuy en-, Harlan,
Howard, Howe, Morgan, Morrill,, of Maine,
Morrill,, OF Vermont, Morton, Nye, Patter-
son, Of New Hampshire, Pomeroy, Ram
sey, shermsn, sprague, Stewart, Sumner,
Thayer, Upton, Van Wrinkle, Wade, Will
ley, Williams, Wilson, Yates, "a Nayes-
Messrs. Bayard, Buckalew, Davis, Dixon,
Doolittle, Fowler, Henderson, Hendricks,
johnson, McCreery, Norton, Patterson Of
Tennessee, Ross, Salisbury, Trumbull, and
Vickefs, l6.
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GENERAL COMMISSION AND
STORAGE BUSINESS.

TIME ttNDERsfGNED HAVING
i purchased the large, commodiors
and we'll known WAREHOUSE and
premises, now occupied by Williams &
Levy, will on the 1st of JULY, 1868,
commence business at that stand,
e. r. BIOSSAT.
la. STATE SEMINARY!
THE Closing Exercises of this 1nstitu-
Il tion will take place Wednesday, the
oath inst.
The Annual Address will be delivered by
General Harry T. Hays.
An Address will also be made by Dr. S.
0 .scruggs, OF the Board Of Supervisors.
The contest for the Prize Medal in Ora
tory will take place Tuesday, the Esd inst
The public are respectfully invited to
attend. D. F. BOYD, supt.
juno 10th, le6e-tJ24.
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BRIDGE NOTICE.

yJlI1E undersigned Commissioners, vii
4 meet at Texada's Bridge, on the Sec
.ond Saturday Id July, for the purpose Of
contracting for the repairing the floor OF
said bridge, to BIZ Let out to the lowest bid
der. :. j. W.TEXADA,
J. A. .TEXADA,
-. w. e. TAYLOR.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
VIM. A. SEAY

4 TTORNEY AT Law; ALEXANDRIA.
n La, Will practice in the CoaTts of
Rapides and adjoining Parishes.
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PRINTING OFFICE FOR SALE.
II WILL SELL, CHEAP FOR CASH on.
i ly, the BossiER BANNER Office entire,
books material, &c. / am in earnest, and
will give any one. a good bargain. Apply
to w. II. SCANLAND. ]. Proprietor,
Bellevue, La.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

4 Ii PARTIES indebted to I. b. Mar
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will settle with the undersigned, successor
to T. %. Marshall. Il. NJ. HAAS.
June 10, 1863 TT.
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4 TTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT
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Z q FL I G I'LL
LyROM and after this date the nnder.
1 signed will keep c u, On hand fol
sale at retail,
h RosENTHAL s. BRO.
june 10, 1868 If.
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Tug Boat BULL FROG and Barges,
From Washington, La, to all Landings on
ANNIE WAGLEY, during the high water
season, and will sign the old form Bills of
Lading through.
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For further information, apply on board
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Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-01

THE CHASE MOVEMENT. The La
Crosse Democrat denounces the Chase
movement with characteristic vigOr. 1t
says:
"This Chase movement, if an earnest
one on the part of some men who are
reported to be in it, is the most infa-
nous thing that has occurred in our po-
litical history, and should be trodden
under the nailed heels of the Grand
Army of Democracy, as n viper whose
life needs to be crushed out on the in
slant, and though there perish with it
men hitherto the highest, most cher
ished and trusted in the Democratic
party. Such treason is past forgiveness,
and deserves only instant political death.
"Chase cannot be the Democratic cam
didate. If nominated at the New York
Conventional which we conceive
there is no possibility-he would not be
the Democratic candidate.
"IH0t candidate would be immedi-
ately put in nomination by the Demo
cratic masses in attendance there, and
would drive Chase from the field in a
few short weeks, and be triumphantly
elected by the ploughholders, the arti-
sans, workers, and producers, of all po-
! litical parties, who would unite for the
defence of common rights and the over
throw of the vilest conspiracy to de-
fraud and defeat the popular will which
even our low and miserable politics have
yet developed"
Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-01
county Contention.

The Union Republican voters of
Franklin County are requested to meet
in Convention, by their delegates, at the
School House on the West side of the
Creek, in Sheldon, on THURSDAY, july
I'd, 1868, at IL o'clock, y. NJ, to nomin-
ate candidates for Senators and County
Officers for the ensuing year, and to
transact any other business properly
coming before the Convention.
In onformity with the rule adopted
by the Convention of 1867, the several
towns will be entitled to delegates as
follows:
One for each town;
One for every fifty votes cast mt the
last annual election for the Union Re
publican candidate for Governor, in
each town;
One for the fraction of fifty votes, over
twenty-five, in each town, cast as above
mentioned.
The Delegates will provide themselves
with proper credentials from their sew
eral town caucusCs.
:. y. CARPENTER ! County
J. NJ. HOTCHKISS Committee
ALMoNT BARNES !
It. Adams, VT, June Is, 1868.
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THE FOURTH IN ST.. ALBANs.-As
already announced in the TRANSCRIPT,
Horizon No. 8, with Hose Company No
3 of Pittsburgh, n. Y, Water Witch
No. of Northfield, and probably Capt.
toll No. 5 of Montpelier, Cataract No. l
with Engine Seth Warner No. ,, of
Waterbury, will take part in the Fire
mems Muster here on the 4th. The
Companies will arrive in st. Adams
about IL o'clock in the forenoon. A
procession will be formed at 10 O'clock
in the afternoon on Church street, the
right resting on Fairfield street, under
the direction of Joseph w. Taylor,
Chief Marshal. The procession will
parade through the principal streets un-
til o'clock when the competition fol
the prizes will take place.
In addition to the ST. Adams and
Pittsburgh Bands, there will be pres
ent the "Green Mountain Martial Band"
of Fairfax, which will discourse soul
stirring music from the fife and drum.
The Kinnewinnehawin will
make their appearance in the streets at
about o'clock.
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Republican State Convention.
Nomination Of the Old State Ticket.


BURLINGTON, July ].
The Republican State Convention
which met here to-day have nominated
the old State ticket. For Governor,
John B. Page Lieut. Governor, Steph-
Ell Thomas Treasurer, John A. Paige.
Geo. w. Grandey, of Vergennes, and
Horace Fairbanks, of st. Johnshury
were nominated for Electors at Large.
b.
NEW YORK, July |.
A North Carolina letter says that
Rufus Luding who killed his wife after
being married to her only eleven days
was hanged at Salisbury, N. c., ON the
smoking a cigar, but when the officers
offered to put the moose around his neck
he resisted violently and desperate
struggle ensued, ten of the deputies at
tempting to overpower him. The moose
was finally placed around his neck and
he was swung off with curse for his
parting word.
The four Catholic Archbishops of the
United States have united in protest
against the raising of battalion for
the Pope, believing that the Papal au-
thOrities have been misled in the mat
ter by an unworthy person, but urge
tho contributions of the people.
NEW YORK, July l..
A Washington despatch says that
Secretary Seward has nearly completed
negotiations for the purchase of Green
land and Iceland, from the Danish
Government.
A Cleaveland despatch says that Maj.
Gen. Nelson A. Mills, was married there
last hight to Mary Hoyt Sherman,
daughter of Judge Sherman. Gen,
Sherman and Sheridan and other dis
tinguished persons were present.
ST. LOUIS, June 30.
Capt. Dannelson after an examination
to-day was committed for trial on a
charge of murder in the first degree for
killing negro last week.
CHICAGO, June 80.
Hugh Clarity, the notorious confidence
man, while attempting to escape from
the police last night was shot and badly
wounded.
NEW YORK, July !.
The weather is cloudy and sultry.
Gold 140b
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A PUBLIC spirited lady, having
the beauty and the welfare of the Pub
lie Green at heart, has desired us to pro-
test against the boys roosting in the
trees on the Green. The custom, she
thinks, is more honOred in the breach
than the observance. While anything
attractive is going on near our churches
the boys and thoughtless men of more
mature age have been in the habit of
sitting and hanging on the maple trees
Just as if their branches were grown for
their express benefit.
The fact is otherwise. The naples
were designed.as shelter for birds, and to
give grateful shade to mortals The po-
lice will do themselves credit therefore
and the Green favor by insisting that
no violence is done by the boys to them
selves or the ornamental trees. The
trees are entitled to protection, and il
the mothers of the boys don't know that
they are out, the policemen should at
tend to them and the jailor should see
that they are in.
''Woodman spare those trees
Touch not single bough'
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BoNES.-Our attention has been called
to the enormous pile of old bones in
Messrs. MCGOWAN d Co.'S. yard, brought
in by boys from 6 to II years of age, as
we are informed by Mr.. MCGOWAN,
amounting to 81 900 lbs. The amount of
cash paid the boys is nearly 5000.
Messrs. MCGOWAN & Co., want 100000
lbs. in July. Now is the time for the
boys throughout Franklin County ia
get their spending money.
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State of Vermont.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
Northteld, June 4, 1868.


Sealed proposals are hereby invited for print
ports of the Auditor of Accounts, Adjutant and
Inspector General, Quartermaster General, Ser
geaut al arms Railroad Commissioner, Commits
missioner Of the Insane, Directors Supcrinten-
dent and Chaplain of the state Prison, Trustees
OF the Vermont reform School, and Trustees of
the University of Vermont and State Agricultu-
raj College, in the general form and style of the
Laws Of Vermont, for 1867 to be bound III one
volume and delivered at the Office of the Sccre-
tary of State, in Montpelier, ON or before the
first Monday following the second Thursday in
October.
Also, the Report Of the Board of Education in
the same form and style, bound in single vol
ume and to be delivered in the same time and
place.
Also, the Annual Session Laws of 1868, in the
same style, bound i'll a single volume, and to be
ready for distribution on or before the first day
of January, 1862
Also, the Senate and House Journals, in the
same general form and style of those of 1867, to
be bound in separate volumes, and ready for
distribution ON on before the first day of May,
| 1869.
| Details of contracts will be governed in all
particulars by the provisions of No. 81, of the
pamphlet Laws Of SG7,-to which parties inter-
! cstcd are respectfully referred.
| Blank proposals for bids will be furnished at
once to parties desiring to enter into contract for
any part of this work
The right to reject all or any proposals, as may
BE deemed for the interest of the State, is here
| by reserved.
GEORGE NICHOLS,
| d2SlW22O3W Secretary of State.
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BSy~ 'oTime may scar and blanch your
brow" but it cannot silver your hair, If
you use that excellent remover known
as "Barrett's Vegetable Hair Restora-
tive" to the absolute exclusion of all the
vile compounds with which the market
is noOdcd.-P Portsmouth, journal.
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MYRON BUCK,
General Agent For Vermont.
ST. ALBANS, VT.

At the present time there is much competition
among Life Insurance Companies, and many
agents are far too regardless Of the truth, in
statements when soliciting for risks, hence ii is
all important for persons intending to insure
their lives, TO insure only with agents whom
they know to be reliable, again it is always most
satisfactory for parties assured to have their
risks with Local agents, then there is no difficult
ty or danger of loss in transmitting premiums.
Persons intending to insure their lives will find
it for their advantage to see the agent of the
Guardian Mutual before insuring elsewhere
-31-4t&w -22l-4W
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Buridf Of M. L0srW.


The funeral and burial services over
the remains of the late Norman a, La
sell, Esq, of Swanton, were conducted
at Swanton and st. Adams Point on
Tuesday afternoon, the funeral being
held in the Methodist church, in Swan
ton village, and the burial being in the
cemetery on st. Adams Point. Mr.. La
sell was member of the Masonic fra
ternity, and in addition to the ceremo-
MES usually observed upon funeral occa-
sions, the ritual prescribed by Masonry,
solemn and impressive even to the un-
initiated, and peculiarly so to the craft,
was duly observed on this OCCASION.
Several members of the Commandery
of Knights Templar located at swanton,
i'm the beautiful regalia of the order the
officers aud members of Scventy-SiX
Lodge No. II of Free and Accepted Ma
sons; and a delegation of officers and
members of Franklin Lodge No. 4, of
st. Adams, and also of other lodges in
the county, were present to pay honors
to the sad occasion. At one O'Clock Il
grand procession was formed by the fra
ternity at the Masonic Hall, and pro-
ceeded, maishallcd by Capt. sheridan,
to the residence of the family of the de-
ceased, where the body was viewed, and
the services commenced, according to
the forms of the Episcopal church.
There the body was conveyed to the
hcarse by the Knights Tempiar who
acted as bearers, and escorted to the
church. The services, consisting of
prayers, reading of the scriptui es, music
and an address, were conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Pitman, Highgate, assisted by Rev
\. 7. Demming, of,Swanton, Mr. Pitman
delivering an excellent discourse from
the 14th verse of the XIV chapter of the
book of Job. At the close of the dis
course proper, he also addressed the rela-
lives of the deceased and the masonic
fraternity in peculiarly appropriate
terms, the fraternity rising to receive
his remarks. At the close of the scrvi-
ces in the church the procession was
again formed to conduct and escort the
body to the grave. The cemetery where
the burial took place il about: eight
miles from SwantOn, and contains the
graves of several relatives of Mr. Lasell's
family. About fifty carriages joined
the procession and proceeded to the
grave arriving there about 5 o'clock
There the simple and appropriate rites
of the Episcopal burial service were OBJ
served, and succeeded by the rites OF
masonic order, no less appropriate in
their place. Col. a. b. Jewett, Master
of the SwantOn lodge, Ot1iciated in al
impressive manner. BY him masonic
apron was deposited in the grave, and
also sprig of evergreen, and then eacl
man present, in turn dropped sprig o
evergreen upon the coffin, and raising
the hand pointed upward, signifyinl
that the only hope of man was above
A hymn from the masonic manual wa
also sung, and the ceremony closed Will
Il benediction from the chaplain.
We have given only an outline of thu
interesting services on this occasion, GU
space not permitting more; and 81
much being appropriate, rs Mr.. Lasel
was well known and esteemed by
large number of our readers.