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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29
Mr.. Greeley on Spiritualism.

Horace Greeley sums up the results of a
number of years investigation of the results
and processes of spiritualism, as follows:
| do not know that these communication"
made through mediums" proceed from those
who are said TO be their authors nor from the
spirits Of the departed at all. Certain de-
yelopments strongly indicate that they do !;
Others that they do not. We know that they
say they do, which is evidence enough so far
as 1t goes, and is not directly contradcted or
rebutted. That some of them are the result
of juggle, collision or trick, | am confident /;
that Others are not, decidedly believe. The
only certain conclusion to which my mind has
been led in the premises, is forcibly set forth
by Shakespeare in the words of the Danish
prince
There are more thugs IA Heaven and earth Horatlo
Than are dream'of in your philosophy
On the whole, Though say ii with regret,
IL seems to me that the great body of the
+" Spiritualists' have not been rendered better
men aud women-better husbands wives, pa.
rents, ehidren-by their new faith. | think
some have been improved by it--whilc many,
who were previously good, are good still---and
some have morally deteriorated. / Judge
that laxer notions respecting marriage di.
vorce, chastity, and stern morality generally
have advanced in the wake of q Spiritu,Sism .
And, while | am fully aware that the relig.
ious mania so called has usually purely ma.
terlal origin, 10 that reyiyals have often been
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29

The Past Winter.

The past winter, by common consent, is 81
down as the most severe one that has occurrt
for the past fifty years. Fifteen years az
was very hard winter, and twenty-four year
ago there was still a harder one During Ii.
winter Of that year there was no kind Of thsV.
ing through the whole Of the long winte
which lasted to the middle Of April. l.
February the mercury concealed three times
teams crossed Langdons mill-pond the l5h
of April, and the ground froze from three 70
six feet deep. This was the coolest white
we remember, and the coolest, probably, sine
1871, when there occurred the noted col
Friday, on which many persons persisted By
freezing to death. T.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29
Resumption of Specie Payments.

We are glad to see that Mr.. Lynches bill
for the gradual resumption of specie payment
is gradually gaining attention. 1t only needs
to be understood to make its way. We find
the following appreciative notice of the bill
in the New York Tribune of Friday:
Mr. Lynch of Maine has pending in the
House of Representatives plan for gradual
ly resuming specie payments. Briefly stated,
il consists in issuing from the treasury coupon
bonds to the amount of 100000 900, of de-
nominations of 500 and upwards, bearing
interest at four per cent, payable quarterly
in lawful money, and making these and green
backs reciprocally convertible into each other
at the pleasure Of the holder; after the first
of May next, all United States legal tender
notes received by the United States, say
slsO,OOO,OOO per year. or sl5.000,O00 per
month, are to be retired and destroyed, and in
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29

49, According to the last census Of the
States the average monthly wages, board in.
cluded, in thirteen States Of the Union, was
$50 for males and SIT for females. In the
six New England States the proportion was
S32.46 for men and 1888 for women; and
the excess of the former was greater in Mas
sachusetts, being $500 to Sl9.02. The
highest pay given TO women was in Rhode
Island, being s2O.34 per month
- In the town of Milton Wayne county.
Indiana, the other night, party of about
twenty. women, with the assistance of four or
FIVE men, visited two whisky shops, broke
down the doors with axes, demolished the
furniture, and spilled the fiery fluid in the
streets.
A lawyer in California, it is stated re-.
Gently received fee of 100000, being one
fourth Of the value Of the property recovered.
The decision of other suits similar as to claim
aud title, and in which his interest is the
same, will increase the fees to half million.
Mr.. Beecher recently announced tenn.
perance lecture by Rev. DIR. Tying in Plym-
outh Church, saying that he would Z" talk ON
subject for which no bishop would dare to
handle him"
The Central Pacific railroad Of California
has paid out sl,O0O,0OO for blasting powder.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29
Soldiers and Sailors Convention.

The Convention was called to order by
Gen. Geo. j. Stannard, who in a few words
explained its object, and nominated Gen.
Stephen Thomas as Chairman, who was unan-
mously elected. Sergeant Warren Gibbs was
elected Secretary. On motion the following
gentlemen were elected Delegates at Large
from the State to the National Soldiers and
Sailors Convention to be holden at Chicago
on the 10Th Of May next
Gen, VIM. Wells, Gen. Stephen Thomas,
Col. W. G. Veazey, Gen. Geo. P. Foster,
Gen. Geo. j. Stannard, Lieut.. Col. l.. G.
Kingsley, Col Samuel Il. Pingree, Sergt. Lu-
cius Bigelow, Maj Josiah Grout, Capt. Fred
L. Smith, Gen. W. w. Henry, Adj. j. G.
Stearns, Surgeon Henry James, Maj. James 5.
Peck Lieut. Col. w. W. Grout, sergt. II. c.
Congdon Private N. j. Nichols, sergt Hiram
Pierce, Gen. w, Y W. Ripley, Capt. U. A.
Woodbury..
On motion it was voted to appoint COM
mittee Of five from each district to prepare a
list of district delegates. After the appoint
ment of this committee the Convention adj
,jouned until u p. NJ
On coming together in the afternoon the
following District Delegates were nominated
and unanimously elected
First DIsmIoT-Lieut. Col. L. S. Stowell.
Maj. d. II. Highly, Capt N. f. Dunshee,
Private f. Il, Wright, Col. Charles Hunsden,
Lieut.. Charles Field, Col. j. II. Walbridge,
Maj Jno, Il. Pratt, Private James P. Black,
Sergt IL. S. Hard, Lieut.. Col. Charles Ii. 1
joyce, Capt Il. j, Ormsbee, Capt. @. A.
RAM Sergt. John L. Larned, Chaplain d.
w. Dayton, Capt Edward Dewey Lieut.. W. !
r. Cove, Surgeon George Nichols, Capt, f. |
A. Tilden, Capt, John w. Clark.
SECOND DrsTmcT.-Gen. p. 7. Washburn,
Capt Fred. Crane Capt Geo. b. French,
Capt L. L. Sherman, Lit. Col. w. J. sperry,
Maj. G. N. Sawyer Capt. Hunt, Lieut.. s. O. /
DwinneIl, Lieut.. N. N. Glazier, Lieut.. o. d.
Scott Lieut.. W. H. Gilmore, Col. d. X. An.
dross Lieut. Col. II. t. stoughton, Capt
Rich'd Smith, Lieut., j. P, Cleveland, sergt.
Q, G, B. Harris, Col. c. f. spaulding, Capt.
Q. D. Brainerd, Capt. W j. Henderson, Capt.
S. g. Gray
THIRD DIsTRIcT-Gen. John H. Barstow,
Capt q. s. Blodgett sergt J. b, Scullcy,
sergt ---- Bostwick, Lieut.. G. G.. Benedict,
sergt p. r. Downer, Serg't Warren Gibbs,
Capt. j. W. Newton, Capt M. b. Bessey,
Sergt s. A. Maynard, Private L. NJ, Bing-
ham, Capt. Ii. o. Wheeler, Capt. Frank
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29
Help Such rs Need Helm.

There is in our village a poor woman with
fire little children, and she is widow
" widow indeed" For six long years she has
struggled to keep her little family together,
but at last pinching want dashes her fondest
hopes to the ground and now she is compelled
to ask some kind ones to take her children to
be their children. One is provided for, and
four remain. Two girls, respectively IS and
II years old; and two boys, o and years
Any one who would like to learn more of the
particulars, can do SO by writing to Rev T.
B. Taylor, Montpelier, VT, or by inquiring
at this office.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29
State Matters.

-FArAL RAnRoAD ACCIDENT. The mai.
train coming north yesterday afternoon ,As
9th inst, } collided with freight train going
south, just above Bethel. Both engines wer,
badly wrecked, one engineer Fred Webster
being severely hurt, and Robert Hazard
baggage master on the mail train, was killed
{. a. Evans, express agent, was also slightly
injured
We have but few additional particular
concerning the collision on the Vermont Ceb-
trial. As We are informed, the mail train
Rufus Root conductor, left White River june
ton ON time, where Root received a telegraa
from Assistant Superintendent Locklin d
meet No. 5 freight train at Bethel. Re-
gave the dispatch to his engineer, Capt, S.
Patterson. On arriving at Bethel, No I
freight train was at the depot, and mistakih,
it for No. 5, the mail train went on, aB
while running at average speed met the iregt
train on a curve about a mile from Bette
The collision was such that the baggage c
was split in two Hazard, the baggage ma.
ter, who standing in the door of the car wa
thrown out aud killed instantly, his hes
striking upon rock, scattering his brains D
every direction. A Boston 1" drummer Wh
was smoking in the baggage car was throw
under the tender and miraculously escape
unhurt. Mr. Evans, the express messengI
was badly bruised, and Conductor Root has
lame shoulder. Capt Patterson, seeing thf
the collision was inevitable, jumped from BIZ
locomotive, the " Richmond, /" which is a con
plete wreck. Webster, the engineer of ih I
freight engine, was terribly scalded and can
not recover. Root and Patterson are anon.
the oldest and most reliable employees Of h
Central and their fearful mistake is surprls .
ing. The force of the collision was such thai .
the ends Of the freight cars were all stove
Darlington Times.
"A building in North Hero, owned BY
j. p Ladd and occupied by X. II. Hathaway
as store, was burned ON the morning OF lH .
I'D, with loss to Mr.. Hathaway of four O
five thousand dollars, nothing being saved
lie had $4,000 insurance in the W. Mutu,l
The light of the fire caused an alarm TO b
given in St. Adams.
Deputy Collector Ladd, of Berkshire
was knocked down and seriously injured, Of
Sunday week, by two young men whom D.
suspected of being engaged in smuggling l@
offenders escaped to Canada.
DR.. Ross one of the most prominent aDl
valuable citizens of Brandon, died on the ~
inst
The Orleans County Agricultural SOcie'l
offer premiums on wheat to be exhibited "
their Fair, Sept. 18th and 10th, the quanl'
TO be one bushel Of grain, and an unthrasn~
bundle of the same All kinds rcd, whM
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29
He " Did IT.

1t was in our way, not long since, to listen
to conversation between two intelligent and
well known citizens. The tide turned upon
American progress, and the men now repre-
senting the national character in pushing for
ward the great ideas of the century. The
name of Cyrus W. Field was mentioned in
connection with the Atlantic Telegraph.
Said one of the speakers: 81 think too much
credit is given to Mr.. Field in this matter of
a submarine cable. The idea is not at all
original with him, The feasibility Of such
project was proven long before his mind was
directed to the subject; and he has only
caught up other peoples IDEAS aud put them
in practice" All, said the other, " that is
just the point We have plenty of dreamers,
but few workers. Ideas are Of little use to
the world so long as they lie imbedded in
other peoples brains. They might Just as
well have never been promulgated. Others
thought Of putting the two continents in com.
muication, but Field did it," All honor to
Cyrus W, Field for accomplishing what other
men dreamed Of
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29
The libraries of Enrone.

The Imperial Library of Paris contains
100000 volumes and 10000 manuscripts
The Library Of the Arsenal (Paris) contains
100000 volumes and $500 manuscripts
The Library of st. Genevieye (Paris) CON
tain 10000 volumes and $500 manu-
scripts. The Mazarine Library Paris con
tains 10000 volumes aud 1000 manuscripts
The Sorbone Library Paris contains So
600 volumes and 800 manuscripts. The
Hotel de Vile Library PARIS contains
$4,000 volumes. There are in all the libra.
ries of France 6,233,000 volumes. Great
Britain possesses only l,772,000 volumes in
all its Libraries. Italy possesses 100000
volumes in all its Libraries; the volumes are,
for the most part very valuable old books on
theological and ecclesiastical subjects; there
are few modern works among them Austria
possesses 2,4SS,000 volumes in its Libraries /;
Prussia, 100000 volumes Russia, S24-
600 volumes; Bavaria, l,26S000 volumes T;
Belgium, 10000 volumes in all its Libraries.
These figures would if added together, show
the total number of volumes in all the librn-
ries of Europe to be about 20,000,000 vol
umes. To read their titles, allowing one
minute to each title, would take man nearly
l8s,ss9 days, or nearly 400 years-Anleri-
can Literary Gazette.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29

In defence of the President is admitted on
all hands to have been fine legal argument
and splendid oratorical efIort-one well
worthy Of the occasion, and nqucstionably as
good defence his client as it was possible
to make How much effect it will have upon
the Senate it is of course impossible to tell
but they must at least have been refreshed BY
is breyiy The whole speech occupied but
between four and five hours; was delivered
WITHOUT elaborate notes.-the topics of defence
being judcously chosen. and handled with
mastery skill
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29
Income Returns.

We give below list Of incomes assessed
in this county for the year 1867, in excess Of
81 900 and taxes. In the Sd division the
returns Of dividends received from bank stock
are includcd in the LIST and % they are not
First dirisioa, Hon JouN GREooRy, As
sistnnt As.osaor
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29

CnEAP FAREs.-We call attention to thj
advertisement of Mr. Howe, announcing
cheap fares to and from Chicago for period
covering the National Convention This
public benefit is due to the enterprise and
energy Of the managers Of the Vermont
Central Railroad, and we doubt not a multi
tude Of people will avail themselves of its
advantages
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29

charged with making persons insane whose in
sanity took its hue from the topic Of the hour,
but owed its existence to purely physical
causes | still judge that the aggregate ofboth
insanity and suicide have been increased by
"Spirimalism."
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29

GA good rule to observe in dealing with
an editor would be, never to ask him to do
thing you would be unwilling to do yourself
in public, or over your own signature
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-04-29

W We learn that ALBERT CLARKE, ESD,
Of Rochester, is about removing to st. Adams
to engage on the editorial staff Of the Messea-
ger. The right man in the right place, we
do not doubt
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-22

The counsel for President johnson having
closed their evidence. it is not difficult now
TO understand upon what they chiefly rely
as a defense to the case made by the Mana
gers. That defense, so far as the articles in
respect TO the removal Of Secretary Stanton
are concerned. is really that the Tenure-of-
Office law is unconstitutional, or, if constitu-
tional, that it does not cover Stanton's case.
These are, of course, law questions, and but
little affected by any of the evidence offered
by either side
Upon the first point, however, the Mana
gers and the counsel for the President are at
issue in two respects. The Managers insist
that, admitting the law to be unconstitu-
tional. it is the Presidents duty to respect
and obey it until the proper tribunal passes
upon that question, while the President's
counsel insist that the President has right
70 call in question law which be regards
unconstitutional, when that law assails what
has been considered prerogative Of the ex-
ecutive Office in other words, that the
President has the same right to insist upon,
and bring to trial in the courts. the preroga-
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-22


day variations of the case which occasion
widely different speculations. A great deal
too much stress has been laid on the votes
on interlocutory matters and too much im-
portance attached thereto.
. Any one reading carefully the reports of the
trial cannot fail to perceive the utter disre-
gard of law or their own former decisions
that the senators have shown. To-day they
refuse testimony of doubtful character,
and tomorrow admit the same freely. The
only key to this is their desire to show what
leniency can possibly be shown to their
criminal before they condemn him. Mr..
Sumner intended to vote for the admission
of every question or every declaration that
should be offered, but even he has been COM
PEELED by the impudence of the demand to
vote against some of them. The only exer-
else of their power to refuse testimony will
be made when it is perfectly apparent that
immaterial evidence is sought to be intro
duced for the purpose of prolonging the
trial.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-22
SpeculatiOnS Oil the Result of the
ImDracIiment Trial.

| Those who are specializing upon the prob
able result OF the impeachment trial. thinl
| they have got a hint respecting it in the vot,
| Presidents message notifying that body thai
he had removed MIR. Stanton and appointed
Gen. Thomas to be Secretary al interim
The following is the resolution then passed
| by the Senate
WHEREAS. The Senate have received and
considered the communication Of the Presi.
lent. stating that he had removed Edwin NJ
Stanton. Secretary of War. and had desig.
mated the Adlutant General of the Army Ia
act as Secretary of War nd interim, therefore
Resolred by The Senate Of the United States
That under the Constitution and laws of the
United States the President has no power to
remove the Secretary of War and designate
any other officer TO perform the duties of that
Office dd interim.
Messrs. Anthony, Cameron, Cattell. Cole.
Conkling, Cragin. Drake, Ferry, Harlan,
Henderson, Morrill, (Me.), Morton, Patter-
son, IN. H. Pomeroy. Ramsey, Ross,
Sprague, Stewart, Sumner, Thayer, Upton,
Trumbull, Van Wrinkle, Wade. Wiley. Will
Iiams, Wilson and Yates-29.
Those who voted in the negative are Messrs
Buckalcw. Davis. DoOlittle, Edmunds. Hem
bricks, and Patterson of Tennessee
Not voting-Messrs. Bayard, Chandler,
Conness, Corbett, Dixon, Fessenden, Fowler,
Frelinghuysen. Grimes, Guthrie, Howard
Howe, johnson, Morgan, Norton, Nye ,Sauls-
bury, Sherman-1s.
Forney, in a letter to his PHILADELPHIA
paper, argues from this vote that impeach-
ment mus certainly succeed, but we confess
we do not see that the vote necessarily leads
20 any such conclusion. The yeas and nays
given above show that two-thirds of the full
Senate did not vote for the resolution and
as far as the vote has any significance, it
indicates that those who did not vote, as
well as those who voted in the negative,
doubted whether the President had not a
legal right to remove MIR. Stanton Besides,
as was stated at the time. the above rate was
not taken on the passage of the resolution,
but on the resolution as an amendment to
one then before the Senate which Mr.. Ed
munds favored, and which accounts for his
vote in the negative. When the resolution
inalIy passed. the yeas and nays we're not
called.
So this vote is, after all, no reliable in
location of the final action OF the Senate.
Every senator who then voted may have
changed his opinion since and if any sena-
or does now hold different opinion from
he one he then entertained. he is bound by |
lis oath to vote on impeachment according
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-22

ROSTON CATTLE MARKET.

BOSTON CATTLE MARKET,
Reported tssgraphed sLpressiy for tss Gres-
taia Freeman
At Cambridge and Brighton, for the peek
April ending %, 1868.
The following :. the a%oa%. o h ssssl
T 1,,: v wsi1' 1898 1888 s sss asS go
B.ef-E1tra sIs 90 to eI' 50: nr st qusy s,l so"
az 20 quality SIS so 70 ~ oS 81 h adey 90 %
dressed beef few choicest single pairs sl6 90 :"
200 90 Bn, a go 90 s IS per or according to
their value az Beef. Handy steers, 100 TO 500.
or without calves, be agreed farow and ordin'
' ss44oa..SYs.rings sSo,o 500 '~eys~fS oIa 20 to
90 three years old. 500 to CO.
Veal Calves-S3 to Sl2 per head.
sheen and Lambs-6 TO s. extra :. @ % cts p~
ID. on live weight; or 40 90 to 50 90 pei head
Pat Hogs-Icf TO IOac.
Hides-Briehton to 81 cts; County lots, 81 10 .
Iaow-si TO 3; cou nj " 'o.s - Z, d,e
Pefs-Lambs. 2 p to 81 oo each a's '''"e %
Calf-skins, l6 to is CTS
R.x.,x,-Of the cattle at market this wesk 2IO
f. from VAIN. :, .,O% 81 fron Csnada 1910 from Al
bany-bei & the largest number of western to" s-ver
y Az pa< There also about ~ head over irnn
LIST ma eket-making the total on safe l7l2. The
butcher. have unable to sustain prc III The oy
WI. .s.s we're Obliged t, recede sIOo per hundred
pounds the side. Cons qu-ntiy hey nave insisted
m q
c.tte and the that drovers have been 'b isef
70 .ubmit 10 reduction of 50 TO 81 90 100 b-.
Their reuct do this cattle thai we bought
on the r,dt the of the p1st two weeks hs
resulted in slow, sticky trade The receipts oi Norh-
ern cattle at Cambridge amounted 20 2o-besdes tour
or Ave lots of sent from Brighton, aud sold
A. 10 TO IA IL per Ofthe Western at Brighton
TWO were sold l6c nine at Is L. tive nty eIgt
is si1ty-eieht at IS eighty eight at ~ = hfN
eight al IA ID 81 t~ent. four al IL l2 SIX
teen at 49, and hity-t~o 10 l2 cents, live weight.
The al owanee for off4l also more liberal than
last week Although the quality Of the stock
hetIer we saw Nurthe sold IS nis per
nouDd and but few Fair at Ii Il 10 II -
cents: lighter and COWS at - to Il
am slim animals at IL TO IL cents per pound
The stock at Cambridge was not all sold yesterday
forenoon and at Brighton the trade wa 'qualiy du,
The best] lots of Western, of them very superior
are not sold a the close of this report
The m arket Just about unavorable tor Northern
sheeu as for cattle. The Western sheep nearly al
de vered Nv the commIs sion aud taken
by the butchers directly the We have
none about the yard Brighten for some time, and
consequently do know much about Tie cot Nv
IDENTITY however butchers buy NJ Northern
sheen I-2 l more less per pound Than asr
week and much dI satisfied WIN the slate
of the market took their droves over 10 BTishor
Will. otere hired the butchers TO market them on
mission of Is shore yesrin were repprIst -
cents per pou nd Most lots at TO cents per -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-22
COMMERCIAL,

MARKETs--New York, April 90. FIour-.zl.s 10 ono
bb's State and Western 10 TO aoc CHER southern
hrner sales 500 bbis California hrmer and more az
i've Wheat 10 &c higher with a moderate demand in
part for export nd home 'es So 900 sh Corn
e higher les &c. o00 BUSH Western al 22 10
- anoat Oa's firm and fairly active sales &c GOO
bu n Beef hrmer. Pork quiet and firm mess Sa7 10
TO q u.s. Lard dull sales is0 bills II TO lee Butter
steady Cotton about &C higher but very active Al
the advance sales $500 bales middng uplands 3I.r
NoSErARr AFFsIRs.-Stocks active Gold 3ss q :
U. 81 3-los. Loot.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-04-22

to his opinion when that vote rs reaeneo'
and without respect to his views six weeks
aoo The case is to be decided without bias
or partisan prejudice and Of course with
out being preiudged. If the managers do
No. .s,ohl;sb their case the Senate will not
hesitate to say so, whatever may have been
their previous opinions upon questions now
admitted to them If the case is made out
there will also be no hesitation in convicting
Dir. johnson, although he is the first ofhcer
in the republic. The opinion and wishes OF
the great body of Republicans or Democrat
ought not TO influence the decision either