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National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

SHERMAN'S ACCOUNT OF THE
MARCH TO THE SEA.--In his adj
dress at West Point the other day,
Gen. Sherman thus alluded to his
famous March to the Sea-
IL have ottentimes been asked by
friends familiar with NenophOn,
Hume aud Jomini, in which Ofthese
books | had learned the secret of
leading armies on long and difficult
marches, and they seemed surprised
when | answered that | was not
aware that | had been influenced by
any one of them. told them what
| now tell you in all simplicity and
truth, that when | was young lieu
tenant of artillery, l had often hunt.
ed deer in the swamps ofthe Edisto,
the Cooper, and the Santee, and had
seen with my own eyes that they
could be passed with wagon; that
in the spring of 1914 l had ridden
on horseback from Marietta, Ca, to
the valley of the Tennessee, and
BACK 10 Augusta, passing III my
course over the very fields of Altoo
ma, of Kenesaw and Atlanta, where
afterward it fell to my share to com
mand armies and to utilize the
knowledge thus casually gained
Again in 1S49 and 1850 | was il
California, and saw arrive across
that wild belt of 1000 miles of unin
habitable country the caravans o
emigrants, composed of men, womel
and children, who reached their DIES
tination in health and strength AM
when we used to start on Il .journe
of 1000 miles, with a single blanke
as covering and a coil ofdried meat
and sack of parched corn meal a
. food. With this knowledge tairl
acquired, in actual experience, wa
there any need for me to look bac
5 TO Alexander the Great, to MarlbO
I ough, forexamples :"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09
4 Good Showing.

The Springfield Republican thus
condenses good speech by a we'll
informed Congressman
In speech made at Columbus,
Ohio, few days ago. Gen. Garfield
gave some figures and made some
statements, of special interest to
taxpayers, and which will serve as
at least a partial answer to those
discontinued individuals who are
now and then petulantly inqulrlng
"what President Giants admins.
tration is doingW Gen. Garfield
said that, owing to the more honest
and efficient collection of the reve-
nue., since the new administration
came into power, the current quar-
ter of the fiscal year, expiring June
80, will yield $lOO,OOO,O0U, and nc
single quarter of the fisca' year
yielded more than $50, 900, 600. On
the other hand, the expenditures o.
the present quarter will not exceed
&C, 10000 ,, or sos, O00, 600 less thar
other quarters during the year; ant
not only will the reduced estimates
of Congress meet all the expense
of the government, but there will b
, a handsome surplus, and Congress
ut the next session, will have til
novel sensation of 10 deficienc
bills to pass. The increase of tn
l revenue and reduction Of expense
2 of course will allow Il rrducy on:
the taxes, and Congress will doub
|, less authorize such a reduction
the next session. So far, at leas
: whatever other mistakes or failu {
he has made, President Grant Ia
= certainly fulfilled his promise
u have his administration carried {
7, in the interests of economy.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09
The Argus of last week says :

The Argus of last week says
"Over at Bradford is the well known
wrapping paper mill Of Asa Low,
and in the same village are mum
Der Of republicans who are not of
much use now, unless to ''punish"
!. vast amount Of poor liquor, and
hence we recommend to their broth
CT Low that he put them through
his engine and drying and finishing
machine whence they would come
out toolscap."
a better speculation, for the com
munity, would be to puta certain
class OF Bradford democrats thrO'
the machine, whence they would
como out sheet copper, the residuum
being too poor quality of "ben-
zine" to be of any commercial value.
Probably the furnishing" of poor
liquor, mentioned by the Argus, re-
fers to the castigation administered
by q republican to several gallons
which q democrat had put himself
outside Of, not long since.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09
Inhabitants Of Inc Globe.

There are on the globe about L.
2SS, zoo, 600 persons, of whom $780,
OOO,O 200 are of the Caucassion race;
552, 900, 900 of the MOngrel race;
1870, 100000 are of the Ethiopian
race; 10000, 600 of the Malay race
and 100000 of the Indo- American
race. t....
There are 1000 different religions
and 3642 languages spoken.
The yearly mortality of the globe
is 2S,333,333 persons. This is at
rate of 81 ,544 per day, 1929 per
hour, 60 per minute. SO each pull
sation of orr heart marks the de
cease of some human creature.
One fourth of the POPULATION dies
at or before the age of II.
Among 10000 persons one arrives
at the age of 100 years, one in 5O(
attains the age of 80, and one in Ion
lives to the age of 60 years.
Married men live longer than sin
gle ones. In 1000 persons, 60 maj
ry; and more marriages occur i
June and December than in an
other months. ..-
, Professions exercise great inf,
s ence longevity. In 1000 individl
@ ais who arrive at the age of rs, 4
Y are priests, orators or public speal
, ers; 40 are agriculturists, 80 ar
$ wOrkmen, 80 soldiers or military Ell
f plOyes, 30 advocates or engineers
: q professors, and "a doctors. Thos
t who devote their lives to the prOlOl
J, CATION of others, died the soOnes
$ There are $50, 100000 of Chri
3 tians, 100000 IsrTlites, GO,OOO,O(
o Asiatic religion, 16O,0OO.OOO Mohal
n medans, and 2OO,O0,OOO pagans.
the Christian churches there a
170,000,0OO VINO profess the Roma
Catholic faith 10000, 900, who pI
fess the Greek faith, and 100000
the Protestant.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09
Trininq with Red Tape.

Lieut.. Derby, known to the litera-
nv world as John Phoenix. was a
rare Joker. This story of him will
be likely to excite cachination.
When Jefferson DAVIS was Secre-
tary of war, he issued circulars to
all the army officers, asking OF them
specifications for a proposed new
uniform.-PhGnix, who was an ex-
cellent craftsman, set to work and
produced a design. He made no
great change in the uniform, but he
proposed revolutiOnizng the en,.re
system of modern ia cites w an iron
hook. This hook was to be attach
ed to the seat of every soldiers
pants. 1t applied to every arm OF
service, cavalry, infantry and artill'
cry. He illustrated its use by Sc
ries of we'll executed designs. He
quoted high medical authority prov
ing it's advantages ina sanitary
point of view. The heavy KNAPP
sack, he argued, induced a STOPPING
post ion and very great cOntrac-
ton of the chest The cavelry thus
were to he rendered more secure In
their seats, hooked to a ring in the
saddle. All the commissioned OIL
GERS were to carry light twenty
feet pole, with n ring at the end
: This was to be used during an en-
! gagement in drawing the straggler'
back into the ranks. He illustrated
terrific battle, the generals ant
colonies being thus occupied, run
ming about hauling stragglers bacl
to the ranks. In many other un
J, heard Of ways did he eXpitate on TIL
: value of his hook. jefferson Davi
n was enraged. His dignity wa'
o ounded and the service insulted
y He instantly made out an order dl
u recting Phoenix to be court.martla
IS ed for contempt. Marcy was mad
l. aware of Ph1niX's transaction, a
we'll as the cloud hanging over hin
Is He looked over the plates. He sa'
I, a regiment, their backs toward HIN
70 drawing up in line, knapsacks, blaI
T. kets, hams and all manner OF cam
n equipage pending from each soldle
K on tie hook. Marcy broke dow
a Said he to Davis 'lt's no fuse
J. court martial this man. The ma
ter will be made public: the laue
~ will settle entirely on us, and b
y sides, a man who has the inventlN
1t genius here displayed, as well
ii this faculty of design, lily. direct,
a tho ugh it be, is too valuable to
a. trihed WITH John Phoenix W;
not brought to grief, and Dav
anger was a length sufficient
ry Modified for him to enjoy the JOE
y, 1t does not appear, however, 'th'
W they adopted Phoenix's plan.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

WHY THE POOR DO NOT GO TO
CuURCH.-Nery serious complaints
are lodged against the poor because
of their seeming unwillngness to
attend church and yet this is easily
accounted for. We wish to say in
kindness what is true, that the poor
man despises the spirit of invidious-
ness and caste that faces him in our
fine churches. No longer ago than
last summer, the President elect of
the United States, while spending Il
Sabbath in Chicago. walked out in
the morning, unattended, to find a
place of religious worship. lie
CHANGED to drop in among the fol-
lowers of John Wesley, and as he
was plainly clad, the usher in atten.
dance took pains to seat the great
captain among the plebians near
the door. Great was the grief and
modification of the usher on learn
ing .hat he had thus received an
CANCEL unawares." A council was
at once called, but it was deemed
best not to attempt rectifying tn,
mistake. This simple fact we re
ceived from the pastor, and al
though of no great moment, it is
nevertheless. significant as indicat
ing the course "mmonly pursued
of making an attempt to draw divi
ding lines between high and low il
the churches. And herein lies tn
trouble in question.-Americaa B"i,
der.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

When Professor AytOun was
making proposals for marriage to
his first wiic-a daughter Of the eel
ebrated Professor Wilson the lady
reminded him that it would be ne.
cessary to ask the approval of her
sire. "Certainly;" said AytOun +;
"but as | am a little diilident in
speaking to him OH this subject,
you must just 90 and tell him my
proposals yourself"
The lady proceeded to the library
and taking her father affection ately
by the hand, mentioned that PROBES
sor Aytoun had asked her TO becom,
his wife. She added: "Shall ac.
ccpt his offer, papa! He says he is
90 dillidcnt to name the subject tt
you himself"
"Then," said old Christopher, I"
had better write my reply and pin
It on your back"
He did so, and the lady returned
to the drawing room. There til
anxious sutton read the al swer t
his message, which was in thes
words, "With the authors compl
meuts.D
Gen. Graut will, on the 10th {
July, after the Virginia election
order an election in Mississippi
, take place on the 10th OF Septembc
and an election in Texas, to tax
place on the last of September {
the first Of October.
!. Bull Mountain, III New Ham
>. shire, is reported to contain q later
g volcano. At any rate, persons wi
have worked on the side hill, u
past year, say they have heal
c strange noises apparently procee
;, ing from its bowels, rescmbliI
# distant thunder, or the running
large herds Of horses.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

KNOWING AND No ING.--He lry
Ward Beecher, when a school boy,
had no fOndness tor study, but ow-
ing to the judicious severity of his
teacher he became the subject OF a
distinct, intellectual conversation
He tells the story thus:
first went to the black board, I'M
certain, soft, full of whlmpering.
THAT lesson must be learned,' he
said, in very quiet tone, but with
a terrible intensity, and with the
certainty of fate. All explanations
and excuses he trod under foot with
utter scornfulness. | want that
problem. | don't want any reason
why | don't get 1t.
| did study it two hours.
That S nothing to me; | want
the lesson. You need not study it
at al, or you may study it ten hours
just suit yourself. | want the les.
son. Underwood, 90 to the black
board
'Oh, yes, but Underwood got
somebody to show him his les, III.
'What do care no YOU get it.
That's your business. But you must
have it.
In the midst Of a lesson his colo
and calm voice would fall upon me
in the midst of demonstrations
'Non hesitated,s pped, and theI
went back to the beginning; ant
reaching the same spoOd No
uttered with the same tone OF per
feet conviction barred my progress
The next ! and sat down i,
red confusion. He too was stoppe,
with No! but wentright on finish
ed, and, asi he sat down, was reward
ed with, Very well.
why whimpered |, Il rccite
it just as he did, and you said NO
'Why didn't you say YES, an
stick to it! 1t is not enough t
know your lesson. You must KNOW
!, that you know it. You have learI
ed nothing till YOU are SURE.
all the world says No, your bushes
, is to say YES, and PROVE IT!
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

SIX YEARS ago to day. July 3, the
rebellion touched high water mark.
Six years ago this afternoon, 81,
rolled back from the slopes of Gem
ctary Hill, It's bloody tide began to
ebb, never again to rise. Some of
the scenes on the famous cleft
centre of tina. memorable fl ed, rise
forcibly before us as we write. The
inclines, trampled by thousands of
feet. iurrowcd by cannon shot and
strewn with the dead Of Sickles'
corps, that fell the day before the
long line Of boys in blue, bcgrimmed
with dust and sweat, worn with
marching and fighting, but nerved
to the utmost by the consciousness
that the fate of Washington and of
the Union cause rested on that days
issue; the still of the hot monday,
broken by that most tremendous
cannonadc of modern field warfare /;
the storm Of shot and shell the
blowing up of casisons; the sullen
withdrawal of disabled guns and
battle thinned artillery men, and the
prompt wheeling of fresh batteries
into their places, on the shot swept
ridge the steady charge of Long
streets veterans, seventeen thou
sand strong the fall OF Hancock :
the deadly line OF fire of the 2nd
! corps the attack of the Vernon,
: md Brigade on Pickett's flank til,
carnage and surrender and retreat
, these and other sights and scenes
! of that day will never be forgotten
!, 10y any who witnessed them. II is {
day ofprcud memories for Vermont
crs, for the colors. Of Vernon
waived in the very crisis of the tigh
J. and on the very point when it turne'
u and in that turning the Greer
u Mountain boys had decisive an,
{. glorious share. A stately an,
G splendid monument now common
Il mora,es the deeds of that day bu
: its best monument IN u cOuntr
l. saved. Free Press and Times.
I A history of DO ston is going III
d rounds which describes fancu
Hall as the original Solomon's ten
pie. and Boston Common ms Il
b. garden of Eden with modern IN
provemcnts,'
A marriage took place at Gree
Vile, y. g., last week, when Il
Dr. parties TO the ceremony had bee
OF engaged nearly forty years, the
st troth was plighted In Irelar
&c IN 1890. A remarkable instance
constant love.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09
BRADFORD. FRIDAY JULY 8, 1863.

The Resolutions of the Democrat
ic State Convention declare that
body to be still in favor of q strict
adherence 10 the Constitution
Cook, of the Bennington Banner,
thinks that sounds strange when
one of the Committee, before a sim
gle blow had been struck in defence
of that Constitution at the outbreak
of the war, publicly declared-"Oul
only hope now is in the re-cOnstruc
ton of the Government ON the basi.
of the Montgomery Confederate
Constitution"
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

Some of the Southern railroads
are sadly out OF repair. a Journal
says of one Of them: This route is
slow and sure. An experienced
surgeon and undertaken on every
train. Passengers valuables will
he taken care of whether slightly,
seriously, or fatally injured or
otherwise
The forlorn condition of q sea sick
person is well put by one thus /;
The first day he is afraid he will die.
and the second he is afraid he won't.
a Kansas paper contains the fol.
lowing business card: Notary Pub.
lic-Miss Fannie Lyons, Main.st
Over ten millions of petroleum
have been shipped from Philadcl
phia since the LIST of January last
Scarcely any rain has fallen il
South Carolina since March II, an,
the crops have suffered greatly il
consequence.
Petroleum discoveries have beef
made in Wyoming Territory, AM
are exciting much attention ant
drawing spectators.
a Chicago paper having annount
ed a couple' united for life, u jouI
, nal In u rival town thinks IL 9TH
first time there
+ "A valuable bed of blackstone, Oh
second discovered In the couDtr,
! has just been found IN the State
wonderful resources Missouri.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

The following anecdote of Lincoln
is furnished us by friend, who
vouches it as a true and actual oc-
currence:
president Lincoln has left be-
hind him the reputation of being an
honest man, but l have heard him
called dishonest, and know OF one
occasion or which he gave al lndi-
vidual ample cause to pronounce
him so. 1t was when Gen. CorcOran
was at Wizards Hotel, soon after
his release from Richmond. The
President had invited him to dinner,
and had just driven around to the
hotel in his own carriage, TO take
him to the White House. / was at
the time standing talking with a
friend near the entrance of the no
tel, where a crowd had assembled
to catch IA glimpse of the gallant
Corcoran, when he should come out.
just then the presidents carriage
drove up, and servant sent inside
to give notice to the general.
. AS the President sat waiting in his
4 carriage, deformed and poorly clad
!, man reached over into the vehicle
and presented him with dingy
|. looking misunderstanding for
l. some claim to charity. Mr.. Lin. oil
? slowly unfOlded and looked at it, a
: if reading. But the affairs of stat
G were weighing heavily on his mind
n and he held TIE paper so long il
!, the same position, any one coul'
e have seen, tina, he was neither think
l. ing of the beggar by his side nor tn
t. document in mis- nand.
S, Though his eyes were seemingl,
10 fixed upon it for full five minutes
n. it was evident he was altogether III
n conscious Gifts contents. Just the
re the general came out and got int
IN the carriage, the president quietl
O. folded up the poor mans paper, an
10 with one hand slipped it INTO h
pocket, while the other was extend
ed to his distinguished guest.
1r Up to this time the crowd W;
d. curiously scanning the presiQen
v and the odd looking individual wi
is stood beside him soliciting his cha
ity. But, as Mr.. Lincoln was see
Nv coolly putting the paper in his poe
N ct, the effect was irresistible, and
$50 burst Of laughter broke from the b
of ISLANDERS.
MI AS the carrirge went whirlil
oil away, the aims seeker became We
,ot indignant-aSking every one who
bv was that had stolen his paper, al
at loudly proclaiming the man to bt
mi thief and "a Scoundrel. '-On,cdy
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

A VISIBLE LEGAL PoINT.--A
rural lawyer, whom we shall desig.
nate as Squire Jovial,' once had an
important case in a county court
and the decision depended entirely
on the way the jury would regard
the testimony of one lady. lie lost
the case, because the fair witne. :
swore positively to an occurrence
which she had witnessed at the dis.
lance of several rods, although
there were several persons who
stood much nearer than she that
saw nothing of it. The old IS Iuire'
looked rather blue when the jury
brought in their verdict, but reveng
ed himself by rising and telling the
court the story of lady he onca
knew who was very near-sighted,
but always declared her eye ight to
be excellent. Accordingly one day
u neighbor stuck a darniDg needle
in the side Of n barn; and plach
her on the opposite side of the road
asked her if she could see 1t. "Oh
yes" replied the lady, 81 can sec
the needle easy, but WARS th'
barnp
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

FILIRUSTERS IN TROUBLE.-Thc
long talked of expedition to Cuba at
tempted to make start last week,
and were only frustrated by the
promptness of the U. s. officials,
we'll supplied with Information by a
Spanish spy. ltappears that sever
III hundred men regularly organized
into a battalion, succeeded in leav-
ing New York OH two or three small
steamers and proceeded to Gardeners
Island, n secluded place in the Sound.
Here they were met by vessels load
cd with munitions Of war, and were
waiting for Il large steamer to take
the expedition to its destination.--
The revenue cutters captured in the
first place two vessels having about
200 men on boa rd. They had had
nothing to eat for nearly two days
and the majority seemed rather
pleased than otherwise at their cap
ture. The next day another tug
boat WAS Overhauled, loaded will
men, who had been raiding exter
sivcly among the farmers along the
shore. The most important triumph
was the capture of two sloops with
large quantity of war material OF
board. Their cargoes consisted o
six six Founders to 60 with the cav
airy, six twrlve.pounders and lou
twenty FOUNDERS Parrott guns; al
10 40tSO bennington brccci.loadin
rifles, 100, 900 rounds OF cartridges
equipments for 400 cavalry, togctl
or with 5000 uniforms for iniantr
the latter consisting of blue blou'
cs, grey pants and felt hats. Th
slOops were first seen by the reNen,l
cutter on the Sound opposite Mi
ford, Conn. s'ee gave chase to thel
and they ran in shore toward Il,
latter town. One of the slool
managed to unburdcn herself of
portion of hcr cargo ut Milior
wharf, but what size disembarke
was seized and placed in charge ,
- crew for the cutter.
The raiders with the exception ,
Il few who made their escape, III
cOufned ut the brooklyn Nav
Yard, awaiting the action of u
government.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

Old Dicky s. is u very veal.
thy but - very illitera,e East India
merchant. One day Dicky took II
pair Of compasses, and set about ex.
aiming n large map of India, the
margin of which was illustrated
with drawings Of the wild and do
nestle animals of the country. Sud
denly he dropped the compass in
ainazcmcnt. at can't be lit amt
in the order Of natuf that il should
be Impossible! ridiculous "
"Why, what's the mattcrp
"Wots the matteri Wy, this Ben
gal tiger is ninety miles longw
Dicky had measured the tigel
10y the scale Of the map.
California produced last yea
nearly fifteen :Oillions pounds o
wool. which was larger by allmos
two million pounds than the produc
ton Of any other STATE.
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09
Never Travelled.

A story is told of an old lady who
lived near Rochester, who had never
seen or travelled on arailrOad.
Wanting to go on a visit to a small
town a short distance from the city,
she thought she would try one of
the pesky things. She went to the
ticket Office, carrying her reticule on
one arm and an old fashioned rock
ing chair On the other. She bought
her ticket, walked out on the plat
form. She made no attempt to get
on the cars, but kept knitting, and
went to work diligently. Steadily
she rocked and worked, trains COM
ing in or leaving as the car time
came round. The day drew to a
close, and night came on. The last
train was about starting, when the
depot master went up and asked
her if she was going ont.
Yes, sir, replied the lady.
Hadn't you better get on board
and secure seat said the depot
master. .t-
THANK you, sir, I'm very comfort
able, replied the elderly dame.
The train left. The master came
around again.
Madam, l shall have to disturb
you; it is late; the trims have al
LETT, and we must close the depot
Shall l send you to a hotels
'Well = exclaimed the old lady
dropping her knitting and holding
up her hands amt the thing gOini
to move' Here l brought my chat
from home so as to have a seat, o.
which some pesky man conldn
squeeze himself. Eve set here all da
watin' iOr the thing to go, and hay
all my trouble for nothing.
thought it was long time moving
| declare that these here railroads
, the biggest nuisance and humbu
5 as ever was y and the old ady, wit
bag on one arm and rocking cha
on the other, gave toss OF her hea
, and marched off in high indignation
National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-07-09

The new pIohibitOry liquor Law
Of Massachusetts, went into opera
ton last week, aud the public bass
were pretty generally closed. The
new law is very stringent, prOvid-
ing that no beverage containing al
cOhol shall BIZ sold except cider, and
that not to he drank upon the
premises where sold, and strong
constabulary force is provided &c
wee to the execution of the law