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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06


he SoBo the R,scaS ' "t ~ ssS sS gHoa af
Setnoni propose to remain harers in the SANDER The
though furnished wih abundant evidence Of Il. fai.y
s ggn g M FI b sap% mat tae S aseTS on,
r tl'as Of bqriing,on hut Of Vermont were denied
act c partof he II 6rd WSsIpceted better t uI 70
OF T ME- - XXX &,ian. v.,.,so,, ,b,o,
some of the ;apderoas assertion. the R,erbc seems
by the Boston 5e.y md New WIZ
'"r""g'o" t''' Pes"
The course of certain home papers prominent
in the woman suffrage movement toward their
State contemporaries who differ with them upon
this Snl5ect-especially that of the st. Adams
ueSf'"9" and Rutland Hraid-is' to say the
least very remarkable.
The editor OF the Messenger attended the CON
'cntion at Montpelier and in his report warmly
applauded the assault of Mrs. Lyermore upon
the Hoirh"dH' as well deserved and well admin
l'iered. subsequently, when the hdichmaa
furnished Overwhelming proof Of the original
charge upon which Mrs /. based her attack, the
editor admitted 10 Us personally that common
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06
Death OF General Thomas.

IN onr last paper we gave the Geographic
announcement OF the sudden DEATH from apo
pleSy' oil Mayor General GFo1GE II. Thomas
"h'ch oa'HrTeH at san Francisco on Monday
evening OF last "ees' Ne had been in his
usual health up to the time OF his death.
ueneral Thomas was born July 81, 1916,
IN irgna' entered West Point in the Spring
oi lodo' and graduated IN 1870 lie served
WIN olSunc''op ~ me Mexican war and was
'ure' ''mes Oie'e'ed " Tor gallant end merito-
rlous conduct Al 'ne breaking out Of the
rooell'on' though a Nrgman' he never wa
'ereo momen'-'hen being major Of the
SKIN regular cavalry By rapid promotion
ne soon had command OF a brigade in Pattcr-
son army oil Northern Virginia In August
following ne was made a brIgadier general of
volunteers, ana IN February 1902, major
general "'S subsequent life Is a record Of
duties nohly perlormod-too fall Tor enume-
ration mere Ihe GROWING work at NASH
N'Ie' when impatient enthusiasts at Washing
ton would nave pushed hun TO premature
ana probably disastrous movements, put his
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06
The Census of 1870.


The Ninth CensuR Of the United States
will be taken, under the provisions Of the act
Of May %, 1880, on the first Of june next.
At the last census, 44l7 assistant marshals
were employed Congress having declined to
adopt any Of the new plans suggested, the
census will be taken on the same basis as for
the last twenty years The act Of 1850 pro.
vldes that the census shall be taken by the
United States Marshall Of the respective dis.
tricts, with the aid Of such assistants as shall
be required. The census districts of each
State are divided so as to be composed of not
less than 10000 persons. The assistants are
paid as follows Two cents for every name
taken, ten cents for every farm, fifteen cents
for every productive establishment of indus.
try, two cents for every deceased person, and
two per cent Of the gross amount for names
enumerated, for social statistics, aud ten cents
per mile for travel. The enumeration must
be completed and the returns all sent in to
the Secretary Of the Interior by the first of
November next. The Superintendent Of the
Census is Francis A. Walker. late of the
Bureau Of Statistics and Assistant Special
Commissioner of Revenue.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06
Death of Hon. Dusald stewart.

just after we went to press last week the sad
intelligence reached Us Of the death Of Hon.
DrcALD STEWART, Of Middlebury, State Au-
ditor of Accounts which occurred at his resi-
dencc on Wednesday morning. tine 30th ult
Mr.. Stewart had been sick with hung fever
for about two weeks, but was not considered
in danger until Monday morning Of last week
Dugad Stewart was the son of Hon Ira
Stewart, and brother of Hon. John W Stew.
art. lie was born September Goth 1871.
lie prepared for college in Middlcbury, and
in 1898 entered the college at that place.
graduating in 1872 On leaving college he
studied law, was admitted to the bar. but
never entered upon the practice Of hi, profess
sion. lie was for several years connected
with the Rutland a Burlington railroad as
Paymaster. He represented Middlebury in
the Legislature in 1850, 81, and 80, serving
on some Of the most important committees.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06

10 one who, like the honest keeper in the
New Forest at Abbottsford. can form no idea
Of Paradise without trout brook running
through it, the coming Of April and the soft
winds Of spring, and the "wild thyme grow
ing on the banks Of the streams, are fragrant
with the perfume Of that better country.
There is doubtless no finer fish in the world
than our mountain brook trout God may
have made better berry than the strawberry,
but he never made better d-h than this.
Its home is in the clcarcst crystal waters.
It's bed is Of polished stones smoother and as
soft a. the pillow Of Jacob. It loves to mcdi.
tate in the quiet, deep pools, or to mrk in
shady uooks where the beech and the willow
bend to kiss the stream as it passes, or it
flashes through the swift current and ,parkcs
along the rippcs IN its cxhilcrating sport.
And then the trout has hosts Of friends who are
ever singing his praises, inviting him to their
iessts, aud sending him line upon line of ur.
gent invitations to dinner The gentle Izaak
Walton loved him "with O love passing the
love Of woman, and the sanity George HUI
bert welcomed him to his heart and his table.
Ills true friends are quiet, meditatiye, Thought
iul men; silent. solitary and gentle; handling
even the worm tcndcrly, and fond Of the ay ;
searching the sweet places of nature, aud SUR.
prsing her hidden beauties, and lovers of
stiffness and peace. When such men rs Sir
Humphrey Davy and Walter Scott and Franz
els Chaniry loved to follow the trout to his
wild aud beautiful resorts when Nelson
mourncd the loss Of his right arm mos, be-.
cause it would never again feel the electric
thrill! Of the Ieapug fish whom William
Palcy could put of one Of bis most important
works until the Ay.fshIug should be over
when Kit North celebrated the sport of aug.
ling in chapters in Maya that have never
been cqualed for wild description and gentle
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06
Notes and Comments.


The Cincinnati negroes nre holding meet.
ngs in favor Of retaining tho Bible in the
public schools The vote of this new element
may materially effect thcdecisionof this ques.
ton.
The Supreme Court has decided to re.
consider their former decision en- the legal
tender act, and to reopen the case. -Four
Justice. dissentcd-Chasc. Nelson, Fields and
/ Clifford.
-Theyo Democracy Of New York City
were shut out of Tammany Hall, Monday eve.
ming by the Tweed-Sweeny Ring. A break
in the Democratic party Of that city seems
inevitable.
The Springfield Republican announces
that Wendell Phillips will also address the
Constitutional Convention on the question of
woman suffrage, at its session at this place in
june next
AT a meeting Of the Trustees Of the New
England Agricultural Society, held at the
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06
THE PROCLAMATION.

Tooll to whom these presents may come, GREET
ing
Know We that the Congress Of the United States.
on or about the 10Th Of February. in the year
1850 passed resolution in the words and figures
following, 10 wit A resolution proposing an
amendment 10 the Constitution Of the United
States. Resolved, by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United States in Congress
assembled, twO-thirds Ot both Houses clncurrinr.
that the following article be proposed 10 the leg
islatures Of the several States as an amendment
TO the Constitution Of the intel States. which
when ratified by three-iourths Of said legisa-
lures, shall De valid as part of the Constitution
namely,
Arficie Is, Sec. The rights of citizens of
the United States 10 vote shall not be denied Or
abridged by the United States, or by any state
on account Of race, color. or previous condition
OF servitude.
Sec. 9-Congress shall have power TO enforce
this article by appropriate legislation.
And further, 1t appears from official documents
on file in this department, that this amendment
to the Constitution, provided As aforesaid being
ratified by the Legislatures Of the States of North
Carolina, West Virginia, Massachusetts,, Wis
cOnsin, Maine, Louisiana, Michigan. South Caro-
lima, Pennsylvania, Arkansas. Connecticut, Flor
ida, Illinois, Indiana, New York New llamp-
shire, Nevada, Vermont, Virginia, Alabama Mis-
souri,. Mississippi, Ohio, Iowa, Kansas Mime
sofa, Rhode Island, Nebraska, and Texas. in all
twenty-nine States and iuther, that the State,
whose legislatures have 50 ratified said proposed
amendment, constitute three iuurths of the whole
number; and further that il appears from official
documents on file in this Department. that the
Legislature Of New York has since passed reso!u-
tons 10 withdraw said ratification Of said amend.
ment, and OF which official notice had been filed
in this department and further, that it appears
from official documents on file in this department.
that the Legislature Of Georgia has by resolution
ratified said amendment now, therefore. be it
known that / Hamilton Fish, Secretary Of State
OF the United States, by virtue and in pursuance
OF the End section Of the act Of Congress approved
the 10th day If April, 1878, entitled, an act to
provide for the publication of the laws of the /
United States and for other purposes do hereby /.
certify that the amendment aforesaid has become
valid as part Of the Constitution of the United
States in testimony whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the Department
OF State 10 be affixed.
Done at Washington this Both DAY of March. |
1870, and Of the Independence Of the United
States, the oath,
tSigned), HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary OF State
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06
For the Journal.
The Snow Storm Of ISIG.-.Agaiu,
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of Sta

MONTPELIER, April 81, 70.
/ Mr.. Editor, Sri see by a communication
in your paper that there is a disagreement be.
tween Mr.. BATES and Mr. JoHSs respecting tho
date of the storm in June, 1916, and it is rather
singular that neither Of them have got the date
correct. For particular reasons, there is no cir.
onmstanco in my early life that remember more
distinctly. 1t was the year that | was Of aye
and the time when | commenced business for my.
self left Hartford, whore served my appren.
ticeship, the LIST Of June went up 10 Norwich.
and played the fife for the Militia Company
:. trimming day, which was uniformly In. frs,
Tuesday. Ny brother had the command, and
took extra palms 10 have me there for the purpose
The day was warm and pleasant. The next morn
ing number of the young men in the neighbor-
hood made their Captain call, and il still be-.
ing warm and pleasant, they spent sometime in
playing ball 10 the afternoon, my brother har-
messed his team and started with me for Plain.
field, where had the winter before purchased n
plothier's stand in company with Gustayus IIey-
wood We drove that night to Stmifjrd. and
stopped at General Smiths, four uncle by mar.
riage). The next morning we started again for
Plainteld. 1t was very cold and cloudy. We
rode rather uncomiortably, with our oyercoats on.
and crossing the heights between Chelsea and
Washington, we saw icices by the side of the
road-some We Judged six or eight inches long
We arrived at Plainfeld little before night. IL
stormed none that day-at least did not before
We arrived there. Ally brother designed to re-
turn the next day, but in the morning it storncd,
and continued to snow nearly all day, aud he re-
manned there until Saturday morning The next
Monday took wagon and went to Greensboro.
There was no snow on the ground, excepting in
drifts, some Of which in Walden took the wacon
in to the hub. The snow in Plainfeld village
was not probably over an ineh deep al any time.
! shall not give dates by memory, but by referring
to different calendars for that year. find that
Tuesday was the lth, and the snow fell on Fri
day, the It'll. Mr.. Bates, in stating that tbe
snow fell q foot deep, undoubtedly had another
snow storm in view. IN the Spring Of 1915. the
snow lay . foot deep in Norwich on the 10Th of
May Much Of the corn was planted, and some
of itup. Esos Srmsov
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06

W The Freeman asks us "to state lust
what it has denounced as false" in our col.
Hmns We viii do this when the Freeman
will tell US what it means by saying that our
charges are more than personality" Does
IT mean that they are false or true2 We
would also like to have the Freeman tell us
what it meant when it said that We begun the
personalities" Of this discussion, If now it
admits that these personalities" are emore
than personality did it moan at first to say
that our statements were ialse7 Or doos the
the Freeman use language in Plckwiek.
ian" sensef
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06

The anti-slayery society, which refused
to disband at the suggestionof Mr.. Garrison
six years ago, insisting that slavery was not
really dead ill the negro had his political
rights are now ready to break up since the
fifteenth amendment has passed. It will close
its eareer-a long and honorable one--with a
grand jubilee meeting at New York, April 0,
whereat Wendell Phillips aud many more will
make speeches. and itsOrgan, the Anti.slavory
STANDARD, will devote itself to the woman
question and kindred matters Of social and
political reform.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06

Mrs. Davis continued at length, mentioning
Tie Hester Vaughn cage and the great need Of
sympathy which she experienced, and was follow
ed hy Mrs. Legeett, who said She had been a
teacher aud an actress, and in each of those capa-
cities she knew OF the terrible wrongs dome to
women, She had no doubt but that wien women
voted proper PLACES would be found for them 10
vote IN. man wonld not allow hi. wife 10 20
INTO an improper place for anything Even now.
when lady was walking home AZ night with her
husband, and felt, as She tAlrs leggetD often
lelt' that She would liks glass of lagcr. the
great difficulty was where to find place respect
able enough to suit Mr., Ieggetts ideas lie
would not take her into any place unless il was
respectable, and il husbands were 80 particular
as 20 where their wives get their hger, they
would OF course be as particulars tn where they
took them 10 vote
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06
Personalities.

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or;nion. L.. ~ H.. ..;,i.;.,,
/, and oonn,on, nc,ho ,..,. " ;.n.u,l;., M,
any r;ob, 70 r,c5lio MIN ,h,..,-;.n, ro-.or,l
and n.;r.,o .n,;...r .u, ;.l;.il,.i o.. Oh,
soto oc ,,rov;,, o5;,,,, ,,,an h;n anal b,;no.
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Land loG, ov,oll.r,o. If ol,,r,,,cr b, ,ov one
from, whom, no 5;,f.rs or will, whom, M. ,r,no,
eo also no b,s tho r;.,,,, 10 oero.c and cri,;.
ciso tbo rol,oblo immor,ii,y or yicouspe..
|orule and character or ,pv one who socks tbe
spTrogos of bis c,lloe mon c,r office mr. rcrp.
totio, Ausy.,crs oc nbiio.o,by poli,ics or
religion b,vo boon ,rc,iv bolncj mr. iniurod
|bv tbo cb,roc,ors and habits of tbo;r ,ro;oc,.
ors and oJvoc,to. Whom men rro,oso 70 81
community now oninions or measures TINT ,c
feet vitality social relations and order their
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bad and corrupt His pcrsop,l influence NAV
give him an undue weigh, with bc innocent
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IMAM property ana ponds even proving IN our
communities, and to treat them with courtesy
and amenity to consent TO their snoliotions or
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" 5''1 '''''" '''''' '0''9'uc'a ''on IMAM larry
pe'ohgs TO them' IL Is not well to have any
maudlin sentiment about exposing wrong
opinions or yicious chnr,cfcr. Tina o,tb,-
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but 1t Is also very harmful.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06

Low Tmcg.-rhe meauest thing we have
seen in the whole woman suffrage campaign ia
Vermont is the persistent attempt Of Rev. Eli
Ballou, d. d.. torob a well.known young lady
ofthe rlchly'earpcd apthorshipof" A Woman.
Opinion for the sake Of giving it 10 man.
Even the woman orators themselves are above
'h's-ihough the proverb is that ladies are al.
ways uncharitable to their own sex-for Mrs.
Howe pronounced these articles the abest she
had seen IN opposition, and declared that they
eonelusiyely deIonstlpted the fitness of the
writer for the use of even the ballot. Evi.
IDENTIFY Dr. Ballou's boosted favor for the wo.
men lies in another direction than in grant.
ing them their honest dues.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06

- Our valued correspondent at Waterbury
is little behind hand this week, Sorry.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06

q. X. Douglass, Of Brattleboro, President Of
the Vermont Young Mems Christian Association
lately made exceedingly pleasant and profitable
visits 10 the associations IN 81. bloomsbury, Mont
pelier, and elsewhere.-A New York SUNDAY
School recently raised 50 $40 us a missionary col
lecti0n.--New Hampshire receives annually from
the American Bible Society 10000 Bibles
Bible selling progresses rapidly 10 France In
one week $4,000 Gospels We're sold. An old ne
gro preacher, referring to the general tendency Of
people 10 wish they bad talents OF somebody else
confident that they would do great deal OF good
in the world, put the case thus clearly " " hat
would de hnmInin bird do wild de eagles wings ?
lie could sip the leastest sweet from no flower.
And what could de eagle do wild hummin' birds
wings? be would kick de earth ali de time and
nothin' else. Bredren, use the wings of faith God
can glib you and God will care ior. both De eagles
aud de hummin' birds flight. ".rhe census re-
port VI the state Of New York shows, from 1855
10 1865, the relative change in the religious do
nominations as follows In the membership or
COMMITMENTS, the Baptists lost "a per cent :
Friends 40 per cent Presby teriaI4s - per cent ;
Uniyeralists IA per cent. Unitarisns 80 per
cent. Per Contra, the Ce,Igregationalists gained
8 per cent Methodists a per cent Romanists
"a per cent. Protestant Episcopal 90 per cent.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-06


or lntmdate any person from enjoying or la exercs.
ing the right OF suffrage to whom the right Of suffrage is
secured or guaranteed BY the hnecnth amendment To-
the Constitution Of the United States BY means Of brIb
cry threats or threats OF depriyng such person of EN-
or oeeuPaton or 81 eectng such person from
rented mouse lands, or other property by threats Of
refusing 70 renew leases contracts for labor or by
ousndng shall be deemed guilty Of a nisdeneanoT and
upon conviction thereof shall be Imprisoned for not les
@ a'A'y ua} nor more than siN months, and fined in
Any SUN not less than i've hundred dollars nor more
than one Thousand dollars,
Sc . That il any person shall hinder, delay, pre-.
vent W ob.true or attempt to hinder delay, prevent
or ousttuct any person rom voting at any Presidential
Congressional state county, town, municipal elee.
ton IN any state Territory, district account
race color or previous condition Of seTvtude or shall
acting In the capacity Of State county township
municipal territorial or district officer, fall refuse or
neglect 10 perform any official act with intent Ia me-
vent hinder OF delay any persons as aforesaid frorn
voting At any election Aforesaid such person sha hs
deemed guilty Of msdemeanor, and upon oonviotion
thereof shall he Imprisoned Tor not less than sixty days
dollars. WV '"'''"Hu
SIC. 3. That the Circuit and District Cont. n, r,.
ated by this act" wv ''''u'es ere
That It is going TO be necessary for Compress IN
protect and defend the people in the possession
ana enjoyment Of the equal rghn to which thew
are now en'tled under TIM Constitution, against
the elect o. local interests and prejudices, and
the operation Of local statutes, Is Evidenced Inv
the iact That the attention Of tho House Commit
Tee on Territories has lately been called 10 a law
in the territory of Idaho, which compels nil
Chlnese IN that Territory to pay a special tax of
live dollars, and which is not exacted of any 9TH
er people in the Territory. The Committed have
directed the chairman TO report bill annulling
the law.
Tho debate on the tariff bill has ut last closed
and action thereon will soon commence. N MI
Garfield, the chairman Of the Committee of Wavs
and Means, has not brought the whole House Ia
els way OF thinking on all points, it has not been
Tor want o! suitable effort. During the present
session he has made fOrty-three speeches unon the
arih, which have filled two hundred and one
columns OF the Congressional Globe,
,lhls and the appropriation bill are the largest
lohs that Congress has bei0re il hut they have
syn So on hand work enough to keep them here I'M
over fifteen hundred bills, that arc waiting 10 10
taken up and disposed OF, 1t il probable that the
session will last till the first Of july Il not longer
THOMAS,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-09

To us it has seemed that no further evil
dence of Gen. Grants hostility to the gold
gamblers conspiracy in this city was needed
than the fact that he crushed it. Others
have thought differently; and in consequence
of the audacious efforts to connect the
President with the Shiny intrgues of Mr.. Cor
bin, the Committee on Banking and Currency
have taken pains to investigate this particular
point. The examination of the messenger,
who delivered the notable letter from
Mr.. Corbin to the President in Pennsylvania
conclusively settles the case. He distinctly
testifies that the President gave no answer
whatever, and as this was the only pretext by
which it could be claimed that any connection
existed, the Committee have wisely decided
that there is no Decessity for examining the
President or his family.