Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-19

SGCCtitU.e Dub uOJ DtIO1C tuCN
the enhanced terms of fifty-two hours in
the summer and forty-eight in the win
ter, with SD per hour as wages, which
secured them gain of fifty hours In the
year, and two shillings week. The
secession, nevertheless, weakened the
strike, and the Carpenters have seen the
necessity of coming to terms; accord
ingly. after some delay, they made over
lures for settlement; and, these being
received in friendly spirit, a commit
tee was appointed on either side; and on
the 9th ultimo the two ''high contract
inc" powers met. One of the most inn
portant questions for discussion was to
be the establishment of code by which
overtime and piecewOrk should in future
be arranged. The masters were averse
to this: but the men no doubt have fair
reason for wishing to institute a fixed
basis for mutual understanding. 1t was
not anticipated, as we have all along de-
clared, that much difficulty would arise
over the ''ninepence :" the example of
the masOns is strong upon this point,
and the code is the question upon which
the conference was to turn.
From the Washington Star, sept. 81
Gem. Dix's Famous Telegram.
''IF ANY ONE ATTEMPTS TO HAUL DOWN
THE AMERICAN FLAG, SHOOT HIM ON
THE SPOT"
In the winter of 1860. on account Of
the secession sentiment manifested in
the Southern States, and owing to the
great difficulty of procuring accurate
and reliable information from that quar-
ter through the regular channels, it was
deemed necessary by the government to
send into the disaffectcd territory trus-
ty secret agent whose duty it should be
to observe and report to the secretary Of
the treasury the state of the feeling
there and to take such action as he could
looking to the safety Of the public prop
erty. For this delicate and responsible
task Col. VIM. Hemphill Jones, then as
now chief clerk Of Of the first control
ler's office, was selected Col Jones left
the city about the middle of December,
and spent some time in Tennessee, Ala
bama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, before
reaching New Orleans, his final point Of
destination. He made regular report Of
his observations both on the way and at
New Orleans, but as all mail matter 90
ing to the government or to persons III
the North supposed to be Unfricndly to
the Southern cause was sure to be opened
by the rebel authorities, Mr.. Jones cor
respOndcnce was not sent directly to the
treasury department. 1t was addressed
to a fictitious parsonage at Baltimore,
to be called for at the post Office. From
there it was brought to this city by the
hands of a confidential messenger. and
delivered to Gilbert ROdman. ESQ. then
chief clerk of the treasury department,
| now deceased.
During his stay in New Orleans, Col.
Jones had occasion to report reasonable
action on the part of Capt BreshWo0d
of the revenue marine service. at that
time commanding the fine cutter Lewis
| Cass, then lying in that port, II was
in reply to this report Of Col Jones that
the now celebrated dispatch was written.
It was in the following words:
/ Telegram
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.,
Jan. -. lN7l.
IITIiGu HemphW Jouc2,
.Neir orleans. Lu..
Tell Lieut. Caldwell to unrest Captain
/ Brentwood, assume command Of the cut
/ ter. and obey the order / gave through
/ You. II Napi' btc>il"oo!l; aILtF StIit7'' ''h :
C oI1 in,F rI,o1I tn COW
/ slider him rs Il mutinecr and treathim ac-
/ cordin%ly. II any one a{trmpts to h .i.I
G"%n the American HIN ,JE N',"" DIX 5.l ''' '''
Secretary Of HE Treasury.
/ Charge Treasury Dep't. ......,.
/ JOHN ~ DIN, see %. L''''~''' y
/ VII. stanton had hojh'Hg "haIrN'[ {"
/ 90 with me WIlILh@ or SehuIH@ lnc uiT-
| Patch. ne IGJteF p ltH@ copy 81 I '!' ,I'-
/ gggfa'h orl@IhaIy sent no" 3'lI IN: III me
/ treasury department. an" "iiln we
/ nave more IMAM once seem SHOWS ~ yI'c
hody 10 nave o'eh WfiJleh ny NJ III.
Handy, an oId ana tr"StC" Ci@IN ]" I!1
treasury department, VINO 0I,1 III III tIl'a
| city during the last nonln. UT. IIahdy
was lhch al ne tea" Oh ''' rev c,'"' MAJ
Tine pfanGh Oh IH' secretary o'II''' ANA
me Sl,oc'al I'l1V.tr III 4ycS!!oIl en- ''I'I
,l'i i'IS tII ~ :, III 1I!' ''''. "a -.
thlIl@N' We - oi ll' .'.,,' ~ ,l'
neal PIj'ii '.l'i"@I "',I,:''-" u w -
T[lcI,E c ,.'y -, ~, a.,
DIA' u '"I!'V ''o''l ~ - ,'','>' ~:
Nun nov III 'aS's''t ~ =, =,
D'I' ~ N.Y. ~ wv
e'.I =: ,.ri
81 Iie t''7 7: l'l>''Ic
JrI' 10 1,'+ Nv rao ", AZ on',, . od - h"t
i,eI 'tdu III INC lTS".,'i ,"y''90' s'',' n! "''"
tle "la'It' ana 'tIc i"i7 -"S. VI ,,I' o.
ger were icy (II1' az? i"C9.I,'' ,t,L III
SP!la'loI Ii yen ,lN '"I: ''".' i,',,o
spli!l' "l'I'"''' any ""'''''' '''1' VI '"S-
9eSIi?lls :.r H.. ..,,..7. ,.;.4.,... /
ms ~, III 'I'cr ala 'IIf ne WI MI,' !s' ~ ~
Viz .ClI ,'' i f',t ", ;G '' ~ ",