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Year: 1861

CAMP DowNRY.-The amount Of labor ne
cessary for the formation of new encampment
for regiment of volunteers just mustered into
service is not generally understood or appre-
ciated. An outsider has recently complained
that one company was without tents or blank
cts the first night of their arrival at Camp
Downey. We learn that this company arrived
at the camp just as night set in, when other
companies had proceeded them with such ra-
pidity that it was not within human foresight
or exertion to provide for all. Persons visit
ing the camp now will be astonished at its
beauty and completeness, and with the military
appearance Of everything about it. 1t needs
only flagstaff and ensign to make it perfect
picture, and it is rumored that our patriotic
Governor, whose name it bears, is about pro-
viding it with these Bulletin.
Year: 1861

Is hereby enacted by Ms General Assembly OF e Nae of
Vermont:


SEC The Of this state hereby directed to issue
the bonds of this such the superintendent o the
prison shall require exceeding in the whole eight
thousand dollars which bonds SHALL in all other respects con
form the conditions and limitations of section two OF an act
entitled an act making an appropriation for arming &c the
militia of this state"


The superintendent the state prison shall receive said
bonds issued by the upon his requson and there
with pay the outstanding debts of the Vermont state prison. but
he shall dispose of said bonds at less than their par value
Said superintendent shall render his account OF his dogs under
this the auditor of accounts and said auditor OF accounts
shall make report Of the to the next legislature


SEC 3. This act shall take effect from its passage.


Approved November q, 1861.
Year: 1861

state to do to discharge any or all Of the gners Of said late
trasuers bonds who may prove the satisfaction of said
mssoners that they have in way participated in the Of
treasury funds for speculation other purposes and provided
that such discharge shall be construed impose upon
any person not discharged the payment Of any larger than
ne would be obliged TO make such discharge had been
given.


SEC 2 This act shall take effect from its passage


Approved November q, 1SGl
Year: 1861

hereIy enacted By the General assembly Of the State Of
Vermont:


SEC l. Whenever the Office of commissioner OF Jail delivery
any county shall become vacant by DEATH removal other
wise the judges of the county court in tho county In which such
vacancy occurs may at any tme fill such vacancy by the a
pontment of another person. who shall be sworn to the faithful
Year: 1861

NO 24-AN AOT IN RELATION To THE COLLEOTlON


OF TAXES IN CERTAIN CASES.


is hereby eRaced By the General assembly of the State Of
Vermont:


SEC IT, at any time after making the grand list Of any
town. and setting therein the property Of any unmarried
She shall marry and her property thereby pass into the possession
Of her husband it shall be lawful for any collector Of taxes who
may hold tax against said unmarried at the time Of
her marriage any time thereafter collect the of
her said husband in the if the tax had been
originally assessed against such husband.


SEC. 2 This act shall take effect from its passage.
Approved November IS, 1861
Year: 1861

1t is universally conceded that the at
tempt ofthe republican politicians to hide
Mtr party under the mask of no-party
convention, in which they will constitute
nearly the whole material, AMI one OF the
poorest and boldest of dodges. They
may call themselves what they please
they may change their name, which they
have rendered odious; they may even put
men who have not been hitherto rcpub-
licans on their ticket, but who have now
lent themselves to carry out their plans
but despite all this their conventions wiII
be known as a republican convention
and their ticket as the republican ticket
The issuo will be in fact between ma
tional democratic ticket and sectlona
one, disguised under false mask
Which will the people take! In God
name, have they not had enough OF re
publican rule? Do they want to maxi
any new investments in that politica
stock which has bankupted the country


Do they wish to aggravate the matter SUI
more by throwing in an additional irr'
tant to the body polite?
Year: 1861

The abolition press is indignant Il al
lusion is made to the increased taxes
consequent upon the war. They estimate
the patriotism of the people at so con-
temptible rate as to suppose that they
will favor q dishonorable peace, rather
than to submit to an increased taxation.
1t will have no such effect upon them.
1t will, however, have the effect to cause
them TO refuse to elect members to the
Ohio Legislature who will vote for B. F.
w Wade for the United States Senate, or
for any man like him, who, by his per-
sistent refusal to vote for the Crittenden
compromise, and TINS settle the trouble
between between the North and South
pcaceably, contributed to entail upon
them these heavy taxes AMI dull times
This is what patriotism demands they
should do.
Year: 1861

~ Owing to our absence during tho
greater part Of the present week. we are
compelled 70 omit several matters which
should rsceive attention in this issre. The
official vote Of the County is laid over
until next week. The mistakes in the
figuring have been corrected. The errors
were not The fault of the County Clerk.
Year: 1861

4 circumstance which fully illustrates the
saying that ''truth Is stranger than fiction"
recently came before Judge Sharswood in the
District Court. Had il not been for the legal
question involved in the events to which we re-
fer, they would have never, probably, had any
publicity given them. Some time since there
was a couple residing in this city, who were
surrounded by many blessings. The husband
possessed a comfortable share OF worldly goods,
hls wife and himself were iondy attached to
each other, and together they doated on an only
child The first blow 10 their happiness was
in the loss of their little one who sickened and
died, leaving its parents heart-broken. The
death OF the,chili fell like a shadow upon the
household; the parents became unhappy, mooii-
ness came ia the train of their melancholy, and
absolute averslon for the society Of each other
followed. TIE Soured and dscontentrd pair
finally determined upon separation, and di-
vorce was procured.


Alter time both married again, and they
became STRANGERS to each other SO far as social
intercourse is concerned. II SO happened that
it became necessary 10 remove the remains Of
the dead child from the grave where ilhad been
inferred, and the father was notified OF the tact.
A handsome LOT was procured by the latter in
one OF tue EelltlGIlTh IlCl III Vi NAtf1 CiN q
day was fixed for the re-interment. The father
notified ihe former wife, and the mother OF the
child, of the circumstance and informed her By
note that il she thought proper she could attend
The burial of the remains.-The mother accepted
the invitation, and with her second husband, re-
paired 10 the cemetery. The little coffin was
placed near the open grave, and the parents OF
its occupant advanced 10 1t while the second
wife and husband stood in the back ground.
The couple who had been so long estranged and
who had again met strangely over their dead
hopes, gazed earnestly at each other, The solem-
nifty OF the hour revived their tenderness, and
falling INTO each others arms both burst into
tears. The re-interment took place and the
parties returned to their proper homes.


With the consent Of all who were loterested
the father Of the dead child visited, on terms of
friendship, his former wife, and they were in
the habit OF riding out together.


Not long alter this singular reconciliation the
father of the child took sick and died, Before
his death he placed in the hands OF friend two
city bonds, oil thousand dollars each, TO be
handed over to his first wife, IN the event OF his
death. In his will he appointed, as his execu-
tors, the friend who was the custodian OF the
bonds, and his first and second wives. The
friend, IN his capacity as trustee, was uncertain
Year: 1861

as TO the legality of the gift under the circum-
stances, and be made application to the Court
for decision in the matter, so as to secure him
selt from loss. The legal heirs of the deceased
offered no opposition to the ante-mortem bequest
aad tho Court decided in favor of its legality.


The famous scene OF the reconciliation Of
Mrs. Haler to her husband, in the play of the
stranger" which generally melts tender heart
el spectators to tears, is inferior in respect to
genuine effect 10 this drama IN real lie, which
eliminated beside the coffin of the dead chlId.
Year: 1861

Somebody once remarked that the English
man is never happy but when he is miserable;
the Scotchman is never at home but when he
is abroad; aid the Irishmen Is never at peace
but when no is fighting.
Year: 1861

Trees and woods have twice saved the world
first BY the Grk and then by the cross; making
full amends for the evil fruit on the tree in
Paradise, by that whichs was borne on the tree
in Goiuotha.
Year: 1861

The following account is given of the
capture of a Secession flag, at De Soto,
Missouri:


The guard surrounded the house sup
posed TO contain the flag, and DR.. Franklin
and Sergeant Walker entered. After
searching in vain for some time, the Doctor
thought he observed the lady of the house
sitting in rather an uneasy position, and he
very politely asked her to rise. At first
the lady hesitated, but finding the Doc
tors persuasive suavity irresistible, she rose
slowly, and 10! the blood red stripe of the
rebel ensign appeared below the lady's
hoops. The Doctor, bowing a graceful
"beg pardon, madam" stopped, and quietly
catching hold of the gaudy color, carefully
delivered the lady of a secession flag, 80
feet long and feet wide. The Doctor
bore off his prize in triumph to the camp.
Year: 1861

| southern conferences, which was aaop'ed

 by nearly all of them, and final sepafa-

 tion was declared, ant ths church Soath

 united and formed what A COW known as

 the Methodist Episcofe. Church South

 The southern conferepos then instituted

 suit for pro rata division of q large amount

 of church property, which after long anI te- ] dious litigation, was decided in the U. ,. 1 Supreme Court, which gave judgment Tn 1 favor of the Church South for their share

 of the public property. which amounted to

 nearly million dollars.

 1 Since that time, the Methodist Church South being made free from the contamlna- ting influence of abolitionism, has had

 peace, and has progressed with astonish-

 ing rapidity But the Baltimore Confer ence and one or two other border conieren-

 ces chose to remain yet while with the old union with the church North, trusting

 that fanaticism would subsde. and they would then be instrumental In bringing

 back the seeding conferences into the old Unon But vain was the hope! Instead of abolitionism subsiding in the northern church, 1t became more intolerant and in sulting with each subsequent revolving year until at the last General Conference, which

 met at buffalo last May, the old article ot slavery in the church discipline was changed

 and new article was incorporated which rendered it irreconcilable with decency and self-respect for any slave owner to submit to. The consequence is, that the Baltimore Conference has at last been compelled to

 pursue the course that the more southern conferences did 17 years ago-that Is to secede and come from anong Aem. But they do so now with humiliation and dis

 honor when they might have seeded for nlerly with becoming grace. They now constitute small body of pilgrims without name or local habi,aton, wandering in an unenvable "stote of betweemty," despised and denounced by the church north as squad of schislnatics, and viewed with an eye of pity by the church south, yet with a mixture of censure for the gullability of their conduct They are bereft of their church property, and reasonable hope can not be entertained that they will succeed Tn recovering any thing of the church north, by suing before northern tribunals, that anxieusly desire to make an example of secession. The history of this case affords a good lesson to the temporising policy of our Union men in Arkansas and the border States. The hope of living on terms of amity and peace with the northern States is without foundation.

 For the last forty years southern people have borne up with patience, with their con stant aggressions and tirade of abuse, hop ing that reason and a sense Of justice would return to the North But every year hos tiity and insult increases towards us and for the sake of peace to both sections, let us separate in peace-to live together in peace is jmnOEsihlp
Year: 1861

Bombardment and Surrender of Fort

 Sumter.

 Southern Skill and Valor Victorious. The South Wins the First Battle Ill her Manly Struggle for Independence. Troops Rushing to Her Aid from the

 Border Slave States.
Year: 1861

has won for itself such a renown for the cure of
every variety Of Throat and Lung Complaints;
that it is entirely unnecessary for US to recount
the evidence of its virtues, wherever it has been
employed. As it has long been in constant use
throughout this section, we need not do more
than assure the people its quality is kept up to
the best it ever has been, and that it may be re
lied on to do for their relief all it has been
found tn do
Year: 1861

The World of the 9th inst, closes an ar
ticle in reference to the position of Ken
lucky, with the following timely and out
spoken Words


But Kentucky need not delude herself
with the idea that she can act the part of
mediator. Such is her evident desiro-
the thing is impossible. This struggle
rebellion is going to be fought out, until re-
bellion is forever crushed. That is tho fix
cd determination of the Federal Govern
ment and of an immense majority Of the
people, and no power on earth can change
it. There can be no patch up settlement,
no makeshift compromise. The time for
all that has passed. The free States have
no terms to accept but the Constitution lust
as it is. They have registered an oath in
Heaven that they will make that Coustitu
ton respected and obeyed. They have
the power to do it, and, cost what blood
and treasure it may, they will do it. A
nobler war was never waged. The North
would rejoice to have Kentucky in the field
with her. Thousands of her sons she is sure
to have. But if the State herself feels un-
able to take formal and positive part in
the strife, we will not jostle her more than
can be helped. We simply ask two things;
that she shall hold her tongue, aud that
she will hand over the HEMP when the time
comes.
Year: 1861

We are happy to state that John A.
Washington, who shaved our patriotic la
dies so abominably in the sale of the bones
of the great Washington, is an officer in
the traitors army. If they ever catch
man in the patriot army stealing the Cruel
of the wounded or picking cents off the eyes
of the dead, he will match John A. Wash
ington.-NeV York Tribune.
Year: 1861

The Charleston Courier, OF Friday, says: We
understand that the Several Banks throughout the
State will agree to take their respective propor-
tions of the State loan of four hundred thousand
dollars authorized at the present session OF tue
Year: 1861

UNION LoDoEs IN NoRTH CARoLIsA.-A
correspondent of the New York Tribune,
writing from Jonesborougb, Tenn, states that
he has information of the existence Of Union
Lodges throughout the State, in every district,
by which the loyalists are enabled to act in
concert and perfect their organization without
incurring unnecessary danger. 1t is intended,
he says, through these Lodges, to send full
delegation Of good and true men to represent
the State in the XXXVIIth Congress. The
voting will be done upon the day prescribed by
law, and at the regular precincts designated
for that purpose in the several districts. The
directions Of the statute will be fully complied
with, and each member will be furnished with
due proof of his election in case the Governor
refuses to grant the customary certificates.
According to q report made on the 18th in.
slant, the astonishing fact was disclosed that
this organization included more than half Of
the voting population of the State, and there
are constant accessions to its strength, which
renders certain, with proper Federal support,
the successful establishment of Provisional
Government similar to that erected in Vir.
ginis.
Year: 1861

It is quite a commsB bsict that water
thrown on a freely raging fire acts ss fresh
fuel to the flames, and makes the fire hotter.
A little consideration Of the nature OF water,
and tie laws Of combustion, will show that
this belief Is an error. Water, for neutral
Using heat, is far more efficient tnan any o'her
substance. Thirteen pounds Of water, at 2l2
degrees Fahrenheit, in changing into steam,
will practically extinguish all the heat from
the burning Of a Lound Of coal; a thermome-
ter placed in the steam win DOT be raised a
single degree, although, in fact, heat enough is
generated from the burning coal to melt nearly
ten pounds Of cast iron. Nothing will put out
a Ere 90 quick as water. But Il is said that
water may be decomposed, but not in such
a way that the oxygen Of the water can assist
in the burning Of its hydrogen. The separa-
ton Of the elements Of water requires and
consumes a great beat the oxygen Of the wa
ter combines wi b its equivalent Of carbon, and
SO much carbon is, in effect, taken from the
FIRE, and produces no heat. When the water ID
thus dec0mposed, an equivalent Of hydrogen
simply takes the place Of its equivalent Of
carbon, and gives out in burning precisely the
same amount Of heat as is attainable from the
carbon. or cogrse, as hydrogen is gas, anc
carbon is a solid, the decomposition Of water
in a charcoal FIRE would give a fame wheT,
otherwise there would Re none. Now, il these
facts be put together. we arrive at the PTac-
teal conclusion that il water be thrown on
FIRE, in the first place a great deal Of heat vii
be consumed in converting the water into
steam and, in tbe second place, that II any
Of the steam is dec0mposed by the hydrogen
set free, it will be at the expense Of its equiv.
alent Of carbon, and can, in burning, produce
20 more heat than The carbon.
Year: 1861

Arranged for the convenience Of Ladies' being the
SECOND @ or. We have different styles Of Sewing
Machines always hand. We take gTpat pleasure in
showing our WILCOX AACHISE, knowing, from fair
trial By those who have bought them that they the
family machine. One great feature IN them il, the
Needle cannot be set wrong They The most simple
and least oompicated Machine in use By calling and
seeing them you can be satisfied Of their value.
Year: 1861

THEY OBEYED ORpERs.-Some of the Federalists
who ran away from Manassas kept on until they
got to New York and Boston. They urge in ex-
cuse, that they heard the order to retreat, but as
nobody ordered them to halt they kept on until
they got tired, They obeyed orders
Year: 1861

\ PRUDENT SUGGEsrIoN.-A late Western
paper contains sensible caution to all young
men who can't dance polkas and redowas, not
to 60 to balls with a young lady who can. The
editor has been there" himself He says:


''If ever we have children, we shall teach
them the fancy dances to the neglect of the
catechism- Not that they will enjoy the hop
ping first on one foot and then on the other,
but they will have such good chance to hug
other folks wives and sweethearts. That is
the secret of the dancing. No one can object
then; but if fellow were to sit by the side of
his own wife, in ballroom, and hug her half
so hard, wouldn't there be remarks? We guess
not: eve speak ironicallyD fafellow don't
know how to dance, and takes to party pref
ty girl that does-and if he has to sit on bench
and see another fellow doing the sweet huggng
of the dear angelic creature that he paid his
ticket money to do, it's awful Just to sit still
and see another mans arm where yours
should be, and her head where it shouldn't be,
and-and-. Well, don't take girl to fash
ionable dancing party unless you know the
ropesr'
Year: 1861

AN EQUITABLE VIEW OF SECESSlON.


It is held by the patrons of secession that
EACH State has the right to judge for itself OF
infractons Of the Federal Constitution, and OF
the mode and measure of redress, and each
State can determine for itself when it shall or
NAV dissolve it's connexiOn with the other
States, and renounce its allegiance to the Con
stitution and laws and treaties Of the United
States


Now, whatever may be the lao on this
point we wish to ask whether its practical eH-
ercise, without any regard whatever to the
will or interests of the other States, can be
pronounced equitable in the case of States
that we (the United States) have fought for
and paid for? We hear great deal said, and
Justly said, about the common blood and
treasure" expended in the acquisition of terri
tory, as furnishing a motive for its equita
Bile administration by the Federal Government.
On this principle, how can the rest ofthe coun-
try contemplate with demurrer the secession"
of these acquisitions, that have cost US all so
much, upon the mere assumption by any of
the acquired States that they believe the com
pact was violated, and they would "go out"
We bought Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mis-
souri,, &c Ought they to go out when they
please? What did Texas cost us ? A long
and bloody war We bought and .tougAt.tor
California Shall California assume to judge
for herself when the Constitution is violated
and go out of the Union that paid 6lood and
treasure for her? And, admitting such right
to be the sumnlun jus derived from a strict con-
struction of the constitutional compact" will
it not still remain d point of grave inquiry
whether its iJsdepen0ent exercise is defensble
in point of equity. National InteUigencer.
Year: 1861

GREELEY AS PRoPHET-Some people think
Greeley a wondrously wise man, a sagacous
politician, &c. Here is an evidence of it. The
following is an extract from the Tribune in
October last:


g It will be pleasant and instructive to see
what quieting effect, like that of oil poured
upon the waters, the election of Lincoln will
have upon the agitation just now of the politi-
cal elements. They (the Southern people, have
not the slightest intention of giving practical
effect to those threats of secession, or forcible
resistance to the Inauguration and administra-
ton of Lincoln, out of which some of city
papers are striving to create a panic. The
election over, they will hasten to. shake of
suspicion fatal to all their future projects. The
avowed dsunicnists will shrink into little
faction, about as numerous and influential as
our Garrison Abolltionists, while the great bulk
of the Southern politicians will be too busy in
looking forward to new combinations, and in
schemes for re-establishing their lost influence
at the North, to have any time or thoughts to
spare for disunion projects. After the storm
we shall have a calm"
Year: 1861

Some thirty-fve Bishops and Clergyman of
the Presbyterian and Episcopal churches in
New York, New Jersey and Philadelphia have
united in addressing a circular letter to the
Clergy and Laity of the South. The object
of the letter is to pour oil upon troubled wa
ters. The letter remarks upon the gross and
persistent misrepresentation of public affairs,
at the South and at the North, as having had
much to do with leading the nation to the
verge Of revolution, and urges more calm,
discriminating investigation Of the causes of
impending perils, and calm and Christian ef
forts to avert them. Unswerving fealty to the
Constition, justly interpreted. and prompt
return to its spirit and requirements, is de-
clared to be the first duty of citizens and Leg
islatures 1t is the belief of the sgners that
only very inconsiderable fraction of the peo-
pie of the North Will hesitate in the discharge
of their constitutional obligations, and that an
instructed and corrected public sentiment will
constrain stricter regard for truth and for
rights and feelings of men, on the part alike of
the press and the pulpit, in the popular dis
cussion of political and moral questions. To
this end all christians are invoked to lift up
their voices in prayer.-Bosto7s Journal.