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Year: 1866

Mr.. Benedict said that though he WAS
not one Of the Bar, yet at the instance Of some
Of its members be would add few words to
what had been SO well said by others Few in
the room had known Mr. Foot as long A. be had
-Mr.Fo1t during the years Of lS27-S. while
Tutor in the University Of Vermont, having
lived in his family and thus they were brought
into familiar intercourse. The genial and manly
qualities 60 CHARACTERISTIC Of Mr.. Foot in his
subsequent life were constantly seen. az that
time Though be then thought Of teaching as
a permanent pursuit he soon laid that intention
aside and entered upon the public career for
which he proved to be 50 peculiarly adapted.
both for honor and great usefulness. lie was
not 50 remarkable IN his popular addresses for
displays Of uncommon brilliancy some, yet
he was always impressive aud iuhuential-rare-
ly ndulging in discourse at much length except
with careful preparation. 1t Washington, for
SO many years the scene Of his lab0rs. his iu-
fuence was more exeried in familiar intercourse
than by elabrate speeches-yet occasionally he
discussed a subject in srfcHs0, and bis speeches
were intently listened to, and always regarded
as sound a. d influential. Always indefatgabie
in his public duties, always the man Of upright
ness and sound judgment, always the thorough
gentleman. always tht frank and rtliable friend,
his influence for good was always great, Who
ever said Of Mr. Foot" His speech IS fair and
kind, but you cannot be quite sure a. TO what
his inner thought is, or where you will find him
nextl' That was never said Of him. The
people of his State had been justly proud Of
him. and be was proud Of the State which he
represented so long and well. Mr.. b. alluded
to the reputation OF Mr.. Foot for unimpeachable
fairness. as shown in the fact that in the many
scenes of high excitement in the Senate, within
the last fourteen years, he more than any other
had been called upon to preside over and direct
its proceedings


In closing, Mr.. Benedict said he concurred IN
the sentiments Of the resolutions, and in the re-
marks so ftlY and beautifully made by those
who had spoken before him, and would add his
fullest testimony to their justness and truth.


Chief Justice PIERPONT spoke briefly,
Year: 1866

WASHINGTON, May 4.--In the inter


view between the President aud the
delegation appointed by the Texas Con
vention, Judge Hancock concluded his
address as follows: We should feel
that we had only partially performed
our duty to the people of Our State were
we TO omit expressing to your Excel
lency onr cordial appreciation Of your
course as President Of the United States
and particularly omr approval Of your
restoration policy, Your wise and pat.
riotic course in behalf OF the equal
rights of all sections of the country has
revived fresh hope in many despond-
ing heart that the same generation
which has experienced the most terrible
shock of civil wal. in modern times will
yet see civil and constitutional liberty,
restored throughout the entire land
Year: 1866

About month ago ragged little urchin
called upon one of our East Water street
merchants and asked the loan of fifty cents
for which he promised to give his note
bearing interest at ten per cent. The mer
chant. struck with the novelty of the
proposition, and with the evident straight
forwardness of the boy, gave him the mon-
ey and took his note, as the boy insisted
upon giving it. he had almost forgotten
the occurrence, when he was surprised to
see the little fellow walk into bis store yes.
terday and ask to redeem his note. Upon
inquiry the merchant learned from the
boy that he had invested the money In pa
pers and oranges, and had already made
about forty dollars, which he was about
placing in the savings bank. He had no
father nor mother, and did chores at q
friends house for board. We regret that
we have not his name,-1[ Milwaukee Sem
tine1.
Year: 1866

Looking, We say, at the progress that has
been made during the last thirty years, at
the increasing demand and pressure upon
our coal supplies, and the general improve
ment in mechanical appliances that is in
cessantly taking place, we may rely on in
creased national interest in all that relates
to our coal-fields, to new inventions for
lesseLing the toll and danger incident upon
mining, and to still further utilization of
the substances that belong 10 the Car
bonlfeIous system, and which are now only
partially employed or altogether neglected
But while We look hopefully forward to this
utilization, we cannot lose sight Of the fact
that our coal-helds-we mean the British
coal -fields-have limited area, and that nj
the present rate Of consumption a time must
come when every available seam will be ex-
hausted. How far distant this time may be
our best practical authorities are by no
means agreed, some restricting il to 400 or
500, some to 500, and others again to 200
years. 1t is true that by more economical
methods Of consumption the resent in
creasing demsnd willibe somewhat restrained;
that with improved methods Of working
much OF the mineral now left underground
will be raised and that with more skilfuI





through the everything secondary rocks. But
even with all these appliances no man Of i'm
telligence can shut his eyes to the facts that
we are rapidly working out our best and
most accessible coal-seams, that deeper
workings must entail greater expense, and
that in less than n century hence the price
of fuel will be immensely increased. How
long the supply may be sufficient to sustain
the supremacy Of British industry it is i'm
psssible at present to determine, but as
suredly two or three hundred years hence
all the more accessible portions Of our coal
fields viii be thoroughly exhausted, and our
successors will be driven either to foreign
fields, to other sources Of heat than coal, or
to other centres Of industry. No doubt the
vast fields Of America and Australia are
scarcely broken in upon, and science is every
year discovering newer fields in other re-
gious, and this win tend greatly 10 lessen
the pressure on those OF treat Britain but
still the results must ultimately be q change
in our commercial relations, and a shifting
Of the theatres Of manufacturing industry"
-Page's Geology for General Readers
Year: 1866

Long has this been the orators theme,
the poets song, and "evcry boiy's" subject.
People have so accustomed themselves to
extoiling the virtues of Woman, and prais-
ing her character and influence, that they
entirely overlook practically, and soar away
into the fields Of theory. Now it is all nice
enough FOR "young men, and ell those who
have 'stied themselves TO the apron string,o
To ffatter woman's vanity by these aphorisms,
but !, being an old bachelor and unpreludic-
ed, can speak plainly and tell the truth.


I'm primo, will admit with everybody
else, that woman has. great influence. She
holds in her hand power, and wields a
destiny, for which fear she does not feel
her responsibility. Gently gliding along
life's pathway, drawn aside to play with
every glittering toy and gaudy bubble, much
Of her life is thrown away upon worthless
objects and persons. Fair ladies is not this
true.


The standard by which you judge young
men, is not sufficiently high and pure.
Young men, and old too, have marked out a
slime of conduct" for you, from which if
you dev;ate, you forfeit their respect and
lose their esteem. Their mandate ia, you
must be squire, virtuous and sustain an un-
blemished eharaeter," or fall from your high
position.


Where is your code for us ? Where is the
point beyond which if we 20, we meet your
decided contempt? We can curse, and
swear, and use the name Of God in vain
almost every way, and still you will smile
upon us as though we never polluted our
tongue with profane language. We can
drink the flowing wine until our heads are
tipsy, yet your voice is just as sweet, and
your face as bright and beaming for US. We
can pass the night in revelry and drunken
ness, ard other most debasing sins, and next
day when we call, you receive us in your
parlor witha most gracious smile, extend
ing to MS all the welcome due to earth's most
innocent creatures. fas
Would zoe tolerate such conduct in you
Would we love those lips from which flow
oatEs, tainted with the fumes of rum
Never. Yen, yourselves, if one Of your sis
tiers should do this thing, would shrink from
her with disgust. Then A ask you, fair
ladies, judge w by o high moral standard.
You have the power--pray use il, and raise
the moral tone Of our young men, until they
will cease to swear, leave off rum, and livs
pure and noble lives 4-E .a~ ~ sisrz
Year: 1866

The Baton Rouge A,FsocIte relates the fol-
lowing strange incident Of the light at Port
Hudson: s-4


! That our fire was not without effect was
evident TO us from the manner in which
their b -leries kept shifting position. On
one occasion this change Of quarters was
brought about by themselves in rather an
unusual manner Captain Coffin having re-
ceivea Instructions to be very economical ia
the nse of his ammunition, had loaded aud
aimed his - pound gun, and leaving il for
the enemy to show Themselves, he sat down
behind the parapet and became engaged IN
conversation with some other officers Sud
denly he heard the report of his gul's dis
charge, and looking up with some anger,
called out to know who had fired that gun,
supposing that his gunner had touched her
off without waiting for orders.


He saw, from the recoil Of the qua, and
from the smoke hoveriDg over the yent, that
the gun had been fred, and yet the slow
match mad been quietly burning 10 its posi-
ton, ard not malI vas star3ing in the
battery Just then m officer Of light artil-
lery, who had observed the whole affair,
called out to Captain Coffin that the enemy
had fired his gun. On examination 1t proved
TO be 50. A Parrot shell or shot had come
right over the gun and grazed 1t on the up
per part Of the scratch. The friction which
this produced had been sufficient to ignite
the primlng powder at the vent, and had
discharged the piece. 1t now appears that
the projeetile could not have been thrown
truer than. it,-NAs, making its way directly
into the battery from which the shot had
come, and the Federal gunners, probably
supposing that we had got exact range, and
intcnded opening upon them, finbered up,
and speedily changed their locality.
Year: 1866

Senator Howard, OF Michigan, in his recent
speech on Reconstruction, told pretty nearly
the whole truth about the Presidents policy.
He stated that the President, in assuming to
rorgauize the States without the Legislative
authority of Congress. WAS acting without
law, and that in eoolly ignoring the power Of
Congress over the status OF seeded States,
and In denying to Congress any other power
than that Of deciding upon the qualifications
fits members, be was guilty OF usurpation.
Mr. Howard also plAinly expressed the
opinion that any attempt by the President to
recognize rebel Congress would
lead 10 his removal, and that the
North would fight rather than sub
nit to such revolution. These
are sound sentiments. We only regret
that thus fnr Congress has not acted upon
them, by going to the root OF the reconstfuc-
tlon difficulty, the denial by Johnson's proc
CARNATIONS Of the right Of sufT1nge to loyal
men, md 80 reorgaplztne every seeded State
government as to rcctify the error. Congress,
as body, has declined TO exercise the powers
they have over the reconstruction question.


Al least hundred members Of Congress pro-


fess to be In favor of m extension Of the suf-


hage. Not one OF them has voted to cIer.


else the power which they all believe they


possess. The excuse Is a fear that the peo-


pie are not prepared for it. We tell them the
people are not prepared for any plan Of recon
strucrion In which It does not exist, and they


never will be.
Year: 1866

CHICAGO, June 81, 1866.


Dear Sir &. Your favor of the 2lst
inst, inviting me to be present at the
celebration in Rutland on the coming
Fourth of July, has been received.


Accept to yourself, and those you rep
resent, my sincere thanks for the kind
invitation. l assure you it would give
me great pleasure to be present on the
occasion, but distance and business en-
gagements will prevent.


The celebration of the anniversary of
our national birth day, always an occa-
sion of deep interest and enthusiasm,
calls for more joy now than ever before.
We can not only celebrate the birth of
nation, but of nation now springing
into new life. We can not only cele-
orate the victories of our fathers, but OF
our sons and brothers, over treason and
oppression. We can not only rejoice
that the foundations of our government
have been laid deep and strong, but that
the government has been redeemed, ele-
waited, disenthralled. Spots there may
be upon the sun of our future. but
against the rapid march of Christian
and liberal ideas no one man nor any
number of men can prevail. Because of
our obstinacy and perverseness we may
wander for time in the wilderness, but
so sure as God gave victory to our IA
theirs, so sure as He delivered the hosts
Of rebellion into the hands of the armies
of the free, so sure as He led out the Is
raelites with strong arm, so sure will
He preside over the destinies of the ma
tion and make it truly free. The prayers
and the sacrifices of a generous people
have not been offered in vain.


The occasion is one of joy and patri-
otic enthusiam-to none more so than
to the noble people of Vermont, who on
every occasion, on every battle field,
have proven true to their country, TRIP,
to the rights OF man, true to the r,rin
ciples of universal freedom.


In your day Of rejoicing l big Won r.
remember the disabled soldiers and tb,
widows and orphans Of :..hose who fell
for their country.


Very Respectfully,


Your Obdt Servant,


L. A. GRANT.
Year: 1866

Dear Sw Your very kind note, in
viting me to be present at your Fourth
of July celebration has just been re-
ceived. 1t would give me great pleasure
to mingle my congratulations with those
of my friends and constituents, in your
beautiful town, upon the return of our
National Anniversary but l fear, it
will be impossible for me to do so.
Many important measures are yet to be
acted upon by Congress, and as the close
of the session is hope, near at hand
do not feel at liberty to absent myself.
The tariff bill will be reported next
week, and as some provisions in it are
Year: 1866

Ny Deer Sir 1t would be an unfeigned
qualification to me to be able to accept
your courteous invitation to be present
at Rutland-the club" Of Vermont-to
attend your celebration Of the glorious
Fourth" the first year after the doc
trines of the Declaration Of Independence
seem to be fully recognized, but duties
here deny all such pleasant thoughts.
Begging you, therefore, for yourself
as well as for those in whose behalf you
may act, to accept my thanks for your
kind remembrance


am, very faithfully yours,


JUSTIN S. MORRILL,.
Year: 1866

NORTHERN PACIFIC RALRoAD.-The


Northern Pacific Railroad bill was re-
ported to the Senate by the Pacific Rail-
road Committee on Tuesday. 1t directs
the Secretary Of the Treasury to pledge
the credit Of the government to the pay
ment Of the interest of the stock of the
company for twenty years, at 6 per
Year: 1866

RAILROAD ACCIDENT. - The express
train going south on the Passumpsic
road, Thursday night last ran upon a
tree which the gale had blown across
the track, one mile and a half below
McIndoes Falls, but very fortunately not
seriously injuring any one, nor badly
smashing engine or cars. The tree,
which was foot and half through.
was cut asunder by the engine.
Year: 1866

AshlNGTON, June ZSJh, 1866.
Ny Dear Sir Il received your kind
invitation to be present at your pro-
posed celebration of the approaching
Fourth of July. Nothing would afford
me more pleasure than to be able to ac-
cept it, and spend the old and glorious
anniversary with my good friends at
Rutland; but we are now approaching
the end Of the session, and the business
of the session is crowding US rapidly, SO
that do not feel at liberty to absent
myself for so long from the Senate.
Accept my thanks to yourself, and
convey them to all others concerned
with you in the arrangement of your
celebration.


am most truly yours,


L. P P0IAND
Year: 1866

vital to the interests of my constituency,
| could hardly justify myself in being
out of my seat during its consideration
by the House


With great respect, truly yours,


f, L. WOODBRIDGE.
Year: 1866

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 25th, 1865.


Dear Sir Your favor of the Dist
inst, inviting me to be present at the
celebration of the Fourth of July, in
Rutland, was duly received. Sincerely
thanking you, and those you represent,
for the courtesy thus kindly extended, l
regret to be compelled to forego the
pleasure Of accepting this proffered hos
pita(itY. No genuine son Of Vermont,
no matter in what locality he may have
taken up his abode, can ever think with
Indifference Of her evergreen hills, re-
sounding valleys and fruitful fields; nor
does call from such home ever reach
his heart without the bounding response
Of filial emotion. This must be espe-
cially true when the call is to the first
celebration of our great national ami
versary in which we can join as citizens
OF TRULY FREE, if not of cordially
united republic; when the clouds Of
war, heavily charged with sorrow for
so many flresides, have at length ceased
to hover over US, and we may rejoice in
the return of peace, order and law. Let
us hope, also, that the day is not far dis
tant when harmony and goodwill shall
prevail throughout the land-reluctant
obedience giving place to cheerful loyal
ty, and sectional jealousy to friendly
emulation in every good work.


Again expressing my regret that other
engagements render it impossible for me
to be with you on an occasion thus
doubly interesting, L remain,


Very truly yours,
Year: 1866

WHAT KETCHUM is DOING. "A New
York correspondent writes thus of young
Ketchum


For the satisfaction Of those who wish
special information concerning this un-
fortunate young man, we state that he is
serving as book keeper in the shoe shop at
Sing Sing State Prison; that his behavior
has won the good will of all about him
that he breakfasts in his cell; but is allowed
to eat dinner aud supper in the worhroom
with the foreman and outside helpers, who
bring their dinners with them, at which
meals he has the best of fare; that his
parents and wife cpme often to see him
that he receives anG answers many letters;
and that the prospect is that ne will con Q
out better fitted for business than ever, and
then have his revenge on Wall street. Hc
is not confined to the rule of silence gen
orally maintained in prison, but is allowed
every possible privilege, being looked upon
| as the victim Of circumstances rather than
as atudied mslsfaotor.
Year: 1866

The eight hour bill failed in the radical
Legislature of Massachusetts, That body
was professedly overflowing with sympathy
for the negroes of the south, but it was
careful not to pass any bill thatwas intends
ed for the relief Of its own half-paid and
overworked operatives in its factories and
machine-shops. They work twelve or
fourteen hours day in many of the Mas
sachusetts factories But they are white,
and are at home. and the mock humanity
does not see them.
Year: 1866

PLEASANT VALLEY, Jan. 90, 1866.


Mr. DARLING DAUGHTER AS you
have often expressed an anxious desire to
have me write you on the question " How
can secure the best influence over my
husband ?" ] regard the question as a
reasonable one, and am gratifed at this
evidence Of your ingennousness, and laud-
able desire to do all you can TO make your
two young lives success. 1t is but a
short time since " you twain became one
flesh since YOU entered upon rela-
ton the most important in its bearings up
on human happiness Of any earthly rela-
lion. You did not thoughtlessly enter up
on it; you considered it well, and long, be-
fore deciding TO be married and now that
the die is cast and you have taken each
other for better or for worse" YOU look to
your old f,ther for counsel relative to your
future course. Now my darling dear, you
know love you as my own life and have
AZ UeaIl soui otot "Sh-oo'ts ohu "ooi"
no., for the world, say anything that would
do injury, when would only do you good.
Ne lire in our children !; and when they
are happy, we are happy and when they
are unhappy we are unhappy. ] have
then double motive to write the best
things In order to be clearly understood,
as the ministers say. will


lst, Tell you what you need not do. IN
order to gain the best Influence over your
husband.


And 1st. You NEED NOT pot on his
pantaloons. Some women think or seem
10 think that if they can only get on theiI
husbands pantaloons, they can govern hin
at will. But your mother has governed
me for my good, in many things; but she
never sna,ched after my pantaloons no
nor do | think she would wear them If OF
fered to her. My good aunt Nichols uses
to say, +" 1t was no matter if a wife di'
wear pantaloons, if she took care net L
have them come down in sight, Bs
your mother often said that .. she coul
not respee; me if | was no, capable of be
ing the head of the family" This is true
you cannot respect your husband if
would iamely submit TO be henpecked
and snubbed and made TO feel that you n
garded him as an interior person.


2. You should always be careful not
seem to know more than your husband
You may know more than he about som
things; but be careful not TO seem to kno
more. We Lords of creation" have


native. Unborn feeling that we are the M
ural " head Of the woman rs Christ is {
Year: 1866

AMONG the proceedings Of the Ohio
Sunday School Convention, We find the
following resolution Resolved, that a
committee of ladies and gentlemen be
appointed to raise children for the
Sabbath School
Year: 1866

ARTHUR GORaEY.-The Vienna Friend


enbLaa of the 25th Of July, contains the
strange announcement that the command of
the Hungarian volunteers, then organizing
for the Austrian army, was to be given to
GoRGEY. 1t is well known that ARTHUR
GoRGEY is one of the few men living whose
mental capacity is not only far beyond me-
diocrity, but reaches fully up to the height
of real genius. An eminent professor of
chemistry, a respectable author, an admired
composer of operas, he is at the same time a
great General, perhaps the greatest that
Austria can now boast Of His triumphant
advance from behind the Thesis up to the
very walls of Vienna, destroying successive
", three powerful Austrian armies and dis
cOmiitting the most experienced Generals Of
the Emperor was a feat that will live for
ever in history as a grand military achieve
ment. His final surrender at Villages NAV
have been treason. His own justification,
as published in his work on the Hungarian
war, is rather clumsy, and fails to convince.
Certain it is that the world charged him
with betraying his country and his country
men, and the very lenient treatment he re-
ceived at the hands of Austria, in the sight
of the gallows at Arad, gave strong evidence
of the justice Of the charge. fnow he should
be called forth from his retreat at Klagen-
furt, it would be again to save the monarchy,
which already once by his military genius
he brought to the brink Of ruin and then
saved by voluntary surrender. But whether
the Hungarians, with the memory of Villa
gos in their hearts, would cheerfully follow
him into battle again, may well be ques-
toned. The very fact that GoRGEY is spo-
ken of as a possible military leader, is
enough to show the necessitous condition Of
the Government.