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13 n ATT Ij E 13 O R O i TllDItSDAV, FEDHUAIIY 27, 180a. CONDITION OP THIS CONFEDERATES. The provisional government of llio "Confed erate Stales" expired by limitotion on Saturday last mid was succeeded by what tho lebels claim and affect to believe n pcrmincnt government. On the day consecrated in the hearts of nil good patriots os tho birth day of him who, un der l'rovidence, was the chitfest instrument in the inception and Inauguration of our free con stitufionil government, the vilo band of traitors who have instigated on armed rebellion against the very government and institutions they had solemnly cmd repeated sworn to support, met in conclave at Hichmond and assumed to put in operation a government, nnd nn administration of six years duintiim. On that day Jefferson Davis was inaugurated President, mid the ma chinery of a Congress -was set n rui ning. We have not jet seen the inaugural, but its general tone may be inferred from the 'fact that 1'rcsi- ident Davis for his first official act appointed "n day of lasting, humiliation nnd prajcr." The first net of this drama, which has since shown itself n dark tragedy, embraced the se cession of the seven -cotton states the second covered the inauguration of the provisional government the third commenced with aimed resistance to federal authority in firing upon tin Star of Ihc West, which was immediately in tensified by the boinbaidment of Fort Sumter, und ended with the expiration of tho pro visional government on Saturday, nt which time the curtain fell indaikness and dismay. The fourth net now opens with the lebels driven out of Mar land, Missouri and Kentucky , with Tennessee beleaguered in her strongholds and all but lendy to surrender to federal nuthoity s with all the Atlantic sea-coast from Fentress Monroe to Pcnsneoln, with one or two not im portant exceptions, nt our command and under our control, with Mobile und New Orlcars seriously threatened by our forces gatlieiing nt nnd near Ship Island i with Itichmond nnd Nor folk menaced in the icar, with the Union flag floating in every one of the Confederate or rebel Stales; with the rebel strongholds taken nnd rebel troops defeated, dispirited nnd east down, nnd our Union soldiers victo.ious, earnest exultant. It veiily needs no prophet to foic tcl the ending of this net in the utter lout of all lebel forces, and in the complete mid final subjugation of nil the ten ilory over which their jurisdiction now extends to tho just and pater nal sway of the government of these United States. Of course the fifth nnd hist net will nppiopriately include the condign punishment of those leaders who have risked nil nnd have Jo st, rendering themselves at once notorious nnd infamous. THE COUNCIL OF CENSOItS. The Constitution of Veifiiont provides for the election, every seven cars, of a Council of Censors, to be composed of thirteen men, on the last Wednesday of March. In nccoulnnce with that proivsion cn election is to be made this tar. It is now less than four week's before thc election is to take place and no convention has been held or even called by any nppiopiiate committee. The Woodstock Standanl, and Itutlund Herald have assumed in this tmergen cj to call a Mas Convention at Burlinglon, on Wednesday the 12th day of March, "for the purpose of nominating thirteen suitable men to constitute thc Council of Censors." The llutland Couritr gravely suggests that it is not j proper for the Committees of any or of all the political jinnies in the State to call such n con vention, on account of tho political bearing such a movement would hnve, and sagely pro poses that the hditors of nil the pnpers in the Statu meet at Burlington nnd make thc neces sary nominations as if Editors weie destitute of all political impulses nnd preferences. The St. Albans Messivger has gone so far as to get up a ticket composed of the following names: John W. Stcwait, Hilnnd Hull, Bliss N. Davis, Geo. F. lidmunds, Wm. W. White, Samuel Adams, dlu.m Heboid, John A. Child, John II. Prentice, Chailes Linsley, Lucius U. Peck, Daniel Kellogg, nnd Julius Conveise. These ore ell excellent men, ns good perhaps for the placo os any who could be named, but three of the number are constitutionally ineligible, as they are now members of the General Asscm- bly. .these schemes are all objectionable. It is presuming very much for newspapers to call n State Convention. It is entirely within their piovinco to suggest modes of action, leaving to the people tho light which is inhcientlv theirs of accepting or rejecting such sugges tions. Jlul it seems to us uttrily preposterous for a newspaper to compose n State ticket, or for Kditors alone to meet in convention to nominate one. Neither the one nor the ulheis nro nccrcdiled by the people with the requisite authority for such nets. All the freemen of tho State are represented by the various politi cal parties and they have delegated to the re spectivc State Committees oi each the appro priato power nnd duty of calling such con ventions. Tho objects of the Council ore political, yet not paitiznn, and it is not only competent but eminently fit nnd proper that these Committees should juin in culling a con vention, in view of the nction devolved upon the people of this State by the Constitution. If the people of Vermont do not care lo elect a Council of Censors it is their privilege to ie frain from doing so. Hut it will be well to bear in mind that a Council tall, in nil human probability, be elected, as n plurality of votes elects, nnd half a dozen votes, if ' moro nrt. cast, will constitute ns valid nn election as forty thousand votes could effect even if they wero allngieed. In this view of the enso it does seem to us that some importance should hu at tached to this election, nnd as much by those who object to any constitutional revision nnd amendment as by those who arc in f.ivorof both. If no nction whatever is had in the way of nominating a suitable ticket it may and is not unlikely lo happen that a body of men will bo elected who will occasion thc State moro expense than is sought to bo saved by thoso who are opposed to the calling of a Constiti tutional Convention on economical consider ations. Tho experiences of 1803-07 nre suf ficiently obvious nnd pnlpnblo to preclude nny desiro for their repetition. Dkmociutic Salvation. Now nnd then we observo in Democratic newspapers a stereo, typed form of expression to tho effect that tho couutry can look only to tho Democratic party for salvation from its present uflliclions. Now we submit that the country has had nbout enough of this sort of salvation. Its experience j with Buchanan's administration Mas nearly enough to satisfy every body tnnt Democratic salvation was o thing to he avoided rather than sought. If unjhody wants anything more of tins sort we refer them to Floyd as n hurtling and shining illustration of Democratic salva tion. Ho Is true at steel to Democratic prin ciples. EXECUTION OF A BIiWEIt. Nathaniel Gordon was executed in New York on Friday last, in pursuincc ol n sentence con sequent upon his comiclion ns n slave trader. He was n native of l'oitlnnd, 30 years old, and had been engaged in the slave trade ten years, from which he had made enormous profits and which were nil expanded in legal proceedings, first to avoid conviction nnd after that to avoid the execution of llio penally affixed to his great crime. This is the first execution that has ever taken pbee in the United States under the act making the slave trnde piracy. For jears there have been numerous arrests, especially since the greatly increased price of slaves during the last decade has enormously stimulitcd tho illicit traffic, of panics charged with this crime, but either through the supineness or connivance of Democratic officials the guilty parties hnve usually escaped conviction and punishment al together or at the most have managed to get off m"c,ul, i,u" leaf is turned ww which nil who are engaged Now n new "7 " u"""1"" "K ,,.u American slaves win uo wen ,o rcac-. Every possible attempt was made m the caseof Gordon to evade the punishment that was clenily his due. I'tlHions to that effect were ' . , -'"lu'':' B' l""s iiucii, anu iiiuiil-(, niiuu.i bui:i luiiyucu lu uc- ccmplish this object) but nil was of no avail. The law was too plain to be set aside, nnd thc President was too honest and dim to be coaxed or driven to pardon him. His should be the fate of every man convicted of the sa.r.e crime. TIIE VERMONT 11EG1MENTS. The two Vermont liegiments in camp in this State the 7(h and 8th, ere now fast approach ing the time when the will leave for Dixie nnd for victory. Hoth regiments have been muster ed into thc service of the United States thor oughly clothed, armed nnd equipped their mis sion, nnd both have received their seven dollars per month from the State up to the date of be ing musleied in. The bills for iccruiting both regiments nie now in the hands of Capt. Jones for examination, and will both be paid by tho general government through him this week. Thc payment of thc $13 per month from the dato of enlistment has been n source of con siderable anxiety nnd n fruitful subject of cor- resp-ndence. The Statu has heretofore paid that claim to all the infantiy regiments fiom the d.vtc of enlistment to the date of muster, but ns the 8th Regiment was raised under n special act, by thc provisions of which the gcneial gov ernment is to pay all tha expenses of putting thc regiment into the service of the United States, thu Executive has been compelled to await the pleasure of the War Department in this matter. It is a lule with that depaitment to pay only once in two months, nnd the 1st of Match is the time when pay day accordingly ar rives. We understand that it is definitely nr ranged that United States Pav master HaUcy will commence paying the 8th Ilcgiment on J-riday the last day of February, complelin the business the next dav, and that he will im mediately proceed to llutland and pay the 7th itcgimcnt on Monunv. The State is exceedingly lortunalc in that ihe Executive has been enabled to obtuin the pay ment of the $13 per month from the d.ite of enlistment to the present time, directly by the general government for both regiments. It will be remembered that the arms for thc 7lh Ilcgiment were furnished by gov ei nment. Con sequently '.his Stqtc has been compelled to ad vance only thc sum icquiitd for furnishii.g tho outfit of the 7th Itcgimcnt, aside of course from the $7 per month paid the non-eoinmis- stoned officers nnd privates of nil our regiments, these Jlegimcnts will now embaik nt Huston for their destination just as soon as vessels arc in readiness to lcceive them, which it U now believed will be early next week. They go lorwi thoroughly nrmed nnd equipped, nnd will, we conlidently believe, give ;i good nceount of themselves, ihc benedictions of ten .thou nnd hearts nt home will Ltnr them conipjny. Allotments or Vckjiont Sonjii:n.On the fiist page may be found the Ifepoit of the Allotment Commission appointed by the Gov ernor ot this blate und of the Commissioners appointed for tins Stale by the Pi evident, show- ing the number and amount of thu allotments made by the severol companies of six ic-iincnts ol ermont troops now in the field. The com missioncrs seem to have pioseeultd their work with great fidelity. It will bo seen from tho hgurcsthev give that it is much easier to oh- lain allotments Lielora the troops have been in the field long than after they have passed under me milucncc ol giecdy sutlers. The late Ferrand F. Merrill, Esq.. (,f Mont, pelicr, was so well known to manvof the reach crs ot l HE 'lia:Ni.x m every town in this county that we have published, this week, a biographical notice of him, prepaid! by the Itev. Wm. II. Lord nnd lend before the Ver mont Ilutoiical Society nt its recent meeting at Ilurlington. Mr. Loid has donu no more than justice to the chnracler and talents of n man who filled eaily in lire meny of the most re sponsible offices in tho State, nnd discharged tlmicspeciivejdutiesof each with raie ability, faithfulness nnd tact. Tho "haid-shell" pio divides of thc biographer, ns manifested in an allusion to Mr. Merrill's polities, will, however, provoke a smile, especially from those whoso political complexion is in his estimation not quite as liyhl as his own. Hu evidently docs not nflect "dark complect" people. AlTol.NTJJLNT. 1st Lieut. Pythagoras U. Holcomb, of tho 17th Uniled Stales Infantry, has been appointed Captain of the 2d Vermont Hattery, in place of Cupl. l.ensie It. Sovles, resigned, nnd has been detailed by tho War Depaitment for this special service, dpt. Holcomb served ns an oflieer in Sherman's fa mous Battery dug lhB Mexican War, since which lime ho ha, t.m,l (Vj)Ull of Artil. lery in one of the South-American States. U is regai ded ns a capable and accomplished olll ccr. Gov. Morton of Indiana has appointed Fx Gov. Jos. A. Wright United Stales senator'to nn iuS jii.hu vi ii. iirigni, expelled. Tho Toronto G7oo frankly says of tho Do. neUon victory: "Tho importance I'lftliis victory can hardly be over estimated. It is ii finitely more disastrous to the Southern than Bull Bun vi us to the Noithcrn cause." WW'"J vii-j. BllATTLIUioito.From tho Sixth Annunl Be- 18(11. 0017.00 " JixtraTownTax,180l, 1101,3:1 " " StnloTax, 1800, 181.60 ". " Extra State Tnx,1801, 07,00 Miscellaneous sources, 20:),00 Total Ucccipts, $8772,07 During tho same time the expenses of the Jowii Ime been Exccullnn ngnlnst tho Town, $87,00 lown Hall, 3 notes and Interest, 2100,00 uruersot selectmen and Overseers, 4079,28 " " " for support of Soldiers, 1)81,77 Total, $8211,10 Leaving n balance in tho hands of tho Treat urcrof $001,00 The Town has expended on highways nnd bridgct thu past season $;101,88i ns costs in suits ngainst the Town, $:):il,-M for support of the pooor, above the proceeds of sales from the town farm, and exclusive of interest, $829,- 0j, for town officers, $118,87 miscellaneous expenses nnd abatements, $109,07. There has been expended of the extra Twwn tax of 10 per cent voted May 8, 1801, of which I M0!,.'i.'( has been collected, $993,271 of this j nmolmt $iso& has i)ccn ottc(, ,iy ,,0 statu a tmmi, l0 thc cu.uilDf ,lluTown, and $81, fl.,f ,,, (ur .,, clotllinf,, Wll, RUnranlml , ,Mll,lMunl. nm, , ,,, unU,, (hu Tm,n. Uc (ufJr 6Um of a, l0 ,;,; w M w 1.cllcst,1,tIliu; ()( , Company C, 2nd Vermont Itcgimcnt, for the h.-nrf t if tlw. n .f :.l n ....... ......... nuiuumtii Olim VllliljlUIlt Cunt. Todd kept n numornnduin of his pajmcnts to the soldiers, winch memorandum wns lost lit Hull Bun. The amount of funds called for bv the Audi tors for tho year ensuing is $0,130,08. Ihe resources uio estimated nt 2,101,20. Leaving to bo inised by tax 3,971,13. . They thei eforc recommend a tax of 33 1 3 per cent on the list of 1802, to rniso tho necessary amount, asso n Highway tax of 20 per cent. t ! r t i . .. t ji is iour.il mai nuring the past jcar the Liquor Agency has not paid expenses. Thc gams of foimer jenis have been diminished b $77,00, which loss arises, in Ino language of the Audilois, "from diminished sales on account of the Great Competition." An- article in the Selectmen's warrant for Town Meeting, call attention to this fact and credits this loss to the laige sales of numerous "sub-agencies" nbout town. i.i.i.i.m;,Yiii).. vviiMiinglon sllirth IJavvras first partially observed in this placo ns a holidov on hatuiday last, in accoulanco with the Proc lamation of thc President, nnd with the patri otic impulses of our citizens excited by the re cent thrilling victones of our nuns over rebels nnd rebeldom. At noon the bells played forth in sonorously jubilant tones for an hour, during which limo the voices of n bundled guns re. sponded in jojful acclaim nnd the "red, white nnd blue waved in approval from every flag- Half. At two o'clock nn nudience filling the building to its utmost capacity, assembled nt the Congregational Chinch to listen to Ihc words of wisdom and patriotism embodied in asbington's Farewell Addiess, nnd to the in- spirafion of "Slnr Spangled llannei"nnd other songs of n nntional character as rendered by an It..... .1 T . I I'&cvnviii euoir. in the evening there wero some extemporized illumination of shops, effi rp utwl Uw4.1ltiii. , nt the rnmc time tlitise whose pntiiotism, joy nnd exultation found fit test form of expression in feasting, toasting, speeches, responses nnd cheers, nssemblcd to the number of nearly one hunched at the Hi til- tlcboio House and theic gave fice vent to their exubeiant happiness. Altogether 'The dav we Cekbinte" was, for n first attempt, very prop erly observed; nnd we ti list that this is but the inauguration of Ihe binh day of the Father of his Country as a National Holiday. Oru ii.laoi; UnitAiiY. Mr. Kditors In common with very many of our citizens, I have felt a deep intciest in this Institution, havim witnessed Ihc great ben-fit derived from it. While I sincerely respect those who have con. tributed liberally by their labors and their means to provide for us this rich intellectual treat, I cannot repress a feeling of iudh tion towards those who, freely admitted to its pi i lieges, have proved themselves so unworthy of them as to commit careless and even willful uijuiii-s iu us volumes, jieoueit should coh sider that the right of rending the Hooks gives them no light to tlrjucc them. Upon tho title page of one volume, 1 discover the three fob lowing, veiy learned criticisms written in pen cil, and ull, 1 am sorry to sav, in the hand writing of loung Ladies (?) 1 st. "This is a good book." 2nd. "That's so." 3d. "All but the good." betraying nliko a want of good breeding and good taste. Another It-ader cuts from nu ex pensive vv oik on Ornithology the History and Plato ol a particular Hud in which ho or she felt an interest. Hut, I foibear n further enu- mvi.uiuii oi uiese piuvuKiog iiepreuations, so sickening, so discouraging lo those who havo contributed so much to make this Library Ihe pi ide und the boast of our village. Who can bo expected to make Donations for its increase in future, when so many Headers give such sad evidence that they do nut know how to appre ciate the favors. I would call the attention of tho Directors and Librarian to tho subject, that tho Begula. lions iu relation to damaging the Hooks, in nnv way, shall be rigidly enforced nnd that those who shall be guilty of these offences, in future. shall ho exposed. O. Q. K. PllIl.ANin:n DolsticKs" Is consider able of a Brick, jet withal he is no longer a "P. 11." He was advertised In lecture in tliln v illngo Thursday ev eniug of last w eek, but failed to come to time. But, in extenuation, it um bo safely said that be was not lesponsible for this failuie. Ho started from St. Johmbury iu Kcoson but was compelled to wait six mortal hours ot White Bivcr Junclirn lo connect with tho Vermont Central train, in consequence of which he did not arrive in this placo until half- past eight in thc evening long after his im patient audience had reliied in disppninlim-m. It was Ino had, but there was no help for it, and wo nre prepared to uflirni that no one more regretted this failuie than thc illustrious Brick himself. We wish him belter luck next time- In a Phi-.dicamknt. Late on Saturday eve ning the police of this village were called upon to suppress n disturbance nt a houso of ill.ro puto on Flat.strcet, occasioned by some of thu soldiers of tl e 8th Beglmcnt. The police de port of tho Financial condition of tho Town of ",0 Information was laid before Col. Thomas foaled on the 1st day or June, 1831), neighed on j llrothcrs, left Monlpelier Monday noon for t0 '""(" for them, ns they were" mm liT Hrollieboro, wo learn that the rccipls ol tho "ll0 n "ItMlo guard, proceeded to the , the first da of February, int., 1100 pounds I ( Boston, from whence they are to he shipped to MV'Q "a atn n,lt left for recapture. M"V lownduringthcpastjearhavcbcenasfollous! "foresaid establishment and there captured n Windham County Is rather abend in the size or i the Sou.h. The Wulthnan says Ihey are r.n tion inbo0cal'U,d0' thiS ncllon 'll0 nn"i"i- t)f Selectmen, $1200,00 Sy Uculcnnnt nnd sundry privates. Tho cap- her colls. excellent lot of horics-probably ns good ns with the loss of ma5 oMhe nrilLr'lt' wllich' Of F. H. Fesscmlcr, Town Tax, 1800. 08.10 live officer was ordered to rcnort liiinself under .... .. .... ... .. ... nnv that have v.thft.bL. .,. ' duced oreat rf "',.. '.V"L"f l,ecr?.' clmcil to interfere unless accompanied by somo or the proper military authorities. According arrest and the privates vvcro sent tn the guard house. Two of tho privates escaped with one of tho women by secreting themselves In the cellar. It it currently reported that these ar rests were mnda upon Information given by certain civilians, who had been temporarily supplanted in the affections of the inmates of this house by the aforementioned soldiers. The mild weather of Sunday was followed by a cold rain on Monday, in which flakes of snow were constantly intermingled. Tlio rain f..ll !.. . 1 1 . M ... . k1"" ""a snowcrs nnui visions oi uis - solvimr views nf il, , wcro su.-nslml nt.,1 ------ - ----- n n - seen. Hut about dark tho rain . "suspended," the wind blew nnd the snow nnd slush "friz," all night long. Tho next morning nil wnt "nt tight ns a drum," nnd the northwest wind wns keen nnd bitter. There is how on the ground from three to four feet of solid compact snow which, when it melts ns sootiit will, bids fair to cause n big freshet, Those who live on tho river will do well to ho on their guard ngainst such n calamity ns is not unlikely to happen. It hath been observed by somo one that "he I a public benefactor who makes two blades of grass grow where but one grew before." We will observo that he also is a public benefactor who so sprinklelh his side-walk with ashes that two legs can sttud wilji safety where but one now stands with difficulty, the sidewalks being bo v ci y slippery. One can hnrdlv walk upon them now, even if ho is lationally sober, without manifest danger of a fall, however much he may give heed unto his steps. Directly iu front of tho Post office is a modeiale sized ska ting park, and anywhere in the village tho best of our citizens walk in tciiibly slippery places. As was sagely remniked by n good old lady on another occasion, Smucthiuy must he done." Who will do it? DinxvriON or.Tli.vlNs Thc northern train due here at 2:20 1'. M. on Tuesday, did not ar- nve until 9 o clock in the evening, h iving been detained by the eighteen inches of snow which fell in that hvperloiinn region on Monday, in stead of thc rain as heie and below. Thc same- day the southern train duo here at -1 P. M., did not arrive until after ten o'clock having been dclaincd tl.it side of Springfield by an accident to iinothcr train. Consequently soldiers out stayed their furloughs on the one hand, and many readers vrenl lo bed p.-ipcilcss on the other. Till: Vr.l-.MONT Sci'l.t-Tem. A marble statu. cite, by Larkiu (i. Mead, Jr., the "Gieen Moun tain liny, has heen a considerable souicc of attraction nt Philip & Solomon's for scveinl days dast. The subject, lepicsenling a "Stu dent Inspired," is nrlisticnlly conceived and beautifully executed. Thu work will add con sidendily to Mr. Mend's reputation, who, al though :i very vutiiiit man, has already obtained n high position in art. Mr. Mead has'just com pleted, lor the Slate of eimont. n colossal statue of Eihan Allen, the marble for which was cut from a solid bbek, weighing sixteen tons. Mr. Mead, it will be recollected, was the juvenile artist who, a few years ago, by his ef- ions ni scuipiute in siioic, nltiacled the atten tion of eonnoissruis. includintrMr. Lonervvorlh. of Cincinnati, fioni whom he received a com mission. Wo find the above appreciative notice in the Washington Sunday Morniyj Chronicle of Feb 1 1. "Inspiration" is Uih latest production of Mr. Mead's genius, and it is well worthy his own icputation and the high commendations it has received. Co.MI-limi:ntai:V. At Litchfield, Conn., on Monday evening of last week, several ol ihe friends of Lieut. Frank Wells of Co. I, 13th Conn, licginicnt, presented him with an elegant swoid and accoutrements. The presentation speech was made by Mr. Humphrey of the Litchfield JCnquircr, to which Lieut. Wells re sponded ns follows : Mil. Hl'.Ml-liliKV: I need not say In vou. nnd through vou to the kind (riendt who pre sent me this beautiful sword, that I am grate ful for il, and for thc interest which the giving evinces. 1 am too oung In make promises or to give assurances , let nie then only sav in receiving it, nun it is my eainesl puipose that it shall not iiiiiiiiii mi- rcicno u sunn linwoiiny ol Hear old I.itchheld, of tho valued fnendswho have given it me, and the sluing aimed and strong heailed men who have vouluntctied to go with e. Wo may not be permitted to take that nnrt ill tlie fray which will render vou nroud of us. but I hope that wherever w'e may be sent, whether to join tho army of the Potomac or further South wheio our tlair flutters to be fiee," we may pioyo ourselves not unworthy of nn- nusi icposcii in us. I can say no more , but thank you. The Couit House was crowded on the occa sion, and among the 1st of speakeis we notice Ihe name of Bey. Wm. S. Houthgate, formerly of ibis village. The numerous friends of Lieut. Wells in this village and vicinity will bo pleased to hear this evidence of the estimation in which he is held bv his fellow townsmen. SraiLN Dlatil In reluming home from the supper at the llrutlleboro House on Satur day evening last, Mr. John Wells fell near his lesidencoon lligh.trect. His son, n lad of sixteen years, not being uhlu lo raise him went for assistance, which soon came but it was found that life was extinct. Mr. Wells wus a man of full habit and there is no doubt thut the cause of his death was apoplexy. His age was neiiily 00 years. PltOMOTION. J. Lester Barstovv has been promoted from Quartermaster Sergeant of the 8th Itcgimcnt lu Adjutant of tho same, vice .Miji. nscar li. .Mower, resinned. We eon. gratulato our friend Harstovv on his promotion, vvnicii was tully merited and which will prove entirely satisfactory to llio Hegiinent. Tvi.Llt & 'IiioMl-soN'rt odverlisrmcnts ibis week should atlrict attention. Tho reputntion ofthisoldand w.llestah'ishcdhouesis too widely diffused to be affe -ted by any woidt of ours but it may be for the interest of our leaders t,' give heed lo their announcements. "A word to the wise is sufficient." The Supreme Coutt completed the Term for this County, on Saturday evenimr of last having thoroughly exhausted the docket in a five days session. . shall ,u.xt ttr,.k fii,u n report of the cases decidid, picpnicd expressly for our columns by ihe nbleCleikuf thuCouit. . .vt ExCDl.Moli. A month since wo published n statement respecting a two jears old colt raised by Luke T. Bond of Dummerslon that then weighed 1000 pounds. This noble exanmh, other farmers lo weighing their promising colts, and it seems that with success. For example , ' it mm ssrr.ii ... . . "... . WILL iou r iown meetings will occur on , n colt raised In JJummerston and owned by - j Milton Ivnapp of that town, which colt was meetings win occur on Tuesday next. Will some friend in each (own send us by tho first succeeding mail n list of the principal town officers elected, nnd n stale, ment of tha vole for County Commissioner? lly so doing we and our leaders will be greatly obliged. County Co.mmissiom:ii. W'c tiust that cveiy man in the County who is in f.ivorof good order nnd n good administration will vote for IllA Gooiiltn; of Westminster, for County Commissioner, on Tuesday next. He is tho . ma" for l,lc l1,,,cr' Col. II. P. Van Dimir.i!, the proprietor of the itcvere House in this village, died of con sumption nt the Mansion House in Greenfield, on Saturday lat, aged 02. lie hud made bii homo in Ibis village most of the time for n few years past, prcv ions to which lie had resided chielly nt Washington nnd iu Europe. Fun: in NcmTlirint.i), Mas. The pail fac tory in Northfield, 20 by 70 feet nnd three stories high, together with all tho machinery, stock, tools and 1000 buckets, was destroyed by fire on Monday thc 17th inst.. by boiling oil in thc htrtcmeiit, which took fire by using benzine. Tho building was owned by J. '(). Webb, and Ihe stock nnd machinery by II. H. Murdock. Loss $1000, no insurance. Hobcrt Haleol Boston, formerly Supeiinten. dent of the Passumpsic Hailrond in this State, has been chosen President of the Vermont und Massachusetts ltnilroad Company. CimiNTYs Down. The accumulation of snow on the roof of the Town Hall and some of tho dwelling houses in this village has again this winter proved destructive to chimney tops, several of which have been amputated even with the roofs. "Cit.M)i.t:-Hoi.i:s." Col. Walker of the Claiemont L'oyle, thus pertinently and foicibly discusses "ciadlv-holes" nnd the cause of and remedy for them. We commend his rcmuiks ns applicable to this meridian : What shall be clone with the"lravcre-sleds?" Ihev are very convenient for lumbeiing nnd hauling wood until thev have snoiled the roads. and then they m.ike n 'bad mailer worse every day. It is getting to be a serious question. Thc travel se, now so common, nnd almost uni versal, is a modern notion. They turn easily, nnd nre just tlie thing for "logging," but they me nn unmitigated nuisance on the highway built to those icio use them and lo the traveling public, for nfter Ihe snow is more than eight or ten inches deep they spetdily gouge the track into "cradle holes" which well nigh embargoes nil travelling for business or pleasure. Hoists and cattle nie worried andinjuie-d by them, and they cause moie damage to sleds, sleighs and harnesses, by fur, than any possible benefit to be deprived from the use of them. We do not believe ill unduly inultiplvhig the statute laws, but we go for an Act prohibiting the use of thc traverse sleds upon the hL'hwjv when tho snow- is more than 10 inches deep, o'r at least, pro viding that Ihe length of the level runner shall not be less than five feet. At this length we doubt if they would do much mischief, but every year since they have become so common the pattern has been shorter and shorter until they are mere little bobs in-and-out, up-nnd-elown, like n dory in a uale of wind. Among tho qualifications of uspiiants for the Legislature it ought to be ascertained for a cer tainly of ouch : U he sound on Ihe bob-sled ijiitition f VEItHONT ITEMS. At the recent session of tho Supreme Court in Bennington County, Samuel Gilbert plead guilty to an indictment charging him with burg lary committed in Bupeit, and Geoigc Hurley made a like plea, on n charge of attempting to burn the jail at Bennington. Gilbert got four and Hurley two years in the Stole prison for their respective crimes. Col. Hawkins and Maj. Kimball both, of the New York Zcuaves which tegitnent greatly dis. tinguished itself at the battle at Hoanoke Is land, nre both Vermonters. Maj. Kimball suc ceeded the bile Chailes G. Eastman in publish. ing the Spirit of Ihe Aye, at Woodstock, and was Postmaster in that village under President Polk. He left both Ihe paper nnd the office in 1817 lo nssnme the command of the Vermont company iu the 0th Kcgiment. He served nt the head of his company, un 'er the late lamen ted ltjiisom iu tho Mexican war nnd greatly distinguished himself in several actions. For scvernl years preceding the lebellion he was employed in the New York Custum House. Dr. E. K. Sanborn of Hutlan 1, lute Surgeon of the 1st Veimont Volunteers during their three months campaign, has been appointed Surgeon of the 31st M issachusetts Itcgimcnt, attached to Gen. Butler's Division. Thu Irasburgli Slnmhtid says that measles nnd scarlatina rago to nn unpieccdented extent in that town. "Many small children are first attacked with measles and after they get better thu canker-rash sets in and teiminates fatally. Funerals are of ulmost daily occuircncc." The dwelling houso of Serii Sweet of Shafts bury was burned to the ground on Tuesd.iv of list week. None of thc contents, exeent no lamny, were saved. The llutland Herald has done up Ihe biogra phies of thc several Governors of Vermont in a very readable and creditable manner, and is now at some of the other men who have achieved a name nnd position in Vermont. commencing with Stephen I!. Bradley. T e Herald is doing u good thing in this line. A daring burglary was committed nt Hen ninglon on the uighl of llio Uth, some rascal having entered the sleeping room of lnndloid Cndy of the Stark House, und taken about $70 fiom his pantaloons' pocket, Frank Huberts nnd G. C. Hutchins of Ben nington, recently fished two devs in Slielburue lake, and caught 00 pounds of pickerel. Lainsnn, Goodnow & Co., nro uring (be llonsn boring machine iu the manufacture of gun inacbineiy nt Windsor, vvlieie ihey aie to make 00,000 lilies to shoot lebels with. Alvin Flint of Caledonia county leiently died nt Sliihstend in Canada, leavirg $100,000 nnd n icputation ns ns u miscrely skintlint, Tho llvdcpnik .Vacsdealtr snjs that Mr. Phineat Baillctl, a member of the 3d Vermont lleglment, iccently disi barged on nceount Of illness, bus been arrested nnd committed to j.iil on a charge of appropriating to his own use money sent by him to different individuals nt Camp OrllHn to their friends in Lamoille county. The various sums amount to over $300. At Ihe time of his uricst ho wns nt llutland tn get his slate pay, and lo eulUt in the 7lh Itcgimcnt, Two hundred and ,.,,. i i for tho 8th Hegltnent nnd Haiti-, In. I.v llt1 !-. ' Tho largo store Itandolph, was elc1 re of Willar.1 G.iy, nt West estroved by fire on Monday.- $0000. imrtlv Insured. M l. IV r. nX.. I ai-.iin ..:..i.. ! ...i i... ..... w..t -LMW, IiaillV imUrCU. IIJO Phrenix lodge of Freo and Accepted Masons tcr, $000 , insured. Tho cadets of Norwich university narticm. ted ill the general rejoicing over our late vie- lories and the celebration of the national bnli. day, last Saturday. The cadets entrenched themselves in the deep snow on their nnrndn grounds, mounted a battery ot six-pounders, (llio gun, pointed south, of course,) 'and fired federal and national salutes during the day iu honor of tho anniversary of Washington's birth. The stars and stripes were display ed from nil parts of the bariacks. Washington's farewell address wns rend, nnd speeches were made by members of tho university faculty nnd by ca dets. THE CAPTUIIK OF FORT DONELSON. At considerable expense we have, for the convenience of our readeis, caused to bo en-1 graved the following diagram icpresent ng ihc r v.'.... iv l.. .i... .t: -. ' """l""" " "i'1'osmo.. the Union Forces : 1'I.AN 01' 10HT IlONlILhON r KErEIMINCi; TO THE PLAN. A. Gen. Smith. B. Union F eld Batteries. C. Gen. McCi.EUNANI). 1). Bebcl Itednubls. E. lteb-1 Hide Pits. F. Draw Bridge. G. Ditch around thc Fort. Gen. Grant's Head Quarters were just with out the limits of this plan about the middle of the cst side. It is known that Floyd and Pillow escaped down the river at the South east. The bights and rebel redoubts captured Saturday, thc possession of which gave us com mand of the Fort was between Gen. McCIer nand's position and the Fort, and it was the place where the hardest fighting occuired. Appearance of Fort Donelson. The fi st thing that strikes one upon entering rort Donelson, is its immense strength. Fort Henry was thought lobe almost a Gibraltar, but its strength is weakness when compared to that of Donelson. Along Dover, the Cumber land Hivcr runs nearly north. A half mile or so below, it makes a short bend to the west for somo hundred yards or so, and then turns again. and pursues Us natural course due north Bight in this bend on the left hank of the river. and commanding it to the north, nre two wnter batteries, side by side, nnd nearly down to the vvn'er s edge. The main battery has nine guns, nil looking straight down thn r!.-pr. Tim lufr.l....i n..n : -c.--- . ..w .v..-(ti.i .iii a n lO.incn columbiad the rest are32.pounders. Tho other battery has three guns the middle one n formidable rilled 01-pound columbiad the others G 1-pound howitzers. All these guns nre protected by breastworks of immenselhitk ness, tho tops of which nre composed of coffee sucks uiieu vvitn earth. Hack of these batteries the shore rises with a pretty steep ascent till it forms a bill whose top is nearly or quite 100 feet abov e ihe w liter. On the top of this hill is Fort Donelson, an irregular work which in closes nbout 100 ncrcs. Tho only puns in the j-uri an- lour ngui siege guns, n l.'-pound how itzer, two Ol-iiound cutis, and one Gl-nound howitzer. West of the fnit, in the direction of Ihe- place occupied by Gen. GllANT, nnd south towards Gen. McCu'.iinandN nosition. the country is n succession of hills. For several bundled yards around the Foil the timber has nil been cut dow n so ns to afford a fair sweep for the Confederate guns. Surrounding the whole Fort and town nnd distnnt from the for mer nbout n mile, is a trench for riflemen which runs completely around from tho river bank above Dover almost to a point near thc liver some d:st.ince below the water batteries. Directly west of the Fort, and within the rifle pit, aie formidable abaltis. which would render an -advance from that direction almost an im- possibility. Qon. Orant's Omoial Iloport. 1Ik,vikU.vuti:iis Aumv in tiii: FitLii, 1 Four Domxmix, Sunday, Fib. IB, 1802. j Qtn. Q W. ClLLoy, CkirJ of Staf, Drpartmtnt ol Mi,, tourti Gl-.Nini.vi.: I am pleased to announco to vou the unconditional sui render, this murning', of Fort DjiicIsoii, with 10,000 to 20,000 prisoners, nt least forty pieces of artillery, nnd a large amount of stores, horses, mules aiul other pub lic property. I left Fort Henry on the 12th inst., with a force of about 10,000 men, divided into two divisions, under the comma-d of Gen.MeClern- anu anu oiniin. six legimcnls weie sent a round by water the day befure, convoyed bv a gunboat, or rather start -d one day la'ter than one of the gunboats, nnd with instructions not to p.iss it. 'I he troops made the march in unnd nnW. the bead of ihe column arriving within two nines in me ion at 10 o ciocs. in. At Ihis point mi- i-niinj a picKi-is vie-ie met and driven in. The fortifications of the enimv were from this point gradually approached im'd surround ed, with occasional skirmishing on the line. Ihe following day, owing to the non-arrival of the gunboat nnd le-enlorcements sent by waler, no attack was made , but tho investment wns extended on the Hanks of the enemy, nnd dinwn closer lo his woikt, with skirmishing all day. On the evening of the 13th, the gunboats and re-enforcements arrived. . On the 1-llb, n gal lant attack was made by Flag-Officer Foote upon the enemy's w tks'wilb bis fleet. The engagement lasted, probably, one hour and n half, and bid fair to lesult favorably to the cause of ihc Union, when two unlucliv shots disabled two of the urnnn d gunboats, 'so that they weie cai tied back b the curient. The remaining two weie verv'much disabled also, having leccived a number of heavy shuts about the pilot-house and other pails of the vessels. Alter these ints.li.ips, 1 concluded to make the investment of Fort Dom-hnn nt perfect ns possi ble, nnd partially fortify and nw nil repairs to Ihe gunboats, This plan was frustrated, how ever, by llio eiumy making the-most vigorous ntlnck upon our right wing, cnmninnded by Gen. J, A. MeCleiiuind, with n portion of thu force under Gen. I Wallace. The enemy weie repelled after a closely contested buttle of my. ernl hours, in vih"ch our loss wns heavy. The officers, nnd particularly field officers, 'suffered out of proportion. I have not tho menus of determining our Iciss even approximately, but it cniinnt lull far short of 1,200 killed, wounded nnd missing. Of tho latter I understand lose i-i-ou mo sons oi ifinperance S100) O. battle lnsti.l oniM .CtT vlimur 'o P. Chase, tailor, $200, Win. H. Waters, Icn- a of "Wli ' Jark,' e'V'.nf'' I,0's,''!',n of list, $300, C. M. Sillir, undertaker, $200, J. ?dered , ' ''"T', n!lack H. Salisbury, sloro and goods damaged by wa- by Gen T?.fe0,,,w flBnk' ,af!crl 10 hB ,1 . 11 1 iirlsnn-r. T.i,.i VV.L " w.crc 'en ' : I . -MUUKIl Ol 1 II B I tl I orderf n I "0t lnk Va,ntne of M1;7nT;,,,,,,0 T".-l,ho i1"' f.i?!' V 10 Vl.vl'!"n umlt'r Wen. C. F. Smith. "ri"w "inline division under Hon. f! V sm!.i. Vlllll-ll Una n.r..t I -III- .1 . ,U, ? !"' ""V "0,J .,'" ,a""' fe OI11I1M i-n- ... fa .. ... I' u.v. !". . ..i" A " -'"iiiicnccei, iy the J Jit is- I I . I - . .-isvii-riianu and vi nllacc 1 . ' . ' ""'""hstandlng the hours of exnosnr,. .inner ucm. .McC ernnm l VMI,- Liu .1. V"? 1,1 l"? fort' P-t of the dav, vrat h . .!"'' ?'"' 'he enemy further ren'nUwI. " 'li..'.?'.. ."" famed, night having como ' . ' Y'L Ir"l'.s camped for the nicrht. f.-nl- f , victory would :ron their ";" '' ' ''"r ' ' mornins. Thi, ' " "l n m MrlJ' ,,our. Gen. S. H. Hucl- "v ".;-..ije- iu our camp under n Iljirof truce, proposing nn nrmisticc, &c. a copy of Die correspondence.' transmitted. which ensued is h r.ru ill. . cannot mention individuals who specially distinguished themselves, but leave that to div. I ....... null hi iaue onicers, whose reports will bo forwarded as soon n. u-eeived. To div i ion e .mm iniieis.ii,,-ever.li--n.. M,p I inn iii.it IV',. II I . i.i . - ""-"s. ..j..-. u hi? justice o v II ,.- .....i in " were vviiii men uinitn ri:N i., ' , I ' -' "'Kcr, nun were ni'iavs riudv t , ( . " "", "n,t'r"' " mMur ''' 'he exp..--u, e to i themselves. oi. At ,,, ,H1Jr . , ; " v.-'"iiimim i was nnsent, having received u hole from Flag-Officer Foolc, reque -ting me lo go and see him, he being unable lo M.v personal staff, Col. J. D. Webster, Chief of staff, Col. J. Biggin, jr., Volunteer Aid, Capt. J. Haulms, Assistant Adjutaiit.Gcncr.il i Catits. C. I). L igow und W. S. Hillver, Aids and Lieut-Col. B. Mel'herson, Chief-Engimcr! all are deserving personal mention for their gallantry and services. For full delnils nnd reports and particulars, reference is modeto Ihe reports of the Engineer, Medical Director, nnd Commanders of Brigades nnd Divisions, to follow- I am. flnnnrnl .,lrl:Ifriinnl a n..M......t T i ... v P .. V. Vmir (iliil.Knnt fli-mnt I'. !S. GllANT, lirlj-adlcr-Uencrn!. B Ull.XSWVS KXrKDITIOX. Winton, N. p., Captured, itnncn accounts. A Hichmond dispatch of Saturday, has tho following : "Suffolk, Vn., 21st. Capt. Nichols of the Petersburg artillery, nirived Ibis after noon from Winton, w litre be has been statiom 1 with his battciy. Yesterday he was shelled out by the Yankees. They bad seven steamers, nil of which passed up the river. Capt. Nichi lt had Ins horse shot, and two of his men woui ti ed. V inton is in ashes, and our troops reliied to Murfreesboro." Another dispatch dated Noifolk, 21st, says tho federal forces again ascended the Chow ,m river yeslciday, to Wiito', with several gun boats, and n large number of troops. The con federates opened a heavy fire on them, but thc iankeus landed and burnt the town, and Ihe southerners retired. Our loss is said to be iwo men. The humbug congressman, C. 11. Fester was among the killed of the Yankees. rn om foii tm:ss moxj: ok. MORE UNION l'MSONEHS ltETL'KN'LD. The Old Point boat which did not arrive at Baltimore till .Monday morn- ing. She brought 14 released officers, a fol low : Col.M.Coggswell,-12d New York, Wm. It. Lee, 20th Massachusetts , Col. A. M. AVood, 1-lth New Y'oik , Muj. Paul Heverc, 20th Mas sachusetts, surgeon E. H. Heverc, 20th Mas sachusetts , Capt. F. J. Keller, 1st California , Capt. G. W. Hockwood, 10th Massachusetts , Capt. B. Williams, 12th Indiana , 1st Lieut T C. 1-reeman, 1st Virginia ; Lieut J. E. Gruerre, loth Massachusetts, Lieut Wm. Harris, 1st California: Lieut II. F. Ilnnrnrk. mil. ii,.i:,.,... Lieut h. B. Hull, 1st Virginia , V. E. Merrill, engineer corps, U. S. A. , Lieut W. B. VnsselU loth Massachusetts , and. Lieut George II. Wallace 42d New York : alsn ilm .rm. -r ii. schooner Ocilla, captured in the gulf the first of November, and Ihc brier Elsinnr,.. Tl... lar gest numberi of the prisoners belong to tho insi vamorm.-i nnci inmmany regiments, cipt iircd at Ball's Bluff. Tho whole party went to Washington Monday afternoon, nfn-r snnn.i;,. a merry day with the Union men cf Baltimore. NEGOTIATIONS FOR A GENERAL EXCHANGE OK ritlSONEHS. Gen Wool with Col Cannon ami Mnim-.T,,,,-, or his staff, went with thc steamer Adelaide Sunday morning, under a flair nf iAim. in .r,... by appointment Gen Howell Cobb of Craucv Island, for the purpose of opening negotiation's for a general exchange of prisoners. Thev weremet bythe William Scld stepped aboard tho latter, and n consultation ot about an hour occurred between the gener als. The result is unknown. UNION I'EELING IN ItlCHUONIl. Tho prisoners nit sneak of n slrnnp- Untrn. party in Hichmond, who nre in high gl-e at the Union victories. They wero compelled for their own safety to keep quiet, but took frequent occasion to make their sentiments known to the prisoners, showing them various aetsoflii.nl. ness which had to bo stealthily performed. JEFF DAVIS' INAUGURATION. Thero was a large attendance to iin. inauguration on Saturday, but Ihe enthusiasm was very subdued. These who wero nn i,,r.L. could not get close enough to bear the address, and it was not printed before they left. MORE HHSONERS COMING. The released prisoners snv ilmt tl. r tho steamer that brought them stated that be expected another party of prisoneis to lie wait ing for him on his return to City Point. '1 hey were from Salisbury N. C, and Alabama. Tho next lot to come alter these, will he those from Chaileston and Columbia, S. C, including Col. Corcoran, who might bo expected on Thursday or Friday. The party who come on Monday, includes all who were in Hichmond except three, who vviro too sick to be icmovcd. Fit O St TFXXFSSEi:, Matters on the Cumberland. PROCLAMATION OK COMMODORE FOOTE. Eveiything is quiet at Fort I)o..elson. llio rebels before evacuating Clarksville, fired tho railroad bridge crossing the Cumberland at that point. Com. Fonts hat issued the following proclamation lolhe inba hilantsof Clarksv ille : At the suggestion of Don. Cave Johnson, Judge Wisdom, and the mayor of the city, who called upon me yesterday, after our hoisting the Union fljg on the fo'its, to ascertain my views and intentions tnwoids the citizens anil private property. I heicby announce to all peaceably disposed persons, that neither iu their persons nor property shall ihey suffer molesta tion by me or by the naval forces under my command, nnd that thej may safely resumo their business vocations with assurances of my protection. At the same lime I require that nil military stores nnd army equipments, shall bo surrendered, no part of them being withheld or destroyed, and that no secession Hag or mani festation of secession Icc-limr sh.-ill !,. I :i.t...i and for the faithful obseivnue-e of these eondi'-ponri'ble- nnthoriliesof the city res- (Signed) Andrew H. Foote. south ami-: vt A irs. JEFF DAVIS IN JUII OIIOR. The Hichmond IV hi nrtirle on the Davit administration. It snvs Judging bv result, so far, il is ihe most lamentable failure m lustoiy, and the- most sig. na service it cm iciid.r is ihe surrender of tho helm to ubler and better hands. In view of the past, present, and probable futuie, ihe pa. geant of to-morrow is bitter mockery, and a