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',. J7....No. -2. KLTLAJs 1). 1 ., Til U Kb DAI JIUKiNlxNU, JUNE G, 18G1.
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T H P R S D A Y M ' UNI N C.
HONOR.- TO TIIK MEMORY
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IIOV. S. . DOnir.A.
Th- Mitoliiiii.-iK-e of the death of Senator
Dougl rhonif "n -xpe-r.-il h;is produced a
deep feeling in our community. While the
jt tiiiblu: position- (if Mi. Douglas have
r.c-t i.i'vn Mich ;i- 'O command, at all times,
htf adherence of the people of Veimontto
hi nnlificul st;
is political staiKiuro, inev nave aiwais nan
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a high appreciation of his tab-nts a" a hold
and fearless debati i ; as a man of persistent
nergy, and tireless vigor, and an npr-n ad
vocate of his principle: and thus? it has
been that while disagreeing with him in many
of his public act, and political opinions, the
people of his native State, and tho?r espe-
i, I'll . I 1 l . . . lutein
cia'lv ol iviuanu wiumi. uave
-ea Iv to award him all honor as a large- j
hearted and able man a defiant defender of j
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bis views of public policy and a distinguished j
-'.n of the Vermont Mountain State.
The bells in this place were tolled Tues- J
dav at noon, and ti th"s o the vi age ami
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as we i".irn uirougno-u m- muo " i
displave.dat !ial!'-ma-r. and manv of them
drae,1 with black, as a testimonial of re- I
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t to the honored departed
W.
ha' at C;s't!etin. est iailv tnis deinonstra-
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"ion was general and that ' large
i-irir,. In ion ,
Flag of P. W. Hyde, a Dougia- delegate to
the Charleston Convention was draped in
monrniti''.
We have no doubt that like testimonials
have been rendered throughout the State.
Tin- following letter from an adjoining
county is expressive of the feeling there in
view of this sad termination of the life of this
distinguished son of Vermont :
Chester. June 1th.
The death of the Hon. S. A. Douglas,
of which we were informed by your paper of
this date, strikes er ni '! as a national ea
iamitv a this time.
Ali the Flags are at half mast and some
draped with black. The church bells will
be tolled at noon as a mark of respect to the
deceased, wlit'-h i.'2 uo'c to show to a true
fniti'i man and one of the Nation's best
Still- snuvi.
The Cahti.i.ton V.d.cxTEEJts. We are
informed by our attentive, Castleton corres
pondent, " P.. W. P.," (to whom we are in
debted lor very many items of news from
that town,) that religious exercises were held
in the Urick Church in that.village, last Mon
day evening, in be half of the Castleton Vol
unteers, the (ircen Mountain Guards, they
being about to take their departure for the
camp at Burlington.
The church was well filled the galleries
occupied mostly by ladies and the body of
he house by the Volunteers, in full uniform
aud others. The introductory prayer was
offered by Rev. Joseph Steele for nearly
thirty vears former pastor of this church.
The sermon was by Rev. Dr. Childe, and the
closing prayer and benediction by Rev. Mr.
Marshall, of the Methodist church. Several
national airs were, played by the Organist,
Mrs. E. Kittridge, and patriotic songs were
performed by the ihoir.
This Church has voted to present each
soldier in the company with a copy of the
New Testament and Psalms.
The. ladies are at wo. k m iking useful ar
ticles ot' clothing, caps and the like, for them.
All the company have le,-n vac cinated by Dr.
S. J. Perkins.
ft is reported that C:pt. Hope is soon to
be presented with an eiegant sword and belt
by the citizens of the place. it is also ru
mored that Lieut. Juhiisoii is -o receive a
similar present from tl
Lee L
e ot Masons,
of which he is a member. j
A large 1 acka.-c of good things arrived!
Mondav evening from Pouhney for the boys j
from that patriotic town, three of whom are
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cer-.
in. I nave eacii oeeu pioweo nun
side arms or revolvers by
men.
leir fellow towns-
" " ; and in every way commodious. liurlirujUm
FlKK AND I'ji.il'.Altl.E LiisS UK LlKE. j 'Vwcs, 'J'ucsiai.
We learn from the Watchman that a fire - -
. 1 he Burlington Sentinel intimates that if the
broke out at about 4 o'clock Monday morning j i,.puhlicnns ,0 not choose to cotton to the de
iu the tenement occupied bv Thomas Arm- j niociacv, they will see who will lose by it. A
.. ., , '. I. , i , i threat, is it 1 The Republicans -lose!" It
strong, in the rear ot Durnham s Hotel, iJout- ; l) ( f(i js ;i Ke)U,lit.an Ut Vermont who is dispos-
nelier. Only the upper story and roof were ! ed to ouit. now is the t me to do it. When the
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burned. I he inmates were barely ll -
Air. Armstrong and two children being burn-
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nil ine vouii 'csi laiain. -i. i rcu
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with his youngest child, from a window to
the .-round a distance of thirty feet, and was
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not seriously injured, but the child was con-
siderablv bi uised, though its burns are the
most dangerous
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. it ..rated ,hat Senator Foot wilt in- j
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froducc a bill at the extra
--ion of Con- i
-res. a'.th'mit-.hc iWid-nt to iiil all ex-
r
i-t-i'g ac.uu ics
V..st !..:: be n:..
noiniiia-
I"', of a!
! CoNKKDKUATK FINANCES,. The Mont- 1
immiTv i'nrmsnn!i(li.iit n? tin- Savannah Re- :
publican thus discusses the prospect of the
rebel revenues :
"It is feared that the blockade of Lincoln j
will seriously diminish the revenue miles
speed; v raised : and :t not. the governnien
-,, , . , p -
wul have to resort to direct taxation, in or-
der to provide for its support. The plan :
will prove acceptable to the people, and will j
be more etleetive than a mere dependence
upon an uncertain income. Some one ha-.
suggested, though not of icially. the project ,
Ot levying a tax o: lour per cent, upon
..j........ l.t ..nti.iiliumrr til.. ,",J.a ,Tii T'Uflli.
stan. ' . n,.-. . .... .u.-
of the slave at presort to oe lour huinlreu
dollars, the income will : ot exceed thirty
six millions. The Secretary of War alone
estimates for thirty-live millions, and it is
probable that at least one hundred will be
needed for disbursement this year. Wemay
therefore expect a system of direct taxation,
in case any inconvenience is experienced in
collections of th" 'juston.s revenue. The ta-
riti' will be reduced to an exceedingly low
I ft.rnY.. irwl will uvr. 1,.1 li,- ltd Ql'tmil th-
f ... ',. -J, "' ' ;ii .
tarir- I
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If 1S not of the least consequence what the j
duties f the confederate tariff are, as t he (
blockade wnl cut oil all business, lhat in- j
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swept away oefore it has a cha..ce to oper-
Hte. iire.-r taxation wnicn is so very -ac-
ceptable' to people every when will have to
b- re.sorte.lto at on. .-a and unsparingly. One
hundred millions will not benin to meet the
renuued d'.-!cir-i-mei:ts o: 'tie iirs vear. -
j Where can the nionev come from '.' It cer-
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tainiv must !' raised w.tinn tic- seceueu
Sta'cs, if auvwhere tor the eapitaiis's .f
Kurotie. ;n this emergency, like to see some
thing that bears a resemblance to the shad-
i ow of a -county. A tax on slaves would
seem to be appropriate : hut. as indicated in
the above extra' t. it would have to be very
onerous in order to meet the pressing wants.
The export tax on cotton might do some
thing ; but then the leading rebels declare
that noil" of their rova! staple shall go to
market overland through Northern port
the only channel left
In short, the whoie
question is a prob:
a- 'lark as the political
i-e. I lust i, fi .lnnnaV .
Thk Mii.ii ai: v (h:ii -ok I'keshiext
Davis. Tin- Louisville Journal thinks that
Jefferson Davis, as a miliary leader, has
proved a failure. The editor says :
" Unquestionably JetT. Davis, as the head
of the military operations in the South, has
signally failed to fulfil! Southern expectation.
The enthusiastic onfidence that was felt in
him is last dying out. All the glowing pre
dictions as to what he would do have in
rapid succession been falsified. 1 1 is late de
votees have been looking daily for great result--
from all his military movements, but
they see nothing. This will never do no.
never. If Jeff, daesn't startle his Cotton
State friends very soon, perhaps they will
startle him.
He has only signalized himself since the
Cotton States set up for themselves by in
augurating a system of wholesale piracy, and
issuing a few letters of marque to desperadoes
who have nothing to lose in the enterprise
on which thev are about to enter."
Rumoks. Rumor has it that there is to
be a People's Party formed in this State, and
that Frederick Holbrook of Rrattleboro. and
Stephen Thomas of Orange County, are to
be the candidates for Governor and Lieut.
Governor. Now we are not so selfish as to
desire both nominees to be selected from this
side of the State, though to the men we might
not have an objection, we would therefore
suggest that the Lieut. Governor be taken
from the East, as he now is, and that Hon.
Wyllys Lyman of Burlington be the man.
JSdlo'r lrd!ls Ariju
Stephen Thomas is of the Douglas wing of
the democracy, and Wyllys Lyman of the
Breekenridge wing, so it would seem that if
the Republicans shall attempt to depart from
the usual course of nominating their own
men, they will at once adopt the quarrels of
the democracy. Better let them alone.
Whoever ome
to the Republican camp,
whether of one stripe or another, let them
stack their arms and come as friends. 17.
HVffri'i.fti.
The Second Re;imext. We under
stand that the Governor re. eived a telegrim
from Gen. S ott yesterday, ordering the
Second Regiment of Vermont Volunteers to
i Washingion immediately. The Regiment
will, theret're. nudonlitcdiv tie mustered
forthwith i 1 1 th' United States service hem
and proceed to Washington as soon as pos
sible. Adj. Gen. Baxter was in town yes
terday morning, inspected the State Fair
Grounds and selected them as the place of
muster. No better location could have been
chosen. The grounds are exceedingly dry,
i ijrent work of Administration is to fight traitors,
j m,ne fjut oa()ro r(llv and hCiirtilv oval are
I wanted in the ranks. The fact undoubtedly is
hoveer. that there is not n Republican iu Ver
. . . . , , .
i mont whose faith, ze-il and hope cave not been
COiititmcd b the course ot the Republican Ad
j ministration ; n. t one who will not reverently
I sav : Traitors are out, and loval men in the
! j,01(i . praised !" IV V,tHi,min.
IlciniLARV. On Saturday nigkt the
I liookstore of Uallou. Lovcland Co. of;
Montpelier was broken open and some ten
. , , i . i t t. ..i
dollar s vvortn ot goous taKcii ny one i amcK
lahar-, who has since been arrested and ;
i.i.i , :. -i i
i-J '-te'i in la.i
n. n. Wivit:
tinted Post-
TlIK VeKMOXT SCHOOL JOURNAL for
June comes nromutlv to hand, brimful, as
usual, of enteitaining and useful reading mat-
ter. This is a publication which is worth
more than the price it costs, and which should
i. :n ti. llfts.;0 f,r ,.Verv famiiv in the
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Sta'e. Terms, one dollar tier year. Address
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the "Editors of the Vermont School Journal,"
West Bratfleboro. Vt.
vKIMOXT Politics. The Republicans'
tQ holl, a Sr;i;,. Convention at Montpe-
, - iVwl,.!av .I.n.e -HI ,.,.,1 thev ..moose
; to 'take in' democrats to vote for them, of
course. No, gentlemen, for one we object to
j that. We have never cast a republican vote
! nor never shall but we are willing to take
i up the sword, as every democrat is. 'o suri
. port the 'powers that be.' according to the
I Constitution. The i)bi k republican -powers
i that want to be.' must do their own voting.
'There is a democratic p.rrv. Wowls'tn-i:
Ay..
So we sumiOsed it would be. the no oartv
crv to the contrarv notwit hstaiidinir. 'I ho
who wish to go in with the -Aje to continue
the democratic partv. certainly ouyht not to
bi. ,,,;,. ,j t,ia ,., vj"i,.(.. A-f..r the rest, if,
UI1,i(.r tll,. p',,,.li 'ir .in uiustauces of the case!
hov )Jtn.m ,1(.;r ,tv lo ,,Vt. :i heartv sun-
port to the Administration in its present pat
luount (lufv ,j( n.rU tr,,,.OM nd stain
ain-
iiig the Constitution. I'ni 'it and I io .eminent,
they can consist, n: iy, and ought cheerfully,
to act with the RepT iicau party. The call
of the committee open- the loot, and the
higher caii of pvnotisiu is Walk in."' 1 '.
Wa'rhmnn.
From tiie Vermont Wafc'iiiian .t .Journal
T: e rJos-.in Journal :i - V,V.c:.rHti:
.f lUrtl, . I !.s ,;!;:. tig tC VerilHlllt Mi'Cr- Which
Invi.r 'ii" noii."!'. tieivetiieii'. The Watc- m.oi
Journal f'.ivorc ! -li whtch '.vei"t . !rnt aJ
who 'a l s lit re-' u ili; he Uepubbiv! S in s'l-t-dil
ing the fcOVtrnmei.-!. arc! in-istci upon ri.aint tin
in the It'.'iiu'1 he.in or':iiiizjfou I: 'Ms not
changed th.t1 go.an i. and d-jes not inu rii t;j
unt'l the j.ur; . t ; s. li.-puShc in t-ar'y ' i '.1
have been accotnoii-hed The -.ir cett.onstra'es
most perfect : :.U its UUrpice? un.jhl n '- ac
('ci.t'lish I and moreover is -i itiotnt that
they nut! ! . ;.t-; tij.it s'ia!; h-.ve i,eeu done,
we w:n . .-r, " - prjprie'y ut .arty or
t;an':Zuti.ii-
DitlVEN I.NSAXE 11 Y IxsttLTS Oi l EltEl)
to ni:i; lk'siiANi). The wife of Henry A.
Bills, of Winstead. Conn., died at the Hart
ford insane retreat a few days ago the re
sult of an attack of insanity produced bv the
execrations and threats uttered against her
husband in the community where he lived,
because of his sympathies with the Southern
rebellion.
Pai:son Bioiw.vi.nw'.s Dauoiitei; A
Cm i- ok the Out Block. A gentleman
just arrived in this city from Knoxville,
Term., brings inteligcnce of affairs in that
city. He inform us that g..V" Scecession
troops are stationed there, for the express
purpose of overawing the Union men. It is
a part of their business to engage in quar
rels in saloons, and in street fights, with all
who are not friendly to secession. Two men
were shot last week for no other oilense than
speaking words of loyalty to the Federal
Government.
The house of the celebrated, bold-hearted
and outspoken Parson Brownlow, is the onlv
one in Knoxville over which the Stars and
Stripes are floating. A few days ago two
armed secessionists went, at 0 o'clock in the
morning, to haul down the Stars and Stripes.
Miss Brownlow a brilliant young lady of twen
ty three, saw them on the piazza, and stepped
outand demanded their business. They re
plied they had come to "take down them d n
Stars and Stripes.'" She instantly drew a
revolver from her side, and presenting it,
said. "Go on ! I'm good for one of ycu. and I
think for both !"
-Bv the looks ot' that girl's eye. she'll
shoot," one remarked. "I think we'd better
not try ; we'll go back and get more men,"
said the other.
"Go and get more men." said the noble
lady : "get more men and come and take it
down, it you dare !"
They returned with a company ot ninety
armed men. and demanded that the flag
should be hauled down. But on discovering
that the house was tilled with gallant men,
armed to the teeth, who would rather the as
dearly as possible than see their country's
flag dishonored, the secessionists retired.
When our informant left Knoxville, the
Stars and Stripes still floated to the breeze
over Parson Bn.wnlow's house. Long may
th "v wave !- t 'liiciuin J-iumn'.
Kt.S.i ColT.'.V AND PltKSIDKXT (IeV-
nt vno. The Cotton Supply Association of
Manchester have placed at the disposal of
James Ucdpath several cotton gins, plows,
and other agricultural implements, to lie given
as prizes tor the encouragement of cotton
growing in Hayti, by colored American emi
grants in that Island. The Haytien emigra
tion movement has impressed them as a laud
able and practical scheme, ami they have lit
tle doubt, they say, that I lay ti is destined to
become a very important source of supply of
tropical staples.
(Ifn. Mc Duwki.i.. The Washington cor
respondent of the New York World describes
this oflicer s follows:
' (ieneral Irwin McDowell, U. S A., just
promoted to a brigadiership from a colonelcy ,
receives the command of all forces in this dis
trict, and thus becomes at once the leader of
our center. He is a noble oflicer; stalwart
and hands -me: a splendid horseman; an ex
act disciplinarian ; the expert master of all
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I niiui.u ioi uie ieoei vieneraijee oi V irgui-
j ja? about whose secession ire in a colonelcy so
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j muv-n Miuce.i) wuii:miuuii hcib maue.
Pi:i:soxai.. Major (Ieneral ISanks is to
take the field at the head of a division.
It is rcoortcd that about one-tenth of the
. . v .. ..- i:..;r.--- with ft-ii-ics
SEWS Ni nMAHV
A commissioner has been appointed to take
charge of the prisoners conveyed to Washington.
There was 2.261.121 bushels of grain in
store at Buffalo on the 29th nit., of which there
were 1.304.891 bushels ot wheat and 600.207 of
corn.
In Chamber sburg. Pa., on Saturday last,
Frank Jones, a negro barber, shot and danger
ously wound'jd two soldiers He was pursued
y their comrades, caught, and instantly killed.
It is ascertained that for every officer who
t,a icsigtn d on account of the troubles of the
tunes, theie are ten Applications trotn retirea om
cers, who resigned pirvious to the commence
tnent of the secession lever.
During Mav li e ! posits of cold at the New
York Assrv Office were $6,25,000; deposits of
silver, $275,000 : gold bars stamped, 83,250..
952 49; transmute i to Philadelphia Mint for
coin 'ge. 7,777:640
The letters from Mexico, representing
trouble in the rece, tion of Minister Corwin, are
pronounced at the State Department entirely
false. The disposition of the Mexican Govern
ment towards our own is known to be of the
most friendly character
The New York Kvenmg Post says:
Th3 liabilities of certain parties in Albany to
the suspended batiks are estimated at one million ,
of dollars Many tjinile s are nearly ruined by
the failures of thesr institutions One other per- j
son than those heretofore named i according to !
rumor, deficient about S 200.1 Hid, and he is con- ;
nected with parties who have bad much to say '
in the public affnir- ot thu Stile
Jeff Davis and suite arrived at Richmond ou ;
Wi hicsdav . accompanied bv Too tubs and Wijf- ',
fall " ' 'I
Gov Spragi'e had an enthusiastic reception at
Providence from the. military and citizens on his I
return froui Newp-.rt, on Saturday. ;
11. cry J. Raymond f the New YorS Times
and David Leavitt arc! Iir He race Green cf New ,
York, passed throagh Vermont recently on a j
'i-tong tour to the Saranac Lakes. ,
A l'KOil.CTEb ('.U'TLRE OK Pltl LADKLIII I X . !
The Philadelphia Press derides the last threat j
of th-j rebels as follow : :
otne of the more enthusiastic of the cession i
rebels, it s- erns, are still indulging the pleasing !
an I somewhat fanciful project that they will be
able ! fore long to capture Philadelphia! ;
When they do come no doubt it will he by the I
way of 'h'.- B!o' kk-y Almshouse !" !
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FROM TEXAS
The Galveston News, of the 2 1 stall , says : j
We learn from good authority that Mr. Cha's
Smith, formeriy of the postofBce in this city,
shot Lieut. II. Stanhope, of the Davis Coast
Guard, of this city, now at Fort Brown. lat
week. As' as we could learn, the facts were
as follows ". Lieutenant Stanhope gave n order
to Smith who was a private in his company,
which Smith refused to execute. Lieut. Stan
hope, walking out some time afterward, encoun
tered Smith, who was armed with a rifle.
Smith asked him : "Are you armed ''' Stan
hope answered ' No only with rny fist '' Upon
which Smith shot him through the heart, killing
him instantlv. There is no 'ioubt but justice
will he meted out to him speedily, as the garri
son was much excited against Smith.
The State Gaisere announces tha'. Gelding
to Gjv. Clark's representations. Secretary Wal
ker has taken into the confederate State service
the regiment of mounted ritb?men raised by our
State ('(invention, with Col. Ford. Lieut. Col.
Bavlor. aud Major Wa'k'r as the thief officers.
Lieutenant Colonel John R. Baylor arrived
at San Antonio on the 7th, to organize the regi
ment, of mounted riflemen ordered by the con
vention. Col. Ford commanding the regiment,
is on the lower Rio Grande. Lieutenant
Colonel Baylor, we learn, is to be stationed with
ha'f of the regiment on the upper Kio Grande,
with headquarters at El. Paso. This removes
him from oar northern frontier, where he would
be of the most service from his intimate knowl
edge of the couniry and the Indians, and his
intiuence in that section of the State.
Col. Henry E. McCulloeh's Regiment of
Mounted Riflemen. C S. A., is to he stationed
on the northern frontier.
Hcmors ox tub War. One of the
Island troops at Washington writes
lihode
to the
Providence Journal as follows :
' Pets are common, many messes having a dog
and two or three have villainous crows that
have grown ijaite tame, an go hopping aroun.I
and snat at caressing tingeis. The .Marine Ar
tillery have bought a small colored youth from
his own mother, for the extravagant sum of fif
ty cents . and hold him as chattel- He is an in
teresting child sc iiuick and discerning. The
Marines are very proud of him. and are vio
lently dehating the sort of costume in which he
shall he arrayed ; in the mean time he is sev
eral suits ot several sizes. This ingenious youth
the other day stole a crow from a mes, swap
ped it off lor a pie. ate the pie. stole hacs the
crew mi l leturned it. and was detected and well
thrashed he whole transaction occupying
some twenty minutes. The only work b.r which
he appears to he adapted is clearing off the ta
ble, aud this he does by eating all that is left.
The age of this piecious child is twelve, and he
looks the own brother to thu ' What Is It."
inxERAL Scott and Secretary Welles
A friend just returned from Washington
speaks ot General Scott's labor as immense.
There are constantly kept before his quarters
twenty noises, all saddled and ready to start,
aud every few minutes couriers are going and
coining with orders and reports. This Iriend
also states that the labors of Mr. Welles, the
Secretary of Navy are very severe. He is in
his office night and day, attending to all the de
tails of Navy affairs, thus guarding against cor
ruption and other abuses, and ferreting out the
secession scoundrels iu that branch of the fede
ral service. He does not intend to entrrst a
single duty to a suspected officer. A'eic Haven
Palladium.
Ohio State Loan. The Board of Control
of the State Bank of Ohio has agreed to take
jhe remaining 5360,000 of the inate loaTi of
SI ,000.000, for military purposes, at par. The
52,000,000 has not been put upon the market,
not being needed as yet.
Some of the British lords intimate, in a
debate in Parliament, that although the
Queen forbids her subjects to take letters of
nianjue from Jeff Davis, the United States
will not be allowed to treat British subjects
caught in the act as pirates. We shall see
about that. AH mv ii highwaymen ot the
Intekestixg khom 'Mexico. The New
Orleans papers ha ye advices from the city of
Mexico to the 7th of May. The only item of
consequence is an article in the Trait
d'L'nion, (French) announcing the arrival of
Mi(.' Corwin, the new Minister of the United
States, and urging that he could not be re
ceived as representing the United States, in
clusive of the Confederate States, as he would
undoubtedly claim to be. We quote a por-
lon 0f the article
In what capacity does this representative,
appointed by .Mr. l,incoin, come tiere .' Ev
idently in the capacity of Minister of the
United States, that is to say of the Confedera
cy, and as it was before the separation of the
States of the South. Can he, ought he to
be received in that capacity
That
the
first question to be resolved.
We must be very careful on that point.
The first step on sjuch grounds may be very j forty fire miles from Washington and i; the
lamerous. Mr. (J.'orwin would not only be j terminus cf the Richmond, I redericksbnrg. Po
;imply recognizedj as the representative of j Railroad. Vessels can approach within
only the States i the North ; and the.Mexi
can Governmeriit j:annot recognize bini rep
resenting the States of the South.
Mr. Corwin comes, as is said, to conclude
the treaty. That Question may be handled la
ter. The only question for the present is
that of this reception, and frankly, the case
seems to us a very embarrass;ji,r "one. Per
haps it will be submitted to C'ongr-
We
shall see how they will get out of 1
It must not be forgotten that the Hepubli-
:An nartv the same that Mr. Corwin retire-
sents refused to ratify the treaty of McLaue
which w is so favorable at the time to the
Liber?! cause. ot the main ground that the
treaty had been iriade by a government whose
authority did not
extend over the whole na-
tion. This argument mav
now be returned
aijain-t the Kefjiu
of Mr. Lincoln is
'licaris : tor the authority
certainly very tar from
whole of the country which
reaching over tM
once formed the kontederation 0! the I nited
States. I
This reasoning is strengthened by other
considerations not less potent. The necessity
which Mexico has for living on good terms
with the confederate States, its neighbor :
the danger to its frontiers ot making for itself
so formidable an enemy : its need of cotn
ruercil relations with the confederate States,
and many o:hr irresistible, reasons, upon
which we shall take more than one occasion
to dilate."
Virginia Elkction. Edward Pendle
ton received the votes of Union men as the
candidate for Congres9 in the ih (Harper's
Ferry) District, as John Janney had de
. lir.ed. Scarcely aov returns were received
from the interior.
The vote of tne four counties in Virginia
comprising the " Pan-handle," against the or
dinance of Secession, was to 431 cast
in its favor.
Who (ioKfs Tur.i'.K ' The advance
troops of the Federal army that were sent j
into Virginia, were instructed to reply to
challengers of the rebel pickets Who goes
there ? with this "The Advance Guard of
the Grand Array of the United States '."
This answer, In all instances made the rebels
beat a precipitate retreat.
A little boy being asked at Sunday School,
What is the .Jiief end of man ' answered
the end what' got the head on.'
The way tunv 'Soger' at the Snnii.
A gentleman who traveled with Col. Max
ev Gregg's South Carolina regiment a part
of the way from Richmond to Manassas Junc
tion, says that they were accompanied by two
hundred negroes, who carried their ma.-ters'
arms, knapsacks, and in many ca-es an extra
hat. The gurjs were strapped on to the backs
of the negroes. A peculiar leature was a full
negro band. Which played Dixie elegantly.
A Bui'iiir One. A g nth-man from Mass
achusetts, traveling in the northern part of
Vermont, selling Sewing Machines, called af
a house lor a trade, and in conversation with
the lady, politely enquired of h-r if her
husband was a Mechanic-? ' Oh. no!" said,
she, he is not, he is a Democrat '." Sublime
A Washerwoman's Si-k ilation. A lady
at Philadelphia, who hud sent out her re.ti laces
te he done up," saw u an evening party her
own elegant and unique "set' gracng the shoul
ders and waist! of another lady. A shrewd in
vestigation ot the matter showed ti e washerwo
man had rente 1 the lace "one evening only "to
the la ly who wore it.
Errt. t or is a it Teachixo Several news
papers in the South have beer, obliged to sU
pend. of late, for want of means, an. I the Mem
phis Bulletin. in u rgini' upon its friend" to pay up.
says ' (he payment of debts is a .-acted matter.''
The same article advises the repudiation of
rorthern indebtedness. S'.rarge that sacre.lniss
can Ke sj divided, hut it is not strarge that debt
crs should always fail t see the distinctions.
Whether they do in this instance such a lesson
will he learned in the South that will plauge
the inventors long after the present difficulties
have passed away-
There is at pfe-tnt a snow bank in Bui kland
Me., near Silas Btglows's residence, eight or
ten feet deep, and covering nearly a quarter of
an acre. It is on the east side cfa hill, and is
well exposed to the sun's rays when there is no
cloud between. Hezekiah Ward got snow from
the same plate the 13th of June, 1837. and wax
ed some sugr. .
In a late number of a St. Louis paper we find
a novel style of advertisement as follows:
Engaged. Miss louise iauy, mi nuer, 10
John JHowry, carpenter, uotn oi mis tirj.
The Charleston Mercury calls the Yankee
troops, now threatening the South, " tin ted-
dlers." It is true that the Yankees have,
generally, in their visits South peddled tin,
but we guess they mean to peddle lead this
time. Louisville Journal.
A Weak Policy. We have lost Baltimore,
and now we have lost St. Louis, by the act of
cn H .mov. There is the fruit "of oar weak
policy in releasing him. when we fairly had him
insoncr. Ltiaruswn .utrcury.
W. F. Washington, late Colonel in the
armv. was amont? the prisoners caTdured at
Pa'uf'ax. He declares that !io was lorceu ; woal, have jriven tl.ose I1R,n wm the rouaty
against his will to bear arms, ?nd took the ! at whaf.v.-r ro. The .tr-!v i i th" dcc
r,..i!i of T'lci-t ( t" 'be Cot" ..:: ;
JWilCi: THIiKE CENTS,
lc-1.50 l'KJt YKAIi.
"H ki nnjiiii.
: Washington, May 31.
It was stated in our correspondence yestej
day that a number of vessels were then fitting
out here for some destination n ot publicly dis
closed The following dispatch received at the
navy yard between four and five o'clock tbia
P. M affords an exnlanation :
j The Keystone State reports that in passing
; Acqnuatnoon the Freeborn and Anacosta were
engaging the battery at Acquia Creek with suc
cess. Shall I send the Pocahontas with her ten
inch gun to afsist.
! This is signed by Capt Dahlgreen the cotn-
mander at the Navy Yard.
Immediately on receipt of this dispatch the
I Navy Departmont ordered two men cf war
4owii to support Capt. Ward.
i The Washington Star says nine rebels were
killed at Se wall's Point at the recent connict
I alsfl that the rebels have stopped work on the
enixencnmenu at Manassas.
-v. aviorcrs are fonceniiaten m
Virginia.
1 z.t Ui . . .
etern
I It is of interest to know that Anmi, r,: ;
musnet rauge of the Latterv.
- Washington Jnne 1st.
j l his alternoon's Star gives the following fall
: account ot the affair at Fairfax Court House.
I Last night Company B. of the 2n 1 cavalry
i forty-seven privates under Lieut . Tompkins and
2nd Lieutenant Gordon and three member of
I the New York 5th Regiment, teconnoitering
'within three hundred vards of Fnirv V.,t
j House, by Winchester road, were fired on bv
to of a ti. ket of Virginia troons. Thv tr.nlr
1 one of the two a prisoner, and the other evit-ed
; ttioagrc nre.i at
The cavalry company then charged i". m the
j village from the north' side and were tired on
. from the Union Hotel, formerly k-pt by James
I Jat-ks'.n. who killed Col Ellsworth. The man
I firing was instantly shot down
I The cavalry then charged down i';jC
j village's principal streets and were fire. 1 'a from
! many house s, an i from platoons, behind fences,
i Having passed tj,n, to t.e en,j (Jj ,(.,. village.
I they wheeled about and instantly charged back.
' and were then met by two considerable dta'h
; men's with a field piece. Turning thev cat
i thiough a third detachment in the rear, arid icft
j 'he village, bringing with them five prisoners.
and killing twert n-vtn men 'l'v o cf the
ic.vairyare mi.sing. two .rc killed, ar.ifAssis
I taut (juarter M.ter Corev of the Ne v York 5th
If)-'..,-..: J.2- .t. -
ivegnaeit' is i uri'ieu in trie 'Oot. J.:e:: iOriip
kir.s bad t o hor-c- en under ni t. t'.e last
one fabing on his k- injuring it sligTt v.
The wounded are under the care o! D.r Has
se and Kooe of the New York Fifth.
The steamer Gipsey, from Farlington via
Fort Washit i;ton at teD o'clock this morning,
brings the fallowing information, which ha 2 been
received at the latter place.
The ergagement at Acquia Creek requited in
the retirement of the Freeborn and Anac ,s;a al
ter a severe fiht. in which a number were killed
on both sides.
The two tep.raers reared to awa:t t; -; arrival
of the Pawnee. The 1'awucc nojiyci l.: r'ori
Washington to awa t the a rrival of the trarport
Baltimore with troops, supposed to be the New
York Seventy first rcfimeM. The Pawuv and
the Baltimore proceeded in company.
Washington, t
:ne g.
,.r- ved
Our mii is'er to Lrglatcl Mr.
Adam
in jyn'ion on tne I Jtn .iay.
In expectation of bis coming an arr, :;-.
had been ruaite by Lord John Jtisst!" to rc
him on I ae-day and for hi preentatior: t
Queen on Thursday. Lord John Iiuss
however out of town caused by the death o
brother the Duke of Bedford.' and M: A
was presented by Lord l'almerton.
Kverything attending the reception :
derstood to have been marked tr. en:;: - i
ity and friendship.
Important disratches bom the ra-.;
partment he'e reached Mr. Adams or. the
and he immediately arranged for a.i eirlv
view.
1 he a'.tiiu 'e of the British Government
"lent
:e ive
the
: 'at
r his
Urns
- an-
rlial-
De
:5th ir.ter-
;: is
believed, has not yet been decidedly a-ct rticed
to the satisfaction of the Admiuisirjtioi. at
Washington.
From France or elsewhere there is not.'-i-j new.
An agent of the American, direct fori, the
immediate vicinity of Fairfax Court 11. use,
states that during Ut night word came into the
camp cf the 2;th New York regimen: th;.: the
two dragcor.s missing from c ot.f.ar.v B . w. ieh
made the sally on Fairfax t'ourt Hot.- on Sat
urday morning, were captured by tl.c rebel f jrce
and were tc be hung this morning.
Company B. wts immediately sumttni.te-l frtn
their quarters, at d mounting, rode a; to the
Court llou-e. un l having by some rnears asicr
tained the pre. ise location of their inn r:s.,ried
comrades. made a dash through the viJaj ; unj
recovered the two men whom thev brought ' j.ck
in triumph to th. camp at daybreak.
Five Cor federate pri-onei from ::.e Court
House have been brought hither, oi.e of them a
son of the l.i'c M.ijor Washington of tl.e armv.
He s.iiJ he did not want to tight the
United States, and niaile amends i v r. kir g the
oath cf allegiance The o'her (';;: r-.tu H to
subscribe to it an 1 wire detained
B.dt'mi.re. ' l.iv j ;
A steamer from For: 1 onroe winch there
testcriay has arrived here. Gen. Batler spent
MoniUy at Newport News where the greatest
contusion has prevailed from want of experience
on the port of the Quarter Master's Commissa
ries Provisions rot having been promptly dis
tributed foraging parties provided for themselves
and in some instances wantonly de'troved
property.
Col. I'helps of the Vermont regimen: is now
in coirmaril of the post. Aline ofer.trench
uitBts 2500 feet long is nearly completed.
Col. Puryea visited Hampton yesterday and
published a proclamation to the remaiuing few
inhabitants declaring that the private property
of loyal citizens shoald be respected.
Col. Allen's regiment will encanjD near
Hampton. Bartlett's Naval Brigade arrived
Thursday and will proceed at once to Newport
Jew8
Fugitive s!avevontinuc to flock into the
J camps. iaiSiSjS .t
j A regiment of Maine troops passed through
J here at ten o'clock for Washington.
Wa
; The Union men from 1ettjg) JIenrVi ienton
and Morgan counties numbering 6ome Too, or-
i ganized seven companies near Cole Camp in
; this company on Tuesday last and threaten
i death to every secessionist in the OsaL-e valley.
aSrtk'
' They have sent an agent to Gen, Harney for
arms.
Great excitement exists here and ha 1 it not
been for tl.c peace arrangement betwesn Genl's.
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