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THE ItTLAND WEEKLY HERALD : THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1861.
Wit StaOiinfi Irai.
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 18.
TILE COURIER AND AMALGAMA
TION. The Courier of yesterday contains another
tall for a County Convention at Rutland, at
the same time and place as the one published
in our columns alleging that ours partook
too much of a Republican character. The
Courier's call is signed by over one hundred
names, and we are happy to see that of these
a preponderence tends to the Democratic
side, and among them the editor of the
Courier.
It has been said that " one man can lead a
horse to water, but that two men cannot make
him drink." It may with equal truth be
said, that though one man may convince an
other of a falacy or the error of his ways,
twentv men cannot lead him from an error
against his will. "We believe the Courier
man to be incorrigible, and therefore shall
not, at least while he is in his present uiood,
attempt to win him from the lonelv and al
most solitary political paths in which he is
just now straying. We do rejoice to see,
however, that there is a little vitality left in
our cotemporary, and that he can procure
the names of more than fifty Democrats of
Rutland County to sign such a call as he pub
lished yesterday, believing as we do, that
every man whose name is upon that call de
signs to stand. by it unless it may be the Cou
rier man himself. "We rejoice, therefore, to
see this patriotic movement, on the part of so
numerous an array of Rutland county Dem
ocrrts, in throwing down party lines, for the
time being, for the purpose of rallying to the
support of the Union. We hope, and with
the exception above made, we believe that
the signers of this paper art- - -ing hon
estly and with a view to the greatest good to
the f-reatest number. We would give the
Courier man the same credit of honesty,
could we do so with propriety, or could we
nee the least evidence cf an honest purpose
in his present movement. But how can we V
In another column of the Courier which pub
lished this call, we find another from the
Democratic State Committee, for a Conven
tion at Montpelier for the nomination of
State officers, and one of the signers being
John Cain .' This would look as though all
"party considerations" were not, as yet, en
tirely thrown away by this heretofore immac
ulate apostle oi Democracy, who would now
play " fast and loose " with the Republican
party, not only, but with the 1 emocracy it
self. Repudiated as the leader of his own
party, be now assumes the dictatorship of
both. But it is to be hoped, in the present
instance, that he will neither mislead or be
fog either.
The editor of the Courier, through the
eolumns of his paper, and in public and pri
vate conversation expressed his sentiments,
as a man and as a Democrat, in favor of Mr.
Holbrook as candidate for Governor. The
other officers are of minor importance in the
minds of those who now throw aside their
political preferences, so that they are filled
by competent and honest men. Will the
Courier man dare to say that the nominees
arc not all that ? Why then, if he is as hon
est as he professes, does this second call for a
State Convention appear in his column8
with his own name attached.
The truth is, the matter looks as if it this
was only one of the Courier's stratagems for
personal agrandizement,and should be treated
as such, until he comes forward and pledges
to carry out by his vote what he now pro
fesses. The Courier says that the call for a Coun
ty Convention was made u at the request of
a large number of freemen independent of
party associations," yet admits, that it was
prepared at that office, and printed slips sent
from thence into the different towns for sig
natures. This was all proper and right, and
hundreds of other signers might have been
obtained. All we wish to do in the matter,
is to propound to Mr. Cain a few inquiries,
for the benifit of all concerned, and they are
these :
Will he be bound by the action of the
County Convention called by him, and sup
port the nominations there made ?
Does he regard a " vigorous prosecution
of the war " as the policy of the present Ad
ministration ?
Does he regard the President, in his acts
true to the party which elected him ?
And if so, cau he sustain any part of the
policy of the Administration without so far
coming upon Republican ground ?
If these queries are answered in the affirm
ative, we would inquire, then, is it possible to
entirely throw aside party politics and sup
port the "vigorous prosecution of the war ?"
And lastly can the policy of an Adminis
tration be honestly sustained, and support at
tne same time be given to an opposing party?
These inquiries we hope Mr. Cain will be
able to answer to the satisfaction of the free
men of Rutland county, and we await his re
ply. But who ever before supposed that either
Democrats or Republicans, in an exigency
like the present, were required, in order to
obtain an united action, to throw aside all
political principles and amalgamate into a
new party. This would be altogether ridicu
lous. Not so the union of two distinct parties
who disagree on minor points of policy, aid
who, though "wide as the poles asunder" on
specific questions, are to a man agreed on
the one vital question, as to the life or death
of" the Government. Honest Republicans
and honest Democrats can understand this,
and act accordingly. We have therefore
never supposed that the patriotic Democrats
who now come forward in this hour of their
country's peril, to defend her against the as
saults of traitors, were only actuated by a
desire for office and that promised before
hand as an incentive to duty ! But we had
supposed that they, under the present circum
stances, were willing to lay aside party con
siderations and unite their energies with ours
in carrying out the measures of policy neces
sary to the salvation of the country, though
those measures do happen to be the measures
of a Republican Administration.
Why, then, if the Courier man is honest in
his "no party" sentiments, is he so much dis
turbed at any call which bears the name of
"Republican upon it ? Why was not the
call for our State Convention, and also the
one for the county, satisfactory to him ; and
why does he not support the State nomina
tions ? Is it not because there is not a Dem
ocrat upon the ticket V
We are of opinion that the last queries are
fully answered in the followiag extract from
an editorial article in the Burlington Senti
nel good Democratic authority of July 5th,
which chances to lie before us, anF perhaps
we may also find in the same extract a key
to unravel the whole mystery for his great
zeal in getting up still another call for a
County Convention :
" It was in the Rutland Courier that we
first saw any mention made by a Democratic
paper favorable to the proposed ur.ion of par
ties : the Courier announced some weeks
since its approval of the nomination of Mr.
Holbrook for Governor, and that it was ready
to support him and other Republican nomi
nees, provided the Itepublicans would equita
bly divide up the remaining ' loaves and
fishes" between themselves ami the Demo
crats. From the subsequent change in the
Courier's tone, we were led lo infer that he
had made approaches to the Republicans of
his neighborhood, but that they found him so
ravenously hungry a rat" that they declined
to admit him to a partnership in the public
crib. To use his own peculiar illustration
we wonder rho has been trying to ' get into
bed with Republicans," and possibly may
have got kicked out."
Tiiat Message from Jeff. Davis.
Speaking of the message from Jeff. Davis to
the President, which was brought by Col.
Taylor under the flag of truce, the Tribune's
Washington correspondent says that liberty
is not given to print the message, but all may
be assured that its purport was not only un
important, but frivolous, impertinent, and
even defiant. It had nothing to do with ne
gotiations for peace or for an exchange of
prisoners. The correspondent further says :
There can be no doubt that the privilege
of the Hag was abused for the purpese of de
laying our advance, obtaining information,
and, perhaps, communicating with traitors
here. The first and third objects CoL Tay
lor did not accomplish ; but if he failed of
the second, it wasn't the fault of the officers
at Arlington, who supplied him with newspa
pers, conversation and a look at the fortifica
tions. It may be said in their favor", howev
er, that he could learn nothing to the rebels'
advantage within our lines of earthworks, or
of type.
Addison County Teachers' Insti
tute. The teachers of Addison, pursuant
to the call of Secretary Adams, met at Or
well on the 21st of June. Dr. E. Cshman,
of Orwell, was chosen President, and E. J.
Thompson, Secretary.
In the morning, Mr. Adams gave lessons
in Arithmetic and Grammar of a most in
structive character. He continued his in
struction in the afternoon by lessons in Ge
ography, as well as the former subjects, giv
ing an eminently practical plan tor teaching
those branches, which was highly commend
ed. The exercises of the first day were
completed by Mr. Adam's lecture on Ver
mont in the evening. I he second day
was occupied with practical instruction in
the same branches, together with school
government. Remarks were made by Rev.
M. Olmstead, Rev. Wm. Smart, and Secre
tary Adams, on the subjects pertaining to
common schools. At the close of those re
marks, Dr. Cushman moved that a vote of
thanks be tendered to Mr. Adams for his un
tiring zeal in behalf of the cause of educa
tion in our midst, which met a loud aud
hearty response from all. Ilurlington Times.
Sharp Earthquake in Canada.
Montreal, July 12. A severe shock of an
earthquake was felt here at !) o'clock last eve
ning, which lasted for several seconds It
was felt at the same time in various places in
Canada AVest. In Oitawa City chimneys
were thrown down and vessels shattered
We hear of a shock of an earthquake be
ing felt in several places in this State about
the same time .
The following curious specimen of litera
ture was picked up on the camp ground of a
New York Regiment, which went over into
Virginia a few days ago :
'On friday the 21th there was a battle fot
at grafton verginia there was about 21 hun
dred union men and 4000 cecesionist the
cecesionist fired the first shot and done no
hurt thf n the union men then fired on them
and killed from 4 to 500 of the cecesionist
then the cecesionist run for life that shoes
what soldier tha are in the south to be lickt
out by a few good for nothing northern men.
A Good Proposition. A good farmer
on Long Island proposes to plant ten acres
in addition to his usual planting, and give its
products to the army. If all the farmers
throughout the country would do the same
thing, there would be less complaint in re
gard to the Commissariat department.
We do not know how it may be at the
South, but here the farmers have increased
their crops, and this season has been favora
ble to a heavy production.
The gamblers in the array are reaping a
rich harvest, the volunteers taking readily
to card-playing to kill time.
ARMY CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter from a member qjf the 2d Vl. Regiment.
Washington, D. C, July 10, 1861.
Editor, Rutland! Herald: I at last
find myself in Washington, the Capital of the
United States still, in spite of Southern trai
tors. I know of nothing that happened while
en route hither that would be of particular
interest to your readers. While in New
York, some of the boys strolled into the Trib
une office, to see the; workings of that estab
lishment. The clerk i saw the green sprig in
our caps, and ran up stairs and told the
senior jjditor that thcr i were some Vermont
ers below. The knight of the " white hat "
and " flag of truce elbows " came down stairs
on a "double quick," gave us a hearty
shake of the hand, and spent about one hour
conversing on war njatters, agriculture. &c.
When we left, he fid us God speed, and
gave each one a copy
of his incendiary doeu-
ment to take to the
warmer latitudes. I had
said a good many hjird things about Iloraee
Greeley in political; campaigns, but now I
became convinced that he was a man that
meant to do what was right in his own mind.
Having a desire to f-je the Sickles brigade,
I went to Camp Si oft for that purpose. I
examined the men and found some good ones
among them, but thy have not that general
look of intelligence about them which charac
terizes the New Engljand regiments. When
I started for York, I found that I could not
get by the guards without a pajs. I went to
the officer of the da v and told "him I was a
visitor, and wanted!
looked as though h
to be passed out. He
had seen service in a
Tammany caucus.
or the succeeding election.
He said that he ha
lhad that trick played
on him Ix'fore by t
rie novs racing themselves
off for visitors, and!
get over to York for a
t unh," and thought I could not tru-k him
this time. I saw i : was of no use to say more
to him. so nuttin? on a bold cheek. I went to
Ibe General's tent, who ordered the Adintsnt
tn write me frlr,,wb while ,be mn f k',v
. , , , , , .
notonetv, stooa and uouotea mv veracitv. i
.. .. . '
tound it to te ot great service tome, lor 1 was
challenged at the wharf, and at everv corner
bv an officer, who in connection with the
whole police force, managed to keep the
brigade within bounds.
i nt'iuft r-, which means that for mini and mus
When I arrived at the Depot. 1 met the j f K the. are unMjrr,a.S(.d bv anvsimilarbo.lv
Chaplain of the regiment, who informed me f ' in t,H. worllJ Th'v a're iniprovi "
that Stoddard, of the VVaterbury company,
aieu .vionuay morning at 1 1 o ciock oi putna j hav(; ,.omm(;( -d in the school for the battal
sore throat. He was respected and loved by j ;on Amor r tht. jj drilled companies.
ii.iii I'll
his comraaes. ana they ueepiy mourn his ,0ss.
. . . ...... . - . .
1 hear the cause ot his disease was this : ( I
cannot vouch for the truth of if for I was not
present.) Some or all of the company got
perm.sS!on to go in bathing, and d.d not re-
turn within the time spccne.l into ten or w-
teen minutes.
a Pnsnmnt tor this, they
were con-peuc'i to inii two nours. ana some
'
ot the tune in one ot the naniest rain storms
that was ever known in this region, lotingi
Stoddard told the Colonel an hour lefore his j
death, that he was dying and that was the
cause. His father. Judge Stoddard, came
after him to-day. Yesterday our regiment
was ordered to pacK their knapsacks and
make ready to proceed into Virginia, cross
ing the riv r by a steamer. In a very few
minutes the tents were all struck, and every
thing all ready, when the order was reversed
Decause oaggage wagons coui'i not ne got.
The ovder came again this morning, and the
boys are all in a bustle, while I am lifted into
a wagon with six others, and started for the
general hospital. The driver tells me that j
we make the sixth load. There are about!
Srt under the Surgeon's care, and manv more
that are not tit filr dutv. A good manv have
the measles, but t find" that Diarrh-ra is verv
prevalent. The boys are well cared for by
the Surgeon and Assistant, who are every
way fitted for(their position, and have a good
deal of sympathy for suffering humanity. I
arrived at the hospital on Second street, which
is a splendid building, and has a nice llower
garden in front. Everything is neat and
comfortable. It is owned and conducted by
the Sisters of Charity, who are all their names
indicate to the sick and dying soldiers. On
the left of my bed is a fireman Zouave, who
was shot in both heels. One of his feet had
to be amputated, and the other one, th ough
badly mutilated, they are trying to save. At
the foot of my bed is a member of one of the
jNew York regiments, who was shot in the
middle third of the thigli.
j While I am writing now, there is a bustle
in the opposite room. I learn the caus. A
soldier who was wounded while on picket
duty Sunday night is dying. A comrade t
holds him in his arms, while he breathes
lis life out sweetly there."
I
We hear of nothing but the expected bat
:les which must jsoon take place. The Ver
nont boys were highly elated on account ot
being ordered on to face the music. I must
now come to a close, for I have been writing
between resting spells, and am now very
jired. Excuse all the mistakes of a weak
body and head, and I will write again when
I join the regiment.
A severe tornado passed over Londonder
ry, N. II. on the 11th inst., unroofing and de
molishing buildings and ruining orchards,
crops, &c. The tornado swept about a third
of a mile in width through valuable timber
land, leveling everything of any size.
The Most Rational Account of
the War. The Commissary General's.
FROM CAMP BAXTER.
Camp Baxter, St. Johnsbury, Vt.,
July 12th 1861.
Editor, Rutland Herald : Everybody
wishes to know when the 3d regiment is to
leave and nobody can tell. The 18th inst is
now mentioned as the probable time, but your
correspondent, if he may be allowed to haz
ard an opinion, believes they will not move
before the first of the following week.
Lieut. Col. Hyde is still in command of the
regiment, as it has not been publicly an
nounced who is to receive the Colonelcy.
E. II. Stoughton of Bellows Falls has been
mentioned for that office. He is a young
gentleman of ability and a graduate of West
Point, where he held a high rank in his class.
Before the present troubles broke out he had
resigned his commission and was studying
law with a relative in New York. But he
has renounced his chosen profession for the
present, offered his services to Gov. Fair
banks, and starts this wee'i, it is said, for
Newport News, where, according to rumon
he is to relieve Col. Phelps or Lieut. Col.
Washburn, in order that one of them may
take command of the 3d.
Col. Cochran of Bellows Falls has accepted
his appointment as Major in this regiment.
The camp, which is about a mile from town,
is in a healthy location, well supplied with
water, and has large and comfortable bar
racks, with every convenience that cosld be
desired, except, perhaps, that the parade
ground is not quite large enough for exten
sive evolutions.
Everything has been done by the Govern
or and General Davis to render the soldiers
comfortable. They have full suits furnished
them, consisting of cap, coats, suspenders,
pants, a pair of shirts, two pair of stockings
and shoes. Thv are also to have Enfield
! rifiVs with angular boyonets, whereat the men
i are greatlv rejoiced. The men have the best
. .
i ot fare and a plentv of it : in fact Lamp
! Baxter deserves to rank first, without excep-
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i iwn. 4iu'i: ; -.viuuuum i mruiunuu, i
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The measles in a mild form are quite prev-
, . .i i -i . . .r . .
! "nl m vlaV- re u,'m- wul -s
! . u t . ti. h- . i . ,
I hojihii.
wart, fine looking, ac'ive men, in ta t IVr-
, f t j (.oro,,anv drill, and this week thev
, c Veazevs of Springfield, which
i . 1
occu-
pies the right of the regiment.
attracts uni-
versal attention not onlv tor their fine sol-
(Ji(,rlv arjn anj precision of movement, but
j inXf.m,,n, with which , hey com-
j nv m.w r.omrnaml. and the readi-
i nrehend anv new command, ami the readi
; . . , . , , pirM.llt -t f, . Va-
, . ,, , , .
! zev i deservedly popular both among
men.
; an,
capt. leaver s company oi iianiom ana
Capt. Corbin's of Wells River also rank high,
The Calais was linallv organized vesterdav.
therebv completing the regimental ranks
j an1 th"ey wi1 aj prolaUy be ma,tere 1 in to-
j nlorrow .as Cpt Starr has signified his in -
tention ot returning to Washington Mondav.
The Dailv Caledonian is to be discontinued
to-morrow lor lack ot sufficient patronage to
1 render its publication profitable, not being
, anie to uispo.v 01 more than one nuii'irea
: ' opies in S Johnsbury. as it announces in
's !sl"' ,,,r to-day.
MIDDLKHU RY CORRESPONDENCE,
Mii.dlehi.-ry. July 12. l;i.
; Commencement at Middlebury offers un-
: Uriua' attractions this year. It is expected
i that ' lar-; "umber of Alumni and friends of
j the institution will be present, both on ac-
count of the attractions offered in the speak
ers before the different societies, and on ac-
.'.! . .1.-1 1 -II
count 01 uif net mat ttie new college ouim- 1
ing will be then nearlv completed. This is !
to be. one of th finest public buildings 11 the
State. The exterior is already completed
except the roof which is being covered with
slate. The workmen are already at work
upon the rooms, and it is intended that bv
the beginning of the next collegiate year
they will be ready to receive their inmates.
Not the least attraction will be the hv.c.
The out door music is to be furnished by
DoitiM,"- celebrated Hand of Troy. The
music for Commencement Day proper (Wed
nesday.) and for the concert. Wednesday
evening, will be by the Boston Merdelsshon
Quintette Club, the reputation of which
alone will be sufficient to draw an overflow
ing house. Perhaps no company of musi
cians in the United States excels them.
They are also to be assisted by Mrs. Lmg.
of Boston, Mass., the celebrated ballad sing
er. We are pleased to state that they are to
gie a concert in Rutland, Tuesday night.
August 13th.
Hon. Edward Everett has accepted the
invitation to speak before the Philoraathesian
Society, and Rev. Ray Palmer, D. I)., of
Albany, N. Y., before the Philadelphian, on
Tuesday. Parkeiian Exhibition will be
Tuesday evening. The meeting of the Asso
ciated Alumni is on Thursday. The orator
is Rev. Harvey I). Kitchel.D. D., of Detroit,
Michigan and S. A. Walker of Iiinghampton
N. Y., Poet. Arrangements have been made
wi:h the Rutland & Burlington Railroad
to carry those attending Commencement fcr
fare one way, during the week.
E. II. P.
THE THIRD REGIMENT.
Rt'TLA d, July 15, 1861.
Having just returned from the rendezvous
of the Third .Vermont R ?giment at St. Johns
bury, wherejl have been remaining for some
three or four weeks, I have thought that a
few items concerning the Regiment from my
pen may not be without interest to the read
ers of the Daily Herald.
The companies are now all full and fully
organized, and the Regiment is uniformed,
armed and equipped,; and in readiness to
start for the seat of war whenever orders
shall be received from the War Department.
The inspection by Capftain Starr, of the U
S. Army, who was detailed by the War De
partment for that purpose, commenced on
Saturday last, and is doubtless ere this com
pleted. I
I have frequently heard it remarked by
military men competent to judge, that all
things considered, this Regiment will be bet
ter equipped and prepared for actual service
than any that has yet left New England
The experience of theitnen in camp will be
of incalculable advantage to thern. The art of
cooking, so essential
has not been negleetc
to comfort and health,
. while much attention
has been given to imparting sanitary in
struction to the men ; a matter of the last
importance. Statists
that an overwhelming
; show conclusively
percentage of losses in
actual service occur
vex consequence ot dis-
ea-'e, and; that the k
iled and wojnded in
few in the comparison.
battle are lexceedinglv
This
a fact worthy of the gravest study
and attention, and it
is matter for eongratu
of the Third Regiment,
lation that the officern
who are generally nJen of superior intelli-
gence, many f theml
having erjoyed a col-
legiate education, ate taking this subject
sea-onably in hand.
and giving -recial at-
i tention to it.
i The arms furnish
1 to the Third Regiment
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i l" "'1
coill be procured.
I No better can 1 fo-in 1 in the Service.
It is
bard to realize the hatistactiori and 10V ex-
: , - -
pres-ed bv the men when thev learned th.e
,
arms had leen pro
j
(red: for thev had sup-
! po-ed it would re n
possible to get anything
musket altered to the
i 7 . . ,
i but the sniooth-rxr!
percu-sion lock. T!
e arms which were pur-
chased in New Yord
throu jh the immediate
agency of W. 15. Hatch. Eq.. of the firm of
Fairhank's- & C. are the long rirled mu-
kets. wiih angular biyonets. embracing
all
the modern improvements, and are. I think.
of English manufacture. The Governor and
Gen. Davis are deserving of much praise for
the fterseverer.ee with which they have car
n'ed out their purpo-e to pro are arms of
tli,? description : especially as it turns out
that this i, the nh, lo' oi the kind to be had
; in the country for several weeks. Thev
were bought at from for to five dollars 1
p r niusnei man .'js.i-iiiis.-its ua i pai 1 ior
. i. ... . i xi. i .. ... . i. .. i : i e
armi Gf inferior pat
rn and q-iality.
I should not omit
0 say also, that in the
contract for these
musket-, made bv Mr.
Hatch, it was stipulated that if
Conre-s
should remit the du'ies on imported arms.
! the remission of duties on this lot should in-
j ure to the benefit
bf the State. Congress,
having passed a bill remitting su h duties
! the cost will be red -iced some four or five
T .
j dollars per musket. hu making the contrae1
an unusuallv advan
ageous one.
; In a Iddition to til
. .. . , ,
equipments furnished
1
regiments, the third is
tj,e first an seCond'
i amply provided witu horse, baggage and
j ammunition waggons, harnesses, sa llies, am
1 bulances ' The
: chased, mainlv in
horses have all been put
Caledonia and Orleans
j counties, and are at St. Johnsbury. some
I sixty-five in number, many of them mate bed.
; and including Jmr-.-s for the officers. The
waggons and ambulances are probably com
pleted by this time
Most if not all of them
at Concord. N. II. It is
regiment will hereafter
w.-re manufacture
understood that 110
be sent into the fij
Id without this kind of j
r
equipments. 1 uu
fierstand the War Depart
1 Gov. Fairbanks to for
ment lias requester
ward horses, wagons, and ambulances to the
second R-giment now in Virginia, and that
the Governor has directed Gen. Davis to pro
cure them without delay.
It would be unjust to omit all mention cf
the ladies of our State, in r.n article embrac
ing particular detail respecting the outfit of
this regiment. The hospital department has
been fully supplied by tem n ith all needed
articles of comfort and even of luxury, and
the supply h greater than the demand. And
here will say that 1 have been requested to
state (or the general information of ladies'
relief committees, that before anv further ar
ticles are made, information of what is want
ed should be obtained by addressing inquiries
either to Gov. Fairbanks, or to (Jen. Baxter
at Rutland, or G. n. Davis at Civendish.
The supply of Ijlavclocks particularly is al
ready super-abundant. It should also be
borne in mind that no pun liases of raw ma
terials should be made with the expectation
that the State wiii! pay tor the -aine, unless
upon orders spec ally obtained.
All the field a id staff officers have lecn
appointed or sel cted fi r appointment, with
the exception or Colonel. It i understood
that the comma! d h?s Iteen offered to Col
Phelps o! the first Vermont Regiment, and
the wish is universal that he may accept.
Gov. Fail banks is so solicitous that this fine
Regiment should go out under an experienc
ed and tiied commander that I divine he has
sent a special messenger to Newj,ort News to
urgej ujion Col. Phelps the acceptance of the
Colonelcy. The Governor should receive
no cens: re for any reasonable effort he may
make in that direction. The appointment
would be hailed with great satifction
throughout the State, and by none more than
by every man in the third Regiment.
Should Col. ITielps, however, decline, it i
rumored that Lieut. Stoughton, late of the
U. S. A., son'of Hob. II. E. Stoughton of
Bellows Falls, and a graduate of West Point
will be prominently considered in connection
with the command. He is highly endorsed
by the War Department as a thorough mil
itary scholar and an excellent officer. If I
am not mistaken he was last year entrusted
with the command of a small body of men in
a mililary overland expedition to California,
and was specially commended for his faith
fulness, energy and prudence.
In regard to the appearance and morale
of this Regiment, enough, jierhaps has al
ready been said. That it is a body of men
who are capable of knowing and do know
and appreciate the nature of the great con
test in which they will soon actively engage :
that their wdf respect and their repect and
love for Vermont, will inspire tin m to the
performance of deed- of valor, such as every
Vermonter will be proud to name; thatthev
w 11 follow the flag of our country wherever
it leads, in the datkest hour and "in the thick
est of the fight, no one will question who has
looked ujon them and mingled with them
from day to dav. As they will o forth with
the prayers ami benedictions of all the peo
ple of these hilis and valleys, se may we r.ot
hope that a merciful God will take thfui un
der hi-, special care, and so guide them in the
day f trial, and anidst the rattling hail of
the contending armies, that whatever may be
their fate on the field of battle, the g'ory of
having died, fit such must he the fate of
ar.y ) faitVful to the lag of the Union, and
of having contributed something to the per
petuity ot our institutions, may t theirs.
Heaven speed them on iheir mis-ion of pat
riotism ! J).
P. S. Since writing the above I have
learned tha the regiment Lad not been
ordered forward this morning, and that new
cases of the measles; have occurred within a
day or two, making from fifty to seventy cas
es in camp, a condition of things wiici, mav
possibly delay the departure of the regiment
lor a few davs.
Ock Po-itio.v with England am
France. A writer in the Intelligencer
makes the following Higge-tion in relatior
to our present n itional difficulties :
Evety crisis demands an 1 receives itsex-x-dients
for the furtherance of the genera!
cfUsf, and ua'ions. as well as individuals,
must often look a:-out them lor tho-e mode,
of relict that fall without the normal condi
tion of things as they exist. As the terrible
struggle now o:ngon in our beloved coun
try advance arid developed ir-elf into those
furrus and features that cause the hearts of
the strongest statesmen to throb with anxiety,
how watchful should the leaders of our ka
tioual councils be that no opjtortunin le lost
to give a sure foundation and a secure baci
for the su .cess of our arms.
No intelligent stul'nt of the crisis can
fail to perceive that our present position, as
it relates to England aod France, but more
particularly to the former nation, is lex-om-ing
dailv more omino'i-. That such is the
j case no one can doubt, and that it result...
in no .itfie measure, from a njinuudTStand-
ing ofti.e positions an 1 purjsrs of the Ad
ministration, is equally true.
The enemies of our Federal Union, not
content with talsifvUig to the iepl of th
Southern Sta'es the real status and theory of
the 'Northern heart,' have M-nt their emissa-
i . i . . - 3
; nes nuimu iu it'.ison me ioreign ruiOj
against us. .ow. may we humbiv suggest
that it Is the dutv as well as the rrivilee of
j our Government to appoint and end to the
Courts 01 .V. Jums and the luutri a com
; mirsion seiecieo irom tne ranks 01 our most
1.1. . ,
innuentiai statesmen, wno-e errand should
be to prepaie and lay before these courts,
respectively, the true causes and issues of
' our present contest with the rebel States.
j ur foreign ambassadors of course have
uu e' 10 tr.,orm Ibises, out
how great an aid it would Le to them to tee
the ititljtn.ee and wisdom of such statesmen
J ",J'J men 01 power as iion. 1 nomas rawing.
1. . tf Ts,
i ol Uhio, Senator toot, ot er;nont. Hoc
, , ,, '
: Ivlward Kvereir, an 1 others whose names
j will re.-.diiv occur to the mind, comin-'0
I their assistance and support
cul l not such a counission be perfectly
proper nay. do not tue exigencies ot :hc
tinies demand some uch measure to In
adopted immediately, t d save us lro.ii the en
tanglements ot foreign misunderstanding,
distrust and disregard.
A Virginia Official imiinx-.; ..1;:
AfiAixsT Gov. Letcher. Soon alter the
pa-sage ot the Virginia ordinance of Seces
sion. Gov. Letcher s nt tlie loliowing disj.jt h
to the Mayor of Wheeling :
Richmond. April g". I
T" Awlr' ir .Sir. ti'-. M'.tytir 157,.. ..v.
Take jiOssession of the -utom house, pos'
office, and all public- buildings ar,d docu
ments in the name of Virginia. Vi; gii.ia La
seceded. John Lktchfr. Governor.
Mayor Sweeney replied in the following
laconic style :
WiiFF.Li.Mi. April 21. lol.
7 a John 1,' trfitr, iorfrnur of I'ii-q'a. 'm :
I have taken possession ot the custom
house, po-t tdlice, and all public buiM.ng
and documents in the name of Abraham Lin
co'n. President i the United States, lo-"
property they are.
Andrkw Swkfnky.
Mayor of Wheeling
Th- correspondence here dosed. .Mayor
Sweej,"-v eofitinucd to bold JiOssession the
Federal property until the organization ol
the new State government at Wheeling.
Governor Letcher made no further attempt
to seduce him from his allegiance.
How Id pRKVFNT THL I.FCOGM1ION" C'i
i UK Com kderai i. Statks. One of tit
foreign ncni-ters here made a Mgnificant re
mark the other niht at a d'nner party. TV
lceling of ioreign -at,inets towards thi
eminent wa alluded to, when this dip'oa
tist replied : 'Gentlemen, the cabinet t - ''
ri'if li lii v "' Ilirhiu'ind!' In other wor
It is a question merely of f ict. If you im
the reb. is out ot Richmond they ca:t.5'
achieve their independent if you dj not
drive t ieui ojt of Richmond and Virgin.,
thev will deserve recognition, and will gel
ilW(. Cm: X. Y. Ere ..
The Richmond Enquirer was in Court id
New York on Tuesday last. Mr. O- Jen
nings Wise, its publiidicr, brought an action
against J. T. Ridley & Cc., to recover a b .
for advertising. The jury, who evidently bl
not sympathise with tLe recession proclivity
ot the Enquirer, returned a verdict for to"
defendant-.
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