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!u.$.Htsi.s (Janfe.
fe M. MAXFIELD, Dealer In Watches,
t is Jewelry, Silver. Fancy A Toilet Warea,
V 'f..t!.M KitLiintierv. I'hntoirraiih Allium.
lii-hen. Clock and Jewelry Repaired. Also,
Li duue. Hotel Building. CHESTER. VT.
MATHER, DENTAL SURGEON,
CHESTER, VT.
w POUTER & CO.. Dealers in Dry
Groceries A Flour, Hardware A Belting,
lud'anaortmeutof Zeiihyr Worsteds and small
uiauf idLix. v a.
jlAN 4 RICHARDSON, Mauufacurers
1 1 t.ti, ixioas turn minus.
I F. BLANCIIARD, Photographer.
5,1 KING'S BLOCK. BELLOWS FALLS.
1
STOUOHTON, Counsellor at Law and
lkiU,ru,Chaaceryj.ELiow8
BIXBY, Attorney at Law,
f ' GRAFTON, VT.
ISLOW S. MYERS, Attorney at Law,
A. BALL will scire instruotiona in
'), New American Method" for the Piano
Iter Jan. in, .
, Ul)u" , 1
: AttAntinn naid to insartin. tMsth on
rtrflTlflP.. TVntisL lirinmi in Dimci.
E , or and rubber. All work warranted.
II HENRY, Attorney and Counsellor
aw, ami Insurance Agent. unioeover IS. IS.
,K WHITMAN. M. D.. (late Sur-
s the Square, nearly opposite uie Timea Othee.
MERRILL, Teacher of Instrumental
BELLOWS FALLS. VT.
auie'nti and Music furnished. Piano Tuned.
E. ARNOLD, Attorney and Conn-
.rat Law. Offioe in Wentworth's Block.
IK B. F.DDy Attorney and Counsel
or ' . - , , : f.i
tit law. -oncitor an i . ia,cr in ijuauncrf.
1 Agco: tor proeu fusions, Soldiers'
, V. "ALIAVT.
I fx BKIDGMAN, Attorney and Conn
, sAllora kiw, and Solicitor in Chancery.
7 UKIXOWS FALLS. VT.
'iCcinmuwioncr to take the acknowledgement
k li and other instruments, lor the fetal oi new
fRK II. CHAPMAN, Attorney and
0
Jlueatfor Fire ptk Lite Insurance Companion,
rnviunciiuaai it uiuoui vw. v.
LnERT A.
AVJS. Attorney and Coun-
tiior at L :w.
FEI.CHVILLE, VT.
i le and Fi o tnsiir. co AfienL Also Licensed
tor anil Matter in I naneery. oiry mono,
r ' . . r..
i Atfent for the coll IN-; O I Of tyeWtnM. BOOnUOS,
aragea 01 uovernmeut ana state ray.
1U1 m 1 V W.lmaV nA .Iarllir
IVinntantly for aale Watchea, Clocka, (told and
-t ,f (lun. Kiflea and Fiahing Tackle. In W eot
4 i New liuirding .
vv ira ana r aney itiMMii.. mso iiumi i
M BLASE, Dentist. Perforata all ope-
Je- -ft in lientaj Burirery, ana manufacture
l Teeth in lilocka and Full Seta. t)i!iee in
4 -block, up itaira, JJiiLLUHB tAULA, VI.
-I
''I'RGB E. WALKER, Manufacturer and
f I iler in Saddloa. llarnesse. Blanketa, Sleigh
1. Whips, Ac. A good aaaorunent constantly on
fi nd for sole at the lowest cash prices. Please
I 1 examine my stock of Harnesses before pur
, hi elsewhere. Repairing done at short notice.
a. Main Street, LUDLOW. V T.
Photographer,
BELLOWS FALLS, VT.
unu'S TTATT.s ItOTF.L Good Sta-
ft os attached to tho House. Coach to. and from
el not free of charge. 16 O. r. w owl's-
'. P. II AD LEY,
BELLOWS FALLS, VT.,
Dealer in all kinds of
)K, PARLOR AND BOX STOVES I
HcJk w Ware of all kinds. Sad Irons, Zine, Lead
Pipe, Pumps of all Sues. Flam iiu ana
Japanned Ware, Brittannia
fflI.nitern Globta of all sines, Tin, Sheet Iron
: n org on hand and made to onier. Also,
HOT AIR FURNACES !
Lurches, Town Ilnlls, or Private Dwellings, sot
in tho best manner.
X'-lunivo Agent for the sale nf P. P. PTEW
;l"S FUEL-SAVING, AIR-TIGHT. SUM
MER AND WINTER COOKING
STOVE.
ilso have Stoves of various patterns from the
known Foundry of Harstow Stove Co., Provi-
atjee. 11. 1., to whK-h I call special attention.
The above good will be sold at reasonable prices,
or ready pay. .
m B. If you wont a poor article go somewhere
si . r. uaifiiai.
AT HYDE'S
May be fonnd tlie best assortment of
CROCKERY
in Town.
AS0 SPICES, TEAS, SUGARS
WOODEN WARE,
THUS.
BR00MS-MOP HANDLES.
FARMING TOOLS.
TITCU FORKS.
MANURE FORKS.
HOES,
! almost everything usually found in a Grocery
Jt Store. f"
SINGER'S
E W I N G MACHINES,
H'oivcrsally acknowledge'd thi best, for either
HEAVT OS LIGHT WORK
1C Or.lv Miu.k;. il. ,i .n all kimla of cloth.
aua with all kinds ot uireau.
the Subscriber haa always on hand and for sale
f WLY AND MANUFACTURING MACHINES.
A. WORTHINGTON. Agent.
Saxtons River Vt.
r
TO RENT 1
HE upper ,tory of Hill s building on the corner of
toe hiiuare and Westminster St.. over I' arr a new
,: rtt!,o a portion oi the Basement oi we "w
I! inquire of ti, 11- 'a,
ellowa FaJ. May 0, 1808. 19
Grass Keoil
f)OpUSIIF.LS HERDS GRAS SEED. NO 1,
"tU-o-a Falls. Feb. 26, 1S68. " 9
THE FLORENCE SEWING MA
. 1'ITTVU . . I I T.
u is me oest macninc in ine vutm. "
fonr difr,nt aUM n LOCK. KNOT.
7J BLE LOCK", and DOUBLE KNOT, each stitch
-ng a tk n .:.i . . t.. 1.
- ,1 " o "quire finer thread on the under than
'will ilom, Fell Bin(1 0Mi,eri jjraid. Quilt and
r?kiani ,ew on a rufHe at same time. It has a
a, o me right or left, o other Sewing .Ma'-mne
, "".feat a range of work as the FLOKKSCE.
iwii moimn 11 aesire.!, ine wor run.
rnnt IL -tiMoo. " 'I. . iii-iiw",
v" ow u, run them on all kinHs or work.
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VOL. XIII.
MERICAN AND FOREIGN PATENTS
72. II.EDDY,
SOLICITOR OF TATENTS,
Late Agent of the United Statu Patent Offlco, Wash
ington, under the Act of 1H37.
No. 37 State St. oppoaite Kilby SU, Boaton.
After an extenalra proetioe of upwarda of twentv
yeara, eontinuea to awure patenta in the linited
Statea; al!o in Great Britain, France, and othor for
eign eountriea. Caveata, Secitioationa, Honda, Aa
iguuienta, and all impera or drawinaa fur l'alenta.
exoeuUMl on reaaonable terfaa with dispatch. He
tearchea made into American and Foreign worka. to
deteriuiue the validity and utility of Patenta of In
yentiona, and legal and other advice rendered on all
matter touching the aaine. Copii-a of the claima of
any patent furnmhi-d. by remitting one dollar. Aa
aignuienta recorded in Waahington.
tio Agency in the United Ktaiea, poaaemee auporior
facilitiM fur obtaining Fateuta or aacertainiug the
patentability of invention!.
liuriug eight montha. the eubnerlber. in the enurae
of hla large practice, made on wic rrjerltd uiipliea
tiona, Sixteen Appeals, Every One of which waa de
cided la Auurr by the Coinmiasionera of Patenta,
TESTIMONIALS,
"Irogard Mr. Eddy aa one of the moat cipnKcnwJ
nrmnliu practitioner! of whom I havo had ufilcial
interoourae.
CHARLES MASON, Coni'r of Patenta."
I nave no hesitation in aasurinc inventors that
they cannot employ a man more tjmpHmt and IruMt
tcortav and more capable of putting their applica
tions in a form to eocure for them an early and fa
vorable consideration at the Patent Ofiioe.
EDMUND 111 UKE, late Com'r. of Patenta."
" Mr. R. II. Eddy haa made for me Thirteen appli
cations, in all but One of which patents have been
granted, and that one is now pending. Such unmis
takable proof of great talent and ability on hia part,
leads me to recommend all inventora to apply u him
to procure their Patenta, as they may be sure of hav
ing the most faithful attention bestowed on their ea
se, and at very reasonable charges.
JOHN TAGHART."
Boston, Jan. 1. 1868. 1-53
JJARDWARE, &c,
The Snbacriber haa now on hand die largest
and beat stock of HARDWARE to be found in the
State, coniiiating of
BUILDERS' HARDWARE. ALL KINDS. IRON,
S'i'tEL AND NAILS, DWKri. SASH
AND BLINDS.
Mill, X-Cnt, Circular, Hand and Wood Sawa; Olaaa,
all aiaea; Carriage Hardware. Ae.
Customers in want of Hardware will find it for their
interest to call before purchasing.
JOSEPH CLARK,
No. 1, 2 and 3, Revere Hall.
Brattleboro, Jan. 1, lsoo.
JUSICAL INSTRUCTION.
And bit daughter, Miss ELLA MERRILL, are
prepared to ariv lemonin npon the Piano in Professor
Hob bin's "American Meth(l," which comprises in
dditiot. to lemons on the Piano. lessons in Harmony.
We will also give lessons in the old Method if de
sired. All pupils taking lessons in the "American Meth
od" of us will be admitted to the "Schumann Club,"
a musical organisation which meets once each week
for musical instruction and study.
S. F. Merrill will give lessons on the Violin.
PUnos furnished and tuned.
Bellows Falls. Dec 5. 18U. 49
YSTERS! OYSTERS II
MR. SANDERS,
Has fitted up a nice
VSTEE ROOM!
O
In the Square,
He is an old hand at getting up good Stews and
Roaata. Aa usual, yon will find him always ready to
wait on his customers. He will furnish Oyncra by
the quart or gallon, and larger quantities at short no
tice. He deals in
FRUITS OF ALL KINDS !
LEMONS.
NUTS, CONFECTIONARY, Ac, Ac.,
constantly on hand.
Bellows Fall. Jan. S, 1668.
JOBACCO TWINE.
A Nice lot just received by
ARMS A WILSON.
PURE SPICES.
THE only place to buy pure Ground SPICES
1 is at 0. F. WOODS.
JLANK BOOKS,
For Sale by 48
F. C. EDWARDS.
DOWNER'S KEROSENE OIL, the
Best article in the market,at
JHERE has
been so much said, if yon want
PAPER COLLARS AND CUFFS,
Get them of Whitney, at his Hair Dressing Roems,
Bellows Falls, Vt.
TRAPPING PAPER.
For Sale by
48
F.
C. tUWAltllS,
rJIOlLET SOAPS.
O. 7. WOODS has just received the best assort
ment of Fancy Toilet Soaps ever offered in this part
of the country. 41
nOTASHI TOTASH!
Prime selected Potash for sale by the Cask or at
retail, small quantities, by JObtFU CLAKh..
in tfrattlenoro, Marco o. lao.
JADIKS AND GKVTLKMEN,
WHITNEY'S VEGETABLE COMPOUND
Never Injures Hie Hnir, but will keep it clean, soft
and moist, remove dandruff, and cure your headache.
With an experience ot ntteen years among ine "".
know of what 1 speaK. J, m. nniinni.
Bellows Falls, t.
F YOU WANT TO DYE,
Get a box of
Whitney's New England Hair Dye!
It is the most perfect Dye in the world. Manufac
tured, warranted and sold, wholesale and retail, by
44 Al. Al. ntUldAli ueiiuwa iw
ALBUMS! ALBUMS I
HAVE the largest stock of ALBUMS in this place,
ami am selling them at lees prices. Call and ex
amine before buying. O.I.WOODS.
Bellows Falls, Bov. e, looi.
OOK, SEE AND HEAD,
Thai tne best place to Duy
TOYS, PRESENTS, DIARIES, Ac,
For tbe Holidays, is at
O. F- WOODS' STORE.
Because he has a better and larger assortment, and
will sell cheaper than any one elto in thi vicinity.
Come and see. - al
YUUI.TNEY MARKS Til K BESi iiaiu, oil, i uu
EVER SAW.
ne also will sell yon Phalon's Night Blooming L-
reus. Sweet opopoonax, ni v-"1"". .
Kaxors, btraps, ooapB.
VTOVA SCOTIA GRIND STONES,
i nd.
GRIXD STOXE CRAKA.S AHU nuenj.
The above jost received by
ARMS A WILSON.
r-OTY CLOTHKS
WASHER.
L' ..-.- - r XT
ARMS & WlLiiOu.x
HAVE FOR SALE THE CELEBRATED DOTY
CLOTHES WASilbK we will wi
chine to give me mu-i ii iw. p-.--,.
G1VK li A 1 ttlAb.
Bellows FxLL8.Jan.22. 1868.4 4
WINDOW GLASS.
O V WOODS hM inst received a ga.ortmeni
p'
Putty at Scents per Pounrt.
Bellows Falls. Apr. Z2. 18.
po
YS OF ALL KINDS.
ion i r.nnn LOT OF
ALBUMS, PICTURE BOOKS, Ap
BELLOWS FALLS, VT., FRIDAY,
afttisfflUmj.
Liwt Hours of TliaUdeus Stevens.
We copy the following from the Wash
ington correspondence of the Boaton
Journal :
Washington, Aug. 12, 18C8.
The eventa immediately preceding the
death of Thad Sttvcns are few and not
of extraordinary interest Since the ad
journment of congress on the 22d of
July, Mr. Stevens has been in fluctuating
health one day quite cheerful and feel
ing well, while the next lie would be fee
ble and depressed in spirits. A few days
after the adjournment he was attacked
with diarrhco, from which, although a
slight check was effected, he has never
entirely recovered. At short intervals
in the past week he was able to sit up in
his room, but has not, since Sunday week,
been able to leave his apartment. Last
Sunday morning there were evident signs
of a serious change for the worse. He
Ile then became exceedingly feeble and
showed a marked indisposition to engage
in conversation, from which time all vis-
its of strangers and others not connected
with the fumilv wat-b nmhihited. Mnn-
day and Tuesday he scarcely spoke to
any one, and most of the time lay with
his hands crossed and eyes closed as if
asleep thee only signs he gave of being
awake at these timea being feeble mut-
terings and a slight raising and falling
of thp hftnrta '
On Monday he expressed anxiety in
regard to the state of the country, in-
duced mainly by the current reports of
apprehended troubles in Louisiana, trust-
ed that Mr. Johnson might abstain from
any measures of a character calculated
to disturb the public tranquillity, and
hoped that no necessity might arise for
the re-assembling of Congress in Septem-
ber. Yesterday his condition did not
seem to be much better, though it did not
appear to cost him such an effort to talk.
Once, when his housekeeper pame in, af-
ter a brief absence, and found him man
ifesting some little impatience, 6he beg
ged him not to fret over bis condition.
To this remark he replied, as if constru
ing her meaning to be that she thought
he should meet his fate calmly " Yes,
it is true, there can be no nse in worry
ing over it."
About 4 P. M. vestcrdav one of his
;atr,f rolnfiVoa Rimnn Rtpvnna a Kew
Vr.it lawver. rnme into his room, after
. . .... ... i i I
a business . visit to Attorney ucnerai
Evarts. and. sittim? bv the side of the
j: i ...ui, v; f.,,o.,,
UJ lug lllttu, tuuvciscu n 11.11 nun ig. utxi- 1
Iv nn bnnr. Mr. Simon Stevens inform-
0,1 L!m tW linrl inRt fiff Mr. Evarts.
anI tliat. the latter had informed him of
the purport of his opinion on the Rollins
oaae. and that it was in effect that Rol-
es' resignation could not be accepted,
A-r- Tn this Mr. Stevens renlied : "I
believe Mr. Evarts is not only a sound
lawyer, but a statesman who will advise
the President so to act as to administer
fLo lwa in nionnpr t.Viat will avoid the
necessity of Congress meeting in Septem-
Ko, Tf t, ,Wa " lie emit . nued. " I shall
feel prouder than ever that I urged his
fF.vrl1 ennf.rmat on."
V J .
Mr. Simon Stevens said that he had
n.an nnrv nnd that thelat-
111 """I I
.v.jinf Alnnarvti Stevens, nenh-
m x- ".: . '
e Ti,,L1o xr. woe U-illM nt. I 'hi-
cw ui uawv.w, ...w -
,o,o-. The dvintr man looked up,
nmilino-. said : " He was a brave
j hnv. T I ko Kosecranz. 1 hope that air.
.Seward's instructions to Ucneranwse-
crans will be such as will tend to build
up and strengthen that tottering sister
rennVilie "
He spoke several times of going to his
hnme in Lancaster, aud had no idea that
his end was so near at hand. He said
to his relative : " I believe Grant will be
elected, and that he will carry out the
o-reat reconstruction laws." His relative
told him about Morrisse-y betting on ocy-
r-.
mnnr. lift reDliea: 1 Iliib mm ior uxa
TTr onnVp nf tift nnlitiral tiros-
pUl-lV. 1 A
nprt in Pcnnsvlvania several times, and
.i .i . a . . ni.mna
on hi in nr Liie trreui uluiia uuwmivuo
now were " reconstruction, finances and
-
ilir. railwav svstem." He then conversed
with Rev. Dr. Emory, his nephew Thad-
deus and his body servant. None of the
remarks to these were specially noticca-
ble, save one to his nephew, to whom he
said : " We'll have a nice trip home. I ll
visit the foundry with you, perhaps
and smiled as if he knew the impossibil
ity of the suggestion being fulfilled.
At this stage his physician came u,
noticed a marked change in his condi
tion, and declared that his patient was
Lllv Tefi nebbles were ad-
siii....S .t'v;
n:..tn..l in i m. as he compiainea oi
, ,; f.r About 7 o'clock two
UUlillut. "
, . -n... -r. ttii n.I T?pv.
colored ministers,i;v.ixi.ii
,r. Twl Uth of Ik Israel Methodist
Church arrived and requested permis- There are tens of thousands of war dera
sion to' see Mr. Stevens aud pray with ocrats, who would have voted for a con
n. oi r,l if t V,pv should do so. servative nominee of the democratic con-
nim. i iicu j -
he said "Oh yes." Tliese colored min-
istnn, then entered his bed-chawber and
,. r-wUide. He looked to-
ward them nodded his head and smiled,
xt. tt.11 ...I - "Mr. Stevens, you
have W prayers of all the colored pcv
plo in tho country." He ngain nodded
his bead. They then prayed at his bed
side until 8 o'clock, when they retired.
At 0 o clock last night his physician
Dr. Noble Young of this city, called and
found Mr. Stevens still sinking, and told
him that he could not possibly live an
other day. Mr. Stevens was still con
scious and nodded his head. At eleven
o'clock two Sisters of Charity of the
Providence Catholic Hospital, close by,
came in, having been daily visitors for
many days. They proceeded to read the
prayer for the departed soul. Meantime
Mr. Stevens lay quietly on the bed, and
when asked any question by his relatives
would say "Yes" or " No " quite dis
tinctly. The Sisters desired to perform
the baptismal rite, and no objection being
made, one of them performed the cere
monies in an impressive manner. There
were in the room at this time the two
Sisters of Charity, Simon Stevens, Thad-
dcua Stevens, Jr., Mrs. Smith, his housc-
keeper (colored), and Mr. J. Scott Pat-
terson of the Interior Department, his
D0(ty servant, Lewis West, his coachman,
Jhn c- Epheus, and several of his house
servants. Simon Stevens sat upon the
bed, fanning him. Young Thaddeus
8too1 by tne hedside holding his hand
.rs - Smith knelt at the foot of the bed,
while the Sisters, also kneeling, contiuued
to read the prayers of a departing soul
T"6 servants were kneeling in various
Pts ol the room
About ten minutes before 12 o'clock
il was evident that the time of dissolu
tion was nigh. His breathing was hard
IIe took 110 more ice an1 his were
closed. By a timepiece in the room it
wa8 three minutes past 12 o'clock when
Mr - Stevens exclaimed, He is dead.'
The Sisters of Charity at once commenc-
ed t0 wcito the Pra-'ers for the dead
One of tbe most important features of
the death-bed scene is what may be
chronicled as the Commoner s last words.
At 11 o'clock the question was asked :
" V hat can I do tor you ? lie replied,
" Nothing in the world."
Grant no Soldier. One of the
speakers at the last democratic meeting
in New York said, "if he had time he
would show that Grant was not a great
soldier." We wonder why the meeting
did not vote on tbe spot to give him the
"me. it is evidently one ot tne greai
obiects of the democratic proes) in this
political campaign to undermine Gen.
n - nnt'o n,!l!lnir rn 1 q f irn ftnd n snfiak-
um.i.. j ,
er who only wanted a little time to tase
this work oil its bands, oucnt to nave
. w
been allowed to show what ho could do;
to say tne least, m uemuii oi tuis, uu-
ever, the party organs are toiling away
in their vain effort to show that Grant
took Richmond, captured Lee and crush
ed the rebellion only alter a neeuiesssac-
"fice of life. As a matter of opinion
that is well enough, where the motive is
good ; but as a matter oi tact, tne couu-
"7 uos luls-
McClellon, ifow, liurnside, iiooKer anu
Meade-undertook to do just what Grant
aiterwaru acnieveu, out, um i.ui. uu.t.
Their losses were 144,118; of which 16 -
were Kiiieu, ou.uuo i,
MM.iw missing. irgiamumo
, a r, T-' il. riwni-
toot conimaua in v lrgima mi -i
1 V 1 "
of the war, the losses sustained by his
, .i inn r,ni
iorces were m tne a-irKM"3
,
which were Kiuea, oo,t .uua
ea, ana zo.yoo massing.
It will De seen, tnereiore, umi. ui
losses, wmie uewing nis way to uui v.v.-
tory and the complete overthrow ol tne
rebellion, were not near so heavy as those
incurred by the failures of his predeces-
sors. Now it is easy to say that he ought
to have accomplished the same work at
a less sacrifice and there were always
democratic editors who thought they
could teach Grant the rudiments of niili-
tary skill but what the mass ot consid-
I 1 A 1 4. :., m. Mn4VAnv,
erate people nave iv too at i a 'uu
oi tuis muu. a mu a-u v .r.aa.
Thev see that Grant vwxeeded where
I J
everybody else had failed; that his sue-
I nnfnJKr rto t :t li a o.ciw n trv Iftsa than
1 uv-o uiuiwii j
I 1 . . w .
the others failure ; and that his reputa-
tion and the gratitude of the country are
not to be affected, at this late day, by
scribblers whose military judgement is
as worthless as their partisan motives
are low and reckless,
The Was. Democrats. A number
of prominent war democrats in New
York are arranging for a thoroughly or
ganized movement among themselves to
sustain Gen. Grant and John A. Gris-
wold. The key-notes of rebellion sound-
... - . tt i it ii r. 1,1.
ed by aue iiami-i-uu, imncuuiuu,
i 1 11 4Ll,L.nf
xoomos, nn-c,
the south, have filled them with well-
I . . . n
fnnnilfiil fears of another civil war n
- -
Seymour ana iiiair mto
, , , i r
venUon, who now stand aghast before
Seymour and his platform, backed by the
fire-eating rebels ol the south, in
consider that their capital, theirbusincss,
and all that they value most are m immi-
nent danger if such men are to come in-
AUG. 21, 1SGS.
to power, and such doctrines as are an
nounced in the democratic platform arc
to prevail. Thousands and tens of thou
sands of loyal democrats went nobly for
ward to sustain the war with their lives
and money, and they now say that they
will not go back upon their record and
stultify themselves by supporting Sey
mour, with a prospect of having his
friend, Wade Hampton, for secretary of
war. War democrats, you are right 1
Organize for your country, for it is in
danger. The great crisis of '61 which
called you out and made you forget old
party ties, again summons you to go
forward and organize.
The Importance of Every Vote.
SPEECH OP MR. 1IIGBY.
At the third District Convention last
week, held at Stowe, on Wednesday,
Hon. AV. C. Smith was unanimously nom
inated for re-election. He addressed the
Convention accepting the nomination and contest of 185G, and peaceably submit
urged the importance of a full vote. Hon. ted to the popular decision. In I860,
H. W. Higby, Representative in the
House irom uauiornia, was also present
and addressed the Convention. From
his speech we make the following extract':
" Mr. Higby said the impression in his
part ol the country was that the people
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of New England knew their political
duties as well as anybody. But he would
not assume that. He was going to urge
on them the importance of due attention
to their first duty of voting in September.
He should not talk about Grant, Colfax
or Seymour and Blair ; though he might culty and cost of suppressing this demo
say of the last that he served with him cratic rebellion. The war was prolonged
in the 38th Congress, in which Gen. Blair gome years by the hopes of all which
elected as a republican, and bearing a
commission as Brig.-General in the army
yet sided with tho democrats, and when-
evcr he could strike a blow at the repub-
lican party he did it. He was a treach-
erous unreliable man, so much he (Mr.
II.) knew Irora personal observation.
Vermont is known as the star that
never sets. Her people go and vote more
or less of them. If half the republicans
go to the polls, they have their victory
But we ask for something more than that. nave BtiH, in consequence of that rebel
Every telegraph office on the Pacific ion a debt of between two and three
coast will be besieged next September thousand millions, which we are rapidly
with crowds eager to hear from V erraont.
Why is this? They know that V ermont
always goes one way ; why are they cu-
rious for the result? It is because they
want to know what majority the van-1
guard State rolls up. Tf t.hft word eomea
Vermont only 15,000 majority, our re- Presidential election. Who made it nec
publicans in California will say "we are essary to tax the people so much more
gone. it it comes -ou,vuv iimjorit-y,
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they will cry "good for old Vermont;
we can carry California now."
Maine, Pennsylvania, Ohio and others,
follow Vermont, and if this btate goes
by a meagre majority, it will affect thou-
sands of votes m those btates. Uue ot
the new members from Georgia told me
the other day that the vote of Georgia
depended almost wholly on tnatoi l enu-
sylvama and Ohio, buppose that the su-
pinencss of the ermont republicans costs
us the election in 1 ennsyivania, ana
Ohio follows, where will it end 7 buch
are the consequences which may follow
your action on a single day next montn.
The influence ot Vermont is greater tnan
you realize. Vou vote, not for your own
State alone, but lor others.
A Caution to Practical Jokers.
The following story appeared in the Paris
Moniteur on tho lUtn :
A lugubrious practical jok.0 was mic-.y
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played at a iiamict canea xersou, '
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mountainous district near iyons. in
this hamlet there lived a harmless idiot,
of herculean stature, who habitually did
a good days work in the field, but was a
standing butt for village plesantry, and
was commonly called the "innocent."
One day some young men told the " in-
nocent" that a neighbor was dead, and
that he would have to join with others
in sitting up all night to watch the
corpse. He made no objection, and was
introduced into a cottage where a jnan
simulating death was stretehed on a bed.
The outline of his face seen through a
sheet thrown over it, formed a ghastly
spectacle, which when once seen is never
to be forgotten. Two candles and some
pots of incense were placed at the head
of the bed. The party sat around for
some time in solemn silence, the idiot are dead and gone ? " Mr. Stevens in his
behaving with as much propriety as any religious belief inclined towards the Bap
one else. But one by one the others tist faith, in which he had been trained
slipped away, and the ' innocent"' was
left alone in the death chamber. The
intention was, the corpse should jump
up, walk about, and frighten him out of
his poor stock of wits. The conspirators
remained within a few yards of tho cot- took for his guides his mother and bt,
tage to watch the wotking of the plot Taul. He strove to perform his duty
In less than a quarter of an hour they towards his fellow man and trusted the
heard piercing screams, and holding their rest to God. Every Sunday during his
sides already with anticipated laughter, illnsss he was visited by Maj. Gen. How
they rushed at the cottage to mock at ard, with whom he became quite inti
thcir victim. But as they ncared the mate. It was Gen. Howard's custom on
door they found, to their surprise, that these occasions to read to him from the
the howling voice was not of the "inno- Bible or some religious book, and talk
' cent," but of their comrade, who had to him concerning the future of the soul,
agreed to peruonate the dead man. When Mr. Stevens during these exercises inva
they entered they found the "innocent" riably listened with reverence and mark
beating the "corpse" with a broken flail, ed attention, but when these ceremonies
and but for timely seeeor, the prt which were concluded he nearly always mani
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he had undertaken to play in joke would
have boen sadly in earnest. When he
jumped up from his grave clothes, the
innocent" instead of being frightened,
said coolly, "Dead man, be still." and
proceeded to belabor him with a force
which the joker was utterly incapable of
resisting.
From the St. Louis Democrat.
"Who Caused the Taxes.
The most dishonest argument ever re
sorted to by the opposition and we re
gret to say that it is very commonly used
is thus put by the St. Louis Times :
" Seven years ago, under democratic
rule, tho expenditures of the govern
ment were not over seventy millions of
dollars. Now, under radical administra
tion, they are five hundred millions I
Which docs the tax-payer prefer?"
Eleven years ago, the republican par
ty had been beaten in the presidential
the democratic party was beaten in the
Presidential contest and rebelled. The
entire democratic party at the south en
gaged in war against the United States,
Nearly the whole democratic party at
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tne north sympathized with that rebel-
hi0n, tried to embarrass every effort of
the government to suppress it, concocted
secret conspiracies to reinforce southern
rebellion with northern insurrection, re-
Uisted the draft, discouraged loans and
in a thousand ways increased the diffi
southern rebels received from northern
democrats. Every democrat victory in
a northern state, cost the country hun-
dreds of millions of dollars. At last
the democratic rebellion was crushed,
It had cost the country many lives, much
blood, and four thousand millions of dol
iar8. "With financial strength which sur-
pried Europe, we had contrived to crush
L rebellion so great without going into
foreign markets to borrow a dollar. We
reducing and getting into shape so that
the national credit can be maintained
ani the prosperity of the country reviv
e,i.
"Who made that debt? Democrats, who
j rpliplled Keennse f liey wprn bentpn in a
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than tncy were taxeu in mour ueino-
crats, who rebelled because they were
beaten in a Presidential election. Who
ought to pay every dollar of that lncreas-
ed taxation ? The democrats, whose re-
bellion made it necessary,
a ni vc tjiese game democrats, mag-
nanimouslv spared in their lives and
pr0perty by the country, not stripped of
the;p weaili1 a8 they would have been in
otiier lands by confiscation, not prevent-
ed any business disqualifications from
adjinc; to it. and called upon to pay only
,j gi)are of the national burden
tnftt mcn pay wll0 dij not rebe( point
to tnfi expenseg caUsed by their own trca-
son with an impudCnce which Satan
bimself might envy, exclaim, " Behold
te taxes, how much heavier they are
tlmn in IRIiO- Put n into nnwer acainl "
t . . , , , , , ri(,nllitiirea of the
ernment &re fiye ,iun(lred mMonB
,.onrlv. Hut the sum is larn-e cnouirh :
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whatever tho BUra it was caused by a
Mr. Stevens' Religious Views.
Mr. Stevens had long been expecting to
be called away from this life, and had
grown familiar with the thought of death;
so that he frequently indulged in a seri-
0us joke on the subject. While the high
court of impeachment was in session Mr.
Stevens was daily carried in an arm
chair from his carriage to his scat in the
senate chamber. For this purpose two
stalwart men were employed, to whom
he became a good deal attached. On
one occasion, as they were bearing him
up the capitol steps, he looked over his
shoulder at each of them, and remarked
with a grim smile, " Boys ! what shall I
do for some one to carry me when you
by his mother. He was never a regular
attendant on divine worship, although he
respected the public profession of relig-
ion. Being asked on one occasion as to
I his religious belief, he replied that he
fested a fceliug of relief, for, aa he often
said, he dreaded long sermons as muwh
at he did long speeches.
Charges) agaliiMt Seymour.
Among other charges against the
democratic candidate for President, tho
Tribune brings the following ?
We charge that, when it became nec
essary to resort to drafting to replenish
the national armies, Gov. Seymour threw
his Luflucnco against the resort ; and in
appealing to the President to suspend its
enforcement menacingly said :
" It is believed by at least one half the
people of the loyal states that the Con
scrintion act, which they are called upon
to obey because it is on the statute book,
is in itself a violation of the supreme
constitutional law. I do not
dwell upon what I believe would be the
consequences of a violent, harsh policy,
before the constitutionality of the act is
tested. You can see the future as well
as I. The temper of the people to-day
you can readily learn."
Docs any man on earth believe that
tho man who thus demanded of the Pres
ident a suspension of the draft till its
constitutionality could be tested in the
courts, really wished the rebellion put
down by a strong arm ? A fow days be
fore he had said to the rioters assembled
in our City Hall Park :
" I assure you my fellow-citizens, that
I am here to show you a test of my friend
ship. I wish to inform you that I have
sent my adjutant-general to Washington
to confer with the authorities there, and
to have this draft suspended or stopped."
Mr. Lincoln appealed to as though he
were drafting from mere wanton caprice,
and might as well wait a year or two as
not, thus cogently responded to Seymour's
most unreasonable demand :
" I do not object to abide the decision
of the United States Supreme Court, or
the Judges thereof, on the constitutional
ity of the draft law. In fact, I should
be willing to facilitate the obtaining of
it. But I cannot consent to lose the time
while it is being obtained. We are con
tending with an enemy who, as I under
stand, drives every able-bodied man he
can reach into his ranks, very much as
a butcher drives bullocks into a Blaught-er-pen.
No time is wasted, no argument
is used. This produces an army which
will soon turn upon our now victorious
soldiers already in the field, if they shall
not besustained by recruits as they should
be. It produces an army wtl rapidi
ty not to bo matched on our side, if we
first waste time to re-experiment with the
volunteer system, already deemed by
Congress, and palpably, in fact, so far
exhausted as to be inadequate ; and then
more time to obtain a court decision as
to whether a law is constitutional which
requires a part of those not now in the
service to go to the aid of those who are
already in it ; and still more time to de
termine with absolute certainty that we
get. those who are to tro in the precisely
legal proportion to those who are not to
go. My purpose is to bo in my action
jus and constitutional, and yet practical
in performing the important duty with
which I am charged, of maintaining the
unity and the free principles of our com
mon country."
Tliese contrasted utterances are char
acteristic of their respective authors ;
and most certainly, cither Abraham Lin
coln or Horatio Seymour was not a loyal
zealous patriot throughout our great trial.
A Country Girl in Beecher's
Church. At first I thought he was a
farmer, he told us so much about sowing
and harvesting. Tlien, when he talked
of training roses and pruning grape-vines,
I changed my mind, and concluded that
he was a gardener ; but soon after he de
scribed printing, and made it so plain, I
decided he must be a printer after all.
The queerest thing about it was that he
should know all the folks at Crosscut
Corners, and be able to describe them so
exactly. When he spoke of people who
think that everything they have is just
the nicest and best going, I thought of
Huldy Tucker ; and when he described
those who believe they are in a state of
perfection, and can't do wrong, I knew
he must mean Deacon Pettigrew. I was
so much interested in all he had to say,
I did not think of anything else, except
once when my thoughts flew to Joel, I so
longed to have him there beside me ! For
I want Joel to love Sunday ; and I am
sure he never will unless he sees, as I have,
how beautiful it can be made, and what
a good, happy, cheerful thing such relig
ion as Mr. Beeeher's is. The congrega
tion looked so interested, so eager to hear
all he had to say, I do believe they would
have staid till night, if he had chosen to
go on preaching. I did not notice a sin
gle girl chewing caraway seed, or a sin
gle boy using his jack-knife on the
back of the pew. Deacon Spicer, eight
five years old, always goes to sleep and
snores between our Parson Hinman's
" fifthly " and " sixthly ; " but the old
white-haired men at Mr. Beeeher's looked
just as wide awake as the young one's and
I do believe that everybody went away
feeling better and kinder, and mora re
solved to lead good, trne lives than when
they came. Independent.
When drinking cold water in hot
weather, grasp the glass by the hand,
take one swallow at a time, remove the
glass from the lips for a few seconds, then
take another swallow ; in this way it will
be found that the thirst will be thorough
ly satiated before half the water has been
taken ; whereas, if it had been swallowed
continuously, the whole contents would
not have satisfied the thirst.
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Mm K. C. IHSHMOliK Jk CO., Agent.
At 0. F. WOODS'.
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