The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-09
More Soldiers from Vermont,

The Sixth Regiment Of Volunteers now being
organized in this State is full and running over.
There are nearly four hundred more men en-
listed than this Regiment will require. This
fact is gratifying commentary upon the unset
fish patriotism Of the people Of the State, and
proves most undeniaby that the people, the
working men of the State, are ready to go yet
by thousands, if opportunities are offered, to the
service of their Country. 1t also establishes
She fact that the people were not in fault for the
delays and vexations that have heretofore attend
ed the organization and dispatch of regiments
Torwa ID TO the seat Of war, wherever else that
blame o, 'ght to fall. Certainly the promptnass
witt. whic, everything connected with enlisting,
armine, cqu piping and furnishing the Sixth
Regiment has cen accomplished is in the high
est degree credita Vie to all engaged in that work,
and shows quite cles rly what the peone of Yer
mont can do when the strong current Of their
patriotism has an unoF}st. -ucted channel through
which to flow.
But we hope no man will 0. this account fold
his hands and self complacentb conclude that
Vermont has done enough, and ssn recruiting
Offices should now be closed, and no more men
De offered to the Government. Tens v thou-
Saa1s, 1t not hundreds Of thousands more /, oops
VIII Dc needed than are now in the feld beta 70
rebellion is thoroughly pubdued before the North
has crushed and ground treason to death snaer
Its heavy iron heel. The peoplc--the material
to make this army-are now ready in Vermont.
as elsewhere, to fill up the ranks. All that is
needed is the opportunity to go as their brothers
and friends have gone before them. The ma
cleus OF another Regiment is already enlisted
and IN camp. Let the work of enisting 20 On
and the ranks be filled up. There are MANY
young men in Vermont who are anxious to oip
their old companions on the battlefield -
The work OF the harvest has been completed
and in all the towns in the State are men who
are out OF business, and who would most low
FULLY accept the opportunity of earning d SOL
dier's pay, by bearing soldiers musket, and
taking soldiers fare, in the army of the
Republic.
There are now thousands of troops from the
West and Northwest on the Potomac, vet the
necessities of Kentucky and Missouri TODAY de-
mand the immense military resources of all
west of New York, to meet the Rebels on
these two battle grounds. If there were now
enough troops ff0m New England, New York,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as there ought
to be, in the vicinity of Washington, to give
the necessary strength to our army in that
neighborhood, the Western troops now there
could at once be sent to reinforce the army OF
the West We then should at once dismiss our
fears for the result of the coming campaign
along the Mississippi, Ohioand Missouri rivers,
knowing that no Rebel force could stand against
the united and entire strength of the great
Nor invest in its resistless march toward tho
Gulf The great valley of the Mississippi
should be committed to the care of those who
inhabit the territory that feeds that magnificent
river. and the Eastern and Middle States should
take care of rebellion east of the Blue Ridge -
To reach this desirable division of labor, and