The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-16
For The Freeman.
The Third Company Of Sharpshccters.


EDITOR FREEMAN = The miSuntlclrta ming
with regard to the third Company Of Sharp
Shooters, is good instance Of the ultra sy.lir-
tJms reform will often Assume in its frst
stages. The Senate have h&cn so anxious 10 root
out the tarcs that were near their seed-tine,
that they have really consented to destroy the
wheat. The facts are these Mr. Streetcr re-
reivcd recruiting commission from Gov Fair
hanks, but his advertisements claimed Cap
tain's commission for him. lie invited recruits
from New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and
held out inducements that they would be paid
like Vermont troops. BY variety of testimony
it appeared that he was unfit for the place, and
especially that he was inefficient On the
strength of this mainly, the Senate refused to
recognize a company which has since been
shown by abundant testimony before the Com
mittee, to whom the subject was referred in the
House, to be composed Of men of the true
stamp and who could not be induced to Join any
other arm OF the service. AS soon az they
heard Of the move Of the Senate they (eycry
member of the Company then in camp) signed
u paper and sent it to the Legislature, stating
that they did not wish to be counted in the same
list with the woud-bc Captain, and requesting
that the leadership be given to some one who
will not disgrace them. But q letter received
yesterday by u member OF the House, and writ
ten by & member Of this Company, well known )
by several members Of the House rs y man of,
candor and responsibility, will state the case
better than | can. 1t was written AZ a p,irclv
private letter, but yon arc at liberty to publish
in whole or part, whatever has bearing on the |
question. We think the action Of tho S,nate I
was too hasty and sweeping Col. Rer,l.n has
expressed himself as particularly dcairous Of i
receiving this Company, and it is to be hoped
shat the expense incurred by the State, and he !
sacrifices Of property made by the member; Of
the Company. i'll ordsr 20 @, will not he throws
away without some better reason be found.
IusTIcK
Extracts from the letter referred {, above. aye
as follows ,
Yours wa received Yesterday, Informing mo
taat our Company WAS MT to be recognized or
by the State authorities. It scc,ns
very strange to me that after Company has !
been recruited, and especially as good /. Com
l@ny as this viii probably he, that they shoald !
thus be neglected end a!:s..tel. know that
sons., and think the most Of them. have been
induced to enlist "a: Of feelings Of the purcat !
patriotism. and the State Of Vermont may r2st
assured that il they arc dsbanded, tic chances
will be very po>r for again obtaining the ser,i !.
res Of any Of this Company, at least.
Ter nlv part, | cannot roe Why TIC Coint&ny.
O. H. r.9n computing it, should lie punished
bccaHsc Ssrcctcr has Gene wrong. Tie Co.aya-
NJ Is comr2&el "a general thina, Of r.cn w:o
were n,t obliged II enlist, or in cg!ior wor,ls. Of
mem who are capable Of dong something clac.
toero are several yuuns uicn wap lave left j
school or purrnf2 to enlist, and sha mast have
he'd s'i.c Sart q tUsincst which ;hcy have
wound UP on laurTcsu {or he ocys!Ai9n, and ;,f,
ter coming here and spending wEat tync and
money they have. think il would IL, tic lcight
Of injustice TO thus disband them.
But do not tl:,nl; nc shall he thus ,if,.vseJ
81, for it does Seem to ne that the Legislature
md State authorize, will. upon confederation
:: inc matter, duly provide az vie. a au;,a1lc
~apsain, and let the Company 10 filed IN nn,,
bus serve TIC causo in which their feelings arc
enlisted.