Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-05-24
TCorrespondencc Of the Free Press
WASHINGTON. Nav ID, 1851 .

| 10Th the 9Th Mass. Regiment cut its way through
| the howliug mob at Baltimore. Then all COM
| munication from the North cut off, by the de-
struction Of the railroads, the air filled with
| rumors that bodies of armed traitors were march
| ing from Richmond, Harpers Ferry, Sc, 20 at
| tack the Capitalize secessionists of the city
(and there are far too many Of them) boosted that
/ the Confederate flag would float over the Capitol
within q week-the officers Of the army Of South
ern birth, true to their cowaTdiy instincts, re-
signed upon the first approach Of real danger
! The volunteers raised here were not Of the same
material as Northern men. We all felt that they
were unreliable, and in the event Of attack
would have been Of DO service; and in fact the
defence Of the city was really conGded to the few
! L. $ regulars who were here, the two parts Of
| REGIMENTS frem Massachusetts and ennsylvania,
and few hundred determined men from the
| North. some Of VII ON were here by accident, who
formed companies and procured arms, and would
have given a good account Of themselves in the
event of an attack Add to this the fact, that
the authorities Of Maryland, to their everlasting
disgrace. proclaimed that more Federal forces
must cross the soil of Maryland, and you will see
that there was some cause for this apprehension.
| suppose You have heard the answer Of Presi-
dent Lizcoln to the delegation of Baltimore trail
tors who came to tell him that no more United
State. forces could come through the state of
| MARYLAND, on account OF what they called the ex-
citement Of the people. Il was worthy of JACK
SOS in his best days q" Gentlemen, said he,
There rs no foot Of sal this Uri7r too 'aeJ'd to
b., t,od on 5v sof}ic- Of ibc J-uted States, and
tell You ne f5rees Of The intel States SHALL pass
through the STATE Of Maryland II II costs thousands
Of lIues and millions Of p,oasv p The committee
left beginning to understand the importance Of the
step they had taken.
our first relief came with the Seventh New
| York Regiment on the 25th. There have been
welcomes more noisy, but none more hearty than
that which greeted them as they marched up the
avenue They. with Gen. Butler Regiment,
opened the way a they came building railroads
constructing bridges, and putting together disman-
tied locomotives. The mails brought letters and
papers from the North, and gave US our first know
edge Of the impulse Of loyalty and patriotism with
WulCl tNt great utaIt % Llt Fai tANti 'i NV
Union was throbbing. The effect was remarkable.
! The seccssionists disappeared or kept their peace
/ Brown hotel their headquarters, looked gloomy
aud deserted, Union men cong atulated each 9TH
er with hearty expressions OF joy. aud We all felt
that now the capital % the nation safe. Since
then Regiments have been continuity arriving.
The city is surrounded with military encampmcnts
and every available building Is filled with soldiers.
! suppose that there are now in and aroun the
CRY a; le5s; 0ooo reliable men ami more coming
every day
There are some pecularities about these North
eru Regiment. which astonish the rcoll of Wash
ingt,u. The keepers Of the g-os shops and gam
bling houses expected large addition. to their Gus
TONERS aud receipts. They are entirely disappoint
c-. Crime instead q increasing in the presence
of these forces, actually diminishes, and it is q
common remark here that with the addition Of at
least 30 Ooo to the r1litcu Ct the citythere arr
less assaults. larceue' incsndisrv fires, and Grim
inal acts Of on kinds than there were while Con-
grass was IN session ON the contrary the churches
are filed, the daily PRAYER meetings well attended
each Regiment has It's chaplain its choir and Az,
men and officers, are regular and prompt st'end-
ants aron Divine service. Administer from Jersey
city said Of them after Comparing them to Crom-
wells men, thar "ffry thousand such men would
g through accession army like a locomotive
through q drilling shower
I see from the newspaper, and my private let
tcrs that YOU all very impatient for the strk-
ing Of some decisive blow by tho Administration.
t. use the words Of one Of my correspondents,
you wish to see tho troops march straight to
Montgomery. hal.irg at Richmond and Charleston
each for day. quite understand the feeling Of
impad,ncc, and admire the patriotism which
prompts it. But I counsel yen all not to get angry
and abuse the Administration for its dilstory
movement until you have vel considered the
subject. You must remember that this war comes
/ upon country wholly uapreparel for il, whose
resources had purposely been crippled by the nest
! Of Truitors who surrounded President Buchanan;
/ that the whole frontier, rsny thousands Of miles
in extent must be protected before any aggressive
movement can be successfully made; that moving
immense bodies OF men Is diGeren, thing from
moving a family; that soldiers must be fed and
/ clothed; that the comm issariat of the well ap-
/ pointed Regiments which hurried to Washington
was so poorly provided that many Of them suffered
severely from hunger before they arrived here;
that the purchase and transportation Of provisions
to points where LARGE bodice are concentrated is
work Of time. True. one army tight be marched
into Virginia tomorrow, hut 10 a fortnight star
Walton would be worse en- my u meet than
Southern treason. / believe l know something Of
the movements Of the government and Of the per
sonsl views Of the members Of the Cabinet,
and l assure my Vermont friends that they
may lay aside al solicitude on thi. subject
The greatest activity pervad~s every department
Of the Government the " ar aud Navy especially.
Arrangement are being made with a much
rapidiy possible, for the concentration Of pro
visions, arms and munitions at all important
points From morning till night the fresh troops
sre under the severest drill aid from raw ievies
are being converted into disciplined soldiers Law
aside your fears The Government is eqqal to
the task Of leading the noble enthusiasm which
has been aroused by the cxigencies Of the times.
j IL as thoroughly aware you are, that the
no use in temporarily patching up the quarrel by
dolusive peace and it, preparations for the con
test upon a scale Of grandeur unknown in the
history OF the country. UntI . o'clock, every
night CIV. soorr and his subordjnates are at
their posts. support the overnment-furnish it
money, ami await the result before You
jump at hasty conclusions, Patriots of the North
Maryland has recovered from hsr attack Of the
fever Of secession. Baltimore in sack cloth and
ashes is mourning over her ruined business and
dismal prospects. She now AJAX ous yinvites the
passage Of troops through her streets az she was
three weeks ago DESTROYS to repcl them. Evcn the
sun paper whose atrocious publications Of the
goth, 2lst and I'd Of April marked its infamy |
forever in the history or this contest. now comes |
out for the Unioa. and uablushingly denies tia, /
it Wa ever t.r secession. | blushcd for the honor
Of my native State the other day when I learn, /