Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-07-17

lle ssirV more expressive! 1T seems tina
the poor negroes universal expression o
despair despair wrought by the oppres
sion Of ages-of chow long! my Goo
how long lis at last giving away L
emotions Of hope. "May their hopes
grow brighter and brighter TO the perfec
day."
But to return to our experience in Mary
land. We soon came upon the pickle
guard Of Pennsylvania troops, stationed al
along and patrolling the Railroad TO guarc
it from seizure ana destruction. They
were stationed at close intervals in from
squads OF Z up to full companies, from the
state line to Baltimore and wherever nee
essary from Baltimore to Washington al
ways in immediate connection with the
bridges There were frequent traces Of
secession vandalism in the shape of burnt
timbers and distorted irons lying under
and around the new bridges which had
been built by Gen. Buffers troops. We
felt our way earthly over the road, sound
ing the whistle frequently, and SO cot
through without accident The picket
guards turned out and formed line as We
approached, and it was good, gloriousiy
good to witness the fine, fraternal feelings
manifested between them and our boys
whilst passing. Some of the Marylanders,
in fact the most of them, seem to be
Unonists; many of them saluted us,
though filnced in more than one instance,
that | saw a lurking Judas in their counte-
nances. A few miles outo Baltimore as
we were moving slowly along in the night,
one of the villains threw stones into one
OF our cars, and as we were to pass through
Baltimore later at night than any other
Regiment bad done,we apprehended serious
trouble from the rufiians on this account.
We arrived in Baltimore about l o'clock
at night, and after forming line marched
through the city in column of sections for
ii miles, the side walk, being lined with
people, iuc uding many of the most re-
specially dressed and behaved ladies. But
tie Plug Uglies were all on hand
watching for chance to wreak their ven
geance upon us. We were continually in
suited and tantalized by them during the
entire march They cheered for jeff
Davis and bis brother gallows- birds, fired
two pistol shots at or near us to provoke
collision, but we marched straight on
with not word being said save the words
OF command. They finally left US near
the Washington depot, evidently not liking
our firnness aud determined aspect. |
hear through Lieut.. Gov Noble that the
general opinion among them was expressed
10y secessionist there, something like this /:
. We could have whipped out any Reg-
ment which has gone through here-ex-
cept the Wisconsin Second, &c" 1t is
certain that we were all ready and anxious
to man to pitch into them, and had they
assaulted us, the police not interfering to
arrest the offenders, we should have formed
a hollow square, fired on the crowd, clean
ed out the streets at the point OF the bayo-
net and then broke into the houses right
and left, set fire to them and so fought our
way in smoke and A.me through the city.
Nothing could have restrained us from SO
doing. The blood of the murdered Mas
sachusetts soldiers cried to us from the
very ground over which we marched, and
at every step we were looking for PROV
ocation sufficient to justify US in furnishing
the murderers who groaned and clamored
around us. The fall Of one man in the
Regiment would have been sufficient for
US, orders or no orders.
1t was evident that Marshal Kal and all
his police force were in the interest o. the
cessionists-which more recent events
have pro,ed-bnt a large majority Of the
people IN the streets seemed to Dc Unionists.
we received several hearty cheers, and the
Union WAS also loudly and frequently
cheered. The ladies nearly all seemed to
be on our side.
We encamped here Tuesday morning
last and have entered upon soldiers duties
and partaken Of soldiers fare in right sober
earnest. Our camp is to the right Of 7th
street, near the Park, and about miles
from the Capitol. There are New York
and New England Regiments encamped all
around us. aud looking from the most cle-
waited parts Of the Capitol large collections
of white tents can be seen near and replete
on every band. There are now, | believe,
encanped in and around this city about
fifty thousand volunteers, and regiments
after regiments are pouring in every day.
The Ninth Massachusetts regiment, 900
strong, has just marched passed us. We
shall soon have force enough to wipe oue
Beauregard and secessionism It blow
Washington is safe in any contingency and
believe that the secession forces viii be
in full retreat from Virginia within four
weeks. | am inclined To think that our
advance will be the signal for their retreat
and that no pitched battle Of any great
magnitude will be fought on Virginia soil
jeff. Davis and his minions must 80 under;
there is no help for them.
A few nights since a secession emlnisary
was shot 1t, wounded and taken By tile
guard Of the New Hampshire Regiment,
which is encamped near us, and it is sai.i
that Il pound u strychnine was found upon
his person. Instead Of his being sll / or
hung Immediately he was sent to the city
under guard for evil trial, SO much 10 the
military authorities give away aud become
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