Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-05-10
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BURLINGTON:
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1861.
TIE MUSTE K.

There is good deal of unpleasant feeling
throughout the State. arising from failure,
thus tar, on the part Of our SJatc authori-
ties, to meet the requisitIon of the L. S
Government We should be glad to avoid
public mention of a matter 50 little to the
credit of the State and il We allude to it
now, it is certainly not for the sake of use
lees fault finding, but to help our readers
to understand, amid the thousand flying
rumors, the main points of the case.
\ general order from the L. S. War de-
partment prescribed ,chere, IN the several
States, the quota Of State troops were to be
assembled TO be mustered into the u. S. ser
vice by the L. S. officers detailed for that
service. By that order, the Vermont Regi-
ment was to be mustered At Burlington, and
by Lieut.. Col RAINS Of the 5th L. S. Infan,
try. Col RAINr came here, for that purpose,
ten days ago, and communicated with the
Governor.
For some 1eason-we cannot state what
the Adjutant General of the State ordered
the Regiment to rendezvous at Rutland and a
wish was expressed that Col. RAINS should
90 there and muster il into the United States
service The reply of Col. RAINS was, in
substance land no other answer could be
given), that by his orders he was to muster
the regiment here. and he had no authority
to deyiate from his Instructions We
have heard 1--WE know not how truly,)
that an application to GENERAL Wool to
change the place of muster, received a similar
reply. 50 the Regiment is at Rutland on
State expense, and Col. RAINS is here,
where his orders placed him. How long
the case will remain SO, nobody knows but
we hope for the honor Of the State, not long.
1t certainly cannot take long for the proper
authority Of the State, I've believe the GOV
ernor is Commander-in-chicf Of the State
militia), to order the Regiment to he removed
to Burlington, and but three hours for
the Regiment to be brought hcrc-so that
the muster into the l. S service may be
made as it should be. That is enc very
simple and direct way cut Of the difficulty.
But we arc not in the military line, and leave
those who are. to attend to their own busi-
ness.
We beg our Rutland friends to take notice
that ne have imputed no unworthy motives
to our military authorities, and that we have
no desire whatever to embarrass their action
Burlington had nothing to do with the Sc
lection Of the place Of muster of the Vermont
troops into the l. S. service, and for our
part. wo regret, as matters have gone, that
the War Department did not select Rutland
instead OF Burlington, as Ethe place. The
incidental benefit or damage, which ever 1t
may be, to any particular place, from the
presence Of the Regiment, or the convenience
or inconvenience OF any particular individual,
is Of no account in the matter. Our wish,
and that Of our citizens generally, has been
to have Vermont place her quota at the ser
FlCc ol lht bONtAuluChu 40 ff'"f''F 10 f-'-'
5lc. The Militia Of Maine and New Hamp-
shire were, if all accounts are true, in quite
as unTrepar9d a condition as those Of Yer
mont But the Regiments Of those states
were at the places Of rendezvous, and were
mustered into the. United States Service, on
Friday last. Our Regiment might have been
in the United States Service, at least as soon
as they. As it is. Vermont is the laa Of the
New England States to place her contingent
at the disposal Of the Government. We are
sorry to have this 50.