The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-27
lour War Correspondence,
From the Third Vernon Hariment

OAAP ADVANCE, Va,
pu Sept. %, 1861.
monstrous folio styled " Thirty wears IN tho
United States Senate" written by Thomas II
Denton, you will there find Crowded YOUR pa
, ''ehce IS good enough TO tumble SO vast AN
amount or mk-soiled paper an account of an
} ahbf Oh honof between that qulntessence of
sarcasm. John Randolp h Of Rolnake, and him
OF mighty intellect, Henry Clay. That LITTLE
spot Of ground, made classic by the hostile
meeting OF two such renowned leuders of nolit
icai parties, IS In fair view from the mouth of
my tent, perhaps thirty yards distant We
iouhd 10 shady Ilttic nook Of soddy Garth, sur
rounded on all sides by the forest mobiles in
f heaNy coats OF varleSated green. But now the
war spirit has breathed on It's yordure. the unhn
old frees are already witherod and PROSTATE
around 1t, that necessary evil, That vuture of an
army an ambulance, occupies the spot, the grass
trodden by many feet into the yielding sell, Nil
Seholahce or Its beauty gone with nothing to
REMIND oI It's celebrity, the place alone remain
ing, thing o! earth, like the earthy parts of
those who acted there the solemn drama OF mis-
taken honor. There was d tine when the duel
10 was sustained by the public opinion, that
bugbear OF gro"n.up children, that forced I;
man, made IL coward by fear Of its roa cng,
gladiator like 10 meet another man, made
equally coward, in a passage at arms, to con-
vince spectators that he was brave. In the North
enlightenment has almost entirely done away
the lailacy, and it is well that Southern chival-
:, ny, (run to seeds,) has a chance to vent itself
III the present War, in firing from behind stunts,
stones and bushes upon our pickets, and in cool
blood, numbering them, especially since they
are informed, by Gen. McClellan's order to us
that we shall not be allowed to fire upon them
On the day before yesterday ID Captain in Col.
Bakers California Regiment was shot dead
while in the execution of his duties as comlnad-
ant OF plckets, SO near US that we were in hear |
ing OF the gun that murdered him This Skin
mlshlng among the pickets is daily occurrence
and, OF course, 80 long as they are safe, as now,
from our fire, will increase for hardly think
there Is enough honor among the Rebes to re-
ciprocate the humane and truly honorable order
Of Gen. Mcclellan.
On Saturday, the General, accompanied by
Prince de bonneville, Count Jawbreaker, and
one or two other foreign not;bles visited us, the
fort, and other camps in our vicinity. Are all
great men ugly? Must man be so very home
y before he can become great! Since l have
been here have seen about all the great ones
of our country, and few from others, yet the
Prince, in my opinion, is the greatest of them
ALL if want OF beauty is the criterion.
Professor Lowe of balloon notoriety, has been
with us about II week. He is a very tligh,y man
sometimes, and though temperate man, gets
elevated two or three times a day, not very
gassy, but high minded and makes the most of
his occasional rising in the world to look down
upon the rest of mankind. lie is far seeing and
would make a good General, Tor he is high in
the estimation Of the soldiers, and his position
is commanding one. am informed that his
reconnoisances are very valuable to the army,
as he has an uninterrupted view of the country
to distance Of thirty miles in every direction,
and no very large body of troops can move in
the day time without his knowledge.
Yesterday the New hampshire and Michigan
Companies of Berdan's Regiment of sharp
Shooters, came to us and joined our Brigade.
they are fine looking, keen-eyed men, and IN
their green uniforms look jaunty enough. Were
they allowed, | think they would tell good
story of these providers
You appear TO have more fighting to do at
home, among yourselves, than We have with
the enemy. Perhaps ours has not come yet.
hope the mbattans will keep their tenn
per within bounds, or shoulder gun and come
out here and throw out their pent-up fight up
on sesesh. Vermont has taken large dose of
! fight, and it may be operating over the whole
State, which may account for the number OF
pens welded and ink spilled within her bounds
Yesterday, CHc OdoUdIli, w HllbiH IL. oe""iu,
unaccompanied save by a lady and young gen
tleman, visited Fort Marcy, quietly looked over
the works, examined the monster guns mounted
behind the parapets, admired the moat and
abatis, then went as quietly as he came.
To- day we are informed we are to have a blue
blouse added to our stock of clothing 1t is a
thin, unlined, unpadded jacket of coarse blue
cloth, intended for fatigue purposes, i'll very
warm weather. Whether that will complete
our uniform, those commanding only know.
TO morrow, if reports arc correct is to be
great day. a period long to be remembered by
the Vermont Third, for then we are to receive
our pay. Patriotism is commendable, Il love OF
country is very fine, yet patriotism starved and
love of country unpaid, are but poor incentives
to enthusiasm A soldier can cheer with more
energy, draw little closer sight on his rifle,
with little of the yellow, g root of all evil
jinglng in his pocket, than with only letters
there to his friends, already written, but I'M
adorned with the red ticket that evidences it's
fare paid to the loved and dear ones al home
Money adds a zest to patriotism, and shining
gold makes love for country burn brighter in
the heart Of soldier. Theseure horrible facts,
vet man is so constituted that they are facts.
We are told the Vermont Fourth is to join US
to-day We shall be much pleased to see them,
for they will smack of home, and the very air
around them will! remind us Of our dear native
State so different, with its rough, green nils,
from the place VIC have made our temporary
home. You must not expect well-wrltten let
tiers. well.rounded periods, or elegant dlcton.
Thew are rough hewn as our cupatlon. More