Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-09-13


WHAT THE FEDERAL PRISONERS ARE Do
100 AT RIcmNoND-We find the following
III letter to the Charleston Courier, dated
Richmond, August 10, 1905
The quarters OF the Yankee prisoners still continue
90 be the picture gallery of the town YOU may always
Cad there crowd u ders staring At the guard windows
either side u the street. studying human and
specializing audibly to the various incidents u the
hour Some " the fellows have change Of linen, and
oeceseay must go shirtless while that useful article IN
3efgoes the drying process after wash Those who
nave the allowed the privilege Of remedy
sais want lhose Who have not have 10 instances
seen voluntarily provided from the wardrobe Of
nieu The officers occupy apartment by themselves,
snd fare perhaps more comfortably Congressman Ely
they say, grows tat upon his diet The others IN
GOOD health Among their amusements are these ufcafd
playing. psalm singing, cursng and debating. The lat
ser mamos, nightly the occupation ~ The ofccfs-kly
acts an the moderator OF the meeting, occasionally
tAA's hand himself. iuson, his Congressional com
Ptulo-A Jolly, glod-naurd soul 10y way. TAT, fun
by udsIestug-is the leading speaker. and smaller
Ans predominant Ia the intellectual battery according
lheis VARIOUS eslibies The subjects ate anything ntd
everything yua imagine, ranging on tie gsnut ff0,
she solemn g. me ridiculous Thru subject evening
~as derived hom the ioSing simple incident
ne"shny ~ho had been in The habt Of selling his
ueHspapes az three, suddenly ran his pice Mp To- h1c
yeats aud on making las accustomed sale in the morning
60 Cne ~ lac pspuefa. the Ia ter first refused
down The {oeug 'erd'r vas cgual3 ineN"A0le. add
unaly carried hi, point and received thc amount " his
denAnd fis rise ~ stocss rcpur,d 10 the Yankee
c1uclave wh'rcupon the qcs,ion raised whether II
waa ight Tor tue 10 Jew the hos the hlj the
man. The discussion thus upmnchr ln thc sucia cr,l
carried into the debating ,iab srhe usual gro,
and cons. il finally decided by r ioNrALlc Speak
Ely, that the boy being the aud uud pulled owner
Of the property and the said pro Guy being contra
band ~ War, and no cOncaitha oi circumstances h
lug arisen 10 ohettuct the night thereby vested IN the
Original posfessof Of The aii csad vehicle u Information
the right was undoubtedly Inherent 10 the adolcscsni
merchant 10 determine ur hiu.Cf the inDipent value
his goods aud TO charge hT ihe accordingly, adj
vA1fen, duties a. the UOnrsry notwithstanding. EX-
eepiiun taken TO the railing "f the Chair. aud Mt
Huson proceeded to quote Shakespeare aud Byron aud
Ton Moore. ~ support Of his position OheIs followed
IN the Senatorial bncsu, quoting amid shouts Of laugh
Ter, scraps 81 Latin, French and ish, telling stories
and even singing songs until bed ufnr arrived when the
party retired to their blAnkets There's srett Tor
every bitter the poet and the prisonsrs doing
all they can 20 rxtTactit
hs's ob'eryed number q them at large on tn,
street One OF these was New York ZouaSe sporting
large a. life his hTensns badge aud drinking
the public bars, with all the gus,o Of hstgrd free
man. 10 the success Of the southern Confederscy Svne
gentlemen asked him how he came there: "Oh 90 va.
che reply, my friends have influence with Gen
~inder, and am allowed privileges the others don /,
GjOy." So itsermed
Another ofihese WORTHLESS at lAtls Ia named Conslly
sergeant. Ills father, fortunately, has made half
million out Of the Richmond people, aud on ih
account is allowed the freedom OF the city while the poo
CIVILIANS. who taken after the battle still close
enseoneed You there IL good deal of truth in Gh
hpintly sdago that "muney makes the mare go"
The ohevr 10 ehsrfe ~ the prisoners is Major Todd
foTned.