The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-04-01

foreign interference. Your old rroDa
very bold and evidently had the entiro a Vas
pathes of his hearers. SYM
1t has been matter Of xur,.:
modification to me and to every friend Of 't tl
Federal cause in this country, that Pa Tie
the correspondent oil the London T :SN
should be alIo"ed such oppor,uu;ti. "sS
writing such rubbish as be has for .ho. OF
per. The Federal cause has not -, Pa
nor more viruIeut enemy On its soil III eater
man. The manner in which he writes n ' Ia
army, Its officers, and indeed OF the Amaa; 'ne
people generally, is intoIerabc. There 'I l
at Washington, having all the liberty he e nas
desire for passing and repassing the jutre Ya'
nents, ETC., ETC., and for what purooyo 'o'u'
turn the whole into ridicule to proyide sl..
for the English aristocracy, and to ;mo D'vps
and prejudice the government, and En pisa
people generally, that the Union is on oi ;a
last legs, and that they are TREMBLING ,nS
bending under it, to its irretrievabe . rn,n t
and that the government need have DO is,r
of exciting the IRE Of the poor thing now wa ~
it is never likel y to be under circumstance
to avenge an affront that may be thrown wv
on it /! He turns everything he sees Or bp,r.
pretty much into ridicue Constant droa
ping will Wear away stone. Is it possjo1io
that the authorities at Washington have arr
idea Of the firebands that man IS HDping ovo,
into this country, thence into France WIZ.
nation under heaven enduring the horrors N
civil war, would suffer or risk such an en,mr
in its midst. If war has not been procu;meJ
between England and the United States am,
France not drawn into the vortex, to back
England, no thanks to Russell and the London
Times, tor they have done their very best n
bring it about.
"Cotton! Cotton! /! CottoA!! that is the
prompting want-tho prompter OF opposition
to the blockade, with hatred of Republcaoism,
The principal Of passion to be gratifed p the
prospective disruption and utter ruin Of the
.4mtracan Union.
THE ENGLISH PEOPLE WITH Us.
'!Ihe American Federal GoyernmeAt-j,
simplicity aud beauty, and its iinauca
economy ,contrasted with the enormous cxper.
SEES of the British government, have been the
standing repfoaches Of it and the English
aristoeracy--hayo in fact, created and Sun.
tanned in the minds OF the politicians and pco.
pie Of England, a discomfort which, previous
to the breaking out of this American rebel,
lion, threatened the entire overthrow OF
large portion Of the usurped prerogatives Of
the privileged class. In thess things may be
readily detected the aaaimus of those ill con.
ceaIed fears Of that increasing power Of exam.
pie in the United States, which haunted the
dreams OF the English arislocracy for years,
and which oppressed them like nightmare
J Judge then Of the relief they have expcrien
ced the last year, in what they term the
bursting Of the bubble OF federal republican.
ism But their tcar is 4 the bubble has not
yet burst, and may not, unless some pretext
can be found to break up what thsy Call the
paper blockade, which would Immediately lead
to hostiIities, ard 8 recognition Of the South.
ern contedenacy. Against interfering with
that blockade, &c. this entire country is ready
to raise lis voice. am persuaded OF this
from all L see and do hope the people OF
America will calmly discriminate is this mat.
ter, and not allow themselves to be smbittcred
againsL the people of England. A large por
ton OF the British press are opposed to The
policy that animates the Times newspaper
could hardly be more so, in fact, if they were
in iuil operation on the free soil OF America.
/ am sure, my dear friend, these facts will
give you satisfaction. 1t is pretty certain
now, | shall return to America next July.
long to sec my Old friends again. and mlngIe
my sympathes and prayers with herS-iOE
the triumph Of the right, which l have no
doubt, is with the Federal army.
Did you receive newspaper sen you
last November 1t so you learned somewhat
of my movements and success. have been
preaching six times week, with the excep
ton Of two Or thyee weeks, ever since my az
rival in this country, August, 1860. Between
seven and eight thousand souls have proIessel
to lind salvation, pardon and purity IL these
Of whom about three thousandthfee
hundred we're directly from the world Lam
no" here IN the ancient city OF ijri>tO:--a''
rived here 25lh ms, forty souls saved sncc
my arrival.
My health has been very Indifferent tao
last SIX months, and if spared till July, rest
ana recreation will be very needlul. I'm
McthodiSt.
Washington Co. Court, March Term, 1867