Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-08-22
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EAIDAT MORNING. August -, Is,..

J-f. DAVIS and L.. suburdin4tes duve
large business iu playing ,he injured-iun--
c-nce" d.3se From fret 10 last, as they
put il, there never was such l5ck Of harm
les do7e-.iEe c eaturl- AS they sii are and
never before did the world &c such d hawk
i;4e, blood-thirs;y and ruthless set Of beings
as are tie President ard Cabinet, the oficers
aad soldiers Of tas United S.i,es. To be
sure, these injured inuocau!- --.zed tie forts,
min;s AMI arms CT the United States, plotted
/ 10 asslssiu1ts the President, 70 =e5. upon
/ the CAPITOL and get possession 90; the public
archives and, IN short. 20 sub1ert iy torce
and treason the National Government, and
t. set up government ait.. nJn1u OF their
own in rs stead. T. - sure, to-, they
Proceeded at once to inapgura;e . reign OF ,er-
Tor throughout the Southern States. robbIng,
impris5uing and hanging witl5a. =.int, those
vino dared TO resist their reasonable acts and
T. naiatain their fidelity {, ,ae government
all w-re bound to support Bat vaat of all
that? That, they assume . uobjiy's bas-
n IS but their own, anl they lre careful
Ee'er TO ailude u any Of ta1-" Transactions.
Tie only thing to be found aa.j With and
he'd up 70 the Indignation ui ta- World, in
their view, is the tact that l4l United States
Government r,sists th4,s Tidug proceedings
on tie pslt ot the rebels, aud hr.u.= armed
forces 10 ogerpower tnt reoci, iu d .u- i5r its
dssuuc ion This rrlural and proper action
of tLe Gcyanran. hey sl.as OF s- o. ruth
les rui bloody uraoos Of Anlt they cali
t7r tIut5ry, assuming jA4. ii- United
States Government bs- 80 more iIs3t - b,
there with its forces thio ~ vJol1 have 20
invade England without the les. elu-... anl
t. carry Grs and sword through every city
ard a4nl Of Great Britain 10 20 ;iue OF /
profound peace between JLe lwJ nations.
o.a piece with this imrllsu, pcrveTsiJn T.
re D.. r'i.i Ius between lie .v, parties. Is .
t.s a..l.e.4ie and uuin,s-mi.;-d ialsiicltou
wL.-. c...seterizs> the otaei4i paper. Of the .
rebel .iis-ss, wheulyer t.ey aiv-It o. what F.
O.. -4.l pr done by our general, and their
u-li- Without tae leas: ,cfalls they per- /.
,it ,ni misstate. in Tue rrosssst manner,
Va4t our 5fi,-rs state in th.lr .rie.s, aud On /
t.lz- f,1ti.n. oG their .en. deliberately .
made, they found ju.,i.c4 i.a .,r the l,.,st .
air cf.1- ,Is.at-, AMI a fes6l. .a-a-4- .i glL-
due no their part having u1Il-liicl except .
ia t-a history ct ,he h'a.,-- piracy the .
world ,,er Saw.
s.me .. theif more I1c-ut .A.isiu5rs Of .
b..caes ana reraly af- Aa.iy e. asA- g
asuag impression on tu- latAo mind.
>4yiu- nothing Of other tbiass, the iuf--
"a .us .-au-setyn whereby rh. rebel, rscov-
cred ,h.se alsraut traitors, Gems Backnsr,
Tizblmau, Barron and eIs, and then Re
fused 80 give up the Union officers 40 *
change, is not likely to fade out af the pub
De mind very s.sn.
Again and a-liu have tn rebel autnori
ties mad- asJ ia .nts f.r th4 exchange Of our
5fi;ors. COrcorao. Wilcox ami many others,
held as rris.re7s Of war -incs Bull run bat
IL tu; when 'heis caI tive oaiesr- were ssot /
forward some eAcl>- 'ea- mad. IN not per-
iecung the exchange. Finally, from the *
treme desire on tie TART of Che e verument
70 SECURE the relea-e q these Officers from
captivity in which they had suffered untold
haFlshirs and indisu,ties (the rebel ofice,s |
in our hands AZ ,ar while receiving the bsst |
Of treatmenD n definite enSsS-mca, for n |
general cariei was made between Mai. Gen, |
DIX ON behalf IF the L. Stlte= and Major !
General D. H. Hill Of the Confederate
forces. Supposiug, We presume, that
there was some honor left among
the re'I generals, Buckner, BlrrJa, Sc,
were eaui forward and delivered over ac-
csT6ing to sgreement-the oibceT Ia charge
expecting to receive on the -rot the United
States clicers IN return. No -ycner however,
had the rebel ofiteF- ct f4iriy out Uf reach
than word came back that tue confederate
authorities had concluded not to give up the
[. 5 ,t6caIs, as previously agreed. 50, there
they remain. and probably there they will
remain till the rebels sre made to feel the
le-yy hand Of tire L. ;. Government III a
wsy ihey have not fit it yet. We hope It
u " come down upon then speedily aud with
a force that will crush them to POWDER
There is sometimes " Honor among thieves -
but none among the Far6ious gang at
Richmond.