The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-03


mon;er. who went out in Gen. Buffers expedi
zion, and Las seen treason as it has exhibited it.
-scg for some months IN the vicinity of New Or
leans. The winter, as he says of himself, was
conservative when he left Vermont The
letter shows where he now is and the process
by which lie came to the opinions which he SO
forcibly and eloquently presents Let no one of
our readers fail to read this able letter:
ALGIEKs, La, August IS. 1862.
Matters in this Department are, at present,
wearing threatening aspect. AT Baton Rouge
an attack is momentarily expected. The troops
there have entrenched themselves, and burned
part of the town which hid their prospect and
would interfere with the effect of their artillery
and guns in the river. Among the armament
in the river, nop before Baton Rouge, is the
Mississippi She alone can cause much inCon,
uenience to troops entering that city. All the
transport ships of the Department are now
there, awaiting the result of the next few days.
If it should become necessary to evacuate, the
troops will all be taken off and the city leue'ed.
There is at present very little patience left with
she movements, and determination to spare NJ
whenever the rebels showa disposition to attack
the town. Protecting them seems to have but
little influence in bringing out Union spirit,
and | am impressed with the conviction that
panions Of Satan to become saints, or raising
men from the dead-llke making bricks with
out straw, and finding gold where no gold is.
Surely 1t is true, that Unionism among this
people is not known. No matter where they
were born, no matter if their fathers did, and
DO now live IN the Uuion States no matter if
all they are, or have, was made under and by
the influence of the old Constitution, no matter
for their professions Of Unionism and sympathy
with the Union cause, there is no truth in them.
Their professions are torgeries, theft assurances
are hes, and they themselves are traitors to the
most glorious Government the sun ever shone
upon. We have Learned 10 trust them not their
actions have convinced us, and driven from our
hearts al the COZ idence we would have had in
them while, bitter and sad as the conclusion is
we arc forced to believe that our own brethren,
our own fathers sons from New England, are
the most drspicable, and the least to be trusted,
OF all the traitors and rebels we meet. Did
say our brothers and sons. No no 1t Is
the ,Donaen The male inhabitants are the
devils, but the women are the she devils You
cannot imagine how any of Gods creatures can
bear in their breasts, and utter from their
mouths, and display in their faces, such entire
hatred, such villalnous treachery, and such dev-
iish, determined rebellion as the women of this
city act out, and look out.
| have always feared the day when
the slaves of the South should be set free,
when millions of these treacherous, decetful,
living creatures should roam broadcast over our
land, when they should be allowed to 20 where
soever they would, with no masters whom they
feared, and nothing to keep their terrible pas
sions IN control. But | am over it now. The
moment the rebels make the first attempt
at an attack on this city, ! hope 10 sec
every negro declared free-to see every slave
with muSket IN MS nanu, Anu UDCle Oan Jeed-
ing them. Surely, when alter all the efforts and
endeavors of Gen. Butler to protect, defend, and
save this community, after all his lenity and for
bearance, his guarantees, and solicitations for
Unlonists to come to his aid and support, alter
all his care and assistance to the poor, to have
not az many Union men to be found as there
were righteous men in Sodom, there is raeson to
believe that when God would destroy, lie
has first made mad - and that one of the means
o. God is destined to be used 10 restrain this
neople-a means which neither the President,
Congress, or our bayonets Can prevent. Slavery
must soon end This land shall no more be q
garden, but desert no more the rich and eIe-
egan5 and luxurious home Of the rich and
proud, but the Inheritance of their servants.
Gen. breckenridge has sent III flag OF truce,
with message, hat if any blacks are armed,
he will come down on US with a black flag, and
neither give or receive quarter. The reply
was. Waste no threats, but come on
would that we might meet him not only with u