Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1862-10-31
FROM THE THIRTEENTH REGIMENT.

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Journal quotes the telegraphic report Of
their reception at Jersey City, and then
makes a few comments:
1.-THE Thirteenth Vermont Regiment reached
New York city on the 18th and was refreshed at
Jersey city by the indefategable agent of the
State, Col. Howe"
The statement that we reached Jersey
city on the 18th is probably true, though |
will guarantee that not one in ten of the
men could, on that morning, have told
whether it was the 18th or the 2lst day of
the month. Hurried into camp at Brat
tleboro, hurried through our outfit, and
hurried out again,a we were, it would be
passing strange if we not only lost our
reckoning in point of time, but lost our
point of compass as well, But admitting
that the date of the transaction was cor
rect, decidedly object to the refreshed"
part of the story. We reached the wharf
at Jersey City at about six o'clock on
Sunday morning and Immediately COM
menced to land, with the assurance that
Col. Howe had caused refreshments to be
provided for us as soon as the Regiment
could be landed. We marched off the
splendid steamer continental" and
formed in line of battle on the wharf
stacked arms, and then waited some two
or three hours for the promised "srefresh-
mcnts." At last they came; and such
refreshments! If they were the free
gift of some chartible soldiers relief
society, | have nothing to say but to thank
them for their good intentions and pity
the scantiness of the funds that allowed
them to do no better. But if they were
furnished at the expense of the State of
Vermont, it is due to the loyalty of the
Green Mountain State to know that some
body, | know not who, failed to do their
duty in providing for the necessities of
those of her sons who have taken their
lives in their hands and gone forth to do
battle for that country which we all so
much love. Some half-dozen barrels of
Il hardly know what to call it, but had
seen it standing by the side of some
thifty Vermont pig-sty, should have
thought it more in its appropriate place
were set upon the platform beside the
railroad track, and laded out to the SOL
diers, with slice or two of bread, and a
cup of coffee, as their breakfast.
The larger part of the Regiment took
it, but many of those who had not already
tired of waiting and goue to the rcstaur-
ants and satisfied their hunger at their
own expense, very soon did SO, leaving
the-call it what you please-to be served
out for purpose to which it was better
adapted That the 18th Regiment was
refreshed at Jersey City is true, but
we have yet to see the first man among us
who did not patronize the eating saloons
of the city, who regards the whole affair
with anything like an agreeable remem-
brance. 1t may have been the result Of
accident, and that no blame really at.
taches to any one connected Herewith
but it was unfortunate, to say the least Of
it. So many times have seen in papers
notices similar to the one have referred,
that l could but ask myself, is this fail
sample ? | hope. however, that the legisla
ture, now in session at Montpelier, will
not make this statement of the case thu
foundation for an investigating committee
for it is bad enough as it is without it,
being made any worse by attempts t.
cover it up.
, The contrast between the treatment
that we received at Jersey City and tina
we received at Philadelphia could no
: have been greater had the two places beer
as far removed from each other as is til,
North pole from the South. The'city o.
t brotherly love" has laid the 18th Yer
5 mont Regiment, as it has all other Regi
mcnts passing through that city, unde
t especial obligations for its hospitality
We were met at the ferry landing by
committee from the Cooper Shop Voluntee
Refreshment Saloon, and escorted to tbei