The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-10
Vigo- ct Last,

FEis people have b:cn AZ often deceived and
7iisa ppointed in the pto,nitcs Of something de-
'csiyc about t. hc done in The Prosecution Of the
var, thai Whey do not exhibit the easy crclulity,
tUa5 oharter,hcd them sDnlc months ago II the
tiheya! sssarAnce$ tllt The war was to be I'm
Hh.1 Cad Tie Union jrca5Sytd, and the country
restored to peace in thirty days. Neither do
s,fy permit every success Of the Federal arms
10 raise them To SUCH pitch Of excitement az
at the first achievement Of our Navy at Hatteras,
/ tins virgin faith has Iieea 50 unreentipgly
chilled by sutscqueus weeks Of delay and mac
,ipt. that they have come to believe with more
rsusion IN speedy harvest Of victory and peace
from such seed But the recent brilliant achieve
merts Of the army in Kentucky and Tennessee
a.c vevieing again the enthusiasm and quicken
ins the faith Of the millions whose eyes had
grown weary with Watching for some light that
should give promise OF the coming day. The
nigh, Of inactlon seems to be in ruth passing
sway. All through Kentucky there arc cheer
ing signs Of an advance Of the troops Of the
tn,yn. Gen Thomas division is following up
CHE Victory IL. Mill Springs by m advance ct his
.ptie force towards Cumberland Gap. Though
NC hear nothing Of Gen. Buell's preparations
for an immediate attack on Bowling Green, the
;osi;ion Of our forces there, and the advance
Jyua Fort Henry will soon leave the rebels no
rh,Auce but to fight or run. The victory at Fort
Henry is only the first step in the advance Of the
troops under Grant and McClcrnand, AM the
attack on Columbus cannot be much longer
pastponcL. Gen. Price will soon be compelled
tn give battle at Springfield with the assurance
nf certain defeat or retreat into Arkansas leay-
ing Missouri once more where it was when Ere
monr was removed. Gen. Lander has been re-
enforced on the Upper Potomac, and has thus
been abIc to CONNIE, jackson to fall back and
abandon Romney, which is again occupied by
nur .rJols. On tue Potomac. in front Of Wash
ingtln nothing is doing. and from the bad state
ef tie roads, CAUSED by the heavy rains for weeks,
,p,l.ing can he done Ill present. Burnside ex-
yGtltion hae arrived ut It's destination, and has
DunlneDced an attack on Roanoke Island, and
n! along the coast there are evidences that what
eli, be- dune in that quarter is being done,
Even the stupidity, that mas conentod itself
lar weeks with blind laudation of the inactiv-
ity 1T our armies, cannot fail to scc in these ev-
'd:rcss o. ii new pilcy IL tie campaign. mat
icr Tor praise, and now rushcs 70 the other ex.
irene and lauds as hlindly and unreasoningly
,ho activity, ~ it just did the doubtful, I'M
certain and torpid style OF subduing our enc
mics that seemed to he in fashion 10 the COZ
eiuct of the war. We hope these wea,hercocks
will Dpt 80 far forget themselves, however, in
shsn admiration Of something done. as to leave
themselves no opportunity if ZONE little mishap
s5duld occur, tn charge the blame all upon
tboe, who by their incesssnt cl.lnor for action
haze compelled those in power 10 make move
hc:n.e they got ready
ONy FOR DEAN RAMsAY's NEXT EDrrIoN or
HIS " "REMINISCENCES. An old Scotch clergy
niar' Of the true Spurgeonissic class. who was
terribly annoyed at many Of his congregation
indulging in tho habit OF boiling out OF 81, uIcn
previous t.. and during the " benedction, - had
one day jus, got that length in the service, and
was standing with ousstrctchcd hands and closed
.yss. when the noise OF the escaping multitude
attracted his attention and disturbed the quiet
"a; the church Quietly opening his eyes, he
thus addressed the door keeper. and efcctually
stopped the pracEi.e Tor that day. At any rae; -
" And now, John, opsn the doors. and let all
the 1ursed people who don't want the b'essios