Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-06-27
NEW NOTES on VIRGINIA.

Rev. F. Teft, d. D., Methodist chap
lain IN ono Of the Virginia regiments,
writing To the Christian Aduooaie 8 Journal,
makes the ijlloWing statements
While sojouruiug in Virginia, l have taken
spsciil pains 10 become acquainted With that part
o the population vino did not migrate southwark
with the southern army.-rnose actively engaged
in tho rebellion, we'll as those who had given il
lhtir unmiXed sympathy, retired before the adj
vance Of the Union forces, aud the people now on
the ccil are consequently those who approach near
ct % being loyal; but If there is really genuine
loyal man among the many have seen aud con-
yer-ed with, must then say that he has taken
particular palms 70 conceal virtue which he must
have known would have been greatly 10 his al
vantage. j opinion is that iu the Old Dominion
there Is Lot one man ia five hundred who has the
slightest good feeling toward the government and
institutions Of what once their country. l
have heard man profess TO be Jncn man.
have heard 40 man utter a word Of disIespect, OF
even Of s-4urtcgy, toward tie rebellion and its
leaders. I have heard no man say syllable in
favor "a the government Of the United State, or
a syllable showing the smallest respect 10 cur
cause or p spects. Their whole conversation Kun.
upon sho r.ibie calamity brought upon them by
tue var. They say they are ruined, tina, the state
J., oyerrun with soldiers; that their property j.
taken from them without remuneration; ald that
their negroes are accins to get Td Of work. the
I-zy lille, suo.r llr-uothIug d'ss.
IL must be confessed that tli, Lost lomQ l4ilJ is
founded on fact. Their negroes are running away
from them, uot by the hundred, bat 5J the thogs-
and. ] few DAYS since 1 bad occasion % ride ou
the AleysudIia and Orange Railroad from near the
Esvpalauuock 90 Washington, and the train that
followed me into tho city Of Alexandra vas p
train Of fiat open cars, On which twelve hundred
uoErocs, men, women, and children Uc.c piled up
vrrv much as you see bees hanging o. the limbs
Of a tree when warming. In this style they are
constantly getting cut ~ Dixie, Oh every road ol
every description, every one with his bundle, and
with l.s face set nurtnwarl. Incy are flying from
bondage 90 liberty, aad i the war continues three
mortas logger Virginia wiii be ilee state, not
perhaps by a change O.. law, but because th re
vim Be 100 population ia tie state which. ia the
language ol the SOUTH 'Is % !Hr slavery To
other uo1is, there viii be 40 negroes ielt On tao
sa-rei s1li.
Tdi. viii be revolution ccrtailly, ard the
prospect calis iar deep rejection. me labor ls
running away uom the capital oi tue south nat
is tne simple operation. soon there will be but
lit,ls oarit4l lett and 70 labor. The capitl will
have been spent IN war Fsisrd 90 defend anu
spret4 the area Of their labor, ard the war thus
raised " 10 have used up tle one and given legs
o. the o.Lcr, s1 that M The end, tue south Is
coming 90 tls condition OF absolute poTertyrwhere
there -7iL be a population that must ca, aut live,
but withau, cir.tai, and with only the poo7 -e---
e,f1 90 labor which lel unused o. WORK may pos
s-s- 50 true il Is that Nemesis, though with band
aEeI eyes, taxes 10 sleep
Ilis result may D.. thought % be just roc4m-
relse for the si1 oi Iebelins against 90 good a
government. ani there Will be- enough Cd 10 certain
r do W hat ge Will; but II is not necessary 10 the
Gods ot Justice, 4 think, that We should permit
the vho.o Jana 20 suffer as it must under such a
state % things. The labor thus leaving the south
IS altr.cf 90 20 tud b. needed there's DO is not need
ed uor wanted at the North, but there IS ou'T ous
pr.clss by which O. keep the blacks 10 their ma
t.sa country, where tnelr services are so useful,
AMI .a hold them back from overwhelming the
" forth with population which can never thrive
and t-1srer s1.d ice and snow. Iual process,
strange Co say, is Cua uciiaiiar-
To negroes understand tuc,r Interests very
we'll Iney ARE running u1ltlwald. not because
tuey relish snow srd ice. r-r iecfu-c they wish
Do l.ato the land that gave them birtl, -or they
irea4 the caii. ami thcy love tne spot which they
have called their home with an als.tl0u Ieep and
strong. bu tnc simple idea with them is that they
are making their escape out oi bondage into lib
eIty. Now, .ive them liberty where they are,
snt ttay viii stay there, and they will labor as
ilcy never did before. strange ss it may s1lud,
10 h. d.4e o. this at last, ihat euancIp .o
long Gle 1l-oach-t doe riue ei "sb1iitioulsts.
bls b-..me the only hope. t1e oa'y -sifau "a oi
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