Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-12-02
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Columbus. ky., Nov. 81, 1862 !

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Ma WILLARD - mads trip last week ta-
king me away down Soah in Tennessee over
the Mobile and Ohio Rairoad-the best iaii-
way track, by the way, he United Stats.
! eertsinls never expeon s. find any such = n
prOyement in the oOuth--iti IS out OF place
There ls no rAlIoA1 that can be comp.rat 10 Il
for smoothne.- Tbsre are no " i,gs or
- chocks at the ioin's of rais-.t s, for all
the world ike one continuous rail.
For seventy mllr-, vs. pa-sel along = country
that \ " England husbAudry would convert
into a garden = less han one declde, but now
il Is bu llttle better thin wilderness. Rich IN
soil timber aud streams. you will tnd 10 cv'-
donees of thrit, tholIh every acre nf this land
is susceptible ol producing IN abundance, each
and every product that contributes 20 the sus
tenancr Of uiiu or beast Every SIX or eich,
mies. there Is q slrt Of four corners where
crops are deposited and ~h.ssey yendrd.
At Treatou AND Humboldt, | found large
Quantities % cotton aul tobacco awaiting trans
/ pJrlatiun uor;hwlrd, and ths was something
/ tha, did see ua evidence OF hhor Troops
we're stationed all along the road, and every non
aud tt en- there wrro " works stockaces and
PTS aud more than every now aud then, you
could zee squads OF IDLE negroes.
3 The tram, ol clnrso, wIs fall, as every tram
! is now u.days. Officer, and citizens, (oauyes)
women ana spectators
BY the way, let me give you an g astounding
particular
In re is an order prohibiting citizens going
below jackson, Tenn, without suitable passes
There are mIny special dodge ot tins order,
tut here is the last
Ab.ard the tram were several "nWaphs du
pare dressed IN suit, Of " solemn black. and
all be r,ch and rlbblned robes OF griet and be-
reaycment. Thus atured ,hey were passed
through ioyis,t wounded b,uthc,s, ieyereJ nus
bands. or 70 mark fathers grave. Now
huye 30 idea of the extent of thIs imposition, oi
tins damnable outrage, hut | suppose that tha
Is uuly one of the many vlcts OF The ca"p thal
pace vii pour upua the bosom OF society IKE
a driuer. l. 1t possible, as some philosophers
tell us. that our country will he all the better
Tor tins uer,od ol rpycrs,s We are kuockin,
duwt. "A lew ldols il is rue, but IN every com
munty. and IN almost csory household, shai
We not fnd the fragments OF altars, broker
yuws and witnAl, hopes affections aud pgaNer'
scattered Ike The leaves OF NaliambrosA .
Inrse urt not very pleasant reflections, but
YOU are unwilling 10 believe what Is here Nrlt
ten, never visit tnu tocAt'e OF war.
Yesterday incoming " sent ~ the front a ca
load ut c1dins. IN thc evening Regiment o
strong and eialwart men ---------------. ti
that blank with youi owo reflections. las
night ! shared my blanket with u Montpei,e
boy. whu, 10 use hls eva words, has been 1
the saddle tor the last eighteen monthS,-l,
leur GuStayu, Washhurne, OF the II Iowa cay
airy. lie came here On BUSINESS, and, strange I
say, spent herveoug with SIX Nernonters, wit
whom he was most intimately acqninted l.
Washburne has not been oH duty for sing
day and IN relating his experiences of 4" eish
ecu months At the front, lie TOLD us some Vel
interesting mel tents. This regiment has he,
In nearly eve Ia altle AMI Sklrmlsh in the Wes
and is complimcutcd BY Gen. Rosecraos as t