The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-19
The War Fires.

MoRETowN has done noby Twenty mel
have already enlisted in that town under the cal
for militia Tor nine months, and Judge CARPEN
TER tells us that he knows of two more wht
will enlist to fight for their country. Tn,
town had much exceeded its quota before the
last call, and 1t has now enlisted more than it.
full proportion of the 300 900 militia. And
one man IN Moretowp has set an example for the
whole State. AUGUSTUS SHokTELL, has given to
the war, first and last, SIX sons, whose average
height IS feet and inches, the tsllest of them
being feet6 IL inches. Who has done bet
ter And in Moretown, in addition to the bounty
OF twenty FIVE dolaa,, and the guarantee of
State pay, the citizens have made up purse of
| $500 to be divided among the volunteers from
the town.
From the following letter which we publish,
i, will be seen what Warren is doing:
WARREN, Aug. Is, 1862.
FRIEND WILLARD,-I wish to sayt2 the friends
of Freedom that Warren is up with the times
and is keeping time to the music of the Union.
We had q meeting on the 10th to encourage
our young men to enlist for nine months to fill
our quota. We bound ourselves to pay each of
our volunteers seven dollars month and TWEEN
ty-hve dollars at the time of enlistment Rev
Mr.. Dolph of E. Warren, made an eloquent
and patriotic speech which was listened to with
attention. lie afterwards enlisted and showed
by act his patriotism. We also had speeches
from Rev. MIR. Dsscomb of WaitsGeld, and
other gentlemen from this and adjoining towns
When Our Selectmen called for volunteers, the
first to respond was James K. Hartwell, q mer-
chant from Boston, who has lef, his business to
enlist, as private, in the place uf his nativity.
With such men az he, and the others that fol
lowed, We think Warren should be proud, as
she most assuredly is. Our quota will be full
before the 25th. Let the work 20 on, uutil the
Stars and Stripes again hoa, undsturbed, both
North and South
Let our motto be, " Fret pour mon pays"
Ess SEE TEE
WAITsTIELD has twenty militia men enlisted,
which is more than her quota. Middlesex,
Duxbury and Fayston, if they have not already
responded, will soon respond to the call for vol
unteer militia. These towns, -Moretown, Mid
dlesex, Walts6eld, Warren, Duxbury and Fays-
ton-haVe determined to fill upa company under
Nathaniel james Jr,, who is recruiting general
ly in that vicinity and they seem now to be
sure of being the frs company in Washington
County.
And recruiting is going on briogIy in the
towns which have oclated with Montpelier
In raising company. BARRE has even excnl(ed
herself, and that is giving her ;he highest praise
A war meeting was Aeld in that town Monday
night, and the TOWN Hail was crowded by la
dies and men, who, by the serious nd eArnesta
tentlon they gave to the matter in hand, dis
covered that the good town was tholouehlv
awake to her duly, and tbat the fires of pat
rotism were kIndled in every htar. Speeches
were made by Hon. BURNAM MARTIN of Che
sea, Z. " WILLARD OF Montpelier and Rev
MIR. CARPENTER OF Barre, and the Bare Band
dlscoursed most excellent and soul Stirring music
And then the people took the matter out of the
hands OF the Speakers voted to guarantee the
state pay of seven dollars per month and aid to
families, and twenty-five dollars bounty. The
soldiers then took the matter up and thirty
men, making more than the q iota OF Barre, to
say nothing OF any previous excess, enlisted on
the spot. Well done Barre Inc record of