Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-01-28
Strike |! Strike i! Strike !

Strike Strike Strike
The nation is slowly dying of two wees, cor
Iupton and nactor, Since Ball Run, he who
Iasurged activity, niyance, hard crushing blows,
has in some quurters-and those not far from
the center OF our Goyefnment--becn accused Of
beng an enemy to the Republic, Preparation,
thorough, complete preparation, has been said
10 be the motto OF those ia power, and the peo-
pie must do nothing aod say nothing but in
praise Of the commanders, whether in military
or in evil life, and give freely men and money
TO sustain tie nation in it, day OF Disaster
Without a taQrntr, and with confident faith
the free Moth put its back beneath the burden,
aud answered with promptitnde that is mar
yellous A. we look back uFon it. to the quickly
tepeatci rec uistions from the head Of the nation
Thousands tens OF thousands were hurriedy
marched from their homes to the line Of the
Potomac Vha administration set itself to work
with 'igor deserving Of che highest praife, to
pat tam mpa-rahlc barrier between B-luregards
army aHl Washington And when We heard
DAY at@ day ol tine maeniiiooat army tia. bad
h-on 81 h-red 4 the call q the country, ard
va, 10 g-loa. .nde tbr youthful and gallant Mc
Ci..lln, yslo had just como Aush4d with victory
from Campaign 90 Western Virginia in oar
SIMPLE lr ne believed that a blow was medi
ttgd at rebellion, and that the army was not
intended only as o bulwarli about Washington,
and 70 alloM Cabiret ministers to sleep quietly at
night But what has that vast army,-greater
than nany with which Napoleon won his most
brilliant victories accomplished 1t has cat
IN ~ rations. gone through the manual drill,
ioraged occasionally and 10 come purpose been
cxhihited Oh parade and amused Cabinet minis
tens and newspaper correspondents with sham
hsbta and kept Washington safe II has doue
moth iag more. Drainsyille was a brilliant hat
az accidental encounter and only showed what
our tFcops would do il their leaders would oileT
an OPPORTUNITY Balls BIua also proved tie
e4i!e,t, bearing aud tie unlalerng courage Of
oar sen Mho, BY the criminal blundcr Of soma
body Wore lett unsupported and without any
ayeagc or retrcat to be cot down by the piiilcss
pllic., OF aa overwhelming enemy. Bach day
h,, beea like Jae last and "allguie along the
p,omlt, has been the in,ariable response OF
the lightning to every anxious inquiry about the
neee iiom he " Grand Array Below Wash
natau tie rebels have been suffered to nearly
stop the navigation Of the river and that they
nave mo- completely closed the river to orr COM
meree Is 40 fault OF ours. They have built
thelr batte.les without molestation, and now
maize largett Of every vessel that is bold enough
10 s@ow itsoli in front OF their iortiGca TONS
No attempts have been made to disodgc them,
and the runnlag Of the blockade ON the Potomac
is c.zoniclcd ay our papers with rs much ezul-
iatisa as the rebels employ in giving news Of
the ,uccessiul U.asloH ot the Federal blockade
OF Southern ports On tie Upper Potewac,
tie Baltimore and 0uio Railroad, hitherto one
q the chlol OF tie great lhoroughlares through
which the grain Of the Northwest found ite way
To the seAboari haa been destroyed, aud 1t is
only r0cen ~ that ecu Lander has been COM
ulssiuuAd to open again that communion ion
with the West but he is spared so few troops
loo the undertaking, that tie rebel jackson com
pe's him 70 Gal back, and defeats every effort 10
repair til Fo,u, and yet jackson is reported
as having Tut Is 00e troeps.
And elsewhere than on the Potomac there
has heen nearly the same Inactivity. 10 be sure
there have been isolated cases OF brilliant achieve.
nent, but they have seemed, Notwithstanding
10 be- no part q the plan OF the war as settled
III headquarie.s. po,t Royal vas, in the day
Of it,-a galprt military and naval success
now has il beea followed mp? uatteras lnle
was glorcd over ~ one of the sure steps in Ii,
process OF SURPRISING rcho.li1a , a,.l VIA, bet
or are We to.day for that Z.gonyi made
dash at Springfield, 500 s.bres against 1000 rcb
ms. aud scattered them like chat before as bril-
liant aad bold cavalry Charge us cu le iouu,
IA History yet agony h1s received no notice
FfeNpnt has been compelled to give up hi
.sSard, the army by az order from Wasoias
II IeUeats again toNail ST. Louif, leaving H.
.tbgl Fsjee 10 lclcat tic plumber, piiase az
sobbery tkgt have made MHouri, Southwest q
tylla, Inks better than desert till slmebci
IS .eompellpl - DC over What FfemoGt lad !,
wei .9gi before, spi drive Prize again to SPRING
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