The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-14

want to " STRIFE while the iron is hot, = an
as your anvil Is nearer than my own, will yoI
allow Inc the use of 1t The public mind is no.
sakIng the right direction with regard to con
trabands. Our army needs the . aid ant
comfort which can be obtained from q contra
bands, and in accepting 1t We deprive the sn-
envy OF an element of strength.
Was with Gen Butlor at Annapolis whsr
ne inaugurattd policy in reference to escaped
slaves. fell then, as do now that he - hi
the nail on the head - | went directly to Wash
lngton and urged the Government 70 instruct all
Inc ohcers OF the army to receive, and not re-
pei iusltlves, proclaiming simultaneously that
me Slaves Of loyal oWners would be paid for, and
those OF traitors con6scated and that all should
be employed as unarmed auxiliaries to the army.
| At least two-thrds Of the officers of the arny.
from education and habit, left to themselves,
turned the tugitives back, thus making their
condition worse than it was. and dlsheartening
Others who were eager to escape Hat Gen.
Butler policy been adopted year ago. at least
hall million of slaves who have been at work
10 the Rebel armies would have been relieving
our own worn-ous troops from exhaustng drudg-
ery-thus 'oeaken'ng the enemy, aud strenqthen-
ing ourselves IN corresponding degree
And this line of policy would have raised no
embarrassing issues. 1t was simple, and 50
just both to loyal men and traitors. that all
would have acquiesced. While it protected low
al cltizsns, 1T gave Us the advantage we arc en-
tisisu TO, IN war, over our enemy.
but lor reasons which were deemed sufbclen.
the questions OF - contrabands -" has been loft
10 nrifs along until public sentiment demands
pollcy, In that demand perceive the dawning
OF brighter day Proclaim, at onae. compen.
satlon 10 loyal men, III the order whioh directs
commanding officers to receive and employ con-
trahands, and the war will assume new and
more encouraging aspects. Without the services
OF slaves, 10 relieving their troops from manual
and mental labor, the Rebellion would c,,la,s,
IN month.
Respectfully yours, T. W.
Gen. Lew Wallace, vino mas done such va).
liant service IN the West, in recent .Deech in
" ashington thus strongly takes the same
ground
~ by the services Of negro can make NV
Soiu,e's comfortable; if by tho services Of a
DaI1 OF negroes | can relieve shem of onerou.
du'les ana hard work if can make then,
aVaiiaole 10 Dig my trenches f. that's right ~
snail not 90 1t lCres off, Yes, yes, Loud
applapse.J Yes, and ! will do It. (yooiferou,
cheering. A voice. Soldiers voice.. Put
no aims IN their hands, Several yoice.-. q
yes Is many a. they want Now, then, let
me speak about that. (Cries of " All riobt
now. lou area mighty good boy If
ec1sp' 'as services OF negro, and he works
wen and faithfully, fed by us, clothed BY u.s.
ana ne stands BY my gallant regiment, relieving
them OF the hard duties | have nen,ined
would IL De human. would it not be- cruel tn |
pun MIN INTO the army, In the way of shot. and |
yst give him nothing with which to defend him
sell tCries of That's so, . and loud and
continued cheering My follow-citizsps I
speak SO soldier all the time, rscoIlact | an
not viewing this matter 10 its political aspect.
Tor have as much prejudice against the neorn
and am Us much opposed to Slavery
agitation ~ any of you can be- Yet where he
IAN be made available, let US make him 40
Then what shall be do with him? "A voice.
: Place him in the rear" :. No. nat him !,
me front (Applause.) A voice. In the
Itch Stop one moment, there is policy in
Var as we'll as in politics. One thing ia ysrv
certain, nothing Is to be 80 carefully euardsd
against az tine prejudices of tho soldiers. and
lhlsss IL was some desperate occasion. some Lax.
'esort, when even soldiers would be gratstul far
her assistance, would not propose to put HIM
a "'o line OF BATTLE to the front f. That's
ne true doctrine and applause But 20
very brigade would have regiment. of work.
ue hesroes-'o every company would have a
ar complement of cooks. Applause I
would feed them. would organize them and
% each one who did good service would at the
'nd OF the war give HIM or her freedom. finn
nense cheering. Let me make one rsmark
uither. The common impression has been that
n'' was Wa In which We had ali the adyan-
eyes. VOW then, listen to my practical exps.
iehce. 1 Tell you that it has not been such
var ol inequality in our favor as MANY sum
JOSH nave visited plantations in tho course
y marches. have asked, Where is the man
u .ns mouse ne IL 10 the army. nave
ooked around. have seen his harvest field
uii OF staiwart negros. They reap his harvest
'no 'ney put 1t away as well and az earetullv
20 ~ ''e man hao been at home and not In the
anu "hst was the result ? He bad
'ion'y W eat-a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of
'N'ou ne was sure would come to the susten-
'uoe ~ 'na. southern army. There are sup
'o'eu 70 DO 4O0o,oOO OF negroes. Do YOU sup
pose that JEFF Davis, if he went bumhiv =, ~
,uch thing, proposing so him
'our people in the South under our noi;c1 ~.
nay not touch them-not modest hem We
VIII leave them upon your farms to work will
ron agree to leave us 1000 900 of operatives
y. y nome on our farms, in our shops, unmolestrd?
10 you suppose that Jefferson Davis would
gree TO that? No ! Yet he would have to
'sree 10 1t before equality OF advantage was es
"a oetwec" us. Applause. Jefferson
Jaws Is better manager, because ne is a des-
'era'e man Applause
0uon statements, and such arguments az tbess
u Mr. w ead and nf Cor, w IL.