The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-12
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, FEB. II, 1862.

regiments from Vermont, among whom is Vuar-
termaster Clark's wife, Of the 9th hes.lnen''
from Montpelier, and various Others 50 'na' VIC
have quite sprinkllng of LADIES' VINO are ever
ready and happy to entertain their vermont '''
tiers who may visit our camps.
1t is due to the enterprise OF our Vermonlcfs
to mention the fact that they are not SATISFIED
with merely seeing the external part OF THIS
business, but they often want to make thor
ough examination of everything connected with
our duties r other words, they want to EMO"
just how the thing is done. Among the number
who felt thus anxious, were my friends, Bingham
and Wilkins, of Stowe, and several other gentle
men of equally inquiring minds. 10 aforo
them an am pie opportunity to crafty themselves
in this respect, Major Joyce, who happened on
the day they were hero to be on picket as held
officer, advised me to show them out on the
line. Accordingly, after having ate our dinner,
l told the party that if they insisted on It, l
would take them a little further into Virginia,
and perhaps show them Rebel. We started
Immediately on foot This is the way soldiers
make journeys OF twenty to twenty five miles In
an afternoon. Our party consisted OF about
dozen, all told, and on we W mt at a soldiers
gait throug the mud, which was about ANGLE
deep at every step. must confess had good
deal Of curiosity to see how these novlces IN this
kind of business stood it By the time we
reached the main reserve, | had succeeded IN
walking the party out OF their oVercoats ana be-
fore we reached the outposts, the Hero OF Mans
field surrendered and said if | would lead them
back, he would go home and pay his taxes will
ingly, but as for doing picket duty he would
not. We, however, tIaversed the line OF sentl-
nels on the outposts opposite our Brigade and
| -, flaws
our hard camp beds proved Too much tor them
that night, for the party got up next morning
too lame to walk. There was also great de-
mand for boots of q large sise, the kind usually
worn being decidedly too small. But we were
little too late to show them q Rebule, patrol
party of them having appeared in sight for ii
moment, and then disappeared before VIC got
there. +. V. h.
Mr.. Lincoln z2ro1nisas Active Operations
The following important statements Of true(
are from the Washington correspondence Of the
New York Erening POSI-
L" The President stated yesterday tosevcraI Of
his friends that the recent victory over the rob
els at Fort Henry was Of the utmost Importance
and it was intended to follow it up Immediately
with blow upon the railway connection Is
miles from the captured fort. He further sta
ted that hot work is expected in that region at
once The question was distinctly asked of Mr..
Lincoln if the government were in possession of
any advices from England or Franco which
threatened interference with the existing war
He replied that the government had nothing
which was not in the foreign journals, that there
is no special danger of Interference at the pres
ent time, though it was evident that the lnte-
ference party was at the last accounts growing
daily stronger in both England and France, but
that the victories which the government expects
to win over the rebels in the next two Or three
months would put to flight all thoughts of med
ding in our affairs. The fact was distinctly an
nounced that the government was fully deter
mined to press onward at once upon the enemy,
and thus answer the just expectations of the
people.
he TAKES THE MANAGEMENT OF THE WAR INTO HlS
| OWN HANDS.
This conversation has the more Importance
| from the fact that Mr.. Lincoln has lately taken
the management of the war into his own hands.
This is the true explanation of the statements in
the newspapers that Gen. Mcclellan was reliey-
ed OF his general command of the armies of the
United States, and Mr.. Stanton was really in
charge Of the general management. There has
been no formal change, but the President has
quietly assumed his constitutional power as
COMMANDMENT chief of the armies of the United
States. OF course in doing this he commits the
more active duties of that Office to his Secretary
of War. One Of Mr.. Stanton's recent orders
was issued by order of Abraham Lincoln, Com
nder-in- chief etc., etc. Heretofore similar
orders have been issued by order of Gen. Nc
Clellan The change at once attracted atten-
ton here. Mr.. Lincoln frankly avows his pur.
pose to push the war to speedy conclusion, and
admits that the people are right In demanding
that when they are taxed SO roundly as it is pro-
posed to tax them, something shall be done low
ard distinguishing the rebellion. A western gov
ernor was recently with the President, who asked
him will the people Of the West sustain the
Government through the onerous taxation which
must BE imposed upon them?' The answer was
emphatic. They will endure anything, if they
are convinced that they haze got a .governn,ent.
ETHAN ALLEN HITCHCOCK, recently made a
Major General. is asnative Of Burlington, this
State, and son of Samuel Hitchcock, and a
grandson of Ethan Allen. He is a graduate OF
West Point. He resigned his commission dur
ing Pierce's Administration, and since then has
been living in retirement at st. Louis. lie is to
take command at Cairo. TIE Tridunes corres-