The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-05-29
CAMP ON THE MARCH, May 20, 1862.

Mr.. WILLARD Gould you look in upon my
damp and dingy quarters-see the pale cheek,
and time the soldier 5 feeble pulse, Il correspond
ence OF cheer and interest would be about the
las, thing you would expect from your hitherto
quite free, prompt and jcva correspondent.
Bat, here comes my epistolury Character" I'M
Gle Ira, with word of comfort and drink
OF cool, sparkling water lis refreshing, but
were | Il: home, and feeling as do now,
should be tempted, even at the risk OF rebuke
from my best friend, to ice this drink, and 9TH
erwlse Improve upon 1t, say to The amount of
from ten 60 twenty cents. Urged and almost
ordered by my attentive and indulgent Captain
TO report 10 the surgeon and avail myself Of such
care and attention are turnis ed by IA travel
ing hospital, so far complied this morning
with the Captain solicitation, as to take pas
sage in an ambulance. The . TRANSFORMATIONS -
being over rugged road, and rutled by the
wheels Of artillery and baggage wagons, was
not all that an Invalid, If he was soldier, could
desire. But as the march was impossible was
quite thankful for even this accommodation,
and should we move to morrow shall putronzo
it again.
Our whole corps is on this route, and other
troops, | presume, are not keeping - the ad.
vance " at II stand-sill, but are moving via
some other road or roads; for the country is a
complete diagram of main and cross roads But
we have by no means approached near enough
to the rebels to hear, see or find out anything
extraordinary about their position, plans and
intentions. So far, however, as their intentions
are concerned, have ever supposed they were
evil, and only evil continually, and every post
script to my meagrc fund of information upon
that point increases my tai therein. This be-
| Ipp ~, | hav ilpd to NAB
them, by way of parcn'hess, whenever in my
letters an opportunity has offered In fact, 1
have done this thing so many times, that have
almost come to believe that the rules and neccs-
sites Of army correspondence demand something
Of that kind. But it is sometimes quite u puzzle
| how to begin, and more Of one where to stop. |
thought when |, but u few days since, told YOU
| the Story OF the kindness and attention shown
that wounded lieutenant, and his ,irulent and
openly avowed ingratitude, that had seen and
told enough to CONCEAL the mercury of one =
hate. Since that writing, however, have read
Parson BrOwnlow s expose Of rebel cruel,Ies in
East Tennessee, and | now find that even che
Parsons hate, though 1T surpasses anything vet
extant, is altogether too mild for such vperous
thing as treason. If this hate, or call it by
some other name, ii you please, be sin, then
the latitudinarlan virtue Of charity has not say
enough to cover It, and am not yet willing to be-
lieve that it could be Il very magnanmous exhi.
btion of Christian principle to call upon the
greatest OF all these to hide or conceal the
wickedness, the orphanage, and the chldless
fruits OF this super human monster. Treason
is it possible that even among traitors them
selves this constructor 8 col. does swell the soul
with agony and despair, and thus leave the
heart an empty, vacated lodgment Tor its hopes =?
And can it ever be tina, hereafter, when once
more we are happy and united people, that
man or men can be found in this proud Amerl-
ca who are not iron against this cursed barbara
ty! But-emblazon it upon the banners of
every loyal State-it is going. passing away
its frenzy is SOLDERING down and vanishing like
the waning charms OF youth and beauty-the
day dream Of its gidJy votares is now but So.
Der, serious, calculation Of how and ,chere 10 lie