Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-15
events, we copy the following letter Of ThurIow
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ON TIE RIsMT RoAn 81 LAST.

To The Editors Of The C0mmcrcidl AdrerttsT
want to i" strRe while the iron il not and
as your anvil Is nearer than my owu will you
slow me the use Of 1T The public mind isno~
taking the right direction with regard TO " con-
raband, Our army needs the " ala and
comfort which can be obtained from . contra
bands and in accepting 1t We deprive the en-
envy Of an element of strength
was with Gen Butler at Annapolis when
he naugurated policy IN reference to escaped
slaves fell then, as do now, that he " hit
the nail on the head went directly to Wash
ington and urged tho Governments instructall
the officers Of the army to receive, and not re-
pei fugityes, procaImlng simultaneously mat
Tie sia0eS Of loyal owaerS tDOuid be pGd /or, and
those Of traitors coniiscated and that al should
be employed as unarmed auxlliaTles to the army.
At least twO-thrds Of the officers Of the army,
from education and habit left to themselves,
turned the lugitiyes back thus making their
condition worse than 1T was, and dsheartenlng
others who were eager TO escape. Had ten.
Butler, policy been adopted "a year ago, at least
! hall million Of slaves who have been at work
in the Rebel armies would have been relieving
our own WORKOUT troops from exhaustng drudg
ery--thus lceakening the enemy and strengthen
'S ou''1i''I ~ a i;a. ouu'"3 uVs
ana ''l's llnc ol Po"Ty "ou'0 nooG i"i'Cu ~
ehoaliSs'lnE ISSUES was o'HP'e' "u'
JaS' ootN =" ioy"i n'en " Wv "e,"S' t"', "''
Woulo nave acquieSceui INV " Pfo'oo'ou IVY
al citizens, 1t gave us the advantage We are en-
tilted 70, in war, over our enemy
,b Do' w. 'ea'J"' "u,T 10y. hn"n at
Wv " IL 49,, , w.
u'''' u.''' f1oi'I ''oI
PSn'{ !" s''a' u'uiS"u poi'o.'e we ua@"'ns
VI "''8n"i Jay 'oI'N'"'' "' W. o,ni'u-
Sa''2u 70 ioJai u'e'' )" vre o'u WIZ" ui''V'
co'nn'nuins o'l'ei' ~ 'oOei " anu 'Pioy 'on
TADan1Si anu we war "'i assume nc" ana
more encouraging aspects. I'Hou' VHe services
o' slaves 10 renewing S"e't troops from lna'ua!
anu nloni@i llDoF' "'o hcpc'A'ou "oalu co'apS'
III NOUN o.,
NeSlecu""y 5ou'S' '"
Gen. Lew Wallace, who has done sucn val
,..,., .sor,,o.. j., ,l. W., ..,.,., s,o..J j.,
"aSn'nS'oh' 'uus strongly ~h'' tn' same
ground
II by tie services Of a negro can make nv
soldiers comfortable. # by the services OF a
band OF negroes can relieve them ot on.rous
duties and hard work ii can make them
available to dg my trenches f" that's rich. Il
shall not do il fCries o." Yes. YES Loud
applause Yes. aud Will do It, Iyocilerou.
cheering. A Voice" Soldiers voice" Pat
no aims IN their hands. SsyerG yo,ces--,. q
YES, as many a, thew want n Now then. iet
me speak about that. TCrles Of 4" All ripht
now You are mighty good bow. ~ If |
accept the services OF a negro, and he works
well and faithfully. fed by us. clothed nv us
aud he stands by nv gallant regiment. relieving,
them OF the hard duties hve mentioned
would it be human, would it not be- cruel. 10
put him into the army, in the way Of shot, ami
yet give hiln nothing with which To d TEND him
sll? ICries Of " That's so, - and loud and
continued cheering Ny ellow-cltzens. [
speak as II soldier all the time, recollect. am
not viewing this matter in its political aspect
for have rs much prejudice against the negro
politically, and am as much opposed to Slavery
agitation as any OF you can be. Yet where he
can be maize available, let US make him So.
Then what shall be do with him? A voice
&" Place him in the rear I" i" No, nut him in
the front. applause \ voice. In the
ditch. Stop one moment, th0re Is policy in
war ~ well as in politics. One thing il very
guarded
agar, Is. as the preiudices OF the soldiers and
unlss, it was some desperate occasion. some las,
resort, when even soldiers would be grateful for
their assistance, would not propose to pu. hun
IN t',c iine Of battle to the front f. That :
the true doctrine and applause Bat u
every brigade would have regiment OF work
ng negroes-Eo every company would have q,
fair complement OF cooks. Applause |
would tecd them, would organize them, and
70 each one who did good service would At the
end OF the war give hun OF her freedom Inn
meIse cheering let me make one remark
further. The common impression has been tia,
tins was a wa in which we had all the adyan-
rienc,. tell van that n bas mn, h.sn N.n,tt
war ol inequality in our favor ~ many SUI
pose nave visited plantations IN the c1urs,
~ ,n ,' I"so I I ''eeO' " ".Ie II VIZ man
il " Wv "'"'l' Jaw