Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-05-09

by Letcher, Governor Of the State. They wero
oil men of the better class merchants, lawyers and
o,bers-all we'll dressed and intelligent men in ap
pearance, but they now looked melancholy enough.
Undoubtedly many or most Of them were Union
men, but there was no possible way to avoid the
service. Very few Of them had shot guns, most
no arms at all. The first day after my arrival,
was in a room occupied By U. 5. prisOners-OfhceIs
on parole who had been ordered to Richmond to
be exchanged. Wnile there, Confederate officers
entered the room arrested the paroled prisoners
AMI took them of to prison. They locked at me
pretty h, I'd, and got cut Of the room as soon as
possible When went to the Provost Mlrsnafs
Office to get 4 pass to leave the city, there vas
present one Of the officers who had made the ar
rest, who Immediately had a whispered converse
tion with others higher in authority. The result
was that had the pleasure Of giving Gen. WiEder
q minute history OF the whole life Of myself and
o some Of my friends, with account Of present
circumstances, pecuniary and social-Of family re-
lations, &c. The result Of half hours Converse
tion was, that he refused a pass to return
home. via New Orleans. which was all l had asked
from him. Things looked gloomy, bur after
hard days work, at last secured pass to leave
the city. was obliged to obtain a written state
ment from a member Of Congress Of my acquaint-
anee, vouching for loyal citizen and good
secessionist, which statement was put on file. Ny
pass was taken away in the cars, but was nearly
a foH VS.;
Richmond, March - ls62
The bearer Mr.. - has per-
" mission to visit CIV Orleans, upon his honor not
" 10 give any information, which, If published,
" might prove injurious to the inieres's Of the
50 Government Of the Confederate States.
Gen. - WISDER, Provost Harshal."
" 2. 5. Subject 70 fke discretion Of ''b, 7lilti,y
Sc 4u'IorHie,"
The clause, "aPon has ioror," &c. Of course had
no force, for made promises. This pass differ
ed from those given to others; they had no post
script as mine rad, and nobody deprived Of
bis pass by the officers in the cars except myself
Ny travelling companion had no better success
than myself, in trying to obtain permission 70
come north. We selected On the map point
the railroad in Eas, Tennessee which seemed con-
venient 70 the Cumberland mountains and deter
mined to get fl there, and escape to Kentucky.
yIRGSIAS rEsuNoSr TO REBEL sARBARIrIEs.
ne; on the ears al Old aequaintaace-a Viz
gllian by birth aud perfectly reliable gentle
man. lie had been to Mala.sas-and expressed
bis niguation 1t the tarbarit.es shich he himself
hal seen praetised the remains of federal sol
iiers. lie said mary Confederate soldiers TOOK the
lower jaw bone and knocking the teeth out, put
in r5wels and made splrs out q them. Tley also
MAZE sleeve buttons out of the small boxes q tie
fingers, and other things cut q various portions
Of he skeletons. 1 taoH that this gentleman
would no, make a flse statement and lie had seen
these things constantly W le a, Manassas. bad
supposed there were 10 Uailn men in southern
Virginia, but assertaiaei thai their number was
large And yet that part Of the state voted an
ani-s5l,ls for secession, as tbs rebels boosted.
They played the sane game there as everywhere
else