Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-12-26

ut 10Y Nhs tuSu otouSut Jul, "hO uat'-
fully met the tyrant with "good mornin',
massa," and shook hands with him. lie
then conf onted him with the same story
he had told the colonel, and added. "Mas-
sa, you know il is so."
1.-The judge did not dany it but said -
Yes but didn't tell you would take
you away 7"
"Yes, massa,' said the boy, "bm yoe nev-
er did,"
The judge then inquired of the colonel
il he would deliver him up.
"No," the colonel replied, "but if he is
willing to go he may"
When asked it he was willing to 60 back
with his master, the boy said no."
The judge then threw himself back on
his dignity, and informed Col. Utley that
he (,he judge> was .some punkins J" that
he was the only man living who voted for
the Missouri co npromise; that he had writ
ten able and eloquent articles on the SUBJ
ject of emancipation, which Abe Lincoln |
had ent for; that he didn't like slavery,
but if this is the way the Union army and
the administration are going 10 trample
their rights under their feet, there would
not be Union man left in Kentucky, and
the Union could never be restored.
Col. Utley told him ..he never had much
confidence in the loyalty OF Kentucky, but
he and thousands of lis fellow countrymen
had left their families, their homes and their
business, and perilled their lives and their
happiness, to protect him and his neighbors
from the lawless ravages of robbers and
murderers. That but few days since this
county was overrun by Kirby Smith and
Morgan, who stole in this immediate vicin-'
ity over 100000 worth of horses, without
pay or reward; they robbed your cornields
and your granaries; they drove off your
: cattle and your hogs, and helped themselves
without stint to everything hungry, rag
ged and destitute horde of barbarians could
desire, and you howled and groaned with
patriotic loyalty and unieigned Unionism,
until you induced the government 10 send
US here to protect you. And what is our
reward? /? Have We lived upon you? Yes,
at the rate of two dollars per brshel for
potatoes, seventy five cents for chicken,
half dollar pound for butter, under
!. Kentucky generals, who have issued orders
that We shall be severely punished for TAX.
, ing a mouthful of food from citizen when
presented 10 us, and even / was ordered tc
march two of my boys in front of my reg
iment to the tune of the Rogue's March
:, for taking few apples from an orchard
with the consent of the owner, and to car
the climax, have ordered us, in violation o
the presidents proclamation, to act as mig
!, ger-catchers for you. Judge Robinson, w
from Wisconsin didn't leave our homes 70
any such purpose. You talk TO US abou
'nigger-stealers Look at that boy
]. he your slave Havn't you grown fa
. rich and aristocratic upon the sweat an
labor you baye stolen from him Th
dowed him with the same natural rights (
:, life, liberty and the pursuit of happines
:, that you possess, and if Kentucky's loyali
/, and Unionism depends upon my willingness
= to be converted into negro hunter for he
), bloated, arslocratic Union hypocrites, sh
:, may 90 to hell, with all the nations ths
J. forgot God. That little boy, whose lif
blood you have fattened upon, dwarfed b
:, your inhumanity, looms up before me, j
Il my estimation, and believe in the estima
= tion Of God and angels, as much above hi
J.. master as heaven is above hell"
ha If that old tyrant had not become brt
= talized, he never could have stood up unde
a the withering looks of the officers and me
- who witnessed this scene.
= "Sir," said the colonel, "do you think 20
!, will take that boy?"
The shouts that went up from thousan
= soldiers, told him plainly that it would NJ
- be safe for him to undertake it. Such
H. scene is seldom witnessed on earth. n
ha person can describe it-no painter can
-, it justice. That poor little dwarfed sla,
nd rose to the dignity of a man, and overwheln
go ed his rapacious master with his native e
A oquence. cannot do justice to Col. Utle
,el in attempting to repeat his truly eloque
- and scathing speech. 1t was high-tone
20 eloquent, and from the heart, so low dow
ed that every word was minnie ball to Il
as old tyranl's feelings. In about two hou
N, after this scene transpired, Col. Utley vi
r,r ordered to report himself forthwith to Ge
an Coburn, commanding the brigade. Ge
nd G. informed that the army Of Kentucky WI
m. peculiarly situated among people We
!, disposed but jealous of their rights, and 4
,as the sake of peace and harmony, he hs
- better obey the order of Gen. Gilmore, al
ba return the fugitives. That notwithstandir
ne the proclamation of the president, be r
"a garded the status of slavery in Kentucl
a,. the same, and entitled to the same righ
and privileges rs though no army was he.