The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-20
From the Christian Messenger.
Scribblings from "Suckerdom."

: passed since | left good New England home
to seek for health in this land of strangers
You may not call me a Aatterer when l tell
you that your occasional visits at my Preside
here are very highly priced.
How dear to an exile must be such things
as remind him Of home, and tell him of the
fortunes of friends and am almost anexile.
Yet my Punishment is not involuntary or
really unpleasant, for truly "my lines are
cast in pleasant places" and among as sym
pathet and hospitable people as may any
where be found.
1t has been said that tho species Of the
"genus homo" inhabiting those mighty
prairies is 50 named because of a propensity
to ''suck,' not the blood but the money OF the
unsophisticated' who happen among them
but in justice it must be confessed that the
zeal sucker" divides today his last dollar
with the man, whose last dime he took yester-
day by way OF sharp bargain.
Ut the loyalty Of the teeming multitude Of
meu and women within this state | have not
the least doubt d. and his lying associates
to the contrary notwithstanding Nowhere is
patriotism more universal and practical than
here
If any one doubts this let him remember
the $4,000 brave men now in the field ALI from
the "sucker state,' let him see them by hun.
drcds pouring out their hearts best blood at
Belmont, at Fort Henry and CORY Donelsou,
let Inn visit u thousand mourning households
who weep because loved ones are not, yet vi
llngiy suffer such terrible anguish, all for their
country's sake.
The people who gave a worthy President
will sustain his righteous administration or
perish Ia the attempt. Such an embodiment
| Of ta'sehood AID misrepresentation as the reb-
els have presented to Earl Russell was never
before known in any foreign correspondence,
but II is just what might be expected for their
| father the Devil was liar from the BERN.
mig; but however the more glazing the false
hoods tie more certainly do they defeat their
own ends
When called from the camp to the field the
boys rcmc'n1e' ed that their old quarters were
lett vacant, and soon sent back i. large mum.
Der OF y" Davis pets" to take their places
About two thousand Of these noudescript in.
dlviduals now occupy the barracks at camp
Butler, live miles from here. Neither priyates
nor officers have any kind Of uniform more
than few brass buttons, and all occasional
stripe ofblack or blue cloth sewed on garments
OF every color and shape, il varic y is the
spice OF lie surely the lives OF the rebels at
Doneson were well "Spiced," though home
made" jeans colorod with butternut bark is
most worn. Never have so much admired
the fine uniforms and soldierIy bearing of I'm.
Gle Sans brave boys as when seeing them
side by side with these fellows, and it seems
but fitting that men engaged in such shabby
cause Should dress to correspond. Having an
opportunity tried to ascertain the present
views % these men, and believe, the majority
are fast becoming good Unionists MANY are
anxious to eulist against secession, and more
declare hey will never again fight their own
conntry's defenders. Among other no orictes
l. nave met here Is the famous Peter Cart.
wright, ID. d., the man who has seen more
Dug service III the cause of Christ, " ho has
defeated Satan 10 single combat more times
'hau almost auy Other, Though well strck.
ca III years" he rctains much of that energy
ana excentrlc activity which have givep HIM
SO great celebrity, his sermons are foil Of deem
thought aud most valuable experience, and
wheieve ne goes he finds crowded houses
Tie likeness in his autobiography is as perfect
II picture as ever saw, hat most strikes ono
/" his looks and words Is deep almost terri.
bic earnestn 9ss, combined with ir,nness like
the eternal bills.
The weather here during the TALL and first
halt OF tho winter was splendid. hut for the
last eight w"ess 1t has been damp chansea.
Die, and very unhealthy. Tolerabo Wheeling
has been uninterrupted with very little snow
few lines, which to u full bred Vernon,er
seems real singular.
ANOTHER SALE OF SHEEP. Edwin Hammond a
TINS town recently purchased from thu flocL If
Capt. Il. B. Stowel of Cornwall seven ewes far
the sum of 1925. Mr.. Stoweil first seleo,sd
nine from flock Of thirty.eig.t, and fran tbs
remainder Mr.. Hammond selected the seven
We noticed IL week ago n purchase nv Ga,
Campbell of Westminster of Edgar S,,y,, u'o
Cornwall We have since learned that in add "
ton, MI. Campbell bought of Edwin uamm ~ou
ct this place SIX sheep for Sl4OO. and NJ w."
w Il. Sanford of Orwell, five for S5O0 ,noL; LIZ"