Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-01
Green Mt. freeman
MONTH ElIEK VT.
From Gen Fremont S Army.

l.c,aay MOrhing, July !, 1859.

superior force except u front, and beng danger
Jus,y exposed IN either flank, Gen. FromJn- has
fallen back. ana viii eGcamp tomorrow IN il
Iusi.oh utuug sutad 10 tDa a.Ilngth Of MS
orces No uOubt Mount Jackson WASH point
winch 10 would have been desirable to mold 50
was llartsJnburg ana Port Republic both OF
them, II for 30 OtAor reason because they were
further III advance. Stuunton. the unattanabe
Mecca Of several Interrupted pllgumages, which
would nave been a better hating place than el
lher--ls said to be town respectable in size,
and known 10 possess CERTAIN railroad facilities
not without value to future military operations.
The same cause which broke of the pursuit OF
jackson and the march to Staunton, which
preytuted the permanent occupation OF Port
Republic or larrlsOnOulg, has withdrawn our
forces from Mount jackson, and sends them into
camp thirty miles to the rear vi that position
II Is want OF troops. Urgent and repeated re-
quests for re-enorCements are met with persist
emit denial, and Gen Fremont is therefore com
polleI to regard only ,hc military exigencies Of
MS position, and since he cannot have troops
enough at Mount jackson to hight, to save what
he has by reawatd movement Other reason
Tor it may be found N Jhe condition OF affairs
on the Other side OF the rlyer IN present rela-
tlons between Shields ard jackson, in the i'm
mobility Of Sige', forces north Of Strasburg
but 1t is enough " say that between Mount
jackson ana Woodstock rebel force strong
enough to have annlhiGted this army might
have been thrown aud II this retreat had been
much longer delayed, undoubtedly would have
been. Thirty mics Of this magnificent vail y,
waving win wheat which another fortnight
sunshine Will rlpen for the reaper, are therefore
surrendered to rebel control, and viii till the
almost exhautod granaries o, Richmond
In Philadelphia paper Of the l9th, fad
despatch dated MountJack,on June lG, stating
among other things, tiGt jackson has been a
second time REINFORCED by 1900 men that
Fremont il in very exposed condition dan
ger 0 beng overwhelmed BY vastly superior
i0rce ana that 10 r. eula|cymeuts are oG tac
say TO BIN Unless ;ai bad passed, as must
have, tie pit less censorship Of military super-
vision, snould have supposed the information
cOnt..D4nd whether accurate or not but after
50 explicit statement, broadly published in
Geographic columns, venture 10 presume lhaJ
Jbe cautious explanation above given cannot
y. miscbIey)as Perhaps one other sugges
non may be permitted
IL .-s eye ~ CIVILIAN IL seems plain thdt
lac rebels are making every Hort ,u distract at
teLuou and lufces from Richmond to wAich
cuG tacY DO seriously thraassn mor, then oHe
isolated lott,, not hy VAN ramprs or empty
paradc, tut by heavy colulu sent into their
riches. valley to crush, or at least expel as before
the invading nion force. The success and results
OF She former attempt are sufficiently fresh IN
all memories We are left to suppose either
thIt the possession d. the valley and its harvest
ana the pursuit OF the campaign are deemed o.
no consequence or that the rebels defending
besicgcd c are able 90 spare Tor II sjrtie OF
one hundred mi.ls three times Is many men ~
on our side are expected TO pursue IN aggressive
movement, recover possession OF Il Department,
and sever 4 rebel line Of railroad c1nmunlcs-
ton Whatever be lhe policy u, Washington
which has compelled this retreat, It's mis-
fortunes may be only temporary. Sise and
Banks aud Shields 4ge known 10 be somewhere
lis it not sale to say In Virginia. |,
general cdunot have ronioresments sent to him
ne may 20 20 ms reintoycemets. Loss Of timc
il less dep.ura5io than sudden disaster and If
any consideration c0Uid be expected from Wash
lugton, even the htfyests OF the Shenandoah
mlgny yet be swept into loyal granaries
More than any other town through which we
nave pissed, Mount Jackson is bitterly rebel in
sympathies, aod It's people insOlent IN disIoyal
speech, The opinion that | have expressed,
that alon5 the line Oi the army's march there
is no loyalty worth counting, is strengthened
and confirmed by daily experience. Not less
marked ID the ignorance aud credulty which
mere as elsewhere Is the strength OF The rebel
cause Discussion with most Ol these people is
simply mpossiblO--at least, eau arrive at no
point of agreement. There is no fac, too Ia
mihAr To be- denied, 40 statement too absurd to
he confidently made | have been told that
most OF our army was imported from Europe,
and this In answer to question about rebel
consumption, and my rebel nterlocutor doubted
whether forced enlistments were not equally
general in the North as IN the South No
Union success or rebel disaster is credited The
wish is universally father, not only TO the
thought but to the belief, and this not partially
but oy the most complete and ehectual deusion.
How thorough possession dlsloyalty has OF these
men and women may DO judged IRON one fact
il reaches their pockets, and blinds them even
10 the suggestions OF avarlce or self-interest
In this town, aud only this, have | known con-
iodetate bills to be preferred to Treasury notes,
and the latter were sometimes refused outright
Currency is to all Of us u question OF som,
practical Importance in the pecunlary acknowl-
cdgment OF the lmmomorialy famous Virginia
hospitality, and have observed neither reluc
lance to accept 1t nor dihdenoe III stating th,
exact amount OF recompense which our host
are willing u receive
Iwo days before leaving NJ. jackson wen
with Major Haskell and a cavalry escort on
sort OF Reconnaissance up to tie highest noun
tain near tue town. The ridge breaks suddeul
Oft in an abrupt shelf or ledge, from which ;h
breadth Of the valley on either side can be seen
stretching for twenty miles away in endless un
dua,on, Wide as the view is, its beauty
mostly in the mountain walls which nelos1 tn
valley, not in picturcsquencsss of the lnterme
date level. Scene hunting was not exactly tn
object oil the ascent, but there were 50 few ret
els in slght that we were lett TO enjoy the vie,