Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-10-07
Letter from 0rpheu' G. Kerr.



Editor + T.. Some votla.a.n wa, excited
here 10 the early art Of lhe seek, my boy, oy
the return Of tie Venerable GInmoD, from visit
to hi. aged hnly at Mugye whittier he goes
regularly once month for 'l Jeneft Of the s4-
gacious ehlps Of tie press. 4 great blessing is
The Venerable Cannon TO Dc paladluf0 Of our
liberties, my boyj for no SOAR doe, "pr army
cease TO change It's base 3 leritons, and do
other thing, calculated 10 mla The wac interest,"
ug and lengthy, ihao ne aulal bis rufie., Chs
frequently, and mesawat 9NagyiIle. Then al
the s1gacIols press chaps ll.. % ihe telegraph
office and flash leyensh paragraphs to ite ingel.
gent morning journals: Highly important
Sudden departure Of ;he Ver-aoe Cannon Tor
MugvliIe to attend the deat.-5ed Of a relative
Believed 10 military circle. .tal this indicates a
chiags 10 the Cablnet-Bordsr states delegation
has again waited on the Presdrnl--More vigor-
Gus policy needed
Nhereupon the editors Of all the intelligent
morning journals ee,taticliiJ print the paragraphs
iiSins - them Note ~ EfitOr. Washington
j. town IN The SO ealled ailFrt q Columbia
situated on the Potomac. We inier rom our
correspone di'pa;ch that it has not yet been
taken oy the rebels
American journalism, my boy, 10 presenting
vast amount OF matter daily, is emnenty oilcd-
Atri to impress the youthful brain with d keen
sense Of what 4 wide distinction there IS between
Mind and Matter.
lmmeda eiy on the return Of the Venerable
Cannon he commenced saving things which
made all the -est Of mankind seen like wlIhered
children in comparison with him. lie was beam
ing genally on the thpng at Wizards, and says
to him
IL, would appear, my beloved Patg Pdtriae,
tlat military matiersre not quite as interesting
as woman with a halache just now
Ine Venerable Gmmon pilied my youth, and
waved ms hand It'll by way OF silent blessing
to all the world. Military affairs says he, ef-
fulgenty, "are lk, metaphysics" Military al
fairs" says the Venerable Cannon, oenI gnantly
" are like that snich We GO not underS'and-they
defy our mpr.hsnsion and comprehend our de-
tlnce.'
Then all tie Congressmen looked al each
other, as much a, to say the Union was saved at
last aud | ie Ike babe m the presence OF the
grea, Behemc,h Of the Scriptures.
How the Ngnera0 Cannon na, anything at
all 20 do witt this war can't hud out, my ooyi
but When ID. atiectonate popu lealned mat
the Venerable Cannon had returned from Mug
vile, they warmed around us c,,rast, ana en-
treated hm either 10 >ptt upon lu.m or save them
nom >.oN decay by Sleccb. II NA' then 'he
Venerable man raised MS hand III soothing oene'
dlcuon, aud say, he:
My friends, YOU ar Young YET ana nave
much TO learn concerning val can oAH say
T. you, ms friends. that all goes well Nilh Mr'
Mcclellan; and, fyou will only hasten 70 Nil up
old regiments, raise few lhoa,aud ne" ones, ana
20 yau selves, the advance upon Richmond may
IN our time
The most enthusiastic cheering ''ho"eu thiS
comforting speech OF the Venerable uammon'
and >ix eeStauc chaps Immediately 'IeIed 10 VOL
unteer as Major Generals.
Shall We presume TO talk OF drafting IN! hoN
when there Is such readiness on The paf' oi 'he
people 10 lead the troops? mink noi' my Boy
/ think not. Let the drtt! be protested
On Wednesday again took lr'p 70 ''f'S' &C,
by my lreScoed az h"os,a' anu
iolnu upon reaching that cay V@t 'he ""0hetel
Brigade usd built itself q theatre ei''t 'i'e man
ngg ol Drurl Llr vu4 was Aa.'' n ''''"Ne %
the rich .uteltomI drama lu' chis'e Temple
might possibly be taken tor a CO" ,neu' my oo!'
b, tho'e who are NOT conyrrsaut with ich''teiure
II one story.
TIE curtain having ueen taken down .! gen
leman who had forgotten TO wash hah't4 "heu
he wash stand went round las Ilm-' '1r pay
aud found II to Oe
THE UNION As II wAs--A HIGHLY MORAL DRAMA
IN ONE ACk-M CAPT. WILLIAM BROWN EshE-
WIRE.
The plot of this admirable work Is very simple,
ny boy, ana appeals 10 those sediments ot the
,uran hear, when affect the liver. Tue scene is