The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-12-19


oaSten the time when this unn4tur4 rc5e In
olaI be crushed, and that s1m OF al Vi. /.
les be abolished.
Since the appointment of 6 n. B4crside
he plan Of the campaign has been caanaA
md We marched more easterIy, and are nan
n camp near Aqua Creek We are fceus
the cold breath Of the approaching winter
We are not prepared for it, and as thank, ,y.
ing approaches, it Is quite natural Il at "
should think Of home, and our friends. VIA
may gather around tie festive board, and 6na
ourselves desiring to minkIe win them asd
unite ia their songs Of praise and Thank Div.
ing We realize there will be MANY Id
hearts, and many vacant seats, in our ovo
Green Mountain State on that day. Ns,er
in the histoy of our country, has there ) len
such an occasion for sorrow and saduess.
1t may be Of some Interest to you readen.
to learn something OF the efyc's Of this oar
upon that portion OF the 'Od Dominican,
over which both the armies Of the north "a
south, have go often m,rehed and couutar-
marche d, since it commenced. No one IN
question, but that some who we're so unfortu.
nate as to live so near the scenes IF couAict.
were strong friends 70 the Union, Most Of
these have left their homes, and those vho =.
main must suffer during the coming winter
tor the necessities Of life, having been stint
Of every thing hey had laid aside for thsir
subsistence. l am sorry to say that great
deal of Vandalism is committed HOW'LL
standing the sric! orders oil the officers againnt
it. Untenanted houses are demolished, tcnees
are burned, cattle, sheep, pigs &c: suddenly
disappear, and fowls are as scarce as the frogs
and toads have been in Ireard since the days
Of st. Patrick. There are many large ami
lies of helpless and dependent children, sone
VI UuOSc ia'Hels udFo DSSu PleSoce Ihto WiS
rebel service-others have b3ea s13s for Ihsi-
Union procIivities-~h o are ett without any
thing Tor their support for this inc|ement So
son. The question naturally arises, what
will become Of them They must suffer and
Starye, unless charity opens wide her liberal
hand to supply them food aud rament. We
have subsisted in part upon our enemies -
we marched through the country in the vicin-
ity tf WaIrenton, and much that was aiken
was paid Tor, but the major part was aiken
without any equivalent. Tie three first -
baths of November we're spent in marching
We do not say it was unnecessary, but lhat
could We have observed those days of sacrsd
rest. it would have been a great spiritual ben
eft. We are glad our noble Chief Magistratt
has issued proclamation, requiring the -
servancs Of that day As far as may be possible.
l can give you No idea Of the weetched
state Of things in this par, Of old Va. -
very earth beneath our feet looks rs thoag1
it had been cursed with the bligh.lng ipaueasI
Of the peculiar isstitusion, and voluntalIly
she has brough. ruin and desola.ion on -
own soil, BY her traitoreus course and -
wing to sever the tic which has so IonE prosod
mighty source Of strength to eur nation, ~
tranpleL in tho dust, the dear old flag which
should have been her glory, and the pallsdi-
um Of her hopes. And although many Of ~
noble statesmen have been reared and buIied
within her boundaries, yet scenes have -
enacted on her soil since the breaking OUT q
this gigantic rebellion, which are almost I, rs-
voting as those pcrPetrated by the mutiaous
sepoys oil India. do not say that her spns,