The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-29

! and every product that contributes to the sus
tenauce of man or beast. Every six or eigh
miles, there is a sort of" four corners where
" crops - are deposited and whiskey vended.
AT Trenton and Humboldt, | found large
| quantities OF cotton and tobacco awaiting trans
portation northward, and this was something
that did see as evidence of labor. Troops
we're stationed all along the road and every no "
and then there were il" works. stOckaGes and
pits, and more than every now and then, you
could see squads of IDLE negroes.
The train, of course, was full as evary train
ls now a-days. Officers and citizens. (natiyes)
women and spectators.
BY the way, let me give you an d" astounding
particular y:
Thlre is an order prohibiting citizens going
below jackson, Tenn without suitable passes.
There are many special lodges of this order,
but here is the last
Aboard the train were several nynphs du
pare dressed in suits of e" solemn black. " and
all the rich and rIbboned robes If grief and be-
reayoment. Thus attred they were passed
through 10 visit wounded brothers. feverei hus.
bands, or to mark fathers grave. Now |
have no idea of the extent of tins imp0sitiou, of
tals damnable outrage, but suppose that this
is only one of the many Wees of the camp that
peace will pour upon the bosom of society like
deluge. Is it possible, az some philosophers
tell US, that our country will be all the better
tor this period OF revArses? We are knockisg
down "a lev iuols, it is true, but in eyerv con-
munlty, and in almost every household, shall
we not lind the fragments of affairs, broken
VOWS and, withal, hopes, affections aud PRAYER
scattered like the leaves Of yal!anbrosa -!
These are no: very pleasant reGections, but i!
you are unwilling to believe what is here writ,
ten, never visit the theatre Of war
Yesterday morning W sen t0 the front CO.
load Of co6os, in the evening regiment off
strong aud stslwart men ----. Fill
that blank with your own reflections Last
nigh: shared my blanket with a Montpelier
boy, who, to use his own words, has been in !
the saddle Tor tho last eighteen mon,hs, list
Lieut.. Gustaynt Washburne, of the q Iowa cav
airy. lie came here on business and strange TO !
say, spent TIE evening with SIX termontera. with !
whom he was most Intimately acquainted. It. /
asaburne las not been off duty for il single
day and in relating his experience Of " eight
cen months Nv the front lie TOLD Us some very
interesting incidents. This regiment has been
IN nearly every battle and skrEsish in the West,
and is mpIIuented 10y Gen. RosrcrArS as " the
great eye vi the Western army -" your ban
ner should be enblazoned with letters of gold,
and they cannot be TOO big
Gen. Grant and Gen. Sherman were in town
to-day. They are both fighting Generals, but
! Care not say any more, iOr tear ten Thousand
voices VII! exc!dlm, III once, - what have they
accom- !!shcd, ANT the war a5 big rs ever
was Yes, yes, ,ust so the war s Of pretty
good proportions, about as by as they ii aver
age, tua" the Anaconda - ha' been stretching
hlmtG!! Of late and il is confidently expecleu
by the" reliable gentleman - that ne is about
10 coil. tic is gong 10 i've on blood Ard bones
THIS winter, and by mex! sprlng we expect That,
bis new trainer VIII get Il bI1 squeeze ouC o. !
hun. " Baeonets to the front AID spades to
tle rear. SUCH is Iie.
Yours, &c, SEE SEE ZEE