The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-19
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN JUNE 49, 1862.

most radical ideas of simplicity in diet, would
scom To accept such food II served to them by
their dearest beloved, Of whom they VIII lnas'
inc angelic things. Coarse meal, cold water
and sat have been the ingredients composing
many meal for us, which thanksgiving sup
per, In other circumstances, Will scarcely rival
Occasionally sutler comes into camp, ana
| f,rthwith rush Is made for their - goddess
regardless OF the extrdyagaut prices demanded
Cheese at fifty cents chunk, said chunk sup
posed to weigh pound, pies rs large as com
mon saucer, and perhaps d lIttle too thick To
read fine PRINT through for quarter, and 9th
er things accordingly. A hungry man could IN
vest five dollars Tor dinner ut one OF these es-
adjustments and scarcely do ,ustlcc u his ap'
petite. | suppose people OF reiinemcnt would
consider it In Dad taste 10 have much 10 say on
the mere matter Of eating and drinklng, but we
plead for an exception IN our case, Tor what can
- the men" be expected 10 know Vi the common
cOurtesIes of lie.
1t seems, then, after mach debating, that Con
gress has refused to pass the Emancipation act,
but Provisional Governor Stanley OF North Car
DINA, without stopping 10 debate at all, bus not
refused to close the schools III that State tor col
ored children, nor t0 return runaway nlggers to
their masters. providing the master will take the
oath of allegiance. Slmplhed to the conpre-
tension of soldier, IL seems to amount TO Just
this If man rebel, II you pease-accus-
toned all his lifetime to swearing Is willing, IN
accordance with his prOtane habit, to again
swear allegiance to the Government ne has be-
fore sworn to maintain and since sworn to repu-
date, he may take his human property where
ever he can lind II, with The pleasing CONSCIOUS
ness that Lincoln government ls b5tter able to
Ittttln tIIt of his
majesty, jeff DAVIS, and wlthal full as willing
SO our deluded 9 Southern brethren are TO be-
concilIated after all by some sugar plum policy,
instead Of being forced into ohedlence at the
cannon S mouth. But. says the slavehold-
CT apologiSt, " you are here TO suppress rebel
lion aud restore the law they tOere, State Jaws
and all. without any distinction between slave
and other local laws anG what are you gong
to do about lt?' Of COURSE we are c0rnered,
and can only say, il We are here IN Virginia
lighting 10 restore the old slave code 10 thls cor
rupJ State, then IN the name OF consistency let
1t be 50 understood. They may lire upon our
liag and trail the Stars and STRIPES IN tue dust
they may send tN9r lnurdcrous shells Missing
through our ranks; they may IRE upon oHr
flags Of truce and impose upon US by theirs;
they may exhaust their ingenuity IN nventlng
internal machines Tor the downright murder OF
our troops, ana pcrpetrate 1ecda OF luiamy and
cruelty upon our wounded and ursDners tha: fail
INFO t"elr hands such as woulu make ordinary
devils blush but no matter, only swear allegl-
anc1 when you are caught, dear rebe,s and We
will return you your nlggers Why won't the
rebels appreciate the wondrUUs magnanimlty Of
our government
Well, am sure we all want the war to close
at the earliest possible moment, for We are anx-
| lous To return to our peaceful avocations at
home as soon as possible, but 1t seems an insult
to the dignity and patriotism OF any soldier 10
ask him to fight for restoring slavery, already
crippled by its own seli-inhlcted blows, to its
FORMER position of power aud naughty defiance
And 1t is most lame and impotent conclusion
to suppose that to be the shortest road to per-
manent peace. 1t the Union is to be built up
in this way wish some ono strong in the faith
promulgated by such sheets az the New York
Herald would estimate its value and tell how
long it would last. Would 1T ever survive an-
other change like the one from Buchanan to
Lincoln s administration in peace? We opne
not, but should be pleased to be convinced to
the contrary.
But my letter is long enough, plenty.
Yours Abruptly, ANTI REBEL.
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