The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-10-10


the oppressive heat of southern sun, must
have greatly contributed to the pleasures of
those who delight in the beauties Of nature
But alas the adornings of this once quiet
home of a southern planter, are we'll nigh per-
ished by the destructive hand of war, while
be who once RECALLED himself in these once
pleasant walks, is reaping the just demerit of
his own doings in rebeing without cause
against the administration and government of
free people. Surely the way of the traus-
grcssor is hard Thanks be 10 Aimghty
God, better day dawns on the down-trodden
and oppressed Sons of Ham, aud this great
aud powerful nation under the rulings Of in
finite Wisdom and Goodness, is to be freed
from the foul curse of human cbattelism. Yes,
Mr.. Editor, that question which has so long
been puzzle in the minds of the wsest aud
best Of men, is being solved, and God, by the
severe judgment Of civil war, is working
out the freedom Of the colored. race 1t is
God that speaks in the terrbIeness Of his an
ger, and the American people must hear.
Who that has carefully noted the history of
the last two years can longer doubt, that the
Almighty is overturning, and will overturn
until righteousness shall triumph; while the
civil and religious institutions of our loved
country, shall become doubly dear to every
true American citizen, having been baptized
n blood, upon whose altar all have laid some
loved friend, while the shout of victory, shall
be heard breaking from every hill top, and
rolling along every valley, and sweeping over
our vast western plains, as shout ans wers to
shout, America is free America is free ! !!
The sick are provided with large hospital
tents, in beautiful grove, shady and airy, iu
front Of the head-quarters-These tents are
arranged in three rows or wards, each ward
will accommodate about one hundred patients.
The Hospital is we'll provided with good water
from an artesian well, also good cistern
Each ward has ward master whose duty it
is to superintend the wants of the sick, and
to see to keeping the grounds clean in, and
about the wards These tents for warm wealth
er, are more cool and comfortable than houses,
and for cold weather, they are warmed by the
construction of a fue built in the ground,
through the center, with fit places at conven-
lent distances, making them quite comfortable.
Ny every weeks work as Chaplain, is, to
daily visit among the sick, talk and pray
with them, distribute religious reading among
them, aud every evening conduct religious
Worship in the dining hall, by singing, reading
the scriptures, making what may be judged to
be fitting remarks and prayer, and sometimes
preaching. These are precious seasons. On
the sabbath | usually preach three times
once to my Regiment, (camped about ono mile
from the Hospital, )and twice at the Hospital.
| feel that my labor has not been altogether
in vain in the Lord. There have been three
cases of conversion since came to the Hospi-
taI. Nevr was l more deeply impressed
with sense OF the excellency of the religion
of Christ, than, while by the cot of the suffer.
ing soldier | have sought in his behalf, the
virtue of the all-atoning merit of the suffer
ing Son OF God, to wash away the deep struck
stains of sin in the heart, and make that gull
ty self-condemned sinner, meet for the inner
tance Of the saints in light" This morning,
making my calls on the sick found two, side
by side, wasted to mere skeletons, who few
days ago were entertaining strong hopes of a
speedy recovery, but alas, all hope is fed and
they have resigned themselves to die. A few
hours and they will be no more, but through
he virtue OF Jesus blood they say, " though
go through the valley of the shadow of
Heath l fear no evil >" Jesus is my Savior,
ny hope, my all" We have now some two
hundred PATIENTS but portion of them are to
'e removed in few days, to Memphis. The
mortality at this port is not great, for this sea-
ION of the year, aud, comparatively there is
'ut little sickness among the troops, of which +