The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-09

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visited the hospital, where hundreds of our
brave men are suffering from various diseases.
| was glad to fod that no pains was spared
to make their condition as comfortable am
it was possible. I heard no murmeripgs ov.
complaints, but all seemed astonishiDglv eheer-
ful' But the saddest sight, and that which
so affected me that [ could not refrain from
weeping was what | witnessed at the levee i'm
Memphis, where they were loading upon a.
hospital-boat some five hundred sick and
wounded, to send them up the river to St.
Louis and other points. Here were men ON
which the stoutcst heart could not look with
out weeping. Men, who at the call of their
country left all wives and children, mothers
fathers, sisters, and homes of plenty-stronr
and healthy, to defend their country from
the usurpation of Southern despots. EXPOS.
ure in camp life or on the battle ec'a y o.
few short months has fastened up = "a f..7 dis
ease OF which they may never hesr be
freed, and many, alas, will never :. .beir
homes. Alas, how many desol aes.
are the fruits of this cruel war ,e,a;.
ing with these noble sons of freel Y. was
deeply impressed with the patriol .~,-. md
patience they manifested in their sutferings.
No words of complaint escaped their lips..
There is another subject of interest to the,
northern people, on which would say few
words. On yesterday met with the chaplains
who are now at this post, to counsel, ae to-
the best way of accomplishing good, and PROS
ecuting our responsible work as chaplans In
our Country's service. From the chaplain
who has in charge the " contrabands," at this
post, we learned the following facts. There
are now in this department, twenty-five thou
sands of these colored people, and at this place
twenty-five hundred Fifteen hundred ef
whom are hired out to the Government for
various purposes, and are receiving wages
One thousand are in camp at this place, un-
der the care Of white mcn. A school has bss,,
opened among them which is we'll attended.
and promises much Scholars learn rapdlv
A large garden OF one hundred acres in
put in cultivation, to raise vegetables for the
army, &c.
A farm is opened on which these corored
hands are employed and one thousand acres
of cotton is being planted
Steps are now being taken by which eyer,s
man able to bear arms is to be mustered ;,to.
the U. 5. service, under white officers. One
company is now organized. Those not able 10
60 into the service are to be employed ON the
farm. These people are receiving larger do
nations from the benevolent, mostly from, tho.
Quaker, or Friends which is distributed amonv
them. The donations are mostly in clothinr
Most of these colored people owing 10 ,Sc
manner of their treatment as slaves tnow
nothing OF taking care themselves, any more,
than children; and we learned that one OBJ
Ject OF those who had them in charge was
to teach them lessons Of sefreiance, which
we conceive to be the true policy. 1t is eyi-
dent from all that we can learn there ia q
hopeful, yea. glorious future for this long op-
pressed and degraded people.
quite force moved southwest frcn, this
place last week, and some thirty miles oue.
their advance guard met the enemy; skir-
mlsh ensued, and the union forces fill tack q
lew miles, as the enemy greatly ccanum-
bered them. A strong reinffrnn.rnrA A..