Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-28

MrRrRErspoRo, April ., 1868.

MlWlIlaBuNoi ApIH - looo'
joins Your cowardly and disgraceiul letter is
lust received. You eau better imagine than can
define my disgust al receiving such contempt-
Die and reasonable letter from one claiming to be
a citizen of the American Republic man raised
and educated under the auspices Of the best Gov
crnmcnt ever enjoyed by any people, who has so
drgeneratcd in the scale Of morality, and love Of
country as to become an object Of contempt rath-
FL than Of sympathy. b ush to think that one
of my former associates, who but short time
since boosted Of love for his country and her free
institutions, is today from motives OF dastardly
cowardice, crugiug in the attitude Of duplication
at the shrine OF lheSoulhern Coniederacy. What
has so recently come over the spirit Of your
dreams that YOU can thus mennly repudate both
your God and YOUR country The sentiments
you express SAVIOR very much OF human depfayi-
~. Have YOU lost all the pride of manhood
Have YOU become so demoOIz,d as thus to &C
knowledge yourself o., once traitor and dis
grace to the free institutions of the country which
gave you birth May God in his infinite justice
prosper the glorious cause for which the federal
arms are cOnendlug while to the wretched tor
ment Of fire and brmstone, in the deepest gorge
Of he usign not only the rebels in arms agains.
our Government, bu, also, and three.iold more
deserving, the unprinciped aud cowardly wretch
os who openly ayow themselves traitors, but who
have not the moral courage to take up arms
in favor Of the rebellion for which they profess
SO much sympathy II such men as Nalaudgham
and his followers expect TO receive mild treat.
mental the hands OF the soldiers in this depart
ment OF the Army they are hborng under a
most woeu deuson. The scoTching flames OF
hell would be to them a welcome relief il they
should be unfortunate enough to fall into The
hands Of our Justly indignant army. You greatly
mistake the loyalty OF those who so freely gave
their blood at the battle Of Stone river II for a
single moment You entertain the opinion that we
would justify YOU in resisting the draft. Wewl.l,
with one accord, lay down our lives in support of
The cause for which We enlisted, but never, ill
the.hsl armed foe expires, will we vigorously
lay down our arms, as intimated IN your lie ter.
We will return home for no other purpose than
to ba,onet, and, ig need be, eXterminate all such
treason mongers as YOU described. This letter
will no doubt conclude our correspondence, TO
which do not oblec, and since you have taken
the liberty to write such an insulting letter to me-,
propose to deal plainly with you, AMI, in doing
So, allow me to say that all your boast about re-
si.,iug the draft is mere covardly bombast You
and all Of your stripe lack the courage to lift an
arm to oppose the draft. You will, no doubt
purchase revolver, and talk loudly about resist.
aucc, as all towards do but mark me for the
expression, you will never use them despse a
coward as do the deyi, and forever hence you
are in my humble estimation, a cringing coward
OF the loves, order. Only think for moment
Of a spirit SO contemplate as to express the wish
that We might desert the graves Of our brethren
to tie desccra,ion Of rebels. Go on IN your mad
cireer Of Opposition to the war, but remember
that the day is fast approaching when You will
gladly give your right arm to be- able to recall the
,reasonable acts Of the past. II you desire to
know how your letter va, received here, YOU can
readily determine from the following. One oil
the boys present whtn it was read, remarked
that " il YOU were here your skin would be taken
off and twisted into whip.ashss with which 10
lash your soul on the road to He'll" All de-
nounce the author Of such a REASONABLE letter n,
a mean contemplate coward, who dare not fight
for OF against his country.
With every sentiment Of profound disgust
subscribe myself forever the enemy Of traitors al
home and rebels in arms, while am unalterably
for the Union. Il. VI. Mccoy,
Go. 7, Goth regiment Ohio volunteers.