Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-06-12
For the Journal.
BLOOD FOR BLOOD.


ment resolved to lessen its horrors by mild
ness. The first rebels captured in arms we're
paroled on the spot. Ia less than one month
some of them were captured again these
were imprisoned few weeks and then set
at liberty on taking the oath Of alegience.
The first officer Of our army captured was
Lieut.. Col. Bowman of Penn. lie was thrown
into dungeon. The first private captured
was ono Of the n. Y. Fire Zouaves. lie was
mode public show Of in Richmond, and
then thrown into a cage for negro murderers
At the battle Of Manassas Gen 0. B. Will
cox was captured, after being severely wound
ed by rebel captain whom the General had
paroled as a citizen Of Va. After the battle Of
Gauley Bridge, Gen Wise shot three Of our
men because one Of his officers swore he had
seen them within his lines in citizens dress.
The rebels captured at Manassas and Hat
teras were placed in fine, healthy forts. Our
officers and men were crowded into filthy
dens. in one month, two officers we're shot
10 Richmond by The guards for looking out
Of the window.
While the rebel prisoners were we'll fed
and clothed by our Government. and allowed
the liberty of yards and camp grounds, our
officers we're starving 10 the damp, noisome
squalid rags around them. One third Of
their number died and most Of the rest we're
ruined in health.
Our Government have held no less than
fiiy spies, some of them officers of rank,
who did not deny they were such, and not
one mas been hung. Capt. Webster was
hung not long ago in Richmond, because a
Guerilla swore be once captured and parolcd
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Col. Crocker, 9th n. Y. Regiment, was brut-
ally murdered by order Of Joe Johnson, be-
cause be had United States flag in his
house. could give hundreds of instances Of
tederal kindness and rebel fsndishaess.
But how has this affected the rebels 1t
has only made them more cruel They mur-
der and hang, MI treat and starve and laugh
in the prisoners face, If be tells them there
will be day ofrevenge. They tell our pris-
oners, "your government dare not retaliato."
They pass the most hendish laws in regard
20 blact men and their officers. Does any one
think they do not mean II? They will carry
it out to the letter if our government does
not change its policy towards them.
They hold men as hostages IN Richmond
now, and will soon hang them unless we show
them it will cost them dearly.
Humanity demands blood for blood. JUS
tice demands it.
Let the Rebels know they cannot hang
without being hung that they cannot starve
without being starved that they cannot shut
in dungeons without being shut in dungeons.
A whining sentmentalist may talk Of the
law OF kindness, Of winning back these "er-
ring sisters but the greatest kindness to
them and US, is the greatest severity towards
them. The way to make union men among
them Is to let them feel justice, and then they
will begin to understand it.
Now they buster and talk of hanging our
men and OF keeping them during the war,
but let our government pa. its foot down and
forth that genial hosptable spirit" for which
they are noted when they cant do anything
else DELTA.
A REM1N1soENcE.-Mr Chittenden, re-
gister OF the Treasury, told the following
story at a war meeting in Washington, few
nights ago " He was a delegate from the
State of Vermont to the peace conference
which met in this city in the month of Febru-
ary 1860, upon the invitation of the Govern
or Of Virginia, In that convention he hap
pened to form the acquaintance of James B
Clay. OF Kentucky, William A. Seddon, Of
Virginia, the present rebel secretary of war;
Governor Morehead, of Kentucky, (who is
now fugitive, and he hoped he would al
ways be until he repentsd,l and others. His
scat was near those gentlemen. One day
while sitting with them, servant from Viii
lard's hotel entered and handed card to
Mr Seddon, who sat near Mr. c. He did
not know what was on the card, but it was
passed around from one to the other in such
a manner tnat he could not help but see what
was written on it. On the card was written
these words lincoln is IN Washington !
lie never saw such confusion made by small
piece of card before. They looked at each
other with amazement. Al last, Waldo p.
Johnson, afterward a senator from Missouri,
who could control himself no longer, exclaim-
ed with vehemence, " How in the devil did
be get through BaltimoreH