Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-05-12
The nornat ON the Rapnahannock.

that the Army Of the Potomac has been again
defeated Tho hopes Of all loyal men through
out the Nation OF a successful Issue to tue nc"
campaign 10 Virginia, have been dashed to Tie
ground, with all life torn and tramPled out OF
them by the crushing news winch reaches US
from Hooker army Our banners are "s7'"
traiIel ID aeIeat' ana our brave so'u'eiF, '''''
the most gallant heroic ana STEADY nsn''"e w
nearly a week, are once more on inc hor'n slug
OF the hapmhAnnocki fePuis3a anu Oea'o" O''A
by victorious reoeI army
TINS IS all SAD enough aisneaT'enlns enough
ami "ill, IN spite Of us, make me" WIZ ivy
their country shea tears oi 'i'e o'''V'os' u''"P
p9Intmen' ahd ihdulee 'eeingS Vi ''o u''P'''
SoIo" ana mat " SNoulu cauS0 '''''''0 0'"O
u'h' Oh Elel ana 'orro"' Is nov on'y NV '"p"'
nolc, out is an exhibition oil the tues' anu mus
sensitive love OF country we o'r''"'y '''''''
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NM US Inc h'71 SHOCK VIII naVutaiy u'I''
'ne o'o'l UAcA W our 0caft7 '"u u'"'o'' Pa''y
our WIZ out we are unht TO call ourselves
American cIuz unless the tuo's current Vi
our Purpo" ultimately " preserve this GOVERN
m.nt against treason, llpWS as strong ana Iul
to-day as one week ago u F" human IL Is
christian, 1t Is patriotic to mourn, but 1t IL not
christian or patriotic " t. hang our harps on
the willows and sing the sad song OF recoIlec-
ci0n because the 'altlo Is not as We wished, az
we hoped, as we c0ohlently expected. True
courage and true manIlness should rise above
the sorrow in our hearts, and take It's insplra-
ton from our righteous determination to fight
until "e cohqner and IRON our belief IN the
righteousness o. our cause.
We shall not make any attempt to review thr
situation in Virginia or elsewhere, whether tina
review would show u.s. on the whole, progress
ing or not We cannot iorbear, however ask
ing our readers to look over the whole field be
fore sitting down in hopeless dependency in Thu
shadow Of this gloom. There is light elsewhere
if there is darkness in the East But we prciol
to say that we have no right, as men and as cit
liens to be discouraged, dishearteuoi, despond.
emit The country IS ours to protect, the gov
eminent is ours to preserve, and our will and
courage, and stoutheatednoss are as necessary
Gold
Then Il. n. meet tina reverse viii unaipcbin,
srmro., If cr-,,.o III. b-,yo man ,,bo w;l,
No, ,,io,d and ,,b, ,rlo, ana r,ad :, s,,oa.s.
has f,ilod ,,ill ooIv noto rho ,ooro ,;o.ror.o,
unA,gginc elarts N find anotbo, wov 10 y;ctorv
Armies have besn bco,cn in all wars Fedorar
armies have been beaten beloro IN this ,vor I'm,
we have survived all preyous disasters suaerio,
them only IN call rs Ia renewed e,erti,n an,
mara cbse,r,l s,cr,eee o,r rosorrc,s ara Va
comparatiyely untouched. Our armies can b
Allied nm our 6nonc,al condition vas nevs
onnder than nav And unless the hearts n
the people fail them We shall vet if we Ten
ly do our duty as men. in Gods GOOD time co,
ouer our enemies. II cost our fathers seven YEA
Of suffering and sacrifice TO gain our iberte
and ,o ara ,n,or,bv T., ,,,ssess tho ;,hori,oo,
thew won FIR ns unless wa ara willing cheerful
and rotiennv IN spbmit n similar burac,
and Sacrifices IN maintain tho covornmen, IN,
founded
Since writing the aboye--which appear,
in our daily Of Thursday last-the news b
been conflicting, md the general tenor of
has been more favorable to the Union caus
Although 1t does not seem yet to be true thu
the Union troops have captured Richmond
was quite confidently reported by Telegram
Saturday and Sunday, there is yet a much mol
hopeful and buoyanl spirit manifested by Il
people everywhere, than was exhibited at tn
first news of llooker's withdrawal IRON Il
south side OF the Rlppahannock, There seen
to be- very general belief that Hooker NOV,
TO this side OF the river, not so much because
army had been seriously defeated as becau
the rise in the river endangered his commune
tons. All accounts agree that the men were
good heart, in good fighting condition, retainc
their confidence in Hooker, aud were ready
face the enemy again as soon as he should ord,
the advance; which order has already, III
doubleday been given. The rebels must hay
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