Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-04-17

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De. extracts from -IIir- I,rr
showing ,hr Gi1, l.t nvrI- TRAITORS st
h,mr. Weorr permitted {. ,>t-e, Giro nl-
lowing hrm letter from o. -,u a. 900, o- our
citizens el-o au officer u 900 Illinois rrgi-
mut uor, in Gcu Bo-ccrau- army
" ] ann enlisted i.r the rs-, De- IL three year.
or five, r. i- sll the -ame TO me. And [ ,s1ull
ss soon come home and fight those dctcsallc
c.ppcih.ad- at home as -bt the traitors m arms
iu front Of us and would. believe. sooner
run one through with my sabre than sautheru
rcld For while he i- protected and making
money al home. and know DO war ttlat is. the
suf.riug,l and has no reason o. complain but
should bc Of al men most loyal.-vhile be en-
ENJOYS all the privileges that he ever Iii. We are
exposing cur lives ilily for our country and
rhen Ne ask fer help. he refuse, To- all and
not only that, hut sctuslly aide aud comforts
the enemy.
1t i the luminous feeling Of the whole army
20 di-couutenance any thing hut unanimity at
the North. We have got the enemy into close
quarters. and th, end Of this rebellion T. no long
cr doubt, bu; merely a matter Of time. wccor
whip them; Se riH whip them; We shall whip
them. Al we ask is for tn, Sc at homc to si,ca
cordial support"
Another Vermont hoy in Nla--achusett.
regiment Of ten. Hooker army, writes thur
think this VISIT will he carried on in a differ
ent way than it has been heretofore The Pres-
dent is now responsible for the suppression Of the
rebellion. lie has got the people and the money,
and have faith in him, that he will accomplish
what he has sworn % do. But the people in the
loyal States have got to stand by him and the
acts Of Congress, which | hope they viii bc wise
enough TO do, AMI come readily At his call; if
they do, all will be we'll If not, what We have
done will all he lost. | think that il Is a
disgrace to the people Of the North to cry reace
there can heno peace only by the force Of arms,
and hope that every man woman and child
viii give the President and his administration all
the aid they can. Although the women Of the
North have done so much for the comfort Of the
soldiers still, think if they had the spiri; in this
war that the women Of the South have had in
lighting rs, this war would have been over. In
stead OF hanging on the coat tails Of rnen,-sav
10 them; q" Go and fight for our homes. and / /
Will do your work and take care at home" II
would make the men ashamed 20 stay al bem,
to be drafted or to be hired to 60 The money
that they get for bounties has got 10 be paid by /
taxes, and all have got to help paw them-tbe .
men that came for nothing as well as those that
oct the bounty. If the people would have the
iame feeling tina, our forefathers had in the rev
'lutionary war, this rebellion would soon be a,
IN end. MI the hopes that the rebels have is
hat there will be a split in the North hope
md believe they will be disappointed
Nothing would give the soldiers more conf
iencc and courage 10 20 ahead than TO see tho
,eoplc Of the North take hold Of this question
Initedly; but when they see some Of the people AT
ZONE hang back and cry peace, it has a tenden-
y TO discourage u. | hope those people who
~ peace will see their fault aud come 10 the aid
# the soldiers. This rebellion has got 10 l., IN,
ovn by force Of arms, and not by pen aud ink.
here eau DE no Peice now only by uueonditi.n-
] surrender ON the part Of the rebels and their
oming hack into the Onion There are some al
iicans North who Ike 10 sg- this war 20 op-
nd do all they can to Prulong II after VIE clean
ut the rcbel- NC will come home aud clean Them
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