The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1863-01-23

\ released prisoner sends US the following,
from political prisoner who has been there
for months: lit is a letter to his brother who
lives north, or did-he is now dead j
CASTLE GOODWIN, Dec %, 1862.
DEAR Tom Il had hoped to be exchang-
ed'and sent North as they put me in prison
a, an alien enemy, but finding all hope of
that at an end | have joined the rebel army
know YOU will swear when you read this
bat Dear Bill there want any use in trying
10 be honest any longer The rebels will
Lrat and no mistake. When we USED to hear
ot how all the North were down on the Re-
br..ion we thought sure that the South must
gjme under. But Bill have heard North
ryn men and officers who were prisoners
here say that if the President emancipated
ayes they would fight no longer. To be
are they Were a few and the most ignorant
and cowardiy, but it shows how the people
.ael. Then We hear that the Democrats are
ut going to help the Government unless
they carry on the war Just as Seymour 4 Co
>vs. Thea We hear that the nine months
men al. say they will not enlist again and
.hr democrats say the President shall not
draft 50 We felt certain that the North was
divided and that the South will succeed.
GA You dont know how badly l and Jim
FIT when We heard that Burnside was defeat
-, We hoped he would push Oh and take
r. .amQnd aud free US We are going to
.on TIE Richmond Blues. They have put US
OF. duty today for the first time. We stay
cd Two hours. We 60 on again to night
arrn | shall give this letter t. Sam X. who
viii bring it to you. They give US 500
,lqty. Green backs will sell here for 80
PER cent premium. Gold and silver has all
o.cn sent to Eng land to buy iron clads with
they are sending lot of troops to Bragg
from here and Petersburgh. The army at
E.cksburg is over 10000
Why do you allow so many traitors to live
north? Why Miss-who attends Mrs.
schoo. in New York, had her letters secretly
forwarded to Fernando Wood all last year.
Ag.. do you believe it-that J. c., was here
.., three days before Burnside attacked
fredericksburg, and they say he belongs to
he federal army Why you cant think how
quick they know everything here. They
had a SPY in Banks expedition who left as
soon as he got to New Orleans and here he
i, .G Richmond At once JEFF Davis ordered
~.. the troops from Jackson to Ncksburg
AID all those at Goldsboro to Wilmington
and all those at Fort Darling and the James
10 Blckwater. What does this mean? 1t
seems ike two men playing cards (Jetf and
Abel with such fellows as Fernando Wood,
Brooks, Seymour and others to stand behind
Aoe's chair and motion to Jeff just what kind
O. d hand Abe has.
By thunder its too bad There are many
o, the South who have lain in prison for a
Year or more hoping that the North would
conquer, but now we are forced to join the
rebel army for there is no use-we should
,.y lay in prison forever and we have no
.aser any government north; or these trail
o.s would all be hung.
hope you and | shall not meet on the
Held for know you would shoot me-you
10 hate the rebels So But Bill, what could
do? The United States has gone, sure as
You live-it amt no use in talking, those
..nocrats have killed her; they have hel ped
-e rebels all the time. Not long ago Pat
Murphy WHO is captainin the 10Th Va, told
Wc he had just got a letter from C-M. c.
from New York, and that c. says they will
s,oa -i,c Lincoln and his government such
J.1% as viii render the contest sure for the
a.a. tell you what Bill, if you want to
,.o., a rebel, you had better shoot him OF
-.f one who Gen)unces the don't
a-..I rs We have stalvelin prison as long as
Nr ought to-
We give the letter as it comes to u.s. There
HE tens Of Information III another part oi
TOO important and eliminating in their ma
'4;y to give to the public without further in
'e>tiSaton. 1t mentions names and things
LA. have been done Of the most startling
Aracter. 1t seems to be key to a gigan
.ep.ot-a vilanous conspiracy. We have for
,.,rded IL to the War office
tive are not greatly mistaken we know
..r wrter-a smart intelligent boy from
.4lio, y. y, who had been in the South
! work as brass founder for some time an(
".s put into prison because he would not en-
..St. We withhold the names of several per
,1n> as the parties may not like to be pub
.y spoken OF in this connection.
II this letter does not speak in thunde
mes to our government to crush these vi
'eEs who openly profess to be traitors AM
'vnounce the government We should like t.
H,ow what would.
From Convalescent Camp.
HEAD Quarters 1TH DRY \