Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-06-05

pace IN tins Department. snail be followed
py the immediate execution of the rebel of
the highest rank in my possession, man for
man. These executions will certainly take
place, Tor every ono murdered vr sold into
slavery, Worse than death.
On your authorities will rest the respJn-
sibillty oFthis barharous policy, and YOU will
De heid responsible IN this world and the
world h come for ali the blood thus shed -
( In the month Of August last you declared all
those engaged in arming the negroes to fight
Tor TIER country to be felons, and directed
the Immediate execution Of all such rs should
be captured. have given YOU long enough
TO reflect on your folly. now give You no.
! tiee that unless this order If Immediately re-
voked, will ut once cause the execution Of
every rebel Othcer and every rebel STAKEHOLDER
IN my possession. The poor negro is fighting
Tor liberty IN It's truest sense, and Mr.. Jefier-
son has beautifully said, in such war there
Il no attribute Of the Almighty which will
/ induce Him TO fight on the side Of the op-
/ pressed.
You cay You are fighting for liberty. Yes,
YOU are lighting for liberty-libertY TO keep
/ 1000, 600 Of your iellow-beings IN ignorance
and degradation liberty to separate parents
and children, husband and wife, brother and
sister; liberty 10 steal the products Of their
labor, exacted with many a cruel lash and
bitter tear; liberty TO seduce their wives and
daughters, and 10 sell your own children into
bondage; liberty 20 kill these children with
impunity when the murder cannot be proven
by one of pure white blood. This is the q
Of liberty-the liberty 70 do wrong-ior
which Satin, chief of the fallen angels, was
contending for when he was cast into hell.
have the honor TO be,
Very respectfully,
Your most ob't servant,
u. HUNTER.
The Richmond Dispatch Of May Both con-
taIns the following
- One hundred and twelve Yankee prison
ers were received at the Libby prison yester-
day from Knoxville, Tenn, and jackson,
Miss
The Geographic news Of yesterday announc-
ed that Banks had crossed bis army at Bayou
Sara. This is about 10 miles above Port
Hudson. His object is to get beyond the
port and carry it by land attack. This move
ment is designed to finish the work started
by Gen. Grant, and clear the Mississippi. \
few days will tell the story. The next news
will probably I've Of an assault upon Port
Hudson.
The Charleston Courier of the 26th ult.,
contains the following
ION Wednesday last, the steamer Eagle
left Nassau for the Confederate port. During
the night she was fired into and captured by
a Yankee cruiser. The second shot killed 3
OF her crew. The officers Of the Eagle took
the Yankee sunboat for the British steamer
Flora. and under that impression allowed the
cruiser 70 get near her. This report reached
here on Monday by steamer Britannia from
Nassau
The Richmond Dispatch Of MAY 18Th ha-
the f,llowin.
Three Yankee sunbJoye visited Murfrees-
borc. North Carolina, on sunday, and stole
- 900 pounds of bacon, and al the apple
brandy they could fn1 in the place They
receipted Tor the brandy, but declined t. give
any voucher tor the bacon.
The Richmond Dispatch in an editorial
saw the fate of Nicksburg is still suspended
in the balance. Our own telcgaphs have
been encouraging, hut they lack the disuct-
ness essential in such caec~, % bring entire
relief 10 the public mind. The Yankee bull
letins in the interim are unVlrasantly detail
ed and specific.
The guntoat Alert, lying at the Norfolk
NAVY Yard, took tire about O'Clock Sunday
morning. The fire soon got 20 her magazine
and exploded shell " hich wsnt through the
bottom and she sank Immediately. " one
was injured
\ gentleman from the vicinity of Culpep-
per saws that large body Of rebels, sup
posed to be from Lees army, passed there
Monday and proceeded in the direction Of
Gordon-villc No alarm exists in the army
Of the Potomac concerning the reported
rebel movements.