The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-05

ney had come to him, wet and shlvering, and
begged the privilege OF warming themselves
by his fire and, as far as was in his power, be
had always Accommodated them. Well, he said
this same steamboat of which be was speaking,
fell into the hands of the Sanitary Commission,
who tore the inside all out OF it and rgged it over
as good as new, and now it was used exclusively
to transport black troops and contnbands on the
Mississippi and Gulf coast. This partiaty for
negroes was more than the stewards patriotism
could stand, and so from that time he has been
decidedly g" down on this nigger war;" III
some of the boats were as bad as he described
than the Government or the Sanitary ommssion
were perfectly justifcable in repairing them, even
if they we're to be used only to transport wild
beasts but they were guilty in not repairing them
before, as then they would have saved great deal
of suffering among the soldiers, and prevented
this man from becoming an abuser OF the Admin
straton.
suppose our appearance when we arrived at
New York would hardly compare, in point Of
neatness to the fancy soldiers the people had
been accustomed to see. Our clothes were be-
grimmed with dirt, for we had worn them through
the summer campaign, and they had acquired
dirty look that all the soap and water in the
world would not relieve them from. Our faces,
too, from long exposure to the open air bad been
relieved Of that delicate paeness which the dam
| L.. II h;oh he for
never wears. There was nothing Of the orna-
mental sort about US, nothing superfuous or fan
ciful we only had what stern necessity required.
1t was not our fault il We looked seedy to look
otherwise they must keep US out Of the field.
4 We had done the best we could. We had sub.
mitted to an inspection every day On TIE boat ex
cept one, and then We were too seasick to be
inspected, we had secured our brasses, blacked
our boots, brushed our clothes, and did all that
our means allowed, that we might present pas
sable appearance to the fashionable city Of New
York. We did not wish to come back from the
field to be laughed at for our looks, certainly not
in the copperhead city of New York.
But as we passed along the streets to Washing
ton square noticed We did not eatirely escape
the critics eye, and heard some remarks that
did rot at all flatter my vanity. We we're among
the Hrst of the troops that arrived from the army.
heard one man remark as we passed him that
we were just from the field he knew by our
bronzed faces and unpublished appearance
Another replied that we were just the men he
had been anxious to see. We were men tha,
could be relied upon, for we had been thor.
oughly proved. He had rather see one regimen,
of such troops as we were, than dozen reg
ments of fancy militia That man possessed re-
markable capacity for judging Of human nature
None but the rioters can disagree with him.
/. A requistion for clothing was forwarded as soor
as we got here, but it was not filed till las
night. 1t was large requisiton, as nearly al
the boys put their names down for almost an en-
tire suit. If we get this clothing and have tc
throw our old ones away just as we are ready t.
60 back again, we shall have no reason perhap
= to be disappointed, after having SO much expert
ence 10 the circumlocution OF war business, bu
, we shall feel tina! we have not been treated k
| gentlemen, nor hardly as good soldiers ought t,
be. After wearing our old clothes during ou
| stay here, it will be waste that we can poor
, afford, in these times Of high prices, to throw
!, them aside and take new ones into the field.
I We we're mustered yesterday for another tv
. months pay. Wssxpscs to BE- paid this tim
: with less delay than usual Al order was rsa,
On dress parade the other svsning for the music
and pay.roIs to be made cut and Forwarded +.