The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-30

palaces OF the most regal style.
Four companies of the lOth still remain at
the old posts on the river-Co. Z, at Conrad's
Ferry, Co c, at Whites Ford, and Cos. and
D, at Monocacy.
As regards the health and general appear
ance of the regiment, | think am warranted
in stating that neither were ever better than OF
present. The boys, fresh from their four
months in comfortable winter quarters, are
" tat and happy" and daily manifest their JOY
in being released from the long rule of King
Maryland mud, by hearty indulgence in base
bail, pitching q1oits, and other athletic games
The kegimental Hospital contains bat about
half dozen patients, and on pleasant days,
these all 90 out for exercise, leaving 1t entirely
empty. The six companies now here drilled
together, the first time fer over four months, a
few days since, and never before have | Sc en-
them execute battalion movements with such
grace and precision. Their line-of-battle, as
they marched, could not have been improved by
surveyor.
Col. Jewett still continues in command of
the Brigade, bat it is rumored that Brig. Gen.
Marston, late Colonel of the 2nd N. H., has
been assigned this Brigade also, that the l4th
N IT, will return to the Brigade with him.
The boys are all hopeful, and almost unani-
mouslJ OF the opinion that the ensuing sum
MGR will wind up " the war-not in "copper"
head coil, but in the subsection of traitors,
North and South. They don't " take much
stock . IN A. Wards assertion that the god
dess of liberty has gone out doing Homework
at dollar and half week, but believe that
she still presides over the destines of Columbia
the infant republic of the western world. If
ARENAS statement should prove correct, how
ever, We should look for the announcement of
her further degradation in the shape of letter
in the columns OF the Argus, bestowing gener-
Gus doses OF soft soap upon its editor, copgratu-
'atlng him upon the persstency of his attempts
to aid and comfort armed traitors, and fna llv
rendering her first weeks wages a years
subscription for his vile sheet
Well, the word Argus has at length slipped
my humble pen las have been for long time
fearful it would-fearfM because | suspected
that when it did might in my indignation,
write that which you, Mr.. Editor, sincerely
as you might be convinced Of its truthfulness-
would consider it unwise to publish. But |
will endeavor to bottle my wrath, and content
myself with asking what has become of those
gentlemen who addressed the war meeting held
at the Village Hall, in Montpelier, last July,
for the purpose of obtaining recruits for the
10th Vermont regiment? Where is the one
whose thirst for blood could not be satiated but
with the lives Of at least ten rebels One
would have supposed, in listening to their de-
nunclat'onS OF everything reasonable, that
they Themselves, were almost willing to 90 six
hundred miles from their comfortab bic homes.
shoulder their knapsacks and rifles, and live on
g yea-meat and d" bareback, " to contribute
their mite towards the suppression of this re-
belIlon, and still they permit sheet to be pub
li8hed in Montpelier, tie Capitol of Vermont
yes, and aid At Nth their patronage, too,-
which, If it were issued within the precincts of
CoQnty, Maryland, (poor, disloy-
al, goeFrilla-ridden Maryland , would speedily
elicit visit from Jew9sts Brigade, who would
pr the type, ditto the press, and compel Mr.. Ed.
'tor (O, at the point of the bayoaet, to take
an oath of alleglanco--ao; only to the United
States Government, but to Abraham Lincoln.
It's worthy administrator. Is Montpelier dead
or only sleeping?
Wlll some one enhghten
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