Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-06-02

Philadelphia inquirrQ beeve) e)'hrewdy observed
that the next battle would probably be fought
somewhere on the Pamunkey and then the door
to Richmond would be thrown open 10 the victo-
rious Yankees. The backbone Of the rebellion,
so long on the point of breaking, would be able
to sustain the pressure no longer, and the starved
out Confedepcy would succlmb at once, letting
peace and prosperity once more shine into that sla-
verydarkened region, while the Flag ofour Union
should float triumphantly over all. This looks
very fine in print, and il the papers would only
fight the battles for US and give Us an open road
to the rebel capital we should be abundantly sat-
isfed to walk in aud make that noted, as well as
notorious, city ours. 1t is vastly easier to win
victories on paper than on land, and experiment
has proved that 10 drive Gen. Lee and his army
from the Rappahannoek to Richmond is &c opera
ton attended with considerable personal danger
We had no idea tina! we was to start for Rich.
mond again after being drove to this side, till we
saw il in some of the leading daies, and then, it
is needless to say, we did nj believe it.
| notice the New Jersey papers claim thai the
2Gth New Jersey regiment with the Vermont
brigade captured the rebel stronghold on the
heights Of Fredericksburg That is strictly true,
but it strikes US that the mention Of the 26.h 10
entirely gratuiious and unnecessary. 1t reminds
one Of the Dutchman who in the exec. Of his
vanity to make display for himself, boasted that
he and the Squire owned forty cows, when it would
have been equally true had the "he F" been left
out, for the forty cows all belonged to the Squire.
Bot after all, that regiment contains some as
brave boys as the country affords, and it il pity
they should have to serve ia such miserabls or
ganzition. 1t is not necessary to have the men
all towards to have the regiment break and run.
Fear i. one Of the most contagious diseases that
ever afflicted soldier, aud when ore timid fel.
low Io,ss his heart, others are apt 10 be affected
in the same way 1t takes fellow Of more than
ordinary courage to come up to the scratch when
others desert their post to hide away from the
bullets Of the enemy. Every man that leaves
aud rans, encourages the enemy, and prompts
them to crowd a little harder, and when one after
another ha. skuked away and the ground is get
ting covered with wounded aud dying men, while
all ire lime the enemy are pressing harder and
harder and bringing up heavy supports as they did
IN the second days fight, leaving our men no hope
Of driving them back, bu. only Of holding their
ground aud gaining time, it takes but word
TO start panic that no power on earth could stop.
Ne matter how brave msn may be when that
event takes place. nor how much he may depors
the event, Il the rest run, he mus! run too, or be
overwhelmed.
When the Jerseys broke in the 9th, on Mon
day afternoon, some Of them fell IN with US, vii
lingly, and some fell in with the 9th regiment tC
show the Vernon, boys ,hs, they were not ss
OF towards, and when that regimen, charged, they
charged with it, and they KEEP, long ways ahead
making themselves the most conspicuous mark fol
the enemy, and punging first and foremost iu
every encounter, doing their utmost to Irstrieve
their honor, and the honor Of their regiment.
Bully for such fellows as that, and all like them,
belong to what regiment they will
The anxious question, When is the Army o
the Potomac going TO move, has been PRACTICAL,
answered. We have moved on TO the enemy
works, and moved of again. We slept ons nigh
in the rebels nest, aud should have slep, longe
there, perhaps had we not been iOrcby reminded b,
them tha, il was safer place for us this side Of ,h
river. Some sangune writer said, When Gen
, Hooker moves on the enemy, God help them
bu. the prayer was unnecessary they were able t.
telp themselves. On the whole, the most OF u
are willing 10 admit that we got very aeat liitl
$ whipping over there ard General Hooker vii
Z have to be more successful than he has been, o
e his boys will think old Lee the rebel General,
a too much for him. Our reports claim sort o
: victory on the whole, and so do the rebels, bu
a the rebel newspapers will lie, and ours won't.
: we accept the rebels own calculations that on
+ Sou,hernsr is equal to two Yankees, We may safe
I " infer tha, battles like the last ones pay prett
8 we'll, AFTER all but the rebles can hardly max
: out as much for them, unless they change tn
/ premises Of their argument for they, by no mean
d killed twice as many Of us az we did Of them.
e Let no one say that the recent battles have ha
5, a tendency to demoralIe the army. Far from il
. The more we get used to being killed, the bette
o we like ii. Positively, the army isin just" goo
Il fighting spirits to-day as they we're the day we le
IS our old camp. was talking with some Ne
y York boys few minutes ago, whose time Of sci
J vice has nearly expired. The late battles, foun'
d had no, discouraged them in the least, and lare
majority said they contemplated re-enlis,ing ate
e they had enjoyed the luIuries Of home viii
II but they would not bind themselves to any pap'
+ at present, preferriug to wait and SEE what vou
turn up" as they expressed il.
d Last evening | was talking with some boys b
n longing to the 9th Wisconsin. They had shs'
+ in the late battles, and, Of ooune, were full
!, stories about it. They thought the diiferen, a
/. counts Of the battles had hardly giveR them u
II credi. that is, their due. They lost heavily. Oh
r Company they aid,that d.ployed as skirmi'her'
II, los, upwards Of thirty men. They we're sent Of
to draw the enemy's fire, aud they did their dut
and did 1t without anching. To detail men for
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