The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-28


of this regiment, and the uuarmed condition
of these men by being with them, under the
claim of being Union man. r.
AS We have before stated, the negroes tell
the truth. Some scouts recently rode IN h
mans house, who claimed to be a Unions,
but did not wish to take the oath. Wble
the others entered the house, one of the nartv
rode around to the quarters occupied by the
negroes and asked of them if their master was
Union man He be Union day times
was the reply, but nights he is secesh and
, goes with the guerrillas.' We are confident
that we have many such Union men in this
section of the Old Dominion. No better
thing could be done for our cause than to
send them beyond our lines. They have an
immense advantage over us by knowing our
condition and the strength of our forces. Thew
do some smart things apparently, that are
rendered quite easy and safe for them, be.
cause Of their accurate knowledge of our
means of defense. 1t may seem hard thus to
deal with those we have been accustomed to
regard as friends and fellow citizens, but
those who sympathize with and aid this meta.
rious rebellion, show themselves to be the
worst of enemies. They stab US in the house
OF our friends, and the tender mercies of the
rebellion, We have already learned to be cru.
ell 4; and to give our enemies an indulgence
which they too gladly improve for our des-
tructlon, can neither be wise nor just. We
must treat them only as we would treat the
most deadly foes 1t is as great crime to
aid the rebellion on the border, or at the
North, as at the South, and far more honor
able to be open enemies, than secret foes. We
have without any question many war.traitors
In our midst, and as such, they ought TO ex.
perlence the severe penalties of the law.
We occasionally have men shot by the &C.
cidental discharge of their arms. Quite re-
Gently, Edwin S. Rand, of Co. f, whM
handling large navy revolver, accidentally
discharged it, leaving the ball 10 his foot
Although the injury is severe one, he is
doing we'll at present.
There is evidently hopeful feeling among
our troops, and they anticipate the result o.
this great struggle without any doubt of om
final triumph. The indications now are, thai
a large number of our men now in service
here, will not be permanently withdrawn from
the service, until this war is ended. We have
occasion to notice that our enemies are
beginning to be aroused to the real mag
nitude of the struggle, and the hopeless odds
against which they are cOntepding. They
see that their most costly victories, do moi
pay, and that if the war is protracted in keep.
ing with our ability to carry it forward, there
is no hope for them. We need only to be
united among ourselves, and apply our ener-
gies to the work, aud success must be ours if
Providence smile upon our cause.
The work of putting down the rebellion
appears to be prosecuted with vigor in
the valley of the Mississippi, but what will
be the next move in this section, we are
not able to determine. We expect that
the enemy may try the strength of our
forces here, but Washington will not be LETT
without ample defence, and Hooker will be
likely to give all the work to the defepces OF
Richxnnud which I.ees arm y. can well manage.