Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-04-03
FRI NJ THE TENTH REGIMENT.

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HBADaUARTEHs DETACHMENT l0TH VI Vols
CAMP AT CoNRADs FEHtY, Md, March a. 1863 (
Mr.. EDITOR But a few months have
elapsed since we left the Northern people full
Of patriotic ardor as they cheeriully gave
themselves and their treasure to the support
Of the government and promised to support
with the last man and the last dollar if need
be, the cause which we went forth to sustain.
But we have beheld with surprise and in
dignation the growth of the peace party
among those whom we have left at home in
quiet and ease, for VT could not conceive how
they could 40 soon forget their promises to
ourselves and their duties to their country
and humanity, as to be willing to submit to
the demands of the Southern traitors and
thus purchase temporary peace with ever
lasting disgrace. We believe the leaders Of
this peace movement to be blacker hearted
traitors than was Arnold, and let curses ten
fold greater and more bitter than rested up
on the head Of that traitor be upon these. for
Arnold only sought to prevent three millions
Of people from obtaining their rights, while
these vastly deeper dyed traitors are seeking
to destroy the government Of our fathers and
plunge thirty millions Of people into disgrace
and ruin, to push on their devilish schemes
We abhor the Southern traitors, but we es-
TEEN them gentlemen in comparison with their
sneaking allies at the North, whom we con
slider too mean to die the death the Union
soldiers are daily melting out to the traitors
in arms.
The people are told that the soldiers are
discouraged and will not fight by the side of
the negroes. We are not surprised that this
lie is published to the people through the
columns of such traitorous sheets a. the New
York Herald and the World, for we expected
that the supporters OF movement which is
founded upon lie would seek TO sustain it
by lies. The soldiers are not discouraged
and they will fight by the side of the negroes
They have great confidence in fighting Joe
Hooker" and will fight under him as they
have never fought before. OF all men the
soldiers are the greatest admirers of pluck,
and as the negroes have shown themselves to
be possessed of this all important fighting
quality they will gladly accept them as allies.
Admiration of noble deeds is stronger than
ill-iounded prejudice against color. The SOL
dlers fully approve of every act OF Congress
and of the President for the suppression of
the rebellion, and all they ask to ensure com
plete success is the hearty cooperation of
those who are at home. We believe that the
turning point has arrived, either for the sup
preston of the rebellion OF the triumph of
treason, and we earnestly call upon every
lover of his country to give an earnest and
unyielding support to the government. We
are IN earnest in the prosecution of this war,
and when the strife of war is over. and our
standards are pointing homewards, il we can
not return under them with the proud con-
sciousness Of having assisted in saving our
country from the hands of traitors, We have
no desire to return, but would rather die as
becomes the patriot soldier fighting for the
Constitution which he has sworn to defend.
and with his last lingering glance fondly rest
ing upon the flag which he has sworn never
to dlshonor.
Very respectfully,
MILES