Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-03-20

for dear life, no doubt displaying horsem.
ship which would have surprised the ri.
who lately had him in charge. During I,
ride with his captors, he was struck n ),
back by some weapon which has r,nd.,,
him unable 10 do duty. aud he is now
the hospital
This incident exctes Yuite as much
laughter os Indignation. The rebels =,
smart and they have plenty of opportu,
ties for showing their smartness. And1.
will continue to play their tricks Just
long as We place small forces here aud TN.
surrounded by spies, who can communh
information beyond our lines every dor|
the week. And these traitor spies are j.
tected in rights which they do not poses
Their property has been guarded by N
I'd VT brigade, when every bloody rae
of them ought to be driven out OF the can
try. To allow so many spies TO remain
the vicinity of Washington is the exlrs'
of folly TO say the least.
Gen. Pope struck right lead when
ordered traitors to he sent beyond our i, |,
or suffer worse fate by remaining. VII
we see spies every day. would hang
or drive them out Of this country, and ma 1
Northern Virginia as desolate as the pls {
of Nebraska. Then you will not hea
rebel raids within twenty miles of Wash |.
ton, when we have thirty thousand Fed.
soldiers within the same distance.
Signal lights were thrown up from nj
fax the night after the raid, also ssr.
times the week previous, BY secesh: a,
the same thing has been done navy fine
during the past winter. Now soldiers Nv
have brains have no respect for such lra,
as this.
The male residents of Fairfax have l.
sent to The old Capital Prison at Wasl
ton. This is a step in the right direcii
but like many other steps in that direc i
il comes too late. s.
Sometimes | have wondered tina, !,
armies have not become demoralized. s.
now | have greater faith in the R4pe :,
than ever. When witness the patio &
the sacI ificing devotion of those in tho n Y
| exult in the faith that the [ ID has
ye, again wave oves every State d
once United. The brain of the Ara VI
in the ranks, and / might almost say ii - Y
telligence and The enduri lg virtue n
nation is in the ranks, and Lere is the ~
OF Liberty. If Generalization exists y
il is among the officers, aud ever has tcf
There is no position which man c. "a
cupy which requires more of sterlin. M
rity, than that OF being an officer in an sla
which is fighting for Liberty. The Gu
who lacks in natural honesty soon bssw<
thief, and be has plenty of opports u
for exercising his propensity. for
Sam has lots of property laying d r.
loose.
The l4h, 18th ard 9Th have to-,lsI 81
digging rife pits in expectation al
from Stonewall.
We have no politics in the leth,
carry on the war until the rebellion M
down. So we watch with some inter hi
movements Of copperheads AT home a
for every one who would hold back ~
OF strength from the Army, we lay up
sufficien. to damn a whole communitr
fight against rebels upon principe, ar
Tor them some respect. but foe The !
home, who sympathise with traitors
there IS growing in the Army the q
tense hatr ed. And the Army will
that hatred as duty llich they
Liberty. we are all deSi.ous S
Government should raise more mea,
every step gained cannot be losi.
if two hundred thousand mere
brough: into the field, that ihree-is
the able bodied men OF the ID VI jj|Ie
will re-enlist. III
/ believe that the men of the ] 43,l
well pleased with their officers, az. = Il
they may be, for we have been reai' ID
rate. Men who are really sick, are Fid
ed all the indulgence that c9aIdb 6ss
The regiment is well drilled and 'ooS' lhe !
with but few exceptions. as when che
Braitleboro. And this | consider nd
compliment to both officer and sola' Mptl