Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-08-25

tuOtlllssi tuUuBn qullo conVeulsnt On mdIcnt anu
very sconomizicg Of knapsack room. Very many
had no knapsack at all, and some had allowed
their affections TO become 50 alienated from these
troublesome articles in the late campaigning, that
II "" difficult to persuade thom 10 adopt another.
Haversacks and csnteens were also missing.
These had to be accounted for and others provi-
ded | imagine some twenty-fth or thirticth
mile Of some Of our long marches could account
for some Of these delinquent articles, and show
where they had gomez for when men were too
tired to carry them further they bid them an ever
lasting good bye, and dumped them beside the
road aud went along without them. Hard as it
was to be driven to such an alternative, it was bet
ter than to fall behind and run tho risk OF being
provost marshaled."
During the preliminary arrangements of get
ting the men into military shape, which took the
best part Of two hours and all Of our patience.
Several men from the other brigade fell, under the
effect Of the heat, aud had TO bo helped of from
the ground. Besides this the inspection passed
off very pleasantly to all, unless we except q few
officers that stumbled into hornets nest and bad
to retrea, in disorder, leaving the enemy in pos.
session Of the field, and themselves in possession
OF q sore bead. When we were arranged by
company in line, 10 open ran.s, the inspecting Of
fcer passed up and down between the rear and
front ranks, which were facing each other with
their knspssoks spread out before ;hem, aud il
any article was seen in them denoting a lack Of
cure on the part Of its posscssor, he was sors 10
have some dis,greeable question, to answer. |
observed that some Of these inspecting officers
could bc very personal in their remarks TO SOL
dier that should exhibit an unusually slovcnsh or
negligent appearance.
We hsd thanksgiving last week | suppose in
common with the whole nation, although it passed
without any demonstration here, and probably a
great many never knew when it happened. We
We had not so much as an exta ration ofhard tack
to csebrate tho day, and how should We know or
remember ii ? But as for the victories we have
been thankful for them ever since they happened,
and doubt il in this we have been Exceeded BY
the most fsyors in their peaceful holidays at home
My friend aud came very near having can
teen Of milk Iiece to help make US thankful in
fact we did get tho milk, but it turned sour before
we could use t,and thus cheated Us outof our feast
1t j, Of no use to mourn over milk that is split and
it is worse than usele. to cry when milk sours
but to lose ones thank sgiyng in that kind OF a
way is narrowing in the extreme. We had been
obliged to 60 nearly three miles to get this ore
luxury, TO cross two str esms one on loose food
wood and the other on the trunk Of huge sycs-
more tree, where the tenent dashed aud foamed
as il it would delight to enguf US for ever milk
Aad ell, .ad tb;- 10 d..L -;sk, -h.- ell .-n
when good dutiful soldiers who love their
country dreadfuy, as We do, should have been
sbed and asleep. But we got across the
Rappshsnpock and its tributary, and got back
sgsin safely, got into camp ia season to dream Of
milk and honey, Thanksgiving and fspsek', and to
wake 10 the morning and find our milk curdlsd'
our Thanksgiving spoiled, and all our epicursan
dreams Of fessts and felicity bu. mser,b le false
prophets TO cheat ard beray US When Valan'
dieham aud Fernando Wood hws insugur,tsd
their peace policy We hope these things will have
an end.
Where Is there friend Of mine that will not
pray for peaeef
We made our purchase Of q respectable eolored
man, who, with bis sable partner, occupy very
sub,tantialtwo story house Of the better ssrt bat
which has felt the effects Of war 10 is most prsc
tical form, IL having been pierced in several placer
with solid cannon sho, snd an slmsn endless
number Of bullets. Everything within ,hi'
house had the appearance Of 'crupolous nsatne's
The walls, chairs, ceilings, and whatever furniture
noticed was olesnly kept and tidiIy arranged
svincing conrdersble taste, and refinement even
on the part Of the occupants, Z" niggcr's thousl
they we're, that was apparent to the most casua
observer. Yet this dwelling was occupied by tw'
Africans, we'll advanced in years, belonging to
race whose title to respectability We are 10th Il
recognize, and who are excluded from the pale o
the proud Caucas,ian's society. couldn't bell
wondering, as | talked with this man-had
ou eht to say nigger P-so respectful and gentle
manly in his demeanor, and thought how univer'
ally be was avoided and de,pised, whether H
who made his skin black and mine white, woal'
endors. my title to exclusivsusss 10 that othe
world where we conclude there are no such vi'ibl
distinctions made, and where he was svidentl
much more fitted to enter than my humble sci
found him well informed in regard to the wal
"A we'll as the citizens generally. He was consc
entous in his religious beliefs, As almost all Of b
race are, and, as is their nature, would rather su
fer wrong than wrong another.
This man had never been slave, aud has cons,
ouen,ly possessed many advantages that are d.
= MED to slaves but If bis superiority to the con
mon negro is attributable mainly to freedom,
only furnishes an argument against this Institute
Of bondage that all the sophis,ry Of the intern
regions cannot overthrow. II the soul OF the A
rican has sufficient elasticity to rise to such
hight, when released from the pressure Of SLAYER
Il mus, be fearful responsibility for nation
keen them down. This nation has run the ris
aud Is resping the consequences. 1t is OF no u
to speak Of the prejudice assins. that race ,
. a. - a. III.