Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-02-27


men in his range" The rebels themselves
fear him and say they are glad he is captured,
He is a German by birth, and former citizen
Of Illinois If he will only g. to Springfield
and give the Legislature the diptheria he
shall be entitled to pension.
Yours, &C. SIoMA.
CoLUMBUs, KY, Feb. Is, 1868. I
The people and soldiers Of this Department
and the West are thinking Of nothing but the
fall" Of Vicksbutg, while the papers load
down their news columns with specials" by
post and telegraph about the "siege" Of
Vicksburg. In the meantime we wait, our
hope amounting to a confidence that Gen
Grant will soon bury what treason there is
south Of Mason and Dixon's line, in the
trenches, bayous and canals Of the Yazoo--
the Red Mans Stream of Death. We say
this because there are many reasons for be-
lieving that the enemy is stalking more in
front Of Grant than he ever did IN front OF the
grand but unfortunate columns Of the Poto-
mac His navy, his best batteries, his chiv-
airy, his substance, his consummate chief
tains and his hopes are all there. Never, on
this continent was an army in more secui
position. Nature has made battlements, and
surrounded our enemy with deiences almost
impregnable, while science and labor has done
even more. But, while we are confident no
European army could ever reduce the for
tress. still we believe, we kn0O that Nicks-
burg must fall. Il may seem to be an impos-
sibi!ty; and, If the Government found no
more faith in the army than it does sympathy
in the ballot-box, or support among Tubunes
and sovereigns, then indeed it would be an
impossibility. Blu, our army and our navy
no matter what this party may say, or that
faction preach--is a unit. The troops intend
to put down treason before they turn their
attention to demonstrating OF ''re-estab-
fishing" anything. This done-and it will
be all done but trimming when Nicksburg IS
ours-the soldiers may take a notion to Ego
to the raising themselves, and when there
| they will life some OF our model architects Of
| Reconstruction" clear out of their boots.
/ They know that we have got TO build ma
/ tion-a government dner the i0dr is oUer, and
not one in a hundred has any idea Of leaving
either treason OF Niger in the foundation
| walls. How foolish reconstruction The
/ re-constructionist is not war man-war to-
/ day and war tomorrow and the next day,
until the enemy sues for peace, the Constitu-
ton and the flag No sir he is dollar
man he thinks more Of a green-back than
be does Of a soldier, and more of a contract
than he does Of his country. ! would not
say these thiugs,-they are harsh statements,
! aud may perhaps annoy more men than they
please, but il you we're brought in contact
with what this party and that p1rty out West
call patriotism" and loyalty as often as
the writer, you could hardly think or say less
] Why, Sir, everybody claims to be better
/ friend of the Government than Peter was
/ Apostle Even the snake-sucNled partizan.
of SuckeIdom claim to be more orthodox in
their loyalty han the best Of Christians ar'
in the religion while the women---the wives
daughters and mothers of these devoted YAM
pires, whisper peace and union in theil
morning worship, and at evening lisp the lul'
laby Of treason to their infants. Still, they
may be good and true men and women-jns'
as loyal citizens as the tau requires-but i
I jeff Davis and his cohorts should cross the
Ohio, they would not do much crowing OF
their march to Springfield before they woulc
be welcomed with some loud and lofty deRi
ais. " God bless you JeH--'We never knew
old Abe !! He's a wicked old cuss-hei
Pharsee, he is,and "a scorfer at trooth'-W'
are home folks, peace cusses. real old hog anC
hominy suckers-We've crucifed old Abe
and we are going down to Richmond to ga
49, p---s'@- Soy ~ 49, 20" went coma
ammunition and sich Z
Travel hundred miles in any part Of Hi
nois and you will have just about such reflec
tons. Read the Chicago Times, and yo
would imagine that the Coniederacy don
their printing and had their treason engross
ed at the Head OF Lake Michigan. Go t
Springfield, and you would swear that thu
august body drew their per diem from tn
Richmond Exchequer. But, if you have
} family dependent on you for support, neve
f travel alone through the Egyptian counties {
Southern Illinois with brass button on you
2 raiment.
When there is any news in this departmer
you shall have it, but as long there is nc
you must take .he best we have ON hand
1t does not look very consistent to deer
opinions in one letter, and then follow in I'll
wake with an article like this But, it's d
the habit of the country, and while Vernon
the only State in this Union that is fghtiu
treason without party is burying her sor
in the sea, at the gates OF Richmond, and
; the swamps and cotton fields of the most di
tant and deadly domain Of treason, it is rigl
; and proper that now and then her Peep
! should know of the sympathy and suppo
they are receiving from their more patriot
u fellow citizens Yours truly,
SIGMA