The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-12-14

Britain for our enemies he says 4" We are IN
fortunately without adequate remedy.
lie cannot recommend paper blockade OF
the ports of the United States, but is In favor OF
the capture Of all neutral vessels trading with
their ports.
He acquiesces in the Mexican monarchy, if
the Mexican people decide in its favor.
In regard 10 the currency be says it exceeds
six hundred millions, or more than three told
the amount required for the business of the
country. The evil effects are but too apparent,
and no measures directed to the end OF remoy-
ing their cause can be too prompt or stringent.
lie tavOrs uniform tax through Out the Con
federate States. The evil has reached such a
magnitude as to permit no other remedy than
the compulsory reduction Of the currency to
the amount required by the business of the
country. 1t Is therefore, demanded that the
treasury notes be converted into bonds, with ad-
equate taxation to ensure punctual payment Of
the interest and final redemption Of the whole
debt.
Regarding the Army he says Though We
have lost great many of our best soldiers, 1t
is believed to be in better condition than at any
other previous period of the war. Still it must
be enlarged by restoring to the ranks all who
are improperly absent putting an end to the
substitute business, modifying the exemption
law and placing in the ranks such able bodied
men as are employed as wagoners, nurses, cooks,
&c, and substituting negroes therefor. lie
fayors the employment Of all men over 40 to
guard posts, railroads, bridges, &c
Reports from the Ordnance and Mining
Bureaus are gratifying and ensure our ability
to soon become manly INDEPENDENT of foreign
countries fer supplies, He regrets the cessation
Of the exchange of prisoners, attrbutng 1t to
the barbarious policy OF the eremy, whose con
duct has beer consistently perhdious on this sub
Jet. He says the rauoas Of o. Federal prison
ers are precisely the same as those Of the rebel
soldiers, while they have been allo"el to be
supplied by their friends at hone with comfort,
not enjoyed by the men Who captured them IT
battle
The report OF the Navy Department shows JhC
construction Of vessels at Richmond, W Inning
ton, Charleston, Savannah Mobile, Selma, anc
ON the rivers OF the Roanoke, Neuse, Pedee
Chattahoochie and Tombigbac. After com
mending the skill and courage Of the cruis err
at sea, he allude5 to the savage erocity Of yh
enemy in prosecuting the war. noticing paIuc
uarlY the IHcendlary composition thrown IRON
the distance of four miles 10 Charleston III
says Butler, McNIel and InIchln, whose h1rrl
bic barbariJes, have made their names wIdel,
! notorious and everywhere eXccrable are stu
honored and cherished by tine authorities a
Washington.
lie speaks iD pitying terms Of the negroes
the abIe-bodied OF whom tla enemy have lorce
into their ranks, leaving tc sick, aged, " ONE
and children to perish from starvation, or the
have been gathered into camps, where the
have been wasted by righuul mortality.
lie concludes as follow,
= " The hope Of an cary termination OF tn
war has not been realized. We now know tina
. the only reliable hope for peace, is III the yigo
of our resistance, as the cessation of the enc
my's hostility is only to be expected from tn
= pressure Of their necessities