Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-02-06

Mimi pepartment Of he Armg.

cal department, and especially Of the hosPi-
tails here, not only because appreciation has
been Justly due, but also because it is word
Of cheer and comfort to those at home who
have sons, or brothers, or friends, in the ar
my, who are liable at any moment to be
thrown into hospital Nevertheless, in de-
| partment so immense as is the medical, and
scattered over an immense territory, there
are doubtless imperiectons and abuses, due
to incompetent or uniathful officers. just
here, then. am glad to say that such a
buses will receive DO quarter from the head
of the department-Surgeon General Ham
mond Take an incident within my knowl-
edge. private in Vermont regiment, sta
toned many miles from this city, wrote to me,
complaining of the surgeons of the regiment
ami detailing bardships. l transmitted that
letter to the Surgeon General and in few
days received reply, stating that he had
sent an inspector 10 the regiment, that the
complaints were found in some points UNI
founded and in others exaggerated, but that
real reforms had been accomplished. Such is
the attention Of the chief Of the medical de-
partment to the honest complaint Of private
in the army DR.. A. o. Welch, Of Williston,
member of the Vermont Senate, rendered
his services to the Surgeon General few
days ago, in response to my appeal in the
journal. and the tender was promptly accept
ed. l expect that DR.. Marsh of Montpelier
will be assigned to important service in the
t medical department.
A6icq IN both Houses.
In the Senate, yesterday, Mr.. Davis Of Ky.
moved proyiso to the army appropriation
> bill forbiddipg any expenditure for pay, sub
e sistence, or supplies to any negro, free or
: slave, in the military service Of the United
States Can prejudice or injustice 90 to
any greater extreme Not feed not pay,
even the free coloTed man who will fight and
die for the country if you will permit it =
y Must nobody suffer- nobody fight, nobody
n die, but the free white sons Of the North =
That is the doctrine Of border state Union
= men and coppef-head democrats. 1t strike:
n me that in their hatred of the negro they arc
4 absolutely sacrificing the white man. They
il bindly and madly demand monopoly o.
tolls and disease aud conflict and death for the
+ flower Of the loyal Northern white population
; They would decimate the free population o
n the loyal states, rather than that the Negro
shall aid in putting down this rebellion Ma!
l. more they t0ould force The negro upon as {
/ non-combatant, to be supported at our expense
or Leave him to aid the rebels IN fighting agdins
= u.s. Do not state the point fairly, justly
- candidiyf Ye, have this charity for th
N border state slaveholdng representatives, ant
A. their Northern supporters--the copper heads
d. they are mad-the victims Of negropho bia.-
- Hydrophobia is not more fatal to the bod,
r than that is to the brain. These men are 4
y be pitied, and-confned, just as hydropho
ID Dist should be- The people should put then
Of into straight iacket-confne them at hom
ID keep them out of Congress. They ar
fighting against the white man and agains
l. their country. Nobody is exempt from tn
~ perils of war and the cost OF war, but tn
black man That is their doctrine. Wen
lie Davis's motion received the votes Of eigh
r Senators only, and l record them
I'd Carlisle Of Virginia. slayoerat,
as Davis n Kentucky do.
a Kennedy Of Maryland; do.
"a Latham Of California, Democrat,
in Nesmth Of Oregon, do.
" Powell Of kentucky, Slavoorst,
Turpe Of Indiana, Democrat
Wall OF New Jersey, do.
er The last two are the fruits of copper-hea
ok victories, the one supplanting Wright (uu
h, democrat and the other Field \Repub., bot
al of whom would have voted the other way
4 The nays were 2s-al. Republicans excer
Salisbury of Delaware, who is reported in th
20 ne, 'ative. 1t seems to me this must be an er
3 ror : if not, it is a surprise to me. BY tn
way Mr.. Clark of n. H. introduced a resC
, luton o expel Salisbury for the outrages
day befor yesterday and S. very injudic
ously cut himself off from an apology Iii
Y said, by son of his friends. that he had nc
Y then reeovere himself so as to be in PROF
e er condition t, act OF course he must
o expelled if he oes not apologize. con
mend to him the memorable example of Kei
y of South Carolina, which was at once MOI
70 tifcaton and a cure to hei't'
e The House fooled way the entire day an
night, till O'Clock thi morning. on Steven
Z bill requiring the Pres dent to employ nj
t groes in putting down t. ne rebellion. NJ
e Stevens offered to amend b, leaving the ma
ter to the discretion of the P. -esident; whc
is unnecessary, inasmuch as Coz 'gress' IN Jnl
last, fully empowered the Pres 'ueh' ON 'h'
q point. SO the question really bt came uhln
portant-a mere text for Buncom, We heVel
theless the slayeholding representa- yves an
copper heads f,hbustered all day and night
{ to prevent action The votes indicate, MI
majority against the Rbustiers yet they cor
triyed to waste the day. Oh that they W, al
fight half as hard against the rebels. ~
these men are mad | repeat it, as the bel
excuse that can be offered for their unpatriot-
> &c and unreasonable course on this question.
Burnside and his subordinates.
The recent letter of Hon. Henry J. Raw
mond, OF the N. Y. Times, on Burnside's
campaign at Fredericksburgh, has created
sensation here. 1t seems to be truthful.-
, Substantially it is this four times has Burn
! side planned for the destruction of the rebel
army on the RaPpahannock, and every time
was he the warted by thewant of thorough CO.
operation of subordinate officers Once. nomi-
nally, by the President; but the President