The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-28

correspondence, and the continued assurances
Of its cherished and unfaillng affections. If
home and country do not care for the soldier,
the natural results would be that be should
care the less for them. The more the soldier
is attached to home, the stronger will be his
love of country, and it is patriotism alone
that makes the heroic men of our army, who
are willing to bleed and die for its sake. No
arms are stronger in this national struggle
than those that are nerved by affection, and
none fight more braveIy than those who DO it
in deouce of homo, and with An unyiediag
purpose to give to postority the legacy Of
Freedom, and the protection of Country.
We infer, then, that it Is he duty of those
a. home to keep up as intimate connection
as possible, between themselves and the absent
soldier In camp life the great event OF the
day is the arrival Of the daily mail. Those
afectionate epistes do much to keep up,
amid the demoraizng Influences of the camp,
q healthy moral tone. They are links bind
ing to virtue, and checking the vicious ten
denotes OF the heart.
AS nearly as we can judge, our Vermont
Regiments in this section are not losing their
interest in the great national cause they have
at heart 1t is true they regret our mistakes
and failures, but they are still hoping for
national triumph, in due time, They will be
glad to see their homes again, when their time
Of service expires, but it is thought that
large portion of them, will be wiling to en-
ter the service again, if the country still
needs their help to put down this nefarious
rebellion. Few here sympathize with that
class Of Northern politicians, who would sac
ri6ce the national honor for the sake OF
nominal peace with the real enemies sf
Republican form Of Government. As the
South have been the FIRST to take up arms
against the Government, the feeling is, that
they must be the first to lay them down, ere
we can honorabIy or safely treat with them
10 regard to terms Of peace.
In regard to our future movements, soldiers,
of course, know nothing, aud If We did, we
should rot be allowed to publish what we
know to the world But just at this time,
the por,on OF the army in this section, seems
to be pretty we'll established almost as
much so as those professors OF religion, OF
whom Father Wells used to speak, " who
were established like wheel tightly frozen
up il the mud We, st least, are secure Tor
the present, and must wait until the dry
weather raises this Southern blockade.
The sanitary condition Of the Regiment is
evidently improving The list Of the sick is
being diminished, and we have but few cases
that are now regarded as dangerous. Two
have died since our last writing,-A. Rich
ardson, Of Co. D, and D. G Gould, Of Co. c.
We continue our praycr-meetings during the
present week, and they are still interesting
and profitable Although not largely attend
Cd, the Master is evidently with US, and such
seasons, TO thepjous soldiers in camp, a. ike
the waters Of The desert 10 the weary trav-
elcr.
Now Is ,ho most favorable time that our
friends win have, during ouruiyo months
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