Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-05-13
Of the Springfield Republican.
Glimpses Of Truth.
OF our Soldiers in Prison Of IntempCrancG
Of EEpatriatOn, Bic.

of newspapers, OF rather | doubt
whether they are an unmixed good.
ION this wise; When men are eX-
cited, earnest, troubled, wrought up
on any subject, they-whNt? Act =?
Work? No, they write to the news
papers. If the complaint or appeal
be published well; if not, they have
lat least relieved their minds, and
may yainly hope that they have done
something. Perhaps it is all they
can do, but Imuch fear that in many
cases the will must be taken for the
deed Has anything been done for
our suffering prisoners IN rebel Pyis-
oas2 There have been dreadful
statements, furious appeals, wild of
fers to go down to Richmond and
set them free. We had the most
heartrending accounts Of their suf
fcrmgs, and could hardly cato sleep
in peace with comforts whicL, we
would gladly have given up for them
and which we felt almost guilty to
enjoy. Are they helped, or are we
powerIess A few more have been
liberated, and we are assured that
all that can be done will be done !
but is it so | know not, but | do
not feel satisfied, and cannot yet be
easy in my mind. Think Of it, a
young officer whom | met the other
day said that for months, night and
day, every moment, he was in abso-
lutte pain from hunger. We may
hope that our supplies sent down
may mitigate this torture, but there
is not any very sure ground for such
hope. The rebels may have profit
ed by our gifts more than the pris-
1ncrs. They seem to have been
Just faithful enough to their promise
Of delivering the boxes, not to dis
usGrom sending. And then,
10 matter what the depredations
committed, the open letters of six
ines must contain no complaint
These six line lcttes are curious
fake a cut across a whole sheet of
oolscap and crowd and abbreyiate
he words, and you have no idea how
luch you can put in a letter, even if.
United to six lines.
B4RBARIslfs. BY THE WAR.
To return, are we doing all we
IN for our prisoners q? for they are
roaming, suffering, dying by hun
reds, and hope must be very faint 4
thin them. AS to those who 50 b
eat them, what shall we say? The v
DRY has gone the rounds Of the e
lpers Of q Uniyersalist minister, /
no after some exploits and horrid v
eeds Of guerrillas in the West, was a
reed to confess himself a changed n
an, convinced of the existence Of {
I'll, "as a military necessity" His !
not the only conversion. There 7
as another man wot of, a deist, I
INK unbelicyer, who was quite sure, u
5 he thought, that we all began and a
nded our existence here. But after
eading these accounts Of the bar
arous treatment of our men at Rich
lond and Belle Isle (sad name the L
ard, feeling cruelty which doomed
lem to suffering worse than death,
G changed his mind. Said he, you
ay put me down for one. There o.,
a Coda devil, future state, a .
lace Of punishment, retribution
II wretches such as those. And SO o
me brings its changes and reyenges. 0
ut | wish we could see our prison \
IS freed, and those brave hearts re- p
ased from suffering, from torture. s.
he thing is rot done, by any means, fl
ecause we have written in the news +
lpcrs. =,
M FOR THE OFFICER--WATER FOR r
THE PRIVATE.
Neither is intemperance any the ,
IS prevailing, because the fact has =
zen stated and reiterated. Those i
no know stand aghast at the fear 81
| progress Of this vice among men II
Id women since it has become the Is
shion to prescribe stimulants. 1t IL
so easy and so pleasant remedy OF
a little wine or brandy or Bour- 81
N whisky and 50 the doctor and ell
his abettors who think the remedy Al
Is done them good, go on and scat h,
r iire-brands, arrows and DEATH !,
nd in the army the absurd rule
i'll prevails, to watch and restrain "
c soldiers and leave the officers p
ute free. As q natural consequence
ey are almost ready to change pr
aces, If merit had its due. Those co
no observe say that in some de- OF
lrtments they actually see more an
mken officer than priyates, that fe,
o where the officers has character p.
maintain, and would seem to have ~
ore strong reasons for sobricty :.
an the soldiers can have. The ~
ldlers really seem to have been
netltted by the effort to save them.
d by the stringent rules put in
rec by some Of the general officers
10 have the good and the honor of ga