Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-04
Political Items.

In Washington, on Monday, regiment 400
strong-the 2l2th Heavy Artillery Of Penn.y ylvania
was passing along D street, gong to the front
Among he crowd at the corner OF Seventh and
d streets, stood g.ntee shabby fellow, with a
red face, Of the Z" white feather persuasion" who
called out 10 the brave boys passing, "Why
didn't you come up the Avenue and holer for
Mcclellan" A gentleman standing near said,
"Thoe are not McClsIan men you can tell by
their looks" Red face says, Yes they are !
and the reason they didn't come up the Avenue
10, they wouldn't pass under that new Lincoln
flag" The Republican r,joined, "Why don't
you Democrats lot tn, soldier, vote, then what
DO sou cut your own lhroats for = ave do let
them vote,' said red face. "Never," said third
man, to my certain knowledge" Just then red
face became too Issou and patriotic 10 hold in
any longer, and appnsd TO the soldiers With
shout, "Hura for Geo. B. Mcclellan u Hura
for Lincoln r. shouted the soldiers, with never a
shout for Mcclellan. " hile feather subsided
and retired with bis feathers rumpsd and fallen.
do you think We shall whip them ?" he,tai.
ingly asked a lady in the Hartford cars, on
Monday, Of bronEed and buoysni-hsartsd Rhode
Island soldier, who was just returning to bis
Coventry home, from three years Of glorious
service on the guns Of Battery c. g Do | think
We shall whip themP Why, know we shall
whip thsm Every real soldier who i, facing the
rebels 10 any Of our long lines knows we shall whip
them, and regard a. treason any other thought
have found more dosbt and despondsncy here
in hais day than in the army during my whole
term Of service. Yea, madam, We shall whip
I'D do ~ hs ~ uIV
send in patriots to the front and not iis hired
skedaden aud .nsakI." Ths train nearsd the
station, the returned voluats.r left the ears, and
the b,ckwsrd-slanciDg passengers could see that
a ,wsd hce on the platform rscsi'sd q welcome
salute that never would have bean tolerated from
the lips Of iksdaddlsr or sneak.
A Ssce,h friend I'VE can't convert the wretch)
says, had they no pluck at ChicsgoP They
should have bsen made Of the stuff my dream was
made Of dreamed woke up from sleep Of
fhy years and found myself on the south bank Of
the R.pidan. saw at little distance from the
spot where awoks, Corporal with seventeen
men aud a whsslbarow. | approached and
asked the Corporal what this little gathering
meant. "Thi,," replied the Corporal, ais the
Amy OF Northern Virginia" "Whers are the
Ya kee. ?" inquired l. "They are on the other
side of the river" replied tbs Corporal. "They
have the advantage Of uI in number and trans
portation, as they have twenty.ons men and two
wheslbarrovs but we expect to get the advantage
position, will whip them, and then the war will
end"
10 Theodore II. Sx,stssrs speech a, Lowell,
when reference was made to Sherman, late
victory at Atlanta, Mr.. Swset,er stopped and
called for three ohsers for Gen. w. I. Sher-
man, a Democratic General" The response
being very feeble, the Chairman ofths Democratic
City Committee OF Lowell stepped to the front Of
the platform and called for three cheer. for
Gen. w. I. Sherman, The only Demordtie Gen.
eral tpho has done anything during this por >
Three cheers were heartily given. Tho Re
publicans Of Lowell consider il the best political
Joke Of the season. deeming ii not necessary to
question the capacity of Gen. McCslas, the
Democrats having indonsd all that va, necessary
to say against him.
For the benefit Of those who cannot find ,he
word Copperhead" in the dictionary, ". give
the following anslyns OF 1t
G onspiracy
Opposition TO the war.
7 eace on any terms
Tracy.
nmity to the Union.
X ecognition to the 90. s. A."
II aired to the Government.
arnes, sympathy with the traitors.
A narchy.
ID isloyalty,
The Copperhssds Of Connssticui are prinsi.
pay busy explaining away McClslans arbitrary
arrest Of the Maryland Legislature. The latest
excuse for him is that he va young q. the time.
Sad Prof Fowler at the Mddetown clsmbaks
"He VAS a young man, and wasn't accustomed 10
the ways Of doing business at Warrington.
This 10 "a new version Of the sad "Romanee o
the Poor Young Man." Prof Fowler said that
Mcclellan exceedingly regrets" this youthful
indi.crelion. 10 consideration Of his youth and
insIpersnce, the people will permit George B.
to arry 10 Jericho till bic beard 10 grown,
"Loyalsl" say, that Mcclellan, effort Al
,rau,lating the Chicago Peace Platform, so a. ,C
make |, war profession OF faith, with the view Il
.ntics the unwary into his support, IL oi piee,
with his translation Of the French trsstises on tn,
ar, Of war and the state Of the military organira
ton, Of Europe, which he palmed of on hi
patron, jeff. Davis, as original, when be returned
from his visit to the Crmea. 1t will have jus
as much effect on the public mind as bis Repor
did--none Of oil.