Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-10-14

son OF Georgian who fought through the
first revolution. would be untrue to myself
il | should forget the State in her day of per-
il. What though misfortune has befdhen our
arms from Decatur TO Jonesboro', our cause is
not lost. sherman cannot keep up his long
line Of communication and retreat, sooner or
later he must and when that day comes the
fate that beiel the army Of the French En-
pire in its retreat from Moscow will be react
ed. Our cavalry and our people will hsrrass
and destroy bis army rs did the Cossaoks
that Of Napoleon and the Yankee General,
like him, will escape with only body guard.
How can this be the most speedily effected
BY the absentees Of Hoods army returning
to their posts and will they not Can they
see the banished exles-can they hear the
wall Of their suffering countrywomen and
children and not come By what influences
they are made to stay away it is not necesss-
ny to speak. II there is one who will stay
away at this hour he is unworthy Of the name
Of Georgian. To the women no appeal is
necessary. They are like the Spartan moth
ers of old. ] know Of one who has lost all
of her sons except one Of eight years. She
wrote that she wanted me to reserve place
for him in the ranks. The venerable Gen.
Polk, to whom read the letter, knew that
Il u
Of her; but will not weary you by turning
aside to relate the various incidents Of giving
up the last son to the cause of our country
known to me. Wherever we 90 we find the
hearts and hands of our noble women enlist
ed. They are seen wherever the eye may fall
or the step turn. They have one duty to per-
form; to buoy up the hearts Of our people
know the deep disgrace felt by Georgia at
al ha..L nalf IN no IN
terror of the State. But was not Of those
who considered Atlanta lost when our army
crossed the Chattahoochee. resolved hat
1t should not, and then put man in COM
mand who | knew would strike a manly blow
for the city, and many Yankees blood was
made to noursh the soil before the prize was
won. 1t does not become us to revert to dis
sster. Let the dead bury the dead Let Us,
with one arm and one effort crush Sher-
man. am ding to the army to confer with
our eenetals. The end must be the defeat of
oar enemy 1t has been said that abandon.
Ell Georgia to her fate. Shame upon such
faisehood. Where could the author have
been when Walker, when Polk, aud when
Geu. stephen d. Lee was sent to her assist
ance. Miserable man. The man who utter
ed this was scoundrel. He was not a man
TO save our country. II knew that Cen
eral did not possess the right qualities to
command would | not be wrong # he was
not removeds Why, when our army was
falling back from Northern Georgia, / even
heard that had sent Bragg with pontoons to
cross it to Cuba. But we must be charitable.
The man who can speculate ought to be made
to take up his musket.
When the war was over and our indepen-
dence won--and we will establish our indie
pendence--who will be our atistocraey
hope the limpng soldier. To the young la
dies | would say that when choosing between
an empty sleeve and the man who had re-
NAMED at home and grown rich, always take
the empty sleeve. Let the old men remain
at home and make bread. But should they
know of any young man keeping away from
the service, who cannot be made to 10 any
other way, let them write to the Executive
read all letters sent to me from the people,
but have not the time to reply to them. You
haze not maay men left bett0een the ages of
eighteen and forty five. The boys, God bless
the boys, as rapidly as they become old
enough, going to the field.
The city OF Macon is filled with stores, sick
and wounded. 1t must not be abandoned
when threatened, but when the enemy come,
instead of calling upon Hoods army for de-
tense, The old men must fight, and when the en-
envy is driven beyond Chattanooga, they too
can join in the general rejoicing. Your pris-
oners are kept as q sort of Yankee capital.
have heard that one of their Generals said
that their exchange would defeat Sherman
have tried every means, conceded every.
thing to effect an exchange, but to no pur
pose. Butler, the beast, with whom no Com
missioner of Exchange would hold inter
course, had published in the newspapers tha
il we would consent to the exchange of ne
groes, all difficulties might be removed. Ih
is reported an effort of his to get himsel
whitewssbed by holding intercourse with gen
tlemen. If an exchange could be effected,
don't know but that / might be induced /
recognize Butler But in the future every Ell
fort will be given, as far as possible, to efec
the end. We Want our soldiers IL, the field
and we want the sick and wounded to returi
home. 1t is not proper for me to speak q
the number Of men in the field, but this
will say, that tloo-thirds Of our men are obsen
some SICK, some ROUNDED, bat most of them al
sent WITHOUT leave.
The man was repents and goes back to hi
commander voluntarily, appeals stroDgl
TO executive elemency. But suppose he stay
away until the war is over. and his oomrade
return home, and when every mans histor
will be told, where will he shield himself
ia upon these reflections that rely to max
men return to their duty, but after conferrin
with our Generals at headquarters, If ther
be any other remedy, it shall be applied.
love my friends, and forgive my enemies.
have been asked to send reinforcements froI
Virginit TO Georgia. In Virgirria the dii
parity IN numbers is just as great as Il Is !
Georgia. Then have been asked why III
army sent to the Shenandoah valley was nj
sent here. 1t was because an army of III
ener,y had penetrated that valley to the yer
gates of Lynchburg, and Gen. Early wa
sent to drive them back.
This he not only successfully did, but eros
sing the Potomac, came well nigh capturin
Washington itself. and forced Grant to sen
two corps Of his army to protect IT, Thi
the enemy denominated raid. If so, Sher
mans march into Georgia is a raid. WI,
Dould preveht them now " Early was toid
dratOn from taking Lynchb,pg, and putting
complete Gordon of around Richmond =
counselled with that great and brave soldie
Gen. Lee, upon all these points. My min
roamed over the whole field. With this "
succeed. II one-half of the men now abser
withou leave will return to duty, we can de