Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1864-05-20
The War News.

We this week give a surGeit of wal
news, than which nothing can prove o.
greater interest to the people. Our army
has for eight days fought with but lttlt
interruption, and has won a series of vic
tories hitherto unexampled 10 the history
of the army of the Potomac, aLd they
are victories too that will stay. Every
thing goes well; there has been no re-
pulse, no defeat, and consequently there
has been no retreating as has too otter
been the case with that army. Thank
Heaven the hour and the man have al
last come that shall witness the overthrow
of Lee and his army, the capture Of Rich
.mond aud the downfall of the confeder-
acy reared by treaohery, theft and fraud
Grant heads an army Of colossal dimen-
Sions and as brave and patriotic as ever
moved upon the battle field he has men
enough, provisions enough, the hearty CO.
operation of all his officers, aud what is
better is backed by all the powers at
Washington. We confidently expect that
by the fourth day of July our soldiers
will be holding high carnival in Rich
mond, the goal which they have been so
anxious to reach for the last three years.
There can be, there must be no other ter
mination 30 this series of battles. Our
army has been reinforced daily since the
campaign opened, and Grant has now AZ
many effective men to fight with to NOR
row that he had in the first battle. Lee
has had constant employment and when
obliged 10 retreat our boys have hung TO
him so snugly and SO persistently that he
has had no time TO recuperate or reor-
ganize his shattered columns. If the
rebel army falls back and takes shelter
behind the defenses of Richmond, it is
lost, for its capture would be as certain
as were the forces of Pemberton at Nicks-
burg, and with Lees army destroyed ends
the only well grounded hope Of the south
ern people il achieving their indepen--
dence. We think then that Lee will not
20 to Richmond unless he is forced 10 do
so by Gen. Grant, but tba. after his last
hope Of whipping our army is gone, he
will retreat to the cotton states and there
hunt for the long talked Of "last ditch. -
While the battles that have been so glo-
riously won are cause for heartfelt rejoi-
cling aud gratitude in every loyal heart,
they will still bring bitter pangs and keen
sorrow 10 many northern hearthstone,
for "msny brave boys have died." No
less than forty-fye thousand Of our boys
have been killed, wounded or captured
by the enemy, and of this number our
own little State has furnished thirteen
hundred as p sacrifice upon the altar Of
heir country--cut down in the flower of
heir manhood and their usefulness to ex-
plate the sins Of the nation for lis too
great devotion to slavery. Sad, sad are
many hearts to-day over the sacrifice they
lave made fer their country. Among
he killed in the third regiment we are
yrieved TO learn the name of Capt E. II.
Bartlett of Coventry, one of the bravest
md best soldiers that the county has sent
orth his death will be lamented at home
nd in his regiment, for he was social,
fable, kind and brave he died nobly,
lighting heroically for his country and for
be liberty of all mankind. We have
nut slight returns from any but the fourth
egiment. The following is a complete
st of the killed and wounded in the 4th,
furnished the Freeman by chaplain Rob