Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-09-06
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For the Freeman
Correspondence from Washington.


500 HIGH ST., WASHINGTON, j. C.,
Aug. 29th 1864
Editor Oh THE FREEMAN Since last wrote
you we have had teqaen. showers Of ran, which
have cooled the air, and the thermometer ba,
ranged about ten degrees oger the past week than
the five weeks preceding. The city is very quiet
PERSONAL.
President Lncoln does not live IN the city dur
ing the hot weather, but the Soldiers Home
about five miles from the White House, and rides
into ,hs city every morning attended by abeul
thirty mounted guards. Hon, ". II Seward i,
absent from the city for few days. H. is noted
in Washington for bis courtesy to soldiers. He
never passes a man in United States uniform With.
90. speaking 70 HIM but passes all others, except
Bis friends, unnoticed Hon Porus Baxter, NJ.
g., from Third Congressional District, still remain.
at Washington, and bis wife aIsoi and spend their
time relieving the suffering Vermont soldiers.
They have done much, aud are still doing much
for lhem, and the soldiers load them with bless
ing. God bless hem for their noble deeds
have several times met with II B. Pbibrook
ia ashing' %, who few years 60 was poor
boy 10 lllrdg.ck, Vermont He enlisted in the
lst Vermont, Cavalry, Go D,--Vas captured by
Nosay at Broad Run-taken to Richmond board
ed while 10 Libby Pri,on--was paroed and sent
,o Aanapoi., to the lIospiul-aotel nine months
a- clerk itere, then by the ndanece Of Hon Jus.
un $. M0uii. be obtained a situation in the War
Department as clerk, and noa is acting Is chief
clerk Of the Speca. Order Bureau in the War De-
plrmeni, during the illness Of that officer He
, Supporting bis aged mother at Hardwick, Yer
mont and assisting his sisters to obtain an educa-
ton, that they may 60 out into life prepared to
act we. their parts in il, checkered scenes May
success attend bis future iie.
The CAPITOL
The new wing of the Capitol adds much to the
beauty of that structure. In the old Hall Of Rep
resenlatyes in the east arch, stand the Goddess
Of Liberty, with her sword and shield, looking
Down upon the floor below. Opposite her, above
clock, stands the Goddess of Time in her
winged chariot, with her book and pen in hand,
looking down as il 10 record the transactions Of
the hour Bu, in the new fall Of Representatives
these are wanting. The Goddess of Liberty and
the Goddess Of lime no longer preside even sym
bohcaly over the councils If our nation Perhaps
Il Is as well, tor the Goddess OF Liberty must have
almost bushed with shame at the plots aud vile
harangues OF traitors within those walls during
tue ast six years, had she been permitted to gaze
upon their councils. Schemes have been plotted
there vile enough o almost make the walls blush
and had the Goddess of Time recorded those tran.
sactions within her book, she would have found
it disdgured by stains black as midnight, which the
oblivion waves Of two thousand years could not
wash out
The sick and wounded have recovered very fast
during the cool weather OF the past week. Many
are getting able to do duty aud returning to Iheir
regiments in the field, while others are coming in
from the field to take their places in the hospitals
All who come from tae front are confident of Gen
Grants success, send you list Of the casual
ties in the Shenandoah Valley week ago, among
the Vermont soIder.. They were forwarded t,
me by friend. (Ne print the list elsewhere J
have three days more to spend here among
the hospitals and in this office, and then mus
turn my face toward the Green Mountains. 1t il
a noble field here for labor. The soldiers love th,
faces Of those who visit them to speak cheering
words and minister to their wants.
As ever.
A. ]. SANBoRN.