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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11
General Butler on the Rebellion,
llpoRs. DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA, Is THE FIELD, Sept. 20, 1864.
ms .EIrtR no SIMoN CAMERoN.

llpoRs. DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA AND NORTH
CAROLINA, Is THE FIELD, sept 70, 1864.
My DEAR CAMERON You will deem me =
most remss correspondent. lfyou bad been en-
abled to come here you would have found mueh
Of interest in answer to the question; What Of
the rebellion from your point oi view
We have been lying in front OF Lees army now
for four months, which have by TO means been
spent in vain. From the examination Of thousand,
Of prisoners and de,er,ers aud articles in the
southern newspapers, am certain that these
have been months Of depletion to the Southern
army that the whole armsbearIng population
Of the State, within the rebel lines have been ex
hsu,ted in the effort to recruit their forces, and
The oapabiIily, il not the will, to resist Is fast
dsudling away.
The Confederate Congress, in December last,
passed al act the first section Of which in these
words: The Congress Of the Confederate States
do enact that all tShiie residents of the Oonied-
crate State, between the ages Of seventeen aud
inn are in the service Of tn Confederate States
7 The act then provides how farmers mechanics
aud others may be detailed by mitiid-y authority
to raise the provisions and do the work tor Tue
army IN The bed
What would our Democratic friends who are
40 bl.tan, over Lincolns tyranny Say to such
A draf, a. that on our side' would like to SCI
Governor Seymours mild protest agsins, It.
vou.I not ike to hear Voorhees, dvauuoations o
il, for they would be vulgar
Nos, when | read in the Richmond paper
camorous call, that the detailed men shall be al
nut INTO the ranks, how can | doubt the united
testimony Of osseriers aud prisoners that the rs6
Ell means q, To men are at an end'
Never having been convert 70 the theory tha
tho pro,isons at the South would be readily ex
hau,tsd, have no, placed much reliance upoI
that result. Yet il is certain that the means o
} transporting provision, from point to point b.
rail nave given out aud the railroads are beoom
ing so crippled in their equipment that II is I'm
possible iot item to furnish the movement .
: men md supplies necessary 10 the extensive mil
uafv operations required to meet our loree'
: Add to thl. The concurrent testimony Of prison
: ers deseriers, an refugees that the iauk aud III
= of their armies are in The confident expectation
and belief in the promise Of their leaders, that th
: will be their last campagn, that the nominees 6
y IN, Chicago Convention will be elected 10 Novenl
e her. and that he independence Of the Uonfsd
q crate State. will be acknowledged and treaty
mace concluded, aud you have an imperfect y
= nnp,l. Of the reasons why believe the tobslIlo
y near iu end.
10 It will be for the loyal men Of the North TO &c
y IN II tha, their treason does not end IN the vs.
b proposed by the Southern leaders, aided by 10
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11

may be found in arms against people or peoples
who are endeayoring to establish or have inangu
rated government for themselves, of their free
choice, in accordance with, aud founded upon the
eternal principles Of truth, which | have first
sworn on the Yestislle, and now in this presence
do swear to maintain uviolate, and defend with
my life and this | do promise without reserva-
ton or evasion Of mind, without regard to the
name, station, condition or designation OF the in
yadng or coercing power, welher 1t shall arise
from ii itnin or come from without all this ! dc
soemnly promise and swear sacredy to observe
perform, and keep with a full knowledge and IN
dersanding, and with my full assent that the pen
ally which will follow d violation of any or either
Of these most sacred VOWS, will be sudden and
shameful death, while my name shall be consigned
to infamy while this sublime order shall survive
the wrecks Of time, and even until the last faithful
brother shall have passed from earth 10 his ser
wee IN the temple uot made with hands"
It is worthy Of uoice, as showing the sympa-
thes Of the Chicago Convention, that the seizure
Of the large quantities Of arms and ammunitio.
belonging to this order, led to The charge agains
he Adm idlsta,ou, in one Of the Chicago rssou
ions OF Interference with and denial Of The
rghtof the people to bear arms in their deienhe
It Is little wonder that such a convention shodiC
nave declared war On the Government Of th'
United States, ard demsudud cessation Of hot
tilties agtlst lraltors in arms
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11

WHO BEGAN the WAR7-Tbe eloquent Ger
man orator, Frederick liassaurek, answers this
question Us follows 10 a late speech delivered at
Cllciuuatsi, ONO:
10 the Convention which framel our present
Constitution, Slavery demanded guarantees. She
demanded the extension Of the African slave
trade " u certain time, provision Tor TIE sur
render oi iugltyo slaves, and an unjust adran-
tase with regard u representation. She got
just what she had asked Or and bad her own
way ggein. Was she satisfied?
Sue demanded fugitive SLAVE law under the
Constitution It was gwen her.
She demanded more Slave States, they were
admitted She forced n Missouri as Slave
State, under solemn promise 10 leave certain
other Territory forever free, and had her own
way But was she sallstied2
She threatened TO uullliy the laws OF Congress,
and was not compelled to obey them. She
threatened aud the North yielded and compton,
lstd. But Nas she satisfied
She wanted war with Mexico and war was
declared She wanted more Territory and aho
got 1t. She asked for Cuba and the Government
IN her service opened negotiations for is acqui-
stlOn.
Her politicians wanted to rule and rule they
did. fnty wanted to control the Government,
and they controlled it,
The South wanted more effective fugitive
slave aw, and she got it at the price Of violat-
ing the fundamental rights Of hGbeaI corpus and
trial BY jury. She got it, and those who now
decam that our constitutional rights are as
sailed defended il to the bitter and. But was
Slavery fasisiied
She asked for breach Of plighted faith by
repeal Of the Missouri CompIomie, and abe
cot it But was she satisied2
She demanded the right to control the ma lou
/ al mails and to violate the secrecy OF private
correspondence IL was conceded to her. Blu
was she satish d
She threatened when her demands were no
Immediately complied with Her threats were
respected, but when did she declare hertel
sAtsled2
She wanted to be natlonalized by a decision
OF the Supreme tourt OF the United States, an
that decision WAS gwen. She claimed the righ
nf ovtatdlng herself into she new Territories
This was decIled agains, her by the electi0n o
1860 but, nevertheless, new Territories wer'
organised 1fthoW provision IN their organi
acts prohibiting Slavery, and the Fugitlv
Slave Law was faithfully carried Out by Re
publican Administration But was the Soutl
satisfied?
Eudess were the declarations Of the NOftl
shat Slavery should not be uterterred With il
the States where IL existed These assurances
were solemnly reiterated in the Inaugural o
President Lincoln. But WAS the Soulh satisfied
At last she attempted the disruption Of th
American Onion and now, | ask you, II she to
have thaI too7
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11

g. That whatever may have been the mis-
takes or errors Of President Lincoln in conduct
ing this war, il becomes us, as patriots and
Christians, to remember that no other man was
ever surrounded by such numerous difficulties
and perpexities aud that divided public ssnti-
ment at the North has been an almost lnsur-
mountaho obstacle in the way Of bis successful
prosecution Of the war and the rsstor .tion Of
peace to the country.
7. The highest snconiums which could BE-
pronounced on President Lincoln, aod his best
certificate of good character and special fitness
to preside over the destiny Of our nation for the
next presidential term. are found in the fact
that all that is slave holding and Reasonable
in the South, and that s pro-slayery seditious,
and lActious at the North, are fercely seeking %
defeat his re election. A sure sign that the
overthrow Of tbs rebellion and slavery are the
equences Of his reelection.
s. i'bat, whatever may have been our personal
preferences the present condition Of our country,
the hopes OF humanity, tho proSpecia oi the
Church Of God, make IT or imperative duty 10
ald to the extent OF our powers IN the reelection
Of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency OF the
United States.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11

GENERAL LOGAN -Gentral John A. Logan, Of
Illinois, has been claimed as supporter Of Nc.
CIelIsn. How much he supports him may be In-
fsrrsd from the following extract from recent
speech Of his:
There are now only two parties, those who
support and encourage the rebels and those who
opl ose them. Honest men may be leiuded
with the opposition, but the tendency Of ofspporI-
INK the Chicago nom 'nees u to strength the Ke-
bsIll0n.
A Mcclellan committee wrote to him at AT
Ian begging him TO endorse the Chicago Platform.
tie took his pencil and for answer wrote on the
back of h' last Order congrsluaIing his troops
upon the Union victories, the word, Excuse
me- 7" and mailed il TO the committee.
lie nys too that at Atlanta be heard only one
officer declare for Mcclellan, and that the dem
onsIrations among the privates prove that they
have no stock in the Chic 30 concern.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11
Robert J. Breckenridge on Treason.

There are more than one Kentucky Breck,n-
ridge John C. is rebel, and plotted his inle,-
nal treason while holding the office of Democratic
Vc- President Of the United States. The opin-
ions Of anolhsr-Rev Robert J. Breckenridge
may be gathered from the following extracts from
brilliant and convincing speech made by him
recently n Cincinnati
My excellent friend speaks Of The South as" his
errng brethren" Bat do not permit men TO
be my Southern brethren who have tried their
very best cut ny throat. [Appause.l | have
bravs young son, twenty zone years Of age, Eho
has been fighting from the beginning Of this
war o. our SIDE. He was captured, and they
have him now under the fire Of the batteries at
ChsreMon. Well | would cheerfuly 70 there
aud take his place, but, as God is my Judge,
would not agree to bring him home by making
psaco on the terms which these men propose.
Great applsuse
am free to saT, that if ever you make this
peace that some Of you are proposing, there are
people in Kentucky that will under no crcun-
stances submit to 1t. lGreat eheer'.l You may
set US apart by treaty.
lHtFc are VI iLtu III 'i"
ginia, Missouri, Maryland Tennessee, Sc, who
viii stsud by W ia our determination TO fight n
Ihs ls.. Tor this great cause OF olr' Loud
cheer,.J You may talk OF peace as long as you
please, We don't Intend TO belong to the Southern
Conisderac>, [cheers aud laughteI,l and We snail
call on you to help US 10 keep from going to th'
Contedency.
an sfrsid Of nothing but Of you. We are
DOT airaid Of the Ksbsls, aud IRE afraid of the
Coppsrteid, We are nst afraid OF anylhlng
,hat they "a, DO but zoe are straid Of tepofu-
tlon ~ ht Worth by UAieh the .N6sfA vW d,svt
~. and isIys us TO oarselvrS 10 crush Om The Re
beiiion. Many voices" No, never.
II you give say 10 times ike these, you Will
bring upon yourselves aud your children the re-
possibility OF dong wh,I you fall to do. IL you
are altogether unworthy OF the mission that God
ha, sent TO you, and fail 10 this struggle you Will
30 down to the grave, and your children will
stand over you and weep, and do that part which
you ought 20 have Goue yourselves.
want to cay to yon one word about this quss-
ton Of the negro. All have 10 say on this
question is this Whatever Ihe American people
mend to do hey ought u do it boldly, miafuly,
and etfectuslly, and lake the responsibility.
Cheen. "A for slavery being destroyed by the
progress OF the war, it may be but | do nj be-
iiepe u. The way for you TO do Is tnls War or
peace, come what may, take it perfectly lega, and
isork the thing cut, rost and branch, fortp,r and
jorerer. VOederous and repeated applause.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11
The Indiana Conspiracy.

We gave sur readers, some week, since, the
statement that the Government had discovered a
u..,onsble organization in Indiana, called i" Sons
of Liberty" and had seized arms aud ammunition
belonging to the order, and had arrested one
podd. At indianapolis, as ote Of the chief oonspr.
ator.. Dodd is now having his trial, and below
We give some OF the testimony Of William Clay.
ton Of Warren County, Illinois, from which our
readers can Judge Of the character OF this orsani-
zAlion:
lie was member Of the" order Of American
knights" which was changed 10 the sons Of lib
erly.n lie said they had been drilling for year
sud drilled lrequsnlyi about two'third' OF the
order were armed, some with rifles and Others
with rsyolven and shot guns there were over
forty thoueaud Of the ordT in Illinois, aud about
the same number 10 Missouri; in csse the rebels
came into Illinois the hrethren Of the order were
10 shake h,nd, and be irend' with themi u wa'
understood in the order that the sigma for th,
uprising should be given by the supreme eummr
der c. l.. NslAndighami next to hm IN command
was Rouert Holloway, Of Missourii there wer,
leulenants aud captains or colonels in the order
aud major general for each congressional district
the penalty for divulging the secrets Of this orde
was death. The present invasion Of Mi'sour
was made known to the order in this locality b.
one of Quanlrel's men, who said Price would b
in Missouri by October first, aud stay there unit
after the election, aud as much longer as he could
The order in Illinois made no effort to assist hu
# he came in the late exposure had stopped thel
operations, their temples met, but had quit dr
hug the American knights we're organized by /
c. Wright Of Mississippi or Louisiana, who cam
to Springfield to mass democratic convention
June IL, 1868, and organized lodges and lns,
tuttd a general council, which appointed two o.
fcsrs fJr each county, 10 org 'nls county temples
Wreh, is editor Of the New York N,rs now
he sent a circular to our late lodge dated Januat
is. 1864, in which be spoke OF the .N,ics as ll
.. 5. L.'s especial organ, aud a,kiug their aid
circulating IL
The seore, cath Of the Soas Of Liberty coucud
thus. IL do mtther promise that will, at a
times, II need be, take up arms in ths cause Of q
oppressed n my country first OF all against az
monarch, prince power Or government whi'
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11
General Stannard,

zen SrANEARD lost bic right arm 10 tn
fighting week sgo near Petersburg. The d.
VISION be commanded fought splendidly and
srANSARD $ bravery was c,n,picuous. lis aides
were ns.rly all wounded, Lieut.. BuGBANK OF
Montpelier being the only one We bolley' who
WAS not Bit, and h3 b,t lis horse shot under
hun.
Tae corrs.pondeass Of all the New York pa
pcts unite 10 praise Of he conduct Of Gen. Ssu-
nmd and his division in the action at Chapin 8
Farm, in which Gen. 5 received his las, wound
The correspondent of the New York Worid
says
Gcn. Starnard' g Division Of the Eighteenth
army sorps won for itself impe.ishable honore
This division captured the only redoubn taken
along the rebel line.
The Tribune correspondent says
Gen Stanuard VAS shot through the arm by
a shsrpshooter while on the parapet directing
the OPS plratious OF his troops.
lie was complimented BY both Gems. Ord and
Hickman On he frs days fight, as having done
the work. Gen Stannard has had bis right arm
amputatod al the shoulder OF his staff, Capt
Bessie, 18th \ H., Inspector General Capt.
Kent, oath Mas. Asst Adj Gen. Capt. Con
verse, 81 \. H., Provost Marshal and Lieut..
Ladd, 18th n. II, Comm. Musters were all
wounded Lieut. Burbank, l7lh VT, had his
horse killed,
he H,raids correspondent says
Gea. S,annard Of Gettysburg and Coal lIar-
tor i,me, was wounded in tn right arm and
compelled 20 cave ihe field lie has elected
during the last Two days lighting the warmss
c0mmrudauOn frum lis commanding omcers "
the magnificent manner IN which he handled hi,
division
This Times correspondent says
Skwmishlng began, and our men were pushed
lor ward rapidly, driving the rebel pckea before
them. until they cAmo to the first line Of works
at Chapin's farm, eleven miles from Richmond
Stanuard't Division of the Eighteenth Corps
was IN advance. They formed IN line OF battle
and moved up steadily toward tho work whlot
was large, mounting Two 100 FOUNDERS, one 5
inch eolunbad aad one 64.pounder. Undaunl
ed by the heavy IRE Of this iortifcanon, ant
other works connected with it, Gen. Stannar'
formed bis troops ir assault With drum
beating snd coiors Haunting they made superl
cha ge, carrying the fort under evere fire.
Another says
One division, We are told, Gen. S,annards
took she saUents Of the main work, and theme
swingiug round side Of, and in the rear Of tn
enemy iu the other works drove them OUT beior
them, This division lost every one OF It's brgad
commanders either in killed or wounded. Gen
Buruham WAS killed, and Coils Stevens anC
DOnohue were wounded.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11


TuE SHORTER CArgcHlsH or NEGRO EQUALITY -
Who said thatall men are created equal Ihom
as Jefferson, the father Of Democracy
Who gaye the negroes the right OF suffrage IN
New York; The Democratic party.
Who presided over the convention which gave
this privilege to nogrues7 Martin Van Buren, a
Democrat.
Who afterwards elected Martin Van Buren, TO
the Presidency OF the United States The Demo
cratic party.
Who made the negro citizen OF the State OF
Maine The Democratic parry
Who enacted a similar law in Masaschu sets
The Democratic party.
Who gave the negro right to vote IN New
Hampshire The Democratic party
Who permitted every oolored pcrson IN NeW
York, owning $3.50, To become a yoteri Cen
era Assembly purely Democratic
Who repealed the laws OF Ohio which required
negroes to give bonds ami security before seTsi q
IN that state The Democratic party.
Who made muIattoes legal voters IN Ohio =
A Democratic Supreme Court Of which Rcub9a
Wood was Chief Justice.
What became Of Reuben Wood The Democrab
10 party elected him Governor three times, and
be is still a leader Of th. Democratic party
Who helped 70 give tue tree negroes the right
o. vote m tennessee under bor constitution OF
1862 Gen jackson.
Was Gen. Jsct,5n good Democrats lie gen
eralg passed as such.
Who, with tho above facts, and many oIhers
staring them in the face, are continually whining
about " negfu suffrage and negro equality
The Democratic party.
All these things were done by the Democran,
and yeI they deny being IN favor Of negro equal
ity, and charge !, upon the Republlcans-Just
ike tho tibet Who cries stop thief the loud
est
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11
Voting in the Army.

Tie following general order bus just been ia
.uct icm TIE htjuian, Genetsl's ohcc
lu cldeG to secure 4 isir distrituiiyn 81 ties,ts
aniopg soldiers 10 the hv!l, who, by the laws Oi
!hcl respective States ars entitled 20 vote ST the
approaching elections, the following rules and
regulations are prescribed
Let. One agent for each army cor[s may be
designated by She State Executive, or by . Sutc
COMMITTEES of each political party, who, on pre-
sentIng his credentl1l from the State Executive
OF chairman OF said commit &c, shall receive
from this department pass TO the headquarters
of tile corps for which he is designated, with
tickets, OF proxies when required BY the Safe
laws, which may be placed by hun in the hands
Of such person OF persons as he may select for
distribution sm ne the officers aud soldiers.
"a. Civilian inspectors OF each political party,
not to exceed one Tor each brigade may be III
ike manner designated who shall receive passes
on application to the Adjutant General, to be
present on the day of election, TO see that the
election $ fairly conducted.
Sd, No political speeches, harangues or can
vassng among the troops Will be permitted.
4th. Commanding ohcars are enJoned 70
take such measures as may he esscnuoi 70 sr-
cure freedom and fairness IN elections aud that
they may be conducted with due regard 10 good
order and military discipline
5,h. Any officer or private who may wan
tonly destroy tiekats or prevent their dlstribu-
tiou among legal voters, lnteiere with the Tree
dom OF electioos cr make any false or fraudulent
return, Will be guilty oi an offence against good
order and military discipline, aud punished by
summary dismissal or court martial
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11

Some Mcclellan papers are claiming Long
John Wentworth OF Chicago as a supporter OF
Mcclellan. What kind Of Mcclellan man b.
is, may be Judged from the following extract
from one Of his recent spseches
A few nights ago, procession went through
this clly bearing motto, +" Free ballot or iros
hghl Tho MoClelianltss had ,oem both IA
Maine and Atlanta, and they are gong 10 ges
them all through ths campaign. We have car
rled Name, Vermont, Atlanta and the Shenan-
dosh valley-iour instances vf ballots aud bay
Oneta
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11

eTRoSo LErT FROM DANIEL 5. DIcKIEsos.-
Daniel 5. Dickinson sent the following letter 10
Union meeting at Erie, Pennsylvania, on The
l3th instan..
" BNGHAHToE N. Y, September l3.
"My Dear SIR Your very kind invitation TO
attend and address the Union meeting in your
city on the 10Th would induce me 10 accept
were it possibly consistent, bu, previous On sage
menls will not permit. The Union forces seem
to be quietly masslng for the contest, aui just
now | am more amused over the exhibitions Of
opponents, than am concerned Tor Union sue-
ces, They held peace convention for the
peaceful, and slgnalized it bys pitched battle
on the floor, for the qualification Of the war ole
ment they made platform Tor the pacific, and
placed upon it pumes and pistols, aud swords,
and spears, and epaulets, and embIems OF blood
shed for tho Delligerents, and yet the Gauss Of
PEACE like that Of is twin sister true love, docs
not run smooth The platform does not ft the
candidate, and no cannot wear i, without altors
uOns-the alterations do not suit tho party anC
cannot be adopted, and l4st now, tee party, th
platform, and the candidate, are somewhat lik
the hatcbel, the s.nf aud the kid IN the nursor.
rhyme, aud the disappointed followers are cry
lug, pray, hatobet, hack sIaf-sish Won
bsat kid-kid won't 90. There seems to be bu
one remedy. The peace convention, by self oreI
tlou, Is, Ike origlnsl slu, perpetutl. Let
speedily reassemble ito party Of pescem.ters ant
select cough suitable TO It's cold.
Sincerely yours
ID. y. DICKSON.