Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-09-16

The soldiers evidently DO not forget Little
Mac nor cease to love him as their first and
best commander GIVE them far chance aud
they Will testify their undying devotion to him
by their vote at the November polls.
Burlington SeHtael, SEPT. O.
We are at loss to discover where the
..evidcntly'' comes in. The evidence is all
the other way. The following i, taken from
a letter written by soldier to friend IN
Boston. The soldier was formerly a Bell
Everett man
I feel that our cause is a' Just nor as it was
righteous "a the JegiHHiRg,and who Of the Dem
ocrats doubted that Yes, the principle Is just
the same. Let the peace men croak Let u
hope there viii be no peace until the last rebel
is subdued and for copperheads, Heucr, Meth
er in this world or in the world to come
Atlanta is ours. One by one the strongholds
are taken, and when taken always he'd. Shall
We give up while victory crowns our efforts, and
let the rivers Of blood be wasted ? No Fight
it out Victory, or death If not victory,
then a living death Which shall We choose
l hope to live to vote a good, clean, Lincoln,
Abolition, Black Republican ticket. | am
PROUD OF al tnrec OF Ane udulte- hCAltllA
did well enough in the army, but he committed
suicide when relieved, and now the Democrats
are raking open his political grave. Poor Mac
he is a cats paw in the hands Of monkey TO
rake peace out Of chaos
4 letter from re-enlisted soldier Of the
Mass. "a Regiment, in the General Hospital
at Chattanooga, says Gen. Sherman's Army
goes in for no compromise with the r-bels.
He writes
We have been travelling through the swamp
since the war commenced, We have now got
nearly through it, and let US keep on until we
come cut on dry land on the other side This
army will roll up such vote for President Lin
coin As will make the eyes Of the copperheads
stick out foot We believe that TIE rebels are
about played out" and are now anKlously
awaiting the resnlt Of our next Presidential
election, in the hope that something will turn
up to their advantage The belief in the army
is that the rebellion will leave in with the
next election
Lieut. S H. Lewis. Jr., Of the 10th Vt.
IN a recent letter says " the peace party Or
copperheads of the North will be perfectly
astounded to see the soldiers give 50 large a
vote for Lincoln as they certainly will. Thank
God, Mcclellan is no where with the brave
soldiers of our army"
So Lieut.. Gilmore. of the 18th Vt, in
letter quoted ny the St. Adams Messenger,
writes
II the North would do more and talk less about
the ''nigger war;" put their shoulder to the
wheel, and act harmoniously, this rebellion
would be put down in two months. | have seen
az officer Just from Libby Prison, and he says
affairs in Richmond look gloomy for the John
nies, their corn crop Is a total failure, and
they all agree that they have received
their last man, and how can they hold out
much longer, The fsct is, they would give up
to-day, it IL was not for the copperheads in the
North, and the hope they have Of McClellan's
election on peace platform, and Of an armis-
tice as aresult.
see they have had knock-iown in Chicago,
and hope they will get their heads knocked of;
if they do not in in the Chicago Convention they
will on the sth of November Stand firm for the
old flag, and the end is nigh; depend upon it.
This fall viii kill the rebellion, and the whole
nest Of copperheads.
The best evidence. after all, is the votes Of
the soldiers themselves. Here in Vermont
we have seen than Uote. Fresh from the
battles in Virginia, covered with honorable
wounds, on crutches and with arms in slings,
they came limping to the polls, and almost to
a man voted for the continuance of the war,
the support of the Administration, and the
overthrow of Peace Democracy. 1t requires
some check in the face of such sight to
claim the soldiers for the Chicago nominee.