Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-02


complished, the hand that has lead US and the
hesrt that has beat in sympathy for US in all the
struggle, are still and cold in dea h. rebel has
done ia steathy cowardy rebel The boys
svore eternal enmity against everything in sym
plthy with that spirit OF secession that has com
mitted this crime, unequallsd in atrocity in the
history Of the world. have seen the men look
grave and sad before when we have heard Of de-
feats, Of losses in battle, Of comrades killed, but
have never seen that which moved every one
with sorrow as did this | remember last May
at Spottsy when the brave and much loved
commander Of our corps was killed, and what 4
feeling OF depression there was whtn it WAS told
us that our almost idoIi1,d general was shot and
mort.lly wounded but General Sedgwick was
killed in the accepted danger Of honorable war
fare and we bowed to iates decree. Mr.. Lincoln
was killed by an ASSASSIN, and it seemed almost
impossible 10 submit to it as dspensation Of
Divine Providence. A man from the front told
me that he never saw such feeling manifested
among the troops, as there was when the news
Of the presidents murder was received. The n-
dgnatlon Of the men knew no bounds Had
there been fighting going on, and more rebel
prisoners captured, be thought that it would have
been difficult to have restrained them from ndis-
crimoate carnage. They swore il it came in
their power to take rebels life they would take
it, no matter what the risk might be to their own.
Over 10 the Fifth Corps Hospital wounded
rebel indscreety dropped word expressing bis
satisfaction that Abe. Lincoln was murdered and
bis indiscreton liked to have cost him his life.
The boys in his ward would have torn him to
pieces had no. the authorities arrested and con.
fined him. Even then be would hardly have heen
safe il the officers had not assured them that be
should be sent to the Point in the morning and
taken c,re o'-takeu care OF being supposed to
ippya punishment Of a magnitude eommensu-
rate With his crime, as they regarded it.
There was singular rumor ahost here Sunday
evening, which shows how easy it is 10 catch al
and believe what we wish to believe. 1t was re.
ported that the whole story vas hoax. Some
rebel, had tapped the telegraph between here and
Fortress MonrOs and sent u; up th. new, Just
for sensation. Some Of the men doubted this,
but other, believed it fully, and laughtsd at their
former fears "A pretty big fright we have had
to-d,y," Gays one. "Ys,," is the reply, " n,ver
felt so bad in my life" But this rnmor sted
our fears only for brisfmomsnt. The booming
salute in the morning gave US no longer any room
to hspe.
! believe have never seen newspapers in such
demand a. they have been since Sunday. The
details Of this appalling tragedy, and the move
ments Of the authorities TO arrest the perpetrators,
excite more interest now than the details of the
last battles or the movements OF our armies 10
pursuit Of the foe. Every other interest is swal-
lowed up il this We want by all means that
the remainder Of the rebels should be caught,
but to-day We feel ivlier interest that Mr. Lin
coins murderer shall be brought to Justice.
going on. There are all sor;s Of rumou as to the
disposal that !, going to be made Of US. Tbs
Ninth Corps Hospital here commenced to break
up yesterday. They were TO take transports Tor
some place, but they had no certain idea where,
though the most Of them supposed it would be to
Washington. Pait Of the Ninth Corps itself
passed here to-day TO 20 on board the boats wait
ing for them at tie wharf. They seem 10 think,
the most Of them, that they shall be sent to Wash
ington, and from there ,ent home on discharged
furoughs that is, they are to be left to shift for
themselves in the word without Uncle Sim $ pay
or his rations, but to be ready at any time need
3D. 10 fall in and enter active service. The Govern
meat is not quite willing to let go oil US, nor quit'
abs to bear The burden Of our support, and hence
this compromise. However, the boys viii be
abundantly willing to accept their liberty on these
terms, il they are th. best ths Government can
give. II this is true Of the Ninth Corps i, will
probably be true Of ours. The surgeon in charge
expects the whole thing to be cleared out here
ms short time. 4 fellow applied to the surgeon
for iurlough, ihs surgeon told him in three
weeks We would all have uroughs lie might
have been in earnest or in fun, but his remarks
made an excellent foundation for a camp story, and
it has been given pretty wide circulation.
Our Corps they say is in camp out to Burkes
Ill /
them hns camp out there in pine woods, and
are resting on their laurels. They have but little
to do now, and nothing to hinder them from en-.
joying themselves to their uim.si. There i, NJ
enemy in front Of them, and they have n, picket
irs Of any consequence to DO. The boy, think
III little odd, for ii is something new ia the sx-
perience Of the Sixth Corps. We shall be ,x-
p,c,ing them this way now soon. Rumor has
had them on the way s'ery day since the surren.
der Of Lee
The hospitals here have been filled to their
greatest capacity since the late battes and many
new tents added but they are sending of to the
raj hospital every day, almost, many Of
the worst cases. None are sent to their reg-
ments suppose they are waiting for the reg-
menis to be sent here. There c,n be no doubt
but that We shall be on our way to Washington
before many days aud then home, we hope.
ANTl.REBEL
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