Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-04-04

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and this defect gave the guards some more of
their "iun" before morning. The prisoner
watched bis opportunity, and when the guart's
back was TUNED attempted 70 escape, But" Sher-
ty vas too smart for him. lie did Mt get far
before he was oyerhauled and brought to the
guard-house again The rascal came back with
broken head and "Sherty" came back with
broken guq,aud as understand 1t there is a very
intimate connection between the two. The pris-
oner gave the guards no more trouble that night,
and IN he'morning was turned over to the au-
thoriies where he belonged The guards rel
shed their fun exceedingly well, and on this
OCCASION doubtless, they considered the allow
ance suAic emily libira Last Saturday there
were two more deser'ers shot here. These d.
serera bad played double .ome. Iasy @err
formerly rrhtl soldier, b.Ioogns loa North CIR
olina regiment. They got their bounteE aad
that was all they wanted. They tried TO pass
themselves as rebel deserters and escape, using
the papers given them 10 the first place as such,
but they were caught 10 ,and this VAS their fate.
As a general rule a rebel deser,er is not to be
trusted in our ranks.
We have been expecting every day to hear O.
fighting at the front, but IS yet there has been no
movement mtde, though the troops ere held in
readiness for movement at a moments notice.
Over ek ago oil the .ek and wounded from
the Division Hospitals were sent here. Stirring
news may be expected at 4ny time. The rebel
ion Is reduced to such compass now that the
ming conhc. must be short sharp and dec
sSe. But little doub: is entertained here Of the
result. All arc confident Of returning peace, and
that right speedily. This is we'll, but We must
bear 10 mird that we haye not yet rendered IL
impossible for Gen. Lee to via another victory.
By concentrating al bis available forces upon enc
par, Of our lines, OF upon one ot the armies now
enctcing Richmond, he migh; possibly postpone
the downfall OF the Coniedeaey few weeks or
mon,h.,but il is difficult now to see upon what
reasoning an opinion can be based, that lis down.
fall may be postponed altogether On lhe other
hand bloode.s victory may not be impossible
Bucr as the rebsI leaders may be, they will not
fgh, vhtn there is no hope Whatever. Dyjng in
The last ditch looks very well from distance,
5u' on nearer approach it becomes less desira.
be Wih All the supplies for Richmond Gu, oil,
the ernie, Of Sherman, Schofsd Grant and
Sheridan con'ec'ed, it they shall. attack our lines
and fail, our armies Increasing while theirs are
diminishing, jeff Davis or Gen. Lee viii hardly
be justified in the eyes Of the world If they pro-
long the slaughter simply because they had rather
fight tan surrender. Our Government will,
J dou0des., ohsr them better terms, than in The
same circumstances any other Government on
. earth would offer them and much as the world
NAV admire the neroi.m that would rather die
than surrender, so far as ones own individual sell
!, concerned, Z would not Justify men 10 Ne po-
E si,i,u Of D.yis ind Lee Vho would compt men
to die, that they may Do, be ciusht n trap ol
their own setting, md these gentlemen will TN
def.and this. Therefore, while W prepare for
the wors, We have much reason to hope for ihe
be',
The Rev. Dr. Vincent, who was Gen. Gant'i
former pastor, said last evening at the Chapel o.
The Christian Commission, in the course Of hi,
remarks to the soldiers, that within three month.
in all probibity and within six months beyond
doubt, this country would be cemented together
in stronger bonds Of union than ever before. Tie
said there would be fraternity Of feeling betwseu
the masses Of the people, both North and South
ihn, did not exist before the war Slavery The
bone Of contention, would be removed, and both
parties would understand each other as we have
: never yet done. The veteran soldiers Of both
sides were ready to grasp each other by the hand
in the kindeit manner when free TO DO So, and
there seemed to be not particle Of personal i'll
viii between them And here might remark
vhi, Rave often heard our boys say, that ID they
we're ever taken prisoners and kept under guard
they hoped above oil things that they might b,
guarded by the men who had opposed them OF
: many field Of battle, and who had learned il
actual war how TO treat soldier. But thost
= inhlman bpeds who guarded our prisoners al
:. Andeuonve, Salisbury, and other places, hat
doubtless .ntrer smeh gunpowder on a field o
battle, and tever fred gun 1t any man exeep
unirmtd rj.ouers. There Is no such lhiag al
:, coming to an understanding with such men bu
in charity let US hope that all are ne. like them
cost US so much SORROW, may be brough; to
speedy and triumphant close, and this milton bav
unauimi,y of feeling from Maine to Texas tha
= - nothing shall ever again disturb
ANTl-RDEL.
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