Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-27


I'll told to guard between eight and nine thou
'"nd prisoners am certainly not justified in
waiting to take risks and mean to arrest these
Ulcers II possible before morning"
The dlsp ltch goes of, but still the Command
mt Is undecided. If he strikes tonight, Hines
may escape, for the fox has hole out of town.
lni may keep under cover till morning. lie ID
.ht klng-devI and much the Commandans
wants to cage him Besides he holds the tag,
tad the Texan will 60 out of prison penni ess
nan amopg strangers. Those ten thousand
r enbAcks are lawful prize, and should be the
a1uDtry's dover with the maiden. But are not
epubllcs gratetulP Did not one gives mansion
tu General Mcclellan All, Captain Hines,
MAT was lucky for you, for beyond doubt, il
saved your bacon
lhe Commandant goes back to camp, sends
tor the police, and gets his blue-coats ready.
40 two o'clock they swoop to the prey, and
olore daybrak hundred birds are in the talons
1i the eagle. Such another haul Of buzzards
and night HAWKS never was made since Gabriel
Gagged tie Devil and the dark angels
Az the Rlchmoni H1use Grenfall was taken
IN bed with sbe Texan. They we're clapped
Int9 ron, and driven off to the prison together
fortnight later, the Texan, relating these de-
sails to a stranger, while the C0mmsndans was
sl'tns BY at his desk writing, said -
" Words cannot describe my relief when those
handcuhi were put upon us. At times before,
the nse of responsibility almost overpowsred
me. Then lelt ke man who had just come
into fortune. The wonder to me now is. how
,he Colonel could haze trusted 30 much tos
rebel"
Trusted y echoed the Commandant, look.
log up from his writing, - | hal faith In YOU:
Thought you wouldn't betrsy me but
trusted Jour own life 10 your owa hands, that
VAS all. Too much was at stake to do more.
Your every step was shadowed, from the moment
you ieit this camp MI you came back to it 10
IRONS Two detectives were constantly OF your
oack, sworn to take your life, if you wavered
lor hslf u second"
" Is that true asked the Texan in q mus.
ing way, but without moving a muscle. II
didn't know 1t, but felt it in the air "
10 the room at the Richmond House. on the
table around which were discussed their hellish
plans, was found slip Of paper, and on il. in
pencil was scrawed the following =
COLONEL You must leave This house TO-
Hght. 90 10 the Briggs House.
u. FIELDING"
Fielding was the assumed name of the rebeI
who burrowed WI h lllnes out of town. where
not even his felow.hends could find him. Did
the old iox scent the danger Beyond doubt
no DID. Another day. aud the rexins life
might have been forfeit. Another day, and the
camp milht have been sprung upon little too
suddenly 50 the Commandant was none too
soon and who that reads this can doubt that
shrough lt all he was led and guided by the
good Providence that guards his country?
But what SAID Chicago, when 1t awoke 10 the
morning Lst one OF It's own organs answer.
8 shiver OF genuine horror passed over
Chicago yesterday. Thousands Of citizens, who
Awoke to The peril hanging over their property
aud their heads IN the form of q stupendous
iOraY upon the city from Camp Douglas led BY
rebel Oihiers ~ disguise and rebel guerrillas
without disguise, ana c1ncoted by home copper
heads, whose houses had been converted into
fooel a'senals' were appalled, as though an
e nSa GPe%ned Is ii a ns bS.s bs n
'nne thousand reoel prisoners upon sleeping
cty, all UNCONSCIOUS OF the coming avalanche
W lth arms anc ammunition stored Ut con yenient
locations, with oonederatts dstribu led here and
there, ready tor the signal OF conf lgraiou, the
horrors OF the scene could scarcely be piralleled
ia savage history. On9 hour of such a catastro-
phe would destroy the creations Of hall q oen-
Iury aud expose the homes OF nearly two hun
ired s1uls to every conceivable form Of desecra-
Iioa."
But tho men Of Chicago not only talked, they
acted. They went to the polls and voted for the
mn. a H. -
Illinois thought Of treason.
More arrests were made, more arms taken,
Iut the great blow WAS struck ami the great
work over. LIS head g0ne the Cons piracy was
lead, and 1t Only remained to lay out it's ifeltss
,runk for the burial. Yet, even as it lay in
ieath, men shuddered to look ON the hideous
hing odt OF which had gone 50 many devils.
IN al report has published. 10 reference to these
'rsts he says, ma di pseh To Gen Coos, dsssd Camp
douglas, Nov. o'clock A ". -
" Have maIe during the yht he following arrests Of
'epr' ON ier eaeapsi prisoners OF wA and e1Ens In
onatcunn w,th them -
norgtns q Ja.ant General Colonel G. st. Lss,r c;r,o
ell, in conptay with Sh uks ( he lersnl an es-
al ed prisoner OF war, a. A.chmOnd hsuse elonsI
ihotnt NWmtluke, brother OF sniral MarmAiake;
irgtdcr eenrra, Ihares Walsh, of The Sous u Lber
Cap Atn Cautrii Of hurgaH's command hatlss
raVersr fBut eruu) Caltri ani Traverse AIrsstsa in
Nalsh's tou'e, IN which TO nt wo cart loaas Of
arse size yovers ioaded aad capped, two hundred
Iands OF muskets load d. and ANNA ltion ais, ses,I
40 b,rss Il suus concealed In 0om IN The y A,so
ir-stud Buck hort-, rrra urer OF sons OF Llbertyi
avng oompietf proof o hi assisag Shanks 10 escape
nj pOtuas 20 eeisast pr,sJnrrs a. hts camp.
Most ut tue rrbst oh in this city on The same
rrsnd in August las iher pi lug 10 raise a. insur
vct GU aud rae puson of this eam Thers
re many sranseTs aud suspicious persons In The city,
elietsi 10 b. guerrulas AMI rebs soldier Their plan
Iss q attack III camp on elect IN ght All pr son-r.
fresei arc in canp Captain Nelson and A. t. Jsysa-
~ Of the pohos riudeied yefy tlisi n service.
b. J. swEsf, Col. CON-"
la relation TO hs gener operation have detailed
li C'm aanlanl a .nls Report wates a. foilow, -
Adopting IN assures wlioa proved sne.ise 10 detect
he pres nee atd deeuty tbs persons 4 The OH ef, and
Hdsfs aud ascertain th il plans It s4s msnfsst that
leY h'd ths mean o. gatherings force eonsla trabiy
lrger man the usIle garrison tsea glsfdlng bstween
lEh1 An nine thousand prisoners OF at Camp Doug
As and hAl Siug advan gs of the excite nent and
r. eta on urctIn night thy IA led 20 10 ,se night
ttae ga ani surprise TIN, emp release aud arm Inc
soner' OF 80, cut tbs ee ph wir.s barn the rail-
o,i depl, seize lns banks ADD stoses containing arms
nd ammu utioh, take puiseisi n II IA. ETY. ana com
lsnc' amp ,hl rslua o. otlet ptison-t, Of
'at IN the S.ue, ot nbls Ai Indiana h US org .nIias
army 10 c1c AMI Rtys success 10 he geaera aafaas
D iong con smplat. Il by he sons Of l. beuy.'n
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