Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-07-21
gaa.Cbmqn s. STATE JDurnal.
BY YEP. WALTON
MONTPELIER, JULY 81, 1868.
Prom our Special correspondent.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Potomac, aud there is so little Of Importance
in their movements, that such items are be-
coming scarce concerning camp life, as would
interest the general reader. The greater
portion of the Vermont Brigade have been
mustered out of service, and are now surround
ed by the sweet enjoyment Of kindred and
nome, and there is doubtless some dissatis-
faction amcng those who remain--that they.
too, could not share the same coveted pleas
ure. But the discrimination seemed proper.
as well as unavoidable, and the true soldier
has learned that be is subject to regulations
that yield to no caprice or favoritism There
is rumor, that the 9th corps, including the
l7'h Vermont Regiment will soon be mus
tered out but | cannot vouch for it's correct
ness. What remains Of the 18th, will proba-
b. continue in he deiences near this city, for
the present.
The labor of the soldier seems we'll nigh
ended and we now talk Of peace and recon-
struction. No small share Of the prestige
the'hghting6th corps will be borne by the sons
Of W., and no State has better record, count
ing the qualities Of the true soldier, since the
beginning OF the rebellion. No State has a
smaller ratio Of desertions or Of dishono abs
dismissals, and with all my acquaintance with
soldiers here in this city, l do not recollect
OF the arrest or punishment, Of but one or two
Nerm onters, while the guard houses are filed
with soldiers almost nightly when the encamp-
ments are within a few miles, for committing
the thousand and one misdemeanors that usu
ally follow the trail of bad whisky. A bette
disciplined or more efficient army was not /
the service, than that made OF tie race {
scboolmssters, farmers and mechanics OF Yer
mont, and the SurgeonG Generals re port shows
also, that no other State furnishes as larg
men ply sically, considering both height and
measurment around the chest. There is just
ly state pride, therefore, linked with th
term G,een Mountain Boys, more enduring
if possible. than that inherited in 1875.
There is another view, in VIII ch the Vei
mont soldier has occupied high position
No other people 10 their state capacity. hav
cared better or more constantly for their brav
defenders, in times Of peril or distress. Iii
notorious, that following all Of our great bat
ties, Vermont has been among the hrst t
send her wounded sons relief. Her Governor
Medical Director, State agent, Congressmef
and others, have repeatedly hurried to II
scenes OF suffering, and by their personal kind
ness and timely care have done immense good
that hundreds Of returned soldiers can we
attest, and that will be remembered with graf
itude to their latest day. This universal at
tenuon and regard from the state authorize
was often admitted by soldiers from othe
States, who would wish themselves the fortu
nate recipients of such favors, remarking
times, that their State cared for nobody. Thi
noble example of benevolence and true apprt
citation of soldiers need by the State. mu,
be source Of just pride and Of eminent sat
isfaction with her people, Tor ali time to com,
And now, when this cruel war is over.'a
when the appeals Of the widow and the OF
pbans are our daily reminders of the terribl
conflict through which we have just passed
the memory of these good deeds from ii
hand Of the State will abide as jewels tn,
moth or rust will not corrupt. Let it be sal
no longer, that States and Corporations ha,
no souls.
The State agency here, Of which Col. H
brook is the representative, has become a
most an indispensable fixture. Several Stat,
have already provided for permanent agenc
here. Their work by no means ends vii
the war. Officers accounts, soldiers back pc
and pensions, private claims, aud multiple
ity OF business with which the agent has b,
come familiar, cannot be completed as we'll
any other medium. Such labor, of itself, b
comes speciality, as all who are famili
with the formali,ies Of the several Depart
m tnts here, must admit. 1t is quite a mi,
taken idea, that the members of Congress e
ther can or should attend to such Matters
Their province is different one, and the be,
OF Representatives in general sense, me
know the least of these technical matters thu
pertain to the several Bureaus. VIII.
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