Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-22
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A Trip to the White Mountains on Foot.

A Trip TO the White Mountains on Foot.
PROFILE House, Franconia Notch, }
August Alb, 1865
EDITOR FREEMAN Remembering my promise
to some one in your office made the morning
was leaving Montpelier for short journey on
foot, will now endeayor to give an imperfect
account Of how got here, and what | have al
ready seen hereaboun.
had made arrangements with an old friend
in Massachusetts, to come up and take the trip
with me hi,hsr, which be did, bringing with him
friend Of bis whom he called 'South' for
short, that being about half OF bis family name,
though it sounded unpoasantly TO me on account
Of the utter adherence and detesiaion with
which regard the savage bru'es who inhabit a,
beasts Of prey the southern portion OF this repub.
lie. South also declared that he was not in favor
Of granting the right Of suffrage to the colored
men Of the South which elected some sharp
sparrinS between him and your correspondent
but he at length gave the reasons for his opn'
ions on that subject, which put a different face
upon it altogether said be, d" think the blacks
Of the South are well enough qualified to vote,
but do nit see how they ein be admitted to The
ballot box rHhom admitting hs whites foo, and
everybody knows, or ought to know, that they
are no NOR, fit TO exercise The right Of the cleo
tive franchise than the most savage subject Of
the kng OF the Cinuibai Islands = lie said
the question with him was not how to get the
Southern States bick into the Union, but how to
keep them out. lie believes in appointing mill.
taty Governors Of the right stamp over ell the
seeded states, and in ruling the southern people
with rod Of Iron" till they learn TO behavs
themselves, So Souih's politics turned cut to be
Of the right sort, and as he IS jolly, good fellow,
he and have become pretty good friends. My
other friend bears the honored name Of William
Lloyd Carlson which speaks well for his father,
and | am happy to say that he, too sympalh 1es
fully with the noble sentiments of the great
champion Of Liberty for whom he was chrstened.
So our party is free from that conservatism which
bears such stencil to the nostrii Of every decent
man, being composed Of fanatics and "radi-
Gals" every one.
We rend,yoused on the Connecticut River
three miles below Mcludoes Falls, and, there
being no means Of crossing at th,t point, con-
siructed a raf. Of floating A)od-wood, though il
was a e" itail bark" indeed, but We managed to
get over, only Of the party getting in, and he
soon got out agsin, though he looked somewhat
astoni,hed when be fret cime to shore. Giving
our raft to New Hampshire man wao had
heard us, and come down to see il VT were steal
log his boat, we took the conveyance which Ma
ture had kindly provided us-camping under I
tree by the roadside whenever we wanted rest OF
something to eat, which an adjacent farmhouse
never failed to furnish us--and in somebody
barn when night overlook u,-makiug it a rul'
never to eat or sleep indoors, until, by a some
what circuilous route, We rsached this place hs
night, which is three or four miles within the
Notch of the Frauconil Mountains.
Arriving here tired and late at night, Wi
said, Whit dc you say, boys, to going in th
house to sleep 10 night ?" We readily M,enteC
but when We had registered our names and calle
Tor rooms, we found that they we're full and NOR
than full, ,ha, we could not obtain beds, or eve
so much I. bare carpet to sleep on. So "
took 10 the woods, and should have made oui
selves quite comfortable but for the mu'quitoe
which attacked our camp " in force" making de-
perate raids upon US, as il determined to drive I
out Of our camp, or eat US out Of our bed. Th
is the first time remarked viii, L" that eve
bad bill presented for lodging at so early a
hour OF the night" "Yes," said South, " at
they make such heavy charges too The chsrg
were Too heavy for me, and | dscampcd, leavir
the other two to defend the castle or abandon
as suited their convenience best. There was
use in going to the house, so went to the bar
and finding plenty of empty stsge coaches,
moved into one Of them, and, removing the mi
die seat aud spptopris,ing the cushions for be