Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-31

uro, Jy desperate charge, the batteries upon
be hilsid'. II ia madness Success has made
hem reckless
With shoutings and howlngs they break into
truu lls.anUy tho bill is all saame, from
asa ID summit Shells, shrapngl, and canister
re p0ared upon them There il the believing
Ila hundred cannon, mingled with the null
itu1nous ratlpg Of thousands Of small arms
The i y illts molt awAy,-whols sqlad
'ocs tuu'lns ueadiJnl. In vain The eilorf, the
acn wa'ls, trun and disappear within the
woods.
Magrud.r a lari9us at the failure. Again
,hc agtempl .--again the same result.
The sun IS gong down behind lhe hills when
le nakee biz l4at effort. Meagber aud Sickes
% up from tlarght and strengthen Porter's
entre. Ihra is a shifting Of bltteres,-a
movement to new postions,-a re-arrapglng Of
guent. Inc artillery on both sides, and the
5un5lats keep up constant fire.
The rebels adylnc3, but they are not able to
reach the base Of the bill " From sixteen bat
c ics, says the chaplain OF the Fourth Texas
e aud from thsir gunboats they htclouded the
Jay did liJ tu3 nIgut With a lurd glare. Add
~ this the AEbtald noise of our own artillery,
Sh!ch had b-ea brought lJrT rd, and like an
ppJ4hg volcano with a hundred eraters u
tamtd aud flushed streams and sheets Of fire.
-WAGie long lines Of human forms cast their
'lldoN- upon t1e darkness IN the background
.ad e4ch Diagl with bus ifelock 10 hand 10 cJn-
u.44a tY ,la caurs ol tAaahtui scene -
Oae aul m.n, iu Ihs contest, 20 down IN
ne I'D -erm,a4te slaughter. Toes are whirled
ao le ttr, t.ra manglsd, blown into lrag-
u.ns Iuy suu9g.e against the merciless
torn, orr4g, end .rapp ar in tde darkness,
auuag. exhausted .uu- E., drpInted, demora-
ael, I.usas % b. murdered, and utteung exc
,ati0a. upon the drunken Msgrudert
Aih.ugl tus army WIS upon James River
ans 10 Communication with the gunboats, and
lNough tlg Il bss hld been repulsed mainly
BY die artillery, orders we're issued by General
Mcclellan 10 retreat 20 Iarrison's Landing.
A. m'mght ibe troops we're on the march,
stealing toseIasly away, abandoning the
wounded
'Ail0u-h, says General Mcclellan, " the
rc.aIt o. ,.e 14tus ol Malvern was complete
victory, - was necessary to fall back still far
,ler, % orIar 20 reach point where our SUP
.n could ue Brought % us with certainty.
Itle vese some 0.hesfs who were much
am4 sI O.. ibis order Ihey felt that having
reached the river and defeated the enemy with
tlrrJs slaughter, there should be no more tall
ug back.
" IL IS Jul OF th9 strangsst things in this week
Of disaster, saya Chaplain Marks, " that Gen
erl Mcclellan ordered a retreat 10 Harrsons
Landing. slx miles down jams River, after we
u4I gained 50 cecded victory. W hen the
oyier Was received by the inpatient and eager
army, c0.stcrnatl0n and amazment oyerwhelm-
el 0ur patriotic and ardeHt hosts. Some re-
fused 70 obey tHe command. General Martin
4ale shed tears Of shame. The brave ald chE-
aluus hsarneJ SAID u the presence Of many
oiccrs, 81, Ilhp kearney, an old soldier,
eater my solemn protest agAlns, this order Tor
rettelt; Wg Ougbs, instead Of reireating, 10 l0l-
los up the enemy and take Richmond. And,
lu iuu Wow oi uI. the responsibility Of such a
declaration, ] say 70 YOU all such an order can
only b= prompted by cowardlce or treason."'
Ih9 following Inciisn Of therobel occupation
ofFfelcrick, Mi.,-ani Whittiers poem des-
criptjye oi the event, although we have gwen
that before will bear repeating.
Lee moved toward Frederick, quiet old
town, between tha mountains and the Monocacy.
It was thc harvest season. The orchards were
loaded with fruit; the barns were filled with
hay the gransfes with wheat aud there were
thousands of acres OF corn rustllng in the aa-
tumn Winds
At ten O'Clock on the morning Of the 9th,
General S.uarts cavalry entered the city.
tuere were some Mary anders in the Rebel army,
who We're warmly welcomed by their friends.
4 ieR ladie. waved their handkerchlefs but the
maJlrity of the people OF the city had made up
talr minds 10 slaui by the old flag, and mani
tested no demonstrations OF JOY. Many Of them,
| however, took d0wn the stars and stripes, when
! they SAW the Rebels adsancingi but over one
/ housa IL waved proudly in the morning breeze,
as General Jackson rode into town. HE SOL
dlers dashed forward to tear it down.
/ What followed has been beautifully told by
/ Whittier.
BARBARA FRtETCulE.
I " L % from the meadows rich with corn,
Ce4r 10 the cool September morn,
the clustered spires of Frederick stand,
6reen-waled By ,ho hills oI Maryland.
Round about them orchards sweep,
Apple and peach-tIee lruitod deep,
Far as the garden Ot the Lord
70 the eyes OF the iamished Rebel horde,
Ou thGt pleasant morn OF the early fall,
When Lee marched over the mountain.wall
Over The mountain winding down,
Horse ana loot, into Frederick Town.
Forty flags with their silver stsrs,
Forty flags with their crimson bars,
Fhpped IN the morning wind the sun
Ol noon looked down and SAW not one,
Up ryse old Barbara Fretche then,
Bowed wiJh hcs ioreseoge years and ten
Bavs. OF al 10 tfcdar,ek town,
sle cook up the dIs tae mel hauled down
Ia her atIu widow ,he s.aU she set,
loeIuw th4, 0lJ heatt was Ioyal yet,
Gp Jle street came The Rebel ire4J,
S0n-w ID JdlAsJu riding ahead.
UgIer hs s.0ucnsd hat ielt aud right
He glanCgJ, tlc O.d t,ag met his SIGHT
'HIt, the dust brown rank; stood last,
'Tue ou, blz ID Jae uds blast.
ltsbiverJi tae window, pane and sash.
ltieut the hinn win seam aad gash.
QuluS as i, leii iron che broken suil,
. Dame Barbara snAtcacd the sIken scarf
Sae leaned lr uuI GA the window,sill,
And shook Z forth with royal will.
Shoot. II sou musi this d gray bead
But spare your countrys Alg she SAID
a shade vi sadness, blush Of shame,
Over Che face OF the leader came.
The u0ler nature within HIM stirred
10 lt' ut that woman's deed aud word.
D. Who touches hair OF yon ray head
= Dies Aaeadog March On = he said.
lll day long through Frederick street
, Sounded the tread oI marching ieo,.
q, Al day loag that Tree llag tost
y over TIE heads OF the Rebel host.
u Ever its tora folds rose and fell
, On ,bo loyal Winds that loved 1t well,
And through tae aili gap sunset light
y Saoae oyer /. wtgh a warm good night.
Barbara Friltche's work is Ger;
" Aud the rebel rides on hls raids no more,
Honor Ia hnr And lot n tpar