Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-02-28

rsady an observer on lhe top Of it can overlook a
Iorge tract Of the enemy's country The rebels
had honored it by sending one shot plungng over
into our camp but that elected no reply and did
no damage There i a new chapel sEt scar the
Eey,ath Regiment and one near the Fourth,
but he Second has none as yet,
But Tine flies swiftly, We can't see hall the
boys wo gioh To. We must DO our business and
hasten h.ck, for It IL night already. The fregh!
cars Da,o I'll gone doga, ta. lnero IS IN ellie -
alias passenger car going from this station and Il
will be empty I'll wo get 10 the mex! station, At
corps headquarters. 80, unless va are prevented
We will jump on TO the platform and Ide to there,
whore, perhaps, they will attach freight car, and
we ride the rest Of the way ia a more Legitimate
manner Bu. we are disappointed. The train
receives no addition at Yellow House Station ex-
oept an officer and bis lady, and that cuts US of
from oil tops There are some twenty other fsl-
lows on the platform there, in the same distressing
pyelcamenl, some swearing At their aeoursed lucF, 4,
and others laughing and oallirg it good joke.
The ifiin starts. One OF the railroad men sit.
ting on the platform, whom VIC had Just been talk
ing with, gives Us wink which We interpret in
au Instant We sre just 10 time. The platform
is croa ded With railroad men and they arc al
negroes, but We wont mind that our obi 4cl IS TO
gsl to City Point some way. We get barely
fsotho.d On the losest step, and hang On by main
strength. The traia jumps along over the rough
road Ut an asili rate, and we wonder ever how
many rods Of ground ourremaias would be strswsd
Il We should happen to lose our ho.d. The ne
groes nake all the room for Us they can and offer
to take oug bundle but We decline the favor, though
we can't help noticing how differently they act
toward q white soldier, than white soldiers some
times act toward them At the mex! station
there vas freight car back on The switch that
vas to be taken to City Point These negroes
don neglect to spprise Il, Of this, and to tell us,
furthermore that we must use our legs nimbly in
getting 10 the car, and getting on 10 it, for they
won't wail for u, an Instant 10 spite Of our
yigillnce we should have been eft there il il had
net been foF these negroes
We mount to the sop Of the freight car and
ride with our black comrades the rest Of the way
10 City Point Don't be alarmed, my friend, aor
disgused pray ysu. We have found these
negroes to be civil and ob.gng and We have been
favored at their hands, and now it would be the
essence ci msannesi to show contempt for their
persons. They won't lhrus. themselves upon you,
yet il you ask then civil question you will get
civil answer, ard il you ask for information they
will impart willingly all they know. Rude SOL
disrs sometimes abuse negroes without provoca-
tom here nov Vas a chance Tor them to rsAlilie,
and Why didat they dc il' 1t couldn't be be-
cause they we're afraid to, becAus. they had the
coward. opportunity they had hall dozen
against one. They were in no wise duty bound
to show me respect. Pollok may be light aiIsr
all When be says.
That 10. In medal, 5a. a -ar.i usrib
esd tsss'!snes placed
But he hurl. mans pride Of iuesc, n,o the dust.
wonder i soms extremely respectable Christian
people, who would consider il sore punishment
to b: compelled 10 st 10 the sans pew, OF ride in
the same car With a black, however worthy, will
not wish they could heAr u that great day which
is coming the Saviour pronouncing to them the
susety Welcome words, Inasmuch ssys have
done Il unto the least Of these, sc have done it
unto me-" They may have given now and then
dollar for the &" Freedmens Aid Society,"" or for
some such purpose, which they suppos. is to go
to improve The spiritual cond lion Of The black
men 10 some sphere and in some way, though
how they hardly know, but will that make every
thing all right thsn} Perhaps il will, canno, tell.
One thing however is obvious. The Almighty
who made mankind in the first place, knows how
to classify them, and We have no certain account
that be- ever made but two distinctions, the right
SOU, and unrigh,eous VIII il not be i.l tsen
with that man who shall unwitlingly ds,piso whom
God delights to honor'
But an making my letter too long. About
half past nine We got back into our old quarters
here again, having bad irm, pleasant and
profitable time, aud snloyed cur ride and vi,t
well Isn't that so my young friends If tie,
rsrhap, we vi! rtasu sar acquaintance again,
ANTI.REBEL.