Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-17

much Of the discussion iT 9l qusSuou "'l' III ue'
bate, and we sec no good reason fof refusing 'hs
request to give it publicity.
Mr.. EDITOR viii you allo" i'* words In
reply to J. o. LIS notice Of my criticism on Tor
mer letter Of bis. which anrsared in Jan. No. Of
your paper. The sickness Of dear aon IN the
army, at the time II appearsd bis subsequent
death after pfotracted illness ana my own nds-
position, Is my apology for not noticing II oe'on'
And now shall not attempt to Weld the sword
u satire with your correspondent ;-pos'Ioy, un-
der other circumstances. [ might be able to cou-
yllce him that that is b.aee that cuts both
waysj but as it is, have no heart for It, y. L.
complains Of want OF cAndor in my Criticism Ae
says-"lonest and genuine criticism IS always
wholesome; but when, as n this instance 1t de-
acends to ytuperation and pnfoundsd accusation"
i. looses It's hiob n.o-.--ars- end ID only worthy
aVr!uous contempt" Criticism to DO .....-. -
must bo HHlaiMi it may bs honest and not
genuine. Iha! my criticism wa, 4" honest"
). nay prerogatiyc TO kno'c, that il was genuine
mus. be left to the judgment Of ouF rsadsrsj to
this tribunal, as claim no inhIibility of judg-
ment,l c-eerlully submit wIl now sum up
tho main paints OF difference between Us, and
leave tito the reader ghsthsF my accusations
are uniounded or not. lst. J. 0. L. assumed
tLat 'lapay wai no. ,he cIuss Of thi, war. BY
Po'lu1n IN response was that any man, assuming
such position, cOnvsmat with the history OF or
country Tor the last twenty-five years must,
thought, bs either "igLorant or picked" con-
ieis this sounds rather harIh, perhaps not exactly
IN accordance with that charity which b,Iievsth
all things and hopsth all things "a pretty strong
way Of sayiDg-"We do not sec how any sane
minded man can come 10 such a conclusion
With the admission Of the South that slavery is
the corner stone" Of their Con fsderscy, and the
Judgment OF the civilized world against him, j. O.
L. meets Us with the iavulnsr.hl. argument OF
cT!uow contempt" o Sr--in our humble
opinion you would have stood far better in the
eye OF all logical readers had you maintained a
' dign!fed silence" Ia substituting contempt
Tor argument, you evidently considered di.cre-
ton the better part Of valor." congratulate
you 10 beings man Of 4" deeds, not OF wordsi'
With all the charity can summon consider
your position ridiculou'iy Jal,,, unworthy Yer
mont soldier, worthy oaly, "pOt-hou,s copper
lead politician.
In my former letter asked you the candid
question. Whist it WaS, that distinguished the
southern COnisdercy from the Northern Statsss
Here again We have virtuOu, contempt for
'niweri surely il you are equally successful in
TardIns oil tebsl bullets, you will never be shot
'Sr the constituton!" Again you assumed, that
negroes would put thsw,elrss 70 little or ne
iroubI. soO1tain their freedom. This regarded
4 lbsl on human nature, and doubted whether
you had any knowledge to justify such an a,sump-
ton. But in this, j! seems, | was mistaken; YOU
evidence and fer once yov suspend virtusu,
and proceed TO give US a "rs.ssn for
he hope that is within you" You tell u, 1900
negroes wsro captured at Hsrper's Ferry and re-
,urned to their masters, that nothing but shallow
river sepMstsd them from freedom, &c. Now
lhi, May bs evidences to yoT mind that the love
Of freedom is not universe in human nature, but
not gull: sufficient under he circumstances to
convince me. Do you know how deep tn. river
wa,7 Did they know' Do you know whether
100 little, or "iOs much account had been made
Of these dirty negroes ,y our army officers
and solden'
Let me give you. specim,n OF their treatment
a. our hands. A soldier Of the l4!h Wis, who
AAd been on an expedition for obtaining cotton
from the rebels, writes thui-" There were about
a hundred negroes en- the Plantations near by, and
many Of them had been pK,',d into eur service.
They had worked chsertully to assist u, in getting
the cotton aboard the boat, and some Of them had
been Instrumental in aiding u to knd great por-
tiOn Of the cotton Nsrly oil the Negroes on the
a. jsiniag psstaton', men, women and children,
had been entced 10 leave their homes, and were
gathered together on the shore just n We were
about to leave, expecting Of course, thasws would
take them with u.s. But noj an order came from
Gen. Grant, to take " no eontrabdnds on board
Some Of them said thsir masters would kill them
If they went back, asd We have since been n-
formed by good authority, that four Of the poor
fellows, who rendered US much assistance, and
who were Instrumental in fading cotton for u"
were shot Immediately after We lef', by their erus!
masters. Whe shall be responsible for such neg
ecI' The laws OF our land say that we shsr
protect the slavs from the cruelty Of his master,
when he applies to u, for protection. These ne
groos are perfectly willing to do anything in their
power to assist us, and yet many Of our generals
saOrafaIy r.jec. their help, only when it ia utterly
impossible to get along without ii and then they
get Z" cold shoulder 10 return for their kind
neS
Ba@r ingrattuds never disgnced humanity
In view Of it who does not blush to own himself
An Americ,u9 And is tia marvel they should
bs slow to seek that freedom at our hands, which
you are pleased to say, lhsir abolition frisnds so
mush desire" Frsm tbs, infer that you de
not d,,rs their freedom and yet, you tell me,
you are ready to b, shot for the coo,liiution,-s
constitution based upOa the declaration Of the
natural righa of all msn-i.i the President,
Proclamation Of freedom was ou. Of place in your
mind in making g too much account OF these dirty
negroes" by giving them their freedom. Really
sir =, strike, me you shin the mPutston of
"rosus, Rsuniing truth snd justice with bad