Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-07-10

dear to me. and when ever | hear the nam
70 many sweet and pleasing memories al
h brought to remembrance Dear old We
mont. involuntarily murmur and sal
y ness springs up in my heart as | think no
e fearfully il must be changed, as oil otht
places are. both domestically ard poleti
i ally since the war. There must be man
sad and desolated homes. This brings
r mind thoughts of boy in the first Aus
}, Of manhood. noble, tender hearted, talen
4 ed, the pride of parents and friends, tina
! left all behind to defend his country's fal
with the brightest hopes aud anticipa
tons but alas poor boy. they we're neve
realized. for in less than one year the no
3 BILE head lay low and his remains wer
: kindly carried home and tenderly lai,
away with the silent dead-yes that wa
a sad home, and was made still saddle
by the mothers departure to the spirit
land.
New Orleans seems hallowed place t.
me, when l think Of the many brave and
pure spirits that took their flight here
and the hardships and sufferiugs that
many more had to endure; but the war
has passed and all sad and painful mem.
cries will soon have passed too, though
their influence will never cease to be felt
and let US hope for more peaceful and
happy times. am sorry to say. howev.
er, that there are many clear.hcaded men
here that are predicting another war of
political cast between the parties at the
North which they think will only affect
the people of the South indirectly.
| heard it remarked the other day,
THAT as the North hath dealt death ard
destruction to the South, SO shall she in
turn be dealt with. With what measure
they mete it shall be measured to them
again" This seems to be the general
feeling here. and there are but very few
unprejudiced minds to be found.
The whole South seems to have been
severely chastened for the sins they par
Iicipated in. There is a great deal of
and deSti.utiou, and must be for
lone time to come. This State is said to
De really bankrupt, they have not sufi.
'ient funds even to open the State Normal
school.
met the other day a slight and deli.
ate girl who is earning livelihood with
he brush, and in our conversation on art
inadvertently touched upon the past.
The tears started Instantly and she only
hnrmured, Before the war" This is
My one of many cases, and some of them
Gem entirely incapable of action. 1t must
ave been want in the mode Of education,
Or they never seem to have been laugh,
look upon labor as elevating. but as
egrading, which, suppose. was one Of
he evil influences of slavery. The war
as done away with great deal of this,
nd many that have been necessitated by
overly to depend upon their own cxer j
ions for support have developed energies c
hat are really surprising. q
Things are in very confused state |
ere at present. There seems TO be so I
luch wrang|ing and twisting as there a
ways is under military rule, and no Que b
Gems satisfied with anything. General t
meridian is becoming very unpopular. and
is hopefully and earnestly expected that i
e will soon be relieved of his command. L
hat the voice of the people is against c
lin is one thing certain, and another, tt
'at he will never satisfy them. have v
NY one side Of the question. 50, of course. Ii
IN not judge correctly of bis merits. ! b
n positive of one thing. however, that il fl
is place was filed by man of more god. III
aud conscientious scruples, things il
ould be conducted in much better Il
amer. There is much more that could s,
spoken Of, that would DO interesting to N
'ur readers, but my time is limited. Ell
Yours Respectfully. K.J.B. il