Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-08

came excitedly up, and told Colonel Ran
I'll that the house was full of rebels They
! went and raped on the windows, ant
, finally response came that they weult
surrender. and eighty-three rebels came
, out.
The rebels now brought a couple gun,
of their own, into the road a little distance
mp it, and commenced firing Col. Ran
, dali ordered company TO begin firing n
, their horses, which We're soon killed. and
the pieces silenced. A few men were then
ordered forward. with only side arms
with instructions to bring in these
!, guns, which they did. These were the
only pieces of artillery taken from Lees
army during the battle. The battery
horses that were brought up We're hitched
TO the guns and the regiment Cts position
being so far in advance that the line coul,
not be extended to that point returned
with its trophies amid the vaccinations O
he army. An incident of the attack wa>
he appearance of the colors of the 18th
Conn. in the 18th, the color bearer insisting
that it was his regiment, and being per-
'uaded to seek the rear only by forcible
'XpostulatiOn. intermixcd with Il small
amount of argument. from Col Randall.
On the third and great day Of the battle
the three Vermont regiments were in the
front line, somewhat to the left of the
apex of the triangle which our lines formed.
In the afternoon a cannonade from 15O
guns on side began, and it was the pre-
Jude to the grand charge of Lees army
whose failure broke the rebellion. After
the artillery fire had lasted some time the
rebel skirmishers appeared from a wood
IN front of our lines, and back of them in
splendid array, appeared tw enty thousand
OF the best troops ola valiant army. They
swept on in gallant style, but our artillery
fire was fearful and thinned their ranks
TIL, about half way, from the woods. the
mass came to Il partial halt, and as the
Colonel said - began to boil like = not >,
Their officers encouraged them and they
started on, veering somewhat 10 the riobt
| OF the Vermont regiments. Our men had
| reserved their fire until the rebels had
come close, and when this second advance
took place Col. Randall ordered his reoi-
ment to charge front forward on first COM
plny, which brought them on the cnemv's
flank, within pistol range, where their fire
was entilading and deadly. Other Vermont
troops performed the same movement and
poured in Il sharp fire The rebels melted
away and although they pierced our lines
10 the right OF the NermonterS, il was in
such numbers as could only surrender
80 1t was that the men of Vermont stood
against the highest tide of the rebellion
when beating against them ii did not pre-
vail
HE Colonies story has Il deep interest
and we hope to hear it again, when we
Know that with due notice a crowded
house will meet him. The Post intends
having another camp fire this spring and
hopes to hear Col. j. G. Brown Give some
experiences of western army life. and also
to hear something from Gen. Thomas on
Louisiana or Shenandoah Valley fighting.
SANBoRN.-" The mysterious man ties
tilted Monday about his contracts. He
acknowledged that he had been in the
habit of conducting his researches under
various assumed names-not false
names" Oh. no; only assumed " names.
upon this point he was virtuouslv indio-
nant. But by moving himself around and
getting to know things" he has brought
results of an exceedingly satisfactory
character, as far as he is personally con
cerned. He has received &2lI 900. Of
which he has paid out Sl6o.GO0. FIVE NAV
take his word, leaving him balance of
SOL GOO. 1t isn't thought that all his ex-
penses Were paid to other people. The
officers might have collected these taxes.
and so the sum received by Sanborn saved
In reply to questions by Mr.. Beck he adj
mitted that his list of delinquent railroads
was taken bodily ont of Apllrtons' or
some other railroad guide. and that as to
about 440 of the 593 companies on the list
he had no knowledge at all, but put them
IN on the assumption that they did owe
! back taxes. But this he did on suggestion
/ of Richardson and others. ACCORDING 10
Sanborns statement. Mr. Boutwell, left
the matter of compensation wholly to him.
The Secretary stated that he didn't think
much would be collected, and the amount
OF percentage wouldn't make any differ
ence.' Sanborn contradicts Secretary
Richardson, point blank. Secretary
Richardson declared that. when he signed
the contract, he did it without special
knowledge of its contents and only in the
line of routine business Sanborn swears
that the Secretary had full knowledge OF
the matter; that he had several converse
lions with him regarding the contracts,
and that he apparently understood them
better than he, Sanborn. did himself
BosToN on INITIATION. -, Saturday
evening great meeting was held in Fan
euil Hall to oppose the increase of curren-
cy. William Gray presided, and f. w
Kinsley. William Gray, f. b. Haskell. Ed
ward Atkinson and others spoke. Strong
resolutions against imitation We're passed.
The sentiment of the meeting was well
expressed by the speakerS.'
Mr.. Gray said;
We will write upon our banners, nev.
er to re erased: The public faith: it must
and shall be preserved
Mr.. Haskell said the proposed Legislation
of Congress, still further debasing the
currency, in time of profound peace, in
defiance of every law of nnlitical economy