ted to fresh endeavor.

Running through these papers, we find everywhere evidences of the
intense loyalty of this gifted woman, and also of the deep and equally
outspoken scorn with which she regarded every evidence of treasonable
opinion, or of sympathy with secession, on the part of army leaders, or
the civil authorities. The reader will remember the repulse experienced
in the winter of 1861-2, by the Hutchinsons, those sweet singers, whose
"voices have ever been heard chanting the songs of Freedom--always
lifted in harmonious accord in support of every good and noble cause."
Mrs. Livermore's spirit was stirred by the story of their wrongs, and
thus in keenest sarcasm, she gave utterance to her scorn of this weak
and foolish deed of military tyrants encamping a winter through, before
empty forts and Quaker guns, while they ventured only to make war upon
girls: "While the whole country has been waiting in breathless suspense
for six months, each one of which has seemed an eternity to the loyal
people of the North, for the 'grand forward movement' of the army, which
is to cut the Gordian knot of the rebellion, and perform unspeakable
prodigies, not lawful for man to utter, a backward movement has been
executed on the banks of the Potomac, by the valiant commanders there
stationed, for which none of us were prepared. No person, even though
his imagination possessed a seven-leagued-boot-power of travel, could
have anticipated the last great exploit of our generals, whose energies
thus far, have been devoted to the achieving of a 'masterly inactivity.'
The 'forward movement' has receded and receded, like the cup of
Tantalus, but the backward movement came suddenly upon us, like a thief
in the night."

"The Hutchinson family, than whom no sweeter songsters gladden this
sorrow-darkened world, have been singing in Washington, to the
President, and to immense audiences, everywhere giving unmixed delight.
Week before last they obtained a pass to the camps the other side of the
Potomac, with the laudable purpose of spending a month among them,
cheering the hearts of the soldiers, and enlivening the monotonous and
barren camp life with their sweet melody. But they ventured to sing a
patriotic song--a beautiful song of Whittier's, which gave offense to a
few semi-secessionists among the officers of the army, for which they
were severely reprimanded by Generals Franklin and Kearny, their pass
revoked by General McClellan, and they