The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-25
The Springs Of Action on our Side.

Inc impeding motives OF Cne present uhpaf-
alleled general uprising at the North are neither
lew nor weak, but many and ?o"ertul. They
arise, indeed, out Of 4 combination OF the
strongest interests and feelings which ever in
cited a mingled human society to action, rapidly
assimilatng and forming Que Of those great mo-
tive powers required to stir Nation. 1t Is u
marvel now to discover, as we have since the
present outbreak what diverse and mighty in
tercsts,-,what patriotic hopes for the political
improvement of Nations, to grow out Of our
example, and what Christian aspirations for tho
greater m)ra elevation of mankind, to be eff
tected by the nstrumentalitics our Country can
only supply, have been made to cluster round
the Const'tu ton and the Union. The crisis has
disclosed what we may have before sometimes
preached as an abstraction, but what we never
before realized. AS we behold the capitalist
throwing out, perhaps, half his boarded thou
sands for the cause We are, at first, greatly sur
prised that he should be found dung such an
unwonted action. A second thought, however
apprlses us that his eagle eye sees the whole
he has given half of his to save the rest We
Zee the statesman crying aloud with the energy
of dispair, giving lr ely of his means, if he has
any, if not rushing into the ranks of those on
the move for the rescue, and the same cnquirlng
thought is suggested. We enquire wherefore
such deep concern, and We find he sees, with
startling cearn ess the certain and inevitable
results Of the political monstrosites of Secession
one moment, a,lmitted-he tells us if State
can secede, so can county of State--if Il
county, so town, and if town, SO school
district, which would end in filling the land
with thousand independent, clashlug govern
mental organizations, unavoidably to become
thu sport, first Of desolating civil wars, and then
OF general anarchy or military despolism. And
when we see him acting under such Convictions
we no longer wonder at the earnestness of his
efforts nor the extent of his sacrifices The
moralisl and Christian sees in the monstrous
doctrines which the rebellious Confederacy have
alopted, and, through their reckless ninions
carried out in practice, IA perversion of moral
and Christian principle, which, if permitted to
obtain foothold even in neighboring Gov
crnment, would lead to the destruction of all
that is good and sacred in society and they,
too, knowing no sacrifices too great to be made
for the immense sta Ike at issue, are found eagerly
rushing forward with the rest to break down
and blot from the face of the land the deadly
Upas OF Secession.
And SO it is with all intelligent ctizens-al
classes of business men--all trades-all profess
sons-and all ranks and grades composing the
social and civil fabrics of Northern society.-
They all see, with clearness of vision that
leaves no room for a doubt or hesitation, tina t
all their great respective interests, all the prin-
ciples they respectively most cherish, and finally,
all on which they have to depend in pursuing
the objects Of life, if not life itself are involved
in the inolnentous struggle.
And therefore it is that We l,o!!ud . ..,9~s-
ment at this time, the unanimity and strength
Of which We're never before witnessed IN the Yves
tern world, aud IA movement combining a moral
and physical power which will move irresis,i-
bly, onward, bearing down before it and grind
ing to powder all opposing obstacles till the end
be reached and the great object accomplished.
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The news of Col E.Isworths death creates
the. most profound grief throughout com
munity. Flags are lowered to half-mast, and
the Post-ofice is draI ed in black Grief rests
upon the face of every citizen, and stern d :
termination tt a. his assassination shall be fea.
f.lly avenged is manifest in all countenances.
Woe. woe, to Alexandra ''''