The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-04-19
From the Boston Post.
Massachusetts and the Union.

The beginning of the end of the deplorable
loss OF the old fraternity. was seen yesterday
in our streets, as the successive corps Of the
Massachusetts quota of troops came out from
their homes at the call of Country, to do duty
in her behalf May good Providence save
the dire necessity Of levelllng the deadly stroke !!
But if it be not go ordered, the past Of the an
cestry Of these representatives Of the State,
warrant the belief that they will do their duty.
They are citizen soldiers. The old world has
not money enough to purchase their service,
and nothing but the cause of Republican gov
ernmept could command it now. Side by side
will stand, not only tie like representatives of
tho NorIh the East and the West, but, let US
hope on to the last also of the men of the
North G roina that against the foreigner.
loomed 20 grandly up in her Mecklinburg Dec
laration of independence. Of that great and
growing Stare, Missouri, Of the Stato where
sleeps the Mighty of the Hermitage, Of the
State that gave Clay and Crlttenden to the
Country, and Of the great land Of Virginia
Let us hope that The Farewell Union in junction
OF Washington still has power In il to summon
tho South as well as the North to the work of
preserving the worlds best hope, our RepubI-
can Government
| This ls the cause tba. tho march Of events
has created to preserve "a Government, not to
war on u people; to sustain the supremacy of
| law, not to wreak forth the hell of revenge
The patriotic will now do needed work to
irown upon what tends 10 aggravate the calam-
ity that is upon US; the taunt, the hard
words, tho whole catalogue of u hangman's vo-
cabulaiy; for its use only disgraces good
cause. Let the physical force that now ranges
itself on the side of the LAW be worthy repre-.
sentative of that calm repose that is beGtting q
people conscious of position and conscious Of
power to maintain it. If there bs q cause
which the Intelligent and liberal throughout
the world, which good angels and Almighty
God, it might be presumed, would bless, it
would seem to be that of preserving such a her
tage Of Repu blcan Government at was trans
mitted by the heroes and sagcs OF the American
Revolution such Government as that Of these
United States What individual has this Gov
ernment oppressed? What State has it injured?
What domestic interest has it net benefited
And then to think of what the American Union
has done thel shall 90 sounding down the
stream c' time as long as the sun alias n5o,,.
sbal! endure 1t is to preserve this that now
such an army as men never saw are rallying at
the call of the law
is seems aE though humanity the world over
had . right &c demand the preservation OF Gov
ernmci.. here Us ts last hope. To do this,
Massachusetts and sister States are now gather
ing in arms ; not to oppress single individual.
but to protect I'LL Individuals not to war en- a
State, but to protect all the states; not TO lay
waste, but to preserve: not to lay hands on a
single citizen who submits to the law which he
has made No! no Kinde not the fires Of
hatred agaln,, an; portion Of our noble laNl
go not forth against the descendants of Mari !
on, a Suupter, and a crowd of glorious names,
with any other feeling than that oi duty, nd |
to preserve nationality that blesses all inter |
ests by giving them the priceless boon of seou-
Iity from domestic violence and foreign insult !
Massachusetts, in such spirit, commonds her
precious citizen sodiery to the cure Of tho Con-
stitutoral authorities of the nation. Il is
their duty to join to them a force so mighty
that disaster shall bo an inpossibiity. If there
he nearing in the unparalleled uprising Of the
Union elomcnt, it Gays this TO tho men in pow
er, III this solemn crisis, or it says nothing
The world never saw, to get down to the r0Ot of
the matter, a physical force 30 giant like as lays
dormant in tho bone and nusclo-the intelli-
gence and patriotism Of this nation. Let tho
authorities summon it forth 1t is mercy to do
lt--wth no stinted measure. Aud when its
hand is thus fairly raised, for the sake Of cd
memories, for the sake Of the near and dear in
tertwinings Of affection that unite families over
our whole land, for the sake Of humanity, let
the Olive Branch be once more rendered IN the
utmost spirit of forbearanee that dignity and
self preservation will permit If it be possible
let the bitter cup yet be passed. II it BE- posi-
bic, let not tho suspended Swcrd drop and cut
our land in twain But let the priceless boon
of Peace with all her train of blessings. a thou
sand times more lovely now they are departing,
be once more the crowning glory of the country