Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-10-04
THE CROAkE RS.

Three months more Of the same sort gives sue
cess 10 the rebellion fxes the separation Of the
Union and enables the 1t be'S 70 take out all the
border slave States whether their people consent
or not-with Washington thrown In, and dis
honorable peace nade Oh such terms IS the chief
conspiTatoIs may dictate"
The atcve from the Springfield Repu5 ,oan
is IL substance what eau be und any day, |
in papers Of irfuence, Y heard from the |
lips of some meu-intciigeut men tom |
both city and country. SIch cTinions-we
care not who utter tLen-4Ia most PERM
cious in their influence. We doubt whether,
il one instance out Of fifty, those who say 50
at heart believe their own language. If they
do, 50 much the more shame 10 their man
hood AID their patriotism. We suppose
that in many cases such assertions are hasti-
ly thrown out without regard to any effect
but merely as an expression Of vex4tion On
the part OF those who utter them, because
some things in our military aff4irs have gone
wroEg-or have not come up the mark of
their hopes and wishes. Others, we doubt
not, imagine that by such talk the Ad-
ministration will be stirred up to more yisor.
and the people will be made more enthusias
tic and eager 10 enlist. As for the Admin
istrauon, we opine that the immense labor
On their hands leaves them little time To
study newspapers, and We see nothing II ia
dicaie that the scope Of their vision Is lin
tied to the next three months, however AT.
fairs go--or even to the next three years Is
for the people, so far a. such remarks mia
ence them at all, they dispnit them. \
good cause was never aided by croaking
about it. One croaking friend will Do more
harm than fifty rabid enemies. \ calm
statement of difficulties and dangers. esre-
cIally when connected with stimulus 10
higher effort and to az unfinching determin-
alton to yield to 10 Obstacles, and to gain
fresh energy from every disaster, is very well:
but evil forebodings, "a talk of succumlin
TO difficulties, has the direct effect to weaker
the nervous energy and slacken exertion.
We wish those who are ready to faint be
cause the Government has not been able
beat down at every point during the last five
months, rebellion Of such extent and Ire,
paTahon as that which is now in arns.-be.
cause victory has has rot been with the n.
nghNl army without Interrupti3n,- becaus,
there are delays which they do not under
stand. in the gathering, equipment. dis
CT lne and movements Of armies OF fir.
Gn1 hundreds Of oDsdnds,-hccause Al! n,
rebl batteries have not been sil5nced, all III.
traitors detected and imprisoned. all the req.
t-r-itory ovcrrun ana all re5ri armies de...-
ed within les than half year,-woaI Sc,
themselves to fresh study Of history. The,
need not &c farther back than from l775 T.
1888, nor OUTSIDE Of our own country, t. ce
s0''e lessons which would do them gool.-
Talk OF giving up the contest of yjeldjnc :
Government OF our country t. the reb.ls--,
surreLuerIng the liberties Of twenty million.
OF people TO the attacks # third as mas,
robbers.-of consenting to verify by our owr
shameful poltroonery TIE insulting assertion,
tnat the Northerners are ft only to be ruled
by S)utherners, that Free institutions bay,
proved a failure, that tie only sure govern
ment in this country is TO be one of slavehald
ers,--if d few months more shall bring ] i.li
where We would have victories Suc3 lam
guage Is simply shameful. No, The word
OF every lover OF his country's honor anc
prosperity, Of humanity and liberty,of ever,
one no possesses a spark Of manhood az,
-se, should he directly contrary to ti8,
i-snouij be : 40 matter how many arn,i..
RE deieat-d-no matter how many twl.
AMI cisiss are 5urnel-uo matter what ",
a. called TO sAcr'tise our cause is a lust one.
noble enc, a pariot.c one the worl,
never had one more 50. Ii need be we Will
s D. sc and all, u the end Of our live. ana
leas. ne fight t our ch ildren and again f,
their children. In this cAuee we know n,
such wcrd AS fai', and W viii never hear OF
such word, but 70 rebIle the one who ut.
tps it