Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-06-14

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military trust. Every Administration
does that in some degree-as the public
service demands. All such officers have
particular line Of official duty to fill,
and they have their orders, and are eX-
pected TO obey them-and, if honorable
men, they do obey them. Military men
especially, Of divers political afiini;ies,
have always been in the service Of the
Government, and never till this our day
was it thought possible that military or
naval officer could betray the sacred Of
fetal trust placed in his hands without
bringing the blackness of everlasting in
fanny on his name. In our day, and our
country, with bitterest sorrow are loyal
Americans obliged TO own it, is seen the
Recommendation before in the
worlds history.-of military and naval
officers in throngs tramplng on their oaths
and their honor, betraying the vessel and
forts entrusted to them to fragrant rebels
against the Government and joining heart
and hand with them TO make war upon it,
glorying in their own dishonor, and open
y receiving the plaudits of thousands as
shamelessly guilty as themselves. We
thank God that this wholesale treachery
to official obligations finds no countenance
in the free States among decent men of
any political party. One military traitor,
Benedict Arnold, is enough for New
England history, to the end of the world.
And he was Stunned till life end like a
leprous dog by every man who had a
spark Of honor in his bosom, even by those
who expected to profit by his treason.
The Times says the men opposing the
Union Convention tasks Democrats to
come the whole distance between US, and
10 stand under the Republican colors, and
then they will graciously permit them to
serve under them" We know of nobody
who asks for anything of the sort. We
certainly do not wish any man TO Join the
Republican organization if he does not
believe in Republican principles. The
Republicans can do great deal better
without them than with them. Let Dem
ocrats adhere TO their organization, NOM
mate their favorites for office, denounce
in their resolutions "aboltionists and
black Republicans" as the chief cause of
all the national troubles as earnestly as
ever IF they still jeiieee So and in re-
ference to the rebellion say there is no
.ustifying ground for it, and that they
will join heart and hand with all loyal
men under either a republican or a dem
ocratc administration, to put it down.
Let the Republicans adhere to their or
ganization also, and nominate their cfli-
GERS accordingly, and while they charge
the rebellion upon the attempt of southern
politicians to destroy the government
which they see they can no longer man
age for the interest of Shareholders, and
are thankful that they have a strong and
reliable Republican administration to car
ry the nation through its trials, let them
also say that they will stand shoulder 10 !
shoulder with all loyal and patriotic men |
no matter Of what party-in the work
IF rcscuing the noblest government in the
world from the destruction which traitors
would bring upon it. That is the straight
forward and manly course for bojh par
ies-the only course which honorable
men, who Jeljere in the principles they
profess, ought to think Of pursuing.
The notion of the Times that both po-
itical organizations can be laid aside, all
of distinguishing political
sentiments avoided, every thing kept out
IF sight except that all are ready to do
what they can to put down rebellion,
nothing dore but to make a satisfactory
division of civil offices between such re.
Dubicans and democrats as are aspirants
or them, and that whenever an occasion
shall arise for a more earnest discussion
If lines Of public policy than is just now
allied for within the first three months
If new administration, the people can
III at once diverge from their temporary
entire, and re-combine and re-organize
nd go on with ease and promptitude in
heir former spheres of action, is falla-
ious in the extremes contrary TO the
Experience of mankind and the obvious
ictates Of common sense.
There would be one palpable result of
he operation and that would soon be
cached. There would be a great demor-
HsatiO" Of the Republican Party. Many
'ould lose sight of essential differences
f political sentiment in the support of
1en well known TO differ entirely in most
Important political doctrines; political
ricksters would at once set their wits at
FORK to try what they could make out of |
he confusion for themselves, if not this :