The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-05
Six Months.

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flag and faithful garrison in Fort Sumner
which awokc a nation t, its ptlll. It was Il
memorable day for Americans, and these who
experienced its anxious hoars will hand down
to their children a story when has nc paral-
lei in history.
/ A short half year has passed since thcn.-'
The / lth of April found tho nation utterly
and pitably disarned, and our crafty enemies
armed at all points. The consplrators mad
diligently used their great opportunities. Inc
sworn servants Of the nation had robbed It's
arsenals of 100000 muskets, its treasury OF
six million dollars; had dispersed our navy
and the most faithful among its officers on
officers or the most distant seas had sent Our
small army to the farthcst frontier lines ; had
placed the most important military posts III
the hands OF traitors like Twiggs They had
deliberately destroyed our credit abroad and
at home and having in every way tied the
people hand and foot, these audacious arlsto-
Gratis proceeded to revenge themselves for their
t first political defeat They believed them
selves secure; they had prepared their masked
batteries they behcld already 20 coo 600 of
people sueekIy submitting to $40 600 pam.
pcred, labor.hating aristocrats They played
a great game and have lost it.
Let us review the months which have passed
since the day of Sumter, and see what We have
done. Six months ago We had not seven hun.
drcd soldiers within the reach of 4 delenselesa
capital. To-day We have probably two hun.
bred thousand armed men on the line Of the
Potomac and another hg:udrcd thousand in
he West Six months ago we had net arms to
put into the hands OF seventy.tiye thousand
volunteers to-day VIC have mnsketa, cannon,
every supply in abundance for four times the
number SIX months ago VIC coull neither
feed nor move Az army Of five thousand men;
today every department Of cur vas; military
orga' izaton is oompetcoi and We can make
war across he continent Six months ago we
had 10. dozen ships Of war at hand to-day
We nua.bcr err navy by the hundred, and are
guarding coast line Of yuorc ,llan tto iho,.-
sand miles.
S!>. month aso the Government could
scarcc!y borrow IL .oa huudred thousands a
twelve per cent. +; to.lay twelve millions Of
people lend it fifty millions 81 dollars at par
Six months ago the quostian was whether the
people would support the Government; TO day
the only question is whether the Government
will supper; the people,
1t is no Shght wor,; to have done In xix
months. An array Of three hundred thou
sand nca is formed, orraniM d, drilled com.
n>aary, supply, transportation and hospital
stores arc prepared and collected 10 the vast
quantiie: requir2d aII departments arc sys-
scmatilcd and people il! now cnriouxIy ig-
norant OF war. Iooks with just pride upon la.
! bors which tho most war'ikc nation Of Eurore
has ncy2r achieved in the saT, short time.
LA tnos2 xix ogcn,fg, monih, there have
been many day OF deep iisoourag rncat--al
most Of despair, days like sha: Of Bull Ran.
when our womea wept sitter tears Of shame
at the disgrace @! their sous ana brothers :;
days when ethcien: treason looked triumph
antly down upon helpless loyalty, The peo-
pie have been impatient, % ID sometimes H.
judging. They have rasbIy condemned, and
as rashly praised. They have demanded
impossibiitics and rejoced over trivai,ies.--
Because hours seemed days, We have lock ed
to zee a years work done in a mouth and as
fault finding needs even less Judgment than
Indlscrimnatc praise: We need not wonder
that trivial losses have been magnifed into
disastrous defeats, while haf.succcsscs have
made heroes whose fa'oc will scarce outlvc
the first frost.
But whatever errors Of judgment there may
have been, the American people may say
proudly that they have been guilty OF no
faults OF temper: the. have no, turned the r
back upon the plow, and the disgra ceful 'al-
use Of the white feather party proves how lew
arc the towards and traitor. amoog rs.
Looking back and surveying the fold of to-
day. We find reason only for pride and encour.
agement. Dor prerarations--nc necessarily on
scale as vast az tho continent arc at last
nearly completed the complex and Few ma.
cl,inery of our great armies works smoothly
we have cvca achieved il lew months what
ENGLAND did not manage in double the time
We have the right man ia the right place and
| tue nation feels confident tina, those to whom,
Its most imporiont interests and the lives 0.
its soldiers are entrusted, are capable, faith
full and energetic
Tn the events OF the hext SIX moaths We
may, therefore look forward with duly bright.
D ening hopes, and c'c the anniversary OF the
fall of Sumter VIC have Ugh, TO expect te
sec that flag again waving over the lortrcs,
and the bay Of Charleston. which 'herc sui
e fered its first humiliation.
We notice from tie .j"vrna! that Mr.. prLsrs
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