The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-07
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN, OCT. 7, 1861

no doubt remnant Of the old allies Of th'
Slave Power, scattered here and there through
the North, lave yet 50 much Of their old love
for the system which has helped them in time
past, that they would hesitate a great while
about sending blow home to the heart of re
bellion if they supposed that in order to do it
they must destroy also the lif, Of their former
friend and brother, the Slave Power. The
shareholders, who are tho life and strength and
all there IS OF rebellion, have only t. interpost
their system between themselves and the attacks
of these so-called loyal men, and they at once
throw up the muzzles Of their guns, and let re-
bellion succeed rather than bring Slavery tc
harm. But the few who are influenced by such
consdcrat 'ons are of little account, and il the
Government should pursue straig htforward
course, showing Slavery no mercy and no ia
yors, they would soon sink into utter insignifi-
canoe
There are others, and unquestonably large
and RESPECTABLE number Of the loyal men of the
Country, who are apprehensve of the bad eff
feet OF such policy as Fremont inaugurated
upon the loyal shareholders in Missouri, Ken
lucky, Maryland, and even among the seeded
States. But why should they have such appre-
tensions ! The Pathfnder's proclamation only
contiscated the Slave property Of Rebels-of
those who were actively aiding the rebellion
1t did not affect the Slaves of loyal men, or
even of neutral men, if there can be such q
man. And is it too severe punishment to
take from Il Rebel his property? And beca use
the Government adopts policy so rigorous as
that, is there danger that loyal men will turn
Rebels If there is such danger, we submit
that the loyalty that is SO near akin to treason.
Is not worth purchasing at any price, and will
prove delusion in the end. Have we forgotten
the arguments used all last winter in certain
quarters against coercion, urging compromise
and cancellation as the only method of saving
the border States And cannot we yet see that
from frs, to last the rebellion has gained and
the Government lost ground, as the result of all
euch milk and-water counsels
But the present war upon treason is not war
for emancipation Of slavery or the abolition of
slavery. But it is Il war against treason and
rebellion of the most wicked and gigantic char
'cter. A we ask or expect in the progress of
It is that the Government shall not spare slave
y, or take particular paius to exercise any
greater clemency in dealing with it than in
iealing with any other phase Of the rebellion.
let us strip the subject of Slavery of all the
'oors, either bright or dark, with which our
oast political afhnities have clothed it, get rid
VI the idea that we must deal tenderly with
raitors and shoot blank cartridges at them on
account of their constitutional rights, and meet
he rebellion in all its terrific proportions face
% face. Then if there is weak place in its
rmor, where blow will tell most surely. and
ind its way most speedily to the life blood of
'eason, let the blow be sent home, no matter
whether the heart of Slavery is pierced CT not
md God nerve the arm that gives the stroke.