Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-03
Temporizing Politicians.


The times demand un5olGsh, unambitious,
patriotic men. The nation will not escape from
its dresent perils through the devices Of those
who are attempting to take advantage of the
disorder of the body polite to puff their old
nostrums into popular favor and popular use.
Men who are cndeayoring to ride on the cur
rent Of the fears Of the timd into position and
power, are not the men for this crisis. This,
however. IS a free government, and every one
who has a medicine, has a right to advertise it
with the usually modest recommendation, that
it is tho 50 only sure remedy for disunon.-
Those who are frightened out of their wits,
or never had any to loo, may make haste to in
vest in these quack spoaitics, an dose them
selves to death with tbse de3octions that were
compounded only to bring largo returns to their
inventors. We trust, however, for the safety
Of the Union, that these persons are not nu-
mcrous.
If the present condition Of affairs in the ma
ton were not so full Of portents Of evil, it
would be ludicrous in the extreme to see those
who have been for three or four years only half
and half in their politics, towering on the iii
yiding line between RepAblcanlsm aud pro-
slavery Democracy, a kind Of political half
breeds, Selling upon the present stormy time,
to puff themselves into consequence and gil
vanizo the sterile and dead maxims Of their p)-
ltlcal creed into a transient life and popularity
They suddenly assume consequence, ana put
Unconstitutional as hep1opA2tswho from the
organization Oh tie Republican party, lorotoll
the present alarming state of'tho Republic -
They now say that they neyo, have identified
themselves with the most characteristic meas.
ures and principles 81 the party, but have held
themselves prudently alo)l from its head-long
course, pretending 10 be with US, but really not
Of US, and though occasionally go ting for some
of our candidates, yet doing this only as a
choice Of evils, and not from any hearty appro.
val Of the men, or the principles they repre-
sentcd
Now We desire to say to these men that this
is not the day Of their resurrection, and they
may as well lie still and wait for Gabriel's
trump. IL they extract any comfort from lhoir
own concerted fancy that the preseu. stage Of
the patients disease has como from ncglcc,lng
their very valuable advice and assistance du-
ring the premonitory symptoms, W are will
ing they should hug that diffusion to their
hearts content. At the stmo time we take the
liberty Of telling these gentlemen, that while
we partially agree wish them in 81 ieying the
Republican party to be hoeausc Of the present
disorlorod state Of tho country. we disagree
with them utterly in seeing any Thing in the
course, or the principles, OF that party 10 be
rotracted or repen.od off, The Republican par.
ty are to blame for the treason Of South Caro-
lima, just as the Son Of man was to blame for
the disturbance caused by His driving the mon
cy changers out of tho Temple at Jerusalem -
Those who had made the Fathers house house
of merchandise and den of thieves, were Of
Tended, and sore displels3d There as robcll-
ion then among the thieves aud the comm ercial
men. And it was not to be expected that those
who have made cur National Government.
house of merchandise and den of thieves
would suffer themselves to be scourged out of
their possessions of corruption and power, with
out utterlng great words of wrath and threat
cning, And while we rcsrc, and dcplore the
reasonable dispositions of the irc-eaters, W. do
not propose, just at the present juncture, to
put ourselves under the leadership Of those
timcseryins politicians who, having taken lit
tie or no active part in the great battle for prin
pie just fought, now hurry forward and i'm
pudcntly ask Us to withdraw our forces from the
impregnablc position VIC occupy, and for the
sake of peace and commerce, give up the great
truths which were our watohwords during tho
contest, emblazoned on every flag we carried
through the campaign. We say, onoc for al,
tina, we shall do no such thing. This govern
ment needs purifying, and tho Republicans
mean to purify it. 1t is sadly in disorder and
we propose to set it in order. In all its de.
partmcntS it has been carried for away from the
wise, and prudent, and SAFE and free maxms Of
its founders, and is already among the rocl
and the breakers, and we intend te put the shin
about, restore it, II possible, to the eoure
marked out for it, by the wise men VINO launch.
cd the noble craft, and sail once more bv the
compass and the stars. And we shall not b,