The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-08-24

merchandise, and last of all Virginia and MIS-
souri, are appropriated for battle-grounds. lhi'
much treason has done, but its ultimate obJec'
of giving to the nations Of the earth the pene'
fits of a free, enlightened, liberal Chr'sf'a"
Government is not yet perfected. AS yet, Vir'
ginia and Missouri are the sole recipients o.
these benefits.
Cursing and forslking everything save thell
everlasting " chattals," Missouri traitors hunt
ed night and day for some short cut to Dixie
They tried the people in Convention, but that
august and loyal body with one tremendous
squelch crushed all their plans Next, they
sought the Legislature and His Excellency,
Gov. jackson, where they so far succeeded as
to get a very polite ordinance of secession
passed in the shape of {" Military Act,' doing
away with the oath to support the Constltu'
ton of the United States, and compelling citi-
zens to become soldiers under Jackson and his
marshals, or pay $50 into the secession exche-
quer. This Act began to take effect from its
passage-treason gained couragc-Camp Jack
son was formed, and its avenues christened at
ter Davis, Beauregard, Yancey and Others, thus
locating the highways of rebellion--arms and
ammunition were furnished, and the camp gar
risoned with a full Regiment Of Rebels to learn
tactics, and for other purposes. just then
Capt Lyon wheeled into the encampment on
business for Uncle Samuel, and confscated the
whole concern, Military Act and all. Well,
that hole was closed up and Theoretically sealed
1t was no feint, g tactics - were forgotten, and
most of the Rebels felt as if there was vacuum
created extending from their eyes to their
heels
Then came the Z" armed neutrality" dodge,
the rush upon the banks for a State loan, and
the Selling of the school fund to purchase nus
kets and powder for maintaining " a strict neu
trality.' 1t soon, however, leaked out that
this pompous and clustering fellow, EARNED
neutrality" was only the next friend of naked
treason what treason could not conveniently
steal, " neutrality could easily smuggle. But
how and where could the arms be had? With
such a character as this, I" neutrality - would
be poor army agent in the loyal States, and
without arms it could do no extraordinary scrv-
ice for the cause it had espoused. So ii failed.
Finally, G. Fox jackson, late Gov. jackson,
having obtained at Bonneville celebrity for
more speed than bottom, is posted off to Seces-
STA to beg and pray Uncle Dixie to come and
take Missouri. Dixie, however, and his corps
darmee, was already on the march to the
s. strict neutrality" district to transact little
business on their own hook. They Dixie and
his men) wanted battle ground, lead, iron,
forges and few other notions. The Governor
only wanted soldiers, cannons, and protection
for himself and his oppressed people" So
between the two, Dixie and the Governor, the
State of Missouri is in u very fair way to get
all she wants-of treason.
From thirty to forty thousand Rebels, and
perhaps more, under desperate leaders and cap
.ains have now taken formal possession of the
State and made it the seat of war in the West
The bloody ground where treason is to conquer
'r be conquered. They could no. have selected
better field for their purposes. Iron, lead
'orn and meat abound there. Behind there is
reserve force--an Indian ally of one hundred
md sirty thousand Creek, Cherokee, CAoctaw,
Seminole, Teras, OsGge, A,rappahoe end Ne,o
he1'co Indian wafriorS and 6rares most of
which nations have and all of them NAV and
probably will declare their allegiance to the
States. East of the Mississippi
his ally could not have been depended upon.
'as to Missouri and Arkansas, their old hunt
ns grounds, they could quickly come. We
aTtany then arc warranted in surmi ing, if
ot balieYing, that these Indians are also traitors.
We see now how far treason has progressed
n Missouri, and why that State is to be the
attlo-ground We see it clearly, but Will. q
trong Union element within her borders and 4
'a''o" to protect her, her treason must be
rushed and her allies destroyed. True, the
Jar may desolate her lands, lay waste her cities
nd destroy her homes, but Missouri will never
conquered by her own or others treason,