The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-09
From the Christian Messenger
" Let Us Alone"

When the LORD Jesus ChrlsJ was upon
..r,S the devils were alarmed lest they
,bo.ld be disturbed by him. They said, Let
&c alone, what have we to do with thee, thou
1o,,s If Nazareth This is the usual Ian
IMAGE Of those who love sin and desire to con-
tinno in their sinful course. Thcy say to the
g,;rit If God, and all those who would warn
,6em Of approaching ruin Let us alone.-
r5i4 js the language used by the leaders in
tbie S)uthcra rebellion. The last Western
christian Adyocate thus refers to this cry Of
Southern rebels
The Right Reverend Major.Genera Bish.
a., Leonidas Polk, d. D., is just now giving
the world some interesting examples of the
'pt.a)oDe policy Of the Confederate States.
Hc has invaded the State Of Kentucky from
Tennessee, and taken possession of several
towns situated on the Mississippi River The
legislature of kentucky requested the Right
Reverend Major-General to withdraw the
yecel troops from these towns but Gov Ma
cofin, who is anxious to plunge the State in.
10 secession, vetoed the bill Of the Legislature
ghereupon the Legislature passed the bill by
such overwhelming majorities in both houses
IS 10 make it law in spite of the trcachely of
MagofHn. The Governor was therefore COM
pelle4 to require the removal OF rebel troops
from kenlncky. But the commanding Bish.
op refused to withdraw the troops. The
Legislature appointed Commissioners to in
form the Bishop OF the wishes OF the Legisla-
tpre. 70 the Commissioners his reverence re-
turns the firm answer that he will not remove
the troops unless the Legislature of Kentucky
vii! require the lemoval of those Federal
troops from the State, which had taken pos
session of Columbus after the Tennessee in
Yasion This the kentucky Legislature refu.
SEES to do Does not this beautifully exemp
Hfy the dccIarasion Of tic traitors, that all
hev want is to be let alone? Every effort
has been made by Magothn, Breckenridge,
and other sympathlzers with the Southern
treason, to drag Kentuck ~ out of the Union,
but on three several occasions the people have
declared for the Union at the ballot box
Seeing the State would not 60 out herself,
Jeff. Davis and Bishop Polk are determined
to d1ive her ont. Yet all they want is to be
let alone In like manner they have invaded
Missouri, all the time crying, Let US alone
All We want is to be let alone
We shall begin to understand after awhile
the new meaning which this rebellion gives to
words and phrases. When JEFF. Davis 81
Co., declare that they want peace--that all
they want is to be let alone, VIC are to under
tand thsm as expressing the ear nest wish
that they may be permitted, without moesta-
alton, to steal, rob, murder, burn, and destroy
to hei. hearts content. If they wish to
invade an unofending State, murder the
inhabitants, and carry off their property, why
shoalA they not be let alone Ifthey choose
10 SO weaken railroad bridge, as to destroy
men, women, and children indiscrimnately,
and then cooIly say, All we ask is to he let
alone, who can be SO cruel and hard hearted
AS to refuse their request? If they set them
selves deliberately to break up the Govern
meat of the United States, and thus blast the
bright hopes of millions of our race, not only
on this continent but on every continent of the
globe, should they not be let alone? Our
fathers fought for liberty; the Declaration OF
Independence was declaration for freedom.
Our Constitution was formed for the protecs
ton OF liberty but if a minority of the peoa
pie, Intoxicated by the spirit of slavery,
choose to reverse all this, fall down and vor-
ship the god Of bondage and drive liberty from
the continent, why should tAoy not be let
alone Robbers, thieves, burglars, murder
erS, OF all classes have a remarkably strong
de:Ac to be let alone To arrest them is
loe'cao@, to imprison or otherwise punish
them is suJJugation-words that CRATE on the
ears OF villains. Why should they not be let
alone ?