The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-11-05
Tie Harvest is Past, the Summer is Ended

IT. has ROW hyct, Within II few day. %! seven
"ao'Dhs since til" present rebellion commenced
=" slolcntiy Aggressive work agaiu.t Tie gencr
~ government by opening fire from rebel bar
'rrie5 upon Fort Sumter, During all that pc
riod jhe government tas met no rebuff in It's
eicln;,n}s uron thc loyal States for m0noy ard
rncr, but every rcqnbitirn made Las been
'nct in & spirit OF generous patriotism that ha,
,rudgel nothing in defence Of the Republic.
Many weeks aga Secretary Seward made n
atatC mcnt to some o' his friends and neighbors
which. If taken literally. would have made the
Fcdcir. force ;hc Potomac at that time rear
~ 500 900 mcH Il is probable, however, there
Nas then lot more than $50, oO0 effective men
in Virginia ana about Washington Thi- how
'ysr l., q pretty large arIuy, and has been large
IS Increased since by tho moving forward of
f'y2ts frlm all the North Eastern States. lcr-
mont a!2nc having more than doubled her force
IN t'le field. This army although not perfectly
equipped in every respect. il YET, according to
she statement Of Mr.. Russell tho London Times
correspondent, who has seen the finest armies of
Europe, the best appointed and furnished army
that WAS ever set in the field. In port of
numbers it is quite doubtful whether tho army
soi tic Potomac will ever be in better c,!iti q,
for active operations than now, though in p,iuv
80! discipline and effectiveness. # it can be kens
at its Present plumbers. it will ha much stronger,
six months from niw than at le,;ant.
The harvest is past the SUMNER il ended, and
che country is not yet saved. The telegram,
has brought Us. AZ the weeks and months since
July 2ls', have woTu sIowly away tho stcrotyr-
rd news that 81 is 1'.ic! On the Potomac. va
rci however occasionally with the intelligence
ri the disaster at Balls Blult, and the closing
vi sac Potomac in thc vicinity Of Aouia Creek
Fin" country has waited and waited patiently
f'r the Union army t. he 90. into condition
70 d. something toward putting down the re-
hcllijr. But Us winter begins to draw close
rIlo" MS. and We get word from the South tina t
'hc soads will soon hs exceedingly bad in Vir-
Gln;'. and the transportation Of baggage and
1r,o.:, and especially oE heavy artillery be dif-
fnuIt, and in some sections next to impossible
1t is not easy to suppress the apprehension that
May will find our armies where October haa
"cft them. still on the hanks Of the Potomac.
We know that military men and unmiIitary
,nen in power, BAY that thi. IL nonc of the bust
ness Of the lay civilians, and especially of tn,
Press of the Country, that they have moth
ing 30 do with the conduct 0f the war, OF tn,
movement of the troops. thai their only bust
ness is either silence, or unqualified praise of thu
orders from headquarters. 1t is barely possible
however, that they have another duty in "a Dem
ocr,.tic Government, and that is to advise thu
rulers Of the wishes and opinions Of the ~ ople
And certainly in Vermont, at least, we belicv
the people are now ready to have l"e rebellion
put down. Tncy are quite willing it shoald b
put down by the strong urn. They don't car
for aany more proclamations or manilcatocs
hut they begin to look for wo-k with sword an
ssyonct. Tncy are anxious that the war SHOULD
s,c brought home TO the doors of the Rebels
They think the firing has been confined to thos
"n picket duty long enough ,-aud--to use
parliamentary forn' of Npre-sion-Vcrmon {