Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-29
Let us Profit by Experience.

government or the people, for the purpose OF
fault-6nding, il would still be unwise 70 ioree'
the lessons, which ought to be burned INTO our
memories as he teachings Of the last year. that
we may avoid a repetition OF similar mistakes
in future And one OF the lessons wnich the
twelve months Just ended ought to teach us IS,
thai the country has suffered immensely, and the
war been delayed and prevented trom reaching
successful results by military partsAnship and
the lying, boasting, and misrepresentation that
have inevitably followed this partisan strife
among loyal men. Ia the newspapers" On The
hustngs, in Congress, in The Cahlr, N the
army, and almost in the pull pit, We nsge quar-
relied over the claims OF generals to distinction,
in the same temper and spirit, and with Tue
same INSCRIPTIONS use OF means, whieh W7s
characterized the blterest political campaigns
aud it is hardly going too far to say that many
honest men have lost sight OF the good Of sa-
nation in their partisan zeal, while many BAD
meu have taken advantage Of tile unseemly STRIFE
to DO the country and the cause infinite mischief
One OF the evil results Of such a state Of hing.
il the effort 10 misrepresent facts, - NAT they
may support or overthrow some genera n the
field. And here we believe tho newspapers
and especially the metropolitan press, ays done
the nation great damage To This emf Victories
have been heralded as defeats ana 1etsau have
been pronounced the greatest victories she
number OF troops 10 departments ia'e been
magniied, or deprecmted the forces =, lhs en-
envy have been reckoned on luc SANE siding
scale excuses ior delay lave been nyenIed
WHERE none existed, and where they III really
exist have been made to appear iu-aptAe4- 7le
-taeles Oh the one hand aud on the otter lana
aaye been ridieued as only the bugbtlgs u th"
ma gination and in one way Oh 'no.n1 nr
have managed to Keep up Ium 4M
among ourselves, that has almost .eu i, p lnA
there was but one way % -a,e the e.o1'rv 49,
mat was ouf particular way THAI - ue~.
20 TO victory with Mcclellan. 1r is. d al.
that we must conquer under Fremont. n.ta
III and between these clam1rets ani a,st-an,
LliF Country HAS H'tN Ntil N41
nave gone 10 WORK 70 suppress. tae ~ : .sruo.r
and gigantic rebellion tae world -y~f CIV. 81.
We would nave gone % Work 81 ts Pee,
dent OF the | nitsd state. and ,ae t,1--l Deoc-
Is tnlt at She end ot eighteen m1nt.' .Ht nt'ioa
IS Just beginning again a; tnr al lA'r.5 . f...
war, and calling 1900, O0o roop' p.I low
a rebellion lat ooud much better Ani .a-isl
II we would have agreed to have %. rave
been crushed nine months ago
From all this stern aud terrible ii.splns. .
discipline that mas been not only uo- o.usr .'r
us, but winch Will De iei by our cn.is.a. tui
our chidrens children, let Us learn a. east GIN,
lesson, lesson Tor the government, or ,ls army,
and Tor the people, thut the truth vi. n The
end serve US infinitely better than an7 n.,--el-
resentation, aud that war and politica! campaigns
cannot be prosecuted successfully in "a ~. gov.
ernmenI IL precisely the same way h.; a- ssot-
our Boosting over defeats as though ;Aey w,r
'corics, because our pet General happened 20 bee
IN command. Let US stop our prophecies ,hAt
the var vii be- successfully closed in thirty. sx-
" or ninety day. Lex o, remember mat W.
AZ lighting desperate enemy IS. san
-round, .nu isy ii, learn BY the .x,s. gu,s b.
,h- wear tua, the occupation ol ,la il taat
town ~ 'ry.aoe' 100, necessarily ana - Nal
taa' ,ae evacuation .! Bow Ing q, s1 tpum.
oo,, Cuuta, Manassas and loys.ora ave
decided oota!ng i'r ~ except the plV = u T.,
Territory esyn5 lie ret"l ARMIES .le- ).cl pi-0
hem 10 e3ntenuA;- anl light al lt,. points
Anl ma until the rsbtl army il i-,a-.l All SUD
-tsnNaliY destroyed ws cannot nave re, -1cept
9Th separation We may a. vel ,o1 these
truths in the aer frs, as last. ior ~ ,la,, nave
to meet them in the ond And. herea,t. lei ~
wage this war not tor the military success, u tbe
or that ehleitsln, or for the establishment OF
this or that policy let US not coniu'; hawai-
thai we may be called the most uasls.n n)u.
or the most rigorous nation on the ia-' 1t jAe
earth in the treatment oi treason. But ,ot ~
fight to win and let the touchstone OF m.r'
hereafter be success And when We have an-
swered this new call for 300, 600 troops, and
placed at the disposal OF the government all It
asks, let the people demand of the government
then that the army BE- used speedily, aud under
the best military genius that the country can tar.
nlsh, in striking quick, sharp and decisive blow.
against treason , Tor it is thus, and, "a extern
ence has taught us, only thus, tina, this ysle,lpn
can be put down.
PEHsoNAL.-We are pleased to notice "a n,
Union ticket In Orange County THE 7ees ih-
name OF j. K. CLgAvELAsD, Of BrookheId. a,
candidate Tor Judge of Probate in tho Randolph
District Ma CIkAYEIANn has been The nnmnn.