The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-15

Of Mr.. Cameron from the War Department,
the ". Y World says:
1t will be construed BY the country as indi-
GANG the firm purpose OF the President to ad-
here TO The conservative policy he mas SO repeat
edy avowei, and thus far consistently maln-
tanned, relative to The object CT the war.
The y. Y. Times says:
Mr. Cameron, representing in the Cabinet
the LEAST radical u al the loyal Sta;eS has from
the frs been satisfied OF the identity ut the re-
bellion with Slavery, ana has been persuaded
that The suppression Of both Is essential TO the
restoration OF the Union and the tntar9 peace
Of the Republic These views he h2s lost no
Occasion OF advocating. lie has embodied them
IN his instructions 70 cC,nlnand:ag CIncefs, anu
1t IL well known that u clause ia WHICH they
found practical application was, by the lnme-
date Influence OF the President, cxpunged from
the Annual Report submitted in December -
That he should sacrifice his views, or that q
Cabinet could COhere with such radical diner
ences OF opinion Was not TO be expected. MIR.
Lincoln, born in & slayehoiding community, and
familiar With the institution, believes that It
may be perpetuated without hazard 10 the I'm
ion. lie considers tie Border States entitled TO
every possible guarantee Ter the Industrial sys-
TEN they have inherited, and is willing to test
tie possibility 0! restoring the status IN quo
with the least possible disturbance TO the inter-
e.ts Of those States. Bot Mr.. Cameron saw in
Slavery the root of all difficulty. He regarCc ed
National restoration as impossible, unni the
Shareholders had been compelled 10 retire to that
subordinate place TO which alone their made
quate scheme entitled them ; AMI lie doubted
the pToprlety OF prosecuting the war without
striking some eitec i've blow at ts well-knoWn
source. Such contrarieties of opinion could not
conveniently exist in the same counsels and
hence the necessity OF separa ton.
1t nay not be improper to ADD that other and
material difficulties attended the presence OF Mr..
Cameron in the Cabinet. lie has always been
decided advocate Tor promp;itude and energy
in the conduct of the war and has perhaps
sympathzad uuduly with that party in Con-
gress and among the people, which Graves the
infusion of more activity and d, cision in our
military policy. His accord with the General
in Chief OF the army has not. iJr these and
other reasons, been perfect.
The Tribune says:
The retirement Of Gen. Cameron will be at.
tributed by some to his frank y-expresSed views
on the - contraband - question: but w, are
confidently incorrectly. Those who read tie
speech OF MIR. Dawes in the House Yesterday
will be able to give q better guess at the ,rue
cause. The truth is that Gen. Cameron has
had very Improbable friends. Himself patriotic
and devoted to the hearts core, he has been sur
rounded and pressed upon By troops OF noisy
well wishers who would haze scorned the ida
OF Sc Ing their God tor thirty pieces Of silver,
SO long as there was tie faintesi hope of maxim.
it forty. These have bored him into siguiny
contracts by which they have made enormous
profits 1T bis expense rs we'll as the country -.
Some OF these contracts will have 10 be pitched
overheard, and it would be we'll il the cyn;rac
tors could be sent after them.
Of Mr.. Stanton, NJ. Cameron S SUCCESSOR, the
Times says:
Oi MIR. Stanton, the successor of MIR. Gamer.
On 10 the administration OF the War Depart-
men, IL is scarcely necessary to speak 4 Dem
ccrat OF the Old Pro Siavery stripe, he assumed
{! place IN the Cabinet OF buchanan. when the
Government was on the verge of perdition, and
IN association with Messrs. Dix and Iiols. as.
sisted IN saving the Republic His services at
that Juncture are not 10 5e forgotten or under
rated. lhey were less meritorious. rerhaps.
than those OF Mr. Holt, and there will be null
tltudes VINO Will lament that the latter does not
succeed to tie position Of Mr.. Cameron but
MI stanton las not only approved bis patriot
ISM, integrity and capacity for tie most impor-
.ant onclal positions, but has shown row his
iileii'y to the country and the popular cause
rises superior to ola partisan opinions. There
Is no doubt that his conduct of the military in.
teIests OF the Government will be at once intel
llgent and vigorous.
The Tribune speaks OF the new Secretary as
follows
Edwin M. Stanton (also Pennsylvania. but
recently, we believe, II resident of WASHINGTON
CITY, was promptly nominated to fill his Mace
MIR. Stanton has hitherto been called Demo.
crat, out now knows no politics but devotion to
the Cnion. Nobody more earnestly urges the
sinking quick and heavy blows right at the
heart OF this abcminable treason. and if be
hates anything worse than an open Secessionist,
IL Is the skulklns, sneaking tailor who cinns
10 the rank and pay of the United States officer
"hi!e his heart IS with those who are plotting
anu nshting to divide and destroy the countrv'
Unless we are grieyously mistaken in Mr.
Stanton the Nation will have ample reason 10
rejoice over his appointment, while the rebel
agents and spies in Maryland and the Federal
District will be suddenly impelled 90 make them
selves scarce. Weshall be disappointed If come
OF those in Washington who have richly earned
traitors fate do not soon receive their deserts
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