Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-09-12
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BY p. WALTON.
MONTPELIER. SEPTEMBER y. 1862
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.

Inc great experiment approaches its solu.
ton, whether popular government like our
own is able to sustain itself when the eigan.
tic forces Of revolution demand strong cen
tral power. All the civilized nation. of the
earth are gazing with intense interest upon
the spectacle. Great Britain. with her mil
lions OF operatives, materially dependent upon
u.s. but with the whole heart and soul Of her
aris'ocracy and sympath.es against us feel
ing sensibly The burdens Of this war as much
as we do by that draft upon the pocket, op-
/ preciated as keenly by the richest English
lord as by the 80 called Yankee :.-eonsider
ing our Institutions as they have existed for
the larger part Ola century, with the ideas
which they have promoted, as calculated to
render her common people uneasy to disturb
the ease OF the selfish, and to make the good
OF the masses Of more importance than the
pampered luxury Of few ;--allowing us rank
among the nations only as the concession has
been exto.ted by our manifest power sneer-
ing at us from Time to time through the LON
don Times, as mere agglomeration Of crude
materials which would soon be broken up ;-
an experiment. doubtful probem-the ex-
poneut Of doubtful theories which would be
presently blown to the winds--as being
bound together with our several States bv
mere rope Of sand a nui.anc and a diso,- .
sanizer generally by example and Influence
among the Old monarehies Of Europe and the
"felched populations Of the old world ;-at
one Time railing against our slaveocracy as
disgrace TO The civilized age and now in the
warmth OF true English phianthrophy hy--
N"n'cn Is mat oil material interests onlyl-
taxing IL oy ihe haud-sending hitler squads
o'snoholsh travellers to scamper through our
territories and stutiiy Themselves 10 foolish
oooNs--haiing us most heartily, If The ;rulh
must oo lo'd'-Hteat Britain Ia her desire TO
see 'he hepuollc broken up has hardly
known now 10 Keep her hands off during This
,u"ss'e' out she has hitherto abstained.-
from other quarters we have been favored
WIN occasional hints OF medlailon,--a mild
synonym ior "ar-but have as yet been let
"'one' Inc prospect now Is that "e shall de-
c'ue 'h's contest for ourselves.
ne army which we shall soon have in the
neia as we ore informed by jeff Davis IN his
recent message Is the most gigantic known to
history. IL Will be on scale. however, no,
",'Wopo'uo"ed To The Interests inrolved.- 7
"'''"Nes nave hitherto been made, aud We
us'' "'u 70 pay the usual penalties Of mex
p''le"oe' ana several times have been hurried
oacN' "ho" l. seemed as II ihe final blow on
y remained TO be struck Our government
mas eou0"ted so many Southern men that 'hey
van 'u'" ''o'F ''a"oToas arms against it with .
cue t. Incompetence Of various kinds on our
o"" P4'' mas oocn discovered only through .
u'''S''' ou' we start airesh with more de-
''''''"'u spirits ana with better organization,
VIC ''''"! ouF own errors we fall back only .
wv u'""0' win an overwhelming onset
nc u'''ppoih'ments thus far experienced in
'no course oi ihe war have not been greater
tnan might have been expected, but they have
not scnsioly diminished our strength or ca
h"ps'ed our patience but have only tended TO
olng US up to the mark Of duty, aud cou,inc-
ed VS. that we have got TO wreak our Who'll.