The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-06
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN AUG. g. IS6a'
Let us have a Vigorous Fall Campaign

Let US have Vigorous Fall Campaign
The Government is evidently getting ready
for II vigorous, and we trust decisive, Fall cam
paigu, when its present defensive attitude viii
be dropped, and determined aggressive war b'
waged against treason wherever it is found. L
it had done this one year ago it would have
been infinitely better for the country but it !,
better late than never.
! There appears now 20 De the greatest una
nimity of opinion in condemnation of rose water
treatment of treason, and it does not seem pos
sible that the Government can mistake or refuse
to listen to the demands Of the people that tht
war be now made sharp, short and decisive. II
has hitherto been answered, to all the expostu-
lations from the people and from the press on
account of delays and mild treatment in the
conduct of the war, that the whole subject was
in the hands of the President, Cabinet and Gen
erals, and that it was not the peoples affair at
all and so they should keep quiet, Lo matter
what was done. They were only to answer the
acquisitions for men and money, but shut their
mouths as to the proper use of these sinews of
severe experience of the past year has taught
us all that the people have been nearer right
from the start than the Government, and that
the policy Of vigor and severity, which was al
most universally demanded at the outset, but
which was not adopted by those in authority
was the only sure and true policy The Gov
ernment has wasted a great deal of blood and
treasure In thus learning 10 comprehend the mag
nitude and chara ter Of the treason that was
assaling he Republic, but if it now uses the
information thus extensively gained, it may not
be too late to save the country
By the middle of September there should be
,00O, 900 federal soldiers in the field Such an
army, commanded by skillul generals, ought to
be able to march to the Gulf before Christmas
and celebrate New Years in every Sou them
City. 1t can do il if it is not wasted, misman-
aged and destroyed, by inefficient and unready
commanders, or by hesltatng, vacilating,
halfway policy on the part of those in authori-
ty ut Washington. Let the fall c, mpaign onlyI
be made to accomplish what a good use of the
resources of the Nation, now 80 lavish
ly given, will ACCOMPLISH, and the gigantic
treason which the government has daIled with
tor more than year will, in 1868, be ONLY a |
matter of history. We have now some hone
that rebellion is to be no longer played with
and that more strength is 10 be employed in
lighting than in conciliating traitors In this
hope is now the only refuge of the Nation.
Ihere IL no more time TO be wasted. Every day
nc" ought to be made to tel, Opportunities
III this talk about restored MON, reunited
people, and dwelling together IN unity, 50 far
az rebels are TO take part in that good time
coming, had better be postponed till thess same
rebels are beaten, driven from their rebellion,
Ind made to lay down their arms and submit to
the authority OF the Union. Then that kind of
soft sawder will be in order but Just now the
previous question has been called, and the only
hing to be done is the hardest kind of fighting,
using every fundamentally in our hands to
crush treason and traitors. Let the fall CAM
paign demonstrate that those in authority are
impressed with this truth, and are acting upon
It, and me future will soon grow bright again.
otherwise it is not easy to say with any conf
1ence when the end will come, or what it will
be when reached