The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-03
Political Aid to the Rebellion.

There are bul TWO parties now in the country,
the Pro-Slavery, and the Anti Slavery party.
The Presidents Emancl patton Proclamation has
80 iar separated the political elements, that no
general classification will 81 surely distinguish
the real difference between Northern men, as
this The pro,savery politicians however,
have the wit to disguise their real sympathy
vita slavery, and their wish to preserve 1t, by
Inc pleasant fiction o.. devotion to tue Union
and the Constitution. Before the proclamation
was issued they also claimed FOR thomsaiyo> the
esra,ial championship OF the President, but
they nave since dropped him a. too radical and
now 20 Tor the government, not as II is, but
as they wish it was. And on this point they
are teconing exceedingly nice in their disunc-
tions The administration is nothing, the gov
eminent IS everything. They oppose TN al
minis ..aji0n, but they are 10 favor Of the gov
er9A.nt. T.ey aenuuncy lie Cabinc;, denounco
Congress, denounce the Executive. but are vet
IN favor of the government.
We Can understand that the administration is
the government remains. however often. by con-
stitationa methods. the administration may be
changed. Yet tue government is buI a form,
anG Las no lite except it is vitalized by the ad-
mln-3trasion occupying ii for the time being
In IT, abstract. a court Is no particular set of
Judges, yet for the time being II cannot be sepa-
r&teC from the Judges who constitute it; and
we s.onld consider a lawyer slightly transcend
ensa VINO should denounce every decision Of the
judges and yet claim to be supporter Of the
cUu-..
Still, we agree that one may be a Friend of
the government, and not necessarily approve
eve-v measure which the administration may
adop.. Freedom of opinion and freedom of
speech, are quite too important elements of free
Illustrations to be submerged at the first treason
able disturbance : and freeman is not necessa-
rlly traitor. or disloyal in his sentiments. be-
cause nc does not agree with every Measure
Adopted by those in power for suppressing trea-
SOL But the pertzanship of this opposition
tine way in, anu the subject upon which one
chooses to exhibit it. may, after all, disclose
the real sympathles Of the man, and serve to
coa. Letter re the opposition as aid and comfort
to t.-0 rebels This can easily be illustrated.
Take, Tor exampla. the last call for 300 600 nine
mon5hs men, and can it be said that any one
m-gi-: nave opE osed the raising Of those troops
TOT any reason, and yet have warmly supported
the cause of the government? Very clearly not
,Te think And yet the calling out Of those
troops was only one Of the methods which the
administration determined upon for suppressing
treason, The blockade, the appointments OF pro-
vlslonal governors for lnsurgent states the tax
ing # rebel property, are also but mems which
have been, and are being employed to the same
enc, and we can hardly conceive of anybody's
opposing these measures without, at least, being
il sympathy with the South And, in some
degree, the same must be true of the partisan
opposition to the Presidents Emancipation Proc
iamasion. Before it was issued the policy of il
was I fair and Legitimate subject of discussion
But building up political parties upon it now
wher the nation stands as irrevocably commit
ted TO it at it is possible to be, is quite diff
ieren: thing. and can proceed but from two mo
siyes--the desire to defeat Republicans in tn,
coming elections, or the desire to aid the rebels
We know it was said beforehand that it woul,
not DO TO emancipate the slaves, because it woult
divide The North, multiply the rebels in tn
border States, and make the cotton States unan
imous in their hostility to the government, ant
10 would weaken instead OF strengthening tn
Union cause. This theory WIS good one unit
the border States found that their only safet
was to 60 with the North and the cotto
States had already become unanimous in thei
treason. Then the sole objection remained tina
It would divide the North 1t was not feared
such policy was not adopted, that the " rad
GALE would divide the North, for it was know
that their loyalty was unconditional, and woul
stand any amount OF kicking and snubbine
We are sorry to see these prophets Of division
doing what they can to verify their prediction
ofevii. They are now busy everywhere organ
sing anti-administration parties, and are a,