The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-20
"A War f)r the Constitution and the
Union"

There has been much fippant talk both in and
out Of the newspapers, ever STAGE he rebellion
OF NE South made head against the Government,
abou, the war being one for the Constitution and
the Union, and therefore those in command,
whether in the administration or the army must
Dol ;nterfere with the sacred and constitutional,
and ina}enable right Of masters to their prop.
erry in, and control over their slaves. To be
snra the logical connection between the premises
and the conclusion Of this argument has never
been very lucidly explained, but the statemen,
has been so pcrsistently made by such prints as
the New York Heraid. the Boston Courier, and
kindred sheets all over the country, and echoed
by .hc ruwp OF the Democratic party who have,
a. occasion has offered held conventions and re.
solved II similar strains, that many honest men
seem really to have settled down In the belief
that shers is some mysterious connectio on be-
tween the two propositions.
t,eneraities are Il convenient refuge when
lac;s and argumen fail in the hands Of dispu-
tnnis, and it is not strange that those whose
chef political capital for years has been con-
slant parade of the rights of the South, and the
claims of slavery as the most benefcent type Of
industry. either human or divine, ard the slave
holder rs the most perfect, open, frank, honest,
Christian gentleman in all the Western Republic,
shnulj, now their faith has received 50 rude a
shoek, and all their fine fancies have been so
unsparingly snuied out by the acts of those
sanrs christian gentlemen, seek some other form
Of dciance against Repubicanism, and some 9TH
or cover under which to shelter the doomed ip-
ssisution. But it is somci hat strange that Re-
p,biiy..ns, who have pretended to believe hitherto
That slavery was The evil Of the Republic, that
its Kingdom could rot be safely extended, nor
lts power longer suffered to rule in the councils
OF tho Government, without the creates. peril
10 the liberties Of the white man. and that the
sooner this nation was we'll rid of the accused
SYSTEM OF human bondage, the letter alike for its
moral, political and financial prosperity it is
strange Republicans of such faith should now cry
out with holy horror against every man who has
the rashriess to susgest that any other bu. the
Border State policy, which the administration
SeeHis now to have settled down upon, VIII an
sweT for this war. With the feryor CT new con.
rerts many OF them are yieing with the satanic
'prcss o. tho Cities, in mas nfyins tue admins.
'ra''on for withstandng what they are pleased
to call g the abolition clamor," of men who are
SIMPLY asking the Government to take such ad.
vantage as it legally may, of the weapons Which
slavery has put into its hands to end this war
Does an enemy Of slavery suggest that now is
our countfy's opportunity to strike fatal blow
at the reI!c Of barbarian that has brought upon
AS all CTR trouble? lie is met with the SHARP
answer, that this il 4 war for the preservation
OF the Constitution and therefore slavery must
not b" meddled with. Docs somo yentu.csomc
man ti1llcjy intimate the opinion that the re-
SeItIon would be seriously weakened by the adop
too OF policy Oh the part Of the Government,
that would make slavery weakness instead o.
as how strength to the rebellion? He is met
by the same ehort answer that this &, war fol
Abe preservation OF the Union AZ it ..as, an(
therefore slavery mus. net be medd ed with. 4
th9 @rming OF slaves is limited at by "a more boil,
and practical thinker? The same answer i
bpricd back flat the Constitution is to be r.
ftcSed. and not violated b. tho Government
Tbi; answer sounds well and s,cnis conclusive. %
really what is there to il us IN answer 10 Il.