Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-09-19
THIN.Y .INDEPENDINT "UN ! I
RAMPAGE"


The y y Iqdspsad-ut, for sun. weeks past
has been running on a wrong 'ack. l. Is
indeed. avJwedly, and we doubt not sincerely
and anxiousIv. desirous to have the national
cause Triumphant. We believe It ahhors 10
the utmost the caus- Of the rebels and the
inherent wrong Of the system on which the re-
billion is based and thinks the originatlrs and
main supporters OF the rebellion should meet
with condign punishment and nothing less
from the ri.httll authorities Of the nation,
and ex, Grafton from ali true patriots. New
ertheless It has been following line Of re-
mark the tendency Of which, go far as it is
sympathized with and adopted, Is to weaken
the government aud to strengthen the side Of
the rebels, both at home and abroad II
evidently has taken up theory. that mas
much as the Chief Magistrate Of the nation,
his cabinet officer, and the officers Of tie
army have not done within a yer and q MALT
Of effort to crush out the rebellion all that
was hoped ior-haye net made as much pro-
gress towards roofing slavery from the face
OF the earth as ought to have been made
and more particularly, since just such line
of policy in detail has not been pursued and
just such a disposition Of officers made as the
editor Of the y. Y. Iadependsnt believes would
have been The best,-thereiore the surest way
to change all that tor the better is to fall
foul Of the Adm nIstrati1n, and unsparIngly
to blame it right L lett without distinction Or
moderaton--to accuse it Of al lack Of control
over any thin--ot purpose or pl4n-in short
OF being hopelessly IL, fhei,nt-irom all which
ia becrlIy national degr dAtiJn and ruin are
t. be The inevitable result.
Take the Ina, pendent leading article #
l4zt week, The Contrast" Though there
Is sUmgthing On which writer pre-IyJI-
u-r as d basis Tor each Gle Of It, propositions,
Is d whole. they are iali4cious to a lar greet
II * -ent than tuey are true. 10 the uuui
terminating enemies Ut the Republic ~ f.
rop-, (lud the y. \ lqdsyeadeHt has many
re.leis there who viii readily swallow tle
t.lacI-, Just as they are, ami mover ask ii
there Is not something 10 b.. said on the 0ta-
er -i4r,) The article wiil furnish a5uudan.
authority lor aging the United States q w.
erl.n-nJ is already a tlin5 %. the past
ven sJou viii b.. We have the Authority
OF the y. Y. Igd.peadeHt. thelr language
ali br, Tor considering It's President ii fool
or little better, IT, generals pack of
b.ocs helds-.u short, the enJir. eopI, x
celun- "a ,nergetc, Sc sac,1tc.lg s.u - zoo
No mucn DuJ neiIiuss mob ulb IS ..a..
10 b. sure, good President az ComuI4u
deT-Iu-Uu.el c5-4l make zlm=taIAS IAe aa
orgluIz u bJuy %, but wnicn under the pre-
eut circumstance mus. me 10 th- : me end
which ,uO0s usa4lly cOuI. g., all taat ,Jau,
because rs acknowledged head ls an iucur4-
be imbee.l- N, only 50, they may SAY.
but We do no, see az there il anything worth
choosing between the North and the South as
To principles, for The y. Y. LadepeneeHt Gays
that 1.-THE tree Safes Of the North, through
the weakness OF their government, have fail
ed utterly to produce moral impression VI
on the world in favor OF liberty"
The whole tenor Of the INDEPENDENTS az
ticie, whatever good intention the writer
had, is such as to produce a disDaregiEg and
mainly a false effect on the minds Of che
people abroad It's attacks on the President,
though not Indignantly lerocious as are
those we meet with in rebel prints, are far
more injurious, because they are addressed
to readers in the loyal States rather, We
will say, they icoud be lar more injurious. If
the people were to believe them Just Hap
PLY, as We trust, large msjIrity Of the
readers of the Independent will look upon the
article more as an hasty ertraregaHzG of the
writer, than as a fair and discriminating ez.
preston Of his opinion.