The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-03-01
The Mission Of the Democracy.

We find, frequently, ip ,ur Democratic ex-
changes, items like this:
"THE MISSION OF THE DEMOCRACY To restore
the Southern States 10 the Constitution, and to
restore the Constitution to the Northern States
In other words to re-cstablish the Union under
the Constitution unimpaired."
Our readers will bear US witness that we have
reirained for many months from any partisan
controversy and have not attempted in any way
to keep alive party prejudces, or party names,
or to advance party successes. We have no de-
sire to revive any old party quarrels, or bye-sone
issdes. But the principles Of Repnblicanism,
AS We believe them to be, and as We hold them,
we lave not abandoned, and do not propose to
put them aside, Or throw them away as of no
more consequence to the nation. And 1T is just
such specious and Sophlstcal declarations as the
above, that convince US that 1t will not answer
tor those who have honestly espou sed the opinion
shat this Government, hencetorth should be al.
nnistered in the interests Of Freedom, rather
than of Slavery, to hold their peace.
1t confirms US in our belief Of the ever present
necessity, that those who are hostile to the prin-
glples of Slavery, should keep yigllant watch,
aud continually warn the people against the
pestllent hereses, that will seek, through the
insti unen ality of this conflict with treason, to
Nit themselves again into places Of responsibility
and trust, in the administrator OF the Govern
menJ.
The mission Of the DeInocracy-lo restore
the Constitution to the Northern States, what
does this fair sounding phrase mean? We have
heard IL before. 1t Was this same missionary
entel prise that gave US Pierce and Buchanan,
and Cobb, and Floyd, and Davis, and Wig fall,
anu breckenridge, and Bright. 1t was this
mission that gave US the repeal vi the Missouri
Compromise, and the Judgment OF the infamous
fancy. IL was this mission Ill its past active
development that made rebellion possible, that
led the South 10 believe that Northern men
cared more for cation and commerce, than they
did for constitutions and laws, or liberty. 1t
was with this high sounding phrase on their lips
that Northern men, for years Eeld back the free
people of the Republic from their rights in the
GOVernMenC, anu SdNo VIC inhelltaucco VI Tceihcn
to the b4s, uses Of Slavery. IL is these same
missionaries who now exult because Fremont
was removed from his command, and Cameron
Left the Cabinet, because they thought they dis
covered in this an evidence that the Government
was determined not to hurt Slavery. Those who
are helping this mission along, are loud in
their praise Of Mcclellan, because they believe
that ne would sooner throw away his sAorJ
than strike blow that would kill Slavery
They have no word of praise for Stanton,-
Democrat as he was, -because they understand
that he has no love Of treason, or Of the insti,u-
ton that breeds treason. They have suddenly
taken to prai,ing the Presiden. and Secretary
Seward, because they imagine they have discov.
cred in them signs of yielding to the tsmporizng
and dangerous policy of the Border State poll