The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-06
The Pro-Slavery Party.

The rebellion has 50 far broken up cid politi-
cal organizations, as to release every man. from
longer acting with the party to which he former
ly belonged, unless that party still continues to
represent his opinions. 1t accordingly happens
thai The new political combina tons which are
now taking place, are bringing together old Pc
tiJic4l enemies and separating old political
friends. Men who were active Democrats two
years ago. and worked zoalously TO defeat
Abraham Lincoln. are to-day among his
s5aunchesJ supporters. while those who did
muca 20 help elect him are now doing what
tney can TO strengthen The hostility 10 him and
to The policy Of his Administration. Real sym
pathcs and not party ties are now influencing
men, and the new organization al work to de-
leaf al the ball0t-Dox Candidates 0r Office who
SUPPORT tile Administration. are composed
mainly OF those who are opposed, from choice,
to Ene emancipation policy of the President.
OthcI influences are doubtless at work i'll add
uon 30 this one. vet VIC believe person will
G found in the fall elections Just at hand,
is not al the SANE time dCsirous Of saving AMI
pery etuatlng Slavery The friends Of Emancl
patton will not be found aiding the election OF
anti administration officers knowingly.
The methods and arguments employed oy the
leaders o. this opposition party &c advance their
objects, are, deserving OF exposure, that the
pee, lie may see tina, they are at least the tricks
OF unscrupuloIs demagogues If not the work
of ,ninly disguised traitors, Every passion OF
pref ldlce Of class or nationality, that can
made to contribute to the success OF the move'
,neDl. is continually appealed to. The miser is
approached through his reluctance to part with
his money, and taught that it is - radical .
policy that is burdening the people with taxes
The laborer is told that 1t is the = radicals,
who, by their emancipation schemes, will food
the Nor til with cheap negro labor, and reduce
the white mans wages one half The great com
mercial cities axe tau ght that, II the slaves are
trecu the business centres Of the country will
quite likely be changed, and. la a few years,
grass will Ee the chief crop in what are now
she principal streets in New York and Philadel-
phia. Men who are opposed to the war, and
IN favor of peace, compromise, settlement, any
thing that will give slavery Its old place in the
Republic are informed that the writ of hdbeds
corpus, and the imprisonment OF political Offend
ers. is the death blow to our liberties, and a
thousand times worse than the armed treason of
the South The end of all the arguments, how
ever. is that slavery must be preserved, or the
Union as 1t was, can not be restored, and tina
/, will be- better to have JEFF Davis succeed than
TO nave slavery destroyed
Tins opposition party ought then in justice
T. have but one name, and that is the pro slavery
party Of the North A purpose to deteat every
effort TO I'D this country OF slavery, is It's only
vitality its only anImating principle, the only
wish held in common by all who act with it, |
rs III Distinguishing characteristic, and shoulC
20 Indicated and expressed III It's name. 1t !
auv, N any sense, a Democratic party. and shoul,
n,g le allowed W take chat designation Tor tha
name once had al honest meaning. But SLAYER,
and real democracy are not allies, but utteIl,
variant and hostile and the best and most hon
e.. Democratic blood has, ever since slavery IN
nasGed ltsell by its treason, cut loose from al
sympathy or alliance with it. Those OF TIL
old Democratic party who are joining the nev
organization, are only the most intensely subscr