The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-17
Right Opinions of More Consequence than
United Opinions.

United opinions
The Watchman has discovered that the
So Real Danger to the Union is the want of
unity of sentiment among loyal men respecting
the policy of the Government and the purposes
and objects of the war. Now, while we appre
bend that treason in arms South, and its active
and passive, it's open and covert sympathizers at
the North, are more dangerous to the Govern
ment than the lack of harmony of opinions
which the writer in the Waterman takes in
hand, we yet agree with him that this is source
of weakness TO the cause of the people, and is
therefore to be deplored. But this, by no means,
goes to the root of the evil 1t is quite impos-
sible, if it were desirable, to have entire unity
of sentiment. Yet one man has Just as good
right to his opinion as another. 1t may be un-
fortunate that The FREEMAN and The Watch
man cannot agree in their opinions of the Pres
ident, the Generals, the policy of the War, or
the treatment of Slavery, but does it therefore
follow that The Waterman must adopt The
FREEMAN's views, or UiCe Uersa? Does mt the
realquestion Which is right! still remain
And must not the position of each of us be
judged by this test, rather than either or both
be condemned because we cannot see things
alike
But the writer to show, we presume, the al
vantage Of unity OF opinion, says
" While the rebellion is simple, earnest and
direct, loyalty is disunted scattered and doubt
F,,i ko tbn A.
rancor and bitterness of political conflicts ad-
vance. The North has ceased to think and act
as a unit with respect to the rebellion The re-
belion remains solid and powerful unit The
North quarrels over is administration, its lead.
ers and its policy. The South MARCHES straight
ON to its ends
The statements thus made respecting the
South are not strictly in accordance with the
facts. Rebellion is not " simple, earnest and
direct" except in one thing, and that is, the
support of Slavery. AS to its leaders, the pur.
poses of the war, and the way in which it
should be waged, there has been as much, if not
more, sharp, singing criticism, more fault
finding at the South than at the North 1t is
not true that the South is " unit, ;" except in
its desire to succeed and in thatde we believe
the writer will agree with US that the North is
united, with the exception of few traitors who
wish the rebels success
The truth is, so far as newspaper criticisms of
the conduct of the war, and political conflicts
are concerned, the South is no better off than
the North, as we have had abundant evidence !;
and it is only recently that the result of an ami
mated political canvass in North Carolina, was
heralded all over the North, as a defeat of the
ultra secesslonists. We must look to some
other source for their military successes, than to
their harmony of opinion respecting all ques-
tions arising out of their rebellion.
But the writer discovers his sympathy with
slavery, and his desire that the institution shall
not be hurt in this paragraph
- We have got to strike at the enemy and
nowhere else. We have got to hit the armed
rebel and nothing else When hostile force
of nearly half a million men is on our borders,
having driven back our forces, we have no time
to discuss theories or make proclamations, or
talk about the status OF slaves who are behind
their masters, or form and reform parties for
ministraton. Our busness is to unite against
common foe and not to split up into factions"
Under that doctrine, we would like the wri-
ter's opinion of the blockade; and whether if a
rebel were supporting his ebeion by the work
OF gang of negroes may not touch the
negroes and if the President should be OF the
opinion, that an emancipation proclamation
would be useful in suppressng treason, and a
means through which he could better hit the
armed rebel, must he refuse to issue one because
The Watchman isn't of the same opinion And
when pro-slavery mer Of all stripes, are doing
their utmost to save the internal system of At
rican slavery from the consequences of the
treason which its supporters have set on foot,
must no man have, or express an opinion that
the war would be more speedily ended, and per-
manent peace more certainly secured, By ma
king slavery aid the government, instead of
giving rebellion the entire benefit of it? Are
those who differ with The Watchman, any more
iactionisls than those who differ from The