The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-02
Still w aiting.


IT has been telcgraphed all over the country
Fiat Gen. Sherman, writing from Port Royal to
q Senator at Washington, says that had he IS
suea . proclamation Immediately on landing, o.
gerine protection to the slaves that should come
30 his standard he might have had 10000 about
aim by this time, but the General adds that ne
is convinced that the course he pursued was
,he best, and that the time has not yet come for
neh proclamation to have its full effect, and
vill not probably for two or three months yet
Gen. Sherman's letter is doubtless more lucid
than the telegraphlc abstract of it, or if not, it
% certainly not very powerful document. The
season for the Generals faith doesn't very plain
ly appear ; but it may be similar to that of tie
old lady who, when her horse took fright and
was canning at furious rate, put her trust in
Providence until the breeching broke, and then
resorted to measures to save herself
We confess it seems to us about time that this
ht-alone policy, whether it respects the slaves,
Or their masters, was drummed out Of camp and
k,lu and cabinet and Congress, and some policy
ahat would take hold of the rebellion with
strong hand, even if it was hand Of iron, was
adopted. President Lincoln in his Message last
July asked that means might be placed at his
disposal to make the contest o " short and de-
ay;ge onc,'' and to that end he asked for 400,
900 men, and $500 100000. Congress gave
wore Abundantly than he asked. 900 men
are now in the field, and the $500 900 900 asked
for have already been more than expended. And
what has the Government done with all this
generous gift of men and treasure? On the
coast tLey nave dorc mu,h and made the rebels
feel the inconvenience of blockade, Jut they
Save done but little On the land except to hold
che capital and while we would no, underrate
Ibis achievement, it doesn't appear to be accom-
plishng very much in the way of putting down
1Hf rebellion.
But there has been one little grain Of comfort
with all this delay we have been told from DAY
20 day, that son ething grand and decisive would
very shortly astonish and make happy the Ma
toa. This has been the evening and the morning
song 81 tho telegraph. Tomorrow, tomorrow
the rohallion would be crushed, has been the
lullaby with which the ilnIatencc of the PEG
pie ut the Wars delays has ever been soothcd
and quieted Has any one suggested that a lit
tie advance on the Potomac and victory xoulC
strengthen the Union cauee and tend 10 suppress
she rebellion he has been met with the repl,
that Gen. Mcclellan was not ready but would
be in very short time to strikea crushing blow
In Kentucky sAc Uaion cause never is,but al
ways to be blest-'' The great Mississippi expe
dision is " getting ready" Charleston aut
Savannah are to be " attacked. A series o
tling blows are to descend along the whole
line Of the Southern coast. And, lastly, if al
These devices fail to suppress the rebellion, ant
che traitors still persist in their madness, anc
Great Britain and France become 50 demented
and forgetful of their true interests as to rails
she blockade Of the Southern ports, recognize
'he save KINGDOM of cotton and forcibly g,y,
ia little material aid and comfort in the shap,
ogu hw iron-cad steamers, from 10000 tt
$4,000 ipoups, and IN abundance of gold in ex
change Eon its boarded cotton, why then, Gen
hNrman doubtless mow thinks it would be IL,
excellent thing to offer tie protection Of tn
American flag to tho slaves of rebels.
Cen. Sherman's opinion is worth no NOR
than that of any other man Of equal opportun
ties ami equal judgment. And we should lik
g. have him, or some other advocate of the IL
alone-ior the present policy, explain how pro-
lnnation that would have caused u stampede
10000 slaves from the rebels to the Union sic
would be wise policy in two or three month
AMI not wise now II this can be shown by n
gnment, illustration, example, or history, wi
not ut TIE evidence be produced? And perha
at the same time it may be possible to show no
a happens that the rebels are anxious to reta
their slaves. They take their slaves with IT,,
Is they Ace from the presence Of our troops, b
they burn their cotton. If their slaves are
ao,scryicc to them, or would be an incumbran
10 US, why do they not leave them They a
pear, at least, to believe that in some way tn
are to be benefited by retaining their slaves.
it not barely possible, then, that they might
weakened by policy on our side that won