The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-02

and interests and is also mildly carrying
on war;
Does any body doubt the result OF such
course 1t is so certain, that it is not
worth our while to waste another man or
another dollar Either the Administration
Policy should instantly change, or the war
cease 1t is not more vigor, so much as
different Internal idra. 1t the AdmiDstra-
ton cannot be Disseminated Of the tradition
Al policy that has grown up during the heart
less, timid, compromising era Of the last halt
century, and adopt the simple and straitfor-
ward policy that becomes people striving
for liberty and free Institutions upon the
American continent-then we are doomed
1t is War that we are making-War first
Var second, War wholly tits not Politics.
1t is not Constitution making. 1t is not the
decision Of legal niceties. These are not the
business Of Government, as toward the South.
1t is War, absolute, terrible, and immeasur-
able War
The South has orr anized on the fact of
Slavery, and fights on that issue, pure and
simple The North must organize on the
doctrine Of Liberty, ADD fight right through
On that issue, pure aud simple.
The South sacrifices everything that con-
Acts with her central idea. The North must
do the same The South is not ashamed of
Slavery. The North must not be ashamed
of Liberty.
Under such circumstances, We hold
l. That il was unwiee to cali for 800, 600
volunteers. The day has gone by for that.
The Administration should hav, drafted half
a-ulion men for instant service, and halt-a-
million more as reserves. 1t will waste
months Of time and spend millions OF money,
and encourage growing discomfort, aud ex-
pend precious popular entnusiasm--and then
be obliged to draft 1t vas not prudent.
Tie people might be disconnected? To this
is replied 1t was aid is necessary The
people must consent to that or disluember
ment This call for volunteer is one more
step in that just Dehind-the-time policy which
cas- marked the war Volunteering would
have suficed early in the war, had the Ad-
ministraton been wise according 10 the ext
gency. They did not want the men that
wanted to 60. Now the men do NOT want to
20. Drafting now will succeed. Wait tour
months, and that will have become iourlold
more difficult taan now Always behind
2 The Government cannot any longer
avoid choosing the issue that has been made
up and thrust upon it Freedom or Siauery.
X he time has come So long as there was
a chance Of solving this question as ciuu
question, 1t was wise to leave it, as far as
possible, to The states concerned, and to en-
pIoy the moral influences which change mems
minds. But slavery has btcome Military
Question. One year has changed all things.
A gemiss and Facilitating policy Of the Adj
ministration the committing OF the armies
.. the United States Tor whole }ear to a
man VINO thought he was at West Point Civ
ing four years course Of instruction to five
hundred thousand men, Infinitely at leasure,
Las changed the relations and possibilities of
things. Il las taken slavery cut OF the realm
OF discussion, and placed it 10 he arena of
var. 1t must he settled by FORCE. There
Is the country, and slavery on it like dead
ly cancer. Diet and regimen will not cure it.
The knife may. Choose Shall the patient
die, or the cancer be cut out The question
before the American people to-day is---kuife
or Death Liberty and Slavery cannot live
auy oDger together Choose between them
The crisis Is reached.
). Let 10 one fear that Il bold policy OF
MILITARY EMANCIPATION will dis
tract the country. 1t would have exactly the
opposite effect. There is now no current OF
public telling. Administrative hesitation
and policy so fine and intricate as TO be be-
yond popular comprehension, have checked
POI uIar enthusiasm. The Administration
lies like a dam across IL river, and the nation
mas lowed back Into vast c,rrcntiess slack
water pond. This is condition Of public
MUD which breeds discomfort and divisions.
these stagnant waters breed insects, vapor,
a,d diseases. They are beginning to rise and
She" themselves already. But once make
1hahneI, remove the dam, give course and
sU'rtHt 10 the waters, and they will flow IL
Eeslatoic as the Mississippi. There may be,
at hrst, some dissent, some resistance, some
hesitation OF men who bring Old traditions to
new affairs but, like eddies on the Mississippi
they will but wrinkle the edges of stream
mat moves on with omnipotence !
Nothing will unite this people like bold
annunclatlon Of Moral Principle. Let the
American Flag be lifted up by Mr.. Lincoln,
as was The brazen serpent, that every mau
VINO looking upon it OH this continent should