Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-10-07
Feace and Compromise Schemes OF the
PrOSlavery Politicians.

W. Vi settling the differences between uS anu "u'
misguided brethren ID some other way than by
Tue use OF the power Of the Federal Government
lhese men have called themselves loyal, and have
yielded qualified support to the war, but have
never lost an opportunity o! advancing their opln-
ons that the South couldn't be put down, and
ought MOTTO be subiglted. We are glad to be-
ueVe that this class IF Southern sympathzers is
e'S numerous than was one year ago, yet we
are sorry to find it numerous as it now appears
70 De- Those who nave carefully watched the
course taken by thesmen, have not failed to notice
no" faithful and CONSTANT they have been in their
advocacy OF lenient aeatmenJ Of traitors. AT the
same time they have uniformly denounced every
BODY, from the PresiC.nt down, who has suggested
that slavery shouldt struck down now when it
had given the natioi the opportunity to deal with
it directly.
IheFe no need u designating this class OF
men. They voted il the last Presidential election
tor breckenridge anc for Bell, and few of them,
perhaps, for Douglas and they have beenat work.
politically ever since Il some way to reverse the
decision OF the baIlot.oox at that time. The New
York Herald is the aead and front Of this seces
sion set, and has been Ously and unscrupuiousy
labonng ever since il was compelled to hang out
the stars and stripes year ago last April, to ac-
compIlsh the work o patching up settlement
between the Government and treason, which
should substantially gye the rebels all they desire.
10 this end it has ud.,trously worked to debauch
the minds OF the people both in the army and
ou' add to keep the management OF the war in
the hands OF those VAC would not exaspera,- the
traitors 1t has taker up pages of It's daily issues
IN the mos, outrageous abuse Of such men as
Gems. Fremont Hunter, and Phelps, in the army
and Sumner, Wilson, Chandler OF Michigan, Gree
ley' Beecher, and Coy Andrew, in civil life, where
it GAS devoted pangr pb~ to the denuncation Of
treason and traitors. Il i, evident that It's hatred
OF these men is Infinitely more intense JbAn its
hatred Of JEFF Davis and bis coniederateS, and
that, Il it had the power, it would sooner turn the
blyonets OF the army against Republican Con.
gress than against Geo. Lees army.
But as the Herald and the politicians and wor-
kers whom 1t represents, cannot yet control our
armies or their leaders entirely, they are now at
work politically to ct The control of the govern
ment, and thus be enbled TO make such terms as
they may chuose fiikihe traitors. To this end
the! are now vigorously working to elect enough
members OF Congress, OF similar views to their
own, to control that branch OF the government.
The Herald advised Gen. Mcclellan TO he ID his
army and refuse TO march against the enemy I'M
til the President had removed the " radicals
from his Cabinet aud put Conservatives /, their
places. It 5 daily ur,ns the rebels to lay down
their arms and send her chief con,pirators 10
the United States Congress, where they would i'm.
mediateIy have thing, hei- own way, and could
turn the table, on the radicals and hang all
aboIl'ion>ts, including Greety, Beechet and Sum.
ner And, to nuke ih, ,chyme al the more in.
viuns TO The rebels, It /, doing ali in its power 10
put Southern Sympathaers in offices both State
and national, that traitors may know that their
allies at the North are doing What they can to
make the ideas upon which the ebellion is based
successful politically i ,teason fils on the battle
field
There can be no doul that ID conservative
political movement is meant by it chief manager,
to end the war in some cher way han BY fighting
rebellion down. Fit should succeed in the great
state OF New Iork-a> vs don't bieye Il will
We should hear much oolder Ia. soon abou,
terms, and peace and compromise. The Herad
Ia, already limited lal the prcanut,on of
Emancipation, being W.. measure, ould be an.
nuIed az any Time, and political ,.ory Of ;he
Heaids party would be plelaimed by as a pop.
uar condemnation OF al Emancpatio, scheme,
The South then would be implored b, bese noli.
iicianS, to glaciously be pleased to nam, he term,
On which they would again take their MACE of
authority aud power IN the Oalon as, was
Any Constitutional guarantees OF Tie a., vine in.
,titulion," which jeff b Wis might sau. would
be at once granted, as reward to the t..,s, .,r
wing i,ceele ia his treason There IN 4.
nothing too sweet, OF peaceful or conciliae, "a
be given 70 the rebels for the asking, even ,be
heads Of Sumner, Wilson, Greeley aud Be, nor
And nobody would be left out in the cold a,bis
oye.east OF a "teslored Union, outthe "inl.,,
radicals who had been the cause OF the whuh g.
This may seem an exaggerated ..
ure OF the "gooi time coming wien this h..
nd political movement for putting an end %.
rebellion, BY plectug it, friend, to 9TH ataa
North, and IN Congress, succeeds, ou, it /, uu. g,
certainly iutenble from tie conduct, sp,efhp'
.ud resolution, of the managers We have o.
len. % It's meeting with anything but defeat be. |
lore be people wheo itsand, on it, merits, though |
may have partial success, IN locauie, where