Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-09-30
The Conservative Politicians Disconsolate'

ticlans, who were just getting their plans nicely
arranged for the fall campaigns, This respect
able collection OIL funkeys, whose only real point
ical capital for years has been the confidence
which their southern brethren have had IN their
devotion to the perpetuaton OF the peculiar III
stitution, were pretty much thrown out OF husl-
ness by the sudden and almost unanimous uprl-
sing OF the North after the traitors lnaugurated
their armed rebellion by attacking Fort Sumter
For few weeks after that event, slavery had too
few friends among the people OF the North to
render any political movement in It's favor prom
sing as speculation Gradually, however, it
became evident that these fast friends OF slavery
were not dead but only quiet, and very soon
they appeared in an entirely new character as
the peculiar champions of the government in
its efforts to suppress herebellon, and the espe-
cial guardians of the constitution and the Union
in these revolutionary times. Thus disguised
as angels OF light these pro-slayery gentlemen
hH'O DOOh uOlnB fOlJ ialsS N"oi'No' ~ A'i'"N
gng the wal and getting up resolutions a. po-
ltical conventions for the past year And they
haveb been 50 exceedingly patriotic, and apparent
" self.denying and unseltsh in all this work
taking such offices and positions OF influence,
however, as have been offered them-that they
have in many instances deceived ard drawn AZ
ter them and Their delusye doctrines many Of
the people, who have looked upon them as the
most miraculous converts Of the war.
A careful scrutiny OF the conduct OF these
politicians has not failed, however, 10 discover
their secret and active sympathy with Slavery,
and their determination, by such means as they
have felt it safe to use, to defeat every effort 70
weaken or destroy its power in the nation.
They have cunniDgy used, and with much et-
feet the watchword, " The Union as it was,
and the Constitution as it Is, Just as though
the Union, precisely as it was before the reoe-
lion, was possible fruit OF the war, except BY
the most disgracelul compromlses,-or that any
loyal man, or any real enemy OF rebellion de-
sired to lorcibly change or override the guar
ranties of the Constitution. BY sue" catch
words. and Others as cunning and plausible, and
by Stimulating the most unhesitatlng devotion to
the Government and the vigorous prosecution
OF the war, these wlreworkers had made 50
much proges in the newspapers and, they
thought, iaane army and in the cabinet, that
they might safely begin to dictate terms to the
Government 70 this end they began opeElj
to organize party combinations aYowedly nos
tile to TIE great, Characteristic, anti-slayery
measures adopted by Congress and approved by
the President, announcing as tue distinctive
plank in the new platform that the emaaclpa.
ton policy of the radicals. and Its authors
must he put under the feet OF those 10 power
The silence Of the government on tins suelec'
since the adjournment Of Congress, the dlscon
tent Of the " radicals and their apparent grow
ing di>trust of Mr.. Lincoln, the removal @
q neral, who were known 10 ne friendly t.
emancipation aud tn elevation OF those wh'
were supposed 10 be hostile 10 it, all eousnireC
to make these pro-slayery politicians Juollant II
the success of their political schemes, 1t Is no
too much to say that, last week, these pohu
claus hoped to control the Administration Will
consprug to take, out of its HANDS all politca
power by electing an ant-Republcan, pro
slavery Congress- and putting the State TOY
: ernments into similar hands.
5 The Presidents Emancipation Proclamation
has proved decidedly wet blanket for thes
gentlemen and will compel them to tall bacI
) upon new base of operations, and recast thei
2 political campaign entirely. Their pro'sayer
I policy, henceforward, can only be pressed Il
{ direct antagonism to the President and hi
I AdmnBtration. If lhey perseyere 10 1t, II WI
> disclose their real sympathy with the felic
l bar0arsu, which has been the fruitful source q
: all our troubles. With their real characte
e thus discovered, they will be powerlesS for ml'
e chief except as party organization who's
u lthl OupClt thnlOt w lVhbSa SN"NN'N'' 50 ~
e same time this distinct uttcrance OF Mr.. Lin
coin will unite and consolidate in support OF tn
Administration all those who have advocate
emancipation, either as war measure, or as u
c act Of Justice to an oppressed race as we'll
e those who have argued that such means migl
be rghtiully employed to suppress treason
The dividing line between those who supper
: the Administration and those who oppose 1
cannot remain longer in doubt. Ana the PEI
d pie, we believe, will be On the right side OF tn
e line and while they are so, we shall he qui
IS content to see the pro-sla,cry politicians dlscoI
solately taking counsel together on the oth'
side.
= APPOINTED CHAPLAIN The Burllneto
= Times saws the Governor has appointed Re
WIN. c. Hopkins, Chaplain VI the 9TH Reg
mcnl. MIR. Hopkins is u ron OF the Bishop al
Is graduated at the University OF Vermont, IN Il
IT Glass of 1855 He is the rector OF st. Mary
Church, at Mortified. For once, at least, th
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