The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-01-30
Treason North of the Potomac.

The recent report Of the Potter Investigating
Committee, appointed at the Extra Session of
Cosgre ", s soisminous document, and makes
many startling disclosures, and gives us much
light, Incidentally, in respect to the spirit in
which thc administration, or many of the Off
czs OF il. have conducted the war, The great,
gla.ius Glct, that stands out all through the re-
port, is the case with which men, Of whose dis
loyal sympathy with the rebels there was the
HIST evidence, and whose cases, with the proof
were certified at the tine by the Committee to
cha proper dcpactmcnss, managed to either re-
sair Their lafcs, or, il removed, TO be returned
su thesa IA short time. CT ts get some other
equally rcsponsiblc p0siiion in other depart
sncn.s OF the Government. Varous re,-
s,ns worc given by off ;iAs or hi dis.
regard "a chs facts and recommendations CT
che Co;..;nitsec. In some cases, their services
were ,alnabc. In o,hcr, they were clever and
begged 70 lie allowed to renlaia. In Others
somebody s9ucLcd for their loyalty And 50
Abe cxcscs run through all the shifts b. w!iiel
cunning men Impose upon simple, easy soulf,
OF hy which 0facials-w ho care more for some
,a,ori.e TRAN for the Country--t tried to blind The
eycs OF she Committee, and persuade them thai
xha. had appeared 50 black, WIS in fact un-
spottsl white
One cannot read the record and longer won-
der that Che rebels get such early and accurate
iateljgeace at the purposes of our Government.
a. We :slrc constant evidence that they possess.
Traitors have been in Washington from the out.
act Of the rcbcIion. They have been in all the
places .. responsibility and trust, in civil and
seilitary h!a. They have taken NJ great pains
IN cloal thcr secession sentiments. They were
ceanps;ea: business men and couldnt be- spared.
A. wan said last c;ummer, the Government
eonldn'. get along without them. And now
shese SlDc traitors, some OF thcal, are hold
inE positions vi trust under our Government.
Tan ihe government expect 10 succeed in put
tang dawn rebellion while it has enemies in it's
own hv,isohold whose treason has been proved,
snd " ;in are still retained?
An sBccdote has been going the rounds of the
Yrvs, % clerk who was recently discharged
Tor reasonable sentiments lie was soon, how
ever, ,.uehed for by a Governor of ono of the
AsJsl States. as good Unlonist and much
abused man. He was restored. lie told
iaicnd who exhibited a curiosity to know how
No soI .,rb IL certificate of character from man
~ never spoke to,--that it was all easy enough.
Awetty sister had gone down to Alexandria
sith .hc Governor, and had fixed it all right
And ihe story is not improbable. and according
70 sbe .eport Of Mr.. Pot,er's Committee, trai-
<sss hayc been restored to positions at Washing.
svn, anl the excuse given for 1t was not 70 good,
~ 10 powerful az pretty sister, The Gov
esnrasEt appears in the light Of this report,
either IS good easy, unsuspicious soul, that
did MT .iuch like to bc troubled with The charge.
against the help, '--cxceedingly careful that
she 'hclp should not be unustly dealt with,
a1d very much attached to the help or a. con.
AyiDg ~ treason in Office, or dis exhibiting an
ILL., judged and mistaken cemency toward crimi-
aals, Who have been allowed 10 pursue their
.zuaes IN tho face Of day, and before the eyes
OF then superiors III Office. Oi course the Coy.
eminent has been lcncst in all this, but it has
mort terribly inisudgcd, and il is not too much
50 say that much Of the difficulty in suppessng
,h,s wicked rebellion has been the result of this
~Au,e, almost criminal, disregard OF the plain
acc s,ity OF dealing with treason eummarily and
,hsrply a!cye,or found. The GNerumcn, :