The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-15

OrOus prosCCu ton of the war, and The most I'M
relenting treatment of the institution upon
which rebellion is cndeavoring to establish ID
party, or that portion Of it which still loves
slavery, is becoming the nucleus Of IA political
organization which advocates the restoration OF
the Union as it was, giving slavery all It's old
control vi the government, and II special lnllnu-
nifty from all the accidents and burdens OF the
war. These two organizations will very SION
be sharply defined, and will compel every man
to Join one or The other of them in "a struggle
for the control of the government. In New
York, the recent Democratic State Convention
has given shape to tins issue, and the teuds be
State have all been buried, In this effort 10 over
throw the Republican party there. In the
STATE elections Just held in Maine and CalilOr
MA, the same issue was made In Massachu
sets, The late Republican Convention so dis,
tinctly announced its principles, that those who
support John 4. Andrew for Governor, do 50
with the full understanding that he is put for
ward as the representative Of the idea that the
war should be Instantly and uorelentingly pros
ecuted, and that Slavery should be driven to the
wall in the process. There will be an opposl-
ton party in Massachusetts that will put forth
some unmeaning generaities for platform, and
under such cover will really fight for slavery,
and such method of prosecuting the war as
will bring the institu ton the least harm. And
elsewhere, whenever there is an election we
shall find this same issue made, with more or
less distinclness but none the less real resulting
in the success of the friends of slavery or the
champions Of freedom, as the popular heart
sympathizes with the one or the other side of
this issue.
And certainly, as friend of free institutions
and of such an administration of the Govern
ment as will advance and establish free institu-
tions and limit and curtail, if not utterly de-
stroy, not only the power of Slavery but Slavery
itself, by the processes of this war, we are not
sorry to see those hostile to Slavery firmly stand
ing by their principles in political contests as
heretofore, and compelling the pro-slavery men
OF the North TO unmask themselves, and show
their devotion to the accused system, "A devo-
ton which the recently disclosed hideous fea-
lures of the monster have failed to modify or
change. We believe there is more need to-day
than ever before that the power of Slavery On
this continent should be b.oken forever, and we
would have every department Of the Govern.
ment, and every officer and soldier in the army
acting upon the same belief And, us far as the
civil Government is concerned, there is bat one
method of reaching this result and that il by
electing men 70 Office who mold to the same faith
Then let the Issue be made in every election,
and let the people express their wish and select
men who represent their principles TO act for
them in shaping the policy Of the Government
The war makes this Of more, instead of less i'm.
portaDce, Tor 1t has shown what crimes it is
possible for Slavery to commit, and what inf
mite damage to the Union it's continued existence
may work. Let those who are hostile to il be led
by no pretences or sophistry, however specious
or plausible, into relaxing for single moment
their efforts against it.