The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-06-17
Republican
State Committee.
The Presidents Feelings and Opinions Re,
speeding slavery

Below We print II private letter from Charles
SuL.utr to frlon nd IN Massachusetts, IL is an
important piece Of evidence in these times es-
pecially when many Of the friends Of slavery
are claiming Mr.. Lincoln As one Of themselves.
II shows the President to be az decidedly anti.
slavery, and d. earnestly desrous to see he ma
tlon freed from that bondage, any one need
just now when SO cunning an effort Is being
made BY the self styled conservatives to de-
bluch The anti slavery continent OF the people,
and bring back once more the iron rule Of the
slave ogarc'y ty the uye ot now party ma
chinec and new party catch words Those who
pretend 20 support the Administration, and al
she same time TO denounce Mr. Sumner, may
learn tlon, tins letter something OF the Official
ty q. getting up party that will take Mr..
Lincoln IN ana Leave Mr., Sumner out
SENATE CHANGER, June ), 1862
My Dear SIR Your crliiclsu OF the Presi-
DEM Ii hasty. | am Confident that if you knew
hun as | 10 you would nos make It,
OF course th- Pres.4eav cannot be held re-
spoEslblG l0 tba lnlste,.stnceS u subordluatc.,
GuIt,s adopted Or ~ least tolerated by him. And
ant sure That nothing UNJUST or ungensruus
viii be tolerated, muon iess adopted by him.
am happy to let you know That he has no
sympathy rlth Stanley il his absurd wicked
ness, closing the 'chools, nor again III his other
act OF turning our camps into hunting ground
for TIC slaves. He regulates botn--pos,tivey
The latter point has cupied much OF his
though;, and tne uewSpapers nave not gone too
Tar IN recording his repeated declarations, which
! have often heard iroiu his own lips, THAT slaves
finding tner way within the national lines are
never to be re-cnsluvet. This rs his CONVICTION,
expressed With out reserve
Could you have seen The Pres dcnt-as 1t
was my privilege Otten--whilo he was CONSIDER
ing the great questions 90 which he has already
actCd--the invitation TO emancipation IN the
states, emancipation in the District OF Columbia
and the acknowledgement OF the Independence
o! Hayt aud Liberia, even your Zeal would
nave b-en satisfied, Tor you would have tilt the
sincerity OF his purpose to do what he could to
carry forward the prlncipio9 OF the declaration
OF Independence. HIS whole soul was occu pied,
Especially by the Inst rOIositOn, which was
peculiarly MS own. la lamiliar intercourse
with him. remember nothing more touching
than the earnestness and Completeness with
which he embraced this idea. 10 his mind it
was just and benefcent, while it promised the
sure end Of slavery. Of course, to me, who
had already proposed bridge of gold tor the re-
treating lend, 1t was most welcome Proceed
ing from the President it must take its place
among the great events of history.
II you are disposed to be impatient at any
seeming shortcomings, think, / pray you of
what has been done 10 u bret period, and from
che past discern the sure promise OF the future.
Knowing something OF my CONVICTIONS aud of
the Irdor with when | maintain hem you may
perhaps derive some assurance from my conf
dence. say to you therefore, stand by the
administrator. 1t need he, help it by word
and act, bu, stand by it and have faith in it,