The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-18

ton. Forget all that We thought Shortcomings
every mistake, every delay. 10 the extreme
embarrassmsnts of his past call these endu-
rance, wisdom, magnanimity, illuminated, al
they now are, by this dazzling success
When wo consider tho immense opposition
that has been neutral:zsd or converted by the
progress Of the war, (ior it is no, long since
the President anticipated the resi- gnation oil a
large number Of efdeers 10 the army, and the
secession of three states, on the promul CATION
OF this policy when We see how the great
stake which forci On nations hold in our at
fairs has recently brought every European
came every day more apparent what gigantic
and what remote interests were TO BIO effected
by the decision of the President, one can
hardly say the deliberation was too long
Against all tmorous counsel he had the eour
age to seize the moment; aad such was his
position, and such the felicity attending the
action, that he has replaced government 10
the good gracss Of mankind. Better is vir
tue in the sovereign than plenty 10 the sea-
son." say the Chinese. 'Tis wonderful what
power is, and how i'll it is used, and how its
i'll u'e makes life mean and the sunshine
dark. Lie in America has lost much OF its
attraction in the latter years. The virtues
OF geod magistrate undo world Of mis-.
chief and, because nature works with recti-
tude, seem vastly more potent than the acts
of bad governors, which are ever tempered
by the good nature in the people, and the in-
cessant resistance which fraud and violence
encounter. The acts Of good governors work
at geonotrical ratio, as enc midsummer day
seems to repair tae damage of a year of war.
A day which most of Us dared not hope to
see, an event worth the dreadful war, worth
its costs and uncertainties, seems now to be
close before as. October, November, Decem-
Der will have passed over beating hearts and
plotting brains; then tho hour will strike,
and all men of African descent who have
faculty enough to hnd their way TO our lines
are assured Of protection by American law.
1t is by no means necessary that this meas.
ure should be suddenly marked by any signal
results on the negroes or on the rebel ma stsrs
The force of the act is that i: commits the
country to this jus,ice-that it compels the in
Vulnerable officers, civil, military, naval, OF
the Republic to range themselves on the line
of this equity. 1t draws the fashion to this
side. 1t is not a measure that admits of be
ing taken back Done, it cannot be undone
by new Administration. For Slavery
ovcrpowers the disgust Of the moral sen,imcn,
only through immemorlal usage. 1t cannot
be introduced as an Improvement of the nine
teenth century. This act makes hat the lives
Of our heroes have not been sacrificed 10 vain.
1t makes victory of our defeats. Our hurts
are healed the be- lth OF the nation is re-
paired. With a victory like this VIC can
stand many disasters 1t does not promise
the redemption of the black race that lies
not within as but it relieves It Of eur oppo.
sition. The President by this act has paroed
all the slaves in America they will no more
fight against US and it relieves our race once
for all Of its crime and false position. The
first condition of success is secured in putting
ourselves right. We have recovered ourselves
from our false position, and planted ourselves
on law of nature.
!fth fail
The plsr'd Rrms is rst.eness,
And earth's base built on s:ubble
The governn cnt has assured itself OF the best
constituency in the world : every spark of
intellect, every virtuous feeling, every reli-
gious heart every man Of honor, every poet,
every philosopher, the generosity of the cities
the health Of the country, the strong arms Of
mechanics, the endurance Of formers, the pas
sionate consce pce of women, the sympathy
of distant na,ious, all rally to its support
Of course we are assuming the 6rmness OF
the policy thus declared |, must no. be a
paper proclamation. We confde that Mr.
Lincoln is in earnest, and, as he has been
SLOW in making up his mind, has resisted the
importunacy of parties and events to the lat
est moment, he will be as absolute in his al.
hcsion. Not only will he repeat and follow
up his stroke, but the nation will add its ir.
resstible strength. If the ruler has duties
so has the citizen. In times like these, when
the nation is imperled what man can. with.
out shame, receive good news from day to da y
without giving good news of himself? VIVA,
right has any one to read in the journals It'd
lngs of victories if he has not bought them
by his own valor. treasure personal sacrifice,
or by service as good in his own department
With this blot removed from our nationa
honor, this heavy load lifted off the national
heart, we shall not fear hencelorward to show
our faces amoag mankind We shall cease
to be hypocrites and prctenders, but what We
have styled our free institutions will be such
10 the light Of this event the public dis
tress begins to be removed. What if the
brokers quotations show our stocks discreditec