Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-01
The Need of Supporting the Civil as well as
War Measures Of tho Administration

" I'd uonshAOs Vi Luo humlulbIdJ4U
The time has gonc by. we kust, in this Re-
pntds. whom few men Of party are 10 die
tite every opinion which "a u he held by those
who aot With the party, or when every act Of
Vie party, II II happeas to Nv ia power. is to be
praised BY one side and condemned by another
becatse It is supposed 10 he partisan in it, char
acter. II thus rsbelios sherd ba productive
Of 10 othes good " the asnan Wv aopc it will
result in an emancipation OF the individssl
judgment Of the peopls from tho :ram,aels of
lsrty dictatioU. set free pablc opinion from the
tyranny OF political leadership, and giys liberty
Of expression and action To tbs independent
thonght OF the voters, ths @OVereigns in the
Commonwealth. Bat while VIZ rejo,e to seq
tins growing disposition to cut loose from party
dictauon, we at the same time recognize the ne.
o-ssiy Of associated action in those who sup
port the general policy, both civil and military,
OF the National Administrat ton in order that
ihe State Governments and Congress may be
kept IN harmony with the great purposes which
We believe the Government has in view, and
may give it such strength ard assistance in the
accomplishment of its work, as il must o. ne
cessily have 10 succeed
No one, unless he bs wiltully or stupidity
blind, eau fail 10 see that, for the last year, un-
Ger various DISCUSSES and pretences, efforts have
been made In some Instances with partial sue
cess, Ia change the current ct public opinion,
ano turn it from the direction which it so un-
mistakaby took in the last Presidential election,
INTO = e conservative channel, leading it en-
tTely away from Its promised course, and be-
calling It to water tho fields and turn tho mills
" those who had most vigorously opposed the
election Of Abraham Lincoln Tho New York
Bor0lf which is probably the most notorious of
tte papers which nominaly support tho Gov
ornuient yet actively oppose it's policy is con-
tnuaily urging ti,a necessity OF sending All en-
trely different class OF men politically, TO Con
gress, that the majority OF that body may not
be IL sympathy with the Administration, and
with the real honest purpose Of the people, but
mGy present an insurmouutabls barrier to ths
passage OF any measure which shall tend to
weaken aud cripple the power OF Slavery in the
Government. There 10 nuch secret aud muck
open work bang done day asd night now, look
mp "a HAT Que end = change in the political
eouplexiOu OF Congress 10 defeat this atten pit
and To keep the National Leg lsluturs in tn.
ha.pds OF men who are in iull synpsthy with
the great, Distinguishing feature Of the Repub-
l,can organization, and the great. and Wv be
leye vital necessity OF this period il tn. hi,Isry
al The Republic this emancipation. by some
iuethod, Of tho slaves, aud tue issl extinction
81 thai abotninablv system ut forced and an
compensated labor from the territor, oil tn,
Nsticu,--,t lie necessary that The friend. ot thu
great measure should act together politically
nhG Eve 10 1t that no person whc will not heart
.ly and actively work to bring about, 40 MON I.
Il can wisely and safely be done, that oousuu,
nation, he elected to any position whore h. cal
hinder the march OF this tenetcent endeavor o
the Republican Administrations Of prvsden
.Hncoin.
There are two classes Of men IN the countr
who call themselves supporters oil the Admin,
traitor. One OF these supports part, or all
oi what it calls the war policy OF the Govern
nep,, aud limits its support to that alone. Th
..cts Of the Administration beyond this. it gene
ruiy condsmns. The other generally approve
th, leading measures ~ the Administration
both evil and military. The first class al
.hefy men ~ht belonged to the Democrat
party IN lie lifetime, and have not changed the
y ..ilg,.l opinions. The latter elias ARE chief