Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-08-12
Lot as have Vigorous Fall Campaign.


The Government is evidently getting ready
for vigorous, and we trust decisive, Fall cam
paign, when is present dsiensive attitude will
be dropped, and determined aggressive war be
waged against treason wherever it is found. II
it had done this one year ago it would have
been infinitely better for the country but it it
better late than never.
There appears now 20 he the greatest una
nmity OF opinion 10 condemnation OF rose water
treatment Of treason, and it does not seem pos
sible that the Government can mistake or refuse
to listen to the demands Of the people, that the
war be now made sharp short and decisive. 1t
has hitherto been answered, to all the expostu-
lations from the people and from the press on
account of delays and mIld treatment in the
conduct of the war. that the whole subject was
in the hands of the President, Cabinet and Gen
erals, and that it Was not the peoples affair at
all and 80 they should keep quiet, 10 matter
what was done. They were only to answer the
TtuuloltlOuh iOf men aUu Hohrg puV HlHs V'VA
mouths as to the proper use OF these snews OF
war We are glad to know, however, that the
severe Experience of the past year has taught
us all that the people have been nearer right
from the start than the Government, and that
the policy of vigor and severity, which was al
most universally demanded at the outset, but
which was moi adopted by those in authority,
was the only sure and true policy The Gov
eminent has wasted great deal Of blood and
treasure IN thus learning tocomprehend the mag
nitude and chara ter Of the treason that WAS
assalllng The Republic, but if 1t now uses the
information thus extensively gained, IT may not
be too late to save the country.
BY the middle Of September there should be
! 900 900 federal soldiers in the field Such ali
army, commanded by sklitul generals, ought to
be able to march 10 the cult before Christmas,
and celebrate New Yeaf, IN every Southern
City. 1t can do il if il sno' wasted, nsman-
aged ana destroyed, by Inefficient ana unready
commanders, Or ny q he,iu.tipg, facilitating,
halfway policy on the la;t Of those in authori-
~ al Washington. Let mo fall c,mpqign only
be made to accomplish Wll good use OF the
immens, resources of the Nation. now 50 lavish
ly given, will accom- l.l and the gigantic
treason which the government Las dalicd with
Tor more than year will, in 1868, be only d
matter OF history. We have now some hope
that rebellion is to be no onger played with,
and that more strength is to be empoyel il
lighting than IN cOnciliatins traitors. In this
nope is now the only refuge Of the Nation.
There is no more time to be wasted Every dav
now ought to be made to tel. Opportunities,
once lost, never return. LNus understand thar
all this talk about restore Union. reunited
people, and dwelling togettyr in unity, so far
as rebels are 10 take part ia that good time
coming, had better be rostl ned till these same
rebelt are beaten, driven tta their rebellion.
and made to lay down thtr arms and submit to
the authority of the Union Then that kind Of
soft sawter will be m ordr but ust now the
previous question has been called, and the only
Thing to be done is til, hardest kind of fighting
using cvcrs fundamentally in our hands to
crush treason and raiuls. Let the TALL cam
pa'gn demonstrate tina; ib5se in authority are
Impressed VITA this truth, and me acting upon
IT, aud 'he future will 500, grow bright again
Otherwise it is not easy to say with any conf
dencc when the end will come, or what it VIII
be when reached