The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-28
Letter from VIM NJ. Evarts of New YORK.

=. WINDSOR, VT, July 10, 1862.
:. Dr.p Sra The invitation OF your Commit
tee to address the great meeting to De heid u
day in the City of New York reached me toe
late for This answer even to be in time Tor the
occasion.
The enthusiastic rally at Union Square on
the Doth dav of April Of last year demonstrate
the wisdom and courage of )ur people IN IN.
stan,ly meeting the war which had been opened
against the Government by the armed Rebellion
with all the strength and energy which thor.
ough and united purpose and abundant material
resources could supply. From that moment sbe
people have taken no step backward, and there
has been more occasion for sOllctudc that they
would run over the Government, than that they
would not keep up With it's movements and de-
lnands | have no fears nov that the response
of the people to the new call for troops Will De
either sluggish OF inadequate.
Whether 10 the past the Government has
fully understood the stern simplicity OF this con
test-to which only two issues, the destruction
OF its eDeny or Of itself, were ever possible ;
whe her it mas recognized its tue enemy-the
Rebel aristocracy, and appreciated the depth
and force of the passions and interests which
have stimulated their hatred and support tnelr
| hosslities whether it mas wisely and effectively
employed the immense power which She devo.
ton OF the people has laid at It's tee1-these are
question: unsuted TO the situation OF 9'sr affairs.
Forgetting the things that are behind, we
mus, push forward, and be Satisfied with know
ing and insisting that, in the future, the sent-
ments and action OF the Government rill be,
and shall be, clear, decisive and concelstra ted
seeking, what thus seeking it is sure to accom-
pllsh, the rapid and complete reduction, y mil
lyary power, Of the reyolted territory and popu
laton to allegiance to their and our Corstitu-
tion.
81 know that there are loyal INTEL gems and
earnest lovers 81 their country, who conceive
that they have no part or heart in this WAY, if
it be not 50 directed tina, the social institution
OF Slavery shall not survive 1t, and others who
imagine that they will not he!p pa, down tbe
rebellion II Slavery IS 10 fall with it. But
these opinions Ccoeyn no considerable number of
the loyal population and indeed, if those Who
profess the one va the other Of them were pu1 to
the test, ain persuaded that The Flag and The
Constitution woul1 lose Few Of them as defend
ers.
- And now it L. proclaimed as with trrm-
pet, throughout the land, to Rebels and 70 loyal
men alike, That the burden and tho heat Of this
war are upon us shat our manhood and our
0lrthrlght are 10 tbs issue and that the sun
winch sets upon thls day of our trial will look
upon US proud, happy, free, powerful
nation, or rent, distracted, crashed despl.ed
people.
- How foolish and feeble d eonceptsn of he
tates that thus war carries have they who regarl
IL as contest involving only the extent of ter
rl'ory And OF population when our Goyerument
shall MAINTAIN duIR+nlOn over 4 mutIlated
territory and dlsnembered people are results
sumcienfly lntolerable ~ our pride and our IN
tereSts Nut tee disastrous event OF the war
stops at DO such measure Of calamity. The Fed
eral Constitution itself will have been rent in
twain, AUD the fabric OF our national liberties
VIII have passed away asa scroll. The noble
heritage which the wisdom and courage of he-
rolc ancestors gained for rs will have been wre4-
cd from our feeble and fa.hlcss hands. Fur this
our sell aoasemens l.iers will be no cure. no At
ter health, no pardon
believe that toe people understan: this
momentous Issue, and That their hearts ,hril
Win the intensity OF the emotions its contsm-
patton begets Have we, by Divine favor, the
power 20 avert this ruin and maintain the life
VI INC nation " ms power can be no other
IMAM military and financial resources, and the
wisdom and courage to apply them
1"e mass OF the population supporting the
Government, and counting, as the su pply of its
military and financial strength, numbers abou.
@o'ooo,ooo, OF which something like 600 600
are slaves The mass OF the population arraved
10 revolt Is over 5000 900, of which 3 OOS Zoo
are slaves. We thus stand four to one Of tho
Tree population OF tho country for the Govern.
mens' Are these 5000 900 of free whites
mounted on the shoulders Of 5000, 900 black
slaves, able To ptedoIninate over our 20 .OOo OO0
oi 'ree whites IN battle and in war as they have
zone IN politics and IN peace? If they are, thew
had better be dismounted.
out the question carries it's own an,we,
il' on our part, the battles are still political and
the war peaceful, this treason will oyertbrnw
our Government If we are to save tina l;vs,
she property, the feelings and the pride Of ,hs
heoeis' and waste only the lives, the property
',e couraS" and the strength of the loyal nso.
Pie' we are The allies of the Rebels, no, thar
enemies, and undermine from within the c;t.dsl
~hich they assault from without.
H. on the other hand we will disnIss nall.
.ics ana psace from our minds and from on,
oeAf's ID our advancing armies shall trsa, tho
poPu'atioo IN revolt, whether black or white
o'",e VI nee, az wdr groups them-as rebel q,
DIS ioyai' as hostile OF as submissive; if tbsGox.
erhmeh' VIII execute the simple policy, porcey.
'u'jec'", deoelfare superbOs, root out the ban.,h
aiistocracy that urges ON the rebellion and
spare 'he ao]ect followers it has cheated md
iHceu INTO support, the hand of the Gov-
sinment will be on the neck of its enemies
we shall see this treason crouch and low~.
der the thunderbolts of war. and th. Isada, WI =,
the revolt stranuleJ IN .ha ,.,.I " ANola "