The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-02-03

the arsenals, and armories, and navy yards is
not to be reduced at present; and there is no
suggestion that it is to be reduced at all, excep'
at Portsmouth about the first OF April. In the
meantime there is much of the most unfricndly
criticism OF the acts of our governments. The
stone blockade is denounced in most unmeasured
terms as an act Of hostility against the commerce
of the world and though England has been
guilty of doing precisely similar things in her
former wars she will now find it convenient to
shelter herself from the force OF her own former
example in this matter, as She did in the affair
of the Trent, by the highwayman s plea that
she has formerly done many things against other
nations that she could not think Of allowing
them 70 do against her. The nation, also, that
at the cannoo S mouth compelled China 10 buy
her opium, may not lind it diiEcnlt to hunt up u
protext Tor opening Southern ports i3r the sale
Of the manufactured products Of England, and
ior the purchase Of the law material whici, may
help TO keep Quiet The crowded I45orars Of her
vast manufacturing cities. The oj.ialvs Of tic
Governments, disposition to quarrel with
us5euG established, as IT unequivoc.ljy is, by
the Development d tins IEcnt controversy, vel
may be sure that . preteXt vii! not be long
wanting.
And 1t will not 90 10 trust too mach to dc !
friendly spirit that seems to 4nim&tc portion
OF the press and the public men Of Eogluna-
TINS proved utterly lmpotcns to withstand the
recent storm of evaporation that swept over the !
lsland' and we can not safely lely upon it, abl
i'y to guide OF control the public opinion OF the
Kingdom. Nor should it be forgotten tina, Eng
land is not a Government of the people, but Of
the aIlstocracy and wealth Of The kingdom, and
that much of the strength which liberal views
nave lately gained there, from the favorable
light in which Republican institutions in this
country had been observed, has been recently
mach weakened by the spectacle Of our present
divisions aud distractions. The tory interest are
se'zng this moment as their opportunity to re-
gam the ground that had been slipping for some
years away from them, and may be able through
1t to control and mould .he public sentiment of
the ruling classes quite agreea1ly to their dis
positions and tastes and we MAJ be entirely
certain that this will not be in favor of the
triumph of the Government of this Country.
And We can not expect different policy in
France. Setting aside the manifest temper of the
French Government thus far, in all respcctsI,
maintaining the same position toward us that
England has, the interests of that kingdom are
substantially the same as those of England and
we may reasonably expect the same treatment
from It, In short, there is bu, one European
power, from which we can expect anything bu,
covert if not open hostility, and that is Russia,
which has thus far manifested the mos; ilisndly
sympathy.
We are lett, indeed, to fight our BATTLES alone.
and with the almost certain assurance that un-
less we dispose Of the enemy already on our
hands within the next three months. he will he
st. eng ;honed by something more than the sym
pathy OF those nations who eXult at what thew
term the failure Of free Institutions. and would
reJolce IN being able to stop the liberal and free
tendencies of the century by quoting the down
fall OF the American Republic as the final tea,
and failure Of Government of the people. |.
10 said that the day Of preparation has closed, |
and the day of action has dawncd. God grant
that ii may be 50, Tor never was there more
need that something should be done, than now.