The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-16
" The Time has Come.

Under this heading, Mr.. Beecher in the last
number of the New York Indep>ndent, thus dis
courses
This is our answer to those specious pleas
" To make war our first business, and settle
policies afterwards In this case Policy is a
part of War. 1t is Policy that has kept our
generals striking with the sheath on their
swords. 1t has been false Policy hat shrank
back from the life and health that wei III Free
mont's Proclamation in Missouri 1t has been
a confusei and impractlcable Policy that has
sent Buell. crawling like tortoise through
dlliatory months, where he should have flown
like an eagle or marched like a man 1t has
been Policy which has rara yzed u quarter of
million Of men on the Potomac for a year. War
cannot be flung like bomb through the air -
War IS Policy. The only question is, ,ohat that
| Policy shall be?
Hitherto the Government has undertaken to
make war upon sovereign States so as to subdue
the people without changing their political
rights. We have had enough Of such folly.
Nov we ask Sane Policy. II a State is ia
condition to Justify war, it will Justify the to-
tai sabverson Of its civil economy War is ouiy
Government in arms 10 enter a State with Il
Federal amy Is TO violate every principle OF in
proclaim 1t. Let us take advantage of it. Let
us use TIA: force and authority SO justly IN con-
aic! with rcbeliious States, to purge out Of them
whatever elements will make it dangerous for
them 70 live IN National federation.
We have been made lrresolute indecisive, and
weak by the Presidents attempt to unite mpos-
slolllties to make war, and keep the peace ; to
strike hard and not hurt {; to invade sovereign
States, aud not NEEDLE with their sovereignty
to put down Rebellion, without touching lts
cause; to bring all Infatuated people into enfor-
ced union with their enemies, and to leave a j
their causes Of quarrel, unsettled and vigorous
and yet hope for future concord.
Inc way to make war is to destroy Slavery
The way 10 secure peace after war is to destroy
Slavery. Ii any have scruples about interfering
with Southern rights, their scruples are too late
We have already done it. War is supreme in
reference. We have violated state sovel eight,
as much as it can be done. What state soyer
:, eighty il there under an imposed Military Gov
ernor intruded upon New Orleans, Naehville
n and Newbern?
. The only question is whether we will use tina
10 lawful Intrusion for the ends OF health anC
pace, or whether will 20 on with timid an
: latuous policy, designed to roll over upon lutur
time tenfold greater disturbances than thos
!. whlca We have suffered ?
RI Is 1T not tune to ponder the meaning of God
provdenccs
With what energy did men resist the Aut
Slavery discussion of the past thirty years b,
~ it prevailed aud covered the land. With VIII;
N desperate energy did the North resist tie legi
iatlOn Of 1850 and the infamous Fugitive Ila,
lIW But 1t WAS in vain. With what lierC
ID nIionatlon d'd the whole North resist the al
&, rogauon OF tie Missouri Compromise But
. WIS broken up, and che Kansas volcano uncal
80 PEI. Then caue the fiery campaign betwet
re fremont tue Eagla, aud Buchanan the owl.
e the days ot bin whom tho Conservatives elect,