The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-08
GREEN MOUNTAIN FREEMAN JULY $, 1867,
The Clamors of tho Newspapers.

The Clamors of tho Newspapers.
1t would be amusing, it the magnitude bf the
interests in peril did not make it serious mat
ter, to witness tho contortIons of ii eportion OF
the New York press, in consequence of the re-
cent developments in the campaign in the Pen
insula. Nearly every interest is represented by
this press, and these interests are mainly COM
mercial and mercenary, and have their pet way of
accounting for the reverse, and have their spe-
cifc cure, tinctured OF course with their old
prejudices. The New York Herald, true, TO its
revolution Try and disorganizng instincts, and
secession proclivities, fills its columns with
abuse Of Secretaries Stanton, Chase and Wells,
and threatens Congress with violent expulsion
from the Capitol, and hardly stops IN its us
saul: at the door of he presidential mansion,
lntImating very decidedly that il Mr. Lincoln
does not heed the Herald he too will come in
for his share Of the denunciation. The World
numerically assaults the whole Government,
President, Cabinet, Congress and all, and while
kindly permitting the President to hold out the
balance of his official term, demands instant
change in the other departments. The Erpress
and kindred papers are in the same vein. Not
one OF these papers seem to consider for a mo-
ment that there is the least safety or refuge for
the Government, except in following their ad-
vice.
We confess that we deem this clamorous
demonstration OF an influential press as pre-
saying anything but good to the country. What
We now need is not clamor, but calm aad con-
sderate counaels; not hasty and biased judg
mens, but the wisdom tina, grasps the whole
present, and sees something of the dim future.
Armies alone cannot save This country The
People need to be aroused to a full appreciation
OF the Importance of saving the Republic. And
a newspaper press that devotes its columns to
the purpose of turning the present peril OF the
country into power to elevate or depress any
man, is false to the lessons Of the hour. The
Nation needs all ito loyal workers to-day 10 save
it from ruin, and our united efforts should be to
save and not destroy, 10 support and not to
overthrow the Government
WICkLFrE AND HUSrER.-Congressman
Wlcklltfe, who was ANXIOUS to get information
respecting the arming OF negroes at Hilton
Head, does 4 seom pleased with Gen. Hunters
pointed reply. The House ordered the letter
printed, which disturbed the equanlmity Of MIR
Wicklife, and he made on effort to have the
vote reconsidered, in which, however, he re-
eeyed the small encouragement of twenty-six
votes only In the course of the discussion,
Mes.fs. Mallory anu Wcklffe deprecated the
armlng of slaves, thcagh Mr. Mallory was
willing they should be employed by our army
in mental services This shows a decided nd
vance in the opinions of even Kentucky slave
holders, who have hitherto manifested the ut
most reluctance against sanctioning the USE of
negroes for any purpose in this war. We don't
think MIR. Wicklitfe will give Gen, Hunter oc-
eat ion to write another letter on the subject of
arming negroes.