Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1862-06-17
The Policy Of the ADMIN stratioH

We haze already briefly alluded 10 the csIi Of
she Rcpohlican stRte ComMittee Tor O. State
Convention, and stated that, though the ca!l was
general end somewhat too vague IN it, terms,
it wes get suihcleGt to call together the gepub-
deans, and such Qthere as choose 70 net potl-
cally With then "a conyent,s,i, and Mt lhe ballot
box 1t wll be- necessary, he%eyer, iS- this
convention, Il j; aspires t. be anything more
than caere pSrtaership toe tb: diyisioR OF the
spoiIs, 70 adop, when Together, some definite and
specific declaration OF Ginoiples BIZ one
Democratic papx IT tho State, chat We have no
ticed 1 the Burlington SeR'rei, has advised what
there is left Of the Democratic party IN the
State to 60 ;nte this CoEveataeo, and tat pa
per k@ The frankness 10 agow It's object TO be
20 e9n.rol the coageptan by fangit witt "' con-
seratvs and wa kRow what that means
when advised by = Democratic paper. We like
the manlipess " tho Ssnc'nel ia demanding that
the Convention, 1t the outset, adopt o declara
tion eli principles speeiSe and well de.aed 50
chat 1t may Be clear what SORT ot convention
it is, and that those whoooite oitmay hnow to
whss sed they are acting sosethsr. We Aksss
with The .Sentisel 70 this, and propose SOW 20
suggest some Of tho positions which in QUO judg-
Rent ought to be taken By the Convention and
we hope the Sesstxe viii hs essslly trxnk in
submitting its platform.
The eonreat ion ic ealte& III these cords
- All whe are in iaror u eestaiUlug the Con-
stitution aRd the Unioe, and al supporting the
National Administrator in the present crisis
st the country, are cordislly iawted to attend. y
lhe frt qualification Of thh iayitatios need
not be separately discussed. iraeGuch as II Is
oomprehepdod in the second. The people Of
Vermont who are not in iaFor Of sustaining the
Constitution aud the Union are not supporters
Of the present National Administrators, and
are of no account politically aud there S no
dauger that enough Of that class Will ge: ina the
eonycnliuu 20 make the lease trouble. The sec
ond qualification needs, however. some am-
pllncauOO oJ va! III cAeSSes.
Who are those who are in favor OF supp,rt-
ing the present National Administration Very
clearly those who supper the measures of that
Administration. And what then are the re0-
spres Of that Administration Let "a enumer-
ate some Of tbem.
/. First in importance We reckon Cue Eman.
cipaton Resolutions recommended by che Pres.
ldent aud adopted by Congress by decisiv,
majority, u majority made up almos. wholly d
those who helped pu, tho present Administra
ton in power
.. The abolition OF slavery IN the District o
Columbia is another Of the grea, measures o
the National Administration, passing Congress
IN spite of Democratic and Border State protest
aud receiving the executive sanction of Preei
dent Lincoln u sanction which showed, by ia,
manner in which il was made known to Con
gress, that Mr.. Lincoln had at hear, an earnes
desire to see the nation divorced from all respon
sibihty for the maintenance Of slavery.
B. The prohibition OF slavery in the terrific
ries is another measure Of the National Admin
istration and another land mark in the progree
OF the nation toward freedom.
t. The Seward.Lyons Irealy for the more ei
icctual suppression OF the Slave Trade is an
other measure of this Administration, whic
oharactetizes it at home and abroad ashoSille I
Slavery wherever the Government can, as
Judges. RICH fully and safely strike 1t . blow
And this treaty has been Justly spoken oI by III
press OF England as great step in advance
anything that this Government under form,
admins trations could he induced to take on III
subject aud sill take rank IN history a. III