The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-07-29
Our present Danger

The siito. of the Northern 4dyocate has
the following appropriate 'houghte in reg ard
to our national perls:
We are not disposed to cause 1ny nDcasi
ness in tha minds of our readers, % Any un.
necessary alarm, bur the cause u Truth, rs
well as fidelity to our country aDt' its inter
ests, seem 10 require some notice &nd expose
Of the sougces OF our rational peril At the
present hoar.
Never, slnce the great rebellion sEtci its
horrid head or showed its hideous ;rc,st, have
our perks seemed to gather so thick.1yonnd Us
1t IS not that the rebellion itself hos taken
any new or more alarming phases Or developed
any new sources of power Not that it has
shown its cause more just al thereby clad
Itself in impenetrable asmUr. Not that it is
conducted with such skin or tact AZ 70 cause
AS unusual apprehensioDs OF its final success.
Not any or all Of these. Our perks lie in
another direction, and xas not such. ~ arise
from causes IN the control OF our enemies.
They are TO Ms politically what Il. Paul's
greatest perlis were to him in the early Church
They are penis among fills. 5ns'hren.'-
The more to be dreaded becsuss less manage.
able, and nearer the center OF our Life. We
cannot Close our eys to the fact thess .here il
arising among We at the North a party which
IN Its practical operations, is opposed 10 the
prosecution OF the war or any further attempts
to suod1e Or punish the rebels. 1t inseribes
o" It's banner the very plausible add taking
device, Cs'aserratisuI, and makes large pre-
tenslous TO loyalty. Its representatives in
Congrets,-tor unfortunately i, has q lew
there-art c: the style OF Valaudigham.
SALISBURY and Ben Weed They, like their
constituents, are anti enancipatiea-anti .cop.
hsoatior and anti.war--not, evidan,iy for any
nlgh moral reasons, ba, because .h.y would
tie the hands OF government and embarrsss
the administration in all attempts at subduiup
the rebellion. They oppose the Ievying Of
any TAX when such a levy is likely to aid the
natonaI treasury or sustain our national
credit.
Inc elements OF This Conservative party.
falsely so ealled-are among Nc. They may
De found, IN SINAI! numbers, IN every neiOh
| w ASos suOW al the CURRIERS' oil
the streets, and aot unfreauently find then
retailing In smaAl quantities, their treaso nabl,
sentiments Like sinnersiof less guilt, the,
may be known by their fruits.
They will rejoice, if no, openly, in the do
feat OF our armies and groan with pain who,
we are successful. They mourn over tn,
terrible destruction OF life when rebels ny,
KILLED, and give their warmest sympa,hies t,
their dear Southern brethren They bes,ov
their loudest praises on those Generals who
foI want OF capacity or disposition, are tn,
least efficient, and pour out unsparinplv the;
heaviest anathemas Oh such as are in sarnns
In prosecuting the war They are very read
to apologize even for the faults of such com
manders as never intended to push the wa
to the destruction OF its cause but can Gn,
no excuse Tor the most insignificant foihlss ~
others who are disposed to lay the axe At H.
root OF the tree, or with deadly blows str;L
down the monstrous parent OF rebellion
They stigmatize every movement that lool
toward Emancipation, or the enlistino or ar,
ployment Of cplored mel, or the coeGs.,, r'N