Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-04-21
Peace Stock Gong Down in the Market

We are glad to notice among the more respect.
able Democratic papers IN and out Of New Eng
land, an improved tone respecting the prosecu-
ton Of the war. The spring elections have shown
pretty couclusiyey that, however dissatisfied the
people may have been last fall with the Admins
tuton and ito conduct Of the war, they are still
ayerse to a surrender Of the Government "
traitors; and Democrats are beginning to see that,
in order to make political capital out Of the pres
snt troubled condition Of the country, they must
20 10 for a vigorous prosecution OF the war. They
are accordingly talking Just now, much less
about the Olive branch than they did few months
ago, and devoiing themselves more exclusive
iy to assaults upon the emancipation measures Of
Tie Government For the time even, they are
letting up in their chronic abuse Of Secretary
Chase and aniredesmable paper currency and the
Horii the other day actually proposed recast Of
the Cabinet, with Edward Everett, Secretary Of
State, Gen. Banks, Secretary Of War, and some
body in Sscaetary Wellss' place, making no pro-
vision, however, for any change in the Treasury
Dspartm ent. All these are good symptoms
and unless the Administrator make more blum
ders than can reasonably be eIpectrd,-in the
year to come, we think il can reckon on a tosraby
united support Of the loyal North in its war
measures.
The rebels understand this and the Richmond
Dispatch thus mourns over the Union triumph 10
Connecticut,
"The hopes which rested on the triumph Of
Seymour have fallen to the ground. The impor-
lance Of this defeat Of the democracy cannot well
be eYagg rated for il the resell had been o,her-
wise the Northwest would have risen, the peace
party would have been organized on permanent
basis, the next meeting Of Congress would have
been followed by a summary abrogatOn OF the i'm
peria powers bestowed.upon Liacoln by the abo-
tlion Congress Just ended, and CESSATION OF hos
uilies might have been confidently looked for, at
or before the close Of the present year. Lincoln
Las succeeded. Connecticut is lost and with
it goes the hope Of an early peace based upon
party action at the North, which so many enter
tanned"
Part OF this reaction at the North has come
from better understanding Of the real designs
Of the peace men, than at first appeared There
was much, at first impression, pleasing and CRATE
tul to our ,ensibtes, wounded and bleeding as
they we're from all the terrible calamities Of war,
in the gospel Of peace, and men were ready to
welcome it and its apostles, at first, without 80
closely scrutpiziog the road to the desired goal.
They were half persuaded, through their intense
desire that such might be the fact, to believe that
peace might be easily enough obtained if we
would only subdue our blood'thiHty passions,
ch"lise our revengeful tempers into loving and
fratsrnal dispositions, and make the Olive branch
instead of the sword the weapon of our warfare
upon our " misguided brslhren.' And il was
when the brilliant colots Of this rhetoric of peace
had faded, and uuder il was seen the grim reality,
The lawning gulf Of discovered country which
had been spOnnsd only by the airy rainbow Of
restored Union, that the people abandoned their
false leaders, and announced again their deermi.
nation to accept no peace which should bring with
tia disruption Of the Republic,
And now that the issue seems again to be de.
fined with ,olenble cearness, we trust the people
will keep II clearly in mind Those who now, in
the North, preach peace, are either the open or
secret allies Of the purpose Of Jeff Davis to des-
troy the Union. II they have any intelligence,
they now know that there can be no peace with
who, Uuion until rebellion .crushed, and when
they declare for an armstiee, as the late Ex.Gov.
Seymour of Connection, did, they mean BY il to
lie, jeff Davis have what territory he claims, aud
moi, i he asks It. When We at the North are
ready to yield that 10 treason, we can then all Of
Us declare for peace, and possibly enjoy it, just as
the slaves on the plantations ENJOY peace, when
they are content to be beasts Of burden for their
white masters.
The Connecticut river On Mandav ,norn;ng