Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-01-06

in Montpelier could stigmatize the efforts OF the
Government to put down one OF the blackest
and most unhallowed rebellions ever soncoced
on earth, as retaliation and his sermon ind
place in prolessedly loyal journals with appar-
ent approval.
Sir in Wlliamstown, an aged, unfortunate,
dissipated democrat, Tor utering similar senti-
ments had his house visited by the most respect
able men in the community and himself very
politely requested to walk out and cheer the
American Gag, and he, considering discretion
tho better part Of valor, concluded to do it,.
All right lie deserved it. But how harmless
are the rawlings Of such an one, compared with
the glossy and polished periods Of Mr.. Lord,
saturated all TIE way with sympathy for the
rebels, making no perceivabc distinction between
the best government on earth, fighting for its
very life, and set Of the most audacous des-
pots and despcradoes, fighting to overthrow it,
for the very purpose, according to their own
showing, Of founding upon It's ruins despotlsm
bl4cker than ever disgraced the civilized world,
wherein Slavery, that " divine institution ac-
cordIng to DR.. Lord, shall be " the chief corner
stone n " Retaliation, lorsooth Was it
" retaliation 81 to ask Of those outlaws the priv
ege Of feeding our starving garrison at Fort
Sumpter without being fred into VAST " re
Mliaton to spend millions ofmoney and thou
sands Of lives in guarding rebel property and
returning rebels slaves? And was sit " retalia-
ton in Mr.. Lincoln TO generously, magnani-
mously, no. to say ridculously, offer to requite
them for their centuries Of the most damnable
oppression that ever saw the sun, ly buying
these remaining acerated victims? Sir, did not
our government bear and foIbear, long, quite
tao long after iorbearancc had ceased to be a
virtue And nos, after spending almost two
years in gentle warfare, and exhausting every
possible means to induce them 10 return to their
allegiance, when tie government adopts more
stringent measures and proposes to confscate
their PROPERTY, a measure calculated, far more
Than battles TO fall on the heads Of the real az
sre,sors, 60 say nothing Of justice and human.
ity e. the sIayc) It is called &" retaliation, and
Sir Lord im.gnes We shall some time repent us
Of the thing- which in our haste We have pro-
posed to DO. Call this patriotism and loyalty
ye who can.
Mr.. Lord thinks the whole population Of the
South, black as well as white, must suffer to-
geihtr, aud over tleir sLGsrngs, whatever be
their cause, be Sorrows. sublime sentiment,
truly Would it might pervade the heart OF
every human being The sentiment of the uni
versa brotherhood of man, and desire to al
leyIate their suterings, from Whatever cause,
will always meet a response in the heart OF
every true pdilanthroFist bat We should not
on that account, eoniound all moral distinction
but it seems to me be may dismiss his fears so
lar as the slave is concerned and, 50 far as
emancipation is concerned, would il not be the
greatest OF blessings TO the whites
II mistake not 1t was lamartine who said
" no man ever fastened chain upon the neck
OF hls brother without having the other end las
tened around his own" The South and tho
North to some extent, have bcen fastening the
chain 90 the bl'Cks for centuries, and Of course
fastening theotbef end on their own necks; nnd
the stern logic Of events is drawing it to the
point Of strAngulation. What then can be
more humane towards both parties than to sever
the chain at once. Never vas there 50 sublime
an opportunity for a nation to live out pract-
calIy he doctrine of rendering good for evil.
MAY we improve the golden moment and wipe
out the deep and damning stain from our other
wise fair escu;ebeon, and exhibit our elves to
the word as a nation truly "great, glorious and
trcs.' S. NJ. SEAvkR.
W,lhams,owu Dec. e, lS62