The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-04

With enemies, what Is our duty with regard to the
cOutiscatiOn of their property? And that would
eem to me to be very easy OF settlement
under the Constitution, and without any discus
sion, it my htst proposition Is right. Hasn't 1t
b, en- held, from the beginning OF the world down
70 this day, from the ume the lsraelites took
Possession Of the land OF Canaan, which they got
from alien enemles-hasn't 1t been held that the
whole of The property OF those alien enemies te-
longs to the conq1eror, applause, and that it has
been at his mercy and his emt cy what should
ne done with it? Add for one, | would take il
and give TO the loyal man, VINO was loyal from TIE
heart, at the South, enough to make INN as well
as he before, and | would take the balance OF
It aud distribute it among the volunteer soldiers
VINO have gone forth IN the service Of their c, I'M
try; applause ); and so far as | know them, II
We houlI settle South Carolina with them, in the
course OF few years | sh 'uid be quite wiling to
receive her back into the Union. Laughter and
tp l,ust. That leads Us to al again with an
other pro .,o>ltion-what shall be done with the
slaves? And here, again, the laws OF var, dealing
with this species OF property, have long since set
&c themselves with ClearHess and eXactneSs-
that it Is at he hand OF the superior, OF the Con-
qurror, OF the Government who has MAINTAINED or
IeXlrDded its Jurisdiction over the territory to dea,
with slaves d. II pieaSeS-tO flee them or not a.
hat Government chooses. 1t is not Tor The con.
quered 20 make terms, or for them 10 sera their
friends into The c1uquerng country to make terms
about il. :" Good, and cheers / have again
a''lneI o,'to 'tIS' "'''In oo"S' as say loSc"
", To''l ''i' We" Oh 'llo cISe' IeihoP$' 'Ie
mind OF any OF this audience has gone with me to
this pnIo', upon tue proposition that we are fight
iny with alien enemies, we may hy this considera.
''o" aga, fei'eFe a"oVHeE uiIco'y "nich seem
" "ooo'e SoDhe Oh my oIu DemocFauG 'F'eAQS'
an" 'ha' ~ 'ne question OF aFm'nS the negro
"''S' Al 'H'He ln0'' d, amen e"enl.eS' mere
any o"J7cIon 'ndt you koo" o. ana II SO state IL
" our "I"'''S one Po' VIo" Vi Vn'V TO- eIgn country
~ hh>' Tue othef' ~nlte thsy are h5htinS US
IL 'o' re- PoHSeS q no, No. aId cheers, Sup
pose We "cie at war with England, Who here
"'ud get up IN Ne" York and say We must not
arm The Irish, lest they should hurt some Eng
h>hman? Laughter and applause Well, at
one Time, not very far gone, all those Eog Iishmen
we're our grandiatherS brothers. lfther they or
we erred; but we are now separate nations, arts
ing on. OF tne contest. 80 again | say, il you
viii look carefully you will see that there can be
no objection for another reason. There is no law
either OF war or international law, or law of gov
eIHuehLd4 HCtloh, lhdt KIDD" OF, Whlcn prevents
country armng any portion of its subjects for
TIE defence OF hat portion or of any other, and
they become (f they 20 not take part with those
rebel>) simply our citizens, residing upon our ter
rltorJ, which at the present hour is usurped by
our enemies. applause
At this momen and in The waning hour do
not props Sc to discuss, more than TO HAT at these
various subjects. Loud cries of " Go Oh, 90
o. Bot there is one question that have been
80 often asked, that want to make an answer to,
once for all and when have answered it to
non NV nv old Democrats friendsA "Whv. Gen.