The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-12


There is no doubt that the certainty of short
Job has induced those, whose business it was, to
give less attention to retrenchment and ecOnmy
in his war than would have been the case under
other circumstances in other words, the point
has been to put down the rebellion, cost what 1T
would, and less attention has been given 20 the
matter Of economy than should have been. In
consequence of this. our expenditures are pro-
portionably large.
This is matter that should be at once seen 70.
We should a. once commence to put ourselves on
a war footing with the least possible unnecessary
expense and then there is no reason why we
, cannot msintain half million of men indefinite
Iy, if necessary. Otner countries do it with no
greater resources. Many OF the European ma
tions have always done it.
But one says, this, however, is avflily expen-
sve. Is it, however, anything II comparison
with the probable expense Of defeat Nothing
at all. Defeat is not only disgrace, but it is ruin.
Really, we have been prc~pered SO long under
the most benign government ever established,
that We have grown too penurious to bestow our
treasure upon that Government now, in her time
of need. This Government can hardly be said to
have passed It's infancy, Jrst as the last Of its
founders, who wa1ed through seas Of blood to ee-
taoi,5 II, are passing away from earth we, their
descendants, are 6ase)y allowing It to slip through
our fingers Fearfu! must be our accountability,
it we permit any such result 1t must not be
1t cannot be. have faith in God that He will
adopt means to save it.
Bat faith without works availoth nothing. We
must work. We must give the last dollar, ifI
need be. And that is not all we must shoulder
our muskets and face the hated foe. While
many brave hearts have done it manfnlly. nobly
Others there are who still iiDger. Away with
yCur Medical Board for determining who are ex-
empt from draft. None are morally exempt who
are able to come, and those that are not, need no
examining board to determine the fact. MANY
brave hearts are IN our army, now facing the hos
tile foe, who might technically plead exemption
but who scorn to do any such thing. What
contrast between such and the cowardly, INDECENT
loaer who has SO little spirit that'hc is wiling
to lick the hand Of his arbitrary master. rather
than pvt forth the energies with which God has |
endowed him to break the chains that enslaye
Jim &! Black slaves / hear the same individu-
is batan'y talking Of and Indignantly condemn
ne the ensIavDg Of the blacks. Perhaps thew
threaten, while snugly away from danger. to snill
he last drop of their blood to wipe cut the cursed
Institution. But they sit in cowardly quietude,
While they and twenty millions of whites are
erg'ng on condition twenty times worse, and
nfiaAely more disgraceful than Slavery. 1t will
AXE money and men for years to come, with a
United and manly determination 20 preserve m
act ouf much loved couDtry, or we subsde into a
condition worse than the half-civiHzed States of
dexjCo.
have thus far alluded to the impotency and
of the friends Of the Administration
those who, no doubt, would prefer to have the
Government sustained, if it can be without trouble
them. 1t is painful to see, however, party
bringing into existence who profess to be the
rIends of the Government, and who profess to be
nxious for a restoration Of the Government as it
7as' Many, no doubt, are honest enough in
hese professions, but are led by men who have as
title sympathy for the Union cause, as the rankest
ecessionist in the South. They profess to be in
'vor OF prosecuting the war for the restoration
f the Government,-for this they must do to
ain support'-but what plan do they offer for i'm
rowing the aspect Of things The present ADJ
certain ly has two years more to run,
nd nothing short Of rerolnt;onaz. Ii