Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-03-13
COL 1nYCE ON THE WAR

at Waitsheld, be placed on record, and held
in lasting remembrance
claim ths, no man has a right. at this time, to in
qutc the cause Of this how, or by whom IL was
originated The time % discuss such matters has either
passed by, OF a. has not YET arrived; o., ,,...
No matter what You and may think ofPfesidcnt Lin
colu, his Cabinet, his Administration matter what
we may think ofhis Emancipation Proclamation Of his
removal Of Gen Mcclellan. An This has passed and
not be recalled and the present is not the time TO quar-
rel among ourselves or to fad fault with the Admins
uation
Our Government is threatened. our Country is 90 the
very brink Of ruin and The last hope " the world in frec
governments IL fast fading away 10 the i'm distance "
bloody civil war. Nou aud are equally interested ia
the anal success Of our cause You who did not vote
for Mr. Lincoln afford TO lose your Country
than who did. You who are opposed TO his Emauc
patton Proclamation much BUNDLED and dsgraccd
when proud flag trails in The dust as who am in
favor n It This isnot matter IN which Mr. Lincoln,
his Cabinet his party alone concerned, but which
equally Interests us all and our postety down 70 me
latest period Of time No matter what arc now the ends
or aims Of men IN power, may have been AZ the be-
ginning Of this controversy it has resolved itself into
great and mighty struggle, national existence The
time has come when must pass through the terrible
ordeal, and It must be thoroughly tested whether
Government is really what we have so long claimed Tor
H. whether It shall go to pieces and perish the first
appearance Of the storm
1t seems TO me that men take too and circum-
scfbed view Of this matter that have been long
chained down by the rules and tactics Of party that it is
almost impossible for TO take broad comprehensive
aud stauiuanlike view Of This war. Men seem 10 think
fhatis matter what becomes Of the ConHfry II their
party can only be restored TO power Others call this
Linco's car, AND say they will help prosecute 1t no
further They tell us hat drah not be enforced,
and that the must end because the Army cannot be
reinforced. Are such men Amercansi Have they ever
read our history DO they belong 10 the white race
DO they know what they arc talking about DO
they understand where such doctrines would lead us
Do they know that without Country they can have no
party Has the last spark " patriotism and love Of
Country expired upon the Altar Have become such
coward, and ycophants that creep The feet Of
masters like whipped spa1iels and beg for mercy -
Shall we give up this contest and abandon cause be-
cause we nave not been able to briug the close
IN two years shall We oppose the Administration,
there y aiding our enemies, ccause orr feelings and
opinions have not at all tunes been CONSULTED Are
men so blinded by party prejudice that they cannot, and
to be frightened oajoled into submission by who
ing peace peace, when there is peace except 10
the successful prosecution Of this war Thank God it is
MOTH The Army, or an ong soldiers, that hear
such sentiments uttered MOI their birthplace is south
Of the Potomac, and the atmosphere Of Charleston aud
Richmond would be far conRenia to their advo-
Gates, than the free, pure ait Of Vermont
II we carefully read the history Of the world, shall
find that in every there has been peace party 1t
80 in the dark days of our own Revolution. Men
were found them who bold aud audacious enough
stand up and say that England had offered everything
that was fair and honorable and that our true interests
demanded that we should Tue for peace and IA
ner compromise our troubles and save the blood and
treasure Of our people Ia such this however,
we should hardly expect TO find them aud yet the
~ Is inll OF them. who are they The Herald says
they portion or remnant Of tue Breckenridge party
the men who broke up the Charleston aud baltimore Con
Nentoni and precipilAed bloody civil way upon the
county and say you that II they allowed to get
possession Of the Government they will ruin the county
and turn all over TO the tender mercies Of Je Davis
and his Cabinet They the men who are crying out
against every act Of the Administration aud doing every
thing in the power to block the wheels Of the Govern
ment and aid the South in gaining her indie pendenoe -
They arc the men who saying that the people Of the
North will not submit to draft and that II they are
drafted they will commence the their doors
They are the men who are preaching that this is
waged by the Aboltioniss Emancipao the slaves and
the army and prevent enlistments They are the men
who secretly chuckle and rejoice whenever armies
are defeated and sneei at and rdcue the poor soldier
when he returns to his home covered with honorable
received in the service Of his country They the
men who would our noble perish in the fields,
be captured by our enemies rather than 90 TO their
assistance. Let us all beware of such men-they in
secret league with the South, and prepared sell
our liberties whenever they have the power They
the tories Of this war, anu their will go down
postery upon the same black roll with those Of Arnold
and Davis They will be despsed by all loyal men
they live, and go down 10 oblivion with the concentrated
curses OF redeemed and gallant people resting upon
their tIaitoIous heads.
Let us not be deceived by these domestic sympathizers
with rebellion they modern Esaus and would sell
biTthrights for a Of pouage They the
mics Of their country and the time OF their departure is
at hand II Gov Seymour, and the Woods of New York
and the Editor Of this mongrel six by eight Ags and
Patriot at Montpelier, who the friends OF thls peace
party desire to give 1t christian burial II they expect
TO have funeral sermon and II" Hiram" Is get up
written discourse, let him commence to write 1t mme
diaely, for the corpse is now almost ready.
This is party warfare partisan STRIFE but tho
great test Of our Constitution and form Of Government
and carry them safely through tins bloody baptism
the world will honor us, and future generations will rise
What then the duty OF every patriot in tn hour
his country peril IL is to strengthen and support the
hands Of the Government; TO sneak cheering words [,
her defenders; and both by preoept and example teach
the world that we know onr rights, and knowing hay,
the courage aud power 90 maintain them.
tell yoU zee must fgh ms irar throughi We can
not settle iti we cannot compromise II The South will
not consent TO be our masters even they Will hav
nothing 20 do with We must conquer them, OF b
forever hlotted out Of the family Of nations
Is it the part Of patriot now to doubt this
Can there be two roads, one for Republicans and one 70
| Democratsi No there is no middle course, and b.
who is not for the country is against IT, An minor ant
side issues make difference, and our political Opn
ions can never relieve us from our duty to our country
Would we be justified to stand by and noble arm
the RappahannOck captured and imprisoned by trat
tors and rebels because we are opposed to Gov Andrew
I raising negro regmentl Could natiOua
Z capital sacked anu our dag dsgra.cd by Southern
mob. because did agree with President Lincoln
the oonhscauon bill Can we consent TO be bCtted a
nation, from the face Of the earth, aud become by
word and repruach, beca the President sad hat O
the LIST day OF January 63, all the slaves should be free
and We did not agree with him No, never Let u
endeayoT 10 raise minds up q point where car
realize the true issue In this conflict and then bemea
ourselves in a manner worthy Of our name aud oui
noble stes. by whose suffering and blood gained II
Tfh inheritance we are now called upon 10 preserve
/ " Let as have country first and parties dftTrards
Let forget all our former differences, and the hnma
tera issues Of the hour, and meet on the broad groun
Of cherished Constitution. Let unfur bannc
TO the breeze with black stripes It's broa
folds, hut on II inscribed, IN characters OF living light
those immortal words, dear To every true American
/ " The Unioni Il must and shall be PRESCRIBED"
In regard TO the main plans and objects Of the wsT
seems 10 no lind fault With the PTesdent.-
lie has done all that could reasonably be expected
any man and in my soul believe that patriot
earnest and devoted lover of his country, THAI
! Abraham Lincoln, breathes on American soil. Mhel
this broke broke out we had no army, navy sho
OF powder, The military spirit Of our people had bee
qucnohed by their love OF money and had scarcely
man who could shoulder musket or mount horse 90
Ii is now less than two years since the hrs gun fire.
upon Fort SUMTER which aroused the people Of the Mort
to true sense Of their situation What the cund
ton Of the country at that time The South had bee
preparing for this war for thirty years. The seeds
this rebellion were sown in the days OF John q Calhoun
And while the young from the North, who had boe
educated At West Point during all this time had sou gh
the Of civil life. those from the south had
maned in the army aud when the ocsin Of Southern IN
dependence sounded they all rushed her standard
Nearly every fort, arsenal and navy yard belonging
the general government were commanded by Southern
officers, who in cowardy disregard OF their most solemn
oAths surrendered them into the hands Of rebels
traitors. The country suffering under the rule
that old fossil Buchanan, while FLOYD and his oompeer
had stolen nearly eyeiy gun north Of Mason Dixon
line and delivered them the hands Of their friends
The South at that time hal uudlsputed sway IN ever
Slave State and the aud bars the emblem Of 10
belon, waved in triumph from the susquehRnna TO th
] GUT.
Men who do not stop TO ponder these things an
[ whose vision does take In the whole field, fin
fault and say the machine moyea SLOW and that they
opposed TO sending more men, unless they do something
with those already there.
But glance at the field Il appears to-day will 81
lence every murmur. day we have possession Of al