The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-02
Shall the Government Surrender to Trea-
son?


day, or we entirely misinterpret the platform up
on which the Seymour Democracy in New York,
and those who sympsthize with it throughout
the country stand. Aas there are good many
people in the North who are Willingly strengthen
ing this party. The towards, Of course, ioia it.
Those who love slavery belong TO It, Those who
prefer the success Of commerce TO the success Of
truth and Righteousness beloag 10 it. Those who
believe in 10 maxims but these OF worldly greed
and gain, belong to it. These classes openly es-
pouse the doctrines Of the compromise Democ-
xacy end are working with their entire strengths
and as boldly as they dare, to sGbver!the Govern
snent of the United States.
But there is another class who are unwttingly
helping the surrender party. Tbs tmid, doubt
ing souls, the men Of little faith, the men who
despair because the way is difficult, or because
there arc lions in the path, or because they do
mot yet see plainly their way out the wilderness
are, bytheir dependency, encouraging the eff
forts Of those who are working against our cause.
These men lack that moral courage which is, at
nome, as in the field, half the battle
To the first class, the real allies Of JEFF. Davis
argument and appeal will avail nothing. They
ARE welded TO their idol, Slavery, and nothing
but the inexsrable ose Of events can, If indeed
chat will, teach Them that free institutions and
freedom must exist together or not at all. 10
the latter class, however, the men vho,e purposes
are good, who love ths old flag aud the freedom
ii synbolises but who axe disheartoped by the i'll
success Of the cause and are almoa. ready 10 give
up in despair, we have word to say.
What is the alternative presented 10 us, siks
ey the traitors North and South 1t is Just TIL,
%a.orcble and complete suppression Of treason,
or a base surrender TO JEFF. Davis. It is not a
question whether We shall have single Union or
q divided one, but whether We shall have a Gov
eminent Of constitution and laws, in which the
xoics Of the maj cri:y shall rus, as heretolor or
whether we shall suffer JEFF. Davis and bis min-
ions, South and North, by force, to dictate terms
TO US.
And il will be the most fatal mistake We can
make 10 blind ourselves to this distinct issue
which is now presented. There is no mistaking
Ghe drift Of the announcements made recently by
Ahs leading followers Of JEFF Davis, and their
scarcely concealed allies a. the North. The Sey-
mour Democracy are not only ready to 80 over
20 the rebels, but to invoke the aid of traitors
in usnrpipg the Government Of the United Sta,es
IL
Laco!n. Only,he other day Mr.. Boileau, an ed
slor II Democratic paper in Philadelphia, in
lengthy editorial eulogized ] eff Davis and rdculed
Mr.. Lincoln. The rnlpus Of such articles 10 ap-
parent. They simply mean that their writer's and
the party they represent, prefer Davis to President
Lincoln, and would rejoice 10 see the former take
she place of the latter at the White House.
of the same character with this open sympathy
With treason, are the schemes of these who ere
attsmp,iny to excite a sentiment OF hostility to
New England. The purpose OF 1t is TO disunite
snd weaken the North, and thus make il a more
easy prey to the pro-slavery allies, North and
South. under the lead of Davis, Seymour, Bragg,
and vallandgham. In this purpose these parti
sans are in full accord. Only the other day the
rebel Foo,e introduced into the Con ederate Con,
vress series OF elsborately prepared resolutions
which certainly could hardly have been more in
accord with the Seymour platform if they
had been drawn by Fernando Wood himself
rh.v hook ed to and invited peace. But as pre-
aiminsry they demanded the Withdrawal OF int
Proclamation Of the first Of January. Then they
.o,o,-, ;,;or of the Southern, Confed-