Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1863-02-19
THE REBELLION.

We see no signs # desire among the lead
ers of the rebellion TO submit, or to compro-
mise, or 20 make any terms whatever short Of
q recognition of the Coniederacy as separate
and independent government jeff. Davis
their head, and other leaders among them, have
positively declared tine after time that on no
conditions will they again he united with us.
They hate the Yankees with perfect hatred
ard they are determined to be forever separated
from us. We can expect no compromise, no
reconciliation, and we must act accordingly.
Our onl, course is TO prosecute the war with
the uimos, energy and perseverance, until they
are suhdued, and the rebellion crushed
ard its chief irstiga,ols and leaders are seized
and punished as their crimes deserve; and they
are UNNECESSARILY mere guilty than those lndi
ans III Minnesota. who expiated their crimes on
the sollows. The, have plunged the nation in
10 ano>t bluodN war. and caused the sacrifice
Of hundreds If thousands of lives, and millions
of property. h! their gigantic crimes they
have forfeited c,t,thirg which the govern
men, against whi,h they haze lehelled, was cs.
,nbli,hcd to guaranty, even life itself.
TO crush this rebellion We have the mon and
the means but we must put forth all our en-
ergies ard oIsalize all cur resources. Every
man of whatever race color or language VIII"
is ready and aide TO assist, must be called to
the work. Especially should we encourage the
black race to joi our ranks and fight for free
dom Every slave who joins our army and
e.. lo, Ia, nnin
as it takes one from the enemy at the same
time that it adds one to our ranks We need
at once all the soldiers we can get black and
white, and we Should he criminal to refuse any
who are willing light for us. All our officers,
Major Generals and Biigudirr Generals, and
tfice's OF lower grade not now in actual SER
vice, ought at once to he called into the field and
set To work. Mcclellan, and Fremont, and
Butler and Burnside, ard others should not be
allowed 10 remain lille Tor a single day. There
is Il work which each can do. and the work
that each is fitted for he should be required to
do, or be dismissed from the service. And
then the people, the whole mass Of loyal peo-
pie should 10y all means in their power en-.
courage and strengthen the government. Ills
Split of fuulfrdilg, and dtiurtiitinn of the
President and his cabinet and the officers whom
he has in command, and of npphuding and
glorif,i ing those who have been dismissed from
service, is not wise. 1t is not mon that we are
to regard so much as the cause in which we are
engaged. And those men who are the legal
and constitutional agents for conducting The af-
fairs Of the nation, should he aided all in our
power. if any are dislo,a or incompetent, or
unfit for th,ir place, let them he removed and
others placed in their stead, and hen removed
let them alone. This is no time 10 iater, or
hesitate, or 10 he discouraged. We are con-
tehdirg for cur eoveii mcnt, for our rights, tor
iLuiy, for the establishment Of peace OIL the
sure basis of justice. Everything dear 10 US is
al stake. Should We fail in this struggle. We
should lose all worth living for, and the friends
OF freedom and of Tree Institutions everywhere
would put on sackoth and ashes. But we shall
not fail. We shall surely succeed. We are
str org by land, powerful by sea, and in'incihlt
in the Justice of our cause. We must he pa
tient under our LOSSES, brave in the hour o
dang r, trusting that if with united hands ant
h carts We labor n.ariuily and prrse>eringly. w
shall have the blessing of the Ruler of nations
aud shall in the end come of triumphant.