Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-03-13
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a kind protector 10 sound morality, and an
aid TO the true principles Of the Christian
religion. While words fall from the lips
with freedom, fervency, and zeal, coming
from the store-house of the mind, with its
diseased imaginings, false views, and clumay
ideas, the world-,he sea Of criticism--sake es
up and combats them into form, and mould
into correct theory, ere they are exploded
and have time 10 become settled convictions
with the world at large. Freedom Of speech
draws the line b, tween the really bad, and
the truly good man, which enables the vir.
uous and well-meaning 10 show the former
or by q well-direcied course Of argument
lay open his vices and mean intentions,
which will cause him to hide away in shame
and silence. Freedom Of the lip and tongue
never dwelt in the same country with tyran-
ny, and never will.
There is class Of .truck and dicker "
politicians IN the free States of our nation
whose aim to-day Is the overthrow Of free.
dom, and the establishment of Slave.mon.
archy throughout the length and breadth of
this fair domain. They would not only en-
slave the man with the woolly crest, and
have it system throughout the land, but
they would enslave the thoughts, the free
dom of speech, with the humber and more
honest classes they would add an aristoc-
racy, and let that govern our words and
actions. There are men who to-day oc-
cupy places high in trust, who even stand
in the halls of Congress, that have fostered
this sentiment, and who have for long years
been in secret conclave with the Lords OF
Secessia. to bring atout the era of monar-
chy, based on Slavery. Such men as Val
landigham, Cox, the two Woods, Wall. and
some others have been in both open and
secret sympathy with the South, from the
very commencement Of this unholy rebel
| lion, and if they and their kindred believers
h ID their just asserts they would he hnna
h CHER than Haman. They have opposed
every measure for suppressing the spirit of
rebellion, bth in and out of Congress, and
they now clamor for peace. for lowly igno-
BIZ peace, that we lay down our arms, and
submit to the dictation Of jeff. and his petty
tyrants. But thank God that the spirit of
treason and disloyaliy, bred by these lead
ers of treason, is fast dying out. and those
who were thus led into discomfort, are be-
coming hearty In support of the govern
ment. and the maintenance of the Emanci-
patton Proclamation.
l was spending spare hour in the Office
of friend few dsys since, and while en-
gage in reading the events in camp court,
pair of the loud-mouthed gentry entered the
apartment. and commenced running ar
gum. mt by abusing the President and Cab.
met, including of course everybody that
was willing to sustain them in their honest
endeavors to subdue the rebellion. Gent.
No. finally aired himself with this choice
language: "God d-,n old Abe wish
he was in hell and all the Aholiiionists
thrown in. hope Little Mac will 60 on
and take forcible command of the A rmy of
the Potomac, and turn their bayonets tow
ards Washington, instead of Richmond"
Gent. No 2 replies You've expressed
yourself rather strongly, but | think it would
be as Just as it was for Lincoln TO issue that
damnabe Emancipation Proclamation. If
Lincoln means to set the slaves free, as /
believe be does, should prefer to see JEFF.
Davis in his seat, and the sooner the better.
1 believe the Republican party are alone
responsible for this war, ard at next falls
election, you wont fiud "a bakers dozen
that will vote the Black ticket" In gent.
No. /, recognized a lifelong Democrat. Of
the Vallandigham school. In gent. No. 2,
saw man that cast his vote to elect
Abraham Lincoln, and a Republican at
that time, whose greed for office had never
been satisfied; no one seemed to appreciate
his eminent fitness for Office, but himself.
But of one thing am sure, and that is, they
are both deserving Of the riiest dungeon IN
Tarren or Lafayette, or else they should be
compelled to take The front rank in the
Southern army. They are traitors, accord
ing to the rery Consultation .chich they pro-
fessed to uphold Let all such men be
marked when they speak, that their names
may go down TO future generations, classed
with "the tories" of our earliest years.
What language recently comes to us
from The orcau of JEFF. Davis's administra-