Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-10-14
WHY WE CANNOT RAVE PEACE.

WHY WE CANNOT RAVE PEACE.
On this subject the Northern Christsan
Advocate has the following:
|. Because there are rebel armies in the
field which must be overthrown-must be
broken and literally pulverized, until like
the fine dust of the balance. tits useless
to look for peace while Lee holds in his
hand 10000 veterans ready to launch
them upon the national Capital. 1t is
idle to expect ituntil the armies of Bragg
and Johnston have been treated as those
of Pemperton, Gardner, aud Frazer.
Therefore those armtes must be beaten. Z
2. Those rebel armies maintain their
ground because they are contending for
the existence and extension Of slavery.
They speak of striking for freedom, but
they mean the freedom of taking from
others all that pertains to freedom. "lheir
idea of freedom is, unlimited right to bny,
sell. and whip the sable sons and daugh-
ters of Africa and their notified, mingled,
many.hucd posterity.' [The pronoun
their in the preceding sentence refers both
to the slaves aforesaid, and their masters
AS also the 'progeuy.'] The system is
the backbone of resistance, the sinews Of
defensive preparation, the hands of the
eommissariat, and gives the war words
which roll along the serried ranks Of rebel
lion. Therefore the slave .ystens should
be destroyed. S,., II ' .4a als
g And the slave system would be des-
troyed. and the rebel armies broken but
for the aid each receives from sympathiz-
ers in the North They are responsible
for protracting the war. They give
heart aud hope to leaders driven to des-
peration. They inspire the belief that
they will see the Union perish rather than
slavery suffer harm. They are at home
to vote while their associates aud confre-
res are in Richmond, Charleston. aud Mo-
bile. to fight. They prevent peace and
they are doing their worst to bring civil
war iato our own homes They dash the
hopes. aud dampen the energy Of the army.
They have postponed the coming ofpeace;
while they have influence, it cannot come.
Therefore, -.we leave each loyal
reader to complete thesentence.
4. Peace is to be secured by righteous
ness. This demands the maintenance of
lawful authority, for civil government is
ordained of God. 1t demands the unity
Of this government. for God has written
that unity on the face of the country. 1t
demands the overthrow Of slave system,
for that outrages all natural right. and
detiles each divine attribute, and is forever
irreconcilable with republican institutions.
They have freedom as their essential idea
the slave system has violence, exaction
and restraint as its necessary characters
tics. They are antagouistic. What fell
lowship hath light With darkness7' The
land must become all slave or all, free.
The irrepressible conai ct must ultimate
in the triumph of freedom or slavery.
We cannot doubt which. Freedom is
eternal. slavery is mortal--and is already
death stricken! Let it die, and let its
death be FASTENED ! And righteousness
demands the putting away Of all corrup-
ton. public and private--of chicanery.
intrigue ,profigacy. These seek 2 long
war, and are at variance with peace.
We have said we want peace; we have
shown how it may be secured. The plan
is feasible, is just and right On to its
execution, apd soon will be, heard the an.
thems q peace rolling from peak to peak
Of our mountains, and dying softly away
along nur preat riyers tsfefh4a