The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-02-23
MONTPELIER. VT
MONDAY, FEBRUARY %. 1868.
War Democracy.

'which is opposed, not fac tiously, but in a
Legitimate way, to what is called the Emancipa
ten policy of the Administration, the other is
the Peace Democracy, which is for craven
submission to the rebels. And, what ma at
.arst seem singular, the former have their mo 81
vigorous organs IN the Slave States, while the
latter are attempting, by creating oisafection
lsn the Free States to cripple the administration.
We make an extract below from Democratic
paper, the ST. Louis Republican, which supports
the war. and commend it to the attention Of
all those who once belonged to the Democracy
''Ehen it was distinQ uiShed for It's war spirit and
pluck
We ohall not inquire into the claim Of Mr..
@Mahony to represent the political sentiments of
Gle Northwest. We cannot see where he OBJ.
GAINED the knowledge Of the popular tendencies
eGi that section which enables him to speak with
asnch poetivencss and, IN truth, do not believe
-stte alleged facts on which his assertions are
BIASED . exist atall, Why is the West opposed
70 the further prosecution of the war and in ia
1vor OF disuniOn; for the two, as the case stands
sere Identical? Mr.. Mahoney says tits because
81 the abolition policy of the Washington ad-
ADMINISTRATION. Now we agrae-it would bo use
aess &c deny--that the West is thoroughly op-
posed to many Of the pet measures put forth at
She national capital, But two wrongs do not
make one right. Mr.. Lincoln and the whole
Republican aud abolition party have it not in
thslr power, by any extravaganza or nonsense,
topallata the gigantic" mistake of che South,
sor TO render union particle less desirable. On
the other hand, shere 10 no evidence that were
'tho present administration Democratic or even
pfo slavery, the leaders Of tie rebellion would
AeBl 6 eslre To return to their allegiance. They
Gay that were c white sheet Of paper presented
them Wherein to write their own terms of fell
J9wship with the people Of the North, they
would take nothing bot the unconditional recog-
lnEon OF the Southern COnfederacy. They,
tho leaders, who, after all control the people by
Sans OF their military despocsrn, were praot.
ccaily Ii the same hostility to the government
itot0re the emancipation proclamation was is
fE9ed, before the coalsC45on bill was passed, be-
lore the flgtiv5 slave law was in effect nu, LIED
@as new and they demand ne more now than
then. 1t IS tluJ Che uICgG measures u Rapub-
-iscan paltIsan3 have sO.IdIiied public sentiment
IL the South to great extent against the ad
,gnai9traticn, and, perhaps, rendered reun on
more dIiuuIt but with those with whom our
tarmes have TO deal chiefly, the Original seces-
have been very h4r dGeaent had the war cou-
Stinuca under the CONSERVATIVE national policy
adopted at the begiDning. Ii is no argument
against the war that some persons support it
heRuse they believe it VII! result in the aboliti
OF slavery. Whatever side issues there may DO
an the minds OF different persons, the contest is
etl one tGr union, and pre-emluently so. We
'<caa only have, union now by vigorously prose-
'ruting the war, fer to &c Sc hostlities, in the
lace OF the unoompromfslng demands of the
rebels, is simply to consent to the disintegration
,saflthe country. III K III & XII
The Louisville Journal, formerly Wing pa
.pe-, but ON the question OF emancipation, agree
ing substantially with what are called conserva-
sives, can see, yet, but one way of escape for
sshecounlry without disgrace or destruction.
At enfoIces it's position in the extract which we
4oapy ,below,-gEng Gov. Seymour, we are
rafard, too favorable notice, however. not be-
liog SO well acquainted with him as with the
AZ. white-featheF tribe nearer home,-in vigor
ssus and strong language. 1t says:
We desire peace as ardently as che most or
sEhodox follower of the humane Penn, but the
.scouutry can accept no offer of peace from the
qyehels until it is abe to dictate and enforce the
germs, and we can listen to no propositions for
truce unless coupled with q promise OF recon
attraction. Until then our armies must be main
sained in the field, and all the resources in the
NATION must be put forward to crush out she re-
vbsion The adoption of che policy of Mr.. Val
landigham at the outset of the struggle would
Esase bean fatal to our natioual honor--a con-
aession that the theory of our Government had
hssn lamentable failure, and an admission
that the peopl. were unable or unfit TO govern
pthemselves under Republican institutions. How
su nnh mora degrading an snhYersiy va of the great