The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-09-12
EDITION
New York Democracy.

the Government. They have come down con-
siderably from the bitterness of their former ut
terances, and are forced to take ground appa-
rently supporting the Government in some Of
its efforts to suppress the rebellion, yet they so
carefully guard their promises as to leave abun-
dant room for such an Interpretation as the ext
gencies of their party may at any time demand
We give below the onlysthing new in these res
olutions
Resolved, That in view of our recent victories
and the manifestations OF a returning allegiance
on the part OF North Carolina and other seeded
States, it becomes the Government to manifest
a policy of Cancellation that such policy is
demanded alike by patriotism and by wise
craftsmanship which seeks to avoid TIE uncer-
tainties of the future by bringing this exhaus-
ting war to speedy close, not only by the exer
tion of power, but by an enlarged line of action,
which shall encourage the Union sentiment of
the South, and unite more thoroughly the
people of the North that therefore we regret
President Lincoln's late letter, which, while re-
iterating the visionary views and unconstitn-
tionality of the emancipation policy, contem-
plating no measure for the restoration of the
Union, but looking to an indefinite protraction
of the war for abolition purposes, presents no
future but national bankruptcy and the subver
sion of our institutions.
Gov Seymour made an elaborate speech at
the Convention, mild, and full of convenient
generalitles, in which he also enunciates the
same proposition as that contained in the RESP
luton. He says:
" We may have differed in the past, but now
our armies have triumphed-Our soldiers have
proyed their bravery and their patriotism
They have sacrificed for the cause all that Is
dear. and now will we, who have had no share
in the hardships and perils of the field, sacrifice
our pride and passion, thus showing to the
world lust and frateraal regard for our coun
trvmen? am not disposed to criticise tho
Presidents recent letter unkindly, or to embar
rass the Administration. | am willing to leave
the Emancipation Proclamation just where he
has left Ito stand valid, if valid, and to tall
if invalid it must fall because it Is Invalid.
7 agree with him when he proposes to leave Ii
where he knows it must de, without regret.
He does not, in that letter contemplate an early
Termination Of the war, nor does lie propose any
time when it will cease. We, however, are
ready to mark out a policy now, and that
conciliatory policy that the States snail re
turn with all their rights as marked down In
the Constitution. | believe that the great con-
servat;ve party of the couLtry will say to them,
Return to your allegiance and we Will main
tain YOUR rights Whatever may be the course
of the Administration 1T becomes the conserVa-
tiyes to saw to the South, Let the war cease
come back to your allegiance and we Will pro-
tect your rights
After all the buster, and the fierce onslaught
made by the New York Democracy, during the
mast Summer, on the Administration, the
conduct of the war, the financial measures OF
Secretary Chase, the Emancipation Proclama-
ton, and, in short, everything which has been
done by those in power at Washington, these
New York managers of the Democratic machine
have not got up much steam this time. The
lions of the copperheads roar as gently as suck
ing doves. Seymour accepts Mr.. Lincoln's let
ter. and expresses himself willing to leave the
Emancipation Proclamation just where MIR. Lin
coin leaves it" to stand if valid and to fall if
invalid" Both Seymour and the resolution
also admi. that the Administration has been
emineutly successful in the prosecution of the
war and neither of them, for wonder, says
one word about one George B. Mcclellan. Evil
IDENTIFY these New York gentlemen have discov-
cred that the extremes to which they have hith
erto gone in their opposition to the Government
are now 80 unpopular as to bury any party
which may still stand on the same platform
and they have cunningly taken the back track
dropped all their high-sounding phrases OF de-
nunciation, and attempted to disguise the bit