The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-04-06
The Peace Party in Connecticut.

or, made speech in which he again expound-
ed bis plan of putting down treason. At the
outset, lest any one might mistake his position
from the efforts of some politicians of the New
York press to represent him as in favor of a Wig
oroas prosecution of the war, he said
AlIusion has been made to the miscepresenta-
lions in regard to my position on one Of the
questions of The day. have take the ground
that we have gone far enough in this war. |
am not here 10 retract anything have said
After having thus ANNOUNCED his opposition
to the war, and having further stated that there
ought to be a " cessation of hostiities, !" he de-
velops his own schemes to bring about peace,
as follows.
/ recur for moment to the Inauguration of
DIR. Lincoln and what took place shortly after
the commencement Of the war, which broke out
In April, 1885,. Now, when he came into office
he gave us an inaugural address which was
something like the Delphic Oracle to those who
read ito some it was peace and to others war
For while it was supposed that Mr. Lincoln
really contemplated the purpose Of effecting
peaceable settlement with the seeded States :
and if he had been wise, if there had been some
ting Of the nature of Andrew jackson about
him, the whole thing might have been arranged
and would have been. jackson had to deal with
qualification - something very different, admit.
from secession and dlsunon--but how did be
meet that great question? He told them in his
proclamation, that remarkable document which
forms the ornament Of our hall, and the first
political lesson OF many, and eloquent as it was
renarkabIe,-he told that they must obey the
laws. But he told them something more. liz
told them they should have their rights Now
something of the kind from President Lincoln
recommendation of compromise Ike the
Crlttenden COMPROMISE would have allayed
every angry passion, would have brought the
South back to sense OF reason, would have
raised up u Union party there and in the course
OF SIX months or less we should have had them
oil back and under our banner again. But we
got into war. | ask your attention to the
tact that during the entire war this Administra-
ton has not held out the slightest encourage
ment to the people Of the Sonth, whether Union !
men or lighting men, by which to change their
feelings towards the Government or draw them |
back nto the Union not the slightest encour-
agement, yet these men arc brethren
But if you would save the republic and re-
store the Union yet, let me say that you must
blin5 to it something better than the blood-dyed
garments from Bora; you must bring to it, my
friends, such peace offerings OF compromise and
concession as our fathers brought TO the affairs
of our country when they laid its foundations
deep and strong in the affections and interests Of
the people, and reared unon it that noble struc-
ture of republican liberty which we once had,
and inscrlbe the marble with their names. |
~
THAT is the great object of our struggle-to |
nd ha # tba To ntoip
the Constitution of our Country, and through
the efficacy of that Instrument to recons truct the
Union on more solid and enduring basis than
before. | once more alluds TO our flag. 1t isnot
often that have occasion to speak oft as would
speak oft now. Yet may say it has ever had my
reverence and regard, and since this unhappy war
began have heard others eul0gize it who never
spoke we'll of it before, and have heard others
swear by it who know very little of its slsnif-
canoe and power. see in IL something enoour-
aging for the present and hopeful for the future,
see beneath the fair exterior of stars AMI stripes
something better still. see in its sllen folds,
as you may see in the cell of the moth, the mys-
teres of Jew birth and the type of resurrec-
ton, and Sc eng this do not wholly despair of
the republic.
We believe this Col. Seymour, Che got his I'll
tie when he belonged to the War Democracy,
and served campaign in the Mexican war; is
the first copperhead speaker who has had the eff
frontery to quote Gen. Jackson as an authority
for the craven doctrines of this peace party; and
he makes, as might have been expected, rather
sorry work of it.. He says Gen. Jackson told
The nullifers they must obey the laws, and we
heliave President Lincoln fintmated as much To
the seceders-though, we are sorry to say, not
quite up to the Jackson standard of energy,