Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-09-15
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MONTPELIER, VT.
Tuesday Morning, September Is, 1868.


rently supporting the Government in some Of
it's efforts to suppress the rebellion, yet they so
carefully guard their promises as to leave album
dant room for such an Interpretation as the ext
gencies of their party may at any time demand
We give below the only. thing new in thes re
olutions
ResoLued, That in view Of our recent victories
and the manifestations of returning allegiance
ON The part OF North Carolina and other seeded
States, 1t becomes the Government to manifest
policy of Cancellation; that such policy is
demanded alike by patriotism and by wise
craftsmanship which seeks to avoid the uncer-
tainties of the future by bringing this exhaus-
ting war to a speedy clrqc, not only by the eyer
ton 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 Llncon'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 10 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
generalities, in which he also enuDciates the
same proposition as that contained in the reso-
luton. lie says;
4" We may have differed in the past, but now
our armies have triumphed soldiers have
proved their bravery and their patriotism.
They have sacrificed for the cause all that is
dear, and now will we, who have had no share
10 the hardsbips ana perils Of the field, sacrifice
our pride and passion, thus showing to the
world just and iraternal regard for our coun-
trymen2 am not disposed TO crlticise 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 fall
il inyalid-and it must fall because it is invalid
| agree with him when he proposes to leave 1t
where he knows II must die, without regret
He does not, in that letter contemplate an early
termination Of the war, nor does be propose any
time when it will cease. We, however, are
ready to mark out policy now, md that a
conciliatory policy that the States shall re
turn with all their rights as marked down IN
the Constitution. ! believe that tn. great con-
servative party Of the couttry will say to them,
Return to your allegiance and we will nam
tain your rights Whatever may be the course
Of the ADMINISTRATION 1t becomes the conserva-
tives to say 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
past 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.. Lincon's let
ter, and expresses himself willing to leave the
Emancipation Proclamation just where Mr.. Lin
coin leaves it," to stand il valid and to all if
invalid" Both Seymour and the resolution
eminently successful in the prosecution of the
war and neither of them, for wonder, says
one word about one George b. Mcclellan. Evi
IDENTIFY these New York gentlemen have discoy-
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-
nunoiation, and attempted to disguise the bit.
terness Of their partisanship under the oily and
ambiguous utlerance Of crafty politicians.
But when Seymour comes to his own policy
his way Of conciliation--he shows the cloven
foot. Mark the order in which he expects 10
reach q restored Union. Let the war cease,
is his first step. Thel-promise the rebels that
their rights shall be secured and invite them
back into the Union. Now Gov, Seymour ought
to know, and probably does know that there
are but two roads 10 peace Of any kind ,wheth-
er durable or not. One way is to force the
rebels to lay down their arms and cry for peace,
ana submit themselves to the constitution as it
is, and the laws as they are and this is the
way the Government is now pursuing, as Gov,
Seymour admits, with eminent success. The
other way is to " let the war stop" let the
rebels have their own way, and either divide
the Union, or take the Montgomery Constitu.
ton, with JEFF Davis, or Governor Seymour for
president, and establish now Union whose
corner stone shall be African. Slavery. There
is no other possible end of this struggle between
traitors and the Government and Seymour,
with chosen and careful phrase, advises the
people to take the latter path. This is his
way of Cancellation 4" Let the war STOP" aud
give the rebels what they ask. At present the
people much prefer President Lincoln's, Gen.
Gillmore's, Gen. Burnslde's, Gen. Rosecran =,
Gen. Grants and Gen. Banks method OF con
ciliating traitors, method which is every day
advancing the Union dag, which has just res.
cued East Tennessee from the crushing tyranny
Of treason, and which is carrying the Stars and
Stripes into Charleston harbor and raining FIRE
and birthstone ON the cradle Of rebellion.
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