The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-11-17

ing no less than 6fty-seveu counties IN Mis-
souri,, and know not how many in Kansas,
called on me at my house in Washington, and
explained to me their ideas. Some of them
we're Shareholders and some were not, but
they all agreed that slavery was the cause of
the rebellion, and the great enemy and the on
ly enemy of the loyal men of the South, and
they were determined to put an end to 1t as
speedily as the votes Of the people could eff
feet the work. Who would have dreamed OF
the like of that three years ago? Go with me
to Maryland, and you will find precisely the
same state of things there that exists in Mis-
souri,. They began the war in Maryland, as
many others of US did in different parts of
the country, with the idea that the war could
be efficiently prosecuted and the country pre-
served, and at the same time slavery be saved.
But now every thing is different. Now the
unconditional Union men of Maryland array
themselves as an emancipation party on the
compensation plan, if they can get it, but for
emancipation in either case, with or with or
without compensation, Look again at he
State of Delaware. There they have nom
mated an emancipation ticket for Congress,
and SO wherever you find unconditional Union
men, you find hostility to slavery. Take the
case of Mr.. Charles Anderson, gentleman
from my own State. He removed some years
ago to Texas He was proslavery man.
When the war broke out he was for the Union.
That they would not allow. If be was not
for,the destruction of the Unionyas means of
protecting slavery, he must 60, and they drove
him out OF the State, and his wife had great
difficulty in following him. Take the case Of
Andrew jackson Hamilton. He was a men,
Der OF the last Congress but one, that which
preceded the administration of Lincoln, and
a thorough pr0slavery man, yet he was driv-
en- from his home because he was not in favor
Of the destruction of the Union as a means Of
perpetuatirg slavery. So it was with An
drew johnson of Tennessee, and with the 9TH
er loyal men of the South who have been com
PEELED to Fly from their homes and take ref
uge in the mountains. They all feel that
tlis war is caused by slavery, and that until
slavery is destroyed there can be no peace.
10 every one of the border States there is an
emancipation party. All this has been brought
aDOu0 W 1uo pLOfiuOboS VI NOu' 1hCoue
this proclamation. The war was upon US
and the President was obliged to strike, down
whatever stood in the way Of the successful
prosecution of it. Slavery stood in the way,
and the President struck it down. Is there
a man here to day who wants it to live again?
Is there one who would have the PresideDe
shrink from carrying out that proclamation ?
Is there man who does not wish prosperity
to those men who are trying to uphold the
cause Of the Union in the slave States =? Do
not your prayers go up continually [ know
you wish them success. Now what wish 10
draw from This, is, that this nation had to be
born again that those of US who never de-
sired to touch the institution of slavery in
the slave States, but only to prevent its ex-
tension into tree territory were not moving In
the path Of Gods providence, and this war
came npon US in order that this people might
be born over again. and that the whole na-
ton might be firmly established upon the ba-
sis of free labor. And why 1t is presump-
ton to attempt to penetrate''the councils of
Providence, but it seems to me as evident as
any proposition in history that this nation
has great work before it, which it can not
fulfill as long as it continues a slavehoIding
nation.