Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-05-01

we hlioWcu tnls most htcufseu febelllon 10
culminate, who allowed not only the traitors
to rob the Government Of its treasure, but
aided them in the ubholy enterprise And
now they have the bold, presumptuous as
surance Of assuming that they are .he only
true friends Of the country And shall we
trust them again with this holy charge
Nru,r NEvTR!
know il is sometimes assumed that no
one is more able to shield than he who plans
the calamity But before one can have con-
fdence of restoration by our capiors, we must
see some signs Of repentance aud reformation
If maniac hurls your child into the burn
ing, will you allow him again to approach
his victim and yet this is the very light
in which this " bogus party" stands Shall
we again permit this bold. reckless pilot to
take the helm, who has run the noble Ship
Of State upon The qncksands Of treachety,
and almost engulphtd her in this whirlpool
of rebellion, To comeile his fell designs Of
destruction 30 lAsi Re fest government ever
reared 10y mortal man tNo, a thousand times.
No Better have ten years war than make
concessions We cfun0t fail TO see the poll
cy Of this partf II i simply to clog tho
wheels Of COVER imont 20 weaken the admin
istration by Withholding men and money, and
SO compel it to " jrst CRY, hold, and ask peace
from the rebels know many Of these men
have strong desire % be considered loyal.
but have no IA III in man who says he sup
ports the govern nsnt and is true to his ooun-
try, while at the same lime he finds fault
with the call for moro volunteers, and dis
courages, as much a. words ard deeds can,
the hearty cooperation Of the people. Ex-
Governor Bak,r (loyai democrat,) says,
DO not credit the man who says be is loyal and
opposes volunteering, taxation, issuing bills
Of credit, conscrption. and all the methods
10 raise armies and means 10 sustain the nation.
The man who finds fault with every effort Of
the government TO sustain ITSELF and then
declares himself Union man, must be either
non compos, or flse-hearied and ialsiter Of
his own opinions. uJycr could distinguish
the difference be;wccf bne Of this class OF
" supporters" Of " government and an avOw-
ed disunioust, except in this-that the lat
ter had he most honesty and the former the
most rmpadencs Vallandigham says We
cannot and ought not TO compel the Southern
" brothers" against their will to return and
yield obedience to the general government,
that they have an undoubted right to do a.
please about it Consequently overturn aud
destroy the old government and we must
WELD and not lift hand or make an effort ~
prevent it. We cannot cocrce them, but they
have a right 10 compel as to acgeed to their
wishes The Constitution alloys rebellion.
robbery and treason, ,according to their iu-
tespretation) but. has not the embodied ele-
ments Of sclf-preservat
But, Mr. Editor, ! will not include the
whole party in this false state. There is an
honorable exception we are seeing daily.
Yet it Is true that this bogus party is doing ,
all they possibly can 10 injure the Govern
ment, (and they boldly admit the fact too,) in
finding unnecessary tails, misinterprctaug
the many, and Il the dbings Of the President
in putting down this hdlish rebellion. They
magnify our short cominss as a people, and
hold the chicf-ruler responsible for all the
swindes played upon the government by un.
principled men, As their party has nothing
to do with swinding') There is not an
act which Congress has passed at lis last ses-
sion, OF step which Mr.. Lincoln has taken
recently, but mas been condemned by them
Yet | will not ston to enumcrate the long
list of objections, but will refer any who are
dcsirous Of seeing them, TO the patriotic eata-
ogue made in the resolutions at "Conhectl-
cut Democratic Caucus not month ago
and you will have that desire gratihed. Read
most any democratic organ, and you will see
that all have said about them is tame com
rared with existing facts. Yes, you may not
90 out Of your own little village, to find as
virule ntendrabid a sheetas needs be TO salts
fy a jeff Davis, or any other rebel the othel
side of Mason g. Dixon line. And, by III,
way, speaking OF the Argus, for that is th'
stk y / snf
how it is possible for an tonest man to take
that paper, ,--reading it daily, and looking up
seeing the bright, beautiful, i0yai sun, shin
ing directly upon him, without biushing
There is one single sentence at the mead o
that paper which poisons the whole breathing
apparatus Of the thing, and stamps it as
rank secesh, rotten to the very core, anC
quite enough to condemu il entirely to all 10y
al men. will quote it entire " The tr,e
sentiment 49, MIR. Lincoln is not the Unite,
States Government. Wonderful 1" Th
Gov rnmei,t rs ours, and we owe allegiance L
it; Mr Lincoln is not eurs, and we do no
owe allegiance to him. Mt Lineoln's term O
office is brief and fee1ing the governmen
we nope will last forever" Now, in order L
show the peculiar shade of this treasOnabl
blast, let US inquire who Mr.. Lincoln is, t.
whom he belongs, who placed him where h
is, and what is his authority The Argu
says tnat Mr Lincoln Is not ours In IN
name of heaven, who does own him Doe
France does knsai IA eIassias or an.
other people exrepf the ed States, Who's
legal voters elected him asthelr chosen head
And they are not sorry either Then Nh
Lincoln is ours and Mr. Argus is strange
and a rebel Aad + MI Lincoln IS ours, ct II
see if we owe him allegiance: 1t is admtIe'
that the same wisdom which saw the necessl
ty of a constitution, also saw the necessity o
a ohiei-executive to administer it; and tha
fact is recognized in the compact itself The
we must have somebody to be our head, o
we should at once become headless trunk
without the power of existence and wlthou
systematical rule Of guidance. Now tn
constitution declares Inc President, not onl
the President of tho people, but Commander
in-Chcf Of the Army and Navy Of the Unite
States Does that mean anything Has IN
man any power who otlictates in the oapacll
Of Chief Magistrate Of the United States ?
Mr.. Editor, what Mcnarch, King or Pope
would not feel proud aud powerful in such
position Where on THIS. Globe, is there
power more powerful, a''a more to be respect
ed than Free America even to this thr aten
ing momenti There Is not crowned hea
ia al Europe more firmly seated in safety tina