The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-08-13

other? And if this administration is to be curse
because it Furnishes treason with conf>cation
Slaves, what shall we say of the administralio
which proposed 20 punish treason by taking tn
life Of the traitor? And if the traitor could hay
his choice, which punishment would he be likel
to prefer?
But the emancipation of the Slaves of rebel
seems to distress Vallandigham. Well, whose faul
is it that this punishment overtakes them ? Whel
they rebelleG at the outset their slave propert
was safe. L they had returned from their rebel
lion before January 1868, their slave propert
would have been safe. President Lincoln gave
them one hundred days notice before issuing hi
proclamation, and they knew the condition o
their further persistence in treason. They die
not heed him, but chose to pursue their wicked
rebellion; and have they, or Valandigham fol
them, any ground of complaint that their proper
ty in human beings has, by the laws of war, been
declared free ?-But the Union cannot be restored
by force say these Democrats and they terate
and relterate this SO necessarily, that doubtless
some of them have begun to believe it. In this
they are altogether too fast. The first question
to be settled is, How shall the rebellion be put
down? and it is quite clear that if it cannot be
suppressed by force it cannot be ended atall. The
success Of the Union armies th4s far shows. At
least, that 1t can be badly beaten its territory cut
down nearly three-tourths, and its armies nearly
destroyed, by force; and what is to prevent force
completing what force has so nearly ACCOMPLISHED /?
Hhen the rebellion is crushed when its military
power is broken, and It's armies and leaders are
scattered or captured, then reconstruction, amnes.
ty, general pardons, Sc, will be questions in or
der. Let us wait, and not cross these bridges un-
til We get to them.
But, says Vallandigham, nne-tenths of the
population of these rebelious states, being reb-
els, are to have their property confscated, their
slaves emanclPated, and then are to be hung
'aIlandigham does MT believe one word of this
nonsense. He knows it to be the sheerest clan.
rap. We have already taken military possession
u tennessee, Louisiana, the larger part of Tex
49, and Arkansas, besides occupying the whole of
Kentucky, Florida, and part of Viz.
5inia, and North Carolina, and not rebel in all
hat territory has been hung for treason. AM
he citizens OF those districts had to do wss TO
axe the oath of allegiance and keep it, to be
ate, and have their property respected. This is
rue as fast as the armies advance and it will be
rue when the territory is all recovered from trea
on The ring leaders in this mob of treason will
course be punished, if they are caught-and
hey ought to be, for the assurance of quiet and
'eace to follow their demise but the masses Of
he people, nlne-tenths of the population, will
lot oe plagued in body and estate when treason
Suodued.
In 8hort,-without taking more space here to
xpose this sham Democracy,-i is all special
leading in behalf of the rebels and Slavery.
love of Slavery and fear that it will be DESTROYED
political power in the nation, is the animatipg
plrit OF the Peace Democrats. They try all .
olicies by one test,-Are they favorable to
'avery' If they are not they condemn them I
they are they applaud them. This is the AL
ia and the Omega of modern false Democracy t
nd IN Vermont, at least, where love of freedom !
as been as pervading as the atmosphere, we
rust the political party, which IN this day ,uppor,s
lavery, will find few converu.