The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-01-02
For the Freeman


YOUR comments on his sermon you do not repre-
sent him truly, bat believe ho does not COM
plain that your quotation was garbed. or failed
to represent truly the general tone and scope Of
his discourse In that quotation is the follow
ing L" We shall give up the doctrine OF exter-
minauon and retaliation as the poorest imagin-
able political economy" knew that Pres-
dent Lord of Dartmouth, father, as | suppose,
to the author of the foregoing quotation, had
written thick pamphlet, in which he attempts
to prove slavery divine institution, and can
very we'll understand how very natural and cen,
sistent it would be for one holding such senti-
ments to be in sympathy with the South, but |
was net prepared to believe that clergyman
in Montpelier could stigmatise the efforts Of the
Government to put down one Of the blacklist
and most unhalowed rebellions ever eoncocted
on earth, 40 retaliation and his sermon End
place in professcdly loyal journals with appar-
ent approval.
Sir, in Wiliiamstown, an aged, unfortunate,
dssipated democrat, for utjering similar senti-
,nenta had his house visited by tbs most reepect-
able men in the community, and himself very
Politely requested to walk out and cheer the
American flag, and he, considering discretion
: the better part Of valor, concluded 10 do 1t.
! All right he deserved il. Bat how harmless
ale the rawlings of such an one, compared with
the gossy and polished periods Of Mr. Lord
saturated all the vay with sympathy for TIE
rebels, making no perceivabe distinction between
the best government on earth, fighting Tor its
very life, and set Of the most audacious dcs-
pots and dosporadoes, fighting to overthrow it,
for the very purpose, according to their OWL
showing, of founding upon its ruins despotisn
blacker than ever disgraced the civilized word
wherein Slavery, that divine institution" ao
cording to DR.. Lord, shall be " the chief corner
stone ~ " Retaliation forsooth Was
- retaliation " to ask Of those outlaws the priv
ilege Of feeding our starving garrison at For
Sumpter without being fred into? VAST " re
talation to spend millions of money and thou
sands OF lives in guarding rebel property an,
returning rebels slaves? And vast " retalia
ton " in MIR. Lincoln to generously, magnani
mously, not to say ridiculousy, offer to requit
them for their centuries Of the most damnabl
oppression that ever saw the sun, ty buyiB,
these remaining lacerated vlcims2 Sir, did no
our government bear and foIbear, long, quit
too long after t0rbearance had ceased to he
virtue! And now, after spending almost tw,
years in gentle warfare, and exhausting ever,
possible means to induce them TO return to then
allegiance, when the government adopts NOR,
stringent measures and proposes to confscat
their property, a measure calculated, far mor
than battles, to fall on the heads of thereal AZ
gressOrs, Ito say nothing of justice and human
ity to the slave 1t is called " retaliation, " an
MIR. Lord imagines we shall soma time repent u
of the things which in our haste We have pro
posed to do. Call this patriotism and loyalt
ye who can.
: Mr.. Lord thinks the whole population of IL
South, black as well as white, must suffer I
gether, and over their stfferings, whatever
their cause, he sorrows. A sublime ssntimcn
truly. Would it might pervade the heart
= every human being. The sentiment of the ur
versal brotherhood Of man, and desire to q
leviate their sufferings, from whatever caus
will always meet a response in the heart