Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-12-27

Wv 's' HiNahs IopDels led to the introduction
oil resolution in the Senate, by Mr.. b olittc
Of Wisconsin, authorizing the President to ute
tea millions, r 50 mucl thereof aa necessary
to build Publications ana aoating batteries for
the protection Of tao Lakes and frontiers ugalHtt
attacks Of piraticAl and hostile expeditions or.
s4niz3l IN the British Provinces by tho enemies
OF the United States Mr.. Doohtte desired
chat his resolution should be eierrcd to the
Military Committee, and upon this motion a
debate cnsued il the course Of which Mr.. Sum
ner, Chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
relations, sad
OHiy few weeks ago the village of st. Adams
was disturbed BY band OF murderers, high
waymen, h1Gscbrcakcrs, horse thieves and rob
befs coming from Canada. After L.slkiug open
banks, and Obtaining o certain amount O. spoil
" the murder Of citizen, tacy suctsddc in
mdkns th5E way 10 CGnadl, whore tney de-
caTe0 themselves agents OF the rebel Govern
msnt, S4ch are the man Lcts. Docs any one
suppose these agents OF tho toJol Government
were moved to their enterprise merely by the
consideration OF plumber that they riakcd
everything merely to rob bank or steal horse
No scch thing. Their object vas much higher
and more larreaching. Ia one word it was to
embroll the Government OF the United States
with the Government Of Great Britain
cannot doubt this was their object; to my
mind it is as plain as day. These agents, or
rather the men behind them, who set them on,
knew tho sonsitigeness Of cur people, and how
naturally they would be reused against the
foreign country IN which the enterprise had it,
origin. They saw that excitement, anger and
passion on our part were Inevitable mas out
vi these 5Jm5 complication Or collision might
ensue, That any such complication or collision
must necessarily heip he rebellion more thda a
victory On the lold O battle All this they
saw, and acted accordingly The whole pro
cecdlng was tap IN which to catch Tue GOV
eminent Of this country. 4. was hoped that in
this way the rebellion would gan thai power
lal British intervention whcu would help re-
sore Ito fallen fortunes. For mys3.i, sir, aul
determined not to be clught 10 any such Trap.
lhere ate many things winch Great Britain la,
done aiUcs the outbreak OF the REBELLION, which
to my mind, are mos. unirenIly but | an uG'
wiling that anything should BE- done on od'
SIDE 10 iurnlsh any seenlnS ap.iOgy lOr thai
loregn Intervention winch has been 50 Goa
SANITY meudced, aud which wac lUteshG 30wel
IN that most hasty ana uuIu5 liable ces5i on o
ocean bsllIgereney 70 rebel siayemongcrs who
nd not single pyrI or prize court NobJdy
sees the wrong W. have suffered more c.gafiy
than do, but SEQ other things also. WhhD
never cclslug 10 claim our just rights aud re
mI0iing this power ways Of duties which i
has plainly neglected. | cannot forget that ",
are engaged ~ this moment III a war Tor th
suppression Of q long-continued ald most vlru
lent rebellion, when has tlus FAR taxed our bgs
cnerglee. 10 this work iet as now dolic4a
ourselves without drouslng another through
whose alliance the rebellion may be encourage
and strengthened. Let US put down the ~
belll0n. Do tAs, nnd we shall do everything
Meanwhile | trust the Senate will not be move,
ny passion into any hasiy action or any Of TN
measures now before 1t, but that each will b,
considered carefully and calmly on Is merits
according to the custom Of this body. Inls
surely, IS the dictate Of prudence, aud canno
doubt that 1t IS the dictate OF patriotism too.
Ia this s:iten3.t Mr.. Sumner set forth IN
doubted!y tlo views Of our government, an
the policy it has pursued in its dealings viii
foreign powers. That this policy has beer
characterized full as much by desire to avoid
giving offence to powers that nigh. be trouble
some 70 US, az bya fearless and independent
national spirit, Is apparent. Tho authoritie.
at Washington have believed tina. the supprss
sion OF the rebellion WAS 4 big job" too large
in fast, t. allow US to Indulge "a tho luxury y
roson,Ing all the lniisuiti1s ol3tol US by inso
lent arlstocratc governments, aud have therefor
Terllned from dJlas VIII. in otuac and NOR,
prosperous circumstances we should most Ger
tainly have done. 7 lie people feel thar theI
is degree OF humiliation in the nation thu
b-!ng obliged at all times to smother It's hone
Indignation, and postpone. thu settlement
grievances until laturo day, but they are, v
believe, forgetting nothing. The fires Of tie
wrath are smouderug beneath tho far sura,
ofdiplomatic assurances Of" hlgh consideration
aud when treason sIves up the contest, Il
least breath Of English impairment ntercoren,
ia our Affairs will arouse them in.o 6ers
liam, and We look forward 10 that day wit
mlch impatcace, bas We; b,dirg our time.