Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-10-11

/ elsotlon Of Gen. Mcclellan ana the ChcdBo plat
form.
| Here il the only danger, If danger exists at all
| Therefore, whatever may have been or may be the
preferences Of any man as to any person for the
/ Chief Executive of the nation, Of dissalisFncron
with the course of the Government upon matters
Of mere admnistration--ye even in the import
ant points Of Administrative policy, as laid down
in the platform or fore'hadowed in It's act'-t
seems to me the plain duty Of every loyal man to
support tho Election Of Lincoln aud johnson.
The question now before The people is not as
to the preponderanoe Of fitness Of Mr.. Lincoln or
General Mcclellan for The Presd' ncy. Admit
that neither or either one or the other is Of him
seIf the best man for the place. What then
One must be elected. NJ other result is possible.
We are then remitted to the class Of political
IDEAS which each represents and TO what is It'll
more important to the men and heir affiliations
by whom each will be surrounded, and controlled
~ fact and by whom bis Administration will be
shaped in the event Of election. Can it be that
any true man, especially ans AndreW Jackson
/ Democrat, can desire thI' Government put into
| the hands Of the M.ssu Vasndgham, Woods,
Seymour, Pcndeton, Long, HaIri' Woo hees, and
/ tier surroundings, North and South Let us
see whal their platform aud their candidates mean :
| The war i. TO be carried On or It is not? # not
| then a di,grlcefuI end dshonorable peace, which
vi he no peace, and which no true man wants,
/ /, to be the result. Or if carried on, then both
| Iatiorm and candidates art pledged to the dis
bsndmsnt Of tw0 hundred thousand colored men,
now doing duty a. soldiers or serving in tho ar
my, their places to be supplied either by Voun-
teers, at an expense Of hundreds Of millions IN
0oun.i-t, OF by draft, which is the great ground
Of complaint By the opponents OF the Government
Nay, more, # either TIE Chicago platform or
McCesn's acceptance means anything, these ne
groes are To be returned to their masters, 10 fight
Or labor 90 the other side. Does any one doubt,
If returned to & eir masters they would be al
once SENT into tie rebsl line., where alone such
property has any value' Upon the theory Of
the Chicago platform and McClean's " consutu-
liona. rights Of States" think it would "exhaust
the resources Of sMtesmanihip 70 show why
these men should not bertturned 10 their former
masters, as, indeed, w,s the practice in Gen. Nc
CleIlans army.
sill further, does not Gen. Mcclellan twice
over 10 bic letter and platform iromise new con-
sttutionsl guarantees to the rights Of the South
Is II possible that all these concessions are 70
be forced from the North by secession at the
point Of the bayenei'
That which specially aiIects the mind Of the old
and true Democracy Of the country in the Balti-
more platform is It's declaration as to Slavery. 10
the view | take OIL this question it seems unfortu-
nate that such declaration was made, as it proves
a sumbliug-block to many.
Why not treat the slavery question according
to The fact that slavery dies and is buried wher-
ever our armies mlrchl No political action can
aid no resolutions Of conventions can hinder that
result The var, II prosecuted to the end, will
accomplish all that the most ardent anti.slayery
man can desire, so that Il the var Zoos on 10 the
bitter end for The restoration Of the Union, then
slavery il no more, and all declarations that the
var shall or shall not DO carried on for the ex
tnclion Of slavery are futile aud worse thin use
less The war will extlngui-h slavery whether
we wish il or not. Nay, 1t has extinguished la
very. by rendering the slave worthless. Ii
Ch redou, to Gay, negro can be bought fo
10000 iu Confederate money, shich sells for S3l
, for one 10 gold, making the value of NJ negro
800 And this, too, with cotton at $40 pei
pound 10 New York Before the war the same
negro would bring $1,000 in god, with cotton 81
Il cents in New York.
Some different system Of labor must be devised
ior the Southern country IN the future, and peace
upon any terms, even the knosedgment OF The
9 Coniederacy, cannot prevent 4. II am right II
this view Of the subjeciand upon this conviction
have acted since saw the fact in louisiana II
lS62.-then what is there in ths Baltimore plat
, form TO which any true loyal Democrat who love-
! biz country, and IS determined 10 fight il neeC
BE-, flr i.' integrity and honor, can otecti Sc
nothing. But in the changes 30 rapid in admin
stralive policy made by this war, no one will IL
himself to any party cry OF party platform.
| have but one article in my political creed a
the present. lime. am for sharp, thorough
e and decisive prosecution Of the war until the au
e thorily Of the Union is acknowledged, and it
e avs oheyed upon every foot Of sol ever within
Q the boundaries OF the United States. Believe m
truly yours, BENZ +. BUTLER
/ Hon. SIMON CAMERON.