Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-09-02
the DUTY or TUE PEOPLE.


now required Of the people we mean Gems.
Seymour and Hazen, both Of whom are Ner-
monters. Hazen serves with Sherman in
Georgia, and Seymour is fresh from the heart
of the rebel confederacy, where he was held
as prisoner Each expressed the result Of
his own observations in different quarters Of
the field, and without knowing each the
others opinion yet they harmonic entirely
in the opinion that the power Of the rebels is
nearly broken, and in advizing the people
Of the North to stand firmly in support Of the
Government and The army until they conquer
a peace worth having. We have not shadow
Of doubt that this is true policy as well as
true patriotism. No Nmistice but to bury
the dead, or succor the wounded, until the
rebels lay down their arms mo compromise
which compromises the peace of the Union
for all future times but rather hold them
strictly to the mark, either to submit to the
constitution and lawful authorities Of the
Union, or fight. That was almost the uni
yersa sentiment Of the people in 1861. It
came spontaneously from men Of all parties,
and it was undoubtedly right Can it be
tina, what was right then has been made
wrong by the persistence Of the rebels in
war; Not at all. They have only prolonged
the contest By every drop Of blood shed, by
every dollar Of money sacrificed, by every
frosido invaded, by every heart wrung with
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original crime they have grown poor, and
weak and wretched by persistence in rebel
lion and for that very reason this is the
time, not for roenting but rather for push
ing them the harder. Il is no time for dis
couragemont as to the result. The officers,
TO whom we refer, had not one word Of dis
couragement to give, but quite the contrary
It is true there may be many hard fought
battle, because the leaders Of the rebellion
have staked all on the sole condition Of indie
pendence and abandoning all hope Of foreign
aid, they Of course expect to fight desperate
ly and they will do so, as they have Just
done. Doubtless they hope for aid from
the Chicago Convention, or from the secret
Demo-rebel associations in the West and
they may get some crumbs Of comfort there
out just so lar as the chicago Convention or
'ne Ieace Demo'ra''' or 'ae Rebel democrats
Of the North comfort the enemy, Just so far
will they rouse the Patriots Of the North and
Of the whole land TO greater lahor. and "a.
cu6css. The question i.-Are l,,e po,r;o,,
4, The land ,gLo ar. differentiated ~ stand c,r, .,,
C,notry. for LHs,ty and y-,ion "o,s and
iod.ci.ible. no,o and ,g,ereyyo The rebel.
doubtless hone the peopIo of the North are
getting weary of war. discouraged for the re-.
suit. and ready to give no. But the people
OF the North are neither towards nor fools
they are not ready to buy peace on bad
bargain nor yield 20 the ruin OF the Union
ana lreo government without another and
ano'ne'' ana sun another hard battle AT
least we 'h'nR So II we m'1ndse the peo-
P'e OF Vermont we 'h"'l ma 1t Out on Tues
oay' we expect 'ha' all rebels at heart
ali towards ana or'Vens'--aI Jndases' who
"ou'u sen 'ne'' o'''n-riSht as Tree citizen
Po''Sse'-"e say we expect all these Will
Fo'e 'he copPe'ne"a ueAet' we also expect
'ha' AL pa'riouc men VIII vote the Union
'loNe' ana 'as' Is inc du'y OF every man
oman mat duty be performed
L1rrLg MACK mn, Fryrn-R,t a.
arms. The result of the Cbica,o convention
u'''pp''D'' no Union man. and the result Of
,u' november election "ill d'saPPoint no
O"0u man Inc man VINO u'dn take Hich-'
'DoHu "ueh ne cou.u' won . take the PresI-
dental chair when he Wuuld The nCopIs
never plorify unsuccessful GsnsraIs
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The FRgEDMEN. The meeting at the Con-
pregational Church n, srrd,, 49,. =
behalf of the Freedman. Aid Associ.,ior
a' '''s' anu very interesting ana the col
'''''o" a'n'un'eu 20 nearly one hundred dol
He eAuio'''on OIL lhfee unite children
',oH 10 . years OF age Just redeemed from
twice been sold a, A slave. and onca bv h..
own father, gave new vividpess to eyerv-
body's estimate of the abominatiop If slavery
-sbovin, a. ,hop.u A.