Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-09-06

: gather, and under whose leadership they could
enter into the grand presidential contest for he
spoils this ia
And this is the leader whom the Democracy at
Chicago have deliberately, and with apparent tn
thusasm, chosen, in their attempt to stop the war
at sll szird', and make peace on any terms.
The man who cast the whole legislature of Mary
land into prison, they have named as the presi-
dent who in their behalf to opgnall prison doors
that hold dsIoyal men. The General who sug-
gesed to President Lincoln in letter from IIer-
rison 5 Landing, Emancipation Of all the slaves in
several states, as military necessity, is the &C..
ected champion Of the party which says the war
must end now, for it is being waged to the over
throw Of African Slavery. The man who gained
the only popularity which ever made him thought
OF as candidate for president, ia commanding the
armies OF the Union in their war upon treason,
is brought forward as the apostle who is to preach
to rebelious shareholders the latter day Demo.
cratic gospel Of peace and good will to traitors
in arms. The man who first recommended and
enforced he necessity OF a draft to fill up our
armies, is the lauded hero Of all the rioters ard
politicians who now oppose, shout and fight against
the draft. The man who sad in a famous genera
order that il wis reserved for him and his army
"to give the death blow to the rebellion that ha,
distracted our once happy country"-who said 10
that army " knox that can trust in you to save
your country will bring you face to face
with the rebels and only pray that God will de
fend the right -" all DO is to bring you On the
decisive battlefield ~" It is my business to place
you there stands forth now as the paragon oil
men 10 the eyes Of a convention which denounced
the war in all its phases and declare that it must
NJ once stop. And the fact that from even the
point TO which his military career reduced hin be
can stooP to accept candidacy, upon platform
VII. en- gives The lie 70 every homes, and manly
word he ever uttered, and rebukes aud dsowns
every decent act of his military life, more than
Ju'tiiies the sevcrest dsnunciaon ever pronounced
against him, and proves him % be either an am.
bilious schemingsand. desigai7g man, who never
gave his heart Or bis sword honestly to the service
of bis country, or the .uppie, INSCRIPTIONS aud
contemplate tool Of men who would use bis name
aud popularity to serve the bases ends and &C
compGsh the ruin Of the country.
But i is perhaps fitting tia, the general, VINO
by his acknowledgement Of the army while he was
in command is responsible more than any other
men for the proIoosa'ion Of the war with its bur
den Of debt and is cost in life and sacrfc
should nov emerge from hi- obscurity to become
the standard bearer " the party which cries out
against the war and 10, burdens, and proposes o |
Surrender to the rebels and make a dsgraceml |
peace. The men VINO brought the country |
so near TO ruin through bis military leadership,
and who dexterol'y managed min then, so rs to
further the interests Of the Democratic party md
achieve the Democratic polac, yctoro. ln III.
fall Of 1862, now hop 90 complete the work Of
ruin they then begun, aud With Mcclellan as
political leader, TO PROSTATE tue nation in abiec.
submission al the feet Of JEFF DAVIS. lisa con.
ISOLATION to believe that his political c4mplign VIII
be no more successful than bis military ones aud
that those who will suffer most th, hll from BIZ
grand changes of base, and b.. magnificent STRAIT
egy, will be, as heretofore, those who are IN his
own ranks. Then let Union men grid themselves
for the campaign, and 90 forward with d deteru..
nation that toe Stars aud strip, shall not be
hauled down, and our Government shall no. 20
begging oFpeace, while treason oppose. the power
OF the nation, aud splits upon the Constitution
and Union {