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


which lid be obtained by " peAoeable mssns"
only, sT@tce Whish could 30 patched up By
mutual ssi tuens with rebels in Arms There
is no real lovs If country, Of unbrokcn national
integrity, OF II .rlled nstionsl honor, Of proud
and defiant natonsl strength, in the Chicago
platform, Tho mon az Chicago put themselves
infinitely below the traitors in every courageous
aud even manly attribute, when they made their
cowardly cry for peace Now listen to Sherman,
the gallant soldier, in his reply 10 tile Mayor Of
AtlaztAi
Ny q don arc not designed to meet the
humaplhss Of the case, but to prepare for the
future struggles 10 which millions, ysa, hun
drcdi OF millions OF good people outside OF
Atlanta havs a deep lntsrecI. We must have
resce, rot onlJ AZ Atlanta, but is all America.
70 secure this We must stop the war that now
associates oar onoc happy and favored country.
To stop war We must defeat the rebOl armies thas
are arsysd agsinr tho laws and Constitution,
which oil mus, respect and obey. 10 defeat tho
armies We must prepare the way to reach them
in tseif rcceFsss, provided with tho arms and
instruments which enable US " accomplish our
purposs
War is crus W, and you cannot reH1e it and
thore who brought war on our country deserve
sll the cures aud msledlcNons a people can
pouf our | know | had no hand IN making
this v'r, and know will max, more sacrifices
to day than any Of you to secure peace. But
you cannot have peace ard DIVISION Of our
country. II tho United Slatrs submits 20 a
division now, 10 will not STOP, but will 60 Oh
ill w reap thu ia,e Of Mexico, which is eterra
var. Tbs United States does and must assert
tie authority wherever It has power; II !, rclaxet
one Bit to pressure i, If yone, and know ths'
such is not the national feeling, This feeling
ssspncs various shapes but always comes back
to that Of Union.
Peace, not only at Atlanta, but in all Amer
ica," peace nos only for this generation bu
for uniform milioM who will occupy the fai
land which is the rightful possession OF ou
government. peace rot only for 10 day Ia
forever. This is the statesmau's 40 well as h
soldiers view This moots tho " humSni!i@ 0
the case il grdnder sense moro conprs
hsnsvs and far-rcschIug senss, han the Mayo
of AIlaut. or the ChIcsgoits, ever dreamed OF
How in.1prcssibIy mean, Low iuefflbIy bastard
y, appears ths Chicago platform beside thi
soldier, platform, this hero's highway to peace
The ems Sraggles our hsg in the slmy pools o
nero sslash snd msrceusry politics, trails 1t il
, the very dirt shaken from rebel feet, ~ashe
from ii with unclean waters every noble dee
have written on ell ita folds, blcaches it Of a
+ ito radiant coor sad all its symbolic glory, an
, carries ID to Richmond, a miserable, dirty, bC
! drsGgled aas OF truce, begging as a supplan
for audience to the very slaves that wait n th
snte-Chamber of treason. The other takes th
standard Of tho Republic in iS mailed hand
bears ii dsf,ntly aloit, high above tn. s'rifes {
party, the selfish contentious Of mean politicians
) and the crafty devices OF men who know no,hip
Of the lofty Inspiration Of devoted patriotism
and plants it's aAshiDg stars and cleaning stripeI
unsullied without spot Of disboDor or stat
OF COHdIulCe uu ltb lkH loIutt on iuo hoTtu
bsghn Of victory, with no rival flag aoutin
the sky throughout the length and breadth {
the land. Chicago Democracy, shameless as
is in its unbu.hins poluooucry, eugh, to bid
It's diminished head and 10 struck dumb at ii
sight Of Shsrmans letter
|, is GA ths broad shoulders Of such men &
Shsmas, men who stand erect, who belc'
J ,hsy sere mad. in Gods image and who
heroic lives justify theif faith, that rae Union
+ 10 r, carried safely over ta' gull OF r,bolliol
:, Aud ,hs p,opl, will c"siio III. national hont
> 70 such h,rscs, and not to the snsaking oowar
d a, Chicago, who would Ssrap the Union 70 th,
b-lllc. AID 'hn crawl with II tbrosgh The sir
Of rsrs,A antil il los, all r.rmbsnos in puri
and lusrs And evss form itsolt n the Uni
p which the fathers lefi us.