Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-09-13


cessation II hosii'lie.," md he fact that he
dwels upon his devotion to the Union and his
determination never to aban- Oh IL is OF no more
consequence in determining whether he is for
peace or war, than is the declaration in The Chi
cago Platform of Democratic " answering fidelity
to the Union under the constitution" prof that
the convention, when they said cessation Of hes
Titles didn't mean "cessalon Of hostitles.
We ask war Democrats to remember that the
issue before the country now is not one Of The end
10 be reacheG-ior no candidate would stand the
ghost Of a chonce Of an election, Who should an
nounce himself for dsuni9H,-but Of The means
10 be employed 10 rreserUe he Union. One party
believes in the vigorous prosecution Of war against
rebels in arms and SO distinctly and unequyoolly
declares in it, plarfotm, The other party believes
in "a cessation OF bosiitie'' against rebels IN
arms, and so explicitly declares in It's Platform.
Abraham Lincoln accepts the war platform, ana
George b. Mcclellan accepts the cessation. Of
hostiljtes" platform, and each must therefore
stand committed to the way his party proposes TO
ras,ora tho lt,;o, Tboso who believe in war
will vote for Mr. Lincoln. Those who believe in
,be n...s.,;,o. of .,.,;i;,;.. - v;I vo,e for Mr.
uoCle..r
There are many noticeable expressions IN 'Ins
letter. The rebels are not called rebels, or trai-
,or. ~ orao o,o,,,, h,,. midi, and ,iooerly
.ooLo,, If 90 .oo, ,dy.rsorio. - Tho onlv hint Of
G,,hor ,,rogoo,,,;. q, ,,o ,,o /. contained in ibe
ot,,.o. n,,.i. b,y,rd. % and onl,et,or con.e-
o,o,c,. 81 ,vte Yo,....bo,ld Lor, b,e, conduct.
a1o.,, .r..,o...,bo rai,, ,be le,,er .,vs INT
,h..o;. ;..;.,.,...,..., /. .Lo,,Lj h, conducted
r., ,b.. .n.o,.o RIA ,.,,.r ~ .co,ls. "tbus
c,,dnc,sa ,ba r,r.. W. reconciliation ,couid hare
..,..l.,- .t.,.i, 49,, :. .ode,,Io
lovo 8, III. ,,;,d and tso,, D, uonId have nromp..
u -. u.:.o...,.,. % ,t., ,o.l ~, cr,,b;rg bea.
am ,so,ld t,,o boe, s,., ~ .eTbs tIn,on was
o,o;o,tl,, f..,.d r.. ,bs .vsr.;.o n sniri, Of
,ooc;I,onon and como,o,,i,e Ia restore and
rr,.erve -ter. he t,tLs ,b,nt the f,,ure-" the
soroe s,,ri, (,,nc;Got;on and co,opyomjse) must
n..,.1 ;, go. oo,,o;r, and II tho bo,rts Of onr
noorlo wheo McClsIl,,. ur;,e. NJ var no en-
,lors ~, ,,,.,,o,.o ,yben bo,aiLs If comnrorise
he uses n, Ctn,. ,en.e And be condemns
war vbe, no .,ys T." conc,y;o,;ou and comprom;,e"
"mns, nrev,l" in o,dor 70 rss,o,e tho Union.
This letter Is wholly unsatisfclorv AZ war
docn,ne,t borovsr nncb bet,er il mav he. in il.
90, and o,,eGuv vri,,s, rbrass. and olitterino
,.uo.,l;.;,. ,ha, ,h, cb;oa,o rl.,e,rn, I, IL
noubsro ,,.i,ivo sxcsn, vbon i, .,v. q concili,
;o, .rd oo,r,,o,o;.o y" ,,,., or,ro,j ), IN ordsr
"a r,.to,s rho i1oion and ,b,, .,bo I,oi,r mu.t
he ,,rosoryel at. off ha,,rd.r Tbs.e docl,,,,io,s
mn, ,oostbo. ,,.Leoi, ,bs,e u d;s,ircIy scnonnc-
"a n ~, Iorer ID. \torle,.o,s ro,boJ II saving
The c,no,rv. and the o,ly ,,f- i,creroa which
c,r he ,,,i. ,ro, ,be.. dsclar.,ioos il that Nc.
Cl.ll,o /. f., favor ~ ,iv,r,, tbe ,shsl. am, Thin,
,,,....L o,o,;dod ,b., a;p oo,.oo, - l,v. ui,7
-. .o,;, n ,o,,;oo ,yirl. ..,..e, Than, ;,r,kir,
.l.r..,. ,,,;,.,.l .,,.,;,.., -, thai, r,...rs 4
slaves ,,e,d dim inc the war. ,,kioo tho Mont.
o,mery c,n.,totioo a. the b,si, Of n .ett cement.
maxine Jeff DAVIS %, .ideo, and allowing Mason
ood unn,er 10 ,,ke tbe, oid ,l,cos II tho Ss,.,.
making Ioa +, General and h,ro;o, Ru,l., ,.d
Creole, and Reooho. .nd I;no,Io eou,h...
.g,,,. d, aconof;,,;,n ha ,be ,ohel. ain 70
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