Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-01-24

would mean no more, but it would be far moro
glorious 70 deV0te our means 10 our success than
to lose them as spos to the enemy Our situ-
Atlon too stripped OF our property but master
ol the government would be infinitely better
than II de5polled by the enemy and wearing
| bis b0nds
That this Is not the sentiment Of single ed
tor only | will give portion Of the comments
OF Ihe Richmond EuquIer upon the article,
part OF which have just read, showing that
even in the rebel cspital they are almost per.
suaded to be Christians, but not quite The
| Enquirer says
eff w0 have given 70 our contemporary
| broader u'eTpre etaJion s6an tbe writer design
cd, We DO not believe We have misrspresentsd
ihe Determination Of our people. Tie eonso-
| quencs Of emancipation would fall upon the
unfortunate negro, and God would hold respon-
slble those who had i0rced upon usthe act.
1t is one Of necessity. not choice An act
taken against our judgment. and our conyc-
lions, but 10 save us from the horrors Of pro-
longed war, and the disgrace, ruin, aud dearuc-
ton involved N the success of our enemy
"lt France and Eagland will enter into
treaty " th these confederate States, reoognI
ing our nationality aad guarantylng our indo-
! pen1enco upon the abolition OF slavery in all
| these Stats, rather than continue the war we
should By prepared to urge the measure upon
oar readers We believe such proposition
! would be iayorably received and acted upon by
those nations, and II ought to be made to them.
WIN 1t be any greater hardship to ask them
to give up slavery and remain with Us, possesset
and ssessing all the rights which we claim for
our'slvea3 Ibis ID al We pr oppose 10 do. They
DO not now even ask any other nation to assume
prOteet0rste over them until they have rid
themselves Of the loaths0me institution, and are
VIZ 70 accustomed 10 its vile con tact that we are
wiling TO exhibit less self Prospect less fear of
being crooked, than is claimed by and accorded
TO the dYnastic Governments OF lbe Old World
Gentlemen need rot fear that there will not
be subjects enough for party differences il the
subJeci Of slavery shall be forever e1tirpated.
lbey may, however, make up their mnds that
ibe pIo-sllyeTy party OF The world IS pas all
resurrection. lts leaders have made il igno.
minious, and il is in o minority that will dinin-
isli Without pity at every successive rally.
When the heat Of the tropics is no longe, bic
to warn It into life, the North will nurse il in
vain
Nhat q spectacle DO We present Here the
Cougfsss oil tho United States are debating
whether slavery shall have q longer easo Of lifs
OF not, when it has ust been barely frustrated
IN The attempt IL take tbs lite o. Congress tseii,
and would DO il now if its power equaled its
will, Can il be that the last Swiss Guard in
the defense Of slavery shall prove to be from tie
ft.a States in Congress assembled? ? Here men
from Tree States, always lresmen and theoret-
caly abhorrlng slavery, zee the Shareholders of
West Virginia, Missouri, and Maryland, Ito say
nothing Of Kentucky Louisiana, Arkansas, and
Tennessee abolIshng slavery, and yet hesitate
to allow the question to be placed before the
people lest they should DO stigmat1sd as abol.
tonlsts II a vote in favor Of the amendment
70 the Constitution, by which slavery may be
forever sbO'hed, seeures TO any man that stg-
ma, it can have ne isrrors for those who hsve
been Republicans, for such a vote is expected of
them ag IN ordinary duty, and, if feared by any
oue who har not been Republican, lot him
Ind courage TO ADOPT the badge oil distinction,
aud be msy, 70 the discontinue Of his revilsrs,
use and wear it as most trusty weapon to
eeave bis way through the world to honor and
troops ot friends.