Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-01-13
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CRY OF D E : P A I z .
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ak becomes us ooosly and calmly 10 loos into
the circumstances Of our cordncs, snd sdop,
With SrnneSs aDt ene-g- -uch rosioy ~ wis
dom a.y nnirt ct and ctr nsccssities c0nStrain.
7. is chiiiish TO whine under misfortune Il Is
eOwarily to sink under It. Il is ab.uT,i 70 he
enfeeblet by II 4 ers-~- -..b struggling With
adversely = est'hy Y SPECIAL admiration
sr-ctsele Scr sots and men.
'VE think that our late reversss hae. i''17
much towards preparing the ynir'- ,. BAR pes
pie for the most extreme sScrIhces If they snail
/ be adiuare' siezsssa-y TO. the success. u Ger
esscs. And in ruth they are 10; sacrifices -
al when compared. with or -ituaie-. u sur
iugated. it is uresti,a simply whether vcsnall
I give ~ Cnr cTn uses, or whether the ark-es
'hlii take for theirs. SubjugatioD means emsn-
eipstion and cOnhscstiou.
IAN cur servants and all our property yield
7 eli up 70 assist in the defence Of our country
would mean no more, but il would - far more
\ glorious % devote our means &c err success than
10 loss them SIS spoils % the enemy. Cur situs-
tion. too, stripped OF our property, but master
/ Of cur government, would he infinitely better
/ than i 6espoiied o. the enemy and wearing his
/ bonds.
! "These views hSye long reSsiSed the trerrsti-
/ ca assent Of cur g-Ople. hey srv nov our
] Er1-GLfEGl TfA4llluG fILFllaiO-- \ tApNeuAN lt-
I iuiic,s, thousand cOnsecrated dOgmas, are now
/ really to be yielded at the bidding Of necessity
I ANY sscTidce Of opinion and sacrifice Of proper
/ ty, sny surrender Of prejudice, II necessary 70
/ the defeat Of our enemies, is nov the watchWord
I and reply. Subjugstion IS a horror that en-
braces all other horrors, and adds enormous
| calamities Of its Own. The people see this. They
| uc a vivid perception of I They &c ready
I OF Their part for the duties VII en- It implie-.-
| y, " our authorities, S'a;t noe C0nisderatc, rise
I 10 The leyei q the rre.t occasion.
'TrUrtl,soEe times are upon rs. Crest ex-
I seDcies surround u. We need all our strength
. and all our VISION. Let there be = conference
/ of our wise men. Let there b. calm inyesti-
| cation Of cur wants and catalogue Of our re-
sources. Then. by common consent, let All OBJ
siacles 70 the empioymen' OF these resources be
/ removed. - long ~ We have man or a dol
I lar, and the msn or dollar be needed, let the
| call be honOred.
1--WE mus. no- raise ditiicnities, Il is no tine
.1r thst Shall ye withhold our -ons and thus
reserve them is servants for she ankles shall
We send our sons and deny or- neeross Shall
W speui our boot and refuse oar money shaN
We withhold anything from our couEtry sheu
we should be but saving It for our re II g
disgrace u = garrison to surrender before i,s
ammunition = exhausted
at would le adding disgrace 10 sIr u.--es,
If W we're overcome without having frst r4-
haustefi every resource Of defence. II would %
douhiy infamous 10 Ne. because. Nth c1ltri1g-
tons 70 our defence equal @ the sp''iat'on- ~
should suffer 4 conquered, our success would be
assured. W. should come out Of the contest
ST least with that which would be worth more
than al the rest. cur Liberties ana cur country.
II ~ hsd thrown overheard the cargo 20 should
thereby have saved the ship.
Let the government determine VIA; 10 u,eis
sud what Il can use. and Il II be our Ian j.. our
houses, cur negroes, our horses our money. our
selves, u must nave them. Strange that We
-rouid cling mos; consciously 70 shafts NJ least
moment Strange thai -hould give ourselves
and gruise our property. Gun patriotism mus;
lay aside srch s-lnshne.s.
at must he generous a. vel A. hras-. our
authorities must DO more They must t-s- csre.
whatever belils u. 10 save ne from the iau-
KEGS. II adverse gale sud deyouriuc tii'o~s
should cunstI7.in our --1ru-ios,ei ship into SOM,
port, ie' u De no Yankee port. n ~ u-pr1U--
tious Providence should coniern rs C. q master.
Iet II not oe Yankee master. ut ~ t5s p-o-
pie on earth ~ should have most reason 20
ioathe and 90 ir-fd them ANY terms sith
any other EOsie - preferable 70 -u5iugati-r O.
theJn.
ANl1 > klf -r'lI Il4tLA OF our - L.H
their convection. and IL Is q wise conviction T,.
cur rulers remember IL and heed o. our con
.titution Sas made a. the deye1opement " our
national life IL may not provide Tor al the Ts-
ri0u. c1igencles Of war. questicEs o. State NAV
arise m our experience. A. they have arisen IN
the experience Or almost every other nation
when our best welfare will require % our rulers
the exercise cl a bold responsibility
"The acquisition Of Louisiana in 1893. va.
justified only as = question OF State. something
over and shove the constitution. II in times Of .
peace Statesmen have sometime thu. 90 I
throw themselves upon the IntelI gence Of their /
cosltryuen snd seek their advantage by irres- !
uisr methods. such occasions NAV we'll be pre-
sumed more likely 10 arlse during a struggle f.r F.
life With powerful, interruptions and ferocious 1
enemy.
The clouds thst have thickened over Us al I
monish u Of the possibility that the time NAV .
come when craftsmanship, If it cannot deliver u.
must At least secure TO u the utmost pslHation .
Of our misery. II Il cannot save Il must A. least
save Us from the Yankees.
We lately published. from a thoughtful cor
respondent, suggestion that, in the event Of
beng unable 20 sustain our Independence. Ne
should surrender It into the hands Of thoss from
whom re Wrested or purchased it-into the
hands Of Britain, France md Spain, rather than
yield II 20 the YANKEES.
- From the favor with which this suggestion
has been received, Ee are sure that IN the dread
event which It coniemplates, our people would
infinitely prefer an alliance with European "a
tons, on terms a. favorable rs they could desire.
N preference 70 the dominion Of the YANKEES
We will not dwell upon that subject nov We
speak Of them. not out Of gloomy forebodings.
but simply As $ man in healih speaks Of his gil!.
e Whist ne ask nov in the name OF the p.,,rle
Is that the government strain every energy AMI
develop every resource Cor the public defence
Remember inst % mold back any thing i not 10
save IL The only question i. shall We nave the
ne 81 u, or snail Der enemies. Such 5 question
leaves nc room 20 hesitate Upon such efforts
and such devotion Heaven will surely send it,
blessing. But II misfortune should still pursue
n and our hopes 81 fail let Us have toe election
II throwing ourselves INTO the hands Of those who
are cold and indifferent. rather than 10 h,l under
he yoke Of malignant enemies raising the solrs
howl for our blood.
We could not have avoided the struggle into
which the North has forced US Long 40 Lin
DIN declared that the Republic could not exist
'ali slave and half free. In various forms the
leopie OF the North pressed the issue upon Us
Dur enemies hedgei Us round and finally drove
Is 10 the wall. The worst that can happen 10 u
q prosecuting our defence Is the best that they
esigned for US in the be2inuing, and far better ,
han they will accord Us If they triumph in their
ims Providence has marked out our path and
9th led and urged our steps 1t has been 10 Us
be inevitable path Of duty
&" II in pursuing it we fail, this were 10 fail ss
atoms never failed before Providence will not
lher US to godoSn If We show proper devotion. c
proper wisdom and a proper courage. Lstonr
Use men plan, let our brave men 6sht. and let -
nr good men pray. God will open NJ a way Of 4
'cape for Us ana will disappoint our enemies. ..
ct our a.i,h fail not'
IRIFLE OF A LTC OR So FOR TUE COUNTRY.