Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-02-21

against the abollonats, il was because these alb
oitonsts kept up a continual agitation about the
negro. They pretended to be sick Of this ever
lasting talk about the ebony individuals who, BY
divine appointment, were held as chsttels, and
fought and sold like cattle in market The IN
alution vas well enough, they pretended to be"
Iieye, and only needed TO be let alone to run
race Of success and glory which weuld cast com
petsIy into the shade all civilizations and govern
qents since the time Of the Pharaohs, whose
experiments with similar institution and clvllza-
ion, wsre unfortunately interrupted and ended BY
those old abolition agitstos know1 10 sacred
history as Moses aud Aaron. To make It abundant
" sure that the status Of their slaves should
never more be made the subj ct Of debate, that
congress, and newspapers, and agitstor. should let
the subject entirely alone forever MORE the slave
holders oontryed and as far % possible carried
into operation the machinery Of secession. But
alas for the short ightsdnsss OF human wisdom,
especially Of the plantation variety II there has
sesu ono subject Of discussion which il has been
entirsly impossible for the rebels at home or
abroad to keep out OF sight, that subject has been
slavery and the negro, Il hai met them every
where. At homs the problsm bias been continually
seeking solution how TO keep the negro from run-
ding away, and at the Same tins make him most
serviceabls TO bic masters. Abroad the negro has
ever, as tbs south believed, stood between the
rebellion and foreign recognition. And now,
after four years Of fearful struge 10 to establish
AMI make suCoesaful q rebellion naugurated for
tho express purpose Of making slavery tbs corner
atone Of a new form of government on this con-
inent the rebel congress and newspapers, the
rebel president and rebel generals, and all the
rebels Of whatever eabre, rank, party or psrsua'
sion, are Inquiring whether their treason can, aud
If 49, whether 1t had better save itself by putting
the negro into their army and asking him TO fight
for bis masters freedom and biz own. And MIR.
Benjamin, the rebsl Secretary Of State, lie very
decidedly Of the opinion that this is nov the great
question heiers the conisderacy for solution,-
that, in short, it isa question Of life and death
with them. At one Of their great meetings
recently held in Richmond for the purpose of
" firing the southern heart" Mr.. Benjamin is
reported 10 Richmond pspero havs used this
language
F." Our resources OF white population have
greatly diminished, but you had 6800O0 black
men Of the same ages, and ooud Divine prophecy
have told Us Of the fercsnsss of the enemys
death grapple at our threats, could we have known
shaL We nov know, that Lincoln has confessed
tina. without 200 900 negroes which he stole from
US, be would BE- compelled TO give up the con-
teNQD should We have entertained any doubts
upon the SUBJECT | feel that the time is rapidly
coming on wnen the people will wonder that they
we're ever doubted. Let US say to every negro
who wishes TO 40 into tie ranks on condition Of
being made free, " 60 and 6ght-you are free. >
You must make up your minds to try
that, or see your army Withdraw from before yonr
town. come to say disagresabe things. tel
you you are IN danger, utless some radical meas
ure be taken. know not where white men can
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clerks, railroad employees and men in bomb
proofs; but tell you there are not enough able
bodied white men in the country. Do you sup
pose We have worked night siler night by thu
Infamous gas light you have here, and not fourt
out this thing9 My honorable friend hss told yor
that desertsrs and skukers would come in. 1t il
possible, but where is Tennessee and other States
that vere formerly relied on You havs part o
Virginia, part OF North Carolina, part Of South
Carolina, and parts Of other Sates--vhat else
lGVoiee--Ttxas. Texas she is beyond our reach
Would that she were not
Benjamin cannot Justly be accused Of blinking
the question, or not coming to the point. HI
says explicitly there are not enough abe-bodieC
white men in the country" How are the might,
fallen Here iss rebellion inaugurated because
the traitors believed that the black man va
scarcely better than an animal, that he wa. onl,
jus, little higher in the scale OF being than
monkey or an erang ou,ang, and it has run ii
career OF independence and self government bu
four years, when its constituted and recognize,
Orgiaators, chiefs aud leaders are asking this sam
child Of despised and down ,rodden race +
come, 6ght and be Free" The very idea agsins
which it is fighting !, is obliged to summon to it
aid at last, or by the confession Of its leader,
abandoa the contest. The stupendous hsresy Q
abolition, as the STAKEHOLDER has bsen pleased /
pretend 10 believe, and which he has asserted wa
blasphemy against God, rsbsliioa sgaiust dsin
Providence, and treason to government, be is no,
IN his extremity obliged to invoke to save him,e
from felon's doom. John Browns soul /, indee
marching on, when in Virginia, which hung hin
for daring to strike blow for the freedom Of tn
slave, the prince, of the slave oligarchy are cry
ing out, !" Help, Sambo, or we sink.