Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-08-07

daton OF the Freedmen at the South by rebels
in Ku.Kux DISCUSSES, and frauds in New
York aud elsewhere at which Greeley's Tam
many friends are VIGOROUSLY adept, his cleo
ton is possible. In that contingency, we
much fear that the Union will be still again
endangered precisely as it was in 1860, and
as WatclmaH on one Of the baitlements Of
the nation, we shall be recreant to our duty
if we do not timely sound an alarm. Would
that we could so do it as to rouse every loyal
man to grid on bis armor, aud awake to life
again the Wondering bones of the three hun
dred thousand Union soldiers who died in the
service Of their country. There would be no
danger, Hen Of triumph for disloyaliy in
the election Of man who maniftstly stands
as the candidate Of every unrepeniant rebel
in the South and every disloyal Democrat
in the North. The possibility 81 Greelcy's
election 10 November lies not ia the fact that
he has all these dangerous men to support
him, but that good and true men, who apprc-
bend no danger to the country from his sue.
cess. will aid the disloyal elements, either by
actual support to Greeley, or by neglect to
give their influence, their zeal, their work,
aud their votes for Grant 1t is these good
men in Vermont whom we would now address,
and we wish to address them with the eandor
aud Justice, and yet all the earnostness, due
to grave occasion.
The stariinr.pout is the rct, that SIR
Grceley's avovod convictions are, That any
considerable mm5erof Satcsh has 1.-THE CLEAR
MORAL RIGHT 10 cihdraic from the Union
at their pleasure; and per contra, that the
/ National Government mas 40 RIGHT TO FIRE.
VENT 1T. Our witness is Mr.. Greeley him
self aud we presume that bis friends will not
attempt to impcach his veracity, or deny the
sincerity OF his convictions.
We quote from the New York Trbune of
November o. 1850, as follows being as Mr..
Greeley himself quoted it in his american
Conflict, vol. /, page $50:
" And now. if the Cotton States consider the
value OF the Union detachable, we maintain their
perfect right to discuss it.. Nay we hold, with
S,u',, or ,A NNLh'Annn nIn, az v ~,
have become oppressive or injurious aud riie
IoI naSSa a'i,', Una. seS o" uppcl'orou,
co ~ PEACE. The right 10 secede may be a reroh,-
I'.a.y o,i, put IT. 'Ais'i Nloa"IntltSs pHu We
unothcr party has a right to prevent" lin other
words Il we C3tton SIates nau t,e r'snt To- Sc
power, had no right to prevent them from Sc
ooa, ,ll-', c VIII De seen inrtuer on we,
right Of any Stale 10 remain in the Uni III, md
c eu','i "''i uens .'o ,a"7 .'eTul' 10 'o""l'o9
i0h nerer a consid,raih seciiyn Of orr Union shall
aenoeraieiy rtsolr, 10 go oH WI SNAIL RESIST A.
hope never to live in republic. whereof one sec.
the abstract riGbt. of seres.ion. we masf in.i.,
that me step he taken II 1t ever shall be- with
J tous an issne." ."A Judgment thus rem.
dercd, a demand for separation 50 backed, would
g blood. or those who rushed upon carnage 10 ak
} and defeat IT, Would PLACE THEMSELVES CLEARLY
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thoroughly wrong this is. Jefferson asserted
The rigbt of yeroJutiou when G,vcrn,oen,
became deStThctire % as true e1dS aud he
was right The riQM of secession from the
Union was asserted when the compact was
unbroken. the origiual constitution nreserved
,.;.,
'n'loiH'e' uuu inc flghts oil the ates ana
neopIe were all snGe hence the dnctrino do.
rived no support from the Declaration of In.
dependence. 1t was clearly wrong. founded
simply il. The ioM of the seceders-and Gree.
lev himself nut it on that untepabe ground
A lawyer. anv statesman. apv GOOD politiciap
even, can see the broad distinction between
the right of revolution and this claim for the
secessionists. But was not this an ephemeral
hasty. and ill.eonsidered utterance of A da,