Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-09-04

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Washington, few days ago, his views on
the present national canvass. The letter was
SO complete an argument in so short space
that the gentleman to whom it was addressed
obtained permission to print it. 1t is as
follows:
81 NEW YORK, August ), 1872.
=. Dear SIR; | have always taught 1t as
a maxim Of fundamental Importance that he
who has right to vote is in duty bound to
vote. Snubbing the poll is undutllul. Fot-
ing for an impossible candidate Is equivalent
to not doing our duty, especially in country
the policy Of which Is primarily founded
upon general suffrage. We come down then
70 DO this: we must vote, AMI can vote only
either Tor Mr. Grant or Mr.. Greeley. We
cannot vote for a man in the moon, nor
ought we 10 abstain from the ballot box
Scion made a law that in civil comm1tlons
every Athcnian should take one side or the
other. Certain il Is that IN peaceful times,
If mere absence of civil war be called peace
fuI times, the principle OF SJlons law
ought % be universally accepted and acted
upon. Even the nomination OF Mr. Greeiey,
ana especially the peculiar method OF the
nomination at Cincinnati, seems to me de-
pl1rable fact Az the annals OF our country,
and the Baltimore rattle It'll n Is like con
clbiuage between Republicans and Demo-
cracv taking these words, OF course, IN their
party meanings Mark this. The Democrats
90 not surrender to the Republicans on
the contrary. Mr Greeley and his followers
surrender Cd the Democracy Elections,
ike battles, can rarely be spoken OF with
certainty before they are fought. But TINS
know, should Mr.. Greeley be elected PresI-
dent 81 the United States, we shall have IN
49,. y4-n had n
Mr. Buchanan T. it not openly avowed by
-cces-ionistS who declare themselves Greeley
men. tuat the lost cause - will then stand
once more fair chance That pitltul State
rjrht5 doctrine-n1ne can know 1t better TO
its nm0st tbrc than myself-will visit US
again lt DESTROYED the noble Common
wealth Of the Netherlands ; 1t brought our
republic t. the brink of ruin, and IT would
Inay0idably BRING upon Us under that PresI-
/ dent, disi0yal disorder, and probably san
culinary confusion As to financial ruin,
that could not be avoided. Nothing will be
/ too cztrava2aut to apprehend from COM
/ biuation such as must take place under So
weak and yet 50 reckless man. Repudla-
| ton. peusioning the rebel soldiers. assuming
/ the southern debt. Why not? The glorIh-
cation d! the keatucky resolutions, though
Iif ] rcc1IlCct right. Mr. Greeley calls them
Y
newcj civil bl00Jshcd stare Us IN the face.
1 Nowhere are amraJle fctions more out OF
I place than I'D craftsmanship, and friend oil
mine whose name is widely known IN both
hcmisuherc-. would be obliged, should this
! country really be sted with that election,
not indeed d shake those hands winch foul
/ lv brought him to the verge OF death, Tor
they are bones in the grave, but to shake
bands with those who warmly appltuded, ana
doubtless still applaud, the cowardly ana
savage ac5. They charge Grant with centra-
ism Have they not yet learned from ms
tory and our own times that the Democracy
is ALWAYS inclined toward absolutism and
de-u5tism All State rights men, even Mr..
Calhoun-he was personally my friend
were severe centralists within their States.
Their idea Of proper government IN the
United was only the utmost Iosslble state
Jpu0s tion To the \ationa government, Just
rs IL uaJ occurred u the Netherlands. sui
YOU may possibly object % TINS question.
whether tic Democrats have not led tins
country tJ i glorious Development. | totally
deny it. Tie country has grown great de
spite Ut that which Is chaTacterlstically
Democfa-ic-. -ec.ivs judiciary, - regarding
HE Supreme t'0urJ, distribution OF national
funds. r.p.di4tl1n. State rights doctrine.
id9latrv 81 Slavery, and a civil war which
iairlv Lczan % resemble the German thirty
Years var. With reference to the Demo
Gratis and the success of this country, we
have the same old and ever repeated error
III loric-lecausc Things exist together there
{ re they -lluI as cause and effect TO each
other. o,Jrks love the frogs OF the Neither
lands. and On every farmers house Is a
styrk-s nest. The Netherlands was re-
public. therefore it used to be said, Storks
1 ike republics.
+. Wcare told things ought TO be forgotten
I What have Jae Republicans done ? Has one
traitor been tired na7 ever people SHOWN
sucl absence Of Vengeance as the Union PEG
Die III the United states nave done2 Il, az
/ / trav G.I 90 avert. the Democrats come
I ID under Greeley, 1t requires mo- prophet TO
iyIeueI chat we shall see "a very different
spirit JatoeTarr Ut Jhe victorious democrats
/ & shall vote Ilr Grant.
Your ottdieut servant,
FRANCIS L.EBER.'