Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-07-10

O be ITS Oeneiactors. No nave saiu 'na' hS
unparalleled prosperity of this Government
md people was attributable to the admins
ration OF the Government upon democratic
principles; we have SAID that it could and
,hould be preserved against the Vaccinations
# fire-eaters at the South, and the fanatlcai
,fTorts of aboltionists at the North and that
he preservation Of the American Union was
TO all other considerations.
The test has now come A rebellion I'M
naralleled in history is now upon u.s. IL
must be put down under the supervision Oh
the Government. The administration OF the |
Government is not one selected by the de-
Still, if the Union he saved under
the Constitution, it mast be done tnrousn
the instrumentality of that Administrations
Our only means of sustaining the Govern
ment in crushing the rebellion, IS TO sustain
its policy. This We should do unless l'S
policy is in conflict with the Constitution
and / do not believe any man will sustain
the assertion that it is, unless he rs prepared
TO adopt the original theory of the New York
Tribune-that secession finds its apology IN
the Constitution itself; a theory which, 1
believe, is now abandoned even oy MT
Greeley himself
II has been suggested several times IN the
course ofthe day, and the Hon. President IN
his remarks asserted it, that Abohuonlsm
was the cause of this rebellion Concede 1t,
if YOU please: Is the gentleman opposed to
the war and to the government because the
rebellion is attributable to the conduct OF the
Abolitionists? If so, why? Does he find
sufficient cause for the rebellion, and Justify
1t on that ground Is this the opinion he
fears to express on account OF "Fort War
rem? / do not think that the conduct OF
the aboltionists is justification for the re-
bellion. Nor do | believe that secession can
be justified as a constitutional right. The
cause of the rebellion is, therefore, in my
Judgment, an Improbable question to discuss,
and cannot Justify any action this Conven-
ton may take touching the amendment UNI
der consideration, whether we attribute
the cause to Democracy, Repubhcanlsm,
Abohtionsm, or the action Of Great Britain.
The Hon. President, | believe, suggests the
last cause.
An apparent desertion of the democratic
partv and its principles has been attributed
to me by the gentleman from Wardsboro.-
can say to him, and to the Convention, that
my amendment proposed does not justify that
assumption.
If to sustain the policy of the Government
as thus far developed in relation to the war
is to cease to be a democrat, then | subject
myself to that criticism, for as long as deem
that policy constitutional, and so long as I'M
der that policy my sons, with my appreciation,
stand in the face of the enemy offering them
selves as sacrifice, (if not already sacri-
ficed) shall neither desert them, the Gov,
eminent nor my country.
The Administration is responsible to the
country for the conduct of this war. If they
are conducting it conshtutionaly, it is the
duty of every man to forget the past, and
put bis shoulder to the wheel, and aid in
crushing rebellion, which if not crushed
will surely end our national and individual
prosperity.
| docs H. r~l:a., sc a.. nnuarnr,a.>. -aoeive
the sanction of this Convention or does 1t not
Thank God it receives mine and your &C
tion on this amendment will determine wheth
er it does yours, ........
The amendment does not ask an endorse
ment of all the acts of Mr.. Lincolns admin
istration, It refers simply to his policy a
thus far developed in relation to the war
1t does not require you to cease to be demo
Gratis, or to become republicans, or to yel
, democratic organic atoms only so far as the
2 may be inconsistent with your duty as Unto
l men. If we make war upon the Administra
| ton, what is to be accomplished by it?
: we can succeed by war upon it, in so ia
embarrassing it, that its efforts to rescue tn
e Union are Intellectual, then we are arch-tral
5 tors, and unfit to be called democrats.
If we do but meet with the conservative
/ Union men, in sustaining the Government il
I this emergency, against the assaults of South
ern and Northern foes, we do but perform
4 duty which is incumbent upon democrat
s under all circumstances.
+ One year ago the gentleman upon m
T right advocated the principle involved in thi
amendment He seemed then to affirm tn
n policy of the Government, anddeemed it e:
!, sentially necessary that party should succum
It to the principle involved in the propose
It amendment, and his sons ako volunteers
s. under that policy in the service of the Gov
It eminent. l then agreed with him, and sti
t, adhere to the opinion he then expressed.
t. The conservative element Of the republ
can party is, in my Judgment, in the ascer
l. danta The President stands d the head of
l. sustaining it so far as the conduct of the wa
s. is concerned, at least up to tie present TIM
ID and that is as far as the amendment goes
a. The. conservative elementlin Vermont
sc in the ascendant, and unles crushed an
N rendered Intellectual by the c,mbined actio
W of the abolitionist and democratic Conver
D. tons, will sustain and maintain the Govern
It, ment in its Constitutional pdcy relating [
|: the war, and Senator Collaner takes tn
As lawyer-Gke and statesman-lile view of th
ut duty of our Government in this crisis
'e refer to his mastery speech Of the subject {
- confscation. @ .,.. ..l ,
ID The call for the Mass Convention at Mon
TT pelier on the ninth inst. is boad enough t
a include all. l think this Convention shout
IN have been adjourned to met at the sam
s. time and place, and have confidence t
believe that such ticket viii be selected q
t; ought to be satisfactory to ll Union mel
E. and that what was complaind of last yea
he the doubling of the committed as Republ
OF can call would be remedied, The call unde
ty which this Convention has assmbled isIpect