Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-01-02
DEALING WITH REBELS.
CoNFIsCATIoN OF PROPERTY.
From the n. Y. Independent.

From the n. Y. independent
The Southern rebellion is gigantic in all its
aspects. MItous rebellion in heaven was that
great mans conception Of a rebel movement in
heavens angelic hosts, and of the election from
bliss of celestial irgrOtcs. They became fallen
angels. If the great patriot poet had seen our
gigantic uprising against the most free and be-
ngn government on the earth, he would have
stamped Davis Floyd, Lee, Beauregard Maui
ry, Breckenridge, Cobb & Co. as disciples of
of his fallen angels, so stupendous are their
| perjured vilaincs. A short description of
their iiendish exploits will prove their relation
ship to the eyilcs cast from heavens battle
ments for insurrection against our heavenly
| Father, who had made and blessed them. The
nation had educated at its expense Davis and
the leading rebels and had elevated them to
high civil and military positions, which they oc-
cupied when they conSpircd to destroy our
Union and free institutions. Most Of them sal
ared and under oaths binding them to defend
our Constitution and Government have by
their wickedncss corrupted the off ers of the
army and navy, as well as civil oiIc RS, and
banded in conspiracy to overthrow our Gov
ernment and establish military despotism over
the whole Union, with Davis as military Dicta-
tor. This plan contemplated the assassination
of our excellent Presi lent Lincoln, at the time
of his Inauguration, and the destruction of the
hopes of the friends of freedom in America
and Europe.
The means to attain this bad end were of the
same eVil stamp In addition it was destined
G!. lle conSpirators IN Congress by tasehood to
drive the South into rebellion, while they would
defeat all measures for its suppression by con-
"olilhS M Duchahah ana Congress and seize
our capila''
AS part OF this vast and complicated scheme
OF wrong, all the public forts, custom-houses,
mouse: Tor the sick or ntirm, our sub-treasures,
aInlories' arms cannon, munitions OF war, YES
seiS, nav! EaraS' puol'c domain, shlp-yards, dry
LUCAS ou' Ohl'eu states treasury, mints, and
tne aeots due to loyal American citizens, and
an theiF pf!NWe property IN the rebel states or
ln"t couid ne seNed on the seas or lakes or
| 'NerS' shouiu DC Oy armed instruction taken,
conhScated, and applied to support armies and
naVieS 10 overthrow our free Government. All
thls the conSpiratorS deliberately planned, while
no' s'''SIe W oppression could be charged on the
I".'o"a' ha government Inns armed rebellion
mas seI9ga .i. ana c0nhScatrd more then two hun
u,e" "lii'io' vi uoilarS OF GeDts uuc irom rebel
s'u''s ana cotPora'onS' ana from rebels to loyal
I 1nn,ei'c'" cIlzheS' IN addition private realty
"hu Porsph"l'y so seIzed and conliscated, IN
e.uu'n5 'le Ieoti state ItockS' would raise TINS
SUM- Prrn,!aoiy, 10 iour hundred millions OF dol
r,,,. h iiiis sum mas oegn taNeh py force OF
i,s io,oi ,e','si m,'oies''c loooel! rom
'S "?" a. oS"eLS' ~ % Alu Tn1' Is more cruel on
H. Sn1'.t VI ','e ue" ieoel Oo'acueraC! 'or'n'
vi ,,I ioo.'s' ias' SPIllsi hocHeu 10 New
nnroI "',u % %TI'nJu' Paying lor tnelr iGst year
H. '"~sV, o"o, n"uBns ol lle 'o!Il mcrchgn!S OF
staols 80 i y. Iou'''eice ia'Se auu'lio"I
Laa, I'd Vuo, Uo '1iu 40 sou" "s tnel 'e"c'eu
~ ,'I. gS' i1,'H y W. "l"ue " r"!l'"l crime
cIoro3 H, .'t ~ ~ i'l"! 'lJii' Slu 1t was "e
III y! AZ" ."'' Sg" ,"o "uuureu ml'iohs OF
"o"'o a' ~ ueJ'' H''u al 'ne S'ocNS' STATE ana
corP"ru'c, ana All me private property OF loyal
rl n'I' " =" ,iNe sum or more Should go 10 the
as"., 1 'ICaSur!' 10 ralse ana support
Io'; J'",os ",,' ieo'i To9ledef"cy 10 establish
;tio''Ini H." ia,i.I I,ei our ohion'
l";,dJ! 'iu 10! "I men whose properties nave been
10y 'aia1'''I't tmp , ioo"ihS principles as
JuSt ",u 'Is" lS.' mat ihe debts ana proper
l'ents 'nu5 cohhScated ny HHtea JoMt state,
c"Po'me u"t' Pe,$ondf FeCeS Gr"ea increment,
W eq""y maze all tne puOI!c domain OF rebel
S'a'Is anu al' me property OF rebel corporations,
BANKS railroads, and all the estates of private
reoGis' a iuHd'irom which such debts and rights
oU"e't 10 DC pald ana that the civll power OF
congress ana the military authority of the
rresiuen'' as -Chiet' ought to be
eonJolhtlg eAefted TO compel complete restlln-
ton 10 all ioyaI eltl2ens Tor such wrongs ntilc-