Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-24
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Of the resolutions passed By the Legislature
Of Georgia, and approved by the Governor
Of that State on the llth Of December, which
wcie as follows
Resolved, by oe Senate and House of Representatives
of Georgia, On Genugal Assembly met. That it Is the
sense of ths General Assembly that the separation of
sea ou the United states Is. aud ought 8 bo h1d and
ire'qc'De aud that Georgia wdl under l' circWu-
may have for s object restoration p focousifuctun o
the late union on any terms o. conditions whaie'er
. Resolved, That thc which thc United states are
waging upon the Confederate States should De- met an
our part with the utmost vig9r and eucrgY uuu iu-
dependence aud nationality are Internationally 1ekHowi
Received That Georgia pledges herself TO her sister
states Of tho Clnfeleraog hat she viii stand by then
b, throughout the sirugge-she will c9nttuic ai the
which her fc'ourres viii supply ftr as the
same may be- necessary 90 the support " the o1omou
cause, and v, nlt consent 20 ay dow s.us uu pplce
These resolutions we're eel panied by d
message from COY. Letcaer. 81 csiek be afgas
upon the Legislature Of Virginia tha. they re-
affirm them " by solemn vote 10 each house.
and then proceeds TO make ont an indictment
against President Lincoln on which to base
his reasons for their adoption. After rcciting
the causes which induced the people Of that
State to dissolve their connection with the
government Of the United States, the chief
and only one being the beiei that President
Lincoln, " from the revelations of his inaug-
ural address designed to subiugate the
South, belief which was ripened into a GER
tainty by 'the appearance Of his proclama-
3 ton calling ON Virginia and other states for
volunteers, tho Governor proceeds to COM
pare the conduct of President Lacoln with
that Of George the Third and attempts to
5 prove that most OF his acts have been iden-
tical with those denounced by our forefithers
as justfabc grounds for our seP.ration from
the mother country" and suns up his dia.
tribe as follows
"Thc history" Of Abrah nm L'niolr "is history W
repeated nImies and u'urps1u all having fir thar obs
Jcci 'hc c1'A5l .hme.i oi an absolute tyranny over
To tins end hc bias affected 20 render the military i'm
dependent of AMI superior tn fue eill Iwer."
He ha. combined Aith Prp iOt aad other traitors in
Virginia 90 subject us 20 Jari'di'i'n foreign fo onr
assent {, their acts of pretended ed.a,iIn''
lie is underwriting Go quarter large bodies Of sTncd
Hei- cudgsyorng to of cor ifade With all parts
OF tae world
He j. eateayorng to impose axes upon Us without
lie endeayorin1 to deprive u., ''ia nllay cases Of
the benefits N uisl by jury"
he has aodicatci government here by declaring
ONT u bis protection aud wasing var as saastas"
" He has plundofed our seas ratascd our coasts,
burned our towns aud destroyed pe ,Cf W people
''He is at this time transporting ng b1iics of mcrce-
rares complete the works ~ deIl d.-aiaiian and
tyranny dreAig begun win eireum'iaa 9f eney and
aud totally pa Nar'hy the head Of ei, "a uaii,n
lie has endr'rnred % excite daaes'i insareeiions
noogst Us bs proposing 10 pay arms d te bands q unr
~ i-
gtishcd destruction " al asss. sexes q condition
He ha, violated laws human sna " re- a. graHfy his
pRssfs i9 x ais pulgdlecs and t'tSas h yengauce
sf-.,is.ff sAsir oerf-e7 - po'eFninent
conducted on such principles endure
The weak points in this inaS siment are its
absolute falsity, and conelusks y shows the
himsy disguses under which eh whole seces-
sion humbug is attempted to b yelled The
point of time is sufficient 20 q ash the whole
thing. The work OF secession was commene-
ed before Mr. Lincoln he'd assumed the chair
of state. aud the chief cons raters in the
plot ia Virginia had pro-ped8 that state to
the Couiedemcy, even belord3 n opportunity
had been given President Lindbn o prove the
falsity Of the charges now m.de # d" repeat
ed injuries and usurpationsf But waving
the objection as to time ther Is not single
point in the allegations ssahst Mr.. Lincoln
that does not come home " th double force
upon the confederate conspirstors themselves
who have forced their states into the abyss Of
secession without allowing .the people the
priv lege Of approving or rejecting the acts of
their usurping rulers Thousand, of men IN
the seeded states abhorred the usurpations
Of such men as John Le'eheE, and retained
their allegiance to the government of their
fathers, but were overborne by terrorism
more despotic than that which ever character
lied the reign Of George the Thitd But hav-
, ing taken up arms against the authority Of
4 government, and thereby compelled the Pres
ident to call the military to his aid in sup
pressing their rebellion, they now turn upon
the administration and recite its subsequent
acts as causes for the rebellion itself Until
, Governor Letcher can make out a better case
against President Lincoln than he has done
in his message of January 9th, he would do
well TO turn mis- attention 70 the alienation OF
-, the distress and utter ruin that he and his CO.
: conspirators have brought upon the states
they claim to represent. In the mean time
, we can assure him thai ssresdent Lincoln
. will, as heretofore, continue TO address him
e self to the work of putting down the rebellion,
e and when put upon trial for his acts of omis-
= sion or commission, it will be under very
+ different indictment from that made against
him by the Litoherous Governor Of Virginia
and before jury composed of reunited aud
redeemed country. The officers who are to
- empannel the jury have already started OF
their mission, under the direction Of Gen
Mcclellan, and we trust speedy hearing is
' to be had. Perhaps it will turn out that
President Lincoln is the plaintiff in the case
THE srH REolMENr-The field and staff
. officers Of the 9Th Regiment are all appoint
ed, and the roster Of the regiment is as fol-
n lows;