Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-01-03
INm iNe ihNtI thutul.
DEALING WITH REBELS.

ooNFIscArGoN OF PROPERTY.
Tho Southern robollio, ia ,i,or,io =, oil
its asneots Milton's rebeIlior ~ ho,,o,, ,,as
that grea, mans concention If roLoi r,o,o.
ment in heavens an,cl;c bos,s ami n ,bo
election from Hiss NJ celestial ingrates Tbov
became fallen aroels II tho 9rcat r,riot
poet had seen ouT oigantio pn,ising against
the most free and berigr e,ocorrroort 90 ,bo
Garth he would have et,n,,od noyis Elord
Leo. Boaure,ard Many R,.cli,ridgo Ccl,L
~ Go "a d,scinlos of his G,Ilen on,ols or, an.
pcndous are tbcir po,iprod viIloin;os A sbor,
description Of ,boir fcndish evnlo;ts ,.;lI
provo tbsir re1otiorsLi, IN tho ovilos o,st
irom besven's bs,tcmc,,s c,, ins,rro,,;,,,,
AGAINST our heavenly Fatbc, who b.d n,.d,
and blessed them. Tho nation had si,rsreI
at its expense Davis and the LEADING rcbels
md had elevated them IN bigb civil and milf
tary positions. which thew occuniod when thoy
conspired to DESTROY our Uniar and f,co In.
sututiops. Most of them salaried and pndcr
oaths binding them 10 defend our Constitn.
tion and Government. have bv their wicked
ness eorrupted the officers of The srmv ana
navy as well as civil oficers and h,rdod IN
a c6nsniracv IN ovcrtbrow onr Coyorrn,on,
and ost.blistta military dosno,isr,, o,'l. a, y
wbolo tr,ion viii rn;litor, r,;o,.,..
This plan contemnlatod tho as.,ssipa,ion ~
our excellent President TipcoI, nj tho tir,o
of his Inauguration. and tbe dosirpc,ion 81
the homes of the friends of froodor in Amor.
ca and Europe.
The means tn attain This had ord warn NJ
the same evil stamn In addition II was do.
termined nv the copsrirators II, Co,,,ross b,
clecboo.l =, div. tho Soru 49,. ,9L.ti;a
,ybiIo tboy u,,,,Id dof,,t ali ,,a,.,,... g. ;,'
suppression Inv coptrolling M Rncbonan al
rnn,,ross ,rl s,i,,' 49,. a97.,;,.i ''''''
AZ ,,.,t Of H. 80, ~ ,.-
sohon,o nr ,,,rn,,, al Ill P'',''o
bonsos borsos TO- ,bo III -.
sub- troasnrios orr,or;os arr,. go,
nitions Of var vosseIs na,,',o.Ja .ii;.
domain sbin-vards drv dncL anr rrrri,a5
states Treasury p,;,ts and n,o doI,t. J,a -
loyal American citizens and All tbe;r orivoto
nronertv in tho rebol statos ~ ,La, aorf,iI ~
so;1ed n, Tho soos nv laLos ,r - III
no nv armed insnrroc,ioo ,aton oa.feaa.aI
and applied 10 sunnort armies and nayies ~
oyortbrow orr Craa Ctorarr,,,, An ~.
the consnirators del;hc,atolv ,Jarnod ut tGIo
not a single oppression could ho cbar,od ~,
the national Government This armed robol.
lion has seized and confscated more tho,, ,,,'o
bnndred r,iII;cns ~ dolIars ~ AK, Ila c'a.s
hal faga = I.
10 loyoI Amcrican c;,izons H. aJj;,;e4
nr;vafe reaIity and Dorsa,aI,,. ~ vi
ronssca,od ;DoI,d;up , 49, $50 I''''
would roise ,bis snro rohabIn ., go o'I L.,
al Mt 20 49, w 'oui uii-
talon bv forco Of ar,os ond Lr D r;'.a 80
wholesale Tohbeyy rom fts laval 6 6,Sa"'i'
And what is more cruel on nretenee Of tho
new rebel Copfederaev tariff the Soptborn
rebels. last snrinp aocked IN New, York and
without paving for their last wears purchases.
bought of the loyal merchants Of this Great
mart Of commerce large additional stocks ri
goods. and as soon as they reached home
! left Davis 4, Co. made IT a canital crime +,
nav any debt to loyal men. and it was de
clared by law that said two hundred million,
of dollars Of debt. and all the stocks stat,
and corporate, and all the private property o.
Ioyal men to a ike sum or more shouli o.,
to the rebel Confederate treasury. to rails,
and support armies and rebel Confederacv
to establish military despotsm over GU,
Union.
The loyal men whose properties have beer
so seized maintain the foilowing princinles A,
lust and legal 4: LIST. That tho debts and pro
pertv rights thus coDfsoated by u united lain
/ STATE. corporate and persoaal rebel armed more
nent, IN equity make all the public domain o
the rebel States and all the property of rebe
corporations, banks, railroads, and all tn
estates Of private rebels, a fund from whicl
such debts and rights ought to be paid ; an,
that the civil power Of Congress and the mill
tary authority of the President, as Com
mander-in-Chief ought to be conformity ex
erted to compel complete restitution to al
loyal citizens for such wrongs inflicted an
! I ,nhold hy arn,ed rabolI;or
These Suffering merchants and others al
ledge, secondly. that their said debts and prc
regulation and support Of the constitution,
po,cer Of the President as CanmaHder-ia- Che