Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-03-28
RESTORATION OF THE UNION


and his eo-aitors, the contractors n the foulost
spracy that blaokened human records rensated
their former places Of power to crack anew the lash VI
Aniocfauc despOtism about the Of every who
doubts the divinity u the patiarchsl institution 2
Would you have renewed exhibition Of plantation
IN the halls " Conurcss l. il possible that In
your zeal f1r Constitutional objections you would wish
70 see slavery which is, emphacaly the u all
our woe, come out u this contest unshorn " its strength
ready 70 urge It's old demand Of pound Of flesh, and
not prescriptions about shedding single drop u
blood IN the operation, either Amer sad expert
tnce OF the system, would you favor such ''IestofS
ton as To- leave possibilitynot 10 say probability
that the iffeprcssbc conflict might breas forth again
with greater acfimony than ever
From the moment that the slave power took up arms
against the Goyernment-ffom that moment il forfeited
all It's rights. Il has at this time rights which the
Government Is bound 10 respect not even the right to
existence But il is said there loyal slave holders.
Granted though the truth " the matter IA that they
like angels visits, " few aud FAR between" But howev-
few in number, their Constitutional rights must not
be ignored Nobody Proposes 10 infringe their rights
DO hcy possess immunitcs for their property enjoy
ed by loyal men ever where Government may take
property for W necessities wherever found, whoever may
be the hercuf-of course without inst COM
pensation Whatever the nation requires for It's
ence, that may the nation take II may seize the private
Die lie in d. defence. An This may The nation do but
II 30 proposes u ay the 90 the root Of the rebellion,
che cry Of unconstitutional is raised. Why is prop.
ey in human beings 90 much more sacred than other
kinds Of property The truth u.s. have been long
under the influence Of this black godwe have had this
incense from his affairs smoked into very being
that have yet educated ourselves up the point
that stand erect and proclaim our manhood A
curious spectacle we present to foreign nations prose
cutting " immense proportions against an unholy
rebellion and al the same time UNFOLDING he means that
give strength 10 that rebellion
There diseases that require treatment.
What could be thought Of the surgeon Who when called
TO relieve person suetilg under dcop-setcd cancer.
should attempt its removal by applying poutices and
ontmrus aud drcnchiug with decQrons Of cainip tea
Woudst not De said that he triug vita the disease
Here latou afflicted with terrialc disease Tester
ing' ginueu0us ulcer Of gigantic dimensions and Of he
r.. utr.
ers days numbered Any remedy short Of the sur
gcous knife aud cauterzaton Of the parts. will
prove only aggfavaiou Of the mulady. You may by
paauyes and opates, render the patient passaby COM
Portable for few months, years perhaps but as 60
any restoration 20 sound health " thfo" such phy sic
Bot Is said that IL IS unconstitutional Tor the Govern
meut 10 free itself u she aHiDiHs The moving spirit the
e principle " this rebellion o. b. oionds me 20 the
soul" hear ths everlasting cry of unconstitutional,
tdc. too IN the interest OF those who regard e Con-
stuton but waste paper when STANDS IN the way "
their schemes Not Constitutional to save the nation
You remind Of the excessively nice old lady, who,
wheu her house tire past saving wishing 70 pre-
serve her milk pans. raised the window and carefully
emped the milk tho ground, rather Than soil h'r very
neat hoor which Is better, that slavery, which the
sole cause the handspring of the greatest crime ever
committed on earth AVID which lacks but the poveruot
the w-to fastcn its euvcuomed fAugs upon the very We
rs ni the Republic should oc gruutd Co der beneath
the iron heel " just public Indignation or that our
Country with all s hopes and promise, for the future,
should he dragged 20 The dust by This hydrah' aided mon
ster-this woud-b UarIcide-aAd Ike LAGOON, be
crushed within rs Shiny folds
II man attacks sou with deadly intent, and you are
that he has somewhere upon his person very
spot, which he nurses with tender soctldc. you
will not be particularly careful DO your contest with him.
20 avoid hitting that spot you will lc your blows fan
where they will most ofec'u4lly tell. slavery doomed
From the day b. commenced on thr constituted au-
n1ritcs, Us fate sealed The only question fof us
10 decide 10, Shall De- permitted TO drag us oil 70 perd-
ton wfh iis mill s1ue weight about our hccks, or VIII
We arise NNe young 81 uis aud throw ~ the purcseeut
and moruEins incubus Let the nation deliver iiseit
from thc foul embrace "A.
REMARKS.
As to our desire to "have the Union restor-
ed to the condition in which the rebellion
found it, aud JEFF Davis and his traitors
''reinstated to their former places Of power
we are surprised to find that any person has
drawn any such inference from the Watch
man. We never expressed or intimated any
such desire On the other hand We have ex-
pressly said that we desire to see 1.-THE Union
restored to rs integrity !" not to the position
in which it was when the councils Of the nation
we're distracted and broken up by traitors
and ambitious and scheming plottcrs for its
put down by the strong arm Of the military
power. aud the rebcllious States whipped in
to submission to the constitution and laws
they have once sworn to protect and obey;
and we believe that in doing this the institu-
ton Of slavery will come out Of the contest
completely shorn Of its strength. The Lead
ers Of the rebellion should be assigned their
appropriate places-not in the halls Of Con-
gress, "to crack anew the lash Of autocratic
despotism but made an example Of the fate
of traitors-inductcd into the "Wise" coun-
sells which consigned John b own 10 his long
home.
We would see the seeded States restored
to the rule Of loyal men, and if need be pro-
tected in the process by military authorities.
The loyal portion of Virgnia--the western
part of the State-has thrown off the rebel
lious rule of trsitorous Governor. and estab-
lishcd for themselves loyal government,
which is recognized by the administration as
the State government Of Virginia. aud as
fast As the Union armies expcl the rebel, from
that State, Gov. Pierpout assumes control Of
the conquered territory, and directs the cleo
tiou of the necessary officers for setting in
motion once more the government which has
been destroyed by rebel rule This will be
continued until the entire State is under the
loyal government which has been established,
and is now exercised in only pant OF it, 10y
al men will then be restored under loyal
government, and the State once more take
its place in the Union. This will be accom-
pIshod by the citizens of Virginia themselves,
without any aid from government except the
driving out or capturing Of rebel army by
the Union forces. A new set Of men, whose
loyalty is undoubted, will be elected to Office,
and the traitors and rebels who have attempt
ed to drag the State out of the Union will
meet the punishment due ITO treason, OF be
forced to "leave their country for their coun-
try's good" When this shall have been ac-
complished would IT. A q" refuse to welcome
back the so-cailed seeded portion Of the
State of Virginia, and give her place in the
councils of the nation, because in the process
she has not already rid herself of the institu-
ton of slavery, which he admits sis doomed
and Its fate sealed :" II 30, then must he
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