Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-12-22

The message Of Gov Bramette of Kentucky
is little calculated to please rebel sympathizers
and treason mongas. lilo declares that while
che rig c to hold, express, and advocate any
form Of policy for conducting the government d.
political rlgbt which cannot ana ought not to
be abridged, however much abused whoever
comm Ia treason or advocates 10, or in any way
encourages or promotes it, does VIA. be has DO
right 10 DO, ald that which ID at war with the
perl ct u0litcal freedom secured by our govern
inent, and should not be tolerated therein This
ho proposes to make prao leAl matter, as fol
lows:
Every man who henceiorth romans IN Ken
tuosy, or shelters here, should be loyal to our
government, and true to ls service, or be held
to rigid responsibility for dtsloyalty. Those
who rejoice or exult over rebel inypsons and
guerrilla raids should be held accountable for
all injuries inflicted by their fellow aocomplices
IN treason.
! therefore recommend that our penal code be
amended SO as to provide proper preventive, as
well as punitive remedies, ior every form OF
reasonable action, whether it consists in acts or
words, which tend " promoteor encourage re-
belIion.
further recommend That tho laws be 80
amended az 10 give 10 any loyal man who suffers
10 persJu or properly from inyasions or raids a
right Of action against any or all persons who
alter the passage o. such act, may aid, onc0ur
age or promote The rebellion, either by acts or
words Of encouragement or By approval, or by
manle ling an oxllani and Joyous sympathy
upon the success Of such raids Il Is light that
those whose ayowed sympatbe1 encourage aud
invite invasion and raids should be made to
bear the expenses for the entertainment OF their
friends,
But not contenf with securing the loyalty Of
lis own fellow citizens, Governor Bramette pro-
poses to look after the treason-mongers who
have come in npon them from other States. He
says:
Rebeliious persons are fleeing to Kentucky
as d city of reloge This is becoming so COM
mon that it Is worthy Of consideration how far
and upon what terms this Is to be permitted.
The citizens Of each state, by virtue Of the
Federal Constitution, shall be entitled to all
the privileges and lmmunlties Of citizens IN the
several Staie3 But TO enact or promote trea-
son is not one Of the privileges or immunl-
ties Of citzma Of any STATE 50 long as those
refugees doport themselves as good and loyal
eitzeus, they should be, 80 far as our laws arc
operative, lalt unuoiestgd. But those who brirg
with them the injection of tre son, aud who,
/ by words or acts. endeavor t. incte Reasonable
acts or promote reasonable sentiments in our
communities, should be restrained by proper
penalties sufficient to reach and eradicate this
evil
Although differing with the policy Of the ad
ministraton on some poins, Gov. Bramlettc
holds that such difference is no excuse Tor re-
laxlng efforts to sustain the government and
suppress the rebellion. The chief source Of IL
ritation he says is The negro, and this subject,
he adds, he Is well assured will be left wholly
to the disposition Of the people Of Kentucky
without any interference by the Federal au
thOrities.