The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1864-12-16


Most Important branch OF national re
sources, thai of living men While il l.
melancholy tO reflect thai the war has I'LL
I'll ~ many graves and carried mourning
I" ~ MANY hearts. IL l. some relief 10
Aii"M That compared with the surviving
Inc i'tlleh have heen - few Whilr corps
and divisions and briga,l,.> and r,rimclli.
have formed and iolghi and ,lwindl,rl and
gone Out OF existence. a gr,al majority uf
the mcn who compo~el them are ,fill EN
in.. The same l. true of the naval ser
vice. The election returns prove thi>.
~ many voters could moi else be found
The states regularly holding elections,
bot' now and four wears age, la WI:
California. Connecticut. Dclawanr, Illi-
. NOS. Indiana. Iowa. Kentucky. Name,
MARYLAND. Massachusetts,. Michigan, Mn
nc>oia- Missouri New Hampshire New
Jersey, New York. Ohio, Oreson. Penn
sylrania, Rh"lr Island. Vermont, WeSi
Irglnia and Wisconsin. ,-.l-i 3,gS2,oll
!, VOTES now, AGAINST :i.S.n.2 .2e2 rsl>t then.
showing an lncr,-tce of lll.-Sq. 10 which
l. io bc added 80, = ,,2 cal noyy in the
new states oi kalisa> and Nevada. which
STATES did mol vote ma lS,in. lhl,>. swelling
4: the asgr,saIc 10 l,Ol5...,i. ami The mel
increase durin. the three Wears and "a half
of war Ia l45.15l 4 table i appended
showing particulars To thi> ;ig;lin should
lac added the number uf all soldiers IN the
field from Massachusetts. Rhode Island,
New jersey, Delaware lnlialra. lllinoi.
and California, who ly the laws of those
states could mol vote lwslv from their
homes. and which numbers cannot be lc,,
than 10000 Nor vel l. this all The
number Ia the organized territories l.
triple NOW wlaai IL w;l> four Wears AGO.
while thousands, Whit anI black, ioin III
H. the national arms pres hack tn in>lIr-
cent lines ~ muyh l. shown affirma-
lively and negatively hy the election. Ii
l. not material 10 inquire how the increase
ll;l> been produced, nr 10 show thai Al
would have heen greater hui for the wslr-
which l. probably true The Important
fact remains demonstrated that Nc have
more men now than NJ lE,d wh,n The
War h-gsln: that Nc ar- nnl exhausted
nor in process of exhaustion; that we
are Gaming strength. ;lni maH- II need lac,
maintain the contest inl,-iinilciy. Tins
a. 10 mem Material resources ar, noy
more complete ;ni :,lnmlanl than eNer-
The national resources iiitn slrr AN ~
hau>ied and IL Nc heiievr. ineNiau>.i!'.e.
The public l,urpn~e 1" re-r~ts,t'll-A ami
maintain the national authority l. ur-
changed. ami a. we b-iieVe uncli.j, ,r.lpi--
The manner of continuing 1ilc r3'rI ra-
mlin> lo choo>y.
On careful con~id d-rali"a "i :ali ih- cNi-
,lencS accessible al >s.-li> Io li.r tll;at nv
attempt al n,-.li;iiinn 'yiih ill,' iil>ursell,
leader could result in ANY good IL
would accept nnihing >hou oi Severance
of ia, | .,ion-pneci>-iy what we wi!l noi
and c..nnol giye liz declarations Ia thu
effect :,r. explicit :rnd oil-iePcaled IL
doe moi attempt la deceive IA lie al
ioal> III IA, ,-xcil~,- In deceive Ourselves.
H. cannot voluntarily r,.-loc,1't the IA
: ION: we c..llnol voluntarily yleid Ii Be-
: tween him .gnd al ii., Issue l. distinct
simple and inilcNil,le- II !, sn issue which
cs,n ~nly bc iris'l ir w,ar and decided ~
victory Ii we Weld ~ are b,stl,~i- If
the southern people i'aii HIM Ia l. beaten.
Either way. !: would Ia ih,- victory and
dricat following war, Whai l. lrre.
huNrver a! him VII" hrslrl> lh,. in~ll9@,ut
cslm-c l. mot necessarily true OF tlu-r. whp
follow Aiihnu"h hr c;immul r,.-accrln
, the ninn, ihey cs:n. Son. of them, We
know ;.lr,':sir desire peace ani rcumion,
The number of such nriv increa~-. The,
can Iii ANY moment have peace. simply l,I
laNln" down their arms ana Submitting lu
the national anihnriiv uml-r Tia. ,-,in-iiiu-
tinn, Alter "a :nuch the s'NrInmr'il
could n", Ii IL would. maintain w.lr
against Them The lo.al people would
moi sustain og allow IL. II gu ->iiu;a~
: should remain ny would aai,l~i ih,ln l.N
the ;pctrciul mcsln> ui i,.l,i.lti,r',. confer
encc. courts, and Nute-, operating oak in
constitutional :nd lawful cllanncls. S,snc
certain AMI other possible questions are
ami would hc hcvond the executive laeAcr
To adjust. a., fur instance, the admission
OF inyml,1r- nI" Cnn-r,--> ami whatever
ni"ht require ihe appropriation OF money,
The executive power ii~cit would he
@rc:,ilv diminished ly tll'. cessation oi ac-
r iul! war plrlm- AM r,-miS-ion> "f ioi
ttiiurc. however. would >iill la wiihin
Z executive control. In whm ~l'iri. and
: temper ihi> r,,niroi would h. enforced c.m
L l,c fairly iuleal oi Il, ilir p.l~i- \ var
Il ;lwo general l.irl'ai and amnesty upon
: specified FERNS wcrc offered ia all except
Il certain DESIGNATED cl.l>-c-. aiitl II wa> N
: the same Time made known il4ai the ex-
: cyptcd cl;l>-;A- Were >tiil within ile con-
temptation "f spectral clc:mrncy. During
the wear many have avaiicl them~elye- of
the general provision. and many more
= wonld. onlv that the ~i@ll- oi had faith I'M
+ some lei {" such precautionary measures
e a. rendered the practical process lg--> easy
II and certain Durim. the same lime ;ll>o-
special Ielrlon> have hecn Granted 10 indi-
c vidrals of the excepted CLASSES, and no
Ia voluntary application ha- hren deniel,
e Thus practically the door ha~ been Tor :.
e full vea open TO all except such a. wcrc
q not in condition TO make Tree choice. 1lI.ii
l. i. such a. were in custody or unlr cni-
/ -iraint 1t Is still open to ali, l'uI ih-
Y time may GENE. probably wiil cone, wheii