The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-10-11
6 BURLINGTON RAILROAD.
Supporting the Administration


The frantic efforts of the Democratic
journals and orators to array the Republic
can party against the President are de
cidedly Amusing Every expression, o
any man, who ever claimed TO be of the
Republican party. not approving fully nj
tat the President has done, and moi
lin llv agreeing to sustain him in what
N,r he may do, is cited as clear proof
't the party have rejected their leader
aCi that they can now appropriate him.
They have full liberty to sustain the CHIEF
Magistrate. We are of the opinion that
he deserves the full support ofall parties,
and needs it. All true Unionsts will re-
gard with satisfaction acccssions TO this
number from every source; but it is GER
tain that the Republicans will not leave
the ranks because the Democrats show a
disposition to enter.
1t is true, the material composing the
Republican party is quite different in the
aggregate from that of the oppo>ition.-
There is far less disposition to accept
without question the dicta of party lead
crs and 10 go it bind on any scheme
lt.lt tsfll off,
ciplc and the general welfare than is ex-
hihitcd by the opposition, AMI since the
war has sitted that party. this unbccom-
ing characteristic is more marked than
ever before, if possible. The men who
compose the rank and file of the Repub-
liran party are men who read and form
their political faith very largely by indie
pendent ratiocination. 10 bc Il leader Of
such party is quite different from lead
Ing the oppo-iiion In the latter case the
1ank and file follow; in the former the
leaders, if such they be called, simply 90
before. With them to criticisc the course
oi an administration, to express decided
views on matters concerning current at
fairs. which may not seem to harmonic
wholly with executive policy may be very
far from opposition to the administration
in the main. In the right view Of the
ca,c it :. rather a help.
That there Is a faction in the Kcpu6li-
can party who carry this thing beyond
the point Of utility can hardly be denied,
but they represent Il small minority of
the party, They are men who are cen
sliiu;iona!ly Radicals With them, not
10 be eratic is TO be nothing, But they
are honest in their opinions and their per-
vcrsenc,s seldom reaches the point of
'cus@clness.' They have way Of shir-
mshing rather freely and it is sometime,
:, little uncertain whether they 90 more
damage II friends than TO foes. But in
time Of general action they are pretty
sure to be found somewhere in the line.
These men seem to advocate sort of
"On to Richmond" method of correcting
all the evils. social and political, and all
other kinds, that have had theif root in
slavery. They are ready to march right
over two centuries of accumulated rub
Dish without taking the trouble to recon-
noitre. "Lct the rubbish take care of it.
self"
But it i very silly for the Democrats
To assume that these constitute the Re
Publican party. The b1ly of the party
are ready to yield the administration an
intelligent support, and as yet see no rea-
sun ~ withhold confidence. But there
are certain things that the Republican rs
- party, will insist upon in the great bust
ness of reconstruction, and nothing is
more certain than that one Of these will
he the entire abolition of slavery. The
late rebel states must give sufficient guar
antees that they will accord to the freed
mcn unrestricted civil privileges with I'M
trammcled opportunities TO rise in the So
cial scale to the full extent of their ca-
paclieS. They must have the right TO
testify in courts, be protected from OPP
preston and way opened to enrranchise-
nlcnt is they shall attain such cultivation
rs viii make it consistent for them TO
Use that privilege In this matter we
expect to have Mr.. johnson with us but.
at am rate, the Democrats can have an
issue there if they desire it, The Re-
pnbicans will never accept the doctrine
that this government was made for white
men only.
Let the democracy define their pol
icy. To call it the 'Johnsonian Policy -
means nothing. The Johnsoniau Policy,
so tar as il is developed, is substantially
accepted by the Republicans generally
Why can't we have the Democratic pol
icy defined