Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-07-18

republcenism Of their form Of Government
turn to them with some doubt but with earnes.
hopes, and appeal to them to be ready io7 am,
emergency, to be caught by no snure, to We'll
70 no solicitations, not to take any mans dee.
laraton as to the safety Of trusting the whole
mass OF the rebels Of the South with the control
OF the southern staes, but to remember that a
revolutionary minority can and will throw al
most insurmountable obstacles In the way of
legislation that the minority Of the southern
delegation, joined with interested and dsoonten.
ted men from the North, may clog and even ar
rest the wheels Of Government on any bil thai
they can organize powerful opposition to tbe
payment OF our national debt, and the imposl.
ton OF taxes, unless we agreed 10 their lemapd.
to reiustate rebel officers, place their wounded
on your pension lists, or indemnify Shareholders
for their slaves. | pray these gentlemen to
look this thing in the eye, and If they have no
regard for Justice aud humanity" | would
say to them, 4" !, like you, gentlemen, am no
enthusiast. am very little Of phllanthropist.
have no supreme love OF the intellectual supg-
rlorty OF the negro over the white but | know
that his vote IS important and II | have not
much respect for justice and humanity, have
for the 5-2O5 daughter and appause) | have
great respect Tor the integrity Of the Govern
ment and the possibility OF Carrying on It's ma
chinery, and II their constitutions do not rive
tho mass OF the negroes the right OF voting ON
equal terms with the loyal white men. not tbosr
VINO can read, where II Eas been lonItentIarv
oitense to teach one TO read for twenty wears.
that Is Tidng with grave matters, but to tbnt
mass Of the negro population whom we subject.
Cd 10 the draft, and at who's lands we sourht
alq NJ var hour 0i wcakntas ,ha acty Of III
nation requires republican principles requires
that 30 such government shall Boz recognized FL,
republican 10 form, that no Representative or
Senator trOm such state shall be admitted t
either House, or even com pImentcd with lhe
privileges Oi the floor We need the yot4of
all the eo!ored people It ID numbers, not intel
lgence, that counts at the hll0t box.-lt /.
right intention, and not phlosophc Judgment
that casts the vote. Applause
More glorious still WOULD it be for Cangu.s
TO follow the great example we have jet bad oil
4boisnihg slavery BY an amendment u lha
Constitution Let them pass by their wv lulrds
majority, IN both houses VI Congress, al amend
ment OF the Constitution, seculns forever thc
mass Of the people as the basis Of thc Republican
Government OF the United States, anu submit
u tins very coming winter before the Legisl1.
iules ADJOURN, for lLor Information. Applause
And when IL shall Lave received tue assent o.
three iourths Of those uoR rec0suzdas States
and represented in Congress, let Conlra. ~
s'anty proclaim II as tho Fundamental law i
the land, valid and binding as tho Constitution
itself, Of which they viii thus have msdei:A
part, under which they sit, which u5 State
caprice, 10 question Of political parta., nothing
40 tho future, except th- triumph Oh slavery
over Tree institutions, cau ever s1ake w call DO
question. LApllause. Iaaa all tA9 troc4-
nations Of the Declaration o.. Independence
Will DO edecutedi this Government wilir..t ton
She nights OF individual liberty and Doe right of
every man to bear STARE m tho government
Of the country whose laws be oba7a anu whose
bayone' IN the hour Of danger be bears And
the personal freedom which the dark children
OF the Republic have won by our Blood ana
theIs, will not be vain mockory, exposed o.
violation at the caprice o.. their MASTER. on-
throned IN the legislature On the bench and In
the Executive Chamber bu. secured by thr
bayonet they hold, ana ,he bl..l. hsy cast
Will be Liberty guarded BY Power