Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-08-25

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Inc speaker alluded briefly to the acts OF
withdrawal Of the rebel States, their acts Of
fraud, robbery and war and their notorious
inbumani,v and rroceedsd 20 d;.o,ss Tho dn.
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Inc great practical question now presents
itseli' Whdt course ought me general govern
"ient TO pursue N respect to NE seeded States,
as VitudHy territories Their condition as
territories gives them some peculiar claims
upon our attention, consideration. sympathy
ana oenevoience. we are not to do them
evil out good only good, and all the good
we can we are not to ask how we can most
punish them Tor Their misconduct, but how
we can best raise them to that height from
which, by that misconduct they have fallen.
In most countries, territories have been view
ed as permanently subject to the ruling State;
ana no provision has been made Tor their
elevation TO political equality. But the
course pursued IN TINS country mas been IN
marked ana femaIkaole contrast TO THIS The
thirteen Original States winch fought through
the long, nara nght Tor independence, instead
oil reserVlng 10 themselves any peculiar pre-
negatives on TINS account, as they might not
nnreasonaoly have DONE generously threw
the door VIDE open ior the admission OF new
STATES VITA enure equality OF power and
privilege and thus suffered themselves to
DC enurely outnumoered and oyerweished In
the scales OF political influence Does the
history OF the world snow parallel to the
hoefsl' dislnterested' pa'ernal kindness, with
which territories have here been treated
what would statesman OF Athens have
sAla OF the poloy Oh admitting colonies to
an enuie equall'y with the mother state or
an old Roman OF making subject provinces
the peers OF me eternal city, But we have
regarded territories IN our government sim
ply as states In the condition OF minority
co-heits Of all the wealth Of the patrimonial
estate, out not yet OLD enough to enter into
the iuii possession OF 1t ; to be Kept awhile
unuet guarulanShip' ont upon the hrst APP
proach OF MANHOOD 10 De rooed IN the togd
ana maze the null equals OF their former
guardians Inc relation OF the general gov
eminent 10 the territories has been strictly q
parental one and, except IN the crimes a.
galnst hahsas through the lnsugauon oil
slavery mas perhaps, never been abused
II there nave oeen errors In the treatment OF
the olher territories, they nave been those OF
indulgence, father than oil seventy lhis
parental relation now extends TO the seeded
states. What duues does II involve
rirst, TO es'aohsh IN each state a territorial,
or 70 use more common expression, pro-
N'lonai government Tor the maintenance OF
order, and the security OF the persons. pro-
perry, r'sh's ana general welfare oil all the
lhuao"ahls' ana lor the prep-tauon OF the
ota'e ior feaumisslon Ia iuh 10 the u
mon Inc federaI autnoiity' sc'lng through
congress- or the fresident, as the case
may require may at uiscreton' organize
tnis government IN Whatever way seems
pest the goou OF me whoie country ana
tnat oil the particular State being kept
constantly ana aliHe IN view Ihe gem
erai govern nent Is OF course established
'or tue P'oho''oh OF me general Boou'
anu must never sHct'nce this o1Ject' Oh the
otner manu. territory Is "atu uhder the
charge OF tne general government ana the
usua' ooHga,lons o' guaiuiahsuiP apply IN
.nis case Inc guAruisn must noiu sacred
tue interests oi.his ward Gan 'nese TWO oo-
Jsc's CONNECT with each het never In re-
ANY, even II III appearance throughout So
clety, there Is an ordinance OF us treat author
the all-wise and au-good, oy which the high
est ana best welfare OF each part is made tc
cnosist with and to be essential to the high
est ana pest welfare oil the whole; and the
converse neither one member suffer,
says the apostle Paul, AL the members snt
er with II; or one member be honored, all
the members rJolce with IT,. Inc wealth Of
all is mace up OF the wealth OF each parI; and
them by TINS mystery OF Infinite wisdom
power, ana love- becomes as entirely and
Individually the possession Of each part, at
though no other shared. 80, the depth o
the riches both OF the wisdom and knowledge
OF uou now unsearchable are his Judg
ments' ana his ways past hnd'ng out Foi
OF hlm' ana through him, and to him, are al
things TO whom be glory forever
Is the question now asked" how can these
provisional governments be best organized :
Inc details must oil course be adapted to the
varying circumstances OF each State and o
these circumstances those who have the prac
teal conduct OF public affairs must judge =
besides, such governments have already beer
instituted IN all The seeded States, which
have thos been practically recognized as viz