Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-04-28

odious. that traitors must be punsbed and
Impoverished, their social power broken,
though they must be made to feel the penalty
Of their crimes. Hence say this-the hall
ter to intelligent, influential traitors. But
to the honest boy, to the deluded man, who
has been deceived into the rebel ranks, |
would extend lenieDcy. | would say, return
to your allegiance, renew your support to the
Government, and become good citizen ; but
the leaders would hang. hold, too, that
wealthy traitors should be made to remunerate
those men who have suffered as consequence
of their crimes, Union men who have lost
their property, who have been driven from
their homes beggars, and wanderers among
strangers. 1t is well TO talk about these
things here, to day. in addressing the veil
informed persons who compose this audience.
You can, to very great extnt, aid in mould
ing public opinion, and in giving 1t proper
direction Let us commence the work We
have put down these traitors in arms let US
put them down in law, in public judgment,
and in the morals OF the world.
The following passage, taken from the
close of the address delivered by the Rev.
Mr.. WATSON at the Third Unitarian Church
N New York, the Sunday following the
Presidents death, will be read with interest.
Mr.. WATSON has had some peculiar advan-
tages for forming an opinion Of the Presi-
deaf, and his opinion of him, thus forcibly
expressed, will be received with great respect
Mr.. WATSON then adverted to the career Of
President Johnson--a career of struggle and
trial, and Of triumph by his own efforts. He
went into the Senate by the overthrow Of the
arstocracy Of Tennessee. He attained the
position OF senator by his force Of character,
and because the people had confidence in his
integrity. In the Senate he sat by the side
of men Of great scholarly acquirement-not a
man by his side whose advantages bad not
been greater but he obtained the respect Of
his peers-he was the peer Of any man in
that body. A recent event, the speaker said,
was discreditable to Mr. Johnson but be
know something Of the circumstances he
knew by irrefutable testimony that Andrew
Johnson was not given to the alleged bad
habit. (Applause.) He knew it by the tes-
timony OF is enemies--knew that his habits
were irreproachable in the particular mem
toned. For fortnight before his leaving
Tennessee for Washington, Andrew Johnson
was confined to his bed, and to tina: couch Of
sickness be was brought through the kind
ness Of his heart-through the very generosi-
ty Of his nature In Tennessee he was sur
rounded on all sides with broken and suffer-
ing men and women. and to these be opened
his heart in sympathy, gave up his nights OF
sleep and his meals, and was entirely forget
full Of his own health and interest After
years Of this unremitting toll and exerton-
years in which he did bis duty to the nation,
and grasped that state as with TIE hands Of
giant, and swung it into its proper place
beneath the stars Of the Union-his strength
failed, and he was Frustrated. He arose
from sick bed to set out for Washington. -
The speaker was in the West at the time,
and happened to be with Mr.. Johnson during
part Of his journey to Washington, aud
knew how fearfully iatgued he was. He
reached Washington utterly Frustrated, and
on the morning Of the Inauguration found
himself without strength to stand, with tot
tefing knees and shaking nerves, unable to
fsoe the occasion. He endeavored to re-en-
force his strength but the very weakness
that made reinforcement necessary caused
him to be overcome. He looked upon
Andrew Johnson--a man Arge-hearted, Of
noble nature, strong purpose and inoorrupt-
BILE honesty--as not altogether unworthy, he
repeated, to be the successor Of Abraham
Lincoln, to guide us for the four years to
come. renewed applauee.) He bespoke
for him generous AMI confding support
trust Of which he was not unworthy Trust
in God. He h,d taken no text, but this was
mis- text. Trust in Him who had crowned
and glorifed our past, and He would also
crown and gloriiy the future that lies before
us.