The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1865-08-30
From Texas.
AN ARMY VIEW OF RECONSTRUCTION.


Every one here seems to be highly
pleased with the course which President
johnson has pursued since he entered up
OH the duties of his present position, and
particularly with the manner in which he
is carrying out tie Reconstruction of the
rcbcllious states. He recognizes that the
constitution gives him no right TO say to
any state in the Union, what class of peo-
pie shall be allowed TO vote no more to
South Carolina than to Maine for it has
been decided that the rebellious states are
still states of the Union, and have only TO
elect senators and members Of congress by
| loyal votes. to be allowed their say in the
national government. Suffrage will only
be exercised by such. rs it was permitted
TO by the statutes Of each state before the
rebellion, with the condition that they be
loyal to the United States government.
1t will remain with the loyal citizens to
say whether the loyal blacks shall vote
or not, and to them. not Andrew johnson.
should the attention of those be directed,
who are enaeavoring to secure suffrage
for the cmancipated slaves. Let suffrage
only be exercised by those, who are suf-
ficiently well educated to understand its
proper use, and think there is no doubt
that the sensible and loyal people of the
South, recognizing the fact that slavery is
extinct beyond resurrection, will soon de-
eide that they would be much better off
with intelligent men for laborers, than to
employ the child-lIke and ignorant class
as 1t is now. To do this, they must be
educated, and let the knowledge that the
right of suffiage will be extended to them
so soon as they become sufficiently intelli-
gent to exercise it properly and for their
own good, be an indictment for them to
use every exerlion in that direction.
MAMMALIAN AND Ills EMPIRE.
Macmillan has rs firmly established
his empire upon the American continent
as he could wish, so far as the power OF the
liberals is concerned, to modest him. The
republic of Mexico may be reckoned
among the things that were,. never to be
revived, unless perchance the Monroe
doctrine should be enforced by the United
States. This " army OF observation "
must have observed and, ere this, report
ed to Washington these facts. What
will be the decision will not hazard
a guess, but trust to the wisdom of presi-
dent johnson or the mex, Congress to de-
eide, and make known TO US whether we
are TO be again called upon to defend riie
honor of our country by force of arms, or
not. am of those who believe Maxim
ilian will never withdraw from Mexico
until ell his foreign supporters refuse him
aid, or he is compelled to do so by the
army of .bluecoats now watching him
across the Rio Grande river. One thing
is very ceriain-the liberals are not strong
enough to make any impression upon the
stability OF the empire, and their strength
is growing less every day. The manner
in which Cortinas wages warfare against
the impenalists is becoming subject of
serious commentator. lie makes his
headquarters at his rancho on this side
the river, about eight miles, above here,
and sends out his parties of desparadSe to
capture train or stage coach, or some
thing of that kind, including quantities of
cotton now and then, which plumber is all
brought to Texas and disposed of. How
ever, this is the same kind of neutrality
imperialists have been showing us during
the days of rebellion. If | am not mis-
taken there is an order still in force on
the records of the war department at
Washington, offering a reward for the
apprehension of this same Cortinas, who
is now allowed " walk the streets of
Brownsville unmolested Old regular ar
my offers who served in this state before
the war recOllect the depredaiions Cortin-
as and his cut-throais. An officer told
me only yesterday that he was in a charge
with two companies of United States cav
algy, that drove Corlinas' band in confus-
ion, they having intended 10 attack this
very town of Brownsville. The ch urge
was made not over mile distant from
the town. Coriinas with his officers visit
this place now, wearing their side arms
Circumstance permit villain to associ.
ate with his former victims upon terms of
sociality,