Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

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The New York Tribune under this caption,
and moved thereto doubtless by the military null
LITIGATION of the Richmond election, makes the
following sensible suggestions
For two or three bloody, wasleful years, our
Cove rnment honestly earnestly, patiently, Tried
to put dc wn the Shareholders Rebellion without
hurting slavery. The experiment failed, thanks
to God and our Copperhead Generals-it failed
because it could not and should not succeed
faded as would an attempt to form a coalition OF
the Pope, tue Sultan and the Chinese Emperor,
and divide the world between them. We re-
garded the attempt with growing impotence and
dissatisfaction while it was in progress but now
we are glad it was made.
Its Inca successor is the present effort to " re-
construct a loyal South and leave out the loyal
negro. We know hOp It will result, but not when.
Awaiting its denoument in patient expectancy, we
would caution those who are running the machine
against too frequent aud too paIpable intermed-
dlings with it's Liberation. Don't rein your nag
up 40 tight that he can't possibly 90 ahead Your
seed won't germinate-it Is Mt that kiud-but,
even If it we're, digging it up every day or two
would leave it no chance to sprout. Let It lle
till every one can see and none can doubt that IL
is very dead indeed. By and by, you will com
brehend that rebels WiH vote in every State
that to prevent this is beyond your power-lhat
your only choice lies between neutrslzing tina;
vote and succumbing to it. 1t is MT wise to bring
the ex.rebels up with a round turn the moment
they act as they think, Give them rope! When
you have tried out your experiment fairly, and
summed up the result in State after State, you
will be ready to look further but half trying 1t
will satisfy nobody, and only produce general dis
satisfaction.
Democratic papers favor US with homllies every
day on the necessity Of not expecting any demon
s%lratye loyalty at the South at present. They
tell US that the i~nsurgent States we're nearly unan-
right to expect, and all that we need desire, is an
acquiescence on the part Of these conquered trail
tors in the fact that rebellion is a failure. And
tha same papers, in harmony with this sent iment,
express great approval Of the course Of President
johnson in appointing such men as Perry in
South Carolina, to be Provisional governors, in.
asmuCh as they will have greater influence over
the rebels because oil TIER having been hitherto
fully 10 sympathy with them. The ultimate CON
c%lusion from these suggestions Of the Democratic
press is, that they are in favor Of surrendering all
civil power in these recovered rebel states to the
retels from whom the states have Just been
wrested.
We confess there is q kind OF logic and consis-
tency and force in these Democratic suggestions.
It is entirely idle to suppose, that the men who
have just been lighting the federal government
with the greatest bitterness, and have %impoyer-
ished themselves in their efforts to over brow the
Union, are TO be transformed instantly into the
most devoted and hearty friends Of the govern
ment, and the garmest admirers Of the old dag.
Such a sudden conversion and change Of heart IS
not possible, as the result OF defeat in the field.
It is, moreover folly 70 believe that any consid-
cradle portion Of these rebels can be DISTINGUISHED
for any length Of time. There was, therefore, no
the experience Of the last two months has proved
that there is no doub! in fact, that any scheme Of
reconstruction which did not give the blacks the
ballot, would result in putting the Southern States
back into the hands Of the rebels. The Democrats
understood this, and therefore welcomed with
the greatest delight the scheme so hastily put in
operation, and which has thus far worked Just as
taey supposed ii would.
The managers at Washington are, however, at
tempting to patch up this machinery by a militia
~ attachment, 10 the way Of a regulator and UNI
pire. We agree with the Tribune that this is
not giving the scheme a fair chance to prove it.
self either good or bad. Unless it is left to de-
yeop It's legitimate results, the trial Of it proves
nothing. 1t certainly cannot be the purpose Of
the Government to continue this military super
vision for all time to come, and to annul elections
whenever the Government cindidatess are not elect
ted. And yet it has the same rigtt to annul any
subsequent election, as to declare the first one
void. Would il not be a much better way 10 &C.
knowledge that the plan is a failure and abandon
it altogether