Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1865-06-09


The CONFEDERATE AssAssINs.-We have
given the chief testimony as to the complete
ty Of JEFF. Davis and his confederate scamps
in Canada in schemes OF arson, robbery, and
the murder Of non-combatants by poison and
assassination. Every body will be satisfied
Of three things that our Government was
amply justified for Offering large rewards for
the rascas; that the scamps ought to be hung;
and that Canada-nay, the British Govern
ment--is forever disgraced for harboring and
protecting the villains under the guise Of be-
ligerent rights To England belongs the in
fanny of assuming to include these crimes
against non-oombatants among the rights Of
war, thus dropping herself from the ranks Of
christian and civilized nations even below the
level of the aboriginal savsges Of America
down, down, down to the Thugs Of India.
1t WAS well for the people Of Canada and Of
England to weep at the murder Of Abraham
Lincoln. We do not rebuke their tears we
do not say they were hesrtless: but we do
say that it becomes them nov to weep for
their own completely in the murder-for bar
boring, aiding, comforting and protecting the
Thugs.
/ The Cosr OF TREAsoN.-The War De-
psrtment estimates the number Of deaths in
our army since the rebellion at three hundred
and twenty fee thousand, and the National
Debt incurred by the War is put down at
three thousand millions Of dollars Double the
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her debt will not be paid, the amount has
been sunk in property used or destoyed,) and
then we will find the cost OF treason $50 900
lives and 6 600, 100000 OF dollars. Is it rot
ft that this enormous crime should be pun
ished by the death Of at leas, the chief con-
spirator and the sacrifice Of civil rights and
property Of other leading traitors, How else
can such crime be ftly markell
The world will be more astonshed by the
quick, quiet, and happy way in which our ar
my quits the fields OF war for the fields Of
peaceful labor, than by the sudden transition
Of millions Of men unframed to arms into the
most effective troops in the world. Secretary
Stanton dismsses four hundred thousand men
from tue army by one order, and by another
order, Secretary weles reduces the navy from
six hundred to only ninety ships Of war, and
every body rejoices-,he soldiers. the sailors,
the officers, the people. Says letter from
Paris to the New York Post:
"You can hardly imagine what sensation
was produced by the report by the las, steam
er that Mr.. Stanton had taken steps TO re-
4 duce the army some four hundred thousand
men. 1t was TO Europeans the most incom-
prehensible step Imaginable 1t showed how
falsely we had been accused of intending to
profit by peace to adopt an aggressive foreign
policy it showed how absurdiy they had es-
timated the difficulties we would encounter
in disposing Of our vast military force and
above all, it showed the folly Of standing ar
mics in ligh; in which it had never before
been presented. The effect of this report up
on our credit was felt instantly. Appica-
tons have already been made for the agency
to sell our bonds in Paris, though the gov
eminent has not yet lifted the interdict upon
their quotations at the Bourse. No one in
Paris would have touched them three wee s
ago"
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