Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-06-30

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ICr The last three wears except upon the primo
pie Of the existence Of war. You lcok in va
IN the municipal rules Of a Constitution 10 fin
Justification for what We ale doing now. Y,
might n well look into the Constitute
70 md rules FOR sinking the Alabama ia q
British Jhaune'-to ini rule for taking Pici
mond. lou might a. well look there to iu
rules for lighting Gen. Grants cigar Nsugi
teri Noi We stand upon the groufd Of WI,
aud We exercise the powers OF war
NOW, my fellow citizens. what are these nor
eIs and rights What j. war? War IS n
an attempt 10 Kill, TO destroy but It J. coer~io
'oT purpose Nher nation goes INTO a ygar
she "oes Il g. secure an end, and the war aos
COT cease Until tie end j. secured. 4 boAir
match, trial OF strength or ski, are over " bel
one party stop. A war is over when its ru-
pose is secured. Itis a fatal ..istake 20 iol
that tins war Is over. because the fighting l4
ceased (Applause.) This war IS 20. over
we are IN the attitude aud the sf1rus Of war 60
1Ay. There is the SOLUTION OF the question
why, suppose man has attacked vour LIE. rrt
Trend, III the highway, at night, armed. an.
after death struggle you get him down
Wnat then When he saws he mas done f,ht.
ing, are you obliged 10 release him: Can YOU
ho' hold him until you have got -1me security
against his weapons (Appl4use.) Can you not
mold him until you have 1earchei him and taken
ms "eepoas from him, Are You oilieel O.. j.,
MN up to begin new fight for your life. That
/ the principle that governs war between ua-
uons When one nation has conquered another,
IN war, the victorious nation does not re-
treit from the country and give mp possession Of
H. because the fighting has ceased No it
holds the conquered enemy in the rraSn Of war
until hug MI.
require put that proposition felrlesslv-THe
c'0queri7g party may hold tc offrr 5s tc
grasp o. irar uHiu it hGs s.-rf-4 i-fg'srCr f
has r,ghtfc rccu.~-
BET, What nave We a right Co require p
We have no right 20 require Gus
conquered foe 10 adopt all our notions. cur
opinions. systems, however much we nay Doe
attached 10 them, however good We may raiuk
them but We have right % require what
ever the public safety ana public faith mis.
necessary. That Is the proposition. Then. we
come 10 this Hs hare right 20 f.i Hr
ID. els iq the grasp Of 'rar aqfH zee here a,-
if'aet '-faierer f4s public sarsiy aaa Zee rra-
fs. TaiI r,grise.
iase up my next question. Need 7 a-k on
arUence IN taueuiI Hall what . B. that tH.
P loilc ,sisty au3 tie public math lem4ui g.,
ihe-a laa acre who doubts Ia the progress
OF ihis War, We found It necessary 10 proclaim
the emancipation of every slave. On The l.,t
day Of January, leG3, Abraham Lincoln. u.
blessed memory, declared the emancipation ot
every slave. Il was a military act. not civil
act Military acts depend upon military power.
aud the measure Of military power Is the length
OF the military arm. Nov, that proclamation az
the lst Of January nd not emanciplte the slave.
but the military arm emancipated them. as II
was Stretched forth and was made hare Ds-
irct after district, region after region, State af
ter State have been brought within .be grasp of
The military arm, until 20 lest. today. tss
whole rebel territory lie, within and beneath .lo
military lril- Therefore. ia Safe after STATE.
region AFTER region, the slaves have been eu.a-
'pated, cutil at last, over the whole country.
every slave is emaucIpatei. Whatever d.ut..
may have existed as 20 the manner iu which t..
proclamation operated. there is no doubt Is..
now, because We have all the ground fbe s'..,-
nave stood upon within our military occupation.
The slaves are emaucipatei. Ia form. tais Is
rue. But the public faith Stands pledged Co.
hem, that they and their plsJeritY forever shall
nave a complete and perfect freedom. Not
merely our safety; no. the public asth j. p'ei--
d that every mIu, woman and child Of them.
md their posterity forever. shall have d come
llete and perfect freedom. Then, t9te shall
sc secure 10 them a complete aud perfect f.cs-
lon, The Constitution 10 every Slave STATE F.,
'ementci to-day IN slavery Their statute hook.
IRE full Of slavery. II ., the cornerstone .l
very rebel State. II you allow them % e.m.
lack al once, without condition. into she e1.-
Use ofall their state functions, what guaranty
laye YOU for the complete freedom Of the men
'ou have emancipaiel There mus-, therefore.
rot merely be al emancipation Of the actual.
wing slaves, but there must be au abolition o..
he slave system. Every State must have the
Ibolition Of slavery in its Constitution, or else
We must have the amendment OF The C0as.-tu-
ion, ratified by three-fourths Of the State Yes.
hat little railroid-ridden republic, New Jersey.
must be shamei into sdoping the amendment
o the Constitution. New Jersey. whose vote.
evenly years ago, alone prevented the adoption
f Jeffers0n's great ordinance. making subse-
luently acquired territories free, and which now
tands alone among the free States against this
proposition OF amendment. must be shamed into
e adoption. Louisiana viii adopt it before.
kentucky, perhaps, may adopt It before her
They may come into the kingdom, when the
hidren Of the kingdom shut themselves out.
But, my fellow citizens, i that enough, Isit .
nough that We have emancipation and abolition
lpOn the statute books, In some states of soci-
ty, l should say ! es. In ancient times. when
he slaves were Of the same race with their
masters, when the slaves were poets. orators.
cholars, ministers Of State, merchants, and the
mothers Of kings; when they were emaucipatci.
.ature came to their aid, aud they reached an
quality with their masters. Their children be-
anne patricisns. But, my friends, this i slavery
t race, it Is a slavery which those white people
ave been taught for thirty years IS a divine III
titution.
| am afraid there il a feeling Of hatred toward
he nego at the South today which has never
xisted before. Why, their laws, many Of them.
10 not allow q free negro 10 live in one Of their
tates. By their laws a black man
annot testify in court; by their laws he cannot
iold land; by their laws he cannot vote. Now.
Se have got 10 choose between two results With
hese four millions Of negroes, either you must
ave four million. disfranchised, disarmed. un-
aught, landless. thriftless, non producing, nom
onsuming, degraded meu. or else YOU must have
our millions Of land holding, industrious, arms
earring and voting population. Choose between
hese two Which will you have. 1t has got
0 be decided pretty soon which you will have
- Our covenant with the freedmen is sealed
u blood Ii bears the image and superscription
f the Republic Their freedom is a tribute
5hich we must pay, not only to Cesar. but TO
iod [Applause.
We have right to require, my friends. that
he freedmen Of the South shall have the right
o hold land. Have We not, We have right
require that they shall be allowed to testify in
be State Courts Have we not We have a
ight to demand that they shall bear arms a.
oldiers in the militia. Have we not, We have
right 10 demand that there shall be an impair
lal ballot Now, my friends, let US be frank
nth one another. On what ground are We go
nc TO put our demand tor the ballot for freed
nen. Some persons may say that they will put
upon the ground that everv human being has
N unconditional right to vote There never vas
nv such doctrine We dc not mean, now. to
low about one half the South TO vote. lap
lause Why not Why, the public safety
oes not admit Of il. lApplause. We put the
ondition Of loyalty on every vote. [Applause.l /
low have We done ia this StSte, Half the peo-
lie in this State are excluded from the ballot
be better half, We are fond Of calling them; no
roman votes. We prescribe conditions for the
nen- whatever conditions society sees ft-con-
itions Of tax paying; and lately We have alael,
y vast popular majority, the further high
opdition, that they shall have intelligence ]
nough 10 read and write OF course there IS nc
uch doctrine as that every human being has a .
ighr to vote. Society must settle that upon
hi principle: 1.-The greatest good OF the great .