Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-06-22
RUTLAND HERALD,
SATURDAY, JUNE II, 1865.
Jeff. Davis.

AhN A'Nh iblh illhuiN NhlNaNOlH u
make itself and Others believe that {
much less desire for the punishment o
eminent traitors exists at the present
time than few weeks ago. What
grounds II may have for such belief OF
assumption we know not. We are
quite certain that in this part of the
country, the sentiment which has been
uttered and sung for the last four years
by nineteen-twentleths of all the men,
women and children in the State re-
mains unchanged. This is that he
ought TO be hung on sour-apple tree,
and, so far as they could have opportu-
Rity, they would take part in the trans
action. OF course the particular kind
of structure or tree is mere matter of
poetry or pleasantly, What is demand
ed, and always has been, is that the
arbitrator be executed In the manner
which is customary in this country. We
have been expecting to hear from Gov.
Andrew on this interesting subject. As
applied to Green and others guilty of
capital crimes it is one of which his
heart Inns appeared TO be full. Perhaps
he has dislike for some OF the com
pany he would End himself in, if he
were to engage in this crusade. He
might have no objection to Gerrit Smith
and the Tribune; but the idea of frater-
nizing with all the leading rebels and
copperheads in this country, together
with the London Times and all that ge-
nus abroad, he might not relish.
1t has been stated that at least one
half of those who called the meeting
held at New York recently for the pur-
pose of hearing Gerrit Smith speak in
favor of the release and pardon of JEFF
ferson Davis, were men who with a
full knowledge of the cruelties and muir
ders perpetrated with the sanction and
under the very eyes Of Davis, during
four years, refused to denounce these
deeds of blood, but gave their most sig
niacaGt approval, by opposing every eff
fort of the Government of the United
States to crush the rebellion, of which
Davis was the leader. To such an ex-
tent was this sympathy with Davis and
this hatred of the Government carried,
that during many periods it was doubt
full whether the copperheads, who now
unite with Gerrit Smith in demanding
the liberation and forgiveness of Davis,
were not more dangerous and potential
to the administration of President Lin
coin than the armed traitors them
selves.
Senator Sherman, in his recent speech
at Circleville, Ohio, remarked that the
Union or Republican party were agreed
on certain fundamental doctrines, of
which he enumerated three:
l. The Union must and shall be pre-
served. This, said he, is Jacksonian
doctrine.
2. Slavery must be destroyed. This is
Republican sentiment.
3. Traitors must be punished. This is |
ANDY JoHNsoN's declaration. Great |
cheering)
We know that President johnson ut |
tered this sentiment Immediately on en-
tering upon the duties of his office. 1t |
has been reiterated and endorsed all |
over the country. 1t is no new thing
with him; for even before the rebellion
broke out he declared most emphatic
ally in the United States Senate that
were be President, he would hang those
who were convicted of traitorously
plotting against the Union.
This being the case, it seems quite I'M
necessary for any man or set Of men to
agitate the question longer. We GER
tainly are quite willing to remain silent
if others are. Let the accused have fair
trial, and be dealt with according to the
law and the constitution.