Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-03-17
Asouthcru Howl.

The E.rHm md Esg,4r0 attack. those
ready tl -urr ouier
TdeEear11ui Ersa.rs- of Che 9Th h, "a
reply r1 .a-r,.1oultlt. vino inquire, .''-W hat
mean rae.s rIuar- of = material committees app
rrHaclrl. the Pres .eut o. submit term, Of
submit. SION. l- THAT report true Are suy
~.u't vr- ,t Representative whipped Have
tlgg approached -lc President o. pres, upou
Dina lry such base proposition, Is there any
plan ar t..t O.. -.-.- the President o. comrr.m.>e
with salis CATION or r,- "a ls there ans one
c.se ready tl volunteer Ies.guatilus DO ease be
is reed o.. F-cate h.s p.sce, aud u De doe, who
i- proposed 20 a.L chat place l. any attempt
m SIDE .yrlm.r- to.r-ite thc Impression that zen
Zee :. ready @. consider terms Ior lawn. iuwu
arms under che pretcXt Of preventing the suffer
5u-s and sacrifices ola forced surrender Who
are busy u these plans OF -urrenieriug t. sub
IuE4t.u Speak out. the crisis demands bold
mess and lei,01 and determined res.stince
Co Iutsrul. as wei. as external enemies.
''Ihe worst enemies who now depress US are
the whipped .erolrrs THIS hour of agony Is no
zine fdr fictitious oar0si-i or for pllierIug with
peace propositions, which can lead % nothing
but despair, relaxation and ruin Terms Of re-
construction now coming from Congress are
=
worst, that the summary remedy may be appl.s
Cl
The Enquirer. IN response TO- it, c0rrespon-
dent, says it cannot answer an questions asked.
for want Cf Information, ami then goes on IN the
following remarkable and significant language.
showing uumistakably that the rebellion i is
death thr1es .-
That there is party of whipped seceiers IN
auI about Richmond cannot De- deniel They
are c0wel and cowsri.y, miserable wretches.
who brought the war upon the country. and
who would now surrender 90 the enemy We have
no doubt; but there was plan on foot 20 force
Mr.. DAVIS o. resign. and that Mr. Stephens had
consented 90 resign. -1 that Mr. Hunter, AS
President Oi tle Senate. would become President
The plan we more and believe has miscarrel.
SO ,uy rate the c1n-p.aiors may understand
that &c they should succeed they viii have placed
a barren sceptre In their grip, thence 90 be
wrgueIoi -y 800 unlinell hand no son Of theirs
succeeding
Robert T. Lee. by and with the consent Of the
army and the people, will grasp the sceptre
tlay may wrench from the hands Of Mr. Davi,
and Weld u for the safety and security Of his
country liberty and independence. No cabal
% whipped seceiers shall cspltuate this coun-
Try into slavery, and crouch AZ the footstool u
A.r Lincoln.
The Congress has utterly failed. II is inoom-
potent, aud is dong much injury Il has neither
capacity nor courage, and is wanting in firm
mess and resolution. Il, j. unfit for revolution.
The very men who were the foremost 10 secede
are the foremost 20 surrender. single head
and % ,iag.e arm Is now needed. and II Con-
gress would consul; It's patriotism. it would en-
must a. ] plv, T with the P0si lent and Geseral
Lee ami go home The Virginia State banks
can furnish one or two millions il gold, and this
will secure 'he supplies now needed Let the
Legislature promptly act aud turn the gold over
to General Lee. The Congress is defunct. The
country no longer looks 10 1t for any AID in the
struggle The negroes have been withheld until
it i now nearly too late. The currency is be-
yond their power TO help. Those who talk now
Of compromise mean submission to subiugation.