Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-07-06

Hon. 5, Il, Colby, Register OF the U. ..
Treasury, being in the house, was called
out and responded with a Characters
| tically beautiful and eloquent speech.
He spoke of his State pride on witness
ing the review of the 9th corps In Wash
ington recently, the glorious Yer
monters We're received with such rousing
cheers.
He proceeded to the discussion of the
present great questions OF the country.
! He believed that the man whom Provi-
| dence had called to the Presidential
| Chair was foremost at the present time
in fully sustaining the great principle
that all men are created equal, and not
withstanding some recent criticisms, he
was satisfied that Andy Johnson was
the man who was to do the most toward
elevating to true liberty and to favor,
the heretofore enslaved African.
He then discussed reconstruction, and
considered that the rebel States had not
succeeded in secession, and We're, there
fore, still in the Union. If still in the
Union they have constitutions, and the
/ President cannot alter them more than
| he can ours.
He said the Democratic" masses
must unite with their friends, Gen. Lee
and Kirby Smith, and retire and quietly
wait until they are exchanged. laugh
ter and applause.) He spoke hopefully
of the country, feelingly and proudly of
the soldiers, and was heartily applauded
throughout.
Z. G. Redington of st. Johnsbury
read the resolutions of the copperheads,
framed at their State Convention at
Burlington, Tuesday, and proceeded to
remark upon that denying to the negro
the right of suffrage. The resolution
denies them this right because they are
ignorant, but for his part he wanted to
trust this so. called Ignorance" They
knew enough to be true to their country
when their white masters didn't. They
had helped our escaping and starving
! prisoners, while atheir white masters
prosecuted them. They had been faith
full among the faithless, and as Long
John Wentworth" said, he would rather
trust loyal black man than a rebel
white man. He hoped the time would
soon come when his black brother-for
God made him a little blacker than
himself but not much-could be allow
ed to vote beside him.
His heart was panied tnat at the
grand review of our troops at Washing
ton, no colored troops were present. If
he had been President, one division of
them at least, should have been there if
it cost million Of money. (Tremen-
dous applause.)
L. L. Durant of Waterbury, then read,
amid much applause and laughter, the
9th resolution of the copperhead con-
| Upntipn which ha bo ac Al
rectly contradictory to the one read by
Mr. Redington.
Hon. s. B. Colby volunteered some re-
marks upon the proceedings Of the Con-
necticut Legislature on the subject of
negro suffrage, and read from the Bos-
ton Post, comments on the arrest of
John Mitchell and the reported arrest of
Ben Wood, to show what the copper
heads think Of each other. He was fol-
lowed with laughter and applause.
Hon. Burnham Martin Of Chelsea was
urged to make a speech, but he ex-
cused himself by saying that he felt too
| well.
Mr.. Redington read another resolu-
ton of the copperheads, (the one con-
graduating each other,) and called upon
Mr.. Martin to respond, which he did, in
repeating the well-known copperhead
reply, at is mis-print, sir" which
completely brought down the house.
| Major Wr, pounds OF CLea.er
called up, and he responded with an
earnest and loyal speech. He wanted
the negro to be allowed to vote, so that
we could show the world that the negro
has rights which the white man is bound
to respect. He trusted in God for this,
but we must do our full duty.
Hon. Martin G. Everts of Rutland be-
ing called for, commented on the copper
head resolutions before referred to, and
said that the copperheads were afraid to
have the negro allowed to vote, lest he
should show more intelligence than
they themselves. daughter and ap-
plause.)
Hon. James Green, of Waterbury, was
called up. He would not call the men
who had opposed the Government, Dem
ocrats, as some gentleman has called
those who assembled at Burlington yes
terday, but would call them copperheads.
OF course this class did not wish to
meet at the ballot-box the dusky men
who had so overwhelmed with arms
their southern friends in the field. CAP
plause.) He would not make a speech,
for he did not feel like it, he was so out
of all manner of patience with the com.
mittee on resolutions, who at this late
hour had not yet come in. Laugh
ter
The committee on resolutions now
came in, and by their chairman, Hon. E.
2. Walton, submitted the following res
olutions, to wit:
1--WE are under the necessity Of emitting
the resolutions till tomorrow
The resolutions were received amid ap-
plause and adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Walton stated that the committee
had instructed him to report the resolu-
ton relative to Delegate Conventions
without expression of opinion.
A. D. Hagar. Of Proctorsville, moved
the adoption Of the resolution.
Col. Benton, of Hydepark, hoped it
would not be adopted at present
Geo. H. Bigelow, of Burlington, did
not wish to urge its adoption if the Con-
vention was not disposed to consider it
at this time, but Vermont was tho opIy |