The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-10-27
Southern Rebels and Northern
Traitors.

1t has been evident, for some time, that
it was the plan of the copperheads to
strike hands with those lately in open re-
bellion against the government, and again
betray the loyal men into the hands of
traitors. The rebels were beaten in the
field of war; now they propose to enter
the political field, hoping, with the help
of Northern doughfaces, to carry their
points. After the experience of the past
five years, it would hardly be thought
possible that the leaders of the slave oil
garchy could find friends and abettors of
their nefarious schemes in the North but
there are unmistakable evidences that they
can command any amount of aid from
northern men in the democratic party
Southern demagogues have never failed to
find the most plant tools in northern DEM
ocrats, from the time of Frank Pierce and
James Buchanan down to Vallandigham
and Fernando Wood.
In reference to the danger to the North
now, and the unfortunate way in which
the late rebels are hustled through the
pardoning process, one Judge Shankland,
who has lately been at Washington, writes
some plain words to the Independent. 1t
is simply the program of the rebel lead
ers; whether they will be enabled to carry
it out, depends upon the unity and stami-
ma of the North:
"The process is simple, but the pro-
gramme embraces the following results as
inevitable: A restoration of united South
against deceived and divided North. A
hasty reconstruction, with reorganiza-
ton Of the Democratic party based upon a
recognition of the Confederate war debt, in
demnity for loss of property in slaves, or a
Reputation of the Federal war debt, and
the election of Andrew johnson President
next time, ''nolens rOLens."
We were, in the beginning of this war,
in Kansas Territory, and have watched its
close with some solicitude, lest our victo-
ries should all turn to ashes. We had
sreat confidence in Andrew Johnson's hon.
est intlexibility of purpose but he has been
long pupil to the pro-slavery teachings of
the South, and a Democrat, voting for the
kansas-Nebraska bill of denominations, and
even for Breckinridg e for President. The
pardoning process will not only restore the
South, but recuperate the slave oGgarchy,
and rekindle in the tire-eaters a thirst for
power and domination, and those in the
front ranks of the recent rebellion will
soon control this Government
There is nothing so popular within the
precincts of the pardoning power as a
hearty and vehement denunciation of the
Radicals, Thad. Stephens, Charles Sum-
ner, and the Abolitionists. The Presidents
powers, vested and assumed, with the vast
amount Of patronage at his disposal, has
para yzed all the politicians of the coun-
try, neutralized the newspaper press, 50
that the people are ignorant, really, of
what is going on in Washington. The
pardoning process is not confined to reb-
els: but is extended to all offenders, forg-
ers, murdercrs, robbers, and public de-
taulters. The preamble to the Constitu-
ton and the self-evident truths contained
in the Declaration of Independence are
ignored. A hasty reconstruction and the
election of Andrew johnson are the Alpha
and Omega of this administrations