The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-04-17
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baa sboss oblcci was 10 pn8sri aud sleil,
cate tie rights a aL Nhea tile speaker
sr1t fhe tally ita = Bis band 80 BY ths
80 hafiiy u tbe Constitution q tte Uait
STATES DECLARED the bii = las thr m,mbtr.
strang 10 their feet and tossed their hsis
.n tbv air, and aoof and ga.leric. ened %
sraupA q applause.
Thu, ibs ninth Of April, tie "a oiLce.
sagtrgder, has received an additional
prominence 10 our recent history Indeed,
ghe results Of the two days havc 40 Iuii-
mate connection The event Of tie ninth
81 A1ril. 1866, vas tie beginning q nj
sppL whieh was fully secur,d BY the event
Q tbs ninth 81 April, 1866. The dearuc
lion Of The rebel army broke dlsn the
poser which held four millions Of men in
bldagei the passage Of tbs bIl establish
G. them In the rights Of ireemeu. The
fret was the overthrow 81 an institution I:
ihe 'econd Is q guaranty against its renew
a. Tie lrsi viciofy was over a rebel ar.
mi the second is over = deprayed pub ic
opinion The triumph OF brute force is
not worlh the blood It costs, unless followed
BY The triumph Of ideas. Tie result. Of
cur victory over tie army Of Virginia
might have been obliierated as easily as the
scars Oi the battlefield, but that las placed
upon our sfaiuie-book will remain forever.
When We consider the close relation be.
tween it,ese two events, it seems impossi-
bic TIL, any who labored to secure The
Grst should be found among the enemies
Of tie last. And yet some Who r%ejoiced
with The North over the surrender Of Lee
are to-day mourning with the South over
The passage Of ibis bill and il sll ever
be regretted that one branch Of our gov.
srnm Mt had no part nor lot in the great
glory Of this second triumph.
And what Is tue nature Of the bin which
has provoked 50 much oppo.i ion The
hiii simply ssnnves 20 "rs.y %eitiy-a af ~
Uniiei States the rights Of liberty, secur
isy aud property. We can understand
Why men who believe in slavery should
oppose such a bill but that il should be
setoed by a Union President, and voted
against by Union men, is the sirangesi
IN political history. Having always
spoken with Indignation Of Tie devotion 10
slavery and caste Of those for whose con-
due there Is The excuse Of education aud
y lsrest. We feel We whould be guilty OF
The grossest injustice should We fail to
speak With still greater condemnation OF
the nciion Of those WHO in opposing this
ball did violence to the principles and the
OF their whole lives. And when
consider the declaration which our
made Of their purpose in forming
his government when We consider The
spirit of the Constitution under which we
y hen we consider HAT hat vote was
in the light Of the nineteenth cen
Jury We canuo, bot believe that every
recorded against that bin Is a name
recorded in everlasting disgrace.
Al last we can say hat all men are
eqaal before the law. For the first lime
government Is truly a republic. The
principles OF the Declaration ofour fathers
been Incorporated into abe laws Of
be nation. A man can now make use Of
he terms liberty and equality when speak
ing Of this eountry, without feeling that
he lies. A citizen Of the republic can
preach the political doctrines Of his coun
~ IN Europe without being pointed TO
m anomaly Of slavery and caste. Oar or.
.iogs can nos speak o. this country as the
sosne Of freemen and the refuge Of the
oppressed, without The qualification Of the
~ord "while.e President johnson thought
NJ. bali vas 8 long stride towards The
y nlsalination TO which ibe Union party Is
essasng. ba, be may hse long enough 70 be
that Il was a long stride towards
he goal ahicL mankind bias beea striving
or centuries to reach
Onc would think to bear the %uileraaces
f. = crF4ain class q our public men thai a Z
rseas wrOag bad been done 10 humanity. /,
Drmsken Senators and brainIess dema.
.ogass. snd some who have not the ex.
use of drunkenness o. f~eolishness, are "a.
Gag aboa. tyraunY and oppression. 10
he siew q these gentlemen. this inhumsn
nd unjust law calls for resisienoe and rev.
Their idea q liberty is iha lb-
II one class 10 sBfave another. They !