Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-06
RUTLAND HERALD.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1866.
Southern uuicnIsts ON Amnesty an
suffrage. =

A
sion to refer to the de ""u oeea
taken by Southern y o,as' r"an sao'nS.
pardoning unresentas.. rebels or grant.
Ing universal s,rvsss anne. sly. Among the
jects which Aments upon these SUD-
w,,n,n mas for some time come
r.,n.as ,ar observation is q letter
s,.,. in the Cincinnati Gazette froma
len Of Georgia-an unconditional
Onion man-showing that the faithful
Unionists of Georgia regard the PROPOSE
tlon OF universal amnesty in return fer
impartial suffrage as preposterous-as
sure means Of delivering them and their
States over to rebel control. The Union
men of the South favor impartial suf-
frage, but oppose universal amnesty, and
they would confne suffrage to loyal men
only. Their motto is that traitors
should take back seats and that no man
is worthy of voice in the government
unless. he is loyal to the government.
This letter is marked "private and con-
fldential," and the editor is warned not
to publish the name Of the writer, lest
his rebel neighbors should execute upon
him the vengeance so often visited upon
Union men In the South. 1t declares
that;
"The above caution is significant Of
the Unionist's predicament here. l
could not help thanking you for what
you say in an article in your paper of
November II. Anything but unchain-
ing the head devils here that are respon-
sible for all the ruin and woe of the last
six years. A thousand deaths would
not atone for the crimes of each leader.
They have the press and so control pub
lie opinion that their poor deluded tools
vote against the amendment to save
them to take the offices when there are
thousands more safe than they, and In
all respects better men.
The amendment will not do US poor
Unionists much good, for these insane
constituencies would vote for the most
miserable secessionists sooner than an
angel of light, If loyal to the old flag.
But it (the amendment) has the merit of
excluding some of the biggest devils,
and that is some comfort. Give univer-
sal amnesty and you will have back the
bludgeons and bowies knives again.
You who should concede this to them
would be brow beaten by the chivalric
DULLES as of yore. The heartless lead
ers will give impartial suffrage for uni
versal amnesty, but the power SO re-
stricted that all the poor whites, mostly,
will be excluded, and 10000 freedmen
kept from the polls for one who is per-
mitted to vote. -..".
Why are the Radicals so crazy to bride
the Southern States to yield to modified
negro suffrage for it will be restricted
so that it will be 20 years before it will
be of any value. And long before that
time they can alter the United States
Constitution so as to get what they
want, and in the way they wish. Now
they would turn over the South to the
devils for literally nothing in return.
As for conciliating the disloyalists OF
the South, it is utter folly, The more
you pet them the higher the horse they
will bestride. Nothing but fear and in
terest will have an influence. You tried
Cancellation for quarter of century
before the war. They spurned and then
kicked you, and now you are coming
back to be kicked again, as you deserve,
if you proffer more Cancellation.
HAS the North no justice for the few
loyal men left at the South You write
and talk of faith to the public creditor
but seem not much concerned about
faith with those were faithful to the old
old flag under tribulation. If you want
friends in adversely recollect in prospect.
ty those who remembered you in adver-
sity. Not only policy, but good faith
and honesty require that you stand by
us, who stood by you. The Unionists
of the South--the most deserving, too
have been, and it seems will always be
at the bottom Let who will be at the
top"
These warn 49, ought to command
attention. The loyal men of the North
win fall into grievous error if they
abandon the loyal men of the South fol
the sake of conciliating the disloyal, OF
If they allow traitors to govern theil
States and lord it over the heads o
Unionists much longer. The Unior
party of the South, if properly fosteree
by the government, will rapidly grow
into strength, making the Union ant
Justice and freedom forever safe, whil'
the rebel party will speedily dwindl'
into insignificance, if sternly deprived o
power and rule, and placed in a position
of retirement in both the nation and tn
several States. Under the constitution
al amendment Congress can restore tn
rebel class to their political rights al
soon asst can be done with safety.
JOHN H. SURRATT.-The reported ar
rest of John H. Surratt affords genera
satisfaction, and Mr.. Consul Hale de
serves the thanks of the community TO
his prompt and successful action in tn
ynoffnr We fruct thu nrisopar will n,