The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-11-16


70 the opposition shown toward these
amendments Where does the opposition
10 these constitutional amendments come
from do you suppose that if these
propositions had been made 10 the south
IN month after Lee surrendered that
they would have made any caril about
1t! They would not have expected 10
get of ON any such terms a. these. They
. would have acceded TO something far more
severe than anything that Is proposed ia
: these amendments, But. I'm an evil hour.
the reins of government fell into the hands
of southern man
DO not desire TO say ANYTHING harsh in
regard 10 the president. have no doubt.
myself. that he was thoroughly honest IN
believing that the plan that he got up was
an excellent. good one. But the southern
men came about him and deceived him in
relation to their sentiments. They re-
ported 10 him that everything was gong
on in harmonious >tvle. and that a lenient
policy would be very satisfactory 10 both
the north and south | have no doubt
that he did believe that he had got up a
scheme that was gnlng 10 work well But.
when ii WAS put IN operation; when they
had GOT RESTORED "a they believed: when
they had elected their members 10 COR
greSS, and suppo>el-as the boys have ii
that they were ''out of the woods then
we began 10 hear from Memphis and from
New Orleans. They supposed they had
done ali that would be required technical
", and then BEGAN 10 ACT out their part of
ihe program And President Johnson,
although he found hi> policy was working
ruin 10 the Interests OF the south and 10
the people of the south, black and white,
anl ruin 10 the Union. was too willful
and obstinate to alter IL
His policy was inaugurated and set in
a frame at the Philadelphia convention.
There the party WAS born-a party 10
sustain and carry forward this policy of
Mr.. johnson, And who made the par
ty! Have YOU ever heard ui a real south
em Union man who l. In favor of Mr..
Johnson or hiS policy DO you know
single man that Ioinel IN saving that The
war WAS failure AMI "ugllt 10 be stop
ped. who i not johnson man IL j.
very strange stale OF Things that all the
loyali>is In the country were changed i'm
single momeni-in the twinkling of an
rye-ai this convention which only lasted
IKE hours and al which not a word WAS
~iid, But Ii i siaid that there were some
republicans In the Johnson convention. 1.
i true. there were here and iher. one. but
they Were farther apart than angels Wis
H.. and ii you viii look upon th,ir politi-
cal history YOU will find Just where. 10y
some "rslyel on the track, they were
switched OH, n-auahier.D \ great al
tempt MAS made Ia cover fhi~ over and |
think the u~e they made OF these few rem
e-glie republicans they had deserves cred
ii-bui the Veil was too thin.
4 Mr.. President, have alneadv spoken
three times a. lons a. had intended. hut.
before closing. | nan: 10 sax Just another
word about The president, A great many
people are arpreii,n-iee a! danger ami
trouble, hare always had a hopeful
feeding. IA fact | belong II the hopeful
-.isenl u philosophers, / inave na fear
,l.at when we have gone through this war
tisl t. -oing la desert u> now and let An
/, johnson carry H. al o.f 10 penli1ion.
ii le u:.~ able 10 TAX, the first siep there
might hc serious danger. Some think he
Will take the democratic members Of con-
:gra>> and lsli the southern members with
them and ca!l il congress. leaving out such
~ do NOT believe IN ii, bui this makes me
think oi lhe man who wanted 10 Jump
very high indeed and started - far back
IN order 10 make :: good Jump that he
lI;V doRrR be5orc h. g@ hh.r.'
The first step We llave 10 take Is Ia send
loyal representatives from ihe north. and
the recent elections here demonstrate. that
The people are not 10 hc Swerred one iot
or one tili!e- | have never had any doubt
of The result, ~ lar aS we have gone.
Vermont. Mum, PENNSYLVANIA. Ohio and
Indiana nave dome nahlr and will be fol-
lowed up l,y New York and We shall not
lose 4 man IN congress. iIaye never felt
like de>iunding have never felt the
slightest fears that there would be any
thing different. This idea that turning
ont a icw pO>lma>lerS u aoinw la effect
the elections l. all moon-iline The pres
ident might iu~i a. we'll slrn out - MANY
mosquitoes. ii seems to me. Mr.. pre>i-
dent have alSav, heen accustomed 10
. think and feel thai men who belonged 10
: my party belonged Ia The right party and
!, ouch; Ia i;vc liie office. and that il wlS
nothing >;,Ne Il little Troublesome To Ice
/ turned out oi office occasionally. but doubt
itS influencing the vote oi any one save
, the one who l. turned out The intiu-
, ence ili> will have wiil amount to little
or noihin-- Ne haze every reason 10
presume. Air. President. and ieel that 4
; glorious future l. opening II Us Allow
lac 10 thank You arain Tor Tie support
and favor haze Received al your hands
, ;lnJ ior your kind attention. tApplau,e.D }
: Il Srruoe young @cni ui Montpelier,
fresh from hi- Latin studies. recently clll-
ed upon some Young ladie-, and being
f asked hy the servant for III name a. he
2 >ai luieiiy in the larlar. replied Ami
0 Gus "a friend-) Bia'ir WAS little puz-
Il zlc,l, hui reglining her rompo>ure, in the
n bl:.nde>i manner possible observed, What
e kind OF euS> did You say, Sir - That
r cured him al Latin limo