Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-05-18

rem wed lvno Off se aud especially one that fully
symp.hxsd With Congress in their difference wi The
President, ~ any eeoatur In this CBAnber, or any
Union man IN the land like TO have my political
friends hold the Offices not only for their advantage
and profit but because very apt 70 think they
the beet D. aud the public service more honest
y attended 70 than would be by men Of the opposite
political belief
Nov Il this amendment is lopted will It have the ef
feet TO prevent the President from making changes In
office for political causes lfhe has such purpose
intention, then there is csrtainl need ofsaeh
raofdinary provision being attached 70 this bill And
may be allowed TO say that not prepared 20 believe
that he designs 10 suy suca foolish thing. Bat
suming that he has such sish and parposo, will tho
adoption OF such Anerdent this be likely to pre-
vert him from accomplishing IL On tbe other hand
will IL not look ike iafing and deiJng hin q do t aud
be very likely produce the very result desire
ayoidl II Is very reasonable 10 suppose that the Pres
dent would feel great reluctance Of his
own party, spprned either by himself his mSriyred
,redeeessor en- they did not believe IN advocate
MA policy II We attempt 70 ptevsnt Il ey the use Of
such questionable, nnlt unvarrant Die Legislation, as
this msadment PEJpooes s there not danger not only
thai he Will accept the challenge hut that this very
amendment viii be accepted b. he people sufh lent
justification for that course and furnish ground for
saying that Congress was the aggressive parry situa
Ted IL seems 20 that the adoption Of this
amendment will be more likely 10 produce than 10 pre-
vent what We all hope TO avoid
But suppose that Am mistaken 10 my views and Ia
consequence Of failure 10 adopt this lment the
Presoen und rskes te help his before the people
BY turning good Union men who believe with Congress
out office and hlls their places with men, either Re
puDlieAns Democrats who believe Ia his policy, is
there any such ground OF alarm Ia this should irghten
Us out of our proprey, aud drive a' To doubtful and
The whole thing founded Ia mistaken lack Of faith
in the people. This has been common error Of poiu
clans and pabc always, but tae mistake is greater
than belire aud especially ia regarding any
pas, experience Of the effect and power Of political pat
ronage appicabs 70 the present condition Of things
In former times, when the people regarded politics
merely as a trade by which certain ma1 oOtalned s-
ing when the issues between the parties shout in
tetns I'm rovemsnts the public land, banks iarifs.
ath. he nj
Of the people really knew tu little about, and cared less
when tbey had real belief that the defeat
of either party would make fart ings difference with
them the country then body of stirring 4otve Of
hseholders. TO circulate document, haransue the
pie ana get the COZ Id produce very impOrt
ant influence UPON election But this state Of things
has 40 existence now and no reliance ca be place
upon the experience o those days For four long years
we we're engaged 10 most desperate and bloodg war
which perie ths very existence OF the nation ITSELF
The attention Of the whole country reused and
Kept painfully intent upon tbs AID
Of ths t Il ended m the overthrow Of ths REBELLION
Almost every family throughout The loyal North was
represented In the Army II the Union by father
brother and mourning aud sorrow we're carried
in'0 almost every northern h1ne by desth OF
dear relative IN the Army by disease or on the battle
hed the still more cruel mode ofsiAvation IN prison
In TINS way the people have come . comprehend every
thing pertaining subject as fully aud completely
the first Statesmen In the land. Nor have they since
the close 4 the lost any VI their interest in it, AID
will not until the whole matter is put at rest
have heard 1t said here nave read it in ihe public
press the great anxiety Of the people TO have
this mater settled, and get all the United States
into the Union together Toe people anxious
the Uaion restored aud all again together,
but that is their great anxiety Wbat they fear and
aOout which they earnestly anxious, is that they
should sgain admitted until II is made perfectly
certain that theY not again TO come under southern
domination. and that not even bY combination With
their od allies Ia the North eau they again control the
Government The Union people OF the North not
reVengefui malignant but theS forget their
martyred brothers end sens their anxiers and
they cannot forget the imaenss burden pub
liz. ham aud
minded Of by the axgaherer all OF which hes been
brought upon them by condlot OF people OF these
states feel anxious for their return ps
IN ruling the nation without the best And strongest
frances ,nat they safe In oong Another reason
which keeps them watchfh and carsfI, Is that almost
every Unpn in the whole North, who has any con-
property Is the holder Il the bonds OF Gov
ernmen which they feel would be Put ia peril Il the
sou hern men. even vi h northsrn help, could ever
again hold conlrol OF this Government Iis true
sir. that the Union people OF tue NORTH dss atied
with the policy action Congress this subject.
What they do fear is that ve sha not stand firm 70 the
eadi they fear the effect OF pat ons<e and they
have far thaa have TO for them,
Now, Mr. Presii lent what luck do yon suppose some
postmaster marshall ASSESSOR ade by the Presi-
dent Of eopperheAj limpng Republican. would
have among these people arguing for the immediate and
unconditional admission of the rebel statesi
Tne idea is simply rideulnus The truth is that the
Unioa Of the loyal States stand hrmly with Con-
grtss In this matter aud will DO the esd Il do
allow them to make issues against b. the adoption
Of IteaAb. Our platform Is firm and strong,
and all the Union party will stand With by upon
IL, unless by folly we let In timber
plank frghten them from t. In this particular
Ter OF political patronage OF the President, il do moth
ing that be made for IL, II The
President good Unipa because they sus-
tain CJngress aud with the Of their part.
and puts an others because they agree with him he will
raise storm Of indignation against kimsel AmOug Un
loo men a. has not been Witnessed before The truth is
that the President he entertans any such design
build up Tor himself against the Union party, pres
ideni. marty of any consider ale nunbers without nav
ia in 1t the men who opposed every measure for the
tuttnn do the Vxh aoad anil
opposed the draft voted the failure, and
mnny other things Of that chkraoer This very fact wi
destroy his party II he endeavors to make Whefi
those go the people will not The people look upon
these thing they did during the an
ordinary question e politics, but as question OF LOYALTY
treason, and nthe PIesden abandoas great Union
party form for himself aud his party is made up,
must ne in the man, bS the men who opposed the
var, they will sooa be the only oa's left in H.
II the President Is ambitious 10 have such rty
this shall deny him the benefit Of e hired
shape OF Federal ore hq ieTs II he de esi
II he chooses make ohasges so far my State
il concerned he ri nave 70 make them from who
do not belong 10 The Union party, be must have men
who support his policy, fr hAse yet heard of
Union there who dpts not most cordia ly support
Congress Aud believe my State is singular in this
respect, but thai the will b. found Of eyery
loyal Let then have fai in the people, stand
firmly upon principles avoid AL false and doubtful
exyedents, leave the Pfesideat fall and free
ersss Of every c0ns suuonal night and preiOgaye, %
To any acton hi, hostile 70 the parry that elected
him, II he be guilty OF any, shalt be without excuse
We kesp from killing ourselves have no fear OF thu
President being abe 10 DO So he eneIsins an,
such wicked plrpoae.
! nr4Psesiden,. expeN 10 be rsbuked and lecture,
here AMI elsewhere for opposing this amendment
that hardly be allowed 10 question
here, inJudeious or un~ise ne mAy deem IL
without incurns the ehArse OF being copper cad,
conservative, or Johnson man have seen In lead
ing Republican paper notice Of my motion 10 Iecontid
or ihe vote by which ths bill wAs passed 10 which
said that had adopted The language Of the copper
head press and the Senator from Kentucky, Mr DA
! yIr Ny ideas on this subject may be odd and oil
fashioned admit but they are such As have always OBJ
tAnel in Vermont.
Mr. Pfssidsnt do not know anybody who sustaii
such accusations with less dan1 OF injufy u themseye
than Vermont and her representatives. Vermont ha
Always upheld r sedom aud law The doctrines OF equA
rights aud eqaa before the law have been there main
| tanned since hs days of hhAn Allen. Her Legislation
her Office and her courts have ever faithfully ~ he'
the Constitution and laws When the war oi the rebel
lion upon the nation no State Ia the Union con
trbated pToporion OF men more promptly than Yer
mont.
Her ,ons showed their patriotism and courage o
many bloody field with equal credit a. least 10 thos
OF any ether State She paid heavy legacy OF death
Ia proportion 70 hsr numbeTn, any other She Dor
her share Ia putting down the eoeion most cheerful
and she did Il preserve Government Of constitution
al Law She does nat desire to have her
here aid 10 fdterhg asay what has cost us go dearly
maintain fhe desres her epiesentaves to stand hfm
y for her principles aud their principles but TO max
their fight clearly wthn sha pale NJ constitutional Av
The two great meAsurss OF this session Of Congres
which eited the difference Of views between Congfei
sad the President the fTeedmen's Bureau and th
civil rghts bill. assisted in the preparation aud PEI
fseiug OF both those great measure, la committee
voted Tor both their original passage ia the Senat
and voted for the passage Of both nptwiihsAnddg h