Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-03-02

ment in words which have more wind tha
! practical wisdom in them. The hosts {
copperheads all over the lard are IN an e1
tatic furry, believing that the grand resyora
tion of pro-slavery democracy Is nigh a
hand, because President johnson has yetoe-
bill passed by overwhelming majorities o
his political friends in both Houses, and hs
gwen some good and some poor objections t
Its provisions. More than all, Presiden
johnson has himself got into a furry.
was well known that he has been exceeding
ly disturbed bv the omission on the part o
Congress to admit, promptly. the Represen
tives and Senator's from Tennessee, to seati
in Congress, and be has recently shown him
self TO have been annoyed-unreasonably
for as old politician as he is-by remarks
Of certain memhers Of Congress in ref rene,
70 himself In Al evil hour for his credit
he y,ld,d to the clsnor Of the Washington
democrat-, who came to GRITTY to him their
readiness 20 hack lin against all corer-, ,sud
made them speech stvlrirg much more ai
the atmosphere Of the hus;irg- thsn OF the
oficial ctlnncs- and discretion which should
mark the public utteranees Of the President.
Not tha; everything which he said was
/ wrong or cut OF plaes-lar from it-tut
80 much of il was unslemly and unjuStifable
as 20 give an unfayoFablc character to the
whole. 1t might delight the groundlings
hut was sure to make tse judicious griere
Mr.. johnson classed together As disuni5u-
Ists, Mr. Sumner and Mr.. Stevens. who
though loliins views on some points to
winch VIC and the mass Of the party DO not
agree, are rtill eminent and patriotic mem
b.rs Of Congress, Of long experience, and
who uroa tie point which the Presidcn:
most attacks, VIZ the right OF Congress 20
decide VIXEN the states lately in rebellion
shall be entitled t. admission 20 Congress,
re- trc-ent firo thirds o. both Houses OF Con-
gross. Tits PERSONAL arraignment of two
members Of Congress. wss INSIDE
more offensive by coupling with them
Mr. Wendell Phillips man who has no
Official relations. 10 party connection. and
Ro position or reputati N except as a speech
maker, whore only vocation is to rail in ele-
CANT English at whoever for the time be secs
Fl TO deuounce The President went further
and denounced the course Of the great ms
j5ritv Of Congress, IN tcrms closely ap-
Iroschinc menace, as ''almcst another re-
bellion " Such largusge has altogether to
close resemblance 10 the Old border State
talk which classei together as equally gull
" abllitiouisis and r,bels-and called for
the hanging together Of those who by law
frl and c1nstitutl, nal means strove to ahate
the mighty evil of Slavery. and those who
by perjury, treason and armed rebellion, IN
dertaok TO destroy 'he Government. II some
clap their hands at such demonstration from
tie STEPS of the White House, not one, even
Of his applaudeTs. will respect the President
tbc more for H. We can hardly doubt that
before this time he himself has regretted
that be was betrayed into the use Of such
unsceInly and injudicious language. 1t Will
axe some time for all its evil influence to
wear away.
As to the veto itself, though we cannot
give the weight which the Pres
idcut does, to most Of the reasons
he assigns for it, the oficinl night Of the
President TO pronounce it, if in his own
Judgment aud conscience lie felt that he
oul BIT to. Is not to tie questioned. Yetos
are no uucc mmon things and we have known
Of considerable excit, ment over them before
now. We trust that the furry caused by
tins last ore, and by the indiscreet language
Of the President, will soon give place TO
calmer lnrgurce ard more stat,sms nike
conduct both in Congress and out OF it
We think We ste token Of such change
already in the language OF that able Senator,
Nr. Fc-scrden. as reported in another col
umn. Ii the House will now stop voting
tor the previous question Whenever it il
moyed-as 1t never ought to BE-, early !
in the session. and on POINTS which have not
been fairly debated-the effect will be good.
It il to be expected, Of course, that some
will be made in the business OF re-
construction, or restoration, and that for |
many years serious troubles will prevail IN
the Southern States, growing out OF the re-
bellicn, its causes and cons quences. No |
wisdom Of man can and no providence of
God ,CiH prevent the existence OF these evils |
for long time Such has been the opera
ton OF human affairs in all ages, and so 1t
will be hereafter We must all strive hon
estly and faithfully for the bert, and be hope-
ful for the best-yet well knowing that We 1
shall fall short Of realizing our full wishes.
That the late rebels OF the South and the /
democrats Of the North, always more or less
in sympathy with each other, intend now
10 combine aud organize snew, in order to