Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-11-30

I and destroy the government they have sworn t
e protect, until you have shown By a sufisien
! length Of good behavior that you have Iepente.
the wrong you have done, you shall hold Il.
, Office until two-thirds Of congress say YOU may
Is there anything rash or unjust in this Car
you point me to an instance in any country
where traitors to their government, rebels. .whc
nave been compelled to submit TO their govern
Inent, have ever been let OF on such terms as
these There have been rebellions from time 70
time IN England-not such as we have had ex-
actly, but arising from disputes as to who was
the rightlll heir TO the crOwn-aud whenever
this manner Of rebels have been sutIuei have
not the streets run with blooi has not theie
property been taken by the crown, and has any
one Of these rebels got of with his heai2 But
we say, keep your property. you may even vote,
out you cannot take into your hands the reius
OF government until you snail have shown a
sufficient degree of repentance Was there ever
such lenity shown before. You may search sll
history but no instance eau be found Of any
such clemency extended to rebels
Mr.. President, have said all | ought 10 say,
but VIII add word in reference to the oupo-
sltlon shown toward these amendments. whore
does the opposition 70 these constitutional
amendments come FROM Do you suppcs. thst
II these propositions had been made 10 the south
---'t-- 9AtN4 AaSI eulAclAelrl AAlk Nlef
would have male any cavil about IL They
would not have expected TO get of on any such
terms as these. They would have accedei 10
something far more severe than anything that
Is proposed IN these amendments Bu, IN al
e'il hour. the reins Of government fell into the
hands Of a southern man.
10 not desire to say snythiHg harsh ia .e-
gard TO the president, | have no dolbt.
myself, tina. he was thoroughly honest in be.
heyiug that the plan that he got up wa. an ex-
cellent good one. But the southern meu came
about him and deceived him in relation 90 their
sentiments. They reported 20 him that every
'hing was going in harmonious style, and
that lenieut policy would be very satis.
factory to both the north and south. Bu.,
when II vas put in operation; when they hal
got restored as they believed; when they
had elected their members 10 congress, and sup
posed-as the boys have it-thst they were
- out Of the woods, then We began 90 hear
from Memphis and from New Orleans Thev
supposed they had done an that would De re-
4ulred technically, aud then began 20 act out
their part 0fsthe programme. AnI Pre.iient
j hnson, although he found his policy was
ruin 70 the interests Of the south and 10 the
ople Of the South, black aud white, AMI ruin
{. tle Union, was too willful all obstinate %
alter It.
az the Philadelphia convention. There the party
wis 55rn-a party 10 sustain and carry forward
this policy Of Mr.. johnson And who made
Tie party Have you ever heard OF a real
southern man who IS iu favor If Mr.. J.h1s1u
or bus policy Do you know a single man that
lliuet IN saying that the war was a failure AMI .
ought 70 be stopped, who is not q johnson man p
u j. very strange state Of things that az the
.ayalsis in the country we're changed in a single .
n4meut-in the twiulli Of an eye-at this .
convention % which Only lasted hye hours and 90
which not q word was said But II is said that +
there we're some republicans 10 the johnson
c-lven'lcn- Il is true, there we're here and .
there ole, but the were farther aplr, tluu .
Do visits, and II you viii look upon the,
-ii-l- history ycu VIII fui just where. D.
some gravel on the track, they were switched
of (Laughter.) A great attempt was made
% e. ve- this over aEl think the use they made
c. these .-T renegade republicans they h1I l,- .
serves -gclIt-but the vel vas thin
Mr. President, l have always had q hope
o.. iesIlE, ~ fact / belSug 90 the hopeful
.c-1-. % philosophers, have o. fear that Bheu
We have ne through this war God Is going to
les q, Us nov and lei Andy Johnson carry rs
al ca 90 Trel.ti9n. II De was able 20 t4se tie
hIst step there might be serious dlurC..-
The resent elections demonstrate that the
people aye ult 90 De sWcryCl one ilt or utt.e.
never had suy doutt Of the result. WeLaye
every reason 20 presume, Mr.. President, AMI /
ite. that o g0.ri0us future is opening TO u.s.
Allow me 60 thank you again for the support
and favor ! have received AZ your hands AMI
i-l your Kind attention. (App.ause)