The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-08-17

DICE w i'll MI olsilil lilc.i>- tA-
plain his course in regard 10 the admission
of Mr.. Patterson of Tennessee .
Nix. PoLANp:-TIiEink you- gentlemen
Tennessee having duly ratified the con
siitutional amendment stood IN a position
to represent herself in congress Ii w''S
objected TO the admission of Mr. Patterson
that he could not take the mon cisld
oath This oath Is that a man muSl
swear that he has not accepted or held
any Office under any authority hostile 10
the authority OF the United States. Al
the time the w:ar broke out Mr. Patterson
was circuit iui@e In Eastern Tennessee
Tie state of Tennessee scce'ie7l some time
in 1861 and the election of Mr. Patterson
came of in the >prin" of 1862 The
Eastern part oi the state insisted that
Tennessee WAS not nut oi The | mon. thai
She still belonged Ia The MON When
the time for election for jul .c came round
they insisted :ilat Mr.. Patterson should
run. lie did run. and ran AGAINST Il rcLd.
and va, elected bv Il treat MAJORITY. Al
that time We had an army right on the
borders al East Tennessee. They believed
they would not come un,l,,r rcl'el rule ri
ill and Judge Patterson WAS elected "n
that ground. The rebel troops came
They ovcriowe,l Eastern Tennessee and
inflicted all sorts of crurliirS AMI in,li@Iii
ties upon the people. Arrests wcr' nla'ic
upon the most frivolous CHARGES and with
no Semi'iamoe of authority The arrests
were ;lil iilegal- Judge Patterson sup
posed when he WAS elected tina! hi> COM
mission would lie sent him bg ih,, l. \
government. but instead. the rclrc4 troops
havin" .ained possession. a commission
WAS >eni him bv the rebel Government with
percmpiory orders 10 take the oath Ia ihe
confederate government Ills u;ilh l.
;.buui the same a. ours save the WORKS
confederate government are substituted
.nr Il. =. government. He WAS pre-
vailed upon 10 take that naih-ihoueh he
did ii under protest. ami when takin" il
said II owc 80 allceianre 10 The con-
ie'irr:lcy defy the com:e,ierGlcy" IL
always assisted the Union pe ,i,lc ami the
ni"n irong>- He assisted lpy;.l l.enple
. to escape from the oppression which >'lr-
rounded them
When tbs case al Mr.. Patterson cslme
before The committee. which stood IKE II
;,mhiican> AMI iwo democrats. ~ all
agreed that Ia had l,,,l l,r..l and ;rur
iiicnl ot ilc ,i"n ,lGrin- ille whole
war, .Iu,l.e Irfi,nl,rll sail II wa,iid moi
'io 10 cNclt,lc i3i;ii n,an irom the halls Of
cnn.r,s-- ". pa--,-l vote Ia cXcu-r
him from I;ihim. Inc cath AMI >,-lil i r,--,-
iulion ia thu cilcci nr,r IL The hm,~,-
l;::: IL, wali,l int i.a;np-r wii.l il.c os;h.
Al illi- :i..,r Mr Patterson w.i~ not nIlv
wilma int mNinn> Ia t,l. ,ilr tt ,,ll!l.
IL ill l.n, rg,iIi himself - having ever
vi l,l /" iiie 3u;hJ:i,v ol anv -nscIal-
m.a.i h,,-iii- 10 HI ,-ni,,l >.a',--. IL,
tonh Ia. "a;ii. AMI ma; ri;y of III. rc-
, pu"lic.:n -y:i.Io:~ v".,I Nil. ile IN the
- admission al ,Ial-c. Patterson Ia =. ~-;.i IN
tn. ,ni,,.i Safes -.lll:e, l. there ;my-
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