Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-03-20
Universal Suffrage and Universal Amnesty.


Universal Suffrage and Universal Amnastv.
Last Friday, Senator Stewart of Neyeda Gre
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ateo quite sensation In COngI ess by introducing
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present condition country
smnenIly proper necessary just
employee queting popu e1
element Of prejudice and the
oblItsraron of hostile feelings growing
happy civil and
HAeTsAS One OF the most prolific of unfrendly
the conflict opinion existing subject
vi negro suffrage and
WAsr.a evident that there is no probability
HON .ne States whose people were lately IN nsurIecuon
cer,ain fund ooDdons portion Of which are here
matter recited
- Hl~eas IL To expect the re-
harmony good feeling long the eleven Southern
vented from their ancient 10 I'M, Govern
Rs.olpea &c Ey,t That each Of said STATES, whose peo
n .n% a. sa
wh tins Government and is chosen [epleseIatves ha
whenever shall amended
bes among the various classes OF its population by rea
,d e''"ei " 'o'o' previous c'n''o" 0i e'''
Sad To ,s,udi.,. II. ,,srrn., indebtedness v.b,cb
h.-a,o.rs $1,000
sumed wi, the ias unDstlrsI nd trea sonsbIe war
h s % 10 al Claims 70 compensation on account o'
Eoutk TO proyds for the extension of the elective fran
u,.s1ny mn arsriafinn On arr"nnt ~ 80 roInr or ns
Ans DO u ~ on account 81 lase Color OF pre-
ash-d Ia vote in the es stl Inv die law Of Their Iesnec
~, ate- aJI moi he bv Of anv new
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Rescued That after the aresaid conditions have been
Complied ith and the same shall have beed ratified by
majority OF the present voting ppuIaton ~ the state in
GLIDING all qualified to
they in IstD general amnesty snail b. proclaimed
M regard 10 ali nern. m such s,are yh xyer n av vsv
Ie,, s ' iieu uPposl'.oh 70 te 'oSemnie se
Wholly e.Hnerains tnen rom Az pains pen
sa"i'ies " "i.'en '"et may nave Oe'oio '''"''
/" SS y T 1,lnea'I"n " itn ,ne aeoel.Ion: :
,bs 80. - ,s ~ ~ .ne ii S,, 81 T ~,
ue.,ed 10 ncosrate an Amendment in he Sraa ,;o1.ti
fnr,on. ror,s.,.,nd,rs ,,,,b he M nsr,6d ~ ~
hssolvsd Ibat nm line sdcnfis ~ Inc anTesaid resolutions
a coercive powe the part of
in The dIferenI state of abe Union bnt only 10 make
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ove al r,urv Win r,s In tha nrevent,on t serion.
,v,I- nov. ,hrssens an, ., H. -, ~, ,hs
800 N' hHpiiH "' True s"fs OIL 'he whole american
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significance, lnaemuch as MIR. Stewart has hIth-
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erto voted with the johnson Republicans. lhe
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coh'ef'a'ionai ucoate ioio"ihs lis presentation
was a. follows.
Mr Sr.~.Er, offering above made a e1plana-
of event, since Couee,. ,sembIed and he had come 70 the
conclnson a the proposition he had submitted corresponds
Win ~ n.sy,,tn sp,;,n.n ~ nnyr .nd - n ,hs
country Indicated IN the pubic pies He offered this
pressing any opinion 10 the popety mpro-
piety negro which he had stdiousiy avoided on
occasions here
Mr. Pomeroy asked Mr. Stewart ii he had said
r.nIisd M no -, ,I, r., H.
f TIN. being " hits ma ~ y =. nor ~ he .roffd
at or discarded he sil sand 90 Mr. stewart eonnued
his remarks on the resolution he had submitted believing
he h"sbt IL h tn f a ir b ,h e, " t
s for The penIe Of maj .ecn ro asont ar eiecI This
potsitIon he said avoids all the odous provisions attached
other propositions which appear coercion IL
avoids the long roll propositions
e 81 winch must De contested
pnry To be heard upon IT, This Is the only proposition
did no; pretend 10 be welded TO the particular provisions
submitted, general pro-
~ % " I'm 1n IA, , o.' NJ, u. 10 &c a. 10 oppoumiy W
consider other proons but until they do refuse he
a. unjust 10 TAX from them the right to for
themselves He would ermore presenting
ien on !e i3h OF August last by The President TO Gov
pnb,,h.a IN the nswspsners H,ying read The letter re-
ierre Re-, Mr SIea aid Nh. non,.itien he Offered CORES
p.ae ~ sp' p ' d' e,.ei anu ne n no ieon De
terna- presented 10 tbe Missi-,pni Convention for The re-
son Ilat tie Convention refused 10 receive
sharkey that question pre-
.enIed the people Of that state or any other state The
moi himself authorized submit ques-
nas1s r., %l'n.oa eondr,nr h r o 'e e. @ no,
one OF the i.,ue- made in the war IL was question out
side upon which the people Of the south had no opportn
gs! passing -,
ION coming trom Mr. Stewart. would inquire q
MN ., n.ita ,Ds tuas ee, y, iton he MI
an "o@a vote ni hes sa e
Mr. srErAsI SAID he would vote tor The proposition he
Mr.. CO,s.s. (CaiJ skedi a Iibe-
be would not sustain the committee
bs wd paaa,'se ~ var pI # Iero%msnSsd Sy .hs com
muee
Nevada (Air ste~aIp. necessity
ooed suffrage was The only guarantee for future peace and
security ~ l, county have insisted tnat II wa ne
win be in peril and This
come Gpsn arm from Nevada [Great
NJ said that, believing that no new terms of
reconstruction were necessary he moved to lay the resO
The motto" was disagreed To-
the senator f:om Nevada for Offering this proposition.
nav 10 a"nD receive ~, .e IN
de Senate and of Congress am m av01 Tor one and
ton on the basis Of universal liberty unvesa justice uni
MI H.sDsr.oS SAID he wa. under some obligations to
he stated thar shorty alter sne ats of the eeT Of
shafey the President had expressed the views IN
negro suffrage a Radical and Jacobin, and
was Radical '"' ''1"'' - N"O" ''N' '' '-'''"'
,, .ny SIMPLY % 70 y ,n , am M, nO b .s
OF this country entitled suffrage; at all