Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-06-21

which was really one Oh the results vi
the war; this entire mass OF slave popu-
lation, counting by millions, were made
free, and as the Constitution stands the
states where slavery existed would now
be entitled to have the remaining two
firths added to their numbers for repre-.
sentation, although no one OF them all
is allowed TO vote.
This very fact, IL seems TO me, fur !
nishes very sufficient reason for re-
adjustment of representation among the |
States, and an answer 10 the often re- |
peated question. why amend the Con
| stitution at all With no amendment
on this subject the late slave States
| come into the lower House OF Congress
| with much larger representation than
| ever before Is IL safe TO do this, ~ IL
| lust to the loyal portion CT the nation
| who have borne such immense burdens
TO maintain its existence z II not, l
| hold we are not bound to encounter any
such peril. For long period OF years
sectional hatred toward the North had
been cultivated in the South, in conse-
uuence of our dislike and condemnation
of their wicked and auti-republican sys-
TEN of human slavery This feeling was
excited and fomented by the acts of am
bilious and designing men till 1t broke
out in gigantic rebellion Tor the pur-
pose Of separating from us ana forming
a separate government for themselves
the most terrible and bloody civil war
the world has ever seen, lasting for four
years characterized by almost immune
rable instances of cruel and harbarouS
hate on the part OF the inSurgcut States.
We finally succeeded In putting down
the rebellion, OverthrOwtng the govern
meut they had set up, aud adding the
modification OF total defeat OF their
cause to their other reasons for hating
Us and disliking our Government.
These people have submitted to the ma
tional Government because they have
, been compelled by force to DO so.
But have we any evidence that iusti-
, fees the belief that they are now ready
to Weld willing allegiance to the COY
eminent and obedience to its laws All
the mass Of evidence taken by the re-
construction committee, the tone aud
sentiment Of the almost entire southern
press the information derived from
private sources, concur in showing that
as yetuo such thing exists to any con
! | siderable eXtcLt aud that the !ccIIn% OF
= hostility to the rational Government
! and northern people is rs great NOV as
: il was while the war was raging, aud
q that the submission to the laws and au-
+ ! thOrity otthc Government is The en-
- forced submission to superior power.
-, Does any one doubt that if all Oppor-
. tunity was now offered for an ehectual
~ separation il would not be embraced by
f,Ff 81 hp Ttl
q people than that by which their acts oI
n secession We're adopted ?
- Looking at the circumstances We
> could hardly expect 10 find it otherwise
= now, and l respect those people more
for the open and undisguised avoWal o.
their sentiments than should If they
= hypocrtically pretended to acquieSct
- cbeerfuIly and rejOicinglyin their OWL
- defeat We must rely upon time, EN-
- | igration, the intercourse of business, in
- terchanges of kindness and good will
~ and especially the benidceut and pro
70 tecting care and influence ofthe gov
u eminent to foster and build up teehn!
~ of attachment to the Union and to allal
," the bitterness aud asperity now exis
= ting In this view it has seemed to m
~ that it was not so desirable as man,
H. others have believed it to be that grea
~ haste should be made in their restora
rs ton, and that our reunion with then
10 would be much more likely to BE har
- moniouS and lasting if done coolly ant
:? deliberately than il we rushed To cm
:. brace each other.
80 But the question is, whether in tn
~ present state Of facts it is safe and jus
- TO the nation to admit these States +
- participate in the government Of the ma
J VI ton upon such terms as will incur an
e. hazard OF their being able 10 take tn
y, control OF it. | have heard il aSket
-, what harm they could do ii admitted t
VA full representation in Congress and Wcr
,n able by political affiliations and alliarct
"a tocou5rd the legislation OF the nation
49, ,vir refer Il, but one of the man
~ rt;nus which mint b, most di~4strou
Nv t2 the people Of the loyal States. y
Of carry on h. war ana suppress 'ha J,
no 5rIlion Te nave incurred debt to to
,r- enormous amonnt cI $1,000 100000 III
OF great bulk o. this debt Is held by I'll