The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-09-14
The L0yalists Address to the
Loyal People.
Southern Wrongs and Wants.
Slavery not Dead.

The following i The appeal of the loyal
men of the south TO their fellow citizens
of The | n;tel States:
APPEAL soR ACTIVE SYMPATHY.
Tie representatives OF the eight mil
lions oi American citizens appeal for pro-
lection and justice 10 their friends and
brothers in the states that have been
spared the crueltieS of The rebellion and
the direct horrors of civil war. Here. on
the spot where freedom WAS proffered and
pledged i,y 1he fathers of the republic, we
inlplore Your help against a reorganized
oppression, whose sole object Is TO remit
the control of our destinieS 10 the contriv-
erS of the rebellion after thev have been
vanquished IN honorable battle, thus at
once 10 punish Us for our devotion to our
coam.ry, and 10 in!rench themselves in the
official Notifications OF the government
Others have related the thrilling story of
our wrongS from reading and observation;
we come before yeu rs uncballenged wit
neS>es, and speak from personal knowl-
e,lee our sad experience If YOU fail us
we are more utterly deserted and betrayed
than ii the contest had been decided
against uS-ior in that case even victori-
ous slavery would have found profit in
tilc speedy pardon OF those who had been
among il braveSt foes. Unexpected per-
iily IN the highest place of the govern
ment. accidentally filled bv one who adds
cruelty 10 ingraiiiude, has stimulated the
almost exiimgui>ied revenge of the beaten
con,Tirsaiors: and NOW The rebels. who
Offered TO yield everything 10 save their
own lives. are seeking 10 eonsign Us 10
bloody graves. Where we expected
hcnefactor we find a prosecutor. Having
lost cur champion we return TO you, who
can make presidents and punish traitors.
Oar hast hope under God Is in the unity
and iirmne>s Of the states that elected
Abraham Lincoln and defeated Jefferson
Davis. The best statement Of our case is
the appalling. Vet unconscious, confession
of Andrew johnson, who, in savage
hatred OF his record, proclaims his pur-
poSc 10 cioihe four millions of traitors
with the power TO impoverish and degrade
eight millions of loyal men. Our wrongs
bear alike on adj races, and our iyrants.
unchecked 10y You, will award the same
taie TO white and black We can remain
interiors and victims; We may fly from
our homes. but we should fear 10 trust
our fate with those who. after denouncing
AMI defeating treason, refused to right
those VINO have braNely assisted them In
the good work. Till We are wholly Sc
cured there is neither peace foI YOU or
prosperity tor Us.
sol THEM WRONGS AND wANTs-GRAyE
CHARGES AGAINST PRESIDENT JOHNSON.
We cannot better define at once our
wrong and our wants, than by declaring
that since Andrew johnson affiliated with
his early slanderers. and our constant en-
emies. his hands have been laid heavily
upon every loy;llist in the south. Histo-
nv. the Just iudg gment ei the present, and
The certain confirmation OF the future, in
wife and command lis to declare:
That after rejecting his own remedies
for restoring the linton, he has resorted
TO the weapons OF traitors TO bruise and
beat down patriots;
That after declaring that none but the
loyal should govern the reconstructed
south, he has practiced upon the maxim
that meme but traitors shall rule;
That while, in the north, he has re-
moved conscientious men from office and
filled many Of the vacancies with the SYM