Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-06

GOV. MOTIONS spEtCH.


Gov, Morton Of Indiana handle, the Dem.
ocraoy without gloves in the following ex-
tract from his late speech
"And now let us inquire what measures
the Democratic party is for effirmativeIy. It
is and has been opposed 60 whatever the I'm
ion party is in favor OF. but has also posi-
tive and affirmative policy which IL ia impor-
tant the people should understand. The
great and leading mea,ure Of It's policy is the
immediate and unconditional admission Of ID
full representation in both Houses Of Com
giess from The rebel States; that the test
oath sh.ll be repealed that there shall be
no more purishments; that there shall be no
civil or political disabilities imposed upon
any man who has been engaged in toe rebel
lion; that there shall be no more amend
ments TO the Constitution TO make it conform
to the changed circumstances Of the nation (;
that there shall be no mose legs alton TO pre-
vent the recurrence Of future rebellion; but
that the Unon men and rebels, Union sol
diers and rebel soldiers, shall be put upon a
perfect equality BET re the law, and that no
honors or rewards shall be extended TO the
one which are not equally bestowed upon the
other. Ia proof Of this last position, let me
refer you TO the notorious fact that in their
speeches and newspapers they bestow brilliant
and glowing panesyrics upon the genius and
virtues Of Gen. Lee, but are Significantly sill
ent about Grant, sherman and Sheridan.--
They weep copiously over the memory Of
Stonewali Jackson, but have not a tear TO
shed over the untimely deaths ofLyon, Kear-
Dey, Mcpherson and Hackleman. They
mourn from day TO day over the fictitious
sufeiings Of JEFF. Davis, but have never yet
expressed O regret for the murdered thous
ands OF Auderson,iile and Salisbury.
These things point 90 their feelings and
their policy, with The uneuing certainty #
the needle to the pole, and leave the rational
mind without shadow Of doubt as TO what
they would do should they again come into
control If the Government. They are OPP
posed to equalizng the representation North
and South, because 1t would diminish the
power of The rebels in the Government
They are opposed 20 prohibiting the assump-
ton Of the rebel war debt, for that would
prevent them from doing just what they in
tend to do should they get the power
We aye able to predict with absolute GER
tainty what would be their first measures
ehould the great calamity happen that they
again should come into power They would
assume the rebel war deb. and put the own
ers Of it upon the same footing with the hold
ers Of the stocks Of the United States they
would pension rebel soldiers and the families
Of rebel soldiers, bestowing upon them tquel
donors and emcluments with those who be-
longed to the loyal armies of the nation they
would as nearly as possible reduce the freed
men Of the South to the condition Of slavery,
by deprivng them Of Ill protection and civil
rights; they would ba rass and Cypress IN
ion men, both North and South, by subject
ing them to yindictiye lawsui s, and o the
brutal vengeance OF rebels whom they had
defeated in arms.
and most important Of ali, they would
proclaim the right Of secession, and bid the
Southern States to 90 f they yet wished to
do so, and tell he States of the Northwest
10 60 in peace and form Northwestern con-
federacy, if such WAS their desire. There is
not an active Democratic leader in the North
west to-day who has not from the begin ming
of the war asserted that the people OF the
North were the aggfessors, ana that the peo-
pie ofthe South were standing ju lily in de-
fence of their constitutional rights"