Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-12-06
The s<esnservatives Raid for the
offices.

give an prexampled exhibition OF their
self denial In standing aloof from the
struggles for office. They declared that
the hsld should be left free TO the former
political friends of the President who
still adhered to him, while they would
give him the, full benefit OF their "moral
support" No sooner, however, had the
movement been fairly inaugurated, than
the scramble began, and the White House
was day and night besleged by Demo-
cratic oaice-seekers, large numbers oil
whom had been the most persistent OPP
ponents of the war, and some of whom
had even served out terms of imprison-
ment for disloyalty. The result OF this
crusade has been that during the past
few months, those who, during the late
war opposed every effort to crush rebel
lion and defeat treason on the part of the
national government, have carried of
large portion of the most valuable Of
fees, In many cases displacing men who
had been MANNED for life, in defence OF
the flag of their country, and leaving
men who in the darkest hours of the
country's history, were little, if indeed
anyl better than the rebels whom our
brave armies were fighting in the field,
to enjoy the favor of the executive and
the patronage of the Federal govern
ment.
Now that the fall elections have re-
suited in the Ito them) unexpected de-
feat of the conservative" party, the
crowd of hungry aspirants has grown
even larger than before, having received
large accessions from the ranks OF the
defeated candidates, Who now demand
something to heal the wounds received
in their battle with the people in their
vain endeavors to sustain "my policy
The effect of this wholesale attempt at
the monopolization of the offices, as may
be wellimagined,i is to disgust the original
Union men in the conservative" ranks
and consequently great deal Of GRIMM
alton is Just now being uttered by some
of the disappointed Johnsonites and
their Democratic co.laborers. One Of
these, whom the National Republican
president Johnson's organ) calls "a dis
puished citizen of Illinois," writes a
vigorous letter to that journal, in
which he expresses himself in the fol-
lowing style
aHad the Democratic party been true
to its pledges at the Philadelphia con-
yention, and left the real Union men tC
uphold the creed there put forth on the
LIST of August, there would have been a.
least chance in some Congressiona
districts for success. But, true to thel
instincts, no sooner did they see divis
ion on principle between the Radicals OF
the one hand and the Union men on TIT
other, than they attempted to plan
themselves on the shoulders OF the Con
seryasives, and so to regain politica
favor among the people who would neve
tolerate them or forgive their lnndelit
to the Union during the war.
"In nearly every Congressional dis
trict in the Northwest, where goo
and true Union soldier might have mad
q successful canvass, Copperheads an
Democrats who opposed the war sougf
and secured the nominations. An
knowing full well that no honest Unto
man, no true War democrat, could sui
port them, they sought and obtained d.
feat for themselves and the party. An
having been spurned and spit upon b
the people, they now rush to Washing
ton and ask the President and Cabin'
to reward them as martyrs for the utt'
ruin they have brought on the conserv
tive cause and its friends. Like u
stupid Bourbons, these men have learnt
nothing and forgotten nothing; but v
can tell them that the loyal Union mt
of the North will never either forget
forgive any man or party in the 10y
States that did not openly, actively, al
sealously aid the government during t
war.
"a general amnesty uay be given
the Confederates of the South, but ii
the Tories of the Revolution, and t
Federalists of New England, all Dem
Gratis who did not openly and earnest
support the war, will be repudiated
the people, denounced by Andrew job
son and his Cabinet, and go Down
their graves with the curse of traite
on their names and memories. And y
80 impudent are these vile office-seeke
that they have sent committt
here, embracing in their numt
men who only escaped arrest .
sysa, for treason, during the war,
fleeing to Sonora under the flag of Du
Gwin, or to Brazil, to ask the arpoi
ment to most responsible offices of ga
blers and cotton spectators, VIII
fidelity to the Confederacy enabled tn
to go and remain safely in the lines
its armies. Such are the men and &C
mittees from the Northwest now b
seeking to deceive and impose upon
Cabinet-men who, instead of hold
office under our Government, ought tc
dangling at the end Of halter. \
guided and misled men of the South
can forgive and pardon; but these mi:
able creatures, who not only during
war, In the Northern States, opposed
,roa laua6 ito arrnc