The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-08-17
Making Treason Odious.

oi Mr. Lincoln. president of the United
Si;ii'-- wa> lli> celebrated saving, Urea
son must be made odious. and traitors
punished" The Union loving people of
illl> country saw safety in that speech.
They adhered 10 man 10 that pro
@r.imme- They felt. and feel. that if the
le:ldlng traitors are brought to punish
mcni for their mon>trous crime, and if
treason l. made odiouS. the country is
safe, Tor we may hope TO gain all else by
argument and 10y the help of time
Somehow traitors have not vet been
punished. Many ot the yile>t and most
PrrniriouS have been par,loned; and the
chief OF all still lies in prison. Neyerthe-
les. treason Is daily becoming more obi
"u>; there Is no doubt about IL Ii was
more olion> on the day after the Mem
phi> riots than il was before and it was
more odiouS when The colored InionisfS
oi Geor~ia Were driven away from the
| mon soldiers graves they wished TO
decorate than it WAS before 1t became
still more "liruS YESTERDAY morning as
people read the account of the New Or
leans rl"i>: AMI the New York Daily
News. The Richmend Enquirer. and half
a dozen Journals conducted I'm a similar
spirit. make il more and more o,lious er-
cry day
Moi "nly Is The spirit OF treason bccom-
me- "diou- ly the HAWKES. and defiant
course of The men who lately Were en-
"a"ei m AN attempt la overthrow the
T government and the Inion. and who
have hoem - freely forgiven for their
crime: traitors as well a. treason are be-
c"lnim@ "'liou~. The process 10y which
this i brought about Is not precisely that
!, which w:l~ IN peoples minds when they
applaule'l Mr. Johnson for his famous
! phrase, Eut it l. Just aS effeclual it
nlay turn "ui la l'e more 80
: For the condemnation which the south
rIn headers are bringing upon themselves
i more >nvere. AMI will bring with ii Sc
, Vercr penalties. than ANY the courts
, would have decr'ed The Union loving
D people are quietly watching these men:
;'iey Sc them everywhere the alcttorS of
, violence. of umri"hteoiIsne>>. fSiirrinw up
>elitinn. the industrious sewers of hatred
= ami observation-disclosures turbulent, lawle>s
defiant They draw their own conclu-
= >ionS from all that has PASSED in the last
+. Year IN lhe south ami those conclusions
are not favorable Ia the continued rule OF
the class that hci~tfully pretend> that if
;lcne can AMI ought 10 rlll. In the south
crn STATES.
/ Ii there l. ANY man OF influence and OF
/ common -,'n~e in those states. he would
-. do Well 10 warn those who were lately
/. clc..~l la rebellion. that they viii he
- wi-' - acI somewhat more cautiously
= ami pTu'icmiir ihEin ihev are doing.
n They oG@ln to understand that. though
- i!lc twenty millions who fought for the
miu:: ar'' patient and long suffering. they
:, :rc noI ionl~- incy womld DO we'll 10 re
] myinb'r ili.sl ly about iweniy-four mil
= iloli> "l "Hr Population trc;l-on and rebel
: non ar REGARDED a, crimes deserving of
:. he A,:,N.c-i punishment and that every
.:lml' ari, eAcry reckless defiance. every
,r hua~iiui assumption on The part of men
who were Tei,cl> ami ir;lilor>. on.y strength.
'n~ ille >,'Il,imcii, which l. erowing rap.
,. lliy ln the northern >i;itcS liiat concilia-
~ .ioa oi traitors l. huge blunler, free
.c pardon a deadly mistake, and severity
le .lmi tie >Iric. enforcement OF the laws
= against treason AMI rebellion the only
I; wholesome or safe coI.r>c.
Z. l. should be remembered that II l. mol
io yci too laic 10 revise and reverse all that
of lil> been done IN ille WAY of reconstruc-
- ton -iir,sil, lllc very name of pardon
/ ii;,~ become hateful to the Union loving
n proile, ami every rebel pardomed excite
- new alarm aml dissatisfaction. Already
OF people h,-Ein 10 tel. ami TO Say. that tn,
rcl,,-l headers "u@ht MOI TO he lrardoned
;ha; the ceiei moyeI'> in every state ought
p Ia lr treated a. ;lc criminals they are %
g At i'e-i H. aliens. AM. if They are permit
a ,ol .o STAY in ihe country al all, should
"a nave ihi~ Permission only un condition
h. HAT incy refrain from all part in politics
ri 'iihrr hy speaking wriii.ig, voting ol
IL hnilili. u.li,r,
n i'mhiic sentiment Is more lei mow upol
= con.iiiiii~ niiic,. ia the Original lioni>is
sw ilrm Ii Ms >iN ar tiir-c moaihS ago. lhr
40 people more universally ,lcinl:.nl the exc
!.e ciIiion oi lhe Laws ag..in~l treason nog
than ihcy have ever done since Lees sur
r,-;ldcr- Il rnnrr,.>S had chosen 10 :l,lot
i'e a constitutional amendment giiar..niyins
oT In ihe m;lme pi the nation, moi only equs
an ri1!l~ hu; equal suiiIsagc, Ii would Zee
ali only :lnolilcr Ncw Orleans riot 10 gam ia
iFe voie al every northern state Tor such
< Measure,
so The hawkes. clsa-- IN the southern state
.l,. seem 10 i,e ell-awod in "A deliberate atieml
"a. 10 nI:k- Tree government impossible there
ea- il. them nol 20 too far: Sci them relne.
~, Oc- that illr patience of those who SUI
ri ported the mon when they were in arm
..iir la destroy II lrl> q limit. aud that there
AIN only one thing slre-whaiever NAV hap
l.cn tn rebels and traitors. whatever IL
convenience they llave 10 lac put 70, ,
:. whatever severity OF punishment may L
,i,' r-,lin-l 10 hold them IN awe, the Amer
ID c,,n people are determined justice shall
li"' ,i;.nc. libcTty-equal ami impartial libe
HI iv--irall l'e maintained, and equal righ
shall be enforced on every foot OF our te
uni rliury- plr,ioiiel traitors ike this Mo-
H. roe. mayor OF Ncw Orleans, and hui