The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-12-11

gress "such measures as he shall judge
necessary or expedicnt." / know of no
measure more imperatively demanded by
every consideration of national interest,
sound policy, and equal justice, than the
admission of loyal members from the now
unreprcsentcd States. This would con-
summate the work of restoration, and
exert most saluiary influence in the re
establishment of peace, harmony and fra
tcrnal feeling 1t would tend greatly to
renew the confidence of the American
people in the vigor and stability of their
institutions Ii would bind us more closely
together rs a nation, and enable us to
show to the worll tho inherent and recu-
pcrHl,c power al "a GoVeInA,nt founded
upon the will of the people, and establish
ed upon the principles of liberty, justice
and intelligence. Our increased strength
and enhanced prosperity would irrefragably
demonstrate the tallacy Of the arguments
against free institutions drawn from our
recent national disorders by the enemies of
republican government. The admission
of loyal members from the States now
excluded from Congress, by allaying doubt
and apprehension, would turn CAPITAL, now
awaiting an opportunity for investment,
into the channels of trade and industry
1t would alleviate the present troubled
condition OF those States, and, by inducing
emigration, aid in the settlement Of fertile
regions now uncultivatcd, and lead to an
increased production of those staples which
have added so greatly to the wealth of the
nation and the commerce of the world
New fields of enterprise would be opened
to our progressive people, and soon the
dcvastations of war would be repaired,
and all traces of our domcstics differences
cffaccd from the minds Of our country
men.
In our efforts to preserve the "unity of
our Government which constitutes US one
people," by restoring the States to the
con lition which they held prior TO the re-
bcllion, we should he cautious, lest, hav.
/ ing rescued our nation from perils of
threatened disintcgration, we resort to
| consolidation, and in the end absolute
| de~potism, as a remedy for the recurrence
| of similar troubles. The war having ter.
minated, and with it all occasion for the
exercise Of powers of doubtful constltu-
tonaIity, we should hasten to bring lcgis-
luion within the boundaries prescribed by
the Constitution, and to return to the an
cicnt landmarks established by our fathers
for the guidance OF succeeding generations.
The Constitution which ut any time
exists, until changed by an explicit and
authentic act of the whole people, i,
sacredly obligatory upon all "lt, in
the opinion OF the people, the distribution
or modification of the constitutional pow
erS, be, in any particular, wrong, 1t It hc
corrected by an Amendment in the way in
which the Constitution dceienatcs. Bat
let there be no change by uSurpa;ion iol
1t is the customary weapon by which free
Governments are destroyed" Washing
ton spoke these words to his countrymcn
when, followed by their love and graft
!udc, he voluntarily retired from the care.
of public life. 40 keep in all thing
, within the pale of our constitutional pow
, crs and cherish the Fed raj Union as til,
= only rock of safety" were prescribed by
Jefferson as rules of action to endcar il
his - coinirymcn the sure principles o
| their Constitution, and promote unioi
of sentiment and action equally auspiciou
| to their happiness and safety" jackson
, held that the action of the General Gov
vcrnmcnt should always be strictly con
; fined to the sphere of its appropriate
duties, and Justly and iorcibly urged tina
; our Government is not to be maintainc,
= nor our Union preserved shy invasion' q
/ the rights and powers of the several States
. In thus attempting TO make our Genera
Government strong, we make it weak. II
true strength consists IN leaving individual
: and States as much as possible to them
selves; in making itself felt, not IN il
power, but in its beneiiccnce; not in il
control, but in its protection MT in bind
:, ing the States more closely To the centre
!, but leaving each to move unubstructcd i
its proper constitutional orbit" I hes
:, are the teachings Of men whose deeds an
services have made them llustrious, an
>, who, long since Withdrawn from the scent
: of life, have left to their country the ric
q legacy fthcir example, their wisdom, an
. their patriotism. Drawing fresh insplr;
s tlon from their lessons, let us omulat
them in love OF country and respect il
9 the Constitution and the laws
l. Operations on the several lines of I'll
h Pacific Railroad have been prosecute
l. with unexampled vigor and success
Il Should no unforeseen causes of delay o,
"A cur, 1t is confidently anticipated that til
e great thoroughtare will be completed bC
!. fore the expiration OF the period designa
/, ed by Congress.
e During the last fiscal year the amour
IS paid to pensioners, including the cxpens,
i of disbursement, was Sl3, $50, ,096, an
: 50.l77 names were added TO the pensiu
o rolls. The entire number of pcnsioner
/. June 80, 1866, was l26, 722. This fac
9 furnishes melancholy and striking proof
= the sacrifices made to vndicate the const
T. tutional authority of the Federal Cover
d ment, and to maintain inviolatc the int,
e gritty of the Union. They impose upo
l. us corresponding obligations 1t is est
&C mated that S33, 900, 600 will be require
n to meet the exigencies of this branch
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