Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-03-02


kuOE. on the other hand, that be is in favor Of
such a bureau. AL1 confess that on reading
his message it has left a 4ruf-uui impression
upon ny MUD that lie urges must syr1ous
auI W. sniy reasons shy, IN the fora IN which
u vent tei.rC him. IL should not have become
the l4E of the laLI Rut believe and am
eur. that no man IN this land IS more in favor
az some !, gsi alton that shall amunat TO an ef-
h,isEt protection % the black man than Presi-
dent johnson himself They are TO be protect
el, but they are not to be protected at the
expense Of the constitution, buj by it Integ-
Ity.
sULF INTEREST.
The south oauuot resu-citate without cotton
They cannot have cotton without negroes. They
csnuOt have negroes without treatir them
justly ! would give more for two good cotton
crops raised by the freedmen than for f,e Con-
gre-ses, though highly respect Congre ses.
d ii il would be better that the States
81, ull be brought INTO the Union to rlorrow,
every one of them. And IN this regarl allow
me 90 say that ] cannot 20 With either the
President or Congress. | would bring all in at
once. They would let in a part. and let the
rest wait aad see h5s they would like it.
know they are stumbling on this point. II you
let Ia tennessee On that principle you will save
to let ia ali the rss-.
cUARANTEEs wANTE. FROM THE SOUTH.
Tou are going TO keep them out until you are
ceriSin 1t would be best tl Jet them in. l, Is
imp ssitlc 70 give certainty. What are the
things that You want guarantees about, Seces-
son, rebellion, the condition Of the freedmen.
Whist a guarantee Of secession We want q
guarantee that the South are willing TO give II
up. How long would you take before you
would consider that experiment as set;.ed-dve
years Would that cure them The question
IS settled when they say, I'VE have referred this
question e the court and srbitrament II war,
AMI war has declared against Us, and We accept
the yerlct-we bow 10 IT. Can you in honor
ask anything more than that, But then We
want guarantees against rebellion Four parts
out Of Eve Of the total property of the South
have been destroyed BY VAT, and Is not that
a guarantee that they won't SIGHT again very
slon2 The population Of the South has been
more than decimate1-doubly jeciu ated. There
is mourning there Of which We have no record
or know ledge here. What village has been
blottei ont n the North Hundreds have been
there. hat citIez jep0pulaiei here? Many,
many there Whole families eItiugulsbed AMI
lnesge bloytsd out There were no bells Tung
and ns trumpets sounded on the return % their
shattered remnants Of armies; and now do YOU
want q guarantee that this iepopulated and
destroyed South vii not attempt to organize a
wsr again
Tuey are so sick Of IT, tba, ior one hundred
yssis, Cursed, they will say, be the MN that
talks Of var "But We wa1t guarantees that
they will give the freedmen their rights
Is not the constitution guarantee? l. not
the whole Law Of labor in the South = gusran-
tee , Is not the whole public sentiment Of this
nation mighty enough, with the constitution on
its siie nov, and all natural laws and laws Of
political economy on cur side, | cannot pay
any compliment 10 the South, to their courage
and % their intensity Of sincerity and z>al
greater than the state Of panic and fear which
see in the Northern mind.
You seem ta be 50 stricken with fear that you
have lost all thought Of rod, and providence
aad natural Law, aud all power Of moral inau-
ences and public sentimenti but | have that
faith 10 the cause, ami tnat faith in God, and
that faith in you, when you wake up
TO the full consciousness of what you
are and what your powers arc, that
an wiling TO risk il II the South were twice as
strong. with what we have now on cur side -
They cannot be long in Withholding from the
freedman bis rights guaranteed 70 him by the
constitution.
But then you say, 1--WE want guarantee.
that theT wont mcille with and 3'saonor the
public debt" DO not DOUBT that they would
ike to 10 IT, Judge il from my o~n feelings.
II | we're in their place | should nate TO be
taIei to pay Tor whipping myself The
bonds Of the United States are the bass of the
national banks, and all the banking bu'iness of
these United States are the guarantee that the
national honor IS 10 be preserved. DO you want
anything more than that IL IS new South
we are talking shout. Ii has new political
economy. II has a new future. God has said
by the side Of its sepulchre. 'South, Come
forth, - and the South m. come. though bouad
hand and foot. Methinks | hear the Savior
say, Loose mar and let her 60"
EVIL EFFECTS OF PROLONGED EXCLUSION.
On the other hand, look for one moment ~ the
effects Of a prolonged exclusion Of the Southern
States. Ii IS weaving the citizens o. those
States mora and more from the national govern
ment- For i've years they have not thought
OF Washington except 10 eurse it, They have
not felt the need Of it. They have not felt any
blood running through them that came from the
national heart IL is proposed % make them
live i've years more cut Of the Union. Is that
the wsy to make them love il Is that the way
10 make them feel their need Of the govern
ment;
Let Us not upon any consideration teach these
States tha; they can get along without represen-
tation in Congress, and without close sllianee
with the national beart as represented in the
national government. Is not free circulation
Of healthy blood better for diseased limb than