Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-08-02

GRN. LooAx's VIEws,-Gen. John A.,
Logan made o spirited speech at the
"Soltiers Reunion" held 81 Salem, Ill.,
on the 4th of July, Speaking Of ,he Sc,
ceeded States, he said
Il do not see why the people should
be in any hurry TO require them 10 be
represented. They declined 10 be rep
resented for four years, but the very mo-
ment they lay down their arms, they
say. why, we want members in Con-
gress; we want part OF the foreign mis-
Sions we want the officers Of the law
distributed among us; we want our
rights They talk Of rights Well, so
might a horse thief at the very time he
is being tried get up before the Judge,
after the proof had been given, showing
that he had stolen the horse, and say
Judge, l want my rights The Judge
would say, My dear friend, you will get
them in few minutes, l think that
the jury will send you to the Penitentl-
airy for twenty years.
Oh, they want their rights, rights that
they forfeited, rights that they are not
entitled to; rights that they denied to
themselves by their own act OF treason.
They tried to destroy the Government,
and denied its authority by their acts,
and thus lost all the right that they had
in this lard. And now, Instead Of march
ing up with pardon in one pocket and
a certificate Of election in the other, de-
handing what they call their rights,
what ought they to do? They ought TO
be on their knees, implOring this great
and glorious Government to be magma
nimous and offer them that Clemency
which our gallant, honest and faithful
President Abraham Lincoln offered to
them so often, and which they so often
| refused,
i I do not want to be their eXecutioner
but l do want to do few things as one
Of the American people, as one Of the
! loyal citizens Of this land, as man who
has as much right as anybody else, anc
no more, to claim the exercise Of certain
! rights and privileges in this country
! that loyal men are entitled to. | wan
| to be recognized in this land as a sOldie
| of the Republic of the United States anC
not a dsgraced man. l want to be re
cOgnized at the same time as aman WHIT
has done more for his country than :
traitor. I want it to be so in this lane
that General Sherman may stand her
to-day before the American people in {
| prouder light, higher socially morally
politically and every way than does JOr
| Johnston, the man who fought agains
/ him in the armies Of treason.
( That is what | want to see. | wan
/ to see treason made OdiOus and loyalty
made respectable"
His talk about JEFF. Davis was plail
enough, as will be seen from the follow
ing specimen
Nov that Davis, the head Of the re
belion, is in prison at Fortress MOnrO
for his offenses against this government
they begin to speak Of his case. The
grow sympathetic in reference to hi
punishment. They must examine hir
every week to see whether his health j.
improving or declining. They must hav
a continual report, and, if he is a ljttl
declining, they give him the right to 9
where he pleases in and around the tOrti
fcatiOns.
If they keep him pretty close fora da
or two, few gentlemen 90 there to Sc
whether or not the country is ripe 70
bailing$im out. When they put tiDge
on the pulse Of the nation, the pulse be
gins to beat up 70 fever heat. T. She
attempt to bail him out there will b
such howl through the land thai thes
men will tremble in their boots.