The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-07-27
II. sH:Hrn f0 Traitors.

Ii i;,-,on Advertiser contains :.
r,oar.'i "a. lazy o.:;;ion which contains
.,,.:s i.!,-..:5i. ~.n~.- Il w.l~ ieiiyerel hy
oae ,;cv. ID. l.o.hroP before the MAYOR
1nl common ,can-ii q; Bh>ion- The doe
.nr al! .ulpn- DINER scn>iD... and suitable
j.An.-:
She l.yt that fifteen months have
,,:.--,-l -.lr. tic close ii the rebellion.
i,y!:..l,. ..A lhin4- considered. regard a.
la nr.-. -igiaiic political crimr on rec
ri. .,ni =: IA onc iil- hg,'n tris,L CON
N,e;,! ~ punished l. pretty conc!,i-ivy
.,-,;.u'r., in Ii, ,ii's-t that iicr, i no-
...,,-:', :,is. ~;..r.. ii Viu!icliycne>s or cru
lily "n IA par; ri The people Mdiiiiudc>
iiilc h,.I lcirln.i"l, pu: no one li:i> b,--ii
punished Ia great military Chief %. iiir
r,......ai-., .nan whom Ia. -nitcd S..l-,-
-.,>.-;.i,. III l,;il !,:,-aicl, ;snl supported.
%n-! Ena,r-i. AMI tr3i~l,,l. and whose a,i-
i,c,-t-:ii> ;srd position ";y' mat GOVERN
ai.i.l the strongest r;,ii,lS 10 Li- ;li,e.i..icy
answering, and w.lo:h history wi.l hoi,i
.lr..-!; Responsible inr ail the l.3Tirlran,
,r..t.gic> ii.:ic.,,. IA, ,,Dn federal. pris,lcr~-
la, mani j. anl l..~ l,ren for seine months
gGi":!y rc.;nrlniar !li> duty IL the pres
'i.al oi :, cnlic-..; ii,;, l'cen permitted. a
=. ic,rn.e.. prisoner "i w;.r, Ia tlne cll;li;rc
"a. shc education ;lnd formation oi the char
;.,.,, ii liz. youn. lmrm "i the nation,
..,..,!..-c .ll,. records oi iilc world .lnl ;ill
civil wir> to present u parallel 10 >ucl
l,ucn,y-lnv instance IN which the Treat
military coinm;u:icr uf :, rebellion, or.am-
i.:.,i, ;l..L ia>l.u4 Tor iour wears. w:t~ per
il.iie,', wi,hNu. trial or punishment there.
o5', 10 aii:ia quietly into a position ol >,rci
trti~r. homo: AMI responsibility aS that"
This j. abou. Is the impartial historian
will I.ii ii. HE orator then proceed, &
say That hc docs not thirst Tor ANY in;.n.
blood. but IL does seem Ia him ..ot' til,
highest Importance llat. through the III
,iic.m2ni oi >oin.. one. q crime - great a.
this rebellion should i,c brought 10 solemn
AMI unSparin. LEGAL investigation. ans. ili:;
. there should bc on the records of the HIGH
c,l tribunal oi the country :; verdict o
-aii:, am't Il sentence ot condemnation.
: -, j:ua measures. som; limited telnrorGr,
= n.c:.-''re "i political deprivation of poiiti
CT, rights a political punishment; for /;
, political crilnc-wou!d seem 10 Inc Ia b,
, deserved by the r,beis and lmperloti>iy de
nanicd by ;he country
Tx" learned divine >;iy> hc X net siaie-
! In-in ~ politician en;'s'gh to nn,icrstan,
'-.:lc nc, distinctions that have !:,7cn ln..d
, l.r.u.cn reconstruction and restoration
: between rebel -tate- being in or ont oi' Tia
E u.i1.i-ior nave been able under "A GOV
: crnncnl Ike oufs. ii get AZ the idea ot
= state ;,s ;n entity, Independent OF iile PEE
/ Pie who colnpo~e it
: II, ha> only been able Ia unler-t;.n
. '.tilat ar1ae'i AMI organized rebellion pu;
), eveiyihin@ at hazard. ii ii succeeds.
!; gains ali, ii ii fails, it loss all that it ii
i and that the vanqui,!iel insiigatorS q
h the rebellion are at the discretionary dl-
;, posai Of the government that subdrle
ii tneln-tllai they had no right TO expect {,
/. be treated in any other way than tha
d which mercy, wisdom, Judgment, human