Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-06-01
guatrbman & State JuurnaI.
BY + P WALTON.
MoNTPELIKR. June l. 1896.
nEATn on LErT. .GEN. SCOTT.

DEATH OF LIEUT.. gen. SCOTT.
WINFIELD Soorr was born June i3, 1885, at
Petersburgh Va. and died May 30, 1866 at
West Point, New York, in his SOth year. Cap
tain of artillery in 1908, Leut.-Col. in 1912,
Brig. Gen in 1914, Commander-in-C Chief in 1s41,
and Lieut. Gen. in 1885. In 1852 he was the
Wing candidate for the Presidency, and received
the votes of four States Massachusetts, Yer
mont, Kentucky and Tennessee and yet he re-
ceived large popular yote1 1856 $50 against
1901 PA for Gen Pierce. At the opening of the
rebellion, Gen Scott urged President Buchanan
to garrison the forts in the South and warn the
rebellous that the laws would be enforced but
Buchanan neglected his duty and permitted moth
ing but meagre military display for the protection
of Washington on the Inauguration OF President
Lincoln. At the breaking out Of the rebellion,
Gen. Scott had command, and maintained it from
May till Nov. 1861, when he resigned. His
physical strength was not sufficient for personal
service in the field and in fact his custom was to
use a carriage in passing a few rods from his
house in Washington to his office. All plans
were necessarily adopted on the reports of subor-
diuates, and executed without the personal in
eltNAlph VI AtNl. DNhAtf anu W thtat itdhbAnf rs
well as by the inexperionce Of officers in the field
we may account for the lack Of success to the
Federal arms in the early part of the war
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OHIo.--The copperheads Of Ohio met at Co
lumbus, on the oath OF May, and voted to stick
90 to the organization of the Democratic party
in the present and the future as in the past but
to support Andrew johnson in &" the immediate
and unconditional restoration of all the States
and especially in securing Qheir) immediate
representation in the Senate aud House. " unless
on the degrading condition Of nioriority in the
Union and of negro political and civil equality en-
forced by the Federal Government; :" and also to
cooperate in public meetings and at the polls'with
all men, without reference to past party position,
who by their acts and votes support the President
in the above policy. 1t will be seen that this
platform is the quintessence of slavocratic and re-
bellious democracy, demanding restoration with
out conditions, but resisting representation in
Congress ifde negroes are TO enjoy ciuiI and po-
iiticai rights. In a word, the states are to come
into the Union and Congress if they deny civil
and political rights to the negroes-otherwise they
are to refuse to come in, standing out in quasi
I
cratic enough, slavocratic enough. rebelous
enough to suit the satanic Vallandigham who was
leader on the above occasion But, does it suit
the President? is he willing to take such sup
port? We don't believe it. Let him remember
the great temptations offered by the chief of all
traitors and copperheads, which are recorded in
Scripture.
The Washington correspondent of the Boston
Post says
1.-The President has indicated desire that the
report of the Reconstruction Committee as adopt
ed by the House, should pass the Senate. lie
prefers that the people should decide between his
policy and that of Congress, and believes that the
submission OF the question to popular decision
through the ballot-box, would result in more
prompt and satisfactory adjustment. Under these
circumstances it is not probable that the amend
ments will be modified by any efforts Of his
friends, their passage in their present form op
posed"
The copperheads in the House also desire to
have the Senate pass it without amendment, and
voted against amendment in the House Their
purpose to make a party fight in the cleo
tons. If the above means that the President Joins
copperheads and is to bring Executive power and
patronage into the ring in fight with Congress,
he is simply Tylerised. If he means only to con
suit public opinion and give the Reconstruction
scheme fair chance very well nobody ought to
complain. In either event, Congress ought to
make the best scheme attanable, and doubtless it
will.