Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-12-26


Resotced, That the thanks of this SO
ciety aredue and arc hereby rendered t
the people Of St. Albans for their kin,
and attentive Inequalities rendered us a
\ delegates tolthe convention; and to TIL
religious societies of the place for openin,
their houses for our accommodations
also to the managers Of the several rail
roads for granting US free return ticket
over their roads OH this OCCASION
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RECONSTRUCTION III TEXAS "A Unior
man In ualveston. Texas, writes to tn,
New York Eeeaing Postthat Capt. Ra
phael Semmes lately csWmasder of tn,
pirate Alabama. lectared there on tn,
nth. 1t had been announced that every
thing Of a political character was to b,
omnitted from the lecture. and he had 1
large audience to hear him. His lecture
proved to DO simply history of the Ca
reer Of his pirate ship, in which he deu.
onstrated. to the satisfaction OF his audi
ence, that his creFse was lawful, laudab..
and legal, under the laws of nations
llkening his works to those of the patrio
heroes who, in the American reyol ton
added to the renown OF American arms
He gave utterauce to the most extreme
rebel views, and his audience received
them with enthusiastic applause. . liz
Was to deliver the same lecture a1 Hous.
ton %, l1auau i'm .nissga ,g,3
The writer says that the feeling of ha.
tired toward the Government Of the Uni
ted Staten is probably as intense as ever
among the people of Texas With strange
inconsistency, the people will. with Que
breath, "sccept the situation" and profess
their loyalty to the Government, and. a,
the next breath. they will express then
hatred Of the United States Government
end earnestly wish for it's destruction,
In regard to the best manner of obviating
present political difficulties and bringing
on more prosperous and satisfactory
state of affairs he makes the following
su9gestions:cq rsiu.g.E s9a7a,. ,r4
Now we cannot dispose of the question
by ttiarming. no matter how truly, that
such people arc crazy. You cannot put a
whole community Into lunati asylum.
There lisa remedy, 1T it were only adop-
ted. If people would only 60 to work
matters would tight themselves soon.
Government cannot do it all. If the
Government protects all its citizens in
their lives and property, that is about all
1t can or ought to do. But our people
will net 60 to wors till experience. bitter
and sad teaches them that naught else
will do. Ailarge portion of our most
pernicio usly influential men are waiting
for Office when the President has squelch
ed the Congress. while others are stand.
ing off snarling and waiting for Congress
to impeach the President aud smash up
things generally. If these extremists are
not put one side, where they belong, they
viii give more trouble. The exteme men
will be satisfied with nothing short Of
mutual destruction. One set wants the
the rebel State governments demolished.
while the other set wants every man who
adhered to the Union driven out of the
In either event the country
would be injured. .5s.r. la,s.
~ We want peace and industry. and above
all We want sound practical information
disseminated among our people. The rub.
bis Of our newspapers would appal, il
known and understood generally. The
people see none other, and If some mis-.
sionary society for the diffusion of useful
knowledge among the late rebel States
don't take hold Of the matter the prospect.
IRE not favorable. In socia. life it is even
worse than ever, The lines are about as
distinctly drawn by the late rebels to.
ward Uuion people, us they are be, wee,
whites aud blacks. The Constitu,ionaI
Amendment will ultimately however, cur,
all those troubled The sensible peopl,
who are MT in the ascendant. are still
hopeful !; but hope deferred maketi
the heart sick i 1t is to be hoped tina
the powerful majority in Congress will s,
work as to. lring order out Of the prescn
confusion. Spitefulness and ill mature
Will only aggravatc the mallady-wisdom
patience, industry aud the Constitutions
Amendment will do ii. The leaders VIII,
brought the country into trouble shoule
be Compelled to stand back and cease ,bei
harmful work" ~
The AMENDMENT At THE SouTH.-Th,
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