Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-04-20
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MONTPELIER. APRIL 20. 1866.


MONTPELIER, APRIL 90 1866.
Pleasant TmNos ABOUT THE President. -
The President has said and done many things Of
late to disappont and distress bis friends, so afew
good things win be very acceptable now for the
pleasant contrast On the 9th the Washington
correspondent Of the New York Tribune wrote,
on the civil rights bill
"The President expresses himself as satisfied
with the result, declaring that if the members con-
scientiously considered that they ought 10 pass IT,
he would not object, and would carry out ITS pro-
visions 80 far ~ they depended upon him. The
Democracy are out OF humor at everybody, and
are cursing the President Justify, charging that he
could have protected the veto if he would have
done properly, and declare that they are done .
with him.
Again we find this
1.-Two or three of the Republican Congressman
from Michigan had a pleasant interview with the
President. ON Wednesday In reference TO the
Civil Rights bill, he said he was opposed to It,
but it was now a law and should be executed
Perhaps, he said it would be found less objection
able than he had thought; or. If his own views
we're sustained. il would hereafter be amended"
All this is in the right spirit. Now we add
capital anecdote on another topic
I
leqc at Mobile has for some time been occupied by
colored schools under the direction Of the Freed
mems Bureau The Alabamians have been very
indignant about it, and have made several appeals
TO the President for the restoration Of the building
Just before their last appeal several African
churches in Mobile had been burned down by the
neero-hating mob, and the President had heard
the facts. lie thereupou gave this significant re-
ply to the petitioners.
e 1t seems to me your colored churches are too
combustihle; at any rate they are nearly an
burned up, and there are no other buildings which
the school can occupy. SO It will have 70 stay
where it is for aught can see atpresent. If you
can set the church-burning business right, perhaps
some Arrangement can be made
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Tar FREE PREss publishes the following ex-
tract from private letter from Washington. 1t
saws the writer is not a Vcrmonter:
"l have often had the pleasure of hearing Hon.
/ j S Morrill, speak in Congress, and have always
been struck with the marked attention paid to his
words. Whether he is making speech, oxplana-
] ton. or asking questions of another member, be
/ Is always listened TO as few Congressman are
Blaine, Banks and Stevens are the only members
/ who can be placed in the same catalogue. Mr..
/ Morrill, is always courteous quiet and modest and
vet his influence is greater than any other member
except Thad Stevens. lie is by far the most
popular member in Congress, as even hs oppo-
nents admire bis quiet, unobtrusive department
and irm stand in all things without any offensive
sarcasm
If the influence Of Thad. Stevens is greater
than. that OF Mr. Morrill,, it is because he is more
feared. Morrill, is the most winsome.
A LApy's APPRECIATION or THE OLD NER-
MONT SENArons.-M. C.. a, Washington cores
pondent Of the Springfield Republican says No
one who has seen them in their seats can ever
cease TO miss them In form, in presence, in
wisdom, in goodness, they filed the grandest ideal
OF an American Senator. Many years must pass
before time can restore to us their like again. 1t
takes a whole generation for such men TO rpen
and mellow, and gather the honey and wisdom Of
experience Vermont has Just cause to be proud
OF her Senators but the nation claims them as
her own as she weeps for their loss"
Hon. +. E. WoopnuDoE has presented to the
House the petition Of s. 5. Keton and forty-three
other citizens OF East Montpelier praying for an
increased protection to American wool.
TIE BuRuNGroN Tnlrs insists upon dis
tnotion between judicial and political cases for
getting that each often involves the other, and
that both should always be determined soely by
the rule Of right Hence the Times comes to the
absurd conclusion that Senator may be fairly
criticised for voting for the veto OF the CN
Rights BILL and cannot be criticised for voting foI
Stockton, who would have voted for the same veto
! To present the point so that the Times cannot
mistake it, we ask Is not Judge responsible foi
his acts, and open to fair criticism for errors o
Judgment? But all this is on supposabe cases
4 D. I..rfs
! for something better than criticism of Senator
Poland the Times and the Herald to the contrary
Notwithstanding II Judge Polsnds friends nov
choose to insist that it was criticism, very we'll
We will defend it as just criticism, good in law
and backed by the Senate Of the United States
The RUTLAND HER,LD interprets Senator Pc
5 lands letter to us as a charge that " have in
situated what we were unwilling boldlyto assert
e II e. that Senator Foot would have voted agans
. Mr. Stockton. We had asserted in reply to Sen
n ator Poland, that in our opinion Senator Foo
. would have voted against Senator Stockton; yea
IS and Senator Poland also, if he had not been com
mitted by previous action The Herald needed
not take the pains to nsinuate'' thing that We
6 have q" boldly asserted There is cowardice il
= the word insinuate that we do not admire, an,
l. are not addicted to.
:. We have reason to believe that the readers o
f the Burlington Times are imbibing opinion
e somewhat too favorable of Watons Congressiona
d career The exacting critic of the Times has beer
able to find only one fault in seven sessions Stcl
to " that line" Mr. Bigelow, since every repeti
ton only strengthens the nattering inference
The patient is perfectly satisfied with this mode o
treatment.
y THE plans for the new church have arrived, ans
70 the interesting question with some is as to the
front, whether it shall be on School or Mair
u Street We agree with the Freeman that the
tower in the angle of the church and yestry is no
fair compromise, because it does not look well
and we do not agree with it in decided prefer
T. ence for putting the front on Main Street. Tax
e ing the whole pile, think the view from MaiI
70 Street. with the front on School, will be most i'm
t,r,sy;,,a bocs,,ss chou, aptro dortb n