The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-01-19

poiic tiiat Liz Soh'chiiou "a' "'i""Sy
Union because the seces>ioniSts didn't vote.
| note now that many more votes were
poled in the state elections than for the
convention delegates, and that the increase
is mainly of hostile spirit. While five
sixtlls of the members of the convention
were Unionists, only two-sixtlls Of the
congressional delegation can possibly be
included in that designation. The defeat
Of Holden for the govcrnorship an;l the
senator>liip Is mainly due to The old party
bitterness in the state, the intensity oi
feeling beiag such aS does not exist in any
other state of the Union. Pool beats Hol-
den for senator because he Is an old line
whig. and his Union record is quite as
good aS iIohlcn's. Worth is elected gov
ernur by the malignant secession element.
10 whom any boiy was more acceptable
than Iio;.len vet iona Worth Is Il PLAIN,
modest. upright man, who never either ia
yored ora:quie>cel in secession. Ir Geor-
ia the legislature would, under similar
circumstances. b, more hostile 10 the >pir-
it OF the government than the convention
was and the election of Judge jenkins to
the goyernor,hip-,lue 10 tine fact that
there w;t- no other caniidate-expre>>ed
the political sagaci;y of the politicians
rather than the avcr;,Ge sentiment OF the
people. The President was bountiiul In
| the extreme toward these states but the
more iayors he rave, the more were de-
mandti. Three months ago the inch was
received with thanks ROW there Is ln>o-
lent complain; brcuiSc the nation doesn't
give more than tht cil. Ii the PreSl lent :
policy WIS INTENDED only to develop the
latent feeling OF the conquered rebels, he
I'm congratulate himself with most re-
mlikapic success.
Freedom OF speech AMI safety OF per-
~on are very fr from being assured in all
parts of lhe>, states | believe they have
been won in the cities and large towns.
mi Oh the main lines of railway travel ::
! hut any Northern man who goes into the
country, whether for business Or pleasure,
whcill = IL Il resident or Traveller. must
walk circum~pcctv. Ii he underia keS 10
maintain r.ulic i sentiments on the negro
question. hi- friends will probably lind
him d al some morning.--hot from be-
hind. a, Is the custom oi the country.
The Ie.u,linr III III of these states generally
= invite iinmi ration from the North and
tliev are honc-, AMI sincere i'll their eN-
prc->ioa OF desire ior The iniux ot new
lie. They sill. am sure. do all thy
,.,n To- make the >taicS safe and lnvltlnI
.rr Immigrants. In time. even Gtor-L'
vii, I,e IL free IL New urk but nj pre-
~; the nl.,>>c, OF the people have little
!i~po-iiion OF welcome for NorthcrncrS.
.'lr cN-rabtl soldiers are everywhere tn
best -,li~poSrl class of citizens; and Ii tiicy
, aionc constituted any given state. | ~hou!l
| rx,,,.t peace and order and tree lom 1,
$ freely ,.n,unl at once The bId c.>>e
. :lrt-.i!l the WON II. most of the preach
cr-. nearly all the Young and mii,lc-aGc,
m.n vino iii not 20 into tha ariny. an,
. mtnv o!' the voung rchI >t;.ii-o.li,rr- anl
| oil rs who diln'l see active service.
the fact that such u large proportl m "t
: the oilit,- in the @iti "i The people OF thc>
p states nave been iilti with men vino wer'
=, o.lictrS in the rebel army does not OF ii
Y : Ii furnish any a.gument against III
Il COOL disposition oi the people. the srn
/ i'm nj which voluntarily conicrS honor Oh
J. 4 man who lil> shown pcrs nal bravery
!. wlo iIl- been piuckv anl d,rin@ AMI %.'l
/ iani. l. hiIc W. c,lIlp; afford 10 crash:
l. one ut the strong moral furc,> ui i III
&. tioa. AM deserves nurture rather iha
) ra,.I m.a:ion. Moreover. in not Il tt,
/ ,c.>,- ih,- rX-o.iiccr- arc OF better will ln-
= pu,po-r :nvird the government than IN
T. o.iIgr III - in their respective localities.
. The other fat. that almost every candi
q lat wa- Ie.tl;cl who didn't % Wi!
: the stat" durinr tht war l. one Of ser
i ou- import. L; inlicatrs Just the spir
k that lci X W.ule Hampton 10 say 10 h
lc tricn l.. IL i or duty t" sustain I'll
II lrr>il,n, - lonr rs h. manit' >t> 4 di~p'
" -iii,n 10 restore I'll or rights IL Il >ovcl
1t q N stat" IT l. thr spirit of defiance
tc the nation. oi' >uilcn ania@nni>m 10 ii
" i Ica O. national unity, of determined OF
L! position 10 the principle Of national Sove
& ci4niy. s. lonc * il prevails. VT C:
in hope for IL sound peace. Ii Will III
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