Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-08-31
From the Detroit Post
MASSACHUSETTS, AND sOUTu
CAROLINA

IHE Springfield Republican, which i
rural New York Herald tempered by Mas
sachusetts radiealism, has had It's sentimen
tally touched as keenly as Mr.. Johnson's by
the grand spectacular drama of Massachn-
chusetts and South Carolina at the Philadel
phia Convention. People shouldn't make
fun of it, so they shouldn't, says the Re-
publican, for the moment as solemn a. an
old guy or grandmother. Why will you
tramplc upon the finest feelings oil our Ia
ture, laugh at the beautiful and tender out
gushings Of the heart, ridicule that heaven
lY mood which melted Massachusetts ami
South Carolina into magnificent oneness
queries the Republican,. ut Is a great
deal, says the romantic Republican, "that
after four years Of bloody civil war, repre-
entatiYes Of Massachusetts, can iraIeIni1-
with those Of South Carolina for common
political object If Massachusetts,, alive
and awake to the events Of the nineteenth
century, Is represented by exhumed Hlnker-
who, IN the presence OF q compromise witt
the Southern patriarchs, like ''the fUc Ouli
Irish gintlemau IN the presence Of q Whiskey
bottle are ''nOt such fools as 10 be dead,
and by Democrats who, like the snake
charmers' sOrpents. still possess their venom
but are without their teeth,-if Massachu
sets. renewing her vigOr every year ami
growing young every day, Is represented
by men who are walking about because
grave yards have yawned, or because maj
ignity has galvanized them into spasm0d.g
respiration, then indeed was the ridiculous
exhibition Of fraternity "a great deal, - AM
worthy Of Reyerdy JOhns0n's rhetoric, aui
Andrew johnson 5 rheum.
But Massachusetts,, by which the world
means, and in this particular the RepIdtsl.
preiends TO mean, the best ideas Of the Ger
fury, as regards human liberty and civil AMI
political rights, was not represented o.
fraternizing with men who went % phiia
delphIa % see how little they must yield g.
the Massachusetts, ideas that conquered iu
the war Civilized Massachusetts, no moi-
walked arm-in-Grm with regenerated Slu.a
Carolina than if Nallandigbam had marc. Ell
by the side OF Robert Small. There was
nothing new IN Massachusetts, hunkcli-l
clasping hands with South Carolina
rebels. They did that during the Wa
And now, l0rsOJtb, because they made
public display Of it, the Convention mus-
'.slOp over Andrew johnson must invite
member Of Cabinet not $50 smile, but &.
weep with him, and the Massachusetts, pet
I4tACLluucs uu4GE klt 4tA4 uA euI ~ F.s..."A
must xush like the rock which Mos
struck.
Wes suppose that even IN Mas-achu-e.,-
grown men must pirate and palavcr Of uui.-
and fraternity, and elas!ing hands, when
that means union Of CopIerheai- go.
rebels, fraternity Of the New YORK rJ;.--
Of lSJ3 with the New Orleans IiJtel- ..
ls6j. These men, We presume. Jccl.
place in the natural economy o. the w.-.l.
Tor nothing quIckens except 1t d.e, .tt
corIses yield ,hcir per cenIage OF susteEsn..
for future life.
Such jibbeung and mUmbling keep, -.4-
idle people cut Of mischief, though it BE-
child's play for earnest men. At any r-t.
1t l. less harmful than drinking and not a-
expensive a. gam bling. If 1t makes inca
ridiculous it does not make them savage, ans
If it reduces their influence, It does u.-
diminish their purses.