Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-10-10


not always listened to you ?" l replied.
"a You hive, and am grateful" After re-
marking that the rebel region was still IN mill
,ary occupation and that it was the plain duty
Of the President 10 use his temporary power
for the establishment of correct principles.
proceeded to say First: See to it that no
newspaper is allowed which is not thorous bly,
loyal and does not speak wei! Of the National
Government and of EGual Rights and here
reminded him of the saying of the Duke of
Wellington, that in place under martlsl law, an
unlicensed press was as impossible as on the
deck of ship of war. Secondly Let the
officers that you send, as military governors or
q herwise, be known for their devotion TO
Equal Rights, 50 that their names alone viii
b7 proclaim .'ion, while their simple presence
will help educate the people and Gere men
TONED Mi lr General Carl Schurs, VIII still
held his commission In The army, as such per
son. Thirdly: Encourage tue population tc
resume the proit1bie llbors Of agriculture,
commerce and m.nuf4 4ctures, without delay
but for the present to avoid politics. Fourth
ly: Keep the whole rebel region under these
good infuencts, and, at the proper tine, hand
over the subject of recuns,raction, with the
great question of Equal Rights, 10 the juig-
pent vi Congress, Sn-re IL belongs. All this
he President received at the time with perf.c C.
kindness, and mention thus with the mors
readiness because remember to nave seen III
the papers a very different statement.
Ony a short time afterward there vas a
change, which seemed like summerset or al
4postacy; and then ENSURED a strange siSht.
Instead of faithful U0io1is,e. recent r-b-ls
Ibronyed the Presidential aute-cnanbers, rs
joicing in a n-w-found favor. Tney made
peeches at the Presidents, and he made
speeches st them. mutual SYN pathy vas
manifest. On oae occasion the President an
nouured himself "S)uthern man." With
" Southern sympathies.' thus quicken ng ;h.t
sectional q ,me which good me-. hoped 10
gu encned forever. Al4si if at-r all oar ter
ribe sacrifices We are still to have President
VINO does not know how 10 spurn every sec
.ional appeal and make himself the represent
a,ive of ali Unhsppllly whatever the Pre.i-
dent said or did was sectional. He showed
himse elf constantly a sectionalist Instead of
telling the ex rebels that thronged the Presi
Denial ante chambers, as be should have done,
that be was their friend; that he wished them
yell from the bottom of his heart; that be
longed 10 see their fields yield an increase, and
peace iu all their borders; and that 70 this
end. he counseled them TO devote themselves
TO agriculture, commerce and manufactures,
and for the present to say nothing about poll
tics instead Of this, he sent them away talk
lQg ana IQiukl0K aOOuI Jul POlitiSs,
aud frantic for the re establishment OF a Sec
tion.l power. Instead OF designating Of
6cer, OF the army military gov
errors, which supposed he would do, be
appointed e1-rebeis, who could not take the
oalS required by Congress of all officers OF the
United States, and they IN turn appointed ex
rebels to office under them, so that partlcipa-
ton in the rebellion found its reward, and
treason, instead of being made odiou., became
a passpor, to power. Everywhere ex-rebels
came out Of their hiding places. They walked
the streets defantly. and asserted their old
domination. Under tie auspices of lhs Presl-
dent, a new campaign was planned against tn
| Republic, and they VINO failed In open war
now sought to enter the very citadel of polit-
ical power. Victory. purchased by so much
/ loyal blood and treasure, WAS little better III An
a cipher. Slavery itself revived in the spirit
| of Caste Unioni,ts, who had been tramPled
down hy the Rebellion were trampled dosn
sill more by these Presidential governments.
! There liberty of the press oil liberty OF
! speech, and The lawessuess of slavery began 10
rage anew.
| Every day brought tidings that the rebel
lion was reappearlng 10 its essential essence
Amidst all professions OF submission there Wal
an immitig. .be hate to the National Govern
ment, and prevailing injustice TO the freed
Boston Moved by desire to arrest this fsts
tendency, | appealed by letter to members o
the Cabinet, en,rea,ing th~m TO stand hr Il
against policy" which promised nothing
but disaster. As soon the elections were
over, | appea ed TO the President himsslf, b.
a teegrapaic dessatc1, as follows:
"B sroS. II h Nov, 1855. ::
To the Pre,ident of The Uailed States Wash
fngtou:
As la, hful friend and supporter of you
administration, most respec fully petition yo
to suspend for tue present your policy toward
the rebel States. | should lot present tai
prayer ~ere | u 1t painfully convinced that To u
/ far l. has failed 10 obtain any reasonable guar
rsn,ees for that security IN the future which |
essential 20 peace aud reconclliatlon. 10 N
mind il b,ndons the freedmen 10 the contro
OF their ancient masters; and leaves the na
tiona debt exposed to reputation bf return
ing rebels. Tne Declaration OF lndePendeoc
asserts the Equality of all meu, aud that ris h
fu government can b. founded only on sn
. c neent Of the governed. ! see sinai. chanc
of peace unless these great pr ncples are prac
q ticaIly established. Without this ths hous
will continue divided against itself
: CHARLES SUMNER,
D Senator Of the u. s."
u On reaching Washington Saturday, evening
Immediately before the opening Of the la'
session OF Congress, loss no time In sesin
I the Presiden:. l was with him that eve thrs
" hours. found him changed IN temper a.
purpose. How unlike that Presidsnt, Wit
s only a few days after his arrival at power, hs
. made me feel So happy in the assurance
agreement on the great question before Il
. country He was longer sympasheiic
l. even kindly, but harsh. petuisnt and unrsaso
able PlA My, bis heart was with the ex-re
els. For the Unionists, white or olacS, vi
II h.d borne the burthen of the day, he had lit
q feeling. |, was in this connection that the fo
! loving dialogue ensued: The Prcsideni..
Are there no murderers in Massachusse. is
II Mr.. s." UnhaPpily. yesi sometimes. 4
u President.-" Are there no assaults IN Bostol
N Do not men there sometimes knock each 9th
q down, 90 that the police is obliged to inte
Il fere ?" .Mr. S." Unhappiy, yes" 4
l. Pres ,dent -"Would you consent that Mas
ae chusse,ts, on this account, should be exclad
O. from Congress ?" Mr.. S.-"No, Mr.. Preside
re | would not" And here stopped, witho
al remarking on the entire irrelevancy OF the
ut ouiry. left the President that night with
TO psinful conviction that his whole soul was
e, q. flint against the good cause, and tat by ,
an assassination OF Abraham Lincoln the Rsb
lion had v.ultd into the Presidential cha
'e- Jefferson Davis was then in the easement
l Fortress Monroe, but Andrew Johnson was
ne ing his work.
or | fAh. what avaiis IL.
lat II the guiied conq ueror receives the chain,
~ And fatsery subdues whea arms are vAin.''
nm From this time forward l was not in do
he as TO his "poioy," which asserted q condit
m of things in The rebel region inconsistent y
.rs the terrible truth. 1t was, therefore, natl
ac- that l should charactsriss one of his messaR
ng covering over the enormities there, a. q" VIII
le, washing" This mild term va. thought
nR some at the time to be too strong. Sub