Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-03-09

izen-one who has been pleading for
his country, and the preservation Of
the Constitution. Immense cheer
lng.) These two parties, | say, were
arrayed against each other, and [
stand here before you for the Union
to-day as [ stood in the Senate of the
United States in 1860 and 1861. [
met there those who were making war
upon the Constitution--those who
wanted to disrupt the Government
and | denounced them in my place
then and there, and exposed their
true character. | said that those
who were engaged in breaking up the
Government were traitors. | have
never ceased, on all proper occasions,
to repeat that sentiment, and, as far
as my efforts 90, | have endeavorcd to
carry it out. Great applause.) |
have Just remarked that there were
two parties, one Of which was for de-
strOying the Government, and sepa-
rating the Union, in order to preserve
slavery. and the other for breaking
up the Government in order to de
stroy slavery. True, the objects
these sought to accomplish were diff
Ierent, so far as slavery was concern
ed, but they agreed in the desire to
break up the g0vernmcnt-the pre-
else thing to which | have always been
opposed; and, whether disunionists
come from the South, or from the
North. | stand now as | did then, vim
dicating the Union OF these States. and
the Constitution ofmy country. Tire
mendous applause.l Rebellion and
treason manifested themselves in the
South. | stood by the Government.
| said then that | was for the Union
with slavery; that was for the Union
without slavery; In either alternative
| was for my government, and its Con
stitution. T he government ha 5
stretched forth its strong arm, and
with its physical power it has put
down treason in the field. The sec
ton Of the country which then arrayed
itself against the government has been
put down by the strong arm. What
did we say when this treason Origina-
ted? We said-~No compromise
You yourselves in the South can set
tie this question in eight and forty
hours. said again and again. and
repeat it now. "Disband your armies
in the South-acknowledge the suprie-
macy of the Constitution of the Uni
ted States-arknowIedrc the duty, of
obedience to the laws. and the whole
question is settled" (Applause. -
What has been done since? Their
armies have been disbanded. and they
come forward now in a proper spirit
and say: We were mistaken; we
made an effort to carry out the doe
trmc Of secession, and to dissolve the
Union. In that we have failed. We
have traced iris doctrine 10 its logical
and physical results, and We find that
we are mistaken. We acknowledge
the Hag Of our country, and are will
ling to obey the Constitution, and tC
Weld to the supremacy of the laws.
. (Great appIause.) Coming in that
spiritI say to them; When YOU hav,
complied with the requirements of tho
Conatitution-when you have yielded
to the Iaw-when you have acknowl
edged your allegiance to the Consti
tution-I will, so far as | can, opeI
the door OF the Union to those who
have erred, and strayed from the tolC
Of their fathers for a time. Grea
applause. Who has suffered more
by the rebellion than | have. | shal
not repeat the story OF the wrong
and sufiering5 inflicted upon me bu
the spirit otreyenge Is not the spirit n
which to deal with whole people.
know that there has been great dea
said about the exercise OF the pardon
ing power so tar as your Executive l
concerned lhere Is no one who ha
labored with more earnestne88 thai
myself TO nave the Pflnclpal, intelIl
/ gent, conscious traitors brought t.
justice. the law Vlndlcated, and tn
great fact JudlclaIly established tha
treasonlsa crime. (Applau8e.) Bu
, while conscious, leading, and 1nrell
+ gent TRAITORS are to be puni9heC
should whole communities, and state
, and people, be made to submit to tn
penalty OF death! ("No; no. }
, have, perhaps, as much aSperlty an
, as much resentment as men ought t
have, but we must reason III grea
matters OF government about man a
, he IS. We must conform our action
+ and our conduct to the example Q
. linn who founded our holy rellglo
! (not that l would make such a con
+ parlson on this occasion III any pc
+ sonal aspect.) L came into this plat
under the Constitution OF the countr,
o and by the appreciation OF the peopl