Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-07-27


quiet man. ningling little with either Northern or
Southern members, but firm a rock for the Union
when his colleagues rcbelled; and Logan as a DEM
onstratiye jealous man, sympathzing warmly with
the slayocrats until they rebeed, when his eyes
were opened to the true path, and brayely has he
walked in It ever since. We give the ma crial part
of his speech because it is upon practical question
--the amendment Of the Constitution,
SPEECH OF GBN. LOGAN. OF ILLINOIS
The Executive who now oc upes the chair Of the
Chief Magistrate asserted a. his desire that "ucatoE
should be made tooui aud traitors punished lie
waited traitors TO be made TO take back seat He
wanted 10 be "Moses" 10 lead down trodden race
from the daikne Of slavery and chains 90 me promised
and lie wanted them 20 follow him, aud promised
them that he Would lead ih.m through che great Red
Sea q their travels and dficulti's All these things
g1rg % be done but can'tsee IT, lGreat laugh
not see his Moses leading the hosts az did Moses
Of old out Of the darkness Of Egyptian bondage and
through the Red Sea 1 see no such empt that
think the mau has Ct his way that his compass has
got Of order; that he has secrd his cour wrong
AMI Is at the head q else hsn the
he was going TO lead ut IL 10 The power he
has been changed 70 the bentht Of certain rebels Ihej
bis true followers wadng trough the Red Sea Of
ti Is aud uihuatons and they TO be Landed in the
HAPPY land n Canaan supp se.
Ms fellow citizens, as / do not intend to TAX very
long will for few moments tell you what think Is
The tty Of our country was glad to hear thar de.
spat,h read was glad 10 hear that voice come from
Tennessee for IL Is he voice II patriotism IL voite
that sp ais the loyal Of thai couutty-a voice
that Inns been b. ard recently and frequently 10 advocacf
u their interest Once we heard snother Voice from
that state, ing that representation must be based
Loyalty the loy lty n he PEOPLE must be b'sed
representation. We head that once from man theI
in power In onnes We hear lately uf aetter tgn-
ed by pruce.s other DO not know what. DO
not know under hat law or rule OF gOvetpm NJ
sttution and sent The Congress of he United sta'es
rolf ing them that somebody opposed 10 that
an endu emit q the Constitution. a Rhtet Well
.HI sl. I q 4 hun .r.A
rebels VINO opposed 10 II too. That's what tue
matter. Laughter | can fud every rebd in the laud
who Is opposed to 1t and evey ppeihtad in o land.
Evtry man pho in against the 0overnment
during the four years Of bloody battle is opposed 20 that
ameldn ent # the Constitution lCes Of That's go 20
and aIvlause il is not necessary for any particular
TO notify that be is lscd 70 the amendment,
for as hAye said the dsloy al men all the country
are o o. osod TO IT, BIT We hear voice coming from
Tennessee ihatis not oppoe ed TO it, They 10 longer
heMken to the voice Of their Moses. Laughter and
cheers Tennessee has refused 70 p any self
stituteG Moses They going to lead themselves out
/ Of bondsge. And am glad TO night ttat the ice
comes trembling upon the from Nashville ash
ingion saying that "Jhe deed is done" The act has
been performed and the with Of heloy al people Of Zen.
has been expressed IL In accordance with the
voice u the lIity Of the pesonAVes Of the PEG
Pile OF ia great county, and notn accordance vi the
voice Of the representatives. Of the people of this
great country We are told however, and IN fact, the
loyal people Of this coonty ae told Wby gentlemen,
you going to desruoton Don't you know Jour
party is going TO he destroyed DOM you know that
there is such a will and determination Of he
IN power mat VIII destroy lnlN fhuiCal ORGANIZATION.
as they cal ithat 1t will be twept out Of txstentef'
1t lie the men who obey the laws at pftsent, AtteI
What they may have Done during the trfble struggle
through which We have passed that aie new to re
tdered oval 1t Is thoss who obey he dictates
Of high in power contrary he voice Of the Union
majority Of tits nation who to be ieRafd,d The
loyal while the who opposed hs rebellion aud
sueAned the Government to be looked upon DIS
loyal men secuted from society, and yen f. m all po-
siuons If honor We told that all h will be done
by the power that that there is poWtr in his
SOMETHING like ihe power q jackson They say there
saman IN this county who is waking in the footsteps
Of jackson. Wen. there may be there may be a
great many Jaoi sons in the land ThTe may be great
many men as & eatss jackson vas gieat many men
who have as s,rong wi as JAckon had. There's no
question about that But il read h,tory right, and |
believe hs'e some recollection Of the days q ia kson
ind thai Jackson always fought his enemies and hat
his friends always stood by him find hat when Jack
son vetoed man, he vetoed hif enemy, and not his
friend. End by looking on hule while that Jackson
did have not htatd II any obei Jackson tince that
ov, PIttideni of the United Status Gteai laugh
ter do not think his consideration should pouble
Us We have s,m,ttirg before ~ upon VII CHI to iOrm
our Judemtnis and opinions without ookI 10 the opn
ioi OF any one Individual
What is this ndn e1t to the Constitution Of the
United States that is obnoxious 1t requires that all
born within the jurisdiction Of the Ulited States
should be citizens thereof Why that Is the law already
There Is nothing improper in that. Ever, ought
TO be sat thed There l. no man in the county that OBJ
jeets 10 any person born in The country being citizen
and ,heie l. therefore OF -cton putting il into he
Constitution. We also provide that those who have
tooie taken al oath to support the Government and az
teWaTd gagged IL the rel eig shall not hud any flee
under The Federal Government. would like to know
what lection thele is 10 that. IL is ad the Oh
10 that a. cuts Of any people in the South that
are 20 any people ere vi took oath support
the Constitution the United ates and tht went into
the rtbelion-men among the highest olAs, old polite
utiaf 8, and 20 foIh-hat It would be dong great
wrong. Let us see whether II would be doing great
wrong rot hose mtn who gentinto the against
the Govt &C mmitted treason. We who went into the
deE he old Gag cid standing upon the Consd-
uon OF the United stats made for Us by IA hers.
Applause We went into the against the rebellion
with all rights aud privilege guaranteed that
were guaranteed 10 our fathers by the Const tuition and
the laws OF the land We fought against men who had
f0Ieittd each and every OF thest rghs We fought
against tn for the purpose Of putting down the rebel
lion and restoring the Government You remember that
iIt end Of The htste other there one +
yertal glow OF patriotism. Men rushed arms; they
we've I'D on by pa rio'm and devotion to their ooun
Try against treason and against d,loy atty This 0eiI
our urpose aud tsct and the OF ton
thtIe was not one OF you who vent forth in defence Of
your country woo believed then tht phen treason was
.urp esttd and the Government fully restored he ooun.
try and laws the country that the en- who
performed the good Office tosard the Government tia
you d. who sustained II in Its hour Of al, would be
placed on the same footing below the usitogs they
! fought Applause There was not lder who be-
lieved such a thng-thtre not loyal man who be-
/ litved such thing The universal OPT ion that
there would be line deep and broad drawn between
the traitor and 10y ast that iu generations n ht be-
hold II as long IS time should roll On This the
Outstanding OF all loyal men them II is what loya
undersand to'day shall be done. lGfeat cheer ny
Sir, tell me where your JEFF uAv your stephenses
your loomots your Lees, your Beauregafd - men who
have lived the fat 1.-The land who have been ecu
Gated at the charity schools Of the aon who
eI had spear OF grass grow flower bl in then
gardens that was NOT eAered irom the Treasury Of
United states who have lived In luxury aud th
who have had given them the highest postiu the
land, ihe highest honors the people confer upon
them and meu, who while their embems OF honor
on them could break their hs violate their obligg.
tons and tfample uddeI foot the u he nd-ars.
They could make truth 50 ifm beneath then feet they
hiss the Bible and seoe by the everything Goa that
hoy would aus ain the Government aius all its enc
/ mi and opposers These are the who filed The
lend ffOm one end to the other with mourning with wild
ows AMI orphAns--who have caused MYERS " blood to
course The iich soil II the South aud the very land self
10 under The distress and bur htns brought upon
the land by the horrors ~ war When you look upon
this iicue ask you as a 10y al man. good as
con oentilus man. good mother, good aifs OF
good SISTER, 70 tell me is M who has assisted in
br gng you ali these sorTows 20 b. accorded much
nh aud As man1 privilege 10 the nder
which We live the Who has fought f,r and sus
tanned the ment H. The dark hour Of its necessity
| lCnes Of " Mo-" mo" and applaust.l II this NY
feowtOunt lmen is hat this pulley res ora ion
means then fr one beg to be excused nom ben z
brought into the great tribunal in which be work
ed out do not believe the great Davis OF the great
stephens who paraded the Of Wa hin gton short
time ago. Is entitled TO the same III hts that an y
! VII | 'ver believe Il lOheers Aud waOeyet you
fse hen the ssme ri hts you give 10 me any 9th.
81 man who foVght with me o9r years 10 s-ppress
thls rebellion "a, want you tsll what has been
gained. ~ being 10y TO this Government during
the war iha' has been wAg.d
want you 10 tell what difference there is between
loyal man and uAi or what difference there is To
be her after The traitor has onlJ made little mistake
II was an error of judgment on his paItust II was
with the man who committed any crime. IL e.