Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-07-20

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IN 5, 1865, after the fall Of Richmond, beior,
!; the assassination of Lincoln. Vice Pro,iden
! johnson said
''Ihe query naturally arises now. who ha.
been engaged in this bloody opposition to the
Government ? The answer is. the man YOU
= have fed, clothed, educated, whose sole repuia-
tion and early houors were won under. vouf col
ors; him We find with the sword given him by
the Government and the country to defend IN IN :
= HIM We find plunging it into MS mothers
bosom -
: Voices from the crowd-Haug him Hang
( him
Mr. Johnson-"You say hang him /
know men in this country are hung II they
murder one man; but what shall he joIe 10
him who tries 10 murder nation 10 Solon's
code no law was written against parricfie The
Atheulan treated it as crime ucue could ics so
base as to commit. Mr. DAVIS sought 20 Kill
his MOTHER
Voices-IIang him
Mr.. Johnson-"YEs, sA4 HANG uus Twfy
TY TINrs
'Ireason should be put in iis Iroyer rehf as
the greatest Of crimes, sni, while mleuqHimity
aud merry were with enc hand dealt % ,le Ge
luiel masses, he BELIEvt SIGNAL MD MEMO
RABLE PUNISHMENT SHOULD BE DEALT TIE CRAP
The property Of the former shoG.I be used
to remunerate tne loyal men whom they hsl de-
spoiled and persecutcd."
After the assassination, April 70, 1865.
when Mr.. johnson had become Presiient. he
spoke as follows to a delegation from Hi
u1is
When We turn to the criminal cole ani *
anime the catalogue of crime. we there find
arson laid d0Sn as a crime, with its appropriate
penalty; We there fui theit. and robbery. and
murder given as crimes; and there, too. We
ind the last and highest Of crimes-treason.-
IApplause.l
The people must understand that It Is the /.
blacklist Of crimes, AND WILL BE SURELY Pun
IsHED. [Applause.l
Let i be engraven upon every heart that .
treason s crime, AND TRAITORS SHALL SUFFER-
IFS rESAlTr." [Appause.I
On thc 23d Of April, 1868, Mr. johnson
received delegation from Iudi4na, and said.
n tie course # his speech
Then. if you take the life Of one individual
for the murder Of au0.her, and beleye that his
proue-ty should be c0ndscatei, wha. should be
done with him who is trying 10 assassiuate this
T.
THEN who have attempted the life of a nation
1--WE we're living at a ,ime .Bsn Nm. rnfli,
mind hal almost become oblivi5us 10 v,b,t tr.a-
son is. The tine has arrived. INV couutrvmeD.
when The American people should be educated
and taught what Is crime, and that treason is
crime aud the highest crime known o. the law
and The constitution. Yes, treason a-l;ust
state, treason against all the States, treason
the highest crime that can BE- committed AN
THOSE ENG,crD IN II Should srrrrr ar m.
PENALTIES.
1T is not prouuI,l-ing arytb.r.- tf,.Tt have
not heretofore said 10 saw that traitors -.gsi he
made 0iious. that treason must he nlai. oI;ous
THAT TRAITORS MUST BE rrylsurp avn ,,rr.v,
rRIsuED." rApriause1
Inc same diy, trtslleut johnson received Z
O derutati1r Of cl,rrvmen- who advised hin, 7
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t-'sa
. my opinion, the time has come when you !
anu , mus cI; uI'ls''ll M, ana ana mus. ,eiS4 Z; mat
of political opirious.'
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I-'IIs ogen the Executive Si state and
ssarv TO eyercise eIemenev and mere bove "a
cen charged Of going too far. being too lenient; Sc
IT ,i-sTIcy Is cpT,r anJ ,bs, vbe1 r,srrv ''
nd elemencY are exercised by the Executive, IT p
l9uLp Y - AL"Als BE IoNL N ylAN OF y1sIicE,
bat great prerogstive. q
Surely the Constitution sufficiently defines ~
81 So nI - va .sso n.'.ss oiI oiI
nd comfort. With this definition it require. h'
ie sxeFslss oi no great aeumen 10 ascertain y
ON 10 tell ms Who have Isv;sd var a,,irst n. nl
nited States. nor does it require any great
u Is ,S Sa iesong 70 tseeIria T Toe mas se1
1hen the Government Of the United States does p
scer'a'n who are the conscious and intelligent -
alOIs' lhE PENALTY AND IhE tohftlI SHOULD ~