Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-09-13
and made them the mere instruments Of
the authorities of the rebellion

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friendly intercourse;
In the North and West 1t has allowed
the rebel soldiers to prosecute the teach
ers of the colored school, and to burn
the churches in which the freedmen have
worshiped the living God;
That system 80 barbarious should
have eliminated in the frightful riot al
Memphis, and the still more appalling
massacre at New Orleans, was as natu-
raj as that a bloody war should flow from
the teachings of John c. Calhoun and
Jefferson Davis.
Andrew Johnson is responsible for all
these unspeakable cruelties and as he
provoked so he jnsti6es and applauds
them, sending his agents and emlsarles
into this refined and patriotic metropo-
lis to insist upon making his reckless
policy test upon a christian people.
He forgot that the protection to the
14th of August Convention in Phlladel-
phia was not only denied to the free
people of New Orleans on the 3Oth OF
July, when they assembled to discuss
how best to protect themselves, but de-
MED amid the slaughter of hundreds OF
innocent men. No page in the record OF
his recent outrage upon human justice
and constitutional law is more revolt
ing than that which c0nvictS him OF re-
fusing to arrest the perpetrators of that
savage carnival, and not only refusing
to punish its authors but trying to throw
the guilty responsibility upon unogend-
ing anu innocent freedmen. The lniatuaS
ated tyrant stood ready to crush his
oWnpeOple in Tennessee when they were
struggling to maintain a Government
erected by himself against him and
other traitors. Persecution was even
more eager to illustrate his savage poll
CIV by clothing with the most despotlC
power the rioters of New Orleans. Not
withstanding this heartless desertion and
crime-persecution by Andrew Johnson
the States of Missouri, Kentucky, Ten
nessee Western Virginia, Maryland and
Delaware imbued with democratic re-
publican principles, which the fathers
of the republic designed for all America
are now making determined battle with
the enemies of free Constitutional Gov
eminent, and by the blessing of God
these States will soon range themselves
illustrate the wisdom and benefcence of
the great charter OF American liberty by
their increasing population, wealth and
prosperity.
SLAVERY "sCoTCHBD, NOT KILLED"
In the remaining ten States the seeds
of oligarchy, planted in the Constitution
by its slavery feature, have grown to be
monstrous power whose recognition,
| thus wrung from the reluctant trainers
| of that great instrument, enable these
| States to intrenCh themselves behind the
perverted doctrine of State rights, and,
| sheltered by claim of constitutional
| obligation, to maintain slavery in the
| States, to present to the American
| government the alternatives of an oil
| garchy with slavery or democratic re-
| public without slavery. A forbearing
government, bowling to supposed con-
| stitutonal behest, acquiesces in the for
| mer alternative. The hand of the gov
eminent was stayed for eighty years
the principles of constitutional liberty
languished for want of government sup
port; oligarchy matured its power with
subtle design; its history for eighty years
is replete with unparalleled Injuries anc
usurpatlons.
BLIGHTING INFLUENCES OF SLAVE LABOR
1t developed only the agricultural 10
calities, geographically distinct from th'
free labor localities and (?) less than one
third of the whole with African slaves
1t held four millions of human being
as chattels, yet made them the basis 0
unjust power for themselves in Fedora
and State Governments.
To maintain their enslayement 1t eX
cluded millions of white neborers iron
the richest agricultural lands OF IN
world-forced them to remain inaCJl"
and unproductive in the mineral manu-
featuring and numbering localities, com
prising two-thirds of the whole South il
square miles and real, undevelopet
wealth simply because the locailtie
were agriculturally too poor for slav
labor.
BY denying capital and strangling enter
prise it repealed the capital energy and tn
skill ofthe free States from the free labo
localities by unmitigated violence anC
prescription, thus guarding the approach
es to their slave domain against democ
racy, and statute books groaned undel
despOtiC laws against unlawful and in
surrectionary assemblies, aimed at tn
constitutional guarantees of the right t.
peacably assemble and petition for re
dress of grievances.
1t prescribed democratic literature a
incendiary.
1t utilities Constitutional guarantee
of freedom and free speech and a fire.
press.
1t deprived citizens Of other States Q
their privileges and immunities in tn
States, an injury and usurpation, alik
unjust to Northern citizens and destruct
i've of the best interests Of the State
themselves.
FEARFUL CONDITION OF THE SOUTH DURIN
ITS REBELLION.
Alarmed at the progress of democrac
in the face Of every discouragement a
last it sought immunity by secession an,
war. The heart sickens with contempla
ton Of the four years that followed
Forced loans, impressments conscrir
ton with bloody hands and bayonets
the number of aged Union men who ha
long laid aside the implements of Labor