Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-05-24
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, MAY IL 1866


70 take place before cl'h uio''
.ha, Chief Justice Chase viii preside, MS
objection that martial law existed In
Virginia to interfere with his jurlsdic. i
zion he,np now removed. The grand O
iurvmen, who are now In attendance on '
Jndpe Upderwoods court, at Norfolk, I
are said to be all from the Northern 6
counties in Virginia, and loyal men, I
THEW have taken two oaths-one, not to I
act through malice against any person !
presented for Indictment, and the other
that they had not aided In the Shgh'est
degree the rebel cause in the late war,
and would support the constitution Oh
the United States. The portion oil Judge
Upderwood's charge to the jury relating
10 Davis is reported as follows
After referring to the absence OF Chlei
Jnsttce Chase, upon whom ne Woulu
have greatly preferred had fallen the
tssk Of iustructing them in the line Oh
their duties, he described the changes |
that had been effected by the war IN the
administration of justice and the uhus- |
al crimes. such as treason and dlsioyai- |
~ thew were now compelled to aoJuoi- |
cate upop. Ia this connection ne al
verted to his charge to the grand jury
nracedino them, and would not repeat
himself uow, believing they all knew the
continents he then expressed. But since
ther neace had been declared, and the
urit of hsheas corpus had been restored.
Recently President johnson expressed
Sasira that not such subordinates as
Wirz should be brought to punishment
for treason. but the head traitors. IL
was AGAINST these leading offenders he
won,d have them act, and punish the
principals and not the tools. IL mas oeen l
determined that such offenders must NC
tried In Virginia. At the North there mas
been much complaint Of the tarolness
shown in bringing them 10 tLlal' lhe
delay had been unavoidable. Ihere was
no need of further delay, and ne hopeu
the time had come when IL Woulu pe
shown here that treason was helu as
crime and meriting the highest PUNISH
ment. He urged that the mass OF the
people of this state who sldea WIN inc
rebellion, and took up arms 10 alu IT,
could not be held accountable lOr urea
son, There was no such general euuCa-
ton and intelligence here as AT Uhe
North. In proof of this he drew par,
allel between the First congresslona
district of Virginia and the state o
Rhode Island. Though the former mac
given birth TO four presidents OF I'M
United States and possessed twice I'LL
acres of Rhode Island, it has not on
tithe the wealth and intelligence, Ii
nineteen counties of the district ther
was not q paper published, and three
fourths of the men and women coulo no
read and write. This degree OF lShor
ance he traced to slavery. Those Wh
had imrosed upon the credullty anu l.
norance OF the masses in lncltlnS lhel
to rebellion against the government
would have FURNISHED. There was
obstacle now in the way, he insisted,
bringing indictments against All u
leaders Of this rebellion, the paroit
prisoners as well as the unparoleo. 1
epioined that they should remember the
duty in this regard, and faithfully III
Searlessly discharge It,
Judge Chase, it is reported mas
formed President Johnson that ne -"
be in attendance at the court to De Ut
in Richmond, if he will first issues
proclamation declaring martial law
Virginia at an end. Attorney Gene
sneed will be assisted in the prose-
ton by Judge Clifford of Massachuse'
and VIM. NJ. Evarts Of New folk'
Davis is said to have received
news Of his indictment with satlsi
ton, and expressed the hope IhaC
ease would soon, be decided. HIS
fence will doubtless be based on the q
trine Of State rights and State soverei
tv-that the citizens first alleglanc
one to his State--in other WORDS,
I'VE have really no supreme general
eminent. but'a mere confederation
sovereign States, such as we had IN
reyolutionaryIt war, and when
found 70 be so inefficient and worm
that a more substantial government
der our present constitution was lorl
II this is the defence that is TO be III
it must slgnally fail; for it is the oel
of treason and rebellion,-a plea ina
really have no practical national gov
ment capable of enforcing its auth'
or maintaining its existence. But
the airy structure, che rotton POUNDS
upou which all secession and copper
logic is based. This has been ono
swept away, not only by the logical
soning OF common sense, but also
sterner logic of cruel civil war.
let us see with what human device
brass the enemies Of good govern
and of enlightened freedom can az
the most open handed, unprovoKeo
gigantic treason recorded in the VIZ
history.
Mn Borrs on RECONSTRUCTION