Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-10-17
STATE or rnE COUNTRY.

-ince my asst 40uusl commune .iou IL BE-
Legislature, ,ue Nu.A ot tvC5l> ..ict!u-- -ll
,elrs4a.z.a. th- stare ana local governments,
ah.cn i-r more ,h.- taur years, ha1 been in
rebellion .iu,- He !eaer-- authority, has
arke.,. euseEe4 tl- a-teu.,ln oi the executive
ara legislative 81! aytments II he General
Governments; -Ea, o. i, both usoe- ary nd
vis- .a d rru5 .- j. ~hlcl ne ctz-as 1t
s-ver-isn An4 tGe source oi II. power, this
V.1h has COMMANDED tas Interested ---L ialel-
.seul ubsers.-l i Ind cl ..c.sm oi tae vl5lt
people II thv ~ g.
Un4appay t35 I e oss. s..-t!oa 81 tb fgoo-
len cd su. I--.lU, ttr .4ua4 Executive
and the n4tiooai l. g.>.atuTr .-vz no. b=-u il
-ccord in ,heir views O. the bes. me II oI
rcst.rios these lrsugg rJ tomuu-l..es to Ter
true relations 20 tne fedora Government; 4ri
-he w9tA las hereby been muc1 delayed, the
q tie 4..ies winch efyirta It nave been u 1ca
increased, ana the southern clmmuf..ies have
become much more husl,.e t.4n at inst to me
demands al that aise policy v ica W-uil zen
der - treason oOlous, oo -.a ample 4cLr,t
Tor the iu,a are, and enable ne Government 10
redeem every p.edge II mas made TO It's credit
ofs, 10 Il, freaGs, ana 70 tne race sn.ch Il las
euaaclp4ted.
Inc executive hgauch ot th- Government,
having in@ugur-ted tae work ct reorSa in&
tue IeOe ..ous states without ee kjoS lAa ad-
vice or cooperation ot Congress, has cll,inued
u mis- upon IFS S-.3>-ye err ,T III i.s "of a,
I'd h-a --lie- ~ --s legislative o.-- =. Z las
Government any snare la lue delefm nation
ut the status 2 i1e iastf5si- ooinl4--l -ieS, or
CONDITIONS "i 1aetf les-or--'o4i aA0 "E'ie Ge-
jag 10 Congress a'i Sht 10 J-49e 81 ne
c1mpl. tenes, q! this oaiA oi reorSsA z-.Ian, IL
is conceded only The rsh- o. each louse TO
Judge Il the elections, returns ard qufAhca-
lion, t,f rs own member. ir.a policy IS
sUmes that me EAteliiYe h-s 'n- s--s t's1t .
coLs,GUct, IeeTsaalzs ao0 restore .2 ,l5 r
:olulrr coalition IN t.e Uosetl.n-o-l ,..e pee
K, c- umull-les and states "-1-1 e-ye FaSeI
? gigantic wlr against -n-t GoNsrcneat; -ni
/. insists, wIsb lmpaauc i,eIau r, tnt- Con-
zress, by refusing L. recognize lae executive
reconstruction Is JI-'. safe. c5ais..e-e ara ca
sli-utional, and 90 once --.al-log L -e-;s a
ne Senate aUl House OF Re?FeseAl1tiNes per
soas inning ;5 BE e.ec,ea 5y s-1 es tLus re-
organized, is assuAt1s iu-ctioas waion 90 not
57ous to i, l-re.cl.as the .1.s,ltut9o, l1I
attempting, WITH 3 gu,t eq- p jh=. 4 re
rebellion - dismem15r the Ueloo.
o. &c as mbIDg ot Cog sss ia D5csm
osr .s', ana thr ughou, IFS .4sc session, taAt
body cai.ned f5r it-aif the constitutional right
70 examine -ais werk @: reco1sfruc .ou, -ad
jofge boto q its conditions and o5nq-s -sness
Alter Careful aad prolong q .ilFes, a-.on,
glTeuga i-s J7'7, committee OK TecybstrucuoH,
o} the Condition of he s.@tes lately IA rsbe--
Hon, The la-i.7n os ,aeir innao.lar1l, aa1
the workings and results on tAe executive
method Of rtorganlz N, & vas .u-lY S. ,lsaed
iaa- the political aad o.7-- power "a those states
@4s, - aimos- every r-@-c placed L. .ae
hands OF ta2se ''aa' tttoS see e s--oa'
we're either aotve "A tnoT no5i.iily 10 'hr lR-
;lona! G5v-gnmeu-, OF gave Id and comior, 70
It's enemies; while i was apparent taa', without
further condition than the lxscf'iye .aa pro
posed, those #ho had been during TIE rsos!-
non ;he bittereat enemies OF the G4IoaSi u
thoIi,y, would have he uGcleokad and entire
political ooH7rol Of those states IL Tie future,
and would use hat controIt0 Cypress and pat
4Hdef b-a .e0se WHO h-v2 never s"eTY@d .rom
/ il fidelity 70 ths Ulioc.
Congress, therefore, wisely, "a my judgment,
declined 10 treat ths states winch had con
federated in their treason against the Govern
lnent, as rsh fully entitled 10 immediate repre-
sentauon II tbs national legislature, or - be
r3 sod o. fs-