Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-01-04
H ERALD.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER %, 1865.
,rne observation-disclosures.

devote to this interesting ANA prohtaole
exercise. but we have not. Cuisines
before pleasure" must lbs our motto,
and the constant labor necessary to
orun" a daily paper renders 1t lndlspen-
sable that We practices pretty rigid self
denial in reference to non.eSsentialS.
From our partial readings, however we
get the impression that the burden Of
the democratic song or solo-there are
hardly democrats enough left to make
out respectable chorus-is that the
President and Congress are going to join
issue, and that a rupture between the
Executive aud Legislative branches Of
the Government is close At hand. In all
this we of course md no difficulty in
perCeiving that the wish is father to the
thought. How soon would the present
lean and emaciated Democracy grow
sleek and plump like shriyelcd grape
under an exhausted receiver If this con-
summation for which they are all eX-
horted to watch and pray could be
come an accomplished fact In that
case mounted on their lavorite and for
lorn hobby they would hope to make
triumphant entry into place and power.
Aside however from the croakings on
this point, and the ofilcious and tidgety
proters of friendship for President John
son, Yhieh never fail to meet our eyes
when we look on a democratic paper, 1T
is undeniable that there is vague APP
prehension amoug Union men that all is
not exactly right between the President
and Congress. But with the limited
means of information which we possess,
we candidly aver that we can neither see
any signs nor any occasion for misun-
derstanding or difference In the first
place, with the exception of Mr.. Sum
ner's hasty and undigni1ed remark
about withdrawing there has not
been a single prominent member of the
Republican party who has expressed
himself otherwise than in terms Of the
utmost kindness and confidence towards
the President. With regard to Mr.
Sumner, we all know that half a dozen
Senators expressed their disapprobation
Of his course, and he finally himself
rather more than intimated that his re-
marks were to be taken in az ickwickian
sense" The Springfield Republican, pa
per that H Republican in nature rs well
as name, said that Massachusetts, had
reason to be proud Of Mr.. Sumner for
many things, but for this she had reason
to be greatly ashamed OF him.
When we consider the freedom of
speech which has always characterized
the members of the Republican party,
we shall rest contented in the belief
that there is no real hostility so long as
1t is not outspoken. We certainly shall
not take the surmises and the genufiec-
tions OF the Democrats for proof
But in the second place we can see
nothing in the nature of the case that
should lead to a collision. The President
is engaged in building the wall over
against his own house, so to speak, and
the same is true of Congress The Pres
ident has been doing what he can to IA
cilitate the work of re- organization and
rebuilding. What the people of the
South most need is to engage actively
and systematically in the work of re-
pairing their own ruins. Railroads are
to be rebuilt, plantations rc,ftted, post
offices established courts organized, all
the channels Of business opened, and
the people placed as soon rs possible in
q situation To manage their own affairs.
1t is not matter Of immediate or of
pressing Importance that their repre-
sentatives should be admitted into Con-
gress. This would undoubtedly be very
pleasant to the members themselves, as
well as gratifying to their constituents,
but the substantial benefits resulting
would perhaps be far less than they i'm
agine. AS the Irishman said about re-
peal-"Oh, yes said he "repale is
right-every true Irishman is in favor
Of repale-but dollar in my pocket is
WI VII ulOiC W LlS Glldn bue WuOie OIL re-
pale So it Is with the people of the
South. Industry, peace, hope, cheerful
& ness, reorganization, employment, edu-
cation, worship, selfgovernment are of
intellectually more Importance to them
than representation in Congress. To
this cause we understand the President
to be devoting his best energies. With
regard to the freedmen, both the Presi-
dent and General Grant are understood
to be in favor of keeping small militia
~ force in the South, and also of con-
tinuing the freedmen's bureau in some
form, in order to afford the necessary
protection to that class of persons In
regard to the admission of members.
President Johnson has repeatedly said
that question belongs exclusively to
Congress. We imagine he troubles him
self very little about the matter, He