Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-06-21

anu liuStAui toWaio bhVst ptoDlt, mn
full faith In their promises ana oaths.
that we have no right TO assume they
will not keep them. would certainly
extend all magnanimity to them l
would trust all their oaths and promises
which / believed they would keep. But
/ should hardly desire 10 trust them 10
fulfill a promise which under the same
circumstances fear should myself find
some excuse for breaking,
But | do not think we are specially
| called upon To put faith In official and
governmental oaths 'aken by our South.
| eru friends. Can they ever be more Sell
| EMMY bound To the Government and to
| Weld IL their allegiance than they We're
| at the very moment they seeded aud vi
olated their OatuS Our faith can
hardly be strengthened by our eXper.
| fence.
This class of oaths has not in latter
years been found very binding on the in.
dividual conscience and of them we
may say with HudibraS-
'.Oaths are hut words, and words bu, wind
Too feeble Implements 10 bind,
And hold with deeds proportion so
AZ shadows to the substance do.
But what have we to fear from them
If admitted into Congress with all the
representation they would have without
an amendment To the Constitution
The North would ~tj'} greatly outnum.
her them. aud could always vote them
down.
IT., ,ueeriugly asked, do you no. con.
slider Yourselves their equals. Are you
such towards and poltrOons as 20 be
afraid of being beaten in debate and
eycrtbrpwn by these Southern gentle.
men, with suCu odds in your favor 1t
is no. hard to answer these questionsin
fact. but it is hard to be compelled to
acknowledge where the real danger lies,
For many years prior to the rebellion,
the North had q large numerical major.
inv over the South, and much larger
delegation in Congress. She was still
more largely her superior in wealth, in
business. and in all material and SCenti.
/ tic advancement.
But Notwithstanding all these adv2n-
tages to the North, the South ruled the
nation. WHY The answer is very
short by the all o. her Northern al.
! lies.
{ To 90 hack no further than the w4ro.
] men I'm the North who sympathized with
the rebels; who Couusr,ei resistance 10
the draf, and threw every obstacle in
/ the way of the successful prosecution 0,
the war; who rrioiCed a. our defeats and
rebel victories Did not a large party
= ina national convention resolve thai The
= war for the suppression OF the rebellion
Il was a failure and ought TO be stopped
y Now. If men could be found who would
n do this when the nation was in the very
d mortal agony to preserve its eXistenCeE
it uuCharjtable to suppose that 70 make
e a successful political alliance and get
t into power, men would not be found
= who would unite on 4 platform OF gep1.
d diatiOn Of the national debt Why 10
y my part Of the country the war cry o!
t q certain party has been Taxation ..
Il the national securities =" which was but
+ q partial Reputation Of the contract O.
+ the Government do not desire %
l. dwell upon this point; it is not pleas
J. ant theme either for reflection or discus
- sion.
y Considering the immense pecunlary
y stake the people OF the loyal States nave
, in the national securities, and the uni,
~ yersal disaster and calamity which
At "oHi" attenu theIr iePuula'ion, y. e,I-
4. any great dlstrusI o. Inetl' II oeuo ...S
m Us TO De cautious ana sure tha' we o. l..
r no possible door LOT Ine entrance VI 5 49,
ID danger, In my Judgment Ihe @ ,,ils.
n. SION 0! Jhe 0ouIhetn lep'eSe ~, NV
without socu an aIlitnuIueH1 VI we wv Vo-'
10 S5ltution as the ne" an" cuauSe'' Cola'
II tlon OF Sou1nerh popu,aIIou ieqli! .'s =,
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4 inst very peril lh'eeo' VIa' ~ " y.
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