Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-06-15

Did hey decla'e heir ordinances of sc ssou null and
void ~ declare the rebel debt invalid villugiyi W.
ktowiheJ d not but onG because the President re
CURED " OF them Has any blamed the Pfcsi
dent or tho ,ght he was 10 the South Ia these
quiementsf fme people Of the nation through their
representatives, believe that something moro should
justly be required they have the equal right and should
exercise the II ht to demand IT,
We should net exercise power to make any unjust
demand but what is Just and right 10 We should
be wanting In oar duty II we fail TO have done.
MI Pfctident II Is matter Of great sas faoton 70
me mat at last atef so much and 80 anxious delbera
lion, 1t appears probable hat Cor gress will he she to
present plan upon which the requisite msjorties Of
both Houses will be able TO agree aud especially when
whole this plan commends itself 90 well to my own
Judg ment u what is right
Its known that some differences Of opinion have sx
isted between Congress and the Executive this sub
jsot.
Great differences have existed amouug ourselves
many 0pni ms have had 10 Yield b. cnAbe 20 sgfee
upon plan live are 40 fortunate, az trust snail
be, 10 pass these propositions by the requisite MAORI
ties, although they may In all fespe correspond
with the views Of the President believe be will feel II
TO be his patriotic duty 10 acquesce IN the plan pro
posed and give his powerful influence aud support 10
procure their adoption We are all aiming At the same
grand result the difference is rather in The choice Of
moaes and means 10 auAn IL. We are all, | trust
tuaed by the same high motives u patriotism, and all
desire 70 all these states again acting harmoniousy
together In matter Of such grave importance, sith
no Pteoedens for our action, with guide To- the Con.
suion but hat furnished by It's general spirit and
purpose il not singular that grea diversity ideas
should exist In suon asc opinions uust Weld 10 soue
extent, else nothing could be agreod or settled aud
AL would be anarchy / will alov myself TO believe
that these measures viii not under the circumstance
receive the sup sort Of the President although
he may tbeieve them eriect
Mr. President, there men who believe We are 40
on the verge Of ruin and that shall never again be
come a united aud harmonious people But. iir | be-
litye they they either cowatds OF otoaket, who al
saJs see q dark side Of the picture For my eli see
no such Of alarm. 10 every hing looks hore
ful for the future. We have lat goue through the
grea'est war tn world has ever seen. An unparalleled
social revolution has taken place in the South-hree
or four million pc pie turned from slaves into free
PEOPLE
That in short time after these great events so
much Of order and quetnes aud ed % law Oh ND
exist is astonishin he world never witnessed its
parallel. We did not expect il ourselves before the
close Of the war but now impatient and roub ed
becaufe it is not bette Time alone will smooth and
aay the stormy fexciemen and pa sion caused
by such momentous ever Is. To me sic gfeAt and
glorious future Is opening for country slave the
great blight and curse that hAs hung upon us is ended
forever The South, so long retarded by o., will be
opened and expi ded by the influence Of free and
free Institutions new agriculture will enrich aud
I beauuy her ueds Commerce and manu- features will
buid up busy towns cary thrift and wealth aloDg
her great rivers. All caases 4 dscord hStweeu North
aud ~outh bling oye' shall become homogt beo s
nation OF Tree dwelling together Pc ace and unity
United and wholly nee, our power would the
world Hope 10 live to the day when all W Il agree
that this great which has dtbToyed slavery we're
and burdensome as IL to this get alton vas yet
one OF those blessit In disguise By the Great
Ruler OF all which proved the very salvation Of the
] nation.