Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-07-20
The Reruhlican cancr-.


On motion # Nj. Morrill, If Yer lt. Gen.
Banks # Massachusetts,, was elected e. .iruln,
and Mr. Perry o. Micbfgeu. Secretary. The
caucus. So lar rs the Ii.lsa aas concerned, Wa
quite fan, but only EIGHT Senator's H.r- rrss-
ent
M. FarnsHoltl Of Illinois. then offered re-
olu,ign, declaring ,hst Congress would remain H.
session until December lie s4iI That an- par
~ that would not stand - i.- friends ought 60
60 down, and We must stand ly tie men nov IN
Office lie thought. t-o. r. might he necessary
for Congress TO take other .al before next ses-
sion 10 prevent the ae.9l.rl .saIne1t Of schemes
to restore the rebels t. power lie believed the
President was q traitor o. Tie party and the
country, and that ID was ready Tor any measure
however desperate, which would put the Gov
eminent into t. bands %. tie rebels. What
his schemes we're lie lid a1t know, but lie hal
been tod On high authority that Mr.. Seward
had said that this Congress B0ulI never meet
aglln until the Southern States were restored tC
(al) their rights, o. rsIr slutltiCn ia Con-
gress.
Mr. Hale of NcB TX, asked FOX Lis author
ity for thu statement
Mr. FaTasEcrth replied tl4t he hal heard it
from several parties On being pressed 'or some
authority. he sad he should not give i, anu
several members around SAL. ''dCn't give ID ~
Mr. Wilson Of Iowa, Saying lie Lad no doubt
Ar Seward hGd sad u.
Mr. Hale said. in the aise-se Of any authority
he All not believe -lr Seward had ever said any
thing o. the KIND
Mr. Sheilabar-er c. OHIO, c-Lcur-eI i tie
necessity Of taking precautions, bat lie was not
certain as to tie lest wayof dong j.. lie o1ie--
cd a substitute --r AI flILsEOrth's resolution,
appointing Committee "a ave, (alteyWards IL
creased 70 aine, three q ,bc senate and SIX Of
the House to report Oh tie 81 Jet 81 G future
caucls.
Alr OaT.s.' @. O-.1, endorsed what had bsel
said a5ou. IL. tIeach ~ Of tie President, and
the necessity c alof ling ue measures Of pre-
yention. But lie thought e important that
members should 60 home aud fight out ,ae i7--
tie b,ie.e the lc1p-e-
Mr. B5uiWeA II VI 81 -l''- Us, al -.- thought
We would he c.iEad O. 1la great many e.l-r
things 70 slvc tas country from ;l- dagger Jll-
threatened il. lie believed ltts 20. E.y..r %.
doubt that e,uzgrsey '.- ca taa, 10 rat The
Government into ale hands .f rebels. al4 ODE
President was d party 60 81. He hsJ ua dou0
they coufeDpla,e1 e. resort O. r.-, because ID
vas IN the logic q events t.at taaJ should il
50 lie believed AIi-eT Johns q e ee jus, .s
thoroughly TRAITOR - t.4 DAVIS, AMI THAR
hoihlhs elu-l save 'At coat ii-ii -es,f-- .i.n
but the most pIcuIt ard elective lIeF ar2ii-us 1
for every emergency- lie believed an at.cmr. I
would he made to force the rebels iato Coasso.s.
and the Philatlil -ia Couvg-ti-u "as pait q. 4
the scheme. The battle, IL effect. had a.lc-lT /
begun and II resistance vas uct made, tls
President WoI!l i4Ae POSSESSION q tie t..--..
any such ATTEMPT Ilds, ami would he I-s.s.ci
by iorce- INT -oaiFeii' remarks vsle loudly
apptaulel-
Mr. heley o. Ft-uss WANNA, said Amen 81
,hI 90, ~..' s-.- Tax iH -uy a- ".!e tle
letters ne received .in A.s -1-sii-l us On Tie
'sI-A' ,hey "t4e q" 'h lul. .e9 compared s.in
t u ne received 'A-of'iug him 90 stand by
u ~ l'' ~ s'',s III ~ s-i,-,.1 O.. tie
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