Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-11
RUTLAND H ERALD.
MONDAY, OCTOBER s, 1866.
The Constitutional Amendment

States and il REGARDED NV our wisest
statesmen AS the only nractical solution
of the difioult nroblem of recopstruc-
tiop It IS evidently q conservative
measure. b. was oerG,cted and sus-
tained by the true Conservatives in Con
uress. and its nassanp through the House
was ACCOMPLISHED in opposition to the
radical wing of the Republican party
which accents Thsd Stevens as its
leader I, will be recouected that Mr.
Stevens. in q lucubrious speech, on the
occasion or IL. passage formally re-
signed the leadership of the House. He
was succeeded bv men who, tired of his
impracticable schemes. were determined
To unite unon measure definite in it's
character and permanent in its results
The onnouents Of the Amendment are
divided into tive classes. First the
Democrats who oppose it because it ex-
cIudes from active particination in pub-
lie aF,irs spob mon es TefF Davis How
eli Cobh Robert Toomhs Wioeau Wisa
and host os othar active rahpIs who
have been and not without reason re-
oarded sc the h-ains of the Democratic
marty The virtuops and vsIorons de-
rnocrscv of tho North who hacsue end
don converts IN the cauea of tho Union
and friends NJ tho war irst os tho uor
was over ssv that the amendment Is too
hard unon o1r Southern friends-those
na,riots like Rreckenridoe who are he.
sieoino the President for q nardon flor
what thew still insist was riobt that
thev NAV he ready m take ADVANTAGE of
anv new onnortnnitv for disseverino the
Union which NAV present itself and he
eIioihle for commission in the next
rebel army.
The President onnoses il nartlv he
cause If ORIGINATED in CONGRESS and
nartIv hacapsa II did mot oriqinata with
him and fs not q mart of omv noIicv 81
His postnastare and other aids in the
bresd and butter brigade sustain him of
course
The fana,ical norton of the great Re.
publican party. with Stevens in Con.
gress and Wendell Phillips out. oppose
the amendment because il does not con-
fer what thew term manhood suffrage
Tbev are true to their instincts on this
question as on all others. They are
e+ernallv clamorjno for some impossjh}e
benefit for the negro. to the utter disre.
oard Of the good which ia practical and
attainabIe.
Two Of the PROPOSITIONS Of the amend
,nant have hean already recOgDizpd and
accnieeced in hv the South viz that of
niving enua) rights before the law to all
citizens and that forhiddirr the assump-
tion and navmant of the rebel war debt
Gov Orr of soutb Carolina in his re
cant rnosso 90 to the LeoisIature of that
State recommended such reforms in leg
;s,o+iao os will eacura all the neonIa of
+bot State wbiteand black in the equality
o,,oror+oad NV the first nronosition of
+ba or,ond,nor+ The deIeoates from the
goutb 70 tho phiIadeInhia Convention
unanimously nIedoed themselves to up-
hold the invioIabi}itv of the debt of the
limited States and the repudiation of the
debit incrrrad in carving on the rebel
lion
Tho or,v nronositions in the amend.
mer+ +borofora which can he regarded
os NOW oordi+;orsor conditions added
bv Corgress to those exacted bv The
prosidont-ora those eoualizinp repre
.4o4;o, 80 diso,o1iryiro ,,er;nred
troitors from, holding office under tn,
Covornmor+ of tho TIrited States N,
man will, onnosa tho ratification of tn,
basis of renresantation who does no
fovor givina twice Or +hrico tbo noIiti
col mower to reconstrncted rabeIs in tn
South that is given to q loval voter @
Vermont. No man will onnose keenins
ont of office those who have nerinre,