The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-07-27

WITH verdict against nun INV W.
the iurymen admitted the apparent
justice of the claim, but said that 1t
would be outrageous for so mean q
man as s., to possess land once
held by the Father ,of his Country;
and that this feeling prompted their
verdict [ had supposed that there
were no Wings left in the land, bu- !
find them abuhdant here, and the old
party lines of IS sill stand. They do
not ask, is he Republican, a Radical
or Unionist ? but, is he Wing? l
have even heard men say, Il can't
trust Grant for he was q Democrat "
They seem honestly to think that this
sin cannot be out-livod or reputed. and
point to johnson Moses as trium-
plant attestation They talk about
"the party of seven principles, five
loaves and two fishes" and in their
hearts believe that DO man Of it, or
from it, can be wholly patriotic or I'M
selfish.
The changes in tho political sky are
watched here with an interest, GER
tainly not second to what you feel,
and although severely criticising Con-
gress, they will support it.
There was time when the Union
could have been restored in fact, as
well as pane, but since the North and
South have been driven n terrible dis
lance apart, and more than one gene
ration will pass before the golden op.
portunity returns. The first wedge
in this last separation was driven by
Thad. Stevens, and Congress has fur
nished wedges and Johnson has. swung
the maui ever since. The petulant,
vasciliating course Of Congress has GER
tainly not dignifed it, while the out
rageous doctrine held by Howard,
Sumner, and others, that the white
Unionists Of the South have no rights
that the Government is bound to re.
spect, have almost turned back men
whom sword and fire could not terrify
The efforts to whitewash the rascally
agents of the Freedmen's Bureau
have not helped the party's reputation
for honesty, and the undigniied
wrangling Of the late Republican cau-
Gus at Washington, contrasts painful
~ with the dignifed call for the Con
sereatye meeting at PHILADELPHIA but
still, in all this, one fact is apparent
and will serve, The one Is right, III
other lcrong. The one gropes after
truth; the other stalks toward error
Unworthy men minister unworthill
in our temple, but it is the temple o
justice. Uneven and wandering foot
steps mark our progress; but tn,
dear flag is over us and before us
The records Of war are on our ban
ners and the prestige of victory i
ours. The people are not blind anc
, will not be misled. The Unionists Of til,
South viii rally to your all, not S,
t much drawn by the love of your or
ganizatiou or leaders, as driven b,
5 hatred and distrust of the dignife,
= conservatives. There is more enthu
> siasm here for John Minor Bolts THAI
r perhaps any other man. They know
! him. he was a chosen leader in tn
E old time campaigns; he is a loya
man, an honest man, an able man
= and, above all, and Including all, an oil
Wig.
The foliage here has a luxurianc
, and a greenness much superior t.
, northern forests, while the river bank
are fringed with thick growth O
: willow, which crowds with its broa,
fringes of softer and more delicat
texture and color than | eve,
, saw before, into the water itself, AM
great trees arch the inlets, and fill tn
avenues with soft twilight. We hav
our extrayagances here, but they ar
not fine dresses or turn-outs, or choic
wines, or plays, or paintings; bu
= simply flowers. In this the peopl
are extravagant, for l never saw any
where, such flower gardens as here
the ladies almost pass their lives i
Q them, and the pride of their lives a
most seems to centre in them. AS a
example of the abundance that fill
! these gardens,on lady claims that sh
IS has four hundred varieties of roses i
e hers, But this extravaganza is nc
n coupled with extravaganza in literl
=, ture. The book which has the sal
J. now is Bill Arp, who is ga. Union MAJ
t, SO called" but "will bet on Dix
If while he's got dollar" who admit
that,
is IN Dixie's fall
We sinned all.
- but o1ories that "the little Teller ii,