Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-12-07
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BY L. p. WALTON
MONTPELIER. DECEMBER Z, 1866.


MONTPELIER. DECEMBER z, 1866.
The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE is unexcep-
tionable in style and temper, recommending
but few things to Congress, and chief among
these the Presidents my Policy" which
both Congress and the People have already
rejected summary OF the annual reports
of the heads Of Departments, giving an inter-
esting view Of the great Government machine,
makes up the remainder Of the meesage.-
There is nothing remarkable but the state
ment Of the reconstruction question and the
only remark we care to make is, that it does
not state the question. The argument that
States, and the people Of States, are by the
Constitution entitled 20 representation in
Congress, is undeniably good in ordinary
cases but the Constitution presupposes 10y
al States and loyal people, as we'll as loyal
Senators aud Representatves-all guiltless OF
treason to the Constitution itself, and all
friendly to the government which it establish
es The President certainly understands this
distinction between right and wrong--loyalty
and treason-ior he repeatedly tells us that
it is only " loyal members he would admit.
Why then. in the name Of common sense,
should he not carry this distinction a degree
farther and require loyalty in the constituencies
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who are to have their part in governing the
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the message does not fairly state the case we
call the readers attention 10 the omission.
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be quickly paid -
Amt. OF Debt Aug. 81, 1865, 81 757, 1851
Amt of Debt Nov. /, 1866, 2,55l3lO OO5
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oe P''' III sixteen years
WooI AND WooLENs.--I 1t Is said that the
imporiauons Of wooden goods into the u 5
thus year exceed 'hirly-seven millions OF dol
lars IN value while In 1860 the amount was
twen'y-six millions. This accounts for the
comparative low prices Of American wool and
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DELAWARE The Democratic majority in
D'lAwaie AZ we o s5'S s e'se'lon ~ss - ,o'
I, shonr zoo lo.t ,oar .ConnerJeoJNe,o,.
papers.
The Delaware rebs. have returned from
the south. That explains the Democratic
gains, in both Delaware and Maryland.
ne Man lIa'u LOT 'ne SCUM On 'ne er-
mont ana canada ROAD saturday morning
was thrown NO" 'ne ''a'N IN NJ 'ton, r. r.
Dewey express mes'engeT'"aS badly bruised
ana engineer Mer'i'I '"ghu}' NO passengers
injured Inc f''n was ue'"!su TWO hours
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G. NJ Wicker (son of C.W.Wieker' Esq,
Of North Ferrisbursn, W. jumped into the
river at St. Louis on the might of Nov 10TH
to save young lady who had fallen from a
steamer. BE struggled manfully to save the
lady, but in vain, and nearly lost his own life.
ANNrAT MEETING or run sTATg
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an'e society Will oe heN al 81 AloAn'' on
tuesday ana Wednesday the Io'h ana IGN
OIL Decemoef'
he exercises "ul be as iouo"''-
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