Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-11-30
Speech Of Hon. Luke z. Po'aut, S.. O..
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If almost half a million of lives or,gsd re-
beliion throughout the land has been sub
J,ed ond W. now come IN the 1mrorfsrt
o1cs,,on # how tbese State-. which have
heen in rebellion. can be restored t, their
mover ,,o,,,s m the Unior. There are tvs,
lbe5ir,es mon the point--ty, p.lieies. One
!. tbe noIicy Of CONGRESS and - embraced in
.bc c,5sfityt,opol a9e,8roarts a. rr,ros..i
"a the otI-sr i. the one termed the roi,ev gi
~ presi5snt or .. ", P,liev' - The ,ires
ZION now TO be decided is-whieb OF these Is
the rigbt and the true tolicv. which will
most quickly advance the restoration of the
Union. We arc met at tie outset by this
arrunent on the uart OF the President and
his followers. Thev say that nobody has
any right TO impose conditions of any
description uron the south until they are
rsnresentde IN congress that wien the re-
bellion was suppressed these states resumed
their former status IN the general government;
that they came out in all their original
STRENGTH and beauty. and that nobody has q
RIGHT to impose 4 single condition upon them
prior II their re-adnission into the national
congress.
Now. gentlemen. if that Is frps-ir it be
trre that there exists in this Government no
mower whatever II extend conditions %
tbose who have lust retired from fruitless
effort 10 overwhclm and destroy this govern
Tent then tbere Is an end Of the whole
matter at once That is the policy Of the
President noig-what was it when the rebels
first laid down their arms? What was his
dnctrine Iben2 Did he fIen saw. that no
conditions could or should be imposed upon
the rebels? What did be do? The first
thing to be done was the appointment o.!
provisional governors over the recently re
beIlious States. Governor Holden Of North