Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-06-15

The New PARrY.-It is little amusing
70 see how speedily and how quietly the
movement for organizing a new Party has
gone to the bad The few Republicans
OF prominence VINO we're engaged in j, are
becoming sshqmed. OF theiS blunder, bnd busy
themselves IN endesvoFs 70 prove that. after
all, they did not intend to do anything, or
lend their countenance TO anything that would
cause break in The Uuion lines. The Dem
ocrats, who hoped to capture the Cabinet
Secretaries and make a general combination
under their lead upon new platform, are
disgusted 90 find that those gentlemen united
ly stand by the principles Of he Party which
called them into power, and repudiate with
decided emphasis the damaging association
sought 10 be forced upon them. They there
fore demand Reorganization Of lhe Cabinet;
but, TO their modification and chagrin, the
President maniissts no disposition to take
their advice, and even the blunt and out
spoken Harlan retains his portfolio. Tn
Chicago platform Democracy the disloyal-
lists OF the war--may as well accept the doom
Of destiny. II is ordained that they and their
belongings shall be attainted for all time. 1t
is quite as impossible that they shall return
10 power now, as it would have been for the
Tories to assume cohtrol of the Government
after the Albany journal.
That sounds like Thurlow Weed; and,
I from him, it is very signi6cant.-Ed. Watch. |
SOUTHERN CoKFEssIoss.-If we are to
believe certain Organs Of the South it is no
mystery that the loyai tendencies Of the peo-
pie there have retrograded since the close Of
the war, for they were only assumed for sell
fish purposes ia the drst place. The Rich
mOnd Times. fJr instance, says that for six
months the policy Of the "dirt-eaters - was
fairly tried Il thea explains what diri-ea'-
ing, in the Southern acceptation Is, namely,
to elect men to Congress to take the test oath,
(which we" it says, could not and would
not swallows" to decline TO elect famous
Confederate generals to office to Tepress
sympathy for "that Imprisoned statesman,
who is not guiltier than the rest Of us = TO
"censure our womsB for their irrepressibe
bolduess and generous sympathies.' &c,
&c. because the good Of the South requires
these concessions. But the Times thinks tie
system does'not pay, and It wants no more OF
lii.
To the same tfi, Ct, but in more becoming
: tone, speaks the %,ss.iztlle IN. C.) News
Dwelling upon the sentiments of the South
eTu ptuptt VINO uANo IthNNtu tu6it ohbuh VI
allegiance, it says
"They have no veneration for the Govern
ment, no love for fhe flag, no feeling ofseeuri-
ty for their interests, 40 pery great desire 10
continue wnder1he 0ouernmot than necessarily
compelled By coercion. If they had the power
TO establish Coniederacy before they were
whipped they would have established it, and
IL is reasonable TO believe il they could estab-
, lsh it now they would do so but for their
oaths Of allegiance These oaths we're 10 the
effect that they would support the Constitu-
> ton should they ever be required TO dc
more, or should the Constitution be subyert'
2 ed, these oaths are north nothing"
This is explicit language-quite different
} from that employed BY the Northern politi'
( cal friends Of these men. II is we'll to heed
it, and to SO arrange our reeonsruction plans
that time shall fully test the sincerity of lh'
seceded States before they are readmitted K
the Union. Boston journal.