Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-10-25
RUTLAND HERALD.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER %, 1865.


The September and October elections
having come and gone, and resulting as
they did in the full and complete triumph
OF the Union party In all the States
where elections were held, 1t was hoped
that Andrew Johnson would learn les
son OF profit TO himself thereby, and that
il he dia not openly discard his Southern
proclivi'ies of the past year, he would
at least place himself in a position
TO indicate his readiness to bow TO
the will Of the people and resume
his allegiance to the party Of the
Union upon his own platform, that
treason should be made odious and
traitors punished" But those who
were foolish enough to hope for such a
change in the policy Of the Executive
have been bitterly disappointed, and we
still find him stubbornly cllnging to his
purpose Of restoring the rebels to their
old prestige in the management of the
affairs Of the nation, and if he cannot
place them again in that position, he
seems determined to turn over at least all
the States his power can reach to rebel
rule, and Johnson and his friends are
now as ready to inaugurate scenes. of riot
and bloodshed in Maryland as they were
to sustain such acts in Louisiana in July
last, Upon this subject the Detroit Press
has pungent article, which we extract
from as follows
THE atrocities of the New Orleans
massacre, which would certainly not
have occurred had not President John
son given his countenanCe and encourage
ment to the tiends who perpetrated them,
are still fresh in our memories. That
massacre answered the purpose it was
designed for. IL frightened away the
leading Union men of Louisiana, and
virtually turned over the State to the
nndlsputed sway of the rebel element,
and of course President Johnson's policy
is now in full sway. Can it be that the
triumph there achieved can have any
charms for Andrew Johnson ? Horrible
as it may seem, the information we re-
reive from Baltimore indicates that he
is on the point OF repeating the bloody
experiment
The whole question involved in that
controversy is: Who shall govern the
State, the rebels or the loyal men ? The
constitution of Maryland says the loyal
men and for this purpose it imposes
upon every man presenting himself at
the polls test oath calculated to ex-
clude all those who have in any way
aided the rebellion.
But Governor Swami and Montgomery
Blair say the rebels shall vote and
for this purpose contemplate the re-
moval Of the loyal police commissioners
who would in good faith execute the
provisions Of the Constitution, and in
tend TO appoint men, who, in defiance Of
the Constitution, will register every man
as voter who promises to vote for the
Presidents policy; and, of course, the
late rebels form the bulk OF that party.
Will the loyal men of Maryland submit
to this 2 Certainly not as long as they
have any means OF resisting the wicked
usurpatiOn. But, it seems, the conspir-
ators have provided for that case also.
Andrew Johnson is to put down such
resistance with the bayOnets OF the reg
ular army, and rebel rule is to be estab-
lished in Maryland by troops marching
Ender the same banner under which but
yesterday so many brave sons of the
North have died in their heroic struggle
against the rebellion. The plot has per-
haps already been laid to repeat the
scenes Of New Orleans upon the streets
of Baltimore, and the loyal men of Mary
land are 70 be the victims. There will
be only this difference, that the deed is
to be done, not by the thugs of Mayor
Monroe but by the soldiers of the Re.
public, under The command OF Andrew
johnson.
We call upon the loyal people of the
North TO watch this affair with close
attention. The executive power of the
RepQnlic is in reckless hands. Consid.
ertng what Andrew Johnson has already
done, what may he not be capable Of
doing in the future? The loyal State
of Maryland is in danger of being be.
trayed TO the enemies Of the country,
The conspirators can succeed only if the
people Of the North forget to do their
duty"