The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1866-05-18

politics merely As trade by which certalI
men obtained a li,ing-whcn the issue
between the parties were about inteyna
improvements. the public lands. banks
tariffs and the like subjects, the real mcr
is of which the masses of the people knew
bat little about AMI cared less-when they
had no real belief that the success or de
ieat OF either party would MAKE a far
things difference with them or the coun.
try than body OF stirring, active office
holders to circulate the documents, har-
rah@ue the people and get out the voter-
could produce a very important influence
upon any election. But this state OF
things has no existence now. and no rtIi-
anc2 Is to be placed now upon the expert
encc> OF those day> -Four long wears We
were engaged i'll Il most desperate and
bloody war which pcriIlel the very exist
ence of the nation itself The attention
OF the whole country was aroused and was
Kept most painfully intent upon the causes
and Tie course OF the war. till it ended in
the overthrow Of the rebellion. Almost
every family throughout the !oyal North
was represented in the army Of the nion
by snihc father. or brother. or son. and
mourning and sorrow Were carried into
almost every Northern home bv the death
OF some dear relative in the army. by dis
caac OF on the battlefield. or the still more
cruel mpIe Of starvation in prison. In
this way 'he people nave come TO conpre-
hend everything PERTAINING TO the subject
as fully and completely IL the first states,
man in the land, Nor have they since
tIe close OF the war lost any of their IN
tere,; In ii, ani will not until the whole
matter i put AZ rest. have heard it
III" here--l have read i'll the public press
That the .rclt anxiety OF the people Wa
- h;lve The matter settled AMI gci ait the
States once more into the Union tuoethrr.
/ IL people are anxious to have .he | nj IN
restored, and ail act again tore;hrr: but
that i not their @rcal anxiety. What
they fear (;inI abDaI which they are earn
80
st ' anNI"u~) i, thai they should not
'-"'I' D. '.I'''''r'i "illii II l. made perfect
:, ','''' '''''' ''T' are not "@;'',' 10 ''m'
litr Southern domination. and that no,
" = wan ''''''''',' II" '''''' OK "iil'-
IN ;lr North can they AGAIN control the
.oyrinne1t, Ine Union people % the
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''>>''' ''''.S ''''' '!l'E are SAFE Ill
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,r o ,,,,. n,,,I. ,f tI,, .r,,,,,.,,, ,,.i;i,
i,r, feel .,.rlI l.. nut !, n.,I :. H..
Iu.o with \,rtl..,, h,l., ..,II
>cr ,-:tin ho.l in. control ol this GOVERN
n m. Ii /, me-, true, sir ;},it th.. MON
people of III, Norti ar, dissatisfied with
lie policy or tir action oi Conolr-~ on this
'uhj ct. What they do fear i that We
,ia.l not stand firm 10 the end. They fear
he effect "i patronage on IL. and they
nave lar more reason 10 than We have To
y,T them. Now, Mr. President, what
uck Il" YOU ~lippo>c some postmaster, or
marshal, or assessor, made by the pr,.~i-
lent out OF 4 coppchcad or -mpcring re-
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