Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-02-06
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pHOHATION on TnE SOr1u.-Ihe South mas
been ON probation now for year and a half.
What has6ecnthc result? The most that thas done
towards its own reconstruction on "a Democratic
basis, is the removal of some restrictions on its
former slaves such as the refusal TO allow them to
testify in the Courts, We, and this grudgngly.
Further than this it has doggodly refused to 20.
Every Governor has presented the strongest argu-
mcut he could find against The Constitutional
Amendment every Legislature has almost unan-
imou.ly refused to rahiy it, No steps have been
taken towads providing education for the ncgroi
aud the schools established for that purpose by
Northern charity have been discouraged, and ia
many eases, broken mp. or assailed by mobs. So
far as possible. II bias been attempted to subject
the freedman TO- labor system calculated to main
tain a system Of serldom but little better than
slavery. The mnssacfcs of New Orlcanes and
Memphis show the bitter hatred Of the negro that
prevails. There is as yet no guaranty for his
rights as citizen.
The tone of the Southern press, with rare eN-
ceptions has been one Of sullen defiance They
continue TO eSpatiatc ON their wrongs ON the
oppression to which they are subject, of the
tyranny OF the Government, TO lament the fate Of
the Conlederacy. to indulge in ill-concealed aspi-
ratiuns for a future and more successful trial, to
90 all IN their power go maintain an exclusively
southern instead of encouraging national spirit.
They demand re-admisslon tu congress in the tone
of conqucrois. They deny tle authority OF the
nation to impose any terms OF re-admission, and
thus implicitly IL not openly the legality of all the
acts by which the Rebellion was put down. Thus,
Governor Marvin of Florida, in hi. argument to
the Legislature against the Amendment, objects to
10 on thc ground that % was not proposed 10y
Constitutional ungrcss, as eleven States were not
represented; that 30 iuiruges State sovereignty
and that it. places "amark Of iniamy ON those
whom it distauchiscs These objections, or some
of them, would go equally against all the acts of
ftrura44 DIM fIU tho south il uUf
required TO accept thom. thc way is left open for
ana iutermuable amount of discussion and section
al dispute
The Southern States have taken pains TO elect
10 Congress men who they well know TO be dis
qualified 10y their participation iu the Rebellion,
from holding their seats. Such men as Alexander
II. Stevens. and iler,hell V. johnson, and other
leaders of the Rebellion have been elected as j in
defiance 90 the senate. A Virginia paper con-
graduates its readers that the Legislature OF that
State is made up almost entirely of men who took
q leading part in the rebellion. The union men
Of the South are every where ostracised and
cludcd from Office and in many cases compelled to
flee their homes in order to escape assassination.
The recent report. of generals iu command in the
South show that the reign of terrorist exists there
far as truly loyal men and the freedmen are
concerned. The simple fact is, that the war is not
ended that the ari.tocucy of the South which
made the war is still fighting TO maintain its SUI
premacy and TO present the establishment of
ILL., IT., ", D,,Jci,y c5,,,.{,ry
Arpr,. no Fnu,r The Sew York World MS.
sumes that the Northern Democrats and Soutl crn
rebels constitute the majority both OF fighters and
.I.l;i... ,'.i A.. -, 70 H.. ,'',
u'"e''H u, a." ~ a. no ,''1i'E "'HH
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worm taik, about m"joun's' lt OF course gives
d,.tr1y tbc Union. viii. i, ,xcnJrs ,ba laval
blacks who fought to preserve it,
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Mr sunni Ia>s og ',,g's,o ,e''gr .'H lI TO
istcr NIo,,y' and II yas for i.,r,on .o 'ntir,i,
obscure that he threw IL into the fire.
Itis stated that when Andrew johnson was at
Cincinnati, on his way to Washington 10 be in-
auguratcd as ,ce-presdent he said 10 an old dem
ocraGc friend. " / am an old democrat. and SO are
lou and il this country is ever saved, If has got to
be saved through rcore anization OF the democrat
/ ic party" Also, that after he became president
he said, 1.-The damned Yankee influence shall be
crushed out in this government"
The Kansas House ON Wcdn, sday, the Both,
passed resolution To- 0meud the state constitution
! by striking out the word white the vote being
/ Sc to 10. An amendment allowing female suffrage
was defeated, 40 to 20.
The Presidents action in the case of G.. b.
Lamar of Georgia has come blight lie was ar
rested and tined in October and November, 1850.
for fraud and bribery aud for stealing government
/ cotton, found guilty and sentenced 10 five years
| imprisonment and fine OF Sz7,VoO The sentence
was set aside by the President and Mr.. Lamar
goes at large uumolcsted.
IhE lh"UHEs or THE EMPEROR NAroIEoN'
Malakon,n the intelligent French correspondent
of tLc New York Times. speakinp of tb, politicol
"'"'ues WIN" ursoV 'ne Emperor N"poeon'
says It rs boldly published IN the government OPP
position journals
.1 Thai mi. Alaio.t, made q yer, .crio,,s ,.r,,,
/ in coip,, with Enul,ui in 1854 instead of ,;tb
Russio because I'M the latter cas-, Ris.ia would
or I,tsr-Tlat is IN .a, Con.ta,,i,,,.l.. y,L;i.
Franc. could have ,,ot ,yb,t IN, n'o ,o,, 49,
-Eo,rt
In I55g tL, Emu.ror far an i,le, mr. IN ,on-
,liat. his u,.rsounl ru,,ni4s in Itly oor,..d to
liberate lul, from the Aims A. fine AITiotic. I'm
otber ,,or,I. l rtook IN y,.,L,.p Austria and
I thereby rr,at,d The pow,rfil nt, n.,a,itg Pms.
sia of to-,lay. By hi, op,ratiop. I'm It,lv he
weakened M, o,l, mower Lt. cam coutt an az an
ally nj The preseIt moment