Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-04-10
Political


President Lincoln once expressed his contempt
for Presidential gold spoons and other expensive
lollies by calling them Aopdobs. It strikes us
that Gen. Banks resolutions should be put into the
same class. Instead Of empty expressions Of con-
Germ and sympathy. our choice would be to advise
Great Britain to redress the grievances Of ireland
by substantial relief in the interests Of Justice and
peace.
In the House, recently, Mr. Banks from the
Committee on Foreign Aifirs. reported Joint
resolution declaring that the people Of the United
STATES cannot regard the proposed confederation
OF the provinces ON the northern frontier Of this
country without extreme sOlciudc; that a con-
federation OF States on this continent extending
from ocean to ocean, established without consult
ing the people Of the provinces, and founded on
monarchici principles, cannotbe considered other
wise than in COutrayention Of the traditions and
constantly declared principles Of this government,
cndaugcrng most important interests and tending
TO increase and perpc,uate the cmbarrassmcnts al
ready existing between the two governments.
After some discussion the resolution was passed
without division.
Mr. Banks also from the same Committee,
reporteda resolution declaring that the House
oAtcudcd Dos sympathy 90 the people OF ireland
and Gambia, in all their just efforts TO maintain
their Independence as States, to elevate their poo
pie, and TO extend and perpetuate the principles
of liberty
Mr.. Washhurn Of Wisconsin, offered an addi-
tiona resolution as an amendment. declaring that
while sympathizing with the people OF ireland, the
House believe. tbat fine pre,ept Fetiap uoyomeut
must prove entirely inoueratiye. and That any
eneoura cement to il D., a resolution una,rotn,,at
led bv force. could onivre.uh ip;n,nl,ino Ir.bInrn
Ina a difficult, from which their brethren would he
poworIcss 90 eXtrcate them.
Mr. Banks said that The proposition had been
before the Committee and had bcen rrirctrd fine
Committee NOT d,cuiino tbat n,ottpr in which il
should interfere. lie boped tbeanepdmcpt would
not be adoptpd
The amendment was reiected-1O TO 1O2-aud
tbe resolution ,y,. o.loof,i
NEW PARTIES AND POLITICS IN THE
SOUTH.
Senator ilsun isreUresruted 90 bc much pleased
with hls first visit 20 Virginia. Tie had friendly
interview with cN-Gov Wise and assured him that
DIS doubts OF the good faith Ot Congress were uu-
founded. and that the ultmaium has been reached
and southern congressman will be admittcdus soon
as the conditions of the reconstruction bills are
fulfilled. Mr. Wilson decinedto speak at Richmond,
because, as is reported, he would not ifaterize
with the Rev. liunuicut who is both fanatic and
dcmagogue, but very influential with the ignorant
negroes AZ Petersburg the mayor and other city
officers waited upon him and invited him TO speak
lie consented and the ma, or presided and he had
ana audience OF three or four thousand persons
The senator seems TO have spoken with complete
traukucss. lie advised the negroes TO boz indus
trious and temperate and TO educate themselves
and told them that their rights would never again
le taken from them, and advised the whites to
accept the reconstruction bill n good faith and
neither 10 rely ON the democratic party nor the
President for help. nor indulge i'm the deusion
that the supreme court would set aside the acts of
Congress- Mr. Wilson ha. been invited TO sneak
ID. D ID. 81. O.
hope Doc win accept lu no other way can he
accomplish SO much for the republican cause
The reconstruction meeting 40 Savannah Ga
on the lst OF April was one of the LARGEST meet
iugs ever held In that state AS many as 1000
persons Of both colors were present, and there
was great enthusiasm. EN-Goycrnor James John
son presided, aud other prominent men were on
the stage. The resolutions recognized Congress
in a general way rs the supreme legislative power
Of the nation, and went for immediate recoustruc-
ton. Tx Governor johnson, Col. Fitch and Col
Stone made speeches, full of friendly words and
good advice for white and black, but the great
speech Of the day was made by Rev James Snms
the brother Of Thomas Smms who was sent back
TO slavery from Boston lie told the white poli-
tciaus that the negroes felt under no OBLIGATIONS
TO their old masters. that they would vote only for
tried and true Union mem They would vote as
they fought for the party which had always advo-
Gated the great principles OF liberty and Justice
and the cause of their country. lie wished the
white people to understand distinctly that they
would not elect a rebel mayor. or have anv more
brutal policemen The offices should be filed bv
both white and colored men. who were capable Of
serving with honor he would have white and
colored aldermen. and white and colorcd police
men. and the sooner people knew it the better
This was the first time he had ever addressed an
asstublage of any considerable number of white
men South, and he WIS no politician lie had
children at school in Massachusetts and expected
10 see some of them in Congress some day 1t is
impossible 10 describe tine intense enthusiasm ex-
hbit,d by the speaker, and the proud look OF tr-
uuph with which he alluded 20 the change within
a few ycars-to the difference between Thomas
Simms. his brother, the great fugitive brought
from Boston and dragged through the streets of
Savannah TO iail-and him. James Simms, intro
duced hy o southern gentleman and governor TO
address political gathering. The crowd caught
his enthusiasm. and though they had been before
rather slow TO respond to some speeches they APP
plaudcd him TO the echo
Governor Orr, in his late speech to the Charle.-
ton board Of trade, bad 10 much TO say about the
importance Of controlling the culored vote and
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