Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-06-20
the bill, proceeded to elect very Compel
ent citizens to these posts.
This was Board No. 2.


Governor pocketing their bill the cleo
ton fell TO the ground, and the old Board
continued in office until the Governor
claimed the right to unmake as he made
them. He therefore appointed new
Board which is the one General Sherl-
dsn charges was admitted by his Ex-
cellency to have been constituted with
special reference to the distribution OF
patronage so as to promote the success
of the radicals in the election In this
State. AS this charge OF the General is
not denied In the Governors elaborate
reply TO the Generals denunciation, as
well as for other reasons, we assume II
to be admitted and justified. We do
not, in view OF the other transactions
and appointments OF our high officials,
suppose that this charge involves a very
serious imputatiOn upon the Governor,
at least In view Of the partisan mana
gers who have taken our people and af-
fairs under their control. Honest citi.
zens may have some old fashioned no.
tions that such q use of power or patro-
mage, or usurpation thereof, is revolving,
criminal and detestable but what
right have they to set themselves up in
judgment over men who get their ideas
of morality, patriotism and public duty
from that pure spring of all virtue and
truth which gurgles from the base of
the rebel capital
The virtuous object and end OF the
constitution of this Board reconciled all
"true patriots" to the obvious illegality
of it, though that patent fact is an in
convenience to the Governor in his con.
troversy with General Sheridan. The
latter officer, with his very vague and
sweeping authority, recognized in so
many cases by the Governor himself, may
retort with no little effect upon the Gov
ernor, when questioned as to his power
over the Levee Board, by asking when,
where and how did his ExcellenCy get
the power to appoint a Board of Leyee
Commissioners With what face can hi
grow indignant over the usurpations Of
anybody, when he himself has been and
is now the most unblushing usurper Of
power under the constitution which he
is sworn to execute ?
This was Board No. 8.
And this is the Board which General
Sheridan displaced and superseded very
promptly by the appointment himself OF
Board No. 4. To this Board the Cover,
nor objects first, on the ground OF legal
ity, and secondly, on grounds OF per
sonal observation-disclosures Of the appOintees
OF the five Commissioners he declares
that one was member OF the Secession
Convention of 1861, and an earnest ad-
voCate of that measure, q signer Of the
ordinance Of secession. Another IS q
British subject, who, during the wal
disClamed all responsibility to the Unit
ed States and put himself under the care
OF the British Lion. A third was q
blockade runner.
How far are these grounds OF DISC mali
icatiOn for the duty Of experimenting
the building Of levees, we cannot dete'-
mine, not being able to find in the Unit
ed States or State statutes any law dc
Claring the qualifications Of these Off
Gals. Should the General, however
think proper to reCOnvene on the Cover.
nor, we feel pretty well assured from our
personal knowledge of the history OF
some of his associates and appOintee:
that he could rally theretrOm quite s
respectable number Of full blown seces
siOnsts, loyal subjects of her Majesty
Queen Victoria, and very active and sue
cessful blockade runners.
Such is briefly the history and present
state of the conflict which has been car
ried to Washington for final determine
ton by the high powers Of the Fedora
| Government.
From the New Orleans Picayuua, June ~
In the general merits of the dispute
between the Governor by election and
the military authorities we have said al
that we have thought expedient to say
But we do not lose interest in the deVel
opments by either side, and have paIC
this attention to one OF the matters the
better to enable ourselves to follow thu
affair understandiDgly. On both sides
there is evident want of more perspi
Guilty of style and clearer comprehension
by the writers of what they intend tt
say. The Generals dispatches shOulc
not so read as to be understood as say
ing that he had seen that which he haC
only discovered or learned afterwards by
the testimony of others; and the Cover
nor, in his ambitious hunt after sar
casm, should be careful not to lay him
self open in his assertions to be confront
ed against himself by his own sworr
testimony, recorded in print.
MEXIco.- Gen. EscObedo issued con
gratulatory address to his army after the
fall Of Queretaro, in which he said
Il would be wanting in my duty as a
soldier, l would not be true to my con
science as a freeman and loyal Mexican
should not mention your heroic deeds
and great suferings and great sacrifices
with the faith of soldier fighting fol
the independence Of his country. With.
ont food and often without a single car
fridge you have challenged death in an
unequal struggle against numberless
foreigners and traitors, well provided
with all kinds of war waterfalls, perfect
ly well fortified and commanded by the
best officers of the old army, who were
disIoyal to their country and tried tC
uphold foreigner which another for.
eigner, the French Emperor, tried to i'm
pose upon US by means of foreign bay.
| cuatc Ruf fortunately +baSp do not pY