Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-06-06
Resolutions OF she Union State
Convention.

ia kIG Union state
Convention.
l. Resolved, That after the long years
of disCord, armed strife and mutual dis.
cord between the North and the South,
we hail with joy the prospect of as
sured peace, and harmony on the basis
of loyalty and freedom, and equal rights
for all.
Bssolrea, That the reconstruction acts
adopted by the Thirty Ninth and For
tieth Congress, afford satisfactory So
luton of the problem Of reconstruction,
and we tender our hearty thanks to the
representatives OF the people whose
wisdom, trmness and patriotism, under
Divine guidance, secured the adoption
of those measures.
3. Res0Ire8, That, while we regard the
measures of reconstruction now being
put in operation in the lately rebellious
communities at the South, as calculated
to give loyal men the control Of the
States whose governments are to be re-
organized, Congress and the Republi-
cans of the Union should insist without
compromise or surrender, upon the Just
! and full execution Of those measures in
the spirit in which they were Inaugural
ted.
4. Rcs5lreR That we shall welcome the
day when, on the acceptance in good
faith by the people Of the Southern
| States Of the terms thus offered, they
| shall be again admitted as States to their
| share Of representation and political
power, and their own legislators North
! and South be free to labor tremendously
for the repairing Of the ravages Of war,
! and the development Of the resources Of
our entire country.
). Reso!red That the Republican gov.
eminent is a government Of the people,
and for the people and by the people
! that the right to an equal participation
! in such government cannot be denied to
| any class Of the people without an APP
| prOach to caste, aristOCraCy, or despOt-
! ism; and that manhood sufPrage-the
! right Of every man at the ballot box to
! defend himself against any enCrOaCh-
! ment and usurpatOn Of power, as well
! as to demand for himself the peaceful
enjoyment of life, liberty and prosperity
lis the right of every citizen Of this re-
public.
g. Reso}rod, That Vermont, having
! from her birth as State, always grant
! ed impartial suffrage and equal rights to
! every citizen, white or black, earnestly
I recommend TO such of her sister States
! Of the North as still retain restrictions
Of class or color on their statute books,
| the speedy adoption Of the same rule
that we require Of the Southern States,
and which is demandedalike by consist.
! ency and the principles Of true Demo
crazy and Republican government
l. RcSoIccd, That we are prouter to-day
than ever before Of the Republican party
of the Nation, / has saved the country
from armed treason and rebellion and
it has won a greater victory in saving
Itself and the nation from an admins
tration which has proved reCreant to
the principles upon which it was put in
power, and made war upon the party
which gave it official existence.
8. Res0Ired That we commend the gen
tlemen this day put in nomination to
the cordial support Of the people of the
State - II A.zeNler
GENERAL SICKLEs' Administrations
A despatch from Charleston, s. c., states
that General SiCkles has issued an order
In the case of the negroes concerned in
the recent street-car riots. He directs
that in view of the general good conduct
Of the cOlored population, and trusting
to the action of the authorities for re-
cognition and enforcement Of their rights
and privileges, those freedmen now in
custody will all be released, excepting
William Hughes and John F. Stewart
who, being charged with stoning the
cars, resisting the pOlicein the discharge
of their duties, and with melting others
to riOtOus conduct, are remanded for
trial by military commission.
In the case of Stephen Calhoun Smith,
charged with mutilating the national
flag at the firemen's parade April q, the
order says the only eXtenuating CirCum-
stance is the prisoners acknowledgment
Of guilt, coupled with an avOwal that
the act was done 10 Il moment of undue
excitement, and accompanied by an tx
preston of sincere c0UtritiOn for the
otfense. Prominent and influential Citi-
zens having peti.ioned for Smiths par
don, representing that his otense re-
Ceives no COunteuanCe in the community,
and it appearing that the confinement
already undergone by the accused, ad-
ded to the condemnation of the COM
munity, will sufficiently admonish him
of the consequence of such misconduct
it is ordered that he be discharged.
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