Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1867-06-12

We have said that we would have preferred to
omit any ausion to President johnson in the reso-
buttons of the State Convention and thereupou the
Freeman has gone into little argument first, that
the resolution only repetition Of what Judge
Poland had already uttered; and, second that as
the Convention Of 1865 declared its confidence in
the President, and the Convention of 1866 was s-
lent, it WIS lit and necessary that the Convention
Of 1867 should declare that it longer confdes in
the President. We really do not think the matter
important enough FOR any discussions but if it is,
the editor Of the Freeman seems to think then it
is best to have both sides We suggest, then, thar
Judge Poland had, in a pithy sentence, covered
the ground, and the Convention had applauded him,
repetition Of the sentiment was not absolutely
necessary. Again had the Convention of 1866 met
after President johnson had wheeled round the
circle, we think it would have been emiueutly III
for that Convention TO denounco him; but the Con-
yontion met too early for that and on the first
casioD the people Of Vermont themselves and their
Legislature declared their sentiments " the cleo
ton OF a Congressional delegation, both Senate aud
House, who were opposed to the President That,
We think, was the most emphatic and efficient de-
claration Of the sentiment Of the State and placed
it right upon the official record. Now comes the
Freeman and says it was neces AIRY for the Conyen-
ton to do this work over again in 1867, when the
President himselfhad so far recognized and respect
ed the sentiment Of the Republican party as to
active warfare, and was actually engaged in fairly
executing the acts of Republican Congress, passed
in opposition to him Indeed we might go farther
and say when he had repented ofhis indecent and
unidentified conduct of 1866, for he has just made
Southern tour, in which he has roirained from all
the iollies Of his tour to Chicago and behaved him.
self as becomes high executive officer. We do not
think, therefore, that the was either nece,
sary or well-timed, although it does so accurately
express the sentiment of Vermont, and our own as
well, that we would not and did not object to it in
Convention, and should not now allude to it again
but for the argument9f the Freeman. We would
have preferred silence we would have the Presi-
dent close his brief and unfortunate term with as
much OF decency, with as much Of peace with his
party, possible and therefore our choice would
have been to let him alone when hes behaving very
well-toy him,-rescrving our fire for some neces-
sary occasion. We sympathize somewhat in a prayer
of coored preacher in Virginia go Lord O Lord,
o Lord, if ii will not exhaust thy compassion, have
mercy upon Andrew Johnson
we mink the freeman Is entirely wrong IN sug-
costing that the confidence in the President express
ed by the Republicans Of Vermont in 1865, encour-
aged him in his reachory 10 his party. This is UNI
just to the Convention OF ls65 since it clearly an
nounced its platform them to the PRESIDENT to Con-
gress, and the country-a platform far in advance
of every body else at that day, but which has last
become the platform OF Congress aud the Republic
can party of the nation. The act Of the Conyen-
ton Of 1865 not invitation to treachery, but
an Indictment to ideliyi and we doubt not that
when President johnson took a different track, he
counted Vermont as dead against him 1t does not
take very shrewd politician to forctel what Yer
mont will do when he has seen her flag. Every
body knows that her flag is never lowered to trai-
tor or an enemy