Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-04
Mr.. Stewards Speech.

The speech of Mr.. Seward at Auburn ON Satur-
day night, was by no means partisan harangue,
but rather the reasoning Of a phiosophic states
man 1t is matter of profound regret that it |
was not delivered earlier in the campaign, that it
mipht have had its nroner effect upon the nonular
verdict todaSi put uouptiess ms o'nel connection
with President johnson was regarded as suif-
Gent reason for not minplinr in the present can
vass
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MI seward Sild that the great question when
succeeded the war, was, the restoration Of the
South TO representation In Congress. President
I;r.oln had ,ostbod ~ hr;no;n,, ahort his 70
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suit, which, upon ms de tn President johnson
sought to carry out. y sharp conflict arose be
tween the President and Congress upon this sub
iect Mr.. Seward said he would not enter into
the merits of that controversy, but he is now
{" inclined to think that it was unreasonable to
sxneet th. nassions and ambitions of thirtv.three
-,
"ee 0u'es' u"u '"'ity 'n''ioii' VI "ee PooP'ei ~
recently and so terribly eonyulsed by civilwar to
subside in 80 short a period as four years. But
,n.as,res hove b.een odontea under which rnvarn-
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menus pave been orgahiled IN the reDei outesi
and the people of those States are again represent
ed in Congress- These governments, he saws. il
c,,nd :. T.. c,l,,, an ond ,,ul IN. ,,.o,,,l
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amended py the people OF those ota'es' lie says
he shall favor oil such amendments, subject only
IN the Canstit,,tion of the Tinted States
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has a,read, been done in those states t"Dniose
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In considering 10 when oil the TWO parties the
task Of completing the work of reconstruction
may be best committed he said -
Al. 10 rossillo bcx,oror ,,a. tho 1l,,,,,,, r. .o
conciIiotio nav reo,,;re he attent;nn of tIe e,,
MISREPRESENTATION IL H. tL;s resnect ,Sa, g.
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tra,a M, asrsI,, ;,0ro,,an, h"t nerhas or;,isa
iv ~ as the lat two chaicss ysra ~ one en-
~, aiane 10 s,,;nant 20 nav,
at 4; ~; ar,are,e $50. f{ Us ts
tte civ;l war has cfosed with two great noliica
acheve,oents- the one the savine III the inte~ri
-, - ~ Ifn;o,, ~ ,,ha, ~, ,6oli,;.n c Az;
an slaye,v psrsnnoIIy see ny ca,,se N e.a
in a,,,' 80, rasct;nn ~ which ho,l w. o;thar y
tbese o , attsinments can no lnst Tbey or
in harmony with the spirit Of the age and the es
ansnsa fV tg,s o. ni y n, R Spihaece
exnect II to he entertained nv ali nor sven n,
majority, Of my patriotic fellow citizens who wen
engaged with US in making and aiding those grea
achievements. Their wounds, unlike my own
are yet unheaed their sacrifices arr yet unre
warded they have been, they are, aud they vii
continue to be, apprehensiye in that regard, AM