Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-01-29
ENDORSEMENT OF GRANT.

interests
" The papers report you, general, as having
said that Grant was more radical than yourself;
how do YOU make that out z" Z" | said So re-
turned the general, and prove it thus; When |
first took command Of the fifth district, Gen. Grant
sent me order to allow no man to sit on a jury
who could not take the ron-clad OATH mildly
demonstrated against this and wrote to the gene
raj requesting a modification of the order, that
all who might vote might also sit upon jury.
This he did accordingly, and it was for this very
radical order and its modification to suit me that
said he was more radical than myself The oath
referred to requires man TO swear that he never
bore arms against the United States. or acknowl
edged allegiance to the Southern confederacy, or
gave TO the enemies Of the United States aid, com
fort, encouragement. 1t is, therefore, called
the " iron-clad oath" But Sheridan found many
who could not take this oath, who had been forced
into rebellion, and who had been clothed with the
right Of suffrage and to this class he very properly
accorded a right to sit upon the jury
Is it your opinion that Grant did all he could
to sustain you?" Undoubtedly was his reply
" Every thing did was under direct order from
him, or under his Endorsement and approval. To
fall out with me, therefore, was to fall out with
Grant HIMSELF
VIII Grant certainly be a candidate for Pres
dcut2' Not by bis own choice, promptly re-
turned sheridan "but If he accepts the nomna-
ton | believe he viii do so from motives of duty
to his friends and country, in the spirit of sacrifice
and patriotism, for which he is so remarkably dis
tinguishedn "Will the congressional policy of re-
construction succccdY Another Whit at his pipe
and his answer was as ready an old time states
man. OF course it must succeed. 1t is too late
TO go backward. The negro has been admitted
to the ballot-boN and all the power on earth can
not keep it from him now. He has not only been
taught TO read. but 10 vote also. He can unlearn
.st. a Al al
mustered into the military service a soldier, his
right to vote was decreed. In assuming the high
est and most solemn duty Of the ctizen--the de-
Tense Of his country--as 4 soldier, all minor
privileges and duties at once attached to him. He
is therefore a voter by virtue of having become a
fighter, taxpayer, citizen
WHAT LINCOLN WouLD HAVE DoNE--In a
lecture delivered recently before the y Dung Men
Christian Association Washington, by Hon |. n.
Arnold member of Congress from Illinois during
tina war, we find the following interesting state
ments
During the dark days following Lincoln's
death We have asked ourselves ''What would have
been his policy had he livcd?7 The key to his
policy was and would have been contained in that
ever memorable sentence" With malice toward
none, and charity for ALL He did not say. "Reb-
els mus, take back seats,n buthe placed Union
men in front seats. TApplause.l
| assert without fear OF successful contradiction
that his views conceded substantially with the
principles upon which Congress has acted since his
death. He recognized in Congress the power to
legsate for the rebel states until restored to their
proper relations to the Union. The governments
be organized in the conquered rebel territory he
regarded as provisional and subject to the action
of Congress-in this respect occupying precisely
the same position Of General Grant, as detailed in
his evidence before the Committee on Impeach-
ment
Without citing the evidence, desire to call at
tention to a curious statement made by Mr. Hun
ter, one of the rebel commissioners at the confer
ence at Hampton Roads. In giving an account of
his negotiations with Mr.. Lincoln, he says, when
ever we 60 into the Union as conquered people,
must take such laws as they choose to make for
us, and we go without representation in making
those laws for Mr.. Lincoln told me that lchie
zoe could send representatives to the Yankee Con-
gress, get 1t rested ruth Congress to sag ichetder
they couid receire them or not
Mr.. Lincoln was in favor OF negro suffrage. At
the time OF his death there was under considera-
tion before him and his Cabinet printed paper
providing means Of restoring loyal governments
in Virginia. In this paper II was stated that all
loyal men, whether white or black. should vote in
holding State convention, while rebels were not
to vote After Mr. Lncoln's assassination the
provisions of this paper were adopted in the pro-
clamation respecting the reorganization OF State
governments with the exception OF the one max
ing all loyal men voters. There was nothing
about which Mr. Lincoln was more sensitive than
that the nations faith pledged to the negro should
be kept; and in his message OF December, 1868,
he says a. to abandon the negroes would be a cruel
aud astonishing breach of faith" Had Lincoln
lived, there would have been no rebel outrages on
Union men, white black, no burning colored
school houses by pardoned rebels.
In reply to question what he would do with
the rebel leaders, he said d" ! do not want their
blood; but we can have no peace or order in the
South while they remain there with their great in
iluence to poison public opinion. We will scare
them out Of the country by having our generals
tell them that they will be punished for their crimes
If they remain but that if they leave we will not
attempt to hinder them. Then we can be mag.
unanimous to all the rest, and will have peac,
and quiet in all the land Yes, if Lincoln hat
lived, we should indeed have had peace and quie
in all the land
The Philadelphia Democracy refuse to indors
A. johnson for the next Presidency.
MAD LEGISLATION is the phrase used b,
| both of the Addison county papers, in reference
to the new reconstructon and judiciary bills. Ii
one sense this is true Congress is undoubted
mad, and so are the people, and the madness of tn
3 President is the occasion OF it all. But when
mad dog is loose, clubs, brck-bats and musket
are in order by the universal consent of mankind
We find the names of Messrs Poland Smit
and Woodbridge, of Vermont, among the on
= hundred and twenty-three Republican yeas b
which the new reconstruction bill passed the House
A Bostonian direct from Alabama, saws that tn
new Constitution will be adopted by the peopl,
and Senators and Representatives to Congress wi
A be Immediately elected This will show the 10y,
people Of the North that the Congressional polio
is successful, although johnson and his Democrat
friends have done all in their power to obstruct il
NONE M1TTERS.
See advertisement of entertainment at Villag
t Hall The object is most worthy. The entertain
ment will no doubt be fine and we bespeak 70
4 them full and paying house.
n The Place TO Go,--Yes, that is, il you wis
e TO procure good livery team at reasonable rate,
is to Burnham's Hotel aud inquire for d. w Duo
e ley the grntlemanly proprietor of the same VIII
T. will let you a team that will give you entire sal
c faction in every respect Nearly every one
this place and vicinity, who have had team
=. him, and there are many, we feel confident, wi
II testify to the same.
= Sabbath School Festival will be held at IIor,
wick next Friday for the plrt,ose of procurin