Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-19

future, with full protection for all who
loved the flag and the Union, our enemies
denounced us as wishing 10 postpone IT,
construction. Noe these same Democrats
with their ally, the President, are strly'
ing 10 put every possible s,umhhng"bloek
in the way Of the return Of these oel''eN'
He'd States,
When "thc Fourteenth Article Wa
proposed as an amendment 10 the ronstl.
tuition cmbDdying,nu mandatory suffrage
enactment, but protecting equally the
civil rights Of all, uativc-blrn and natu'
rallied making voter in Indiana just
as potential as one in South Carolina, and
no more; and barring the door of the
Treasury against any payments for cman'
cipated slaves or the rebel debt ~ tht
whole Democratic party denounced II.
and urged the South 10 spum it, as they
did. AO,r the two Democratic States oi
Kentucky and Maryland demand pay.
ment, out of ~ peoples taxes IN the
Treasury, for the slaves the nation eman.
cipated and the two Democratic Legisla-
lures of Ohio and New jersey cndcayor
10 withdraw the assent Of those States u
this bencfccnt constitutional Amendment
leaving the door open for the presentation
Of these Democratic claims if "a Demo
cratic Congress could be chosen,
| viii not extend this letter by de-
fcnsc OF the Congressional policy Of recon-
struction, for Senator Morton's able yindi-
cation Of it has covered the whole ground
unanswerably. Suffice il TO say, that
Congress, having authorized the suffrage
of every free man in the southern States
rebels and ALL. except those who, by vio'
lating official oaths, had added perjury I,
treason, and the Democratic party having
denounced Us for this limited and tempe
rary disfranchisement, the same party
shouts its rejoicings over the fact that tn,
remainder of the unrepentant rebels il
Alabama have recently and ColVHtdrtl5
diJrdBchiSd h,mNlc,S, in the vain at
tempt TO prevent the reorganization %
that State on loyal basis,
Nor is this all The President, now in
full sympathy with the same Democrati,
party which opposed bis election-th,
same person, who, as candidate, doclarct
that treason should be made odious, bu
who. as Chief Magistrate, is the hope and
admiration Of every rebel in the land--
whose oath binds him "to take care tina
the laws be faithfully executed and VIII,
keeps it by striking down officer afte
officer for the performance of this duty
who retains in office and under salary a
his Attomey-General gentleman VIII,
SAYS publicly that he will not appear be
fore the court to defend the laws from
hostile attack, despite his anti-Stantol
message, in which he claims that thes
executive officers should be in unisol
with him, stands at last sclf-convictet
before the country as having striven t'
induce, the General of our armies to del!
law he did not himself dare to resist
Equally failing in this his Demqorati
supporters unite in bitter denunciation
r Of the single hearted and illustrious off
: Ger, with, epithets which | will not sol
, these pages by repeating. But the hear
/ of the country, always generous and just
turns toward this gallant and slandere'
commander, with even more affection THAI
= before. and longs for the hour when, a
the ballot box, the people VIII vlndleat
his fair fame from these malignant aspel
{ sions. and call him to that seat of powt
| and responsibility which has been honore
3 by the Father Of the Country that on
r greatest soldier saved.
And the Congress, to whose fidelity an
inacxiblc frmness the nation, despite tn
. criticism of friend or foe, owes the pr,
G yention of rebel reconstruction in tn
: South, will, instead of taking any bacl
e ward step, speak 10 the people that the
, 20 forward" until every star on our ban
4 ucr, paled though they may have been h
= treason, shall, shine with that brilianc
. which only Loyalty insurc~.
Very truly yours.
/ SCHUYLER CoI.FNN,