Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-12

IN reference % tha lnsurreollonsry C'ul.
lion Of the oouatry ant To the state q
var between ths people Of the serele
states and the national Government, a
we'll as to the psculisrlty OF our foreign r.
la,Ons induced thereby,
While be stooi slssnohly by the Con
s,i,utlon 10 all Of ia provisions OF grant
ing, and Withholding, snd limiting the pow
ers Of the General Government, aud OF th'
various departments OF It, he recognized
and accorded to the government, and Il
rs executive, military and law making de-
pSrtments, tho prerogsuyes and rights
which state Of war, waged against tn
Government, oonfefs by virtue Of the pub
no laws Of war. In soma' remarks made
On the lst Of August 1861 upna a hiIl to
suppress Instruction anil seilnon ant Ter
other purposes, which, Cor various assign.
"a reasons, ne disspprovel, he IN heated
The character anil SCOPE Of those ~ gs3 II
.-lr' in their application and opar ) y IN
our then condition, with his SacaSSmsi
rpmprehensiveness Of statement, AMI clear
na,, Of discrimination sni showed that
those laws renlrrel neeil IS AMI lllti-
v.,el, ths fragmenary AMI inrrequ,tr bag
.,alpn proposed 10y that Bill, lis views
sTlriei great cnuntsnNnce and support to
10, departments Of the Government in.
uelately CHARGED with the flrc,ble sun.
preston Of the rebellion, against the ctr
ping and criticism, aud d"nune t'iou Of
the captions, AMI the rebel hyonng d'm.
asosucs and traitors Of the north, on ar-
count Of arrests AMI Imprisonment OF per
sons, and for the seizure, and use, AMI De
s,ruction Of property, for which there va,
To be found no specific ststntc, nor express
provision in the letter Of the Constitution,
In well considered and very able
speech delivered on the 9th of April
lSG2, in opposition 10 a "B Il to cond'cste
the properly and free the slaves OF Ger
tain classes of r"bels, he elaborated, and
rendered very palpable, the distinction
and difference between forfeiture aud con
il,ca'on, on the one hand, in pursuance Of
statutory law, n = consequence and pun
l,hmeut Of certain acts declared by that
law to be crimes, and the seizure and de.
,lrattion Of property, on the other, rs a
military necessity, and authorized 10y the
lam, efw1y. And though that speech oc-
ca,,anei some disappearing criticism, ami
sJmS qu,rulous commepi ON the score of
indicating a short, coming IN the matter d
patriotic zoal, sIll the principe, then
cuunciated AMI developed, and Iae iriuo-
tons the5cIrom in the argument Le then
made, stand nov upon MEMORABLE uuuls-
lions and bis ylea, Of policy. a, nha-
til by hl. proposed aueulmyul. ami e.
h,,alei ia hls sperch, have newer been
successfully encountered.
i shah be pariagel f,r ra,.uus , para
graph from that speech, 1t 81, So rntrveer.
isut and 80 strikin.lv exhibits somo orlus
moral llaljlrs Of his public And person, y
character. After Le htt fully opeuri AMI
lustratcd his views Of the prlnelir hi
VOWED and the necessary results that
wouli apw from tie pass ug o. that BIZ.
be- proceeded and sa.i:-"lt seem. u mo,
obtuss. As | am, perhaps, IN mY pnrcrp.
t.ons-ihat this Is directly mterlrra,
with the plightet G'h aud it seems to
me l4TttpT. lnAi III NJ IN llft'L AItlAi|In tgt
the provisions, prohibitions, and ser,rl
ties. which the constitution ep,ets. I. fur
one, viii not do it. DO no, regard my
self A Needing any apology for not doing
it. do not think my people wish me 10
contribute TO breaking any provision OF
the Constitution AMI they knew |
would not do it if they did wish it; nor
did they need any apologies, from me for
regarding the oath | have taken"
Verify these words answer to the wise
mans idea of "apples Of cold in pictures
of silyern Here. in brief, is condcnsad
and chrvsta'izei the real character Of
Vermont and the relation existing br-
tween her and her representative mol. as
we'll as he real character of him who ut
tered the words. That paragraphs i,
more redolent of clagium upon tie State
that il IS Of the assertion of conscious yIr
the on the part of the Senate
Ills only other formal and el4l.r4t,
sne,cbn, in the direct line Of the ae,1o, Of
the Government in MANAGING AMI sun
pressing the rebellion. and rr,torIna
tha nreplr relation between the National
C;avarnmepi and the rsyol,.1 Stst.. ware
made. one on the 10th day Of January
and ,bn other on NE 4h .j,y Of F.nru.ry
1893
In tsc f.rmar he .n,o.rt4l with ,ra,
.arna.,pe., and mower 3 nm intruInra.
A. ,h,r ,,ora t,v himself f., r.na,l IN. eli
section If an act. that had bn,u n,.,ed IN