Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-02-05

Retrenchmens-Ru aored attempt to reznOue
Mr.. Rolins-The Gay Season.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1868.
THE VICTORY IN OHIO.
Mr.. EDITOR When in March 1862, word
reached US that the old ship Merrimac had been
raised, iron plated, and had sailed forth into
Hampton Roads, dealing death and destrue-
ton everywhere, loyal faces were very pale
and loyal hearts began to fear, while rebel
hearts waxed bold and rebel voices Dragged
and boasted. But when the next morning
the first gun from the Monitor sounded all
over the country, hope sprang up and never
AGAIN was lost till victory crowned our arms
everywhere, and a full and complete end was
put to the rebellion.
We were this fall placed in somewhat the
same position. The Northern allies of the
rebels straining every nerve, had spread de-
struction among the friends of the Union and
carried several states. Flushed by their sue
cesses, the same persons rcloiccd and boasted
rs before, and Inundated by defeat the same
persons feared. As specimen Of the exult-
ing tone of the Democrats, | append an ex-
tract from Il speech Of Mr.. Brooks, in the
House a few days ago.
The gentleman from Massachusetts, Mr..
Boutwell, tried to alarm the country by
foretelling that the Democracy, if reinstated
in mower, would undo what the Republicans
had been doing but | think he viii give JOY
to the country rather than alarm by assuring
them of that He instanced to increase that
alarm, what the Democracy had been doing
in Ohio and New Jersey as to them he
might have added New York. Sir, Ono and
! New Jersey are but the beginning OF the end.
We intend to undo almost everything that has
been done for the last three years by tins
and the preceding Congress. We intend to
change the present majority here, and to re-
peal all the destructive acts which you now
ilaye in COURSE of reconstruction.
The proceedings in Ohio and III New .Ier-
scy, are but the beginnings in that great
march of revolution which has already made
it's appearance elsewhere The precedents,
prerogatives, and powers which the majority
of this House are assuming in the most revo-
lutionary manner. we intend to make use OF
for the purpose of undoing these unrcyolu-
tionarv and unconstitutional proceedings
here as precedent prerogatiyos whercwith to
DESTROY the most of these acts And the
honorable gentleman from massachusetts.
Mr.. Boutwell, may as well know now as
hereafter that we intend to carry on these
reactonary proceedings to the legitimate
end But we do not intend TO let
the people of the North be brought into ne
gro copartnership and be ruled by rotten
borough negro committees in the South. we
do not intend to sacrifice the white mans
government and make II 4 government OF
black men, South or North.
We intend. in short, to undo all your radl-
cal, revolutionary proceedings here, not by
force, but by the might and majesty of the
people operating through the ballot-boN.
The coming voice of the people
is no longer heard in whispers, but in the
loud roar of the whirlwind which comes from
all parts of the country and the time will
come sooner or later, when. instead of the
present large majority upon this floor, the
people will substitute in their place large
MAJORITY of the Democracy.
Mr. Brooks is one of the representative
men Of the Democracy, and the same boasts
and threats were made all around Us. Every
nerve was strained, and every exertion made
to carry the Eighth District of Ohio, as il
was recognized that it was to be the first gun
of the year The President threw all the
weight Of his patronage upon the Democratic
side. andsthe best Democratic speakers can
vasscd thorou ghlv the whole district >
confident, in fact, We're the Democrats of vic
tory that they had already began to com
mend the action of Ohio to the people OF
New Hampshire. The victory which was
proclaimed on the morning Of the 2Nth ult..
fell like thunder-clap upon them, stopped
their Boosting. and even made them trcmblc
for themselves
To the Republicans 1t was good tldinss
indeed. and gave them courage to 60 into the
campaign with good hope of success. We
certainly can hope that not only New llamp-
shire' ou' her more re'iiisS sisters may loilo"
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