Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-03

lNhhuulph mated the Northern "uuuWh- T.
faces with the same intensity that Thal- (.
deus Stevens hated the Southern planter.
and "mean whites" and that rcter Por.
cupine' hated both, All three blurted
out their opinions with the same sclf.cond-
denoe, and were curiausly fond OF dogma. .
thing on questions Of trade and finance,
although it Is probable that no three men I.
We're ever more ignorant of economic doe /.
trinc, All three had the same mastery of
sarcasm and mvectivc, though in the case I
OF each the gift was perpctually in dam /
ger ot dcgonerating into mere abuse. To
man with such talents as rhaddcus Ste
yons possessed, the outbreak OF the civil
war was an opportunity Of attaining the
greatest emihcnco. The war was wagcd
against men whom lac hated as those who
SGT at nlught, ~ rather reversed, the prin-
yiplc of equality, which Wa. TIM cardinal
article of his creed; while ON the other
hand it was conducted on the side of the
North by politicians who did not alc-
quately estimate the issue, involved in
the contest.
Thadcus Stevens lung himself into the
war, anim0ting the faint hearted, dcrid-
ing those who w.vercd between two opiu-
ions, and hurling denuneiations OF unlim.
tied vengeance on the Secessioni,ts lie
acquired such influence as men who knew
their own minds and have the unscrupul-
business of the Jacobin temperament o.
quire in times of revolution, and, had his
Scli-control been greater, he might have
directed the policy of the North As it
was, he anticipated the progress of events,
In 1861 ho was the first to offer a rcsolu-
tion proclaiming the freedom Of the slaves
who would aid in puttiug down the re-
bcllion, but luuggess was not prepared
fox what appeared To be an excitement to
seryilo war, and the resolution was post
poncd. \ little later he concocted the
Indemnity bill TO cover the usurpation of
authority which Mr.. Lincoln had found
necessary; and he was one OF the most ac-
tive supporters of the Constitutional
Amendment abolishing slavery. The We
/ hcment downrigEtness of his nature has
given him an advantage since the war
closed similar TO that he enjoyed while it
was in progress. He has realized through
out what to neutral bystanders must seem
an incontrovertible truth, that the States
which seeded went out Of the Union and
their names became mere geographical cX-
pressions, and he has therefore, been free
to debate the terms upon which they shall
be reconstructed, while others have vast
ed their time and opportunity in endeav-
oring to support theory that the Union
was throughout the war unbrokcn and
never ceased to include the seeding
States. Thaddeus Stevens has died before
the work was com pleted. but the organi.
zatiou of ia. reconstructed States must
long bear the impress OF his name.
II is, perhaps true that the death of MI
Stevens at this iuucture will not hc re-
garled in the United States as publ,
loss. 1t is certain that in the prosecution
of the impeachment he inflicted a gricv
Gus wound on his own party, The tinan
ciaI dishonesty Of whix he had bccom,
tie champion might have spread undel
his influence, but viii languish when de
prived of his couutcuauce and constan
support But while denouneing it in til,
plainest terms we must do the memory o
Mr.. Stevens the justice OF distinguishing
between on the motives which impcllcd
him and Gen. Butler to adopt the same
CONCLUSIONS W 9 iilAf lI4tHttAA - 'ittlll' u
that Mr.. Stevens advocacy ot the pay
mont of the iivc-twcuty bonds III currency
was an instance of his tanatical dcyotio,
to "a miscouccivcl dogma. The adoption
of the same policy by Gen: Butlrr, like all
the other acts of the Ex-Govcrnur ot New
Orleans, hctrays the chinaaery OF his pro.
fession Mr.. Stevens was fauaticdl, self
willed, and most blttrr gn His aujmn itt"~,
but there was u3's.' nr H..-.. ..n. .,,-
ceit in his nature Aud il mu~t be II.
memhcrcd Of him that he wa, almost tn,
last Of class Of Americans that have left
no followers. While everything eousprc,
to citacc the individuality Of each mem.
her of the Younger generations, and may
resign themselves without resistance tu
the limits of discipline, Mr., Stvgiu, pre-.
served his own opinions. and enforced hi'
own will, yielding uejthrr t. "ramcnN.
nor to " convention when they Violated
the law of his own conscience.
THE MACKEREL FISHERY fb~ Cape
Aun Advertiser says the mackrrei fishery
is reported lively in Belfast Bay, with tish
more abundant and larger IN size thar
ever before known. They have also mad,
their appearance in lo>ton hay. and arg'
schools were driven ashore on Nahan
beach last Wednesday by the hlurti,h
The proprietor of the Relay House cap
, tured six hundred of the stranded fish
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