Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-01-15
e9atrbman & Stair journal.
BY E.P. WALTON
MONTPELIER. JANUARY IS. 1865.


The past and present Of the republican party
and the personal integrity OF Gen Grant Afford
ample assurance that their and his sentiments and
opinions will be distinctly ayowed IN the coming
canvass. In the trying days OF the war--in the
summer Of ls63-Gen, Grant wrote from his camp
on the Mississippi to his tiled friend Washourn
81 have never been an ant-slavcry man; but
try TO Judge Justly Of what | see. ! made up my
mind when this war commenced that the North and
South could only live together in peace as one ma
ton, and they could only be one nation by being
free nation Slavery, the cornerstone OF the
so-called confederacy, is knocked out, and 1t will
take more men to keep black men slaves than to
put down the rebellion Much as desire peace,
| am opposed 10 any peace until this question OF
slavery is forever settled
This emphatic avowal fully committed General
Grant to the policy of emancipation. lie was, too,
for the reelection of Abraham Lincoln, declaring
to his nearest friends that his defeat would be
dreadful calamity to the country. Since the close
of the war he has been in accord with Congress,
in its efforts to protect the loyal, black and white'
secure the equal rights of ALL and restore the rebel
States 20 their practical relations When the
pending constitutional amcndmcuIwas before Con-
gress, he was for It's submission to the people and
when it was submitted, he urged the leading
men Of the rebel States TO vote for its adoption.
After its rejection by the rebel legislatures, he
pressed Southern men, who sought his advice, to
reconsider their actisn, adopt b., and give suffrage
TO the freedmen 10 LEADING Southern men he
said: "You must look to Congress the republic
cans have the power; consult Them do not seek
'ne co9nseIs OF men 'n inc NoI,n VINO 9pposSu 'le
with no,yar ibe nova WON lool IN them for advice
the more cxacting Congress will be aud ought to
be the rejection of aeamenimcnt aud the legis-
a'lon "5'll'l 'ls lIS.'e VIII ''l'' NJ'g,'ss 10
riIe IN Some 81 tLesc mem rsrc WISE enougb 10
accept and act upon bis advire. To the recon
struction policy Of Congrcss-the vital aud over
ShauoW'ng ISSUE OF 'l,' va, zen uI""' ea'v ms
'ar, ~. If ,,,r... irt, T.ct on
the Reconstruction policy Gen. Grant has been and
now is in accord with Congress and the republican
ph'ly. % anxious was me 10 nave l.M poi'ot
o, ,c,nhrs Of C,orress tl,. WAL imno;tpnce Of
SO arranging the adomnments as to he able to
meet at any time, should the needs OF the country
require IL.
l"enty-one states nave ratlhed the li'n amend
nleiu 10 inc Oohs'''u'loh' NhpPoI'Io"heh' OF h'P-
resen'a'iVes IN the Housed not counting Name
ana Iowa so ii ooih ONO ana New Jersey snan
rescind' the amendment will be adopted.
Gen. Butler of Massachusetts is opposed to
Ter long ago.
JOHNSON VS. SrANroN.--The report Of the Judi
ciary committee, prepared by Senator Howard Of
Michigan, grinds the President to powder, show
ing that he had ample information Of the coutem-
plated outrage at New Orleans, and not only con-
cealed it from the Secretary of War, but did moth
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The Annual Concert Of Bethany Church Sab
bath School, on Sunday evening last, was honored
by fall attendance. and the exercises were NOR,
interesting than usual, to which the members
of the school contributed largely by their ex
cellent singing They never sang so well be
fore, aud they can sing even better still If Ha
wW it, Superintendent Ii. d. Hopkins preface,
the annual report by brief history of the Origin
of the Sabbath School in Europe in l.uther's time
and of the first Sabbath Schools in America, an,
in Vermont to which Rev DR.. Clement contrib
uied his own rccolleclions of the early Vernon
Schools The report showed the number of chill
dren on the roll to be about two hundred; tn,
largest attendance in the year PA and the loves
125; average for the first six months 1871. and 70
.n' la'' S'A months 100 ne average IN the mrs
SIX months OF 1866 was 1888, and in the last 81,
months no. len years ago the number wa
hers qiyen in the ro,ort for 1857 an,,,.oo a.
children only. There arc three other classes .
Young ladies and yonpp men and two IF .d,lts
that were not included in tbe reno,t These fv
classes number about sixty persons Of teacher.