Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-05-03
Grant and his Defamers.


Below we give extracts VI significant political
editorials from the Nofchman and Reflector and
Zion's Hrad These organs Of the two great
religions bodies Baptist and Mcthodist-speak
in nnmsiakable language in favor Of the present
administration, doubtless uttering the sentiments
Of nInultitudc Of the American people. though
not always satisfying selG~h or arrogant poll
ticians.
From the Waterman aud Reflector
Mr. Sumner is greatly in the wrong in
pleading for Black Republic covering tho
Caribbean Islands, and extending its raven
wing over Africa. The very talk Of such a
thing seems abhorrent to such lips What,
Charles Sumner who abolished the black
schools of Boston, the black bondage Of Amer
lea, the black code of custom and whose coat
tendantbil with this, and one that he will have
connected with the effort to suppress Southern
assassinatious, is the abolition Of the prejudice
against blacks in Northern hotels and halls
and Southern cars Charles Sumner, who
has treated With magnificent scorn the pre-
tence that this was a white mans government,
he pleading for black Republic! He de-
tending Hayt, which allows no white man a
right to ownership in her soil. lie asking
that this counter.preiudice shall be extended
over the heart of our continent, and that we
shall assist in its Strengthening and perpetua-
ton Gen. Grant may have been guilty of
allowing. if not encouraging. invasion of the
rights Of nations But Senator Sumner has
been guilty of advocating inyasons of the idea
of the brotherhood of man, out of faithfulness
to which all his great fame has grown.
In this we regret to see he has distinguish.
ed companionship. Messrs. Philips and Gar.
rison. The Aati-Slarerv Standard, and
LlaeDe1de,f. and Golden Ace, almost every
radical abolition leader and iournal, has fall
en- into this error. 1t is the pravest Of blum
ders. 1t makes Democrats of the fasest
school pat them lovingly on the back 1t
makes shrewd Southern leaders smile for
ioy. a Pied Piper's smile of subtlety aud con.
6dence "Art thou become like unto us p
they mockingly say thou who slew us be.
cause we favored keeping the races, so.called,
apart, declared this white mans govern
ment, and urged colonization, but not emanci.
pation?" And they cannot be answered
True the attempt will be made. 1t will be
said, "This Black Republic is weak, is the
only one of its sort in the world, is an exper.
imcnt, is necessary to the upbuilding of this
family Of man. The oppression of the whites
in our country is not akin to the development
of the blacks in Santo Domingo"
These are fallacious reasonings. The mar
who puts his foot on them puts it into bog
They drop him into a bottomess pit Ia,
great American word, Man, can never b.
solved in society and State by such process
There must be no Black Republic, or Rec
Republic. but Man Republic.
lIayti and Dominica ought TO be in on
Government, and that the government of tn,
United States. They will not come topethe
any other way. Mr. Summers desire for thi
nation to harmonic them is not valid, excep
as each accepts our flag, and becomes an in
teger of our unit. We need them. Gu
Gulf States are irving to reduce the blacl
man TO yassalage. They will not succeed
though long and fearful struggle perhap,
precedes the victory of human brotherhood
But il Hayti and Santo Domingo enter gu
Republic, with their black Representative
and Senators, for such they will be, the infiu
ence on the whole Gulf will be immediate an
immense The black man of Georgia wi
stand the stronger for the black Senator q
llayti. The peace and prosperity of all IN
south will be fastened by this annexation.
Mr.. Sumner thinks it will not be speedil
occupied, as population moves on in isotherma
lines. He did not object to Alaska on tina
ground. And if this be the law, Africa an
Mexico arc on its lines, Southern China an
India. Multitudes Of our tropical brethre
can find home here under our flag, MS lik
millions of the temperate zones do under thei
temperature.
Finally there is manifest destiny tina
necessitates annexation. Mr.. Sumner, by h
plea, absorbed Alaska. Had he assumed til
same attitude toward that treaty that he hi
toward this. il would never have prevaile
Hehas uttered the great word, "No Europea
flag on this continent He approves Il
annexation of the Dominion of Canada. A
offer Of Cuba is coming to us. Why accel
these, and refuse our black brethren?
looks like preiudce. though such a demo
never possessed that grand soul. Mexi,
Is ineyetibly ours We have absorbed h
best portions. Texas. New Mexico and Cal
iornia. We shall the rest. "Our Southel
Islands" was the fayorite word of the slay
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