Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-08-24

If in the north the democratic party
to-day sincerely, honestly and earnestly
willed, there would be an end at once of
Kuklux ontrages in every Southern State.
Nay, gentlemen, as in the olden time, ten
righteous men might have turned the
wrath of God from the doomed CITY of
the plain so this day and this hour, I be-
lieve, could name ten leading aspirants
for the presidential nomination of the
democracy, whose united and righteous
appeals for peace in the South would pro-
duce peace in the South.
THE NEW DEPARTURE REVIEWED.
And this brings to the test the sinceri-
ty of the new departure. And what is
the new departure }? Why, certain con-
stitutional amendments being adjudged
necessary to secure the full fruits of our
victory yover the rebellion, and these
amendments have been regularly adopted
blythe requisite two-thirds in both branch
es of Congress, and the ratification of
three-fourths of the States, the democra-
cy refused to abide by them. In several
instances every democratic member of
Congress voted against resolutions in the
House declaring these amendments to be
of binding force-the last vote of this
kind being given so lately, l think, as
April of the present year. But the late
Mr.. Vallandigham, and few others, dis
covering that this attitude of the democ.
racy was inoipient rebellion, called a bolt
and the party in the North generally
obeyed, resolving that upon the whole,
they would agree to submit to the consti-
tuition of the United States, and this law
abiding spirit being SO unusual with that
party, and the sensation of constitution
al obedience so novel with them, that.
with keenness of wit and reactive sar-
casm apparently not appreciated by them
selves, they, with one consent, called it
the New Departure" But we must be
pardoned for q little incredulity as to the
full sincerity of the "New Departure -
until we see it bear fruit. When every
man in the United States enjoys his full
right to property, his full protection to
person, and his undisturbed, unmenaced
right of suffrage, and all this by the CO.
operation of the democracy. we will be-
gin to have some faith in the purity and
sincerity of the sudden conversion of that
party. Until then we will pray and hope
for the best, and yet all the while be tor
tured with distrust. In illustration of
my own feelings, you will pardon me if
narrate homespun anecdote, which came
to my lips when the Maine democracy
made their new departure. A pious old
deacon of the Free Will Baptist church,
had a scape grace of son who gave him
vast deal of trouble, and who, after
years of misconduct and bad morals. ran
off and was unheard of for several years.
Finally, when the old gentleman was
we'll advanced in life, and his property
had to be disposed of, the son turned up,
protesting to be a thoroughly reformed
man and an exemplary member of the
church. The old man was, of course, de,
lighted and eager to believe in his sons
sincerity, but withal a shade distrustful
In order to assure himself he subjected
his son to personal examination to as
certain the "evidences" of his CONVEX
sion, as theologians term it. When the
examination was concluded the old man
said, Joshua, you answer well, your
evidences seem good, and l sincerely
trust you have met with a change of
heart, but before God [ still have harrow
ing doubts"