Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-08-23
Communications.
WRITTEN PoR The VERMONT PHHSIx.
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The Grant partsans are loudly affirming
that the Cincinnati Convention and its do
ings are entirely out of sight in the Presi-
dental contest that the real conflict is be-
tween the same parties that stood front to
front from 1862 to 1865. Doubtless the para
sites of the administration would gladly
perpctuate that same strife and if they
succeed in deceiving the voting masses,
and get an additional four years lease of
power, hope to shape the administration of
the government on such n basis that the
dominant party tyranny can be made per-
petual. But do they think the people are
yet 50 ignorant as not to know the war of
the rebellion was ended more han seven
years ago, and slavery, its great exciting
cause, is long since dead, and the Federal
Constitution so amended as to make it for
ever impossible, while that remains the
fundamental law Why then do they want
to renew the strifes of bv-gone times What
real cause of strife now exists between the
north and the south?
Again the cry is raised, that in the event
of Greeley's election the country would be
under the rule of the democratic party,
that Greeley would be the plant tool of
southern traitors and some, claiming to
be men of discernment and responsibility,
land we regret to say Judge Poland, if cor
rectly reported is amongst them,) who do
not hesitate to declare that the election of
Greeley would place the worst political ele-
ments of the country in power, and would
result in an assumption of the confederate
debt the pensioning Of the rebel soldiers,
and the practical re-estabishment of sla.
very. Perhaps the Grant followers call
Greeley, Sumner, Schurz, Chase, Bucka-
lew, Hendricks, Banks and host of other
such men, the worst political element o.
| the country. And perhaps Judge Poland
| is fortunate enough to possess a larger
| share of common sense" than Charles
| Sumner; but it will be difficult for him to
| make the enlightened people of his district
| believe he possesses any too much common
| honesty, when he says, in effect, that the
| election of Horace Greeley would result in
| the pensioning of rebel soldiers and the
| practical enslavement of the colored race"
They call the adoption of the Cincinnati
| platform by the democratic party at Balti-
more an unholy alliance, a base coalition
| of the worst republicans with the rebel ee-
reconciliation except for the base purpose
of deceiving the people, with the hope of
thereby gaining power. And Secretary
| Boutwell, goes down to North Carolina to
| ridicule the idea of "clasping hands across
| the bloody chasm." He tells the people
| that at the formation, and before the for
| nation of the constitution, our fathers
| shook hands over this chasm, and asks,
| "Why this chasm, first deep, porte ntous,
and then bloody? Was not slavery the
cause ?" Most certainly we believe it was
but where is slavery now? A defunct in
stituton long ago. Why then attempt to
rake up its ashes, with the hope of finding
| some smouldering embers wherewith to
rekindle an angry discord between the
north and south? Would it not be better,
more in accordance with the principles oil
christianity aud the theory of our govern
ment, to cultivate peace and fraternal
| friendship?
| The states of the south are states of tho
| union, like states of the north and have
| the same right of government. But
the Grant party according to Mr.. Boutwell,,
insists that the only safe way for the south
/
can Senate and House of Representatives,
and republican courts, and public opinion
will protect their interests. North Carolina
sees with sorrow the protection she may
expect from such a source, by the displace-
ment of the man of her choice from the
Senate of the United States.
Why, they say there mus be something
wrong for the liberal republicans 10 fra
ternize with the democrats with whom they
have so long aud persisentIy differed. But
do they not know the best elements of the
republican party have been laborng for the
past fifteen years to convince the democrat
party of their error in pursuing the )urse
they have? And now, when they see and
realize their error themselves, and acknow-
edge it, by their own voluntary acceptance
of the creed and doctrine of the republicans,
striving to effect reform in that party,
and keep it within the pale of its original
principles and designs, would it not be an
unheard of indignity to repel themY
JACKSONVILLE, VT. b.