Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-08-21

ccssi0n generally believed they were right IN 50
doing. But. while they still Affirm the
RIGHT of secession | am satisfied that a majority
of them believe It's practical assertion was unwisc
and inexpcdcnt They hold that they should /
have made their late struggle in the Union, not
against il under the flag OF out fathers, not that
Of the stars and bars in ostensihle defence oi the
Federal Constitution, not in resistance 20 It's nu- /
thoritv They propose TO renew the tight. but |
not with gun and sabre They ctpcd 10 r,gaia as /
] Democrats hrouQi cICchons me polc'r hfy lost
as ri'k Hrongh rqr.
Examine this carefully, for it is Groelcys
understanding Of the sentiments and pur-
poses Of the uurcpentant rebels year in adj
vance Of the Cincinnati Convention, and four
months in advance Of his consent to become
the Democratic candidqtc for the Prcsidcn-
cy. 1t is perfectly clear that he knew what
the Democratic party and a Democratic Pros
ident are expected to do for the Rebels, to
wit. 10 restore 10 them The poiccr they lost
az Rebels Mroagl war :" We think that is
beyond dispute. Now consider that Greeley
consented to be the Democratic candidate
Inoioiag that his result icaS crpecfed that
he received the Southern support at Gin
cinnad against the Northern support oil
Adams; and finally that at Baltimore he rc.
ceived the combined support Of Southern
Rebels and Northern Democratic sympathizcrs
with rebellion. Is it not therefore true that
the disloyqi elements, North and South
the most dangerous elements to the peace Of
the country and thoperpetuity Of the Union
are ranged on his side2 Is it not evident
that he has chosen to put himself under obli-
cations to them But we have other Incl
dental proof 70 the same effect. At the
Baltimore Convention a pamphlet was circu-
. lated in Grcclcy's favor in which it was ar
gued that, while Greeley would take just
enough republicans with the democratic vote
" TO elect him, nevertheless the democrats
T. would so overwhelmingly out number these
= deceived or degenerate republicans as 10
secure practically Democratic Admiasira-
tioa, which would proceed to iortity our
I'll rDomocratie outpost for q future INpErEND.
1t rvr EFFORT TO RECOVER ABSOLUTE POWER
/. In other words, as the price of the Prosi-
s. dcncy for four years Mr.. Greeley has sold
l. the country to the absolute power in future oil
b the old Slayocratic Democracy What think
n the Republicans Of Vermont Of that w,
&, know there are some honest and true Repub
r licaus, who do not know as yet that Dir
e. Greeley has agreed to sacrifice them on the
q bloody altar of Southern Democracy. We
J. show them that they arc miscd, deceived, mis-
/. taken and we advise them to return to the
o. Republican fold, to drop Greeley and sup
is port Grant, as multitudes Of men who wer,
Of misled as they have been have already done
in As further proof that Greeley has sole
n himself and his Republicanism By A BARGAIN
ne we quote further from this pamphlet, as fol-
ID lows
ol " There is a moral obligation resting upon us
NJ, CHE Democrats at Baltmore,) to support The
x Cincinnati nominations. There ras dciRa
u understanding bffirceli mr. party and The hbrd
m republicans, sHtcred into By representative men o.
- 10th parties, and irh gcaCrai consent, bcf0re IN
nj asscHbiinq Of The Cin0nHaH conreuhOR that the
n nominations there made should receive the combt
- ned support Of both parties Good faith requires
p that the obligation imposed should be complied
a with, unless we have been released by some I'M
fairness practiced toward us by that party ant
y that can not be justly affirmed, although it has
20 been cautiously asserted"
ii This confirms the charge, made in New
r. York newspapers of such a bargain. The
G Greeley papers say the Tri6une has denied
y this charge, bpt this-S untrue, the trjth be-
ing that it has made a denial so qualified and
+ so limited as to leave the main charge unde.
c MED, and therefore by Implication confcssedly
c true. This Democratic pamphlet now comes
l. in as clnching proof Of Grceley's guilt.
). Let us see now how leading Democrats re-
II gard this matter. Judge Black Of Peunsyl
d vania was Buchanan's confidential adviser
# and still is an avowed enemy of the 18th ant
D. 18th amendments to the Constitutions the
10 new guarantees for freedom, equality, and tn,
II perpetuity of the Union, which were won b,
,e the war. When Greeley was nominated tn,
=. Judge declared him to he "uterly unfit
ry for the Presidency; but since new light ha
re dawncd upon Judge Black he has written this
he The reconstruction act Of 1867 was bill of at
~ toinder more deliberately cruel aud with pain
'' and penalties more compendiOusly unjust thar
nv any British bill that ever was passed. But III
: authors were conscious that it could not stand
DE and they must replace it with something else fo
he sooner or later the courts would be sure to pro
=, nounce it void
VI In this strait they resored to the expelient o
C. converting the constitution itself into bill Of at
! tainder. The fourteenth and fifteenth amendment
'u were frauds upon the spirit and letter of the in
nd stumcnt inasnuch as they effected the worse out
d, rage which It was made TO prevent. They wcr
- carried against the known will Of nearly ever,
of state North and by brutal violence in the South
Ia May this be washed in Lethe and forgotten p
~ Certainly not as long "a any portion of our PEG
OF pie are compelled TO bear the ntoerdble burden
-, Of the yoke thus fastened upon them.
~ Mr., Greeley's election will not do all that VI
tn could wish 20 Tree US from the evils Ii will no
g.. even be a popular condemnation of the bare mean
~ by which they were inflicted upon US, but II zeal
Ii b'g'H Tie process eftheir gradual extinction.
to The extinction of the reconstruction acts
r. These have brought the rebel States agail
i'll into the Union in peace, and CONFIRMED then
Ii to liberty instead of slavery what say Re
I'd publicans and loyal and true Democrats t.
is that2 The extinction of the fourteenth an,
C. fifteenth amendments These declare tba
~ all persons born or aatavalised, [let the for
b. eigu born citizens mark that are citizens o
ntl The United States, and no State shall abridg
ID their privileges, nor deprive any person O
rs life, liberty or property without due process,
'e of law require representation in Congress
10 be regulated according to the number o.
n such free and equal citizens in each State
y prohibit hundred or more Of rebels, Wit
Ut are guilty of both treason and perjury, from
lc holding any Office until Congress shall by
J two-thirds vote permit; affirm the validit!
y Of the public debt including the debt 70
er bounies and pensions to the Union soldiers
&c and exclude the payment Of the rebel debt
ie aud prevent both Congress or the States for
oil ever from abridgng any mans right to yot