Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-06-19
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Ku-jtIux Outrage s.


t- allowing ne the remaining ten minute
..I.- hagr. ana Do the House for the extcu-
-.r.f 10 % half hour. | had not the
SLIGHTEST intention of addressing the House
.r ta-- subject till my colleague kindly pro
-.-4l -9 Weld me portion Of hls time. /
-r.aE. therefore. without the slightest prcpa-
ration. auI ot course can only express ny
genera. l1-as ou The subject, ard any allusIOn
rt, evidence taken in such immense quan-
-s-v fv +,e committee viii be from general
~a-.u lection merely. for I have not had time
rl examine it since iC was printed
came into C5nrress, Mr.. Speaker, at the
+--- -e--i +. atter tie close cf the war. The
war was over. and the rebel armies were
di-aanla5 The South was prostrate before
the c.rau.riug North ami W est, who had
urHel1 and maintained the integrity ot the
Union. and poured out their treasure ana
their blood ike water for that purpose. me
r-.fIsm was Eyw Oh restore the Southern
States 10 rheir pr9per place IN the Union.
and how CD aIav the hate and bitterness
growing cut OF the long and bloody conflict,
81 tuat we might again live together as
q hlrm0lIaus. national family. / then felt
and have ever since telt not only the import
ancc. but the wisdom Of dealing magnanl-
mou.lv and ienieutly with the people OF the
South, and that ar least nothing which wa :
.4-tIv due them should he withheld. ! did
u.t 1ok upon the great mass Of the people
nd the South, as many of our people at the
North ala, rs criminals in intent and bcart
The doctrine af State rights in the s. nth
lad -,-lIeratcd into that terrible heresy that
t.s primary and principal allegiance Of the
.tz.u was due ID his State. and that he
owed a8 personal allegiance to the nation as
t.s -9FereIgu that the State only held rela
t..r- with tLc Federal Union, and that when
-.e State chose u sever those relations the
constitutional oath and duty of every citizen
]. --.l chat he should 20 with his State.
I--.-- become tie accepted theory in the
.t- e- tie true philosophy of the Govern
.ea- .- Tarmtatgl all classes and conditions
IA men, For the ambitious and wicked
leaders 6. tile rebellion. who knew how
--a-- were all their alleged complaints
against any action Of the Federal Govern
,l.1t. Hhs knew they were on false pretenses
melting these people TO revolt against the
ta-- Government the world ever saw, who
knew. or ought t. have known the untold
u.-5r.e- and ealamIties they were bringing
an tllir Fe.p.c-tor these wicked men ! felt
10 sympathy or compassion The great mis-
take n whole policy # reconstruction,
Is Lave always thought and said, was that
these men. or some Of The most prominent
and influential of them. were not brought to
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Hs.n rendered egmrarativeIv eeev and
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E-1 a- tl bic mass of tie southern people
lily feelings were entirely different. I re-
s4rlli them as the victims 9f political heresy
5-4 -,-rl ,,-..l-al n. .IirfaaI leaders
,y7H -a- r.r. Hfr ~rrsr-rr what have
rover .e..ral r5 declare 5r.l.-l INV own regDle
II homo that believe .re grcat mass II
-..-, who f.r.,.- IN rf.s. armies ,,f the S,r+b
..-I.t Is h.-.--I. and -.r-cieutT5u-Iv a- did
HOS. who f.arg-I Iu the armies Of the Union.
E1tertaiuIn, t1cse views I believed il the
-.Iiev .f true statcsuen-hip TO deal ceUcr-
-g-lv and IIberaIIv with the southern ue8rIe.
T.. -1--.-c b. rn--isre n love of the MON
.uI tor the national Government. and to de
-s.h them from their former errors and
leader The mad flllv of some of the south
.-n rcgrIc. ana especially of the southern
press. which was u a great extent controlled
4 tho aId retcL leaders. PREVENTED general
...ulr-.fuee I'm tht-c vlctys and greatly To-
..-ue.i tar restoration NJ arrie4bIs Relations
between tile TWO sections of the country.
Fsr d considerable time. / have favored
.-raut.u., amnesty O.. all the reerIc Of the
~ou.h czelrttae leaders ln the rebellion. and
at last nave bad the satisfaction yf seeing
tHat ae-omr .-LcL av the general concurrence
az rEcuigr- u -lv own T...-iell rartF
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.fosr who have constantly and rcrsisrentlv
,ira.ated the rss-a-e of some law bv which .
a--ice could Ec done In this class of cases
,1srv. ms rgliricaI associates feared that
.ry i.,V zyTi..1 u9uII enable ravmer+ to He
r.f. ii, rhs-a c,-a- ,Voufl orc1 door bv,
tf...h l-rr.r claims and claims If disIovaI
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+. r-sa.r-y Tli- r.eJfry frTa ln,g time
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III tre7 reconnaissance AHA n tribnnaI for
.. adjustment ~ -tiab claim. been establish
N +rr.--ar5 baIiova +Ea+ II will not he
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.r-s-e5 II m fcoIin, II hostility 70 the
-s.rI. or the S.nrb-tbat have ever
.sst-si nat onIv n deal Justly. but geDer-
.g-rv and ,nal,rsnirnonsIv nv them And
a.r Wien / wls rlaced II the head of
- ..,rn,nir-ee an tte Tsrr of the House
.He-e MI IL feeIing or desire on nv mart to
ir sr.,rlir', or n renort anvtbinp in relation
i. M. rord7ri4n of affairs n the Soutb not
..atery rc4uirei bv truth and fairness. or
n aay wav do tacm Injustice And | think /.
nav safely arreaI to gentlemen Of the other
Tide. and t. ali the people of the South who
lave taken anv pains to watch nv course in
-.n,re.s fir the entire truth of nv assertions
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