Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-10-04
4 Very Serious Question.

Very Serious Question.
Logical and cooent writer on political
'tftlr> reasons thus, from the position O
ME- Hidden on secession principles and tn,
war for the Union: If he never in an,
pubic uttcr;tnce, never in any public act
sustained the WIZ for the Union. but hello
1t t" be an unconstitutional, unustii ,b!e
war, and deliberately avowcd his belief
that any state had Il right TO sccp,lc, and
,htt the Federal Government had no rioht
to corrce; and t-Goyern.,
Underwood stakes his reputation As 4 man
OF vrrlcity that Mr.. Tildcn did. near the
close of the war, in conversation with him.
express the conviction that the advance of
Union soldiers acro>s Southern soil ,y,. =,
treSpass, and that every soldier made him
sell liable as a trc>plsSer. This doctrine
wis in harmony with all his public avow-
al. If. Is he stated. any st,te had fine
right to scccdr and the government had
no right to cocrce it into the Union. then
OF course there WAS no authority for march-
ING soldiers into Il Southern state. If thi,
oe true, then 1t was Il trcspas>. AMI out
OF this doctrine which Mr.. len held.
there comes Il question ot most rihtl mo-
mc1H 10 the c0nHhY. If the soldier was a
treSpasscr then the Government va, a
treslts>cr. Ii the soldier wa, liable. the
Government was liable: the soldier WIS
merely the agent.-hc simply obcycd, his
act was the act of the Government. The
constituted authority Of the nation assumed
the responsibility, and according to Mr..
lllden : doctrine the nation become, liable
Tor All damage done by the army. Mr..
lllden was not the only one who main
tanned this doctrine. All the Confed, rates
mrlntain it and are Preparing their claim.
for damage. One hundred and forty bills
embodylng such cltims we're presented At
the last session of Congress. The ,luo,,n,
IN the aggregate is 81 ,Js2,269; this i, only
the beginning. They are precisely of this
nature claims growing out of the ,l,lna,c
wrought by the Union army in its orrup,-
ton and march over Southern soil .u,.h
as the destruction of buildings and crops
and other property. If Mr.. Tllcns doe
trlne is sound, these are vail claim.
against the Government, and he i, hnunI
to support them. II is this reason, in p,r,
winch makes the Confcdrratcs 50 zc,Inus
tor his success. The elect on of :, ,I.,un-
cratic House presently brought the claim,
out. With 4 democratic CONGRESS- and ,
democratic President who is committed to
doctrine of their validity. the Confelcr-
ate>. who control the purity, woald insist
on their payment. DO the people believe
1t Is safe to Try the experiment.
PUBLIC DEEr SrArEMESr.-W a,hinr-
ton, Oct. 1.-The public debt statement
Issued to-day, makes the following show
ing:
Cash IN the trea>ury-c)in, $64,j9l,124.-
Is: currency, 81, special de-.
post held for the redemption Of certificates
OF deposit rs provided 10y law, $51.J2U,O yo:
total Sll $50 ,OG9.9G.
Debt less cash in treasury Sen, If
1896, 5000, Isl .94l.l4.
:, oo3 5';c e:,>!i III 'fe''s"'y ort' lst' 1876,
no,.r-. oo,o'S ' -;
or Sc, 30 VI "e"' curing me month, s.
n,,..,,'.o ,e
< ~, ECO .,n ~ June 'l>'' 1900
80 '''-'
Mr. S. l.. Clemens (N,rk Tu,i,, =,
tak;nr ,h. ,.y,;, po,,,,:
I1..,c,., ''' P''''c'''' III etlhS III
! ''' ''o'' 'he other evening" sud in tie
course OF his remarks;
W. IKE men wno tIk s;rai- out in plain unn.i
~i sSrctlIi.. H.t 't w I Rii5 h ,,t th1t
If t,k .,"iI MHe ilIal ard iu,tInAn d-ff,t
prctene saying thInr ard H1 d I,, t".'rht'li,Hs
Aale roe Words So 5i.t the s m Tt , lr n ia
tir 'i lica hnta r s IT It gg cArt1rr -
@n'ni neg and , hi rllnoow >Tdsa ' OF
ii MT es Want@ 'i to lay '! HTn i"r ln, wi
i 81, Iii. nf nr1matra tAnll he Womb l;I
4 and y%I would know via, h. n-f: 5,t
honest and rltht ' tiis H,it M eli,i by
r 1 IIl llt t, or less m4 M Mitiy both
ct rllse and effect ~l vtiif.att tt IN
We abarc usuirt systems OF ,Nar'' xh"st
Oh
EKMoNr WOMAN's TEMrlRAN, IN
oN-Thc second annual mcctin., was bal,
n Rcnn;nr,on ,,,o o-.
GO - Ill
AFTER prayer by Mrs. J. VI. Haven.
'ce- Presideht OF the National Union, Miss
Jennie stacy OF burlington was appointed
'ccrctIry pro tim, and Mrs. NJ. A. Bourne
II Rutland, assistant secretary.
hiii treasurer Mrs. >. Nj. Haven, Re-
'orlcd Il balance IN the treasury Of 81. 90
1 ne secretary report was then read bv
nlss stacy. Auxilltlies then reported Il
rom bennington, Nergcnnes, Burlnrlon
}alnet and Rutland, giving most enco,r-
ISIng reports from their various fields. Of
deep and increasing interest in tho w',I.