Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-08-16
The Hamburg Massacre.


extra copies proposed would be less than three
hundred dollars It had been said on the other
side that this was an eleotionecring document and
ought not TO be printed at the public expense
Every document which affected the welfare Of the
people was. or ought to bc. 40 olectioneerinr or
political document because the people were en-.
titled to know what wa. eoin, ON We're fine
Seultors ON the other side opnosed 10 tii. resol,.
ton because they were afraid the pooplo Of tle
United state. would find ont n,e trntbq n, tien
referred al,ip q, the Constitution oftbo state ,f
Texa.. about.whi lie had shaken ON satnrda,
and argued that the state had oyertlro,gn ti,o
system of public education and violated tbeulo5oe
90 stand b, that system Tii. action ,ya. t.l.ep
when Che democracy. which WAS merely apotbor
name for orgauizcd rebellion in That state c,me
into power lf that was o1uaiity before tbc LAS,
about which .oinucl had beep .iid r,aepti, i'm
platforms and letter.. OF arrentaneo to,.i f,t
time tine people of the Emitted States. ,hodi3 r.t
believe boo hnmbues. dcln.iop-. and lies. sboul
carefully consider tho suhie. Sic or,,,d ii.,,
thc pe1ple tbe Souu, did nof intend r.,, .,..
colored man shouid roqko bi,i.elf ,ors,hi. of l.
fendiua Do. right. either In tbe forum or ip the
field That was the raiuful a.fe,t OF nI.,e.,
which &c wa. attemuted b., platforms and l,,t,,.
To- sugar over. Do afl ca-e. of murder I'm the
Seuth for political reasons. tbc hand of in-t.co
wiz. lanlyzed and could not so forward In pro.e-
BUTTONS lf the leaders of bubble opinion and ,be
authorities there DID not wish these tlip,. n,e,
were Willing to do nothing To- prevent them Wa.
10 unjust iu the Republican ttrty to call attention
10 these hctse Wa. there any bloody shirt nthi.q
It would not do % .ay that the Republican mart,
hated the people of the south A. wei might ID
be said that the hundred thousand clerrymen i'm
the United States hated wronr.doer. because
every Sabbath morning they read the Ten Come
mandment. and exhorted their congregation. 10
keep them Mr. Edmunds then referred 10 the
Hamburg difficulties. and read from the Charles
ton Mems and Courier an article ia regard 10 that
affair Resuminc. he argued tha, in the South
the right OF the colored men 10 have militia
company under the law was held ~ be a menace
toward any community. That was democratic
doctrine when the white men Of the South
were in the field fighting against the government
and the colored nen we're left at home. when the
homes Of rebels depended almost entirely ON the
good will Of the colored men alone. they we're As
safe As senators now are ia th. Senate Chamber
There was no menace then lie did not want
vengeance for an these crimes in the south. but
he did wish to see the calm majesty Of the law
visited ON the perpetrators Of these crime. There
was no instance stated vet In which the rioriou.
democracy in any state In the south had puui.bed
any murderer who committed murder Tor uoiti.
teal purposes A few lessons like that Of Ham.
burg would be- sufficient to show the class Of men
recently enfranchised that they must not vote Tor
that par,y which had given them liberty and
their RIGHT. lie then reviewed thu. ie,;i,tior ~
Congress on the amendment. 10 the Constitution
and said. first. those who voted against the ,bir.
teenth amendment in the Senate were Mr. p,vi.
of Kentucky. Mir Hendricks. now the democratic
candidate for yiee-Prosideut Me.sr. Men,ppau
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