Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-10-24

his own warrant! I1S hes0 sAN
te denounce me in private quarters T; why
not have the courage to issue his warrant
and have me apprehended9 This Is no
trivial charge from one occupying his po-
sition-that am traitor and ought to
be arrested. He used other harsh re-
marks, one of which was that l would
take Office under Fremont if elected.
don't know how he learned that.
l am not going to make such ridicul-
Gus fool of myself as to stand up before
the people and make a fuss about this
identifying me with Mr.. Fremont. do
not find fault with my superior for saying
that of me, because it was nothing but
repetition of what said of him when L
was in Staunton, some weeks ago. On
that occasion, gentleman was discussing
about the dissolution of the Union in the
event of Fremont's election. ridiculed
the idea, and some one said, who will fill
the offices in the South? They cannot
be filed except persons are sent here
from the North. No Southern man will
take office under him.
said, suppose he would not, suppose
Mr.. Fremont offers one half of the offices
to the South, and they don't choose to
take them, is that any cause for dissolu
ton of the Union? He has discharged
his duty. There will be no difficulty
about getting sufficient quantity of COM
potent persons to fill the offices. They
can get them before they want them.
They can get them all in Virginia, and
out of the Democratic ranks. l said, if
nobody else would take office in Virginia.
Governor Wise would" daughter and
cheers.) Somebody informed him that
| had made this remark, and he re-
taliated by making similar charge upon
me. / would not have mentioned that
! if he had not charged me with treason.
/ (Laughter.) l can show of him what
he has attempted, but failed, to show of
me. will say that in 1874, when Tyler
shook the thirty pieces of silver in my
face, l shook my fist in his face but
when he shook the thirty pieces in the
face of Henry A. Wise, he betrayed his
confidence, put the money in his pocket
and went off to Brazil"
Gentlemen, are you aware of the fac
that this madcap, Wise-Laughter) for
l declare upon my honor if I had beer
called into court to testify upon oath what
l thought of Wise, would say he was
a crazy man, and do it under all the So
, IDENTITIES that attach to man of honor
, are you aware that Wise has issued hi
>. proclamation for offering all the militi;
of the State, and to hold themselves il
readiness at his call? Do you know tina
he has written to Forney that the cleo
| ton of Fremont would be cause for th,
1 dissolution of the Union ? Do you know
5 that he has declared his purpose, if Ere
mont was elected, to march down to tn,
mouth of James River to take possession
, of Old Point Comfort? daughter an,
cheers.) Now, if 1 did not read that f
| you, you might think 1 was joking abou
/. 1t. Here is the proclamation. 1t ap
pears In the Richmond Enquirer. mn
:. Bolts here read the proclamation order
S ing the militia of the State to be dull
officered.) Will serious men contenplat
/ that : Well, now, Wise is not a natura
: born fool, everybody knows. Laughter.
/ But Is he not crazy? Oaughter.) /
r. he not mailman !? Does he suppos
e that the people of this State are goin
1t TO listen to any such rash, ridiculou
n braggart. looked through the militi
if law to day, and l found that there is n
e power under the Constitution of ia
|, State to the extent that he would hay
; as believe. He is the Commander-ir
e Chief of the army and navy of Virgini;
e and with that, he proposes to take posse:
). sion Of these United States. naughte
d and cheers.) Gentlemen, there is moth
n ing on Gods earth can back him up bu
the oyster fulcrum. Laughter.) II
o can use the oysters for powder, and ma
= nufacture shot from the oyster Shells
e (Laughter.) And if there's not none,
IF enough in the State to furnish them wit
d wool hats, let them purchase from th
1t government-put all their ends togethel
and don't know anything that is going t
:. suit so well. Iaughter.)
n (Ihe laughter and confusion were $
: great at this time as to render word q
IL two in this sentence inaudible to the re
e porter3
d There is nothing that can better carr
y out "Ise's great war scheme than a re
/ sort to this expedient but it is 10 b
r feared he would he ,,Iaoad =;