The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-12

the work 60 on, and Vermonters Will as hereto
fore rally still by thousands to the support of
the Old Flag.
Speech Of Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson.
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
The Democratic party is great power, has al
ways been true. AS Rome, as the schoolboys say
in their oration,it sprung in the efforts OF wolf
sucked founder, it gained the popular conf
dence, and shaped the policy of this Government
and great blessings flowed from its administra-
ton under Jefferson, Jackson, and others
Bat, in an evil day, the Democratic party, like
the individual who went down from Jerusalem
to Jericho, fell among thieves, who plundered it
and left ithalfdead (laughter) ; to that you may
trace more than to any one cause the demorali-
cation of the party and downfall Of the country
The Democratic party did sit like Rome upon
her seven hills. But as with Rome, 50 with the
Democratic party; both were brought to the
block of the auctioneer. But yesterday the
name of the Democratic party mig ht have stood
against the verdi now there are few 50 poor to
do her reverence, because Of her execrated and
knavsh leaders. But,
"Truth crushed 10 earth shall rise again,
The eternal years of God are hers;
But error, wounded, WritheS in pain,
And dies amid her worshipers."
The Democratic party is strong in its popular
element, but it never was strong enough to car
ry so much fostering dead weigh as it has upon
its back now. Laughter. 1t has got to
throw overheard its Jonahs, expel its Achans
from the camp, return to some principle beside
the engineering of packing conventions, lobby
corruptions, and the influence of anaconda rail
road corporations.
HOW TO NEGOTIATE WITH REBELS.
We propose 10 meet the rebels, and put them
down by the power and dignity of the Govern
mcnt, for see no other way. | will Illustrate
our position by a story, not Il new one, but new
to you. A Revolutionary soldier was walking
with his espontoon, when he was attacked and
bitten by d lerocious dog. lie ran the dog
through with the sharp end Of the Instrument
and killed him; Then came the owner: scarcely
less ferocious than the dog. " What made YOU
kill my dog?". Because he bit me, and threat
ened my life" "Why did you not keep him of
he came at me with the other end. " said the
soldier, (" should" Great laug hter and ap
plause So if Secession had come to US with
peace instead Of war, we mig hit have met it with
peace in return. We are for liberal propositions
of peace, but they are with loyalty and not
with treason with fidelity and not rebellion.
Would they who stand up and cry for peace
burn that Capitol, destroy the archives of the
country, dishonor the flag, murder citizens
standing in its defense? Oh, no we would
not do it ourselves. Why not do it yourselves
If you would encourage others to do it? 1t
would be more manly, and not less wicked, Ell
Their IN the sight of man or in the sight of God.
lie who encourages lt-Who Ninks at it, and
apologies for it's mschievous, and no less
guilty than he who stands in arms against his
country. Would you creep like savage, shield
ed by darkness, and shoot down the sentinel
who is standing in obedience to duty to guard
the rights Of his country? Is it ightly done :?
No, we would not do that. Then do not anol
oglze for the internal villains who do it. nor the
devilish rebellion that inspires it, [Cheers, and
a voice That is right" Would YOU law
plans to devastate this Union, to destroy it. to
make us byword among the nations of the
earth, to overthrow the Government of Wash
lngton, which has cost 500 much blood and SO
many tears, and has brought such great and
manifold blessings. No, We do not exactly saw
that. Then why apologize for those who do It'll
These are very fair practical questions that are
addressed to every one who issympathizing with
rebellion, ana can be answered by every citizen
VI 1LO laHu' Ii uldue SpCn 1nlSCreantS Or1nO-
sltions of peace, would drop them q line to be-
gin with, with moose at the end of it. And
my negotiations should be through cannon of
the largest calibre, and of The longest range
[Cheers.
THE GREAT sTRUGGLE-EACH MANS DUTY.
This is no play spell, nc parade day, no gen.
eral training, no political Convention. the
surges 60 clear down to the very trembling
foundations of the earth, and the battlements
rock under the agitation. 1t is the great strup-
gle Tor tree government on earth. This is the
last resting place for liberty Who is disposed
to tamper with such danger? 1 will see ali
political parties cast down on the pavement of
perdition before Will consent to it. [Cbeers !
know that owe all that am to our plorious
Consultation, which permits men to rise from
humble stations to the highest honors of
the land No other Government permits i,
And sooner than permit myself to wink at this
attempt to subvert it, | would cast falsebood
and curses on venerated mothers grave. The
enemies of the country, open and secret, must
come to Judgment. shall try them, not before
politicians, but before an indignant people, and
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