Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-10-25

cheek blanch or heart quail | have n,
doubt of the ability Of this cmotrv 10 take
care of iiscf--io bo'h take care Of the en-.
cmies within, and to hold a, arms lcngil
the enemies without.
! But hear again some loubter.- WHY
after all is it not best thai we should n
those people who desire to % away fiom Us
go in peace? Why not have two conf,d,,-
racies +? Why not agree to make divid-
ing line ?"
In the first place, Sir, what Kind of line
will you make 2 Where will you run the
line and on which side will YOU leave Del.
aware and Maryland? What man in Ma
ryland who loves the old flag and may lis e
on the South side of that line will you ex-
patfiate Where will you put Kentucky.
where are you running that line ?-Where
will you place Missouri? Aeain,-and
what Is much more, where abouts will Won
tap the Mississippi and make it run east
till i; joins the Atlantic ocean? +? daughter
and applause) When all these questions
are answered, will answer whether it is
best 10 have two confederacies.
But before we proceed to fhis, let us see
If these men will give any peace. We on
ly sought to feed our hungry men at Sum
ter, aud our flag was insulte and then
when we Called out men to defend our capi-
tai, hosts were marched against us.
but suppose we make a treaty of peace
tomorrow, suppose we have two confede
raeies, and suppose citizen of the State
OF Vermont, then citizen Of the Northern
confederacy, should 90 into the foreign
State OF Alabama, and in that foreign State,
because he chose TO take with him the same
thoughts be had at home, should be tarred
and ieathered. How long do You suppose
the Northern coufederacy would be at peace |
with the foreign confederaey that would so
treat our citizens We have seen that |
lone before in the United States because It |
was done by those who were our brothers.
who ought TO have known better, and whom
Fe allowed 10 do that great wrong which we
lever could have allowed te foreign coun-
ry. OF course yol all remember how the
'reat heart Of the country responded with
lpprobaion when in the harbor of Smyr-
Ia, hozta was imprisoned by foreign gov
'rnment and the great power Of fhe union
vas Immediately marked by a successful
ct OF war to release him. Should we treat
hese men when engaged against our citi-
ems, when they become foreigners, any
ifferent from the way we treated Austria !
therefore peace would be impossible, and ,
our country is cut in two why may it not !,
e cut in fours And why shall not the /
,ast be cut from the North? Where are
e to stop? Why shall not that new mem i
er set up for itself? And are we to see i
le spectacle, here in this country, of ten
: a hundred little imbecile states in the q
ACE OF one great country, and does nv / n
'ubting friend desire that? If he does I 9
iswer that although in the future in Gods e
evidence despotism may arise on the e
hes of this republic, it never can he
oxen into little snarling confederacies
ever (Applause.1 !;
Then, Sir, | take ii that you will agree :
th me that this war must be prosecuted J,
whatever cost Of treasure or blood !.
our State, Sir, if / may speIk, in this It
essence, has sent forward its best sons. II
me of whom had the pleasure of serv- ,,
with at the advanced post ef Newpor r.,
'ws, and one OF whom is now there in q,
gallant soldier and high =,
led gentleman. You have also poured j,
your blood like water and your treas =,
IS like the sand on the sea shore. New -
heless, we know that our sister States :;
, doing the same, and is there any doubt, ~
danger, any difficulty, in this contest ho
as examine for moment-let us ap- =,
the same tests in this matter which we 81
to the other business of life.
1an these men at the South, who are in ,.J
elicn against us, build our shops Can n,
y build our railroads? Can they work rel
m? Can they build our factories? Can 20,
y run them Can they build men to wb
their pulpts, without calling on the If,
rth? Can they fill even their own -
ool-houses without the school maam ,bo
a Vermont?
we then have beaten them in every ton
OF human life--if they cannot do all arm
e things in the great battle of human &,
which give US success and civilization tbe
to be believed that they can beat us co,,
n It comes 10 the terrible question of apy
,gth aud tact and knowledge in that han
steal department of life called war? In tho,
same manner will it be when we get oon,
minds fairly turned to the subject of civ,
And as we have oyerpowered these slav
confessedly in each enc Of the great peri
rtments of life, is it 10 be though, of act
moment that we shall not be able to thes
power them in this which is but the ty. I
r part of the battle--ie wit, the battle zens
e field? 10 IN
1t my doubling friend says, "they ed i,
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