Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-12-20

world ever saw. From the resources OF
our own people we have poured millions
upon mill ons Of dollars ingo the lap of the
government, and millions upon millions
more are offered and ready. Il is a proud
and CRAFTY ing position. When we look
around and inquire who is entitled to the
greatest credit for this, we are all proud TO
acknowledge that the old Cradle of Liber-
ty, rich with the memories of Concord, Lex
ington aud Bunker Hill, has shone as a
beacon-light in this struggle, and that Mas
sachus~tts has done her whole duty, and
mere than her duty, in sending forth men
early, and fully armed for the conflict ; and
that while her people, soldiers aud officers
are entitled to great credit, none is more
entitled than her honored Chief Magis-
tra'e, now before you, enthusiastic cheer
ing and applausr) in giving efficiency and
life to this great movement, sending for
ward literally an army TO meet this terri
Bile rebellion. and not only sending them
forward but sending them armed and equip
| ped as no others have becn--protecting the
living and caring tenderly for the dead
| (Applause.)
But shall we permit such government
as this TO be overthrown No! By all
the hopes Of the living and the memories
of tie dead we will protect it. (Applause.)
This controversy has not even the poor
merit of being sectional, although there
have been limitations between the people Of
the different sections. The Southern peo-
pie, though prejudiced aud misled by re-
bellious conspirators, are as loyal to-day as
the people of any section Of the Union, and
could show it if they could be rightly in
/. formed upon tbs proper sentiments Of the
North. But those who have determined on
the destruction Of the government have
mislead, defrauded and driven them by the
power Of the bowie-knfe and the revolver
into this terrible rebellion and the moment
the loyal Southern people can perceive that
they are TO be protected and upheld in their
rights you will find them rallying around
the flag of our country. (Applause.) This
is not controversy concerning the slave
care no more about that than they do as to
who shall be king of the Fejee Islands
Their object is rule, power and military do
minion. They intend TO make seryitude the
corner stone Of their government, that they
may be the lordly aristocrats and abolish free
labor. What our fathers protected as a
compromise they intend to make necessary
to the government, and seize upon all the
slave States and combine them into grea
republic republic in name but mon.
archy in nature.
This government of ours can never be
divided. How can you divide the greaI
; Mississippi? Can you separate the East
and the West? Commercially, physically
and geographically it is impossible. If hi:
controversy shall go on, our country will be-
come like the degraded Mexico. But oul
shame would be greater than hers, because
our opportunities were more extended. Wa
should go down in blood, darkness and tears
and all in order that few individuals might
g strut the heroes of the shore"
| believe that-with the exception o
that nest of treason, South Carolina-a
great majority of the people of the South
ern States would return to the allegiance to
+ the stars and stripes if you give them an
a opportunity. And 1 predict that notmany
months will elapse before we shall see the
Southern people in arms against those re-
bellious conspirators. (Applause.) / hold
that this rebellion was inaueurated, not be-
cause any of the free States were unmind.
ful of their obligations under the Consitu.
ton, but for the purpose Of realizing the
romantic dream of forming new nation
on the ruins of this. And we can say TO
them, as was said to The dreamers of old
when they come 20 be brought 10 punish
ment, What will become o. your dream ?"
In every age Of the world The traitor has
been execrated and despised, and like the
first murderer, he has been compelled to
cry out that his punishment was greater
than he could bear. Judas iseariot be-
trayed the Saviour Of men for money. He
lived before his time If he had lived in
this age, he would hardly have been con-
sidered traitor and betrayer. His name
has been synonym for baseness for nine
teen centuries. But he showed a decent
respeei for public opinion. Instead of claim
ing reward for his treachery, he went and
-as all traitors should do---forlhwilh
hanged himself. (Applause.)
Benedict Arnold, too, that meteoric spirit
of the Revolution, goaded to madness by
the sense of injustice, sought TO wreak his
vengeance upon the cause for which he had
suffered. He betrayed cause and not
country-a hope and not a fruition. He
fed to other countries, but was haunted by
remorse that never left him. He whose
name was on every tongue for his noble