Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-12-20
Pacific railroad and establish line Of swift


steamers between San Francisco and China
Make New York the stock market of the
world. Establish military schools have 6
decent army-it looks respectable when YOU
want review. Laughter.) Augment the
navy, and give Spain hammering for hel
impudence in landing in ST. Domingo.
(Hear) Wait till she gets into Mexico
under the guarantee of France and England
and gets the military roads built; then lei
the northern and southern army close up
and take Cuba as dependency, and carry
out the Monroe doctrine, (Hear, hear. J
We want more room. Uaughter.) We are
getting cramped and crowded, and we must
have an outlet for the rush of emigrants that
will pour into tha country when we declare
peace. Put discriminating duty on,
shutting out English goods, if England
continues to side with the rebels.
Don't get alarmed gentlemen, you know
it is all fun. loud laughter) Yoa know
you call me eccentric, and | must keep up
the illusion. (Hear, hear, and laughter }
England has slept IN the middle of the bed
long enough. loud laughter,) The times
are changing. The speck on the horizon Is
already bigger than an OK cart. (Laughter.)
The fires of free opinions have been smOuld
erIng in Europe for nearly fifteen years.
Poor Poland is in saekcloth and ashes! Hun
gary sleeps awakingly, and will shortly
spring upon the enemy's camp when Capre-
ra g chief will land upon Venice. France
groans under disordered commerce and o
diseased finance. Europe has enough to
look after without troubling hers-lt with
America. Let America lock her gates for
a while-economize-bu no foreign fabrics
live within nherself-manufacture her own
cotton, and take the profit we have SO long
given to England. Our strength is shown
BY this contest. Six hours of such rebellion
would have changed a dynasty in France :;
six days in Austria, or Prussia, or Spain
Six weeks without Ministry would capsize
the English Constitution, but after six
months of preparation America but begins
to show her strength. 1t was
a clever move of the President, in this great
national game of chess, to give up Fort Sum
her-always give away castle the cneck
mate your opponent. (Hear, hear.) The
Cabinet have done nobly-Seward upeld-
our foreign relations, and prove himself the
man we knew he was. So has Chase-and
Welles, with his five hundred ships of war.
armed to the teeth; and Cameron, too. with
his half million Of fighting men. Hear,
and cheers.) don't believe the reports OF
corruption in the departments they are
circulated by rebel spies and enemies OF the
country. | have faith in Seward and Came
ron ard Welles and Chase, and know the
President is an hsnest man. cloud cheers.)
| like the strong measures OF the Admins
tration. In times like these one cannot do
things too firmly. Act first and apologize
aiterwards-straIn point IN the Constltu-
tions, ii necessary, to save nttlOn-over
with the spies-down with the traitorous
women-down with the vile boards who
infest the country with their treason-maca-
damize Fort Lafayette with the best bones OF
the land il they have crystalized into pa
tricides.
The civil power is nothing when country
is to be saved. Give US martial law-over-
board with Habeas Corpus Act, and com
mand obedience with the sword and the gal
lows Yes, gentlemen, to put down treason
| would put on the thumbscrew Out with
the guillotiu-rais9 the inqulstion and en-
force the law, at whatever cost OF money or
men. Break up the printing press-shut
the mouth that dares to breathe against the
Army of the Constitution" Who thinks
of saving brnsh and comb, sponge and towel,
when the house is in flames Who stops for
overcoat and carpet-bag when the ship is in
the breakers Who thinks of wearing white
kids when shells exploding the draw
ing room ? Let the Administration save the
nation and overlook any little thing that
may have been omitted. (Hear, hear
Christians hate Iscariot, Romans despIse
Cataline. Americans loathe the name of Ar
A. G, -, 70 Oh rAf-s ms
IN their exile be marked with contempt by
the patriots of the Constitution Separa-
ton is impossible Annihilation absurd
Who ever heard of twenty millions being
annihilated? q? America must change her
policy be more republican, Caughter) less
arist0cratic, overcome our mOdesty, and net
be two religious about forms. America
fights with her own men-Our soldiers 90 10
blttle for glory, law, liberty-Europeans
fyht for pay. Ours is volunteer army, we
have no Hessians or hired fattalions.
Our so 900 600 pounds loan, so readily taken
by our people, is nothing to what we can do;
England spends that sum every year on army
and navy The days Of Perry and Decatur
and Paul Jones are to be revived. The fleets
are off-a new set of tactics-take Hattelas.
Send back the North Carolina troops, tel
egraphs the Governor. Take Savannah
Send back the Georgia regiments, telegraphs
the general in command to Bsauregard.
Take NewOrleans Send back the Louisiana
contingent and shortly Beauregard is lett
high and dry without an army, having redu-
ced Virginia to desert like a vineyard des-
stroyed by locusts. Where is Beauregard :?
alone, uncared for, forgotten. Where is
Davis Pill in mind, i'll in body, the shatter-
ed frame battling with the diseased BRAIN
and the scared conscience. The north
flourishes amid the clash Of arms-stocks
rising, bullion increasing, ships launching,
factories building. csrn shipping, while the
south is paralyzed, and England and the
world wondering where it is all to end
WHY do consols droop day after day, unless
there is ssme terrible secret in Downing
street? Why does France borrow two mil
lions on the Bank of England, unless France
is about to lead an army somewhere? Verl-
ly the timss afe changing and it may turn
out that America is not only the richest
country, but possesses one-half the common
sense, three-fourths the enterprise, ana
seven-eighths the beauty OF the world.
Laughter. and lsud applauss.)