The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-19

lof our pOSlefltY 10 pay He 80 plllHE up lQF
uor children and our chldren's children a load
Of national debt Let US examine for mo-
men5 that doubt, grant that we may oyerstep
t. present Limit of taxation in the accumuat.0n
0! expenses for the war, But 50 far. have ii
right TO say in the first place, these expenses
are owed to no foreign country they are owed
to ourselves, and to ourselves only
We have expended money from our own
thatwe may, perhaps, be said tc have shifted it
are laying up debt, but it VIII be a debt of
gratitude, to which eur children, and our
chidren's children will be bound forever.
1t is said, and it is our say, if you will allow
me 50 far to prophesy we are fighting the
battles Of posterity, not only as regards our
eneloies at home, but our enemies abroad For
Sir, alter we have demonstrated to the nations
OF the earth, that we can carry on the war
with money at the usual rate Oi interest after
We have shown that we can carry on the war.
burning bread-stuH for fuel in the West. and
importing 1t to foreign countries in the East
after we have shown that we can provide an
army larger than was ever rganized in the
SINE time by any other nation. better fitted ont
better paid than almost any other branch Of
human industry, when We have shown that
navy OF vessels can be gathered thus RAPIDLY. -
when we have exhibited that spectacle to the
civilized world, and shown that the strongest
govern nent on earth, is that which rests upOn
the Tree healt OF a people, that volunteer their
treasure and their blood in defence OF their
rights will you tell lDe what power-wil you
point me to lhe naton-wlll you specify What
government will like TO meet in arms the CHi
ted States, thus demonstrating their power in
The future? We shall then have settled rhe
question about the honor we claim tJG ourselves.
and it vii! be decided for us by every other ma
ton,-thaC we are the irst-clas> power Of the
world. And therefore, say, Sir, IN the spirit
Of prophesv that we shall come out Of this
contest suce esstu. Oar children will have no
war at home, and no war abroad, but may turn
their minds to the arts Of peace. For the
strength Of our Government, and our integrity
as a nation, our children will owe to us debt
Of gratitude. compared with which any amount
Of treasure left them, would be but the penny
left by the good Samaritan, for him who teN
among thieves
Bot again hear the doubt raised, What
if EugIand-what if the European powers
should interfere and recognize the Conlelera-
cv? : Being myself y citizen Of the United
Statca, can giv: answer. Gld help those pe9
pie oC the So0th, if England Or any other for
cgn nation does interfere We are now cal
rying On this war against them. a Il they we're
brothers, When they bring any foreign p0wer
into the war, they would make themselves, what
it would almost seem they would wish " be,
foreign enemies But when the Greemen Of the
North are called upon to fight against foreign
enemies, we will arm every man upon the con,
tinent, be he black, white or gray. (ApPlause.l
We seek no contest with any other power
We desire to live in amty with every nation
We only desire to be left alone, But if the
spirit Of gain shall tempt any nation to inter-
fere with us, let no man fear let no mans
cheek grow pale. | have no doubt Of the pow
er of the Country to take care of the enemies
within it, and to hold at arms length those
without.
But hear again some doubser say, s. Aye,
bnt is it not best to let those people who desire
to 90 away from us. 90 in peace? la the
first place, Sir, what kind Of a dividing line
will you make Where will you run the line
Would you leave Maryland to the SOUTH ia
man in Maryland is attached to the Old flag
will you expatrate him. Where will you pa;
kentucky, : the dark and bloody ground -
Where will YOU put Missouri, north OF s,uth Of
the Inc And what is much more to tae pu'-
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