Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1861-09-13

and all tn consolation which q eenerou
and warm-hramed patriotism can give him
(Gmat aap'ause.) Amid all the discnuaa
ments which surround Us, ! siill have ar
natllteriug faith iu human progress AMI il
the capacity of man for self-aovemmmt.-
| believe that all the blood which the tru,
lovers Of our race have she'd upon m n,
lhau tlionsand ba'tle-feld, has borae Guit
and that fi'uit Is the republic Of the TJnites
States. (App'ansr.) II came for.h uaon II,
world like the N rning sun from lis CLAN
her, an its pathway has been the pathway
Of light and glory, and it has poured rs
blessing upon its peopl. in brimming full
ness as rivers from their waters to the sea
| cannot admit to my boslm the Gushing
thought that II the full light Of the christ
ian civilization Of the nineteenth century
such government is faiel 10 perish beneath
the sworls Of the guilty men who are now
banded together for its overthrow. (Ap-
plause loud aud long) Icannot, viii not
believe that these twenty millions Of people,
loyal, cumgeons-twenty millions of the
Anglo Saxon race, hearing the names of
the heroes Of the revolution. and passing
AfNif ifNS tttii3i Att inspirations vi It's ntt-
tle-iields--will ignomniously suffer its in
stituiions 10 be overthr3wn by ten millions.
nearly half Of whom are wretehed, helpless
slaves with fe;ters il their hands. (Great
applause; cries of "Never.') No pqge Of
history so dark and so humliating rs this
has been written Of any portion Of the hu-
man family; and the American people had
better, far better, never been born than to
have such a his ory written Of & em. Let
US then, fellow citizens, enleavor to raise
ourselves to this great work Of duty. II we
would economics both blool and treasure.
we should move promptly--we should move
nightly. If, at this very moment. it were
possible 10 precipitate the whole physical
force of the north upon the batile-felds Of
the south; it would be measure not only
oP wisdom. but Of economy and hu nanity
also. (Applause.) Let us, then, have faith
and hope and courage, and all will yet be
we'll (Great applause.)
Fellow citizens, | feel | may have spok-
en- to you tonight with more emphasis, and
more earnestncss Of suggestion, than am
privileged to employ in your presence
(Cries f"No, no; 90 oar) If Ihave done
so, you will forgive the freedom. / know
attribuling it TO that terrible conjunction ef
affairs under which it is my fortune to al-
dress you. If bad greater interest than
you had, or a less interest, then you might
mistrust me; but ! have precisely the same
interest. If this Union is dismembered.
and this government oyerthrown, the grave
Of every earthly hope viii open at my feet
and will open at yours also. In the lives
and nations, there rises from time
% time emergencies Of danger which drives
I'll before them to a common council cham
Der. When the storm is raging at sea !;
when the laboring and quivering vessel
'hrieks out Of every joint at the coming de-
'trnction, all who are on board, alike the
tumble sailor and the most distinguished
passenger, win feel themselves possessed of
hat right which no human despotism can
right Of seHpreservation.-
sven so, amid the heady current of this |
rational tragedy, |, an humble citizen of this !
distracted country, have ventured TO lift up
he voice of COUNSEL and entreaty in your
earing, and TO thank you most kindly for /
our attaniionl (Fhree rousing cheers
fere given fr Mr.. Holt, the audience ris- I
ag and waving hats and handkerchieis, and (
hree more cheers for Kenlucky.)