Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-10-25

And In the next place agree that We are LAYING IN
deot for our postefity bnt It Is debt Of gyaiuado TO
winch our children and ohildrens children shall point
forever. In this day and this hour Sir u you will allow
me 20 hr to prophecy, fighting the battles Of pos
,rty not only a. regards our enemies at home but
II, Sir after we have demonstrated IN the nations Of
nc earth, that we cay with our public funds
rising the progresses with money offered without
STINT 40 the common and usual rates OF interestwhen
we say carry on war; burn hreadstus 10 the
west Tor fue and export them from the EAst, and raise
an army better fed aud paid than almost any other
branch OF human industry, that navy Of sixty ships
can be swced TO three hundred In the of three
months--and it would seem that our navy small as II
was had beeu scattered for purpos, into every quar-
Ter Of the globe-whon have exhibited that spectacle
ADNH 'eeAt ne strongest government - mat Nhieh
e'A on 'hp Nec hearts OF eo people, will You specify
90 me what government will like TO meet in the u
ntcd stnes ot America thus demonstrating its power
we shall thus settle fur all ne that which was about
10 he conceded TO usthat the 6fst nation on
earth Thus, say, our children will have intestine
brois al home and foreign wars by which 10 with
draw Themselves from the arts Of peace. And foI this
settlement OF the great question Of the strength OF
government our children will owe us debt OF arattude
Tor which any amount Of treasure will be but pen.
ny lel by he good Samaritan 10 take cure Of thc
who fell among thieves.
posiery Bot hear again the doubt raised.--" What
N kngana-what n the European powers shall interfere
Rs acuzen Of the United statos, can give answer
" God help those people at the South Il England any
other foreign nation does interfere ' We now ear
rying on This war as q they we're our brothers. When
ever they call in foreign aid they make themselves
Whai they would De. would almost
i"egn enemies aud II the Tree democracy Of the North
are pledged 90 fight the whole world will arm every
man blue black white or green, and stand against the
We seek contest with any other power. We desire
20 live u qlct With every other power earth, and
simply desire that they shall LEI us alone % manage our
own family quarrels ia way. Buth the lust Of
gam shall tempt any power 20 interfere with us, c,
mans check 6lanch or heart quail have no doubt Of
the ability NJ uis country TO take Of selfto both
take care pi the enemies within, and 70 hold at arms
length the enemies without
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not best That We should ct those people who desire go
away lfom rs go Ia pcaeef Why not have two confed-
erhcies Why not agree 70 make a dividing line 80
in me hsrt place, Sir, what kind Of lihe viii you
make where wall y1u the line aud on which side
viii you leave Delaware aud Maryland What man u
MattlAnd Who love. the GA flag aud may hye ON the
South side II HAT ipe will you expatdatei where will
yon put kouu by, where arc yon running that line -
Where Niii you place Missouri Again,--and what is
much more whore abouis wll you tap the Mississippi
and make il run cast uil it joins The Atlantic ocean
daughter and appause) When all thrsc questions are
answered, wll answer whether u Is best 20 hase two
. confodsracics
But before wc urocced to this let us see If these men
viii give amy peace We Only sought 90 feed our hungry
men az Sumter. and Que Tag was iusullcd, and taon
whcn we called olt men 20 defend our capital hosts
But suppose wc make treaty Of peace tomorrow,
suppose have tuo clnielcracgs. and suppose oit
zen of ihr State of Vermont hcl citizen of the North
efn e'nie3rAcy should 10 no iha foreign state ot Ala
haua and n that foreign STATE because be chose TO take
bad az homc shoud be taffod and icahercd How long
do you suppose the Northern concdcracy would be az
peace with ihr foreign cuuderary that would
our cutensf We have seen that done before 30 the
Uuisd States because il done by those who were
our hrohers Who ought 10 have knoWu better aud whom
allowed 90 DO that great wong which We never could
have allowed tl a foreign county. O course you al
remember how zoe goat heart of she country respond
ed with appreciation when in tAe Laib0f Of smyr-
na, kpcta impr. aoaud by foreign govern
neut and 'hc great power " The union was inn
medatey mafsod by successful act oi war 70 felerso
him snoull we treat these men when engaged ia such
acts agains' our hens' when they 0ccUne foreigners
any dlercnt lfom tae way We treated Austria There
fore peace would be- impossible, anu II country Is cut
not the East be- lut from she North Where TO
snp Why shall not that new member set mp for IT,
set AND ae We 10 see the spectacle here IN is eoun
try, of tco hundred lte nOCeie ia tho place
Of one great country and does doubling friend desire
that II be does answer that although ia the future
in Gods providence despoussn may arise the ashes
iof this rcpubhc, can be broken into little suarl
ing confsdeTacies Mover tAPplause.)
Then, sir fake j., ihlt you viii agree with that
this must De prosecuted al whatever cost OF treasure
or blood Your State sir IL may speak in this pres
eucc has cent forward M best sons, Of whom had
the % assure OF serving with az thU advanced post Of
maud gallant soldier and nigh toned gcuucmau.-
You hate sn poured ouf your blood like water and your
treasures k' thc sand on the sea shore Ne'crtheess
We know that our sister states doing the same, and
j. mere any d'uui any danger any almcuy ln us con-
test Lcius tNamlut for "a momeut-iet us apply the
same tc.. iu his matter which we do 70 the otacr bust
Can icsc men at the south. who are in rebellion
lgans, u. huiit our shops Can they build rail-
roads Can they work them Can they huild our
factories Can tuey run them Can they build mcn
70 h thrr puiplr without calling on the North Can
mel h even lb,r o'a sohoohouses without the school
m4su' ftou Vermont
10 them h4tc beaten them la every walk Of human
fe-,f tho, cannot lo AL these things u the great bat
te of huuau e which give success and civilization
lis it TO be- believed that they beat Hheu il comes
d, f terrib, lclu nf .trsnptb ANA tact ,ud krovl-
edge n thu physical department 0f life called war In
she sainc ma.usr will it uc vhen get minds hiry
urnct to thc sulcct % war Aud We have oycrpow-
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