The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-10-19
Ghe Daily 4;rse1llau,
moS'zPELIEgs, We,
SATURDAY, OCT. 19. 1861
SPEECH OF maj. GEN. B. F. BUTLER
DELIVERED BEFoRE THE Vt. LEGISLATURE.
Oct. 1G, 1e61.

DELIVERED BEFORE THE Vt. LEGISLATURE.
Oct. 1G, 1s61.
ly2u Honor tAe LieuteuQnt Goreraor - Geal}c-
men Of the General 4Ssembiv Of the Siate Of
Vermont
Deep, heartfelt thanks are due to You for
this kind and generous accordance OF your re-
spect and tribute TO services rendered in the
course OF duty to the country. | accept that
tribute in behalf of my companions III arms,
who are now, as ought to be, in the field, in
defense of yo9r and eur liberties, no, Of cur
country, all chat We have to look 10 IN the
rast, or live tor in the future
have sand, Sir. 1h4! lay companions in arms
are engaged IA Il defensive war, and indeed it Is
20. Let Us tor moment, il you please, throw
back the mind single twelve month ago, when
We were citizens Yt the frs. country in the
world; wien strength, happiness. peace, pres
ptrlty, and tranquility were ours, under con-
stltution which the wise government Of our ia
Tiers framed SO well thar those who have tried
their han i'll the unholy work OF making d new
and better, have found 1t impossble-haye made
no change save in the minor question ot office
holding. Or perhaps may say there IS u change
in making human slavery the cornerstone OF
their Constitution, instead OF Freedom, which
heno .e bo " o4 il"V' h ~
to the o1ipjon 81 the civilized world, whether
it is an Improvement. say Qnder that happy
Constjtnt,1n we were jyiue n m noace and aniGtE
no nortion IF the cnunry whtrp rbe laws were
not na,,;,istnroj ,nxtlv and tr,,i. under -le
Government nf 4he nited S-ates-no nor+on
of tha con,trv u1ara ;nst,n+ rodr.s, cnt,Id rot
h. had in courts ,f Justice, IT least in favor Of
southern rights. What. say. what, cali
yn1r attentf7n b4s r;,,,,g.dn nJl 1hjso In 4 con-
stltutiouul node. under a form, and under those
yunrai.t,.s and ,,t5ut,1rds which have Been
throw, around eyery lection since the founda
tir,n Of m. f,,yern,I,eof. the rpo,Ie Of The 'nj
f.d states rynrpssrI tbeir viii anon the uues-
tjon vbo shonId r,.le over them for the c5nsti.
tatlonaI term ut time to winch the Highest
office Of oar Goyerny.ent il limited. And that
election i u Ij,5g} Fkfb. und2r that mode,
,vas tbc cbo, ,Aoasei ,Nb bats,salp Of r,4 United
St.tas We ,,tt1.sa ss.sdf,f.a e.,blv and n,iietIy
I'D IN raa ,riinxyS sffad..s s.tnaha(. that election
i,cI red and itlwassIseia red. lie was declared
,'rrt4t bg thr uo,fh nf I:s asr;ne;,.,I c,,mroti-
tr vIun : s.fno .sks.-.,m b. ,.t;,.. Stat5
in r.haN; :, I'D E1soIt tIIa' TI' souoh
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u41 , .ha ,r,.,, ,,as he;n,, c,rr;.d loryss I'd
,.ora nn+ oorse,S;n, ,or tha;r
', tu n,t,f- ,nod ar,h,,,on +bat no.
lisn'e' w; &c.
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odn;ns G str.,;or x.s ;nnngurated seyen Of the
aunl'nias u WIS, s'. aa -a-sssn+,d and
''@'es "n'.u S'oA' 49, 1,, ep ~ ~, a,o ~
are no" ~ 'ne eJo VI ~ .I i--it,a ct.,s W.,
moral rsnt pDl''9n ~ ~ .ne ,,''90
uef'ooA 70 uo "n"' R ap ,ioJ 1-a'n.t
lot themselves I" N''e" ''' I''l'rI t,,.,
tenI|n as no Improvement upon 'ne 1' eat "a ,e1
"hlch was eu' '''e s'0's VI o"ei ~ ''''
eracy' "hlch our 'aVn'rs iel.u4'A'yu >o' so''
tent Win N-a'' ioi We .'"t ->oI'" 41'''t
looked on, MOI eonlGV" hat 'ey "''uViU9A
t. WItst from Us y L-Ge " I"lH'o ''. ',,;.l l;t!
rl-ht, StII we IooAtG c"llnIS P"''Ny' w. win
the nope Nhal returning !ta9oh' '"G - 'cI
'tsad thought, Wou!l !e"1 l!e'n "'SA' " >''.'
Leld o"t the hand O. lFithUSH', Ui''l. at
On the l-th day Vi -ipr|' t4e laS u our "'o'
the SYMBOL ot I'll tiAt was dear TO as % "olhe,
country, honor was lasl'te'', IRE" upon ana
fur the hra5 tt4e lowered " zen l-.A. was
Go.e .le 'reen LoaNt-'!.' answered - 'it
pTu.cl-S, and ."e 1toc-y hcdu.a!L' o-'t 2IcK
tAe tone % the sounding sea- "NU '"e Foo!'