Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1861-10-25
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TO ruE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, OCT 49, 1854.
THE intelligence thl Gen Batter vas IN town and was
90 address the g snrfal Assembly, attracted tremen-
d1is crowd % hc State House yesterday afternoon The
gcr, obies aud loor Of the Representatives chamber
WOO. hcd - ovcrhowing. Gen Butler entered the Hall
amiis great enthusiasm. attended by C1l Geo. Strong,
s. o1.er of his staff and escorted By thr Committee
u vas introduced 20 the Assembly by Lieut. Governor
Underwood the presiding officer, aud spoke about thirty
five minutes amidst frequent bursts Of applause. His
r,ntrks we give verbatim below.
MN PaEsmrNr AND GENrLENvN or TIE GENERAL
AssrWBLy or rHR STATE or VERMONT.
Deep, heartfelt thanks due 20 you for this too
kui aud generous courtesy Of your reception and tribute
services boo thr course 0f duty 10 the country ae
c,p that tribute n behalf Of my companions in arms.
' are uns as ought u be, tu the field ia defence Of
yuur and uuf herufs-lf our coantry-au INA "e nave
10 .ons t1in thc fitHre or t'lvc tor ia the past
have said. Sir, thr mY connanions ~ arms a'e en-
F{'dln defensive war ana itis So Letus' Tor mo
boo. Or, n yuu please, throw back The mind hut single
twelve months when We wrtc cufsAs 90 the hs cpuu-
zoo the world 90 strength happ css peacr prosperity,
truify under the happy constitution and wise govern
of our f'hers.o wt formed indeed, that those,
~ have tried irr hand Ia fhc uuholy work of flaming
atte one haze found it impossible, aud have made
r1 change. t tie minor question OF Office hodlng,
and perhaps ! may say cnans' m making hun"i,
fr.adln which vas the foundation work of nnr fathers,
--t change which may be- content o. leave 10 the
Judgment " the civilized world whether IL - an improve
Uadrr tbat happy Constitution, sry We we're living
iu perfect peace and qaict-no p'tnon OF ihe e"uniry
where th- lass were not administered justly and rightly
u.der tho tribunals NJ the United 'ates,-no portion NJ
the routfy where Instant redress IN course o J1Nie
wa. not had--st least no favor uf Southern nght-
Osushtcrj Aud what ! say, has changed u 20 This 2
Do The constitutional mode, under form and under h se
guarantees and safeguards WHICH have bcen thrown
around our eectious since the found 'ion II the govern
mcu ht people ~ the United States expressed pea
Do, at the ui box their will upon the question who
should rule than for the constitutional em Of umc'
and that election oll upon one who under mat mode
was the choice of the people Of the United states
rhat election declared 20 be legal At he mouth oi
his principal comrettor. who now Is fugitive hom DIS
native state aud n rebellion against her aud the Union
which ne ssorc 90 support (Anplause But VT mat
change came wbstf ANY change of lawi Any action
ou thc part of the ruler taking away any oi the
liberties Of the country No. Sir But months before
ho took his scat heard the mucrinss OF the storm
which none OF us could believe was breaking over the
lnd Threats were made which none of us credited -
We had heard Them before and SO often that they fell
upon careless But at the moment thai he was M.
auWrated the work was going on by men VINO were ho'
contest for thcir rghts but In career oi mad am
buon Tor political power, and when the present admin
istfauua inaugurated, some Of the states "hioh
should have been portion Of the United States, and are
now in the eye of the right, undertook 70 do what 10
set up government for themselves under constitution
10 which have called your attention as no improvement
the old aud in a form which hut the east on she
of the confcdcraey which our fathers fepudiated
Not content that we At the north quietly looked on
they undertook 10 wrest nom us our ul''h rlRhN ou
looked calmly We hoped that the return ni rea
SON would bring them back We still held oat ,he nan,
of friendship But still AZ Sumter on the l2th day n
Aprl thc flag Of our union the symbol OF all tha, "a
dear 10 ua of home country, honor, insulttd
for he first time lover d. And when that done th'
Green Mountains answered 10 the pTairies, and th
Rocky Mountains gave 10 the sounding and th
whole cuntfy north rose one man, m amaztmeut a
This most horricd form Of rebellion, and With arms IL
their hands our brothers have marched forth to Pat
down Aud in the march there must be no step backward
ul e,ory inch Of territory over which that flag eve
Hoaicd asa.n acknowledges the supremacy of the con
tuuuou. (Appausc
And II there any among us who cry peace "hei
there Is no peace ask him II he ready 10 make peae
until Sumter Is vndicated-whether he desires 20 max
peace until the honor Of the Noth the honor OF Amer
ca, s te-estabshed after the reverse at Manassas N
-uuu thnt Is seitled-unti the question whether ou
blood is as red aud runs clearly aud sWiiuy IN ou
Nius a. IL runs in the veins Of any Southern m9n-'l
that question IL settled, we may make contracts an
truces compromises aud constitutions but there can o.
peace We will drtcmine hat question by the tlsh
arm Aud when that is Determined and Acknowledged
Of our btunr as the banner of the whole oountythet
and not u tnen, for one, am for peace. (Great al
plause
But hear. perhaps, some douber saay-no, Sir. hea
none in he Slate of Vermont where that kind Of dout
dnu't cxst-l may hcar some doubter say Perhaps
may accumuafe debt for poscrity In this expenditui
Of treasure We ning up for our children and pei
haps our chldrens children load Of national debt ur
der which they must hereafter suhr''
Let Cxamne--fuf perhaps the doubts take ina
form-let us examine that doubt agree we ma
oyersep present. limits of taxation in the aeeumul'
ton NJ the EXPENSES " this But thus far have
right say in the place those expenses owe
10 foreign enuutry they owed to ourselves, al
TO ourselves only We have expended the money mo-
our purses that may perhaps be said TO have on
shuhled Il from pocket To the other.