The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1861-09-05
Joseph Holt on tie Issue of the Day.

The following is the closing portion Of a stir
ring and eloquent speech of that noble Ken
tuckian, Joseph Holt, at Irving Hall, New York,
the Sd inst.
Fellow citizens, | know that there are some
nlen-few, it is true-Who do sincerely believe
that this Republic (the queitson of public hon
or out of view could be severed, that peace
could be patched up, and that the two Govern
ments, thereafter, could live on, prosperously
and peaceful as before. No more false or fatal
thought ever crept, serpent like, into the Amer
lean bosom. [CAecrs and cries of Good
good j You mi ght as well tell lie that the
boat that has been turned adrift above the cat
aracts Of Niagara will have a tranquil yoyage.
Laughter and cheers. If you VIII 90, stand.
as many Of US have done, amid the ruins of the
crumbled Empires of the Old World. and asl,
them they will tell you it is all deluslon,-
1t you will 60 into the cemeteries of nations
and lay your ear to the sepulchres of those
young, generous and high spirited nations
when have perlshed amid the convulsions of
civil strife, they will not fail TO tell YOU in brok-
en- accents that it is delusion. But Won viii
not listen to the voice of the past, then 90 into
Mexico and Central America and ask the in.
habitants Of those bright lands who breathe it's ;
paimy air and cultivate its soil of exhaustle.s
fertility living amid rivers lakes and noun
talns OF the utmost grandeur, and thew. iftine
up their bowed heads, amid decentralization {
poverty, and dlShonor, will tell YOU il is do
fusion. Great applause. Fellow citizens, 7 9
rejoice to believe-may not say to know-tba, i
the spirit of loyalty, at this time dweI1s |
richly and abundantly in the popular heart IF v
the North and West. But do beseech 70, " 4
you who have deep stake in the present and n
future of our country-you men of culture and o
ortune, and of moral power-I DO mnlore vou v
hat you will BY all means possible, add vet ~ c
me power and the feryor Of that LOYALTY - u
Cheers. 1t that grows cold amid the cacuIa. a
ions OF aVarlce, or craven under the Gscour-
cement OF defeat, our country will be over. tt
ONE WAT we now need is a patriotism that n
purged from all selhshness, and from all fear lie
"nicil ls heroic ana e2haustless-whc oh VOWS
'lln every thro5 OF life that if repulsed we will 10
OF be stricken down, but will rise arain and c.
noeF no circumstance OF sorrow or defeat shall d
he national flag be abandoned, or the hnnor - IN
he country compromised. PROLONGED cheo,s yl
hat we need Is patriotism which rises G,lI5 cd
the comprehension OF the actual and owft,l r
5ril in which our Institutions arc placed onj BE-
men Is eager to devote every power of bolv gr
I'D mnd, ana fortune to their deliv.ro.,,'' an
'heersl a patriotism which, obIilerai;n@ ,l til
'rty lines --[entAusiast.c app!ausal-wGHich trC
alternating, say, all party lines, and entnnh pr
al parry issues, says to the President Of tho ~
nlted States '-'0 DO
" Here are our lives, here are our estates -
a them free y, use them boldly, bus use them en-
ceessiully-tor, looking upon the graves 81 gu
If lathers and upon the era les Of our ali The
en-, We have sworn to do all thinys-cren - hu
r!sh' but tins country and Government shall cot
e.. Prolonged and loud Oh ,cls.1 cot
II Is such patriotism as this, ana such onv mo
at VIII conduct you to victory and [ rencce
believe that that spirit has been eve1vSb,. thv
lckencd throughout the loyal States Tho
pltaIists OF our country have come noblv tor. 7
ta' Cries OF . Hear, hear and applause 7 Of
skiing all, they have exhibited gra5daur -
'ollon to the country, which. wble it osh, VI nan
IS the people OF Europe, las inspired the ad- hav
ration ana gratitude of every true America tim
mt. All honor to them They have nroved
It II there Is much goll in Wal;.s.rect ,Tnra
mere PATRIOTISM there. Renewed applanso Col
a Summer patriotism, which 6ur;shal mr..
ID the p@ans OF victory, but a natriot;sna ~;
ch struggles, and sacrifices. and sn ffsrs I WI
repaired to pa: all things at hazard evan j.; 70
hour OF aaver'lty and national defeat ~ MAJ
eers Unless the people can thus bo mid s. ~
sun OF our National life, which is now ~ 90 ~
req, may yet go down forever, amid stornas ria
darkness. 1t all our great material intar fniI
are crushed to the earth by the shadow tho, mnn
asslng over that sum- what would be orr ana' Iol