The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-05-27
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sakr ~ eal--tliAi : Il say. IN NY
ga Sic sidresses, no matter wbsi ms
theme mas be. ] DO np, present il to
au audience With 40 el0qusnec tbai
charms o. with ihai beauty of llelloa
which capiiyaie. ,iaseiaalss and charms.
This. ] may be allowed 10 say, ] most
sincerely regret, becaafe there !. so
power On earth--gbcrr is uo power SO
great aud Of such influence upon tic
human mind as the power and inila-
ence u orstory, finished and high
wrought. Cesar controlled men uy
exciting their fears, Cicero by capii-
waiting their affections. The one per-
ished with its author, the other has
continued throughout all nms, aud,
with public speakers. will continue to
the end Of time. But there Is one
thing am confident Of this evening
and that is, address an appreciative
audience. au assemblage who have
congregaicd on this occasion TO hear
some facts in reference to the great
rebellion Souih--the gigantic eonspir-
acy Of the nineteenth century aud !
shall therefore look more to what j
shall say than 70 the manner Of say
ing it; more, il you please, TO the sub
ieel matter Of what shall say than 70
any studied effort at display or beauty
and force Of language. will be al
loved by you an additional femark or
two personal in their nature to my
seli. For the last ihry-fye years Of
my somewhat eyealiul lle ! have
heeu accustomed q speak u public
upon ail ,he subject, aaeai 30 ihe land,
tor ! have never been neutral on any
subject that ever came up in that time.
Independent ia all things, and under
all circumstances, have never been
entirely neutral, but have always TAX
en d hand in what was aHoat. About
three years ato my voice entirely
ia,icd from stubborn attack Of bron-
chilis, and for two years ot that time !
was unaLle 10 speak above whisper.
During that period performed pill
grimage % New York and had an op-
Grafton performed upon my tiroat,and
was Otherwise treated by an emine I
physician Of this city, who greatly ben
efilted me, aud who, when | parted
with him, enjoiued il upon me 10 60
home and occasionally exercise my
speaking machinery, and If could do
80 better, to retire 10 the grove or vii
lage ol the town where ] live, and TO
make short speeches, TO decldim upon
stumps or logs, rs the case might be.
Instead OF doing 50, however, in the
town in which ! live frequently adj
dressed temperance organization ~
favor IF to'a abstinence and you al
knou iH cool cause At oiher
mss. e2Iaf ordained licensed
II t4udisp preacher, | tired to tell
slot crmons to ihe audience. That
! good cause, you admit. And yet
both gethertailed 10 restore my voice
| Gaughier) and when left home for
the North, by way Of Cincinnati, J had
no intention OF expectation OF making
n speech; but rs soon as opened my
batteries in Pixies Opera House, IN
1 Cincinnati, against thi. intinilely in.
I fernal rebellion, found myself able
! 10 speak and 10 be heard lalf a mile
I tGrcat laughler.) Iattribute the par,
/ tial restoration Of my voice to the good
ness, The glory and the Godlike cause
I 10 which ] profess TO be engaged
I tia. of siudieatug the Onion. Gap
I plause.)
We are. laa.cs and gcpilcmen, If
the midst Of revolution. and a mos
fearful one as you all know il i. !
/ shall, in the remarks may make here
advance no sentiment, no idea, ! shall
employ no language that / have no
advanced and employed time and again
at home, away down in Dixie.
should despise myself and merit III,
scorn and contempt Of every lady anl
gentleman under the sound OF my
voice If were to come here with one
set Of principles and opinions for thc
North, and another set for the South
when ! am there. applause
will utter no denunciaiion Of the wret
ched, the corrupt and The infamous
men who inauguraied this revolution
South. here. that | would not utter ii
their bcarug % The street where re-
s.de I therefore y q sou in ih'
outset Of my remark ] purpose {,
make what | have time and again sal,
through the columns Of The most wide
ly circulated paper they had in tia
South---a paper, by the way, the,
suppressed and crushed ont on th'
25ih of October last--the last Uniol
Journal that noaled over any part o
the southern coniederacy, aud to thu
good hour the last and the only reiig
ious Journal in the eleven ,eccde,
States. say then 70 you, az hav'
said time aud again, that the people o
the South, The denagogues NId lead
ers u The South. are to blame for has
ing brought about this stale u tling.
and moi the people ot the Narih.-
(ChcerS.) We have INTENDED dowi
Soalh Ter thirty years 70 break upibl
government I, has been our e,list
purlhse and our sole aim dozen Soul
10 destroy the Inion aal break gp ih