Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-08-08

there might be other wants but the grand
want Of the present was more men. What
was the reason Of failure at Bull Run -
Want Of men. What is the trouble at Vicks-
burgh, and what the reason that that place is
not speedily captured Want Of men. Why
we're our armies obliged TO retreat from
Savannah and Charleston Want OF men.
Why was Gen. Burnside prevented from
pushing forward in North Carolina, and break.
ing the railroad communication from Rch-
mond 20 the Southern States Want Of men.
Why was Gen. Banks compelled to take 10
his heels in the Shenandoah valley with
Stonewall jackson after him ; Want Of
men. What was the trouble before Richmond,
aud what compelled our army 10 with
draw TO the James River under the protec-
tion Of our gunboats Want Of men.
There had been want Of men everywhere.
And why is not our army day on the move
What delays Gen Mcclellan. and Gen. Banks,
aud Gen Grant, What keeps our whole ar
my stationary Nothing but the want Of
men. The President ought to have called
for 900 men instead Of SOC, 900 and
Montpelier should furnish ffty instead Of
twenty-five, and he urged them to do it,
Let us have men enough, and put an end to
the contest at once he knew there was pa-
triotism enough in the capital OF the State OF
Vermont 90 do il, and how shall 10 be done
Why, when the capital attempted TO secede
from the town, how did you arrest its You
assessed tax on the men Of money, aud the
thins was done Do the same tonight, and
you can raise the twenty-i men on the spot.
Can't the ladies raise twenty-five men You
have placed upon the dome of the State House
a figure emblematical Of the Goddess Of Lib
erty-placed there by the ladies--and if the
ladies would enjoy her favor and live under
the sunshine Of her countenance, they must
appreciate the principles Of liberty, and do
and sacrifice 20 sustain those principles
They must sacrifice their husbands and sons
and brothers, and send them out TO battle for
the liberties Of the country You are the cap
ital Of the State-a State whose history is SO
glorious, and which has SO maufully sustajn-
ed the principles of freedom. Standing in
the center Of the State, you must be true 90
your position and behave 10 capital manner,
so that all who come up here TO transact the
business of State will be true % the principles
Of liberty. He called upon wives TO take
their husbands by the hand and lead
them up to the table and ask them to
swear eternal hatred to the rebellion. as they
AbNfh tAAAt NlNilEN aNA laANtt Alt heNtA hl
mothers to cousecrate their sons to the cause
Of their country. They could give them up
f1r no more glorious object ie urged the
ladies to let their feelings be silent, and let
conscience and judgment influence Them to-
night. They could have no prouder boast
than to be able to say my husband was in the
army of the Potomac; my son was IN the war
OF 1902 and TO say Of them both they were
present when Richmond was surrendered
Mr. Carpenters remarks were most happy
from hocommencemcni to the close and be
took his seat amid the universal applause Of
the assembly
Father d uon, the Catholic Priest, was
called upon. He said it was straugo-it was
passing strange,-that the citizens of Mont
pelier should call upon him to tell them
what it was their duty to do He, foreign
er, ought not TO be asked what should be done
by the American people when they were CALI
ed upon defend and protect their homes.
But since he had been called upon he would
NOT shrink from the task. It was evident
that there was trouble somewhere, and 10 was
our duty To search out and seek TO remedy
these difficulties. This country was new
er in SO critical situation at the pres
ent time. We had allowed Gen McClellan's
army before Richmond to be reduced by dis
case and the casulies OF war, until the robel
army greatly outnumbered his and while
we stand still deliberatng what shall be done
10 help him, be may perhaps be compelled to
capiiuiate or to fight against greatly oyerpow-
eriug odds There is danger that Stonewall
Jackson will push on to Washington and cap
turc that city England and France and other
foreign nations may recognize the Southern
Coniederacy, aud we be compelled to hght,
not only the rebels OF the South, bat the
whole world In arms What is the remedy
for this Can we do it by smooth words and
sugar-coated pills We have had enough Of
these already. We want no more dust in our
eyes, but give us the plain, honest truth
We want no more Of the cunning and decep-
ton of politicians the people have had too
much OF such things already. In what he
might say, be wished to speak to three things ;
he wished to excite the minds, the hearts and
the pockets of his hearers.
Once said Mr.. D., this country was strong,
and able to defend herself from all her enc
mics Where now is all her strength Some
Deilah has shaved the hair from the head of
this modern Sampson. DO you want to know
her name | will tell you; tits Ms Politics.
She has come into your household while you
slept, and brought you where you now are.
The politicians are at the bottom Of it ALL
There has been large army Of them in the
country, and where shall we look Ia find them :
Where arc they nows DO you find them on
the battlefield lighting the battles Of the
country; No, Are they in the War depart
menti No Where are they? In the Treas
ury department. He hoped the time would
come when truly honest patriots would be
chosen to rule over us. We had enough of
such men in the land, but where are they I;
HI wished that all officers that are to rule
over us, instead of being professed politicians,
might be men who loved and feared their God,
and we're found in church. and every night
upon their knees, to say their prayers. lie
advised that we let politics and politicians a.
lone. What il they do bark at us; let them
bark-'us their business
Mr. Druon said he now wished to speak to
the hearts Of his hearers. We all know that
the South cannot govern us, and he believed
that they did not want to- They have said
that all they wanted was 10 be let alone they
wanted to set up for themselves separate
/ government. But what if a separation should
/ take placea We should feel most keenly our
humiliation before the world. We have been