The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-24

visits now with unwonted wrath q.
land OF ours. (Applause.l ~" his oF.r5,.
IL Is true that clouds and darl.
over our political, as they some,i uss' nov ban,
natural horizon, aud give to na doover A.
faddened feeling, but this trrs, a. 99odlg st
away. Indeed the clouds are wi, VIII soon pas
and We have promise of the fnI , ~" treakr,
about to be shed upon us, givi HluS ! 'pa,IgS;
Pehceiul' prosperous and glorious t p noie ol,
no" distracted and bleeding count. u'uFe 70 Oh,
living and abiding faith that 10y lhsr
Sup OF State of ours, launched nr r,o grand Oh
OF time some eighty years ago bv F PSu tle Was
the Republic and the framefs Of t Ine laa'aenA
ton, bearing upon her decks the fas. O1ns,s
country and the hopes of mankind , iuaes da
tossed upon stormy sea, though bq r' - ar
torn, hCugh there be muiiny anon, y5da'a'4
though there be traitors alnoDo hos ne c':s,
passengers, though the wild Winds I'a'ey1
dark clonds gather close above her 81. L'SI 81.
cry pillows beat heavily upon her N s;t las IL.
with her gallant commander, with 'tt-'',-~jIa
true man at the helm, by the favnr;r 0'a'e 4lt
Heaven, she shall yet outride the e. SIlha
safely into port with her sails all sat ,I ana
Stars and Stripes flying, the ens i,, "aa tae
nationality, not one star blotted tro,19 u Vi BIZ
welcomed by coming generations and ~ W.. ...a
hostS OF ireemen On shore, and requirjn, r nuAA
more to be done except 10 repair d,,oosa u.'a'n3
hang the mutineers. cloud anrlansa :" IL.
l am not unaware, my fellow cit;,l.
tor sometime past, that Is for sevor,I 'o';
past, there has been something of a f..l- 4.a'',
encouragement and despondgncy, in tho r, d
mind, something OF misgivins mistrnst ' ?! yg~2
prehenson IN relation to the pro.nent. a a a.
prosecution of this war, and in reIstS.. au1 '1'
final issue OF this rebellion 1t is in 81 " " Hi
ness and candor to be acknowledged tha. '''a''
has been too much reason for public iroa'. :I'';
ana d'strust OF the energy and vgor with f' r'
the war Is to be prosecuted. We have I,4 :, '.Nl
less this not as mere sounding phrase VII
AS yet, at the end of year and baIr,t.
Perlence, we have not realized that full ms,,' ~
OF success which we had anticipated and , ~S:
we feel there was reason to expect. Thu r r..
drags its slow length along quite too sln,,,t S'
We have met with some defeats, disas,ecssn .-j
feats, with many, quite too many disastron, :, :,
pulses; but notwithstanding our repeata1 g:
ures and reverses, notwithstanding the dj.a.,,,r.
defeat OF our arms at Bull Run, litta m,r
than year ago, notwithstanding the still ns NM,
disastrous fallare OF the campaign of the Penn,
suIa, notwithstanding the dlscourapjno ,s,,ao,,
of our armies before Richmond and Wasbin, ,'|
notwithstanding the loss of all the frui, n Il,
recent battles Victories if you please 50 to@.
them in Maryland, by the escape Of The sn.
my with all h g plunder and material Of -,
Notwithstanding We have made but little if any,
advance and stand but little lfany better 70 5l3
than we did year ago, with a sacrifice Of o.,
hundred millions OF dollars and one HUNDRED
thousand llves,- view of all this and IN WAY
OF the admitted trength, will and purra4
the heoelion. which aims and strikes a.tteys,
life OF the Government, in view of the dar,.
and gloomiest side Of the great PANORAMA h.
fore US, | stand here tonight in this imrosn
presence and declare what ! have said befrp -
the conviction of my honest Judgment, t1g
IS no occasion to despair of the Republic. Tas
is no occasion for Encouragement ard dara
dency.
10 view of, and in full reliance upon, thep9vs
purpose and will Of the loyal American pe5p.:
as manifested here and as manifested all auo,
US, and throughout the country, can cay ia al
and earnestness that have never pr
the day since the bombardment of Fort Sunyw
that l could look forward with more c5niis1a
to the putting down and beating tie breath out
of this unholy rebellion than at the pcssel
hour. Slch Is my hope and my confidence
well as my conviction and faith. For acl
my reliance upon the loyalty aud upon tie pa:
rIotism aud the undying purpose OF ny fellow
;ountrymen. Sch is my reliance upon the:
integrity, their love Of freedom and their III:
presslble hate of slavery and despoilsm. A.
plause
Now it may be worth while to inquire III
eW Moments to consider little more 10 i
Jail, some of the main reasons for this hOT3an.
;onii 4eEce, in connection with soma o. ID:
;auSes OF our failure, the pl.;,l, failure
the national cause heretofore. 1t is 70 b! a.
uItie1 that hitherto, at all events in the el,I
part q the rebellion, we greatly ur1eT-3si--
ed the strength and resources of the rebels, a
'e have underestimate the spin. and plEp@
the Rebellion. Sad experience has a4.@
IS wisdom, trust, in regard to this matte
Ne understand today, better tlla w3 q.
ONE time ago, the power ami energy, as "
'ISo understand the purpos2 Of the eaeny "-
when we have % contend, and we have ol-.
i'm anything but weak, a dyc..e OF i.l!'1
he foe, easily to be beaten or eltrcayeI.
Rem hinder IN the morning,