Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-10-10
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Tbad Stevens has all the independence
boldness, roughness and recklessness Of Ethan
Allen in any cause which be believes to be
good, and these qualities are as fresh and
strong now as they were thirty years ago. The
fires of youth still burn in him, and OCCASION
ally blaze out with great power, always scathiug
the enemy, and sometimes scorching his
friends He is not always judicious, never
theless his services are valuable and cannot
be spared. No man now in Congress is so
effective in debate, but opposition is his forte;
he is most skilful with the scalpel, not soda
tives be assais, not defends be pitches
into the enemy, and his friends must get out
Of the way If they would not be hit In ac-
ceptng nomination for another election he
made this Characteristic speech, The speech
preceded the proclamation, of course
FELLOW CITIZENS have come Tor the purpose of
thanking you and accepting your nomination. II is al
wavs gratifying 90 public man 70 he assured Of the con
peciAy IN times like these when the wisest dif.
Ter questions Of policy mad prepared to speak on
those questions, and critcise In fulsome man
ner but thought II deserved the conduct % the war
and the present policy Of the Administration but In the
last hour have hesltated whether speak as had in
teudedNhether u were proper 10 crucse now, IN this
hour o. deepest gloom, when we know not where our
armies but know that they are nowhere successful
But. whether we advise the Government find fault
With 10. must all do everything 20 strengthen the
hands n nation. Let not dcspair lie /. not an
sunshueit has gloom with joy, adversely with prosper
iynor is the victory always 10 tho lusthuman energy
and earnestness will often wrest from fate what would
% belong 90 justice alone. Possibly have not
yet Suffered enough but let man faer in his loyalty
TO his Government no matter now be may cri,cse It's
poHcy for he Who falters is traitor only TO his
country, but to humanity aud to his God. have not
determined whether 20 speak as | had intended; per
hHps when know the result Of these few days NAV
you and speak to YOU. Ihave protested against
present policy only the people, 70 the face of
the President and his Cabinet and the floor Of Con
gress hose know who have done the honor read
my speeches told them that they were exercising
much eniy at the request q border statesmennot
Of whom. in my Judgment, has loyalty in his heart
have accused the prime minister his face having
gone back from the faith he taught us and instead Of
srmng every man, black or White who would fight for
this Union, Withholding Vell-meanng President from
doing until we advance ino their country and
armies dWinde away from miasma and disease, they
spring up behind US, and retake what had gained
They suh hold the Mississippi and threaten US even
on the banks Of the Ohio all because the slaves at home
giving them no trouhie-because at the point
of the keeping them loyal 20 s masters instead
OF 10 the Union have told these things the Presi
dent and Cabinet, and they replied" il NAV come TO
this Come 70 the ~ when 200.0C0 men have melt
ed away, and $1,000 o0l,0'0 spent. " Come 10 this %
when another half million lives shall have be en- lost and
and billion Of dollars laid upon You in taxation
cannot aud riN not stand Misand il you elect me.
shat vote that every man be armed, black and white
who can aid in crushing The rebellion that every inch
of rebel soil be taken and sold pay the debt Of this
will no, 60 with the President in paying for all
the slaves did not vote for his resolntion ,oH not
pay for any slave u a Rebel But will uphold
the Administration far pos,ihle--sayng At the
time that il is all in vain unless they change their
policy Would It not be better that $1,000 armed slaves
should lie uubnried around the battlefield near Manss
than that your friends and mine should thus be hee
The Rebels might have slain them they would have
saved us, and our would have gone fresh into
and victory. Yet at this AymuathiypFs with
treason at the No5ih cry Ab0h ion g." Abolition
yes abolition everything on the face Of the earth bu;
this Union free every slaveslay every traitor-burn
every Rebel mansion, II these things be necessary
preserve this temple Of freedom to the world and To
posteTity Unless do this, cannot conquer them.
have spoken thus in Congess-and in the last week
afler few remarks Of nine the vote was "a to i2Si
agreeing with me- where year ago no, hfy could have
been found and II go back there again, If we have any
one left to fight by that time the ehoe nation will be
with me Either we must pursue that policy, the
try diyded-and he IS traitor who talks Of separation
any terms Again thank you'll have said more than
intended when began, less than expected last night
but have told you these things that II my prinei
Piles be propg, they shall Heper be hidden
Coon NEws.-Fof several weeks we have
been shocked and greved at the course of the
New York World, fearing that our townsman
and friend, J. R. spalding, Esq, had dis
graced himself. A letter from him states that
che has left the World on account of its
(sham) democratic tendencies, which were
beyond his control" He is to enter the can
vass for Wadsworth with his whole heart and
soul, and moreover he predicts his success by
from 10000 to 10000 majority. That is the
right sort of talk.
CAPT. S. G. PERKINS, Of the Vermont
cavalry, who was killed in charge near
I Ashby's Gap, Va, on the 22d of September,
was resident of Castleton, where he has
{ left a wife and three children. He was, say
a friend "a man Of some peculiarities, but
a brave and active officer, and a man Of ex-
tensiye culture" We met him at Wash
ing,on some months ago, and found him to