Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-08-07

char had been provided for him in a con.
sspicuons place. Three cheers were given
IN MS honor, and when this pleasant ex.
CT ement had somewhat subsidized,
MIR. Jordan read the entire resolutions. AZ
follows: 90
heSotoed, That the national capital Is EN-
inently the place where treason should be
instantly denounced and punished, and that
stringent measures should be adopted by the
proper authorizes without DELAY TO discover
ana arrest the disloyal men and women of
,hls district, and that they should be compel
ied eltherto establish in the most conclusive
manner their fidelity to the government, or
forfeit Its protection. (The reading through
out was greeted with applause)
hesoIvea, That we heartily approve of the
ACT OF Congress passed at its recent session,
suoJecung to contication the property of
rebels and declaring free such of their slaves
as snail take refuge within the lines of our
army, and that We deem it to be the duty of
the President TO the utmost of his ability 10
give prompt effect to the provisions of that
act, and especially that he take the most eff
Gent means within his power to call full no.
uce thereotto the attention of all persons
VINO may be effected thereby. (Applause.)
heSotUed, That the Federal Government
being the only fundamentally through which
the will of the nation can be made effective
that the Government must be sustained
whatever administration may for the time
beng be IN power, and whatever might be
the policy within the limits of the Constitu-
ton which it may adopt that he who re-
fuses to it his support because of his disap-
prevail OF some particular measure of its pol
icy is false to his obligations to the country.
(ApPlauSe) That this truth has peculiar
force at the present time, when the Govern
ment IS struggling for its very existence, and
that for ourselves, confident as we are in The
wisdom and patriotism OF the President and
members of the Cabinet, we pledge to them
our earnest cooperation and determined sup
port IN the great work OF defending and pre-
serving the Union, in which are conferred all
our hopes, and to the preservation of which
we solemnly devote all that we have and are.
(Applause) .t
Resol0ed, That we pledge ourselves to
make ample preparations for provisions for
the families of all the citizens of this district
who are now in the military service of the
country or who may hereafter enterIt during
ries ofreSolutions were unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Crittenden, Registrar of the Treasu-
ry, made stirring opening speech. His re-
marks were patriotic and pointed, and his al
lusions to efforts to eject treason from the
departments and from the city of Washing
ton were eeartily endorsed by the multitude.
Hon. A. Llncoln, President of the United
States Ia response to loud, impatient calls,
then addressed the people as follows:
Fellow citizens, believe there is no prec-
edent for my appearance before you on this
occasion, (applause) but it is also true that
there is no precedent for your being here
yourselves (applauss and laughter) and Of
fer in justification of myself and you, that
upon examination / have found nothing inthe
constitution against it. (Renewed applause)
|, however, have an impression that there
are younger gentlemen who will entertain |
YOU better-[ voces--No, no ; none better
than yourself and better address Won nm
derstandingly than | will or could, and
therefore | propose but to detain you mo-
ment longer. (Cries of $50 on tar and
feather the rebels) am very little inclined
on any occasion to say anything unless
hope TO produce some good by it. (You do)
The only thing think of now, not likely to |
be better said by some one else, is matter |
in which we have heard some other persons
blamed for what / did myself Voices.
''what is it?') There has been a very wide I
attempt to have quarrel between General
Nc Clellan and the Secretary of War. Now
occupy position that enables me to know
that these two gentlemen are not nearly so
deep In the quarrel as some presuming to be
their friends. Ceres of good.) General
McClellan's attitude is such that in the very
selfishness of his nature he cannot but wish
to be successful, and hope will, and the
Secretary of War is in precisely the same
situation. 3 =
If the military commanders in the field
cannot be successful, not only the Secretary
Of War but myself, for the time being the
master of them both cannot be but failures.
Laughter and applause) | know General
Mcclellan wishes to be successful, and |
know he does not wish 1t any more than the
Secretary of War for him, or both of them
together no more than | wish it. (Applause
and cries of good) Sometimes we have
dispute about how many men Gen. Mcclellan
1as had, and those who would disparage him
'ay he has had very large number, and
hose who would disparage the Secretary of
War insist that Gen. Mcclellan has had
very small number.
I'VE were unable to get the remainder of
he speech at the time of going to press
Ed. Herald