Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1862-07-18

test, and if. as a nation. we must fall. le
US 70 down as did the Cumbcrland, will
our flag nailed TO the mast. am anxious
fellow citizens Of Vermont, that the 500 ,OVt
men now called for, be promptly lurnished
TO the Government | trust indeed that
before they are in the field, wc shall bC
masters of the rebel capital. While that
remains. foreign nations will give the rebcl-
lion their favor But | would have thcsg
800 900 men, and when other nations come
with cfcrs or threats Of Intervention,
would point to that line Of thrice "a hundred
thousand fresh men, and say There is
cur answer" Applause.
Gentlemen, as was said by one Of the
signers Of the Declaration Of Independence
to his fellows I'VE must hang together,
in this matter, or we shall all hang pa
rately" Our united efforts are necess ssary
to success. We come here, thank God, not
to a political convention. The only inquiry
here, to-day, is " Is your heart as mine ?-is
your loyalty as mine? Ia this feeling find
the guarantee Of victory. This same pro-
GERS is going on elsewhere. I- is taking Up
and bringing along some whose loyalty was
less decided,-an If there are any lett who
viii not Join with US, in the words Of Holy
Writ, - from such turn away"
Coming before you, Gentlemen. as enc Of
your State nominees, may say that while
this Office was not sought for by me, the
IN amer in which it has been rendered Is not
a mater Of indifference to me. Your gen
erous assurance that you stand with me IN
all this business Is no idle compliment II |
/ know myself, you have not mistaken your
man. Ny sons, my property, have dey5-
ted 10 the support Of this righteous war;
aye. and myself too. When the G0vrrnmont
/ wants regiment OF men from 81 to 90 years
Old, shall be ready. trust that | shall
cause none Of you to regret the confidence
that you have thus bestowed. may com
nit errors IN the future, as have done in
the past but to err is human. believe
have purgcd myself Of party bias and rre
! indice. | would not indeed, discard the
name Of Democrat 1t Is an honorable name.
consecratcd BY jefferson and Jackson. As
one when belonged to the Fathers IN the
purer days Of our Republic, | would wear
it. and not as tarnishei by association with
the men who have made thsmselv5= our
common enemies.
Gentlemen. VIC have but one Administra
tion of this Country; under the lead Of that
We must triumph if at all le-us 70 say
that that Administration Is my admui- tra-
ton and must support it. II think it
may be wrong in some points, it Is not Tor
me to cast its errors in its teeth Il may be
myself tat j, Is wrong and not it. II is D,y
administration and | extend my feeling oi
patriotic trust 70 all the branches and mem.
hers of it throughout. think Abraham
Lincoln has done all and more than bis hest
friends expected Of him. lie has shown great
honesty Of purpose, great industry great Trlc-
teal sa.acity lie is my President ike his
course Ike the man. Yes, | can say, |
have come to lorc honest Old Abe IGreat
applause. wish no change. lriay that
his lie and health may be srared-t at he
may 1--we out his term and that in living
it out he may outlive the lie Of this reb-l-
lion.
But we are told Of " Constitutional guar
antics" Doubtless when these r1yJlted
States come back-aud come they must
we are forcing them back-Gi We call them
still brothers, being as they arc. 1t must be
as Joab said 70 Amasa, My brother,
while he smots him under the fifth rib).-
when they come back, there Will be
for them the guarantees Of the constitution g.
but while they remain in rebellion, whatev-
er beudes h.m. 50 let 1t he. cue very it,
lie whether the negroes of rebels az fast or
lol-e 1t, ss an incident of tbo Wei. they
- &C. .. 10 all X Tree, Gods viii @. d'u..
(Liuahter and APPLAUSE.
Whatever heuie-, let us pre- sn STE ale
mg. lof NJ nrnG but lorcs can eud tai. l-'e.-
lion. and what yer stands astU -o u- and
tIel--,ora,ion Of the Union j.; i- Ie'"h.
Til lien. farewell To minor Considerations
Congress has prohibited sl,vcry IN The
leuitorl,-, and in the Distr ict 81 Columbia.
Il say 1t Il night. An invitation has b-en
held out to the loyal siaye States "a
institute gradual emancipation. Ii meets
nv appreciation. am glad it vas present.
ed. know not if Congress can properly
20 further than this but trouble myself
not about it-That is al. l lave to cay on
National politics.
Fellow Citizens, l feel that | stand to-day
among nv brothers and friends II IN the
future should differ from any oi you. all
ask is that may receive the iair consideration
which man owes to man. claim not that
wisdom dies with me, nor viii / undertake
to say if l must differ from those who trust ans
honor me to day that theirs and not min'
will be all the blame. II the spirit OF TIN
meeting prevails. happy issue To our trial
mustfollow. and we shall at the close rcjoic
together in a glorious deliverance By God :
help and take our places again as Nation
Of Freemen, established as a light to the na
tions, for all time to come cloud and con
tinued applause).
This truly patriotic, aud We were going t
say truly Republican speech but Mr.. Dil
lingham might not thank Us If we called
that, though it was certainly one to whie
no honest Republican can take exception
was graced By Mr.. Dillingham's well know
powers as an oratOr-graces and power
which our report can do no justice and
was received with the hesrti,st gratifcatio
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