Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1862-10-17
THE Governors Message.


Message entire. 1t is very long and was
not received till we had given out 10 the
printers the great speech Of Mr.. Dickinson
A large portion Of the message, however.
is statement of the military affairs of the
State during the last year, with which events
our readers were more or less familiar, at
the time they occurred. though they have
never been embraced in so clear form as
that given them by the Governor.
The Governor compliments the soldiers
for their heroic conduct, and also the peo'
pie of our State for the hearty manner in
which they have responded to the demands
made upon them. 1t is gratifying" he
says, "to realize that al each and every call
of our country, in her hour Of peril, thou
sands OF young men of our State have
willingly and eagerly seized arms and have
gone, or are going forth TO battle for the
Union and drive back the surges of rebel
lion. Their valor on every field and in ev-
cry situation in which they have been
placed, rivals that of the early heroes OF
Vermont, jusiifes their noble origin, and
proves that the race has not degenerated,
but IS now as of old, capable of the most
heroic and manly deeds, and may be relied
upon in every emergency. ANY Language
l can employ is too feeble to speak their
praise but I may say that it has been
demonstrated, and is in high quarters adj
mitted, that, for steadiness, reliability, cour-
age, and endurance, the Vermont troops are
not cxcelled BY those Of any other State OF
country.
We should gratefully remember the pat,
rioic devotion manifested by those who,
unable to bear arms and endure the hard
slips and fatigues of the soldier, have no.
bly, aided and encouraged others to do so,
contributing literally of their means to pro
vide for the brave volunteers. The lasting
thanks of every patriot are due to the wo-
men of Vermont, for so freely giving up
their husbands, brothers and sons for the
struggle, and their sympathy and zeal in
furnishing, in such variety and abundance
the articles of their handiwork, and the del.
icacies indispensable TO the comfort Of the
camps and hospitals, and TO the alleviatior
of tie sufferings Of sick and wounded sol
diers, lonely and far from kindred and home
Thus viii il ever be with Vermont, to
the end of the war; she will never faier
nor look back, but viii press forward, until
if need be, hlr last dollar is expended, and
her last son falls unfolding 10 his dying
grasp the flqg of our Union" and will
his latest breath circulating benediction
upon his country"
A large portion Of the document is nee
essarily devoted to the finances of the State
lie then reviews the work of raising an,
equipping the several regiments, and will
brief illusions to the several State institu
tions, to which lie has been able to give bu
little attention, owing to the pressure {
other duties. He thus concludes:
1 1t is an occasion for renewed congratula
ton that the people of Vermont have agai
shown their devotion to the cause Of tn
f Union, by laying aside, almost unanimously
all considerations of partisan character
and uniting in earnest support of the Ma
tional Government, which is charged wit
the high duty Of defending and maintainin
that sacred cause. The position of Ver
mont in this great life Struggle of the ma
ton, can neither be questioned nor misun
4 dersiood. The blood of her sons has red
dened many battle-felds, and their valo
and endurance have vindicated her hstori
cal renown. Her people admit no though
of concession to, or compromise with III
causeless and wicked rebellion now strikiu
at the vitals of TIE nation, and their deter
mination is fixed TO endure and fight, an
sacrifice, till the government established b
the wisdom, the patriotism and the blood q
our fathers is restored in its benefcent an
riehtful sway over every portion of tn
Union.
The struggle in which the nation is en-
gagged is clearly one of life or death. Eve
though the scenes of blood and the night a
calamity through which we NAV be Gale
to pass, shall shake the land to its founda
tons and try Us TO the utmost, vet, trustin
in the God of our fathers we will not dout
chat life Is to be the result, and that the ma
ton is to be purified by its trials and estat
lished ard exalted beyond the expectation
of IFS founders. Our fathers found a grea
evil, which they deplored, but could nc
separate from the good. Current event
are tending TO produce that separation, b
uprooting the evil. The rebellion, if pei
sisted in, may be the means, under Prov
dence, of annihilatingthe institution of sls
very, which all acknowledge to have bee
its cause. The territory Of the Unite
States must be preserved in its integrity.
Neither foreign power nor domestic insur
reciion can be allowed TO establish riv,
Government within any portion of that tel
ritory, and, therefore, all means justified b
the ultimate law of selfpreservation an
compatible with Christian civilization. mu;
be applied to the permanent suppression ,
the present rebellion. The recent Procls
; nation of Emancipation by the Presider
: Of the United States is logical result ,
/ the Shareholders rebellion. and az such il
accepted, and win be sustained BY all Low;
men. 1t is " military necessity, !" and b.
the recommendation to our people, of a,
; cording with both justice and humanity.
GesfIeaaea IF sLe .csyc,. o.y H..