Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-01-30
and maintaining the Constitution and the
laws, Mr.. w. proceeded thus:

"This resolution received every vote in the Chamber
except four believe. Among the four my honorable
friend from Kentucky, and two Senators from Missouri
Every man who voted against that resolution In the
House. and every Senator who voted ag gaius IT, with the
exception OF my friend ffom Kentucky, in the
rebel army.
when the lawful authorities declare war and Con.
ess, under the power which the Constitution gives de-
cafes war. is Democracy to oppose those measures
There was Jefferson aud there was Burr, one was
PRECEDENT and the other was presdont; were they
not both inside of the Democratic organization There
was jackson and there was Calhoun. one was Pfes-
dent and the other VioePresident; not they
both inside Of the Democratic organizatian And then
there was Douglas, and there was Breokuridge,
Nicc-President and the other a leading Senator,
| both inside of the Democratic organization. Do you
take the Jefferson, the Jackson and Douglas Democracy
or 20 you take ihe Burt the Calhoun, and Brecknrdge
Democracy vast number Of the Breckinridge De
mooIacy are now in the rebel army bearing against
the Government"
! That is " hewing to the line," is It not p
Everybody can now distinguish true demo-
ocrat from false one--a patriot from a cop
perhead Jefferson, Jackson, Douglas, the
leaders ofthe true-Burr, Calhoun, Brecken-
ridge, the leaders of the false Vermont
democrats, in justice must say,-nine-tenths
Of them at least--have sympathizod with the
former and the true. SO Se it now,--and
through this war,-and forever. IL cannot
have them, altogether as | am, except such
bonds Of error as may possibly fall into. as
a Vermonter, jealous Of the honor Of the
State, would have them the best of their
kind. All we must always have Vermont
first among the best That is our privilege,
il we will take it. Having drawn this broad
line between true and false democracy--hay-
ing indicated the Democrats Of the North
who are in the downward path to treason
and dissolution of the Union, Mr.. Wright
concluded thus:
To those Senators would say one word il ever the
Capital falls, II success fails in your army
her what tell you- ioiH be By Traitors IN the North.
II you fail pu, down this secession, the hour Of
lamity comes upon the country, make the prediction
oil come from he hands Of Traitors in he North
am not sure that there scheme recently
70 bring in two regiments here TO make you surrender
this Capitol These men may be In the halls now, who
sometimes under the name of Democracy, and some
times composing the army, aways labor 10 destroy this
using one word against the rebels
repeat II, and so have the Democrats OF Indiana
repeated IT, there is other of saving the Gov
eminent let the FIRE and the sword go to preserve IL
Indiana to-day has lost than fifteen thousand
To-day there more than Ave thousand widows
and hheen thousand orphan children in my State made
by these rebes and yet they willing to raise snoth
hundred thousand, and then another hundred thou
sand to sustain the Government Enthusiastic applause
in the galleries.
"Ihave always been personally, the friend Of the
Senator from Kentucky but | am mans friend who
is not for putting down the rebellion. l am willing TO
sacrifice the last freeman that stands for his country
for the preservation Of this Union. willing say TO
my children Hamicar said his son, while thinking
Of the Romans the enemy Of his country. When his boy
twelve years old said Father let 20 Spain" he
laid his hand his head, he took him TO the altar and
made him that II he loved his father, he would be
an enemy to the Romans. SO am willing 10 take my
children buIy the past. and forget all humation and
make them this Government shall be 1t shall
not be two it be three, it be ourit must
be one. Applause
Inc allusion to a certain scheme to drive
Congress cut Of capitol Ia scheme of traitors,
of course-I do not understand. But am
not surprised at even that: some of the North
! ern democrats, in Congress, seem to me to be
almost insane Senator Wright is truthful,
candid, cautious man, one who would not hint
at SO criminal scheme without grounds for
it. He is not sure that it is not so. Such q
scheme must have been suggested, and to
some extent talked about. 1t shows that a
mong the Northern democrats here there are
in his opinion dangerous men who, but for
the strength Of the government, in the pres
ence of loyal troops, would break out into
, acts of positive treason. Their day is past,
| | think. The demonstrations of Vallandig-
ham and Cox hereof Richardson and the
Illinois copperhoads-of the Indiana demo-
craoy in the reputation of the pure and pat
riotic Senator Wright-of the Pennsylvania
copper heads in the election of Buckalew un-
der the intimidation of mob---of violence
threatened in the New York legislature--of
the election OF Wall in New Jersey, under
the pail of disloyalty; all these things be-
lieye are alarming true Democrats. These
things must produce healthy reaction, or ere
long there will be no Democratic party The
masses in all parties in the North are loyal
to their country. That is my faith; / am
confident OF it hence trust that the false
Democracy will be repudiated-that whoever
is disloyal, be he Democrat or be he Republi-
can in profession, will be repudiated, reject
ed, disgraced So mote it be At least, in
Vermont, let all tho people with one voice
decree il. Treason cannot live in her pure
atmosphere-at any rate, SHALL NOT.
Sorroto.
l am sorrowful to-day over news from
homo nf the death of vounp Richardson and