Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-10-16
NUMBER SIXTEEN.

trepdity AMI dluntless courage Of Gen. Thomas
(Applluse.l That magnificent army of Grant
that never went into the field but 10 a scene of
victory Why has that been iarmei out to the
other departments Want Of men That Is
the answer, and the only answer there is to it
IL our army had been hllel-if We had kept
pounding away after the victories OF Visksburg,
Gettysburgh and Port IIulson-when we had
them not only beaten, but broken hearted the
victories of the summer would have ended in
autumn by the lowering Of every rebellious flag
and the conquest Of every insurgent spot Our
trouble Is, fellow citizens, want ~ men, aud by
men, 20 night. | mean white men-men Of our
own race and kinded. DO not think am going
10 dlspalase any troops, especially negro troops
II anybody loves country better than 10, or
viii do more for I.agro regiments than have
done, ! would Ike 10 see him let him prove i
as have done, fighting SIX weeks by the side OF
negro regiments, counting 1t honor 10 my com
try.
welcome TO the ranks every one-uo matter
where he may call his hirthplace-uo matter
whether be take his hue from the shade or from
our own race and kindred This conflict is our.,
and il must De settled by ourselves. It is our
blood that is to redeem this land. 1t is we who
are to plant the Oriiamme Of republican institu-
tlou- on the nights. If the enemy are ever 10
be conquered, IL is the American whether na-
tive or adoptcd-heir Of the best government
ever Youchsaic! ty heaven-the inherit0r Of "A
civilization that claims to sur~a,s that of all
uthers-who, in the lo-tiness Of his manhood. in
the cicaue-s Of his faith, is proud Of his birth
right and conscious of It's imperishable and re
spcudeut iuure-it Is he who must win these
Victories. And yet, fellow citizens, | do not SEE
how We able TO reinforce cur armies unless some
thing Is done. IL must be done If not by one
F.,-a 1
meuce new crusade and stir the popular heart
again.
plead tonight for that army whose men
have been falling on every field of conflict
that has saved You from the foot Of the invader,
and that has won for You the heart Of Virginia
kept Tor You kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri
ami Mary hud-that has suSjugated louisiana
and given You back the great waters Of the West:
for that army that has been hberator-for
wherever it moves shackes fall and no slave can
breathe; l1r that army that has saved YOU from
financial ruin and destruction and made your
promises 90 pay respected among men; for that
army whose work will never cease until that
heinou- conspiracy that has attempted to rear
It's foul crest upon the plundered rights and un-
pud toll Of millions, shall have been crushed
forever beyond the hope Of resurrection; for
that army plead tonight. Let ms fll up the
ranks or send men to do it, let Us rally again as
We dbl when the tag Of Fort Sumter was fired
upou-when every loyal heart in the country
WIS struck lnd we sent -. 900 men 10 cluster
around our beloved banner.
Let us rally again as we did after the disas-
ter Of Bull Run, when we sent 10000 men 10
repair the damage. let Us rally and rake on
one sle the ashes that cover the sm0ldering fires
Of patriotism Let the hills echo and the val
leys ring out the call 10 action, for we must not
ttll. lt ,eems 10 me that GOI would consider
that Col would cousiler that lie had made "a
mistake I'm creating men if We were 10 surrender
this fight. What We want is a little more sacri-
h-e- OF pride and passion and party-a little
more pu~tp,urmeut of the wangles between the
ius aud the outs. in the name Of decency, while
the veal Of % couuueut-the status Of nation
the character Of a people-the life Of an empire
all the dignity and destiny that is included
m tlr names % America and American is at
stake DO not let our ears De dese;rateI by the
.arg0u of party ur hy the di-coriant din Of plat
form builders
There Is no platform upon which the patriot
can stand but the vigorous prosecution of the
war tNos.terou- cheering) Liberty i moth
ug-euuucITatiou !, nothing-habeas corpus Is
uotlu--.i.t itself is lttle worth if the land is
lost 10 IS only through the Rel Sea that We
are tn gain the shore, rising out Of the smoke Of
ttAuicl- ltslltu HF iuc neat uI htltle anu sane
udeI ly the blood 0f heroes that we are 10 see
the white banner Of peace floating over our cap
ital walls, urocAiming aud vindicating the in
vuci1.e nationality OF America. (Applause.l
wish Co. night hal the power Of calling TO
the hearts II the American people 10 make them
hear u thuuder-t0ues the fact that this war must
De- carried ou-mr,t be- Carried OH-with such
power g- o. carry disaster, destruction AMI
death TO the enemy-leath to the territory in
arms. disaster 20 the euemy's hopes and habiti-
tons AMI destruction 10 his ambition and his as
piratious
War should be made So terrible TO the South
that ruin as vast "a, the boundaries of the South
SHOULD follow It by It's continuance from which
they could only escape by the pathway OF peaees
Peace should be male TO appear To them as e.
seutil us Wari 20 our salvation; it must not on
De- nnie thus desirable by the South but posi-
bic In the sole conditon-the abandonment OF
the empty heresy ot secession and the goddess
act Of rebellion. (ipphuse.)
And peace viii come TOO soon if it does not
bring with IL national supremacy and national
hou1r hut come II viii, and when il does 1t will
bctray no hope that was ever righteously kind-
lci-it viii permit no arm 10 be fettered, no
back 20 De striped, that has been barred or bent
in the service Of the country When it comes it
viii restore prosperity TO the land.