Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-03-19
RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, MARCH l9, 1868.
The Union League Meeting in Ne"
Work.

Il division at the North-the existence o. reck-
less partizanship seizing upon every aVailapie
@ pretext to discourage, weaken ana aiiena1e the
people. The most cheering indication nom is
that this miserable partizanship is fast playing
i,eelf out. In its continued existence consisted
the only dang T Of the triumph of. rebellion
81 and treason. With its disappearance before
2# the rising storm Of indignant public opinion,
comes the certainty that the sacrifices made by
the loyal people shall find their glorious reward
III in the restoration Of the Union. Every indi
n cation points to new drawing of the public
Il heart to the one paramount duty Of saving the
national existence. The democratic party is
Il shaking itself loose from the copperhead Wood
j & Brooks clique, who have striven to control its
action. Many Of the late indications of re-
union of all the loyal people, for the common
I object of putting down this causeless rebellion,
y we have already noticed We now devote
n some space to such extracts as we have room
y for from the speeches made (not by Republi-
4 cans) last Saturday night at the Academy of
q Music, New York, on the.occasion of the for
NAL Organization of Union League in that
city. After brief and patriotic speeches by
Gems. Wool and Cochrane, james I. Brady
who presided at the meeting, made most
patriotic and stirring address from which we
extract the following:
WHAT HE THINKS OF coPPERHEADs.
On the banks of southern rivers, at this mo-
ment when | address you, our fellow country
men. our fellow townsmen, the beloved of the
n hearts Of women who are here, lie down to-
NIGHT in the thick mud for the poor repose
"a which the soldier of his country may enjoy.
III We in our comfortable homes are mortified at
A hearing from the lips of men who profess to
# he American citizens but don't deserve the
Il name-(a -(applause I'VE are horrifed to hear
u the language of encouragement which should
be confined to gin shops extending to the sa-
looms and parlors Of our metropolis. | for one,
you for many, feel that we ought to encourage
the poor soldiers that are placed in peril of
their lives in this great struggle. | cannot
look upon except with contempt AMI hate, and
Idesire no association, political or personal with
any man in he North who, at this fnomentous
period in our history, can think of ANYTHING
except the suppression of this rebellion by all
d the. power of the people tremendous cheer
ng.)
had the honor a few evenings since TO ad-
4 dress my fellow citizens at the Cooper Insti-
tutc. OF course | knew that the position
n which took would be the subject of repeated
comment. But if there be any young men
& within the reach of my voice who looks for
VI ward to the time when, trembling he may
N make his debut before a popular assembly, to
u speak on public subjects, | want to say to him
i. IL - l,,,t .bo
n dares to address his fellow beings, and that is
n to dcspise all censure when be feels that he is
right. (Applause.)
am told III whispers throughout
NJ the streets in the reports which good natured
81 friends always bring to YOU when they think
Il You are assailed-l have been told that it is
said that |, who never belonged to any party
N but the democratic party, have deserted my
n party. | shall not take occasion now to an
= swer that, but there will come a time, and
and shortly, in this town, when / will do it,
s(Applause) But have this to say, that if
4 adherence to the democratic party is to be pur-
4 chased by turning my back upon the land of
NJ my birth and upon the hopes Of that land in
n the day of her darkness and peril, despse it.
4 Enthusiastic and protracted cheerjng)
ARBITRARY ARRESTS
The following capital hit at the copperhead
clamor about " arbitrary arrests " is taken
\ from the speech Of Andrew Johnson, made on
the same occasion:
Great complaint has been made about the
suspension of the writ of habeas orpus Well,
there is one thing clear, that somebody has
the right or the power 10 suspend it, and that |
it can be done in time of rebellion. There is
\ another thing that is admitted by all-that
n there are great many in the land who ought |
u TO be arrested, and that the writ ought to be |
n suspended. And shall we fall out and quar-
%rel when the power exists somewhere ? And |
when there isS large number of persons that |
ought to be arrested, shall we divide and |
break up the Government on the question, who /
" snail exercise 1t? And who is it that COM
v plans OF the exercise OF this power? Is there
any man or woman throughout this vast AS
'emblye who has no treason lurking in their
III bosom, that is apprehensive of an arrest p
q No; ;" Mo- Why, then complain
N no IS 1t that complains THJeff. Davis.;'l
N 1t is those who are apprehensive WHY are
n hey apprehensve? Because treason is lin
MgenAg IN their bosoms. | am not in the habit
IN telling anecdotes if | were | would tell
HAne that used to be told Of Lorenzo Dow
- Let us have it'll He was going to preach
IA sermon on the Sabbath, and as he went
8along to the meeting house man stopped him
NY the Way-slde and told him that somebody
sNhad stolen his AK. He looked at him. stWeu.h
#ssayS he " am going TO preach sermon up
here to-day, and | will settle all this.' Go
IL TO Inc meeting-house he found round
one weighing about pound and a half.
PlcEe9 1t up, carried it to the meeting house
%N itL hlm, and laid it down in the pulpit.
N men, OF course, attracted the attention of
Eery0ody' Alter he had preached the SER
III III on ne picked up the stone, looked at il and
prhed II over and over and SAYS he 81
I've been informed by my neighbour calling
I'm by name, I" that he had his axe stolen last
gnt tins stone weighs pound and half.
&&nd | am going to throw it at the man that
|H<.ole the axe" And throwing himself round
'$ulefe was one fellow that lodged behind the
eat Laughter Says he: That's the
Pan that stole the AK" Laughter And if
- want to Ind out traitors, Just look round
3u snake the writ of habeas corpus [great
nghter and applause, and you will see them
E&pdse; and shrink, and complain everywhere.
nave 20 70 ,resittcsv f.rGcoiH xnd6 -. ;.,
that they have not arrested La1 oaolnet
~ Loud eneers.l TO sum it ali mn and un1ugn., ,sa
~ ueai suppose it were true tbat t'-la ps ~,
nj q Co,.u O. anu ms Cabinet officers had ,olas,
h'os,oh shoh onsh which is the most tolerahl
kpf the sc C .ne people to oppose-a u
break lne nr Union, or one which i :, :,
cos;nN destroy it?
se' The Crittendan
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