Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1863-07-03

jeff. swap Richmond for Washington
and himself for President Lincoln. -
Don't expect to include them in Unior
lines. But the true War Democrats
who in the days o! peril trample party
and prejudice beneath their manly
tread, will be with US, and we should for.
get that we were ever divided upon the
buried issue of the past. Republicans
and Democrats are names of slight sig
nifcance now. | wish the word Patriot
might become so much dearer to the Peo-
pie that they would bury the old party
names so deep that no demagogue could
ever resurrect them. To see a party
labor to secure power, in such times as
these, by raising false issues, upon "illegal
arrests" elderly of speech and of the
press" "Vallandigham," &C., when the
politicians well know that these vital
points are not at issue, q don't call Val
landgham a vital point,) that nobody
contemptateS any infringement of the Peo-
pies rights, is a sad sickening sight
That such outrageous hypocricy and
wicked pretense should succeed in secur-
ing the sympathy Of so many of our
countrymen is the most alarming sign Of
the times. 1t is token of popular cor
ruption and stupidity that had hardly
supposed attaiuable in our country.
The names which you newspaper men
are putting before the People, as posi-
5le candidates of tlIeir favor, are certain
iy very respectable. All ask is to re-
memher the Boys. Don't forget that
che safety, honor, efficiency, nd the
lives of Sour Boys, and of course the
fate of the Republic, may depend upon
the choice you make Of candidate for
Governor. The man you nominate
.Sou who attend the Convention of July
8th-will be Governor. The commits
sions he may issue may carry veal or
wo, life or death, to the noblest part Of
US, our soldiers, and may determine the
destiny of the Republic.
We can't do anything about 1.-THE
cliques will manage it to suit them
selves. o, for Heavens sake wake
up people. Do "peek," while you are
men You are just as capable of Sc
lecting suitable candidate as the
"clique" gentry. Why won't you turn
out? Hang up the scytbe and the hoe
and give one day to your country
Hold your noses sacred and exclusive
territory, belonging wholly to yourselves
-each.individual mans nose his own
property. Don't allow the politicians to
get hold of it. Do try to feel interested
if they try to get hold of it.
We don't care who is Governor
Don't? Very nice people you must be.
Well, get upon all tours and bid the
demagogues tide. You deserve to be
rode without rations or forage, if you
cannot feel interested in your country's
welfare in these days.
Vermonters, do you wish me to tell
you how many of our colonies, captains,
&c, whose authority over your boys,
your intelligent, high-minded, brave
boys, is equal to despofs, are daily
drunkardS, exhibiting their sottishness
before them, at the same time claiming
their respect and obedience, and even
now, while write, prehaps, leading
them to battle and to death? Misera-
BILE sots in places of awful responsible
ty! Do you want to know how many
commissioned officers swear at and exer-
else the meanest kind of despotsm over
your sons and brothers, men whom your
cherished ones would scorn to associate
with in times of peace? Shall / tell
you? | shall not do it, 1t would APP
pal you. As vacancies shall occur the
Governor whom you shall elect will
have to fill them. How do you wish
him to discharge the duties Of this holy
trust? In a manner to pain, crush, or
disgust your brave patriot soldiers?
We don't care. Well, then go-wbere
you belong. Don't let any one infer
that l charge Gov. Holbrook with all
the bad appointments that have been
made. 1t cannot be that he made some
of the appointments in our first brigade,
knowing what he did. 1t cannot be-
How can it be otherwise than that he
should feel the same solictude upon this
subject as the rest of US do? The fu-
ture is what | am solicitous about we
cannot help the past. Let us have a
Governor, if we can ge: him, TO whom
the honor of Vermont, as represented in
the field, shall be dearer than his own
life, who will look after our soldiers,
with, if possible, more than a fathers
interest.
O. G.. WHEELER.
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