Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-10-09
guatrbman & Statt Journal.
MoNTpELIER. oBroBER Q. lses.
Mr.. WING,s ADDRESS-
BY B.P. WALTON.


Montpelier, was an elaborate argument against
secession and a vigorous and unanswerablt
condemnation Of the so.called peace Democ.
racy' lie began by tracing the progress Of
our ioreiathers in establishing on the basis Of
the Union government capable Of protect
ing the rights and interests Of the people. as
we'll as Of maintaining its own existence and
independence, and severaly noticed the vari-
Gus elements that combined to move the peo-
pie Of different sections Of the country in those
early times. He conclusively showed the de-
termination Of the early statesmen Of the re-
public to fS known and narrow limits to sla-
very. He portrayed the unexampled growth
of the country and the corresponding enlarge
ment Of political influence and ambition. lie
mentioned the Ispeated and unconstitutional
encrcachmentsk lavery, and condemned the
corruption Of northern men with southern
principles, by which the accursed institution
was enabled to extend its domain He went
through each yicssitude ofthe nations history
which in any manner couduced to bring on the
present great struggle, and proved by facts
iucontrovertible that without the TREASON Of
NORTHERN MEN the South had been too weak
even to have attempted this dreadful conflict
with the Spirit Of Liberty
Then followed witbering sarcasm on those
men, whom the whole country had so favored,
for selling themselves, Arnold-lke for ambi-
tion, and Judas-like for silver He quoted
largely from the letters of Franklin Pierce,
Senator Brodhcad, Governor Reynolds. Gen
Lamon and Clement L. Vallandigham, found
in JeH Davis. recently captured library, show
ing their agency Ia bringing about the dire
attempt 70 disturb and break up this Union,
and in the light Of that correspondence inter-
preted their peace" utterances Of to-day.
lie killed Pierce outright and buried him in
the mystical "Mausoleum Of Hearts" He
then enquired why should intelligent people
follow the lead Of such men now, and proved
that it must be for the sake Of political ambi-
ton. But it would all avail nothing. The
nation must be, would be saved And when
saved, and the men Of to-day had become old
and were inquired Of by their grandchildren
concerning these great events and the part
they took in them, vha, would they say
One would point TO his battle scars as a ST.
lent but proud testimonial Of his devotion to
country, bus the other, disappointed in his
false ambition, could only look back with
tears Of regret, and say. " Alas my child, all
that did, was to block the wh, els ofthe gov
ernment, and sympathize with traitors %
He regretted that there we're men of the
latter description, but congratulated himself
and the country that they were comparative
ly so few and weak Would you know how
to recognize them When the bells were
peal,ng forth merrly, the cannon booming
loudly, and tho people shouting exu,ingly
over great victory, you would see them ST.
lenuy sneaking away to their homes, with
long and saddened unteuance, as though
their last and dearest friend had Just gone to
the grave. He seyerally examined the vari-
Gus objections that the opposition urge a.
gainst the measures of the government for the
salvation of the country, and left not one
stone upon another Of the reasonable struc-
ture Of their false theory Such men were
like the mocking bird in the fable they
could give in mockery and derision the notes
OF every other bird, but when called upon to
furnish an original note Of their own, they
were silent, for the, had none to give,
In conclusion he reviewed the proud posi-
tion Of Vermont in this and all former strug-
giles for the common country, and paid an elo-
quent tribute to the noble citizen sodiery,
who, from Ticonleroga to Gettysburg, had in
every struggle brought away additional lau-
rels ior the ever green hills
fake it for all in all, the address was
mastery production, and it is to be regretted
that his voice is not better adapted to orato-
ry. Had its delivery been equal to the
worth of the production ITSELF an audience
could not have been too large or mongrel to
have listened with breathless and earaptured
ealisiaction