Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1863-03-27

who lived near his tomb that they ha,
placed at its Lead the Stars and Bars, an,
said he, With tears in his eyes, aud reyer
end oath: When saw them putting tha
flagstaff down, by God expected to Sc,
the old man jump out of his grave" TGrea
applause.l Hence, were it possible for in
telligence TO be communicated to the dead
it seems to me that the old man would ars,
from the tomb and dotf the habiments O
the dead, and again lift that long and ma
Jestic form and once more extend that arm
of his and repeat his memorable sentiment
The Federal Unon-it must be preserved
| Applause. How prophetic was his lar.
guage in 1882, when he said that the next
pretext for rebellion would be tire negro OF
Slavery question. Has not the negro ques-
ton been made the pretext? But Com
promise Compromise ["Give it to EN- y
Compromise! if you had given us Mr.. Crit
tenden's Compromise the nation would have
been saved! see in the controversy go
ing on in Connecticut that seems to be the
staple commodity. They say that by re-
fusing the Crillenden compromise the coun-
try has been involved in rebellion. But
how does the fact stand !? Six Southern
Senators, when the vote stood twenty three
to twenty five, refused to vote. violating the
rule of the Senate, allowing Clark's amend
ment to be adopted, thus defeating the Crit
tenden resolutions, and then they telegraph
ed 10 the South that all was lost. You see
that the South itself rejected the Crittenden
compromise. | should like to know what
assurance you have that they will receive
it now. Applause. l should like to
know what medium you communicate with
the southern confederacy through? Who
is THAT carries intelligence there and brings
IL back |" Wood" " Brocks"l Who
are these that are in such confidence with
the southern confederacy, that they know
what they will accept? Vallandigham,"
$ Voorhees, Whether it is done by un-
dersround railroad, or upon some unknown
telegraphic wire, cannot tell; but there is
one thins-it begins to indicate who is
pretty closely connected with this conspira-
cy and this rebellion (applause) and just
in proportion as you can trace them up,
don't you see 1t is pretty near time for the
Government to begiu TO make some arrests?
(Applause.) And | can tell you my coun-
trymen, that arrests are not the only thing
that ought to be made in this struggle of
the nations life. (Great applause, "Good,"
4" Good.) The time has come, not for
stopping this thing by mere arrests, but
the time has come when some healthy hang
ing should be done. Cloud Cheers.) Now,
let us follow this thing little further. Mr..
Thomas Corwin, from Free State, men,
Der of the House, proposed TO amend the
Constitution so that it could not be changed
in anything in reference to the institution
of slavery. Nothing could be stronger than
this. The resolution passed by a two-third
vote, and it was referred to the States. Why
was it not adopted? Why did not the CON-
promisers come forward and secure the in
of the South? They did not do
it, but they formed party TO get place and
power at the sacrifice Of the country. A
great deal was said about southern rights in
the Territories, and the public msnd was
distracted upon the subject. Three Terri
tories were then formed, and the sixth Sec
ton of each bill for those provides that the
Territorial Legislature shall have power TO
legislate to impair private property, which
in this sense meant slave property. What
better compromise than this? The conclu-
sion is that this cry for compromise was all
a pretext. There was no justification for
the nefarious rebellion. Compromise was
he halfway house to the traitors residence. |
Are you for stopping the war? Yes. 1t
IAN be settled in forty-eight hours. How ?
By simply conforming TO the Constitution
md the laws. That is my compronise-
he Constitution, sealed with our fathers
blood, acknowledged and obeyed. The re-
,ellion was in contemplation for forty years,
md Mr.. Lincoln's election was St lied upon
is favorite opportunity. Is the country
o be broken up at every election? No
The struggle is now between freedom and a
noneyed aristocracy-a struggle for free
government. / came on to Washington
horty after the election in November. /
aw Mr.. Philip Clayton of Georgia, who
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