The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-06-26


in this part of his speech. In seeking tor the
cause of this mourning, be said it was to be
found in the spirit which was abroad, seeking
to opuress Southern men and Northern men.
He regarded the Southern people as bis breth-
rem and deprecated sending our armies there 10
butcher them He said the cause of this war was
to be found in the rabid fanatclsm of New Eng
lend. IApplause ..'
He referred to a resolution passed IN the Yer
mont Legislature In 1920, and resolutions pass
ed since. which he declared were aggressive on
the South. He charged that Vermont, through
her legislation, her churches, her schools, and
all her public institutions, had assaulted the
South. lie charged that the course Of the Re
publican party had been coursesof systematic
abuse of the South and her institutions. lie
said that Mr.. Lincoln was an abolitionist before
his election, and believed in the equality of the
races, (applause) and took office with the deter
mination to make negro as good as a white
man. He said Mr.. Lincoln inaugurated war.
The South had no notion of invading the CAPT
tai. Cries of &" no, no, -" yes, yes.')
lie then recited some incidents in the early
part of the rebellion, to show that the South
were in the right and President Lincoln in the
wrong, especially in reference to supplying Fort
Sumter with provisions. He said President Lin
coin had provoked the war for the very purpose
of ruling the South by bayonels, and thus free
the negroes He said the Southerners were de-
scended from the Normans, and were brave
race, and argued that they could not be sub
dued and he talked mourntully of taxes and
loss of life, as reasons why the Government was
wrong.
He inquired what had become of the host who
used to take the lead in Democratic Conventions
They had got one hand in the treasury land were
supporting the Government lie called them
" shoddy Democrats" For himself he dis
claimed being politician. lie notified these
Democrats tina they could never again belong
to his party, unless as privatss. He wanted to
be able to 90 to bed and not be in fear of Pro-
vost Marshal, Fort Lafayette, or. the tax gath
erer (Applause.)
lie said the Southerners were difficult to catch,
and fight like the devil when caught applause. }
The army was to be paid by Northern sweat
and toil-,Os have got to pay the taxes the
South would Mt pay 1.-THE negroes would n
pay it.
He next assailed the Consumption law, and
thanked God for President Lincoln s imbeoility
,applause.) lie said that he had not strength and
grasp ough of mind to assume supreme power.
He also stated as an important fact,-on the
authority of Mr.. Phelps of Burlington that
Mr. Lincoln name d id not appear in the Law
reports in Illinois, and argued from this that
he wasn't fit for President
He here introduced figure, drawn from his
familiarity with card-playing, which was readi-
ly understood and appreciated by the Conven-
ton.
He said the Government had not conquered
the South, but it had conquered the North In
States where parties were about equally divided
freedom Of speech and the press, and Democrat
ic Conventions, were suppressed, and this came
from the war. The Government was more des-
potic than the Sultan of Turkey. applause. }
Three hearty cheers were given for Q. l.. Val
landigham.
The Committee on Nominations reported az
follows . ....
T. P. REDFIELD, Montpelier, Governor.
E. A. CHAPLIN, Rutland, It. Geuernsr.
R. Nick. ORMSBY, Bradford, Treasurer.
Ii. B. SMITH, ...
E. R. WRIGHT, o.. c...,