Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1863-11-13
col. RANpALL,s Address.

he was greeted with applause
Hon Paul Dillingham; took the chair, and
briefly remarked that the speaker Lad but a
short time before been notified Of his invita-.
ton, but he had probably been in tighter
places than this, and got out Of them with
credit to himself He had no doubt that in
thus case he would present square 'front.' and
to let the audience know, he would introduce
him. applause.
Col. Randall said be had not had sufficient
notice to enable him to prepare speech for
the occasion, but for some little time past he
had been addressing the people of dihereLt
sections Of the State for specific object, and
if he did no more, he would yet endeavor to
keep sight Of that in his remarks. That OBJ
Jeot was to raise men for the war.
lie proceeded to inquire for what purpose
we we're raising and supporting armio. and
asked if we had any less object now than we
had two years ago, when everybody was for
raising armies and crushing the rebellion.
We have all the original purpose to stimulate
US to action, and moreover all past sacrifices
and successes. We must not expect to be
suited with all that has or may be done. In
no great work can all men agree as to the
means; but in differing in opinion about tho
means, We must not lose sight Of the end.
Some have grown apathqtic, some sordid, and
some Mortified on the subject Of the war. All
this is bad in itself, and particularly bad in
its Influence upon Others. 1t keeps mea from
going to the war
He said there has been no undue delay in
the prosecution Of the war. A thousand OBJ
stacles had been encountered and overcome,
and vast improvements had been made in the
military resources Of tho country. We have
just got ready for war
The people have been clamorous, but with
out proper Cause. And from their very clam
orings the Government has been embarrassed,
the armies pushed on to battle when unpte-
pared, and temporary defeat in some instances
has been the consequence. The very solicit
ta'ions Of the people have delayed the work
they sought to hasten. Mon, instead Of find
ing fault because the war is not pushed on
faster had better go and help it on.
He then proceeded at length to examine the
several arguments of iauIt-fnders, the chief
OF which were directed against certain arbi-
trary arrests, the suspension of the habeas
corpus' and the proclamation Of emancipation.
He answered their arguments, and sustained
all these measures
With regard to arbitrary arrests, he said if .
he had had the matter iu bis hands, there
would have been hundred arrests where
there is one now (Applause
He favored the Proclamation on every
ground. 1t ayailed much military meas
ure was justified by the laws Of war, gave
justice and God given rights to about the only
friends that we have in the South, and would
be the means of blessing the white race there
who have suffered from slavery so long. For
this latter, if for no other reason, he would
the northern with the southern civilization,
and showed conclusivel. that in order to make
the latter equal to the former, the blighting
curse of slavery must be taken from it,
gained for us English sympathy, that had
been Withheld until It's issue. The arstocracy
had been against ~, bat the commonalty
were with US aud 50 slroug was their sym
pathy since the first Of January, that Lord
Russell and his compeers had lost their pros
tige.
But whether we liked the measures Of the
administration aad support the government
or not, we must yet meet the demands upon
US. There is great exigency upon us, and
we must meet il, and meet it now
But there seems to be a sort of social con
spiracy, against sending out the men. In ad
di'ion to the arguments which the enemies Of
the administration adduce, wives and moth |
ers, sisters and sweethearts, are constantly /
holding on to our young men, and inducing /
them not to go, but to wait and let some Que /
else go. This is all wrong, The women Of
the South have not done so. If there was
young man there who could, aud yet did
not go. they presented him with suit of
ladies apparel, in testimony Of his gallantry
and bravery. We must make sacrfces.-
Nothing is worth having that costs nothing.
Girls should say to their lovers that they IRE
ashamed of them, and will have nothing to do
with them, unless they will go to the war.
(applause)
Our country here is filled with Young men
who ought to go but one is waiting for an-
other, and every body is talking to somebody
not to 90. But we must have them, for it is
with them alone that we can gain victories.
We have talked about our superior means
our immense wealth, and our twenty millions
of people TO the rebels eight. But what are
all our means unless we apply them; We
shall apply them. If the men do not offer,
we shall take them by draft.
But the war will end sometime, and then
we shall look at the record 'Ah, my friends.
there is good many Of you whose cheeks
will burn with shame, when you shall have
to say that you was not there. The men are
to do the service, but great deal depends
l.