Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1864-09-21
AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE.

ADDRESS OF T1lE NATIONAL UNION COMMITTEE.
The National Union Committee have
put forth clear, strong and stirring APP
peal to the People, doubtless written by
Mr.. Raymond. Itsconclading portion is
as follows: '-
1--WE call upon the Union committees
and the Union leagues, and upon all 10y
al associations in every State, county and
town, to perfect their organizations; to
infuse fresh 'vigor aud activity into the
operations to canvass carefully and
promptly their respective districts; to
circulate documents and newspapers con-
tanning just and forcible 'expositions of
the merits of our cause; to combat by as.
semblages fothe people, impubhc meet
ings. by public speeches,iby conversation,
by letters aud personal appeals aud in
all just and proper modes. the deceptive
and perilous sophistries of the agents and
political allies ofthe rebellion Let them
be on their guard against the arts of cor.
ruption and of intrigue which will be
brought, with inscriptions desperation,
to bear upon them. The rebel govern.
ment, and those rebel powers most deeply
interested in our destruction, could we'll
afford to expend millions in overthrow
ing this administration aud placing in
power the nominee and representatives OF
the Chicago convention. no1" boa o'so.
1.-The skies are brig and full Of prom
Use. The lion hearted citizen soldiers Of
the republic march with steady step and
unfaltering purpose to speedy and glo'
rious victory. The heart of the people
beats true to the Union Every triumph
of the Union arms over the rebel troops
arouses afrcsh the courage and confidence
of Union men, and chills the heart and
decimates The ranks Of the submission
secessionists represented at Chicago A
Union victory in November will end the
long and laborioas strife. 1T will paral-
we the arm Of the rebellion. lit will dis
persc its armies, destroy the hope by
which the despotism at Richmond now
holds its subjects in bondage, release the
people Of the Southern States from their
enforced disloyalty, and give them again
the blessings of self government within
the Union and under the protecting con-
stitution and flag Of the United States.
1t will enable our own government to ex-
change the weapons of war for the coun-
sells of peace, to relax the stern control
over public action and public speech
which a state Of wa rrenders Unavoidable,
to restore our financial SYSTEM to dissolve
military courts, aud hand over again to
the civil tribunals Of justice the punish
ment of crime and the preservation OF
public order, and to restore to their fire.
sides and their homes, clothed with honois
and to be held in everlasting embrance,
that great army of our citizen soldiers
who have barred their breasts against
armed rebellion, and won the imperisha-
BILE renown of saving the glorious Union
for which their fathers and brothers
died. (Signed) ..
HENRY J. RAYMOND, Chairman,
And the rest of the Committee.
What are the people in Lamoille County
doing in this matter? 1t is high time
that something was being doue. and we
advise the immediate forming Of clubs
and associations in every town. Ua
= 1t looks we'll, and gives evidence Of
the patriotism of the people, n ,.a A
AS soon as such clubs are. organized.
we hope some one will send us report
of proceedings. with names Of officers, &c.
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