Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1864-09-13

service (cheers) that |, too, might have th'
satisfaction and the glorious pride Of striking al
least one feeble blow before this long war !,
trumphantly over. (Renewed cheers)
But did not ascend the platform, friends and
fellow citizens, tonight, to speak Of myself or tc
lead you to think Of any one here. The gentle
men who are 70 engage your ears and hearts this
evening will soon follow me. Their eloquent
voices will sound the key note which ! need not
attempt to artlculate They will remind you Of
the campaign Of Sherman tremendous cheers)
OF the glorious ob tinacy Of Grant (reuewed and
ong.protracted cheers), Of the miraculous skill
and heroic ardor of Farngat (repe,ted cheers
of hat son Of Massachusetts whose career have
watched with fond affection, native born, from
the banks Of Connecticut, splendid and gallant
Joe Hooker Ohree rousing cheer.), who, sharing
the fortunes Of Sherman, and leading double
army corps, formed in part Of regiments from
Massachusetts thundered down rom above the
clouds Of Lookout Mountain the defiance OF the
skies. cloud cheers.)
Gentlemen, there is more than one line on
which we Of Massachusetts propose to " fight it
out" We will not give up the fortunes Of the
Army of the Potomac, whose track is red with
the blood Of our sons; we will not give up the
iortuues Of the army OF Sherman, whose fate we
have followed with pride, and with all the con-
CALCULATIONS Of cJuntrymen and friends we will
not give up the Navy, whether Dupont, or Porter,
or Farragut leads, because twenty-five thousand
Massachusetts, men, to say nothing Of the other
sons Of the republic, have pered aud she'd their
blood upon It's decks (Great cheering.) While
our armies stand, after four years Of war, at last
al tI,tr ut rFt Z ha
with their knees upon the neck Of the PROSTATE
form oi treason what mesns an armstice or the
cry of Peace% prolonged cbeers) What
means il, but that, after he rebel foe has been
beaten in bis reasonable appeal to force be shall
be permitted to turn round and conquer Us by an
appeal to fraud tell you, friends and fellow
citizens, that there is at least one humble man in
MASSACHUSETTS who, while The breath Of God S air
inspires his lungs, will never agree to it. (Great
applause, and cries of Good. y
Nearly seventy regiments Of the sons Of Mass.
sachusetts, and detached companies almost in
Vulnerable, have marched from beyond the borders
of the Commonwealth carrying with them the
pledge and promise Of the State uttered officially
from my lips that the people Of Massachusetts
would wstch over their fortunes, that they would !
protect their fame, that they would revere their
that they would solace and support the |
heroines they left behind. that they would watch /
for the spot made sacred by their blood, when /
ever they should fall, and that they would take |
up the cause when from any enieebed arm the /
sword should drop; and that the appeal made
from sire TO son should 20 on forever and f)r-
ever until the last acre Of Southern land, baptized
by Massachusetts blood, should be rescued from
The nfdels to liberty. applause and six cheers
Aye, sirs and dare to pledge for Massachusetts,
tonight, that no matter what others may do, no
matter what fortune, good or ILL., may befal Us,
% matter II all others desert the Union, and the
nion iuse, she will stand holding up the tat
tered fog with her arms alone (Great applause.
From the Potomac down to the James, from
Balls Bluff down to Petersburg-every inch OF
The Virginia soil, made sacred by the glorious
offerings Of Massachusetts, boys, shall be ours.
care not what bargain you may make with South
=rn tyrants or foreign despois, @pplause aud cries
)t Good, y Virginia at least is ours IRE
nendous applause.) The tomb Of Washington
md the grave Of Jackson are ours, and whatever
nay be surrendered in an evil day, at least The
graveyard Of twenty thousand sons Of Massachu-
etts shall rest forever beneath the folds Of the
Jnion fig enthusiastic eheers.)
shall have the honor now 10 present to you,
gentlemen, the Secretary Of the meeting, who
will read the resolutions which have been prepared |
IS expressive Of the sentiments Of the hour, ana
o introduce upon this platform several gentlemen
whose character and fame and voices are familiar
o you all. But before | leave the rostrum,
llow me to ask this audience in pledge, at this Z
ary moment # the evening, Of its patriotic
urpose to stand by the Union its cause aud it,
representatives., TO uute in three hearty cheers
1r the American fag and the President cf the
Iniled States Enthusiastic and prolonged '
heering q