The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1864-10-07
The two Platforms Compared.

tors at Large of Massachusetts, elected
by the State Convention mt Worcester,
Sept 10Th, are Hon. Edward Everett
Of Boston, and Hon. Whiting Girls
void of Greenfield. Glow Andrew
and all the nominees OF the State tick
ct except one, were nominated by nc
elama6on. The present attorney
General declined denomination, and
! G. l.. Reed, Of Tafuton, was nomina-
ted
Col Bullock of Worcester made an
admirable speech on the occasion, in
which he made the following compan-
sen Of the Union md Chicago plat
forms 1t viii be read with interest
and admiration:
Compare the platform Of Baltimore
with the platform Of Chicago. | am
not going to dotatn you with q rcca-
pitulation of the characteristics OF eth
or for myself desire the American
people to compare these two adverse
systems of political ethics. The one
breathes undying hostilities to public
enemies the other inspires hosIhties,
only, against its own government; the
: one sustains tine government In quell-
, ing the rebellion 10y force Of arms the
, other conccais the fact that there is
any rebellion existing at all one sus-
tains the government in its fixed, irre-
r yersible determination, to accept no
e compromise, to offer no terms of peace
= not based upon conquest or the mcon-
. ditional surrender of the armies Of
treason the other abjectly inviting
7 amy compromise whatsoever, however
Il revolving to the manhood Of the ma
7 ton, and suggesting a ghastly doubt
!, whether separation itself should not be
:, accepted as the price OF armistice and
Q of peace.
e The Baltimore Convention resolves
y that the national safety demands tho
d after and complete eXtiipation Of slave
I ny nom the soil Of the republic. Pro
longed applause The Chicago con
70 yention, by its acqaiosccnce by its tone
by its temper, by all that it says an6
by all that it does not say, announce
n slavery, Southern slavery, as tn
brightest gem in our coronet Of en-
pirc, and would restore that dynast
le Which If now replaced would be an in
s. tolorable despotism and disgrace. Ap
IN plausc Your delegates at Balhmor
o offer their thanks and yours to the sol
!, dier of the flag, and take the oath t.
stand by him unto the end. The del
Sc egatcs at Chicago offer their svmpa
" thies to the soldier in one hand, an
in the other hold forth TO him and hi
children an infamy that would be pei
49, pctually and additionally theirs here
~ after.
nd No wonder follow-ciiizcns, that tn
u.s. people of the United States are risin
Is to an appreciation of the difference be
nj tween these two adverse systems Of pc
litical ethics? Witness its result j
W Vermont witness it in Maine stan
ready to witness all those which are
of follow Applause No wonder IL
as brave men in arms repudiate wit
~, scorn a system and creed which place
stigma upon the name ofeyery Unic
ao warrior living, and would consie
IN the name of the dying TO the excur
.he ton and contempt Of his children
pt the romotest postollty.
~ Sir, in the language Of the lamont'
Douglas, the last words over address,
re by him in public to mortal ear spol,
rty to his fellow-citizcns in the wigwam
s. Chicago in which Abraham Linco
.n- was nominated for the Presidency, al
which. as have before remarked, the
gentlemen have ridiculously countC
nm feited, in the language Of the lamel
m ed Douglas, "Ihere are but two pa
Jim ties TO this controversy every mi
,lo must be for the United States or again
them. There can be but two sidt
am patriots or traitors Applause. Al
Dry, though we have not thepleasuro "a
ire; honor of listening TO the voice of
ION. living lips, let us rise TO a lofty apr
.cp- citation and comprehension of t
:, great Commouer of the West of |
9eil dying testimony "Ihere are none
this controversy but patriots and tr
l. tors
and Republicans OF Massachusetts, 20
am name is good one, but the course
our adversaries is rapidly making
obsolete, for it is not SO much hen,
''oa forth n republican or democratic as
'us- is Union party,-a party for this [
lar ion--this confederacy 1t is hen,
out forth party for the government
p this country or party against Il
=, government. SIR, that youthful g,
oou eral, who, so far as is known to us
}. day, holds at this moment comm
h. sion, -one Of the highest in the Gift
,ott the government TO whose dostruct
he has committed his hand, thou
,2 he had won forty victories whore
W. has barely achieved one though
#. transcendant emblazonry was shed
H. on his star, sir, that flows down M
/. r. Sherman aud upon Grant, great
- plause though he had masked
disguised his letter of acceptance
'uts' thousand fold moro than he has by
Me namentation and illusion of langui
! III. assisted by Horatio Seymor, upon
{ y platform which has been erected
him, he would fail, he ought to fail
must fail, he will fall prolonged
gam plausol like Lueifer, SON Of the m'
the ing, never TO hope again