Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1864-01-01

several striking passages -
There are a number Of grart cities in A
merica-cities of 100, 900 and 100000 inhab-
itants-which are among the largest shipping
porte for raw produce in the world, in the
interior Of that country. In one Of them
have seen a mile Of steamboats, moored side
by side, and yet Of those great cities, and that
great commerce, forming part of the strength
and resources of North America, the ruling
classes in this country know nothing. You
don't find them in books at Oxford and Cam
bridge. where your und graduates are o.
bliged to study before they can pass their ex-
aminations. 1t is in utter ignorance of those
resources that the opinion of the ruling classes
IN England has been come to. But |. whom
accident perhaps more than nything else hos
made as well acquainted With the politics aud
of that country as with my own,
have never bolieved-and ! believe now less
than eyer--thst shall ever live, OF that any
one here will live, to zee two separate nations
within the confines OF the present United
States Of America. Cheers | will tell you
oandidly that il At was not Tor one cause,
should consider as hopeless and as useless the
attempt 10 subjugate the southern states OF
America as the parties do upon whose views
l have been commenting. Il is the object
with which the separation has been made
that, in my opinion, renders the success OF
the secessionlsts absolutely impossible hear,
hear )-and II the moral aud intelligent pop
ulalion Of this country had not been syste-
maIcally misled upon that question, that they
would have been unanimously of that conyic-
tion. Hear, hear.
! say 1t is an aristocratic rebellion against
a democratic government. applause That
is the title | would give 70 il. In all history,
when you have had the aristocracy pitted
against the people in physical force and con-
fIct, the aristocracy have always gone down
under the heavy blows Of the democracy
(Hear, hear When / speak thus, let no.
body say | am, therefore, Indifferent 20 the
process Of misery, and devastation. and ruin
and bocdshed that is now going on. No my
Ind gnatlon against The South Is that they hs-
ed the first shot. and made themselves re-
sponsible for these results. / take, probably,
a stronger view than most people OF this
certainly stronger view than
any body in Amerca-of the vast sacrifices Of
life and of economical comfort and resources
which must follow to the North from this
struggle. They are mistaken if they think
they can carry on q civil war like this, draw
ing a million OF men from productive industry
to be engaged in the processes Of destruction
Ito spend two or three hundred millions ster-
lng-they are deluded If they think they can
carry on a war like that without teItlbls
collapse, sooner or later, and dreadful pros
ustIon IN every part Of the community. (hear,
hear That being 80 makes me stlll more
intoierent Of the cause. But OF the result
have no more doubt than Of any subject which
lies in the futute.'
John Bright the other great liberal Eng
iish ieader, also made speech at Rochdale,
about the same time, 10 which he said
"Will anyb body deny that the government
at Washington, as regards its own people, is
the strongest government in the world at this
hour; (Cheers.) And for this simple rea-
son, because 1t Is based on the will, and the
good will, of an instruc ed people. Cheers
Look at its power am not now discussing
why it is, OF the cause which is deyolying
this power; but power is the thing which
men regard in these old countries, and which
they ascnbe mainly to European institutions
but look at the power which the United
States have developed. They have brought
more men into the field, they have built more
ships for their navy, they have shown greater
moment is capable Of Look at the order
which has prevailed at their elections. at
which, as you zee by the papers, so 600 or
100 600 or 100000 persons voted in given
state, with less disorder than you have seen
lately in three Of the smallest boroughs in
England--Barnstable, Windsor and Andoyer,
daughter nd cheers) Look at their indus
Try Notwithstanding this terrific struggle.
their agriculture, their manufactures and com
merce proceed with an uninterrupted success.
They are ruled by President chosen, it is
true, not from some worn-out royal CT noble
blood, but from the people, and one whose
truthiulness and spotless honor have earned
him universal praise and now the country
that has been vilihed through half the organs
Of the press IN England during the last three
years, and was pointed out, too, as an exam
pie to be shunned by many of your Statesmen,
that country, now IN mortal strife, affords
haven and a home for multitudes flying from
the burdens and uegle3t Of the old govern
ments of Europe cheers and when this
mortal strife is over-when peace is restored,
when slavery is destroyed, when the Union is
cemented airesh, for would say in the lan-
guage OF one of our poets, addressing his
country,
The graves not dug where traitor hands shall lay
In fearful haste thy murdered corse away,
loud oh00rs, then Europe and Englsud may
learn that an instructed democracy is the su-
rest foundation of government, and that edL-
cation and freedom are the only sources of
true greatness and true happiness among any
people" Immense cheering.
The Great Sanitary Fair Of Boston closed
l.
Chairman of the Board of Managers, in a
sneech AT ten oiclnck in the avenin,, ss;l.