The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-09-20


! formed 10 part Of regiments from Mass
achuseis, thandsed down from above
the clouds Of Lookout Mountain The
defiance 81 the dies. loud cheers J
Gentlemen, ttere Is more ihan one
line On which Fe Of Massachusetts
proposet "iighiii out. We will not
give Up the fortunes Of the Army Of
the Potomac, whose track is red with
the blood Of oar sons, we will not
give up the fortunes OF the army Of
Sherman, whose fate we have follow
ed with pride, aud with all the con-
gratulations OF euntrymen and friends;
We will not give up the Navy, wheth-
er Dupont, or Porter, or Fariagut
leads, because twenty-five thousand
Massachusetts men, 10 say nothing Of
the other sons of the republic, have
periled and shed their blood upon its
decks. (Great cheering.) While
our armies stand, after four years OF
war, at last with their hands upon the
throat Of the rebellion, with their knees
upon the protrae form Of treason, what
means an armistice or the cry Of
"Peaee X (ProlOnged cheers.) What
means it, but thai after the rebel foe
has been beaten in his reasonable ap.
peal to force, he shall be permitted to
turn round and conquer US by an ap.
peal to fraud ! | tel you, friends and
fellow citizens, that there is at least
one humble man IN Massachusetts who
while the breath OF Gods air inspires
his lungs, will ntyer agree to il.
(Great applause, ald cries Of Good. }
Nearly seventy regiments of the
sons OF Massachusetts and detached
companies almost innumerable, have
marched from beyond the bord Of
the Commonwealth, carrying with
them the pledge and promise OF the
State, uttered officially from my lips,
that the people Of Massachusetts would
watch over their ortunes, that they
would protect then fame, that they
would revere their memory, that they
would solace aud support the heroineS
they left behind, that they would watch
for the spot made sGred by their
blood, whenever they should fall, and
hat they would take up the cause
when from any enfeebld arm the sN ord
should drop; and thai the appeal
made from sire to son should 20 on
forever and forever, until the last acre
OF Southern land, baptized by Massa.
chusetts blood, should be rescued from
the iafdels Of liberty (Applause
and six cheers.) Aye, sirs, and |
dare TO pledge for Massachusetts, to-
night, that no matter what others may
do, no matter what fortune, good or iii
may befall us, no matter ii all others
desert the Union, and the Union cause,
she will stand holding up the tattered
flag with her arms alone (Great ap.
plause.) From the Potomac down to
the James, from Balls Bluff down TO
Petersburg-eyery inch OF the Vir-
ginia soil, made sacred by the glori-
Gus offerings Of the Massachusetts
boys, shall be ours. care not what
bargain you may make with the South
ern iyrants or foreign dgspots, Cap
plause and cries of "Good") Virginia,
at least is ours Tremendous APP
plause.) The tomb Of Washington
and the grave Of jackson are ours,
and whatever may be surrendered in
an evil day, at least the graveyard Of
twenty thousand sons of Massachu-
setts shall rest forever beneath the
folds Of the Union flag. Enthusiastic
cheers,)
| shall have the honor now TO pre-
sent TO you, gentleman, the Secretary
of the meeting, who will read the res
olutions which have been prepared as
expressive Of the sentiments Of the
hour, and to introduce upon this plat
form several gentlemen whose char
acter and fame and voices are famill-
lar TO you all. But before ! leave the
ro5trum, allow me TO ask this audi
ence, in pledge, at this early moment
OF the evening, Of its patriotic purpose
to stand by theUnion, its cause and
its representatives, TO unite in three
hearty cheers for the American flag
and the President of the United States.
{ Enthusiastic and prolonged cheer
ing)