The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1864-07-19

OF bis lines.
Srrreu OF GENERAL SioKLEs.
In his speech on the Ith Of July a,
New Orleans, Gen, Sieklcs used tho
following words
Never shall Il be said BY any man
that there is the least analogy between
the cause in which Washington drew
his conseerated sword, aud the con.
spiraey in which the traitor Floyd
drew his infamous weapon. No -.
When a flaw in the diamond shall
give value 10 the jewrll--when pois-
on, instead Of being a subtle destroyer,
shall become conseryalor aud pro.
moler OF life aud health when the
spots on the sun aud not the sun itself
shall give light aud heat and culture
10 the earlh--lhcn il may be said with
truth, and not until then, that the
cause cnshrined forever on The Fourth
OF July, 1875, is identical with that
for which the rebellion is now in arms.
tApphuse.) It's said by the ene-
mics OF free government that this re-
beIlion has inlpcacbrd the capacity OF
man for seli-government lhat il has
impeachcd our constitution, in SHOW.
ing is lack Of yigor for the preserya-
lion OF order and national unity; thar
in our career, as in Tie history ef
Greece, Rome aud the republics OF
the middle ages, the republican tho-
ny OF government has signully failed.
and that il is only is whit called tue
strong arm Of monarchy or despotisnl
that can give pcrpetuily 10 nation.
Ladies and gentlemen, this Is M or.
casion WHEN il is proper 10 protest al.
so against that delusion. | would az
firm, with the hclltiest confidence, That
revolution aud rebellion are noi Pc
cular TO republics. We have only
10 look nj China to-day. the oldest OF
The nations OF the earth, TO behold
there rebellion Of years in duration
10 see that coavulsions or, not peeul-
lar 10 young nations We have only
to remember tie struggle OF Poland
and Hungary to understand TINT re-
belljous are moi easily INT down hy
the most despoiic aud ausicre Of gp-
eu,ments; and we find in the history
OF England our peculiar monitor aud
instructor in these days rs 10 our du-
lie, with regard to our. rebellion We
have, ! say. only 10 look NJ English
history to see that there is scarcely
any portion Of her vast domain HAT
BIZ, not. ~ one period Or another, set
Al uaught and dclied her authority
and drawn tie sword for indclru-
dence, scotland ireland and India.
TO say nolhitg Of our own lhsrlecn
colonies, should recall TO British rccol-
lection her own Nulnerablllly, 1t
might with much more truth be at
fifmcd that tbs rebellisa is nothing
more or less than II confirmation If
that Oh struggle, w6tl l-wile and ~
ancient As The raer and history le-
tween priy ilrge and rower, between
lie oppresspF and The oppressed b.
tween The desire 81 man Tor tree gov
srumenl and uniralnmcled igeis and
the desire Of the ari,tocrntic few Tor
peculiar privileges and powers.
AN AMUSING Charles
Gates, a minor son Of William Cute,
wished to enlist. three years ago, but
his aged parents objected to IT, On
he was Sent 10 drive, the
COWS 10 pasture, on bis way 10 work,
taking hi. dinner with him. But At
night he did moi come back, because
be Ind ron away and enlisted ~ the
lob egimtni. remained through
the three years without d ftirlough,and
returned with the regiment unframed
by rebel bullets. lie arrived in the
old pasture NJ home, cne night last
week, just at "cow-time," and leisure
y drove up the same old cows, as IL
be hadn't been away for three years.
Ills reception was joyful one, none
the less so, because his coming was 4
complete surprise.
81 couscript station not far from
Miss, says the New Or
leans Ira, a man who WAS stronglr
suspected Of Union sentiments, but who.