Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-10-27

erty. (Applause.) .. # H~
The speaker reverted In betitting terms
to our revolutionary struggle-and at
the same time entered somewhat min
utely into the ways and means by which
| slavery insinuated itself into all our
atfairs-which being familiar ground to
every well read American, we will omit.
Twice, said Mr.. T., have visited this
| country The first time in 1884, the
| asst time in 1851. | lett you slaves,
| now find you free men. When l was
| here at first, with the exception of few
choice spirits, the hated and despised
abolitionists, / was regarded as being
that divided the hoof and wore horns
! / had reason to believe that gallows
had been secretly prepared for me, and
| that vessel was lying in the harbor,
on purpose to carry me to the South and
| deliver me over to the shareholders
| there,
| come again and the spell is broken.
| Now YOU are all free from restraint. The
| Collector comes on board, greets me po-
| litely aud passes my baggage without
| annoyance. r. f.. +.
come ashore, and Gov. Andrew bids
me WELCOME. (Applause.) ...
20 to Portland, New York and Phil
adelphia and meet with similar recep-
! tion: and at the capital of the nation
the Vice President bids me welcome to
the temple of liberty. Do | mention
this in spirit of boastingl Not at all.
happen to be a touchstone-a barome-
ter to indicate the state of your moral
atmosphere.
This honor paid to George Thompson
is synonymous with the freedom of the
slave
Thirty years ago, in small chamber
or rather garret, a poor young man,
lust ont of his time as printer, pledged
himself to his Maker that as long as he
could live on bread and water, and sleep.
on plank, he would advocate the i'm
mediate abolition of slavery. He adopt
| ed for his motto, "My country Is the
world, and my countrymen are all man
kind" And he declared that he would
be heard. All we now hear are but the
echoes and reverberatiOns of that voice
in the garret. From that time 10 the
present the work has gone on. The
weapons used ia this warfare were not
, carnal but spiritual-tracts, newspapers
and agents. Perhaps ! know the char
acter of william Lloyd Garrison and a
few kindred spirits better than many
and / know them to be among the pur-
e est and loftiest upon earth.
G But there is among my countrymen a
| great amount of Misrepresentation IN
? respect to your affairs. John Bull is
. slow of apprehension at best. Besides
: the secessionlsts had their agents II
t England and made the people believe fol-
l. a time that they were struggling agalns
: cruel oppression. Our friends dld no
;, rightly understand the case. When th'
- President called for $4,000 men, | con
n fess our people did not manifest tina
;, sympathy they ought. They were no
P able to see that it all had much to d'
d with the great cause of freedom. Bu
| when that glorious series of measure
!. was initiated, consisting Of the Presi
' dents proclamations and the acts C
m Congress looking to emancipation, ther
c. was oeneraAs-I will not say, an,cersall
D. "A deep sympathy in your behalf.
r. There is a party, as there always ha
:. been a party, opposed to freedom-tb
same party that resisted Grenvlli'
Fe Sharp, Clarkson and Wilberforce. LIT
e. 1t not surprise you that such me
to should withhold their sympathies. Bt
n the great heart of the people is rlgh
Mt Let me give you an item of proof. MI
- lions Of our people have been dependei
y on cotton. Hundreds of Thousand
have during the last few years bee
a. ,surned out OF employment because the
r. was no cotton Have they ever, in
- single instance, demanded the raising
=, your blockade in order that cottc
I'll might be supplied and their sufferin!
n relieved ? NEVER (Applause.)
at What if Lord Brougham in his dotag
as Roebuck in ia gang by himself" al
a;r Lindsay the infamous builder of the A
ns ALBANIA, and Gregory, who is hardly a
20 countable, oppose you There is Jof
ed s. Miller, Prof. Cairns, Goldwin Smit
ad Regius professor, and Golden, al
to Bright names which I know you w
nv delight to hear (applause), are causii
IN your principles and your struggle to
- we'll understood. Need say / am wi
20 you, heart and soul l believe you "
lis succeed think you may trust yo
IN generals and your armies. The gre
we thing is to be firmly united. The Ia
nd remaining hope Of the rebels is in t
ros success of the copperheads.
We If We're an American citizen won
we spare no effort from now till Novemb
aid Sth to secure the reelection Of the we
ly. tried, honest and honorable man, Abb
ou. ham Lincoln. (Applause.)
,rr As understand it, he was elected CO
stitutionally to be the president of
nei scIole Union, and l would keep him
the presidential chair till he is preside
ace of the whole-be the time longer
shorter. (Great applause.)
the Oh, what a glorious future I see
q, this country l find the capital pure
Of slavery and the slave e-trade-the pt
e" lie lands all secured to freedom. / q
me representatives from Hayti and Libe
l. duly accredited and honorably receiv
5 see thousands of what a little VIII
,ss. ago were mere animated hoeing n
- chimes now becoming intelligent a
VI enterprising men and women. I
that million and half of slaves ha
tod actually been made free, and proclan
did tion from your excellent president