Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-04-27

and household. twas not legitimate
war between the common people OF the
North aud South. The war was set ON
by the ruling class-the arlstocrauc
consniratorS of the South, They sub
orned the common people with lies, with
sophistries, with cruel deceits and Sian
dprs To fight for secret objects which
they abhOrrcd, and against objects as
rs dear to them as their own lives
charge the whole guilt OF this war upon
the ambitious, educated, plotting, poIlti-
cal leaders of the south. (ApplauSe.l
They have shed the ocean OF blood
They have desolated the South. They
have poured poverty through all her
towns and cities. They have bewlIder-
ed the Imagination Of the people with
phantasms, and led them to believe they
were lighting for their homes and I'D
erty, whose homes were u9thrcatened,
and whose liberty was In no danger
These arrogant instigators OF civil war
have renewed the plaques OF Egypt, hol
that the oppressed might go free, nut
that the free might be oppressed, DAY
will come when God will reveal judg-
mrnts and arrai9n at his bar these
mjuhtv miscreauts and then every or
Dhau that their bloody game has made,
and every widow that sits sorroWlhg,
and every manned and wounded sufferer
and every bertavcd heart in ali the Wlue
regions OF this land will rise up ana
come before the Lord to lay upon these
chief culprits of modern history their
awful witnessiugs. And from II thou
sand battle-helds shall rise up airy wit
nesses. who. with the memory OF their
awful suhrrings, shall confront these
miscrcants with their words Of fierce
accusation. and every pale and starved
missioner shall raise his skinny hands In
Judgment. Blood shall call out for ven
geance, tears shall plead for justice,
| grief shall silently beckon, and love,
| hpart-smitten, shall wait for justice.
| Good men and angels will cry out: How
LONG, 0 Lord, how long wilt Thou not
avenge 2" And then, these guiltiest ana
! most remorSeless traitorS-these hlgh
and cultured men, with might and wis
dom used for the destruction OF the
Countrv-these most aCCursed ana de-
tested of all criminals, that nave
drcuched nation in needless blood
and moved the foundations Of thel
times with hidcOus crimes and cruelty
caught up in black clouds, full o
voices Of vengeance and lurid with pun
ishmcnt shall be whirled alOft and ther
plunged downward and downward for
ever in an endless retributiOn, while
God shall say. Thus shall it be to al
who betrav their country" and all il
heaven and upon earth will say amen
! Voices" Amen I" " AmeniD But TO-
the people misled for the multitude
drafted and driven into this civil war
let not a trace OF animOsity remain
iAppause.) The moment their wilin!
hands drop the musket, and they return
to their allegiance then stretch out you
honest right hand to receive them. he
call to them the old days Of kindness
Our hearts wait for their redemption
All the resources of q renovated natiO
shall be applied to rebuild their pros
peritv and smooth down the burrows Q
war.
Has this long and weary period O
etrifo been an nnmingled evil A@
nothing been gained Yes much. TN
nation has attained to its maphoo(
Among Indian customs is one whic
admits young men to the rank OF wal
ri0rs. only after severe trials of hunge
fatigue pain. endurance. They reac
their station not through years but o.
deals. Our nation has suffered, and no
: is strong. The sentiment Of loyalty an
; patri0tism-next in Importance to r
% htfon-has been rooted and grounde'
, We have something to be proud OF, al
e pride helps love Never so much as no
Co. did we love our country. lGreat a
h plause.l But four such years Of educ
n tiOn in ideas-in the knowledge OF p
4 Htical truth-in the lore of history
a the geography Of our COuntry-almO
T. every inch Of which we have prove
4 with the bayonet-have never paSs'
r 5 before. There is half a hundred yea
t advance in four. We believed in our i
: stitutions and principles before, but
a now know their power 1t is one TIM
Q to look upon artillery, and be sure IN
,e it is loaded it is another thlng 10
IF ceive it's discharge. (Laughter.) '
IF believed in the hidden power stored
" our institutions. We had never bett
Is seen this nation laundering like Mou
e. Sinai at all those that wOrShipped /
,r calf at the base of the mountain.
Y. pcople educated and moral are compete
to all the exIgencies Of national life.
n vote can govern better than a croV
1t We have proved it. (Appause.)
r people intelligent and religious
at strong in all economical elements. III
IS. are fitted for peace and competent
IN war They are not easily intiamed, a
ay when Justly iucensed not easily ext
as guished. They are patient in advel
Ii ties, endure cheerfully needful burde
at tax themselves for real wants more +
"a ally than any prince would dare to
n his people They pour forth With
ST. stint relief for the sufferings Of W
Dr. and raise charity out of the realm Q
of dole into a muniicent duty Of Der
CHI cence. The habit of industry ann
'se freemen prepares them to meet the
ct haustion Of war with increase OF
of ductiveness. Commensurate with
of need that exists, their habits Of skill
ed, able them at once to supply such arr
ere as only freemen can muster, with a
pa and munitions such as only free inc
re- try can create. Free society is teri
5 if in war, and afterwards repairs the
of chief Of war with celebrity almost
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