Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1866-09-13

through. In the darkest hours, when
public men quailed and shrank from the
burdens, the people stood up with
heroic courage. And / say TO you to-
day that the men who read their Bibles,
who bend their knees to Almighty God,
are praying, hoping, thinking, toiling
for the country for which they gave
their sons in war. And, gentlemen, as
sure as we have got on our side all the
great forces that govern and guide and
control mankind, just so sure will we
prevail. They are appealing to passion
and to prejudice, The patronage of this
Government is shaken in the face of
every man in America. The most
shameful prostitution Of official power
and patronage is now being used in our
country, and the men who would use
patronage as has been done during the
last sixty days should be forever ban
ished from the pubic councils. That's
so. That's So" Applause II there
was no great principle involved, no great
contest for country and human rights,
justice and humanity. We should re-
buke public men who conduct them
selves az these public men are, sending
men round the country to smoke out
these public men. Many Of the civil
and military men of the country are
supporting the policy of the President,
well knowing that they are not in favor
of that policy, but, to hold their posi-
tions, dare not utter their sentiments.
There is a complete despotsm to-day in
America over the public officers of this
country but am glad to find, as | do,
that three-fOurths of the men holding
offices in the country were put there by
the patriot Lincoln. Loud applique.
They are true oday as they were in the
past.
1t is said Johnson is supporting the
policy inaugurated by President Lin
coin. Why in Gods name is he turning
out all Mr.. LincOln's friends then ? 1t
is fact that these men were in Office
agreeing with Mr.. Lincoln and agreeing
with the great party which brought him
into power. The great masses of these
public men were of his opinion and could
be trusted. They have not such q diff,
ferent opinion. They stand where they
stood in Mr.. Lincoln's time, but they
4, Te hunted down from office, and yet
tn, csc men have the brazen impudence to
say. awe are supporting Lincoln's pol
lew Never did blacker falsehOOd fall
from hi IMAM lips Applause. Mr.. Lin
coins policy He put the government
of Louisa ia in the hands Of loyal men
he nut Tennessee in the hands Of loyal
men. He wSnted to reconstruct these
states on the basis of fidelity to the
con~try. An army struck the weapons
from tho h auds Of the rebel armies and
soldiers; they Frustrated ground to
atoms, the whole libel power They
were at our feet, humilia,,4o' conquered
subjugated but Mr.. Johno'o' wnen
they were conquered and powCrless,
without officers, without any power, N,
der the military rule of the country ana
of our officers completely, has recognized
these states with every one Of them in
the hands of rebels, as in the State OF
Texas, and after placing Texas in the
hands of Governor ThrockmortOn, he de-
clares that we have got peace. He makes
peace when he takes rebel states that
were under the power of our govern
ment, without any public officers, and
puts them iGtI the hands OF nonrepent-
ant and even Inpardoned rebels, ana
then ne makes q proclamation OF peace
They may get up theories, talk about
states being out of the Union as much
as you pie Sc, but what we know is this
Abraham Lincoln sought to put these
states, and did as far as he could, into
the hands Of loyal men true to liberty.
Then Andrew Johnson takes them out
of our hands completely, and puts them
into the hands of the rebels of those
states. No loyal men are put into the
Offices, and rebels rule now as much as
when JEFF. Davis was President Of the
Southern Confederacy. They cannot
wipe that out. The people of this coun-
try have carried us through this war,
and the great God of Heaven has blessed
our country, raised upon his choicest
blessing. He has carried this country
through four years Of war, and He never
intended that we should throw away
our victory. We shall save the country
we shall save the cause Of liberty; we
shall redeem those rebel states; they
shall go into the hands of loyal men and
lovers of liberty. Many Of these loyal
men may die in the contest many of
them may be hunted down as they have
been, but, gentlemen, the loyal masses of
the South, under all circumstances, will
be protected and encouraged through our
efforts here. We are fighting their bat
tie, and We mean to fight it until we
win, and we know we shall win it. Ap-
| plause. | tell all men Of position, wheth.
er they be rebels or copperheads, that
| we are not accustomed to sleep on the
! field of victory, and we are accustomed
to win battles for our country and to the
cause of liberty, and we intend to do il
in the future They tell US now that
Montgomery Blair has been down East
trying to convert the State Of Maine.
| tell you tonight that one week from
| this evening you will hear that the State
! of Maine has given majority of more
| than $4,000 for General Chamberlain,
her gallant leader, and has elected an
unbroken delegation to the Congress Of
the United States. lApplause.I Hanni.
! bal Hamlin, one of the truest and noblest
! men Of our country, bearing the office OF
! Collector Of the Port Of Boston, has sur.
] rendered it to the President because he
cannot support his policy, and tonight
or tomorrow night, forget which il
| is, he goes to the State of Maine to speak
for the cause of the country. Three
cheers for Hamlin.I tell you that we