Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-08-22
stay at home. What next We will make

/ stay at home. What nextt We will make
all candidates for office swear before high Heav-
en- not only that they are loyal but that they
have been loyal and if they sweat 10 lie,
we'll expei them from their seats, Moreover
We de- lare that the loyal citizens shall not be
taxed to pay the Rebel Debt, and We have too
much respect then for rebels to permit them
to be taxed for so unpatrlotica purpose Eng
land feels badly but we cannot help that. We
say to England, the Rebels shan't paw you, and
we say to the rebels you shant pay her; this
amendment is our platform we have made i,
such and on it we will staud, and on it we will
conquer, for We will not be beaten at the polls
after conquering on the fietd. If our Re bel
and Copperhead friends think they haven't re-
presentation enough, they know how to get
more. just let them make more voters, and
we give notice OF two things: First, we'll nev-
er give up trying until the amendment is final
ly passed by the requisite constitutional num-
Der OF legislatures, and becomes the supreme
law of the land. Ii We can't pass it this viii
ter. We will try 1t next winter and if We can't
do it next winter we will try fer the next forty
winters if need be. Secondly Until this
amendment becomes the law of the land, no
Rebel State shall be represented in Congress
Andy and his anxious rebels N ust wait that s
fair warning there's where We stand, ard on
der come forward wao is not on side, and
let me tell him that all the men who prayed
| and iabored and wept for b. N while he on
the emoatlled field are on this platform every
Cne and only those VINO cursed his loyalty ana
hoped for his defeat are opposing 1t. Is there
a Scared veteran here who has far lost all
the best impulses of solderiy manhood that ne
will exchange MS conscience and has seif-re-
spect for post office at a cross roads ? Theu
let him have his post office he is only b for
il. bring every man VINO fought you at Nicks-
burg, at Missionary R1ge, al Allan a, at NASH
Vile, at Lookout Mountain, in The Wilder
Ness, and you will bring many men, every
one of whom oppose this amendment. Bring
every one who Kissed you as Llncoln's nlre-
hngs, every man who lnsulted the poverty OF
YOUR darling wives and little ones left in want
| because YOU were giving ali for God and hber-
| ty, and you will orlug SO many more men, ev-
cry one OF whom opposes this amendment.
he decision OF this question may decide the
fate and 1estlny OF Ills country. Our saliva
| uon lies showing the traitor at the w mite
! House, that he people are alive and that the
people will speak. Nothing out such rebuke
as only tae peop.e 10 their majority can utter,
| may suffice to stay the madness OF treason az
reedy desperate. Another revolution has been
threatened IN Congress IN the Senate Of the
ODt6U Statcs Dds OoCu LulchtcucQ a. Suc
" mite House since Congress adjourned. Let
II be SAID once and forever that the cank OF
the slaves enaln shall never be heard above The
graves OF our marIyred heroes, buried under a
scorchng Southern sun. Let this pohtIcal
| Campaign oe carried forward the Grant and
| Bay Sherman style. Mcclellan is quite too
an.quated. Don't let Us wrlggie. Don't .eI
Us De afraid 10 hurt them. Don't let US dc
auy tn,ng out nurt them tIl We bring them to
every coudltol we have land Gown. They do
not ike TO hurt any better than any other
! people ; ony give them to understand thai
| wneu We say uIIim4tum We mean JuLI ultima
tuIn anG Just nOlnIns else, aud tney viii take
! ~ our views a last We can read them out.
| \ 10 men Il The word, tn.nk qune SO much o.
uitlce as tnose Rebels aud johns on pen. On
| ~ .el them see That lhIs Constitutions. amend
| me L. must become lhe supreme las oil The
| i.nI be lore one single Otate can be recanstrIc.
eu, and tney VIII lane It down at one guip, anI
swear * : eel Jney.