Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1866-05-30
The Why 10 Victory.

Mr.. Gladstone, the English Chancellor # the
man and orator OF England if no. in the
world. 10 his final speech on the Reform bill
thu. grandly expressed bis faith in the progress.
of Acknowledgement in England
1--WE stand or fall With the bill as has been
declared by my noble friend. We stand with
IT now We may fail with il . short time hence,
and If We do We shall rise with is hereafter.
snail not attempt TO measure with precision the
forces that are to be srrayed in the coming
struggle. Perhaps the great division of TO-
night 10 not the last that must take place in
the contest. You may possibly succeed at some
point of the struggle. You may drive Us from
our seats. You may bury the Dill that have
introduced, but for It's eplIaph We will write up
on It's gravestOne this line with certain conf
dsnce In Its ful6lment-
"Exorixrs Aiiqus nossris ossibus uItor."
You cannot fight a:zsins. the future. Time
10 on side. The great social forces which
move on 10 their might and majesty, and whion
the tum1.t of our d-bstes does not for mo
ment impede CT disturb-thoee great social
forces are against you; they are marshaled on
side, and the banner which We now carry,
though perhaps At some moment it may droop
over our sinking heads, yet 1t soon again will
aost in the eye of heaven, and it will be borne
by the hrn hands of tbs united people of the
three Kingdoms, perhaps not to an easy, but to
certain and TO not distant victory
While the,psrty Of reform in England con-
tents itself with what should cal! halfway
measures, and does not boldly demand the BAL
lot for man as man, it is yet there the advanced
party of progress, and stands 10 the same rela-
ton to the Tories and the Conservatives of
E gland AS the Radical r public ms stand to the
Democrats and Conservatives ia this country.
the hope of England lies 10 this party of re-
form, and it is ignring the battle manfuly and
hopefully, with confident belief that the grear
social forces are with it, and that ultimate vcto-
~ is cer,an.
We commend this confident tone, this defar {
pledge Of fidelity to principle. to the temporis-
srs. and compromisers, and timid poIit icians of
our country, who refuse to Join battle with
the enemies of liberty lest they should not sue
coed to day, or should occasion a rupture be-
tween the President and the party. Whatev-
may become of Presidents or parties let Re-
pubcans stand fast BY their principles. the
men who nail their h,gs to the mast are seldom
defeated but ii is infinitely better to fight if
defeat bllows, than surrender without a blow
Grant fought his way from the R,pidan to
Richmond because he had pluck, courage, per-
sistsrce. faith, and his army knew their leader
would make all the fight they had in them avail
able; and 1.-THE Republicans of this country fight
their battles in the same conf lent spirit, with
the same tenacty Of purpose. with the same ad-
herence to Their chosen line of progress and
the ultimate trinmph-notiof tie party but of
the cause-is will become the party Of the fu-
surr, and will 6nd time, and all the great social
forces moving on in their might and fighting en-
it, side. Corruption, lust Of Office. official pat
ronage. the greed of commerce. the maxine of
trade, may oppose and 6ghs.rgainss the party
which believes that man Is of more value than
his accidents Of wealth or positioo. but the ban
ssr which the Republican party vili carry. il 1t
only be homes: and faithful to.principls, ".will