The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-05-14

uuFAtN4 dwelling 20 NANEtH from He&lf
his darling babe
1 do not suppose all that / ana supe
iioy Is ANYBODY else n intellect cen
talnly hase 10 special claims tu eluil
ernnon irom birth or fortune. bus th,r.
is one lhng I do clnim, aad that is
that God baa endowed me with nobility
ol soul with warm and and general m
pulses beal as uniathomaMlo ID its
affections III tac ocean, and as broad a,
tbeora 81 humanity and appeal to You
Mr. Chairman, from our slight ncquan.
tlnce, il sou 30 not think | have en-.
ough q. tie ardent about me without
ardent spirits.
Mr. Wilson sYes; YOU have.
Mir Yates | would say to the Young
man that grandeur ol human character
does not consist Of trmscendent genius
alone. Ii does not belong alone to The
statesman beneath whose eloquoncc
listening Seua,es sit euraptured It
does not belong alone q tie warrior
who bears his proud, uuconqured ban
uer over every field; but it does consist
in force Of character, in force Of soul,
feeling, thought aud purpose Caesar
was n weak man when lac sacrificed the
liberties OF Rome by suffering Marx
Antony to put the crown upon his head
Washington would not have Eeen great
II he had Yielded to the temptations Of
his willing army and accepted crown
at Che expense Of the liberties Of his
country. The reformed drunkard ae-
composites a more heroic achievement
than did the Spartan baud ut Ihermop
yl@, because he conqures himself. That
man is only great who seeks right and
truth and justice, and adheres to them
with strong, vigorous and perpetual
purpose.
As to the affect upon the nation, Mr.
Jefferson said many years ago, that
"Thc using Of alcoholic liquors by
men III office has created more inquiry
to the public service and given more
trouble to me than any other cir
which has occurred in the IN
terual concerns Of The country during
nv administration. r. had to com
menee my administration again with
the knowledge have from experience
derived, the first question which would
ask from a candidate for public favor
would be. il he adcted to tie use Of ar
dent spirits
The man WHO'S to lcgis ate for great
country. TO help make laws and cJnsti
tutions involving the dcs6uios Of mu
lions 81 human beings, ought TO be
man Of reflection. moral princplo. in
tegrity, and above all u sober man.
Go into your legislative halls, State and
national, aud behold the diupkard stag
gering to his seat or Sleeping ar bis post
and Won ask ypas II tho question
be is not more iit to becalled
o monument Of his country's shame
than the representative OF ireemon.
Would il not be most fearful to contcm
3late that III -fated epoch in the history
1f our country when tie demon Of III
temperance shall come into our legisIa-
i've halls without shame, remorse or re-
ouke; when he shall sit upon iudcs
apon tho bench, and drunkenness run
rot among the people. Who then Will
protect theship Of sitate upon this mad
lenino tide; who viii steer her IN hCrI
onward course amid the dashingbillows
who spread her starry flag to the free
.resh. Wild winds of heaven
Watchmau, what Of the night2 We
have been engaged in mighty revoiu-
ion. Your army and navy have car
.ed vonr arms under Grant and Banks
lqainst the Giberaltars of tho Miss
ssippi. and opened that stream from It's
ounce to its mouth. Under the gallant
Toe Hooker your troops sealed The
lirhts and above the clouds unfurled
.o Tie sun the glorious flag of the stars
sherman marches from Cauo to the
zen. while Grant marches through the
wilderness 10 the Confederate capital |
me rebellion Is crushed! Behold Il
Whole race set free tho shaclles Of the
,qe are broken, and We see iull-high
"A .al tbe standard of tie nations
.edemption. Hark dnna Sc hear the
,ibfoah Of the Highlauders, and borne
mon the the wings Of the wind the slo-
,an slg1t ofUnigergal emancipation?
And nog shall this puissant nation,
alumbia ancen of the world ana child
II tbe skies. pause in her efforts when
bafe Il 81 enemy in our land more dos
ruatiya tban Rar peaalence and fam
aa combined. which sends annually