The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-03-29
Aid TO The Starving South.

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Aid 10 The Starving South.
SPEECH OF TIE uoN r. r. WOODBRIDGE
Mr.. Woodbrdgos speech on tho
Southern relief resolution, on the 10Th, |
attracted much attention. The fol-
lowing extract viii give some idea Of
the carnestnoss and eloquence Of the
speech
I haye no fear for the little Green
Mountain state. and believe, sir, that
every man and woman within her Dor
dcrs would call their Representatives
rccroant to duty should they oppose
tho passage of this resolution
The question simply is, shall we OK
tend governmental aid to these starry
ing millions Great God, has it come
TO this, that tlS American Congress
in this century Of the Christian era
shall close their cars to the cry of
thousands OF their starving follow-men
for bread, bread when VIC have
enough and to spare When the peo-
pie of Ireland wero furnishing Con-
gress hastenod to their aid and appro-
priatod money and provided ships to
carry food to the starving. Will we
allow it now to be said that we are
worse than inlidols, and refuse to pro-
vide for our own? / know there is
vacant chair at almost every table and
broken hearts in almost every family
at the loss of father son, lover, or bro
/ Their in this dreadful war The starv-
/ ing soldier as he dragged his weary
limbs from the fetid prisons of the
South; the MANNED soldier who goes
upon crutches through the streets;
the hundred battle fields, rich with
the sacred blood of our martyred he
roes, cry out for vengeance, but there
comes Il voice from Heaven saying;
vengeance is mine; l viii repay,
saith the Lord
The tears, the groans, the blood OF
our heroes are bottled, and in God S
time viii be poured i'll inoxplorable
wrath upon the guilty heads who
were the responsible instigators of the
terrible aud eau e e,s REBELLION. Already
the incipient curse is upon them
Their land, once basking in the sunny
smiles of prosperity and peace, is now
ruined by the rayages Of war. Then
homes are dcsolate, their fields are al
waste, their industries are destroyed
their wealth is scattered, and gaunt IA
mine stalks their streets.
When affairs were reared to the un
known God the conqueror dragged al
his chariot wheels thousands of the
conquered to become his slaves; bu
now that the true and living God has
been revealed, and "an eye for AN eye
and q tooth for tooth" has yielded
( to the sublime teachings Of forgiveness
and n heavenly charity, let rs, by tn,
passage Of this resolution, show to iii,
5 South and TO She world that with ma
{ lice towards none and with charity to
ward all, We viii pursue the right
believing That the proposition il
lust, | shall vote for it, and hope i
! may receive the favorable considera
a ton of the House,
t New RAILROAD Badge. 1t viii b,
remembered that the railroad bridg
i. at Pike River, in the township 0
\ Stanbridgc, Canada, was broken down
by freight train on the 18th of Feb
i last. As this was new bridge bull
in 1865 by contractors for the Montre
al and Vermont Junction Rail Roa,
4 Company, this accident caused consid
!. cradle surprise 1t was built by Nh
Lawrence at Waterloo, G. Il. Th
wreck was immediately removed an,
n its place supplied by an entirely hey
!, structure of the Howe pattern, 16
e feet long. 1T was built aud mad
ready for use in the remarkably shor
- space of three weeks AN accomplish
o ment which we are assured has no pan
e allel within the knowledge of our old
: est and most experienced brdg
builders The plans for this bridg
n were drawn by Major Harvey Tenney
Bridge Master of the Vermont Ger
! trail r. r. Co, aud his immediate ST
s peryison was given to the Who'll
/ work Times.
. MYSTERY CLEARED UP The myster,
- in rpsrpci To Maiol, BuytOn is at las