Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-08-02
Senator Wilson's Views.


In response to serenade at Sara
toga, Hon. Henry Wilson made
brief speech on the state of the coun-
try, from which we take the follow
ing interesting extracts:
" There is another thing that has
contributed to the peaceful aspect of |
most portions of the States lately III
instruction. That is the ballot put
into the hands of 100000 black men
let me say to you, will bring these |
States back loyal to the country, and |
fully and unreseryediy committed to
the cause OF human liberty in Amer |
lea. (Applause.) make the pre-
diction that eight or nine, and | think |
nine, Of those ten States will not only |
comply with the terms and conditions |
Congress has laid down, but will elecI |
men who can take the ir0n-cIad oath
and will send men to the Congress.
Of the United States who will thin.
speak and act as the loyal progressiv,
representatives thin k, and act
. (Chocrs,) I will tell you why Thcs
100000 black men feel that they arr
fighting the battle, not only Of til,
country, but of their own libertie,
and rights. OF course, they will vote
for the Union, for they believe in this
country as no people ever believed il
1t before, and they have reason to-
They revere the name and memory Of
Abraham Lincoln as no portion OF
our countrymen do. Applause. ~
The word Union" is engraved on
their hearts; they will vote not only
for Union and Liberty, but for school
houses and churches, ana for a liberal
and progressive policy in that sec
ton of the country. They will car
~ it too. Old Virginia, this very
Autumn, within ninety days from this
time, will put herself alongside OF
+ Vermont, Massachusetts, and Ohio, as
u strong, liberty-Ioving, progressive
Radical State of the Union. zap
plause.) South Carolina will follow
Applause.) Other States will do
the same and then, gentlemen,
predict that these States will enter
on liberal, progressive policy, such
as is pursued in the New England
and great Central and Western States
of the country. There is not u Dem
ocratic flag floating from the Potomac
to Florida, and they dare not raise
one
; Il look upon Mr. Johnson just as
: look upon Bull Run. Laughter
} Bull Run during the war brought a
sense of shame to the cheek Of the
country. Andrew Johnson seems to
be a sort of being brought into eN-
istence for purpose. He stands
right there, and every time he under
takes to do anything against the
t cause of liberty and justice, the coun
+ try rallies, and goes further than il
5 ever would have gone before
Laughter and applause He go
the opinion Of the Attorney Genera
}. the other day, and all over the S0ltl
=. the Rebels reared their heads. anC
began to hope again; but in day O
, two went the news on the breeze
! that Congress would assemble auC
$ the Rebels closed their lips, Con
s gress assembled and made an addi
~ tional and stronger measure than eve
:, before. He may undertake to SGT i
aside if he pleases, or do what h
u pleases; our friends in the South vii
y take care of the cause Of the couu
1t try. Aud let me tell you that Gran
- is for negro suffrage, not only in III
II South, but in the North. CHEERS.
So is Thomas-that great Gener;
whom his soldiers nicknamcd "Ol
70 Reliable;' 50 is Phil Sheridan, an
:; nearly every General Of the countr
" who has made page Of the histor
Il of this war. find very large shar
n of the men who have opposed US il
IF dividually say it is right, but they sa
Of they have got great prejudice vot
-, behind them, and they must pandt
" to that. | think it becomes state
nc men to speak the truth-to come OF
rs in advance of the people and mail
eel tain what is right-and the Peep
nd will follow them. There is no DO
w ton of our countrymen so ignoral
or prejudiced who will not do tt
y right when they see it cleary. Sue
u' Is the present condition of the cou
OF try. think it is hopeful one, and
,se will be better next year than it
an now. The men who emancipated fo
I'd millions of slaves and have establis
ed liberty and justice in the land a
'"' to have the country next year. Whet
we er Grant will be the candidate of tho
les men or not, and | think he is We
he likely to be, that candidate will
elected. There are to-day three m
lions of those voters in the count
ON who would vote for Grant. or She
dan, or Thomas, for Chase, or Cola
90 or brave old Ben Wade, or any of /
~ true and tried men who have CARR
IF the country through the dark al
gloomy days of the last seven yea
But no man who opposed the eau
S.. OF the country during that war,
man who opposed emancipation,
red man who opposes the civil rights of t
in emancipated races, no man who {
} poses negro suffrage, will ever
President of the United States aga