Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-01-22
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A SHARP REToRT.

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the revenue by distilers Of whiskey. was
under debate in the House, Mr.. Marshall
Of Illinois declared that frauds never will
be stopped until the government passes in-
to the hands Of tho Democratic party,
This, from an old Congressman who had
served through the whole OF Buchanan's
terms and from Western man who knows
the skill of whiskey makers and taste Of
tie Democqtic party was monstrous
jpke, but our Congressman took it seriously
and administered the shurpest rebuke we
have read for many day, After remark
ing upon the necessity Of putting stop
| to frauds, Mr.. Woodbridge pulled the
! political tap and let out this pupecnt
\ dose .7ya is,1yiui tr ,'
et"I seldom digress from the proper sub
ject of debate when OCCUPYING the atteatiou
of the House; but must be pardopod a
single remark in reply TO the gentleman
from Illinois, IN. Marshall, ) whom re.
spect for his great ability He told Us
yesterday that the ,whiskcy tax could
never, be collected, and tAas the
government coald never be cyrried os
With integrity until the Republican party
was displaced and the Democratic party
again placed in powcr and he intimated
if he did dnot Charge in words, that the
Republican party were robbers and
thieves. Sir, no party is pure | am nc
great partisan was a Wing until
joined the Republican ranks, and I remain
there firm ard faithful still But does
not the gentleman remember that for the
first time in the history Of this govern.
ment' tue doctrine was enunoiated by a
Democratic President that "to The victors
belong the spoils," anl his willing disci.
! Pies have followed his teaching from that
day to this, Sir, let the gentleman look
at the last Democratic Administration
1 the last, pray in the name Of God and
liberty, that may ever disgrace. the coun.
try. Who, sir, depleted the Treasury
and brought our nation to the verge Of
bankruptcy in time Of perce =? A Democrat
ic Administration, Who stole our ships.
of,war and sent them to the remotest seas
when the clouds of rebellion were thicl,
above us and every eye was lifted to see
them rified by the forked lightning ? A
I Democratic Administration. Who robbed
our arsepals and sent our munitions Of
war to that part Of the country already
rife with rebellion A Democratic Ad-
ministration. Who attempted to divide
our domain and steal from our Union
eleven Of its noble States? Members OF
! the Democratic party. Who is RESPONSE
bic FOR S., ,00C 100000 of money wrung
from the bone and sincw Of the nation to
carry on this unholy var? Members OF
the democratic party. Who, sir, is re-
sponsible that there is vacant chair at
every table, and that the nation is cloth
ed in the habiiments Of mourning
Members Of the Democratic party, Under
whose teachings came about that terrible
riot in New York, where with lawless
violence the mob destroyed property and
shot down in the streets innocent men,
women aud children? Members of
Democratic party, Who discouraged
enlistments, opposed the draft, said that
coercion against secession was sin, and
that the war was failure ? The very
leaders Of the Democratic party who are
now aspiiipg to the Office of President.
Now, il gentlemen believe hat the peo.
pie have lost Paradise assure them that
they will never attempt to regain it by
placing the Democratic party in power.
Sir, this new born child Of freedom never
will be throttled by its Democratic en-
emies You may attempt to dam the
Nile with bulrushcs, to roll back the
waters which take their fearful leap. over
the rocks of Niagara, but you never can
destroy the effulgeuce Of that bright new
star which has arisen bright and clear
above the cloud which has ever threatened
our institutions. ,o,..t...i de
Sir, the people, the Republican party,
have placed their feet upon the rock Of
freedom, and there they will stand.
Walking with the great hero and greater
man who through and with them achiev-
cd the most noble and glorious victory
that the world has ever seen, though it
may be through the shadow Of the dark
valley. yet fearing no evil, afiliating with
no unrepentant traitors, they will come
forth the grand representative of the
gyandest, the most powerful and the freest
ration the sun ever shone upon.
Sir, it comes with bad grace, after the
record which has been made by the Dem
coratic party, for the gentleman upon the