Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-09-03
Republican Meeting ut Pawict.

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held at this place yesterday, both after
noon and evening. The surrounding
towns in this State and in New York
were well reprcsented--earuest men sit
ting in council together, to do what in us
lies to avert the threatened calamity Of
the installation in power of the combined
forces Of rebels and coppcrhcads,
The candidates and platforms Of the
opposing national parties were ably and
scerchingly canvassed by the Hon, c. w
Willard Of Montpelier, and Isaac w,
Thompson. Esq, of Washington county,
n. Y, in the afternoon, and 10y the Hon.
c. NJ. Willard of Castleton, and Charles
c. Dewey, Esq, Of Rutland in the even
ing.
Music on the occasion was furnished
by the Granville Cornet Band, whose SUI
pcrior playing elected the warmcst appro-
baton.
A resolution Of thanks to the band and
to the speakers was most enthusiastically
adopted, and the meeting closed with the
firm determination to call out every Re
publican vote in our several localities at
the ensuing elections.
In calling the meeting to order, Iiel
HOLSTER, Chairman of the Town Com
mittce, made the following remarks:
LADIES AND GENTLEMES:-Wc tread
historic ground Ninety-one years ago the
hosts of Great Britain, led by Burgoyne,
the greatest general of that age, invaded
the infant settlement of our then unor-
gained State, sweeping all before them
until they reached the barriers Of this an
Client town. Here their proud waves were
stayed Here the trembling mother
brought her infant children as to an ark
Of safety. For here in the very crisis
Of cur fate the first Vermont regiment
ever raised. and the most effective militia
~ body in it. lar reaching bearings on
tho dcstini,s Of this State and nation and
world even, was ushcrcd into existence.
The very name Of this regiment is sug-
gc>tiNc ot it, character and duties-"lier-
rirk'> Vermont Rangers" Surrounded
rs rhoy were by hostile Rritons, Indians
and Tories, they became the terror of all
the country around
They smoked out the the ToriyS from
their Businesses, they confronted the In
damn his ,tcalthv approaches, they resist
cd the advance OF the naughty Briton, cut
ting his communications, intercepting
his supplies, hanging in the language
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on his ttank." harr>sing his rear and
though unable to cope with him in
line OF battle, 10y rolling stones and fell
ing trees in his. line of march, it com
PEELED him tn drag his heavy train Of ar
tllcry over TT. Ann mountain, thus dis
coucertiug all his plans and leading to his
overthrow Nor were they less
efficient against the Hcssian raid on our
stores at Bennington, but contributed
largely to the glory Of that bloody but VIC
toriou- field
In that same year, on this very ground,
Ia, our fathers celebrated the first an
uiyarsary Of American independence, and
dincd from OIL an OK roasted whole. Oh,
that the spirit Of the fathers who then
proclaimed the unpopular doctrine that
"all men are created free and equal,
might be infused into ALI. of this large as
seWbly, leading Us TO consummate the
work thus gloriuusly begun.
And Oh, that we had the roasted OK,
would we not have feast of fat things
this afternoon
When the State Convention met last
July at Burlington, it was resolved that
we increase the usual Republican ma
joritv by at least ten thousand. pledged
this town to do its part i'll that effort.
VIII the votes Of this town help me to re-
deem that pledge next Tuesday Brave
words and eloquent speeches, we all ex-
poet to hear from this platform to-day, but
rats are riM c2ank The voice of Yer
mont, H. announced through the ballot /
box, whatever its import, will be heard
and poudercd in every mansion, every
cabin, every hut, every home in this broad /
land. The resident of the pine forests of
Maine will hear it. 1t will reach the
miner in the mountains Of Montana. I'll
will sound let it ranklc in the ear of the
late proud slaveholder-u nreconstrueted
in heart and spirit-the trembling freed
man, as be hides among the cane. brakes
OF the Mississippi, will listen Let it not
be our fault that that voice shall not carry
dismay to the camp Of our adversaries,
and cheer and encouragement to our
struggling friends in every section of our
common country.
THE SPEECH or Hon T.. f.. WooD-
BRIDGE At WINooSKL-The Burlington
lines gives the following abstract of the .
speech Of Hon, +. f. Woodbridge, our
Member of Congress, at Winooski, on Fri
day evening:
Hon. T. +. Woodbridge was introduced.
and IN in telling speech instructed the
Republicans as to their duty i'll the CON-
ing election. He had come there to
speak to them plainly--tce are seeking
peace, and the other side unrest and per-
chance another war.
As Nelson said at Trafalgar, 1.-The eyes
OF England are upon YOU A greater
contest than that Of Trafalgar is going
ON, and our leader can say, "the eyes Of
the world are upon YOU
Mr.. Woodbridge then proceeded to
trace the rise of the Republican party,
putting its inception back to the Mis-
souri, Compromise of 1920 The Demo-
cratic party have ever since been demand
ing the protection of slavery. Opposed
to this has ever been growing rapidly
increasing movement for freedom, and
this great movement has at last culminat-
ed in the great and victorious Republican
party.
1t was the Democratic party that en-
eouraged the Shareholders in raising their
hands against our hallowed government.
\ Democratic President and Cabinet put
everything in the hands Of the rebels SO