Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1868-08-12
SANDERS against General Grant.

General John NJ. Palmer, the Republican
c;tntiidaro for Governor of Illinois. in a
speech which he made in that state a few
days since, thus replied to the SANDERS on
General Grant:
"Now. what did they do =? One thing
they did to nominate candidates for
President. The Republican Convention nom
mated Ulysses 5. Grant (Cheers.) That
IS all the history | have to give of him.
nave ii0' ne more word to say am not
compelled to ...vel around to tell Won who
he is. There is no.. nan nor % - 5ua " l,o '
child above thoaks lsn nor woman mar {. or
public, who has not tsrd .ha - t.'T ro
ses s. Grant. (Applause) Tn ' T,n i, ,.nn
know it and love it. The rebels ~, -
and dread it. (Great Applause) But an
know it, There is candidate for that
position | may, however, just as we'll
make one remark here. | see, in reading
the newspapers, that the democrats have
discovered that he don't know anything
can't make speech Uaughter.) No, he
tried Bat the rebels know he can make
his mark. = (Great applause.) We know
he did make it, They say he ''talks horse, :"
you recollect | heard very distinguished
Democratic speaker say the other day, what
DO you want of a President that talks
horse" would rather President would
talk horse than talk treasOn-a good deal
(Laughter.) | would rather have the plain
common sense of Ulysses 5. Grant than the
arts of rhetoric and diplomacy of certain
individual that have lin my minds eve"
(-'That's it | shall have occasion to
show you how that gentleman talks
directly. Yes, General Grant suits us, per
fectly. Ia.
Now, our opponents are exercising fhenkt
selves much over one thing. They FL II
that "Grant gets drunk. e Md 81 =
way. they had better not ~ = I q
am mistaken. Nauehtz| -,
mean 1t shall be oe'iass bhf d1aa1 80
DAY, that some man ehA51l n5i71 srcfSz7
coward. Does thseka rg2 ~ It. y
ntions? C,No. nes$s Iii read
was very fogssihI7 I'm Wat Gov
ernor Scott, aKe ehsllshgcd the old
sgbx S1Ssscott was Of all all
5 then mea = ken'asbys best IS,
coura 60 ~ e l q. have said, some young
iaybira al i6If6Wf tsbt angry with the old |
re1{lgAnI ~ q t1len ged him to fight du-
Els bR6e Il mal6 aid he would not accept
itysRhes eI youngster wrote him letter,
sssipx, syHIvan don't accept, will post
von ~ qhYard. Very WELL said the
IA. harot.aYyou post me as a coward. and
ben aaF PIC men of Kentucky will know.
What fa'know now, that you are a liar. =
Great applause and laughter) And 50. in
egard to all this denunclation of General
rant, have but this one remark t. make
The people will not believe them The peo-
will believe rs | do. that: you can add
ne balance yourselves. Laughter) 1t Is
# no use, fellow-citizens 70 prefer these
PERSONAL charges against General Grant. for
hey can be met and contralictcd by more
han a dua~-~' of a million of brave soldiers
nave seen him on all the battle-felds of
he republic. (Grcat applause.) | have
therefore,, no further comments to make mn (
n this subject, but if it would do anv Dem
crat any good To believe that Grant is \
believe it. If it will do Won apv
God to believe he talks horse" aud nothing
lse- believe it , Don't trouble yourselves
You don want to vote for him you needn't.
ccausc | don't think we need YOUR vote.
MI give You warning, right here, of one
hing. Ii you mean to come in among the
lpporters of General esrant, you had better
ONE in soon.