The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-10-13

culuDle lIiipoIldicc 10 our government
and it is to be hoped that Mr.. Seward
will have atrcaty ready for the consider
alton Of Congress at its forthcoming
session. The world moves.
Grand Republican Rally mt PIattsbursh
The Republican rally at Pittsburgh
| on the 9TH inst. was decided success.
Over 10000 were there i'm council.
Speeches were made by Senator Ed
munds, Gen. Sicklcs, Gen. Pleasanton
Hon. o. Ferris, and Judge Poland. A
splendid torch-light procession in the
evening wound up the proceedings of
the day. We should judge that upwards
of 800 went from Addison County. The
train from Rutland left here with 20
cars filled with TRUE Republicans. We
append the following account from the
Burlington Times:
BY far the largest political meeting ever
held in this section of the country, took place
at Pittsburgh on Wednesday last, in which not
less than twenty thousand of the woman of
Vermont and Northern New York participated.
and which for enthusiasm is unexcelled per
haps, by any meeting held during the present
campaign.
Burlington, Chittenden county, and indeed
every portion of the Stale of Vermont contribu-
ted largely to the numbers present, and with
banners, music, torches and song, done honor
TO the Green Mountain State.
Previous arrangements having been made Mt
eight O'Clock in the morning, a deputation TO
the number of perhaps 200 of Burlngtonians,
embraced in which was the Grant and Colfax
Club of our city and the University ofVermont
Club, headed by the Jericho Band, embarked
on board the Cakes Ames for the scene of the
celebration arriving at which place, under the
direction of our townsman Capt A. G. Watson.
Chief Marshall they were formed in line and
marched to Court House Square. On the vow
age Senator Edmunds addressed the passengers
briefly, stating that rs their forefathers had
aided in the war of 1872 in achieving the vic
tory in Cumberland Bay, so they were going
now with spirit, he hoped, to achieve another
victory for the government and the Union. in
aiding by their presence and cooperation TO
carry the Empire State fol- the Republican party.
Arriving in Plattsburgh, Assistant Marshal
Beckwth, at the head of the French Rcpubli-
can Club and Mayo's Band gave them n hearty
welcome.
from here, though more than ample on orlina
ny occasions were altogether inadequate on this,
and hundreds, we might say thousands who
come to Burlington from every portion of Yer
mont, were unable to ''cross the stormy wa
ters.' From st Adams and franklin county.
about 1920 came to this city delegation 700
strong. with the st. Adams Brigade Band and
Fairfax Drum Corps, bearing banners with such
inscriptions rs Seymour and Blair-ther rec
ord strings through peace and war like hedge
hogs Dire ssed in lace "Vcrmont, tie first to
move the enemy's works." Great Republican
Army No traitors &c &C., and with sever
al hundred from Addison, Rutland and Wash
ington Counties, who came about | 1870 n m.
over the Rutland Railroad, took passage on the
Oakcs Ames, then performing her second trip
to Piattsburgh.
About noon the Ames departed, and in an
hour and thirty minutes her passengers were
landed IN Plattsburgh, arrived at which place
they were met by the Tanners Of Keeseyille, the
Grant and Colflx Clubs of Schuyler Falls,
Clintonville, Peru, Morrsonvilc. Essex Ausable
Forks, Jay, Port Henry, and Elzabethtovn.
with large deputaton of citizens, who had
previously arrived by steamer, rail, vehicles
and On foot, when procession, the most i'm
posing civic demonstration perhaps ever held in
this vicinity, under the direction Of tho mar
OhuiN, hds loIllCu ana marched, rs ulu the pre-
VI, us one, to the Court ilouse Square This
'cssion was four deep, nearly half mile
long and would occupy twenty minutes in pas
singa given point, and interspcrsed in it, at
proper distance, discoursing excellent and
soul-strring music, were Mayo,s Union Band
OF Plat sburgh, the st. Adams Brigade Band,
the jericho Cornet. Band, Port Henery Band
the llinesburgh Band, the Charlotte Band
and drum corps from Fairfax Vt and i'elu, N ,
Y. Banners and notices were also freely dis
played along the line of march and at the
speakers stand, among which We noticed such
expressive ones as The Republican party enters
the forum of the nation with four and half
millions Of rirca tciioys in one hand and four
and half millions Of title deeds of American
citizenship in the other - "Ihc Star that never
Sets Ncrmont-30 900 majority for Grant and
tollnx-lts Wonderful how we do it, but we
do i Il fight it out on this line if it takes all
summer We demand an immediate and un-
conditional Surrender The Union Pacific
history will accord to the Republi-
can party tho glory of its achievement We
| 50 for Seymour as Grant went for Lee and
others whose inscriptions VIC have not time or
| space to mention here.