Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-08-12

Gen. John Nj Palmer, the Republican
candidate for Governor Of Illinois, in q speech
which he made in that State few days SINCE
thus replied to the ISLANDERS on Gen. Grant
Now. what did they do2 One thing they
did was to nominate the candidates for Presl-
dent. The Republican Convention nominal,
ed Ulysses S. Grant. Cheers This Is all
the history have to give Of him. | nave
not one word more to say. am not compel
led to travel around to tell you who he IS;
There is not man, nor woman, or n child
above the age of infancy in the Republic
who has not heard the name Of Ulysses D
Grant. Applause The Union men know
if and love il. The rebels know It and dread
In. TGreat applause. But all know 1t.
There is our candidate for that position.
NAV. however. Just as well make one remark
here see, in reading the newspapers, that
the Democrats have discovered that he don't
know anvthng--caut make speech
don't think he ever tried But the rebels
know he can make his mark. Great APP
plauso. We know he did make 1t. lhey
say he "talks horse, you recolleot. heard
very distinguished Democratic speaker say
the other day What do you want OF
President that talks horse 2 ! would
rather President would talk horse than
talk troason--a good deal. Laughterl l.
would rather have the plain common sense OF
/ ULYSSES s. Grant than the arts of rhetoric and
diplomacy of certain individual that have
"in mymind's eye Thatsit.l shall have
occasonto show you how that gentleman talks
directly. Yes, Gen. Grant suits US perfectly
Now, our opponents are exercising them-
selves much over one thing They tell US
that Grant gets drank And, by the way
they had better not prove that, for if he don't
, break up the Democratic party am mistaken
I, lTIinghtcr.l They don't mean that 1t shall
be believed! | saw the other day that some
man characterized him as coward. Doe
that charge need any refutaton2 No, no
not bit of it'll | was very lorcibly re-
minded when | read these charges agains
y Grant Of what Governor Scott OF Kentucky
said to a hot-headed young fellow who chal
lengcd the old gentleman to fight a duel. Al
4 of you old men know that Governor Scot
was, of all the men in Kentucky IN Ken
tucky's best days, one Of those the most dis
1 tinguished for courage. Well, as | have said
/. some young iaybird OF a fellow got angry Wlt
! the old gentleman and challenged him to iigh
!, a duel. The old man said lie would not &C
. cept it. Then the youngster wrote HIM let
4 ter, saying, " If you don't accept it | wi
post YOU as a coward" Very well" sal
% the old hero " you post me as a coward, an
then all the men Of Kentucky will know wha
4 know now, that you are liar dre'
n applause and laughter And so, in regar
:, to all this denunciation of Gen. Grant, hay
; but one remark to make The people will n,
rs believe them; the people will believe as d
~ that -; you can add the balance you
a. ~ selves. Laughter 1t is of no use, fellow
n citizens, TO prefer these personal charg
!. against Gen. Grant, for they can be met al
NC contradicted by more than a quarter Of a mi
nv lion of brave soldiers, who have seen him {
L all the battle.felds of the Republic Gre
or applause l have, therefore, no further col
he ments to make upon this subject but if
70. would do any Democrat any good to belle
II. that Gen. Grant is drunkard, believe it.
i it will do you any good to believe he tai
oy horse" and nothing else, believe it. Doi
nj trouble yourselves. If you don't want to Va
for him you needn't, because | don't thi
Nv we need your vote.