The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-10-06
SCHUYLER COL
OF INDIANA.
The Coming Election.

called upon to 20 to the polls and cast
your votes for President and Vice
President to preside over the dcstinics
of this great nation for four years, from
the 4th of March, 1869. Are you aware
that, never since George Washington
was elected President, have YOU been
called upon to vote when issues of II
more fearful and commanding nature
were at stake? Do you comprehend
The startling fact, that we are to have
peace or war? that the election of Grant
and ColiaX secures the one. and Soy
mour and Blair will produce the other?
Is 1t not patent to you all that rcbclsarc
bOasting that, with Seymour and Blair
controlling the ship of state, all they
lost by warning against the Union they
viii regain, and that the freedmen will
be virtually reduced again to bondage.
ana the iron heel Of oppression grind
more ficrccly into the soul of the Rcpub-
lie? DO you fully understand the fact,
that Frank j. Blair is for overthrowing
ted South by force Of the baynot, and
That it was upon this fearful suggestion
made by himself he obtained the nomi-
nation blythe Democratic convention of
Nice-President Have YOU fully con-
sidered the villianous project set on foot
by seymour and Blair, and proclaimed
from the stump, to rcpudiate the debt
OF the nation, made to prevent it from
being overthrow, and compel the
North TO assume and pay the contede-
rate debt, contracted to cOnsumatc its
ruin? Have you fully studied thcmur-
ders committed by rebels in Gcorria.
Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, and Ar
kansas, upon Union men, both black
and white, without the least provoca-
ton, save the fact of their devotion to
the old ilag and Union of their fathers &?
DO you not still remember the burning
OF houses and the killing of horses and
cattle belonging to Union men of the
south, all done to drive them away
from their homes, to perish in the
sWamps or be hunted to death by blood
hounds, urged on by observation-disclosures
and their minions,-a cmnating from
their hatred to Yankees?
All the facts suggested by these uucs-
tons have unqucstionably been ponder
cd 10y you, 1t, from time TO time they
have been set forth by faithful watch
men; and you have resolved by every
effort in your power, that you would
show TO the world yourdeVotion to your
country and her free institutions, and
maintain at the ballot-boN the suprc-
macy of law which guarantees to all
alike its protection and support. 1t
may be said, why suggest these Quc,-
tons to the Republicans of "Old Addi-
son ?'-thcy understand the ISSUES in
NolVed in the contest before them. II is
true they do understand the ISSUES OF
the contest, and their enlightened iudg-
ment dictates the course To be pursued
with uncTing precision But says
one, 80 old Addison j. all right, with
her large majority This il also true
II all Will come 10 the polls. Thi.
strength Is apt TO render Republican.
dilatory. Many say, ~ will not 90 {,
the polls; Vermont is all right; Addi.
son County is all right; the majority
Will be large anyway, aud il viii max,
nogreat difference if i do stay III home
Well, let such a spirit prevail, and wt
are shon OF uuI power, and instead o
standing, as we do, the banner count,
in the State, With a Republican major
iiy larger than any other county in pro
portion tothc number of votes east. W,
shall lose the proud position, and hay,
I" take mp with q third or foui;lI-rat,
position in regard to political in0ucnc,
in the state. But lids Is not all. W,
are bound, as Republicans, to give on
nominees, Grant and Colf;IN, such "a ma
iority as will show that we honor tn,
party they represent, and that we lool
10 them to uphold this govcrnmen
against all and every assault that ma!
he made upon ii by such traitors n
Wade Hampton, Henry a. Wise, Ro
bert Toombs, and jeff Davis, with thci
Northern allies, Horatio Seymour
Blair, Nallandigham, Pendleton, Bricl
Pomcroy, and thousands Of lesser cop
perhcad lights, that now wait for sue
cess only to join in chorus with howlin,
guerilias, led on by thcbutcher Forrest
of Fort Pillow massacre memory, owe
the downfall Of freedom and free insti
tutions, and rearing on the ruin
thereofa conicderacy of blood and sla
very.
The question arises, How shall we Sc
cure the fullest turn out TO the polls tn,
3rd of November? We answer, lie
every one feel that this nation has ;
right to and does demand the vote o
every man who is Il legal voter; tina
each should act az though his neighbo
was not going to the polls and that h'
must go that each is giving but an houl
or two to elect voters who shall pre-
serve the nation from the machinations