Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-04
Watchman Sc journal.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1868.
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ADDRESS OF JUDGE POLAND.

ADDRESS or JUDGE POLAND.
The Hon. LugE p, PotAND, who was by invi
tntiOn % address the Grant a Culmx Club %
Montpelier last evening, by request of the Mem
bers OF The Legislature, spoke in the Hall Of tho
House Of Representatives
lie was Introduced to larvs audience of To-
dies and gentlemen by the Hon. Geo W. Gn,ndey
Mr.. Poland spoke Of the condition of IN,
country. lie was sorry that the opportunity {,
address such anaudience, embracing citizens from
every section Of the State. had come so late
Everything that can be said hns already been s,it
during this campaign. 1t may be said, what l.
the use Of political discussion in Vermont: j,
there any doubt how She will y0te2 Thank God
no.
lie referred To the satisfaction il gave him that
Vermont bad an opportunity to speak first in th'
All elections, and how important it was that her
trumpet should give no uncertain sound
lie reig,ried The question Of who was % b,
elected President next Tuesday, as settled by a.,
October elections
Each of the great parties have come before th,
people with their platform Of principles Ii j.
important To ascertain precisely what is the dit
ference between them, Mr. Poland briefly allud
ed 20 the attempt ON the part Of dle South Z
.l0Tm p separate conledemcy their failure ia1t
the debt incurred n putting down the rebellion
lie would assume that thc war Tor putting dow
the rebellion WIS right, and the final seitemen
naturally belonged To- the party TINT nut h down
Before proceeding t1 speak Of the two plat
forms, Dee glanced ut the persons who stood 1p,r
these platforms, to the great deniment Of th,
followers % Seymour and Blair
The animus of che Convention. the homes o
rehel. that another opportunity was 10 he 6flereI
o. fght for the " lust cause. O." was ci,etually mr.
tryel. He never chained chat the INNS. of IN,
people did not want whatever wns for tbe bee
good o. the country. democrats as well MS repul-
hcans but when we came % realize what a tsrri
hIc thing war was-whcu these troubles beyrn +,
press unln the North. then the dclpocTti,. ls,der
thought it o. good time tu revive the marty ",
had a largo PARTY who kent no ana armed Montreal
ity n favor of rebels Anmen of shat staipp now
stand upon the democratic platform.
Another class of men on the Sey1nopr and Rl,n
platform were those who had been thropyb n,
war, and who thought they could stand there be
cause Il was democratic
The speaker eulgriycd tho old democratic uerf,
of jefferson and Madison. believing, IL IN bav,
hosn right then. and believing II was rirtt no,v
A great many blindly follow after the marty name
The democritic partv of Tint day h Jiametri,oil,
opposed 90 the democratic partv of to-day. There
Is a 4ct of old fossil whigs who stond fnon ~.
democratic platform They -ny tbcy have neve,
changed. and tbey are riqht. tbcy never werC
democrats they arc consistent and the oply c,,.
.istent democrats except the retels
lie nert alluded to tbe uiotC,r,ns The ;sy,,o.
growing out of the war oight 4, have besn set.
tlei lone ago. and h,l IL mt bcrn f'r pre.iden,
Johnson and the Democratic rort, M rbe North
tLcy w,uld have hesn aettlcd t,y, co.r. er,o
rney came before C9n,rre-. ,yitl a .,rt ~ nrr,le
whether tbe State IA rehelliou ,yers ,,,t 0f m,
Union me S,gfb hai iostr,,y,,l tbe;r ci,ii .-o,
erumont Stor,s. ,rer, NOT oi,t al tLe lrni,,, n.
oll ther.. ,r,,. of tlen, yyas tbe ferrit,.r, p,.
dept Ioht..1n claimed tlat le vs,s the ieyitinat,
-..r.,u +, rest.r, +l,.. ,i,il ,,,,srt,,,e,t. M
went 10 work ana restored the yery persons VIII.
had brought about the rebellion
Their Treatment VI the freed c,l,r,i ,,ople ,yu.
nlluded tD
mcl.,irc. of President johnson. tho constitution
al amendment. 6c. How nesrf, Congress cam,
to Offering universal suffra,e and eli,,ib;lit, :,
ogire. excluding o4b fr,n ofgce tl,,ss men ,vb,
had taken am uatiI M tren.,r until r,.tored H. i
tVo-tbir,- vote Of Convrf.. was ollnded n
The humility of rebels al the elo4e of the war
aud the encoumrement they have since received
from President johnson and the Democratic nar.
rs. WINS al, noted The lenity Of tbe ,,,verr,nEr
towards relels and the State, in rebellion is nm.
parelleled in the history of the world. Their,
must be some way devised l., which tbe lo,nl mer
could be recognized In the reconstrnction m,
action of (on-res- i'm 1raiucins tbe rae,,,.tr,,e.
tion act was reviewed.
Judge f. believed that the question of who arr
voters in State. belongs h a state.
We are not obnoxious ta the charge of cruelty
and oppression towards the southern States. me
nrts1fnsnf nf the o,r-fi fienal ~ of the r,,,,
struotion act was ssnthinrlv reviewed. md cat
tered el. % tse e, winds.
t,n a@ canjet c'r ~. pr..io,', i"'N 'i'' . o',,
ever knew a Blair to 70 for second place. Blair.