Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-04
Correspondence Of tho Daily Journal
Republican Rally in Barnard...Speech
Of Hon. Stephen Thomas.

Republican Rally in Barnard..-Speech
Of Hon. stephen Thomas.
B,RsARp. W., Nov 9.
Barnard is one Of the few towns in the State
which, for long series of years. have been So
evenly balanced, politically as TO warrant contest
for the supremacy nj each succeeding election. \
large majority of the years since our remembrance
stand accredited to the Democrats. But the apos-
tatizing of n portion Of the party in 1860 10
Breckenridge. and their continued adhesion 10 the
rebel side during tlt war, made telling inroads
upon the runks of the Barnard Democracy. who
! believed in Douglas and would not Willingly
depart from the line OF policy he would have FOL.
lowed had he lived. But in order to render their
work less arduuus for the future, and forever put
nt rest the hopes oi their opponents, who have 50
frequently pnccd that town like mile stone in
the Democratic column of election returns, the
! Republicans nude up their minds that the pres
cnt year was % favorable one for thorough work
and calling 90 their aid several Of the best polit-
cal speakers in the State they succeeded 80 well
as TO give about fifty majority for the Republican
ticket at the september election. Among the
speakers who had addressed them prior 10 last
Saturday. were Gen. =. 4. Wnshburn, Frederick
Billings Esq, and W. G. French. Esq. of Wood
stock. Hon. j s. Morrill, Rev H. s. Hubbard of
Stockbridgc and Col ;. r. pngree of Hartford
10 close the CAMPAIGN and drive home the last
nail in the bogus Democratic cgskcf, Hon Stephen
Thomas, the present worthy Lieut.. Governor Of
the State, was sent for IL is not necessary 10
shy 10 those who ore acquainted with Gen Thorn
ns style Of doing these things, that the work was
most thoroughly and cllectually accomplished
The weather ON Saturday evening, dark in the
carly part, and rainy. with high wind, would
have been regarded rs mther unHv0whe for %
Gathering la ans other latitude than Barnard
But here it nude no difference. Thcpe1plr were
ont in force, and the well lighted Town Hall was
completely filed embracing goodly number OF
ladies. making an as cheerful within as q NAV
morning. The speaker for the evening, although
| having campaigned in the " land Of the song and
the flower. evidently felt the inspiration of the
scene hc0pa him They had prepared nm Az
! Haiioc Fen festival. without probably. e0nsnlt-
ing the calendar Tor that purpose Mr.. Blackmer,
q prominent citizen, presided After music by
such alee clUh land such music) as it would he
in vain % look Tor IN town that had not Moses
r. Cheney for a citizen, the speaker was intro
duccd IN the audience. lie commenced by saying
! that about four years ago, ON a more Indictment
night than this, he appeared before "a Barnard ou-
dience, asking for tleir young men, 10 20 forth
% fight for the government and the constitution
which their fathers had hequcathed them lie
then asked mothers for their SONS, and sisters for
| their brothers, scycring the tendcrest ties known
| To the human heart. They had cheerlully re-
sponded on that occasion. The great battle had
/ been fought and rebellion in arms driven To the
wall. and now he came before them TO ask them
to secure the fruits of that great victory, and rem
der the triumph blessing in all time to come,
nv helping 10 elect the great Captain under whose
leadership it was won, President Of the United
States.
The opening remarks of the speaker were both
| beautiful and effective, and We're followed by pro-
onged applause lie next proceeded to speak Of
the political issues now before the country, party
platforms and the candidates and parties stnnd-
| = Il into aud into
Ing resume of the whole subject was gone through
| with The political maneuyers of rebeldom, fir IN
| the time of the Cincinnati Convention in 1856,
| down h the secession OF South Carolina, were re-
viewed with familiarity and clcarness, that
| showed the speaker had not lost sight of single
event that for years had been tending towards the
great struggle which cost so much bo0dnnd treas
IRE The prominent actors, Individually, both be-
fore and during the war, We're not overlooked and
10 WIS no fault Of The speaker that as favorable o
record as might have been desired by those who
are foolish enough to vote for IOratiO Seymour
and Frank p Blair, could not be made up, ior
these individuals The Democratic platform
which is essentially Blar's letter, with an inter
lineatim BIZ Wade Hampton, a little more em-
phaticaly dcnounong the reconstruction act, wa,
| siiled 20 the bottom, and the wey and manner oil
Bair's nomination. placed him rs near the heart.
Of unrepentant rebels, MS was the first upon the
ticket. who during the darkest hour of the wal
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