Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-11-04
WORKS Of ihe RsnubIIcnn Party.


Mr.. Colhxs speech at the great Michigan Re.
publican gathering in Detroit last Friday, was
one Of the most eloquent and inspiring he over
uttered. lie found his text in and was lifted ur
TO effort BY Gov. Seymour's speech of Monday
attacking the integrity and patriotism Of the Re
publican party. We give a fine passage or two
love the republican party. maligned and de
nounccd rs it is love it because from it, brit
and earliest years down to the present time il has
had written upon it, banner, as IL went forth {,
victory, the rights Of man. That is all W,
struck for. II is the noblost Inspiration that ever
fired the heart Of q great political party 1t lift
YOU from the ordinary plane OF politics up 10 tho
nobler plane Of patriotism We took our oaus,
down 70 the cabin Of the humble aud the hope
less, We said to the slave in his ignomncc, {,
the slave in his degradation, % the slave in hi'
chains, we lit YOU up. we will give You the at
tributes Of manhood We viii make your cius,
ours we will Danish this world accursel inst-
tuition from this country You remember how
we were denounced we were branded as ncgr,
worshippcrs; We had nvcctiycs heapcd upon rs
we had walls of wrath poured outupon our heads
But we knew we We're engaged IN noble cause
we knew God would bless us, for we read in tn,
sacred record that the path he hath choseH is &,
break every yoke, and let the oppressed 90 free
we went on winning victory after victory We
I NNlN-NtN NiNlNNlf ANU NNhNhN'f NiN NANt ANt
blacks al over this land their freedom we ban
ished that stain from our national cscutche1n, 81
that 90 day. from where the sun rises ON rocky
born Maine To where il sets beneath the Pacih,
waves, there is not one man who dares 70 call
himself master, or call another man slave.
No thanks 10 him gov. SEYMOUR for this glo-
rious consummntiln. so thanks to his followers
We did it boz spite of their most vigorous opp1sr
tion. In C0ngcss, at the polls, before The people
we fought on, inspired by liberty, and we tri-
umphel b. winning that noble victory that CAV,
salvation To the Union as it gave emancipation t,
the slave. Where are our deiamcrs} Where
are the men who denounced you and yiiiied You
Tor daring 10 strike at slavery? Where are the
men with months filed with curses for YOU ioi
daring toircc the h0ndmcn Of the lnnd2 Not
one of them dares To lisp o word against what
You did. You are endorsed hy all parties, hy all
men on this continent Cor your noble work. All
my friends, there is something worth living lOi
la being ia a party like this There is some
thing worth dying for % be In purity like this
There Is something worth q heritage 10 your
children IN being in "a party like this, You and
! and nll of MS are passing away. \ few
more years ut most and we shall all be under the
clods of the valley. Thank God, what we hay,
done shall live in history, as age after age rolf
away; and your children and their children
down 10 the latest generation, will rise up and cal
You blessed, because sou dared 10 meet this stormy
nyective and stand mp against all the denunoia
tons Of this man and his followers, to destroy
slavery in the land, and make it, in fact, hereai
ter what it had been in poetry before, the Lame
Of the free and the home Of the brave.