Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-10-14
Who Should Vote against Grant.

The history of Grant is known to you and
to the whole world. Educated at West
Point, he served with distinction through tho
Mexican war, and when it was ended, unwil-
ling to be a drone, resigned his commission
and engaged in the pursuits Of civil life.
Leaving his peaceful pursuits at the com-
mencement of the rebellion, he joined the
army, and soon advanced to the rank of Ma
jor-General, commanding an army. After
varied and important service, he moved upon
the enomys works at Donelson, and compel
led their commander, Buckuer, to surrender
with $4,000 prisoners Of war. Soon after he
grappled with Beauregard on the field of
Shiloh, ard drove him and his routed army
from the field Resolved to open the naviga-
ton of the Mississippi River he ran its bat
teries, fought and defeated Gen. Johnston,
chased the rebel Gen. PembeFton into Vicks-
burg, and forced him to surrender with 80
900 prisoners OF war Advanced to COM
mand all TIE armies of the West, he fought
and defeated Bragg at Chattanooga, shatter-
ed his army, and delivered that vast terrific
ry from the hands of the rebels. Advanced
still higher rs Lieutenant General, he chang
cd his headquarters to the Potomac forty
days marching and fighting through the
Wilderness drove Lee and his army into
Richmond. Compelled to eyaculte, Lee was
chased to Appomatox Court House, and fore
ed to surrender himself and his arms and men
as prisoners of war, which practically brought
the rebellion to an end. And now ask
what reason has any man to vote against
Gen. Grant2 His capacity and integrity for
civil administration was equally manifest in
the vast territory in which he operated. If
any man among you would hide from the boy
the musket and knapsack that his father car
ried at Donelson, at Vicksburg, upon Look
out Mountain, throughout the Wilderness, be-
fore Richmond, at Five Forks, at Appomatox
Court House, and shouldering proud ly marches
with 200 900 of his fellow soldiers through
the streets of Washington and around the
Capitol and Executive Mansion that he de-
Tended with his life for years in the long
march, the wearisome siege, and the storm Of
battle let such man vote against Gen. Grant.
If there is any man among you that would
blot from the page of history the story of
these great achievements, let him draw black
lines around them and write across their face,
" Have no share in these great deeds, for |
vote against Grant" Is there any man
among you that would compel the armies Of
the Potomac, of the James, of the Ohio, of
the Cumberland, of the Tennessee aud Of the
Gulf to be again gathered at the tap Of the
drum and surrendered as prisoners of war to
Lee and johnson, Beauregard and Forrest,
and Preston, let him vote against Gen. Grant.
If there is any man who would have rejoiced
to behold a cannon ball shatter Farragut, as
lashed TO his mast he drove through the rebel
fleet and dashed them to pieces, let that man
vote against Grant If any man would have
Worden, aud Farragut, and Winsow, and all
our great Admirals haul down the Star
Spangled Banner, never again to brave the
battle and the breeze il he would see them
Sink in shame from their own qaarter-decks,
and give up their ships to Maury, and Buchan-
an, and Semmes, and Molfilt, while the Con-
iedorate Bars, emblems Of slavery, aaunt on
every sea- in every State, let him vote against
Grant Vote early and vote often for if
Grant be elected this globe shall disappear
from the armament before the banner Of tho
United States shall suffer tarnish or shame on
the land or on the deep. If there is any
man among you that would reverse the order
of history who would bring upon you
shame and a reproach never before known
among the nations of the earth; who would
have the commander Of the United States
armies deliver up his sword apd humbIy bow
before the rebel commandments that man
vote against Grant, but never again call him.
self an American citizen.-Ertract from
speech By Edioia NJ. Stanton at SteKbenpiiie,
IlIt.