Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-10-28
VERMONT.
The Presidential EjecfiOH.

On Tuesday next, the frcemcn OF the
United States will be called upon to cast
their votes for President and Vice
President of the United S 'ates for four
wears from the 4th of March next. If
we except the second election of Abra-
ham Lincoln, no election since the
Government was organized has been
fraught with such momci tous lonse-
uuences as are ladencd upon the one so
reflect upon the condition of our public
affairs at the present time, and their
causes, before they cast their votes. The
privileges of the elective franchise are
q precious boon bestowed upon frcemcn,
and one which we should not thought
lessly or wckcdly allow to be taken
from us.
We have full hope in the great future
of the American Republic. We have
the fullest confidence in the capacity
and power Of the Government to perpet-
uate itself to the latest time that conf
denca arises frc N oar belief in the intel
ligence, integrity, and industry of the
American people. The offspring of the
fathers who wrested thi, country from
the grasp Of foreign monarch, have re-
ccived the mantle of their patriotism.
The children of the soldiers of the war
OF 1912 still live, and the survi 1ors ofthe
Mexican war are yet among us. Every
household in Vermont, almost, has been
represented in a greater and more cruel
war than all others, to pcrpetuate the
Government, and the tales of suffering
patriotism will never be told.
NV, all of these wars have been for
some purpose, and from the results of
which the people have receive great
blessings. Do we bel eve in the neces-
sty OF the war of the Revolution? Yes ;
the present generation does believe,
without a single exception yet we
should remember that there were Val
landighams, Pendletons, and Seymou,s
although known by different II mes
who lived then and oppose the war,
and history gives them the name
Tories. Those who oppos ri the wac OF
the revolution at the time, have ever
since failed to make tlle people believe
that they were the true friends of the
Americ Re. ublic, and have never
been able to control the Government
since.
The war of 1912 was declared and
fought out under Republican Admin
istration, and those who opposed that
war, have since that time, met with
signal defeat in their aspirations to con-
troll the government. The Mexican
war was declared and decided under the
Democratic Administration of James *.
Polk. There was at the time great
portion OF the American people who OPP
posed tn war upon the grounds of prin-
cipal alone, and yet that opposition re-
shifted in their defeat ever afterwards,
except in the election OF Gen. Taylor
the champion of the war, whose person.
al popularity alone, secured his election.
The people would not afterwards stop to
consider whether the war was right OF
wrong. 1t was enough for them to
know that certain men prosecuted it &c
q successful termination.
anything further than the prompt
ings of patriotism in the hearts of Amer
leans were necessary to foretel the fu
ture of parties; the foregoing lessons
may be perused. The truth is, the grea
mass Of the leaders of the Democratic
party, WHO are the acknowledged lead
crs at the presdnt time, in an evil hour
turned their backs uIon their country
and could smile over our ca antilles
This has been the great mistake OF thei
lives, we'll clung to up to the pre'en
time. The War Democrats where ar
they now? the great i. q IS of them, tn
truly honest ones, will cast their vote
for the War Democrat, L. S. Grant.
/, would seem to be unnecessary TO
Us to be called upon to prove the 20
sititicns which Nallandigham, Franl
Pierce, or Iiorat!o Seymour occu. le'
during the war. Each one OF hen
sustained the war so far as they wer
compelled to do so by the people, anu IL
further. Everything pertaining to til
great conflict, Is yet too fresh IN on
minds TO require lengthy remark, bu
the following extracts from the 81 eecl
of Horatio Seymour. made on the 4-a