Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1868-02-21
Form the Lines.
From the Lacrosse, (wis9 Democrat

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From the Lacrosse, (wis) Democrat.
The Ne,o York Tribune alarmed ut the
increase of Democratic votes, the de-
crease of Republican strength and the
fading out of the power created by the
traitors who have so long controlled their
usurped powers, urges the soldiers of
freedom to " form the lines TO shout
der the musket and ammunition box, and
see that he stands well in line, and let
the watchword be-
Stand by Congress"
We say to The Tribune and to Con
gress, as to all other workers of political
and national iniquity, we are ready! If
you want war you can have it, If you
seek to force your Dictator into another
war, not for liberty but to destroy liber-
ty, we are ready at the drop of the glove.
God knows we do not wish to see this
land again Redeemed with the blood of
brave men, but if the war must come
if you are not satisfied with the verdict
given at the ballot box-if you would
force the people to another struggle, let
it conceive are ready. A
And if it does come, may God have
mercy on all your souls, for we shall
have none. We, the people have a long
account to settle, and are ready when
you are.
You filled the North with hate for the
people of the South--our brothers.
You helped educate a party to over
ride common laws.
You cried of the national flag tear
dozen the Haunting lie. b
You sought from the first to destroy
the Union, to kill the constitution-to
abolish the Confederation of States-to
destroy liberty, and by lies, threats and
deyilishness have well nigh succeeded.
You helped elect fool first, clown
next, tyrant and despot after, justly
slain usurper after all to be plastic tool
of of villains. Your party has ignored
the Constitution, divided the Union, Gre
ated an aristocracy, exempted wealth
from taxation, stacked bayonets on the
law benches, protected the rich at the ex-
pense of the poor, murdered our men and
brothers in your damnable crusade for
cotton and negroes-have made countless
thousands of widows and orphans, placed
one drunken renegade in the Presidential
chair, and another drunken boor at the
head of the army-have trifed with the
liberties of the people. wrested from
States the rights still their own-have
destroyed law, order and prosperity only
to establish centralized power, an ac-
cursed despotism, REICH of terror. You
have worked to enslave the whites to
benefit their rotten, corrupt, exempt, ta-
riff and Congress protected, dishonest,
cowardly, specializing masters, but yo,.
shall not-by the ETERNAL you SHALL
not long enjoy the triumph.
Your voice is not so strong as once!
Your bayonets are not so sharp as
once! H
Your little bells are not so clear now
as them 5aH
| Your reign of terror is not so general
as once!
Your party is not as strong as once!
Your head despot rots in his grave. or
roasts in his home, as you canting sniv-
elers decide, and there is not so much
levity in national halls as oncel 4u
And for all these mercies GoD be
praised ia
Talk not of war, nor of protection to
Congress. No more will your unjust
drafts tear people from their homes. No
more will minions of tyranny amass for
tunes specializing in the blood of brave
menl You may call for your millions,
but they will not come at your calling,
for you and your accused party have
lied, cheated, outraged, murdered, usurp-
ed, and destroyed, till the people know
the terribleness of your love, the devil
ishness of your professed benevolence
The great West is no more with you
For years you have controlled legis-
lation to injure us, and now, if you wish
a war, it will be short one, but terrible.
The West and South will join hands
against a common enemy-will establish
a Western, World, and, as the men of the
West once marched to the sea, will again
march to the East, stopping not till New
England is but ash covered hills and vii
lagos, the East be shorn of power, the
national debt be forever repudiated. a
new nation be born of the new Revolu-
ton, and the chalice you have held to
the lips of others be forced down your
meddling, puritanical Threats.
If you want war, you can have it,
= On Monday in the House, Mr.. Lo-
gan of ILL.,, offered IN ridicule, an amend
ment authorizing the secretary of state