Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-08

solemn conclsve, to take into considera-
ton the then situation of the country, land
to suggest such measures as to them
should seem mete.
This was, in fact, the blacklist, darkest
hour OF the war the armies of the Union
had encountered defeat and disaster at
every point spirit of envy and dis
trust pervaded the entire military force in
the field, while the Republic seemed to
tremble from turret to foundation
1t was q time when every patriot was
expected to do his duty-when our coun
try, bleeding at every pore, with tears
besought her sons to fly to her res
cue.
At this terrible crisis in our national at
fairs, these men met and solemnly re-
solved that the war was failure, that the
South never could be conquered, and that
we should at once make peace with the
rebels lon the basis of their independ-
ence.
| Viler traitors never met to plot the de-
struction of a government; baser ingra-
titude was never manifested since the fall
of the apostate angels than was exhibited
in that convention. Let the men who
/
God and man, and let the mark of traitor
be put upon them, and they become wan
derers and vagabonds on the earth.
Ye dark designing knat -, how dare
you tread upon the earth W uich las drunk
in the blood of loyal inca, sh"d in this
unholy rebellion, which was Irtured and
cherished by you How dare you breathe
the air which waited 20 ths ear of Heaven
/ IL IL -, IL g.,
that country which you labored and plot
ted so hard to destroy ?
But let us reverently thank our Heav-
enly Father that again the Vaccinations
of the wicked were brought to nought;
the courage and endurance of our brave
army and the patriotism of the people
triumphed, victory at last crowned our
efforts, and our country was saved.
Are the men who then stood by the
country and barred their bosoms to the
storm of treason and rebellion-are the
people who opened their Golfers and free
" and willingly .eriled their all in that
| terrific struggle to be reproached at this
/ day with want of attachment and de-
votion to the Constitution and the Union.
Are the soldiers and loyal people of the
North, after having carried the country
safely through the war, to be told now
that they are not safe guardians of the
peoples rights, and that they must sur
render the possession of the national gov
eminent into the hands Of rebels who
spent four years in vain and bloody eff
forts to destroy 1t
/ No, my countrymen, the voice OF twenty
millions of freemen who voted for Gen.
! Grant in the last election answers NO.
Every SCARED and and wounded soldier in
this broad land-every father who to-day
mourns for his irst-born every mother
who, like Rachel, mourns for her child
rem, and refuses to be comforted because
the are not-every noble and manly
impulse of our nature, and every
/ principle and precept of our divine rell-
gion-the great common brotherhood OF
humanity and Christian civilization
! throughout the world-the shades OF
Hampden. and Sidney, and Wallace, and
/ Tell, and Emmett, and Washington, and
Lincoln, answer No. And the response
which comes up to-day from ten thousand
bloody graves with a teTrtbl6 e,tFH6StHcsS
answers No.
The history of the late war gives Us
reasons for the most unbounded conf
dence in our government, and the perma-
nency of our free institutions. What
other nation but ours could have with
stood the shock and come out victorious
What people ever poured out their blood
and treasure i'll support Of government
as did the people OF the North in the late
rebellion
Not only did we successfully fight
through the war, but in the very midst
of it. and at time when defeat aad Dis.
aster was upon Us, and the spirit Of party
was up to the boiling point, we passed the
terrible ordeal of popular election, and
carried the country safely through them
all
The power of steam and the fertile
brain Of the Yankee have in these latter
days completely annihilated time and
space, and ushered III upon tbs world "a
new dispensation and far more progrcs-
siva policy For while the genius aud
perseverance of a F'teld was. by an iron
cattle, u1ugIug the cues OF London and
Paris within speaking distance OF Nash
ington and New York, the indomirablt
D}4ruHtwas engaged in uniting the rocky
coast Of the Atlantic with the golden
shores of the Pacific by an iron band
which shall for ever bind US in one com
III IN brotherhood, and make Us in inter-
est, in feeling, and in sympathy one
united, prosperous and happy people.
VIVA have We then As a people I" fear
II j, trua IL. bitter winds 81 parry strife
and di~ca,d may occasionally o~trauge
the feelings and affections Of the people,
and induce them to go counter 10 their
better luiA and true interests, but
these storms viii soon lnss away, the
public mind hee1nc calm and -t'lt Lad
we shall lind that actual good IN, result
ed from the conflict OF opposing ele-
mentS
Fear not party zeal it is the >a't Of
your national existence There ara uo
partie- under despoti-m NJ nan plots
treason IT a debating society. There all
Is a calm, unrutfled SEA but We move
upon a living stream, tor eytr pare, tpr
ever rolling It. mighty tide sometime
flows higher aud ru-hes faster thlu it,
won't and IL it bounds and foams and
dash.s along in sparkling violence, it now
tud fn,n 'hrow- up it> tl,ecy cloud. Bat.
this r}.,- only T. Disappear aaa as If
fade away hrtvfc the -aab- ms rt Fa4.t.i-
gercr aud patriotism. you hehoi3 up.u it,
hp9uIu th,. rainbow signal uf returning
peace, atchlug up above the tqalnln4
waters to declare that there Il 40 dam
ger.
1t sems 20 me We have the brightest.
hopes and the most cheering anticip lions
of our country. Already The bright RAIN
bow of promise rests its golden clrcumter-
ence upon the .E3is Of our Republic, and
this igniticent structure ~ tree govern
meut, which has been reared 10y oul faith
er-, and cemented with the blood oi sire
and son. Is destined 10 become the uuivcr-
sal admiration OF mankind, and the ctci-s
nal monument Of liberty forever
In the last five years ha, been perform
ed the work OF u whole century. and II
becomes to-day, ~ American citizens,
to bow in humble reverence and gratitude
before Almighty God, who has granted u
safe deliverauce from all oar enemies.
aud enabled Us to advance 10y such rapid
strides towards that great and gluIior !
future, which snow opening for cur ~ M