Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-03-09
Defence of New England.

T.. NHn "a
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native OF ermonti recently 80 Tar yielded 10
! the nopulor nreiudice against Noy E,ol.n1
as 10 indulge IN some OF the fings that are so
current among Western and Southern Co,
gfessmen' ms brought out Senator Ed
] munds Of this State In an ,t1o e,.o,ob d,I;,-
ered IN the senate on the llth inst IN de-
/ fence of New ENGLAND His re,,srls tro-e %
~
iolloWs -
q" / wish 10 saw a few words. and A few onlv in
repy 10 remark that fell G,,u, the Senator fr,,,
| Wisconsin. Mr. Carpenter. and another tbat feiI
! from the Senator from Kentucky Mr. Davis
| touching New England do NOT know what n
] had 10 do with this debate I uher the Son
ator from Wisconsin admoni,bed-T think fiat
was the languagal l-adtnonished Noyy FneIard
that she had better beware of her stems upo1 tIls
question aud the senator from Kentucky point-
! "a out to ~ that We by and ly sLl,IJ -, -,
a rock and meet the storm and ybirlyind That we
were raising for our future destruction bv o,,r
course upon this bill. What does n moan Nir
| President? Wbat have we done9 Ilavetbe Neu
England Senator's undertaken In g,ree tbis T,li,,,
up9n anyb,dy? Have we heen voting against
| Republicans If other State.7 Have we 7noTe ar,,
sectional question of this? Not al All. sir S1ne
ofus have voted one way. and some III Ms bove
voted the other What then an / IN ,,r5crsto,j
when Neu- England il adrnonisbed T., H. ,.rer,i
about tbis9 Nav we NOT vote with ,nai,rit, of
! the Western Senator'S without SIM What 4 H.
! b,r,en a. us9 Do ,re Csol ~, .,r,,,,i,, ~, 80 H.
of elual rights and general eluctti9n? Is New
/ England too far advanced for the aye9 She has
| been in adyance sometimes il il true nave
] been taurht by history that New Enpland be-nn
! the Revolution She is not ashamed of H. There
is Lexington. there is Bunker Hill there is Fanuel
! Hall there ARE Adams and Allen and Warren and
! 4 II w
ever reproach Senator's NAV think shey bring 10
us We will hear proudly And ever since tRen
She has not been backward | do not blast of il
| | only repel the admonition that is given us and
this tempest that Is threatened. Ever sinee then
! we have not been backward I'm s,ciol and noIiti
I cal progress. We have taught our children the
honor 6f labor the equality Of men. tbe value or
education. and the blessing of the reign of law
| We have striyen to do our part in maintaininp
them. | believe it happened--am | not right
sir?-that in the last contest for Republican
/ Government the first blood shed for the cause of
the country was by New England The streets
Of Baltimore received the blood Of Massachusetts
men, ralyng at she first trumpet-call to the de-
fence Of their capital. New England is not
ashamed of that. Ii was a species OF admonition
and kind Of tempest 10 which her sons have
been accustomed not less than other parts of the
| Union. 1t happened then, as it had done before.
that she was foremost
What then are our sins We have sent out
it is true, since the foundation Of the Government,
every year thousands and tens of thousands OF
our citizens, who have in peaeeabe manner emf
| grated to the South and West with their families
! They have built up homes They have carried
observance of the law. They have built churches.
| They have founded States. and those States some
times have sent back 10 Us the sons OF New Eng
land, representing them with high honor here
They are here now see before me Senator's
| from many states, whose birthplace was New
| Eugland Illinois has one, Kansas has one In
diana has one Louisiana has one. Michigan has
two, Nebraska has one North Carolina has one
Oregon has one, South Carolina has one Wiscon-
sin has two. These States find no need to admon-
sh New England, trust, in that respect AL
though New England thus has been the source
and instrument Of a constant tide Of emigration
of this character over the country, she is not left
entirely destitute She has still a large popula-
ton / am not alarmed at the drain upon her
| When | look around upon New England men,
representing States of New England in this body
with the exception of one State, which will not
name think they may be safely trusted 10 main
1 tain the rights and perform the duties the Com
stitution has given them without admonition and
without much fear of any great tempest. When
all that we have done has been TO stand side by
side with our brethern in other States in carving
on this war and securing its lust fruits. am at
a loss to know what is meant when we are threat
ened with whirlwinds and storms and when this
lis supposed to be fit time to admonish New Eng
land for her conduct in the course Of the rebellion
or since
oyerthrown. She can breast the whirlwind and
the storm: She can stand admonition, because