Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-09-21
From recent speech Of vcc rrcs.ieni colnSl
The Republican Party.
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turn from the record Of the democratic
party. which it has given me no pleasure to
review. TO the record Of the republican party,
which has been written on the brightest pages
of our nations history Amid every posi-
bic embarrassment and stumbling block, it has
gone ON It's noble work Of liberty and human-
ity. of Justice and reform, Of advancing pro-
qross ard national development Three years
of the ten since it won its first national his
tory. recreant president 80 shamelully WELD
ed the executive power, that mistaken conii-
dcuoc and sad sa,sination had given HIM
against the party which had honorcd him by
Rs bc-towal as TO win 90 votes FOR rcnom-
nation, and an ndorsing resolution from the
national convention Of the democratic party
that four years before had so bitterly opposed
his election War; for which it was not re-
suousblc, had filed the land with graves
loaded 10 with debt, rendered unpopular taxa
ton a necessity, and checked the national
growth and its stately stepping toward ITS
magnificent future But, in spite Of all these
drawbacks, what has 10 done for the republic.
Look at the contrast! Ten years ago, men
mobbed and hung for saying they preferred
freedom to slavery. To-day, liberty cnthroncd
100 our land Ten years ago the oycrsccr, the
LASH. the collie and the auction block. To-
day, race lifted from bondage into sell-re-
liant manhood aud womanhood. Ten years
ago. an arrogant oiigarchy Dreaming 'nrea'-
enlIs' against aH VINO fe''s,eu 'noir purposes
To-day none SO pooraS 10 40 'neln reverence
Ten years ago a nation divided by conspiracy
and treason ana a. hostile government lnau,
guraied on our so'l' Today a nation un ~
and more powerful because more iree' Zen
years ago. % constitution recognizing property
I'D iu'n io-uAy' 'vs'u''''vu ool''' ,u''O"
guaranteeing elu" I'5nO anu "'''o"'' p'o'
lccton TO 'na poorest
LooN' too' az 'ne position our '1uu V USyu-
Pc, among 'lo NA'ona vi que eaI'n' W , .su
aI the crossings oil our enemies as 10 tne
ou'uen' OF ,'A"''V'' 'uy 'os''l ol 'l' .OO','
non ia "len our la'' national ucn4crA,lc ou'
nilula,'A''o" 'noc1 WIN "'' 'ne l''75 o"aIs''
th't inc poor are uuJO''.y CPP, ''S'o'-' mere
Us no n'''1n 'n "'' 'no "o'lu 10 "u''N .no
l1.i'' anu "0l1' o' ''o l'ool 'U 1ty.y 'ouu'iy
turn, as 'ney 40 'V%aru our repID'lg' 20 70
the BANKS oil inc shannon or the hhlne' 10
tae bal'e OF l'' -1oT'a, , upon 'no Alps OF
'Ae ApPenIue,' ana .o"na' ,auG oocs 'le poor
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ny 'na. Uo" n'' g,'yu ni''' 'o' ,T "uu y'i,
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Who can dispute or misunderstood this tes-
timouy Of the tolins millions Of every nation
and language and crosd? And is # not an
irrcntable answer to every charge that the