Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-16
Grand Grant and Wilson Rally at
Winooski, Aug. 18th.
SPEECHES DY SENATOR EDNUsDs AND COL v. {
vvAzzY--A RousIyu MEETING.

Grand Grant and Wilson Rally az
Winooski, Aug. 18th.
SPEECHES DY SENATOR EDNUSDs AND COL " @.
vyAzsY-A RoUsISg MEETING.
The Grant and Wilson club Of our neighbor-
inc village Of winooski held stirring meeting
Tuesday p m. The opening was delayed By the
DELAY in the arrival Of the Grant and Wilson
club Of Burlington, ) whose starting wss delayed by
the rain and the detention of Sherman's Band
About s O'Clock the band with torches and an es-
cort CT folowers left the Falls to meet the club Of
this city Fifty or sixty Of the Burlington ooys
MARCHED over. There would have been twice as
many if the weather had been favorable; but
there Fss enough az it wss, for the hall WIS
crowded to It's utmost and could have taken no
more Hon. F. C. Kennedy, president Of the
Wiuoo,h club, called the meeting to order. A
motion VAS made to send committee to invite
in Senator Elau1ls, who they hal learned W.s
At 1Ir. Kernedy's house for tie evening; but
before 1t could be pat, the SenGtor, who had en-
tered the hall, announced that be had taken the
liberty to come without any invitation. He vas
received with enthusiastic applause, snd mkde
few remark. preliminary to the main speech Of
the evening.
Mr.. EDaUSDS RElAREs.
lie recalled the fact that be addressed the re-
puhlicsas Of Winooaki four years sgo, AMI said
The cause we new maintain is the old eSuse We
then maintained, Gnd the victory We then won
Ma bu. shadow of the victory we are now
sbout 10 win. "a the words Of one Of Whittiers
poems, our ranks are closing, beneath the fses
af August. and with union sn1 effort our tn
umrh is assured. Some honest men have deceived
themselves into the belief that President Grsnt
Is unworthy our confidence and support. Even
Wsshincton wRs accused Of mO-e AMI worse
crimes than Grant. But slk the soldiers who
knew Grant, and they will tell you that st the
head OF our armies, with slmost unlimited cor
troll, and immense opportunities for dishonest use
of bis power, he proved himself always honest and
true With cqusl opportunities for studying his
e5rduet in his civil position, situated 50 IS TO
know where the money goes and what IL done
with il, We, said the Senst0r, At Washington,
know that the sun does not shine On purer-
hearted rasn. Mr. Edmunds ssid he should be
Glad 10 take Gp and show in detail the fafity Of
The charges sgsust cur modest and honest Pres!-
dent but time would not permit. He.cane 20 hear
bic friend Col Veszey, Who fought for bis coun-
Try, AL VINO now speaks f0c it with the same
sbilitv and he would nov resign the platform 20
him Sir. Ejmuni's brief speech was received
with hearty applause.
Col. Veazey was next introduced by Prssi-
dent Kennedy and addressed the meeting for an
hoag or mere, in an exceedingly effective srl il
tsrcs,ipg speech.
COL vEAzET's sPEEcH-
I1 opening Col Veazsy said he Was eub.7-
rsssai 10 attempting TO tpesk IN presence Of one
who could better discuEs the subjects On which
he proposad to address them than any other
mSu in Vermont. But the Senator's s5Eoiute
refusal to spe.k at length on this occasion, COM
PEELED him to 90 On. he brought the greeting
Of the Grant and wilson club Of Rutlsnd toi
which Col v il FrcslenD to the club Of Wi
nooski The Rutland republicans had under
taken the task Of removing the imputStion 50 IL
duttriously circulated, that Rutland hsl in It a
Greeley msjority. They knew what they hs1 to
meet sui were working vigorously and success
fully 10 overcome l.. The numbers Of Greeley
mea were daily lesseniag and be assured his
hearers hat Rutland will roll up larger &c
puh.icsn ms 0rity in September thA- it hNd ever
done in contested election. (Applsuse)
Col V sa;i he had been irresistibly drawn
into the active support Of the Republican party,
4 IN this campaign, by the same considerations
I which drew him into the army eleven yesrs sgo
1 He found srrsyei sgsinst the party. the zane
uen ths. tLen opposed the government, re-in-
[ forced by few dererters from our CEn ranks.
{ They we're condacting their attsck without re-
/ ference to principles. Their cry OF " Reform
is bat synonym for s1y-thing-to teat-Grsrt.
I They shout for reform only as respec.s men, 10;
measures. The republican party has never
cysiei Reform. Il ID the i-st party that ever
invest gated itse!, and is pres.de1' hss oeen the
arst that ever urged md iaauEurs;cl = practi-
cable reform Of tie civil service. lie quoted
/ the recommendations for such reform from
Grants messsgcs, an said al other men com
binel have not done 50 much 70 secu-e Reform
Of TIRE Service s. President Grant
The Republican party has Slso fought corrup
ton in the Democratic psrty. Il vas = repub-
lc.a prcss that had the courage to sttSck and
overthrow the Ismu.uy ring sni nov We fnt
there sane Tamnsny ssehems seizing the CRY Of
Reform and With the most blatant Of tie eX-Te-
l1.s. proc,s;laing themselves the only Ocss fit TO
rule tie country
Men who have arrived n a conclusion without
reason, commonly cannot he reasoned cut Of it.
= such therefore, he should no. sidrese him
s,lf nor 10 iifzTpl.atei, tCrehesiei or generally
Disconnected men. With such it wSs useless 10
argue. But 70 honest and sincere and fsir-
minded aau who we're in any doubt shout their
proteaJ duty. be laid down the proposition. that
the Issue to day il simply which OF the Old pay
ties shall rue the government.
Mr. Greeley will he elected. If ~ al, by
democratic yotes-the vo;ss not CT the old war
democrats bat Of those who imposed on Us the
rebellion AMI Sympsthizei with it. 3ir. Greeley
has sail that if elected be should recognize the
elements which contributed to the result, Of
which by far the chief ia the rebel and copper
head element Coz. WhJte Of Maryland ;eit
the democrats ths; Mr Greeley hss been washed
clean q every stain Of rs1icAiEm. Southern
democratic pNpers snl orators tell Us bis cleo
ton meauG tsir return 10 power. But the
spcsser vas not left TO rely solely On such evil
deuce. lie lad recently bad several interviews
with 5 responsible citizen of North Carolina,
wko Is conducting large mining sn1 rasnufsetur-
iu- interests in that StSte, snd ID An unmpeach-
Able tuets who had told him, that he hsd
heard Southern orS5or, addressing
E-es: dsuocra.io meeting during the recent can /
VASE, sssare bis suiience that Greeeyis election
meant T. hing ie5s thsn repeal Of the constitu-
tiouSl amendments And when Car SchUrz. who
fyllcToi the Southerner, undertook to correct his
assertion, saying mildly that be did not 20 IN
dert.srd the case, more than five hundred men
took their hats ard suiCuiy LETT the meeting
This gentleman testided to Al alarming revival Of
:hc cd hatred Of loyal men, snce MIR. Greeley's
nomination hal renewed the homes Of the rebels
lie hal himself received recently no les. than
four Sfi,teu notices, warning him that he NUT
leave North Carolin. ss soon q, Greeley Was
elected lie hal found it uecessary
70 ann bra hauis, and in the event Of
ismcCIstic tuccess II November he /
did not doubt tbs; they would have TO /
fight for. TIER lives snd property. This evi- .
tencc, a. repes;C1 by Col. Weary, Vas listened I
70 with the utmo5, interest. and made s,To1g 4
impression On the audience. Preceding. tie .
speaker showed the perional unhtness Of Mr.. /
Greeley foT executive responsibility. He orid-
czei the course Of the liberal republicans If /
honest IN their declaration that they were still /
republicans, only anxious 10 improve the per-
s0Helis Of the Administration, how is it that We
h11 them striving 10 distract and divide the
party by combining with the democrats to defeat
local, state, county and town nominations with
which they can find no fault? II they believe in
their psrty, and only desire 10 correct its faults
Why Lot make their fight AgAinst them within the
party. Tine would not sllow him to take uD
the charges agsinst President Grant They
had beer often Iefuted. but if they we're true,
he still claimed that Crafts administration had
averaged well. lie Fhowed the terrible ri,ks
run, In placing men Of the chxrscter Of the
mass Of Nir. Greeley's supporters, in control Of
the Treasury anu other departments. He eulo-
gzcd the nominees On our State ticket, and
closed with impassicned and eloquent ap-
peal 20 Republicans to rally 10 the support Of
their party and their candidates. Repeating
the old story Of the Douglass who took the heart
Of Bruce to the Holy Land, and in deadly
Eight with the Psynims cast the cssket far ahead
OF him into the fray, with the CRY ss lead on. o