Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-13

MIS- War '4t.l-iief Atl-te EtFc- Atf views OF
the prcseut political contest, in 81 article in the
n Y. Kal.qsn4-Gi, As folloss:
The moral cordct Of the r,e,eut camrsicn IL
No; betwle1 msn snl msu. II is not The n4n
whom We chocss d is the ideas end fsts which
Ac represents Il is oot Grant g4i1si Greeley
Ii s the Republican sEaiust the Democratic
psrty; IL IS truth sra.nst is'sshGod. upright
government a-sius- q irsud sHj cham.
Esery generation has its can; word, its catch
word These q ours are g. Reform, Progress "
There IS reform, there IS progress Through
doubt and storm snl thstJw. stumbling. falling,
s.rayirc oxen. 10 less the human race il groping
its way scsiiasi.y upward toward the utmO,t
ilesl in religion, ia government, in everything
thst can bring i toward perfection. But Who
are cur rcior,aers 30 ctr priests Aud pro
phe:s Of p-ogre,s Men ari women Of clean
lives ami pure hearts. mea ant women who
would not only die i1r principle, but who live
in i, and for it, eabojyias it in every act OF
their lives, IN every trait Of their characters
Are the E5lies, ideals humsn nature sre reform
or progress ssie in the keeping Of men and To-
men whose iseis mock sad Th1se charscters
outrage tie very idvss which their lips prcfAue
There are men clnsiuc 70 the ssirJs Of Horace
Greeley. hoping thereby To be drsysei back to
rezpecisb.iity and place wEo, hal not their
shameless deed destroyed in tssn the very sense
Of moral fe-ra i-tiou, woui hide their faces
before the fjgl- Of heaven.
Hst ine s2"ui t-r rtiorn s simply sn ouicfy
tcr clsu-e. There zre mea who AZ any price
mcst fsse cnsnge Iaey tickle their lmsgin9-
ton - ca.i.nE II reform Aen DISAPPOINTED
un,2;.fdel, dsnsgogues who have missed power,
Aiven-uitis tlngcflns Ter p-sce, cormorAn's
proving on the outtSirts cf i.uuier-eA1h and
ST see their acfv e ar,e In some s-:f Of chance
They stesl the very name of reform. and bear
It as banner t7Nstd Their dreEmei-1i-.osi- Ia
politics - 10 Horsis,iHere sTe men y no axe born
d'soFEAai1,is- 4Ae-r power 10 destroy IL linmlt-
aa.e. lhcr .=sslon ls 10 tes- down not 10 build
ui- taii So-Hfz ls 81 ors-ol Ani . revolution
si toe very ia" y ;'-s na'g7e ior"'os ms being
oihrr or more iie Wss taiii reso-nuonist,
bar neen one a-i ais me- aai through his Wcr-
de1!t. mental activity, wherever BE is or ever
hss been. Is Irlt As treneui.us ilsor=1rizing
force Heaven itscl Wo1id 20 no heaven to
h;1; iil be 1>l i.-s- t-f1ei ii ia'o heii ct AZ
sfchy srt re7-.r-ea. Fermentation. turmoil.
accusation s-1ie-ihe5e 70 mn IN government
sre proEre5s, reformation ii iy any po-sioi-
l'y tne latter He e achieved, be cI al men would
he the nj st n'ssr'tie VITA no corruption
1t Wh'c2 70 thrust Pms gllt'erns Ts?ier he
WoLlI Tefi52- But ne never Will II ;here Is
cone, Ae u@sts o1e; i2uT';A o. Ieihorio can 30
lt, Inc men eno sre NO." 30 uusy spanning
with .'1~eTy pIA'ses ihc 'tlaoiy chssli' Hhich
Way usiv- |-' sre g. e1Ser 10 stretch
irateran usi1' kcress 20 the crowd er the other
siit-'aty are ;ie iuci Wl' through The long
niS1t @. civil "-f, N1-le ihelr oIe'1ien lnsrehed
All t21Git aai t-L ard di-i, s'sii At bone,
sac s1t pauperad, ari Ye1'c4 ihelr I.triotism
IN oae- tld esssSs' 'ti'ee-t Fi,h the guns
winch tle'r wr-teIs er hcArI- DO you Ecn-
ef i-sl 'He long as1Ey x var is neF u Them
distant dream Humsn' "nc2e so1, Whose
husts1d, Nn &c .~tlef lei tlat hoioesus'
q human irfeI-I2- is IT out dream 10 you
Ihtse sla tie Gfa "ae cry 'l,1concii4tlod. They
say that aow TIE word .or the hour Ia Re
conciiaticn' tsc5ncHSiion ~Ha Nhst With
ies sqirt in-i, etLcla'ion cn generSton, per-
petuHtei lizsi - tle Oar aSIlfu OF human
slavery AT Ire u uif1i.oI ri poiucal power 81
.cy cost Dij net these csgse oug var 10 eI-
u7g1ish these we've not our ie1i si<:a Shall
We give It ~ now-tue principles ss'zb!ihed BY
Fuch a tTes .ur2 1t huEza hfe-,o tie very men
Who betlsysI /, and dt al that they could TO
isr'rcy il p loG i-s tcld i1-, t.ey have all
changed t1te lea ers; inst they cianor fer Gree
| ley hscaute ttfy sccept the ti;uAt!on Never be
| lieye il. They cry for Ai'a because they 10 not
scceQt II; teea1se they hud in hia their last
/ casace % seize ouce rore ihi prizes and she
I power o. Ihe government lesrs OF TrotrActed
residence At TIE South during and s.rce the war
/ hsv5 mHie me perfectly ccnVerssut with South
/ cru character sui oplnion- shy deny their
/ nesCT-Ceas'ug tcest that, IN the isrge-t senpe,
/ they are rct Americans. they are sectional
/ iits, SouthtrueTs u is nUt ttelr country, their
/ whole country. II Ee7er IVES and It never will
1 be Il IS the South ses;Hs; the North To re-
store tie prertiee cf the South, TO regain is gu
/ prsGscy, TO work cot Of i;s own ends. IN the