Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1872-10-02
Butler on Greeley.

whom our soul has ever found any great de
light, and there is much that he has done an,
much in the manner in which he has done 1
over which we feel hopelessly unable to be
come enthusiastic. However, few of the ora
tors of the day can equal him 10 the ncsive
ness with which he makes his points" Will,
in the keen dissection Of an adversary's reck.
less statement or faulty logic he is without al
equal. lu bis speech at Cincinnati on Satur
day evening last he riddlcd Mr.. Greeley
Pittsburg address in the most entertaining
style. Part Of it was so exceedingly goo,
that we reproduce it herewith entire, as fol
lows
4" Mr.. Greeley told the citizens Of Pitts
burg that the dsloyal, the rebel States hav,
done all that loyal men asked Of them. II,
says
90 We demanded Of our adyersares in th,
civil war that they surrender their arms and
60 to their homes, and they surrendered
them
" Let US see how that was. We demanded
that they should surrender in 1861, aud the,
fought I'LL 1868, and did not give up theii
arms till they we're struck from their hands
and they went home in preference to being
hanged for their crimes loud anplaus,
and laughter
" Now, what shall you say Of one who is a
Presidential candidate who tells US Of our
great civil war, which cost us 800 900 live.
and -32 600 men starved to death at Anderson.
vile, that we demanded that they should
surrender their arms aud 70 home. and thew
surrendered them2
What further does Mr.. Greeley saw.
"' We demanded that they should enfrau.
chise the blacks, aud the blacks are euirau.
chised Who ever used words so calculated
to deceiye2 Show me the vote OF any State
Of the South where Southern men had control,
where they voted to eulranchise a singl ne.
gro, aud | will vote for Horace Greeley.
Loud laughter aud cheers Aud that is the
worst punishment YOU could put upon me.
lRenewed augbter
What else does he say We demanded
that lhs euan,pated avs should not be paid
for, aud that the rebel debt should never be
paid by the Government or by any State. aud
they asseuted Now, undertake to say
that there is not one word of truth 10 that !;
not one What is the iaet2
The Fourteenth Amendment was passed
by Republican Congress against the votes
Of every Democrat 10 that Congress. Ii was
then put before the people as an anlendineu,
10 tho Constitution. Now, that Fourteenth
sAmendment provided
First-Tnat every man should have the
f" Secoud-That the slaves should not be
paid for.
rnird-That the rebel debt should not be
paid.
d, Tint amendment was sent To the State.
| have the record before me- What did
the States do Those that had Renublicap
LEGISLATURE. voted 10 adopt il but m. States
which did not vnte for il were Kentucky.-
the OILY State abont here that & reelcy has
any hone of-rnIgbter n next wa the STATE
of Nis.issin,, vh1,h v,s the, under ADO,
Johnson rule and a Terrible ruler he was
next were the States of Texas and V,ry;nin
both Of which we're IN tho hand. If rsb,.i GOV
ernmepts Bur will come a bttle nearer
home The States If Obio aud Nss J.rsey
did vote 10 r,tirv the Fourteenth Amendment;
but the next year the Democrats of Ohio GOT
into mower. and then the Democrats Leeis.
lature Of Ohio Withdrew that rat icrioe.-
and Won tuo,g ,hon, ,h., ho,,ar ,h.afao
rLalgbterl Wei now The Democrn,ic n,r,y
OF ONO did not assent Vir,iui, did npt NJ.
sent. Kentuekv did not assent Teas ala M,
assent. Mi.s,s.ippi did not .assen, and .ba,
southern State did ASSENT Georoia did not ns.
sent until after the Constitutional Amendment
became a laworthe land by the vote Of three.
fourths Of the States, and then when we had
recopsrrueted Georgia over again. and NM in
a new set of loyal legislators. and turped out
everybody that would not take the oath Of
loyalty 10 the government then. and moi
tin then did We Get the ratification Of t,eor,i,
but the rebels ia Georgia did not assent
Arkansas was IN the hands of the colored
men. and they did assent. Florida was in the
hands of the colored men. and they assented
North Carolina-which turned the cold shout. |
der TO Greeley he other dav-sbe assepted
South Carolina, where there are more black,
than whites, ussented Alabama. were there
is a majority of eolored men in Iecislature
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