Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-09-13
Henry Wilson at Home.
HE AGAIN REPLIES TO HIS DEFAMERs.

HE AGAIN REPLIES TO HIS DEFAMERs.
NATIcK, Mas, Sept. G
Hon. Henry Wilson addressed a crowded au-
dence OF his felloW-townsmen to-nigh; On his
return from Msine. lie began by referring 10
his tour through Maine and New Hsmpshire,
predicted grand victory in the former State,
where there we're bat 800 liberal republicans,
and reviewed the general political situation Of
the present administration. lie spoke il the
most enthusiastic terms Of General Grant, and
defended him from the attacks msde on him
The President be claimed #ss not the only man
that was misrepresented. He wished to say a
word in regard to himself He had received such
support from his neighbors as but few public
public men had ever received. He had never
promiied a man an Office for support. No man
hsd ever asked for an Office Of him in advance,
and no enc had clsimtd It after vote. II
want to say this to you, gentlemen be contin
ued "Ipu know my lie you know Whist
have said to you, for have spoken to you per-
hsrs too much, and appeal to any man here if
he ever heard me utter word, or eser read
line that he knew wrote, that did not recognize
the perfect liberty and Sbsoluie equality Of all
men wide world over. [ApplSuse. an charged
with svoWing contrary doctrines in speech
which is now being circulated over the country
and which they claim that | made. " The Cen
ersl read the last part Of 1t referring to the de-
graded condition Of foreigners. Aad hoping they
would never vote for him, and continued
never did reject vote, and ! am one OF those
men who belieyes in getting all the votes he can,
and Of s.king no questions When | first saw
this paper | wrote note, which wss ieiegraphcd
all over the country, that this vas forgery, 3
cruel and wicked lie, and I never thought or
wrote or spoke single line that is in il. But
tie zane pSpers have published that fpsech
week sfter week, knowing that | denied it, and
not having the tlightest evidence that | wrote t.
That speech in 1856 gSs charged on J ohm N. Will
soa of lnlisns. vino denied that he hal ever made
it. Four yesrs ago i was put on Schuyler Col
fax and kept on him daring the campaign, bat
Mr. Colfax writes ne Tia, he never lost A vote
On account Of it, AMI he predicted, when he was
elected, that it would be used en- some other
candidate hSye no doubt that after il hSs
been utei ii this csyats. il will be- brought up
aud utel on somebody else. Now the New York
TJijaae, which denounced II ss forgery in 1860,
says wanted to deny hsl any association with
the Native American Party Wei, good God I
never thought Of denying ihst Ny denial refer
red to that speech oaly Mr. Albert Pike,
Mauachusctts man. has now come out .ld
says he met me in the Convention Of the Amer
lean Party in 1851. II you want to fad msn
that csn DO mean thing, si8sys fnl i
Yankee lie can Do . nesEer thisg than suy
one che After referring 90 the record
q Mr. Pike during sud after the var, he alluded
a. length 20 The hu5E-uothing Party. and said
the anti-sAvery men we're in IL on behalf Of the
rights Of the negro, and the representatives. Of
the white men sgsinst narrow sud iliibersl le-s-
ton; there are not lase than five Aunlrcl thou
saEd men Who sct5i vita that plrty that sre
Greeley. snd there are uot less than
three hundred tho1ssri supporting Grant. lie
repeated the story Of bic connection with the
Native American Party, Aui admitted that he /
hsi opposed thc extension o. tie usturslzsiioa |
laws Mr. Wilson declared himself in favor Of /
the rights II women. sli saii he should not at
tempt to answer al she charges sgEinst him. He |
Eppeslel TO his friends and neishborf TO stand 10y
him 10 the preFeut contest. Tie meeting Tss
great success and AZ honor 20 Nr. Wilson