Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-06-06

that he had the painful duty OF an
nouncing that Gen. Fitzpatrick and Col.
Ethan Allen would not be present. He
then read telegram from Gen. Kilpat-
rick, saying he could not attend, after
which he said he would not detain them
longer than to say that the Liberals"
were organized from the ranks of the
Republican party, and that they invited
the cooperation of all who were in ia
vOr of reform, from whatever political
organization or utilization they might
come. They desired to bring back the
government to the days of purity and
intended to make such a canvass as
would ''stir the ashes of the sheeted
dead" The speaker who had been sent
in place of Gen. Fitzpatrick was "a gen
tleman of national reputation, and he
would introduce to the audience Louis
NJ. Coates of New York.
Louis NJ. Coates then addressed the
audience He was a native of Pennsyl-
vania, but trusted it was not inapprOpri-
ate for one who had passed his life in
Virginia to . assist in baptising this
house" We of the South thought we
were right, but you of the North won
the victory and we yielded. We only
ask of you again to be brothers. The
reason why he sustained Horace Greeley
was because such an opportunity of re-
cancellation between the North and
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now by his nomination and election. A
second reason is because of Mr.. Greelcy's
integrity-he possessing that element
of purity which is recognized by every
child az well as by God" There is yet
a bad feeling existing in the South to-
ward the people of the North, and it is
''necdful that peace should be famed. ="
1t is not natural that the feeling between
the two sections should be kind, but it
would seem that the election Of Horace
/ Greeley would he acceptable to the
| South He was opposed to Gen. Grant
for the single reason that he was not in
accord with the South It is the least
sacrifice that can be made by the North
to vote for Il man that will harmonic
with the South The Democrats pro-
missed to stand by the Cincinnati nomi-
nations, and they cannot back out.
This is a religious effort on the part of
the American people and not a political
/ one. Because what can be better than
to bring the whole people together,
:.
make them one compact %'"I' ana I'M
prove our securities abroad.
insignificant one, and has nothing to do
with the present time
Thrcc-guartcrs Of the whole South be-
lirycd in freedom and always did, and
slavery was not so popular there as is
generally believed at the North. The
southern pcople do not wish for a single
slave. and VIRGINIA is overwhelmingly
FIR Greeley. It Is time that there was
i,,ttar fo.lfu,. h.t,.ac; the prople of
New England and the SOUTH. Gen.
NIashy and Gen. Wickham were for
Grant They all knew who Mo-by WAS
an, !virkhanl was President of a rail
r,gl Nom Kant to balance accounts
ra,v. Yen don't dare have another war.
Tn next question for us to meet will be
Mi, lal"r question and the Chinese Qnos-
tian. and on those Greeley is right. Gen.
ls,a!t has huniliatpd our country in for
,.;.,., ,ants. and you can find his equal in
any hamlet in the Nouth Or North. After
r.f,rrir.g to the recent Democratic Con.
yrniion in PENNSYLVANIA. he closed hv
a-I;ing the Democrats mot to be hypc-
critics"
ar Coates was An easy. fluent sneak
e. r9nId IN his utfcrance. bat did not
gam 70 feel at home with his audience.
or in other words seemed to be talking