Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-22
a Soldiers Convention.

Other States are having soldiers con-
ventions and allow us to suggest that it
is important that Vermont should have
soldiers convention to give expression
for their love and admiration for their
old leader, Gen. Grant. Vermont was
without peer among the States in the
quality of her soldiers. They were on
every battle field from first TO last.
When Gen. Grant came from the West
to inspire anew the disheartened army
Of the Potomac and lead it straight
through the Wilderness to Richmond and
victory, they were with him, he conquer
ing through them: They learned to
love their leader then. They knew him.
When peace, and a grateful nation, res
cued from dissolution carried Grant
into the Presidential chair, they
have followed him ever since. They
have seen the nation prosper under
him. Prosperity has come to them as
they returned to- their workshops and
their offices. They have found him not
only the victorious general but the sue
cessful President. 1t is no wonder that
now, when the opportunity offers. they
should rally around his standard with
the old enthusiasm uncloyed with the
old confidence increased and intensi-
| fed.
There has been something in addition
to an administration of unparalleled sue
cess. to revive the enthusiasm. They
have seen their old commander assailed
more vilely and recklessly than ever man
was assailed before. They have seen
| the arrows of baffled ambition hurled at
| him. They have listened to the slurs Of
! jealousy, of hatred, of partisan malicious
! ness heaped upon him without reason,
without decency, without truth. 1t has
/ put in to them the same feeling with
which they marched unfiinchingly to the
capture of a masked battery of rebels.
| The soldiers know Gen. Grant They
know also his assailants as thoroughly as
| they knew their enemies in the battle
! field. They know that they are one and
! the same-with the difference that the
armed enemies of Grant were brave the
/ skulking assailants of peace times are
/ cOwardly and contemplate beyond mea-
sure.
knowing these things we do not won
/ der that all over Vermont the soldiers
are active, and are an influential body of
workers. Their influence in the coming
/ election cannot be over estimated. They
permeate civil life in every section OF
State. They are wanted. There is not
a break in their ranks which Is the
slightest influence or consequence.
Therefore let these gallant men, Foster.
Joyce. Neazey, Thomas, BigelOw, Bene-
dict, Nichols, Farnham. Benton Has
kins, Tracy. Knapp and host Of Others
call Z convention of the soldiers of Yer
mont at Burlington or some other eCn-
venient point, of every soldier in Yer
mont who is now loyal to their old
leader, TO give expressions of their voice
in the coming Presidential campaign.
Let this gathering be held before the
State election on the Sd of September
The soldiers OF other States are gather
inc in similar ssemblages in every State.
Let the voice of the loyal soldiers of
Vermont be heard before the September
election. in reference to political issues
and their support Of their old com
mander. EZ-SOLDIER-
Brandon, Aug. Il, 1872.