Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-07-11

to the great fundamental error
which is observable in the government of
Gen. Grant,-force and repression Our
State will give him from $4,000 to $4,000.
Immense applause.
Col. Shorter of Alabama, an ex-Confed-
crate Congressman and soldier, spoke as fol-
lows: If any one had told me ten years ago,
when / was in the Confederate Congress,
standing there as a representative of sees
sion district in Alabama, that in 1872, I'd be
here, at the home of Horace Greeley, advo-
eating his election to the Presidency, l would
have said he was a mad man. war has
swept over the country, Slavery has been
abolished, and Horace Greeley did more than
anybody else too accomplish that result. l
owned slaves. lost all the accumulations
of my lifetime by their emancipation, but
so help me God l would lose my right
arm before / would raise voice or cast
vote for reestablishing them as slaves.
There is'heat enough yet in the dead ashes
of my country to bring forth the phoenix of
its restoration if Horace Greeley is made
President. l served in the Rebel army
and for four years tried to get my State out
of the Union, and for five years after the
war ended we tried to get back. Gen.
Grant had visited the South and said that the
people there needed only to know the people
of the North to harmonic with them, and
that they were willing and anxious to re-
turn. But be himself refused to receive
US. lie said peace, but there was no peace.
Peace was on his lips, but war was In his
heart. But this old leader whom we are
visiting here at his country home, against
whom we have warred all our lives, he
promises peace, and he will give it to US.
He makes no sacrifice of his principles. and
we ask none. | should despise Mr.. Greeley
if he abandoned his principles for the sake of
even the highest office But this is no new
position he has taken. On the morning after
Lee surrendered, and the war was over, he
demanded peace for the conquered South.
We mean now that he shall have chance to
secure it. When the storm has dashed the
ocean in it's fury, and the waves have dashed
the heavens in their tumult, for days after
the storm is over and the clouds are serene,
the waves still roll and tumble and the ocean
still murmurs in the last subsistence of its
rage. So the angry passions of a people,
after four years of strife, require time to re-
turn to their normal condition Of peace and
harmony. But is not five years long enough
The angel Of peace is at last spreading Is
wings over all this land and the brothers
who fought SO long ago are at last clasping
hands across the bloody chasm for the sal
walton of the country and the liberties Of the
people.
Francis w Bird of Massachusetts said 1
cannot promise to make speech. can only
express my PERSONAL enjoyment on this
PentecOstal day at this outpouring of grace,
greater than in the days of fold among the
Modes and Persisns and the jewellers beyond
Meso 0Otamia \ irend-an old Radical
lrien, in Boston-asked me the other day
how | could bring myself to consort with the
Democrats. | replied to him 40 Ny Chris
tian brother. | am amazed You have read
IN the Holy Word that the angels Of the
Lord rejoiced even over one sinner that re-
penteth. Here are 3 900 900 Democratic
brothers brought up out Of sin" | cannot
rejoice too much These Democrats are
shaming US by their devotion. This is the
most glorious time in the Republic. A few
days before the Cincinnati Convention call
ed upon my old friend Sumner. the Senator
from Massachusetts, and l urged him to 70
forward with this Cincinnati movement /
told him how il would affect the hitherto
parted sections Of the country and bring Us
into deeper loving union than heretofore.
He replied, 1T will be the greatest political
since the Declaration of Inde
pendence. | think We ought 10 20 on our
knees and give thanks for 50 MAN. blessings.
Charles Davis of Boston said / thank Mr.
Greeley and thank God for permission to
be here at this love feast. | came to zee
what Mr. Greeley knows about farming. and
remain 10 see what he knows about healing
the sectional animosIties of the country. /
was born within a child cry Of Plymouth
Rock. and | was a thorOugh-gong AbJli-
zionist from my earliest days, but ! am
proud - shake hands with Mr.. Reagan and
Mr.. Gwin over the reunited Union We may
be sure that we will have great help 10 thls
Senator Sumner viii not sulz
like Achilles in his tent.
Mr.. Frank McCoppin, former Mayor og
San Francisco said Nv constituents IN San
Francisco knowing how | always shrink from
IN the way of public exhibition,
will be greatly surprised 10 learn that | had
the temeriry to stand up here and address
this most intelligent assem- blage, and, indeed
when the excitement incident 70 this happy
occasion shall have passed away, [ have no
doubt but that | shall be surprised myself
Ladies and gentlemen, though we OF Cali
fOrnIa are far removed from you, nevert1c-
less you are ever present in our thoughts
and affections, for our population has been
drawn from every State, yes, from every
town and hamlet in the whole land and,
therefore, whatever affects you upon this
side moves Us profoundly IN California. We
fortunately had no part in the civil war Our
victories were all peaceful, and for this
reason We have no Z" bloody chasm' %
bridge over: Four years ago, believing 10
the sincerity Of Gen. Grant when he said,
. Let us have peace our State gave him
it's electoral vote, but aGterward ana lately
cry Of suffering almost Of agony came up
from the people of the South, and was wait
ed across the prairIes and the mountains
that separate Us from you. That cry pcue-
trated the hearts of our people 10 their
homes in the valleys and mountains of
Calitornia,-it was heard even away down in
the bowels of the earth where many OF them
work day and night in unbarring the
treasures that California pours upon the
world These people came forth in response
to that cry for succOr and support, and hav-
ing assembled IN State convention they sent
Us hither upon a mission of peace. We
came more than three thousand miles to vote
for Horace Greeley for President, and to-day
we feel that our journey has not been in
vain. After November next we shall have
not a hollow truce, but perfect tranquility,
such intended by the One above,
when he said, = Let there be peace on earth
and good will toward men" For this we
came, and nothing more, and l beg to assure
you that California will give a larger major
ty for Mr.. Greeley than she ever gave for
any candidate for the Presidency since our
admission as a State.
The guests did not get very hilarious or
noisy on Chappaqua fare, and the speech
making was the only thing rhat frothed aud
dubbed over in any degree amusing or en-
husastic. At an early hour the company
rom the south and the " red hot " demo-
ratio lights returned to more congeniaI
Genes and company in the city of Gotham.
Letter From New York.
NEW YORK, July l2TH, 1872.
Mr.. EDITOR The past week has been
in the history of this city
he hirhnat dnath rate for anu rrncndino.