Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-08-29
Coz: Chas. HI. Joyce in wash
ingtOn and Franklin Counties.
and what They say OF His
Efforts


Milton. On Friday evening he spoke at
Montp Tier. and the Waterman and
Journal thus speaks Of bis address
On taking the chair. Nr. Walton made
a brief bat fOrcible address, opening the
way for Col. Joyce. who followed IN
mastery speech Of nearly two hours.
Seldom have we listened to an address
that held the audience 50 spell-bound.
and seemed To carry conviction to the
heart OF every one who listened. Well
did the chairman say that the Colonel
taAt'ed as well as he fought.
The Fireman also says:
One Of the most spirited and entbusi-
astic political meetings we lraye attend
ed this campaign. was held at Village
Hall, Friday evening. August 18th. The
occasion was the forming and organizing
the Montpelier Grant and Wilson Club.
while it was SO widely known that Col.
Charles ii. joyce, of Rutland. would ad-
dress the Club The fact that Colonel
Joyce was once "A resident of this town.
and his known and acknowledged ability
o. Il public speaker drew together large
audience. President Walton then intro
duced Col. .lGyee, who as he steBDed
forward $40 address tlie assembly was
greeted with a storm of applause. In
would Boz Impossible in brief notice like
this 10 give an adequate abstract of his
address. Ii was marked by an almost
entire absence of personality. was argu-
meniatiye. logical and convincing. He
reviewed the life Of Gen. Grant and his
career from the time lac was appointed
to West Point tin the present moment
Grant al West Point. ia Mexico. as q
Tanner, as an organizer Of the Ohio
militia. as Colonel Of an Ohio regiment.
at Port Henry. DonelsOn. Nicksburgh.
through the Wilderness TO the surrender
of Left this man was an accident and
educated at the public expense. il was
one Of the best investments the govern
ment ever made. and he had repaid the
country, many fold for ali it ever paid,fOT
him. Gen. Grant was nominated for
the Presidency by no party. no section,
or c.ique-but by every man and woman
throughout the whole country. He re-
futcd the aspersions and calumnies cast
upon Grants private character. proved
that Grant had never accented any gifts
or presents since be was nominated for
the esidency-showed the fallacy Of
taHlaAl tALAt -fbiBif flllAA AfttA LltA
history Of the SantO Domingo affair. as
II viii appear in history to be in effect
the carrying out Of the Monroe doctrine.
That Senator Sumner in all his charges
against Grant amy ore Of which being
true. should be sufficient 20 impeach him
had failed to bring forward any proof to
Substantive any one of them.
He gave an abstract of the work done
by tAe Republican party from its organ
izatiOn to the present time-What it had
accomplished and what vet remained
for it to do. It's work is not vet com
pleted, we mast not lose all we have
striven for and expended our blood and
treasure To accomplish. The forces ar
rayea against US are the same that de-
claTed the war a failure and threw STUN
bling blocks in the way of the admins.
tration from the inception to the close
of the rebellion. He examined Horace
Greeley's record, his present political as
sOciati0ns. his vacilating course. his ideas
in regard TO State rights and secession,
his views of finance and civil service,
and should he be elected President, the
men whom he must call around him for
political advisers and cOunsellOrs. He
called on all good and true Republicans
to come forward and exert themselves
in this crisis. We must not be recreant
TO our duty nor wanting in the hour Of
trial Vermont must throw herself into
the fight now, SIS . State. as the old
Vermont brigade did as soldiers. in the
war 70 suppress the rebellion. The
tariff question was fairly met. the collec-
ton Of customs, Grants nepotism, keep
ing unfit men in Office. encouraging de-
faulters 10 rob the government were
cOnclusively shown TO be apart Of the
mendacity OF the present canvass. and
the main reliance Of the authors Of the
present movement. The platform Of the
united Liberal Republicans and Demo-
GRAFT, was but g synonym for anything
to beat Grant. Col. Joyce was repeat
edly interrupted by the applause Of an
enthusiastic audience and at the close Of
his address received q vote Of thanks for
his eloquent and fOrcible address.
On Saturday evening the Colonel
spoke at Mortified. The JourHoE and
Freem0H say:
Col. c. T. Joyce, Of Rutland, deliver
cdan eloquent address az Howe's Hall.
Mortified, I'm favor of the election Of
Grant and Wilson. 10 q crowded and en-
tlusiastic audience. last Saturday even
ing. The address was well received. and
the applause was al times continued sew
cral minutes. The ST. Adams Glee club
were present. and sung. several Of their
popular Grant and Wilson songs. which
pleased the audience so much that they
were called ont several times. 4 large
number OF ladies were present. Colonel
JOyce3S many friends here are much
pleased. and the remark Of every one is
that the Colonies address exceeded his
best previous efforts. The Democrats
and their allies. the Liberal Republicans,
were - much alarmed that they i'm
uediately arranged 20 have their candi-
date for governor. A. =. Gardner. speak
in answer, on Monday, Aug. 18th. and
on Sunday their committee we're busy
posting up notices for their meeting
The Democratic coalition may well be
Tor among the audience on Sat
urday evening were quite q number who
have formerly voted Democratic. but
who say they cannot be drawn into the
coalition by any means. bat shall vote
for that tried patriot and statesman.
Gen Grant.
On Monday evening the Colonel adj
dressed a large and enthusiastic meeting
at Barre. which is thus described.
The Republicans Of this place organ
lied Grant and Wilson club on Mon
day evening. The officers are as follows:
President. J. 5. Spalding Secretary, A
f. Whitney Treasurer, O. il. Reed.
Previous to the organization the meet
ing was addressed by Col. c. Fl. Joyce,
L.. \
dress. A few remarks were also made
by Hon. C. W. Willard, Col f. Y. Ran
dali, and L. L. Durant, ESQ. Of Mont
pelier The meeting was very enthusi-
astic and was well attended.
Of the meeting at Waterbury, on
Tuesday evening, the journal says
Our correspondent says there was 3
grand rally N Firemans' Hall. last Tues
lay evening. of both ladies and gentle
men, which was ably addressed BY L. T.