Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-05
Address of Welcome, by Hon. Jas.
WI. Shade, at the FIag Raising
at IEIddlebury, Aug. 80, 1872
Fezgoao Republicans Of Vermont and til

and Wilson club of Middlebury, and its
citizens. I extend you a cordial and hear
tv welcome. You have left your homes,
| your farms, shops and merchandise, lay
! inc aside with us the implements Of toll
and labor that the friendly hand may
be grasped. and soul meet soul, as we
consult together upon the interests Of
that country we love, and to preserve
which cost the precious blood OF thou
sands of brave sons, who to-day rest be-
meath the clods of the valley. They
gave their lives that this government, in
the language of the martyred Lincoln,
''ofthe people by the people, and for the
people, should not perish from the
earth.
To-day we live to enjoy that constitu-
tional liberty handed down to us by the
fathers of the republic, the purest and
freest upon the face of the earth. Lit
tie did they think of the mighty strain
Ethis republic was to pass through as they
laid the foundation thereof, upon Cod
like basis of truth, liberty and humani-
ty But it has stood the test of almost
a hundred years. and to-day with its for
ty millions Of liberty loving men and
women, challenges the admiration of an
admiring world. In the conflicts through
which it has passed, it has shown the
| crowned heads of the old world. that in
| telligence and virtue are the only true
basis upon which to erect superstruc-
ture that shall successfully stand against
foreign invasion or intestine COmmOtiOn.
Wars we have had waged against us by
a foreign nation, but the blOOdiest and
most sanguinary was that waged by our
Southern brethren against the existence
and integrity Of the republic. In that
memorable struggle, Vermont was not
an idle spectator. From our mountains
and valleys thousands Of our brave sons
| buckled on the armOr and went forth to
meet the enemies Of liberty and humani-
tv. and led by generals, the peers Of the
greatest generals the world ever saw,
helped materially to achieve cOnquests
the most stupenduOus and mighty record
ed upon the page of impartial history
WehOnOr and ever will honor these brave
men who. under God, saved the nation
from disruption and ruin. The nation
thus savcdis once more on the high road of
prosperity and happiness. The achieve
ments Of war have given way to the
more enduring and happy achievements
of the pursuits of Industrial life. IN
der the auspices and. legislation Of the
republican party all branches of trade
and industry are settled on a wise and
firm basis. The mechanic. the farmer,
the merchant. the labOTcr. all are under
wise and beneficcnt legislation. reaping
the lust reward of successful toll and
labor States, that in the whirlwind of
secession. tore themselves from the I'm
ion, are all back again with a full repre-
sentation in the halls Of Congress. and
with constitutions i'm harmony with the
sDirjt Of the ape. Liberty and equality
are now guaranteed to all And who I
azl- has Accumulated tbis MIGHTY ra-
shit From what source was the mower
derived that led tLis nation ont from, tho
chaos of slavery and secession into the
land Of liberty and union that brol-o
tbo .bocl,Ias from inc bondr,an and hid
him stand nm y man and hro+bor9
n was the republican marty under
tho leadership Of the immortal T;rcoI,
s,,oooodsI nv, t1,o oonI die,,o--;a,,,tl
49,, ,a,ro;,,;,. I,C,,,.+ Drog;da,,4 -
sas G7,3nt am NOT to ro,,na+ -. iis
torv nor that If fhn ilrs+rions Sona+ tl,,
Hr1rv Wilson associated with hin, 10Th
tbe standard bearers Of fine raD,IbIicor
nar+v of fine United Statos
Their bista~,- is known and road of oil
men Rom thousands of aars the
bonor.d names of Grant and Wilson
doa+ TODAY tho SYNONYMS Of honesty
firmnass and INTEGRITY How nronor Il
is that orr naIionaI banner ebanld boar
fine name of Ulysses :. Grant T. tbero
a man liyinr within the limits of orr
broad domain who contributed more to
preserve this fac than Cen Grant ,
What kind of q fl9C wouId we now hove
had the unholv Drinc1nles of secession al
vocafed bv Horace Greeley in 1890 and
1851 prevailed > How MANY etors y,-oI1IJ
there have been left and how many
stripes remained? Horace Greeley said
secession was RIGHT. I know he said If
or wrote il in the TyiB,,0e for read II
there myself How many confedcracies
would be now in existence ont of one
glorious Union had secession prevailed ?
But thanks to God the Union still stands
q unit The old fac flvinr heforo Nc
has 81 stars and room for 81 more. with
the original - stripes. not one erased or
torn therefrom. This banner SYMBOL
zeal of glory and power, of liberty and
right, floats through our wide domain
to-day, and throughout the world. and
where it is seen it tells of a nation saved
by the blood and heroism of the sons of
liberty led ON by the modest. brave SOL
dicr, now President. Ulysses s. Grant.
am carried back, in my mind, to the
year of our Lord 1860. What then was
the mighty question that rolled through
the hearts Of the American people? 1t
was, 'Shall slavery dictate the policy Of
this great nation, shall Congress and the
Executive still bow down and obey its
unholy behcsts and dctation ?. At that
time there were two parties. that of the
Democracy, which had for years mould
ed legislation in the interests of oppres-
sion, and the Republican party. organ
lied by the purest minds of the Republic,
seeking to prevent the spread of slavery
and the destruction of liberty. Upon
the question, ''Shall slavery control the
nation ?" the Democratic party said yes,
the Republican party in thunder tones,