Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-09-05

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manner the history of the birth and the
record made by the two parties, and
proved the utter falsity of the base SLAM
ders cast upon the President, and the
criticisms made upon the method of con-
Quoting the administration. Judge
Steele was frequently applauded during
his remarks, and was congratulated up
on his success.
The next speaker was Hon. Justin S.
Morrill,, United States Senator from Yer
mont. On coming forward Senator
Morrill, was greeted with the most en-
thusiastic applause. No man in Vermont
has so endeared himself to the people of
our State as Senator Morrill,, and he is
always listened to with the most marked
attention. In that most remarkable
body, the United States Senate, he stands
peer among the Wisest of them all, and
Vermont in honoring him, has honored
herself more. Senator Morrill, reviewed
the history of the two parties, showing
in a clear and able manner the grand sue
cess of the republican party, and the
utter failure of the democratic party in
all its attempts to overthrow the govern
ment. He proved that the coalition was
made up of selfish and diverse interests,
and contained the very worst elements
of political parties. One item to recon-
mend Horace Greeley to the Democratic
party was the fact that he is willing to
pardon every wretch in the South who
has committed treason in its most afro
cious form. He spoke of the attempt
of the rebels, acting under authority Of
the confederate government, to burn our
northern cities, and the distributing of
clothing infected with contagious dis
eases, thus sending the messenger of
death among our people in its worst
form. There is not representative of
our government to a foreign mission but
what would be recalled if Greeley is
elected President. Are we ready to
shake hands with these men whose
hands arc stained with the blood Of our
sons and brothers, and give them politi-
cal preferment to the exclusion of those
men who stood by our country in her
day of peril The follies and indiOsyn-
cracies of Mr. Greeley were well known
to the democratic party, and it was
especially for these that they took him,
for they knew that they could mould
him to their will.
Mr.. Greeley is not possessed Of even
ordinary business capacity, he has never
succeeded in any business enterprise, he
does not even contend that he has sue
ceeded as farmer, on the contrary he
admits in his farming experiments, he
has found only hole where he sunk
money.
There never has been a public man
that has been so moderated as General
Grant. He could not have passed through
West Point without evincing more than
ordinary ability. Of those admitted to
that institution only two-thirds pass
through the ordeal.
Senator Morrill, touched upon the
questions of tariff, labor reform. cduca-
ton, the public debt, and during the
retire delivery of his speech he was lis
tened to with the closest attention.
INCIDENTS.
The Ludlow Grant and Wilson club
turned out under their marshal, G. /.
Howe Esq, with $50 membcrs. March,
inc in their ranks we noticed quite a
number of prominent gentlemen, among
whom were ex-Gov. Fletcher, Hon. c.
H. Chapman. Hon. w. H. Walker Gen.
T. O. Seaycr.
The Springfield, Chester, Brattlcboro,
Cavcndish and Rockingham clubs were
well represented, but their numbers
would have been swelled by hundreds
had the weather been pleasant.
Many other clubs were represented by
gOodly numbers though not coming as
organizations.
The salutcs were fired at morning,
noon and evening, and the Charleston
and Bellows Falls bands entertaineds the
citizens with some of their best pieces at
different times during the day and even
ing.
The Ludlow club had the following
transparencies
"Ludlow Grant and Wilson Club.
Grant and Financial Prosperity
Greeley and Financial Ruin.
1--WE believe our Heavenly Father will
GRANT us victory over oppression and
secession"
"Horace Greeley cannot whitcwash
the Green Mountain Boys"
The Press was represented by J. E.
COlburn of the New York Times A. n.
Swain Of the Bellows Falls Times, and
''Videx" of the Rutland HERALD.
Quite a number of buildings were de-
corated with flags and streamers.
At the close of the exercises in the
evening a large number assembled at
that popular hostelrie, the Island House,
where they were introduced to Senator
Morrill, and Gen WOOdfOrd