Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-07-19

that 10 ssTe II they must 20 FOR Horace Greeley
In this situation support Of the nomination
Of President Grant was conclusive on every
party man Of the republicans We cannot have
free government without psrties In England
and every other free nation we find men divided
into different organizations, one conservative OF
clinging to the p.,t-one radical, or looking to
the future. The democrats party VAS once pro-
gressiye party but cinging TO slavery il be
came conservative, AID it went down with slavery
> The republican party roW emboiies the men OF
progress and life N the community. Il is =
noble party saG Il Aoy man desires to see it.
principles prevail, lie must sLbmt to The di.c.-
pine of the party. Having recsiva the urani-
nous nomination OF the party, u -,- ,e7 low
lies on his opponents 10 shdT Thtao:a General
Gran; has proved fsittlo6' 70 Ai' P=,.r. This
the speaker defed sny mxa TO 60. Aele are
good men who seem to believe th.; he hsa bu,
it il Que Of these decisions iroe shlch men
ought to prsy 10 be delivered.
eenstor Carpenter proceeded a; greater length
than cur space will permit us to report, to con-
zider tie various objections brought by his ere
mica against Grant and 10 show that they we're
gyogndless. He did rot know how msuy or how
few Greeley men there were in this comnuai-
tY /; but he veuturel the declaration that it
would lie found that there Vas not 4 man Of
them whose action could not be traced 10 rome
personal disappointment. Yes, one," cried
$ man 10 the crowd. &" Then sGii the Stna-
tor, - II there is ore, sri l Fupposc you are
that one, lie is an excep. o. | have been re
Gently through five Sts-s, and / have not
found an snti-Grsnt republ; n who hsd not some
personal grievance - some loss Of oiice. or
failure to get Office, or failure 10 be spprecis Z
according to his own opinion Of his exalted
merits 50
Senator Carpenter nezt examined Mr. Gree
| lev record, az $ s6cessioaist in 1851 lie then
decsrel. anl undoubtedly still believes that il
9eSsn StStef wanted to leave the Union they bad
right to 20. OF coUrie il followed that ;he
reet Of the people hsl no right 10 prevent them
from going Il follows logically that we ought
to refund to those rebel states the coz. Of ths
war, the cost Of these uesrOs, the cost OF their
towns sud cities degroyed, sn3 the principal and
intcrest Of their debt TIE election Of Horace
Greeley would revive al those clsins, AMI Nr.
Greeley as PRECEDENT must sustain them III ose
Who wish to be taxed to pay for The liberated
sAyes and for the rebel debt, ought to vote f-r
the man Who sad the 5ecedirg staies Lsl " =
/ right to 90. Tie great question is thus, slil,
vhei Der the great results OF the war shall be Sc
| cured or lost. In conclusion Senator Carpenter,
with stirring eloquence, appealed sgsin TO the
/ republicans Of Vermont to poll their full vote
Eni roll up their old majority in September
! A 7oice in the crowd How about San Do
mirgo - Well, ssii Senator Carpenter. san
| Domingo is portion Of 4 very valuable itisud
IN the Wesi ladies whose people almost alsniu-
ously desired annexation 10 this great Rsuutlic
When Informed Of the. fact, and supl!el to TO use
/ his influence to secure the annexation OF the
isAni, President Grant, as usual. saii ro,hin-
Bu. sbortly be sent GU; a responsible nan % ia
/ quire into the matter, AID who geriiei the
statement A treaty for the annexation Of san
Domingo vas drawn up. EDl shown e Senator
I Sumner, Who professel 90 be entirely satisfied
I with It, and promised TO support IT, 81, before
/ II came MP for Action, NJ. Sumner had became
/ dissatisfied with ceTtain appointments AMI with
/ Mr.. Mo,leys re,sll. lie opposed tie tTesty sal
an investigation was ordered. comm sfion
vac se1t GU; hcsiel by old Ben Wade. who hsies
t1indler IS he does the devil, aui Dr. Howe,
and they fully sustained the expeliency O. an
uezatiou. The President favored it, for be hal
'5eu how the late war had been prolonged ty
tie supplies Of arms received by the r5bels from
tie West Ini.s Islands. lie believed il We h.s
hal ? naval station ~ those i-suls. tie war
would have lasted but two years instead Of four.
So he urged the adoption Of The treaty. W.s De
wrong Voice IN the croWl, " Nary wrong"
You re f9uni my friend, Nary + wrelg
The rejection Of San Domingo Tss the gres'est
biunder Of 6tty years The Senate rejected the
treaty, and having piacei The responsibility an
the Senste. the President ccaFCi % urge tte
matter and there it all ended
vcice-i,0w Stout that az it-csmp3 We'll,
the scent OIL; By the President was cn. o. ia
aids, Gen. Bsb-ycG. presiIcut Grant cent h.,a
because he had confidence in him A. knew him
90 he able mi houest. Gen Batc3cS gael
protocol iar trCs.y, s1d s.iel ile e,tcr-
~. d. c. 70 his name. Thee were not U. any
particular consequence. lie might jls, as vel
hive signed hinsef - notary pubic, only lie
didn't happen 20 be one. lie hsl no cA,e hu.
tbs, Of ali, AID 50 be signed himself IA b. c.
Wa that SO very d.eaIfll7 is ie going RUIN
the country And d. you feel 20 bad Ab5., II,
my friend, that Sou u4st a5suaEe your gre. iy
voting Tor i-ee,ey2
Mr. Sumner he cnsrgel President Grant
with being an e-ltist THIS charge comes vel
from Charles Sumner, who never "a u 81 0ri-
r.rJ chair in his life, md wbore osn caus...u-
en's have so apTrlsch hjn through 81 interT-e-
Ter. rue Pres lent IS 20 egotir-. Tie j. the ,.-n-
p.est man iu America Anybody can spp-olcb
bin. &c yen are the huuhest citizen
you msy g1 uLiilirn 70 the White House.
} on sill tGt u1 sc1,-ics or guards r.
keep you FIR N tie Prc.ileuts rool. Ysl
will get Al audience 9Th him A. coca a. say
e'N'' '-AH N-4'A ~ '-4 l-4'1i MI u .' tA'V
~ in'ormiilon 10 give hi-a or any Proper ef-
rsai Yea VII get - attentive nearing Hei-a
inia vac les'r iAh' a'eut h.mte.L ioi a'eY
10 90" 'ia 'or months aul introduce '-s 'o9.'
an al.ar.sa 70 Ii, ON crrs. ir.l. iie will ak +
Of wis; ether Gene-af dill szd give 'hen credit
In. T.. III ,1gy 80 5.'- 'u' o" N' n.'s.
tie So n. h., r,.ic ,.-~e f..J -.
meats They are inevitable lat lie rogue,
}1sj as -i'' s- they are discovered go TO it's9n
-,, .,e s,.gss =, IsA ia,.-n 1iiler ls al
a irini.,r,ti.p. mn cv,,r-is.. IA. # I5sa
4aincy Alsut
A-sa'ms l!e'as 81 as a'ne ere. Wen, .
VI, III a., -, s,' o.. u. A'9 am PVT rs
lion from En-I.ni fir cur f5s=fs by the reh7I
c'iseIf' VINO my cfl'd na'y taler -n'. +
treaty No- We W no protested ant Ntn,cl o. I
cn;2ee 10, ani urged Al Adjournment % Tie /
COMMISSION not "e. l' i- not ia.f1Ah'y f-.le' .
thNi tfesiitn' Grant "'s not c'er1 sc-ei ID I.
ihal -'t.er rue our government nss CO..
cedeI 4 little N one point o-t it can ecoeote .
cons icr'o'e more sui stll hN'e 'Ae ti7aatsge .
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