St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-23
Greeley Meeting at Newport. Speech
of Gen. Fitzpatrick.

There WAS ii mass meeting AT New
port Tuesday. the people being drawn
together bN the announcement that Mr..
Greeley and Gen. kilpatrick would Ice
present Fitzpatrick waS there Gree
lev wasn't. There were IL number of
people who went up from this place.
and stations above. although the entire
number present At the nIrctim" WAS
small inside three hundred We should
Judge though there may have been
more. The snail attendance may he
year for the farmers. coupled with tine
fact, growing more obvious every day.
that it is impossible. i'll Vermont at
least. To get up amy enthusiasm for
Horace Greeley. And while the people
accord t" every man right To his politi-
cal opinions. they cannot huIIah hearth
| ~ for man who goes back uncondi
/ tionallN and umlrScrNcdlN upon his
entire past record. That is why this
whole business dra"> and Greeley linn
self cannot inspire enthusiasm int" the
CANVASS 10y his personal presence. I> WAS
again and again demonstrated in New
Hampshire and Maine. during his late
tour in those states.
At Newport Tuesday. after Il Greeley
flag had been raised. and several pieces
performed 10y the Newport Band. the
people were invited into the spacious
room about the office of the Mcnphlr-
magog House. where Cen. kilpatlick
the da~himg Young cavalry officer of the
Union army fame. addressed them fnr
an hour and a-halt. The General i Il
good speaker, and is quite arrtul in The
way of putting things. There Wa> iitrlr
argument. hut abundant assertions and
m>imnatinn>. He hnl>tcrcd up Grant iS
Il General and soldier. to tear him down
aS Il President and statesman. Ills
whole address rested ON four similar
propositions. the inst of " hich WAS This ::
After the, Rebellion. y. +. stewart sub
>cri'cd 10 0ttnWar,l> Il present which
Il number of wealthy New Workers ten
dcrcd Gen. Grant. Afterwards Ir,.>i-
dent Grant appointed Mr.. Stewart SEC
rctarN of the treasury. Il don't >:iN
urged Gen. Fitzpatrick. that he Pres
idrnt appointed Mir. Stewart secretary
bcc0n>c he gave him the ten rh"u>lnd
dollars: simply wish To establish the.
fact" Which the public will >aN. We
think. WIS II" argument Whatever
against the President for Ice ii know II
that this giti WAS made ten. Grant he
fore he WAS PRESIDENT. and u" one ~:rN -
the appointment Wa> made a. i reward
for the lift ur that Mr.. Stewart would
mot have made AN excellent SECRETARY il
he had been enabled tu accept. We
might supplement the speakers prop"
>iti"ms >"rcthin" ia this WIl TW"
NcaI- ~" Gen. Fitzpatrick vas u GOOD
friend of President Grant and his al
nini>triti"m he Wa> also minister /"
Chilli. He has NOW c.'.l>cd To Lee i min
lister To any foreign count. and i Il bitter
opp">,I of the. President. We ii" NOT
say that the General "pr">'~ the al
mini>trati"n b,cu">, h, has II" foreign
appointment We wish simply /" ''c>-
tahli>h the fact" Which pI"p"~iri"u
would lr Just a. "cImamr t" the present
ISSUES in the campaign ~ either one
which Gen. kIlpatrich stated.
The General VAS full IL unfortunate
III hi- attempt t" alarm his hearers hN
talking about the tyranny and u>urpa
ton of the President With th. lrnlcli-
cN and lIhcr;llitN of President Grant ="
"h, iou> t" cNcIN body. such charges
fall To the ground of then nN weight
liut want OF space tulhid~ u~ from
follow in" Gen. X through hi address.
If he comes here Ia speak. ~ j. NON
rum"rcd. "rn people can hear him and
Judge tor themselves of TIA, fairness and
weight Of his argument.