Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-09

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could but be odious to God and man.
The Republican party, on the other hand, had
/ upheld the flag of our country, had abolished
slavery, and enabled 900, 900 of emancpated
freemen TO stand with their riven chains in one
hand and their title to liberty in the other and
chant praises TO the God of their creation for the
| persistent labor and heroism of the party and
| principles Of republication.
1t had raised armies, equipped n.vies and
/ fought successful war against three thousand
| millions ofproperty; sssinst seven generations
Of enemies, and hal enabled its m,rtyred
leader, by single stroke Of his pen to strike
every mark Of the bonimsn from his liberated
col. 1t has prevented Reputation; carried for
ward gigantic commercial enterprises, ETC.. ETC.,
giving lit Of achievements in peace, equal to
its triumphs in war.
1t was impossible for suy President to carry
on sn administration without occasiOnal INTAKES;
and We should not for tuch reason turn back
On the only party thst h:s preserved our coun-
try and saved our liberties. Let u, cling to our
organization as We have chung TO II before. These
timer tried mems souls. Let us seek to correct
the errors but give up personal piques and unite
in the support Of the Repuolic.n party and its
nominations and thus achieve glorious vic
tory
Against the combined power of the Democratic
South had been reconstructed, xn1 the breezes
kissed the stsr spsnglei banner in every State of
the Union from ocean to ocean. This wss the
fruit Of Grants Administration.
There never WAS finer body Of men than
the Philadelphia Convention, which gave Gen
ersl Grant unanimous denomination. 1t was
composed Of the braios, muscle, integrity and
honesty of the country. Less than thirty Of
the body were Office holders The politicians
certainly did not nominate Gen. Grant Tie
whole Fpirit Of this Greeley movement Was f.lse-
hood Base oowsrily lies, was ia stock in
tfstc The doctrine Of State rights W.s imbei- 1
ded be Cincinnati platform, AMI in = -eeley', .
two losers Of acceptance.
The speaker then gave sn account Of just how
the sumner Greeley agsins; Grant quarrel COM
menced and culminated, and how the sorehesI
party, joining with the Old democracy wanted an
experienced circus rider. who would straidle all
the horses 1t once, snd found Greeley, by expe-
renee sad practice to be just the manifold rider
they mat have. He eloqucndy compared the
i7es and pu5iic s-ts Of Grant and Greeley. and
shoEei conciusiv>iy which Of the two the nation
could st1ri to trust. Since the Saviour never
hal = man been 80 vil.iiel a. Gen Grant
Col joyce thought the country would have
been better OF if We hAl hal little les f1rgiv-
ing policy towAriF the rebels It would haze
been better ifJet Davis and = number Of the
rebel leaders hal disgrGcel = gbbet with their
boiier- He then slrcaitically described the lit
Tie lonesome flusi Of Republicans. the lost
sheep Of the House Of Ifr,el, who have gone AZ
ter strange gods Sud the Assh pots of office snl
power lie did not believe they would have
any place IN Gteeleys simiuistrstio1, if he
should be elected. lie next gave an eloquent
defence o.: Gen. Grant. sketching graphically
lis career, which vas received by the audience
VITA the utmost enthusiasm. Gen Grant had
organized victory be said AMI this would i'm
morislze him forever lie wss great states-
man as well ass great soldier He hal kept
his pledges slce he became President Tie hal
ertpp.et the financial question AMI reduced the
nEton'- debt Sni Kept the country in
hesiihy snd SAFE businefs condition.
Fourteen Investigations hal been Instituted
agAi1st tie Pendent sni his cabinet, anil the
result Tss there WAS not st,in or blot on their
fame He W-a.l not vote for Horace Greeley
beoA1se he vas not fit f1r the Presidency The
company be kept would ccntluiaste the very
elect lie reviewed Summers Indictment c. the
Presidency in mastery manner. Aul exploded
the les q Grants dcismers concerning gift
taxing and nep0tism.
Col. joyce was Continually interrupted by the
applause Of tie sulis1ce, ;. the pointed auI tel
ing his he made. sni manifest truths he toll
H-s eloquent aiira,s va spiocl with several
aa.,lotss, .ll BE closed with grtni appeal to
bic Les-ers 20 ho.l s.e,l Hast to their duty in th,
hour Of renewed peril 70 ou- country. III,
voice wAs hae=ul he srcke nearly two bours AZ
the close @; bis speech, ., tie suggestion o: ole
q b5 ola foiiieff three T,u,.ng cheers were given
for him aal the ola Seclni Vermont, We are
gal to hear thst the c.! will aIircs, our citi-
ze-s oa zone evening Of next week.
li wss announced tia, oa account Of the late .
neis Of tie hour the organization Of . Grsat .ai .
Wilson club would De postponed until SATURDAY .
evening next Cheers we're then given for
Grsu, AMI wilson, f,- the Republicans Of Bur .
iing;5a AMI Sbe.5rru, after whi,h the meeting
broke Up aud the Bsrliagt3a delegation took the
csrs tlr home, reaching here shout ll.3O p. I'D.
The "a. y ssl oae Of th- largest sal ms. en-
thus;Asti. Il the csngriru thus f,r, over five
hani1el people being present.
Alou. O'clock TaeIlsy morning policeman
R.ss discovered the hause q James Kelley GA
the corner Of Water snl hing streets, on fire.
aui with difficulty aroused Kelley anil wife,
when Tie dames were soon eStinguishei. Inc
IRE g. 4 FROM > stove pipe running into tue gar
ret The iEuage wss slight NJ genera.
s'srm Was given.