Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-29
MATERIAI DEVELOPMENT.

And this is not all Our material de-
velopment has kept pace with our political
reforms. and despite the discouragement
to immigration. and the positive drain of
great war lasting -four NenrS. our pnpula-
ton increased between 1860 and 1870 more
than seven millions. The increase was
but little more than eight millions dur
inc the previous decade In spite of the
enormous cost of that same war, both in
money and in muscle. our lines of cOmpet-
ed RAILWAYS have increased from 81 900
miles. Mt the close of 1861, to almost -
600 at the close of 1873. One iron track
spans the continent; others are projected
and more OF less advanced in construction.
That vast region between the Rocky Noun
tain range and the Sierra Neyadas which
was almost unknown in 1861, Is now trav
ersed by highways in every direction, and
its geography is as familiar to onr children
as the geography of New England was to
the children of 1861. And here. within
this very Republic which thirteen years
AGO the flithless Democracy turned over
to the Republican party for burial, capital
has combined to construct more miles Of
railway than all the rest of the world pos
sesses. Harbors and rivers have been inn
proved, and the trade of our Western lakes
, and rivers now employs commercial ma
rine exceeding 200 900 tons.
ENLARGED facilities for trade have swell
ed the volume of trade.
1 PUBLIC CREDIT ADVANCED.
cro%b aF frs are The 4 pe cent baHd ue @ Fer
ary, ls6 sold for ninety four 's 90 the d'lIhr ne
+ Bonds sold in June is74 as hih as 23% cents on the
= thoIEh the nation then owed two thousand million
mes ic commodities increased
and seventy three million in ls6O TO sH hundred and
period Of two hundred and seventy-six million dollars
is now governed worse instead Of better than formerly
It Some may be found weak enough to believe such as
prove that day cold when the mercury stand
happily sometimes do And will require great dea
of rhetoric persuade this country that It Is heiua
ruined by a Government which in thirteen years ha
advanced its credit throughout the money mlrkets o
1t trebIed It's surplus productions.
. LAND POLICY.
But this is not all Since the advent OF tie Republican
party the finishing touches have been glyen f. onr la
dd@0aTasihnT Was i that was Se as the in
section Of land But 9di1asd 6 d thit
it has rendered homestead not exceeding one h,Indre
10 farm Gpon And in vIeW Of fact which h no stat
can afford nd to rg 9yer9ok to W.T. a mat sbd
every other industry, and that to be rul suGcessfu
prosperous colleges have been endowed OF the put
ic domain wherein
the rank a craft the dignity of science; to tn
But as established the future land policy Of the Re-
IN publican party the foowng resolution OF the II rus
as RESOLVED, That in the udment Of this House IL
I'd p0dGy dr "f corpoaons ought to be- an
tO that every consideration of public policy and eq
o the thG T 6ed M
it Under the Homestead and presuptio1 laws subject
reasonable appropriations OF such lands for education
THE IrNION PRESERVED
Fellow citizens when you committed the Union
the keeping Of the Repgbliean party in seemed on Il
lie i. hal received az incnra5le wou9d We prese
thrSGElh0ut i an her 6PrdsTs shg
NC pted pd nowhere her opinions are respecfed
ie She stands in the very yanguard of soyerein STAT
~ country raised such humiliation such grande
h2T mot efe e
party, but in spite of its utmost hostility.
THE OPPOSITION REVIEWED.
You have seen the shortcomings of that party in
he ministraon. Its faults in opposition have been ST
h IH Of r % 3 thf be M Iof 2r a
to how can they be forgiven their struggles 70 preve
be S
enex B s not ohfy E ea e Re 6
from in baaF ha ed sent he a64 to ne
ro but rather pses the helpless crew under whose
RiaS 'Ssss Sssq " t2 R s
Il, tn the - Saviour Saw overboard when he appeared to
he buke those imPious @ s., winds the world would ha
eI Democratic ofense which still smells heaven
ion that they did nothing for the country but that I'll
fiercey opposed everything that done for the
I'VE try 1t would not be quite true to that the Den
)ur the rebellion; that would have been high treason
re- would be quite far from the truth to say that IL
promoted that effort. The rebellion could not Ii;
l lasted years had the Democratic party continI
in that patriotic which Douglas for sea
ISe inspired But Douglas died. and did that purpC
With a sagacity, steadfastness and clearness
vi son which if employed in good cause, would bt
OF inestimable value, the Democratic party found
for covert, and devious way which lay betw
loyalty and treason, and they pursued that tF
- avoiding the rebuke of their country foes.
)ne But for this stinted measure of the loya
LOG ! there have been some excuse. 1t may h
SS from lack of faith and not from want of 10
They professed to believe the rebellion nvincble
if they really believed they could hardly be
aen be hopeless The spirits rare and very choice
@.A lead q forlorn hope with anything like gayey.
the those who lead real hope matter how forlorn
do not merely follow dread are not apt to look so
leu NAL as these Democrats did when the rebellion
led finally crushed
AZ" Possibly, however. even that singular detection
or but the effect of modification at their msju
the was crushed and they were invited to aid in
and its eaIse as wei as cause nor 1neufe m % S %
that refusal be excused forgiven? The great ac
emancipation, while it is the grandest in history
also the least expensive 1t cost nothing but v
less yet even this they refused to give By simply writ
ted they could give freedom to four millions Of human
,o5 ings They were sure of victory if they said "
ate and yet they said no." 1t is mere question of
%'o ton. The question was squarely put to them q
de- they had been led shuddering clear through the