The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-08
VICE PRESIDENT WHEEL.
ER'S SPEECH.
Great Enthusiasm Everywhere

Dl' hLDhNos ' l., mug -o' IL
Republican rally to night wa
largely attended, but a heav
thunder shower interfered some
what with the original arrange
mentS and the proposed illumina
ton. The Hon. VIM. A Wheele
arrived by special train from tn
White Mountains at 4:l5. On hi
arrival a salute was fired. At
p. m. he was serenaded by the 81
Albans brigade band. Mr.. Wheel
er appeared on the balcony of tn,
hotel and was greeted with tire
mendOus cheers. He was intro
duc@ by Edward A. Smith a.
one Of the noblest statesmen o
the republic.
MR.. WHEELER SPOKE AS FOLLOWS:
REPUBLICANS OF ST.. ALBANs
You honor the cause Of which iust
now am a prominent represen
tative. | was placed in nomina
ton as the Republican nominee
for Vice President in the Nation,
al Convention by the action OF
the States of Vermont and Massa,
chusetts. 1t is the greatest honor
ofmy life that the Republicans OF
these States deem me sufficiently
well grounded in New England
TO be one Of the representatives
of their ideas in the pending can
vass. Applause.l In the mat
ter Of my faith trust they have
made no mistake. Applause.
believe in New England; | be-
lieve in Plymouth Rock, for they
are convertible terms. One of the
most gifted Of New England wo-
men has said that "Plymouth
Rock is no quarry; it is a perfect
stone cut of the mountain without
hands, and hands cannot prevent
it from becoming a great noun
tain, filling the whole earth"
Every church, every school house,
every town house from the At
lantic to the Pacific, has Ply
mouth Rock for its foundation
stone. Wherever freedom aims a
musket, or raises a standard, or
sings a song, or makes a protest,
there is Plymouth Rock. The
freedom Of the church, the school
hOuSp. the town houSe-theso.
my friends, form very cardinal
principles of the Republican par
ty. | have often thought and Of
ten said that the Commonwealth
Of Vermont composes and illus
trates the complete realization of
the highest ideal Of a republican
form Of government. Where else
can you find such general intelli-
gence, the result of your free,
popular system education, where
so much fidelity and economy in
the administration of State af-
fairs? Where so much respect
for the civil rights of each and all
the people as in the State Of Yer
mont? 1t is the mission of the
Republican party to confer upon
all the people of this country, in
all the State and in all the Ter
ritories, the inestimable privi-
leges which you in Vermont en-
joy. 1t is a duty to which, in this
centennial year of our nation, we
ought to address ourselves with
renewed attention and fidelity.
| have no purpose here tonight,
my friends, to recall the memora-
BILE conflict through which this
nation has passed, and which
made the American arms forever
illustrious; but let us never forget
the obligations resting upon us to
secure the results of that great
conflict for ourselves and those
who follow after us, and never,
my friends, were these obliga-
tons more apparent and impera-
tive than now. We are already |
engaged in another conflict with
the opponents Of the party which
saved the nation, which to-day
protects its integrity and guards
It's honor. AS in 1860, we are
once more, my friends, face to
'ace with united South, with the
Democratic party Of the North as
is subservient and plant ally. In
every late slave State in the
Union where the Confederate
party is dominant it claims and
nay receive 1870 votes in the Flee
oral College. 1t has complete
control of the lower house, and
he balance of power in the Sen
tie. There is not to-day in those
ate slave States any man holding
| prominet position who was not
in the great struggle
against the government. Not in
he State Of Kentucky can you
ind q man in any position what
,ver who was not engaged on the
ebel Side, This is the condition
,f the South to-day. | have sat
or months during last winter in
congress by the side Of sixty-one
nen who, a few years since, with
rms in their hands, were engag-
ID in an attempt to break up the
government. Now | have heard
hose men defend the hellish
ltrocitics of Libby, and Ander-
onville, and Salisbury. | have
leard Lincoln maligued. | have
leard defended the right Of Vir-
,inia justice of the peace to de:
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