Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-08-23
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Ex-Governor Noyes, OF Ohio noble man
as well as battle SCARED veteran Of the
Union array, made an eloquent and effective
speech at Buffalo, Thursday night. The
following magnanimous tribute to the 10y
atty of war democrats, and thrilling appeal
10 the memories Of the boys in blue in be-
half of the cause for which they fought and
20 many Of their comrades died, win be found
to be good reading; ... .n.
Let me not be misunderstood. | don't
arraign the great democratic party as be-
ing disloyal. am here willingly TO admit
that the great body of that party is Just
a. patriotic and honest a. the party 10
which | belong. Applansel ] don't for
get that when in 1861 the buqles Of war
were sounding, there came from every II
side and valley in this land tens Of thou
sands Of patriotic young democrats, who
shouldered their muskets aud went and
fought side by side and shoulder TO shoulder
with us and that many made the last great
sacrifice which freeman can make--laid
down his life for his country. Loud ap-
plause. | should do great injustice TO my
own feelings II failed 10 recognize the ser
vices and the sacrifices which these demo-
cratic soldiers performed and made on be
half OF an imperiled country but, my friends,
it is also gratifying 10 me 10 know that the
great body Of these boys in blue" these
democratic soldiers, ara now standing
side by side with me, and have no doubt
tonight, If | should look over those before
me, would find many an old comrade.
LCheers.l But while these democratic sol
diers were helping to save the country, 1
oeg 10 ask What ue leaders oi the democratic
party were DONG to sustain our imperiled
cause, OF 10 sustain our government wnen
calleu 70 grappie WIN reoeiiioh ihey
u uoiniua'eu convicted traitor ior uovefnof
Oh ohio' ana did they not, from the Degin-
ning 10 tne emu, year aiter year, cali US
Lincoln nirehngs' when we were hght-
ing tne battles OF our country, ana even al,
Yer ", "raut went into tne lluerness anu
Sue'iiai was marching rom Atlanta 70 ti's
a' ulu '"e, nIe continue 10 can US sucn
nalnes , APP'ause.J ana tten tney wen.
,h.o hal'9ual convention at lineage ana
Ihele I '.iey ueciareu the war failure; ana
pes 1ne paiuo. oi my ue,iiocra.lc iriehus'
u n nave 10 remind t'len that ,he CHAIRMAN
oi tile suo-eoinIniitee VINO reported tne ma
rIous resolu'ioiI was oa'huei d. ihueh'
l'TSuu ~' 'PPlause .i
Now' gentleihen' suppose the hepnDhcan
P,eYf . hai Sihel t''e same view OF anars III
~ 'i'a' oan'ufl o. . ii,oeh and tie ue'no,
eIa''o ieaues .ook AT ,hlcago, where would
nay peeh your country-rent asunder' di-
Niueu illoo many smaii cohiederaeies or prin.
o,Pans'es' WI.h1ut honor az nome or respect
aoIosu lApPiause' Is ~ nothing 10 nave
,,si saved one country When democrauc
pon.lolans sald there was no power under
1ne 1 CONSTITUTION 10 90 IL. aoraham Lincoln
lcneers -uou rest ms soui il-hnas power 70
1oeroe 'pe reoeis' anu .hanks 70 MN ana the
poys III piue VINO faiieu 10 MS support, we
uaFe ho" country prosperous at nome anu
soNeInineh. una. conhmahus tne respect OF
every civlli-ea hasioh on the eartn. lOheers.J
NOW, "heh the wa, was over ana we had re-
organized the ooutn and reunited our coun-
'ry, iroih 'he iakes 10 the gun, ana from the
great river 10 the sea- from that time 10
,niS thefe mas not peen one single drop Oh
oioou sned ior the crime OF treason. lhere
nave oeen no disaoiities imposed-ercept
very iew-anu these nave been nearly all
removed. loheersJ Can you say that we
nave not oeen inagnanimous beiieve me,
'he history Oh tue worid SHOWS no such mag
nanimity. lCheers. :,
some tiine ago went TO washington, ana
l had 70 go on my wooden leg, which some
now nave come 10 nave a sort oil pride IN
applause perhaps Pardonanie III me
put a. ieas, !. was sort OF refuge from tnat
unpleasant consplcuousness winch cripPies
nave 10 endure NY wiie' 100 mas come 70
nave sor. OF prlde ao0nt ~. however,
went 70 washington ana was There ushered
inoo .he iiouse OF representatives oy the
oetseahtaEAIhs OF the coniederate coh.
gress' ana wheh ! got INSIDE and looked
around, around, ana looked all over who was there
nlhng the supor'hhate places formerly hiied
" hePuoheans' III many instances py GRIP
P'eu soiuisIs ! Not northern uemocratic
soiuiers III l had seen 'nein there l would
never nave uttered word oil complaint L
wouid nave male no oD]ections 10 dem
ocratlc soldiers had iound them ming the
places oil those turned out but found their
places supplied by ex.members OF the CON
iederate army l looked over the moor oil
.he House ana iound seyenty-three MAJOR
ana brigadier.uenerals oil the iate cohied-
crate army sltung there making laws ior the
country which only eleven years ago they
mower heaven ana eartn 10 Destroy isouu
applause. linen heard Ben iiiii' OF
georgia rise up ana excuse the atrocities oil
AnueisohVille ana ihoby prisons. know
some III thls auulence know All ABOUT them'
heard MN arraign the Northern people Tor
atrocities which he said were worse than
those OF Libbyor Andersonyille' ! saw him
advance with ms hnger raised and warn tue
Northern men TO abide by the constitution
which they had so often violated, and saw
sam Cox, OF New York, come and congratu.
late nm on the speech he had made. did
not Ike It. was not proud OF 1t, and are
you, my democratic friends Voice, No.
Is there n democrat In here who likes 1t
II we look at the democratic papers, what
will they say about it +? They will say dema
gogue got up and waived the bloody shirt
Well, gentlemen, it was no disgrace to Ruth
srford Is. Hayes TO wear the bloody shirt
| his Hood and hone and a hroLen arm hnso
Inv bis side aud ha lad h;s hrava hovs op
! rt;reat cheeringl II was no d;sgrace 10 f;v,
hnndred tbonssnd of ,,onr .d .n,,,ra ,,ss ~ he
laid down their l;vas and r,ade tba;r hloodv
shirts ths;r w;nd;na shsat" sav 10 vo,'
de,nocrats have vo,, no sacrad nsnor;ss n,
,b;s bIoody ,yar Uaya yo,, no daar ono.
siasn;n,, absre ,ba Aim;shtv CoJ vs.r y,
wear coSsrs them in their graves in The snr;ns
In, ,v;,h s,rosn e,rass an5 later U;s sap