Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-11-09
VEN BIER ., 1877.
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In a speech at Republican rally in Fan
.nu Hall E,ston nm Friday last GareroI
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oo1.p' Ia VI ''e''''u'' S"iu
Mr.. Hayes did right with regard to South
Carolina and Louisiana, IN my humble be-
lief. Applause was sorry Tor 1t, was
sorry that things came out as they did. |
was sorry about Louisiana. like Packard,
he is good fellow, and was good soldier
and an honest man, 50 far as | could find
out. would rather he would he Governor.
do not know now all the votes were cast
in those parishes, but thought that he was
elected honestly. But the people OF Louisl-
ana when our Commission got there, had
decided otherwise, and there was nothing to
do except send corps OF troops to take one
SIDE or the other, or leave the people of
Louisiana TO dispose oil the matter What
could Mr.. Hayes DO lie could aeknowi-
edge the Governor and the Legislature, but
there were two Governors anu two Leglsla-
lures there' ohe OIL theih hau ABOUT nail an
acre oil grOunu IL eoulu walk over. ana the
other the whole state oil louisiana But II
there were law and right Tor interfering,
that would not nave made any difference, Tor
we would soon nave MADE that nan acre
larger. we got there' ana dozens oil hePuh,
Leans came TO US and sad II was no use, and
they were ior having the hepuDiican mem
bers Oh the Legislature go quietly INTO the
Nleholis House; we toid them not 10
sneak IN at the back door but TO hold con
terence with 'he Nicnolis men Inc Nich-
OILS men passed. resolutions Just Il! soou as
You coulu uram III ra,euii nan WIN REGARD
To liberty. linen 'he hepuDlieahs sad
here are many Poiicenleh anu cierks VINO
nave Deeh "oiAins Ill soou laith' oeiie'ing
That the facSaru government was the iesai
one very wen, Salu o NICHOLS nave con-
tihgeht lunu oi S'o'Uoo, anu you can use
tnat as Lar ~ IL goes 'or '''e pay uieh' Vi 'n,se
men ineIe was NO quarrei aoou' ,'le9o ue-
tails' anu 'no nrs' una VIC knew 'hey were
taxing drink together IN one legislature;
NO" say from PERSONA ooser'ation oi
all except tne urihks' mat that was praci
tlcaily the iact: laughter anu applause ]
1t settled itsei. we could not nave done
awning else Whatever without an army
ana IL Wouiu nave Deeh substantially hSa'''I =,
the VIII OF the people OIL Louisiana. ! tel
you the great mass vi INT I'epuoiica'is 'neie
inc 'hercuanls' sa'u tnat Lpuislaiia nau sot
to nave peace anu .he only way "as 10 20
tosether III oi' legislature iue W. Leg
lSiatures came together III Que ouiiuing anu
there was no nshtlns ana hooouy lhat want
Ell any hsnting' oonie men got up story
about the bribery oi meihDers WIN ihiieage'
but the mileage 'hat memoefs receiver WIS
ohiS what they were en'i'ieu It"
say from my observation that 10 not
see how any other settlement would nave
oeen possible unless an ou'Siue power sucG y
as the United states hau come IN afrayeu
the people IN Two hostiie camps ana 'heh
joined iorces with one sue 10 overcome tue
other; lhey uiu not want 10 ish'- lHey
would nave neen In one legislature before e
We got there IL they hau nut "ai'eu u see IL
we could not smooth the path as we did'
somewhat, l am happy 10 say feope say
that the blacks ana the loyal whites VIII not
nave their rieh's IesleGieu NO" 10 ho'
kho" that tney VIII IN All respects; 10 nU'
eAPcc. 10 See 'Ie iniiieniuni III uie 'ou'n'
Louisiana Is the pest OF all Tue southern
States, IN my oPihioh' because tne city OIL
New orleans Is mauc up Oh great variety
Oh raees' oinGk anu "hl.G' "ernan' rreheh'
spanish, we nau gentlemen come 70 Us
mno H"u o.In 1oin "tu u IN -'e"
dreams Ul anu Lau PEN only d 'eM yeats IN
france lor euuca,,on' anu YET 'ney SPOKE
o r EN- L"gll:n nc ieeeH'I uesi aIas
ol h''eeh peiSons' oI m m"yeis' 1iei-
~ ineh' p"S H'''"nH' "'i iOi "''i si"'' ioi
' anu 'le4e was w. "lise man AIMING mem
Inc ii'"silng Vi 'hese cuuca'eu men unong
the people promises just solution OIL the
uluicuI'y III tnat 'tate' i u" nut expect
entire equaiity, anu lnat brings me 10 my
second point
All TINS that l nave oeen saying as TO the
imposSiDliity Oh teueral interference ohly
makes 'housanu times more imperative 'he
uutY oil maintaining tne hepuoiicah party oi
th's country Applause. GOV NICHOLS
Is gentleman lie Is good fellow; IKE
nm better great ueai 'hah 20 hampton
l never Sa" muc1i oil iiaIiplon' anu perhaps
IL dlu would IKE MN DETER Out 20 MOI
THINK so. NICHOLS Sa graduate oil est
Point. vi course ne hau no business 10
raise MS arm against the uhlted States uo'-
eminent, but ne did' ana the nited states
look one oil MS arms lie hau no business
to march against the onlted states out inc
enited States took one oil ms legs ne
knows what war Is ana ne Is NOT around
asking LOT any more al present Laughter
ana appiausc'l
NichoiiS mas those sentiments oil hohor
anu priue That peiohg' am haPpf " say, ~, ~
the properly eduea'eu regular sGiuier' ms
Wofd Is All ilat you want oi Nun NO"
Nlehoils says he wants peace anu ne says nc
Will nave peace tnat II ne near OF an out-
rage on piaGh Or "hi'e nc y, VIII take tne Tram
ana 90 10 tne pace hiih'ei'' as wen as issue
pio'ianatioh 'IAt nc WIN iia'e IA" aiu
oiuet ioi oi"eA anu Mni''' anu NC WIN nr,e
rea.I III i-ou.'isH "a, nc my ma ne 'ousu''
,na' nc acoep'eu 'ne resui'S Vi Tue "ar' 'lla'
nc Deile'eS III them anu WINS prosperity ior
LouiSiaiia:
Az tn,s oIJection ralseu ny tnosr VINO
speaA Vi tue uoanuoiiiieh. vi 'he oou'n onif
lnah1s more necessary ,ne maintenance Oh
'iie hepoplican party lou say II Will oe
soiiu oou.n; an! 30 1t VIII you .ouiu no,
Niahe II Inherent "i'n nuhuIeu tnousalu
so'u,eis' pe'ause mus oiu ie"teis VIM suIA
Gu ai'er 'iie war nave again 'aAen " 'Ieii
oiu 'iauo Vi Poil.ics anu Ha.o i1-es'apl'Sii t
'ne soC ia 'eifolisui 'nat eAis'eu Se'ole 'no
I:.;.au III. ....,. =. .,..II a I ,..aua
iit'oailf' lhey mean IT. "oulu' II "eio
IN men pace II In iIu ueen on tn"' siuo
a uu iousut a. 'n.y u'u "ou'u 'Tiy i'i'ut
any .oni'ine WIN o'net men VI IAe , sen'i,
iilen. anu euueH'oL " inPIeS' my po'''''"'
S'H..n l upon .he 'Iun'ry.
anu you men "no nave nau your nanus
uH .nel 'ntse tmen'S ye,is' are you n Ii
ventions Is it possible that my old aboli-
ton friends are afraid OF that Flnd OF war
.aic lou may nnt Iuanse tne Noi9,'tu,
sn-rv 10 .eo ,,,,ra,,o1 IL, Tho S,r,h ard ,bore'
fore, say, keep the country in the hands of
the Republican party. Applause. Then
tne national poiiey Will DC entirety fisht: IL
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