Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-09-24
Senator Hoar's Speech.

While all the speeches made at the Mas
sachusetts Republican State Convention
last week were prominently worthy Of the
noble cause in which they were spoken, we
cannot fail to copy few of the splendid
utterances of Senator Hoar.
DTec,9ess Of sgeech is the trues friendship The time
the south will show us any way promote their moral OF
pursue with MORE e"9srSess Of desire tsn cms We viii
help build their school houses, we will help revive their
and cover their land Win railroads But for their sake
results OF Se WAY we or w nS e nnacr ' S ne Ser our
own constitutional rights or those Of our Republican fell
4 no accident that every campaign the South begins
ponen Of Se bamc %f s Sspy lie sl snd some
Democrat the victor The Southern struggle for political
hcea sacrifice in which shed not the blood Of bulls and
God viii take Of the negro as he did Of the Jew
ne dd Of the nran as he did Of the Protestant In the 10y
God will take care OF The negro as he did OF the Jew; even
u he mus, send his pillar Of cloud aud OF e to ead him %
what VIII become OF those fair staies2 What viii become
fathers think t Violence that corrupt acts that tissue
o9,s mat murder are common methods by which power
comfort he MT Time for thirty yea ne southern
small majority IN each branch and the south over
wheming majority n each caucus What the Democratic
70 Their PURPOSES he who runs may read They mean first
80 far as needed the GTn eom 81 e@sso and election
second 70 deprive The nation OF any power 70 secure ne
Gers Third 10 destroy the tlona credit by initiation and
,. national strength 6y areyA9e the army fCIT,h 9
make the national government thus weakened and de-
There are sixteen Southern states which will vote
unit y ESQ Ten Of these with fair discussion and election
be as certain as Massachusetts, OF Vermont.
he men who invoke the doctrine OF state rights 70 destroy
al rights who under the pretene Of state soyeIesny de-
sroy ne soyeIesny OF the people, who pirate Local SELF
every local balio-box are The who past times
strained every national power to the unos, r. .he service
power OF the nation will II for their own objects, with
with, think, but two exceptions every southern Demo-
cratic vote in the senate has been steadily east for every
nation viii be respected by The representatives OF states
The refusal to submit to constitutional restraint which
manifested itself by rebellion In 1851 repeated in spirit
president Is expressly commanded by the Constellation he
does not approve b not TO sign IT, but TO return IT, with
the demand was arroeany made that he should sign bills
whether he approved them not As in the outset Of the
sumter so il was attempted to starve the executive au
ihofty Of the United states into submission by refusing
q nsGrpaon and rebellion were TIED anew; but
with THIS essential difference that they found Hayes and
All the issues OF twenty years be crowded and
concentrated into the decisive struggle Of 1850 There
everything in this contest to stir the blood OF the Republic
cans Of She not wont TO lag behind Maine
foreman N this mighty jury Of states To the verdict which
struggle OF ssO is at hand. Its to be waged for great
stake as was ever venued peaceful combat The SUI
tie fields; The freedom Of race bought with SO much pre-
Stes and u are n Su, @ the naSna ered
on which all property and safety rest the resumption Of
the steady employment of abor-a these stand
M by ,,e result OF The corning strife You must Join one
nothing and to do nothing You must enlist In the patriot
boys and skinners, who follow plumber both
enp, Let no bers9na discomfort, let no difference aoou,