The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-09-04

and i give them The oliYe branch OF
peace everywhere Bul uulil that be
acknowledged, will not insult the
memory Of my dead comrades by any
pre,cnse 81 shaking hands on aDy other
ground Now. what did that war
amount 10. aud what did we fight tor
Eleven great states came to the front.
declaring that they were sovereign
states aud would secede if they wished
no. Against that doctrine The great
Uaion race arose aud declared that the
nation ltseli j. the supreme power 10
this land aud could enforce tie laws
against any and aiI states aud al men,
and You rebels and seeessionists. get
ont u the way, OF you viii be crushed
by the slaughtering power Of the ma.
ton. We fought, and our guns were
loaded With ideas Every cannon was
tuli OF the idea OF liberty and union ;
every muskct fred rang out for union
aud liberty against slavery and seces-
sion When the rebel flag went down
at Appomsttox we hoped and believed
that slavery and state supremacy had
been buried in the one grave, but since
met you here last year we have had
two sessions Of Congress. l am here
to tell you that the most dangerous Of
all the doctrines that has been taught
by the Democratic party in the last 20
years were revived in full force at those
sessions Of Congress. They got control
Of the Senate and House. Do you
know that men who fought 10 arms
against US, aud denied that we are u
nation, declared that the states are
sovereign; that the lost cause would
be regained, aud again and again de-
clared they were not ashamed Of the
cause for which they fought2 They
denied that there are any such things
as national elections, but that all voters
are state voters and under the control
Of the states, and the United States
should be driven away from all the
elections where members OF Congress
are to be elected throughout the United
States. You know the South has be-
come solidiy Democratic. The whole
South is like one doubled fist of rebel
ism, and all they need. to get the abso-
lutte control OF this nation in 1880, is
two such states as Maine, Ohio, and
the state of New York. They found
that Ohio aud New York were great,
earnest, strong Republican states, and
if there were two places, one in each,
that, if they could get their hands
down into them 10 the good old way.
they could gain oil the power. The
cities OF New York and Cincinnati are
what they want. If they conld fill the
ballot boxes Of those cities with any
kind of paper they chose. they could
carry those two states in spite Of the
voters, and thus give a solid South
full control. They said The only
way we can do that is to get the United
States away from the ballot boxes.
This Southern Democratic party, in
caucus assembled, these men who
fought against us in the field, aud now
claim they were right and that their
cause will yet triumph, deliberately
resolved never again TO appropriate
money for the support Of the Govern.
meut until supervisors are driven away
from the ballot boxes. aud the only
reason they could give was that as a
state was sovereign state those men
had no right there. We dared them in
Congress 10 the issue, They said three
months in session, and after doing the
/ utmost 10 their power, they finally
said as they gave way and let most OF
the appropriations 90 through, We
will postpone this fight until next
winter, but we will resume il then and
never give il ~. We will break down
all Federal coatrol over the election oil
| Congressman Esery vets yoa cast i'm
Maine this year for a Democrat or a
IGreenbacker. against the Republican
party. Isl vote to let the rascality OF
1 Southern caucuses control the country
that you live in and make the laws Tor
you. We put the question TO your
selves whether you are going TO let the
great issue OF Abe var be revived when
il was settled long ago. VIII you now
ALLOW il to be lost by the stupidity Of
yourselves and the wickeduess Of The
frebel enemies That Is the whole
ISSUE. The ELECT 81 the extra session
vas 70 unite the liepubIiean party
! iron Hayes down. they are ail stal.
wart. 10 Ohio there is 40 divlsioN in
COR rauks. Republicans who lett US
have not given up their old principles,
and ~ben they see the wickedness oi
The rebels revived they come back 70
their "a places 70 stay "
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4f.facoia, i attradedwiihtnAny Suspicious
ritcum.iapee. which Indicate preHedi-
t4ted mardet, aud tie high sheriff aad
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