Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-06-16

The nomination OF General Garfield gives
peculiar interest to the speech In which he nom
mated John Sherman for the presidency, produce
ing an effect upon his audience which undoubt-
edy led to his own nomination The following Is
Its full text:
OF hs convention with deep sociude No emotion touches
Snd nob Gs gHS ,n ene1, In honor Of great
nesse1 these DEMONSTRATION seemed TO you were
fury Ard ios.e into spray and s grandeur moves he
,3n o. ,ne dnesi man NJ, remenber that Is NOT the
and depths measured when the passed and
ia smooth surface then the surveyor takes
the Level from which he all terrestrial heights and
Gentlemen Of The convention, present, temper may
thl.Iasp has passed. when emotions Of This hour have
sns'hed we shall nnd he calm level O public opinion be-
are 70 be measured, and by which their na action VIII be
Thousand men and women are assembled is the destiny Of
he republic 70 be decIeed not here where the enthu
ing 70 cst their vote, Into the aud determine the choice
%hee ne snsh4 iS She VEN wye snd eEsTen
about them, with the calm thoughts inspired by love Of
hSpes o. the future and The knowleige q The men
there God prepares lie verdict hat hal Ike Ms
dom Of or work tonight Noi in Chicago in the heat Of
November In the silence Of deliberate Judgment will this
grea, question , be settled Let us sd them tonight
Bear with me moment Hear me for tbs cause and, for
ago this republic wearing triple chan q bondage
Long Familiarity with tranc in The bodies and souls men
had paralyzed the condolences OF majority Of people,
The baefu doctrine Of state soveregy had choked and
seizng The virgin erriorqs Of The west and dragging them
lean party was born Il drew It's rst from that
and Which, he % Sn2 anng 's cam
never wholly e1pgnlsh The Republican party 70
the beeaguered assaulted territories were struggling FOR
freedom and drew around them the sacred circle Of liberty
which the demon OF has dared
made them free forever.
party under the leadership OF that great who on This
iona capital and assumed he hsh d1,es ef he govern
nen The Light which shone from ts banner dispeed the
melted The shackes Of every slave and consumed IN the
e o national S bs se 81
policy were themselves prosrae and the streams Of
Trsiche mote, e two Thousand uhcop,ied AID
country with circulation that poisoned rather than
this II abolished The babel Of conasonp and save he
country currency as national as ts ag based upon the
arousd great ndasities and they stood as with
grea, functions Of the government confronted rebel
91 Of S maSnufe vim slavery behind and
Then after the Of battle we're hea ri the
BY ss Si,0n s and n
on % e st ySS @ y, II ns to the
wse on as % IF e nna and Ss,
the law" Then the questions Of reconstruction the
public debt and the public faith. In the settlement these
dve Of glorious existence 1t has here 10
S% r we U 1 seS, S fa % ga Of It.
friends by assaing our Republican brethren God forbid
the roll! OF our heroes This coming asEt is OUT
spartan hosts are united We cam Withstand ali the PER-
slams that the Xerxes Of Democracy bring against
Ugh, for in the future The census taken
u n s s 10 ohs @ yo AND s u
every Republican, Of every Grant Republican and every
every anti Thevoie Of every follower Of every
candidate needei TO make certain therefore,
gentlemen and brethren, are here 10 take calm
counsel together, and inquire what we shall do We
of which have spoken We want man Who siandins on
mountain height sees all the achievements OF past
Gus deeds, and who looking forward Is prepared
spirit Of unkindness toward those whom we lately
met in battle The Republican party offers our brethren
return to brotherhood, this supreme condition. ,ha, it
war for the union we WERE b SnS he S ssr R MANN e
that supreme condition We meet them as brethren and on
| honors OF this great republic.
Now gentlemen, moi to weary you about present
maine for your consderation-hen of a who was
the eonrade and associate and friend Of nearly all hose
twenty-five years whose rst duty courageousiy
arst red drops o. TIA, bloody shower began fall whc
young kansas then and returning to his dny In the ma,
ona legislature through ali subsequent time his pathway
Of legislation. You for his Monuments point you
twenty-five of national statutes Not great
ncent statute has been placed In statute books without
his Intelligent and powerful aid. He aided these &c
formulate the laws that raised and carried
| us through the His hand In the workman
ship Of those statutes that restored and brought back thu
unity and married calm OF the states. His hand In al
that great legislation that created the and
still greater work that redeemed the promises of the
eminent and made the currency equal gold And wher
at last called from the halls of legislation into high
tive Office he displayed that experience, intelligence arm
and poise Of character which has carried through
stormy period of three years With one-half the publ
press crying cruelty him. and hostile congress seeking
prevent In all this he remained unmoved until vic
tory crowned HIM The great hscal Affairs OF the natio
and the business interests OF the country he hA
guarded and preserved while executing the law Of resump
ton and efecting object without Jar and against tn
false prophecies one-haf Of the and all the Democ
raey Of this continent He has shown himself able to mse
twenty years He has trodden the perlous heights of
public against all the OF malice has borne
his unharmed He has stood in the blaze OF that
nerc light that against the throne but Its hercest
has found flaw his stain on his shield DO
not present hun better Republican or as better man
than thousands OF Others honor but HIN for
your deliberate consideration nominate John Sherman
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