Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-10-22
Judge Tcurgee ca tie Question, VIA Pu.
Down the Eehell!cn e.

| Judge Tourgee, author ot The Fools Er-
rand, made most effective speech a, Chca
60 Thursday evening Referring 10 the claim
| that the Democrats fought the war GnI put
down the rebellion. he recalled the fac, that
the few fighting Democrats" on our side in
those days were considered strange enough
exceptions to be given a separate name
! War Democrats They were 81 iar
es,ranged from the genuine Democracy that
| they were compelled to invent new name
to distinguish them, inst rs you speak Of
| fighting Quakers, and Freewill Baptist,
| and white crow, becsase the distinctive
| feature Of the Democrat was not found in
| them From that moinent they fought the
| Republican fight, kept the Republican iuiih
/ and voted the Republican ticket.
! The fact that Democrats Caught the
| rhythm Of that grand i.iarch with which
| General Grant went on to victory 70 more
certifies the patriotism or merit of thus;. Nho
stood behind than does the flight oi righteous
Lot from Sodom establish the charnctc. Of
that city as good place to raise family.
Great laughter and applause. Ii mut:ers
not if there was n,I hut one iiepuh!i an in
that war; the iIca whic!, under.ag i, WAS
Republican, the spirit which porincu;... our
ranks WAS Republican, and WI needed no
name TO tell who went 10 iattle. There
were no War Republicans" tGrcat
| laughter and applause 70 he a Re
publican at all was 10 I've really and
willing Ia fight it out on thrt line
if it takes all Summer. We need mt
call the roster Of our braves. every mans
| thought and prayer and hope in the l,e.I'uh-
lican party WAS upon lh' Icccss ii hat
| great cniIsc Every uri! t:.f.,il.huu, the
length of this Ian iilI liI,,i tor hhclfy
and union and light and r,@itt olSats>,
whether he WAS Il ninGis. that shut Close
| his door and hu.ig out II rrd string from the
window before he uttered his prayer in whis
peIs, whs sther i; was the colnrcd nIau that
bowed beneath the shadow of the midnight
canebrake, whether it was You people If
| Chicago in your magniiic,n mt temples. every
one Of those men prayed for the Republican
party. But every force and power of thought
that wished we'll to Confederate succcss
every heart whose hope was in The siars and
bars; every bounty jumper who deserted
every man who, fearing the draft, locked on
| the Canada side Of the falls and sent back
fearful prayers, prayed for Democratic vic
tory
Why, You remember when Lee came from
| the mountain wall came down horse and foot
upon Fredeiichstown, lr Sail the reason he
| came was thai he might help To elect General
George Is. Mcclellan. No rebel ever spent
hi. strength To sii Republican surr,.ss,
thank God No Knight of the Gold,.n
Circle worked for our victory. NJ man
dreamed of poisoning a.'l' duets aud oi
contaminating clothing of hospitals 10 aid
| Republican success Fellow citizens, the
| man who says that the war of the rebel
lion was moi, from first 10 last, from 10
lizard. Il Republican war, is terribly asiIay
from truth Applause. Is there any doubt
about it.
A PRoNouScIxG LKssoX The following
| rather curious composition was recently
placed upon the blackboard Mt N teachers
insiitututc in Vermont and priLr ui n Web
stcrs Dictionary Offered 10 any person VIII"
could read it and pronounce every word cor
| rccily The book was not carried of, how
ever, Ms twelve wns the loves, number ci
mistakes in pronunciation made ~ slcr-
| lcgu,is son of BclnIl, who suffered from
| bronchitis, having exhausted his finances. in
| order To make good the deficit, resolved IT,
| ally himself To u comely. lenient aud doUllc
! Young laly of the Malay or Caucasian rhce
| lie accordingly purchased n calliopc and
| coral necklace nf u chameun hue, and Sc
| curing u suit of rooms at Il principal hotel,
| hc engaged the hcad-waiier as his cnadju
| lie then despatched "A letter Of the most I'M
| exceptional Caligraphy extant, inviting the
Young lady to matinee. She rcvolt,d nj
| the idea, refused to consider herself sac
| ritlcable To his desires, and sent polite note
| of refusal, on receiving which he procured II
! carbine and bowie knife, said that he would