Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-08-18
The Democratic Rally.

meeting was presided over by II. @. Dewing, Esq,
the band gave some good music and the speakers,
y. W. McGettrck, Esq, Of st. Adams and Cen
eral W. T. Martin Of Mississippi, were on hand
"positiveiy" as advertised. Mr.. McGettrick was
introduced about eight o'clock, in darkness which
grew denser and more ominous az the exercises
proceeded. lie has spoken here before, and his
remarks Thursday evening seemed quite as de-
void OF interest as were those made at his former
appearance.
General W. T. Martin Of Adams county, Missis-
sippi who followed Mr.. McGettrck, is a south
erner by birth, education and sympathy; his an
cestors for generations were Shareholders, as he
was In 1861, and his military title was won by
conspicuous and devoted services to the cause Of
the rebellion. His mission In Vermont seems to
be to restore, by his presence and by plausible ut
terances, the confidence in the men he represents,
which was destroyed by their treason, and as
suage, by his personal pledge and assurances, the
fears which the same men have aroused in north
ern minds by their acts and demands at southern
elections and in congress, since they resumed
their place In the Union which they attempted to
destroy.
II General Martins promises were binding upon
his political associates aud followers and II their
acts were more In accord with his assurances,
A',, mon "ouia ,eei less oi rear NJ 'he pos
the southern Democracy. Unfortunately for the
effect OF such appeals and pledges as those OF Gen.
eral Martin or Colonel Waddell, thinking people
know how easy and common 1t is for political
orators to promise "more goods than they can de-
liver, and how much safer 1t Ia to rely on the
reooro anu ueeos Oh either men OF parties than
~. -, poee'
Al, n' .."''" o'ean "'' speeo" oy s'suns '''s'
soo' ~ Jar as ."e ao''n rs con.
oe'"e.' WV 'n'ns'-saseiy anu 'ne rsn' Oh
.""' 'uoy e'an wan. eneir siaVes
anu '"a' '"ey nau nau enousn Vi secession
' Guy oDo e'pposos ~ou'u oe poss'oe 70
'naueula.e slavery IN TINS country again. and the
nv .ao' up ~ so0ee''on Is wv recen'
49,. WV s"nn. " 'n'''o 'S iepe',.on NJ pres
~ ~ u""'.s "' '",se upon 'neSe points,
NY speaAo' p'ooeeueu 70 SNOW now 'ne southern
~ "se o"''n.vu 'no negro 'na' 'hey
"e.. ms Do'. i''o".' ua', NJ" 'he neg'oes were
oo'",eu WV" 'no'i oonu'''ou anu Vo'eu
NO." ono''' III. De'n''ra''c "cke.. lie said that
.,, o"vs nau ooen gwen 70 tue negroes os
,,,s, ~, puo WI, ra.s :" nun',a'e .ne Sou'n' ou.
49, ~ 'son a'e"' "S 'e S'a'ed II nao resulted
NV ne Denon.
eu"'n' was ingenious ou'' ah's' ior i's
,oioo was INC unsupported assertion OF a pre)u-
-. r s.- 1' y" n's uo,euso' Is con-
I y. "nu iA's'neu W .he eViuence Oh hundreds
sn ""o ""'o spoAe" iion motives Oh hei'ner
pon.,"'i no' personal interest ana oitentimes
"""sy' ms gwen 'ne lie ny 'ne negro e1o-
Jus nun 'ne spcaaer sown s@'e' oy the Chishoim
.nu'uoi anu 'ih'' III ne'gnooring county ana by
''o "n'npeacueo 'es''hony Oh hundreds. Inc
oui"so' III 'ne sou'h perpe'ra'ed ior pohucal
purposes nave oecome part Oh our own national
i'e'o,y' no iess inenaceap'e ana almost as
appa'nns As inc history Oh the spanish inquisition
III rrsnce UT itay'
inc ora.or 'nen spoke oriehy In regard to the
0aais's 'na' 'he south nad MADE numberless
.."'i' ",,on .'ey "isned 'he general government
" pay, io 'ia''neo mat NOS. OF them co4d not
10 pau ny reason Oh the CONSTITUTIONAL amend
'non's anu mat 'ne rest were presented by a class
y. po'sons WHOM 'he southern democracy could
n nov, n.p IN any'n'ns' In or'ei' ne simply de-
a,.u Una. ,nere was any hkeiihood oil these claims
v !. pau unuer an administration OF the SOUTH
ern democracy. Inc record OF the speakers
oro'her oncers IN congress Tor the last two years
SHOWS tnat ne is sincere in this, he Is not In &C
cora Win MS party and consequently his pledges
y, H'' uen'"'s are untitled 70 httie consideration.
tne iae's as AReh from the records are that
c,al,ls !" ,he amount OF more than two billions
VI uohars nave oeen presented from the south,
ior manages caused oy tue INVASION OF the Union
armies ana the only bar to the allowance and
payment Oh these claims Is law OF congress re-
quifng such claimants 10 prove their loyalty to