Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-09-08


dor disappeared Like the baseless fabric Of a
vision" Not very quickly will Montpelier wit
ness another spectacle 80 brilliant
| GRAND FINALE
| ON MONDAY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ny HONS j. W.
STEWART AND H. r. FIFiELD-MusIC BY THE
| SHERMAN MILITARY BAND.-BRILLIANT IL
| LuMiNArIoSs.
| And the night shall be filled with music,
And the cares that infest the day
| Shall fold up their tents like the Arabs
And as silently steal away"
Sach, literally, was the Republican situation in
| Montpelier Monday night. Flyers distributed
during the day announced that the Republican
clubs OF Montpelier would Rally for the Union,"
in the evening on the Pavilion lawn, and would
| be addressed by Hons. John W. Stewart and b.
+. Fitield. To these all sufficient attractions In
the way Of speakers was added the announcement
that the celebrated Sherman Military Band of
Burlington would be in ATTENDANCE That the
occasion might lack no element fifty to commence
rate this grand council of Republicans assembled
at the last hour of the most memorable political
campaign in the history Of the state, the decora-
ton Of the grounds with torches transparencies
and Chinese lanterns was undertaken and the task
r.
Sargent He was efficiently assisted by Mr..
| Charles b. True, John b. Wing and others. A
thousand Chinese lanterns were festooned from
tree to tree around the outer limits Of the lawn.
| From the band stand radiating strands Of light
stretched out to the trees and pazzas Of the Pa
| viliou, and the stand itself was Respondent with
colored lights and transparency stars. Blazing
torches thickly studded the grounds and the
transparencies Of the various clubs with their
| suggestive notices were displayed at intervals
around the square. All the spectacular attrac-
tons Of Thursday evening seemed 10 be massed
in the enclosure and formed brilliant scene
which drew the wondering applause Of the thou
sands who gathered in and around this park of
living light" At eight o'clock after mag
| nifcent selection by the Sherman band, which was
| received with enthusiastic applause Hon. b. +.
Fifield performed the supererogatory task Of in
Producing to a Montpelier audience the man they
are always ready to fight for and vote for,
HON. JOHN W. STEWART
| of Mddlebury. Mr.. Stewart spoke for an hour
on the issues which he i'd would in a few hours
be remanded to the arbtrament OF the ballot box
in this state 1t was effort worthy OF the in
tellect and the heart of the speaker. 1t was an
appeal to the candor and intelligence OF the whole
people. Narrow partsanship finds no lurking
place in the head or heart of John w s,euar,
and his utterances are those OF a man having
warm and nhilanthronic ipsti,cts di,ac.ed h,
those broad and comnrehe,siva yiovys ,ha, inha.a
in true and enligbtened statesmansbi, uis ad-
dress was full of food for calm reaect,op and fel,
like A henediction n, ,hosa ci,izons ,,ho -, ~
following dav mt their consciences in thar vn,os
He made a general rcview NJ the f,sld ovar ,,hioh
discussion has ranged dining ,his camnaion and
summed nm tho ,es,mon,, in Tho oasa -.
the RepnbIican and Damocrs. ;c ,,r,;es az o,.,,,,
and conyincipev with 40 mncb calm candor ana
honesty tina. onr telow-ci,iyens who oor.,., n
voting the Democratic ticke, we,s ,.s, ,r,,hon,
shadow of justification Tor thar co,rsa ovoor, a..
the speaker pertinently remarked. such as they
can draw from publications like the Aruus. and
from men like the Democratic leaders in this
state. Mr. Stewards high reputation In Montpelier
was greatly enhanced by the effort of Monday
evening and stamped him as a worthy and efB-
cient leader OF public sentiment in this state The
Sherman Band gave their second ssperb contribu-
ton to the enjoyment of the evening which threw
the listening quetude OF the concert room over
their immense out-of.door audience An entbusi-
astic encore greeted the conclusion of their mar,
formance hut the neremptorv tomas of NJ c,aorso
w. Wing. giving
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a eraceful send-off cbecked tho Recommendations n,
the delighted mnsic-lovers Mr. Eiaa,d .,oL.
briefly on the one supreme issue in this con,a,,
whether this Government shau mass rrdar ,ha
complete domination of the south who sougb, ,,s
destruction or whether thew who saved the na,ion
shall continue To control its destinies M snaalar
has presented this issue more forcihlv or mara In
contestably than Mr. Fifeld. Ue closed with
spirited exhortation to every voter IN do b,s ho,a
duty on the morrow and secure victory that will
send good cheer TO our listening brethren In Mama
New York and Indiana Hearty eheers for Car.
field and Arthur, for the speaker and for the
sav,,,
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