Year: 1863

bibducTs dtlu utopcis anu lVHltEs llit &ouQ-
dauon whereon rests the national curse of
slavery.


ReSolsd, That all men ana all classes of
men who charge that this rebellion has
any excuse or palliation, or is anything
else than naked and palpable attempt by
southern Shareholders to overthrow and ut
terly destroy the Union and Constitution,
and the liberties of American treemen,is in
heart and soul and sympathy, traitor TO
his contry,-deserve the detestation of
every patriot, and will receive the execra-
ton OF men as long as the memory of his
treason shall live.


Resoiged, That while the leaders of this
rebellion invite the mereiess coil of the
halter, there is no death too infamous, no
execration too degrading, and no memory
too unhallowed, for northern copperheads.


Resolued, That while New England was
the cradle of our early liberty, she still
rocks her stalwart sons to the sweet lula
by of liberty to be preserved and that
come veal or come woe, come victory or
come defeat, she will, if need be, one and
inseparable, now and forever, stand boldly
on the ramparts of freedom, and with her
last son, and her last dollar, and to the
last drop of patriot blood, defend the I'm
ion, the Government and the Constitution
her fathers made.


ReSo}ued, That to the Administration of
Abraham Lincoln, President Of the United
States, in the prosecution of this war to
crush the rebellion, we pledge the mdivi-
ded support of the Green Mountain State,
and that however gloomy the aspect of ma
tional affairs may be, and however thick
and blackening the clouds of treason, her
star of freedom, which has never set, shall
shine on forever.


ReSOlUed, That in these times of nation
al distraction, we cheerfully and like pat
riots, lay aside all party distinctions, and
with one common purpose, 10 save our
country and restore the authority of our
Union, we will unitedy labor, until the
work of liberty is achieved in the ultimate
triumph of our arms.


ResoJred, That our confidence in our
final triumph in this contest is mistaken
that God made America for liberty, and
implanted in the hearts of our fathers those
principles Of freedom which are to bless
the world of mankind, and spread their
benign influences throughout the universe,
until all mankind shall be owned and ae-
knowledged as the creatures of common
Father, possessed of inalienable rights
which all men shall respect, and believing
this we declare that what God hath joined
together (the spirit of liberty and the men
that love it) no man or combination of
men shall put asunder.


Resolced, That the banding together of
all loyal mea in the organization of Loyal
Leagues, pledged to the support of the
constituted authorities iu crushing the re-
bellion, is bright omen of the times,
harbinger of Union, and horror to cop
perheads; and believing that these associ-
auons are to be instrumental in squelching
traitors, we unitedly resolve that all loyal
men here assembled who are true to the
impulses of liberty, devoted to the saliva
ton of their country, and who cherish
holy hatred of copperheads and traitors
under whatever guise, shall he and are
hereby constituted perpetual members of
the Loyal League of Vermont; and actua-
ted solely by love of liberty, by hatred of
TRAITORS, and by duty to God and our
country, we pledge as did our fathers of
old, "our lives, our fortunes and our sa-
cred honor"


The following toasts were then read;


/. THE DAY WE CELEBRATE.-Hated by tyrants,
traitors, and copperheads but at this time tenfod
more precious than ever to every true lover of lib
erty.


Senator Foot being called upon, respon-
ded briefly but most eloquently and
appropriately. He said we had not come
together to-day as formerly, merely to
celebrate the day IN the ordinary accepta-
ton of the term. 1t was no mere holiday,
no gala day,or day of unmixed joyousness
and rejoicing. We had heretofore been
boasttul OF our prosperity, peace and hap
plness as a nation, but we have come to-
gether to-day, not to boast OF our country,
bat to pray Almighty God to save it. We
have come together with more earnest
spirit, with motives more patriotic, and
purposes more determined than formerly,
as the occasion is more solemn and i'm
pressive. 1t Is day of adversely, trial
and sore affliction, and our country is the
more loved and cherished, as it is the
more afflicted and endangered, and espec-
tally when it is foully assailed by fratrici-
dal hands. We are here to renew our
VOWS and to reaffirm our earnest and un
dying devotion to our country, to pledge
to her as did our fathers, our lives, our
fortunes and eur sacred honor. Let us
pledge ourselves here and now to preserve
the constitution and government against
domestic traitors and foreign foes. The
war is in self-defenee, and for the preser-
walton of the national life. Here on this
hallowed daY we denounce all traitors to
their country and all their aIders and