State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-08-02
From the Brailloboro' Phoenix.


Mcssrs. Editors: ! beg leave to offer
through the medium of your paper a few
facts for the consideration of its readers, IN
relation to the several candidates for State
Officers ut the ensuing election. My first
business is with the Jackson-Van Buren,
candidate for Governor, the Hon. William
G. Bradley. This gentleman is pretty well
known as an unsuccessful candidate for
the guhernaorial chair of Vermont. |
know, and many of your readers know,
that this is the third attempt of the aristoc-
racy to distract the republican party, by
the nomination Of this man for the Office
Of Governor. Firstly in 1919 he was run
by the Arstocracy against the regular re-
publican candidate, the time-honorod GA
LUSIlA-and was signally beaten. Again
in 1894 or 81 am not positive about the
year, but think ! am not mistaken about
the fact he was put in nomination by the
same party against the venerable BUTLER,
and in the true spirit of demagogue, he
sent an electioneering letter to the then
Sheriff of Windham county, which was by
him carried about and read to the people {;
thus in the fawmng manner of Absalom
endeavoring to whecdle the people out of
their sufiiageS, and the republican party
out of their attachment to their most faith
full public servants. But he was again
doomed to severe disappointment--Gov
Butler was elected by triumphant ma
jority. Aud now he is again in the field
as tile "spoils" candidate against Governor
Jenson The Shoreham Farmer, and EN-
Iphalically the Peoples Candidate at the
ensuing election.
Gov. .Icnison is deseruedly popular with
the people "A man of fine intelect--of uu-
doubted integrity, and always an undevia-
ting Republican,. ] trust Absalom will be
! found in the vocatve again the first of
| September.
The candidate Of the "spols" party for
/ 1T. Governor is Mr. John S. Pettibone OF
/ Manchesler-a politician constructed on
the true swivel principle, having a wonder
FIJI alacrity at turning. lie has "boXed
/ the compass" within these few years, al
ways endeavoring to keep his head towards
the popular gale first VIC ent Wing
then a flaming Anlimason land now he
/ has qunnered himself on the "spols" par
! ty, who have greediIy !? taken him up as
their candidate for 1t. Governor; and
must say think the candidate every way
worthy of the support of the party.
" W. C"iiil', AtiC plP'o''S '"l'i"",N
/ for Lit. Governor,) have only to say, he is
lawyer of eminence in the north part OF
the State, well known to the representatives
of the people in the Legislature for severa
years past; and doubtless the people vii
indicate their sense of his merits at the
ballot boxes.
OF MIR Cleaves, the "spoils" candidate
for Treasurer, ! know nothing, and shall
Il II
peIier has been thrice elected to the office
of Treasurer, and have never heard from
any party complaint of his want of capacit.
orr fidelity in the discharge of the duties o
his office.
In conclusion, venture to predict
Messrs. Editors, that the SHOREHAN
FARMER will receive such vote from
the yeomnnry of Vermont at the comm!
election, as has not been given for an,
candidate for Governor for the last tel
wears. Nous NERRoNs.