Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1837-08-04

deal Of managing TO be done, to bring this
county over, ond Barber wants help. You
are Of course with us | suppose, as you
was an original ant imason, and therefore |
talk freely.
IT. ID. Will you' WHY. | don't OK
acly know abo,t that, until know where
YOU are going. ] was an original antima-
son it is true, md am an antImason vet
but ! don't let NY an'imosonry lead me Off
IN any new way without considering
pretty we'll whre it will lead me to.
Gen. +. Bu you have confidence in
the, hav'nt ym? We went together
against masonry, and we mustn't separate
now. You m'y depend on it, your old
leader will ncv'r lead you off from the true
democratic p'atorm.
II, ID. Wbyas 10 confidence in men
am little subsequently, Of late Cor
find in fact. thd men will say almost any
! thing, and tlruGlmost any way to get office
IN these times. II has been growing worse
IN that way, ever since Gen. Jackson
came into powei for he went to rewat
ding his parllzaus with Offices as tempta-
tons to men to become his parizans and
it has. somehow, got folks into n strange
way, and nade item very careless about
the means they use to get office.
Gen. f. Why, you don't suspect me. do
you II. D. Alas to that--I don't,
kuow-l don't know, General. fad men
want looking to petty sharp, now a,days.
And to tell you the truth, Generation
am b'nnt sort Of man--lf you would
turn about and 90 back TO Randolph,
| should have quite as much confidence
in you for | really do not see why you
| should come over the mountain into our
county to help Barber manage, un'ess there
is some grand scheme atoot--tur he is as
| fall of schemes rs he can hold He once
| took bold ground against the lsurpatons
of tho administration, and conup,ons of
Van Burenism and said that II was good
anllmasonty to do it but, all at once he
whopt right over. and went q hollow for
Van Buren, President and Johnson vice
President. You either could not, or would
not, turn so short corner, but kept on
with The body of the antlmasons, against
the corruptionS of Van Burerlsm, and the
u>urpatons of Jackson, and Supported IIar-
rison and Granger, and run for Congress
az n stout opponent of Van Buren. Bat
now YOU are gong over to MIddieburv 10
help Barber manage the county Of AGdl-
son. General. ] am a little afraid of YOU.
Tina! state convention thai yon got up,
looked strange to me. | thought you wa
the last man in the state who would en-
ter into such a combination to support the
men and principles you opposed last year,
and try TO pht down our antimasonic aud
anti Van Barren Governor. ard put 10 a
red hot Van Buren man, who never cared
a cent about anlmaSonrv
Now Genual, to be short with you-If
you have any thing to do in the line of an
trasonry OF putting an extingulsher on
Van Burenisn IN Vermont, I'm at your
service up tC the hub. I'd Law down my
hoe this min1te, and - right over to Md
dIebury, II thought 1t would help any in
such cause.
Gen. f. Why, my old friend, you seem
to be growing earnest.
II. d. Earnest. Who would'n, be earn
est when there is 50 much weighing and
twisting to get us all over to Van Bnren.
ism, and make Us support the principles OF
JaCkson'S administration.
Gen. +. But my good old antimasonic
| friend, amt You against monopollcs--t that
are getting the influence and power into
the hands of few "whig ordjugs." to
ride, rough shod. over Us the people /?
| II. ID. Yes. There is a grand monopoly
| which have been opposed 10, for a long
time, ever since Jackson began to monop-
oIze power. and stretch the constitution
and gvr his opponents the exclusive priv
Iege of being turned out of Office, and on
bis parlizaas the exclusive right Of being
appointed to fill their places. This is a
monopoly big enough To eat up all the lllila
| Vernon, mouopollcs hat You are making
so mnch fuss about. Only think. how
much power and Influence this puts right
into the hands Of the President aud MS ad
vlsers. Bu, then need not tell you any
thing about this, for remember YOU de-
bounced this grand monopoly last year
when you was running Cor Congress, a:
stiff as any body knew of, Why don
you give 1t lick now Gcneral-cspecaIl is
since you have grown extra Jealous abou
monopolies am afraid there is llilI,
disposition to "strain" and "swallow"-
You know what | mean.
Gen. F. All, see you are very iealou
Of me. Do you question my democracy
Do you doubt that am opposed to mono
polies' Don't | talk about them all tn
time, and give lectures? And does no
Mr.. Barber cut right and left a, them il
his paper, and talk about bank barons ant
such like Why, don't you see rhes
monopoies all about You, ready to drowr
every thing before ,hem'
II, D. Where Here is turnpike
monopoly that runs by my door; but
never heard OF It's hurting any body
ercept The proprietorS. There are som
toll bridges and ferries too, that are mono
poles; but have always found them quit
convenient, and was glad to pay the toll
And there are the manufacturing corpo
ra'ions, that are sort o. monopoly. whlc
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