Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-08-23
For the Phoenix.
A SCENE FROM REAL LIFE

A SCENE FROM REAL LIFE.
Who are the Democrats? Having recently
had occasion to pass through the centre of our
county, / called at Fayetteville to refresh my
selfand horse. Hearing loud and earnest talk
ing in the 6ar-room, just stepped to the door
to learn who were the speakers, when dis
covered G. X. Field profuseIy dealing out de-
people, with a liberal Notwithstanding the
wicked wings, calling them Bank Aristocrats,
Monopolisls and Usurpers of the prerogatives
Of the people; contrasting wing tyranny with
his Democracy queried with myself wheth-
eF this man had not an axe 10 grind" and on
enquiry, learned that he was Van Buren,
Senatorial candidate for Windham county.
The scene forcibly reminded me of an anec-
dote Of the war Of 1912, in which certain
Captain boosted that in addition TO his regular
duties, as such, he had also to be his own Lieut.
Ensign, and Fugler. Yes, said a Lady, and
your own trumpeier too, perceive.
Having thus far satisfied my curiosity, pas
sed on my journey northward having some
trihing business TO transact at Townshend.
called at Capt. Taggart's new and elegant Ho-
tel, found lad at the door waiting to take my
horse, and receive my orders-enquired for the
Capt. and found him in the garden, dealing
death and destruction on every hand-not how
ever among the dear people, but amongst the
weeds and bugs which were beginning to be
intruders upon his reserved rights" thereby
endeavoring 10 monopoIize to himself, wholly,
solely and exclusively, the entire benefit and
profits Of well cultivated garden. Called on
DR.. Ranney. He had just returned from Wis
iting sick patient, with whom he had spent
the preceding night-engaged with Pestle and
Mortar compromising medicine, to mitigate the
pains Of suffering humanity. Saw Judge Shat
ter and Chaplin Howard, Esq. both in their
fields with their coats and vests off securing
their crops which were very fne-doubtess in
this way secretly plotting treason against the
state, and laboring TO build up a ruffle-shrted,
silk-stocking, privileged arstocracy, othe utter
subyersion of all our republican Institutions
Journeyed onward to Cambrdgeport found Mr.
Howard surrounded by rubicund, spril-mov-
ed audience, reclining against the fixtures of
the horse-shed, whilst he gave them disserta-
ton upon the modern doctrines of "retrench-
meni and reformn-said they looked "most
odofiferously upon paper" but the expositions
ofsuch wicked Wings as Slade and the Match.
less Senator, made awful work with such Of
our party rs dare to read aud think for them
selves he therefore exhorted one and all of his
hearers never to read Wing paper, but TO stick
to the Democrat-the writer's in that paper
were the true lights Of the age-and that if it
was not for G. X. Field and his legal coadju-
tors, the banks would not let the Farmers
choose whether they would keep cattle or
sheep. Joged on leisurely to Saxions Viii
lage found the Hon. United States Attorney
in his Princey Mansion-confortably reclin-
ing upon an elegant Sofa, enjoying in splen-
did retirement, the fruits of long life spent in
building up and sustaining the mechanical and
agricultural interests of his neighbors. also
enquired for Esq Chandler. found him in
his lanyard with Bark Pail aud Skin Hook in
hand, exercising the most arbitrary acts of
tyranny over the property Of, and even the very
Hides and Skins of the people.
uo HOt SeieCt tno foregoing gentlemen. De-
canse they, or any of them are before the Peo-
pie as candidates for office, or because they
may in some sense be considered prominent
characters with the parties to which they be-
long, but because they are incorporated with,
and form pretty fair representation ofthe two
political parties,and were the individuals hap
pened TO see first after the exhibition of Mr..
Holdforth, at Fayetteville.
Now, Mr.. Editor, which will be the most
likely to subvert our republican institutions,
the men who quietly and peaceably support
themselves and families with the labors of
their own hands--the Horse-shed declaimer,
or the Bar-room Demagogue, blowing his own
horn and endeavoring TO blacken (Haman like)
the character of his neighbors- who, il he pos
sessed common modesty, would be ashamed to
stand where their shadow would fall upon him.
The people must judge.
OBSERVER.
Somerset, Aug. IL, 1899.
For the Phoenix.
L. 81