Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-10-13

We have just received the following letter
from the North Bend in reply to the communi-
cation ofthe "Downingvlle Committee" sent
through this paper a few days since. We
hope ''the grubbing" hint will not be lost upon
the country, for we shall never see prosperity
till that matter is attended to.
Loo CABiN-NoRTH BEND,
September 25, 1910,
To the Wing Committee at DonningriHe.
Respected Fe.ler-ciiizens-I got your letter,
telling me of your election down in Maine, and
pretty considerable of cleaning you have
made of that business. Our old friend, the
Gineral, was abou, as much pleased TO hear
ont as he was when he found the lngins ma
king tracks after they had tried to corner him
at Tippicanoe. "AEd now" says he, "Major,
since your friends down east have begun the
cleaning | hope they will plough deep, and
plant good winter crop by November.
WAS asking the Gineral 'tother evening
whilst sitting together, and talking over mat
ters,aow II was that things went SO badly of late
years, and why one set ofmen couldn't govern
the country as we'll as another set of men, see
ing that some folks say sail men are born
equal, in this free country"
"Well," says he, "Major, I'll tell you,"-
and with that he took his watch out, and says
he-"there. want you to first save me the
trouble of taking that watch to Cincinnati, to
have it cleaned" But" says |, General
can't clean watch haini got the tools, says
!. "Well," says he, suppose ] send for the
! tools, then you can-can't youi" mo, SAYS J.
81 don't think can, because it amt my trade. "
"Nhat," says he, faint you born equal to tina,
slim watch maker at CINCINNATI" Now this
was leetle Of a puzzler, and it netiled me
considerable. "But," says | General, can
chop down a tree, and lick him in the bargain
before he could split an arm full of oven wood y
"Well," says the General, ~ suppose you
could, Major, and that is about as nigh equal.
ity as you and the watch maker can come"
But" says ], General, how is il that folks
nowadays in office, don't seem to make things
go as srooth as they ulster could"
swell, Major" says he, IL don't know how
il is, unless folks thought that because wher
they were all little babies they were abou
equal--,hey would grow up equal. Now,
! says he "ihis doctrine Of all men being borr
equal, means only that all men in this country
are born TO equal rights Of protection under ttt
ia,cs and that no man is born with rights tC
I'LL any office. and unless by his industry, hi,
talents and his integrity, he makes himself ca
pable of discbarging its duties, he never ough
20 be put in office. no matter who his dadd,
was, or whether he was born in log cabin Of
in marble house" SWELL" says /, "Gener
al, this is pretty sound doctrine, but it don't an
swer what want TO know yet, and that il
why so many small folks, and real scamp
have managed TO get into office, and so man,
OF the best men in the country are pushet
aside. Now, says /, 81 know good man,
folks IN Office who ] don't think the Presiden
would like TO name in his will to be his exec
utors. And" says 1, "if | had the appoin,in,
OF folks 10 office. wouldn't let no one go il
unless he was just such man as | woul,
trust TO take care OF my little property and ed
ucaie my children az | had anvil after wa
dead and gone" SWELL" saws be. "Majo,
that is sound doctrine too, and tina, was III
doctrine ofall the Presidents. and they acte
on il from General Wssbington's time, dow
to the las, days Of Nh Adams Adminis,r atior
and ifby chance a sly chap and rogue got ia
they would twist him GOT on the first discove
Nv Of has pranks. But since that time ne,
experiments have been tried, and IL You will q
back here 10 old Joe Simons' farm, you wi
see about the same result ofan experiment d
made. He had beautiful grove OF solid oak,
and he thought by cutting them all down.
new grove Of as good oaks would grow in ihei
place, cor his boys-bui il turned out that scr7.
piseS only came UP where his oaks stood.
"Why," SAYS J, ''Ginerzl, whz, an etzrnsl foe