Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-08-03
g. STATE JOURNAL.
MONDAY, AUG. 3, 1870.
TO THE WIGS OF THE 5Tn DISTRICT.


TO THE WINGS OF THE 5Tn DISTRICT.
word or two, f you please. Every other
district in Vermont will go right: in this there is
no mistake. The three first are invincby Wing
now, as they have heretofore been; and as to the
fourth, NC have every assurance, short of the OIL
cal certificate TO one of the best men our state
possesses AUGUSTUS YOUNG. that she will
be glorously cdeemed And what Of the GM?--
Do we give it up? No no; no, we. But we
hare hdrdu battle 10 fgh than our nsighhors, and
our first words are, to exhort the Wings of the
fifth to 20 into the field and contend vigorously
for The victory. Our opponents have the advan-
age ofhaving had the majority at the two last cleo
tons. Bnt we are not without advantages FIRST
as to the men. Whatever Gen. Fletcher may have
been as to talents aud ability to serve the people,
it is certain that now he is entirely disabled, by
hopeless disease from performing the duties of
the office. An occasional attendance in Con-
gress, and on committees, sometimes merely to
vole-has been long the extent of his ability
while the other duties pertaining TO his station are
either not performed, or performed by son of
his-a clever young man, so far as we are aequan-
ted with him, but certainly not quito fttcdby age
and experience to he member OF Cong cssde fac
10 from this district IN saying this. we are acu
uted by no l-wiIl TO father or son entertain
for them personally sentiments of respect the
disease of the one is misfortune, aud the youth
Of the other is TO say the lens, not crime; still
they reduce the people to the necessity, if Gen.
f. is elected of having in fact representative,
or ut least MI inefficient one. On the other hand,
we find Gen. Muttrcks an active efficient and tai.
enled man - with ali the light ofexperence and
wisdom to guide him. Nor should il be forgotten
that this wisdom aud experience was obtain
cd in Congress, among The men who decided that
greatest of all questions so far us the interests and
welfare of the North is concerned; we mean the
question of the american system IF protection to
domestic industry. 1t is a question which must
come up and probably be settled in another Con-
gress and on lhis Gen. Mattocks is Sound toiho
core We have, then, this advantage; and is no
slight one. But again ms to The position of the
men. The one is attached TO the falling dynasty /;
lle has given it all the support te could do by his
votes for the wrelched measures which have mar.
ked this administration. Has that dynasty falsiii-
eu us pledges eHUaVagailIy spout the pubic mo-
uey increased to vast extent the patronage of
the federal government, aud welded it as a ire
inendous political engine; imposed upon us laws
in defiance of the will Of the people, and by its
experiments brought wide spread destruction up.
on the land for all this, Il supporter of that
administration, he must bear his share of respon-
sibility. But from all this is The Wing candidate
exempt: aye, is the pride OF his friends, that he
enters the contest as the uRcompromisng supror-
ter of REFORM in all these respects. Here, then,
are our advanages-an Efficient candidate and a
glorious cause. Let us, then, do our duty, by
bringing all our own strength into the field and
let us also appeal to those, who have not been of
us, "to come over and hell u.s." We would press
home upon them the great questions: DO you oant
a change Of the fines? DO you tcant the interests
Of The people regardedthe public money tciseiy er-
pended-abuses corrected-and dishonesty and cor
'uptiOn in high places rebuked? If so, you must
go for change of the measures Of this admins
tration, and change of men, too. There is no
other way Of effectng arejorm ; and there is no
way for the people of the district TO express their
voice in favor OF reform, other than to send II
Wing to Congress. JOHN MATTOCKS is the
man.