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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09

FREEMEN are you prepared to discharge
the high, the holy trust of Frecmon? Have you
looked III the PROFESSIONS with which the
present administration commenced us career, and
contrascd these with its PRACTICE after power
was secured?
Have YOU marked the reckless extravaganza
which has sweed the annual expenditures OF The
General Government from thirteen TO thirty-six
millions Of dollars! Have you noted the imbe-
cility which has protracted through four long years
miserable war with handful oi savnges, drain
ing The Treasury of its las, cent, and drenching
the soil Of Florida with the blood OF our murder
ed fellow citizens? Have YOU watched the steaIthy
hut gradual growth of Executive Power, aud the
enormous increase of Executive patronnge?-
Have you observed the deliberate attempts of tue
acknowledgements TO bring into dslrust and dis
credit the authority and resources OF the States,
and thus pave tho way for consolidating all pow
er in one central government? Have you scanned
the odions doctrines put forth by recognized lead
ers AMI Office holders of the Van Buren, party,
advocating the Introduction of an exclusive spe-
cc currency, the reduction OF the wages OF labor
the abolition of all banking institutions aud bank
paper the imposition of direct taxes, and the eX-
action OF gold and silver in payment of all dues
to the Government Have you reflected that all
| these measures strike at the heart OF Northern
enterprise and Northern prosperity? Have You
watched the progress of that unh0ly condition be-
tween Mardn Van Buren,, the prodgol son OF
! New York, and that enemy OF the Union, John
G. Calhuuu' Have you treasured up the boast OF
that South Carolina Nullifer, that by means of
the Federal Sub Treasury lie would break down
the North aud build up The South upon its ruins
! Is not The language Of his follower, Plckens ut
tered nj Il moment when the triumph of the con
on seemed to lie secured Ivy the passage Of the
Sub Treasury bin, THIS is The first bio,C struck nj
NoriLern tabor;' is not this threat we say, still
ringing in your ears ? Fellow citizens Freemen!
Have You pondcred upon all these things, and are
,om prepared to glve your verdict? We trust, we
know, that YOU are.
Come then, and rebuke tie rulers who have
abused your confidence, tnled with your interests
aud trarnpIcd upon your wishes! Come and re-
deem Your Government from the grasp OF the
spoilers, aud rlie Constitution iion the hands of the
Dcstructives. ALBANY .air.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
no AMERICAN LABORERS.

A Fact. Saws the New York Times there are
employed in the IT, S. Navy Yard, six hundred
persons, only too of whom are native Americans
This is in perfect keeping with The doctrines and
practices of the Administration. American ar'i-
sans were not good enough TO make furniture Tor
The w hltc House, and so it seems that American
carpenters and ship builders are not fit TO make
American ships of war. What say the Yankees
people? Let us give them chance TO enigrate TO
come more congennl soil.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09

EXTRAVAGANCE OF MR.. VAN BUREN,.
The average expenditure of the Government
per month under the 8 years administration of
Washington, WIS Sl65,543.
The Weiage expenditure per month, under
Jeferson's years administration was S430,2l6.
The average expenditure per month, under
Jacksons years administration was s l,5lS,674.
But the era Of extravaganza was reserved Tor
Mr. Van buren,. The average expenditure of
the government per month under Mr.. Van Buren's
3 years administration, has been THREE MIL
LIONS, NINETY FOUR THOUSAND, SIX
HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN DOL
LARS.
Think OF that Republican economists
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
"TllIS is TIE FIRST BLOW STRUCK
AT NORTHERN LABOR"

So said Mr.. Nulliier Pickens, member OF
Congress from South Carolina, when the Sub.
Treasury bill was passed and since that event, "A
leading South Carolina paper has classcd the Ia
borers Of The Worth ,eith The Southern siares What
say the farmers of Vermont You have chance
now to STRIKE BACK, aud show resentment III
"A manner both legal and otlecuo Teach them
that you are neither TO be nsullcd or assaulted with
impuuiiy.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
THE BOOT ON TIE OTHER LEG.

In the course of The star chamber proceedings
III New York ,one Philip Becanon was called on
TO testify, and he swore that the iOcofoeos brought
en- voters from Philadelphia in 1888 1t is per-
haps quite unnecessary iorus to add that his 'es
timony was suppressed by the pare aud honest
locoiocos! In addition TO this, Lewis Payie swears
TO locoioco frauds, names the men who voted,
AMI the locotoco Office holder who paid them for
their votes. Ofcourse his testimony does not ap-
pear in the locofoco papers
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
). 900 MAJORITY
TO VOTERS.

II the legal notice oil the election has not been
given in your town, this cannot deprive you of
your right to vote. In such case, 60 to the place
where the election was holden last Scptenher.ntd
call upon The proper officer (euier constable, Sc
lecman, or justice OF the pence,) TO receive your
votes. 1t is his duty to do this. For law regula-
ting election of Presidential electors, see Revised
Slutuips
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
SEND IN THE RETURNS!

Town clerks posrmasters and Others are re.
olesred to send in correct returns of the result of
The election in the several towns by the first mail
To all who comply with this request we will
forward Sins.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
From The Albany Daiiy .4dreriiser.


When Mr. Adams was ollsted from the Presi
dency of these United States, his successor An
drew jackson, gave us promises in plenty of Re.
trenchmcnt and reform. How well he Kept these
promises is matter Of history. After years he
gave place to Martin V.n Buren,, who contented
himself with declaring that be would "toii0D in
The Footsteps Of his disastrous PrenecrSSor.' lie
has done so with vengeance In MIR. Adams
time, the annual expenditures of the Government
amounted 70 t"eIre and hdlf millions Of dollars.
Under G' "a. jackson's " retrenchment and re-
form" atui nislraon this annual expenditure was
swccd cighteen millions and quarter And
now Muun Van Buren,, lreadng closely in the
predecessors &" ioorsep," has managed TO squan-
der annually the enormous sum of TlllRTY-SlX
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS 7
The subjoined table exhibits the average expen-
tnre for each yenI, month, day, hour, minute
and second under the respective administrations
of John Quincy Adams, Andrew Jackson and
Martin Van Buren,. Electors, look ut this com
parative statement:
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09

More Fraud. Thomas J. Middeditch, an I'M
nauralized foreigner, attempted TO get his name
on The voting list of The l4ih ward in New York,
and has been arrested there. =. $. This Eng
lishman, who has not been in the country long
enough to he naturalizcd, was appointed one OF
The marshas of The city by The locofoco mayor!
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09

In the language of contemporary press, we
put solemn question to you ARE YOU PRE-
PARED FOR TIE BATTLE?
1t "comes off soon, and you have but little
time lcG for preparation. The time must be use
fully employed.
BE CAREFUL
10 examine well and see that the Ballot Box is
empty when the voting commences. BY no means
suffer yourselves to neglect this. There rs more
in it than strikes the eye at first sight The most
outrageous frauds will undoubtedly be committed
upon the ballot boxes by the locoiocos this yenr,
unless they are closely watched Again we eau
ton and enireat you to see to this thing at each
place of voting.
ILLEGAL VOTERS
Must be well watched. Hundreds of votes of this
character will be given, unless the Wings watch
the polls with an eagle eye, and stcruly resist my
thing in the shape of fraud. Hundreds of these
bougllt-up tools will want TO vote. They must
be watched. Let every one suspected of no! he
ing legal voter, he promptly challenged.
See that your opponents do not vote more than
once. Ifnot watched, they will visit different towns
and attempt to vote in them all. Look out for
thein--they are desperate, cnd nothing viii he
left undone to accomplish their purpose.
BE AT THE POLLS.
Wings, NJ matter whether 1t rains halls or
SHOWS he AT the polls, and he there at least two
hours before they are open.
WHEN THE POLLS ARE OPEN,
Vote yoursefand then LOOK OUT FOR TIE
REST. BE ut hand all day, aud if there ln Il
Wing missing
START OUT AFTER HIM.
Possibly he may he backward with his work
and unable to lose the time required to go 10 the
| place of voling. send him along and work fol-
him yourself
GET OUT THE VOTERS.
| II is needless To shy This is the wny the locuinco'
, will do: THEY ALWAYS HAVE DONE sc
their voters never fail to he At the polls While
the Wings are very often too lhrnuged with WORK
To go to the election.
BEAR IT IN MIND,
That the Wings have never lost the contest whcl
they ILL turned ont to the election.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
$2,OG4,2O9 S6.

This is the amount of the delalcations Of ieder-
al ofiice-holders between April 1880 and July
1892 and many of these light-fngered gentry
have been retained in Office by the Administration,
when they were known to be defaulters! Do you
wish to continue the rogues in place to steal more
spoiIs? If So vote The loco locO ticket.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
A HINT YOUR EAR.

Sons of the locoiocos say they can cast $4,000
votes, one third of The Wigs will stay al home, and
that thus The locos will carry Vermont for Van
Buren, Whgs-what say you TO that? DON'T
he caught mapping. Let every wing. who voted
IN September, vote now, and take with him every
wing neighbor who stayed Mt home in September
Fail not in this matter, aud Vermont will give
$1,000 MAJORITY
for Harrison. Shall we do it? If you say AYE
do your pant to achieve this glorious result.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
MORE UUMBUGGERY.

The editor Of the Patriot gives the legislature
parting salute in his last, from which we extract
the following:
"The legislature has chartered two banks
(Nlontpelicr and Poultney) aud re- chartered four
more, (}ennngton Danve, Rutland and YER
gennes) piihom gicing adequate security to The pub
lie for the redemption Of their bills no private prop
erty, by hond mortgage or otherwise. Perhaps
they will he abe to satisfy the people that this is
right but we doubt it,"
Were it not tina! there is an election pending,
we might be at a loss to account for falselood so
glaring as the above. "No adequate security to
the public" We point to the three official col
umug in another page, which, it strikes us give
the lie direct to this broad assertion. The act re-
latng to banks, to the provisions OF which all the
new banks are subject, gives the very hest sccuri-
~ to the public, first, by excluding the directors
and officers Of banks aud cci poralions from he
coming largely Indebted to the banks, SECONDLY,
10y reducing the circulation from SO to ) of the
cnpituI to 50 for one,-and thirdly, by requiring
heavy bonds, secured by mortgage if need he, o
the directors which bords are To he luldsn tur the
benefit both of the stockholders and blhelders
TO illustrate the matter, We will take the new
bank of Montpelier, with capital Of $}7, 500 pnid
in, and suppose that it he in operation to-day IL
The full extent OF its charter. Tho account wuult
stand thus:
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
$955,S79 10.

Frecnon bear in mind that the party in pow
or have denied you your share Of the PUBLIC
LANDS. Now is the time, and The only time you
will have, to secure your rights Let this oppor-
tunty pass, aud you may yield up the rights ac-
qrired by the blood and sufleriugs ofthc revou-
ton without struggle. AT another Presidential
election, you will find The balance of power with
those states whose interest it is to rob Vermont Of
her rights. Strike now FOR YOUR RIGHTS!
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
LOON our FOR rHEM.

From the specimen afforded us within the last
few days Of the desperation of our opponents, II
is not too much 10 expect that they will occupy
themselves until The election is over in cooking up
all manner OF falschoods against The Wings. We
say then 10 our friends every where, he on your
guard against locofoco lies. The locofocos will
ndopt any expedent rather Than go to the people
upon the naked question of Van Buren, or iiarri-
son.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
Correspondence Of The National inteIfigencer

The Albany Regency crumbles. Thomas w,
Olcutt, Esq. one of lis pillars, perhaps the most
notable man of the party in Albany, has come ont
decidedly against the National Administration.
My correspondence thence says, "For two years
his influence has been directed to obtain modi-
iicalion of its policy more consonant with the
spirit and design of our institutions but having
been unsuccessful, he now abandons those who
have abandoned their country"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09

.Nc'c Hampshire From the returns received
we think the iocos have succeeded by 5000 mai
orny. Wing gain 1000 from last March; loss from,
lslS 0nln
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
From he Phid9dthid Z. ). Gdzelle.
NINE CHEERS FOR OLD TIP !!

The feelings with which sc issue Ire present
number ofouI paper are truly different from those
in which we sent forth thai of Saturday. Then
we could only announce r,oicnce, and reduced
majority in this county. To day we have TO tell
of the progress oflight
We have come TO those cross roads when,
cording TO great authority men begin to speak the
truth We write this with the returns of EIGll-
TEEN counties which give Il gain of THREE
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED AND Sc
VENTY FOUR.
Ii will he remembered that we calculated oar
gains upon the popular vote OH the Congressional
ticket on the hir ccnh of last month, when the
whole majority was 1855
The following is from the Philadelphia Amer
can Sentinel, n Van Buren, paper:
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Oct 30 1910
The ELECTION The mails yesterday brought
us returns from number Of the counties of this
State, some of them from authentic sources, but
The greater part merely reported malories.
Generally, they show considerable gain in IA.
vor of the Harrison ticket; and if they prove cor
rect render the success OF that ticket almost Ger
tain by about the mniory estimated by some OF
the conservative democrats i'll this quarter, prcti
Gus to the election.
1t is evident that many of Them either alstained
from voting altogether, voted the Harrison tick
CT.
After such result in PeLnsy lvania, which con-
tnins clear democratic majority OF twenty thots-
and there is every reason TO apprehend that 1t is
but the precursor Of similar defeat elsewhere.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
1896 +!

In the congressional district Of Hamilton, Full
ton aud Montgomery, inc locos have gained Il
member, willie in tie Essex and St Lawrence
districts, tie Wings have gained two members.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
WATCH WORDS OF THE LOCOFOCO!

Down with the BANKS" cies BrONusnn.
"Down with Manufactures" shouts Hill
"Down with Wages" cries Buchanan.
"Down with Priests and School.maSters" - cries
BrOwnson.
"A shilling day"--shouts Tappan.
Let them eat no neat"-cries Wilkins.
''Stop wages altogether" cries Brownson.
"Le there lie no employment - says Rodolphus
Dickinson.
tU3-Will our ahorng population calmly endure
these attrocious insults?
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
THE SUPPRESSED TESTIMONY OF
PHI LIP RICANNnN

We have already referred to Mr.. Recannon's
affidavit, in which he states that part of his iest-
mony before tide Star Chamber Court is suppress
sed in The deposilion printed in the locoioco
papers. The following portion Of fliis second
affidavit Of Mr. liecuunon, shows what part OF his
first deposition was suppressed; the connivance
OF the District Attorney in lis suppression, and
the nature of The evidence suppressed. Why it
was not published, can he readily guessed. "
Star
"rhe District Attorney then asked if deponent
had heard any men say they had procured men 10
vote in more than one ward AT either OF said cleo
tons. Dcponent replied that lie had head man
saw that Capt. Vandall and join Philips, had sta
ted publicly in Dolys Tavern, nj the corner OF
Third street and the Bowery, hat they had teted
me-, all oper The city eho rote9Me Idmmdny loco
focol ticket and that John Philips stated that ho
had brought Fifty men OUT OF the l2th ward
"The District Attorney asked me who the man
was. and deponent stated who the man was.-
Tina, the Recorder wrote down what deponent
stated and asked The District .AiorneyG he ,eanied
that in The affidavit, and District Attorney replied
NON
THE NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY.
A Correspondent of the boston MercanllleJour-
nal, writing from Bangor on "Wednesday Iastsays;
1.-TWO of The young men who "aeeohpahlea
the Boundary COMMISSIONS r., have arrived IN ihe
cnv Iam Informed that the whole ground has
been carefully examined, and that sue Conlmis-
sionere are on their return. Their report will
probaby come 10 us by The way OF Washington;
and until we get il, we must put up with such i'll
formation as may casually fall from those connec-
ted with the expedition.
am informed thai there is no, doubt upon the
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09

Rhode Island Senator. james f. Simmons,
Wing, has been elected IT, S. Senator for Rhode
A.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
NEW YORK.
The Empire State for
HARRISON.

we lave sufficient returns to Indicate that
New York will come out right. The following
are the reports:
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
Liabilities.
Bills in circulation,
$4,000

i1OuuS OF directors, 81 OuU
Notes due, 5000 Sl50000
This shcws resources precisely double The a.
mount Of liabilities Five eslnae Mat the hank
may have III IeposiIe equal to onelhird Of its cap
na paid in, (Sl2,500) and issue additional bills TO
twice that amount, we should then have Liabilities
To the amount If 100000 and resources 10 the
amount of SlG2,500 This would probably be a
fair statement OF the ordinary condition Of the
bank, it conducted according to The charter; and
If it is not so conducted lhc collection ofhc bonds
aud confinement IN the STATE prison would afford
HE remedy ana the punishment. Now what rca-
slnahlc man AXIS other security? We can tell
tue Patriot that no such man asks it, The people
do not and will not ask it, for they already have
much more security from The banks than one pr
vate citizen asks from another; and they know,
TOO, that to ask mote is in fact to deny themselves
all the benefits of II bank We speak confidently,
for we have watched ,he Indications OF public feel.
Ing IN this matter. We have seen The moderate,
the candid, Tie intelligent, aud the honest repre-
sentotves OF the people, of both political parties,
act On this subject. We have seen the mass of
them, Of both parties, unite in the support of the
lew uHilhlIS ull We ave nov WIlIlllS lpSln'
them, by even supposton that they have mis-
taken the wishes and interests Of Icir constituents
il is fact, of which the Patriot is well aprrized
that hut few of both parties opposed tins measure
part opposed it, probably, because they thought
it required 100 much, and the other part because
they wished to run another race ON the bank hob
by. This is the simple truth. Alcssrs. Smile
R,,I pI cir nd rho D,trip
may pay the echo to those three worthy locolocos
but they will learn that it is in vain The people
have been hamboozled long enough win bank
humbugs and we believe they will heartily reJo;'
at the opportunity which they now have, to have
banks on conditions which render both billhoder'
and stockholders secure.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09

1892 1882 96l4 1882
Wing gain from the l3sh Oct. 923s; from 1886
RAGS
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09

30 IT, as we have returns above compared with
1885, when the Wing majority was lO,49U the
Wing rain is
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09

Senator Spence died recently at his residence in
Mary land.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
POSTSCRIPT.

From The NJ Y. Com. .4drcriiSer, Nor. g.
SECOND POSTCRIPT-2 2 o'clt ok, p. NJ.
We have advces from PiIiiadeIphia OF this NOR
ming. Returns from all bat ten couuies are con
tanned in the American Sentinel extra of last eve
mig. This is Van Buren, paper The foOtings
tof mnIorlties) Of those returns are as follows:
For Harrison, 1883
Fer Van Buren,, 29,45O
Congressional ojorlIies, Oct 18Th,
Tor Van Buren,, in the ten counties yet
10 be heard from, 1891
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
3O,S3I
Harrison's majority as above,
Van Bureu's,

llarrison's apparent majority. 1857
gentleman who has just arrived from Phlla
us
" The account here sent to you is the most sat.
isiaclory thot could Obtain. My honest belief
is THAT HARRISON ELECTORS ARE
CHOSEN"
The u. $ Gazette Of this morning makes the
Wing majority in all the counties bat nine 25i6
The counties to he heard from, 90 the 18th Oct
gave Van Buren, majority Of 1899. Take this
from the reported Wing majority and it leaves
ciear majority in the State of 1854 for the Harr
son ticket.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
PEN NSYLVANIA.
NEW JERSEY,

is safe by an increased majority from the recent
election.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
-sToNEsTATE IsFoR OLD TIP!
From The PHILADELPHIA Inquirer

Our express has just arrived from the West.
The news is Of the most gratifying character.
Our friends IN The very highest spirits. But
we have no time for comments. The returns will
speak for themselves.
Nearly every county in The West shows gain
for Harrison. The news Iuis far is glorious, Our
chAnCcs for The state We're never so brlght.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-11-09
NJ oNDAY, NOV. 8, 1910.
PENNSYLV ANA.

The returns are cheering; for they are surh as
to render the triumph of Harrison in Ponnsylva
MIA nearly certain. 1t is indeed possible that the
result may be adverse, but from the best Judgment
we can form from the returns Of both sides, we are
confident that the
KEY ONESTATEIsFOR OLDTIP!