Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-08-03
EVERY BODY KNOWS OLD PUT is A
COWARD

COWARD"
No one forsets the answer Of Old Pot, in reply
70 threat, tia, in case he did no, igh, duel, he
should be posted as a coward.
Mr. Mat,oeks in view of the abuse at prescn, Sc
freely bestowed upon him by the Locofoco press,
nigh, say with equal propne,y-firs away gentle
men, every body knows John Matoeks is q traitor
TO his coun,ry's interests, blackleg and a seoun-
drel.
II was long afer odd Put was eniombed before a
found base bold enough to attempt to prone
him coward; and we imagine the man in Vermont
cannot yet be found, who will attempt to prore any
Of the base charges brought agsins, Judge Ma,,ocks
1t has long been the adopted plan Of the Locofoco
party in this State, to food the country with their
Radical doctrines of Islicy-bera,ing the tariff dis.
,ribu,ion, and all the prominent Wing measures
twisting figures and missta,ing facts, to deceive the
people, until fcv reeks before each election, when
their true flag is hauled down, false coors rails
ed, and the ship of Locofocoism is cleared for board
ing. Then comes the shout Of Old Federalism
Coon skin Wings, Lawyers Ruffle Shirt and Silk
Stocking Gentry, Tvo dollars day and Roast Beef
Log Cabins, Moral Reform and Hard Cider! and
with these cries, they enter upon the contest vainly
hoping that by these shouts, and their malicious
though harmless, abuse Of the Wing candidates. to
| withdraw the attention oil the freemen from the true
questions al issue.
This is an old game, and has been played regu.
larly each fall for the past few years. in this State
and with their recollection of their many defeats
one would suppose they would begin to regard the
plan of attack as hopeless one. But nothing
daunted by the often expressed condemnation which
has year after year come from hill, mountain and
valley Of the "Green Mountain Sta,e"-ss conf
dent as ever Judging from their papors) are they
that this year, they will successfully delude the in.
telgent and patriotic Vermon,ers, and induce them
to turn traitors TO Themselves and their own true In.
ieres,s. To effect this, the basest means are re-
sorted to-the vilest weapons used and their brains
more busy than the laboring spider, weav-
ing treacherous snares to trap their enemies But
the webs wove by such machinery, can never hold
genuine, huing Yankee and, as far a. Vernon,
is concerned, if,he Locos are hat,ering themselves
with the hope Of success, by the means which they
now are using, they are again doomed to bitter
disappointment.
In the Principles ofMe Wing party, the people
Of Vermont, at least, think they the true inter-
ests of the State. And while they thus regard those
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the conservative party of the country the Locos may
befool themselves by shouting Federalism, Coonism
and Reform! till they are hoarse. and continue to
brand the Wing candidates tories, traitors, wine
bbbers, backlegs and debauchees, till they are as
grey as rats, and yet will the enlightened freemen
of Vermont, guided by the light Of that Star tina,
never SETS continue unwavering in the support OF
such principles as they deem to be the ones
undetered by the low and miserable slang of party
opposition.