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Keep it before the People!

Agriculture needs no prorcc,ion.-Hrnry Clay.
81 voted for the Tariffs OF lslG. lS2l, and lsSa" ~
81 did not vote for the Tariff oflsl6 and ls2l.
Henry clay.
"snch Tnrifrns the Wings support will possess per;
mnnency and stability, aquliY far more essential aud
mnornnt than u high rarh, producing dissatisfaction,
nu'uation and uncertainty n-Honry CiaV,
Il did NOT VOTE Tor the tariff ollS2s for whichhow-
ever l,lIr Fan Buren, Col. Benton, Col johnson, SHGS
Uright and Others, DID VOTE. Aud it is remarkable
that IRAN that pcriod MY cxertons in Congress have
been directed to the REDUCTION and modification OF
Thrills Thus IN l-ll, | supported that Tariff which
greatly reduce land modified the Tariff of s2s' inSomnch
That ii was supposed by reasonable that wonlI or
oight to satisfy the Nulllfors ct south Carolina me
next wear, l133 | br0Usht torirard The compromise.
az never " Is in iyer of what regarded rs high
Tahn No more should be levied than Is htccS,
sory to an economical administration Of the government
II should have preferred that the compromise act III M
Is parts uniform dntcs of 20 per cent could have been
alhrrcI lon--HehrB Niay's letter TO NJ MeTiwedther
Of Ge0rgi1 dlte Oct. I'd 1878.
"lr the compromise be inviOahy maintained as,IFl
TnIvK IT QUAR- To NEIL. Clay at Buffalo, 80
81 am lir abiding by the principles of the compromise
act.'-lI, Clay, in Senate, March lsl2 ,
81 brought forward the cOmprOnlsc."--ll Clay to Mr.
MerriwcIhcr Oct. 1913.
=" think there is no danger Of high tariff heing ever
establishes that NJ 1881 wds tmineMy dfsHtWg thHt
denomination was not IN congress when IL passed anu
did not vote for IT, hut with its history nhN inc clrru'
stances that gave birth to 1t am well acquainted 1hey
were ghy dtScrCtabic To American ltslNallOh ana
hope Tor It's honor will never again he repeated ;,
rccted to The modification and reduction OF the rates OF
duty continued in theac OF ~
My opinon that thcrci danger hereafter OF Hire
tariff is founded the gritih Ing fact that our mnnlhr'
lures have taken deep root In cir infancy, 'hcy
needed greater Of projections but s they grow
and advance they acquire strength and stability and
consequently, will require less protection MIR clay to
JEFFERNONs OPINION OF MR. CLAY
"Tovartls Mr. Clay as politician Mr. Jefferson conl
stnnty manifested strong epugnance, and often said he
10
edge from experience or study or any determined public
prncplc, funded in sound political science, either pTac'
teal ar thcnretcal.h-1l. NJ. Randolph
"U gentlemen uU not aiow rs 10 hare bldck s'dr'S
tcy must alloU as TO haze wdHc ones for WE cannot
cut our nnd bidck SHOES andh our WIVES
and DAUGHTERS work in The Kitchen.
ilenry clay, in the u. ). House of Rep, Feb lelo
Scars ron rnE CouNs-"l will do my duty even II Mr.
CLAW Is to he heueltcd by it, from whom have expert
snccI only IlNGENEROUs TREATMENT in requita
Tor wears of devoted servIcc.!m--GcH, Harrison.
~ have done him (Mr Clay many rlvors, bat ne has
returned them all with the BLICK EST insrailude'
GEN. Hrrrison.
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TENNESSEE.

The excitement in this state is intense.
1t probably exceeds that of any other in
the Union. The friends and ncighbors
of Gov. Polk are determined to show how
strong he stands in his own state, and
they speak sanguinely OF carrying Ten
nossec by from 10 or 1900 majority.
The great Nashville convention has
been followed by another immense gath
cring at Shelbyvillc, in South Tennessee,
said to have been from fifteen to twenty
thousand strong. Legions came in from
North Alabama. The enthusiasm was
perfectly Undesirable. A corrcspon-
dent of the Union says that
"The mountain forest boughs are stirred
With their far sounding rally"
The speakers were Hon. Francis w.
Pickens of South Carolina, Ganseyoort
Melville of New York, and Mr. Nc Clung
of Alabama.
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sEoTWELVE THOUSAND SIX HUN
DRIED AND FORTY-FIVE!

it would seem is no great things to boast
about on the part Of the coons, and yet, in
these times, when the days of their glory
have Departed forever, and the smallest
hole in the ground is sufficient to contain
the whole lean and starved litter; they nes-
tie together under the slight protection a
fissnre in Vermont rock affords their fur
less skins from the spurs of the eyulting
Rooster, and are quite thankful for few
nubbIns Of musty corn, thrown to them by
"a niger" (sec Abolition papers) 10 keep
tail and body together, over which they
cry as Justify as their diseased and sickIy
lungs will allow
Three groans for the DYING COON
ard three cheers for
POLK AND VICTORYl
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MIND NOW

We take all kinds of produce in pay
mcnt for the Age, and it is now just the
time for the farmers to pay us up for their
subscriptions. Some Of you, gentlemen,
are a little to hard with us. You take our
paper year in and year out, and pay us
nothing at all. You would think it
rather hard five should buy four or five
bushels ofcorn of you every year Cor four
We ars, and pay you in offering 10 take five
more for the fifth year! That is precisely
he way you serve US. Come now, be d.
cent, and bring us SOMETHING in pay
ment for your paper. We will take any
thing but com sklns-they are worthless
about,hese days.
MIND NOW,
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Dem NAL 1888
Add Harrison's majority, in 1910, OF
II ,828, and we have a change from 49,
10 on the popular vote of.8O, 4G6 in favor
of Democracy!
The whole vote of these eleven States
in 1910 was III 1903. The whole num-
Der of votes pollcd in the Twcnty-siX
States was 2,jl1, 0S0, or more than three
times the number in the thirteen States
that have held their elections this year.
If the Democratic party should make the
same gain in the other states that it has
made in the thirteen, it would show0 gain
on the popular vote, compared to 1910,
of about go, 900 in the twcnty-siX states,
which would annihiatc the Harrison ma
iority of 1910, and give Polk about 10,
900 majority on the popular vote of the
Union.
1.-THE result of the recent elections are
any indication of the public feeling, the
contest next fall cannot be close one
the result will be Democratic victory
unparalleled in all former contests; not
even exceeded by the fraudulent Coo II
victory of 1910.
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CHOICE SELECTIONS FOR COON
STUMPERS.

We recommend to the Waterman and
the coons, the following choice extracts
from Mr. Clay's letters mostly written
since the opening of the present campaign,
for their textbook, or guide, as they
lie it through the country, They W i'll
show the beautiful consistency Of the
"grcat embodiment"
at is therefore, perfectly idle and ri
diculous, if not dishonorablc, to talk of
resumng our title to TeXas"-Henry
Clay,
"Ihare, h0wrrrr, no Hesitation in saying
That, far from barring any personal oIjec-
ton 10 the annexation Of Terss, / should
be glad to see H,"-Hcnry clay,
Then let them read the following to
their hearers
"H would be unvise to refuse pcrma-
ncm acquisition, which will exist as long
as the globe remains, on account Of Il tenn
porary institution" -Henry CIay,
"Two hundred years have sanctioned
and SoNciiGed negro slaves as property,
Henry clay,
Then explain this
LIDO not think that the Subjcct Of sIare'
ought to affect hc question onc may on h'
OTHER. Whether Tras be indcpcadc0t m
incorporated in the Umtcd States, ! do
not JcIicrc ii mW prolong on shonR the
duro'ion orHot institution, "-Mr Cloy''
"hicSW liter on Teras
Explain the above to the Liberty
party" whose votcs you are trying to
catch. We shall take special pains to
circulate this letter of Mr. Clay's that all
may be benefited by the production Of
this great, consistent statcsman!!
Now tell your coon friends that slave
ny will die without any ofthclr assistance
for Clay has said;-
at is destined to become extinct, at
some distant day, in my opinion, by the
operation of the inevitable laws Of popu-
lation, "-Hcnry Ciay,
Here, you can inform your hearers,
that the beautiful doctrine of amalgama-
ton, or the "bcaching process" comes
in.
Then reconcile ills to their under
standings,
"To admit Texas to the Union would
be violation Of the Constitution, because
no provision is made in that instrument
for the admission of foreign states. -
Henry clay.
Now hear Mr. Clay in his "lotssr' let
ter:
"Mr Adams had a right to authorize
the negotiation Of Il treaty for the acqul'
stion of Texas with both or either of the
powers claiming it,,
We will cndoavor to furnish you from
time to time, with specimens Of YOU
great leaders, two faced, political sogaci
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Democratic Net Gain, lS39!

The towns and plantations 10 be heard from
gave Van Buren, 1871, Harrison 5jl, and will prob
ably slightly increase that vote now. The aggro
gate already returned is o ,j3j and the full cam
vass will no donb; equal, lift do not exceed the
electoral vote Of 1910, with an excess of two
thousand over The Governor vote of that year-
A clear majority of FOUR THOUSAND AND
ElGllTY-NINE for Anderson over all opposition
is ascerlaned, with probable addition of two
hundred in the towns not heard from. This is
the election of 1886, being one thousand more
than the canvass Of 1888, when the whole vote
was little short OF ninety thousand. The returns
for members o! congress are incomplete in Waldo
and Somerset district, and the election OF lea.
gan and Sawtee. although probable, is yet a mat.
ter of doubt which the official canvass can only
decide. Sawtelle runs better for the Doth than
lIeagan for the 2Slh, for obvions reasons. OF the
4th district the Augusta Age says "the vote is
close and the result doubtful" In Aroostook the
vote for congress is the same as for governor
Twenty democrats are eleeted 10 the Senate, and
but three whgs-no choice Of remainder Of Sen.
ate but the vacancies will of course be filed with
democrats. To the House fifly-seven democrats
and twenty-sx wings are known to be elected
whole number Isl. A quorum, therefore. is al
ready chosen, and the Atlas iniimaton ONO quo
rum elected Is mere fetch for effect abroad.
By counties the members elect are as follows:
York 10 democrats, Cumberland 4, Lincoln 5,
Hancock s, Washington 2, Kennebec 2, Oxford 4,
Somerset 2, Penobscot 6, Waldo 0, Franklin 3,
Aroosook 2. Three wings are elected in Cum
berand, s in Lincoln, 2 in Washington 7 in Ken
nebec, | in Oxford, in Somerset 2 in Penobscot.
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Now that the state election is over, we
hope the people will take some pains to
come at MIR Clay's real views on the
Texas question. They are embodied in
his letters which we publish this week.
We ask every candid coon to read, and
Judge for himself if he has been deceived
on the subject.
The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-09-19
SILAS WRIGHT'S SPEECH on
THE TARIFF.

We shall publish, next week, the speech
of Mr. Wright, at Watcrtown, on the Ia
riff. 1t settles the whole matter beyond
controversy, and should be placed in the
hands of every honest coon in the state,
We shall publish extras, and sell them
for 81 90 per hundred, cash down, 5000
ought to be circulated in this state. Send
in your orders Immediately.
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Polk.
A NUT.-MORE TROUBLE FOR
THE COONS.

The last letter of Henry Clay's plays
the deuce with coon calculations. The
Massachusetts Spy a leading coon paper
says:-"Gcorgc Bancroft the locoloco
candidate for the office of Governor goes
strong for the Annexation of Texas, and
assumes the ground that the measure will
not tend to the increase or perpetuatlOn
of slavery. This proposition is almost
too absurd G6r serious rcfuiatim and iRdi-
cats a lack Of common sense or moral prin,
ciplc, either of which would be a MG-
clint disqualification for even much less
important Office than that to which he as
pres"
Now for Henry Clay, in his last letter.
81 do not think That The subject Of STARE
ry sught to affect the question one mdy or
the other. WhcihT Teyas be mdepend,m
or incorporated in the Unifcd States, | do
nat beiiere il wiH probing or shorten the
duration Of that institution"
Mr. Clay stands condemned by the or
gan of his own party, as lacking common
sense or moral principle sgGiciniy to dis
qualify him from holding ern an inferior
office! Here it is; you can't evadc it
Read it .coons, and wriggle out of it if
you can! It's tight fit we know, but
let's see ifyou can get out it.
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ONCE lore,
BOYS OF VERMONT,

.UP AND At EN-!
We will send the remaining numbers
of the Coon Hunter, from No. 10 to No.
10, inclusive, at the rate of
TWELVE COPIES FOR ONE DOL
LAR!
We never do anything in Vermont, at
the Presidential election. Let us do
something this year, and not allow the
coons to CRAWL ALL OVER us, as we US
ually do.
Send in for the coon Hunter--forth-
with. 1t will skin the coons just about
right.
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AS USUAL,

If we live, we shall De at Montpelier,
during the session ofthe Legislature. 1t
will afford us great pleasure to pay what
little we may be owing our subscribers,
as we know, it is only by means of that
lit e they are able to print paper for US.
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ATTENTION VERMONT COONs!

The following resolutions were passed
at meeting of the friends of Clay, in
Putnam county, Georgia:
RcsoIrcd, 9. That mc consider him
pledgcd to abide the spirit of the Com-
pr0mise act. and that at this time we look
to him as being the only man in the coun-
try whose influence can carry out trium-
phantly the principles contained in said
dd.
"Resolrod, 4, That as good citizens we
are ever willing TO pay any tariff for the
purpose Of rcreaue, but not cent for pro-
tcction."
This looks beautifully for cooncry in
Vermont.
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booming over the Granite Illlls-and may
it serve to awaken those New Hampshire
dough faces that are led, like dogs, by
the leaders of the Loco Foco party. We
honor 'thc Star that never sets" And
may God grant that it never may set, but
continue to shine brighter and brighterto
the end of time.
Yours very respectfully,
AGRICOLA.
False are the hopes of cooneryl The
10000 maj turns out to be less than 2 COG,
aud the .SRort from the old coon, des-
perate and dying groan. 10000 majority!
Well, wide as the shot was from the mark,
i, was a conloundcd close one for the Bos-
ton Atlas!
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TIE GLORIOUS VICTORY IN MANI

Returns have now come in from 3sS towns,
which presCn, the following results, in contrast
with 1910, on the electoral vote, which we have
taken as the largest ever cast, and al6rdng the
best test of party slreng h, in comparison with the
recent election, contested as tina, was on national
politics entirely, so Ear as related to the vote for
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"ONCE MORE TO THE BREACH
THE CONN IIUNTER-LAST NUM-
PERSl

Don't give it up so, boys! You fought
well in September, and the enemy re-
ioice over runous victory. But, No.
vcmbcr is coming-anothcr battle is to
be fought, and ifwell fought, HenryClay
will be defeated in Vermont! The tide
is all in our favor. The coon forces arc
in dismay while the victorious legions of
democracy fill the whole heavens with
their cXultant shouts.
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so THEY GO!

Posr THE BooKs.-Sincc the Prcsl-
dental nominations were made, the fol-
lowing States have thus ranked them
selves in the Presidential campaign.
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MANY THOUSANDS oP DEMOCRATS as
sembled at Baltimore on the 10Th, and
formed one of the largest and finest pro-
cessons ever seen there.
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Read it cverybody:
VERMONT ALL READY.
Correspondence of the Atlas.
THETFoRD, VT. Aug 20, 1911.
Mcssrs HAYDEN * Brewer
GENrLEMEN-Thc Valley of the Com
nccticut is on fire. 1910 is far in the
back ground, as 10 enthusiasm. To-day
was held a Wing Mass Convention in
Old lhctlord to the number of 1000
and such a day We never enjoyed before.
The Ladies greeted us with their attend
ancc-and, by their influence and pres
cncc, aided us, and put new courage in
to the wings to 60 forward and overthrow
the mlnions of power. The Hon. Sine
on Short presided, assisted by w II La
tham J. d. Crockcr, and T. p. Banhol-
omew, Esqs., as Vice Presidents, and NJ.
n. Russ and b. w. Ranstcad, as Secrc-
tarics. In the forenoon, the meeting
was addressed by the President, and Seth
Austin, Esq. who gave an able and in
tercsting address. In the afternoon, the
Hon. Jacob Collamcr, our able Repre-
sentative in Congress, addressed the Con-
vcntion. He more than cquallcd the en-
pcctations of the most sanguinc of his
friends. Clear, convincing, and instruc-
tive, he examined the various political
topics of the day, in most mastery man
ncr. He dealt out facts, sound argu-
mcnt, common sense and reason, in So
ineligible manner, that the most stub
born Loco Foco could not fail to compre-
bend. His open and frank exposition of
the Tariff, Land Distribution, and, par
ticularly, the bearing of the slavery ques-
ton, has served to awaken those who call
themselves Libcrty-party men, and to set
them to thinking seriously upon these
subjects. Next Tuesday is our election,
and we will give you a .Snortr. We
will elect our Governor, by from to TO-
600 majority. This Congressional dis
trict we shall carry by $500, over Locos
and Aboltionists. Get out the big gun.
We will send you victory that will go
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FROM VERMONT BY WAY OF NEW
ORLEANS,

The n. O. Bee, when it published the
following, was perhaps not aware that Mr.
Mattucks, the late wing governor of YER
mont, was an open abolllonists, and that
Mr. Slade, whom the wings have Just cleo
ted governor, has been known for many
years, in and out of Congress, as an abo-
litlonist Of the j, @. Adams and Joshua R.
.Giddlngs stamp, bitterly opposed to the
"Texas plot" and at the same time strain
ing every nerve for Henry Clay, who has
personally no objection to annexation, and
would be "gad to see it" consummated.
Gov, Matocks did not 90 so far as Mr.
SIadc, and was not elected by the people.
Slade proclaimed that the wing party, "for
all present practical purposes constituted
the "true liberty party" and has contrived
to secure his election without resort to the
legislature The following paragraph is
curious as showing the pains taken by the
Clay papers at the south to blind their
readers as to the true position Of the Clay
party at the north
"IwO Ambition OracIeS.-One Daniel
Kellogg is the locoioco candidate in YER
mont for governor. He is a most notorious
and ultra aboli,ionist, and will doubtless
receive most ofthe third party votes -
One Henry ID. Barber was the locoluco
candidate for Lieutenant governor Of the
same state year or two ago, This fellow
is now a hot tInerant aboltlunist, and he
goes about spouling in rantipole, fanatic
ylc, abusing Mr. Clay and the wings, and
advising the aboliionists to vote against
them, because they are pro-sIavcry adyo-
Gates, We doubt not they will heed his
counsel"
The Savannah Republican-rhe whig
press which denies that Mr. Clay or his
friends III Georgia advocate a taril-kceps
the ioIIwng constantly before its readers
as notices to govern them in the election.
At the north, the readers of wing prints
are never permitted to see such things
"rhe liberty Of the defendants of AGi-
ca in the United States is incompatible
with the safety and liberty oirhe European
dccendants The liberty, if it were pos
sbIc, could only be established by viola,-
ing the inc,ntesibIc powers of the states
and suhvcring the Union. I'll Clay,
81 would suffer the torlures Of an iuQuisi-
ton before could sign bill having for
its objection the abolition Of slavery in
This District ofCoIumbia, or in any man
ncr give courtcnance Of the project, IL,
clay in 1871.
Il am notan abolitionist and never have
been, Slavery in the states is domestic
concern that congress had not the right
orpowcr to interfere with in its legislation"
l-IrCHaghHgScR. Bodon Post
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"POST UP THE BOOKSW
A Democratic Net Gain Of 80, 466, IN thir-
teen States, since 1910!

teen States, since lS1U!
As Mr. Webster said we must open a
new set of election records. Here fol-
low a few entries recently made by the
people.
Thirteen States have voted in the pres
ent year, viz: New Hampshire, Conncc
ticut, Virginia, Rhode Island, North Car
olina, Louisiana, Alabama, Kentucky
Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Vermont ant
Name. The following was the result ii
these States in 1870:
Van Bmcu's maj. Harrisons mGj
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loss since 10 sLp9024
1t will be seen that SHADES MAJORITY is
1862, gain on Mattocks' vote Of las,
year of 3, 1873, and loss on the Governor
vote of 40 of 1924!
AT the Presidential election in 1910, the
vote was as follows:
Van Buren, 1907
Blrney 1926
Harrison 324i0
1888 lS433
coon ma, in 40 1907
" IA 1862
e" loss since 40 l2Gl5
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Col. Bcaman Of the Rutland Herald,
makes the following enquiry, to wit;
Where waS the "Coon Hunter"
Where is he now?
In reply, Col, the Coon Hunter ras
very scdulousy engaged in killing off the
coons-l2, Gl5 orwhich he has destroyed
within the last five years, in the state OF
Vermont alone, He is up to his old
tricks and we cal'lato will skin lots more
of the Varmints before he lays down his
hickory club. Heard from Maiuc-ch;
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A loss on the Gov. vote of 40 of
CCFsNTNE THOUSAND TW ENTY
FOUR,
and on the Presidential vote of 40, a loss
Of