The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-10-17
PAUL DILLINGHAM; JR.

II is really astonishing 10 witness the bitterness
with which the coon delegation in congress fight the
gentlemanly representative from the 18th District
One would think they literally thlrsted for his
blood! II reminds US Of the declaration Of war,
by the allied powers, not against France, but a.
gainst NAPOLEON! The whole coon delegation
except Mr. Fooie, have seemed. and seem now, TO
have no other business on hand but to defeat Mr.
Dillingham;! Who ever, before in honorable Yer.
mont, heard Of an attack so cowNrdy, Of conduct
unmanly' 1t Is no small compliment 70 Mr. Dill.
ingham, though it he a disgrace to the coon dele
CATION, that The whole pack, except one, should be
engaged in warfare agains, one man. and that
man a most worthy citizen and faithful r'prescn-
alivc. Phelps, upham, Marsh md Collamer-
worthy gentleman honorable men--lhe whole Of
you down upon one mani! This Is beautiful
This is Vermont like! This is thing worthy OF
YOUR Enthusiastically Of your charncler-worthy
Of your party. II is, we believe, in other States,
lar district TO ,hemselyes-to fight out their own
battles; but in this State ,itwoud seem, new and
more honorable course has been adopted, and Mr.
Dillingham; is compelled to contend against, moi
only the coon candidate Of his own district but the
coon candidate Of every other dlsrlc. in the State,
save one, and the Senators TO boot! Phelps with
his black malice, Uph,m with his blarney, Marsh
with his Icelandic selishness, aud Coamer with
hi, WOOL all out Of their own Legitimate sphere.
where the people placed them. fighting and in
lriguing agains, one man! How is tFis' Are not
the people Of the three remaining districts. in the
state, willing that tho people Of the eth district
should elect their own representatives, man Of
their own confessed political bias The coons are
great slicklers for the district system. Why not
then adhere 10 the district system, and let each
disiric, take care of self' OF what is il, that
the people of the 18th district select their own cam
didaes if the whole state are to elect .hem'-
why not let the lst I'd and Sd districts make the
nomination If they are 10 make the election for the
lth district We tut !, 10 the people of,he Sd
district, If i is a matter that concerns them who
the people of the 4lh dslric, select TO represent
,hem,If they choose 20 elect Mr. Marsh very well
that they have an undoub,ed RICH, to do-and If
the people OF the iih district choose TO elect Mr.
Dillingham;, that is their business: and we re-
specially suggest tina, it would be more in accor-
dance with the commonly received notions Of pro-
prieiy and decency for the White Bear of the Sd
District TO leave the gentleman Of the 4ih 10 take
care Of himself That the coons, throughout the
state, would prefer tia, the people of the 4lh dis
rici should be Of theft own way OF thinking, !, is
true, no doubt; and no doubt it is true that they
would prefer that they should select coon repre-
sentative; but when il i, conceded, on all hands,
tina, a MINORITY o. the people Of the 4ih district
are democratic that II is true tina, the people Of The
state wish TO see them brow. beaten and bullied as
they have been, we do not believe. Suppose the
Ist I'd and Ih districts were democratic and
the Sd clearly coon, what would the people Of
that district say If the whole democratic force,
from the other three Districts in conjunction with
the Senators should swarm in among them and en-
deavor to bully down their candidate and smother