Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-07-16

Our negbbor Democrat says VIVA, he calls "hard things
Of Us in his last paper though he eonesses be should not
have vrnured upon bot for the knowledge that he was
perfectly sgft from bodily harm dong il Is strange
how he got the idea his head that any body going
hurt him With his peculiar temperament he must have
suffered immensely while laboiing under such an mPes
SION, and happy relieve bis mind Of all anHc'
y that point SO FIRE awuy, nrigbor, there double
sgftg in your vo-ysyou only safe yourself from
the responsibility, but those whom you shoot are safe a.
The fact u.s. neighbgr, your ammunition IS msrraD's
stuff and though you were the marksman the world
you will bag any game o. long asyou make use o. "
There is no dependence be put in Locoioco cartridges
You frs, made Of those labeled "Ant-TeHss then
Texas then "a 30 you are making TRIAL Of
"l9' but they al hang FIRE else kick Better throw
them all aside once or you won't do that select some
oflhem and sick n j, is useless FOR you up here IN
Vermont attempt TO keep pace with the progressive
Democracy" head quarters You are mol couversani
enough with military tactics to boui face with efficient
rapidly.
Our neishba admits iha, the Wings, with some few eE
cepons have always been "resdy fgh, the country
balilrs with sri and euHpteaer when occasion offered
but rsn for The "Democfaey thr exclusive honor OF hav
ing fought our counlrys iocs with the pen We
that bratado and gaseonade ver the peeuhaf forte
Of Loooocoism bet have seldom met with one o the
genus 50 candid as 10 confess H. They always from
tine u'orai famous for their psptr tulsiS aud
heaven forbid should al,snp, to rob Them q haev
er honor may aeerue 70 them from this No, let
them have a. and DO you, neghboT, appropriate liberal
share 10 yourself
lie falls INTO the same again that noticed hs
remarks hiee weeks SINCE Of starting with the prop
tina, he government do wrong and lhatev
CRY morally bound TO sustain all lis
both peace and According 10 the reasoning,
rather the assumption Of the Democrat write sPeak
agans, ary which the government has sdcPife
proposes adopt treason This tho absurd to require
comment; and presume our neghbor will DO; attempt
defend such posion though be finds Il very
or6erio the desired conclusion
We wonder II be ever heard Of the old saying "Give the
devil his preHss,s and be will prove himself angel Of
light So with the Loeoiooos, give them their prem
and they will prove you lhA, they
quite consistent honest fellows and withsl very much
abused by the rssealy Wings I'VE don't mean TO instr
tuie comparison between the Loeofoeos and the devil
I by no neans)
Our nerhbor says Hsince there byes parties the
Mexican var BY your own conieSsion-ihs Democracy
Democratic government Of the county side and
the Wings and MeKicans the other"-6e, &c We
have made such confession the contrary since
the commencement Of hosles IN common with the other
Wing papers Of county have repeatedly asscrird
that there was aud could be- difference OF opinion
the proper course be pursued The Wings dsipProved
and still do disspprove Of the which led the
While they hold It paramount duty-one that out
weighs all other eonsideratonsou all occasions to treat
those in against their county her enemies they
still claim the ghl Of nqurng rhy they called upon
to regard the people Of any nation enemies, and If the
assigned prove insufficient Of placing the esponS-
bty upon the shoulders Of those 70 whom properly be-
longs Our neghbor admits the frs, part Of bis remarks,
have mentioned fore, that the Wings prompt
and ready fight the battles Of the country, bat towards
the close having another point which he wishes 10 Illus
traie. he places them the side Of the Me1eans He
frs, aseertans what inference he whes to draw and then
fractures premises 10 suit "a very convenient meth
3D. allow, o. getting knoiiy point but
I that would hardly bear close scrutiny.
On the whole, Deighbor, We think you will find j, up.
hill work make your readers believe that the Of
the Wing party respect 20 the Mexican has been
otherwise than consistent and patriotic You certainly
in no danger OF acquiring reputation for consistency, il
in the same breath you praise the Wings for hghng the
battles of their county,, and charge them with pursuing
course pHrael with that Of the foreign enemies Of
publican progress.