Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-08-31
TOT Inc Ifeen MounIaln FIseman.
Political HYdrOnhObia,

Mr.. EDIToR:-lt has long been the custom to
apprise the people through the columns of public .
journals of any case or cases Of hydrophobia that
have occnrred-Permit me in accordance with
this custom to remark that the whirs in manv
places seem to be afflicted with this awful mala-
dy or something similar. The spaslns or con-
yulsions indicate this disease, and the suspFcions
are strengthened by the fact that they may ~
been exposed to bite from the Cuba bIoodhounds.
Several individuals recently gave evidence of an
attack of this frightful disorder by going into
Free Soil meeting at Woodstock during the
hours of business and breaking out into terri
6c howl, much to The annoyance of the peacabe
citizens there assembled. Men of standing and
character could not have been guilty of such
fragrant outrage upon all the rules of decency
and proprlety unless they had been under the in
flGence of some malignant dsease-and from the
snars, and disposition to bite, it seemed to be
this very disease. They exhibited the usual
symstoms, that is, it made them very ROUGH and
READY for any dirty scrape Others manifest
convulsed and deranged state of mind by accus-
ing the Free Soil party of STEALING their princ-
pies" when it is so perfectly clear that the pres
ent generation have no means of knowing that
the the wings ever had any such principles in
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them "prove property" and we will acknowledge;
then they point to their embodiment old Zach
the Jury decide that that they have failed to sus-
tain the allegation. The disease in its mIdest
form produces strange haucinations it seems to
blind even the protesting christian; makes him
hold in high estimation the man Of blood and of
death, whose brilliant qualities, and chief quail
ications consist i'll glltterlng sword, gilded
epaulette, and nodding plume, who has chosen
as the field of labor during his season Of proba-
ton ,car which is gigantic impersonation of all
wickedness which is a mass Of the vilest and most
horrible denominations; its spirit is the essence Of
malignty, its tactics the science of crime. The
profession of killing our felIowmen is attended
with every thing low, brutal, unchrlstian, and
disgusting yet the protested disciples of the
Prince of peace would lavish on such charac-
ter the highest honors OF his country and weave
chaplets for his CORY brow. Oh what mania
oyerspreads the country; what mighty spell
bnds.the minds of the people. VIVA: a burIesque
on all ideas of fitness and worth is the selec-
ton Through and Ready-wlat an outrage on
common sense, what an influence is thus exerted
in unfolding relic of barbarons paganism.
admire the sentiment of Mr. Peabody in his let
ter, where he says 81 will not vote for man who
acknowledges an authority above that of his own
conscience, and who can be hired to carry into
execution what he knows to be the most atroci-
Gus and cruel wrong" But the editor of the
Boston Atlas in his flaming zeal for the bloody
warrior, with no politics, says "'Fhis isultra ra-
dcaIism refined"
Let me adduce another proof that the wings
have "run mad" they seem astonished above
measure that the Free Soil party should nomin-
ate MIR Van Buren, though his friends assured
us he would adopt the platform Oh say they it
is shameful inconsistency the same time they,
protesting to be the true, pune Liberty party,
the real free soil; nominate Taylor, the prince of
domestic tyrants,
Yours,
THEOPHELUs.