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addressed to tlE tsteFs of Me FTederieiS District
taken from thS Manchester Republican Il is in
keeping wills pm. cf The Demagpgical notions Of
the day-thosg yhS have such reFerentiai regard
for the dear ncaplsljasi al election times
Do you wis., "a Saow, theE, What 90 forE2 I'll
tell you in fsswprs and then iii eE large liltle
go for pattink 4iFaa srery thing MATS nP and for
putting az erF5sg tsiRfg taat's dera.
A proPtrty, Ssa1i qati9n. too! A properly qualf-
cation indeed M ~, 50 far from H. il there
not quite so iTanYioi rtu property holders believe
should be Ii sptl Is take the ground that no pro-
perry hoiderS sda yese a, all. Fer my experience
is that properly SHaEes man proud, and makes
him lose his npajly Tor that larger class who are
20 liberal u Gym properly, but who spend as fast as
they earn or eksnA iifGlc faster. Fhaye another
top too thai esi GIT as well come in right hsre. As
all men are eISAtt equal can't help thinking that
its Downright sfl against Providence for one man
10 try to NAL hiT condition better Than thatof his
neighoor. lN$sltTtbs at any rate, the great demo-
cratic law os stetal equilibrium. Aud have,
moreover a eIetg stfong suspicion, when see one
man better otlltn aholher, that there Isl some foul
play in the gssiheks l am not sure. thea thatI
would let apxifn an who is worth over 800 vote at
all, except laa' 4exclude him would jar7With my
general props8idSh
3D. Do k5ia 81 fer the peoples electing all The
oficersl Wi DOW, in the first place, 90 against
having anyiehefSs at all. if We can helPita have
strong deas aalwhea the new Constitution is once
set to work, II il is properly put togethef it will
work itself-sft anY rate, il will work well enough
for ten yearsl and tben the people can wind II up
and set il aging again. These Office bidders eat
up the snbstsb &C of honest people, and I'm against
them. Blu: teewtmast have Judges and SheIitIs and
Constables, a. Asay LEI the people elecI tbemi and
nate, strayte Firr accountable All experience
shows thai tht psIcers are entirely reimbursement
The Judges, SxYEac ally, the moment YOU put them
on the benchsesn tb lose all regard for the wishes
and opinionsIe yhe people. Why lis ani absolute
TACT that not leng asa Judge MOI farEof decided
case against 3he ishes Of every man in The court
mouse, exeeF tue winning party ami his lawyer;
and the only 3easea he could assign for III outrage
was that thy law was on that side forgetting the
republican acuine shat law is but the creature of
public oninl and that the voice of the people is
the supreme VI And to make the case still worse
when seine foise wasmade among The hystanders
about bis less disregard Of the public will that
same Judge eaa the insolence 10 order HE Sheriff
p keep sile1ke Nav, | would have our Judges
and ShefiasNpuw that when the people choose,to
speak they Gal be heard. would let his Honor
remember Sojmade him, and ler him see the hole
from which.rs was digged. And Then, asto Sherifs
and Constaises look upon. lhem5 asia sort of
nuisance ap1 way sou can fix.ft Why a man is
not IN this We country, as call it allowed even
TO pick has n1ghbers pocket take any little liber-
~ 81 that sofk witheat having one Of these e ows
alter him. &R5they won't let freeman do as he
Pleases, eb9 about paying his honest debts.s | al
ways thought i y as had enough to be il debt-bnt
pay i, Is 20 kngfrato be tolerated.
4th- haE good deal TO say about tie County
Courts and kistices Of the Peace /" but am afraid
haven't lFR room enough 10 express myipdgna-
ton agains. kneu. Abolish the County Courts -
les, woDl4nt even leave a grease spot. Justices
Of The Pgasj three thousand aristocFats scattered
all over thsf rountty asspies upon the conduct Of
their feliows9leD, hpd as clogs and hindrances to
thar univesisl liberty which 60 for, and which,
when u cshs$, u q be the great millennium go
Tor roofing ~ the whole race Of such Intermediates
and lor fcaHehey night grow again, n woald do as
some farmeif dc With garlic-l would salt lie place.
Passing f.any mere special measures efireform,
VIII Just g9qiu you long enon Oh to run over
Of the leaSlfg principles which will govern me in
making thY Coast lnion.
LIST Tfgteak Down all Distinctions III society,
and bring kkery thing 10 its natural level
wouldn't psspit one man ls be richer Than another.
wouldn't fFfmh one man TO be wiser Than another.
wouidn M flnit one man to De better than another
ID. Togkfry ouf my first leading principle,
would conEhSais alllproperty over 500. and throw
itinio coEkHon 6iEd aud divide it amoHglhe whole
Of u.s. and Iisou3d repeat this operation every FIVE
years; forsls what we will, SOME men have mack
Of making 4ei sp-Iing and Imfor knocking OF all
heads that 4a above the level.
And, vistffne churches, and religious teachers.
and Ele whkk christian religion ia fact as Of
those engf4@ by which some men afefniade better
than othefkhH the social level thus disturbed
would conf kate alEchurch buildings ard property
prohibit PA hing aalways though, 4 was a hum
bug and I'LL ah Extra tax upon the Bible
know IEk soEaso these opinions have the air
of novelty kd w5nldnt be surprised ifsome OF the
swelled-heA& shb1ld even cali them radicaI-but
thai Won't kange aay course. if can only get a
majority t3nibk with me and to vote for me. The
age Is progressive and che only fear have is that
with the Sersss aud enlightenment Of public opin-
lob, maysens vf These days be taken for Con-
sentative. kf Honr humble servant
III IHslMAS DoRR RFNDERS.
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