Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-07-28
Fol the freeman.

MR. ErIrof Il noticed in tile last Freemr.
call for hew Convention for Wasbingbn
County, called " Peoples Convention"
Now, would like first to enquire, how, with
any propreiy, such convention can be styled,
peoples Convention" when from the very ma.
ture Of the call and TERMS of admission, large
and very respectable portion of the frccmsp-.
those friendly 10 the Maine Law so called are
excluded?
In the second place, if this call is signed by
"nine hundred legal voters" as it purports to be.
would eh1uire why these names are not pub.
lshcd with the call so that 'the people" may see
who they are'
Are they 60 ashamed of themselves that thew
dare not exhibit their names to the public?
will venture the assertion that if there are
mine hundred" (uine dozen more likely names
attached 10 the call, that there must be, a. last
some who will be or ought to be ashamed fihsir
company.
For their especial amusement and consider.
ton would invite the attention of the e nine
hundred, to the following. S.
OBITUARY.
The Maine Law was adopted by popular
vote in Michigan on the ooh. WhereUpon the
Detroit Tribune publishes the following:
DIED-On The Goth inst, Pure c. Brandy, ESQ.,,
of Dropsy. This event Is not altogether unex-
pcced, as the depar ted had been afflicted with
the disease which. caused his death for long
time. OF late the quantity of water eccumuIat-
ed in his system was immense, and he had been
tapped by his physicians several times, but with
out effect He had large number of doctors,
and some are mean enough TO say that that hast.
ened his decease. His loss will be sensbIy felt
J by his many friends who were accustomed to
see him daily in our streets.
Also On the same day, R. G. Brandy Esq,
famiarly known by the subrquet Of Rot Gut
and brother of P. G., whose death we chronicle
above. He took large quantity of poison 10y
mistake it is supposedly several years ago. No
bad effects were realized at FIRST but for a few
years past it has been spreading through mis- sys-
tenn, and has finally caused his death. ltIs to
be hoped that his death will be warnInglo
those who have been 10 the habit Of taking per-
on for medicine.
Also, en- the same day, H. Gin, Esq. The
deceased was member of the Brandy family.
and relative by marriage. He was native
Of Holland, and fed to the United States several
years ago, in consequence of having been &C.
lively engaged in one OF the revolutions that
characterize that country. He was pursued by
the Police but secreed himself in cask and
landed safely in New York. Since then many
of his family have made their escape in the same
manner. lie left large family of chdten,
most. of whom were born in this Country, but we
are sorry to say are not characterised by any Of
the traits of their distinguished father.
Also on the same day, Rye Whiskey, ESQ
Mr.. w. was one of the first settlers of Michl-
gan. In early life he was an industrious. hard
working ma He has done much to build up
our ra roads aud public works, and many people
could not harvest their wheat unless Mr.. w. was
with them to cheer up their hands How they
will manage 10 do so since his DEATH we are
unable to ,ay. 1t may lead to disastrous results
and it is feared BY some that our farmers NAV
cease to grow wheat, which would nevissby
raise the price OF flour.
Of late years. however, Mr.. w. has grown
shiftless, noisy and quarrelsome, and any Ssjah-
borhood that he visited was sure 10 be the scene
of disturbance Of every nature. The too tre-
Qnent occurrence Of street fights got up by Mr..
w. was the ultimate cause Of hls death, He
was killed by blow on the head with a ballot
box, in open daylight. The perpetrators OF the
deed are not fully known, butsuspicion rests up
on two men whose names we believe are Mr.
Law and Mr.. Order. Several men from the
Free Press office are on the watch and ere this
40 doubt have apprehended them.
1t is seldom that we have to announce the
death of an entire family, thus swept away at
one fell swoop. They were all men we'll kaown
in our State, and have acted in many public ca.
pacities some one of them has been member
of every Legislation since our organization as
State. In primary meetings and caucuses they
have succeeded in nominating their own friends
TO office, and afterwards IN electiDg them There
is hardly an officer in the State but what owes
to them his election.
AT the request of the friends of the deceased
their remains will not be inferred until Deem
Der next. 'fhose who wish to take IS lasl.6a,d
look can do so at most oil the grocerieS and
saloons in town.