Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-09-01
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and then, there was nothing ! as
much longed for as to be carried
on a litter to t'reeman's Meeting,
and cast my vote for the man who
loved liberty better than he loved
has life. There were such men ia
my day, John, --men who, like our
Revolutionary Fathers would sell
their liberty only with the last
drop of their life blood and I
used TO love dearly TO vote for
'em II did my old heart good-lud
what's better slIll, it did good TO the
country. | tell YOU plainly, with
out an IT, or bit, or n peradven-
iHe, or " bread and-bnrer, the
teams must be III order, the harness.
ses oiled, aud the wheels creased.
the day afoie lection, and you and |,
and your uncle Sans folks. and
uncle Zebedee's folks, and all the
rest Of the folks in the neighbor-
hood, that havn't got teams of their
own, must be carried TO Freeman's
Meeting. =" free gratis-for nnthngn
as the saying is. and yon must load
and drive, and I'll rake afer, to see
that nobody's left al home but the
women. and them as can't vote -
No m'stake about 1t, John See to
it that every Freeman in this school
district is armed and equipped ac-
cording TO law" with votes for the
real Republican ticket tor State
Officers County Officers, and Town
Representative. of the genuine anti
rum and a1ti-slavery stamp. ID MT
let thai imp of a political qua k The
Post Master at Montpelier steal the
march Of you, with promises Of
" bread-and-butter," aud pap from
the President. " Eyes rght"
John, as Captain Humphrey Cub
bin used to say to his fellow soldiers
ou musler-day, aud toe the mark
Stand up 10 the rack, fodder or no
fodder Garry the people to the
polls. pay or no pay-oflice or no
oliiDe. The comiry's ia dauger,-
the Phiisiiues he upon us-the
slave holders Of the south, and the
don 5h-do-D -uglas faces Of the
North are playing a game for the
loeyes and fshes-ilague ont, It
makes me sl-ut Ter To think of it,
They're extending the "arcl Of
freedom" with a vengeance, by
parcelling out territory for the occu-
patton of Slayery--aud by-and- hy
if their entertainments are not re-
sisted to The death, they'll be forg-
ing chaius and letters for the Free
men of the Green Mountains Of
Vermont. Why, John. 1t makes
the blood bod IN my old veins
and if Ethan Alien aud Seth War
uer were alive feH you, they d
90 to Freeman's Meeting, and if
the balloI-boX wasn't open, they d
manufacture home made thunder
aud lightning AL II was open and
their votes il 1t for meu Of the right
meiIle to resist slavery Do ,ou
think, John, that Ethan Allen, OF
ANY of the msn OF hi, day, would
) talk or think about bread and but
: ter Just fore election No, No =
not they-aud thank heaven there's
) lille of the fire of 10 IN my flint
, as the Almanac makers say, about
these days
} JOHN We'll. father don't know
, but you're about right ! heard JC
! Moody say, last year, that his cleo
: ton cost hun over two hundred
, dollars cash out Of pocket aud /
: 10 would palm himself off for a true
= man and freud of liberty astrid,
: two hobbies, | don't know but {
: similar game will be played b!
I Roderlck ANA others, this year
l So I'll he up and doing, aud have
the wheels creased for lection anC
= the votes for Royce, Fletcher anC
: Baes-and for the genuine Repub
I lican Ticker for County officers, al
I ready for every man who want
=, 'em-but no votes for the Nebras
= kaites. or those who would Civ,
: them aid and comfort
5 Fdiher.-Thal's goa, John