Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-02-22
THE RIGHT SORT OF sPIRITUALIsM.

| LII is entltled,
| GHOST OF CoBBHrT TO ABERDEEN.
Aberdeen, just look here, will you? I
have been reading your speech. When say
your Speech mean that which you concocted,
and which Cranworth, your precious Cham
cellor, presented to the Queen, that she might
read it to the Lords, Commons, Women and
Reporters, on Tuesday last. The Queen, Of
course, had nothing to do with the compost
ton and though you, with your national i'm
pudonce, will acuse me of disrespect to her.
you know that mean nothing of the kind,
am writing to you, and about you, Old Wo-
man.
"You never had so good an opportunity Of
writing speech in which strong things could
properly be said in strong manner. You
might have blown trumpet, and have set
English blood in fame with the music. You
have preferred to speak upon penny whistle,
and to speak out of tune. The speech is the
very worst that ever was delivered. How
ever, shall conGne myself to notice of its
bad grammer.
You cannot get through the FIRST line with
out Scotch null"
Ihave called you together at this uNu-
suAL period IF the gear"
"What do you mean by that, eh Why
is the period Of the year unusual! L. it unsu-
al to have Winter, or to have December, or
to have Twelfth of December? The period
is not unsual. What suppose you mean
was, that it is unsual for Parliament to meet
in December. Then why could you not say
so? Why not have written, "The period
(slipslop) at which have called you together
Ia vulgrr phrase) is an unsual one."
"Well, you 60 no
"THat by your assistance may take
such measures" with your assistance " as
,ciN enable me to prosecute the great par in
which we are engaged Nth the utmost uigor."
"We are not engaged in tho war with the
utmost vigor. What you mean is, that you
want measures by means of which the war
may be prosecuted with the utmost vigor, not
that you do, but you wished Queen Victoria
to say that you do. Then why not write
down for her what you mean!"
81 cdnnot doubt that yon share my con-
viction Of the necessity Of sparing no effort
to augment my forces nOp engaged in the
Crimed."
This is not ungrammatical, but weaker,
sloppier phrase for the description of a strong
act WIS never devised. But you cannot long
adhere even to such English as that.
The ezertions they hape made" mean
writing-why not have said which my soldiers
have made and the uictories they haze
obtained are not t1cecdcd in the brightest
pages Of history
"How can exertions and victories be ex-
: ceeded in pages9 Exertions lyon had better
have made few are the acts of men, pages
are paper, and it is ia sheer slipslop that brings
them together, as il they we're things Of the
same nature. What you meant was that O.
the brightest pages" minerva Press) i" Of his
: tory record nothing exceeding in merit anc
glory the exertions," &c.,
"The hearty and efficient cooperation O
the brave troops Of my ally, the. Emperor q
the French, the glory, &c,
Cooperation with whom or what? DE-
; you mean that the troops co-operated witt
7 each other' OF course they did, but you DE-
not mean that. But you do not say with
} whom they eo-operated. Why not have sale
that they co-operated with "my forces = Be
cause you write like Lord, that is to say
0 abominably
s "But this cooperation with nobody.
"Cannot fail to cement still more closel,
THAN what q the union ,Ohieh happily snbsis
betwccn the tho conntries what two
"Slipsop again! Do you know what ce
ment is? Or do you know what union is
A union means an accomplished fact, to ust
g Gallcan jargon. How can more cement b.
,, used utter union My bricklayers's appren
.. tice could teach you best.
II hare also concluded a treaty ,oith A
merica, By ,ohich subjects Of long and diff
acuh discussion haze been adjusted"
"Even an American would have writer
| better English. Adjust subject! Questions
, you meant, presume.
r thrust that other matters mean again,
. IF great interest and Importance to the gen
, erai eyare ,oiN not be neglected."
7 I" Interest to the general welfare lido MOI
entirely approve Of Aogging, I strongly disap
, prove of Aogging women [your friend and al
, ty, the Austrian, thinks differently and
| should shudder to fog an old woman. So 20,
are safe. But such a sentence ought to cnsur,
to lad of fourteen, whipping which woulc
make even your House of Lords cushion ne
easy seat. "Subjects again Of interest tt
the general welfare !"
d" Now, Aberdeen, do not, with your impu
dence, say that 1 find fault for the sake o
finding fault. can praise when people de
serve praise The last paragraph in you
speech is very decent, and believe that Bill,
Gladstone wrote it. The statement that Par
lament exhibits the example of united PEG
pie would be rubbish but for it's clever subtle
ty, which implies IA lie) that Parliament rep
resents the people. The last sentence is vul
carly clumsy, "Nus" and the " trust hav
ing no connection. But the sentiment is I'm
exceptionable, SO quote the passage -
81 feel assured that in The momentou
contest in which zoe are engaged, you wii
exhibit to the world the example of unitet
people. Thus shall zoe obtain the respect Of
other nations, and may trust that Jv til,
blessing Of God TOE shall bring the par to q
successful termination.
al trust that we shall. But we shall no
J., while the country tolerates you as Prime Min
> lister.
IL remain, Aberdeen,
Yours, disrespectfully,
"WM. CoBBErrs GHOST.
Gridiron Gotta oa Tetha Ron