Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1857-08-06
NEW SERIES, NO. 81.
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dents premises, employed in any way, but
1'7Sh, as James was told how republican and
patriotic Notwithstanding the Irish blood in
my veins, it makes me mad almost an all
aoout the Patent Office, containing the National
GALLERY, or Museum, the old Declaration of In
dependence, Washington's Uniform, camp-chest,
an lmplements the collections Of the U. S.
Exploring Expedition that cost millions Of dol
lars besides modols and descriptions of all
sorts OF things that mechanics manufacturers
an artlzans make or use. Oh would craze
the head OF you TO hear him talk about them.-
9he'' asoat the Genera! Pos, kiIicos .4s. = 10
book, an inch thick that Franklin kept al! the
Fost Oihce accounts for the whole United
States Tor seven years. an twenty horses
couldn' draw the account books for one wear
now an the Smithsonian Institute building,
that looks so big an is so little the Washing
ton Monument, an how Vermont ought to send
another block of handsomest serpenne marble,
with just the word Vermont preuiy carved up
on 1t; about the additions they are making to
the Treasury, Post Office and Patent Office
buildings; how the Government clerks an other
officers talk against the Government when alone
by thems Ives, an seem to feel afraid all the
time, that they shall lose their office an how
it is not considered an honor al all in Washing
ton' to have Government Office how the lad
argued Patent case before the examiners so
that they gave him Patent that they had re-
jected before how civi ard accommodating all
the folks there was TO him, just as though
he was some big man all about the election
massacre, that took place right before Mr. BIS
door; how Mr.. B. has beer turned out of Office
once because one man didn't like him, an how
he was put right into another office with $500
higher wages; how Douglas an Breckenridge
are building some costly establishments to live
in an are going TO have whole square to
themselves
Now tell you, after hearing all that james
SAYS about Washington. an reading an hearing
what is in the Freeman an dozen other papers
that We take don't believe there's as much
honesty an real genuine interest for the good
of the people an country in all the present Ad-
mInlsratlon as it takes to keep my good Prot
esant neighbor ahre through one dag an if
there ism change before long, we sha II a Il 20
to purgaory, right quick, every blessed soul of
us. | am moi Roman Catholic, that's what |
isn't; but I've been there and know them right
well, an if every child of Adam, that Prot,
estan, don't rub open his eyes socr, an act out
MS principles he Will curse 10 Day ne Iearned
10 swim SO he can't drown himself, an cal upon
the rocks an hills to fall on him for the dreadful
times that's coming, because they let foreigners
and rum govern them. when they could better DO
It themselves, that's what they could
Now you must tell everybody that reads your
paper, an its blessed good one, that " mustn't
have any more State, County or Town officers,
that havn't got good principles an common sense
er that's afraid to shoW them out so clear that
everybody will understand them who votes es-
peciaIIy, they must be strong Temperance and
Anti-Savery men, who will fight not only
against the erienSi0n but existence Of Slavery
and lntemperance in all ways that conscience
and good judgment tell them so. 1t takes so
long TO tell so little that my good man has got
tired holding his little grandson, so can t say
any more now; an | wont try again till find
how you like this, and have more time.
Youls, CATHERINE.