Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-03-17

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head is a patriot; that Spanords afilda-
Wit which appeared in the Courier was
ever sworn to or was true; that any.
thing else which occurs in the Courier il
true; that you were not one of the
''ranting abolitionists who caused this
that ''nigger" is rs good as n
descendant of the Isle of Man, or that
the last Town Meeting was an orderly
one. 1t would be best then not to bur-
den your columns with such nonsensj.
cal clap-trap; for your numerous rea.
ders know 1t is the vilest clap trap that
ever emanated from the smallest pewter.
mug demagogue.
Stop abusing the ministers. For you
stand more in need of them than of any
other human aid
Don't speak Of the comparatively good
order of Town Meetings in other towns.
That goes against you, inasmuch as no
other town in Vermont has so many of
the class whoare "voters in Town Meet.
ing but not for State or National Off.
GERS" as Rutland, lowing to the draft)
Don't again make the assertion that
the Town Meeting was an orderly one
Just see its uselessness those who
were there know better and those who
We're not, are of that "order-lovi law
abiding class" who don't 90 to the Cour.
Ter for information,
Don't boast OF what you might have
done heretofore, or especially Of what
you are going to do hereafter through
the voters in Town Meeting who are
not voters for State or National Off.
GERS" II is not we'll to confess that you
are compelled to depend upon such half
hedged voters, and you may stir up the
people of the town to turn ont generally
to vote and that would be death to your
hopes, you know.
Stop talking about "despotism." That
is played out. Tide the late New Hamp-
shire election, and the elections of last
year generally. Besides 1t suggests
hereabouts comparisons, unfavorable to
you, between it and anarchy-especially
since the last Town Meeting,
Remember that it was the preponder
| ating disorderly element of the last
Town Meeting, of which the HERALD
| spoke In short, remember to tell the
truth once in while just TO give variety
to your sheet and besides don't continue
to make it a medium for vcntillating
personal Quarrels, and a second edition,
enlarged but not improved, Of all the
current gossip and miserable scandal o,
the town. Don't you know that no man
has a right to publish a paper for such
purpose =
Don't boast in every issue Of your pa
per how much money you are worth, 1t
is in bad taste and people don't gener
ally care whether you own $4,000 in
real and personal property" any more
than they care how you got it,
Finally, and above ALL don't take The
trouble TO say again that the fools are
not all dead yet, for every one who reads
your paper has a weekly demonstration
Of the fact How about that Isle OF Man
cross o. ....... ........ ......
These suggestions, all induced by your
last Issue, are thrown out solely for the
benevolent purpose Of improving your
sheet, and thereby "abating nuisance
We cannot afford them often. We had
some hopes that you We're in an improy
ing condition. But the Town Meeting
or New Hampshire election upset you
We try once more. If our generous et
forts shall contribute to making the
Courier a respectable sheet, aside from
! as politics, we shall feel rewarded for
our labor If not, we shall be compelled
to drop it again in silence. We earnest
| ~ hope the Courier will make a last ef
fort towards decency. But we are not
over sanguine.
FoReERY.-Thep Philadelphia Telegraph
Of Friday, says that letter has been
received from friend of the brave Col.
Dahlgren, who served with that unfor'
tunate officer during the recent raid a.
bout Richmond, which states emphatl'
cally that the so-called order alleged
to have been found upon the body Of
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