National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1866-11-16

become well acquainted, says that,
at the instigation of .'the very high
est authority" he and an eminent
statesmen We're employed to issue
an address to the Democracy of the
country. The thing has been done,
and the following is about the pith .
of it:
" Shel we desert Androo Johnson
after all the trouble he hez ben to
III gcttin back to us! Shcl we
elect Congress this fall 50 soaked
in hhliShin-So filed With ohjeC
shuns to our Southern brethren cz
to Te.ooZe toracelve EN- back into the
seats which they vacated Consid
er 7 il @ Southern Dinokracy
hey'nt and don't lay up nothin agin
700. They are willing to forgive
and forget. They failed, but they
are willin to forgive cause uv the
failyoor. They hey'nt got the GOV
.ernment they wanted, but they find
no fanlt with that. but are willin to
take charge NV the wan they hey
ben compelled to live under. Kin
they offer tarer ? The fate nv war
WIZ again EN- buryin all hard feel
ins they extend to rs Chrischcn
charity and say here we are-take
us-Giyc MS our old places. They
hey ben chastcned-their household
gods hey ben destroyed and their
temples torn down. Wun neighbor
nv mine lost two sons in the Conted-
rit army: another son Wich he he'd
refoosed 1900 ior iii 1860. he WIZ
compelled to shoot. cu2 he WIZ
1 bound to run away into the Federal
army, and two octroons wich he a
dozen times refoosed $500 for. each.
in MOO Orleans. he saw Myin dead
on the steps OF a skoOl house in
Memphis. Hez he suffered nothin |.
. And yet he is WilIin to take seat
in CongresS-torgettin all he hez
suffered, and torgiyin the cause
thereof. What Wickcdness it is,
wich would further bruse sich q
broken reed. Therefore. eZ WOO love
yourselves and hate the nigger i'm
plore yoo to act. Take your choice
uv the platforms nv the different
/ States-Votc cz a Johnson UnioniSt
or ez a Dimollratic JohnSOnian-hut
vote
SHOCKING BRUTALITY.-A soy
and daughter of Mrs. Moulton. o
Newark. VT. recently beat thcil
, mother in a most brutal manner
because She tried to obtain posses
sion of Il wheel at which she hat
been spinning. She is so injured
e that, even if she RECEIVERS. she vii
remain crippled for life. Mrs. Moul
ton is considered Il worthy and res
pectable lady by all who knew her
She was only rescued from dealt
by her husband, who came in from
4 the field and found her lying ncaIl,
2 dead upon the floor. No punish
$ ment has been inflicted upon tn
iicndiSh children.
PAINFUL But LAUGTABLE.-I
Notes OF an Army Surgeon" W
t find the following: - rcmembo
one day i'll my hospital rounds.
patient just arrived presented Il
g amputatcd forearm, and in doing $
= he could hardly restrain a broa
/ laugh; the litter was constantly o
-. his face. d" What is the matter
. This does not strike me as a Suhie,
Il oi' laughter 4" 1t is not, Doctor
" but excuse me lost my arm in S
, funny way that ] still! laugh whe
= look at it," . What for 2" "Ou
first sergeant wanted shaving. an
got me to attend to it, Us am
: corporal. We went together j
IS front Of his tent had lathered hin
IL held his nose, and was just abol
Y applying the razor when Il canno
N ball came, and that was the last
rs saw OF his head and my arm. +
|. cuse me for laughing so, Docto
in but never saw such thing /
's. fore
\ woman, with a child i'll II
g arms, jumped from train Of ca
" on Wednesday night near Watcrlo
- - Ind. the train going mt the rate
mo @ II miles per hour, yet did not !
~. ceiye the slightest injury. She hi
-, passed the station where she wish
- to stop
ut DEAD TO polITlc@.-An oX.r,
ms el ia Washington writes to the y
hr- bile IdrortiScr, who sought his op
'st ion ot national affairs, as follows:
as "polticS ! Bless your soul, ha
III not read newspaper for eight,
'N- months am not 4 citizen,and do
ut trouble myself about such thin
ie- Thcrc'll be h---ll topay soon; but
he none Of my fun raj; !, having d
oi very dead, and been buried Il "
I'M and half ago"
ut FORTRESS MONROE, Nov-S.-l
II a parole granted jeff. Davis so
nil months ago, giving him the pr
vas lege of the grounds of the Fortr
lis. during the day, has been cNtcnd'
his through Executive clemcncy, IN
out moving all surveillance of him, a
ler the guards from his room IN Carr
zen, Hall at night. Instructions to {
the effect have been sent from Nashil
the ton TO Gen. Burton commandani
his the Fort. thus depriving his imp
onment of anything like scvcri
and paving the way, as is genera
'on. presumed, for final parole and