The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-08-20

Ter a iime puzzled With iis cnigtnai1eal
form. httin reflection. however, vii
show thsi j. real object j. not what its
record sets forth
It's primary and principal olloci pur-
ports 70 be an opposition 70 the late act
Il cur legislature. allowing towns 20
bond themselves, or lend their credit 70
build railroad
That act is not compulsory, but mere
IN F~rai ssiue, and effects only such
towns as voluntarily embrace the priv
ilege il offers, And because certain
town or towns see ct 10 avail them
selves Of this statutory privilege, why
should il begot an opposition beyond
their own limits, any more than in9i-
vidual subscription TO the same enter
prise
Again, the object Of the Statute has
been accomplished, what good or hurt
viii result by its repeal Z Win they
claim that the repeal Of a law will annul
an acts done under itY As well might
they urge that a repeal Of the law rela-
ting to marriage would work a divorce
to all marriages previously solemn zed
They have an other plan it may be
well to examine and that is sympathy, =
1t is too lad, say they, that people will
ing to be taxed, should have the privi-
lege Of taxing themselves, or bearing
their self-imposed burdens. And par
ticularly is it too bad that the minority
should be controlled by the majority
Well, Mr.. Editor, the latter is too bad,
for il is just what will defeat them in all
their heightened objects and lofty aims.
But this cry Of sympathy for the poor
tax payers, would have more weight
with me, if those SO blatant with that
virtue, had not SO recently been SO APP
atnetlc on that point.
One of their candidates for senator is
a man of strong feelings aud passions
He is full of opposition to the Harlem
extension sympathies run high in
favor Of Troy & Boston Railroad, and
actually overflow for the poor tax pay
ers of his town. During the war he
held the Office Of town Treasurer, and
the town by vote made him the receiver
of the taxes And while the heavy
bovnty and other taxes were being
raised, and the poor tax payers were
bleeding at every pore--this same SYM
pathetic would-be-senator, retained and
withheld without the authority consent
or even knowledge of the town, an UNI
heard of sum as fees-such a sum as
rendered the purquisites of his Office,
during those two or three years, more
than all the prior emoluments of that
Office since the foundation OF the gov
ernment.
His sympathies for the tax payers
were not then SO lively and tine-strung
as they appear to be at present. Dur
ing this same period he was elected rep
resentative, but on investigation of the IL
anees of town, disclosed the exhorbitant
and unwarranted retention OF town
funds alluded to, and his constituents
were content to pass him by with one
election-and took the treasury from
him the first opportunity. Thus he
was shelved by his party who have long
sustained him, and with whom he has
long co-operated.
Another leader of this new tangled
Union" movement, who lives not only
on the extreme border of the State, but
within few rods Of the II. q w. r. r.,
deserves passing notice. His town
has never been asked to take any stock
in. or bond itself, for the Harlem extern
sion. SO tnat neither he los the section
in which he resides have any more in
teres. IN Jnls local enterprise than the
have III tile railroad from City Point to
Richmond. lie is suddenly smitten
with this peculiar sympathy-he has it
hard He became infected in this man
ner. He desired to be nominated for
senator at the regular Republican Con-
vention. But the sacrifice was too great
to be granted. So he has commenced
sowing dragons teeth in the political
field, in hopes OF raising up party that
will be more subservient to his wishes.
They styled their convention Union,
and will probably style their ticket the
same II so, it will be the first time
some men, whose names are affixed to
the call, have supported CnionP tick
ct since the great rebellion commenced.
Union I" what name to assume A
perusal Of the names purporting to be
signed to that call, will show it to be q
conglomeration OF all the odds and ends
of all the parties, isms and factions, OF
b last decade--a political pandemo-
mum. II the Harlem. Railroad extern
ston can harmonic those men and
cause them TO cooperate, it viii dc
what the great rebellion could not eft.
feet and what the great questions and
interests that have agitated the nation
in times past have failed to accomplish
Now what is the real object OF this
| CRotoder Convention party? 1t is evi.
IDENTITY not political, or they would moi
have nominated any portion Of the re
publican ticket 1t cannot be ON tht
ground of demerit or inability Of the