National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-03-20
Pro. and Con.

Nth the democrats in this town. felt
cry sore over the contesting OF the
lection here last fail, and the con
defeat of the democrats;
md it is evident that the ArgnS
nan has not got over ityet from the !
way he "breaks out" in the following
.hoice bit OF copperhoad literature,
which is good specimen Of the way
re takes to mislead people who are
rot acquainted with the facts in |
cases whereof he speaks, and to win
avor with those who gloat over any |
hing-no matter how barefaccd q |
it may be-which maligns |
those who don't happen to belong
to the democratic pxty;
1.-THE desperate and unscrupUlous
vaccinations Of the Jacohins TO
render null the voice OF the MAORI
~ of the votes OF Bradford last Fall,
prove to have been maVailing to
give them control Of The town BY
manipulating a partizan Legislature
they unseated the Representative
from that town. and threw ont the
democratic Justices OF the Peace
elect, yainly hoping to elect the Sc
lectmcn this Spring, and thereby
get control OF the check list, VIXEN
they meant 20 disirauchiSe demo
Gratis enough tocnable them to car
ny the town. At March meeting
the people passed upon these things,
a1G on fall vote, with party lines
strictly drawn, The democrats had GG
majority on the test vote. Win the
Jacobins contest chat Majority
The above is a complete tissue Of
falsehood and misrepresentation. 1t
commences by assuming that the
republicans Of this town succeeded
by foul means in unseating the dem
ocratic Representative and throw
ing out the democratic justices,
which is false in every particulars;
and since the Arg&S man seems to
have forgotten the part the demo.
Gratis acted in the election and in
contcsting it we will refresh his
memory little with a few facts.
The democratic board Of civil aU.
thority last fall made UP check
list to suit themselves: but in doing
this they put on men who were not
entitled 10 vote; and the repuhli
cans were so"deSperate," "unscrupu-
lousn and '.abusiven as to dave to
contest the election. That is really
the only charge the democrats can
honestly bring against theHl. The
Legislative Committee which exam.
ined the case fully, reported that
Mr.. Hays majority was got by
counting Illegal votes. aud he was
accordingly sent home. The Can.
Vassing Committee found that in
stead Of six democratic Justices be
ing elected, as the democrats claim
ed, the votes actually cast gave sis
democrats DO majority. SO there
was 10 majority in either case S,
far, but if the democrats had acte,
fairly and squarcly the republican
Justices would have been fonn,
elected By majority Of legal votes
for when the Committee decide,
not to use the testimony which ha,
been used in Mr.. Hays case in IN
case Of the Justices il had to be d,
cided Oh testimony of witnesses be
fore the Committee, and The dem
oorats, well knowing that the test
mony Of their own men would con
denim them. ran of some OF thei
mer-who had, according TO Tia
decision Of the other Commit,
voted illegaly--into New UamI
shire and kept Them there SO th3
they could not be brought bcfo!
the Committee to testify. And q
Ter the Committee had reportt
four republicans tied with six dem
Gratis, how did the democrats g,
two Justices appointed by the Joil
Assembly! y very honorable {
democrat, who is one of the lcadir
men Of the party in this town, wi
was attending the hearing hefo
the Committee represented Mms,
to be q republican, and that he W
working in the interest Of the
publicans Of Bradford; he to
Members that n compromise Ii
been made, and the republicans h
consented 10 Jet the democrats ha
two Justices--all Of which was
terly false--and getting a repul
can MEMBER, VINO had an axe
grind and needed democratic vot
in order to get it ground, to hC
nm impose upon others and nol
nate democrats, the scheme "
successful. Now on which 81
were the "unscrupulous machii
tions y When the Argus man u,
such terms as that he should apr
them where they belong, to men
his own ilk. Perhaps such trick,
and dishonesty pass with linn