National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1868-09-11

4. 10. Ltdcu; captain.
l.. L. Gould, LIST Lieutenant.
J. w. Kelley, I'd Lieutenant.
Scrgeants-Calvin L. Clark, IL. !
+. Emmerson, Harry Martin, ID. w.
Cobb.
Corporals-H. q. Day, G. VI. An
dross, Frank Il. Chamberlain, Chas.
f. Manson.
The company Wao out on drill
Tuesday and did remarkably we'll
tor new company.
We find in the last Montpelier
4rgus Il letter from Bradfor | in which
the writer makes a wretched attempt
to show that the democrats in this
town, and particularly one Badger,
are dreadtully abused, maligned and
insuIted by the radical brawlcrS."
('The eternal fitness of things is not
apparent in the application of the
.nitho4 s;noo cha dan,,o.,4. ans.
'''"' 49, ' az was
town have mon0polizcd the 'brawl-
ing business, and are entitled TO all
the honors and emoluments arising
from vigorous prosecution Of it,
We copy a portion of the letter,
which begins rs follows:
THAT 'the end justities the means
Is the motto adopted by the party
Of great moral ideas,'is evident from
the course taken by the leaders of
that party in This town. Smntlng
under previous defeats, and stung
almost to madness by the evidences
o.. defeat in the coming election.
iaty determined to make some DIES.
r..'t effort in order to change the
cIr1Ht Of public opinion. which
they saw WAS setting against them.
The cry Of copperhead. rebel, tra-
TOR, etc.. had lost all effect. Some
rap must be sprung lust before
the election to prejudice the people
against the democrats before they
would have time to anaIvze fine sn6.
~ ~ ,,te ''',o Il t, w ~ 'ort ~ u
believed under nrosnnt c;rn'Instan.
ces, that drunkard, rulnmv. SGT etc.
would ever again hc used by the re
p'o''C n " S"'.i'I any opposing par
thor stannoI rThor w." li, '',''' I.' :
Il man possessed Of moro tban orli.
nary natural abilities, industrious,
a''5e -. N MS "e2i' a goo! ne'4noour
I'a.ojf and nnt,rtn y i''i''ri c,s ~ 3a
community. he is al lictpd to habits
Of mtemperance. Worse than taat
Ae 'Nd democrat. we appreciate
wv ''e en1 III II, Vi i'''o mug Il 'l'.
Victim and Irnocr,ti. town ofi
Dl-must he applied to to prosecute
"m. f1St, Il democratic Justice
vas "taa4' 90 l'au "hoh Il more
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made by II republican legislature
And il they executed the laws
against drunkenness would they
not become a party to a radical
#acmc Tor overcoming the demo
~.cy, No sir; YOU don't catcl
them in that trap! They were no
20 hn made tools of in that manner
even il The statutes of the State Iii,
impose fac upol them for refusing
to act. And then how delicate tn,
Scnsibiiities of these men. WHY
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y " y l'"9'''','' "''o '''' Nv more te
e''" ''' ''''i i'''i''SN '''''' To i'loeS
adcmocratic Justice to arrest one O
his constituents for drunkenness
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