Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-10-25


Union, 1t has been compelled by the re-
publican party to adopt school system
free alike for black and white, like ours
here in Massachusetts. Not only that. For
the first time in the present generation, ithas
compelled the naughty monarchy of Eng
land TO sit down and count up wrongs that
ii has done, and furnish pccunaly repara-
ton and we stand better before the world
than ever before, for this great peace meas
urc. Then the national debt under Grant
has been reduced $50 millions, while taxa
ton at the same time has been reduced 235
millions annually. The debt is now being
paid at the rate of 100 millions year. And
for the first time we have had the Indian
question treated humanely, righteously
and successfully.
Now party with such record, is
party worthy Of support. It is the party of
progress. 1t contains in its anks the men
of largest brain, broadcast culture, greatest
intelligence, and highest morals. Among
all the women of my acquaintance | know
of only seven who are for Greeley. But we
are told there is great deal Of corruption
in tho republican party. No doubt. We
are still feeling the demoraizing effects of
the war. We are carrying forward intel
lectual culture at the expense of moral Gull
ture. There are shams and humbugs
everywhere. But that the republican party
is so very corrupt, do not believe. Twenty
| two hundreds of millions of dollars have
been paid out and received by Treasurer
| Spinner without loss, by stealing or
otherwise, of more than one fifteenth of one
| per cent. Under johnson there were forty
defaulters in the treasury department /;
under Grant there have been four, and for
one of these Horace Greeley was bonds
man, and, if he is compelled to face the
music, it will cost him Sl25,OO0. 1t little
becomes the democratic party, with its re-
cord of peculation and the unfolding of
slavery, TO accuse the republican party of
corruption.
We are told that the democratic party is
converted" But in West Virginia the
| dem Ccrats vote provision into the consti-
| tuition that no negro shall hold office Gen
Hartman is mobbed when he addresses a
republican meeting in North Carolina and
you hear frequently of negroes being killed
|
ocras. They speak of the great necessity
of reconciliation. Who refuses to be re-
concicd The Methodist church has pro-
vision by which converts are given six
months probation before being admitted
to membo rship. Would ii not be wise 10
| try the good professions of this democratic
| party, which has made so much trou BILE,
for an equal length of time ?-and the six
months don't expire until after ne at No
vember. When the prodigal son came
home, he said in humiliation, Father,
have sinned, and am 10 more worthy TO be
cal led thy son Make me as one of thy
hired servants" But these converted
men come back and say, get out of this
We propose to take this thing into our own
hands daughter and great applause.) 1t
doesn't look like penience. The old pro-
sla very spirit is scotched-not killed.
In this campaign, where women are TAX
ing so general n part and interest, / have
hoped that they would take no part in tho
campaign of SANDER, and | am glad to say
that generally they have not. This is not
a question of L. S. Grant and Horace Gree
ley, but of the parties back of them. Yet
ii cannot be denied th4t one reason why
the women of the country are so untodly
opposed TO Mr.. Greeley, is because he ha.
been so remorselessly opposed 10 them
The Tribune has slandered them and thcil
cause with rabid persistence. had Away,
taken that paper up to a year and hal
ago, but l told my husband then feared
could not be Christian and get into
white heat of anger every day while read
ing ii and he kindly took the temptation
out Of my way. l have gone to reading i
again during this campaign, in order That
may know all the SANDERS against Gen
Grant and the republican party. And
tell you that these ISLANDERS have roven t.
me that Grant is better man, and more 0
a man than believed him to be. / visited
him at his headquarters before the captur,
of Nicksbnrg, when all the papers were de
claring that he was a drunkard, | looked
into his face and found not the slghtes
trace of excess. | visited him last MAY il
Washington. | found he had the mobiles
household seen in the White House sine,
the days of Adams. The papers were still
saying he was drunkard, but discover
cd moi INC nrst indication OF anything o
the kind, and / came away feeling quit,
safe, and sure that somebody was lyin.
emendUusly. If you cannot investigate
these ISLANDERS for yoursefb believe the wore
Of men whom you can truSt-such men n
George William Curtis, and Hoar ant
Dawes, who know how baseless they are
and who will tell you that the present al
mnistration comp ares favor bly, with an,
of its predecessors.
Mrs. Livermorc closed with an appeal I,
her own sex TO take an interest in politics
looking well to their own households ant
seeing to it that their husbands do not vot,
for Greeley and his party. Her speech wa
throughout able, and in many parts i'm
pressively eloquent, and she was greeted a
its close with most cordial applause. Tn,
Glee club then sang "Thc star SpangleC
Runner ~ and fhn ou1innnn 1isnorSu.!