Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-02-09
Another Admirsr of jim Fisk.
A DEyEscE OF FISK, ia, AND BLAST AGAissI
THE CLERGY.

A pEyEscg OF FISK, JR., AND BLAST ASAiSsI
THE CLERGY.
.lfr. Editor. Dear Sir:
am rot literary man in an authors sense
of the tern an not professional seraW'
for the pre,s. sm not an itimiser Of news for
the curious and DO not psnier with any man
views of concencious right,o curse him because
his views do or do not conflict with ny own
doont believe tha: mankind are 50 unalike in nau-
raj snd trained dispositions as the Alkaline PLAINS
of the west are deterrent from the cultivated
meadows raY own native State No SIT all
men are born into the world nightly in the
came msner and naturally turn TO the same
source fer susiansoce 1t is in after yssrs that
the disgrace comes AID it is the fithiest
rasanest birds that seek to destroy the hsrbinser
of the soul when that precious jewell has gone
beyond thel.zy, ugly turkey Buzzards ofhuman-
! ity when gorgei to AZ overflow, gap themselves
| to sleep. Bat when sn-hungered sail once
around and fall upon the carcass with one fell
swoop and glut their desires as they think great
/ IL 10 the admiration O. all mankind 50 with
| nan to often. James Fisk Jr is dead. That
| the hand Of cowarily assassin hurried him IN
/ the full strength and vigor Of manhood 70
/ sudden death 20 man need tell But few there
are at th slime that have msnliness enough to
I say untimely if they so believed. Probably
there was not another man in the world who
| made himself 20 VIGOROUSLY notorious and e1-
| tensivey known ID james Fisk Jr., has hlmsel!
/ within the last SIX year,.
Other men have gpent 50 three score wears
| and ten" Of hard and restless labor arriving
until death with the jostlingi sarging: uncer
tsin-tle, Of human events. Prsrci5g al the
cunning craft and skill OF nifty year, experience,
crasping individuals, corporations, and legisia-
lures bat 10 find Themselves beaten, dashed ole
si5 4 thrown under the tsble by this wonderful
man nov desd, james Fisk, Jr. Men couceited
boted in their own arrogance. and il-5oiton
gains swale1 up IN their own eZotistcal pom
posity, dau5ed with srristoeratic sirs, Who hst
{ scorn of contempt for honest labor, reared in
marble fronts, and fed with golden spoons from
silver 5owls, ichOoled, educated, and graduated,
on the finest Tie that lays upon the floor in e1
change On Wall street, have hszaried, taken
their chances, aud teen beaten by the peddler
boy from "
RailBosd corporations and master nonopoiiss,
engineered By skilled pocket-picking surgeons.
and Extortioners, hsve been lifted from a state
Of uncertainty and anarchy and put upon sys-
ten Of financial and runing completeness by
this peiller boy from VI
Both Land ant Sea we're made 10 suhserye bis
iuierest vhile Fend-fed men we're Get sid
- until more convenient season" and as he
passsd on n the far of distance an occasional
yelp OF sulli- grosl alone disturbed the quiet
tued q the paEt
But the r.ett must fall and the mighty may
he cast down In this instance they have fallen.
know shat this assertion will call forth all the
GnAthsmas Of the church the Be1t0n and the
uniformed but 1 care not 81 al. In this
Land freedom Of Pres sn1 thought are not in
the interes, q Big5try and sectsrisnism. j
man dleih and he speaketh not, others must talk
fer him, or he silently eniures all the sksudal,
that an ungenerous world msy cast. Thus it i,
th.t James Fisk cannot now defend himself from
the c3wsr1ly espursions which 9 hireling and
by him unpaid ministry huri At MS lieless-ness
lie hiss gone AMI the sneaking ours that be
lsshel ;uto sponissiou, 20 thsi they wsged
when be passed by can now come forth once
more and howl Demonisc over the blood they
scent that flowed from their fallen master. ere
we the Cesars Of the 18th century that our
c5uatrymen must not have the suspicion Of
wrong. " Let him thst is without sin cast tie
first ston " Who says James Fisk Wa5 q knSve
a sccunirel, and BlacE guard The men that
be has heaion at their own game. The men
that would have deyoursd him 81 6 troop Of Hye-
nit would disertomb a burial ground.
Their self constituted views Ct modern Chris
tsnity peculiarly sisp, and qualify them TO
send d soul frightened and crs1e1 from it's earth
" hsbitstion while they assume Al uncbalengei
right and prarogStye 20 howl and bay Ger the
sections Of the iead, they establishing their
ruling, IS 10 wright OF wrong
ChaplNns we're daring valiant srm o. the
service during the rebellion. The major p3r-
tiou Of them rreierriug to fight the Crest Uu-
seen enemy called Devil. rsIhs- than face the
visible foe, called Grsy Devil
SO At the present tirlo. now that james Fisk,
Jr, Is dead ard cold in Vermont coil, these
great enemies OF all wrong come forth like Ad-
ders IN the sun AMI task their varied colored
hues Of religious fSns.icism By abusing, scAra-
ting, aud chatting, the sections Of the dead. For
nov that the hand Of coEarii-e has accomplish
Cd its worst, and = well arranged VIII and les
lament hss GU them of without a farthing,
and no more prospect for them is cruel dis
appointment takes the place Of " hope deferred
Why this hue and cry" n1W that desth is
monarch and has taken The Princes Baton.
Why lid no; these GUARDIANS Of the nations
morality labor with the living and in Pulpit
declare the destruction Of Jsmez and bis WAYS
Preach to HIN as they are now Preaching Of
him. vas it fear Of hin, or fingered thsre
fond anticipation thSt perhsps Prince Fries
Gains might happily their Pockets When
boy mye Farther Whipel NE for hiking snoth-
er boy when he was down ami he served ne
wright. /. Vss a cowsrdly act in me sni the
whipping ting,el strongly Of manhood Who
are the men that are believing about james
FISK. Tley are the vanquished and open
mouthc1 Those that werei war sgtintt him /
aud IN their Own tolls got SHARED. Ii he made I
millions he msde it from those who had it to
loose and stskei sgsnst him. II he bought /
legislators be did it becsuse they bad e their /
Price" If he bribei jurors he did it as other
men do because they too had " their price. - .
L Re could beat Vanderbilt on the course. it .
Wss because from score 70 ttsnd he had the .
finest training sad best blood. Il he had the I
Handsouest mistress in New York, 1t was BE- /
cause mis- ways we're winning, and his taste IA
vorsble to choice II Ward Beecher enjoys a
minstrHll exercise in Plymouth church well may
Fisk enjoy the society and couyiyislity Of beauty
aud its isciustiOus, although II he white.
Do you hear tie middle snl working classes
crying out against Fisk hsrshly like his bes,on
imitators and white neck-tiel morslsts. How
with the thousands that looked 10 him for help
and employment. Did they dance the Gallo
psde Of Liberztion when he died, as these freed
from the rule Of despot Not much, from the
valet 70 J. Gould musus Euduse1 with tears
alone told tie tale, and dyed the History Of a
man tloyei by them all for his grand exhibitions
Of civility All chality Want and suffering with
him always found a sympathising word and deed
II bread was asked stone was not given to
supply the want Neacked they came and
clothed they wentsEsy from the man who had
send as Felon 70 the thousand Of Chicago
homeless. II Tss al the same to him. To one he
gsve wine. tickets and money. To the others
thousands Train Loads and words Of good cheer
lie gave more TO the Chicsgo sufferers than snv
1ther one nan But Eay the Howlers. i, vss a
selfish sordid motive " Go away Satan. get thee
behind ne" have you any wright to impugbn
bis motives. CoWsrds thus to malighn mans
goodness Did It not clothe and feed the needy
10 you remember you Holy critics that long list
u virtues enumerated the last Of which is
'harity without which you have none of these
Strain GnAt and SsslloF q cammele'
He has gone. and the frost bitten clover alone
'resths sbov him as he lays beneath the soil Of
rs own nstiye State Let Emmets reoue,t b,
lis Let no man attempt to write his History
intiil prejudice and christians pen can do him
Justice
lie vas native Of my own state and
loung as he was he beat the mighty men Of the
Treat Cosmopolitan city America. and lam
proud Of him As year after year shall pass
Iwsy the curious ''ihe Pssron'' and sdyenturor,,
hall visit Brsttleboro' They will pass over to
he Burial Ground ard as they sDproach the )
Tomb of James Fisk Jr These great Reforuers
hose who were beaten those whom he check
mated end those who retired before him, will
tep one side and pas the marble by While the ,
POOR min' the working man and middle classes. ,
hose who suffered the ipsins of Poverty and ate q
nd drank of his Hospitality with his Youthful
ssociates' and Fellow Towns mem will lipoer
nd drop tear plant rose and put up PRAYER. :
or him who had many many Of the noble,t 9ifts
I manhood and il after years when all earthly
hall have become sPiritusl if the Spirits Of
casualty shall dance wreath around his