Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1872-08-22
Greeley g. Brown.

" few days before. Some POO were
present, including u few 'publicans.-
In the absence of the President, Mr.,
Horace Durham was called to the
Chair Mr.. ChamberIin said that n
committee was appointed to procure
Sneakers from abroad, and the meet
ing would be pleased to hearthe report.
Mr. Fairbanks from the committee
reported that Gen, Fitzpatrick was in
the State, and would address the Club
at any time after the 22nd, for 500,
Mr. Chamberin SAID that Hon. Rufus
Andrew, native Of the State, and
formerly a law student here, was stop
ping intown a few weeks, andwould adj
dress the Club at any time that might
be named. Mr. Andrews was sur
yoyor Of the Port of New York City
under Abraham Lincoln. 1t was yO-
ted that Mr.. A. be invited to speak
1t was also voted to have Gen.
KiIpatrick address the Club, Of
which due notice will be given, and
that the committee be empowered to
raise the necessary funds. Nearly
half the sum required was raised on
the spot The committee appointed
to draft Constitution reported as
follows -
/. The name of this association shall be
The Woodstock Greeley d Brown Club"
=. The members of the Club shall be legal
voters Of this town, and any such voter may
become q member by signing tbs Constitution,
3. The object of this Club il to aid in elect
ing Greeley q Brown as President and Vice
President Of the United States, in November
next.
The report was accepted and adopt
ed
Mr.. Chamberlin, in a few well timed
remarks. called ont DIR. Thomas +.
Powers. Dr. Powers arose amid
loud applause, thanked the meeting,
said he was spectator the same as
he was at the Grantmeetmg few even
ings before, did not purpose to speak,
aud took his seat. DIR. Randall said
the trouble was with Mr.. Greeley
he was too honest for the politicians
they would not trust him--but the PEG
pIo had taken Mr.. Greeley for their
Srandard-bcmcr, and were earnest in
the matter Of his election He said
Dr. Powers was not in the hands OF
the politicians--he wanted to hear
from hinl-hp wanted to be educated
in this matter, and hr knew Of norman
better calculated to impart knowledge
to the people upon this subject than
/ DR.. Powers. Cheers.
Dr. Powers GOT up and said he had
heard Morrill, and Poland, but it was
the same chat he had heard for the last
| fifteen years. Judge Poland said there
were but 10000 offices to be filed
and because Grant could not give
every man an office, it caused disattec
ton in the Republican ranks. The
| Doctor said all those offices We're fill
ed under Mr.. Lincoln and there were
no ''lisatIectionists" 1t is the inetlici
cncy Of the Administration that is
making the Greeley party stronger
every day. They manifest 'grea
consam o mind" about Mr.. Greeley
say he is punishable" cant be trust
ed ETC., when he is the very mar
that brought them up and gave then
a great party which they have abused
and brought into bad rcpute by keeping
Il man at the head OF the nation tina
they can handle as the Potter doe,
his clay. They claimed that Gran
had reduced the Public Debt 500
O00,000. The speaker said Congress
levied the tax and the people paiC
cheertully, and L. S, Grant was NJ
more entitled to credit for diminishing
our Nations Debt than any othe
citizen. He said that one year while
: he was assessor in this District ncarl,
half Il million was assessed and collect
ed in the District, and over million
and u quarter in the State. Grant
he said. had no more to do with pay
inc the debt than he had with raising
our bountiful crops Of this year ant
ifhaIf the money collected found ITS
way into Treasury the debt woulo
exhibit a much less number of figure
to day. He went on to give sketcl
Of the character Of the men who are
now in the interest ofGrant and spenC
their time hunting up files Of the Ncy
York Tribune to find some naught,
thing that Horace Greeley said a
some time ON the spur Of the momen
; in daily paper, to prove that if h
is elected the country will go to thu
"dcmnition bow vows !! He begal
with John a. Logan, Of Illinois
or "Black Jack" as he is sometime
called. 1t will be recollected tina
Illinois passed Il law banishing fire
negroes from the State after a certai
time, and John A. was for having a
negroes found in the State after tn
time named, sold into slavery, henc
the title "Black Jack" He one
said of certain General, she wa
too drunk to lie down decently a
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