Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-04-03

90 The platform adopted by the Dimocrisy Nv
Connecticut accepts not only the emansi-
pashon Nv the niggir, but ek4l rights and
the ballot for bim-give Mr. Ndsby drink,
or, by the way, set bottle and glass by his
elbow that he may help hisself"
/ wuz so staggered by this that | vOlun-
tarily put the bottle to my lips Instead Nv
goin thro the formality nv poUrin it into
glass, and in my dIz d condishun held 1t
there till it was nearly EXHAUSTED.
. Gentlem,' | remarked, after a mint Nv
profound thought - fur u y tshnel Dino
erat you are askin a great deal, but, but
| IN ekal to it. | accept emanslpatlOn, civil
rites and the ballots. You hev clept my
rite wing and amputated my left, and hey
; ouly the tail to support me. The way yOD
have the thing fzed, my speech must, ez a
matter uv course, be confined to finanshel
topics. Thank heaven, the repoodashen W
the debt is still left me, and on that | shell
dwell"
Take another bottle, Mr. Nasty" sed
the chairman. more blandeI than ever, and
permit me to sejest that the platform Nv the
Dimocrsy Nv Connecticut replodiates the
proposition to repOodlate the Nashinel debt
with lOathin and skorn, brandin the charge
ez a slander, and insists upon its payment,
principal and interest. Take another drink,
| beg, Mr.. Nasty
q" Emancipation, Ekal Rites, Imparshal Sui-
irage and the Payment Nv the Debt W Why,
gentle sirs. l mite ez well put a clean
shirt and be Republican To wunst, for ez
near ez | kin see, the matter Nv clean linen
is all that we shall differ in. | can't do it
rely | can't Think Nv vKentucky-thluk
NV Southern Injeany and liliuOy-think Nv
the Irish in Moo York-think Nv me -
The Chairman, with smile. the blandnes
~, 9f-r. Ifr.l sad
take one NOR, witch did He thea remarkt
that in the present state uf affairs, Democ-
ricy cOOdent be expected u be one Nv the
same everywhere. 10 reach success, wich Is
p0st-Offses, il was compelled TO cultivate an
elastlssty uf periesshen wich allows adaptln
itself 10 any kind Nv cIrcumst ,snes. Ii wuz Nv
necessity one thing IN one place and another
in another-jest the pekOOlIar pekOOiarlt-
les the people manifested Et the people
Of certain lOc ilIty wants one perttkeler
line of pOlisv. 1t is the business Of the DIM
Ocricy To promise It-ei another secksheu
desires line NV poli-y pre-Isely the oppJ-
site, Why the Dem Jcrisy must. promise th4t
also. Ssh proceItus viii / anJw, make
clm mbIuashens uv "a rather slartltu karacter.
IL l. a staggerrer 10 see oar Trend Nt7by de
enjcn Niger vOten, but hev hopes uv sem
Iwcei au1 SXeeny. and och.rz, AMI cree
ley AL "A wJrkIn together on platform Oi
UppOsIsuCn 10 curruPuun- w len success hcz
crowned our ef uts-wueu there Is Dem b
crat in the place NV the butcher Grant,
DinocratIc KJngrs and DemmJcEtJic Leg
gis asLers and sicn, then-weIl, Jet TIE iu-
ture take care for herself Tue pint now il
rucc - e. But " he res0med, cumin u
things prlct3k.e, - take another drink.
| took IL " h.ch made ,liOa that he'd
absorbed w course / consented 10 indOrse
the platform adopted by the Coayensh,n
aud com rcust my work the next cvcul4. Ny
first appJiutmenJ WuZ IN seklcUdi1 village.
IN wien the DemO.r5ey are largely 10 tac
maIJrIty. and cJusekclly are more entu.Js-
Iastic aud aggressive taan they are wlcr-
tuey are weIkor. l he'd large mcetn, aud
ought u hcv en- g success, buo tDey
nldu't read the p.a,l 0rm ana kuO~eI notu
iug uy It. 1 uei &c at0re me, AMI opened
with a vigorous cul0Ey uv Enaucipasucu,
aud VIZ a tOll0riu w IC up, lnsl~tIc that the
cJuicrTIn Nv the ballot Ou tine Niger wuz
Iasy and @ VP-r ching - d', When ".u1
sretid with d storm uy misses.
Hiss she cusecI AJlssaulst OF the stand.
yelled the euraged MASSES
- Kul the Niger lover f shouted q skJre-
Aud the clalruau uv the mceuu, 1arEc
and muscular man, dId deliberately secze me
by the cJte collar and leic me u the front uv
.nt STAG, and with one well directed AlcA
shoot lue INTO the very riddle uy the au
encs, VINO Tell upon me and beat me 10 the
III. 81 brOotal manner. Some AblIsbuist= TOOK
care Nv me that mite or | shJod hey died.
Ihey ned hecrd my speech ez lar ez l got
with lJ, ami said u me the idea Nv X dikle
settln INTO tie DlmocTatIc camp tie Way
ned done wuz i bold one but rather resSy.
sought out the DImOcrisy the mex. m)r.
uin ana showed en- NY credenshelr. lucy
recognized the sIguatOJrs uv the comm tee,
ana were wIIlIn euuH 10 admit their IclJO
iuenenes, but they insisted tines 1 wuz either
drunk or crazy t. tax sich uaIk at Dimi-
kratlc mecuIu, and advised me @ gtt out Nv
that ez soon ez cOuTeuieut.
did il. | zhel 70 back to Kentucky I'M
meiitly. I dJn't ike the way things Is fixed
IN Connecticut and III none Nv 1t. heu
man sent out by a DlmlkratIc committee,
and talkin from u platform adopted BY tue
Dlmi kratlc Convensuun, comes out Nv
Dinooratic mectln one mass nv lITId brOoses
and drencbt IN gOar, II Is time suthln be did
Sich shIugs don happen at the Corners, and
there / shel 20, leaving Connecticut u er
fate. | hey learned tho, exactly the amount
Nv whisky nessary to bring Kentucky Dim
ocrat u the level Of his COnuecticuJ orcth-
ren one gallon and perhaps pint, un-
watered Is the precise quantity
PETHoLEUM v. NASBY,
(wIch wuz POstmaster.)