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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1873-04-19

oiSSct uOGAO uSo SAi',
auiourd'hui qu'avec nos lumieres
nous nous avisons de raisonner,
les Gracques peuvent ct doivent
trouver grace d nos yeux. Dams
cette lutte terrible de raristocra-
tie qui Went de Sc renouveler de
nos jOurs, dams cette exasperation
du vieux regime contre rindustrie
nouvelle qui fermente dams toute
PEurope, nul doute que, 81
faristocratie triOmphait par Ia
force, ellie ne trouvat quelques
Gracgues ct ne les traitat tout
aussi benignement que Font fait
ses deyanciers.n Au temps des
Gracques, les pl6beiens de Rome
etaient ce que furent nos prole-
taires blancs du Sud de rUnion;
les patriciens avaient accapare
leur part de terres publiques ct
la faisaient TRAVELLER par des es-
claves; diverses lois agraires eu-
rent pour effet d'entraver ct de
ralentir la monopolisation du sol
par lie patriciat.
Nous arrivons au moyen age, a la
feodalite on MULE terre nest sans
seigneur, a Pere du droit dPainesse,
du domaine inalienable, des biens
de mainmorte. La noblesse ct lie
clerge ont tout pris, ct en- bas
rampent les serfs ignorant leur
nombre ct leur force. Ce ne sont
que chateaux ct monasteres Gre
neles, landes steriles, marais pes
tilentiels. II faut passer yite dams
cette region historique on ratmo-
sphere est pesante ct Pair irrespi.
rable. Mais Ia glebe ct lie joug Sc
briscront. Les ordres privilegies
Sc corrompent, SO degradent ct
atnenent eux-memes la revolution
qui les aneantit. Les biens de
raristocratic nobiliaire ct clericale
retournent d IL nation souveraine
ct sc distribuent pour DIES ASST
gnats. Ieurs proprietaires de-
pouillGs recevront plus tard une
indemnite dun milliard, mais ellie
entrera dams le torrent de la cir
culation monetaire, sans relever
rantique domaine sur ses bases a
jamais emp0rteeS Telle est du
moins Ia loi agraire qui o pr6valu
en- France ct prGvaudra graduel-
lepent dams toute rEurope, JUS
que dams File britannique on le
pr0letariat moderne tient ses as
sises permanentes. Ainsi morcelee
d rinfini, Ia propriet6 a etc alta.
quee par Babeuf, Pegalitaire alb
solutiste qui voulait rssusciter
Lycurgue ct perit D reuvre; plus
r6cemment, par Fourier ct CADET,
don't les constructions monacales
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1873-04-19
LOIS AGRAIREs

7 f4a
Lidfe que nous nous efforcons
tle preconiser ct de vulgariser, eel
le de In reconstruction du domaine,
de Ia remise en- valeur ct en- cul.
ture de Ia propriete en- Louisia-
ne, nest certainement pas une idee
nouvelle sous le scleil, ct le mode
d'application que nous en- avOns
suggere ne nous inspire non plus
aucune pr6tention an droit d'au.
teur. Les lois agraires, ayant pour
but Ia distribution de Ia sfchesse
territoriale sont vieilles CONNIE le
monde Tournons-nous en- arri3re,
nous leurs yerrons d'illustres par.
rains. En- matiere de prOpriete,
les societies debutent par le droit
Occupation ct obeissent d Pin.
stinct de regalite; mails ractivit4
des uns ct Ia paresse des autres
ont bient6t rompu requilibre, Ia
population q pris de Ia densit3, la
concurrence est nee, les privileges
ct monopoles &c sont developers,
engendrant 10 pauperisme ct le
proletariat. La propriete est de-
venue un champ de bataille, ct il
faut que le legislator intervienne
dams Ia lutte. % isH
Chez les Juifs, Noise institute le
jubiA. Tous aes cinquante ans, les
dettes sont abolies ct les biens
ali<nes reviennent 4 leurs propri6-
taises on snx heritiers de ceux -ci.
.Ajsutons que ces biens avaient
etc ant6rieurement divis6s en-
parts 6gales aux enfants d'Israsl.
Ce systeme, CONNIE on lc volt, fait
table rase des dr0its ct interets
iles CTeanciers ct acquereurs, ct
pourtant u reste en- vigucur pen
dant pins de mile ans, .jusquA la
captiyite de Babylone. f
En- Grece, Lycurgue repartit en-
lots egaux les terres de la Laconie
ct en- interdit t0ute alienation.
Puts, connaisssnt Ia nature hu-
maine quill Went de violenter de
Il sorte, Il fait jurer ! ses conci-
toyens qu'ils ne toucheront pas en-
con absence 4 Get 6di6ce 6galitaire,
Ell part pour ne jamais revenir.
6parte grandit ct brille sous cette
legislation qui . fait de ses ahabi-
tants IN peuple austere ct belli.
Hsesw ~ marche de yictoire en-
Nctclss& - eooquete conquste
jjPeqa'ap lear OA eals republic le
legs Dc Lycurgue Gl6onlene, plus
tArd, lcE1 do = Hgue sch6enne,
Fsppellsm rAnsenv0l6e Do Sparte, |
scadzs rsmsttre en- force les lois |
ali rendirent - conpetriotes ii
fsisnants, mais trop tard ct sans !
Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1873-04-19

xI IN
\ COMMENT NON ONCLD AIDA SON NARCHAND
A isis' e = DE DRAP 4 LE aAIgrR. .sri5a4ls

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Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1873-04-19
+ LES MILE EFT UNE
CONNAISsANCES UTILES.
GOWN

Dams pepine-vinette, les rata,
les 9illets, Ia parnassie des ma,
rails, jolie plante d feuilles lisses ct
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20
The MnMnssett nisaster.

The investigation into the disaster on the
Potomac shows that although the steamer
was well provided with life prcseryers, they
were slowed away where they were unayail-
able in the emergency which arose, and
were, therefore, useless Had they been
within reach where they could have been
at once given to the terrified passengers, it
is probable that many of the lives that
were lost might have boon saved. Though
the officers Of the boat did all that was
possible for men to do when the fire was
upon them, they cannot be excused from
blame in not having their life preserves in
place aud in condition to be made IN
stantly available in case Of need A close
examination shows that the disaster was tc
great extent the result Of criminal care
essness. The certificate Of inspection
allowed the boat to carry but fifty persons
on her regular trips, but there were one
hundred aud fifty persons on board, auC
there seems to have been no adequat,
provisions for their safety. The victims o
the disaster were all residents of Washing
ton and vicinity. The loss Of life wa
eighty.two.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20

The Democratic leaders are peculiarly
unfortunate in their efforts to find some
meass by which they may be restored to
power They have tried every cxpodient
First, bitterly opposed to the war for the
preservation Of the Union, they nominated
Gen, Mcclellan, hoping thathis war record
might deceive the people aud throw the
government into the hands Of lis enemies.
This failed Mex, they nominated Sey.
mour, because he was known 10 have
been a strong sympathizcr with the rebels,
in the hope that the enlranchiscd rebels
aud the Northern Democrats might be able
to secure his election This also failed -
Next they abandoned their organization,
nominated their most bitter foe and Radical
Republican for President, but this also
failed Now the Ohio Democracy lead off,
and the party will doubtless follow, in the
resolution to stop this constant change Of
basc-to retire to their accient iortrcsses
and repudiate every one whose Democracy
does not date back of the rear and whose
politics did not take root in the Pro-Slayery
and Free Trade notions Of those times
That this will prove failure, there can be
no doubt.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20
A knOtty Question.

The divorce trial Of Brigham Young's
seventeenth wife will do more to settle the
rights and the wrongs Of polygamy than all
the legislating which Congress has ever
done. just how much this wife number
seventeen is married, remains to be lcgally
determined. We are really afraid that her
knot was not sufficiently strong to enable
her to draw 100000 out Of Brigham
vaults, to say nothing abou, the other some.
what liberal demands upon his purse strings.
Gentle courts will scarcely be able to dis
cover where the marriage aud the divorce
came in. If she was the one aud sole " bet
ter half" Of therakish old saint, her chances
might be good but our laws don't recog-
nzo the division Of wilely relations into sc
many parts. Firstly they can under
stand, but when up to seventecnthly,' the
superstition is that but little Of what is
known as wife remains. We are nirsid
the judge will be compelled to tell thn
woman, who has deserted Brigham bee
and board, that she was never married, anC
therefore cannot be divorced She NIGH
sue him for seduction and basiardy per
hap., with success but we do not under
stand Just how She can sustain an actioi
for divorce, ia a suit based upon the lcgalii.
Of polyeamy, when her pretended marriar
was a crime
But the old scamp is so far frightcne.
that he has been making an effort to com
promise with this refractory spouse VIII
demands higher wages or more husband
but she has stuck her stake, and refuses &
take a cent less than 100000 To Civ
this, Brigham thinks would be an exampl
which might lead to very great trouble an
expense II the Gentles were not so uu
merous in Salt Lake, this refractory speci
men Of Mormon poygamous religion woul
soon be punished for her offence but Brig
ham IS afraid to indulge in the exercise c
such authority at present, when the court
are so convenient and willing to assert thei
authority, even over the great Mcrm1
prophet.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20

"A terrible accident on the Chicago &
Alton railroad was the event of last week
An incoming coal train colided with the
south bound express passenger train, almost
entirely wrecking it, killing eleven persons
outright, aud feariully injuring some thirty
seven others, many of whom it is said will
die. The cars caught fire and numbers Of
the injured were burned badly, while others
were scalded by hot water from the loco
motive boilers, Twelve, in all, had died,
up to the latest accounts. As it now ap.
pears there is very little to be said about
the accident. The unalleviated response
biity of the conductor of the coal train is
terribly clear. Twelve persons boiled to
death, aud many others partially sealded,
is an item that in amount Of positive suf.
fering described, altogether surpasscs a
Spanish auto da te, or even an act 10 the
prosecutions Of the frantic Nero. The
only difference consists in the motive. The
torturers were not deliberate the conductor
was only reckless. To the sufferers We
suppose, it made very little difference, and
il might be well if tho law made little
less broad distinction between crimes of in
tention and crimes of recklessness.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20

Lord Duferiu prorogued the Canadian
Parliament last week. and announced he
had appointed a royal commission to make
inquiry into the Pacific railroad scandal
There were some signs Of excitement in the
House Of Common in anticipation of thi.
decision, and Sir John Macdonald must
now expect bitter war to be made upon
him, as his opponents viii hardly be salts
fed with the impartiality of such a tribu
nal So far as this affair is made to enter
into struggle for power, people outside o.
Canada feel no interest whatever in it, bu
in its moral aspect it is Of very genera
concern. 1t is for the public interests o.
all lands that such gigantic corruption a,
that which appears in the letters Of Sil
Hugh Allan should be fully investigated
aud fearlessly punished. IF this is done il
is Of little consequence whether the result
is reached through commission or Par
liamentary committee.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20

The charges Of corruption against the
managers Of the Central Pacific railroad,
if sustained, will show that there was a
Credit Mobilicr ring in that concern also.
The affairs of the company were managed
by five men, who are accused OF contract.
ing with themselves for the building Of the
road, by which means it is alleged they
made themselves immensely rich at the ex-
pense Of the other stockholders. The su.
peryisors Of Placer County, California,
have brought suit against the company
to recover arrears Of profits on shares sold
by the county for 500, which were after.
wards bought by the managers for sllS7
per share Of the stockholders to prevent
the owners from sueing the managers.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20

We have news of several serious re.
volts against the Government in Japan.
Some thirty thousand men are said to be 10
arms, and have thus far had things their
own way, capturing a Government castle
aud plundering the rich merchants, The
movement seems to be aimed directly
against the new policy Of free intercourse
with other nations, and its success would
shut out missionaries, railroads aud tele,
graphs, and push the country back into
the dark ages 1t is to bc hoped that the
rebellion will soon be quclled.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20

-- The popular demonstration to Tx.
President Theirs at Belfort shows that
the services Of the venerable statesman are
not forgotten by his counirymon. Bellort,
it win be remembered, is one Of the towns
held by the Germans until redeemed by the
payment Of the indemnity 1t has now
been evacuated, aud NJ, THEIRS has fulfilled
a promise made that he would visit the
town altor that event. No people are more
patriotic than the French, and we can i'm.
agine the joy they manifested on this ocea.
sion, To be relieved Of the hated foreign.
ers and conqucrors, and to meet the man
vino, as chief Of the nation, has provided
and paid the indemnity and thus restored
Beliort to France, might well bring out the
Gags, the illumination, the serenade and tn,
enthusiasm as described
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20

The points Of difference between the
salary bills Of 1856 aud that Of the last
congress are marked. 10 1856 the pay Of
congressman WIS upon the old basis Of hall
a century ago, and the proposition to in
crease the pay to $4,000 a year was en-.
bodied in regular senate bill. When il
came up in the house, Mr.. Orr of South
Carolina, now deceased, moved a substitute
bill, abolishing some preqaisites, cutting Of
mileage for extra sessions and making the
compensation, aside from mileage, $4,000 q
year. This was carried in the regular or.
der of business, without any jugge Of 0
conference committee, or any mixing with
other matters not germane.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20

--lf it be true, as writer in the July
Blaekleood asserts, that among the Eng
lish, according to population, there are
fewer marriages than among the French
even, the British government can well af-
ford to allow the Duke of Edinburgh a
splendid additional poekci.ul of ducates-
sl25 ,000--for setting a conspicuous ex-
ample Of virtulus marriage and home.life.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20

1t is pleasant to record an occasional
victory for passengers rights. Mr.. George
Van konten has recently obtained a SUBJ
stantial one in a suit brought in Cass couu'
ty, Ind, against the Pittsburg, Cincinnati
aud st. Louis railroad. lie was put of
the train twice and his baggage thrown ai-
ter him, because he refused to give up bis
ticket till the conductor furnished him q
seat: the seats were all full, aud the eruA
conductor, forgetting as conductors almost
always do on such occasions that the pas
senger had law aud justice on his side, and
also thatas a servant Of thepublicn spiritoi
accommodation would have been becoming
fastened to summon his yassals and rough
y elected the unoiending passenger, The
court regarded $1,000 as a proper consid-
Grafton for this outrage, and that sum has
been paid Mr. Van Konieu.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20

"A disratah to the Boston Journal
states that the shirbuilding interests, which
had been almost ruined by the war aud the
long eight-hour strike, are reviving, and
the yards in the vicinity of New York are
employing more mcu than at any time
within the recollection Of the oldest carpen.
ter 1t is estimated that some twenty yes.
sells are being built at Greonpoint and 9TH
er places on Long Island. There lisa great
demand for men The struggle for eight
hours was given up because tho men were
convinced by the arguments Of their bosses
that il would cost a good deal more to build
a ship at home, and perhaps drive the bust
ness from New York In fact, it nearly
did. The men consider that their wage;
are scarcely what they ought to be, and
that an ordinary good man should get "a
and good lumberman $3.50 II business
continues brisk they expect a raise.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20

their ewes TO the importance 81 a railroad
from that place TO central northern Yer
mont By The Rutland e Burlington road
the northwestern portion Of the State is
accessible. and the southeastern; but the
largest norton OF the State which lies east
and north is entirely shut Of from them.
There is no doubt but a road connecting
Rutland and Montpelier would be Of i'm.
menso advantage TO both towns as well as
to all The intervening region, and to all
towns north Of this. II would bring CEN
trail Vermont az near New York as Bur
linptou now is 10 would make Montpelier
and Rutland the two railroad foci Of the
State: it would facilitate the trausPoria-
ton and distribution Of coal which is COM
ing to be the prominent article Of fuel all
over New England even in this well
wooded northern country and on this ac-
count Ct would be Of constant aud inereas'
ing value to the Delaware q Hudson Canal
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20

1t was limited in the Washington dis.
patches the other day that President Grant
had promised to give Col. Hughes the pat
ronageof the federal governments his State
as an aid in his canvass for the governor
ship Of Virginia. As might have been
supposed, there is not the slightest truth in
this story. Col. Hughes declares be did
not solicit nor the President promise any
thing Of tie sort. Satisfied of the strength
and justice Of his cause, Col. Hughes cx-
poets to make his canvass only upon the
principles set forth in the platform upon
which he stands, aud does not desire the
questionable assistance Of federal interior
ence or patronage, ltwas hardly necessary
for him to give the emphatic denial to this
story which he has, as no fair-minded per-
son believed the President would be par
~ to such bargain.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20
The Establishments Of brigham.
MRS. YcuN0 80. SEVENTEEN TELLS now SHE
WAS wooED AND Won.


the following account Of her courtship and
al was living on my fathers farm in
Little Cottonwood, whom, in the summer Of
1867, Brigham Young informed my father
that he wanted mo for wife Brigham,
with q number Of the apostles aud elders
from the city, was visiting Cottonwood on
a Sunday and held two meetings for preach
ing. II was at the close Of the forenoon
service on that occasion that he walked MP
to me and said, Had not better accom-
pauy you homo" Onthc why to my fathers
house Brigham asked me if had had any
proposals Of marriage since had obtained
divorce from my first husband. an.
swcred him, " Yes, that had had several
proposals" He then asked if there was
any one Of them that | wished to accept
| said, No" on which be said that he
would like to give me a little advice,
lie advised inc not 70 wait TO marry
person whom loved bat to marry some
good man whom | could respect and look
up to aud receive good counsel from
thanked him for his counsel, and as NY
home was so near 10 the place Of meeting
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Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-08-20


Whether the order of the Patrons Of
Husbandry will ever become political en-
CINE We cannot say, but il it does it will
have been perverted from its original
purpose. One Of the articles Of the con.
stitution Of the order reads as follows
" Religious or political questions will not
be tolerated as subjects Of discussion in the
order, and no political or religious test for
membership shall be applied" The North
grange of Minnesota was the first subordi-
nate grange instituted in the history of the
Patrons of llusbandry, and may therefore
be regarded as orthodox. A meeting Of
the grange was held on tile 81 at St. Paul
to hear the report of committee appointed
to consider the adyisability of the partici,
patton of the order in politics. The report
strongly and uuequivocaby condemns any
such action as foreign to and inconsistent
with the order, and as certain in the end Il
produce its disruption. Suppose now those
journals which are so fond of prophesyiDg
the oyerturnings destined to result from tn,
political action of the "Patrons," make
notq Of what the Minnesota brethren say.