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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-01-01
LIST OF GIFTS.

Total "a OO0 Glfs allCash amounting to 81 500 coo
The chances for gih are as one 20 dive.
PRICE or TICKETS
Whole Tickets, $50; Halves, S2j; Tenth. or
ssch coupon, s.; Eleven Whole tickets for $500
224 Tickets for slOo0. ll3 Whole Tickets for 5000
2!7 Whole Tickets for 10000. No disc0unt on
less than $500 worth Of tickets.
The FOurt Gift Concert will be conducted IN
all respects like the three which have atre.dy
been given, and full srtieulars may be learned
from circulars, which will be sent free from this
Office TO all who apply for them.
Orders for tickets and applicatio ns for agencies
will be attended to III the order they received
and 1t il hoped they viii DO sent in promptly
that there may be no disappointment or delay in
hlhug ell. Liberal terms given to those who
buy 10 cell again, All agents are peremptorally
required to settle up their accounts aud return
all unsold tickets by the 10Th day Of March,
THOS. II. BRAAlLETTE
Agent Public Library Ky, and Manager Gift
Concert, Public Library Building, Louisville, Ky
or
THoS. II. HAYS CO,
Eastern Agents, GO9 Broadway, NY.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-01-01
RURR AND BURTON SEMINARY
MaAeREwrR, IrNNoSr.

BuRNHAh & TEMPLES
INSURANCE AGENCY.
RprANB. YrE4oSr,
Hsprs.sut.
Etna Insurance Company.
Asssi.. st@oooooo
Home Insurance Company
Asssts $4,000 %.
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Ascot. is,Ooo,ooo 90.
Imperial Fire Insurance Company.
Asset, ,g,oo0,oas 90
Royal Insurance Company,
Assets ;looo0ooo %
Phoenix Insurance Company, New York
Assets - 100000 90
Franklin Insurance Company.
Assets So joOo 00 go
Insurance Company Of North America,
A-,et- - $50 TOO 90.
Springfield Insurance Company
As"t, 100000 W.
Phoenix Insurance Company, Hartford
Asset. 81. 600 900 90.
National Fire Insurance Company.
Assets $500 600 %.
Pennsylvania Insurance Company.
Asrets 81 500 600 90.
The above strong list Of Companies represent.
ed by
BUkNHAM Il TEMPLE,
! 23Gly Opers House, Rutland Vt.
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The Van Buren press., 1874-07-21
IeetrOsDectiOn-The Past,

We question Ii there is one operation of
the mind above another that affords more Of
melancholy JOY. II we may be allowed the
use of such an apparently contradictory ex
preston, than retrospection. 1t takes US down
the dim and dusty corridors of the past, and
overoads the mind with peculiarly interest.
ing memories. Childhood comes dancing
and reveling through our minds. bringing
with 1t halo Aof bea.iic glory that makes
age forget its palsied utterances and tremb-
ling limbs, and pause. for a moment. amid
the suhny hills and fowery dales OF Juvenile
days. Some would not undertake this mind
journey, lest the gloom that hangs along the
way should hide the sunshine. But sunshine
or gloom we love it.. 1t seems to be an angel
guardian that keeps before our minds the
lessons of the past, and thereby makes us
the better able to contend against the contin-
ually recurring evils and temptations of life
Is it not pleasurable'to look adown the road
"long which we danced ana sung in youth o.
The flowers and thorns are still growing to-
gether there. We hear the ring Of cherry
voices, laughter, merry as the sweetly mur-
luiinS IlIi, ~ ~ ships w tuc scd'
sounds in our ears,and side by side with those
we've loved amid the scenes Of the dim. sliad
owy past, a holy peace like that which sat
on Ga.ilces troubled bosom, when the lowly
Nazarine spoke to its angry waves
Let all thy roaring cease,
And peace sit on thy breast
took possession of our hearts. Faces now
clad in the pale tint Of the dead, forms now
wrapped in the chilly sleep that comes to end
the strifcs of life, voices forever hushed in
the awful silence of the tomb and smiling
countenances that now are like coloress mar.
Bile. all only live in retrospection. The days
the hours, the moments of the past, come
rompng through our brains. and sprinkle all
the way with blssful recollection. Then tell
us not that retrospection has no charm. that
to it we should close the pathway to our
thoughts 1t is an angel from the skies, and
ever should we open for its entrance every
avenue to our being.
The Van Buren press., 1874-07-21
To the Public.
EDITOR OF THE PREss:

EDITOR OF THE PREss:
We notice in the last issue Of the Press an
article purporting to be from an unprejudiced
Granger. lie says: " For instance, picnic
must be got up and it must be at II Thomson
settlement. Consequently Lees Creek was
chosen as the place Of rendezvous. Ii was
generally understood that it was to be farm
er's picnic; but Thomson farmers were the
persons upon whom the management of the
fiasco was to rest. y"
As we are Grangers In full fellowship and
desirous OF the advancement and prosperity
of the order, l would with all cue dele, ence,
say to the brother Granger, that he has great
" erred. II was not intended for political
picnic democratic or republican, Thomson
or Sangster-oDly farmers friendly picnic.
Allow us to inform the brother Granger and
Farmer, that we gave the General hearty
support in the recent election, and as farmers
on Lees Creek we still retain the right of sui
fragc and glory in our freedom.
The assertion YOU made In regard to the
picnic being composed ofa Thomason settle
ment and Thomasons farmers is mistaken
luea SiuSstcT supporters DIouGht pashets
well laden with luXurics and participated in
the social enjoyment of the day. We would
ask the Granger. the my sterious brother who
&" sat all unnoted the while in that crowd as
selnbled at the barbecue at Lees Greek, " to
favor us with his name.
We do not propose controversy with the
Granger or propose to battle for the righ.s of
the so-talled Twins and political saints. "
They are able to defend their own course. AZ
quiet citizens Of the democratic cause we
would kindly ask the gentleman when he Is
desrous Of speaking Of the faults and imper-
fections Of Thomson and Wilcox, ifforced to
speak Of cur settlement, to give us justice.
We and our farms are free from embarrass-
ment We desire to be properly represented
before the public.
w. \. B. DEvENPoRT,
SAMUEL {. CorrRELI,
j. NJ. DEAN,
SILIAs SPEARS,
L. NJ. MAYTIELp,
Al. FOSTER.
The Van Buren press., 1874-07-21
The Democracy.

EDITOR OF Tug PREss: IL there ever has
|, been time since 1860, when the democracy
have good reason to congratulate themselves
and to work together. IL has now arrived. we
have an overwhelming majority In the state
We have the control Of matters. II we are
only true to ourselves. Let 1t be eonsidereu
the duty Of every true democrat to endeavor
TO purdown di.sen sions. discountenance d.
visions, combinations and coalitions. We see
In some counties that the democracy. where
they are in the minority. manifest dlsposi-
ton to combine with our late enemies, to con-
troll county matters. The first thing to do Is
to get our state properly represented py gooo
and true democrats. This done. 1t viii be
easy to remove our county Ills The greatest
trouble we see ahead. Is with some who have
heretofore been classed among our leaders
and who seem to think they have no sho" IN
the democratic party. and are trying to form
a new party" as they call it. while IT'S SIM
pv combining the late adical-brndle-and-
sore-head- Broooks-nien together. Such men
are Joined to their idols. and we say let them
go and steer clear of them. See that they
lead hone of our good men with them; they
may succeed in few counties. But We can,
ought and MUST run and elect straight dem
ocratc state ticket. There are some true ana
good men. who have heretore affiliated with
republicans and have shown by their works
that they are disgusted with radical rule. and
are willing to assist in the noble and glori-
Gus work of redeeming our state from its late
downtrodden condition, and place 1t on a frtfi
foundation, bacsd on the will of the people,
fairly eAprrssaHat the ballot-box. To such
we extend the light hand of fellowship. and
say" go with as-snd we will do thee good"
Let US march together under the good old
democratic banner to peace and prosperity
To those who have heretofore worked with
us, and who, for their own selfish ends, seem
disposed to leave US and join our late enc
mics. hoping thereby to place themselves In
position, we say depart, srring brothers. in
peace, and prophesy that they will call upon
the rocks and hills to fall upon them and hide
them forever from the gaze of the good peo-
pie of the state. 1t is not supposed that the
farmers move is strong enough to grasp with
state politics. but can and will have a salutary
fleet in county matters in keeping chronic
otfice-seekers from taking entire control oI
OF their county affairs But it is oul
bounden duty to keep up our organization a;
democrats, and not lose sight of its grea'
principles. We have had surfeit of radical
rule. We have certainly had sufficient expe'
rience in combinations and coalitions in tht
last two years to sec that there is no good fol
us in them. Organize. democrats. drill anC
be ready for the coming battle, next fall
| KNOW EACH OTHER. Scourge traitors from
the camp. We have willy foe, which will
be aided and abeted by some of those who
have heretofore worked with us. but who. lik,
Benedict Arnold. have gone to the enemy
| We think the state executive committe,
should meet soon and start the work rigor
orously. We hope i; will.
The Van Buren press., 1874-07-21
The Result ir ATksasas.

The result Of the constitutional elee.
ton in Arkansas is another striking IL
lustration OF the general breakup Of the
Republican party. In the contest, which
was short and decisive the Democrats
supported the call for the convention, and
the Republicans generally opposed it
The returns show the overwhelming ma.
jority of $1,000 for the convention.
Democrat. are elected as delegates from
every couty in the state, except two. JET
ferson and Pulaski Little Rock J When
1t is considered that Arkansas has been
in the possession of the Republicans
since the war. that 1t was carried BY
Grant in both presidential elections, and
that 1t is represented In the senate by
CLAYTON and Dorsey, the extent OF the
revolution will be appreciated. Thus.
after another struggle, another "reliably
republican southern state has been wrest-
ed from the administration. The con
stitutional convention will remove the
barriers put up by the infamous Clayton.
under the reconstruction laws to stay the
will OF the people, and henceforth ARK
ansas will be as it was before the war,
d" reliably democratic Its six electoral
votes, which were given to Grant in 1868
and 1872. will be added To the democratic
column in 1876. Another noteworthy
feature of the result in Arkansas is the
complete reputation Of the Brooks fac
tion by the people. The Congressional
sub committee, which has gone to Little
Rock to ascertain which governor was in
the right. will find its labor supcrhuous.
Cor it could hardly have the impudence
to report in favor Of Brooks, in the face
Of the 65, 900 popular majority by which
the action OF the Baxter Legislature is in
dorsed ". y. World.
That is all true We are free from the
horde of political vampires, who have so
long sucked the lifes blood. Their reign
is over. Ere long they will call upon
the mountains to fall upon them and hide
them from the wrath Of wr9nged and
awakened people. The time of our
deliverance draweth nigh" Some about
here, we fear, are to- be buried in
the fall and there will be weeping and
wailng and smashing of teeth" They
will sing their last Duet together, Thom-
ason singing base Twas ever thus,
from childhood's hour, / would politi-
clan be, but where thought had the
power, they were forever beating me.
ne'er allowed chance to slip to get be-
fore the people dear, and Notwithstanding
they dip me off with no more chances to
me near" Chorus by Sparks, Pagan, and
others: Farewell to ev'ry hope Of gain,
we'll get no share of Clayton's spoil
there nothing left but hours Of pain,pooI
we, the people say still toll. Repeated
soft and slow with tableaux, Drying
up of the BROOKS and their tributaries.
The Van Buren press., 1874-07-21
To the Farmers. Laborers and Me
chanics of Crawford County.

EDITOR OF THE PREss:
II Is highly essential that vel look well to
our interests In the Fall Elections, as time,
money, character and the prosperity OF our
people are involved to great extent In prop
er selections OF officers. would suggest, rs
one whose interest is identified with this class
of citizens, that we meet in council at Oliver
may suggest itself. for the purpose ofexpress-
Ing more united sentiment. In regard to our
political interest Let the wisdom of that
council be such as will insure more harmony
In the future among the farmers than there
has been in the past. UNITED We stand, di-
vided we fall" Remember in Il multitude of
council there Is wisdom. Let judicious Sc
lectons n. made from tins class of citizens
regardless of past political differences 1t
matters not whether Democratic. Conserva'
tive or Republican. DO away with prejudice
and let reason govern. We do desire to be
represented by persons whose purity Of char
acter and love of freedom and advancement
Of science and knowledge will secure to us
the rights and privileges Of freeborn Ameri-
cans. Those who will use their best efforts
to lessen the taxes and reduce the salaries Of
public officers, and use their influence for the
promotion Of internal improvements; and
chccrfully endorse that corrupt officials must
not and cannot longer govern us. luo think
that ability and intellect can be found compe-
tent to I'LL the county and State offices In the
farming class. Let convention be the last
remedy. FARMER.
The Van Buren press., 1874-07-21
ASSASSIN NATION.

Our little town was thrown into fever OF
excitement. soon after the arrival OF the train
on Wednesday evening by the news Of the
assassination Of Capt h. Kline. formerly dep
uty sheriff Of this county and executiUner
of Sid Wallace and Lin, Bankes, news ven
dor on the Little Rock and Fort Smith road,
half mile east of this place Capt. Kline says
he came in on the train, and he and Bankes
concluded Ia walk inta town n short dis
tancc this side of the northeast corner of Mr..
RobinsOn's field, they were fired at by man
who had concealed himself in the fence cor
ner. Kline fell, pierced by three balls, but
arose Immediately and called to Bankes who
WAS running toward town, not to leave him.
Bankcs, however, kept on and Kline, finding
he run, ran down lhe road toward town until
he reached the topo the hill above the Spad-
ia bridge where he fell. exhausted from eX-
ceesiye heat and loss OF blood.
Kline was found by John
Wolfrom. who placed him in his wagon and
brought him TO the smith Hotel. where he
now lies ia "A critical condition. One shot
passed through the lett thigh, one through the
lett side. and third entered just below the
right shoulder near the spinal column. The
assassin was recognized by kline.and Bankes'
description suits the man who i. accused oi
it, his name Is Robinson. cousin OF Sid.
Wallace. A piece of his shht. torn by the
brush where lac was concealed, has been iden-
tined. Robinson, II Is supposed, has made
his escape. rs all efforts to capture him have
thu far proved futile.
He is about % years old, IL about five feet
ten inches high, and will weigh about 1855 or
10 lbs has dark brown hair, II short brown
goatec and moustache of the same color. His
face is nearly round and his eyes gray. his
shoulders square. action and address fair, and
he drinks to excess occasionally.
The question that agitates the public mind
Is who will be the next victim? Tnat there
is "A con federation in this county whose deter
mination Is to avenge the deathlof Wallace, Is
no lonyera question OF doubt. Their spies
are In our midst and are constantly taking
items. Something must be done to check
their deprcdations, or some of our best citi-
zens will pay the penalty Of tie neglect with
their life's blood. The republican tries to
i've the matter political caste. but no on e
with half sense believes any such thing. 1t
Is but breaking out of an old feud. and
should be promptly and etiectually.put down.
- CiorksrHle Enterpri".
Latest from Clarksville, we learn, is
that Mr.. Kline is alive and hopes are en-.
tertain"d of his recovery. "A few days
will however determine his case.
The Van Buren press., 1874-07-21
"What Does . New Party" Mean

A .'new party" in Arkansas means the
perpetuation of radical l-republcan pow
er. It means a new beginning Of theft
robbery. plunder and outrage, 1t
means the combination Of the worst ma
teria that God ever made from all the
parties for the overthrow OF civil liberty.
A new party" means high taxation, RI
outous conduct aud malignuncy 1t means
dissenting, d.cordant, piifering class
Of men, banded together for the express
purpose of throwing the rights OF
the people. A "new party means that
the radical party Of Arkansas is as dead
as doughnut; but the leaders have stili
enough in them to attempt to "puil the
wool over the eyes" of the unsophistica
ted and they hope to build up this new
party" under an assumed name, when,
really, il is nothing more nor less than
the Old, hackneyed radical party desirons
of regaining power and crushing the
people again. A "new party in Arkan-
sas means that the miserable, inferior MI
nority would like to regain its power
and lord it over the innocent tax ridden
and oppressed people. a " new party
in Arkansas means the overthrow forever
of honest. equitable and good govern
ment. In the recent election for or
against the convention, the negroes oil
Jefferson county said everywhere. " the
new constitution may be a very good
thing, but give us the old constitution" ."
Likewise we say, the new party may
be good part "a party, perhaps, OF
" moral ideas party of infinite good
ness to its own members: we say all this
mnp be true; but nevertheless the " old
party"--our party OF right, OF justice, OF
truth and OF mercy, is good enough for
us. The " old party" possesses equity,
marked by due consideration. 1t intends
fairness, impartialty, honesty and even
handed justice. A "new party" means,
if it means anything continued lease
Of power by the enemies Of free govern
ment in Arkansas. Will the people take
stock in the latter? Never Pine Blgf
Press.
Let all the people say Amen" Clay
ton, Brooks, Mcclure & Co, are the mas
ter spirits in the new party" and Will
cox, Thomson and others but TO decoy
the Democrats into the trap. Isn't this
new child nice mixture? Two men
who call themselves honest. entering into
a political organization with thieves and
moral vagabonds. If the adage is true
" birds of feather flock together" then
there must be something of likeness,
morally, between the thieves and their
sycophantic tools. What a moral strength
SUCH a party would exercise over the
country. This " new party" means the
concentration, for plunder. Of all the
roguery aud depravity in the state, the
gathering together of all the broken
down politicians, aided by the chronic
Office seekers from the democratic party,
who have left that organization, because
it thought too much Of its own good
fame to give them an office We can
spare them from our ranks, for such ma
terial is detrimental to the purity and
good Of the party. Hurrah, we say, for
the J" new party" of political thieves, and
Clayton, Brooks Il Co, and their hire
ling strikers.
The Van Buren press., 1874-07-21

The milky aud lukewarm Democrats
who are holding with the hare and run
ming with the hounds, those who desire
10 get into office and are anything and
everything at certain times and in certain
piaces-who are for a third party in this
place, a rag tag and bob tail party in
that place, and a Democratic party in an.
other place-are dangerous men to an
honest, firm aud solid organization. They
are ready, with hop-skip.and jump, to
go with anybody or to do anything to
catch votes; and the way for people to
act is to let this class of people severely
a!one. or 60 and get a large broom, and
do come tall sweeping st Lonis Times
We desire to call particular attention
to the above, as an excellent portraiture
of some persons who are trying to orga
nizc third party. They are chronic of
fee seekers. Thomson had his house
put in complete order some two weeks
before the nomination was made, with
the determination to run anyhow. My
Lord OF Granville rM be a candidate
for Congress These aspirants are all
things to all men. aud are willing to
have a platform Of their new party cal
culated to suit all classes and conditions
Of men. Our people will take the ad
vice OF the Times, and let them " severe
iy aione," and more, We have got large
broom, and in tho fall the people will
sweep them off among the political rub
bish that has been gathering for years,
to be forgotten. The slab at the head
Of their political graves will bear the in
scription: The new party victims
gone where the woodbnc twineth."
The Van Buren press., 1874-07-21
THE OFFICIAL VOTE.

The sailor, at sea, his vessel drifting
in unknown waters, enveloped in dense
fog, halls with delight the first CLEAN OF
ligh: that strays through some accidental
riff in the impeaetrable mass that sur
rounds the ship, and tells him Of the
rugged reef towards which he was so
nearly drifting. Our ship OF state has
long been in the fog reef, and angry.
frowning rock and shore have threatened
to destroy her. The beacon light is
seen, and though in the dim distance, 1t
gives US hope. The large vote, SS,S66,
shows that the people of the state are
awaking from their lethargy, and are de-
termincd to take the helm from the un
principled vagabonds who have so long
controlled it, anil direct the course of
the vessel themselves. Clsytoa, Dorsey,
Brooks, and the twin Office seekers, and
standing candidates, must stand one
side. The people mean to have some
management Of the atfiirs Of state, and
the PEOPLE ignore all the Office seeking
Joe Brooks sympathisers. More. out
OF the whole number Of votes cast, H.
652, was the majority for convention. Is
this not an evidence that the masses Of
the state demand change in that docu-
ment called {" The Constitution OF the
State of Arkansas p The yeomanry are
tired Of the iniquitous governance OF the
vilainous swindlers, Clayton, Brooks d
Co.. and their whippers-in. When the
new vessel is finished, the old crew will
be discharged, with the awful sentence,
" Traitors to the State" indellibly writ
ten on their foreheads. Oh, time move
on, and bring upon thy wings, the hour
so long and eagerly we've sought" The
fiat has gone forth, +" Let there be light:
and through the Egyptian gloom it now
is breaking. Let it come and speedily.
The Van Buren press., 1874-07-21

EF" Twenty members, the Arkan-
sas papers say, "will include all in the
convention who are in any manner fa.
vorable to the Brooks. Mcclure. Clayton.
Dorsey and Pagan attempt to overthrow
the state government and place Brooks
in the gnbcrnatorial chair. T" Verify Ar.
kansns Rad,ca!ism has dw;nd!ed 10 very
fine point. These twenty members out
Of hundred represent the party that has
governed the stage for eight years, aud
that actually thinks it ought to be per.
mitted to govern it still.-T Louis Rs.
publican.