The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-11-26
CuHHE SPoAuUNtF

Edtor JouaaI:
10 time that is past aud gone, it wac
SD customary for me TO favor You with
my regular correspondence that now
,rud you "a bit outside of my former
beat Bat so long As it has the old.
time originality about it. trust il
sllI not he wholly unjnteresting.
Massachusetts is a grand aud enter.
griaiug state as you arc aware-in
some respects il excels Vermont, tho
line old "6roen Mountain state ia the
ieArcst spot ON earth To- me. as it is 10
many others who have left it's borders,
wen II but tor "a temporary soiouu
The political campaign IL just at "a close
10 the commonwealth Of the "Old Bay
tate ia regard to the interest man
Tested by many political asprauts,
thiuk and know, that warmer tim
was experienced, than during the same
ordeal ia Vermont, in which / particip.
rtatod quite largely for young head =
Ihe Representatives TO the General
curt are elected in ilercnt manner
here than in Vermont Instead of
,eudiag one from every town, they are
elected by districts, three towns form
mg such o district You know that
Massachusetts, heretofore has been Il
.epubiican state, but the Democratic
uajorilies that rolled in after the cleo
ulou on the 3rd inst, changed things
very materially. We are only waiting
see If the result will he as favorable
md If business will improve as is an
ticlpaioI ~ thousands, especially 10y
The large number of staunch Hepubli.
saus who turned in and helped the
democrats gain their victory. Party
pril ciples seemed TO have been abau-
toned, aud the stump speaking, which
vas SO prevalent Tor week prior to the
Election, seemed TO have considerable
feet. 1t is thought that William
,aston, Governor elect gained nearly
1000 votes 10y his "harsngue" given
30 this city about the last Of October
least he bad nearly that numl er
more votes than Hon. VIM. b. Wash
1urn last year. As a controlling ar.
| suucut in his favor CASTOR had a
strong hold on the corrupt system Of
The constabuIary -prohibitory law,
which is now ia force here. aud spoke
particularly Of the importance aud the
/ good that would arise from having a
stringent license law enacted. lie
I promises to adopt such law, or do all
Ca his power to lring it about. This
is as Il should be / opine, though see
/ 10y the papers that the Vermont Sen
ate go back on it," There's where
they made their mistake, Had the
Din that Mr. Norton. Bennington 8
worthy Representative introduced
been more fayorabIy looked upon and
carried il would have been an excel
lent ding for the state. There would
not have been democratic Governor
elected 10 Massachusetts,, had it not
been Tor the fair prospect Of euactiug
Il license law aud abolishiug this IN
/ popular prohibitory system So you
see that the rum question has a mighty
power 10 one way if not ia another
1t is generally conceded. hereaway
that Hon Thomas Talbot. present Gov
.emor, whose term expires the fret OF
January, is sorry that be vetoed tbe
license bin last winter bot 60 he did.
aud such is IlIc, aud the consequence
is be il thrown out at Office. Ben
Butler il a. dead ~ Thanksgiving
. turkey politically. aad be newer viii
firc again, yet tumor bas it that he IL
about 10 organize a nraH party IIt
will bo about as successful ss a man
a oald bc to attempt to walk aerts.
the Atlantic without sinking, Pact s,
Ben is played oat in this state. or IL
ANY other where he NAV ever introduce
his fraudulent sehemes. Bawn. tIc
miadrea1er could DO = big thing -
tell Nbat old Bea j. thinking Of about
nowi Since bis defeat, Dr. j. & Avct
81 ,hs Lowell district. has quietly re-
seemed bis practice 81 making those eK.
eslltut pills ard 30 long AZ they don
pct on "Ayen t8ere4vas any longer
llue need be said af Iia