Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-10-28
The Nasty Letter.
Mr.. Nasty tries 10 get his people in an ad-
RANGED posiiion-fhe result Of his endearor.

=, Oct. 3D., 1874.
l hev bin for long time convinst that
the prinsiple trubble with the Democrlsy
wuz sort of lack of progressivenis, Of
adaptabiity, ef may so speak, TO changes
in the requirements NV the times. Dimoc.
risy huz alluz bin in rut, and it never
kin git on to glory in my opinyun,, till it
gifts histed out NV it.
l determined that the Cross. Roads, at
lees', shood he progressive. and shood take
the lead in maxim Dmocrisy all that it
ought to be. In short, porposed TO To-
oggeia'e moo deparcher, and bring the
cid party up abreast with the live ishoos
Nv the day.
10 this end | consulted with Deekia
Pogram, Issaker Cavett and Capt. Nc.
Pelter and they agreed with me that that
wuz wat ought to be done. and that no
time shood be lost doin Nv it. Ever
prompt, | segesled that we git together
that very night in the back.room at Bas.
CONS, and draw up progressive platform,
wich shood go forth to the world ez the
prlnsipples Nv the progressive Dimoc,isv
Nv the Crossroads, wich we shood live by,
But the ill-luck wich hez followed me
all my life, and hez we'll nigh brot nv
gray hairs in sorrow to the grave, wuz
close behind me on this occashuu. At five
that afternoon. l wuz sent for 20 10 to
Secessionvile to serve on a joory to try q
niger for hog-steelln, wich of coorse Good
not be put off. l told Isakeer, the Deck
in and McPelter to git together, and draw
up the rcsoloosheps and send EN- to the
county paper to insert.
Make EN- strong and peppery," sed.
"Avold the musty nonshens NV the dead
past. aud strike out suthin new and start.
lin. Make EN- progressive and put your.
selves In accord with to-day. Remember
that all old things must be done way with
and all things must become new. Head
Oft the Ablishinlsts and Grangers and sich
by goin back onto the old. and being more
progressive than even they arc."
With the advice | left EN- and went to
SeccessionvIle and tried the niger. We
didn't waste any time on evidence or apy.
thing Nv that SORT Nor did we leave the
box. We brought him in guilty, and to
save the county cost hung hun at once.
l. got home the next mornin, and went
to lssaker's, immejt, to see what they had
done.
"Did yoo draw up them resoloosheus ~
| askt.
"We did," sed he, "and sent EN- off,
and they are in print afore this time"
"Are they progressive" askt I.
"Yoo bet I" sed he.
did you ignore old ishoos did YOU
draw a sponge over the past, and are they
full of live, new ideas 2"
They are, sed he "here isa copy NV
en-"
l took the paper and red
WHEREAS, 1t seems ez tho the Corners
had a call to step in the front rank Nv the
progressive men of to-day and
WHEREAS, The Corners believin in pro.
gress, turns its back onto the dead past,
and ignores the dead ishoos wch hez here
tofore okkepied the public mind; there
fore be it
Resolved, That the Dimocrisy uv the
Corners believe tho war NV 1872 WIZ
justifable, and hereby return their thanks
to the heroic sojers and salers who SO no.
bly, sustained the honor Nv the country's
flag in that desprit struggle.
Resolced, That the resolooshens nv '9S
meet our hearty approval, tho we aut
jest ceftln wat thay wuZ.
Resolved, That the late war again the
South wuz conserved ID sin. and wuz q
blow aimed the only chiyalry this country
ever he'd and that the results thereof wuz
all brot in inikity,
Resolred' That Afrikin slavery is no.
only justified by the Holy Skripters, but
is the normal thing for this or any other
country. ass
Resolued, That we brand the Emansi-
pashen proclamashcn ez emanating from
Gorilla, and the Constltushnel Amend
ment abolishen slavery ez fraud wieh We
are not called upon to recognize.
Resolced, That the niger is an inferior
bein', and thar whoever asserts his rite to
any exaity with the proud sooperior Cau-
cashen race is fanatic and agitator, and
ought not to be allowed to live free coun-
try. 81
Resolued, That we deny the rite Of the
niger to vote, and brand them ez enemies
Nv their country.
ResolDed, That We hold steadfas.y to
the doctrine of State rites, the rite NV se-
cession, and tho rite NV each State to GOV.
Continued on second pase.J