Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-11-13
OBITUARY.

obituary, before the enemy eooSlsn - 70
the tonb.
The Republican party was born about
the year 1884. Of the loyal. syupathiI-
ing. christian North. after long years Of
travail. in which the woes O. slavery
were mingled with the tears Of pity. and
the arrozAnce Of southern aristoerAey
SLED every patriot With forcbOiiugs and .
alarm
To the new born party great additions I
we're made from all directions. and IN
1850 il was able 10 OysrthrOw 1hs old
democracy. which vas rOtton with dis
ease. aud heavily loaded down By the
incubus Of treason and crime
Stuug By defeat in the presidential
election Of 1850. the South inAGguratsd
the wieksdsst. 6ssress. blOodisst rebellion
Of modern times Beside the horrid
atrocities Of civilized warfare. the rebels
instituted the most iuhunAn systems Of
treatment TO prisoners; they sent lnesn-
diaries with torches into peaceful towns
and cities north. to spread eOaHAgration.
devastation and death; they stroys TO
introduce psstilsutial diseases, cholera
yeIlow fever and other loathsoms diseas-
Is into the north they sent robbers and
assassius into Canada 70 sw0op down On
Cur border to murder. rob and burn !;
they pr0longsd war l0Dg after vestige
Of hope remained for the lost cause
they hired tends 10 murder president
and strike down the executive heads Of
the nation. after all their armies had
surrendered in the field. and had nag
aanin0asly been sent 70 their homes
But there vas loyalty. valOr aud might
sufficient in the Repablican party. aided
By . few noblsnen Of the cid party ID
ovsrthrow the rebellion Then cane
twelve years Of great responsibility and
arducus labor.
From the chaos Of var. order had 4
Be created; the impoverished South
With It's millions Of liberated slaves, It
ruin and smoshsred treason must &c res
directed. rs-crsased and blessed by Wis
and benign government The var "a.
wrought the greatest changes possible
aud the party IN power had all the EcrI
Of rightiug the srOugs and eorrecsin
the evils Of that unfortunate region
The Republican party grappled vi;
the great work before it, and made
state Of peace and prosperity south:
established order aud tranquility al ov'
the vast country: It paid the nations
debs rspidly it reduced tA1ation, sstAl
Hshed credit At hone aud abroad;
gave 70 every uan in all the brad lar
liberty a1d protection: it forgass Il
SIN Of treason. and never punished
single traitor for that greatest Of crime
It admitted into the very capitol
Washington the sslfsane men. VI
three years before sought to sack a
destroy the city Of Washington B
this great wise. successful. fsrgiyi
party. v1s not perfect Bad usn
into It's ranks. unfortun2se measures =
unvise acts on the part of citizens =
the administrator. nov and thea oec
red 60 the Injury Of the nation the II
financial crisis Of 1873 With the folk
ing years Of Business dspression ca
on; discontsus arose the ignorant "
taught to believe TIA: the party or
president himself vas % blame for
this; the prsiudiees Of the iguOr
we're aroused; the srss Of diseon;
we're famed BY hungry politicians.
Of O5cs. in the hope that sooner o. /
they should get the prize The yea
election cane rVund: the South. kAV
recovered fruz her zisf0rtunes i
measure. vas strcng enough &c enter
political arena afrssh tie fauisE
Democrats az the rcrth we're tan
their longing syss toward the n. "a
aud we're ready 70 20 into eopartner
With the old rebel element South
welcomed 20 their party and their
boso1s. the most dirty. raggsd and
eased elements q society. they vi
the slaves Of the cities; they runn
the darkest regions Of The eounsry.
AFFILIATED with IA Klux. knight Of
Golden Circle. Rife Clubs and witl
arch enemy himself. thsT took u
CRY Of .rsf1ra." zhsn they had
the original parents Of al the evils
made reform Necessary; they nall
the president; they sagtted tie rsI
tion q the Pursst asa and the
statesmen in the lad; they eirru
the most riiicaioas stores against
esi Esa not Of their oEa party. thc
sorted 20 every 1sAns. that tksy l
g into power.
It seems they have been suses
We hear the boon Ct eauuou.-
vho b1rnsd 10 poEder N defense Z
natisa in the peril01s days 81 rsb
are banning II freely nv in 10
the graod Ball Run disaster of
The sxultant shoat q nsn iusox
WITH JOY ~ the election q = IA
called the attsaPs 70 szbdue Il
an 0Gtrzg-. AID druEk With the