Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-05-01
DAVID in the CAMP Of the PhlIistines
I. SAMUEL, CHAPTER xxx.

all their armies; and the lsraelltes
pitched by fountain and the lords of
the Philistines passed by, by hundreds
and by thousands but David and his
men passed on in the rearward. Then
said the Princes of the Philistines:
What do these Hebrews here? And
Achish said unto the Princes of the
Philistines: Is not this David ? And
the Princes Of the Philistines were wroth
with him, and they said unto him:
Make this fellow return, that he may
90 again to his place, and not let him
90 down with us to battle, lest in the
battle he be an adversary to u.s. for
wherewith should he reconcile himself |
unto his master?
We call the attention of Brother
Dayid M. Camp, who is supposed to do
the quill work on the Express, to the
above bible quotation. A little bible
reading may do him no harm, while he
may discover striking parallel between
his case and that of the Israelitish youth
who fed into the camp of his inveterate
enemies because the ruler of the land
pursued him with malice.
The modern David has cause for grief,
in that the Saul (Hendee) of our time
is not such a ruler as is accep table to
the people, and because be did not grant
David's request when he sought position
among the honored servants of Hendee's
household.
But to come down to English, Camp,
dissatisfied with Mr.. Hendee, and, as
would appear, with the party that has
promoted him for several years to an
honored position, has gone over into the
ranks of the Democrats, and declared
for John L. Edwards, as the most suita-
: bic MANN all the third district for Rep
q resentative to Congress. Bro. Camp, II
S he is honest, and not unbiased by the
: peculiar influences that surround his
!, sanctum, either believes that there is M
S man in the district equal in worth anC
@ ability to Mr.. Edwards, or has abandon
Is ed his friends and party and gon
n straight into the camp of the Philistines
1t Let us name few of the men of &C
E. knowledged ability and worth IN tn
be district, and see if the Republican part
O. is so deficient in respectable materia
's' that it is necessary for Republican joul
rs nails to 90 into the ranks of the Demo-
g racy to find candidates for honore
IT, offices.
Not to mention many who are not II
ne ferior to Mr.. Edwards, we call attentiC
Sd to some of the prominent Republican
we in the district. Chittenden county h
9nt Hon. Daniel Roberts and Gov. Asah
'eu Peck; Franklin county is honored
on Judge Homer E. Royce, Hon Asa o. A
no' dis and Hon. Albert Clark Grand Is
IT, county furnishes o. G. Wheeler; LamOi
mas county is not deficient, having Jud
lug Powers, P. K. Gleed and George W
're' k1ns; Orleans has W. W. Grout, a
VI Essex George N. Dale.
hiln With this stock of meritorious Repl
'ro licans in the district, the Republic
mtBuggssg pot a fsAl Ike T pG6TTfic St Of
Wv Edwards, that matter was settled lc
=, ago by his frequent selection as Del
cratic candidate for various offices, q
to intimate that he is less or more IL
" Democrat now, is absurd and false.
Neighbor Camp has a perfect right
80 vote any ticket or favor any man he
mires, but he will find it up hill busin
If he expects to carry over to the I
listines any great number of the Rep
= ~ licans of Orleans. If his object is
defeat Mr.. Hendee, he might do efici
7l service by trying to unite his party
% some strong, worthy Republican. l
~ folly to expect that this overwhelmin
- Republican district will elect Mr.
wards. Bro. Camp is burning his
phur to no purpose, and when the
w is over, he will be ashamed of his D
~ ton, and the little ripple he has N
=, on the political waters.
SAN