The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-24

farmers OF the lana, the OASIS upon
which our whole superstructure rests,
should arise in their might and demand
honest men for rulers, honest men for
Legislators, honest men for railroad Off
Gals, honest men for the business of the
land, and more general diffusion of
knowledge among the people, and
greater facilities for ntercommunication
among the Inhabitants of the rural dis
tricts. Nothing, my friends, is more nat
ural than this demand; nothing more
Just, nothing more wise, and to the
credit of the American people be it said,
that these are the demands of the hour;
and the institution is at hand to meet the
want, to answer the demand-the order
of the Patrons of Husbandry-an insti-
tuition eminently calculated to win the
support of honest, patriotic hearts,
where the true man or woman finds
congenial spirits and abundant occupa-
| ton for their talent to mitigate the pains
and increase the joys and comforts of
the worthy; where the selfish man,
looking for personal advancement, or
for means simply of saving himself
only little more of this worlds pelf,
viii be5 sadly out of place, as many
have found out to their own surprise
and disgust. No institution in the an
nails of history was ever welcomed, and
endorsed with such ready alacrity, with
such generous unanimity by the farmer,
his sons, his wife and his daughters as
has this, from Maine to Texas, Massa-
chusetts TO California, and none produc-
tive of more good in the short time since
its inception.
That they should be ready to enter
into such fellowship without more
of their usual caution and deliberation
was a surprise and marvel to all, and
gives rise to the fling, ''act in haste and
repent at LEISURE" by those who do not
see any reason why farmers should be
Independent in thought or action, but
only useful and worthysof notice be-
cause they have votes, and are only
"honest, sturdy old yeomanry," who do
hand or tip of the hat Just before cleo
ton.
Well enough for the lawyer, for the
doctor, the mechanic, the merchant, the
manufacturer, the railroad men, and
men in every other profession, occupa-
ton or position, to combine for mutual
advantage and mutual strength. But
for farmers, they had better stick to
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wood and drawers of water shouldn't
have aspirations above the pittance
these more favored choose to dole out
to them by way of convincing them that
they are their friends, and necessary to
them,
Why, but short time since three rail-
road men in little office on Wall Street,
with box of Havanas on one end of
table and champagne on the other, in a
conference of but few minutes, reduced
the value of the grain crop of single
state 5000, 900, and yet they are the
friends of the people, and want their
votes TO help carry out other schemes of
theirs by which they will have more
roads to water the stock of and then
control.
My friends, don't be frightened at any
prospect that proposes 10 elevate the
farmer, or make his influence more po-
tent in the affairs of the nation, for his
very occupation teaches him to depend
upon the labor of his own hands, rather
than by schemes, upon the labor of other
people, to cat the fruit of his own
industry, than by over reaching and
sharp practice make the industry of
others to feed him. Open the door and
he will in the sturdy honesty of his
character, in the true nobility of his
manhood, arise in his might and protect
the institutions so dear to his heart and
see to it that truth and honesty prevail.
and that each individual ofthe common
wealth has opportunity to reap the fruits
of his own labor. Already, thank God,
there are true men coming to the front,
not as struggling videttes, nor, indeed,
as distanced but regularly formed pick
cts, but a Ia grand dimee, massed on
phalanX, across Hill and vale, over the |
slashed timber, around the abattis
and against the wall of the fortress in
seige. Not alone do they
stand, for accompanying are wives. |
sisters, daughters, in one ac-
cord, to sustain, by great moral weight |
by Intellectual improvement, increased
and by close adherence to |
the glorious principles of our order, the
truth and the right; and not as party, |
but as above party, moulders of public |
opinion, that sooner or later controls ali |
parties, and all drones and MASTERS of
the public patrimony.
The great danger to republican insti-
tutions lies in too free Gift ofthe right
OF suffrage. Bad men take control ofthe
ignorant and venal that swarm in cities,
seize control of the ballot-boXes, threat
EN- the rights ofproperty-holders and adj
minister the reins of government In the
interests of the cdnndiHe, the low, the
idle and improvident, and indeed, not
content with this, they seek wider
sphere: oven to the control of the nation,
by uniting all the radical, the bad ele-
ments, to overcome the conservative, the
good; and the worst feature is, that they
nearly succeeded in the late presidential
election. Many incline to the doctrine
OF "widder Green" in the following
poem on the situation:
It's Jest as said TO Mister Green.
Afore he left this arthly scene
And he amt comm back no more;
lie likes II better ON t'other shore)-
.Husband," ses |, there's dreadful mu.s
The fntur's kickin' up for us.
Now tell ye, II amt no way
For every clitter to have his say
A maxim laws and votin' too.
Land o. Goshenl what should do
"a you was TO up and boss the house,
Y WY you couldn't do il, no more'n mouse.
And you know yourn aint muxin here.
Talk o. liberty so much wuss-
What did them Bible feilers dO f''
Every man as they wanted TO,
70 as seemed 70 their special eyes;
And that's the very sort o. way
Republican govnments docs to-day.
Why, efwe was angels, it's well enough;
But we're all on us dreadful human stun;
Ana some on Us Is more human than t'others
All sorts o. uibes and furin' brothers
Folks that d0nno readn and writn'
All humanity's wrongs rightn;
swellln up and n talkin' spry
Bout law an liberty, Fourth OF July,
An rother three hundred and sixty.iour,
Actin' just as they did before,
Coin burglin' and mur,lerin' round
An verdick o. "loonatickh alters found
lEf they're all crazy then say
Hang the crazy folks right away.
We haint no safety nor no defence
TIL loonacy's made penal offence
Cheatin' by hull sale, stealth by bits
Twin the banks pertikear FITS;
ltaisin sperrits Ohey swaller 'em tooD
I,e amt no end TO the things they DO
Well; husband he'd set, and kinder Sigh
u guess Ihlngs'll better by an by"
Euess they'll betterl guess they'll bust
An he won't know il, that's the wust
wish TO the land .-an' III say II OF sing
we had good respectable king.