Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1879-07-11

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and bushwhackers. Iam pot now speaking Of
the use OF force, but OF the fact that a large
proportion Of the people Of the south are 30
ignorant as to be led abont like a fiock of sheep
by few designing men. very much doubt
il the southern states ever coulG have been
wrought mp 70 The point Of secession, hadther
masses possessed even a fair degree q intel
ligenee. This, however, they never couldi
Nave while slavery was in existencc.
The general diffusion of education then Is
absolutely indispensable to the perpetuity of
our free institutions and republican form of
government. Whatever tends to diruse gen 1
erJl intelligence through the country is al
friend TO good government and free institu
tions, and whatever tends 20 retard such pro
gress, is our deadlicst enemy. With the gen
eral diffusion of Intelligence party strife, that
curse d. cur country, will cease to run high.
Men will come TO think less of party and more
of principle and more of the true interests of
the country. l do not rail against parties.
Parties are necessary, and so long as they
keep their place are excellent things. Choose
your party and work for IT honestly. l care
not half 80 much whether a man be RepukI
can or Democrat as dc that he be fairly in
telligent and have the good Of the country at
heart.
have sometimes waxcd indignant over thct
dishonesty of men who would accept scat in
Congress and draw their pay for their servi-
ces, and then be away half the tiWo attending
to purely personal matters, but of late 4 have
concluded that if those who are present are
fair representation of those absent the latter
are doing the country the best service and
ou,r IN ON IN,
God deliver us from being much longer n
laughing stock and contempt for the world
by such display of ignorance, malice CON
ceit and rowdyism as the last Congress has
been giving us. The country wants at the
very first opportunity to give about two-tmrds
of our present Congressman stay-at-home
tickets good for six months after death, and
put in their places good, sensible, honest men,
such as abound in every community and can
be had for seeking. And how is this to be
doncg 1t is to be done by the people attending
to their political duties and not leaving them
to professional politicians Every man before
me who is u citizen of this country has certain
duties to perform, and he is unworthy of cti-
zenship if he fails to perform them, Ihaveno
patience when hear men grumbling about
political mismanagement. What business has
Il man to complain who will not do his part
toward righting the wrong? We are the peo-
pie and all the powers of the government find
their source in us. We make the government
and lift is wrong the blame is largely our
own.
We SHOULD attend primary meetings IN force
not to wpngIe and quarrel, but to vote quictlyi
but firmly for good men, then having secured
suitable candidates, go to the polls like men
and vote for them, and if you happen nfortu-
natcly to be in the minority, abide by the re-
suit without grumbling, assured that If the
principles you advocate are right they are
certain, sooner or later to prevail.
j do MOI believe that this nation has been
planted on this great cQptirent and brought to
its present state of Unparalleled prosperity
and power, all by accident ! believe God mi
his infinite wisdom has grand destiny in
store for us and it only remains that &c be true
to ourselves in order to attain to it. For so
long us we are true to ourselves no possible
combination of power from without can mate
rally harm us.
believe the time is not far distant when the
English language or some modification
of it will be the language of the whole civ
ilized world, and when the United States of
America shall peaceably possess every square
mile of this continent from east to west and
from north to south know this is a bad out I
look for our good friends in the Custom Housed
especially as it SENS to be pretty well settled
thatthey will not be troubled in 1880, and they
have my sympathy, but nature dprovidcncc
not being liable to duty do not stop even for
custom house officers we ""'
To the interests incident TO the acquisition
of new territory, and the rapid development
of new resources and to the healing effects of
time and the results of general education, l |
look for q thorough renting of our long dis
tracted country, and the gradual fading away
of old sectional jealousics hatred and strife |
SO learning to rule ourselves we shall yet rule
the world
doubt if our territory ever extends much
beyond the bounds of this continent but ours
shall be the dominion of intellect. With Our 4
cosmopolitan people, our free schools and our
encouragement of individual development
we will rule the nations by simple force of SUI
periority, and they shall acknowledge our
OF their own free choice. We see
the beginning of this already. American in
dustry, American genius and American in.
Ventions are fast taking the lead the world
over. And when we shall stand thus proudly
prc-eminent our glory shall be, not that we
bold by force vast areas of territory, but, that
our people are neither English nor French,
nor Irish, nor German, nor Spanish nor Ital.
ians, but every man free Amer lean citizen.
God speed the day.
After music by the band the people
dispersed to the Base Ball ground to
witness a match game between the i
Grand Trunk club of this place, and
the Coaticook club of Coaticook, Can
ada, which resulted in a victory for the
visitors by q score of 10 to 2.
The Boat Races were announced to
take place at p. NJ, and by that hour
hundreds of people had assembled
along the banks of our beautiful lake.
During the forenoon it became evident
to those familiar with boating that the
scull race could not be pulled, as the
water was too rough, but in order not
to disappoint the visitors the race was
postponed till 6 o'clock, in the hopes
that the water would calm down,
and the expectations were realized. |
Shortly after the time appointed, the
referee, G. N. Chevalier, ESQ.,, called
out the contestants, and at $40 the sig
nal was given for the scull race This
race was won by George f. Foster in
19minutes and As seconds; A. Guilmette
taking second prize, coming in 10 sec
onds later.
In the common row boat race only
two contestants annaarad Adam Dan