The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1879-06-26

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= have tsrn q kiug . lobg time iof
the good ,imc a,comiog. am getting
weary The democracy has bad an
aa3ispsted eosuol Il tie state govern.
meat iaf acafly four years Has The
conditi0h = the cosntry been ia.
pf9ted Have taxes been reduced 10
proportion 10 The ability u the people
rs pay Have salaries been reduced
i 81 portion 10 the laboring mans IN
seme u you thiuk 20. can only say
Z d8 with you When have vep.
tliri e utter 4 mild protest agaius
ts maauet 10 which things were being
dQae asse been answered. Whoop
lg tAc Dum0cae, Any maa j. q
traitor who dout stand ~ the nomi-
nee the nominees genes ally mean
chs chosen q political trickrtefs = he
traitors are those who, not being ia
see 1T bntliozrs. euoase 10 follow
their owu convictions rather than the
command y scli-appoiuled. self coDsil
tuttd, aud stii-ofgauized caucus dicta.
ton,
" II may he that my impotence At
the good time coming is unreasonable
ADD mistake that our law makers
are getting ready, aud that some Of
these bright mornings they will startle
Us with a season Of prosperity such as
The world has never seen before. | beg
their pardon. am growing old. II
they have anything 10 give. give IL
now. IL may be all we'll enough 10
suiler for posteriiy But posterity
never gave me anything, and ! do not
propose 10 staryo that PROSPERITY may
have a good time We have had reso-
lutions and platforms enough 1t is
time TO demand performance Resolu-
lions are yapid things when not follow
ed by acts. And platforms without
performance are delusions aud shams.
The Yieksburg resolutions were we'll
Nothing ia that line could have been
better Now let us have acts. Cult.
vate a sentiment that shall carry the
language aud spirit Of those resolutions
into practical effect, and the exodus
which they were designed to check
will cease at once. 1t is not laws, and
very much resolutions passed by ire.
sponsible bodies, that we need. We
need an earnest, energetic public senti.
meut that will see to il that laws are
obeyed to the letter, and resolutions
carried out in good faith, without
equiyocation or mental reservation.
Il must stop writing Other subjects
present themselves. ! must pass them
by. You will see from what | have
written that / am not in accord with
any existing party. ! do do not want
to separate from the Democracy Of
Mississippi If ] leave, shall 60
feeling like a father who had been
driven from his home by bis own chill
dren.
ITO sum up, not the whole, but the
main points, in few words. / want
congress TO quit making and unmaking
Presidents. In due time the people
win attend to that business for them
selves. II | am not mistaken, the great
want OF the country is TO have legisla-
ton that will lift a mighty incubus of
the breast OF labor. In the state | want
a nicer perception Of the wants Of the
people More economy. lower salaries
aud reduced taxation. In word, that
the people shall not be treated as
horses, budled and saddled, ready TO
be ridden at pleasure by successful
olfce.seekers, 10 the counties a closer
Observance Of The same rules and a
laundering admouition TO Office holders,
both state aud county: You are our
servants aud not our masters To the
people at large. both white and color
ed, deal more justly with one another.
A word to critics You need not cud
gel your brains TO fnd out my motive
Tor writing this letter. | have mo-
tive. bat it is not where you will be
most likely to look for it. | am not a
candidate f3r any Office, and do not
intend to be. there il no Office 10 the
gin d the people that desire, none
that would accept.