The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-09-30
ARKANSAS VS.. VERMONT.

Some one sends us a copy Of th,
Artansap Traveller. published at Con.
way, Ark which contains the follow
ing on the Vermont election:
vermont is a very ordinary State
1t is q lightning bug State and sbapeC
like a blue bottle, and a great many
things could be said Of it."
The State goes Radical every whack
It's percentage of increase 10 popula-
ton is the least in the Union. 1t is .
rom drinking State /; enough money il
spent for rum each year 10 furnish each
one OF its voters forty.fVe gallons al
81 SO per gallon, which is sufficient "a
keep them drunk for three hundred
days in the years"
Vermont pays the least wages OF
any State in the Union, thereby keep.
ing the rising generation in utter ignor.
aneei 10 fact, we might call it a green
State, a criminal State, a place noted
Tor %greenborns and terrapins, and the
home Of Lizards and blue n Ig-
norance prevails there, and the RAIDS
are forced to keep the people so, in
order to be successful in their cleo
tions."
Now we presume the editor Of the
Arkdnsaw Traveller never travelled 10
Vermont. We have travelled 10 Ar.
kansas or Arkansaw as the natives call
it and know whereof we speak. In re-
spect to the general intelligence and
morality of tho people Vermont ranks
among the first states while Arkansas
Is almost at the bottom Of the list, and
and this applies not to her black popu.
lation but to the white as well, But it
Is not necessary 10 take our word for
it. The census Of 1870 shows that in
Arkansas there were 81, 095 white PEG.
pie over 10 years OF age who could not
read or write aud 10 Vermont only H.
584 The total white population Of the
former state was S62, lis and OF Yer.
mont 800 .6l3. or almost 10 per cent. OF
the former could not read and only a.
little over 5 per cent. of the latter.
These figures show that there is al
most four times az many illiierate PEG.
pie among the whites Of Arkansas az
there is in our own state The number
Of schools and churches shows even q
greater per cent, in favor of Vermont.
The number Of grog shops is not put
ia the census report but from
what we have seen we should say
without hesitation there are ten 10 Ar
kansas where there is one IN Vermont.
But il is no sort Of use in attempting to
with these fellows. Their prac-
lice is not to stop 10 argue but If one
attempts to dispute their assertions a
revolver or bowie knife decides it.
The two states held their election on
he same day. Every voter 10 Vermont
last bis vote without fear or favor. In
Arkansas the Republicans had no can.
iidatee aud abstained from voting. Why
hey did this our Arkansas friend could
a great deal better than we can If
le would but we have no expectation
bat be will. Vermont has always paid
Ter debts to the last dollar. Arkansas
'oted on a constitutional amendment TO
iepudisle her state debt. The amend.
nent, according 10 some reports, was
.arried, or, according to other reports
rarely failed by a few votes. II is only
question Of time. II 10 quite safe to
that Arkansas will follow the lead
4 nearly all the other Southern States
I'd 6sally repudiste.
Women Ia The present campaign are
ute - stAlwGFt "a the men. This is
rhAt Miss Nellie Holbrook said 81 9 po-
meeting In New York city: !
sWhat does The solid South, OF which .
b much u said and written, meanl what /
.oes Il dem4ndf What 10 the secret !
1otlVe Of this combination OF al the !
ouihern Statesf How does Il happen :
BAT the Community which was solid In