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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

The rebel Col. Waddel of North Carolina
declared on Tuesday evening that any man
who says there is not free speech in the
South is liar. A gentleman of this village,
well-known and of undoubted veracity, spent
the winter in Georgia two or three years ago,
and he says that he attended hard money
meeting in leading city of that State, and
that there was kissing, shouting noise and
disturbance by the soft money men who were
present, and that finally one of their number
mounted the platform and began reading a
certain obnoxious document in spite of the
opposition of the party by whom the meeting
was called and held. Upon this the lights
were put out and the gathering broke up in a
general row. The next day the Democratic
papers charged the responsibility for the af-
fair on the hard money men and justified the
riotous proceedings. Any one can speak
freely in the South if he has the simon-pure
rebel yell-and not otherwise.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30
Oh, Charles, dom

Aside from his magnanimous willingness to
forgive the North for having conquered the
South, his weakly demagogical alusion to the
bloody shirt, and his lying declaration that
there is as much free dom of speech and ac-
ton in the South as in the North, Col Wad-
dell's strong hold on Tuesday evening was
in his admiration for Gen. Hancock as a
statesman, and the admiration was founded
on Hancock's remarkable love for constitu-
tional law and liberty as displayed in his &C
ton as military commander in Louisiana and
Texas in 1867. 1t happens that there is
abundant and aceumulating evidence to show
what this devotion to law and liberty meant
for the poor negroes and Union men in Han
cocks department at that time, and our read
ers may depends on us to give them some
thing interesting on this point in future is
sue.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

The result of the Second District conven-
ton on Wednesday was, as anticipated, the
triumphant and unanimous denomination by
reclamation of the Hon. James NJ. Tyler for
Member of Congress. In view of Mr.. Tyler's
eminently satisfactory record in Congress
during his present term, and, believing as
they did in his genuine manhood and unsul-
lied integrity, the people of the District had
no disposition to allow any factions or self
seeking influence TO lead them to deny to
him the common courtesy of denomination
which WAS his right. His name will now, as
two years ago, add strength to the ticket and
poll the full vote of his party.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30
"The Blue and the Gray"

Was the head line of a poster announcing a
Democratic meeting in Brattleboro, to be ad-
dressed by rebel soldier, and others. This
may be first-rate Democratic gush but there
are lots of good, honest people hereabouts,
whose homes were broken up and whose rela-
tives persisted in the wicked rebellion, who
are not yet ready to be instructed and led in
their political duties by either rebels or cop
perheads. They don't like the breed But
anyway, the words ought to be reversed, and
the line be made to read, "The Gray and the
Blue" the former constituting tho great bulk
of the Democratic party. The head, and not
the tail, belongs ON the front end of the dog
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

Bloody shirt" bloody shirt" was the
rebel cry at the Democratic meeting on Tues
day evening. Every candid man of mature
years knows and every young man who has
grown up to manhood since the days of 'G1-
go, ought to. be made to know, that any allu-
sion by Republicans to the war of the rebel
lion, and issues involved in and settled by it,
is characterized by the ex-rebel and copper
head democracy as a waving Of the 'bloody
shirt" This is what their canting talk about
the "bloody shirt" means, and all that it
means. Fortunately for the country the
Democ ratio party can't hide its war record
under any such clap-trap
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30
Not a Subject for Congratulated.


The Democratic nominee for Governor in
this State Gin his speech accepting the nomi-
nation) congratulated his fellow-Democrats
on the fact that they belonged to party
which was not afraid to show its head in every
State of the Union The Democrats COM
placenuy accepted the felicitation but on
the mind of every man of the hundreds of
Republicans present must have flashed at
once the recollection of the reasons why the
Republican Party dares not show its head in
States where there is an undoubted majority
of Republican voters. The Democrats are as
free to hold meetings, and advocate their
nominees, and attack their political opponents,
as are the Republicans in every Northern
State. They are the only ones who are free
to hold meetings and advocate their princi-
pies and denounce their political opponents
in many of the southern communities. Fraud,
violence, prescription, assassination, have
wiped out the Republican Party in the States
where it dares not show its head. Is the fact
one on which Democrats should openly con-
graduate themselves in free Vermont? The
coming election will show, VIC believe, that a
majority of the people of this country have
not yet abandoned the hope and purpose of
securing Union in which, and throughout
the length and breadth of which, one party
will be as free to show its head as the other.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

After all, Vermont is not deprived of the
honor Of presenting the country with presi-
dental nominee and the possible (') occu-
pant of the White House is none other than
our venerable and esteemed fellow townsman,
General John w. Phelps, whose letter of &C.
ceptance we publish elsewhere. The Chris
tian Cynosure of Chicago, the organ of the
American (Antimasonic) party, places the
name of Gen. Phelps for President at the
head of its editorial columns, with that of
Hon. S. G. Pomcroy of Kansas for Vice
President, and the ticket apparently receives
hearty endorsement from the faithful few"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

Judge j. D. Plat of Warren, Ill, who has of
late years affiliated with the Democratic par
Ay, has written the following letter to Hon.
P. A. Orton of Wisconsin, from whose letter
announcing his remuneration of Democracy
we made liberal quotations last week.
My Dear Sir and Friend Let us shake
on Garfield. l, too, have decided to support
the Republican ticket My position hereto
fore has not been wholly Democratic, but
more OF the Independent order after Greeley's
day, but now take the Republican side, and
shall do all 1 can for the ticket. Glad to
know you have left the uncertain element
called Democracy and joined the party repre-
senting the true democracy of the day.
Very truly, j. d. PLATr.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

What go dsend this nomination of Hancock
has been to Atkins Before that event scarce
ly nybody had ever heard of Atkins but as soon
as he gave away the story of Hancock propos
ed cOup-d etat, everybody was telling about At
kins, aud very soon people discovered that
his Christian ~ name was Hiram. And he
has had 80 many explanations and amend
ments and engagements and contractions Of
the original story TO make that his whole
name, Hiram Atkins, has quite become pub
lie property, and it may become historical,
like that of the Baron Munchausen. The
trouble with Hiram is that he cannot keep
his mouth shut and it is such a foolish
mouth that it ought to be kept bolted and
barred whenever he goes abroad. II he had
kept it shut the Hancock development would
never, probably, have leaked out. But il it is
crushing to Hancock it is pastime to Atkins
who has been brought and KEEP. before the
public entirely through its means. 1t is set
tied on the authority of Badly" Smith,
through the revelation Of Hiram, that, either
before Congress had decided what to do with
the presidential question, or after the Electo-
raj Commission had declared Hayes elected
as to which is which you pays your money
and you takes your choice-Hancock pro-
posed to support the claims of Tilden by force
of arms For this little bit of history the
country owes Hiram thanks, but Hancock
owes him kicking
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

Every rebel and every vile copperhead in
the land, with exceptions as rare as angels
visits, belong to the Democratic party and
shout for Hancock, reconciliation and an
appropriation !" A party made up and Off
cered out of such material is a first rate good
party for all decent men, and especially all
young men, to shun; and they are doing it,
too. Every days discussion strengthens the
Republican cause.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

eve rebels of the South are ready and
willing to forgive you, loyal men of the North,
for whipping us back into the Union, provid-
cd you promise never to do SO again" This
was the burden of the message brought and
delivered by Col Waddell, he of the silver
tongue and the rebel army, on Tuesday even-
ing. For ourselves, we appreciate the gen.
tleman's magnanimity and prayerfully trust
that we are suitably grateful for it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

1t was adding insult to injury for Atkins to
como down here last Tuesday. and thrust
himself on the Davenports in such a public
way 30 soon after again numerically "sit-
ting on" them in his Democratic State con-
vention Charles faced the music, and walk
ed up and sat on the platform like little
man, but the dose was more than Davenport
senior could stand, and We don't blame him
for taking to the woods, " or needing a sud
den call to Saratoga, on the occasion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

Sneak" coward" "liar," lies" "nau-
seated, " nasty" "brazen-f aced prostitutes, "
dirty and venal, "sick at the stomach, ="
''slop-gush," dirty little lie.'-RJumer Of
Juy1G.
A bad vomiting spell Sissy is having Just
now. b. d. pats her on the back, and she
elects just such an amount of filth and slime
as he desires. -RJoymer IF July 1G.
There is music in the air for tomorrow
evenings caucus. 1t looks as if there had
been considerable cheating and underhand
knitting all around in the recent piggng-in
together of all the local politicians form
er Of July %.
We shall continue to keep our paper in the
elevated position and pure moral atmosphere
it has occupied from its origin. -Retoymer Of
July %
Oh, Charles, don't!
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

1t has passed into a proverb that any man
seeking public favor, who can secure the OPP
position of the Springfield Republican is ex-
oeedingly lucky but here, in Windham coun-
ty, when any man, in addition to that, is SO
extremely fortunate as TO secure the active
h ostility of the Detamer also, his cause is al
ready won. He is then certain to have the
enthusiastic support of all good men; and
good men predominating hereabouts, he is
sure of success. almost without opposition.
Congressman Tyler is the latest illustration
in point
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

The Wilmington people say, Charles that
in your fathers old disloyal days you were
nothing but a little boy in petticoats," SO
that it's no wonder you didn't realize what
you were fOoling with when you used that
baleful word, "copperhead." Ask your
Grandmother next time, Charles, ask your
Grandmother
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

That we have little to say about the Demo-
cratic nominee for governor, and State poll
ties in general, this week, is not because we
have nothing to say. Strictly local matters
claim the preference, and we shall be as glad
as-well, as anybody can be when they give
us a little 'let up"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

The PHGN1x tries TO make a great handle
Of the Reformers repeated admission that the
Democratic party before the war was
thoroughly rotten and corrupt. We will say
more. 1t is rotten and corrupt now.-De-
.Jitnaer Of last aoeek.
You are right, Charles, and we are glad to
see you trying to tell the truth.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

Bah but little drunkenness" at the Dem
ocratic State convention Very little, to be
sure Only few delegates drunk How
many from Windham county? How many
electors, etc. Funny way of putting it
only few drunk" The true way of stat
ing it would have been to say that there was
more drunkenness at the late Democratic
State convention than at any similar political
gathering held in this State for years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

Aud SO the reason that the truthful Charles
doesn't answer the charges against his father
is that the Detaner is not family organ I"
To the average reader of the county papers
this view must be decidedly fresh. Taking
years that sheet has devoted itself almost ex-
clusiVely TO grinding out its own little Daven-
port. tunes, it is charming to see with what
consistency, as well as childlike disingenous-
ness, it now denies its personal identity, and
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

Said well known and prominent Republi-
can of Wilmington one day this week; IF
Charles N, Davenport was Union man dur
ing the war, as he now claims, then must
have been a rank copperhead, for he and l
were on opposite sides all the time. 1 was
II OF present to hear his famous copperhead
speech in 1864, but heard of it on all hands.
There is not word or sentiment in the ex-
tract published ip The PHOENIX that have
not heard from him repeatedly in converse
tion
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30
The Possibilities in she Case

1t is possible that Hon. E. j. Phelps, who
was nominated by the Democrats at Burling-
ton yesterday, may become Governor of the
Green Mountain State as the result of the
campaign of 1880, and it is also possible that
her celebrated hills may tumble.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

Elder Ballou on reflection since Mr.. Dav-
export left him, now thinks it probable"
that he did not attend the meeting, which
would account reasonably well for his not
hearing that copperhead speech.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

The Dcfdmer endeavors to create an i'm
preston that the South is not solid. But it
cannot have a Southern State which will not
be counted for Hancock. There will be no
break. The South is as solid as Charles's
double skull"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

1t is our impression that Grandmother has
told Charles more about his fathers political
record this week than he ever thought or
dreamed of before.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

Here, then, in as brief space as possible,
we have presented Chas. N Davenport's rec
ord during the war. The Wilmington peo-
pie, many of them, speak of him kindly as a
friend, and none o them seem to owe him
malice; but, to man, they do not attempt
to conceal their disgust, that he, or his or
gan, should now try to cover up his war rec
ord, and palm imself of as a friend of the
Union.
Our own position in the matter is well
known, and was fully stated by us last week.
1t has been no pleasant task to us to thus un-
cover an unsavory record, but we were driv-
en- to the work by the venomous and unfound-
ed attacks unfortunately made by the De
tamer on good local Republicans, and by the
brazen impudence of Mr. Davenport himself
in thrusting himself forward as the local
Democratic boss, and attempting to lead away
young voters and old soldiers by telling them
how WE fought the war of the Union, and
how "OUR hearts bled, etc. We much pre-
fer that the matter should be allowed to rest
here, but if the Dayenports elect to keep up
the fight we shall meet them more than half
way. For the present, then, we close with a
repetition of our demand for the immediate
payment, as already directed, of that $500
Reward"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

asserts itself as standard of the decency
which it constantly ofTends, and the morality
it would overthrow.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30
Vvindham County Nominations.

For Senators,
LEVI X. FULLER, Of Brattloboro,
J. D. BRIDGMAN, Of Bellows Falls.
For Assistant Judges,
II. b. BALLOU, OF Nottingham,
A. A. WYMAN, of Athens
For States Attorney
L. NJ. READ, Of Bellows Falls.
For Sheriff,
J. W. MELENDY, Of Londonderry.
For High Baf,
GEO. Z. sELLECK of Brattleboro.
For Probate Judges,
ROYALL TYLER, of Brattleboro,
ABISHAI STODDARD, Of Townshend.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

Charles X. Field it now appears, did not
instruct the Dctamer boy to make that de-
NAL. Look out, Charles, or you will fall into
the habit of lying
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30
Second Congregational District.

For Representative in Congress,
JAMES NJ. TYLER, Of Brattleboro.
For Presidential Elector,
SUMNER s. THOMPSON, OF Lyndon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30
GBeVetmont 4benit.
BRATTLEBORO;
FRIDAY, JULY 80, 1880.

The VERMONT REcoBD AND FARMER 7rdS
contJincd trih THE PHGSIx May LIST, 1ssO-thc sub
srription Hd, Samc anil good irU n the Record and
Fdrmcr Jccoi,ing the property n tie proprieiors n
The phoHir iriihout reScrre.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30
} FARMER, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1880

writing at desk in his (our legal friend's) Of
| fee. and, as q messenger stepped in and said,
| Edwin M. Stanton is dead, Mr.. Davenport
deliberately looked up and said, "For the good
of the United States and the honor of its ju-
dietary Cor words TO that eiIecD l am G
Id glad of i'll" Were these the words Of q
Union man or of copperhead?
Tho Dcfamor Of last week undertakes to
say that it was instructed by Chas. X. Field
to say that he, Mr.. Field, never rebuked Mr..
Davenport for his disloyalty of speech, and
that he "never knew of such disloyalty on tho
latters part" Our information from Mr..
Field is directly the reverse of this. To us
Mr. Field said he told the Defdmer boy that
he didn't want to be mixed up in the affair, "
and that he didn't know as he ever really
'rebuked' his (the Dctdmcr boy's) father" In
the same breath, however, Mr. Field distinct
ly stated to us that he did repeatedly tell Mr..
Davenport, in the early days of the war, that
che was d fool for talking so, and he had
better stop his noise or his words would come
back to plague him." If such words were
not rebuke, what would they properly be
called
Once more, the DGtdmer passes by our al
fusion TO n certain interview between Mr..
Davenport and the late Judge Kellogg with
the evasive statement that Judge Kellogg is
dead and can't be a witness" Judge Kellogg
is indeed dead, but, fortunately for the facts
at issue, q gentleman is still alive and now
resident in Brattleboro, who was present at
certain time and place in this village when,
in Judge Kellogg's presence, Mr.. Davenport
waxed hot in denouncing the war, as he was
wont to do, Haunted handful Of boarded
gold, with the declaration that it would buy
him bread when 'Lincon's hirelings' starved,
and wound up with the profane assertion that
he was going home to advise his townsmen
to resist this d draft" Whereupon Judge
Kellogg's genuine Democratic blood boiled
over and in no hating or measured terms he
told Mr.. Davenport that if he repeated such
language in his presence he would report him
to the government and have him arrested and
placed in Fort Warren. Not only is there
living witness, as We have said, to this scene,
but three other persons are, TO our certain
knowledge, living in this immediate vicinity
to whom the virtuous and patriotic Democratic
Judge related the affair before his terrible
righteous indignation had subsidized
Still again, and for all, since the Dtamer
is pinuing THE PHGNIX's 'lies," it is a mat
ter of indisputablo record that, during the
war, certain Brattleboro gentleman who
was sent to Wilmington on recruiting duty
CHANGED to hear and see some Of Mr. DaYen-
ports copperhead talk and actions, and after
enduring the abusive demonstration for a
brief time he coolly but Indignantly said to
Mr.. D., II don't know who you are, sir, but
do know if we had you down in Brattleboro
We would ride you on rail in less than IF
teen minutes"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

FOR NONRESIDENT,
CHESTER A. ARTH UR,
OF NEW YORK.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELRcToRs-AT-LARG
WILLIAM w. LYNDE, of Brattleboro.
WILLIAM Y. w. RIPLEY, of Rutland.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30
Elder B0llOu's Letter, and a Few IIIu
minafinR Wucfdaua.

With regard to Elder Ballou's letter, which
the Defamer SO triumphantly brought out last
week, We found that the good old Elder had
finally come to the conclusion that he prob
ably" was not present when the famous cop
perhead speech was made; and the further
interesting fact appears, that when Mr. Dav-
export fed Unto the woods" a fortnight ago,
he stopped in Wilmington long enough to
hold two hours session with Elder Ballou,
Immediately subsequent to which the white
washing letter was written As a sort of
equivalent for the fearful eyes and "choked
utterance" with which the Elder says Mr..
Davenport spoke of Lincoln's death, we are
compelled 10 say that in the carly days of
our residence in Brattleboro, it was related to
us in positive terms by legal gentleman of
the place, that, on the day the news of Edwin
M. Stanton's death came, Mr.. Davenport was
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30
FOR PRESIDENT,

National Republican Nominations.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

FOR PRESIDENT,
JAMES A. GARFIELD,
OF OHIO.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30
Republican state Nominations.

FOR GOVERNOR,
RIOS WELL FARM II A NJ,
OF BRADFORD.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

FOR STATE TREASURER,
HIN A. PA GE,
OF RoYALToN.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

FOR LIEUTENANT-GovERNoR,
JOHN L. BARS OW,
OF sHELBURN.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-07-30

The undersigned, citizens Of the town of
Wilmington, hereby certify that we have
read in The VERMONT PHOENIX of July 10th,
1880. an extract from a speech delivered by
Chas. n. Davenport from the steps of the
town hall in Wilmington the first Tuesday of
September, 1864, that we were present at the
time he made the speech from the steps of
said town house on the first Tuesday of Sep
TENDER, 1864, and that the extract rs printe
in The PHOENIX is substantially correct in ev-
cry respect, and according to our best recol-
lection is ntrbatini
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