The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-29

Under the above caption the Jersey
City Herald has the following:
A correspondent of the Sun, writing
from Manchester, Vermont, gives a very
distressing account Of tue intolerance,
bigotry aud fanalicism Of that benight-
cd State 1t is certainly disgrace to
this Republic to have included in ito
domain such lesteriug patch Of poiti-
cal fanaticism. The correspondent
says;
There is, think, but one Demo
cratic newspaper in the State can.
not get a Democratic paper to read
W ben ask for one at the news stands
| AN insulted The bone and sinew Of
the laud are kept in ignorance. Light
il not given them. Hence the
large Republican majorities. The
state has been flooded with printed
blanks which, when signed, become a
bond These blanks have been dis
tHbuted among the faithful and pre-
scented to every man who 10 considered
politically doubtful. Some one who
has twist upon him will 20 to him
with one Of these documents aud use
the necessary means 10 compel him to
sign it 1t virtually pledges the signer
to vote for Garfield and Arthur at the
coming election Thousands to day
ara already SO pledged.
A few sturdy, horny handed Dem
ocrats here raised a hickory pole and
gpread to the breeze Hancock and
Eagish banner. This was more than
tie chIyalry Of Vermont could stand.
Sharp shooters poured ia from the sur
rounding towns, and before sunset that
! glorious flag was trailing 10 the dust.
/ The halIiards were shot away at the
top Il was not the first time that the
Hancock banner has been fired at by
the enemies OF true republic. The
/ gallant General has carried IL to victory
Oh many battle field, and it will float
again victorious in the fall.
| read Gar6eld's letter Of acceptance.
We discusses eloquently about a tree
ballot. personal rights, aud the integ.
rity Of the Union, You can see how
bis supporters in Vermont sustain bis
sentiments
We bad supposed that the letter TO
the Sun, above quoted, was to silly and
unreasonable to be thought worthy Of
notice by auybody, bat finding that
other Democratic papers are copying
ii with such comments az the above and
our attention having been called to il
so mahy times we have concluded 10
occupy valuable space in reproducing
IL.
II is indeed great pity that so much
light is kept from The poor, ignorant
masses in Vermont. We are bound TO
cay, however, that moro newspapers
are taken In Vermont, according to the
population, than 10 any other state in
the Union, with possibly one or two
exceptions II is true that our people
asa rule. DO not take great many
Democratic papers, probably on &C
count of' their benighted copdilionl
Our news dealers do no, find il profit
able 90 order them as they would re,
main uncalled for. unless some enIight.
ened Democratic missionary from Con
necticnt or Mississippi or some more
favored region should choose to call ior
oae
Il il true that the Democrats had
raised a pole, but nearly or quite as
many Republicans, Ton account OF their
beaighted condition. we SUPPOSE, as
I Democrats, assisted at the raising
Soon alter sharp shooters" IN the
/ pesson Of Smith Jameson, reckless,
iua loving individual who would as
soon shoot al a Republican As Dem,
oarAtic banner il the mood struck him
poured ia from the beighboring towns
aad before sunset the glorious flag wa
trailing 10 the duet" The Gag was mol
90 the pole al the Tine. aud Jameson
Eot al the rope from The steps q
Boresteels store, = man who is q
strong Democrat and VITO looked ca
tbout protest and appeared to enjoy
tie fan a. mach As any ore But somS
bow Or olber tie rope parted Aad the
lbsaigAlel Republicans helped take