Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1883-12-05
The Governor Question.

The Governor Question.
Isn't it too bad? Such a nice clever
soul sweet enough for anything, and
then to slop over and founder about SO.
Please tell him that / am nearly as
badly frightened as he is and am not
bloody minded. Am sure the dear
fellow would not 60 off at half cock if
he had not been born 80. Well, he is
very clever, but being finite he has
made some mistakes, and evidently
forgets what he has written. Does not
he dip his pencil into his mouth? He
seems to think that the G. A. r. is re-
sponsible for the doings of such men as
Col. Pingree, Gov. Barstow, and other
officers, when they hold their reunions,
and as he states it, makes up states.
Well, let me inform him that the G.
A. r. is not responsible for the doings
at the officers reunions. Next, this
home guard boanerges calls somebody
military son of thunder, but as he
puts into the fellows mouth word
that was not used by me, l pass and
will let the two boanerges play it alone.
He next compliments soldiers generally
upon their gentility (?) Possibly he
is right. Next he gives nut to
crack, but knowing how it is himself
he expects it to be easily cracked-and
he is right. He knows that but for
the support he and other editors give to
it, the reign of king caucus would soon
be over and that it would be impossi-
BILE for the G. O. p. to foi.t so many
weak men into office. Gov. Barstow
was fortunate enough to belong to
regiment that did not get into many
serious battles and in that respect is
not so very much ahead of the nine
months boys, but his service has moth
ing to do with his loyalty or his bravery
and he is an excellent governor. The
slurs against the nine months regiments
are not in good taste, and will not help
the independent boom that the dear
man has started. The republican par
ty. and such independent @ papers as
the Landmark, are responsible for the
men that hold office in this State, and
no amount of barking by those who
are simply independent in name, and
who dare not vote any but the ticket
put by the party in power. The G.
A. r. egg was not laid nor was it
Matched by the new brigade. Now the
dear fellow did not read the few lines
published in the AGE. This is made
evident by his misstatements, for he
nowhere correctly quotes anything
printed there. He evidently forgets
what he said in his sermon of April
2Sth, and puts mulishness in place Of
independence. Read the three SER
mons upon independence that he has
published, and you will know him to
be Independent, honest and fearless.
No boom against his paper is thought
of, he is only asked to publish the
truth and not to condemn the G. A.
r. for the acts of w. w. Grout, sim
ply because he hates him. Col. Pin
gree is respected as good soldier, and
do not think he would himself slur
any Of his old comrades, but is not
there men in this vicinity that would
make better governors? Now find
that have ramblsd nearly as much as
did the gentleman, and SO wish to
repeat the statement that the G.. A. r.
is not and cannot be a political ring,
1t is not responsible for what is done at
officers reunions, nor is it responsible
for the nominations made by the repub-
lican party. The nine months regi-
ments were as gallant as any sent from
this State. Their service at Gettys-
burgh showed them to be brave and
true, and no soldier will listen to any
slur against them. Circumstances,
in shape of rebel bullets, at the battle
Of the Wilderness prevented many a
soldier from fighting another battle,
and the astute philosopher, over to
the Junction should be witty at their
expense. Hoping he may not die OF
fright and that he may be willing to
fight Grout outside of the G.. A. r. l |
remain PRIVATE JONES.
B, X. Bruce, the colored register of