The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-04-22
Brave words from Patriot $50"
A capparhraa In tS6i-A wordy ratric
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In 1885.
The PhmniX, of last week, in giving
synopsis of the proceedings at the
special town meeting ut Brattleboro, ON
the 10th inst. says that Lo Martin, in
supporting the Estcy-Hookcr amend
ment, culogized the old soldiers and
said, he "hopcd his tong"e mjgM c'eore
to the roof Of his mo"th, and MS right
arm be polSied before he day @o"dd
come nat he Joined IN al attempt. Hhe
this, to PIT the foot Of the peop'c Of
Brattleb0r0 on the neck Of the GIond
Irmy.
o! o! o! o! o. o! We are
faint. Open the door, please.
Well, well! Let us see what this wor-
dy patriot did when the South was try
ing to put its foot on the Grand Army.
When these old soldiers, to whom he
now dishes ont taila so freely. Were ia
cling the bullets of the enemy, and were
massed solid bulwark of defence for
freedom and the perpctuity of this
Union; what was this wordy patriot do
ing then? Did he try to keep the
Southern foot off at Gettysburg? Did
he attempt to stay the rebelious tide at
the Wilderness? Did he march Shout
der to shoulder with the boys through
Georgia? Was he in at the surrender
of Lee? Did he stand by Lincoln's
emancipation proclamation, and mourn
the martyrcd death of its great author?
o no. He was "Not there my child,
not there" He ,ros mp IN L0ndgr0re
firing in the rear. But he says he was
baby. o yes, we have heard him
plead the baby act good many times,
and say that he was but fifteen when
the war broke out. Just so. Then he
was 10 when the war closed, and as en-
listments were made up to April 60,
he had abundant opportunities to show
his devotion to the cause and his love
for the ''Old Soldiers" The last call
for troops was made Dec. 10, 1864, and
this patriot was then in his nineteenth
year, and a great burly fellow who
prided himself upon his strength and
agility and his personal proves. But
he did not enlist, but instead was Il
mouthy opponent of the war and Of all
war measures looking to putting the |
foot of the Union upon the ,3be' neck. !
This warfare was carried a. far as he |
dared and to the disgust of all lis friends |
and earned him the appellation Of "Cop-
pcrhcad." This fact is we'll Known to
all the older citizens of this town and
Landgrove, and the nauseating doses Of
tiummery he is now administering to the
old soldiers and the Grand Army. for
the sole purpose of securing their votes
and using their organization TO further
his ends, and to put himself and his
pals into Office, wildly brings to mind
his acts and sayings in 1864. Neither
can he successfully plead the baby act,
as, is well known, thousands were mus
tered out of the service as young and
Younger than he, while other thousands
left their bones to bleach on Southern
soil, immortal heroes whose patriotism
did not manifest wholly through the
mouth.
This disgusting Brattlcboro diatribc
recalls somewhat similar instance that
took place in Londonderry at its reg
ular March meeting, three years ago.
An article had been placed in the "war-
ming" to see if the town would vote
sum of money to aid the Grand Army
in observing Decoration Day. When
this article was reached and discussion
commenced it was at once seen that an
overwhelming majority of the voters
were in favor of it. Some one inquir-
ed as to its legality. This brought a
call for "Lo," who was then a resident
of the town. lie took the stand and
launched forth in an eloquent and
powerful appeal for Memorial day,
and an appropriation by the town.
Hurled thunder bolts of vitupcration
against the man who wonld dare to APP
pose it. So effective and affecting did
he soar ''among the little stars" of elo-
qucnt harrangue that, before he was
hardly through, every man who had
thought of opposing the measure had
crawled into knot hole. The Amcri-
can Eagle, from the top of old Glcbe,
tapped his wings and screamed; the
dead heroes of by gone ages turned in
their graves: the "Sword of Bunker
Hill'' ratified against the wall, where it
had quietly hung orovera century the
Goddess of Liberty, looking benignly-
down, said, 'Behold my Patriot Son"
And all the little Goddcsses tore their
shirts.
Now what was this fellows opinion
three days before this. Three days be-
fore this he was in the post-ofiicc and
directing attention to the town meeting |
warning, there posted, he inquired
whose doings it was putting that article
in, referring to the one in reference to
Decoration day. Upon being tod, he
sneeringly said: ''They cant do any
such thing as that DTS ille&al?'' "If
they want any mouey let them raise it
by subscription" 'I'll do my part to-
wards it, This coming to the ears of
some of the Grand Army boys, he was
visited and expostulatcd with by them.
This. and the manifest feeling in town
meeting was enough to make patriot
of him. lie saw, as he thought, a grand
opportunity to curry favor and make
votes, so he sailed in on his mouth.
This fully justifies our statement made
few weeks since, that he, and others
of his like, allow no statute law to stand
i'm the way of their making point for