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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07
CHAPTER TX.
Famous Loveioy Incident. at Alton and
Iincoln's Attitude.

I'm 1886 Rev. Elijah p. Lovejoy
had been publishing moderately
antlslavery paper at st. Louis,
but the people OF that city did
not look with favor upon his enter
prise. and, after meeting with consid-
cradle opposition. In the summer Of
1896 he moved his types and press
across the river to Alton, iii. Here he
found an opposition more violent than
that from Which he had fed. His
press was thrown into the river the
night after Its arrival, and lie was In
formed that no abolition paper would
be allowed In the town. The better
class Of citizens, however, deprecated
the outrage and pledged themselves to
reimburse Mr.. Lovcjoy in case he
would agree not to make his paper m
abolition journal. Mr.. Lovcjoy assured
them 1t was not his purpose to estab-
fish such paper in Alton, hut one OF
q religious character. At the same
time lie would not give up his right as
an American citizen to publish what.
ever lie pleased on any subject, holding
himself answerable to the laws OF his
country in so doing. With this general
understanding, he was permitted TO so
forward. He continued about year,
discussing In his paper the slavery
question occasionally, not, however, In
violent manner, but with tone of
moderation. THIS policy. however. was
not satisfactory. 1t was regarded as a
violation OF his pledge, and the con-
tents Of his office were again destroyed.
Mr.. Love3oy Issued an appeal for aid
to re.estnblish his paper. which met
with prompt and generous response.
He proposed to bring up another press
and announced that armed men would
protect It. Meantime committee pre-
scented him with some resolutions
adopted at large meeting of the cltl.
zens Of Alton reminding him that lie
had previously given pledge that In
his paper he would refrain from advo-
eating abolltionism and also censurlng
him for not having kept his promise
and desiring to know If he intended to
continue the publication OF such doc
trines in the future. His response con,
sisted Of denial Of the right Of any
portion of the people OF Alton to pre-.
scribe what questions he should or
should not discuss In Ills paper. Great
excitement followed. Another press
was brought up on the 21st Of septem-
Der, which shortly after followed the
fate OF Its predecessor. Another ar
rived Nov. Z. 1887, and was conveyed
to a stone warehouse by the riverside,
where Mr.. Lovejoy and a few friends
some Of them not nbolitionistsD re.
solved to defend 1t TO the last. That
night they were attacked. First there
was a brief parley, then volley or
stones, then an attempt to carry the
building by assault. At this juncture
q shot was fired out OF a second story
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(l Affairs
----- ---- -- esa And His Early
ward Hill Lamon, Experiences as
Laesia'. rfead and Bsd,s..ra a Lawmaker
And His Early
Experiences as

recognize Jesus Christ us the head OF
the government and the Holy Scrip
lures MS the only rule of faith and
practice" II was only when It was
proposed to Introduce slavery into I'LL;
nols by an alteration OF that .heathen''
constitution that the covenanters con.
scented to take part in public affairs.
The movement which drew them out
proved to be a long and unusually bit
ter campaign. lasting full eighteen
months and ending In the fall OF 1928
with a. popular majority of several
thousand against calling convention
for the purpose OF making Illinois n
slave state. Many of the ant!siavery
leaders In this contest. conspicuous
among whom was Governor Coles. werc
gentlemen from slave states who had
emancipated their slaves before rcmov-
III aud were opposed to slavery not
upon religious or moral grounds. but
because they believed 1t would be u
material injury to the new country
Practically no other view of tie uues
ton was discussed. and person who
Should have undertaken TO discuss II
from the man and brother" stand.
point OF more modern times would
lave been set down ms u lunatic A
clear majority Of the people were
against the introduction OF slavery into
their owft state, but TINT majority were
fully ngrecd'with their brethren OF the
minority that those who went about
to Interfere with slavery III the most
distant manner In the plhcez where II
already existed We're deserving of the
sevcrest punishment us the common
enemies of society. 1t WAS III those
days mortal otfense to call II man un
sbolitloaist. for ubolIt!onist WAS syn.
DnynOnS with thief. Bet aeil band
If men who stole horses and y band of
men who stole negroes Abe popular
mind made small distinctions in the
degrees OF guilt. They We're regarded
IS rohhcrs. Isturbcrs Of the peace. the
instigutoss .e arsnn. murder. poison
ms. rape. asd III addition to all this
traitors to the government nntlcr
which they lived and enemies to the
Union which gave us as n people lib.
.rty ana strength. III testimony of
tllcse sentiments Illinois. enacted n
'biaek code" OF most prePaster9ts and
cruel scverlty-a code that would have
been disgrace TO slave state and
was simply IN infamy in free one.
It borrowed the provistons Of the most
revolving laws known among men for
exiling, selling, beating, bederillng and
torturing negroes, whether bond or
free. Under this law Governor Coles,
the leader Of the antislavery party,
who had emancipated his slaves and
settled them around him in his new
home, but had neglected to file bond
with the condition that his freedmen
should behave well and never become
charge upon the public, was fined
$500 In each c,sse. and SO late as 1852
the writer OF these pages very marrow
yly escaped the same penalty for. the
same offense.
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Professional Cards

ftmay be breach ofPRoFEsstoN.
Al ETHICS for doctor to advertise
the fact that he can cure eases that
other physicians, would give up az
hopeless, Of for a lawyer to lay claim to
the fact that he could win for HIS
client case that would be lost by
ether attorneys, BUT It WOULD
SURELY NOT BE IMPROPER TO
LET THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT
HE IS A PROFESSIONAL MAN -
TO WHAT PROFESSION HE BE-
LoNGs-AND WHEN AND WHERE
HE MAY BE FOUND.
if you wan. to take a trip you pick
up a newspaper to see from the sehed.
ute what time your trolley OF train de-
parts, If you want to see lawyer,
doctor or dentist you ought to be able
to locate him by the same practical
method.
To our personal knowledge, within
the past two months we'll known
ptysieian's office was visited times
by one Of his regular patrons and he
was found to be NOT IN. "Iis Office
hours are SO and so, call around q +
little later" said the, attendant.
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and papers touching the abolition OF slav-
cry or the buying, selling or transferring
OF slaves In any state. district or terri
tory OF the United States be laid on the
table without being debated. printed,
read or referred and that no further ac-
tion whatever shall be had thereon.
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Sihtths IA ttLEltolAtss LIS Nllss
souri, compromise being in full force
and regarded us sacred by all parties,
it was one OF its chief effects that both
sections We're deprived OF any pretext
for the agitation Of that question, from
which every statesman, Federalist or
Republican, Wing or Democratic, ap-
pretended certain disaster to the I'm
ion. Neither would Mr.. Lincoln suffer
himself to be classed with the few de-
spfsed Quakers, Covenanters and Puri-
tans who were so frequently disturb.
Ing the peace OF the country by aboli-
ton memorials to congress and other
public bodies. Slavery. says the pro-
test. Is wrong in principle, besides be-
Ing bad In economy. but 1.-THE promui-
CATION Of abolition doctrines" Is still
worse. In the states which choose to
have It 1t enjoys constitutional immu-
nifty beyond the reach OF any "higher
law" and congress must not touch It
otherwise than to shield and protect 1t.
Even IN the District OF Columbia Mr..
Lincoln ami Dan Stone would leave It
entirely to the viii of the people. In
fact. the whole paper, plain and SIM
pie as 1t In, seems to have been drawn
with no object but to avoid the impu-
tatfon'of extreme views on either side.
And from that day to the day OF his
Inauguration Mr.. Lincoln never saw
the time when he would have altered
a word OF It. He never sided with the
Lovejoys. In his eyes their work
tended rather to increase than to
abate" the evils OF slavery and was
therefore unjust as well as futile.
Years afterward he was the steady
though quiet opponent OF Owen Love
JOY and declared that Lovejoy's nomi-
nation for congress over Leonard
SWEET almost turned him blind"
When, in 1860. the Democrats called
Mr.. Lincoln an abolltionist and cited
the protest of 1887 to support the
charge friends pointed to the exact
language OF the document rs his COM
plete and overwhelming refutation.
The suspension Of specie payments
in 1887 and the general financial panic
were felt heavily in Illinois. For the
next two sessions OF the legislature
the chief problem was the saving of
the states credit by the payment Of
the interest on Its debt, which had be-
come very large because of. the general
desire for Internal improvements and
the liberal appropriations made there
for: Mr.. Lincoln as a legislator took
m active part in the efforts toward
this end. Two special sessions Of the
legislature were called to devise plans
for meeting the emergency.
ITO be Continues Iosmosrow.)
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Few Aboliionists In Illinois.

In Illinois ut the time we speak Of
(March. 1887 an aholitionist was rare.
~ seen and scarcely ever heard of. In
many parts Of tie state such person
would have been treated as criminal.
1t is true there We're few Covenant.
ess. with whom hatred OF slavery In
any. form and wherever found was an
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essential part OF their religion. Up to
1924 they had steadily refused to vote
or In any other way to acknowied
the state government, regarding II as
"an heather and unbaptized institu-
ton because the constitution failed to
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-02-07

This is your last chance to get wall
paper for aImoss nothing.
Il II G. BuRpETTE.
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Read die Daily west vlrglnIan.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-12-26
Tells How to Mix IL.

A well-known authority on rheuma-
tism gives the readers of a large New
York daily paper the following valuable,
yet simple and harmless, prescription,
which any one can easily prepare at
home:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-hslf
ounce; Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces.
Mix by shaking well in a bottle, and
take a teaspoonful after each meal and at
bedtime.
He states that the ingredients can be
obtained from any good prescription
pharmacy at small cost, and, being of
Vegetable extraction, are harmless to take.
This pleasant mixture, if taken regular
ly for few days, is said to overcome al
most any case of rheumatism. The pain
and swelling, if any, diminishes with
each dose, until permanent results are OBJ
tanned, and without iniuring the stom-
ach. While there are many so-called
rheumatism remedies, patent medicines,
etc., some of which do give relief, few
really give permanent results, and the
above will, no doubt, be greatly appreci-
ated by many sufferers here at this time.
Inquiry at the drug stores OF this
neighborhood eIicits the information that
these drugs are harmless and can be
bought separately, or the druggists here
will mix the prescription for our readers
il asked to-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-12-26
A Unique Savings Bank.

The Bradford Opinion believes that the
unique position of the Hyde Park Savings
Bank, in investing all its funds in Yer
mont, promotes safety. 1t says:
The Lamoille County Savings Bank and
Trust Co. holds a somewhat unique posi-
ton in Vermont banking circles. Its
slogan is Vermont money for the up
building of Vermont industries. The
principle is carried out so thoroughly
that every cent of the banks funds is in
vested in Vermont, and the bank has new
er lost dollar on a poor note following
this policy. This is one answer to the
cry that there is no chance to invest mon
ey at home.
The banks policy has been for safe in
vestment rather than for high rate of
interest and on the eleventh of this
month the assets of the bank passed the
million-dollar mark. Neither the policy
nor the success of the bank is so strange
when we know that Hon. Carroll s. Page
of calfskin fame, is the banks president.
This bank pays per cent compounded
semi-annually on deposits of 800 or
more.
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BROAD BROOK

/ shall do a cash business after Jsn. LIST.
Geo. fl. Dewey.
E. G. Burke is at his brothers in
Sharon.
Mrs. y. d. Rowland has been i'll the
past week.
Charles stoddard has closed his labors
at NJ. II. Lovejoy's.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Lyman Allen were at
Sharon Friday to visit relatives.
DIR. f. II. Stearns of South Royalton
was at +. f. Aliens Saturday.
Erwin Frasier of Woodstock was in
this place recently buying furs.
John and Paul Gibson are enjoying a
two weeks vacation from the 5. X. G. s..
Miss Olive Wheeler OF Barnard was a
guest at Z. ID. Burke's the last OF the
week.
Ina Hertle has returned to Royalton
Center to attend school this winter at the
academy.
Mrs. Eta Holt returned home Sunday
from Bridgewater, where she had been
to visit her parents.
Mrs. Ella Leonard of Providence. X. l..
is spending the week with her daughter,
Mrs. Clinton E. Burke.
= Mrs.sW. s. Allen spent the first OF last
week in Sharon helping care for Homer
Allen, who has pneumonia.
Mrs. James Hinkley of North Royalton
spent the first of last week with her moth
err, Mrs. Mary Spaulding, whose condi-
ton still remains critical.
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POST MILLS

George w. Cook is visiting his son at
the Annapolis Naval academy.
Arthur Wilcox starts for California the
first of the week for the winter.
HI. H. Southworth has bought the ash
lumber on the Dodge lot near the lake.
Mrs G.. E. Kibby is improving in
health at Montpelier and is expected
home this week.
Ernest Bartlett, special pension exam
liner, was in town recently to see James
w. Ringler or this place.
The Lyndonville Creamery Co. paid
29c. for butter fat for November milk at
the Lakeside creamery Dec. 20.
Will Bragg, who works for IL. ii.
Southworth, has moved into s. g. Rog-
ers' tenement at the head of the lake.
Miss Anna Wright of Sharon, former
Iy of this place and Leland Lund of Thet-
ford were married Dec. 9 at the parsonage
at Thetford Hill by Rev. Mr.. Slade.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Knight have
closed the house they hired of Mrs. w. f.
Burr and have gone to Massachusetts, to
spend the winter with their daughter,
Mrs Leland.
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EAST BARNARD

/ shall do a cash business after Jan. 1st.
Geo. III. Dewey.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. 0. Adams recently Wis
tied her parents in Royalton.
Wesson N. Allen of Royalton is saving
wood in this place with his gasoline en-
CINE.
Eugene Sprague, who has been visiting
at Adm Aliens, has returned to his home
at Hartford.
Mrs. Herman Allen is in Sharon assist
ing in caring for Homer G. Allen, who
has pneumonia.
Mrs. L. d. Leavitt spent the first of
last week with her daughter, Mrs. Ash
ley, at South Royalton.
L. ID. Leavitt was at Lebanon, N. H.,
last week Wednesday to attend the funer-
al of relative, Mrs. p. E. Davis.
Bessie Adams came home Saturday
from the Normal at Randolph Center for
weeks vacation with her parents.
Charles Dow recently received the sad
news of the death of his only sister, Mrs.
Minnie Bosworth, of Northboro, Mass.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-12-26

Fred Hanson returned to Barre Sunday.
Mrs. Jackman is spending this week in
Claremont.
Miss Elsie Kancher is visiting Mrs.
Eliza Porter.
Halsey Durkee is at home from Chelsea
through vacation.
Garfield Durkee is spending short
time at his fathers.
Elsie Whitney is at home from North
Randolph for Christmas.
Mrs. G. ii. Sumner spent short time
in East Braintree last week.
Mrs. Nellie Cilley spent few days re-
Gently with friends in Lebanon.
The schools here had vacation after
Tuesday for the rest of the week.
Harry Whitney is spending the holt
days with friends in Massachusetts.
Mrs. s. C. Cilley of South Royalton
will spend Christmas with friends here.
H. r. Hayward and daughter, Harriet,
went tic Concord Tuesday for few days.
The Ladies' Aid will meet next week
Wednesday with Mrs. Argene Cilley. All
come.
Miss Anne Howe will spend her vaca-
ton in Philadelphia, instead of coming
home.
Mrs. Myrtle Wheelock and Miss Nellie
Rising were at Randolph Center last week
Wednesday.
o. f. Campbell went to Lebanon Tues
day to spend a few days with his son,
Lewis Campbell.
Ernest Sleeper carried large load of
the young people to South Tunbridge TO a
social at Walter Howe's Friday evening.
All report fine ride and an enjoyable
time while there.
Mrs. Phyrilia Whitney, her sister and
several children and grandchildren TO the
number of fourteen spent Thanksgiving
with her daughter, Mrs. K. J. Porter.
After several weeks stay with her, she re-
turned last Friday to A. J. Hanson's.
At grange meeting the 18th, the third
and fourth degrees were conferred on
class Of nine and it being the annual
meeting, the following officers were
elected Master, Arthur G. Folsom; o.,
William Miller; L., Mrs. Arthur Folsom;
T., DR.. II. ii. Hayward; Chap, Fred V.
Teller; steward, Byron Howe; Sec, Miss
Hattie Hayward; G. K, Fred Goss; a.
s., Charles Osborne; Ceres, Mrs. Charles
Osborne; Pomona, Mrs. Fred Tuiler;
Flora, Mrs. Byron Howe; l.. A. s, Mrs.
Charles Ordway. There will be special
meeting OF the grange Tuesday evening,
Dec. 81 for good OF order.
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BARNARD

Ralph Wilson has bought two-year-
old colt at Bridgewater.
A. A. Hadley and J. A. Moore were at
Bethel on business day last week.
f. w. Chase and family entertained a
number of their friends last Friday even
ing.
Ernest Dean has finished cutting wood
for W. F. Davis and will work for II. III.
Daniels.
Ed. Crowell and G. E. wheelock were
at raftsvilIe last week looking for pair
of steers.
Miss Edna Davis, who has been con-
fined to the house with a hard cold, is
reported as somewhat better.
Miss Margaret Regain of White River
Junction is at her fathers, her school
having closed for two weeks vacation.
Clarence Chadwick was at home over
Sunday from Pomfret. where he has TAX
en- the job of cutting 200 cords of wood.
There seems to be one idea on the other
side of the hill and that is to get married.
Congratulations are in order to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Adams.
Clement Mcbride, a lad of IA, has as
tonished his friends by lettering dance
bill, 1T being the best piece OF work OF the
kind ever done here bya boy. He could
no doubt at his present age command a
good salary in place where such work
is in demand.
Penn Atwood, who closed his house
here and with Mrs. Atwood went to live
in Maine with Mrs. Atwood's son for the
winter, came here last week and said he
had just returned from New York state
after ourying his wife, which was great
surprise to all her friends here. Mrs. At
wood was stricken with paralysis and
survived only a few hours Mr.. Atwood
will remain at his brothers, P. l. At
wood, for the present.
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A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
to refund the money on 50-cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar if il
fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded.
C. E. Black, South Royalton.
George A. Laird, Royalton.
WaIbridge & Heath, Sharon.
Badger & Noyes, Sharon.
Edward Miller, East Barnard.
NJ. j. Sargent & Son, South Royalton.
+. w. NJ. Adams, North Pomfret.
A. L. Morse & Co., West Hartford.
A. R. Hood & Son, Chelsea.
A. N. King & Son, Tunbridge.
C. A. Wight, North Tunbridge.
S. B. Buell. & Co., South STAFFORD.
L. L. Udall & Son, Stafford.
Frank Durkee, Pittsfield.
c. w. Brigham & Son, Pittstield.
Fred Morrill,, Pittsfield.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-12-26

Mrs. Charles Preston was in Sharon
Saturday.
Wilmutt Root was in South Royalton
Saturday.
Miss Belle Pierce went to South Royal
ton Saturday.
Fred Preston was in vershire Tuesday
buying cattle.
Miss Ethel White was in Chelsea the
first of the week.
Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Eastman were in
Chelsea Thursday.
R. A. Morrill, is at home from Maine
for brief vacation.
NJ. G. Noyss of Sharon was in town
Tuesday of last week.
L. P. Pell of Norwich spent Thursday
night at the STAFFORD House.
Lugene Bartlett and family are visiting
his sister in Somerville, Mass.
w. o. Blood of Claremont spent Satur-
day and Sunday at w. P. Stones.
States Attorney NJ. NJ. Wilson OF Ran
dolph was in town last week Tuesday.
Miss Mary Cummings is at home from
Mortified for the Christmas holidays.
Miss Florence Wiley and friends of
Sharon visited friends here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Udall have re-
turned from visit to their sons in Pike,
N. FL.
Mrs. Wilbur Scribner and daughter,
Miss Florence, were in Chelsea Tuesday
of last week.
Mrs. William Clogston of Lewiston is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Preston.
Luke Longyer of Lebanon was at H. A.
Stickney's several days last week setting
up gasolene engine.
Warren Hyde of Brattleboro visited
his aunt, Mrs. Susan Hyde, from Monday
to Friday of last week.
Miss Edith Preston, who has been
teaching in Massachusetts,, is at home for
the Christmas holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. .Lugene Bartlett and
daughter spent day or two with friends
in South Royslton recently.
An al propriate Christmas service was
held at the church Sunday morning, a
goodly number being in attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hayward and Miss
Lottie Mosher were in Sharon Monday
and South Royalton Tuesday of last
week.
Harold Comstock of Chelsea, who is at
home from South Dakota for a brief vaca-
ton, was at Mrs. Gertrude Dearborn's
Saturday.
Eustace Carpenter, who had been visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n. r. Car
penter, has returned to his home in Med
ford, Mass.
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SHARON

1 shall do a cash business after Jan. LIST.
Geo. II. Dewey.
Mrs. H. G. Allen was taken sick Sun
day.
Don Moore is very sick with pneu-
monia.
H. G. Allen remains dangerously ill of
pneumonia.
William Billiard and wife left for home
Saturday night.
Mrs. E. Spaulding is now able to be
about the house.
Fred Scott went to his home Monday
for the holidays.
Mrs. H. J. Kidder finished work for
Mrs. o. @. Sawyer this week.
Mr.. Piersall was called to his home in
Philadelphia by the illness of his son.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-12-26

The finest coffee substitute ever made
has recently been produced by DR.. Shoop
of Racine, Wis. You don't have to boil
it twenty or thirty minutes. "Made in a
minute,'' says the doctor. "Health
Coffee is really the closest coffee imita-
ton ever yet produced. Not grain of
real coffee in it either. Health Coffee Inn
itation is made from pure toasted cereals
or grain, with malt, nuts, etc. Really it
would fool an expert-were he to un-
knowingly drink it for coffee.
Victor A. Grant
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Ladies' hair work. Mrs. Fl. Ii. Bean,
Z Chestnut ST., Medford, Mass.