Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-09-22
oLp-rlME polNcs.
Recalled by Ferussl OF Ancient Local
NEWSPAPERS.

Recalled by Ferussl OF Ancient Loca
NEWSPAPERS.
In collection Of old papers brought
to this once by Mrs. Pauline Hyzer OF
the Center is found copy OF the Weekly
Wanderer, which was started in Randolph
in 1901 by Serene Wright, afterwards
printer for the state. This copy bears
the date of May 5, 1906, and offers good
deal OF interesting information In its col
umns, to which the long gives a strange
appearance to the modern eye.
The speech of Bonaparte to the French
legislative assembly March is published
and recognizes the fact that the greater
part of Europe has fallen into a coalition
with England, but adds in reassuring
tone that my armies have never ceased to
conquer, excepting when / ordered them
to combat no longer. have avenged the
rights Of feeble states oppressed by the
strong. My allies have increased in
! power and In consequence. My enemies
have been humbled and confounded. "
Evidently my Policies" from the Bona
part standpoint, were hourishing vigor-
ously 104 years ago. Verify, there is
nothing new under the sun; what seems
SO is the recurrence OF something so old
that it has been forgotten.
Mr.. John Randolph, too, was much
agitated over British usurpation and
strong pretence to the right of search on
the high seas. In committee OF the
whole on the state of the union, be be-
rated Congress for its pusillanimous poll
cy in this lively fashion, cat the COM
mencement Of this session we received a
printed message from the president of the
United States (Jefferson) breathing
great deal of national honor and indigna-
ton at the outrages we had endured, par
ticularly from Spain. She was specially
named and pointed at. She had pirated
upon your commerce, imprisoned your
citizens and violated your actual terri
tory. Some of the state legislatures sent
forward resolutions pledginR their lives,
their fortunes and their sacred honor in
support OF any measures you might take
in vindication of your injured rights. |
Well, what have you done You have
bad resolutions laid upon your table |
gone to some expense of printing and |
stationery mere pen, ink and paper, and
that's all. Like true political quacks,
you deal only in hand bills and nostrums. |
Sirs, | blush to see the record of our pro-
ceedings, they resemble nothing but the
advertisements OF patent medicines.
Here you have the worm-destroying log
engers, there Church's cough drops-and,
to crown all-Sloan's vegetable specific
and infallible remedy for all nervous dis
orders and vertigoes OF brain sick poll
ticians. Each man earnestly adjures you
to give his medicine only a fair trial;
and, il indeed these wonder-working nos
trums could perform half of what they
promise, there would be little danger OF
our dying a political death. But, Sirs,
in politics as in physics, the doctor is
ofttimes the most dangerous disease, and
this take to be our case at present. But
why talk OF Spain You are not such
luacks rs not to know where the shoe .
pinches. After shrinking from the Span
ish jackal do you presume to bully the
British lion And here the secret comes
but. Britain is your rival in trade and
governed as you are by counting house
you would sacrifice the para
mount interests of the country to wound
hat trade"
Touching affairs OF less than interna-
ional or national importance, the Wan
ierer had but very little to say, though
/ does give notice that ga petition will
De presented to the Legislature Of this
tate, at the session in October next, by
he inhabitants OF part OF the towns Of z
Randolph and Brookfeld for B
art OF a turnpike road from the mouth v
i the second branch of the White River v
n Royalton, up the said branch to the q
ourth end of Elisha Paine's turnpike in a
Irookfeld-- to be made to such persons l
s the legislature may think proper. The 8
office was signed by Nathaniel Wheatley b
nd Stephen Fisk, Randolph, Apr. 4,
sos. v
Nathaniel Barnard OF Hancock found ii o
ecessary to publish the "elopement" OF L
is wife, 5usy, without just cause or Il
revocation" and 10 forbid all persons q
arboring or trusting her on bis account o.
be was "determined'' not to pay any 81
ebt OF her contracting. The dissolution 9
I this matrimonial partnership, however, I
as Offset in the same paper by the form o.
ion OF another, announced in the mar n
age notice OF Mr.. James Flint, Jr., and
Iiss Hannah Ford Of Braintree. SC
Benjamin Sargent Of this town request 4
! those indebted to him, who neglected r
to pay grain in January" to make pay N
emit by the 18th of May in money or b
*. Asa Egerton Of Randolph wanted Il
hire journeymen ioiners at good N
ages, and David Daley of Pitlstield adj
lrtised for an apprentice to the tanning, O.
FRYING and shoe-making business. :.
Finally Serene Wright, at the end OF CT
e last column, informed the public NJ
lot the wanderer was printed Sat Ran
,lph, Orange county, Vermont, a few
ds west of the Meeting House." 81
Another noteworthy paper is a copy OF Ii
e Vermont Luminary, published at Gu
sst Randolph Wednesday, Feb. is, A