Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-03-22
HRoH TIE (sIpoLssrhr) AsRNcAS.
To n, Editor of he american q. Gazette.

To ~ Editor % ho .imoriean d GJsei'e
Sir.-l wish through the medium of your
paper TO ask the Senior Editor Of the Free Press
fe~ plain questions
Sir.-Doss not the course your paper has taken
for the last three or fonr mon,hs prove most CON-
elusively tina, YOU had made up your mind To 60
over to Van Bnren long before tic call was made
fsr the late convention. Aud that NJ other can
didate could have been brought before the con-
ven,iou which would have been acceptable to you!
In proof of this would ak &c the Free Press has
NJ, for The las, three months contained more Van
Burenisn Ia, least So far the quantity IF mh!rr
IL CO ,cc ned ~ favor oftat immaculate pcrs"nage)
than any other paper in this s;jsie IIpwdo these
facts conpoft With your assertion that ynn AMI
your adheresnis "would haze felt bound t. adhere
g. the nuiDcation Of anv memosr OF :he oniimason'
g party for President" In your paper OF the
1T inst. YOU ask "who were the advocates OF
Marlin Van Bnren's nomination = AID then you
,rocesd 10 answer, Calvin Blodgc,. Martin Flint
John S. Pcttibous and +. d. Barber" Nov
would ask, did NJ. Flat advocate The nomination
Of Martin Van BIrcu either ~ the convention or
out OF 1t lyon will answer this question 10 the
stitnarye can bring more witnesses I" prove
that he did not than you have received DEN GA
tic" letters during the psst-~e'S Again. "heo
you called on the supporters OF Van BOren in the
themselves at Co,terlr.. DID Martin Fila, obey
that call, dbl he no, ra,hei continue with the
tnslarty Of the Convention during ia" whole Sit
ting and did no not sss uSa his influence IN pre-.
ven, son nni your party from sece1ing and NOM.
mating q seperaie ticket And Is not tie story
tbout Gen. F.lnts placiag the nime nf Van Buren,
before a cerisln member OF the convention and
ssyirg he should vote 1t mere humbng. Have
yoi ~, (untl wi,hia the las, year. AMI has not
the An,imasonic Party uniformly supported all
the leading principles of National Policy which
have been supported hy th0se aho are now dennm
insiel Wings. AMI - II mr. very surprising that
they can be - yery obstinate aul unreasonable a.
no, to shahiun their former principles AMI 20 with
you e., Van B.reaf Again. Waen he Autumn
sonic Parts hs. hsld a enngeniiOn hni nom'naiej
their oya eand,dsie- en-. rely distinct ir"n ariin'
depeo3esi OF sny oi5et Pats. Is Il nts inlIe
sagulsr thsl ,hsy shauld De- eANed upon 10 a5an
don their osn n,ainl,lon sni sl1-, ona on'ireiy
Siaafsnt merely beca1>e sn"'hef party "a" III !"
adopt tho came. lad The WEigs dSaa IN, same
ih.ng al any i,re before yol csns - thr O. ne'r-
.on 10 co the "Wnoe Hog f,r Van Bren. would
yaa not have rel need a. u aad laafei then fsr 50
dong. Is no, Gen. Tia risou n,~ the Presidential
ssnd3s,e o. tie snfiTHs sons 'h-alghl 80 the u. ;.
with the exception 81 'n,l nlm5cT 10 Nis.scha-
te,is AMI ia yol really expect 10 clayln-e The
hslimAseas " vermont thsi tho re1i,nsiion o'
Harris n ,,s III tIa s.ssanIaniag ur aba .a1 .
putty puncPie. o' siiI 70, seriously cor .ui
that ihs eieei,da ct Harrison aul G,ansef would De-
TIE de,iracnoa Of the An,,mAs,g.e Parry Whie
the election ui Vac Blrel AM Jahusoa would
preserve IT, would 10, the look llt,ie Ike 3,l.ii
ca iagshng wbich yau np, great while s,ocs
PeT5,eisi waali .hari race sm,as ihs Go.
snesdaa's o. E,lhcn Ajlen. Again thoaid toe
isesssa patty "a ins State bold q Convention and
adopt yaor he, ~ candidates Noua ynu not fee
baaai according 70 ,olf nwa principles e. abandon
ihnse esadids'es aa the stlual lnai (, wuud be
'trsasfo'mlng q from a. Aa'imss1n.c lato e.
Jsessoa o. Vss DTon party. Again yoa ,ay thar
whenever The hniimssoDic Party scrs III 10 SEP
oss nfI;s rsAks f,fA esaiiisie every inii,ida.
a. sfIks party has bal aa4asb's4 usat 10 select The
ssad'ess ~hieh he nay prefer. Way than are
goa at -diaE 10 ,es'e the 70 ssesi siea can
eissis aeeafties - iasr sFa uasissrt iidgmen,
saa p''asaplss isalsal q s,sHias al ygsr pSAers
s.rera sg ytsi s'ttags; iz ea!s,vsnsy &c sras