Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-08-12
is MR.. VAN NESS COMING HOME
Ton my WOrd Il IS lrue
What III We lay it 5 lie =?

What III ye lay it 5 a lie?
II seems to Us that the Sentinel is per.
forming work Of supererogation in at.
tempting at this late day to prove that Mr.
Var Ness is coming home. The readers OF
that paper can certainly need no further
evidence on this point. when they recol!ect
how clearly it was established in 1884; and
we certainly see no more reason for doubt
existed at that period. II he authority OF
the Sentinel is good for any thing in this
matter, there can be no dunbt as TO the fact
that Mr.. Van Ness left Spain more than
two years ago, and was actually on the
ground here on the first of December last,
ready TO have taken his seat 10 Congress
had he been elected. UGdcr these circum.
stances, it strikes Us, that mere reference
TO the files of the Sentinel will furnish all
the information necessary on this subject.
And, for the double purpose, Of doing neigh.
Dor Stone kindness, and at the same time
absoving ourselves from the imputed Sim
gratitude" of "doub,ing" the fact that Mr..
Van Ness is, ACTUALLY, coming home, we
have quoted a few chapters and verses,
which mus, put the question at rest forev.
cr We commence with the address of
the convention which nominated Mr.. Van
Ness in 1884, as we find it recorded in tie
Sentinel.
'He is no,c on his return home from foreign
mission where hehas concluded an important treaty
that reflects equal credit upon our Government and
lis minister"
AS this convention was composed almost
entirely Of Office holders, this annunciauon
ought to have been treated as Official and
considered satisfactory. But then, as now ,
people would "surmse" and ask questions,
anG the Sentinel found it necessary TO speak
out
The RETURN OF MIR. VAN NEss.-h has
often been asked, When will Mr.. Van Ness return!
For the satisfaction of his friends upon this subject.
we can assure them that eXtraoldnares excepted,
lie will be in Vermont in the course Of six weeks
The treaty between this and the Spanish Govern.
ment was sanctioned by the Senate ON the first of
lsh Court for ratification, by that Governments
The treaty probably arrived al Madrid the first Of
Jny, so That al the lime Of penning this article, he
- pobably half across the Atlantic. His return TO
Vermont within few weeks, is hcvond all question
and we must request HE friends TO give ear to no
IDLE surmses on the subject, but TO 90 ahead and
his election is safe. His embassy is accomplished
aud he is on his return home. Sentinel, of Au.
gust 8, 1854
The election however passed, and Mr..
Van Ness was not elected, neither did he
return from Spain; and those of little faith
began to doubt. But these misgivings were
measurably removed by the following au
thenlic intelligence from Franklin county
A correspondent of he Sentinel of Sept
10, after assigning various reasons why Mr.
Van Ness was not elected, concludes thus
And it was also reported tina: it wa
doubtful whether Mr.. Van Ness would return from
Spain this fall, sc. But Notwithstanding all this
and Notwithstanding the extraordinary efforts anc
peise, GRANGE Of the two opposing candidates ant
their friends Mr.. Van Ness has received almost a
many votes rs Mr.. lien and has le!t Mr.. Smill
far in the rear. And il is now dScertained lha
Mr. Van Ness has icU Spain and will he in Yer
mont soon, his friends in this part of the Dslrc
aroused from their lelhargy, and have becOm
Inspired with renewed zeal aud hope. IL is eviden
that Mr., Van Ness will ultimately be elected.
Now whoever expressed these doubts
they were probably no better than the.
were probably 70 better than they shoul