State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-04-05
MR. HALLETT-THE MASSACHUSETTS,
uUMBUG.

HuMBUG.
Upon the strength ofassuranccs from va
rious sources, entitled to credence, we have
said that the nomination of Mr. Van Buren,
at the Boston Caucus on the 29th January,
could not be regarded as spontaneous
and fair expression Of the will Of the great
body of the Antimasonic party in Massa-
chusetts. The evidence of this we have
already published, in various forms. Mr.
IIallett of the Boston Advocate, who is the
chief manager for Mr. Van Buren, in Boston
about these days, thought proper TO call in
question the validity of the evidence, and
what is more, attempted to fastcn upon us
the character of calumniator. We rcpcl-
led his charges with due composurc in our
paper of the 22d March. Not satisfied with
one repulse, Mr. Hallctt has since renewed
his attack upon us in some two columns of
his paper of the 25th ult II is wholly I'M
accountable to us that the Advocate should
persist in accusing us of unflirness, when,
according to its own statement Of the mat
ter in controversy, all our material ailega-
tons are shown to be true.
1t will be recolected that we recently
invited Air Ilalett to answer the following
! heterogeneous:
|. Has John Clark OF IVatertown been
member of the Massachusetts Aniimn-
sonic State Committee? and if so, how
long?
! =. In what manner was the meeting at
! Boston which nominated Mr. Van Buren,
notified?
3. " hat was the proportion of Jackson
men in that meeting?
! 4. Was the contrary vote taken on the
nomination Of Mr. Van Buren,?
5. Is there any available evidence in
existence that Martin Van Buren, is even a
moral Anlimnson?
/ To these questions Mr. IIallctt replies:
I !. MIR John Clark is not and never was
member of the Antlmasonic State Com
mittee.
9. The Antimasonic Convention which
nominated Mr. Van Buren,, was called thus
AS the files Of the papers will show:
! Jan IA and is, n notice was published
in the paper and posted up in tho Lobbes
/ Of the State House, calling a meeting OF
Aniinasonic members of the Legislature
10 consult on n National Convention and
the Presidency. A full meeting WAS held
the 18th, and the subject of nomination
for the Presidency, referred to 3 committee
of fifteen, from all parts of the State, with
POWER to call another meeting when they
saw proper.
See Advocate of Jan. lS, which also
notified meeting of said Committee, who
consulted several times, and Oh the Dist OF
Jan. voted to call convention the 29th in
the State House. MIR Thomas was appon.
ted to procure the Representatives Hail.
lie did so on the 22d, publicly, in his place.
The use of the House for nm AntmGaunic
Convention the Doth, was carried by vote
of 300 TO 50, and this fact was thus made
public through the Journal of the House.
in every paper in Boston and in the State,
which published the Legislative proceed
ings.
! Jan. ODD, the Committee of IL published
! n notice in the Advocate, signed with all
their names, calling n Convention the 29th,
"of the Antimasonic Members of the Lee
gisature, Slute, County and town Com
mitecs," TO act on the report Of the Com.
nitee on nomination for President. -
This notice was published Sir times in the
Daily paper, tlSicc in the scmi.weckly and
once in the weekly country press, in all
nine Insertions. 1t was also posted in the
Lobhies Of the State House.
3. We know Of no Jacksonmen, not
identified with the Animpsonic party, who
took part in the election. The officers and
speakers Of the Convention, iwere N. g.
BrownelI, J. b. Turner, b. +. lIaIelt,
Seth WhitmOrsb, Abner Phelps, Amasa
Walker, and G. f. Adams. The only
ono who opposed the resolution was T..
Cloueh, a speaker in the Wing Faneuil
Hall Caucus lust November. Mr. Knapp
can guess whether these are tie old stan
dard Massachusetts Anlmasons. Every
Antimasonic member from Bristol, Plym.