Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-08-25

The last number OF the Democrat in a most
contemplate and unfoundcd attack upon four
gentlemen by name, among other faisifies, as
serts that ''procured falsehood To be insert.
ed in the PhGnix, virtually changing Col
Chase and Henry Smith with the crime OF
bribery" The article referred To was that
which appeared in the Phgnix Of the Ith inst.
signed "Bigeiow." This charge | should
deem beneath my notice f il rested solely upon
the responsibility of the veracous political law
yers who edit the Democrat; but being pro-
mugaied in paper published under the sane
Z ton Of so respectable n name, as cannot but
still consider Mr. Steen's, notwithstanding the
company with which il is associated, think
il proper 10 give the facts about the article in
question, leaving the public to decide which
party is guilty Of faschood, myself, or those
who have undertaken TO impeach my veracity
The article which has created so much un-
easiness, and which am charged with having
procured to be inserted in the Phpnix, was
trhohy written by very respectable gentle
man IN neighboring town. | was out of town
at the time the communication was received,
and did not return till some DAYS after the COM
munlcation was received at the Office, and afier
IL tcas partly in type had no part in str-
gesting the article, nor did knotv that such
a one 'cas in contemplation, till saw the
manuscript and when il was partly in type.
And 1 unequirocaiiy deny having had any
agency an hs preparation, or in procuring is
publication. | do not recollect having chang
cd word with the publisher of the Phrnix or
any of his men on the subject, before the ar
hcle appeared in print | HAVE NO CONTROL.
WHATEVER OVER THE COLUMNS OF THE PHg-
NIX, Mr. Ryther in this case, as in all Others.
exercising his own judgment as To what shall
appear. The article would so far as | know
have been published had not been in existence
From this statement then il viii appear that
There was not the least foundation for the
charge against me. The only shadow of an
peafance OF any agency in the affair on my part.
was the TACT, that the manuscript, rhen partlv
ia type, was put into my hands, read by me
and returned ,oithout remark Just as received
IL, except that ! corrected one or two gram
matcal errors which noticed in reading IL.
NOW VIII not turn about and charge the
lawyer editors, my accusers, with faisehood in
theT article, though every one can see with
how much reason could do it If would de-
scend 80 low as to repeat their language; but
can say no less than that they were peyn
n'uen MISTAKEN do not wonder that the ar
.,cle should nave created some uneasness; but I
the least my accusers could have done was IA /
have asccrlained some facts implicatinp me
before dragging my name before the public
coupled with such charge, and when thew
sneto J was not the author of the article
Even had done oil that am charged with
namely, procuring the article to be published
but which charge is false, il was the author
and not me, who should have been called 10
account, who is responsible man and fully
able to answer for himself.
am aware that one Of the aggrieved gentle.
men may say, that when he first called on Mr.
syther, he was referred TO me, Mr. r.. who
vas absent when the communication was first
eceived, Then supposing il came through INV
lands. But both he and the lawyer editors and
~ .ne'r coadluters here, were very soon fully
Informed Of the truth as to the authorsh;n ri
he piece, and were bound therefore 10 fool
o the writer Of il for redress, and not 10 me -
3ut iromthat day TO this neither the gentleman
inaed &c, nor any other aggrieved person has ey-
asked 81 me personally an explanation, altho,
Mould atany time have been happ, Ia have given
hem correctintormation on the subject had thev ,
ppIied to me as they ought to haze done and ~ ,
aey hare had opportunity TO do. Bv This
onfse, (which was obviously the proper one.
hey might have saved themselves the mor,i6, !
alton OF having false charge thrown back il
neir teeth, and the lawyer editors would have ,
cen spared the necessity of resort TO one of
nc most revolving peculiarities Of their profess
al opponent. r' Ii
The private attacks upon me from certa;, .
uarters heartily despise, and shall NOT or,
purse noiice so much as TO refute them. If ali
10 ARTICLES IN the Democrat are as devoid al
senblance OF truth as the one which alludes
, me, they cannot even challenge the mer;, e
Inch is customary claimed in the lille naoss a
works OF fiction, of being {" foundsJ nn
Gus" JNO. G. HOLBROOK. h
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