Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1837-05-02

fondence Of its interference in the politics Of
the day--wthoul eliciting the comments Of the
public press, and particularly Of those in the
interest Of the administrator. The Patriot
cold talks about the subject-docs not give
the correspondence, by the way--eSonerotcs
this bank from any particular blame by attrlb-
uting political influence to all banks, atlcast
nine tenths of it against the democracy
doubs whether even the hank Of Burlington
ha done any remarkable good to tho party
and winds up with demand that all the banks
be subjected TO a legislative investigation. To
all which we have to say that it is just what
was to be expected from that source the pa
per which makes onti-bunkisn its hobby,
would naturally seize upon such an opportun'-
ty to confound the innocent with the guilty.
But we protest against this injustice TO the 9TH
CT banks. There is not one of them we ap-
prehend, whose stockholders and directors IRE
not composed Unfortunately of all pdrtisS i;
there is not ono against which specific
charge has ever been made, even by the Patri-
OF. We protest against this back handed
style Of offending the bank Of Burlington, which
stands confessedy guilty of mcddng with
politics. why has not the Patriot long since
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Why, if il entertans such holy horror OF
corporations moddling with politics, has it left
to us the tack of exposing the conduct OF the
bank Of Burlington7 And Why now that the
matter is made public at its very door, does it
withhold the proof, and wink at the conduct of
he bank by representing it as no worse than
all others1 But we leave these queries and
the course of the Patriot 10 the reflection of
the reader: there is another "by authority"
combatant in the field.
Tho Burlington Sentinel has assaulted US
with an awful onset. Indeed it has risen 70
high above its usual stolidty, and forced on
such an unusual modicum OF steam, that per-
haps il may be an eighth wonder that ii has not
ticlc, or generous extract, as well for the pur-
pose of exhibiting tho wonderful ingenuity and
skill OF the organ of the nrisiocralc democrats
of Burlington, as for tho purpose of few
comments the paper, however, has been mis-
laid; and we must trust TO memory, The
bank is not Enthusiastically dares dclendit
but very mighty effort lie made to exonerate
the government and the party from all blame
worhlness, and 10 cast il upon the Wigs In
other words, the effort seems 10 be mainly to
divert public attention entirely from the very
spot 70 which it ought to be turned. The wr-
ter accuses us Of unjustly charging the govern
ment with its share Of the odinm oil this affair;
and really he exhibits views SO exalted OF tho
incffabe purity of the government in particular,
and Of the democratic party generally, that VIC
arc forced to think that he must DO one Of the.
favored lew who is fattcning upon the "spoils"
of the government and wearing til" honors
conferred by the party; nor would we be al all
surprised II the lact should turn Out TO be, thai
he is one of the identical men who is nearly
connected with the Bank of Burlington, and
whose name gracos the published correspon-
dence with Reuben M. Whitney. Ho might
well be induced to attempt 10 Turn the current
Of popular indignation from the government,
the bank and the party, where oil his hopes are
ccntercd, 10 the opposition, whence all his fears
arise. 1t is not out oftho range possible things
to suppose that his attempt will be futile. But
TO the matter: the Sentinel is forced to lay all
the fault upon the Wing directors OF the Bank
and Reuben NJ. Whitney! 1t allcdges that the
Treasury Department had nothing 10 do in the
business-that the correspondence was not
with that dcpartment-and finally that the re-
sponsbility nor the blame can possibly rest
there. This is the first instance that an adj
ministration paper, TO our knowledge, has dar
ed to question tho honesty and the purity Of
Reuben NJ. Whitney! The Globe euogises
him to the skies-a majority Of the democratic
members Of the last Congress outraged decen-
CIV and Justice to protect his rcputation-and
the whole pack have been bowling over the
wicked assaults Of Wise and Peyton upon the
incorruptiblo and injured Reuben; but now,
alas the Bank Of Burlington has been de-
handing more favors of the Treasury Depart
ment for political services rendered, and all at
once the paragon Of democratic excellence
the honest man Renbcn-the great manager
and general agent of the pet banks-is made
out but poor shameless rogue and the chos-
en- scupe-goat TO bear of the sins of the banks
and of tho department We tell the writer
for the Sentinel that this stuff cannot be forced
down the outlets even Of the " democracy )" he
cannot thus cheat the Green Mountain Boys
out of their senses, though he may, perhaps,
lead the democracy" into more just esti-
mate of the character Of Whitney than their
organs have permitted them heretofore TO oh.