Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1837-08-25
For the Vernon, Phe.I,.
HE ExPLosIo,


Ma EDIron,-AlIow me 10 conc.
you on your miraculous escape I,,oug,a''h.
rible effect Of the explosion r. o,' Onlh,kr
certain articles published in occasionally
the iith instant. your pand
From the mighty rumov, -.
wlgwam, and the frequent seer, we Teg
tiops o. The ,Poltical pei,ifogeers |, = S0assls
OF their collared and "cab 1a aa a,1 se'sn
tors held in your village and ~ W.. !. eca9h
OF the county, fears were en,e,,,; v'uef pm
po'cder plot was in course Of n,sS lAa,
and a. train was laying to bIopp .paata
high" But lo after all the fa,;y. Ou Wy
ing OF the angry elements and ,I, u NJ
buzzing of the humbugs, their s0a 'ae avid
bang" is a mere fash in the No, pPSqua'h
Office is not blown Up nor y rSn 0 'nay%
fixtures turned topsy-iursg, nor r rss''d
hustled into pie, nor single hi, Oui Up
whiskers singed How lhank(aI Wv " YOU
to be for such an escaped We'll y;Ou Ough
that the political Tory lawyers mai = lappan
tempt 10 defend themselves and The "w W a.
wash company" against the abo,n. WINE
Intrigue and corruption" objected r. s ,s
my Iormer COMMUNICATIONS, H.. '"e@ %
tam the same prudent course ina, X. "'e
last year. when the same kind Of rs.y. Oh
came from their own party, in the s sIa's1
OF the Mountain Democrat nv S'u"'s
silent And their defence oftheir r. "'y az
Tor the Senate. is a most lame and i ;ms
tent conclusion" Because MIR Chas..IlS
gain with his friend for the Lease or % ~
Stage House, was "almos, two wears Ht %
he relinquished the Office of Sheriff 1--WE ,se
political prttiioggcr concludes ,hrr. 'aa
nothing Improper in the bargain RI,
ought to have sense enough 10 know H..
men are looking forward to III. accomo; ~
ment OF objects Tor years. and ,brv m r'S
as well have made the whole boros;n 81
years as two months before bis term If 4
hce expired. After making the ba,,,.
that part Of it relating 10 the of5rs !,
Sheriff, was doubtless intended 10 he Lsn
perpetual secret. But it seems ,ba, !, RI
ed out and the report was eurren, in ,arioo,
parts OF the country 1t is pertctlv IA.
for these pcttifoggers 10 talk abou, nv s,,.
ments any OF them being untrue, for can
BRING twenty respectable witnesses wh0
heard all these reports about Col Cha,g,
bargaining course during the time ina, +.
held the office OF Sheriff, and there va,
great complaintabout it from certain ou,r,r
IL Will not do to deny that speA rer, My.
ports al The tfme, and that such was The rem.
lation Of the Col. at that time in certain cir.
cies. The only issue that can be Joined on
this subject now is. whether the reports then
IN circulation were true or hse-lo M,
point they have not put in any plea-,m
when lawyers attempt to change the ,ru,
issue II looks rather dark on their side
But did not Col. Chase exert bis inHueuc.
in favor Of his successor Did no, be ers.
ioneer for him at homel And did he ud
so to Montpelier and use bis nauenecD
get him elected2 And what propriety OF
iecency was there in his doing all this after
he had held the Office himself for such a
ong course Of years. But have pursued
his subject farther than intended and will
'ay no more at present. But there is anolh
y report 10 circulation Of public importance
which is fast gaining credit. and that is, that
Col. Chase has Threatened 10 head mob 10
'ut down abolition meetings; and also that
he and friend of his, who is Justice Of
ne Peace, furnished powder for the mob on
be 4th of July. and told them 10 keepup
n incessant fire, and to put the powder IN.
Ter the house where the abolilionsis were
ssembled and "blow it sky high II
hose are facts, the people ought to knoWa
o as TO take measures to have their peace
Ulcers Of difleren, character in future
these stories are untrue, justice rqans
hat they should be Immediately contra
ictcd. BIGEL0W