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

Bank OF Burlington bears internal Ondir contcs-
| tible evidence that ii was intended FOR the Urea.
smy Department for instance: Nathan b.
Elaswoll, a director, writes 10 Whitncy, July
lG, 1885, for deposite Of a permanent char
acter'--w which, Of course, could be granted
only by tho Secretary Of The Treasury. Feb.
10, 1885, the President signifies a willingness
TO pay for the advantages the bank might re-
eve from governmental consideration evident
Iy intended for the Secretary. The cashier,
March 10, 1886, particularly requests Whit
ney to apprike the honorable Secretary Of the
character IF The appticants," Farmers & Me-
chanics Bank) And finally, in tho very let
ter which represents the "sensbc changes, pc
litcally," brought about by the bank, the cash
ior says distinctly my tcish is, that you woeld
have AN INTERVIEW with the Secretary Of
The Treasury on The subject Of aliOsoing the pres
ent amount TO remain" sc. But did this cor
rospondenco, or lis substance, actually go be-
fore the Department. No reasonable man
can doubt it, tho very correspondence con.
ans proof enough to satisfy an unbiased ju-
ry. JuIy27, 1885, Whitney represents that he,
as an agent appointed by the banks, would be
just as good as one appointedbyM The Depar tment
August s, he says he will see the commissioner
of pensions and recommend, sc. Ang. 81, he
sends letter written by person ''high in the
confidence of the Executive" (Amos Kendall
representing that Whitney is recommended by
the Department as an agent of tn: banks. All
this shows that he is a familiar appondage Of
The Departmental man who idriscs-an a.
gent who will be expected 70 reveal every
thing to favor the banks. OncquotGton more,
and we have done with the correspondence
In answer TO the very letter o. the cashier u
bout "po iticaI services" Whitney says " /
called upon The Secretaryof The Treasury, and
'oent to The Commissioner Of Pensions, and can
assure you that you haze nothing TO fear" &C.
What more proof docs even the Sentinel want
OF The participation Of tho Secretary Of The Trea-
sury in the business If it does want moi e.
we advice the editor ~ 90 into the bank, aud
see If The pery Jauors Which the bank asked,
through their cashier, ieere not granted By The
Secretary. Aud now are the people 10 be told
that the Secretary or the government, are to
suffer none OF the odium OF this transaction
1t, as we believe he did, the Secretary saw the
cashiers letter Of Jan. 25, 1886, he il q party
10 the traHSaction--he has encouraged the bank
to go on with its work of making political
changes The only way to wash his hands of
all odum, WIS instantly 10 strike the bank fro M,
the list Of the pets process which would have
cleared his skirts, clean cnoush--but process
which has not been performed, epen no,c. after
The correspondence Of the bank has been made
public. So long, then, as the Bank of Bur
Iington is dcposite bank, just SO long Secrc
tary Woodbury. is giving countenanco to
bank confessed!y guilty of meddng with pol
tics; and he kno'cs 1.-THE evidence is un-
| doubleday in his hands, in the rcpor, of that
committee before which he testified, at the rate
of So per day, charged Now pray, Mr.. wri-
TO- II Tho Rn"i:-5tvn sentinel, is it not time
for you TO be ashamed Of this pitifu trick Of
attempting TO throw dirt in the eyes Of the de
mocracy1 Rctract, sir, like an honest man ;
and prove your consistency and your Justice
by dwelling your gun at Secretary Woodbury.,
as well as al Rcubon M Whitney and the
bank.
We are opprsed that ii is time to stop for
this week, but we may as well finish the sub
ect. The Sentinel aledges that not four dem
oclats' are stockholders Of tho bank-in fine
that it is Wing bank. This is contemptibly
ean-superlatively ridiculous. 1t is mean 10
endcavor to father upon the Wing pGriy the
sins which have been first revealed and most
condemned by the Wing presses. Ii is ridicu-
ious TO call that Wing bank, whose casher
writes that ii has produced sensible political
changes in faror Of The government We have
before observed that portion Of the directors
are or were Wings; but how much they had 10
do with tho transaction, we do not know nor
have we accused them OF any part in it. Ger
tainly it is our hope that they may explain the
business without in the least injuring their own
reputation. 1t is TO be remarked that only
three persons, connected with the bank are
implicated in the correspondence, viz: the
President OF the bank, who has for years bsen
known as supporter Of the administration
Nathan &. Has well, late member of the legs-
aturc and now in the employment of the ma
tlonal government; and Mr.. Cole, the Cash.
Ter, whose politics at this time we know moth
ing about-formerly, however, we understand
he was rePuted Wing. In no part of the
correspondence are the directors of the bank
alluded 10, unless in the sweeping declaration
oftho Cashier that "i IL Is our desire to strength
en- these sentiments" favorable to tho govern.