Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1838-01-19

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pleased 10 issue his proclamation, mud on
| Thursday morning both TIM, and he address
were Published III hnndblll from The Free
Press Office. There had been no tonsu'ia
lion wiM any body else respecting he pro
cedure, and no suggestion respecting
.(rom any quarter mhaiercr. 1he ieiier
originaied 10Th as Mree IN III" manner
oJoremjd. and 10 suppose INIT The proc|nm
dton drose from any (orfjgn influence is as
preposierous as zoe kno,o the assertion INT
! The letter ,crs so injured 10 be (nise.
! VIZ regretted that the shor,ness OF iha
time prevented us being shown 10 more ot
orr fellow citizens ,hnn II was, for we b"
loved that very large number would have
signed II most readily had he oppnrtunrv
been Afforded them: aud we have til" bcs,
Of reason f,r confirming IN The same bchet
lfr had been known thai the Governor
was ut Mlddcbury. one day more would
have been 'akcn for obtaining SIGNATURE?
bu' the prohab,i,y Of his bcIug there, was
neither Known nor though, &C till Mr.. Al
ans reached Vcrcenncs. Neither was il
snd probably to ell who signed il that the
letter was intended for publication. yet
most assurcdIv, the mol SAVING it aud was
bic haste with Which HE matter was con.
Quoted Further, The issuing from ihr
press of the letter and the proclamation to.
re,hor in n hand b,ll, rs they were publish
cd. was supposed bv some Tor at least i,
was ~ Saidl as intended To make the hitter
endorse as i, were. he sen'iments of ibs
former.--a strange supposi',on lrd' ed, con
-lder,rr tina, an Official document is always
4 q. -, Ian .t,l
and Is never 10 be supposed /" mean euh"r
more or less than it ,nvs, The fact was
the manner of the publication was neither
according to any suggestion or expectation
of our own. The two were merely handed
10 the Editor for pub',ca'inn; nor ls there
50 far rs we know. any reason To suppose
that IN publishing them in the way II" dll
he was ac,ua'ed by any other motive than
the commemorative one of presenting to his
readers a. cnrlv a. pns.hIc, whatever would
be interesting 10 them on tho subl"ct then
AIT aiinr the community o. course they
re.appeared ~ he Free Press The nex' day
II was moreover expected thai the editorial
remarks would not be- in perfect harnnnv
with eli her the one or the other; bu' that
they would be what they were doubtless
was no, looked 60, by any one whose name
was aiiachrd To the communication.
! If now any Of You inquire why we pub
Il-h tins account of The whole transaction,
we answer fest. that II Is not published To
apologies for the part which We TOOK IN
getting ID the address to the Governor.
That wa done from good will to our fellow
, citizens love to our country and respect
to l's laws. The Object appeared to b.
an important one. II has 10 different as.
. pecl now. II is not published tn TAX" back
| any Of the ssDtNmcn's o. the letter or 10
modify them IN The Stalking them N
heir far aud open sense as they would D.
/, understood bv an impartial. un"xc''ed rch'
, der Acquainted with the ErglI,h language
Probably many who hastily read 1t, OF
heard It read IN. a moment OF excitement
have been surprised on careful p"'n-a
, of u. at IL. di-appearance OF the fright tn
objects which their heated lnagina'l"n.
saw ,hcre at htst II l. not published &c
| apooerzn 10, the pubhcaiion # the letter
l. was written To br published The or
cu'n',rn of u for signature aud the i"rwafd'
: 100 Of II TO he Governor wer" ~" secret
uud It was presented to hlm openly IN the
presence Of many at Cnntt t'n", an'
us object openly spoken OF. More"vr
from the fanas,,cal op,nion- respecting III
origin. character and object, winch have
: prevailed when II has been plainly sci
{ forth for every ones p"rn-a'. It may be N
i ferrrd " har "unrgons, hydras aud chmera'
4 dive" would have been parnd'd b"'"t" ~.
v yes of the good curzrn. of this state,
h II had no, h.,n published. II IL not puh
j iI-hod to apulogZe for It's having been We
immediate occasion of the Governor!
, Proci1maijon II was perfectly proper
. that few or many l'vlny more IN the mld-
h of the scene of acton and Therefore NOR
= sensible of the danger, than he could b'
i ,uppnscd to be-, IA ud present IN" SUBJ G.
T to b,m ~ wr,, no or by word Of mouth
was perfectly proper thar ~ sh"nld "T
such surrcs,Iun-. # his own judgment ap
~ proy"d, issue lust SUrh n pr"claWa'Iun a
y he did |, was per ltci'v natural 10" iha
| some should sheer at lit was 10 b" az
: nec,,d But for all that It was hoped ,ha
If wnuld STAY the hanh- of many from
= ,honcbtlrs.ly stirring h" fires NJ var. rs /
enthusiastically did, and It l. most ce'la,
;, ,hni the thanks "' the malrriiy u "nr ow'
" ponuatinn add of the gtea' mass o' IN
u n.nrlr of the Uuitcd States. # not hltcad
= n,v. n wit be gwen to him for acting n
- A., did m the ca-e l. l. not published I,
" d,f,pd tho sentiments of the letter a
" being i,uIy repubHcan 1t WI he fn"
: onnuoh ,o do that when he who led of Ia
\ hnr aud cty against them as ante repubh
:, ram. winch has been repeated by 50 MANI
" more. makes hi, SPECIFICATIONS " h'
ever he VIII do It, we VIII retreat or dtfen
e as already offered. |, i. no, published +
" anncasc The storm Of ind 'gna',"n whc
= burst forth against III" signers 1T III" letter
=
ed was not of nature to pf"dnce m
y alarm.-alheit il was observed with som
interest. There is a touch OF The subliNi